My wife and I got hooked on it after seeing the Season 1 marathon 2 years ago. Got to love how much those guys put into it to bring you King Crab at your local Red Lobster.
At least they get paid fairly posh for 2 weeks of he!!. The bigger ships see as much as $45,000 per crew member while the smaller one's see $25,000 per. Live in Alaska and your living like a king at that. Do Cod season, King Crab and Opie Seasons and do good during them, as a deckhand you could see an easy $65,000 a year for about 2 months of work.