Nickname(s):Cowboy, Rough Rider, Cap-i-tan
Age: 45
Fishing vessel: Time Bandit for the sea, Harley Davidson for the road!
Years aboard current vessel: 8 on the sea,45 on the road.
Previous vessel(s):
Years of captain experience:
Total years at sea: 27
Hometown: Seattle, Wash., and Homer, Alaska
Strength(s): Able to work long hours under stressful and extreme conditions. Thinks things through and is always aware of what's going on. Can be playful most of the time but when situations get serious he is very focused on what is happening. Pretty cute too.
Weakness(es): Attachment to injured birds that land on his deck. Drinking too much and then deciding to try boarding a boat.Trying to show off while throwing the hookand getting hit on the nose. | |
| John Hillstrand Bio: Capt. John Hillstrand (age 45) has a love for life on the edge that doesn't end when he gets off the boat. He rides a Harley Davidson that is rigged with a nitrous boost that will add 300hp of acceleration at the touch of a button. He’s a leather-jacket-cowboy boot guy, but his friends say he is really a teddy bear. He is not afraid to speak his mind and he runs a tight ship. John has 2 children, recently became a grandfather (twice) and spends his time between Seattle, Wash., and Homer, Alaska. He has a great sense of humor and is very generous. When John was asked if the guys talked much on the boat he said: “Not while we are fishing, but off the deck we are a bunch of hens.” | | |
CAPTAIN: John Hillstrand 
"It's not a funny ha-ha, it's a psychotic ha-ha." (Season 3)
