Is AFJC (alaska fishing jobs center) a good site to get a job on a fishing boat?

Jan 02, 2010 by Kyle | Posted in Fishing

im 17 im a senior in high school, after high school i would like to go to alaska for the summer and get a job. i just wanna know how i could get a fishing boat job, and when i leave and all that. just need some help. thanks

I don't know much about the Center. What I CAN tell you is that fishing boat jobs are hard to get. Skippers look for experience. The work is long, cold, wet, hard and dangerous and the psychological situation on a boat can be fairly brutal when you've

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I moved to South Carolina until this year at the University Kentucky next summer I thought about heading to the coast for summer employment. I wish I could be a sailor on a fishing boat. I more or less satisfied with nothing around vessels. Any advice on how I could get a job on a charter fishing? I have no experience with saltwater fishing (although freshwater fish for bass in a lot), but I try to get the right an advantage in that possible. Thank you.

Get an advantage there now, to fish (as can be reasonably well informed) and contacts Maing letting them know that you would be interested in working next summer or even help for a day or two. Minimum experience is better than zero experience, by far. In small companies (which are boats for hire) personal contact is essential to obtain employment. Display a good attitude and a willingness to work hard. In addition, if your only experience is in freshwater, due out at sea for a few days to ensure that vertigo is not a problem.

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