Author Topic: Deadliest Catch (Read 958 times)

Jackal1 · « **on:** May 01, 2005, 07:36:06 AM »

Anyone watching this new series on Discovery on Tuesday nights?
I believe this coming week will be the 4th or 5th in a series.
These guys have cold steel cajones the size of grapefruits.
Best thing Discovery has done in a while.
Even has a Budwhizzer scoreboard to keep track of the King crab caught by each crew.

Dago · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2005, 07:58:09 AM »

Yeah, I have seen it, that wouldnt be for me, that is for sure.

dago

Gunslinger · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2005, 01:25:03 PM »

yea I've seen one of the first episodes and it was pretty interesting the work these guys do. Apparently they make good money otherwise what's the point. Huge Brass ones is all I can say.

sling322 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2005, 10:38:32 PM »

I stumbled across it last night while surfing for anything decent to watch.....and ended up watching about 4 episodes back to back. I gotta say a couple of those young kids were major whiners but those are some brave dudes out there in that weather and elements on a little fishing boat. Amazing that the season only lasts a couple of days but the boat can pull in an unbelievable amount of money if they can find a good spot with a lot of crab.

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2005, 10:41:01 PM »

I now understand why Alaskan King Crab is so expensive.

Nefarious · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2005, 10:45:02 PM »

They had a special on the Discovery Channel at least 5 or 6 years, maybe more, ago about Crabbers. Guess they decided to turn it into a reality TV series.

Havnt seen it yet, but have seen the previews for a while, just cant catch it

Jackal1 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2005, 11:03:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
I now understand why Alaskan King Crab is so expensive.

Heh! Yep, that`s what I thought after the first episode.

GreenCloud · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2005, 01:32:05 PM »

the 800 lb cage smacking the railing everytime...Loss of limb..pinched off..

The frikn SWELLL....Over board...holy sheeeite..

Ill sit by Cpatn Hazelwood,,and pour the schnapps..

Dam ..King Crab can be HUGE!!!

Nuke33 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2005, 02:34:21 PM »

New episode tonight.. I plan on watching

JBA · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2005, 02:36:44 PM »

TIVO already set.

Hangtime · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2005, 03:04:15 PM »

We've got a fellow AH'r in the fisheries.. Torque. Dunno if he's fishin crab or gill fish. Heluva way to make a living... brutal conditions, pretty much certain death for a bone-headed move.

Hat's off to 'em..

JB73 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2005, 03:07:49 PM »

JB91 is a pro bass fisherman, though i doubt he risks his life to get the crayfish for bait ; )

eskimo2 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2005, 03:51:48 PM »

Firefighting is known to be a hazardous job; out of roughly a million firefighters in the US, about 100 die each year on the job. That’s about one in 10,000. There are about 20,000 commercial fishermen in Alaska, of which about 20 or more die. That’s about 1 in 1,000 (or worse). Commercial fishing in Alaska is at least 10 times as dangerous as firefighting. Most of the deaths come from certain kinds of fishing.

Deaths aside, most of the commercial fishermen in Alaska that I knew had battle scars or missing digits. If you meet an Alaska fisherman with all of his fingers, he’s probably a newbie.

I used to be jealous of my friends that would rake in $30,000 to $60,000 in a short summer, until I saw how dangerous it is.

eskimo

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2005, 10:15:52 PM »

Watching it now, good stuff so far.

I like all the holes in the deck lol.

Impressive stuff.

GREENTENERAL · « **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2005, 10:30:27 PM »

I didn't see the show, but i've heard that king crab fishing has one of the highest mortality rates of any profession. I've heard that people fall overboard and even lose limbs to rope sear. sometimes the whole boat gets lost. Not positive, but I've heard that a crewman can make $50,000 or more in one season.

If anyone thinks this sounds good, I'm trying to organise an expidition to Antarctica in a john boat!