Skiffman
07/2015 to
08/2015
F/V Helen Dell
I got this job through Chris Johnson after I quit his boat. Mike wasn't totally confident with what he was doing and that made me feel unsafe and that I was wasting my time. I decided to finish the season until we broke down in Alitak and he told us we couldn't fish anymore. At that point I call Ann McWethy and ask for a job. On the drive back to town Mike said that he found someone to fix the generator, I told him I had a job lined up and would give him 2 weeks to find someone else. He agreed to pay me my full share and found a guy right away.
Deckhand
03/2014 to
03/2014
F/V Otter
Kodiak,
AK
This was my first fishing job with Derrick. I quit because he drove the boat into the harbor after catching 23 cod in our second trip.
Deckhand
09/2015 to
12/2015
F/V Golden Fleece
I started working as a deckhand and I learned how to run hydros to bring the net up or down. I did it by myself the last two three trips since we had to let go of half the crew. I finished and fulfilled my contract.
Deckhand/Skiffman
09/2015 to
09/2015
F/V Defiant
Even though since I met Brian McWethy I looked up to him and admire how good of a fisherman he is, there's too much partying and drinking aboard that vessel. I thought it was cool, but it's very irresponsible and that's not how I want to fish. He can handle it. I didn't. I was mainly on deck but we switched positions several times and I stayed on the skiff at the end.
Deckhand
03/2015 to
03/2015
F/V Spartan
Chris Arndt got me this job. He knew that I want to run a seiner one day and he had really good things to say about Richy, he gave me the option of doing state with him or on the Spartan. I decided to go because I hate switching boats and I want to be part of an operation that involves salmon.
Deckhand
01/2015 to
03/2016
F/V Isle Dominator
Finished my contract for Federal season. I mainly did bait but we rotated positions quite often.
Deckhand
09/2014 to
11/2014
F/V Savannah Ray
First pot cod job. I started as the bait guy and finished the season running the rail.
Deckhand
09/2014 to
09/2014
F/V Fiona
I did one trip to karluk. Loaded in two days and drove back to deliver in town. I was stacking corks but I was on the skiff all sets plunging.
Skiffman
05/2014 to
09/2014
F/V North Star
First seining job. I started on deck and when the skiffman got fired we went through four or five guys until I told Chris to just give me a try. I never driven a boat before this, but I paid attention from the deck at what the skiffman was doing. After one practice set Chris decided to keep me there the rest of the season. I also destroyed 4 props. I was determined to finish the season and at the end I was the only one doing boat work. I painted the whole boat by myself in late September. I cam back for the 2015 season but Chris didn't want to let me go to my dad's promotion to General of the Army in Guatemala.
Logistics officer
06/2009 to
02/2014
United States Marine Corps
I was the most decorated Marine out my platoon in boot camp by the time I got out. I got promoted to Sergeant (E-5) within two and half years of service. I deployed to two different combat zones and I was in charge of sixteen Marines. The Marine Corps is what thought me discipline and the ability to handle pressure but I didn't agree with most policies and I don't believe in the war going on there so that's why I chose to get out at the end of my contract.
