BigJohn
Footballguy
The Hillstrands aren't bad, but Jonathan can get a little out of hand every once in awhile.Junior would be on the top of my list of captains to work for. Followed closely by Wild Bill and Sig.
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***OFFICIAL*** Deadliest Catch Thread! (2 Viewers)
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Silver & Black
Footballguy
All that drama with Chris from the Wizard and then he calls and sounds ok and basically says their just running tests. What a let down.
I'm just watching now with the hopes of seeing a full blown mutiny on the Ramblin Rose! I can't imagine that crew fishing for Opies in a bad winter!
I'm just watching now with the hopes of seeing a full blown mutiny on the Ramblin Rose! I can't imagine that crew fishing for Opies in a bad winter!
Pick
Footballguy
A lot of pieced-together episodes lately. I didn't even both with the non-new-episodes. As much focus as they put on that sick deckhand I expected it to be pretty serious or death. Doesn't sound like it.
Anyway . . .
Northwestern: Seems the most stable group. Not a lot of drama there. Not a fan of Pothead Jake but he seemed ok so far.
Time Bandit: Similar to Northwestern. RIP to Cornelia Maria captain but he did his sons no favors.
Kodiak: They haven't shown them much. Starting to like Bill less and less but I'm not a fan of these captains that baby their kids.
Wizard: I don't blame that greenhorn at all for giving those guys the bird basically. Keith is such a DB. What I did like is that I think Keith was scared the greenhorn would kick his ### so he couldn't go all crazy on him and try to intimidate him like he normally does. He didn't talk #### til the kid was on the dock walking away. Keith is a DB and it filters down to his crew.
Seabrooke: Nice work with blues and no question he is a good captain.
Ramblin Rose: What a clusterflock of a captain.
Most of the crews pulling in around $50g. Nice. One of them was only $20g can't remember which. That would suck.
Anyway . . .
Northwestern: Seems the most stable group. Not a lot of drama there. Not a fan of Pothead Jake but he seemed ok so far.
Time Bandit: Similar to Northwestern. RIP to Cornelia Maria captain but he did his sons no favors.
Kodiak: They haven't shown them much. Starting to like Bill less and less but I'm not a fan of these captains that baby their kids.
Wizard: I don't blame that greenhorn at all for giving those guys the bird basically. Keith is such a DB. What I did like is that I think Keith was scared the greenhorn would kick his ### so he couldn't go all crazy on him and try to intimidate him like he normally does. He didn't talk #### til the kid was on the dock walking away. Keith is a DB and it filters down to his crew.
Seabrooke: Nice work with blues and no question he is a good captain.
Ramblin Rose: What a clusterflock of a captain.
Most of the crews pulling in around $50g. Nice. One of them was only $20g can't remember which. That would suck.
Guinis72
Footballguy
No doubt about the Ramblin Rose. I was actually feeling bad for Elliott last night, but things may have been better if he had taken Jr's advice and stayed put. Jr was pulling some 27's in the same spot he was pulling blanks previously. It reminded me of a discussion with my wife......if you're going to go against my advice anyway, why are you even asking?! 
I've been a big fan of Wild Bill and the Kodiak, but he's been rubbing me the wrong way lately. A couple weeks ago, I agree with him that his kid was mouthing off when he was trying to show him a better way to throw the hook, but when Bill said over the intercom "Your Mom would be proud.........she always wanted a daughter" that was way over the line IMO. Last night, he tried to talk to his son about feeling disrespected when he was trying to give him that advice, his kid (again) didn't respond quite as well as you'd like but Bill just says "beat it" when the conversation is over. It's pretty obvious his kid has the same stubbornness his dad has, but how about being the adult and try to communicate without the attacks?
I've been a big fan of Wild Bill and the Kodiak, but he's been rubbing me the wrong way lately. A couple weeks ago, I agree with him that his kid was mouthing off when he was trying to show him a better way to throw the hook, but when Bill said over the intercom "Your Mom would be proud.........she always wanted a daughter" that was way over the line IMO. Last night, he tried to talk to his son about feeling disrespected when he was trying to give him that advice, his kid (again) didn't respond quite as well as you'd like but Bill just says "beat it" when the conversation is over. It's pretty obvious his kid has the same stubbornness his dad has, but how about being the adult and try to communicate without the attacks?
