Life On US's Largest Longline Fishing Vessel | Fishing On the High Seas

[@machinuts]

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[@jeffberd]

“Workers enjoy a satisfying meal….” *shows a dude making a giant bowl of dry cereal…..great editing!

[@whiskeymonk4085]

30 minute rotations??? When I was on the Alaskan Leader (the Northern's baby sister and first of the fleet) in 97' - 2000 I did two 3 hour shifts every day on the roller. The other 12 hours was baiting, setting gear and breaking freezers. My longest stint was five and a half months without a single day off. There's no way to describe how hard and dangerous the job was/is to anyone who hasn't done it. Us guys who succeeded at it ate it up. Not to say we weren't constantly exhausted and broken. We are a different breed. Now that im 50, its kinda lonely. I lost contact with all my mates. No one in my life understands what we went through. Advice to any young man reading this: Don't go to the Bering just to make money. Go there to challenge yourself and see what you are made of. The money should be secondary. It really is a place where the men are separated from the boys. And NEVER... I REPEAT *NEVER* QUIT. That is a cardinal sin on the Leader. You have way more in your tank than you think you do.

[@sloppytaco9629]

Yeah sure!!!! Story times over ya crusty old Democrat!!!!!!

[@joelsiologa]

I worked on the SeaFreeze Alaska from 2002 - 2006. Definitely separate the men from the boys 16 hours everyday. My first contract was 130 days plus sign a 30 day extension

[@whiskeymonk4085]

@@joelsiologa Badass man. You get it.

[@caseroj6020]

I purchase 10 pound boxes of Alaskan Cod fillets at Costco that are caught by this boat and others in the same fleet. The boxes aren't cheap as they can go upwards of $100 but given how much risk is involved in this catch I think it's a fair price.

[@TonyTonieTone]

Congrats

[@tidelovinyankee1368]

It is gratifying to read comments such as yours. You appreciate the effort these men expend, and realize the dangers they face.

[@ElDell]

As a lifelong fisherman this is the most fascinating video I have ever seen.

[@eggspanda2475]

a truly amazing ship

[@Blazifyr]

Come join us 🤟🏼

[@kassander7353]

@@Blazifyr ill do it.

[@kongfps7199]

My dad said never turn what you love into work because then you’ll grow to hate it

[@user-ny2jp6pl4n]

Been there done that. Working 17 hours a day for most of the year with no time off may pay good for the short term but will burn you out for the long term. Much better to pace yourself with a healthier work/Life balance.

[@jamesmccabe1702]

cool story brah

[@MagnusOffical]

Needs more dragons@@jamesmccabe1702

[@mcfilthymcnasty8206]

@@jamesmccabe1702 Have an exit plan or a goal before you start. Then grind hard, if you can cut it. Then bail out when you're ready.

[@jamesmccabe1702]

@@mcfilthymcnasty8206 mate im road crew with a rockband, 17hr days are nothing try 60 hours on the trot

[@FreeNDeed777]

I’m heading out to finish off the rest of B season on Ft Araho it’s my first time out. I’ll probably only get 90 days in before we stop fishing until January. I’m pretty stoked either way though!

[@Professor4555]

Working 17 hours a day on that ship is not a joke

[@Wayne-ou5ps]

Son...I'm retired from commercial fishing, but 17 hrs...is nothing,..I've worked on boats where we worked 35 hrs...2 Sunrises, and another 12 hrs or more to go...

[@Professor4555]

@@Wayne-ou5ps that's too much work for anyone Sir, I hope you enjoy your retirement, you've earned it

[@djscarecrows7702]

@@Wayne-ou5psthis is 18 hour days non stop until the boat is full it could last a month working non stop it’s insane

[@alexcosme1133]

Halfway through my second trip on this boat after watxhing this video 2 years ago .. what a incredible experience so far... This place pushes you to limits you never knew you could reach.

[@sirtango1]

Working on these vessels is like being in the Army. It doesn’t rain you out. It just rains on you!

[@whiskeymonk4085]

And it turns you into a man or a complete Sally.

[@tonywoodham3760]

Super vessel clean and very modern looking, impressed at the speed problems were identified and dealt with, also the no waste idea utilising everything great skipper and the crew looked happy and efficient, it would be awesome to work aboard but I bet the waiting list to join on is very lengthy

[@kennedyjowi190]

Quiet educative, thanks for sharing.

[@user-xb7in7dy5o]

I would love to work on this vessel! I've done purse seining off Kodiak Isand, longlining for tuna from Mexico to Canada and a lot of jig fishing albacore from New Zealand to Canada!!!

