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Co-Captains: Johnathan Hillstrand (King crab season) Andy Hillstrand (Opilio season)
Crew Members:
Season 4) Neal Hillstrand, Russ Newberry, Eddie Uwekoolani, Shea Long and Scott Hillstrand
Season 3) Neal Hillstrand, Russell Newberry, Shea Long, Nate Vandecoevering, Richard Gregoire
Season 2) Neal Hillstrand, Mike Fourtner, Tom Miller, Nick Dushkin
Adjectives that describe this crew: Funny, brave, easy-going, hard working, sincere, dedicated, pranksters!
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Name:Johnathan Hillstrand
Position: Co-Captain/Deckhand
Years experience:
| | Mini bio: Johnathan’s love for life on the edge doesn’t end when he gets off the boat. He rides a Harley Davidson that is rigged for a nitrous boost that will add 300hp 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. | |
Name: Andy Hillstrand
Position: Co-Captain/Deckboss
Years experience:
| | Mini bio: Andy trades captain duties with Johnathan between seasons. During Opilio season Andy is the captain. He is very talkative and considers himself the most levelheaded of the family. He runs the business side of things but always includes his brothers on the final decisions. At his ranch in Indiana, Andy engages in his other passion: horse training. He trains Quarter horses through the natural horsemanship or “horse whisperer” technique. | |
Name: Neal Hillstrand
Position: Deckhand/Engineer/Cook (also co-captain)
Years experience:
| | Mini bio: Neal is the youngest of the five brothers and is in charge of prepping the boat before each season. Known as the “quiet brother,” he cooks, cleans and runs the boat at night while the crew sleeps. Neal started fishing salmon and herring with his father when he was 12. In the off-season, he runs a hydro-seeding company in Homer, Alaska. | |
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Name: Russ Newberry
Position: Deckboss
Years experience:20
| | Mini bio: A native of Homer, AK, he has known the Hillstrands most of his life. The son of a coastguard officer, Russ states that folks from his hometown either gravitate towards fishing or oilfield work, and he chose fishing. Russ is prepared for any situation with a snappy one-liner and prides himself on bringing laughter and morale to any boat on which he works. | |
Name: Scott Hillstrand
Position: Deckhand
Years experience: | Mini bio: Scott is the son of Captain John Hillstrand.
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Name:Shea Long
Position: Deckhand
Years experience:
| | Mini bio: Shea is a native Alaskan from Kodiak, AK, who enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and kayaking. Shea handled the Time Bandit this past summer ('07) for salmon tendering and has returned for King and Opilio season. Shea has a great sense of humor and really enjoys life to the fullest. | |
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Name: Eddie Uwekoolani
Position: Deckhand -Season 4
Years experience:19
| | Mini bio: Eddie is a native of Hawaii, who has fished on the Time Bandit in years pastpast, and has 19 years of experience as a deckhand. | |
Name: Nate Vandecoevering
Position: Deckhand -Season 3
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Name: Richard Gregoire
Position: Deckhand-Season 3
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Richard is single, he worked aboard the F/V Bering Hunter during Season 4. | |
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Position: Deckhand - Season 2
Years Experience: | | Mini Bio: | | Name: Tom Miller
Position: Deckhand - Season 2
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Name: Nick Dushkin
Position: Deckhand - Season 2
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DEADLIEST CATCH CREW 
