Deckhand
Osprey V Fishing
Port Jefferson Station, Ny
- Set up rods for customers- Cut bait- Set up rods that customers bring - Keeping everyone safe leaving or returning to the slip, or when I am anchoring the boat- Anchoring the boat- Untangling line and unhooking customers' fish- Netting/gaffing customers' fish if necessary- Collecting fares- Reporting to the captain on what was happening below the wheel house- Cleaning the customers' catch- After a trip, unload current customers, clean the boat and repeat 2-3 times a day, equaling either 12 or 18 hour shifts 6 days a week- Thoroughly cleaning the boat after the last trip (didn't thoroughly clean after the first or second trip because we had to get people on board and it's pointless to make it spotless if we're going right back out)