Ep 109. The Bait: Hit the Showers

In this episode of The Bait, on the eve of her first trip as a member of the Northwestern crew, Mandy Hansen is in the hot seat. Her father, Sig, is proud to have her aboard, but also worried as hell because crab boats are dangerous. Fortunately, Mandy was not yet on board when the Northwestern lost half it�??s fresh water supply to a broken pipe, forcing the crew to go without showers. Matt Bradley got so smelly he had to take a bath in the crab tank; this leads to a discussion among the captains about how gross fishing really is, and that is capped off by a funny report from Wild Bill who goes in search of the grossest man in the fleet. We also have a Fourtner report on the importance of fresh water in a crab boat engine.