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Gentlesurf1: I live on the Gulf of Mexico, and have fished here for over 40 years. Would you ever consider fishing somewhere like the Gulf where it's MUCH warmer?
Nick: Yeah. Depends on whether it would be worth my time.
Mugsymug: Do you guys get health insurance? Must cost a lot if you do.
Nick: I believe that we're taken care of by the boat owner's insurance. But I don't have to deal with that. If I or anyone gets hurt, we get taken care of.
S Mac: What is the best fishing season you've had so far?
Nick: The best fishing season I ever had was opies in 2004 where we caught 411,000 pounds with 90 pots in an 8-day season.
PEL: You just wear a T-shirt and pants on deck? What about safety gear?
Nick: If I'm throwing lines around the rail and it's rough, I'll throw a life jacket on. And of course, I'm always wearing a knife belt in case a line got caught around me, so I could cut it off.
Buffettfan: Sometimes things don't seem like they are. Is it as bad as it looks out on the Bering Sea?
Nick: It's just like anywhere else as far as the weather. It could be flat calm with no wind when the sun comes up, then by noon or even earlier it could be blowing 25. The wind changes really quickly around there.
Apgdiver: Nick are you on MySpace?
Nick: Yes, I'm on MySpace.
JMAN: What age do you have to be hired onto a crab boat?
Nick: I don't know if there's an age. Probably over the age of 18, though. The younger, the better I would think.
Shoes: What have you learned from the experience that you believe will serve you well for the rest of your life?
Nick: I think I've learned to put effort into what I'm doing. and to be a hard worker. To do everything to the best of my ability.
Discovery: Thank you for being here today to enlighten us about your work and life aboard the Wizard! Do you have anything you'd like to add, before we have to close?
Nick: Enjoy all of that crab, because people are working very hard to catch it! And check out the Wizard website at www.crabwizard.com.
Discovery: Stay tuned for next week's chat with Captain Phil Harris and his sons, Jake and Josh, from the Cornelia Marie. In the meantime, vote for your favorite boat: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/view-vote/view-vote.html And, don't miss the next episode of Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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