r/deadliestcatch • u/amazingmaple • 2d ago
Freddy
Anyone else waiting for some news to come out that Freddy is a serial killer and has hundreds of victims?
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u/BrilliantTip5840 2d ago
I somewhat agree... He is obviously a very good and hard worker but it also definitely seems that he needs his ego stroked just right and then he is loyal to that smart captain for life! I think the captain deserves the credit in that case for knowing exactly how to handle each of his employees just right!
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u/Diane1967 1d ago
I was impressed when he was kicked off the TB, he needs to be humbled
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u/ColoradoPowMonster 1d ago
You don’t think that was some drama created for the show? I saw an OJ for Freddy swap.
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u/Wingnutt02 2d ago
It shouldn’t be shocking that people that go to Alaska to go crab fishing in the Bering Sea every fall / winter are not Mother Theresa.
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u/Unhappy-Vegetable-28 1d ago
They’re the same breed of people as rough necks on oil rigs. Ain’t doing it because they’re smart
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u/Mackin-N-Cheese 2d ago
He already has an assault charge. I would not be surprised at all if he ends up in jail someday. He comes across as a sociopathic man-child.
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u/SixRavenX 2d ago
Hes always come off as a ticking time bomb, but given his age these days I'm far less concerned about it than I would have been 15+ years ago
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u/Zestyclose_Court5946 1d ago
Knowing how the show hides their criminal pasts, it wouldn't surprise me if he or others on the show done horrible things in the past.
when it comes out what someone has done, they just remove them from the show without a word.
like Edgar is and Josh.
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u/ColoradoPowMonster 1d ago
Who else is fishing the bearing sea? That’s a high paying job reserved for felons…not surprised.
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u/Relative-Average-720 16h ago
Exactly. It’s a lot like working oil rigs in some ways. It’s dangerous af, yet shockingly simple for the most part and literally *nobody* gives a single f#ck abt your past as long as you don’t have any active warrants and can pass a drug test on command, which is why they get paid so well. Some outfits do care if you’re on probation but even then “care” is a strong word (that one usually boils down to their insurance). Never have I ever seen more Ferraris/Lambos/Porsches in a damn trailer park as I have in, North Dakota, southern Louisiana, & Texas 😂.
Edit: “simple” in that it’s easy to comprehend what you have to do, the hard parts are the physical and mental toll.
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u/CrazYforGold 2d ago
Idc how tall a fisherman is. They are a different breed period. My late older brother fished alongside many of them and I guarantee you even the smallest of deck hand would mop up the average joe in any given scenario. Maybe not if there was a huge size disadvantage would my dollar would still play on the fisherman with a 50 lb difference.
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u/kanaedax 2d ago
Freddy is about 5 foot 2. I don't think he'd be very dangerous off the boat without his captain to protect him.
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u/amazingmaple 2d ago
It's the short guys you have to worry about. Plus he's got a whole lot of crazy
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u/poleybear316 1d ago
I was a bouncer for 20 years and youre 1000% correct! Short guys always seem like they’re trying to prove they’re the toughest guys on Earth!
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u/kanaedax 2d ago
If you're getting your ass kicked by someone of Freddy's size then I have no sympathy for you. There's a reason UFC and boxing have weight divisions. Without a weapon Freddy would present very little threat.
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u/Itchy-Background8982 2d ago
My money would be on Freddy. I believe he is Samoan and they are fierce warriors. Size isn’t everything in a fight.
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u/Ok-Answer-6951 1d ago
LMFAO that man would rip most humans limb from limb. Weight classes dont apply to freaks of nature.
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u/Olga_Ale 2d ago
Idk why this surprised me about his height, but I always thought he would be around 6’. What an odd thing for me to have such a shocked response to after watching this show since the beginning. It’s such a non-issue especially compared to the many other things about Freddy that could come as a shock pertaining to some of his outlandish behaviors.
