>>1386428never heard anyone outside of charters doing any of that, and commercial fishing does not end with the summer, it picks up twice as much in winter months from october up through february and seafood plants actually have mass temp hire events where you can make around 6-10k in 4 months just to cut fish on a bandsaw or fillet them
>>1386427>>1386562depends
some captains will hire you on a 1099, some will hire you legally, plan on showing up every day or losing your job over one absence
you can find job postings on bulletin boards in the fish markets and all over the docks, call that captain to beg for work or just stand on the dock or in the market/processing area with a sign saying "willing to work HARD" with hard in all capital letters, best place to begin is in a cannery or processing place or go beg for a job in the docks like a dog
prepare to be cold and wet all the time, constantly
prepare to fist fight asians and other crews at the docks, constantly
prepare to be on a boat standing up for 12-14+ hours per day with no breaks, constantly
prepare to be screamed at by the captain, constantly
prepare to be out at night and not come back until the well is full, constantly
prepare to have sore hands and elbows, constantly
prepare to spend all your copious amounts of cash on hot asian hookers, constantly
the bright side is you'll make varying amounts of high profit depending on crew size, wont have to workout after a month because lifting 20-100lb tunas, halibut and nets full of mackerel will beef you up quick and if you keep up or are better than the rest of the crew you'll have job security
i'll tell you the scenery is payment enough for any true outdoorsmen though, these images will stick in your head until you die even if you wash out
learn your knots and how to swim, knowledge of nets and deep sea fishing tackle a plus
good luck anons
