Deadliest Catch

[mrklean]

Who watched the season premier last night? Should be an interesting season, was sad to see Elliot back but did find it funny how hes talking big about being a boat owner yet he took out $1.5 mil loan to buy it

[solbes]

Saw some of it, had meetings till 10 pm last night. I'll try to catch the reruns.

Elliot bought a boat and struggles to find crab. Hmmm.

[DTro]

Good start to the season.

Anyone else cringe when they were releasing pressure from the smashed finger??

[LMITOUT]

I cringed when the line went around the kid's ankle on Wild Bill's new boat. yikes.

[Walleyehooker]

I was surprised to see Elliot the punk back. Im sure he had to buy a boat because no one in their right mind would hire him to be a Captain of their boat. I like how he lied about running the boat into the ice pack till they replayed the footage. He will have to get real lucky or pot down somebody to catch any crab.Still the most real and best reality show on TV.

[Walleyehooker]

Sounds like JR stiffs hot head Keith. That should be funny to watch.

[JosMN]

Just watched it on the DVR. Good start to the season. Elliot's only option was to buy his own boat. Still can't stand "Mr. Tough guy" keith...for some reason the guy just gets on my nerves. Time bandit boys are always fun to watch. And another year of Edgar and SIG buttin heads...

[buzbunni]

I cringed when the line went around the kid's ankle on Wild Bill's new boat. yikes.

+1

[IceHawk]

Great first episode! Looking forward to this season. Highlight was the documentary show on the time bandit after the catch.

[Kyhl]

I enjoyed all three episodes. It was great to see Phil in the recap episode a week and a half ago. He really anchored the show.

The Time Bandit remodel and history was great. Loved the line, named that because it steals all of your time. Good stuff seeing the background of that family.

I couldn't believe how much weight they added to the front of the TB. I wonder if they offset that by removing other weight.

My predictions:

Kieth will be a drama queen and get into with another captain then take it out on his crew.

Wild Bill will yell at his kid and others then talk to the camera about 'back in the day'.

Elliot will have a tough time finding crab and will work his crew past their breaking point. He'll also cry at some point, maybe twice.

The Hillstrands will put Josh Harris on the right track to focus on the Cornelia Marie.

Jr will have a confrontation with another caption and have a successful season.

The Hansons will argue, find crab, and go home.

[Walleyehooker]

In a boat that big those plates they added up front wouldn't make much difference. And they probably added more weight in the rear with those new engines.

[creepworm]

I was surprised that they added steel because they wanted it to be at least an inch thick up front. How thick is it to begin with? I would have expected it to be at least that from the beginning.

[NKLCOLT1911]

I was surprised that they added steel because they wanted it to be at least an inch thick up front. How thick is it to begin with? I would have expected it to be at least that from the beginning.

its hull was probably only 3/8" thick.

[Kyhl]

In a boat that big those plates they added up front wouldn't make much difference. And they probably added more weight in the rear with those new engines.

Guess you are right. I expected it to be heavier. Found an online calculator that put a 3/4" 6 foot square steel plate at around 1,100lbs.

If they put 4 on a side they added 4 about tons to the bow which probably has little affect.

[Fish Head]

It looks like we're in for a good season. I enjoyed watching the Time Bandit get it's rebuild too. I saw the Time Bandit in port when I was in Homer, Alaska a couple years ago.

I have a question- Who in the world gave Elliot a loan for $1.5 million to buy a boat??? Probably the same people who were giving home mortgages to anyone that could spell their name a few years back.

[LMITOUT]

I have a question- Who in the world gave Elliot a loan for $1.5 million to buy a boat???

Discovery was probably a co-signer to the loan.

[mrklean]

Who would invest in Todd Hoffman....like LMITOUT said discovery probably had a hand in some of this

[Walleye Guy]

Elliot=id e ot.

[CrewJones]

looks like jake harris is off doing his thing.

what a way to earn a living, one of my favorite shows

[Wanderer]

My predictions:

Kieth will be a drama queen and get into with another captain then take it out on his crew.

Wild Bill will yell at his kid and others then talk to the camera about 'back in the day'.

Elliot will have a tough time finding crab and will work his crew past their breaking point. He'll also cry at some point, maybe twice.

The Hillstrands will put Josh Harris on the right track to focus on the Cornelia Marie.

Jr will have a confrontation with another caption and have a successful season.

The Hansons will argue, find crab, and go home.

Way to ruin it...

The rebuilding of the TB was awesome, loved it. I was wondering last year why the crab boats don't have a thicker hull but I suppose it's because 80-90% of the time they're not breaking ice to fish.

The Captains did an honest ham job in the season preview. They knew it, we knew it, but they made it fun anyway.

This is just one of those shows that has me completely hooked. Can't help it. I wanna be there.

[ThunderLund78]

I used to watch the show every week, last year I was kind-of in-and-out, but after catching the first episode this year, I think I'm back in full-time. DVR is set. I don't want to see anyone fail but let's be honest, this is entertainment. I want to see Elliot get a harsh dose of reality.

[MuskieJunkie]

I was surprised that they added steel because they wanted it to be at least an inch thick up front. How thick is it to begin with? I would have expected it to be at least that from the beginning.

They said in the show that it was 1/4" and they were adding another 3/4".

[Shack]

Watched a few episodes a couple years back and fell into "crabs" again, who cares?

Just started the entire series over again with my wife and watching it on Netflix and she has given me the motivation to approach this show and start it off on a new foot. Just finishing up on Season 3 this weekend.

[Shack]

Well we are on season 5 now. Almost makes a guy sick watching those captains rot themselves away like that. Yea they are warm and inside but the lack of exercise, stress and no sleep is almost worst on their health than the burtle stuff the deck hands take on.

[bgmny]

Anyone know what kind of addiction Edgar was batteling before he cleaned up? It's amazing to see the number of veterans explain how being a fisherman has ruined their home lives, but then welcome their young kids to follow in their footsteps.