Original subtitles

PAY ATTENTION.

♪♪

YOU GET LAZY, YOU CUT A CORNER...

[ SHOUTING ]

...THE CONSEQUENCE IS DEATH.

WHEN IT COMES TO CATCHING THESE CRAB,

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE NICE.

♪♪

WE WIN OR LOSE, YOU HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE.

♪♪

Man: LOTS OF BIG CRAB.

IT'S CUTTHROAT OUT THERE.

[BLEEP] SAKE.KEITH: Get out of Dodge.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AROUND HERE ANYMORE.

Sean: MY DAD TAUGHT ME TO TAKE WHAT'S MINE,

NO MATTER WHO STANDS IN YOUR WAY.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE! RIGHT THERE!

IT'S, LIKE, RIGHT NEXT TO OURS.

WHY?! LOOK AT THAT!

EVERYBODY IN THIS FLEET THOUGHT THAT MY DAD WAS A GREAT GUY,

AND HE WAS...

[BLEEP]

IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PULLED ALL THE WAY UP!

...BUT NOT BECAUSE HE WAS NICE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

AAH!

[ ALL CHEERING ]

♪♪

LET'S GET IT ON.

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♪♪

SEAN: Man, there is gear everywhere.

Everybody knows that the crab are in one spot.

SIG: They're hitting it really hard out by the mud pit.

WHEN WE SET OUR GEAR, THERE WASN'T A POT IN THE AREA.

NOW YOU SEE BOATS COMING IN AND OUT.

Narrator: THE 2018 KING CRAB SEASON IS ONLY A WEEK OLD,

AND THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE.

GUYS WERE WORRIED ABOUT CRAB BEING IN ONE SPOT.

GET READY.

NOW IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE THAT'S THE CASE.

Narrator: MOST OF THE FLEET IS PACKED

INTO AN 800-SQUARE MILE PIECE OF THE WESTERN KING GROUNDS

KNOWN AS THE MUD PIT.

I'VE GOT TO GET ON THE MEAT. I'M SETTING TO THE WEST.

Man: WHOO!

THERE'S BIG OPPORTUNITY, AND YOU CANNOT HESITATE.

Narrator: AND WITH A QUARTER-BILLION-DOLLAR

CRAB HOARD AMASSING BELOW...

EVERY MINUTE THAT TICKS BY,

THERE'S PROBABLY ANOTHER POT HITTING THE WATER.

Narrator: ...EVERY CAPTAIN PLOTS TO OUTMANEUVER

OR OUT MUSCLE THE COMPETITION.

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT REALLY HAVE TO FALL INTO PLACE

TO GET ON GOOD FISHING FAST.

I HOPE I FIND A LITTLE HONEY HOLE

BECAUSE GOOD FISHING DOESN'T LAST VERY LONG.

♪♪

♪♪

Sean: OH, LOOK AT THAT -- A NORTHWESTERNPOT, HMM?

Narrator: CAPTAIN SEAN WAS ALONE WHEN HE FIRST STAKED OUT THIS TERRITORY.

NOW THE FLEET IS CLOSING IN.

♪♪

WE STARTED ON SOME REALLY GOOD NUMBERS HERE,

BUT THERE'S MORE GEAR IN HERE THAN THERE WAS BEFORE,

SO AS SOON AS SAGAIS HERE,

WE'RE GOING TO START SETTING THESE GUYS DOWN, MAN.

PUSH THEM BACK OUT OF THE AREA.

SHOW OLD MAN WINTER WHO'S BOSS AROUND HERE, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS NOT SIG'S BERING SEA ANYMORE.

Narrator: TWO DAYS AGO...

OPEN THE BOMB BAY DOORS, BOYS. GET THEM.

Narrator: ...SEAN TEAMED UP WITH FELLOW YOUNG GUN, JAKE ANDERSON...

DUMP IT.

Man: WHOO-HOO!

Narrator: ...TO CHASE VETERAN KEITH COLBURN OFF THEIR TURF.

YOU GUYS, MAN, THIS IS NOT [BLEEP] SMART.

I'm out of here.

HE RAN!

Well, looky here.

Sean: THERE'S THE CAVALRY RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: NOW WITH HIS PARTNER ON SCENE...

HEY!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

...SEAN SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THEIR NEXT VICTIM,

THE NORTHWESTERN.

WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT OUR GROUND.

I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S SIG.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S -- I DON'T CARE IF IT'S MY OWN MOM,

I'M SETTING THIS MOTHER DOWN.

SEAN: Count me down, Jake.

♪♪

JAKE: All right, here we go.

WE WON'T GIVE THESE GUYS ANY CHOICE

BUT TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE AREA.

IN 5...

THEY'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BAIL.

...4...

Ready! Keep it up.

...3...

♪♪

...2...

♪♪

...1. DUMP IT! DUMP IT! DUMP IT!

DUMP IT! DUMP THAT [BLEEP].

YEAH, BOYS!

POT IS DOWN!

SUCK ON THAT, SIG!

OH, THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS DIRTY.

THIS IS OUR FISHING GROUND, BABY.

Narrator: SETTING DOWN IS STRATEGICALLY PLACING POTS

TO BLOCK OUT ANOTHER CAPTAIN'S STRING.

TO DO IT RIGHT, YOU MUST ANTICIPATE THE DIRECTION

THE CRAB ARE MOVING AND INTERCEPT THEM

BEFORE THEY ENTER THE COMPETITION'S GEAR.

♪♪

OH, HE SET THESE THINGS CLOSE, TOO.

SIG KNOWS THERE'S CRAB HERE. HE'S JAMMING GEAR IN THIS AREA.

SO, IF WE CAN GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY,

THEN I CAN GET THE CRAB THAT I NEED AND BUY THAT NEW BOAT,

YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THE NEXT STEP.

3...2...1... and dump.

Oh, my God, Sean. Did you just do that?

SIMULTANEOUS -- I WATCHED THAT GO.

OH, MAN. RIGHT?

Nailed it.

JUST TORCHED HIM ON THAT ONE.

-WHOO! -TAKE THAT, NORTHWESTERN!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! YEAH!

THAT'S [BLEEP]

OH, [BLEEP] BE PISSED.

Man: WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT TO HIM?

THOSE KIDS HAVE NO RESPECT.

Jake: IT'S JUST BUSINESS. IT'S NOT PERSONAL.

I LOVE SIG.

LOVE TO HATE HIM AND HATE TO LOVE HIM.

♪♪

Narrator: 30 MILES EAST....

Keith: COME ON, MAN.

LET'S START RAMMING THROUGH THIS GEAR HERE.

Narrator: ...ABOARD THE WIZARD...

♪♪

...THE STRATEGIC SET-DOWN BY THE YOUNG GUNS DROVE

CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN OUT OF THE MUD PIT.

Keith: I'M PRETTY SURE I'M BY MYSELF OVER HERE TO THE EAST.

YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST KIND OF ROLLING THE DICE.

AND I GOT A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH.

Narrator: KEITH FRONTED $200,000 OF HIS OWN MONEY

FOR AN ADDITIONAL 50 TONS OF QUOTA.

Keith: I MEAN, I'VE GOT THREE OR FOUR TIMES

AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER BOAT IN THE FLEET.

Narrator: TO RETAIN HIS PLACE AS A HIGHLINER,

HE'S GOT TO GET ON THEM.

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE FACT

THAT WE'VE BEEN PROSPECTING AND SPOT-CHECKING

AND LOOKING AND LOOKING AND LOOKING,

AND THAT WE HAVEN'T PUT ANY CRAB ON THIS BOAT.

WE'RE STILL IN SEARCH MODE.

YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED IS A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK.

IN FACT, FREDDY, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK.

OOH.

HEY, I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU HAUL THE POT

'CAUSE I CAN'T ASK THESE GUYS TO DO IT

AND NOT DO IT MYSELF, SO I'M GOING OUT THERE WITH THEM.

Narrator: THIRSTY FOR A CHANGE OF FORTUNE,

THE NOTORIOUSLY SUPERSTITIOUS KEITH

RESORTS TO EXTREME MEASURES.

IT'S NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART...

-YEAH! -OH, I SEE MY FISH.

Narrator: ...NOR THE WEAK OF STOMACH.

WE'RE GOING TO DRINK SOME COD BLOOD FOR GOOD LUCK.

WE'LL TAKE ANYTHING WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW.

WHERE DO I CUT? RIGHT HERE?

I've already got juice. Yeah, baby!

[ SPITTING AND GAGGING ]

YEAH, BABY!

Narrator: BOTTOMS UP.

[ COUGHING AND GAGGING ]

♪♪

AAH!

AAAAH!

♪♪

MAYBE THAT WILL CHANGE OUR LUCK, GUYS.

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK. THANK YOU! YEAH, BABY!

