jo-lynn home and the star shadow head to the net dock to repair their gear in
the net dock to repair their gear in
the net dock to repair their gear in time for the next opening the Quinn and
time for the next opening the Quinn and
time for the next opening the Quinn and the crew of the American ladies night is
the crew of the American ladies night is
the crew of the American ladies night is just beginning
just beginning
just beginning they’re heading out to pump an enormous
they’re heading out to pump an enormous
they’re heading out to pump an enormous set of herring off the Crimson Beauty
set of herring off the Crimson Beauty
set of herring off the Crimson Beauty the Crimson beauties already filled
the Crimson beauties already filled
the Crimson beauties already filled three tenders and they’re still a
three tenders and they’re still a
three tenders and they’re still a massive fish in the net
other boats are pumping late into the
other boats are pumping late into the night as well and as hours go by there’s
night as well and as hours go by there’s
night as well and as hours go by there’s no sign of an end to the fish
Quinn and his crew spent all night
Quinn and his crew spent all night humming the Crimson Beauty their set is
humming the Crimson Beauty their set is
humming the Crimson Beauty their set is bigger than anyone could have imagined
bigger than anyone could have imagined
bigger than anyone could have imagined including captain Steven sedan I thought
including captain Steven sedan I thought
including captain Steven sedan I thought I said on 150-ton set after we filled up
I said on 150-ton set after we filled up
I said on 150-ton set after we filled up her foreigner done tender and we still
her foreigner done tender and we still
her foreigner done tender and we still hadn’t done anything with the saying
hadn’t done anything with the saying
hadn’t done anything with the saying that you know something was going I was
that you know something was going I was
that you know something was going I was a little bigger than I could be it turns
a little bigger than I could be it turns
a little bigger than I could be it turns out to be Stephens biggest set ever
out to be Stephens biggest set ever
out to be Stephens biggest set ever we pulled 910 out of it you know I never
we pulled 910 out of it you know I never
we pulled 910 out of it you know I never dreamed I’d ever see a set like that at
dreamed I’d ever see a set like that at
dreamed I’d ever see a set like that at 900 tons the Crimson Beauty has the
900 tons the Crimson Beauty has the
900 tons the Crimson Beauty has the equivalent weight of five jumbo jets in
equivalent weight of five jumbo jets in
equivalent weight of five jumbo jets in its net in this one set alone Steven and
its net in this one set alone Steven and
its net in this one set alone Steven and his crew have made upwards of a half
his crew have made upwards of a half
his crew have made upwards of a half million dollars in town word of
million dollars in town word of
million dollars in town word of yesterday’s enormous couch spreads
yesterday’s enormous couch spreads
yesterday’s enormous couch spreads quickly
you know it’s about 45 minutes into it
you know it’s about 45 minutes into it you know we’re getting a couple
you know we’re getting a couple
you know we’re getting a couple estimates of a hundred tons 200 times
estimates of a hundred tons 200 times
estimates of a hundred tons 200 times you know nothing really that spectacular
you know nothing really that spectacular
you know nothing really that spectacular but as the hard numbers continue to pour
but as the hard numbers continue to pour
but as the hard numbers continue to pour in it’s clear original estimates were
in it’s clear original estimates were
in it’s clear original estimates were well on the conservative side well
well on the conservative side well
well on the conservative side well turned out assets down on the south end
turned out assets down on the south end
turned out assets down on the south end where massive unprecedented size huge I
where massive unprecedented size huge I
where massive unprecedented size huge I mean just absolutely huge it’s looking
mean just absolutely huge it’s looking
mean just absolutely huge it’s looking like some of those sets might be in the
like some of those sets might be in the
like some of those sets might be in the thousand ton range something that’s
thousand ton range something that’s
thousand ton range something that’s never been seen in this fishery before
if you’ve got the big sets who ever did
if you’ve got the big sets who ever did really really well normally
really really well normally
really really well normally traditionally they’ll just come in the
traditionally they’ll just come in the
traditionally they’ll just come in the bar and ring the bell and it cost them a
bar and ring the bell and it cost them a
bar and ring the bell and it cost them a few hundred bucks every time they ring
I’ve actually seen some people that are
I’ve actually seen some people that are bringing at several times you know spent
bringing at several times you know spent
bringing at several times you know spent a couple thousand in just one hour of
a couple thousand in just one hour of
a couple thousand in just one hour of fishing the Sitka flea caught just under
fishing the Sitka flea caught just under
fishing the Sitka flea caught just under ten thousand tons of herring making over
ten thousand tons of herring making over
ten thousand tons of herring making over five and a half million dollars
you’ll never catch this mini herring in
you’ll never catch this mini herring in one day ever again
one day ever again
one day ever again biggest sets ever in history this one
biggest sets ever in history this one
biggest sets ever in history this one will be one in our memory book we’ll
will be one in our memory book we’ll
will be one in our memory book we’ll never see it happen again I’m sure one
never see it happen again I’m sure one
never see it happen again I’m sure one boat netted one thousand four hundred
boat netted one thousand four hundred
boat netted one thousand four hundred and sixty tons the largest herring set
and sixty tons the largest herring set
and sixty tons the largest herring set in Alaska’s history that’s a million
in Alaska’s history that’s a million
in Alaska’s history that’s a million dollars sad
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