so our first trip was awesome. we caught nearly 26,000 pounds of cod! it was a typical shakedown trip with an incredible catch. We set our gear as the swells built and by the time we had all of our gear set the sea had come up. everything was soaked the decks where leaking badly and we were getting thrown around by the sea. whilst we where securing the decks and getting the boat ready to ride out the night the captain called to us. the ram for the rudder had broke loose of its mount and was washing back and forth with the swells. we had to act fast to secure the ram and gain control of the rudder. to do this we put the boat in gear to help the rudder track behind the boat after a few attempts we got it secured. the next day the ocean laid down a bit and we hauled back our gear. we really landed on them.