NOW WE'RE GOING TO CATCH SOME CRAB!

WHY? WHY? WHY?

THE CRAZY [BLEEP] WE'LL DO FOR GOOD LUCK AROUND HERE,

BUT I NEED SOME GOOD LUCK.

HAA! AAH!

I GOT TO HAVE A CIGARETTE AFTER THAT ONE.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

Keith: OKAY, SO, I THINK YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE

TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF.

Narrator: HIS TRIBUTE TO THE CRAB GODS PAID...

[ GROANING ]

...ALL EYES ARE NOW ON THE RAIL.

I NEED SOME HELP HERE. I NEED SOME HELP.

[ KNOCKING RHYTHMICALLY ]

♪♪

[ KNOCKING RHYTHMICALLY ]

♪♪

HERE WE GO. MOMENT OF TRUTH.

♪♪

OH, WE GOT SOME CRAB!

YEAH!

Keith: OH!

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S GOT SOMETHING IN IT.

♪♪

LET'S GO, BABY!

50. 5-0. RIGHT ON.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

THAT'LL CHEER THE GUYS UP. RIGHT ON.

Narrator: WITH EACH CRAB AVERAGING $70...

WHAT WE NEED? 40s AND 50s.

Narrator: ...THAT ONE POT IS WORTH $3,500.

OH, YEAH!

WHOO!

GOOD-LOOKING CRAB. ALL RIGHT.

JUST RIFLING THEM IN THERE. OH, YEAH.

LET'S GO, BABY! 5-3.

THAT'S OUR HIGH POT OF THE SEASON, 53. [ CHUCKLES ]

UNCE! UNCE! UNCE!

Narrator: AWAY FROM THE CROWDED WATERS OF THE MUD PIT...

Keith: BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING ON MY PLOTTER AND MY RADAR,

I'M ONLY SEEING ONE BOAT OUT HERE.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH IS EAGER

TO KEEP THIS NEW HOT SPOT ALL TO HIMSELF.

YOU KNOW, THE ONLY BOAT THAT'S BEEN HERE IS THE SOUTHERN WIND,

AND THAT'S HARLEY.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

IT'S LIKE RUNNING THROUGH THE CANDY STORE

WHEN NOBODY IS THERE.

Narrator: CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON STARTED HIS SEASON

ON AN EARLY RUN FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA...

Steve: THE CRAB ARE ALL IN ONE DAMN SPOT, RIGHT AT THE MUD PIT.

Narrator: ...AND BROUGHT FIRST WORD

OF THE QUARTER-BILLION-DOLLAR MUD-PIT HOARD.

Keith: I'D PUT THE SOUTHERN WIND RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST

FOR GUYS THAT I DON'T LIKE,

AND HARLEY IS THE GUY THAT I DON'T LIKE.

[ HORN BLARES ]Steve: YEAH!

♪♪

Keith: I DON'T TRUST THAT GUY AT ALL.

THERE'S HISTORY BETWEEN ME AND HARLEY,

AND IT GOES BACK A DECADE.

HE BASICALLY SPOT-CHECKED SOME OF MY POTS

AND THEN TURNED AROUND AND IMMEDIATELY SET

RIGHT DOWN MY STRING,

AND I ENDED UP WITH ABOUT HALF DOZEN TANGLES AND LOSS OF GEAR.

I CAUGHT HIM RED-HANDED.

LET'S JUST SAY BY THE TIME WE GOT DONE TALKING ON THE BEACH,

WE HAD TO GET BROKEN UP.

♪♪

I'M SEEING GOOD NUMBERS HERE,

AND RIGHT NOW I JUST DON'T NEED HIM AROUND MY GEAR.

I'M GOING TO GIVE HARLEY A CALL.

HOPEFULLY, IT'LL GET HIM OFF MY SCENT.

Man: YEAH, BABY!

Keith: WHOO! GOOD-LOOKING.

ALL RIGHT.

UNCE! UNCE! UNCE! [ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: 35 MILES EAST OF THE MUD PIT...

THE ONLY BOAT THAT'S BEEN HERE IS THE SOUTHERN WIND,

AND THAT'S HARLEY.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

I DON'T TRUST THAT GUY AT ALL.

I'M GOING TO GIVE HARLEY A CALL.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN EYES AN OLD RIVAL

NEAR HIS NEWLY DISCOVERED HONEY HOLE.

♪♪

Keith: I'M SEEING GOOD NUMBERS HERE,

AND RIGHT NOW, I JUST DON'T NEED HIM AROUND MY GEAR.

♪♪

HOPEFULLY, IT'LL GET HIM OFF MY SCENT.

Narrator: JUST 15 MILES WEST...

♪♪

...ON THE SOUTHERN WIND...

Steve: [ LAUGHS ] NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON

WORKS A PRODUCTIVE HOT SPOT HE'S KEPT UNDER WRAPS...SO FAR.

BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL THING.

♪♪

Narrator: BUT WHEN WAGING WAR ON THE GROUNDS...

MM-HMM.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]HEY, HARLEY, YOU ON THIS ONE?

Narrator: ...THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DISINFORMATION.

STEVE: Hey, Keith. You doing fine?

HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING?

WHAT'S THAT? OH, MY DAY?

WELL IT'S NOT THAT -- NOT THAT SPIFFY.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

YEAH, ROGER THAT.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF CRAB

DOWN IN THE SOUTH OF HERE.

UH, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GIVE THAT A TRY.

HUH. OKAY.

I THOUGHT I SEEN YOU WORKING AROUND THERE YESTERDAY.

THAT'S A HANDY SPOT, HUH?

♪♪

Uh, to be honest, I wasn't going to say anything,

but, yeah, you definitely want to try and do that.

LET'S NOT START THAT HONEST STUFF, KEITH.

♪♪

WE'LL POKE AROUND.

YEAH, NO, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. WELL, I'LL, UH --

I'LL BE AROUND. I'LL BE IN TOUCH. AND GOOD FISHING.

GOOD LUCK. KEEP THE BOYS SAFE.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. GOOD TRAVELING. WE'LL SEE YOU.

AWW, DID YOU FEEL THE HUG?THAT WAS KEITH?

DID YOU FEEL THE LOVE?

WHAT'S HE BEING NICE FOR?

Keith: HOPEFULLY, I'LL GET HIM OFF MY SCENT.

THAT CRAB TO THE SOUTH IS PURE DECEPTION.

[ Chuckling ] THERE'S NO CRAB DOWN THERE.

YEAH, WE DO HAVE THAT HISTORY.

RIGHT.

HE'S [BLEEP] ME, ISN'T HE?

YEAH, 100%.

I THINK HE'S TRYING TO KEEP ME AWAY FROM SOMETHING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

I THINK WE BETTER GO KEEP HIM HONEST.

CHECK ONE OF HIS SPOTS HERE

AND SEE IF HE REALLY DOES KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

Narrator: HARLEY IS NOT BUYING WHAT KEITH IS SELLING.

LET'S KEEP GOING EAST

AND SEE WHAT HE'S GOT GOING ON HERE.

LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

INSTEAD, HE SETS A COURSE

FOR ONE OF THE WIZARD'S NEARBY STRINGS.

♪♪

YOU GOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT LITTLE GUY.

[ CHUCKLES ] OH, YEAH.

♪♪

Narrator: BACK IN THE HEART OF THE MUD PIT...

ON THE NORTHWESTERN...

YOU GUYS READY TO DO SOME GOOD?

Sig: SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

TURN TO PORT. TURN TO PORT.

HARD PORT.

Narrator: ...WITH THE FLEET SWARMING AROUND THEM,

CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN AND HIS DAUGHTER MANDY

CONTINUE TO FEED ON THE CRAB HOARD BELOW.

♪♪

SO, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE FIRST BAG OF MY STRING HERE.

MY FIRST STRINGS WERE REALLY GOOD,

SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAUL THESE GUYS AGAIN.

HOPEFULLY, THE NUMBERS WILL KEEP UP.

MOVING WITH THE CRAB, RIGHT?

YES.

WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW THE LARGER SCHOOL CRAB.

WHERE'S YOUR POT?RIGHT NEXT TO ME.

Narrator: MANDY'S STRONG OPENING SET LOADED THEIR TANKS

WITH OVER 25,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.

♪♪

PRIORITY NUMBER-ONE RIGHT NOW

IS TO GET THE REMAINDER OF OUR QUOTA

AND GET TO TOWN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO BEAT THE RUSH.

NOW THEY'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE SAME SPOT...

COME ON, BABY!

...LOOKING TO FILL THEIR TANKS BEFORE THE FLEET SUCKS UP

THE BOUNTY OR THE BIOMASS MOVES ON.

♪♪

OH [BLEEP].

Man: YEAH! WHOO-HOO!

OH, YEAH!

