Deadliest Catch Anyone?

[Stephanie]

Does anyone watch this show on the Discovery Channel? I'm so hooked! I think my favorite is the Cornelia Marie crew, but each one I like.

[vbhoutex]

I watch it sometimes but I can't say I am a regular.

[OpieStorm]

Been a fan for years.

[O Town]

Yep, been watching a few seasons now. My fav. is the Northwestern but Cornelia Marie a close second.

[Cane Scared]

I "found" this show last year and have become IMHO the best show on the tube at this time. The Cornelia Marie is my favorite as well but admire and respect all of the shows participants both in front of the camera and behind. Being a weather freak, this show brings real weather at its best and worst. I now consume seafood with a healthy respect of how it came to my table.

[Night Tide]

My sister, and her husband have been fans of the show for a few years now.

I can't say I like it much. Whale Wars is more my thing.

[Cookie]

time bandit all the way

[fwbbreeze]

Time Bandit!!! Those guys are straight up hard core!

[coriolis]

Wow, I can't believe that people watch that show. I must not be appreciating it. Is it like a reality show with characters that appear repeatedly? I thought it was more of a documentary.

[tomboudreau]

The show chroncials the adventures of the main ships of the Alaskan crab fishing fleet. It shows the work they do to prepare, exacute, and finalize a crabbing season. My favorite boat is the Northwestern followed closely by the Cornelia Marie . I just don't think I could go out that long and work like that. You definately get a great appreciation for the job they have to face in the conditions, that 99% of the world would call horrible beyond all belief.

[Stephanie]

I started watching it at the beginning of this year during one of their "marathon" runs on Discovery.

I like Sig and the guys on the Northwestern more and more each week. The story about Jake and his sister passing was heartbreaking. I love Time Bandit as well. Heck they're all good in their own way and you can help but root for all of them. The old salts all really do look out for each other.

They all make it look so easy, but you know it's not. I hear the temperatures of 10, 20 or 30 below and wonder how the heck they do it without their whole face covered.

[Dionne]

I have a friend that is a captain with Trident out of Dutch Harbor. He doesn't think much of the show. Apparently there are a lot of re-enactments. While he admits danger exists in the competition for the catch.....it is his opinion that the true "daily toil" 24/7 isn't accurately depicted. BTW.....he has made a fortune in the industry.

[Stephanie]

That's interesting about your friend. In all honesty, I get the feeling from watching the show that they barely get any rest or time to eat so that daily toil is hard for me to grasp. Then there are those rogue waves that have knocked around some of the crew and killed a few of them as well. I don't think that the wave and injuries sustained on the Wizard were a reenactment.

I appreciate the captain's opinion though since he's been there first hand. I'm sure that there is a lot more that goes on behind the scenes. We really can't appreciate the fact that these men (and a few women) are out there in sub-zero temperatures and wind chills while we're snug as a bug in our homes. They do make it look so easy.

[Dionne]

The extended working hours are true. But it's important to remember the fishing hours.....the openings and closings are dictated by ADF&G. When your given a 36 hour window to fish.....you fish hard.

Commercial fishing jobs are not easy to find. Breaking into the industry as a greenhorn is difficult at best. A greenhorn doesn't even get a full share until he proves himself.

Working in Alaska is for the young and healthy men and women with an adventurous spirit. It can be very rewarding, not just in monetary terms. I quite literally met the women that would become my wife of 27 years on the side of a mountain in the Chugach range.

Danger exists in numerous occupations in the far north. When I worked on the pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, during the construction phase....the MCC (main construction camp) had nearly 5000 men at one point. It was not uncommon to lose a man a week. Like the rogue waves you mentioned....anything can happen. Freak accidents.

When young folks ask me about Alaska.....I give them my best advice. Go to the airport.....get a one way ticket and don't look back.

[Stephanie]

And now you're in hot, muggy MS.

Thanks for your point of view and experiences in Alaska.

Actually, my brother, when he was younger, lived in Alaska for two summers and was a part time taxi driver and local radio host. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the town, but it was along the ocean by the Canadian border.

[Dionne]

And now you're in hot, muggy MS.

Thanks for your point of view and experiences in Alaska.

Actually, my brother, when he was younger, lived in Alaska for two summers and was a part time taxi driver and local radio host. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the town, but it was along the ocean by the Canadian border.

Yeah, I often reflect on how I ended up in this part of the world. Primarily, it is the result of health issues. My wife is a breast cancer survivor. If it were not for The Hederman Cancer Center....I'd be back in Alaska. As we age, priorities and circumstances alter our planned course. I look at it this way.....I had 20+ good years in the far north. Most folks only get 2 weeks.

Your brother sounds like he was either in Haines or Skagway.

[Stephanie]

Yes, your priorities do change over the years.

Those names of the two towns don't sound familiar to me, but again, it's been about 15 years or so. I'll have to ask him the next time I talk to him.

[arkess7]

Such dangerous work, but those guys make good money.

[MSRobi911]

I love the show as does my entire family and we have watched for several years. I like Sig and the Northwestern Crew but his temper gets a little much some times All of them work hard and I am sure they may reshoot some scenes but it would be hard to do reshoots of the waves and action they do catch. But watch it and you get addicted!

[LilGrimmy]

Cornelia Marie! Gotta love Jake!