[@whiskeymonk4085]

Give em a call. They are always looking for greenhorns. Be warned though. You get paid crap for the first few trips until you prove yourself and show good numbers. I know because I was the deckboss on the leader way back in 99-2000. Green horns get paid less so the seniority can get paid more. Expect six months of crap pay to earn a "spot" on the roster. It's not unlike professional sports.

[@arleigh31burke-zc2om]

​@@whiskeymonk4085how many months do the crew stay on the ship?

[@whiskeymonk4085]

@@arleigh31burke-zc2om It's pretty much year round. You sign a two trip contract. A trip is when the boat is full. It takes roughly a month give or take depending on the success. You offload the product and immediately on load supplies/bait. Then you are straight back out to sea. After 2 trips you have the option to go home. There's no "off time" while aboard. No going to the bar or anything like that when in port. Basically you are a slave lol. Slaves didn't even work as much lol. My longest stretch was 5 & 1/2 months. 18 hour days consecutive. Sometimes things go haywire and you work 22 hours in a day. 20 minute meals every six hours. At least, that was how it went when I worked for them.

[@seancoolie01]

I purse seine in kodiak as well!

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

Fuck that,15$ an hour no way.

[@cepolly]

Where is the link to the original documentary? I found another movie, but it was very low quality that this video is taken from. Please link it so we can hear the audio from the crew as well.😊

[@silverhuntnboy2122]

In a heartbeat, I would love to work on the boat

[@papabear_adventurestv2029]

Im in longline last year,,i would love it working in this vessel,,,🙂🙂

[@mikewilson858]

Love this stuff. It deserves a proper hour long documentary.

[@noahpereira5706]

Lol I think this guy just did a summary of the original doc

[@tjvaneyk7010]

FV Blue Gadus here I do miss them days at sea

[@PEACEinYESHUA-oj7vc1pk7w]

Incredible bravery shown by these fishermen, and fascinating to watch. Cod is my favourite fish, Cod and Haddock. Really makes me appreciate where my food comes from

[@KaiSchroder-vk7un]

It’s called GREED

[@joebencalizo897]

I would love to work on that vesel

[@str8cndian]

that ship should be called " The Master Baiter"

[@robertslegers257]

8:03 Where can I get Cod organ and head candy?

[@vancouverislandextraordina9811]

Having longlined before. That auto baiter is a really sweet time saver. Also he said longlines have no waste... not what i've seen. Lots of bycatch thrown back.. there all dead as they have the bends from being pulled up from deep. Except sharks as they have an auto regulation in there blood stream.

[@reDeyEblinD]

this job looks fun. also crew are in the 1st class ship. what a oppotunity!

[@JopeHalofaki-uu1gi]

Yes I would like to work on it..

[@StevenCasper]

Good video, thanks.

[@helgibech8670]

im 40 years old, from faroe island. Have good experence on the sea. Wouls love to work on the boat 🤩

[@waynearrington6727]

800 kilometers in 6 hours. Whilst putting out line. Wow. That's fast.

[@hgnipetersen4315]

Its false informations 😂

[@nickschuster7618]

For the guys in the pit why not have them wear a lifeline? something that anchors them to the ship and prevents them from being washed away in a freak wave?

[@davidhurley8459]

Yes I would love a job like that

[@otlseal9159]

A thought they would work month on month off sort of thing But at th3 end they said they were going back out for another month

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Coooool I enjoyed this video

[@feurquiola9444]

May all these fishermen including the Boat Captsin be always sFe in their fishing expedition and always catch the regulated no.of fish. God bless them all

[@nozrep]

what tv show is this from? so cool. I want to hear the captain’s voice!

[@scottstewart2285]

Type In fishing on the high seas

[@aleishahudson2300]

How can one work on this vessel?🚢

[@ballistic350]

Tough ass work also, damn. Props to them

[@The_Great_Hejaz]

Very informative and intersting vessel and crew ,glade that they paid well for such hard remout workplace

[@edwardsheehan3376]

Great video. Stop the destructive traeling. Lining best sustainable method to kerp stocks healthy.

[@llg3pe]

When people complain about seafood prices, show them this.

[@christiansmith428]

been on this F/V this job is no joke

[@hendrikromkes]

Wow amazing video

[@TheodoreLevia-bg4wq]

Yes I would like to work on that vessel

[@user-sh3zs5mq3w]

I would love a job on one them longliners

[@_reaper-7o7]

Would love to be on board this ship. Love from India❤

[@user-hx7hb9vp9c]

yes i would love to work on the vessel and i have the papers but im from cape town south africa

[@Dogsrulepeoplenot]

Much respect Please be safe

[@user-rn9ff9dx4r]

I love that work

[@Youtubecensoredmyusername]

Automatic baiting machine you say? 😂

[@jeraldmcwilson2189]

Should get bonus weather pay..plus three men full time mechanics

[@tidelovinyankee1368]

We owe a debt of gratitude to the men who work on fishing boats such as these. They provide us with the fish we need, at much danger to themselves. Thank you for a fine video/

[@billyin4c514]

No one needs these fish. This country's filled with rivers and lakes and what's more we have tons of land to grow a wide variety of foods.