♪♪

[ ALL CHEERING ]

LOOK AT THAT, HUH? IT'S A BIG ONE.

55 IN THAT ONE.

NICE, MANDY. FIRST POT WAS GOOD.

LET'S FIND THAT NEXT ONE.

♪♪

YOU GOT A POT RIGHT HERE ON YOUR PORT. WATCH OUT.

YEAH, I'M TRYING TO GO --

THAT'S NOT YOU. YOU'RE UP HERE.

OKAY.

WELL, YOU'RE PROBABLY AT A CROSSROADS.

I CAN'T TELL WHICH WAY THESE GUYS ARE GOING,

BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE JUST CROSSED RIGHT THROUGH US.

HOLD ON A SEC.

YOU'RE UP HERE. YEAH.

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER POT OVER THERE.

CAN YOU SEE THAT?

YEAH, IT'S, LIKE, RIGHT NEXT TO OURS.

♪♪

♪♪

LET'S SEE WHAT'S IN THIS ONE.

IF THERE'S LESS CRAB, THEN THEY'RE ON TOP OF YOU.

Narrator: A SUDDEN DROP IN THE COUNT

IS A SIGN THAT RIVAL POTS MAY BE INTERCEPTING THE CRAB.

HOPEFULLY, IT'S NOT TOO BAD

BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANY GEAR WHEN YOU SET HERE, WAS THERE?

NO, WE WERE THE ONLY ONES.

RIGHT.

♪♪

Man: OH, NO!

[BLEEP] DAMN IT!

OH, NO! AW.

I SEE ANOTHER ONE -- THE SAME THING.

THAT'S WHEN I GET ANGRY.

YEAH. WATCH OUT.

♪♪

NOTHING.

THAT'S ON PURPOSE.

TELL ME WHAT THAT SAYS. I WANT TO KNOW WHO THIS IS.

3-6-0-4-7.

♪♪

THAT'S SAGA. [BLEEP]

SO, JAKE'S SETTING ALL OVER OUR GEAR?

ARE YOU KIDDING? AAH!

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER GUY, TOO.

TELL ME WHAT THAT SAYS.

I WANT TO SEE WHO THIS ASS[BLEEP] IS.

IT SAYS "B.A."

BRENNA A,AND THEN SAGA WAS THE ONE BACK HERE?

YEAH.SO, WHY IN THE HELL

ARE THOSE TWO KNUCKLEHEADS DOING THAT?!

Clark: THIS SUCKS.

Narrator: JACK AND SEAN'S OFFENSIVE LEAVE SIG WITH NOTHING

BUT A STRING OF EMPTY POTS.

♪♪

Clark: LITERALLY POT FOR POT FOR FIVE.

BRENNA A, SAGA,OURS.

BRENNA A, SAGA,OURS.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE! RIGHT THERE!

RIGHT THERE!

THEY SLAMMED YOU!

WHY?!

WHY?!

Narrator: IN THE WESTERN MUD PIT...

Sig: WHY?!

OH, BOY.

WHAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT?!

Mandy: 'CAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S YOU.

WELL, YOU DON'T NEED TO GET ALL WORKED UP.

I'M NOT WORKED UP.

Narrator: THE TAG TEAM SET-DOWN BY SEAN AND JAKE...

WE'RE NOT CATCHING A SINGLE THING RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: ...PUT SIG AND MANDY'S PLAN

TO QUICKLY FINISH THEIR KING CRAB QUOTA IN JEOPARDY.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE LAST GUY INTO TOWN.

WELL, SO WHAT IF THEY'RE HERE?

LOOK, EVERYTHING WE'VE SEEN SO FAR HAS BEEN HEADING SOUTH.

I KNOW THAT.

LETS JUST PICK UP OUR GEAR AND GO THEN --

GO 5 MILES SOUTH AWAY FROM THESE ASS[BLEEP], OKAY?

SOLVES EVERYTHING.

THE GEAR INDICATES THAT THE CRAB HOARD IS LEAVING THE MUD PIT,

AND INSTEAD OF HANGING AROUND...

I'M GOING TO MOVE 5 MILES SOUTH.

THAT'S WHAT THE CRAB HAS BEEN SHOWING US ANYHOW.

...THE SKIPPER IN TRAINING AIMS TO JUMP AHEAD

OF THE MOVING SCHOOL AND REIGNITE THEIR SEASON.

WELL, OKAY.

YOU GO FIND YOUR OWN SPOT.

THAT'S THE LAST ONE. I'M OUT OF HERE.

MANDY IS GOING TO RUN HER DOWN INSTEAD, OKAY?

IT'S ALL YOU.

Mandy: AFTER MY DAD HAD ANOTHER HEART ATTACK,

YOU KNOW, LESS STRESS, BETTER.

SO, I'M JUST GOING TO

STAY A STEP AHEAD OF THESE GUYS AND MOVE.

I'M GOING TO MOVE 5 MILES SOUTH.

I KNOW THERE'S MORE CRAB DOWN THERE.

♪♪

I HOPE THERE'S MORE CRAB DOWN THERE.

♪♪

Narrator: 10 HOURS LATER...

ON THE SAGA.

Jake: I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYMORE SIG GEAR.

[ LAUGHS ]

THIS IS BRENNA AAND SAGA'S STRING.

SEAN CALLED ME UP,

"HEY, I NEED SOME HELP BLOCKING THESE GUYS OUT."

THAT'S HOW A REAL PARTNERSHIP WORKS.

Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON

RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME,

HOPING HIS PLAN TO STEAL AWAY

SIG'S CRAB WORKS.

♪♪

Jake: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE FIRST POT HERE.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GUYS GOT.

YOU GUYS READY?YEAH.

Man: ♪ LET'S GO SAGA,LET'S GO! ♪

♪ LET'S GO SAGA, LET'S GO! ♪

I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FILL THESE CRAB TANKS.

I WANT TO BUY INTO THE BOAT,

SO I GOT TO CATCH MY CRAB QUICK ENOUGH

TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO INVEST.

Narrator: QUICKLY NAILING HIS KING CRAB QUOTA WILL EARN

JAKE A SHOT TO BECOME 25% OWNER OF THE SAGA.

I'VE SACRIFICED THE LAST THREE YEARS IN ITS ENTIRETY

TO REBUILDING THIS BOAT,

AND EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS ON MY DECK IS NEW.

WE GOT A NEW CRANE ON THE BOW,

WE GOT A NEW POT LAUNCHER, A NEW TABLE, ALL-NEW HYDRAULICS.

I WANT TO BE A PARTNER.

COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.

♪♪

WOMP, WOMP, WAA!

♪♪

I DON'T SEE [BLEEP] IN THERE.

NO BUENO, MI AMIGOS.

♪♪

WELL, THAT'S WORTH WRITING DOWN.

EIGHT [BLEEP] CRAB.

♪♪

HOPE FOR BETTER NUMBERS THAN THAT.

HOPEFULLY, THEY PICK UP.

Jake: COME ON, BABY.

[BLEEP]

♪♪

WHAT'S THAT? TWO?

[ GROANS ]

Narrator: JUST DAYS AGO, THIS STRETCH OF THE MUD PIT WAS A TANK-STUFFER.

POTS DON'T LOOK TOO GOOD.

BUT NOW THE TURF JAKE AND SEAN FOUGHT FOR IS SERVING UP BLANKS.

Jake: WHERE IS ALL THE CRAB?

♪♪

OHHH, SHOOT.

IT JUST DRIED UP.

Narrator: THE CRAB ARE ON THE MOVE, AND THE SAGAIS BACK ON THE HUNT.

Jake: WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVISE. WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.

IT'S JUST GOING TO COST SOME TIME.

♪♪

[ ALL SHOUTING ]

NO DOGS AT ALL!

-[BLEEP] -DUDE.

[BLEEP]

WE GOT BRAND-NEW EQUIPMENT.

WE GOT JAMES ON THE HYDRAULICS.

HE FORGETS TO PUT ON THE DOGS THAT HOLD THE POT IN THE RACK.

I WANT TO GET IT FLAT ON THE DECK.

OUT OF THE WAY, OFF THE TABLE.

James: I HAD THE DOGS ON, DIDN'T I?

Narrator: DOGS ARE SMALL METAL HOOKS THAT LOCK THE POT INTO THE LAUNCHER.

WHEN LEFT UNLOCKED, POTS FALL, CRUSHING EVERYTHING BELOW.

Jake: IT'S NOT A SUBTLE ACCIDENT WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS.

IT'S AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENS AND SOMEONE LOSES A FREAKING ARM

OR THEIR LIFE REAL QUICK.

Narrator: NOT ONLY IS HIS CREW STRUGGLING

AND THE CRAB HOARD ON THE MOVE...

Jake: I'VE GOT AN OFF-LOAD COMING UP REAL FAST.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME QUICKLY.