Rayderr
Footballguy
I believe Keith said he was getting $10k. That was before he walked off.
sbonomo
Footballguy
i wonder if the kid that was flown off the boat got anything. Something tells me there is a guaranteed % whether they work the entire time or get seasick and are bed ridden for the majority of the trip.
Billy Bats
Footballguy
As bad as Keith is, Elliot gets my vote for biggest db. Besides all his other bs, he wanted to be fishing through that hurricane? #### that and him, he would've sunk that boat and killed everyone on board.
identikit
Footballguy
I'll go with this as well.At least Keith can fish.
JaxBill
Footballguy
Opi season is cool because when they run good, they run in the hundreds and they bring up pots that are filled to the brim.
Rayderr
Footballguy
Keith's had his issues with dropping his traps right on top of another crabber's, much like Elliott did this year. Elliott d-baggery is based on him not wanting to get fired. Keith's d-baggery is based on him being Keith.
Rayderr
Footballguy
I believe he only fishes for his quota while the other boats buy quotas from other boats.
GregR
Footballguy
It was kind of painful watching what Elliot was going through. On the one hand he behaves like a schmuck in so many ways, and it feels like he has it coming.
But at the same time I can relate to what it's like going through uncertainty about your employment, and I have a hard time wishing that on someone else. Even if he deserves to fail, the rest of me doesn't like cheering for career failure to happen to another person.
Well, unless it's an athlete.
Anyway, I agree I'd rather work for Keith than I would for Elliot. Though it's not like I'd realistically ever work in the crab fleet period.
But at the same time I can relate to what it's like going through uncertainty about your employment, and I have a hard time wishing that on someone else. Even if he deserves to fail, the rest of me doesn't like cheering for career failure to happen to another person.
Well, unless it's an athlete.
Anyway, I agree I'd rather work for Keith than I would for Elliot. Though it's not like I'd realistically ever work in the crab fleet period.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Yeah, at least with Keith, you know you'll get paid, and that's the only reason to step foot on a ship. But there's no way in hell I'd ever work for either of them in any environment, let alone on a crab boat.It was kind of painful watching what Elliot was going through. On the one hand he behaves like a schmuck in so many ways, and it feels like he has it coming.But at the same time I can relate to what it's like going through uncertainty about your employment, and I have a hard time wishing that on someone else. Even if he deserves to fail, the rest of me doesn't like cheering for career failure to happen to another person.Well, unless it's an athlete.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Coming? That was a meltdown.
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Pick
Footballguy
Beast of a start for Time Bandit.
Classy move by Seabrooke captain talking to Elliot about his new hand. I think that guy will work out just fine. You can grind your guys down if you're fair. Elliot isn't fair and he's just plain vindictive.
LOL at Wizard hands griping about new greenhorns all the time. That's standard for a Keith-run boat.
Classy move by Seabrooke captain talking to Elliot about his new hand. I think that guy will work out just fine. You can grind your guys down if you're fair. Elliot isn't fair and he's just plain vindictive.
LOL at Wizard hands griping about new greenhorns all the time. That's standard for a Keith-run boat.
mozzy84
Footballguy
no doubt, trying to get cute for the cameras caused alot more work.
He only fishes his own quota. Also, remember this year the King Crab quota was cut in half. So everyone's earnings too a hit.
CGRdrJoe
Footballguy
Because if Travi passes out from the cold or doesn't have the strength to hold on when hoisted then someone needs to be in the water to help get him out.
Rayderr
Footballguy
The very first greenhorn. Never came out and showed that he was drunk, but when he first came on board, Freddy and other workers were making comments about him smelling like booze.
Guinis72
Footballguy
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/deadliest-catch-jake-andersons-missing-father-keith-andersons-remains-found.html
Link to a story about Jake Anderson's dad's remains and a clip from tonight's show. Poor guy.
Link to a story about Jake Anderson's dad's remains and a clip from tonight's show. Poor guy.
Flying V
Footballguy
I don't understand why everybody is trying so hard to turn Jake Harris into a crab fisherman. He's never been good at it, and he never will be. His heart isn't in it. He only gets on the boat to distance himself from drugs and maybe "make his daddy proud", which seems to be the motivation for a lot of those young guys. But he will never be happy doing something he can't be successful at. They should be helping him find a career doing something he's good at if they really want to look after Phil's kids. I think it's horrible when Edgar tells him "This may be the only chance you got left!" He makes it sound like Jake is a goner if he doesn't become a crabber. That idea could make it even harder for Jake to stay away from drugs.
