Hook, Line, Sinker and Pots

I’ve got an addiction.
It’s a Television show on the discovery channel.
“Deadliest Catch”.

It’s the ongoing saga of one of the world’s deadliest jobs…
Alaskan Crab fisherman.
Each year, 5 ships led by fearless captains converge on Dutch Harbor, Alaska for the start of the Alaskan king crab season.
They fish the unrelenting Bering Sea.
It’s man versus Mother Nature, with Mother Nature often coming out on top.
40 foot waves, bone chilling temperatures, nearly 100% injury rates, swinging 700 lb crab pots…
This is good TV folks.

The crews, who you quickly become very fond of and truly worry about their safety, are a diverse crowd.
They have a friendly camaraderie between them but are ultra competitive, often pulling nasty pranks on one another.
In the off season, they live in places like Seattle and Hawaii.
The crabbing season is very short and these men can make enough money to support their families for the entire year.
Yet the risk is often higher than the reward.

Last night I watched a 3 hour marathon of Deadliest Catch.
I couldn’t drag myself away!
It comes on Tuesday night on the Discovery channel, (and reruns all through the week).
Catch it!