Narrator: ...WITH 40,000 POUNDS TO CATCH

BEFORE A SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD,

JAKE IS ALSO UP AGAINST THE CLOCK.

SEAN AND I SET DOWN SIG AND KEITH

ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE'S NO CRAB IN THE AREA.

UGH, AND IT HURTS.

♪♪

WE GOT TO GET ON THE MEAT.

Sean: ALL SMALL CRABS.

DAMN.

I GOT TWOS, THREE, ZERO.

WE JUST MISSED THEM I THOUGHT FOR SURE

I WAS GOING TO HIT THEM WITH THIS STRING.

Narrator: IN THE COLD WESTERN WATERS OF THE MUD PIT,

CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER IS HAULING EMPTIES.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

Sean: HEY, JAKE. HOW GOES IT, BUDDY?

JAKE: I haven't found anything -- totally nothing.

Yeah, copy, man. Same here.

I'll keep you up-to-date if I find anything.

I'll let you know.

All right, you'll be the first to know in person

I'm going to call if I run into them.

LIKEWISE, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.

All right, later, Sean.BYE.

♪♪

Narrator: THE YOUNG GUNS BLITZ PUSHED BOTH THE NORTHWESTERN

AND THE WIZARD TO FRIENDLIER WATERS.

OH, BOO!

BOO!

Sean: FIVE CRAB.

UH, YEAH, THAT'S NOT GOING TO PAY ANY BILLS.

Narrator: EACH EMPTY POT SIGNALS

THAT THE QUARTER-BILLION- DOLLAR BIOMASS

HAS MOVED ON, PUTTING SEAN BACK IN SEARCH MODE.

IT WAS GREAT TO GET SIG AND KEITH OUT OF HERE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S JUST NOT THAT MUCH CRAB

TO GO AROUND.

♪♪

Narrator: KING CRAB OFTEN CONGREGATE

IN THE COLDEST WATERS AVAILABLE,

BUT AS TEMPERATURES AND FOOD SOURCES SHIFT,

THE CRAB SHIFT WITH THEM.

♪♪

THE HOARD CAN TRAVEL A MILE A DAY,

EXPANDING THE SEARCHABLE AREA FROM 800

TO OVER 2,400 SQUARE MILES.

♪♪

Sean: JUST GOT TO GET THESE POTS STACKED FAST AND EFFICIENT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SEAN LOOKS TO STACK HIS GEAR AND GET TO HUNTING.

COME ON. LOOK ALIVE, BUDDY.

♪♪

PULL. PULL. PULL. PULL. PULL. PULL.

LUKE IS ON THE HOOK, SO IT'S TAKING FOREVER TO HAUL.

Narrator: STRUGGLING AT THE RAIL, GREENHORN LUKE MURKOWSKI

SLOWS DOWN SEAN'S OPERATION.

♪♪

LIKE, NOW SHOULD BE THROWING.

♪♪

[BLEEP] OH, THAT SEA.

KEEP THROWING THEM.

PULL!

LUKE WAS A GREENHORN LAST YEAR.

I GAVE HIM THAT CHANCE PARTIALLY BECAUSE HE'S MY COUSIN.

♪♪

NOW IT'S LIKE, "DUDE, YOU GOT TO JUST PERFORM,"

SO...THE PRESSURE IS ON OL' LUKE NOW.

♪♪

PULL IT IN. PULL IT IN. PULL IT IN.

FASTER!

TOO SLOW.

HAVING A HELL OF A TIME WITH IT.

AH, [BLEEP]

Narrator: EVERY MISSED THROW MEANS

BURNING MORE FUEL, MORE TIME, AND MORE MONEY.

AT THIS RATE, I'LL FILL THE BOAT NEXT MONTH...WHICH SUCKS.

WE NEED THESE CRAB.

I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANY LONGER THAN I HAVE TO BE.

I CAN'T BE.

I GOT A CALL ABOUT A BOAT CALLED THE DETERMINED

THAT IS GOING TO BE COMING UP FOR SALE,

AND I REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS MOVE.

I WANT TO BUY THAT BOAT AND BUILD THE BUSINESS,

SO I NEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THERE MAY NOT BE ANOTHER CHANCE

AS GOOD AS THIS ONE FOR ME TO BUY AND EXPAND.

♪♪

AND I CAN'T DO IT IF I'M CATCHING 11 AS A HIGH POT.

[BLEEP] DAMN IT!

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: BACK ON THE EASTERN OUTSKIRTS OF THE MUD PIT...

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT GOING ON HERE.

WHAT YOU GOT GOING OVER THERE?

...CAPTAIN HARLEY DAVIDSON IS ON A RECON MISSION.

SEE IF I CAN COME ACROSS MR. KEITH.

THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF MY BUDDY'S POTS RIGHT THERE.

WHAT'S THIS?

♪♪

OHH.

3-5-2-6-5. I'VE HEARD THAT ONE.

OH, LOOK RIGHT THERE. HMM.

3-5-2-6-5.

OOH, IT'S THE WIZARD.

IT'S THE WIZARD. OH.

I THOUGHT HE SAID GO TO THE SOUTH.

WE DIDN'T GO TO THE SOUTH.

48 HOURS AGO, CAPTAIN KEITH FED HARLEY

SOME DUBIOUS INTEL TO THROW HIM OFF THE SCENT

OF HIS NEWLY DISCOVERED HONEY HOLE...

OKAY, MUNSE? YEAH?

I'M STARTING TO GO TO THE DARK SIDE.

YOU WANT TO HELP ME OUT HERE?

ABSOLUTELY!

HAUL ONE AND CHECK IT OUT?

[BLEEP] YEAH. LET'S SEE.

...BUT THE VETERAN SKIPPER DIDN'T BITE.

Steve: THIS IS ONE OF THEWIZARD POTS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET ON IT.

ROGER! LET'S DO THIS!

♪♪

OH, BOY!

NOT WHERE HE TOLD ME TO GO, BUT IT'S WHERE HE HAS HIS GEAR,

SO I FIGURED, "WHAT THE HELL? LET'S LOOK."

[ CHUCKLES ] GOING TO GET A LITTLE WHIZ-KID PEEP SHOW HERE.

Narrator: SPOT-CHECKING ANOTHER CAPTAIN'S POT

IS LIKE SNEAKING A LOOK AT YOUR OPPONENT'S CARDS.

IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL, BUT IF YOU GET CAUGHT,

IT'S ENOUGH TO GET YOU PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH.

OH, BABY!

♪♪

OH, WOW. THAT LOOKS GREAT.

BIG BEAUTIFUL KEEPERS IN THAT POT.

MR. KEITH WAS TELLING US, "OH, GO DOWN TO THE SOUTHERN."

LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL CRAB, MAN.

TELL US [BLEEP] THAT.

OH, WE'RE GOING TO SET HERE. THAT'S SOME NICE STUFF THERE.

I'D SAY ABOUT 60 SOMETHING.

GOOD DEAL.

YEAH, IT'S GOOD-LOOKING CRAB, TOO -- NICE BRIGHT STUFF.

PUT ONE OF THE LAUNCH ROUTES, SET A STRING HERE.

SEE IF WE CAN'T GET IN AND GET SOME OF THIS ACTION.

YEAH!

LET'S LACE THIS PUPPY.

Narrator: KEITH'S SECRET UNCOVERED...

WE'RE GOING TO LACE KEITH RIGHT NOW, MAN,

RUN HIM UP AND DOWN, MR. "GO DOWN SET TO THE SOUTH."

YOU'RE FULL OF CRAP.

Narrator: ...HARLEY SETS HIM DOWN,

HOPING TO INTERCEPT THE BIOMASS...

BEFORE IT CAN FIND THE WIZARD'SPOTS.

MIGHT BE A LITTLE COZY, BUT, HEY, WE'RE BUDDIES.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH, THANK YOU, KEITH.

TRYING TO KEEP YOU IN CHECK ON HONESTY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

OH, YEAH. THIS WILL GET HIM.

OH, THIS IS REALLY BAD. [ CHUCKLES ]

THIS IS REALLY BAD.

♪♪

Narrator: IT IS TWICE THE PLEASURE

TO DECEIVE THE DECEIVER...

RIGHT, HARLEY?

Steve: OH, THAT'S GOOD.

Narrator: THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT GOOD.

OH, ALL THAT SEAN AND I SAT DOWN SIG AND KEITH,

SO I'M SURE SIG HATES ME RIGHT NOW.

NOW I'M ON -- THERE'S NO CRAB THERE.

I'M TRYING TO BUY THE BOAT. YOU KNOW THE DEAL.

JUST [BLEEP] PISSED.

[ LAUGHS ] I SURE DO LOVE YOU.

TELL MY BOYS I LOVE THEM.

ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

WELL, I'M GLAD SHE CALLED.

I FEEL A LOT BETTER.

