anyone know the most profitable season to go to Alaska and work on a boat as a deck hand? what brings in the most amount of money? crab? tuna? Blackcod? im thinking about working on a fishing boat and would like to make the most amount of money possible.
2007-04-06 19:15:41 · 3 answers · asked by C C 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
King Crab draws the most money.
There are 3 different types of King , Red, blue, and gold. Red is the top.
The 05-06/06-07 Bristol Bay red king crab season opened on October 15th and closes January 15. In prior years, the season typically lasted only 3-5 days. The new rules should make the fishing less dangerous. The Alaska crab fleet is much smaller now.
Deckhands make a percentage of the boats haul, depending on your position and skill.
So if your captain is unlucky and you don't catch much, you get stiffed for the amount of work you do. 4 hours sleep, maybe 1 hour worth of breaks, so your looking at 19 or 18 hour days of HARD labour in stormy cold sea. New rules may alter this though.
Crabs are worth $30 a piece though and I've seen first year deckhands make over $30,000 for good hauls.
Watch "Deadliest Catch" on Discovery if possible. And read; http://www.jobmonkey.com/alaska/html/crab_-_harvesting.html
2007-04-06 23:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great idea! Terrific money opportunity... but there is a reason for it. It is an awful, awful job. It is also very dangerous, especially king crab fishing. King crab fishing is the way to get the really big bucks, but it is also the most dangerous job in the world. Fill out your living will before you go.
2007-04-06 19:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow, thats a tough job. i think crabbing makes the most loot, but its also the roughest one. i know crab season starts in nov in califorina, I'm guessing its around the same time
2007-04-06 19:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by dzhanger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