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u/pointy_panda 2d ago
That's probably because he is close to 6 feet tall. Sophia Bob might be 5' 2", but Freddy isn't.
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u/ThingNo7530 2d ago
I think Freddy is probably high maintenance and definitely has a few screws loose, but is such a good, hard worker on the deck that captains know it's a small price to pay (mostly Keith and Jonathan), so they put up with it until he invariably goes through with one of his threats to leave the boat... then go to the other boat, then threaten to leave that one, annnnnnnd it's the ciiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!
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u/mt8675309 2d ago
Freddy is a psychopath
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u/Wingnutt02 2d ago
Don’t you kinda have to be to fishing for crab in the middle of the Bering Sea in the fall/winter?
I say it all the time when this type of conversation come up. The guys on these boats are not Mother Theresa.
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u/Independent_Crow6320 1d ago
I've worked with Freddy, I'm 5'11" and he's about my height so definitely not short. One of the hardest working guys you will ever meet.. Don't take everything you see on the show as gospel.
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u/ARKzzzzzz 1d ago
Yeah, people don’t realize this is a reality show. I’ve been in Freddy’s orbit for years and have never had any issues with him
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u/JustHereForCookies17 1d ago
People always seem to forget this about these reality shows - we're seeing 50 minutes a week of highly edited footage shot over at least 7 days for probably 16+ hours a day. If a camera crew followed any of us around that long, they could make us look like psychopaths or geniuses or morons or whatever made for the best storyline.
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u/Other-Revolution-275 2d ago
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u/ARKzzzzzz 1d ago
Freddy is a Gem in real life. I’m in the same yard as him in Bristol bay and he’s always the first to offer to lend a hand.
It’s a television show, he knows how to put on a good show.
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u/Relative-Average-720 16h ago edited 16h ago
*Freddy accent* BEST…DECKHAND…EVER! BEST at pouring cod blood on face! BEST at rail throwing hook! EVER! His kid? BEST baby EVER!!
Edit: I hope it’s obvious this is a joke…he’s a great deckie (“When you get Freddy, you don’t get one deckhand, you get like 4 deckhands…”- Keith), but definitely crazy af tho 😂
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u/Beltrane1 23h ago edited 23h ago
Did Freddy not die by drugs overdose around Xmas last year ?.
Got that one well wrong didn't I.
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u/FlungPuPanda509 21h ago
Nope, I've met and am related to actual Alaskan serial killers and visit some in prison. Freddy is too nice.
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u/Hopeful-Bit6187 8h ago
That was really funny when Monty came to get Freddie and Freddie was partying and then Freddie looked at Monty and said Freddie will leave when Freddie’s ready and then Monty said to the other guy grabbed your stuff. Freddie’s offer for a trip and Freddie just looked at him and laughed
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u/Lock_In_Maxxing 2d ago
He does a really good job at his positions on all the boats, the captains seem to love him on their boats, and he's entertaining. If he had a lengthy legal repertoire, I don't think deadliest catch would have made him a leading character in the show forever. Lbh, it doesn't take much at all to get an assault charge these days. Let's chill with dissecting every cast members off screen history and just enjoy the damn show.
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u/amazingmaple 2d ago
Lol. They're in the public eye and on TV. We can dissect their lives all we want.
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u/Hoghaw 2d ago
I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Freddy committed almost any crime, especially if he was drinking. That dude is out of control when he’s on a boat. (Hidden bottles perhaps? Don’t be too quick to judge me, Jake Harris had weed hidden on the Cornelia Marie. IMHO, THAT was the only time that Jake Harris had to turn his life around, but we know he didn’t and I’m off the subject!) Sorry about that!
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u/Chemist-Patient 1d ago
Freddy is such a fuckin clown. I would of fired him on the spot for jumping into the ocean to try to get that walrus
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u/Smashdemo1 2d ago
Freddy bullied that one greenhorn a few seasons ago who refused to get his hair cut in the Wizard.