Sig: SET THEM WHEN YOU'RE READY.

-GOING OVER! -WHOO!

THE CRAB ARE ON THE MOVE.

THAT MEANS WE GOT TO BE EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE

AND SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.

WE NEED THIS, BUT IF ONE STRING OR TWO FAIL,

THEN WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

WE'RE NOT GETTING OUT OF HERE ANY TIME SOON.

Narrator: WITH A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS

IN ONE PLACE FOR MORE THAN A WEEK...

-GOING OVER. -YEAH! -OH, YEAH!

Narrator: ...THE BIOMASS SUDDENLY MOVED ON.

Mandy: WE'VE BEEN SEEING MORE CRAB

ON THE SOUTHERN END OF OUR STRINGS,

SO WE'RE JUST TAKING THIS ONE AND BUMPING IT DOWN.

WHOO!

SIG AND MANDY FOLLOW THE TRAIL

JUST SOUTH OF THE HOARD'S LAST KNOWN LOCATION.

♪♪

OH, COME ON. CATCH ME SOME CRABBIES!

♪♪

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, LET IT GO.

Man: WHOO!

WE'RE ON THE HUNT AGAIN.

I'M SETTING TO THE WEST NOW,

DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CRAB OVER HERE.

I JUST KNOW I NEED TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THE AREA

I WAS JUST IN.

Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE BETS ON A FRESH START,

STEAMING FAR WEST TO UNTOUCHED WATER.

I'M SO FAR BEHIND THE REST OF THE FLEET, IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.

♪♪

I'M NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO BE ABLE TO PAY

THE DOWN PAYMENT FOR THE BOAT.

I WANT A PERCENTAGE OF THIS BOAT.

I WANT TO BE A PARTNER.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A BUS DRIVER.

♪♪

Sean: ALL RIGHT, BOYS.

FIRST POT'S ABOUT TO GO OVER.

WHOO!

♪♪

GOT A HUNCH THAT THE SOUTHERN END WAS GOING TO BE BETTER,

AND I JUST THINK THAT WITH THIS WARM WATER,

THE CRAB ARE GOING TO BE IN THE DEEPER DEPRESSIONS.

Narrator: LIKE SIG AND MANDY, CAPTAIN SEAN HEADS SOUTH,

COUNTING ON CHANGING WATER TEMPERATURE

TO LEAD HIM BACK TO THE ELUSIVE CRAB HOARD.

MOVED IT DOWN, LIKE, 6 MILES AND SEE IF I'M RIGHT.

HERE'S TO HOPING FOR A NEW BOAT.

I'M CALLING THIS ONE THE DETERMINED STRING.

THINK I JUST GOT TO GO FOR IT, YOU KNOW,

JUST GOT TO PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THE OLD MAN USED TO DO,

AND YOU JUST GOT TO BE DETERMINED.

♪♪

IF I MISS WITH THIS, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE MORE TIME

WE SPEND DOWN HERE MESSING AROUND,

TRYING TO CATCH THE CRAB.

IT'S GOING TO BE THAT MUCH HARDER TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESS

AND BUY THAT NEW BOAT, SO I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

IT'S JUST A LOT. IT'S A LOT.

IT'S A LOT RIDING ON ONE SET.

WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?

YEAH, THAT'S TIED UP SOMEWHERE.

YOU GOT TO TAKE ANOTHER POT.

UH-OH, LUKE MISSED A POT TIE.

SLOW DOWN.

Narrator: WHEN YOUR GEAR ISN'T FISHING, EVERY MINUTE COUNTS,

AND RIGHT NOW, LUKE IS COSTING HIM TIME AND MONEY.

ALL RIGHT. IS THIS RIGHT?

STILL TIED UP. STILL TIED UP.

TWO IN A ROW!Sean: OH, GOD!

TRIED TO PULL A POT. IT'S STILL TIED UP.

NOW HE'S PULLING ANOTHER ONE, AND IT'S TIED UP.

TOTALLY [BLEEP] UP MY SPACING.

IT'S A PRETTY EASY THING TO SEE.

ALSO, LUKE TIED THE STACK DOWN,

SO...HE SHOULD KNOW WHERE ALL THOSE POT TIES ARE.

♪♪

I SEE A PROBLEM RIGHT HERE.

LUKE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO UNTIE THE POT

WHILE YOU ARE ON TOP OF IT.

YOU ARE SITTING ON TOP OF THE POT,

YOU UNTIE IT, AND IT SLIDES OUT, THEN YOU'RE [BLEEP] GONE.

A [BLEEP] BONEHEAD MOVE.

I'M GOING TO REALLY HAVE TO WATCH HIM.

LAST YEAR, HE KIND OF FAILED AS A GREENHORN TO LEARN MORE

THAN JUST GREENHORN POSITIONS, BUT THIS YEAR,

LUKE CAME TO ME AND SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I GAVE HIM THAT CHANCE PARTIALLY BECAUSE HE'S MY COUSIN,

THE OTHER REASON BECAUSE I DO THINK

LUKE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN,

BUT POT NUMBER 50, IF WE'RE STILL MISSING POT TIES,

I'M GOING TO START GETTING PRETTY FRUSTRATED.

STILL TIED UP!

ALL RIGHT, WELL, DETERMINED STRING,

I HOPE IT PAYS OFF...

BUT WE'LL SEE.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...

Keith: OH, YEAH!

-WELCOME ABOARD, BOYS. -WELCOME ABOARD. WELCOME ABOARD.

YEAH, THAT'S A NICE-LOOKING POT OF CRAB RIGHT THERE.

LOTS OF BIG LEGS IN THAT POT, LOTS OF BIG LEGS.

BIG BOYS!

OH, GIVE ME ANOTHER 40-COUNT.

47! RIGHT ON! RIGHT ON!

UNCE! UNCE! UNCE!

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN SCOOPS UP CRAB

IN A LUCRATIVE HONEY HOLE EAST OF THE MUD PIT.

WE HAVE THESE TWO STRINGS HAULED IN THE NEXT THREE HOURS...

YEAH! YEAH, BABY!

BADASS!

-YEAH! -LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.

SWEET! SWEET! [ CHUCKLES ]

[ KNOCKING RHYTHMICALLY ]

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

-YEAH! -WHOO!

Keith: LOTS OF BIG CRAB AGAIN. LOTS OF BIG CRAB.

-41. 41. -41 WORKS. 41 WORKS.

UNCE! UNCE! UNCE!

TELL YOU WHAT -- I'M FEELING PRETTY SMART RIGHT NOW.

[ KNOCKING RHYTHMICALLY ]

NEXT POT. NEXT POT. HERE WE GO.

♪♪

OH, YOU GOT TO [BLEEP] ME.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[BLEEP] DAMN IT.

Narrator: THE LINE WRAPPED INTO A VICIOUS SNARL.

[BLEEP]

Narrator: KEITH THROTTLES BACK.

WHO'S ON TOP OF ME THIS TIME?

[BLEEP] DAMN IT!

THE SOUTHERN WIND.

HARLEY.

Narrator: THE POT BELONGS TO HARLEY,

PROOF THAT THE RIVAL SKIPPER DIDN'T BITE

ON KEITH'S FAKE NEWS.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

♪♪

AH, THAT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME HARLEY SAT ME DOWN.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: THE CREW FREES THE TANGLED POTS

SO THE WIZARD CAN CONTINUE FISHING.

♪♪

HEY, HAVE SOMEONE STAND BY ON THE BOW.

I THINK I MISSED THIS POT. I'M NOT SEEING IT.

Narrator: TROUBLE IS THE NEXT POT...

[BLEEP]

Narrator: ...IS NOT WHERE KEITH LEFT IT.

Keith: LET ME KNOW IF YOU SEE IT, 'CAUSE I DON'T.

OKAY, WHERE THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU?

♪♪

THAT'S NOT OURS.

WHERE IS THE POT AT?

IT'S NOT OURS, NOT OURS.

OH, [BLEEP], IT'S NOT OURS, IT'S HARLEY'S?

YEAH.[BLEEP] DAMN IT.

HARLEY RAN THIS THING OVER, DUDE.

MAN, I DID NOT NEED THIS CRAP RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I JUST TELL THE GUYS, "HEY, WE'RE ON A ROLL.

WE'RE GOING TO HAUL 200-PLUS POTS IN 24 HOURS,"

AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT SOME KNUCKLEHEAD

JUST SAT ME DOWN HARD.

Narrator: HARLEY'S SAT-DOWN TURNS KEITH'S HOT STREAK INTO A SLOW CRAWL...

THIS IS BULL [BLEEP]!

HOOK THAT TRAILER BACK.

ROGER. HOOK THAT BACK!

Narrator: ...AND KEITH'S NOT ABOUT TO TAKE IT LYING DOWN.

PUT THE TRAILER BACK.

