r/deadliestcatch

I know this probably isn’t the right place but I been a fan of this show for a long time and I would love to try crab fishing in Alaska! I am a fisherman from Newfoundland and have experienced sailing on the Great Lake freighters as well, the problem is I am located in Newfoundland Canada and don’t know about the best way to find a job in Alaska and what visa etc I would need, I have all my transport Canada certificates, if anyone can help or point me in the right direction please comment, thanks in advance

I mean no disrespect and I think Jake is a tremendous human being who has worked helluva hard. He’s smart, honest and dedicated.

Seeing him in season 21 up to episode 6, I am wondering if he’s being filmed while relapsing. He’s mumbling and acting slowed down. He looks terrible with his pallid sweating bloated face (sorry I can’t sugar coat what I see, he’s normally a very handsome guy with stunning eyes), like Ray Liotta at the end of Goodfellas. I know he’s handling major stress, career and family wise, and is probably not getting any sleep, but those are also perfect circumstances for a bad relapse. Jake is an experienced and respected adult who can mask drug use from his friends and colleagues or at least get them to ignore it, seeing but no seeing, but looking from outside he seems like a relatively high functioning addict who is starting to crash. I don’t have anything apart from respect for him, he’s going through a terrible time and keeps on getting kicked down when he starts rising, with the boat and family problems. The man is made of steel but even steel rusts.

Drug use on these boats is an open secret with uppers and downers being used to handle the stress and workload. On shore it’s alcohol and more recreational drugs. The work and life is hard. I’m not judging, just wondering. Good luck to him if he needs to get back on the wagon, if anybody can, he can.

i just started watching season 19 - 20, and i genuinely don't understand what he's even doing. was he hired and handed a script that said "be the antagonist"? i had to stop myself from skipping ahead every time he showed up on screen

I know people on here call him a “tv captain “ but has anyone actually worked for/ with him? He seems like he knows how to run a boat or is he a good actor

What happened to this show guys? I quit watching around season 15 and recently decided to check out the latest season. Holy scripted garbage lmao. A child could see through the mini storylines, they are straight up goofy.

First episode was dramatic suspensful music, Sig reading his lines, Keith's "unz unz unz™" freaking 5 times, several seconds of his buttcrack because why not, a half-assed "prank" as "revenge" from Keith to Jonathan for "stealing" Freddy, etc etc.

And the music... it is so ridiculously dramatic but what they are showing is just..... boring. Idk boys I think this show doesn't have too many seasons left.

Is there any particular reason for them to have taken this direction with the show?

I sincerely believe that if they just toned it way down, did it more documentary style like the early seasons, and showed more of the crew, the ratings and popularity would shoot back up. At this point I am watching to see how the guys are doing all these years later and I don't even get to see their authentic selves because everything is some goofy ass storyline that nobody asked for and is cringeworthy.

ive always known this show existed and for some reason never wanted to watch it even if it was the only thing on tv in a hotel for example. but recently i started watching it and im obsessed and i have no one to talk to about it!! i dont know anyone who watches it. so if anyone wants to share what you like or dont like about the show, how you got into it or maybe your own experience with work like this i want to hear! i grew up near a fishing town so i have always been fascinated by the ocean and the way we humans interact and live with it. I also love boats and all the ropes and chains and heavy equipment and i love watching them have to solve major issues on the boat in such a high pressure situation. its just so cool! like i never knew they sometimes have to weld or fix structural issues out in the ocean. anyways ya just wanted to share how much i love this show 😂

Captains Sig and Sophia shift their fishing strategy as back-to-back injuries plague the Northwestern deck crew. When a Time Bandit crewman suffers a concussion, John must make a perilous harbor entry. Jake loses power in heavy seas on the Cornelia Marie.

>!Yes, the crew of the Time Bandit absolutely had other options for their food, but also, those were not wild caribou they were hunting. They were semi domesticated and they could have corralled them like people do cattle, so the whole hunting thing was performative. These caribou are raised as food stock, not wild animals at risk on a semi arctic island.<

I know these captains have been doing crab fishing since they were teens -
But considering that Phil Harris literally died on board, Sig has had a couple of heart attacks and told to give up smoking - and hasn't, Keith has has some serious health issues, Monte too.
Even Capt Bill sidelined by cancer - and seemed to have retired from Crab fishing and is enjoying the fine lire. now.
Even the Hillstrands went semi retired. I'm convinced Jonathan came back because he was asked too and paid literally a boat load of money.
I wonder - do they even consider retirement? or do they just fade away.?
I know some captains have been victims of their own vices - like Elliot and the drugs.
I just wonder if Sig and Keith will die at the wheel....or if they'll decide to retire and actually enjoy some time with their families.

The last five minutes of this episode. Damn.

I like Keith. I think Keith is relatively misunderstood. He and Monte are pretty classic autistic brothers. However... Watching him bully the shit out of his crew out of anger and frustration over other issues (the wx mostly) and then getting Lenny to agree with his bullying and forgive him for it on camera was tough to watch. Even Crosby was dejected and resigned to Keith's anger. "I don't know, just keep doing what we're doing, pick it up a notch or two. See if that pleases him."

Keith to Lenny after insulting his whole life on camera and in front of his crew: "just do me one favor, okay? If I ever go into one of my tirades, if I ever go into one of my speeches, no matter what, bear with me, and don't say anything, because I'm an emotional guy and I tend to snap really quickly" etc

Lenny was saying "sorry, you were justified" the entire speech! But Lenny didn't do anything, goddammit

Hello fans. I was watching the latest episode and noticed that the deckhand throwing the hook had on a pfd. My question ⁉️ is as thin as neoprene has gotten, would it be possible for deckhands to have a wetsuit on under their rain gear? And if so would it be possible to actually work in all that safety equipment? I know in my industry most safety equipment causes more problems than it cures.

As Arctic ice wreaks havoc on the fishing grounds, Rick risks losing a fortune in crab pots. Johnathan tests the Time Bandit's reinforced bow in a desperate attempt to save the gear. A health crisis on the Wizard forces Keith to make a life-or-death call.