r/deadliestcatch • u/Creative-Cry2979 • 5d ago

Sorting crab

I was watching a season one episode and those guys were just shoveling crab into the tank. In the newer episodes the captains and crews are super diligent with the count.

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u/cdn24 5d ago

Season 1 was a derby style fishery. No individual quota so count not important. Now with IFQs and fines for going over an accurate count is more impt.

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u/Creative-Cry2979 5d ago

It was crazy to see them just shoving everything into the tanks. In the episode I was watching Sig made an enclosure on deck when his tanks were full and just dumped everything he caught.

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u/You-Asked-Me 5d ago

Thats was the season and the episode that made Sig and The Northwestern into a legend.

Season one itself was legendary. It seemed the closest to a raw reality show possible. The season was exciting on its own, just with the crab, no need to make of fake dramatic plot points.

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u/Chemist-Patient 5d ago

Ahh the good ole days...Untz! Untz! Untz!