Catchcon Insider Quiz
Here are some things we picked up while hanging out with the captains at CatchCon. Or did we? You be the judge.
Captain Sig enjoys the first few days out at sea mostly because it's just good to be back on the water.
True
False
Getting back to work is satisfying, but what Sig enjoys most is not having to answer questions from the film crew since they're usually seasick during the first days at sea.
The Deadliest Catch film crew always shoots more boats than make it on the show.
True
False
Since the production crew has already spent lots of time and money to set up for filming on the Bering Sea each year, it's a makes sense to cover more boats especially if they can capture additional stories that can be included in the show.
One of Captain Keith's suggestions on how to get signed on as a deckhand includes buying drinks for crew members at the local bar.
True
False
Captain Keith suggests doing research on where the boats are and then start working the docks at least a month before the boats sail. It also helps to get a job at a local cannery but even better is to get to know the crews at the local bar.
All the captains agree that the show portrays them fairly.
True
False
It's true, believe it or not!
Because the crab fishing boats are likely to get stuck in ice floes, they have hulls thicker than the Titanic even though the liner was almost ten times longer.
True
False
The Catch boats have relatively thin hulls - around 5/16" - compared to the Titanic. Even if the steel used in modern hulls is stronger and less brittle, navigating through Bering Sea ice packs takes skill and courage.
Captain Sig and his crew won't eat crab while they're fishing because it's bad luck.
True
False
Although the crew enjoys crab on board from time to time, it's generally too hard to cook and too much of a mess to eat with a small kitchen and rolling seas.
Johnathan Hillstrand and Edgar Hansen often get seasick at the beginning of the season.
True
False
A few of the regulars still need a few days to settle their stomachs at the start of a voyage.
Because of poor wireless service near the Arctic Circle, none of the boats bothers with trying to maintain internet access.
True
False
The Northwestern has internet access that Sig uses for video chats with his family back home. The connection also serves as a backup source of weather information that he will share with other captains.
Initially the crab boat captains didn't like the idea of being filmed and were only sold on the idea of Deadliest Catch when it was pitched as a stand-alone tribute documentary.
True
False
The captains originally took a very dim view of having film crews aboard their boats and only agreed to give it a try when they were told it was a one time deal. Needless to say, they later changed their minds.
Tough Luck.
You really missed the boat on this one.
Not too bad.
For a greenhorn.
Great job!
You make the captains proud. You truly are a Catchcon Insider!
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