I do! There are some people at work who live on ES and they always make it seem like it's sooo far away. I have no idea about it at all really. I've
been in MD for about 2 years and I still think Annapolis is soooo far away. 
It maY be the deadliest job but crab fishermen get paid
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Posts: 4955 (07/24/2008 9:45 PM) |
ceelovejay wrote: I never even like to touch live crabs. That sure is funny considering where I am from. |
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Posts: 12182 (07/24/2008 9:46 PM) Best Fan Fic Author '04
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joey is a teapot wrote: You OBVIOUSLY haven't seen the show, Joey!! The Bering Sea in the dead of winter is brutal. Hurricanes and freezing spray and ish that can capsize a boat. 100+ foot seas. Water so cold that you can't survive more than a couple of minutes without a survival suit on. |
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Posts: 56546 (07/24/2008 9:48 PM) Joey Fanatic '06
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Oh, so it's not the crabs that'll kill ya?
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this is a call wrote: That used to be me then my cousin taught me how to catch the crab under my foot then lift them by their left claw (or is it right?). One of those.
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Posts: 12184 (07/24/2008 9:49 PM) Best Fan Fic Author '04
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joey is a teapot wrote: No, silly. |
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Posts: 4956 (07/24/2008 9:49 PM) |
ceelovejay wrote: Well, I live way down at the bottom of the ES. I mean like if you are looking at a map or something, we are at the bottom and right next to the water. But
anywho, what part of MD do you live?
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Posts: 11463 (07/24/2008 9:50 PM) |
I've never asked
He's a cool cat though. |
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Posts: 4957 (07/24/2008 9:53 PM) |
ceelovejay wrote: Hah, did you use a net to get them out of the water and whatnot? Because if they get loose, I refuse to go after them. I wouldn't grab their claws!
Those things hurt when they pinch you. Kinda like this:
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Posts: 12185 (07/24/2008 9:53 PM) Best Fan Fic Author '04
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I'm in Columbia -- the 4th best place to raise a family according to Money Magazine.
Ah, okay. You're way down. Maryland amazes me that a state so small takes so long to get to certain areas! |
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Posts: 12187 (07/24/2008 9:55 PM) Best Fan Fic Author '04
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Yup, we put the net in the water with a piece of raw chicken in the middle. Most of the time we could get them in the bucket but every now and then we had a
runaway.
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Posts: 4958 (07/24/2008 9:56 PM) |
ceelovejay wrote: We are probably the fourth WORST place. |
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Posts: 16647 (07/24/2008 10:06 PM) |
Heather125 wrote: Not all of them. There was one season when the guys only made $19,000 each. They talked about how they have other jobs they go to when the crab fishing
is done, like regular fishing boats or land work.
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Posts: 559 (07/24/2008 10:17 PM) |
Haha all of these "crabbing" stories remind me of my bro and cousin. When we'd go to the beach, they'd dig for clams, crack them open, put
the clams in a net, tie the net to the warning sign post in the water, wait for the crabs to go into their net, and check back every once in a while.
I haven't watched the show religiously since season 1 but have any of the boats that are regularly shown on the show ever capsized or had any major emergencies? ETA: There are alot of fishermen around here so seeing the show has given me a small glimpse into everything that they go through. |
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Posts: 12193 (07/25/2008 8:32 PM) Best Fan Fic Author '04
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RandomA1 wrote: The only real emergency is when the electricity went out on one of the boats and they had to fix it. There was also the rogue wave that knocked the hell out of one boat. But *knock on wood* no sinking boats. |
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Posts: 1881 (07/25/2008 8:38 PM) |
There was a big emergency when the Time Bandit saved that dude who fell off the other boat though!
But it wasn't a guy from a Deadliest Catch boat. |
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Posts: 12196 (07/25/2008 8:39 PM) Best Fan Fic Author '04
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Oh yeah. I was looking for you when I made this yesterday!
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But yeah, I always have someone with me to actually touch the crabs when I used
to go "crabbing."
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