[@tidelovinyankee1368]

@@billyin4c514 What are you smoking? Yes we need these fish. You must be a vegan.

[@BillTangy]

Much better than nets I'd pay more for fish knowing they had been caught like this

[@jefferymccullough2306]

Yes i would love work on that ship

[@user-lc1fj7tb4d]

I want a work on this vessel.

[@thomasreyes2857]

Those long lines or bad news they get all kind of fish there not supposed to get. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@printboy1914]

I would like to work on that vessel

[@pacificodeluta7507]

Great job

[@paulhill7818]

You say the Captain has 25 year's experience right? He only looks 25.. 😎

[@eazyridin7283]

If only I was 10-20 years younger, I’d thrived on that kinda work environment. Maybe next life

[@Alan-io2ew]

JC, was that Jason Bourne.?

[@xoiyoub]

3:12 800 km? I think you meant 80 km bud

[@russbarker2727]

Kudos to these brave men.

[@user-pk1ck7hn5p]

Yes I would work on that vessel I was on the Bristol leader for a while don't make near as much as this ship

[@tunein612]

What company is this

[@mikewilson858]

Cracking up on how describes the loneliness and hardship of a life at sea with same tone and emotion as the ships motors and catch quotas.

[@lionsdejudah]

Pssshhh $15K a month is 🥜 for what they have to go through.

[@arnar1872]

I dont understand why the pit guys arent in a safety line.

[@douglasstehr3877]

If I was a younger man. I would love to have this job.

[@JRotten]

No only no. But FUCK no I wouldnt work on that death trap. Any OSHA inspector would loose his mind just watching this clip.

[@nepcilqnipomocino489]

I have experience in Taiwan longline can I try this job I like this job

[@user-cv3fp3rc2e]

I would love the opportunity to prove myself on this vessel

[@kolsen6330]

After 30 years as a ship repair boilermaker, there is not one of these fishing boats I would go to sea on. Many are WW2 surplus LSTs that have been extensively modded. I have seen plastic tents over crew bunks because fish juice is dripping thru the rust holes in the deck. Rusted out bulkheads are common. The crews are treated little better than slaves. Remember, the fish company owners have over 100 years of experience in screwing over cannery/processor workers. If you do the math, you can make as much at McDonnies and not have to go to sea on a sinker boat because you are only paid when actively processing fish, the trip to and from Alaska is unpaid time. One of the largest companies based in Seattle has the most rusted out boats I have ever seen. I wouldnt take a cruise on Lake Washington on one of them, let alone going to the Bering Sea. Putting off maintenance is common. A boat doesnt make any money for the owners when it is in the shipyard. edit all the comments about how I would love to work on this boat are the reason the owners can screw the crew, there is a steady crop of clueless people waiting to go out.

[@FernandoLXIX]

That's what I thought. If they do the 24/7 operation thing and they are constantly going through storms I highly doubt they do appropiate maintenance. And even if you are paid 15k, you are still working 17 damn hours a day and you have a very good chance of losing a hand or a finger or falling overboard, which at night and on such cold waters is a death sentece.

[@ruatsangapachuau9609]

Karen😂

[@jamesmccabe1702]

what a stupid comment

[@PaulRodvik-jy3kr]

But you have to remember my friend some of us like this

[@kolsen6330]

@@PaulRodvik-jy3kr And some people like to be tied up and whipped. You are placing your life in someone elses hands who doesnt give a damn about your safety. Plenty of fools willing to go to sea on these unsafe ships.

[@cardboardcrack3427]

Pretty amazing they can add 80,000 lbs of fish in 1 day and not sink the boat! Bet?

[@denisiwaszczuk1176]

When was Longlining we shoot 55nm,s of line . you said 800k,s Wow in 6 hrs . Bloody big drum

[@kevscranes]

I wonder how sustainable this is.

[@crisb3631]

Why no safety harness

[@manueljavier3192]

There must be a waist safety rope

[@brianc8277]

I would like to see safety harnesses on the crew in the pit as they lift the cod on board. A man overboard is thelast thing you need in those seas.

[@jean-charlesmichel5172]

they do wear a harness , for sure , I was there ...

[@nepcilqnipomocino489]

How can apply to get a job Sir?

[@bigwave56boogieboard35]

I'm a 60 two-year-old retired carpenter there's no way I would do something like that you guys are awesome thank you very much for your service go Trump

[@user-kt6ys7zu3c]

These " Fishermen" are a breed all they're own

[@cwatson42785]

They seem to be gaffing the fish they throw back? And they will survive that?

