Ballardfish

Wild Bill may be crazy, but not that crazy. Once you get beyond 30 foot seas it really starts to hit the fan. If your boat maintains power like it likely will, you’ll most likely be ok. But any mechanical failure, boat goes sideways in the trough, game over in those conditions. In a quota system fishery such as crabbing it would be negligent to be out there currently.

As a commercial fishing captain myself, I can assure you with 45 foot seas the fleet is at the dock in Dutch harbor today