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PETER: How long are you usually out side setting pots?
Russell Newberry: We work roughly 3 hours on deck at a time. Depending on whether we're hauling or setting gear. Depending on how far the next string is is how much of a break we'll get. Sometimes it's one mile, which is ten minutes. But most captains like to keep the pots close, because the more pots we pull, the more money we make.
jnc019: How close have you ever come to falling overboard on being on a sinking ship?
Russell Newberry: Fortunately for me, the vessels that I have worked on have been sound vessels and I haven't had to worry about the actual ship sinking from underneath me., I have scared myself a couple of times - one time being up on the stack, then being on an icy deck. 3 seconds away from total disaster, several times.
zach071591: What is the best prank you yourself has played on a greenhorn?
Russell Newberry: Well, the easiest one to do on a greenhorn is to make him do a watch then make him do a double watch by setting the clocks backwards.
jess08: Has there ever been a fist fight on board any of the boats you've worked on? It seems like it can be really tense at times.
Russell Newberry: We've gotten in fights, lots of times because there's always someone who thinks they're working harder than someone else. But mostly, we try to be grownups and work things out. In fact, the biggest fights we get into on a boat is who's going to do the dishes. We can go out and work on deck for hours and hours and watch each other's backs, but when it comes to washing the dishes, we act like little babies :-)
Texas gal: What is the most crab, in weight, have you caught?
Russell Newberry: Things are different with the quota system, but during derby style, you could catch 100,000 pounds. As far as opies, the vessel I was on, I caught 1.3, 1.4 million pounds one winter. On the Time Bandit, Andy got 1.7 million pounds. That was a good jag for everyone that year.
Palmer: What job do you have in the off season?
Russell Newberry: I don't have any jobs in the off season, except for my little gill netter that I do in Cook Inlet. It sustains me for the summer months, then in the winters I go crabbing.
YourobxpalWH: Is it true that Jonathan wears his boxers with his leather jacket in the wheelhouse? (Had to ask)
Russell Newberry: (laughing) And his hat on backwards, with his cowboy boots on. And if you're lucky, you'll see his 45 strapped to his side!
