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Davin Nes, Page 3
 Jump to a Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Seaeagle821: How do you cope with seasickness? Davin Nes: I've never been seasick, so I don't know. The best way to cope is to go in the wheelhouse where you see the movement of the boat, and eat crackers and get some fresh air. Sheeya: What's with all the birds hanging around the boats? Davin Nes: We take the bait jugs after each pot that comes up, so the chopped up herring bait floats for a while and the birds eat it. Therod: Do you wear designer raingear? Davin Nes: I would like to be called a GQ fisherman! My brother John was the first guy to venture off and wear that Red Ledge windbreaker, and we called him the GQ fisherman because he was different. The Grundens rain jackets will bog you down. You have to work harder to lift your arms up, as opposed to a Red Ledge jacket. GreenL420: Do you have different quotas for opilio crab then king crab or is it generally in the same range? Davin Nes: There are specific quotas for king crab and opilio depending on what Fish & Game has come up with. The quotas vary. Bethany: What would you think and say if your kids ever decided they want to crab fish? Davin Nes: LOL You know what? When I first started crabbing with my dad, all my elders told me to go back to school. And I'd do the same thing. Linda: Have you watched yourself on TV yet? What did you think?!? Davin Nes: Yes, I watched myself on TV and I was very embarrassed because of the argument we got into, and it was the first time I've seen myself on TV and heard my voice. It really was embarrassing. PennyT: Do you have washing machines and dryers on board? If everyone's changing clothes 5 times a day, that's a lot of laundry! Davin Nes: Yes we do have washing machines and dryers. What the guys do is just throw their clothes in the dryer, and dry them off instead of washing them each time. The salt water makes the cuffs of your sweatshirt shrink, so a lot of guys will hang them up in the engine room so they dry slowly, and the cuffs will keep their elasticity. Meghan: Is there a shower on board? What kind of survival supplies do you pack for when you're out on the sea? Davin Nes: A typical crab boat has all the amenities of home. As far as survival gear, you don't have survival suits - they're called immersion suits now. To be honest, if we ever had an emergency, like the boat rolled over, you wouldn't have time to get your immersion suit on. Once when a boat, the Northwest Mariner, did turn over back in 1995, they found 2 crew members wearing only their underwear in the crew room. We have the training and do the drills for survival. Marlena: Looks like a pretty messy job! Especially the baiting! Who has to do all of the cleanup? Davin Nes: Typically the greenhorn. My motto is "do your crappy job good, and you'll get a better one." Doing bait is probably the hardest job on the boat. Angelina: How long did it take you to get your sea legs? Davin Nes: When you first leave Dutch Harbor, it takes a day or two to get back in the groove. I tried a construction job, and I roll my ankles all the time, but when I'm on the boat, it never happens. It's a weird thing. Serena: What is the best advice you got as a greenhorn? Davin Nes: The best advice was a combination of things. When you do your crappy job good, the crew will give you motivation to do it even better. One time when I first went fishing with my dad, I went to the wheel house around noon, and asked him what time lunch was. He said I'd left lunch in Seattle. He told me not to complain, to keep my mouth shut, and do what I was told. And I did that, even though there have been times when the deck boss would yell at me and I'd be there shaking in my boots. Randall: Have you ever pulled any pranks on anyone? Davin Nes: Oh yeah! Most of these boats are over 200 tons, but they have dunnage doors to keep them under that weight. I've taken the doors off and poured water on the guys sleeping. Or you're talking ghost stories when you're going home, and then you go and say "BOO!" to them. You take the greenhorn's boot and stick a bit of water in it, then put it in the freezer so it freezes. Then when he puts it on, the boot is too small. Michigan07: Hey Davin! What's the worst injury that you've ever suffered, and how did it happen? Davin Nes: Gosh...I just got a little mark on my shin from running to the rail and slipping on some seaweed. It just opened the skin down the bone, but didn't break anything. It wasn't so good when my boot filled up with blood, though. Frasier: What are confused seas and are they common? Davin Nes: Confused sea is where you'll be jogging into a sea and you have another one coming right down the side. Or the seas aren't just coming in one direction; they're coming in all directions. It is common. It's dangerous in the sense that you're going through your routine and all of a sudden you have another wave coming down the side so it can kind of catch you off guard. Sally: Are girls allowed on a crab boat? Davin Nes: Well, I really am superstitious and I don't think it's a good thing. Nowadays we have observers, and about 70% of the observers are women. So they are allowed on the boats. But as far as working, I've only heard of one girl who was a really good deckhand. Girls have a lot harder time as far as showers, hygiene, etc. Also, when you have a woman on board, there are always one or two crew members who are fighting for her love, and it's nothing but problems. I've never worked with a woman myself. Samanth: What do you think you would be doing career wise if you hadn't chosen crab fishing? Davin Nes: (laughing) Some kind of uneducated job! A job that doesn't require college or anything like that. |
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