Crab Competition?

Galaxy · 05-02-2005, 12:50 AM

On Discovery right now, they have a Crab Catching competition (the team with the most crabs/lbs) wins. Is TV this desperate?

By the way, I never realize how huge Crabs are.

DeToxRox · 05-02-2005, 12:51 AM

If we could only count the ways I've caught crabs.

Coffee Warlord · 05-02-2005, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRoxDVHStyle

If we could only count the ways I've caught crabs.

You know, if you stop banging Afoci, you wouldn't have this problems.

Cringer · 05-02-2005, 01:54 AM

Do they hand the crabs over to Iron Chef America for their Battle: Crab? That was the crab show i saw tonight.

Mr. Wednesday · 05-02-2005, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Galaxy

On Discovery right now, they have a Crab Catching competition (the team with the most crabs/lbs) wins. Is TV this desperate?

By the way, I never realize how huge Crabs are.

If you're talking seriously about Deadliest Catch, I think it's an interesting look at the life of Alaskan crab fishermen.

Also, these are not your average crabs -- these are the ones that produce the foot-long legs you may occasionally see in your grocer's seafood case. Crabs from the Atlantic are a lot smaller.

Ragone · 05-02-2005, 03:58 AM

Who did the judging for this contest?

Paris Hilton and Britney Spears?

JeeberD · 05-02-2005, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

You know, if you stop banging Afoci, you wouldn't have this problems.

Dammit, I was gonna be the person to bring The Afoci into this conversation...

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 05-02-2005, 10:33 AM

This show has single handedly changed my mind about eating snowcrabs. Those people are nuts. No food is worth the conditions those people work in.

Galaxy · 05-02-2005, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Wednesday

If you're talking seriously about Deadliest Catch, I think it's an interesting look at the life of Alaskan crab fishermen.

Also, these are not your average crabs -- these are the ones that produce the foot-long legs you may occasionally see in your grocer's seafood case. Crabs from the Atlantic are a lot smaller.

Yeap. At first I though it was a special like they have on Food TV, but it was six teams competiting against each for over who can catch the most crabs. I just found it odd that they though of this.

I've never had or seen crabs (I live in a small town, and not near the oceans), so I was baffled. How big are these suckers, and do they serve them in these sizes?

Desnudo · 05-02-2005, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaxy

Yeap. At first I though it was a special like they have on Food TV, but it was six teams competiting against each for over who can catch the most crabs. I just found it odd that they though of this.

I've never had or seen crabs (I live in a small town, and not near the oceans), so I was baffled. How big are these suckers, and do they serve them in these sizes?

You eat the legs like lobster, cracking open the shell and pulling the meat out.

Mr. Wednesday · 05-02-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaxy

Yeap. At first I though it was a special like they have on Food TV, but it was six teams competiting against each for over who can catch the most crabs. I just found it odd that they though of this.

Is there a competition here aside from the boats just trying to max their income?

dacman · 05-02-2005, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaxy

Yeap. At first I though it was a special like they have on Food TV, but it was six teams competiting against each for over who can catch the most crabs. I just found it odd that they though of this...

Boy have you got it backwards, but in this overly sensationalized reality TV era we're in I'm not terribly surprised.

Airhog · 05-02-2005, 04:42 PM

I thought they were just trying to make things more interesting for the viewer.

JeffNights · 05-02-2005, 05:36 PM

In a way it is a competition, however, its real life. There are over 400 boats in the crab fishing fleet, and they put cameras on these six boats to profile.

Its the real thing. you'll find out tommorow night when they start losing people. and when i asy losing people, i mean death.

Mr. Wednesday · 05-02-2005, 05:42 PM

I wouldn't think you'd need an artificial competition -- every crab is money in the bank for these guys, they're going to be driving hard to get as many as they can regardless of whether there's some sort of prize for the boat that hauls in the most.

Galaxy · 05-02-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffNights

In a way it is a competition, however, its real life. There are over 400 boats in the crab fishing fleet, and they put cameras on these six boats to profile.

Its the real thing. you'll find out tommorow night when they start losing people. and when i asy losing people, i mean death.

Yeah, I just found it on last night. Never seen it before. Quite interesting. I seen the specials they do on the Travel Channel with the "fish" ships when in Alaska, Iceland, ect. This has to be one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs around. Makes you alittle more grateful in the people who bring these seafoods to our dinner tables.

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05-02-2005, 12:51 AM	#2
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	If we could only count the ways I've caught crabs.

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Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Who did the judging for this contest? Paris Hilton and Britney Spears?

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Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	This show has single handedly changed my mind about eating snowcrabs. Those people are nuts. No food is worth the conditions those people work in.

05-02-2005, 05:36 PM	#14
JeffNights College Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Michigan	In a way it is a competition, however, its real life. There are over 400 boats in the crab fishing fleet, and they put cameras on these six boats to profile. Its the real thing. you'll find out tommorow night when they start losing people. and when i asy losing people, i mean death.

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