GRAB IT. GRAB IT! GRAB THE [BLEEP] POT.

YEAH, WE GOT IT! WE GOT IT!

ALL RIGHT, MOUSE.

TRAILER BAG -- KNOCK A HOLE IN IT

SO THAT WHEN THEY COME BACK TO IT,

IT'S FULL OF WATER,

AND THEN GET IT BACK OVER TO THE SIDE.

WE'RE NOT HAULING ANY GEAR.

WE'RE JUST SENDING A [BLEEP] MESSAGE.

GET A KNIFE OUT.

[ AIR HISSES ]WHOO!

I DON'T PLAY GAMES LIKE THIS. I NEVER DO, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

THERE'S TOO MUCH HISTORY BETWEEN ME AND HARLEY

FOR HIM TO KEEP PULLING THIS [BLEEP].

YEAH, I THINK THAT'LL FILL UP.

WHEN THEY COME BACK TO THE POT,

THE TRAILER BAG IS FULL OF WATER,

AND WHEN THEY TRY TO HAUL THE POT,

THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOOT AT,

AND THEN THEY TRY AND HAUL UP THE TRAILER BAG,

AND IT WEIGHS ABOUT 150 POUNDS,

SO WE LEFT THEM ONE LITTLE PARTING PRESENT.

[ CHUCKLES ] IT'S NOT MY FIRST RODEO, COWBOY,

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE MY LAST.

♪♪

Narrator: 45 MILES SOUTHWEST...

♪♪

READY, MANDY? I LOST IT.

SO, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE, STRAIGHT AHEAD.

...THE NORTHWESTERN RACES TO KEEP UP

WITH THE MASSIVE HOARD OF CRAB.

WE DECIDED TO PICK OUR GEAR AND MOVE ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH.

SO, WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW CRAB, YOU KNOW?

STAY ON THEM. STAY AHEAD OF THEM.

LET THE OTHER GUYS PICK UP YOUR SCRAPS.

SIG AND MANDY TANKED OVER HALF THEIR KING QUOTA

THANKS TO AN EARLY SEASON BONANZA IN THE WESTERN MUD PIT.

♪♪

Man: WHOO!

NOW THEY'RE HOPING THIS MOVE PUTS THEM BACK ON TRACK

TO FINISH THE JOB.

HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME CRAB IN THIS POT WHEN IT COMES UP.

IF NOT, IT WOULD BE A BIG WASTE OF TIME.

HOPEFULLY, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

I WANT TO GET IN.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

I THINK WE NEED -- A 35 AVERAGE WOULD BE PRETTY AWESOME.

♪♪

FIRST POT'S COMING UP.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

♪♪

♪♪

-[ LAUGHS ] -YEAH!

[ ALL CHEER ]

NICE! THERE'S CRAB IN THAT.

LOOKS GOOD!

AH! MY FRIENDS!

[ ALL CHEERING ]

55! 5-5!

GOOD! GOOD! GOOD!

WE STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT,

AND SO, HOPEFULLY, WE'LL KEEP THAT MOMENTUM.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S FIND THAT NEXT ONE.

RIGHT THERE.

♪♪

[ ALL CHEER ]

♪♪

OH, YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]

THIS IS FISHING KING CRAB, RIGHT THERE.

Clark: WE LANDED ON THE [BLEEP].

LANDED ON THE HONEY!

BIGGER NUMBERS, BIGGER CRABS.

OH, SO HEAVY!

SEAN AND JAKE CAN GO [BLEEP] THEMSELVES.

♪♪

Narrator: THE SOUTHERN STRATEGY LANDS

THE NORTHWESTERNDIRECTLY ON THE KING CRAB HOARD.

Clark: THIS IS WHY YOU DO THIS [BLEEP].

THEY CAN'T RUN FROM US.

Narrator: AND POT AFTER STUFFED POT

HAS THEIR KING CRAB QUOTA WELL WITHIN REACH.

YEAH!

♪♪

MAN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

-NOW, THAT IS A TABLE! -I KNOW!

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T I GRAB THE CHAIR, MANDY?

OKAY.NICE JOB. WELL-DONE.

THANK YOU. GOOD GIRL.

♪♪

WELL, I GOT TO HAND IT TO MANDY.

I MEAN, SHE KEPT HER CALM.

I DIDN'T, BUT THAT'S NOT MY WAY.

THE MAIN THING IS SHE TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO SAY,

"LET'S DO THIS. LET'S GO HERE."

THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN'T FORCE SOMEONE TO DO.

IT HAS TO COME WITHIN.

THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF HER

BECAUSE THIS IS SERIOUS, YOU KNOW?

FISHING IS FUN, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,

THERE'S SOME BIG MONEY OUT HERE, AND YOU GOT TO TAKE IT SERIOUS.

♪♪

Narrator: WHILE SIG AND MANDY WORK BIG NUMBERS TO THE SOUTH...

♪♪

I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN ANYTHING.

I HAVEN'T MADE A DIME.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON

LOOKS FOR THE ELUSIVE BIOMASS FAR TO THE WEST.

I'VE GOT AN OFF-LOAD COMING UP REAL FAST.

MY GOAL IS TO REACH 40,000 POUNDS THROUGH THE GEAR,

JUST SEE IF IT WORKED.

Narrator: NOW UP AGAINST THE CLOCK,

JAKE MUST GET HIS CRAB ON BOARD

SO HE CAN MAKE THE 24-HOUR STEAM TO THE PROCESSOR IN TIME.

THIS ONE IS GOING TO DETERMINE OUR FATE.

Jake: HERE WE GO.

Man: YEAH, BOY!

[ ALL CHEER ]

IF IT COMES UP FULL, THAT MEANS I'M ALL ALONE

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE CATCHING CRAB.

IF IT COMES UP EMPTY...

IT MEANS I'M F.U.'d -- TOTALLY SCREWED.

♪♪

♪♪

Man: COME ON! BIG MONEY!

Narrator: ON THE SAGA...

GIVE ME SOME CRAB!

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON

IS LOOKING AT EMPTY TANKS AND A LOOMING OFF-LOAD DATE.

HERE IT COMES. HERE IT COMES.

Jake: I HAVE TO DO WELL THIS SEASON,

OR I WON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO INVEST TO BUY-IN,

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I CAN CATCH MY CRAB QUICK ENOUGH.

♪♪

COME ON, CRAB!

NOT THAT MANY CRAB IN IT.

WHERE'S ALL THE CRAB AT?

THIS POT IS GARBAGE.

[BLEEP] GARBAGE.

♪♪

11 -- 1-1.

WELL, I HOPE THE FISHING GETS BETTER.

♪♪

MORE [BLEEP].

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GO HOME WITH THESE NUMBERS.

POTS DON'T LOOK TOO GOOD.

MEAN, WE STILL GOT A LOT OF JUVENILES,

A FEW TOO MANY BAIRDI.

NOT LOOKING GOOD TODAY.

10 -- 1-0.

I'VE GOT AN OFF-LOAD COMING UP REAL FAST.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME QUICKLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO STICK THESE POTS.

WHAT IS GOING ON?!

PRETTY RIDICULOUS.

Jake: I NEED TO REMAIN CALM BECAUSE I GOT TO BE ABLE TO THINK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION.

♪♪

Narrator: 40 MILES SOUTHEAST...

Sean: IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 96 POTS, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG DAY.

...ON THE BRENNA A.

IT'LL BE A FUN ONE -- LOTS OF LEARNING.

IT'S LIKE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, LUKE -- CRABBER SCHOOL.

CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER RALLIES HIS TROOPS FOR THE PUSH AHEAD.

Sean: ON A FOUR-MAN DECK, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME TO SPARE.

YOU GUYS NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE ROLES AND POSITIONS

AND THEN ENFORCE THAT, YOU KNOW?

DO THE SAME THING EVERY TIME.

LUKE, YOU GOT TO RUN AROUND TO THE TABLE AND DO THE SORTING.

Narrator: AND WITH A SMALL CREW, EVERY ROLE IS CRUCIAL,

INCLUDING THE GREENHORNS.

THE PROBLEM ISN'T GOING FAST, IT'S BEING ACCURATE.

LOOK AT THEM. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LOOK AT EVERY CRAB.

IT'S NOT LIKE OPIES WHERE YOU CAN JUST SWEEP

THEM OFF THE TABLE.

BE SURE TO ASK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

TRY TO BE RECEPTIVE, LUKE.

THE MURKOWSKI FREEZE -- YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE.

♪♪

OKAY, BOYS, FIRST POT COMING UP.

♪♪

SO, WE'RE JUST COMING UP ON THE DETERMINED STRING.

HAD A HUNCH THAT THE SOUTHERN END WAS GOING TO BE BETTER.

MOVED IT DOWN, LIKE, 6 MILES, AND SEE IF I'M RIGHT.

