The Deadliest Fans: 2011 CatchCon

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Capt. Sig Hansen of the F/V Northwestern during Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography A fan takes a photo of the Deadlies Catch chopper during Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Andy Hillstrand, Captain of F/V Time Bandit, at the Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Jake Harris admires the new tattoo Danielle Thomas of Scranton, Penn., has to memorialize his father Capt. Phil Harris of the Cornelia Maria during Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Sig Hansen, left, and Johnathon Hillstrand fool about during the Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Jake Harris admires the new tattoo Danielle Thomas of Scranton, Penn., has to memorialize his father Capt. Phil Harris of the Cornelia Maria during Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

@ Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. Phil Harris' son Jake signs autographs while Danielle Thomas of Scranton, Penn., waits to show him her new tattoo during Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

@ Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. Phil Harris' son Jake poses with fans while Danielle Thomas of Scranton, Penn., waits to show him her new tattoo during Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. Sig Hansen signs autographs at the Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. Sig Hansen signs a blanket as Julie Zito of Takoma Park, Md., acts as his table during Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Jim Williamson of JBLM (McChord AFB), left, and Christopher Jarvis compete in the Captain's Relay crab buoy capture during Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. Jake Harris gets his photo taken with a fan during Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Portraits of the captains of Deadlies Catch greet fans during Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. "Wild" Bill Wichrowski during the Deadliest Catch Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capt. Johnathan Hillstrand pokes fun at Capt. Sig Hansen during the Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Paul Teutul, Sr., with American Chopper present a custom made bike to the Deadliest Catch captains during Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Paul Teutul, Sr., with American Chopper describes the airbrushed crabs on a custom made bike to the Deadliest Catch captains duruing Catchcon at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Paul Teutul, Sr., from Orange County Choppers rides in a new motorcycle created for Deadliest Catch during Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash. The bike was a surprise for the Deadliest Catch crew and captains.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Deanna Meister, left, and her daughter Ryan Meister of Elam, Wahs., compete in a crab sorting contest at Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday afternoon April, 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash. Ryan says she enjoys the show because unlike other reality show, "It's real and it's the only one worth watching."

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Capts. Keith Colburn, left, and Andy Hillstrand at Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography A rabid Deadliest Catch fan attempts to get the attention of the captains during Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Sorting crab during the Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Rabid fans try to get picked for the captain's relay during Deadliest Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.

© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography Deadliest Catch fans wait for the captains during Catch Con at the Bell Harbor Conference Center on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Seattle, Wash.