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Edgar Hansen, Page 2
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 Jump to a Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wizette Mystic: Hi Edgar...thanks for chatting...can you tell us where you get your incredible sense of humor? Edgar Hansen: Well, I didn't get it from my bigger brother, that's for sure! It's one of those things, you have to have a sense of humor to work on these boats. If you didn't, you're just doomed. You have to be able to laugh about something, whether it's good or bad. gabber310: When was your greatest season on the Northwestern? Edgar Hansen: Greatest season? Was probably three King Crabs ago. In 80 hours I walked away with a $40,000 check. Boston Bruins40: So do you really like eating bait or just like screwing with the other guys LOL Edgar Hansen: I don't enjoy eating the bait, or the herring, but I do love to screw with the other guys. The main reason is for good luck. It's usually at the opening of the season, and it's just become a staple in our tradition. Lhiiiz: Edgar, you always seem to have a lighthearted bend on situations...how long did Jake have to wear the cod fish? Edgar Hansen: As long as it took for him to learn to wear a damned knife belt. Torie Rene: How long are you guys out to sea for each crab season and how does your family feel about your profession? Edgar Hansen: Each season? I was gone 9-1/2 months last year. But that's with cod fish and salmon tendering. So, my family appreciates the hard work that goes into putting a roof over our heads and food on our table. And getting crab in your salad. Paula R: Did you ever have a cod hung on your knife belt like you did to your greenhorn? Edgar Hansen: No, I think I've had a knife belt on from day one. I've had other things done to me when I was younger. I learned from older guys that have been here for years and years and years. So, there wasn't the happy, youngster banter that goes on today. It was either you did or you didn't, and shut your mouth either way. That's how I learned. ducky: I know you did Trading Spaces and redid your wife's sister's kitchen. Would you ever consider doing Trading Spaces with Sig or anyone else on the Northwestern? Edgar Hansen: No, because they would literally screw up my house. I just got done putting two years work into my addition, and nobody is going to touch my house. Northwestern 4 Evr: Have you picked up any weird habits that you gained through doing something repetitively in the season such as throwing a piece of line out? (i.e. weird baseball pitch) Edgar Hansen: I say 'Roger that' to people at the grocery store. When I'm helping somebody working on a house or a car, whatever it may be, I tend to work like I'm working on a crab boat and they tend to look at me like I'm crazy. Like "What do you mean you want to eat lunch? What the hell is wrong with you?? DeniseG: My son is interested in crab fishing, any advice for him? Edgar Hansen: Yeah, stay in school! It depends on how old he is. The chances of getting a job nowadays are pretty slim to none. But if he is serious about it, and you love your son, don't let him go. Northwestern fan: Your brother Sig, in the role of captain of the boat, plays a big role in what direction the boat will take. What changes would you make if you were captain? Edgar Hansen: He actually asks our input sometimes on which way to go or what we're going to do. But he usually follows his own instincts. If I was to run the boat, I'd just go with my gut. Obviously, we have the same blood so that's all you can do is go with your gut. And try to stay on crab. NyxMCPS: Has a fan sent you anything? If they have, what was the funniest, or the weirdest? Edgar Hansen: Well, this is family Discovery... One of the funniest, there were bottles of KY Jelly and self pleasuring tools. That was by far the funniest. The strangest, we received two boxes and it literally contained everything you would need to survive a month on a boat. i.e., paper plates, forks, knives, placemats, magazines, coffee. It was like they walked through the grocery store and dumped everything into the cart. And it cost them a fortune to get it up there. But it doesn't go unappreciated. So, keep sending them! mnakdib: If the Time Bandit had filled its quota, why wouldn't they share the hot spot with others? Edgar Hansen: Some guys do if they're done fishing and they're headed in. They will literally tell someone, a partner boat, about the spot they just had. It's still a gentleman's fishery, but when you're out there gloves are off and every boat for itself. Kaia from Bergen: How's Sling Blade doing? Edgar Hansen: When you say Sling Blade, you're referring to my brother Norman. And he's in Yakima at his new property, fixing his driveway. Other than that, he's doing just fine. Uh huh! The Galway Girl: What's the best thing about working with your brothers? Edgar Hansen: I didn't realize there was a best thing! I would say, we have a lot of respect for each other as workers, to say he's the best at what he does and I'm the best at what I do. Together, it works, but other than that we butt heads. Lhiiiz: Edgar, you've eaten some pretty atrocious things on the show...anything ever actually made you sick? Edgar Hansen: Until now? No, but I can tell you that when I ate the cod heart, I ate three in a row, and they didn't sit very well in my stomach. Because they were beating inside of me! But other than that, no, we've got some strong bellies. Mind over matter. mnakdib: Is it hard to get a greenhorn to work on these boats? Edgar Hansen: Good question! No, because you can usually tell right away how you need to manipulate him into getting the work out of him. And if you can't do that as a boss then you don't know your job. You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip. So, some guys just can't handle the work. As a boss you should be able to see that right away so you just don't push the issue. Or you just ride him to make him cry like a little girl! |
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