Narrator: CHASING DOWN THE MOVING HOARD,

SEAN IS BETTING THAT THIS SET PUTS HIM IN FRONT OF THE CRAB

TO FINISH HIS KING SEASON.

Sean: I'M HOPING DEEPER IS THE GAME.

I'M JUST NERVOUS.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO END UP,

AND I'VE ALREADY BOMBED OUT ONCE.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS, ARE WE READY?

♪♪

♪♪

WE WANT TO SET THE TONE TODAY OFF THIS STRING.

Sean: COMING UP.

[ GROANS ]

SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SEE WHAT WE GET HERE.

♪♪

COME ON, BABY. COME TO PAPA.

THAT'S IT.

[ ALL CHEER ]

NICE.

LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT.

THIS LOOKS PRETTY DARN GOOD FROM HERE.

A LITTLE BIT OF SMALL CRAB,

BUT PRETTY, PRETTY HEALTHY-LOOKING TABLE.

THERE'S A COUPLE IN HERE,

SO JUST DOUBLE CHECK ALL OF THEM.

EVEN IF I HAND THEM TO YOU,

STILL CHECK FOR FEMALES, ALL RIGHT?

LUKE IS SORTING AND COUNTING.

IT MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

LAST THING I NEED IS LUKE

PUTTING SMALL CRAB INTO THE TANK.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING, LIKE,

A $20,000 FINE FOR BRINGING IN SMALL CRAB.

Narrator: KING CRAB MUST BE AT LEAST 6 1/2 INCHES WIDE

TO LEGALLY GO INTO THE TANK.

FEMALES AND SMALLS ARE SENT DOWN A CHUTE AND BACK INTO THE SEA.

[ ALL CHEER ]

ALL RIGHT, LUKE, LET'S JUST MAKE SURE WE STICK EVERY CRAB.

DOUBLE CHECK WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE TANK.

♪♪

44!

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR A SHOT IN THE DARK,

A LITTLE BIT OF A GAMBLE, IF IT KEEPS UP.

OH, YEAH. HEY!

THIS ONE LOOKS GOOD, TOO.

THAT'S A KILLER POT, HALFWAY FULL.

MONSTERS!

♪♪

49. WHOO!

[ ALL CHEER ]

♪♪

58! 58!

[ ALL CHEER ]

WHOO! THAT'S A BIG RELIEF.

HOLY SMOKES. DETERMINED STRING PULLING THROUGH.

THIS IS $100 RIGHT HERE, BOYS.

Sean: THAT'S A KILLER POT!

LOOK AT THAT MOUND OF KING CRAB.

61!

HIGH POT, BABY!

♪♪

WE GOT THIS.

BE STACKING OUT OF HERE IN NO TIME.

♪♪

Narrator: STUFFED POTS...

BRING SEAN'S SEASON BACK FROM THE BREAKING POINT...

ONE MORE POT. ALMOST DONE, BOYS.

Narrator: ...TO ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

GOOD TEAMWORK OUT THERE. EVERYBODY HAS GOT THEIR RHYTHM.

I KNOW THEY'RE TIRED, BUT...THEY ARE HUSTLING.

♪♪

[ ALL CHEER ]

Narrator: WITH HIS GAME SEASON IN THE BOOKS...

[ Line rings ] Saga,Jake speaking.

DUDE, JAKE, WE MET OUR QUOTA, AND WE'RE DONE, MAN.

...SEAN REACHES OUT TO HIS PARTNER.

YOU'RE DONE?

Oh, man, dude, that's great.

I still got a ways to go, man.

WELL, I GOT THE NEWS THAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOUR DAY.

I GOT 90 PODS ON THE MEAT.

THEY'RE YOURS IF YOU WANT THEM, MAN.

Dude, 90 pots on crab? Are you kidding me?

I'LL TAKE THEM. I'LL TAKE 10 RIGHT NOW.

If you want these pots,

IT HELPS ME GET OFF THE GROUNDS EVEN FASTER.

DUDE, THAT'S FANTASTIC. I GET THE CRAB,

YOU DON'T GOT TO TAKE YOUR POTS IN.

Now that's a partnership.

Hell, yeah, man.

I JUST GOT 90 POTS, AND THEY HAVE CRAB IN IT.

SO, NOT ONLY DO I GET GEAR, I GET A PLACE TO PUT THEM.

SEAN DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE HIS POTS IN.

SEAN GETS TO GO BAIRDI FISHING AND GET HOME EARLIER

SO HE CAN BUY HIS BOAT,

AND THAT'S HOW A PARTNERSHIP IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

♪♪

Narrator: 50 MILES NORTHEAST...

Steve: OKAY, HERE WE GO.

Narrator: ...SOUTHERN WIND CAPTAIN HARLEY DAVIDSON

IS PLAYING A LITTLE CAT AND MOUSE

WITH RIVAL SKIPPER KEITH COLBURN.

Steve: THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS CHATTING WITH KEITH,

AND HE TOLD ME TO HEAD SOUTH, I DIDN'T QUITE BUY IT,

AND I SEEN HIM OFF TO THE EAST HERE.

I WANTED TO SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING.

SO, I PICKED ONE UP AND HAD A LITTLE LOOKIE-LOO.

IT WAS NICE.

SO, WE DUMPED IT BACK OVER,

AND WE SET A STRING RIGHT ALONGSIDE IT HERE.

Narrator: HARLEY IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT

IF KEITH'S UNINTENDED GENEROSITY BEARS FRUIT.

KEITH, ON THE WIZARD, I DON'T CARE FOR HIM VERY MUCH.

HE HASN'T BEEN VERY NICE TO ME OR TO HARLEY, FOR THAT MATTER.

♪♪

GIVE ME SOME LOVE.

[ BLEEPING ]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? FRICKING NOTHING.

[BLEEP]

THE HELL HAPPENED THERE?

WELL, WHERE'D THEY GO? THEY WERE JUST HERE.

♪♪

UH-OH. AGAIN? ARE YOU [BLEEP] ME?

ZERO CRAB?

PULL. PULL. PULL.

♪♪

PULL. KEEP PULLING. KEEP PULLING.

♪♪

[ BLEEP ]

♪♪

Narrator: EAST OF THE MUD PIT...

♪♪

Steve: UH-OH, AGAIN?

ARE YOU [BLEEP] ME?

ZERO CRAB?

Narrator: 36 HOURS AGO,

CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON SET DOWN HIS RIVAL,

KEITH COLBURN AFTER THE WIZARD SKIPPER

GAVE HIM SOME FISHYINTEL.

PULL. PULL. PULL.

♪♪

PULL. KEEP PULLING. KEEP PULLING.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

♪♪

YOU [BLEEP] ME?

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?

OH, I MEAN, I CAN'T PULL UP ON ANYTHING.

HOLD IT. HOLD IT THERE.

WATCH OUT.

WHAT, IS THAT THING FULL OF WATER?

YEAH.

Narrator: IT MAY NOT BE A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE...

OH, FOR [BLEEP] SAKE'S, THE BAG,

IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY STABBED IT.

Narrator: ...BUT THE POINT IS LOUD AND CLEAR.

THIS IS THE GEAR THAT WE SET DOWN NEXT TO KEITH,

AND IT SURE LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY MESSED WITH IT.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE A KNIFE CUT.

SOMEBODY [BLEEP] WITH US.

SOMEBODY SABOTAGED ME RIGHT THERE.

DAMN KEITH IS WHO DID IT.

I THINK I JUST BEEN WHIZZED ON, MAN.

THE WIZARDHAS BEEN WHIZZING ON ME.

HMM.

Narrator: KEITH THREW DOWN THE GAUNTLET.

NOW IT'S HARLEY'S MOVE.

I'LL GET HIM ON THE RADIO HERE,

SEE WHAT THE HECK HE HAS TO SAY FOR HIMSELF THERE.

♪♪

YEAH, WIZARD. WIZARD, SOUTHERN WIND.

♪♪

You on here, Keith?

♪♪

YEAH, I GET YOU FINE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU AND I ARE THE ONLY GUYS AROUND THIS AREA, HUH?

THAT'S -- WELL, I HAD GEAR THERE YESTERDAY.

IT HAD A 5-DAY SOAK ON IT.

WE MOVED ALL THAT STUFF OUT OF THERE.

PIECE OF [BLEEP]

I'M NOT GETTING ANY IN MY POTS.

I MEAN, ZERO.

GOOD.

Just seems pretty suspicious.

♪♪

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW,

IF YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF [BLEEP] PULLING YOUR GEAR,

YOU'RE [BLEEP] TALKING TO THE WRONG GUY, HARLEY.

♪♪

Oh, you know what? Here's what I want to know.