Rayderr
Footballguy
Well, I think it's safe to say Jake doesn't have a college degree. Hopefully he has a HS diploma or GED. There's not going to be many (or any at all really) for him where he can make close to the same amount of money.
JaxBill
Footballguy
I agree to an extent, but I guess the feeling is that if he isn't a crabber, he'll just hang out on shore and fall deeper into drugs. I think they look at themselves as the only support group that Jake has.I hope for Josh's sake that Jake turns him down. I could see Jake being dead weight on a boat run by his brother.BTW, I usually don't watch After The Catch, but this week's was very good. Good for Jake Anderson and I hope the finding of remains helps bring him some closure. But I thought it was odd how Wild Bill talked up his son so glowingly after basically cutting him to shreds in front of the crew earlier in the season.Speaking of Wild Bill, since he cut Rainwater loose, can you imagine if Elliott has to cobble together a makeshift crew and ends up having to hire Rainwater?
Flying V
Footballguy
True, but what good is money if you're so miserable you end up blowing it all on drugs anyway? He needs to find a job that makes him happy and I'm pretty sure crabbing isn't it.
Pick
Footballguy
Seabrooke really got burned there. I like the captain but I think he outthinks himself sometimes.
Ramblin Rose what a wreck. Very telling how the ex acted toward Elliot. Cut your losses there, Dude.
I agree about the posts about crabbing being the only thing that will save Jake. But I also think they need to quit babying him and just let him fail.
Ramblin Rose what a wreck. Very telling how the ex acted toward Elliot. Cut your losses there, Dude.
I agree about the posts about crabbing being the only thing that will save Jake. But I also think they need to quit babying him and just let him fail.
Rayderr
Footballguy
I'm not sure there is a job that will make Jake happy. Honestly, I'd think his ideal goal would be to get a boat and just sell of the quota each season. He gets money and doesn't have to do any work.
Flying V
Footballguy
If it's that easy, I'm loooking to buy a boat.I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the pressure to become something he is not could very well be why he turned to drugs in the first place. If the only thing that will save him is crabbing, they should just show him some mercy and toss him overbard the next time they go out.
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JaxBill
Footballguy
Yeah, so Elliott high-tails it out of there, doesn't bother securing the boat, loses his crew and might have lost his job...for what? The phone call with the boat owner was great.
Foosball God
Foos
With his reputation I don't think they'd be able to pull together a crew that would trust him with their lives. No way Jake Harris is captain material, Josh would be a much better captain because he's willing to think about the big picture, and actually wants to learn the different parts of the boat. Jake is a deck hand or nothing imo, I don't even think he could be a deck boss.
Pick
Footballguy
I don't think we've seen the last of him, though. Not sure why I feel that way. Everything points to him being done.
Pick
Footballguy
No question. I think Josh deferred a little because he is the younger brother. I think Jake holds him back. Tough spot for him.
Rayderr
Footballguy
From what I recall, Elliott was actually a pretty good engineer, and the owner made him captain to make sure he kept him (Peter Principle in action) So even if he does get fired, he should get picked up by someone else.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Actually, Josh is older. Jake just started on the Cornelia before Josh did.
Pick
Footballguy
Link? I swear Jake was the older one. It would make more sense if Josh was older.
identikit
Footballguy
BigJohn
Footballguy
This is easily one of the best produced 'reality-style' shows on right now. The last 10 minutes was gold.
- Jake Harris is a wreck. He will be a disaster wherever he ends up.
- Junior definitely out-thinked himself tonight. I wouldn't worry about him making the right adjustments, he never seems to make 2 bad decisions in a row.
- I don't think Elliott will be off the show, but I don't see how he gets back in the captain's chair on the R.R. He'll end up somewhere. Re-formed Cornelia Marie?
- Jake Harris is a wreck. He will be a disaster wherever he ends up.
- Junior definitely out-thinked himself tonight. I wouldn't worry about him making the right adjustments, he never seems to make 2 bad decisions in a row.
- I don't think Elliott will be off the show, but I don't see how he gets back in the captain's chair on the R.R. He'll end up somewhere. Re-formed Cornelia Marie?
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Foosball God
Foos
That would be a disaster.
Flying V
Footballguy
Elliot and Jake building a meth lab in the engine room would make for good TV, though.
Rayderr
Footballguy
If he goes to CM, it would be as engineer and relief captain.
