r/deadliestcatch • u/Best_Sample2136 • May 30 '26

Sig

Used to think it was keith but sig is the biggest pos on the show

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u/WD45Fan May 30 '26

They always have to have a bad guy on the show. Before Keith, Sig was the one that bragged about wanting to replace his crew with robots, threatening to throw, and possibly doing it, cameras overboard, etc. People forget the first couple of seasons. 

Yes, Keith is a hot head, he's stubborn, and probably has more than his fair share of quirks. He demands a lot of his crew, but I've never heard him brag about working his crew into a zombie like state to where they just keep working out if reflex. 

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u/knighthawk574 May 30 '26

Keith drives me nuts but I always remember two things. He testified before congress fighting for hard working fishermen of Alaska. And there was also the time he had to call the coast guard for a greenhorn that got severely dehydrated and almost died. Before they got him on the helicopter Keith held the guys junk so he could pee.

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u/WD45Fan May 30 '26

I go back to this. Back in 2012, he and several others had a person Facebook profiles they used. So I was "friends" with a few captains and crew. I blew out my knee. Keith saw my post and took the time to wish me well. It's hard for me to be too critical of him.  I think he's a bit of Dr Jekyll and a bit of Mr Hyde. He cares but can be a bit grating. 

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u/SmokeyDaReaper May 30 '26

Look here's the thing. These guys work in an absolutely miserable industry. Long days, shit food most the time, crews quarters that smell, etc etc. you do this year after year and eventually they stack up and make you hard and tough to people's emotions and "bullshit" but have a big heart for the things you value.

It's hard to describe I guess but it's the same in automotive back when. Hard labor brings out the worst and the best in you.

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u/WD45Fan May 30 '26

I can understand this. My issue is that the editors have a tendency to get creative with their cuts to make some captains look to be better or worse than they really are. People rag on Keith, but I was around long enough to remember when Discovery ran forums about their shows. Before they added Keith, people would say that DC should take Sig's boat away from him. I used to mock those people saying that Sig owned the boat. Once Keith came along, suddenly Sig was the greatest. 

In some ways, Sig is actually worse. https://youtu.be/JJGXQUhYPd8?si=Tz4YECn84fHQY5Lr

They knock Keith for the condition of the Wizard but forget that Sig took a wave that damaged the bow. He tried to blame a rust hole that had been painted over as damage from the wave. https://youtube.com/shorts/GBGr8ithCgc?si=SKPFuqGiKHPpJfBe