The Commercial Fishing Fix Kit
Built for commercial fishermen, deckhands, crew and boat captains.
The dealer who buys your catch also grades it and calculates your settlement — and in most ports there's no public grading standard and no outside referee checking whether the number on your check matches the fish you brought in. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 7 leaks it covers
1 you can close it · 4 the other side owes it · 2 a pro decides
- Not comparing your per-hour take-home to a land wageWhere to look first: For your last few trips, total your settlement after your own costs (gas, gear, food, anything you paid).Keep it from coming back: Log hours out and your own costs on every trip so you always know your real hourly.You can close it
- Buy-in cost of a permit or quota unknown — the wall between crew and ownerWhere to look first: Nothing is lost on any one trip here - this is about knowing your path.Keep it from coming back: Keep every settlement sheet from now on - it is the proof of income any lender will ask for.The other side owes it
- The dealer who buys your catch also grades it, with no outside refereeWhere to look first: Keep every settlement sheet: species, grade, pounds, price per pound, and every deduction.Keep it from coming back: Before each trip, know who else is buying in your port and what they're paying; keep every settlement sheet.The other side owes it
- Quota lease charge taken off the top of your settlementWhere to look first: Find the quota lease or access charge on each settlement sheet.Keep it from coming back: Before each trip, ask what the lease charge will be and whether it comes off before or after shares.The other side owes it
- 1099-MISC Box 5 is the only third-party record of your share — and nobody checks itWhere to look first: When your 1099-MISC arrives (it is due to you by January 31), find Box 5, 'Fishing boat proceeds.'Keep it from coming back: Keep every settlement sheet all year so the 1099 can be checked the day it arrives.The other side owes it
- Self-employment tax not set aside from each settlementWhere to look first: Nothing recovers this one - this kit is not getting surprised in April.Keep it from coming back: Set aside from every settlement on the day it's paid.A pro decides
- Your crew share was only ever said out loudWhere to look first: Get your share in writing before the next trip - even a text the captain answers counts as a record.Keep it from coming back: No trip without your share terms in writing.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 7 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Not comparing your per-hour take-home to a land wage
You can close it- For your last few trips, total your settlement after your own costs (gas, gear, food, anything you paid).
- Add up the hours you were actually out, including steaming and offload.
- Divide take-home by hours. That is your real hourly.
- Compare it to the land-wage figure on your finding.
- This is a yardstick, not a verdict - what you do with it is your choice.
Your part: Decide where and how you fish.
QUESTION FOR MY CAPTAIN OR NEXT BOAT (before signing on): Before I commit, can you walk me through a typical trip: how many days out, what the crew share is, what comes off the top first, and what a crewman cleared on the last few trips? I'm trying to compare what I'd make per hour against my other options.
Log hours out and your own costs on every trip so you always know your real hourly.
What this kit can't decide for you: A comparison only; not career advice.
That's 1 of 7. The other 6 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When commercial fishermen go looking for answers, they search things like “commercial fishing license”, “deckhand pay”, “commercial fishing pay” and “fishing permit cost”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 7 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How do I check my crew share is right?
If your share was only ever said out loud, you have nothing to check against. The kit shows how to get it in writing and match it to the 1099-MISC.
Can the dealer cut my settlement?
Quota lease charges come off the top, and the buyer often grades the catch too. The kit shows what to check on each settlement.
Is fishing worth it compared to a land job?
Compare your per-hour take-home to a land wage with your own trips. The kit shows the math.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
11-page PDF · instant download after payment · Code VYR-KIT-MARLIN-01
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