Deadliest Catch

[sparks19]

Anyone watch this show? I love it.... can't get enough. I have no idea why I like it so much. But it's amazing what these people are willing to risk for their jobs...... I'm not sure I would ever risk my life for a job lol.

but EWWWWWW crabs are creepy looking. lol

[RICHARD]

LOL,

Secret pleasure for me.

If you watch Driving Force, the reality show about John Force and his daughters who drag race, you'll see the resemblence to one of the ship captains.

When I first saw the show I said, "what is JF doing on that boat?"

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Here's a question that has bugged me for the longest time.

In front of the captain's seat, on one of the windows, is a circular thing..
In the middle of the circle is a peg like thing at the center....What is it?

I think it may be some kind of range finding tool but I don't know if it even has a name!

[Vela]

LOL I love that show. My husband and I were just talking last night, we have several episodes saved on DVR. We were like, oh wow that pot is really empty, oh but i guess for such a short soak it's not too bad. Then we started laughing our butts off because we actually have LEARNED some about crab fishing. Watched it for a couple of years now. That Sig Hansen, he knows how to catch em but damn he's a hard taskmaster! Did you see the Time Bandit save that guy the other night??? Holy crap that would have been so scary. He is SOOOO lucky they were watching him and noticed him go off, he would have died before his own boat could get him.


Those crabs remind me of Alien facehuggers.

[sparks19]

LOL richard I couldn't tell ya what that thing is...... Call up the show and demand some answers

Vela.... I did see that episode.... WOW!!! That is impressive since they only have a minute or so to live once they hit that water and once they are out they are still not out of the woods. that guy was REALLY lucky.

I am glad I am not the only one that has a secret hopeless addiction to that show. LOL we record them all on our DVR too haha.

[Husky15]

Love the show. Although, I haven't been watching it much lately. Usually I'll watch it if my mother is. That show reminds me why I would never have that job.

[Catty1]

Richard - I believe that is called a sextant.

Now, DON'T START!!!!!!!

[sparks19]

I looked "Sextant" up-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant

now we know thanks Catty1

[*LabLoverKEB*]

My dad LOVES deadliest catch! He loves to go deep sea fishing... or any kind of fishing, really. He does go crabbing a few times a year, though, but nothing like you see on the deadlikest catch! Very cool show, I must say!

[sparks19]

My dad LOVES deadliest catch! He loves to go deep sea fishing... or any kind of fishing, really. He does go crabbing a few times a year, though, but nothing like you see on the deadlikest catch! Very cool show, I must say!

LOL I caught a crab once..... of course it wasn't a king crab

I was 8 and we were in B.C. and I wanted to fish so my brother tied a string to a stick and stuck something to the end and said I was fishing. I felt something tug on my line and said "I got something I got something" my mom thought I was full of it since there wasn't any REAL bait on my line. I pulled up my string.... and sure enough a crab dropped onto the dock. LOL I was freaked out.

but I would like to go deep sea fishing sometime

[Lady's Human]

http://www.fvnorthwestern.com/


Homepage of the NorthWestern!

[Vela]

Yeah I saw that! If you go to the website for the show there are home pages to some of the other boats too. I always root for the Nothwestern to pull the most crab but I also really like the Cornelia Marie and Time Bandit. Sig makes me laugh with his remarks about the crew.

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/de...bios/bios.html

[Lady's Human]

And for those who happen to live in the northeast:

http://www.clipperfleet.com/

My summer (when I get a chance) mental floss.

[Twisterdog]

My husband likes that show, too.

I, personally, don't see the attraction. I'm not much of a TV person anyway, so maybe that's part of it.

The first time I watched the show, I thought it was mildly interesting. But, then again, I thought that was it ... it was just an hour-long program. I had no idea it was a series that went on, and on, and on ...

To me, it's the same thing over and over and over again ... bad weather, grumpy tired men, crab pots, bad weather, grumpy tired men, crab pots, etc. etc.

Guess I'd just better stick to books ....

[RICHARD]

LH, thanks for the link.


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A climber at the base of Everest once said something like, "If you get in trouble at the top, you may as well be on the moon."

Having a ship sink from underneath you must feel the same way.

I cannot imagine what cold seawater, down the back of the shirt feels like, let alone having my arse dunked for a minute.

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The other documentary that was simply amazing and I watch it everytime it's on is the "tuna cowboys"


http://www.wildfilm.tv/history.php

[Freckles]

New show last night was behind the cameras with the trials of the cameramen. They have it as hard as the fishing crews.