Finishing Up The Deck Gear - Davit Improvements - Alaska Halibut Longlining 2024 

Thanks a bunch, Louie! We sure appreciate your support. :)

Very true! Proof of concept before committing to big changes is pretty important. Thanks, JJ!

For sure, John! Going through some footage now, it looks promising! We'll keep on working on the angles, trying new stuff. Definitely easier to get the outside angle on mid-ships, tons of mounting points compared to the stern.

Why don't you have a little patience the fish aren't going anywhere they're just getting bigger.

Thanks a bunch, Phil! We are quite pleased with the results.

Thank you! We're looking forward to it!

Same here, Rob! Excited to pull some flatties over the rail.

Thanks, John! Always happy to hear that. It has been quite a journey to get this far, looking forward to wrapping it all up. My dad's name is Len!

Matt, I am a retired Naval Officer that flew the P-3C (U) Orion (hunting submarines) in the late 70s and early 80s. After retirement, I had 2 mini careers in publishing and in management/ leadership in defense contracting. In all my years of practical experience, you and your dad are among the brightest and most capable people I've ever come to know (via the magic medium of RU-vid). Your combined skills (in so many areas and facets of commercial fishing, marine engineering, carpentry and construction and entrepreneurship) are mind blowing and are a joy to witness. Of the hundreds of RU-vid channels I follow, EIS Alaska is my favorite!!! I very much appreciate your recent discussion with Len regarding perhaps mounting a camera on the "A frame" davit boom to give followers a new angle or perspective to enjoy future fishing content...that shows your constant inventiveness and desire to improve your channel's viewership. Keep up the good work!!!

That sounds fun, I hope you have a great trip! Perfect time to come to Alaska, its beautiful weather in August, usually.

@@EISAlaska This will be my 5th trip to the lodge. It's truly in God's country. My happy place.

You're right! This is on our other boat, the Fish Tale, which is our first boat. She's parked right next to the Emerald Isle which is the big project boat we've been working on for awhile. The quota we'll be fishing is "D class" halibut IFQs which is only harvestable by vessels

We feel the same way! We already know our heads move around way to much to be a good viewing experience, constantly on a swivel. The chest mount might be ok, but I'm fairly certain the lens would constantly get dirty with how much leaders and fish we shake off over the course of a set.

We feel the same way! We already know our heads move around way to much to be a good viewing experience, constantly on a swivel.

@@EISAlaska 👈😜👉

Wow. Thanks Jake! That would be great 👍 if your sure you don’t need it. They are hard to find, that’s for sure. BTW we saw the Alaskan at the dock a few days ago. She looks amazing! You guys did such a great job on the sponson. It is hard to imagine her former self. Cheers!

I can weld, but lets just say I'm better at fiberglassing. Lol! I'll get some more practice in over time, preferably on some scraps and whatnot first.

Hi, Steve. I just scrolled down 2 months of comments and didn't see any from you, so not sure where your comments went. Feel free to ask here though, we try to answer comments when we can, but are pretty busy getting the boat work done, haha.

I'm a retired engineering instructor and I have been fascinated by the way farmers and people who fish for a living re-engineer equipment to meet their wants and needs. I'm actually glad that you don't chop up your videos to compress the stages of the modifications that you are working on. I'm sure some people think it can be boring. Too bad for them. Stay safe and well. I'll see you on your next video.😊

@roberttuftedte1997 Thanks Robert. We appreciate the support and feedback. It can be challenging when editing videos, what stays and what hits the floor. My lovely wife and Matt get the credit for that.