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Discovery: Welcome to our weekly Deadliest Catch chat series. Tonight's guests are Greg and Ragnhild Moncrief. Ask the Deadliest Catch husband and wife team about their first season on the show and life on the Bering Sea together.
Ragnhild Moncrief: We're glad to be here and look forward to answering some questions.
rEvA:Greg, what is it like fishing with your wife onboard?
Greg Moncrief: It's different. Of all the years I've been fishing or running boats, I've been in charge. I pretty much lost that. I wasn't the boss anymore
fisherqueen: Ragnhild, what made you decide to join your husband out on the sea?
Ragnhild Moncrief: Last time I joined him was in 2002, for king crab and I was only cooking at that time. Greg has been asking me about going back. He started asking me last year and I started thinking about it. I got the time off from my regular job so that made it possible. So I said yes to joining him this time for king crab.
Kyle:So what's it like to have cameras on the boats all the time?
Greg Moncrief: At first it was different, because the cameras were everywhere. But as time went on we kind of got used to them. Todd and Cameron, the camera guys were great to work with. So we got used to them, but at the beginning it was a little odd though.
L7: Do you ever use pickled herring for bait?
Greg Moncrief: No, I think Ragnhild used that to catch me! I think there was some in the refrigerator, actually it's pickled salmon. No, we don't use it for bait.
longlinegal: Ragnhild, tell us about those cool boots you wore.
Ragnhild Moncrief: That's a long story because when I first used to come up to Alaska back in '86 and '89 I always liked to have different boots. I used to hate the style boots everybody wears, so when my friends heard I was going out they asked if I was going to wear those ugly brown boots again. I said no, I would like not to. They said they'd help me find some cool boots to bring to Alaska this time. So, I bought them and wore them. That's why I decided to wear them. I like the boots and I decided to go for it - buy them and wear them.
Greg Moncrief: She has another pair but they haven't aired yet!
Milinko12: Hello Greg and Ragnhild. Greg, does it surprise you that your wife enjoyed being on deck so much? At the beginning of the show (in the bathroom), it didn't look too promising!!
Greg Moncrief: Well, last time she was on the boat she went out on one day and took pictures and never went outside again. So, I was really surprised when she went out on deck and stayed out on the deck, even when the weather got worse. She surprised me, impressed me She did a lot better than I thought she would.
