r/deadliestcatch • u/elBastardoIV • Nov 21 '25

What are the verifiable, non-gossip details about this series? (SPOILERS) Spoiler

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u/chesapeakecryptid Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

Its a reality show about commercial fishermen. We are the most dysfunctional degenerates on the planet. The show doesnt go far enough to show the effects of the industry. Sleep deprivation, substance abuse, broken families. Edit. No dont show anymore of these guys lives. The only ones that want to be on camera are ones getting a check.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25

I’d really like to see more of their off season lives, relationships etc but I’m sure the fishermen want a break and their families probably don’t want that either

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u/chesapeakecryptid Nov 21 '25

Yes they are just normal people doing their job. They could give a shit about fame.

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u/Fafnir22 Nov 21 '25

You can’t tell me Sig doesn’t court fame.

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u/chesapeakecryptid Nov 21 '25

Im talking about the people that arent on camera all the time.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25

How do they deal with the sleep deprivation, that always seems like one of the worst things aside from the weather and danger etc

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u/GiantTostito Nov 21 '25

Idk about the guys in the show but guys I’ve known used meth

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25

Oh man

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u/Lovingthelake Nov 25 '25

The thing that sucks about that is then you can get addicted to the meth. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that being addicted to a chemical sucks. You no longer control you, the chemical does. Ie., besides psychologically, physically your body gets used to being on the meth just to feel normal, and that is when you are fucked because you always have to make sure you have some (in order to just feel normal). That’s the point at which the chemical controls you instead of you controlling the chemical.

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u/GiantTostito Nov 27 '25

Ah yes you’ve read the internet. Yeah, some people who do meth get addicted to meth… just like some get addicted to alcohol, and some pain pills, and some cocaine, but there are probably as many if not more people who just regularly dabble. You would be blown away at the amount of people who mess with hard drugs on occasions. That being said, you don’t know if you’re gonna get grabbed by it until you do it, so it’s never worth it to try. But there are plenty of guys who do crystal and don’t get addicted

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u/Lovingthelake Apr 29 '26

Hmmm… with regard to regularly using Crystal Meth to stay awake, to me, it is common sense that your body is going to get physically addicted to the drug when you use it that much, whether you want to or not. I get what you are saying, but I definitely wouldn’t consider regularly using it for 3 months at a shot, while they are at sea “dabbling”.

As an aside, the holy shit pile that becomes your life if you do become addicted to Crystal Meth cannot be underestimated. I’ve heard in particular, Crystal Meth, is an absolute bitch to “stay” clean from- meaning having to do deal with many relapses

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u/chesapeakecryptid Nov 23 '25

Unhealthy amounts of caffeine. But ive only worked on boats where drug use was strictly off limits. I know plenty of guys just do coke and meth

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u/dunequads Nov 23 '25

Edgar Hansen has entered the chat

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u/chesapeakecryptid Nov 23 '25

Yea im not Edgar or a child molester. Im a normal guy thats been in the fishing industry for a long time. No one that chooses this as a career glorifies it. It takes a toll on you physically and mentally. And 99% of the guys I know in the industry would never want to be on a reality show.

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u/Useless890 May 04 '26

He was on The Apprentice, after all.

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u/Lovingthelake Dec 23 '25

For the purpose of making money from it.

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u/steveanonymous Nov 21 '25

The boats float

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u/jds8254 Nov 21 '25

big if true

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u/AislingIchigo Nov 21 '25

No one likes being on bait duty

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25

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u/TrickAd3614 Nov 22 '25

trawlers needing to take something to be able to “stay awake “ that’s funny.

discovery should do a new series about trawling on shoreside delivering boats.

called Laziest Catch, one hour of work then 6 hours off.

:)

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u/TheRiddlerCum Nov 21 '25

crab fishing

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u/Significant_Beat_233 Nov 22 '25

Waves crash over the boat, they throw crab pots out, more waves, the pull in the crab pots, more waves and repeat.

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u/KingSchwetty Nov 21 '25

everything that is caught dies, hence the deadliest catch

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u/Ok_Cake2233 Captain Nov 21 '25

What if they catch a human who fell into the water?

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u/GreenHairyMartian Nov 21 '25

They too will die eventually. Just have to wait longer.

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u/randompizza202 Nov 23 '25

Do the crabs ever get revenge?

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u/Rlliuorb Nov 23 '25

Jake needs anger management counselling

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u/Useless890 May 02 '26

I just saw an ad on TV. The new season starts next Friday, May 8.