Me too those men are among most courageous in world to go out in most dangerous ocean on planet i respect men the business of oldest profession and reality tv they always kept genuine never scripted show sold out given all years the show has been on tv
@@philipwright3847it is posted on the chart what the variation is for that area and you correct for deviation with magnets. How do you think Sigs father would navigate in the 70’s? They didn’t have GPS compasses back then.
I spent 1 season in the bearing sea ,at the time I was 45 years old and made that season $60,000 richer Now I am 59years old and I am gearing to go long lining for halibut! There is something in us that gets us to return every year and that is the Respect I have for this powerful sea.
I came very close to losing my leg this year salmon fishing, still can not walk right, been on crutches for 6 months, Slowly recovering and already looking forward to next season! Salt in your veins I think they call it. 😊
Only in a matter of life and limb can people have that kind of trust and willingness to help. Ships have ferried parts and even deckhands to help another boat, the saga saved a crew of another boat, etc. Seems the more dangerous a job the closer the bond between those who do it (cops, firefighters, emts, soldiers, etc)
I engineered on a tugboat we had a old school captain who would turn off all the electronics and would have the mates use charts and a compus and a sexton
They were only missing the auto pilot's compass feed (electronic). They still had a compass and to hand steer due to the auto pilot not working. Just a little inconvenient, still have radar and charts as well as redundant gps. Make believe drama.
And they have a chaser boat that does All The Longshots views so I'm sure they were relying on the other boats radar and navigational LOL still made for interesting television
Was he faking an outage or a basic troubleshooting technique? They tried turning it off then tuning it back on. They should have waited 15 seconds before turning it back on. Given the situation, it might not matter. I wonder when the next season will be. I think the fishery is shut down so there won't be anything to catch except cod.
I always checked the fathometer reading against my course and present position on my watch . Gave me something to do . Also made hourly engine room checks . I enjoyed navigating the boat . And if was getting tired I would stand for the rest of my watch .
Once again. Bless all of you they go up there and fish and do what you do and face the elements and put your lives up against nature and it's amazing and we all appreciate you and thank you and you guys are some Best of the Best.
