Offloading Halibut from the F/V City of Seattle with Andrew Ness cutting heads. This vessel transitioned from a Halibut to crab boat in 1963 but not before Captain Dave Larson and his brother John purchased the long-line gear from Conrad Ness and the gear was used to outfit the Larson’s boat, the F/V Buddy.  Dave Larson fished halibut aboard the Buddy with his brother until Dave went to college in 1967 at Pacific Lutheran University. After college Dave resume fishing and he is featured in an oral history video clip below.