The crews continued to set their crab pots with mixed results-highliner boats like the Fierce Allegiance and Northwestern were pulling lower numbers than expected the Western Viking finally found the crab after an extremely bad first string. The Northwestern greenhorn, Bradford, was unnerved by the sight of his first king crab-"they look like aliens," he observed-but was corrected by deck boss Edgar Hansen: "They're gorgeous! Look just like giant dollar bills!" Some ships started catching lots of crabs immediately-the Northwestern had two "riders" on pots kept in underwater storage to add to their tanks before even pulling their first official pots-while others experienced problem after problem with both equipment and finding the crab. The greenhorns started to feel fatigued after only one night. The crews of the ships set all of their crab pots and waited to retrieve them up. The ships departed to sea for the king crab season. Introductions to the crews of the ships and the backgrounds for the greenhorns who would be working for the first time on some of the ships, as well as some boats' traditions for dealing with greenhorns-Sig Hansen, captain of the Northwestern, refuses to greet or acknowledge greenhorns until after he sees how they work out on board. Ships featured in this episode include Northwestern, Erla-N, Sea Star, Arctic Dawn, and the Saga.
A summary look of lives as Alaskan crab fisherman.
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