show, rather, are with us. captain sig hansen, captains "northwestern," been working on the high seas for 18 years. captain johnathan hillstrand, captains "time bandit." captain andy hillstrand is the "time bandit's" other captain. and captain keith colburn, who captains "wizard." and congratulations to all of you. we understand last night was the highest rated "catch" episode ever. >> thank you, that's awesome. >> larry: you deserve it. how long are you gone for when you go out? sig. >> it just depends on how much quota we're allowed to catch. in our younger years, we were gone for nine to eleven months out of the year. these days five to seven months. >> larry: how long have you been doing it? >> all my life. i was 12 the first time i went to alaska. >> larry: johnathan, how far out do you go? >> we're about a week out, it's five days to dutch harbor, and then another two and a half days out to sea past that. >> larry: are there different crab seasons? >> king crab, we're a day, day and a half out.