Hundreds visit West Richland Yoke's to meet 'Deadliest Catch' captains
'Deadliest Catch' Captains Meet with Fans
Hundreds of Mid-Columbia residents line up outside the West Richland Yoke's this afternoon to meet two reality TV stars who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
Captain Keith Colburn and Relief Captain Monte Colburn from the television show "Deadliest Catch" signed autographs and took pictures with the local fans.
The pair are touring grocery stores across the Pacific Northwest to promote a beer.
In the show, the two work on a ship called The Wizard.
They risk their lives in search of crabs.
"I came out to see the guys from The Wizard and get their autograph. Came in early to work, took my lunch break as well, and I'm excited. I got my t-shirt and my autograph and I'm ecstatic about it" said Sarah Cook, local fan from Pasco.
The pair signed autographs for about two hours.
Some fans waited in line for an hour and a half to meet them.
Deadliest Catch stars meet fans in West Richland
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 8:19 PM CDT Updated: Jun 17, 2011 9:04 PM CDT
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. -- More than 500 TV and fishing enthusiasts hooked around the Yokes' Fresh Market store in West Richland Friday for a chance to meet Captain Keith Colburn and his brother Relief Captain Monte Colburn of the fishing vessel "The Wizard."
Two stars from the popular Discovery Channel show "The Deadliest Catch" signed autographs and posed for pictures from noon to 2:00 PM.
"I've never seen this many kids show up to one of these autograph signings it's really cool," says Keith Colburn. "It's a nice sunny day and they're lined up pretty good., it's a beautiful town, so we just rolled up today," says Monte Colburn.
The brothers say they'll be ready to go back out to sea for the next season, sometime this fall.