Posted in Season 5 on May 27th, 2009
So just how much did each boat and crew member earn this past season?
Cornelia Marie $2,600,000 total and $54,000 per deckhand
Northwestern $2,270,000 total and $51,000 per deckhand
Wizard $1,780,000 total and $32,000 per deckhand
Time Bandit $1,250,000 total and $30,000 per deckhand
Crab on the Time Bandit.
Posted in Season 5 on May 27th, 2009
Final King Crab 2009 Season Episode
May 26, 2009
As a grueling season comes close to the end, the crew of the Wizard has taken the opportunity to get a few minutes of rest between strings. As Captain Keith approaches the first pot, he decides to grab a guitar and serenade his crew from [...]
Posted in Season 5 on May 21st, 2009
EPISODE SIX — Tuesday, May 19 at 9 PM (ET/PT)
With the upcoming drop of the price of king crab, the skippers are scrambling to finish of the quotas and race back to Dutch Harbor. On board the Wizard that has meant working straight through 40 hours with no relief in sight as [...]
Posted in Season 5 on May 13th, 2009
As the Time Bandit continue to haul stuffed pots over the side of their boat, the other skippers are not having any luck at all. After working long hours and still not finding the crab the crews are on the breaking point and are quick to jump down each others throats. Captain [...]
Posted in Vessels on May 6th, 2009
Meet the crew of the Lisa Marie. Being the smallest boat in the crab fleet has its challenges and has the crew wondering whether they can compete with the big boys.
Posted in Season 5 on May 6th, 2009
It’s already week four of King Crab season and seven souls have already perished However the fishermen soldier on, in the hunt for crab. Over on the Time Bandit, the good luck continues as the crab gods continue to smile on the Hillstrand boys. Full pots are consistently coming over the side and when the [...]