Career
Since 2007, Anderson has been featured in the Discovery Channel documentary television series Deadliest Catch. Anderson was hired as a greenhorn by captain Sig Hansen aboard the Northwestern in 2007. Anderson made his Deadliest Catch debut in the season three episode New Beginnings, which aired May 15, 2007. in 2012, the skeletal remains of Jake"s father were found by a hiker about a mile away from where his truck was abandoned.
In 2012, Anderson was promoted to deck boss of the Northwestern, and later that year he obtained his United States Coast Guard Mate 1600-ton fishing license and Master 100-ton fishing license.