[@JetMan35]

That’s a crazy amount of hooks , I never knew commercial fishing used this method

[@johnotooledoggames2336]

🇮🇪 brilliant video sharing very good such very hard work they do on the fishing trawler 🚢

[@lindaadam-xx7ll]

Would love to work on this vessel

[@unionsquaregrassman]

Some of the narrative seems unbelievable. An 800 kilometer line, for instance. And a food-grade hydraulic fluid, hard to believe. But the one that gets me most is the use of minced fish for candy. Please.

[@bingusmctingus4395]

It said 80km

[@plem7210]

Good chance the hydraulic oil is made from soybeans. Plenty of equipment are required to use biodegradable hydraulic oil. If excavators and other equipment are working around lakes. If they have a hose bust. You would not want gallons of regular hydraulic Oil leaking into the water.

[@idontcare9797]

The food grade hydraulic fluid is real it's just vegetable oil.

[@thebroadsideadventure]

I would love to work on this fishing vessel.

[@jean-charlesmichel5172]

yes maybe can you handle 17 hours a day of hard work 7 days a week for 2 to 5 weeks depending the catch , the meal break are only 10 minutes ....!! the cold , noise , and humidity constant. I personally work on boat very similar for two years out of Dutch Harbor but was in charge of the galley and keeping 36 crews member well feed .,that job was hard but nothing compared to the fishermen .

[@globalphotography78]

Ofc I would do this job while I have my strength.

[@ProdigysProgressives]

15k a month? Where tf do I sign up lol

[@Randysavage77]

They don't overfish 75,000 hooks that's absolutely ridiculous we will live to see empty oceans in are lifetime.

[@gilbertcoles2238]

I'm a fisherman, surely would love to work on that vesel when i'm given an oppotunity, how to be a part of them?

[@RhianMaeTan-yq7jb]

How to apply there my father ask

[@eddiekulp1241]

How can a fishing line be hundreds of miles long

[@ShawnDarlinghalibutfisherman]

They don't call long lining for nothing

[@leopoldlopez7461]

Yes

[@orkellmagnusson4450]

I am an Icelandic fisherman I did long lining fishing for 17 years on about like that 🙂

[@user-oh9le4th7f]

Hi I'm deeply interested in working in Iceland as a foreign fisherman (as an Asian), wondering if there're websites to apply for such job, or this all relies on local relationships? thx.

[@marks5450]

It has been a dream of mine to work on a vessel such as this.

[@MickeysCorner]

Go do it. This is an easy dream to conquer.

[@cwatson42785]

​@MickeysCorner I think it's actually quiet hard to secure jobs on these vessels actually.

[@paulredinger5830]

@@cwatson42785 Correct they usually stay with the guys that have a work history, or are known as good deck hands. Kinda like an old boys club, and outsiders beware and good luck.

[@christiansmith428]

@@cwatson42785not rlly i’ve been out a few times

[@dakotasimpson4993]

@@cwatson42785it’s really not apply and tell them you can do it and they hire you. Might not be right off the bat but you’ll get in if you keep at it.

[@lynngauvreau8907]

Yes I would have like to work on the ship but to old now ❤

[@geozantrox666]

What sort of rotation do you guys do?? 4 weeks on /off like us in offshore construction? I also love fishing, but only for fun, with my little boat. And love longlibe too. But then work offshore in northern europe, in offshore wind sector. Hi from Italy!

[@festivalgirls]

This is just stolen from a documentary 1 hjr documentary with new voice over and re edited. He is not on the boat.

[@kolsen6330]

You work as long as fish are coming in. You stay on the boat until it returns to Seattle. If you quit or get fired, you stay on the boat until it returns to port while paying the company for room and board. If you manage to get off in an Alaskan port, you pay your way home. There is no time off or shift work. You belong to the company for the entire trip.

[@geozantrox666]

@@kolsen6330 then i ll stick to offshore construction and keep fishing for fun

[@kolsen6330]

@@geozantrox666 Good idea. Its over 1200 dollars to fly from Dutch Harbor to Anchorage and another couple hundred to Seattle. The boats themselves are in frightening condition.

[@whiskeymonk4085]

Answer from a former deckboss on the leader fleet: Two trip contract. Meaning, two full boatloads. Approx 2 1/2 months. You have the option to leave after that, but may be asked to stay longer for duty to the company. Which in turn shows loyalty and improves pay. Not everyone gets 15k. The wage is dependent upon many factors. i.e price of cod, skillset, tenure etc. Greenhorns make nearly half of that the first two months.

[@SamiKrasniqi]

It comes to $25 an hour maximum, most times less .

[@nickprohoroff3720]

Both impressed and horrified at the same time. Good for us humans, but for how long?