It's no secret that Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra are firm friends. During the COVID-19 quarantine, the two even binged some shows together and cemented their bond even further. Monsters and Critics interviewed Dodge and learned more about his friendship with the master fabricator. He said, "We became friends right away. We share similar interests, and we have similar skills. For example, both of us are welder fabricators. But early on, Juan had not been around the gold stuff. So I've been teaching him over the years, and if there's anybody that can learn fast, it is Juan Ibarra. He is an extremely intelligent person." It seems as if Dodge helped to further Ibarra's skills in the niche field, and the latter ran with it. But their relationship goes further than sharing their expertise.
In a separate Monsters and Critics interview, Ibarra also revealed that they immediately had a connection when they met while he was working with Todd Hoffman's crew on "Gold Rush." Ibarra shared, "We'd spend days in [and] days out working with each other, putting this plant together, and we hit it off. Freddy loves to joke, and I'm the same way. I make up stupid jokes throughout the day to keep ourselves entertained. And we just hit it off really from the get-go." Apparently, the duo season their friendship with plenty of humor and even a dash of admiration.
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