HOW IS IT YOU KNOW THAT MY GEAR WAS THERE

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

♪♪

YOU WENT THROUGH THERE, AND YOU SET ME DOWN,

AND, HARLEY, YOU COST ME A LOT OF TIME, MAN.

SO THAT'S WHAT YOU GET.

♪♪

That's [bleep] hauling gear karma 101, Harley.

Spot-check people's gear?

Did you come back with blanks? That's what happens.

I'M GOING TO KEEP MY EYE ON YOU, BUDDY.

[BLEEP] YOU.

I think you just set in the wrong spot

at the wrong time on the wrong guy.

DO ME A FAVOR, STAY OFF MY GEAR. ALL RIGHT?

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AROUND HERE ANYMORE.

YOU GOT IT, COWBOY.

WE'LL BE WATCHING FOR YOU.

[BLEEP] GUY.

YOU SHOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT, COWBOY.

[ LAUGHS ]

OH, WHAT A [BLEEP] JOKER THAT GUY IS.

THERE'LL BE ANOTHER ROUND WITH THAT.

THE WIZARD AND THE SOUTHERN WIND

AREN'T DONE TANGLING, I CAN SEE THAT.

NOT GOING TO BE NOBODY'S CHUMP, KEITH.

[ Laughing ] OH, GOD.

♪♪

Narrator: 55 MILES SOUTHWEST...

Jake: HERE WE GO.

...ON THE SAGA.

Man: YEAH!

YEAH! Man #2: YEAH!

NOT TOO BAD, BUT LET'S SEE WHAT THE COUNT IS FIRST

BEFORE I GET EXCITED.

THAT'S NICE. EATS!

Narrator: AFTER DAYS OF PULLING BLANKS...

48!

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON IS CHANGING HIS LUCK

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A FELLOW YOUNG GUN.

I LOVE HAVING A PARTNER, ESPECIALLY LIKE SEAN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD EVER REPAY SEAN

FOR WHAT HE'S DONE FOR ME.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SEAN STILL HAD 90 POTS SOAKING

AFTER CATCHING HIS QUOTA.

HE NOT ONLY GAVE JAKE USE OF HIS GEAR...

WHOO! YEAH.

YEAH, BABY.

...BUT ALSO THE CRAB INSIDE.

Man: I MEAN, THESE ARE PRETTY CLEAN, TOO.

Jake: I'VE GOT AN OFFLOAD COMING UP REAL FAST.

THAT'LL GET ME HOME PRETTY QUICK.

OH, YEAH! OH, YEAH!

OH, YEAH!

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR!

YEAH! WHOO-HOO!

YEAH!OH, YEAH, BABY.

YEAH, BABY!

YEAH!

OOH, YEAH, FEELS GOOD.

THAT FEELS GOOD.

LOOKING GOOD. YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE CRABBING NOW.

NICE CRAB.

WE'LL TAKE THAT ALL DAY. YEAH, BABY.

[ Rapping ] ♪ I CAN SEE THE PRIZE ♪

♪ AND IT'S MINE, AIN'T NO OPTION ♪

♪ I AM ON FIRE ♪

♪ YOU'RE JUST TIRED, HEAT EXHAUSTION ♪

♪ YEAH, BOY, YOU FIRE ♪

♪ YOU'RE SURPRISED I'M THE BOSS NOW ♪

♪ RE-STRATEGIZE, YOU CAN TRY ♪

♪ THIS IS HOW ♪

WHOO!

50 HERE.

I NEED YOU GUYS TO BE JOHNNY ON-THE-SPOT

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO WANT TO JUST GO AS FAST

AS I CAN TO EACH ONE.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]YEAH!

♪♪

LET'S RIP AND SHRED.

♪ AIN'T NO WAY YOU CAN KEEP UP ♪

I'M UNDER THE GUN.

THE GUN IS RIGHT NOW POINTED RIGHT AT MY TEMPLE...

AND COCKED.

Narrator: STILL LOOKING FOR 15,000 POUNDS

FOR HIS COMING OFFLOAD...

OKAY, I'M READY TO SET.

GOING OVER!

Narrator: ...JAKE ROLLS SEAN'S POTS BACK ONTO THE CRAB.

THIS RIG IS ACTUALLY CALLED BRENNA A.

♪ LET'S GET IT IN ♪

♪ LET'S FINISH THIS WHEN IT CAME TIME ♪

♪ JUST SENT ME IN ♪

♪ WHOLE CREW, WE MEETING ♪

♪ WE JUST COME THROUGH ♪WHOA, WHOA!

♪ YOUR CREW NEED ♪EVERYTHING BAITED?

♪ Y'ALL BIG DOGS AND WE ELEPHANTS ♪

♪ YOU DON'T WANT TROUBLE ♪

♪ DON'T MESS, SEE, YOU AIN'T BREAKING DOWN ♪

♪ YOU AIN'T BETTER THAN ♪

NOW WE'RE JAMMING ON GEAR, AND IT'S LONG, HARD HOURS,

BUT WE'RE CATCHING CRAB.

♪♪

♪ AIN'T NO WAY YOU CAN KEEP UP ♪

GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.

GO, GO!

THROW IT OVER!

OKAY, NEXT ONE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

I CAN GO FASTER.

♪♪

MAYBE I'M GOING TOO FAST, BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

THEY'RE WORKING THEIR BUTTS OFF.

THIS IS WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR.

THIS IS WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.

I SHOULD BE CHEERING THAT I GOT WHAT I WANTED.

♪ SO COME AND GET ME ♪

GO ON, GET IT UP!

HOLD, UP, FASTER.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

SAFETY IS NOT A FACTOR RIGHT NOW.

UNTIE THE DAMN DOOR!

YEAH.

♪♪

OW!

♪♪

Narrator: ABOARD THE SAGA...

♪♪

OW!

[BLEEP]

AH [BLEEP] JACK, ARE YOU OKAY?

Jack: AH.

Narrator: A HALF-TON STEEL POT SLIPS OFF THE LAUNCHER,

PINNING DECKHAND JACK BRUNELL'S LEGS TO THE SORTING TABLE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M GOOD.

BREAK -- DID IT BREAK IT? YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

YOU OKAY, JACK?

YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?

I [BLEEP] SAID IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BACK HERE.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY.

I'M GOOD. YOU SURE?

I'M GOOD.

♪♪

Jack: WELL, THE DOOR WAS STUCK ON THE LAUNCHER.

US THREE PICKED IT UP, AND THE BOAT ROLLED

AND SLID DOWN THE LAUNCHER.

I JUST BAILED ON THE TABLE.

IT CAUGHT MY RIGHT LEG, THOUGH.

I'LL HAVE A BRUISE.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT, THOUGH.YOU'RE LUCKY.

I TRIED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON IT,

AND I COULDN'T, DUDE.

TAKES A LOT MORE THAN A 1,000-POUND POT

TO PUT ME DOWN.

♪♪

IT'S OKAY.

THE GUYS ARE GOOD, JUST NEED TO CALM DOWN.

Narrator: RIDING HIGH

ON HIS FIRST BIG NUMBERS OF THE SEASON...

DON'T JUST STOP. JUST KEEP GOING.

...THE YOUNG SKIPPER IS STILL UP AGAINST THE CLOCK

TO FILL HIS TANKS.

THE CRAB ARE OUT THERE. I'M JUST RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

IT'S JUST ABOUT CATCHING THAT CRAB SAFELY AND GETTING HOME.

♪♪

Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...

♪♪

Sean: SECURE TAPE, SECURE TAPE, BRENNA AINBOUND, EAST CHANNEL,

STANDING BY 16 AND 9 FOR TRAFFIC.

HEADING OVER RIGHT NOW TO OFFLOAD OUR CRAB.

ONE OF THE FIRST BOATS TO OFFLOAD, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

YEAH.

Narrator: AFTER 10 DAYS AT SEA, CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER

IS THE FIRST IN THE FLEET TO CATCH

AND DELIVER HIS KING CRAB QUOTA.

Sean: ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. LET'S POP THOSE TANKS.

♪♪

Zack: BIG ONES.

LOOK AT THAT GUY, RIGHT THERE.

SHOW OFF HOW BIG MY CRABS ARE.

Sean: SO WHAT DO YOU NEED?

THIS IS ALL...

YEP.

Narrator: WHILE SEAN WRAPS UP

HIS PAPERWORK IN THE WHEELHOUSE...

...ON DECK, THERE'S A LITTLE PROBLEM.

Sean: YEP. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU BET.

OH, MAN.

UH-OH.

YEAH.

Zack: IT'S A LITTLE WORRISOME.

IT MEANS LUKE WASN'T STICKING AS MUCH AS HE SHOULD HAVE, MAN.

Narrator: THE STATE OF ALASKA IMPOSES STRICT PENALTIES

ON UNDERSIZED CRAB.

AN INFRACTION COULD MEAN A HEFTY FINE.

UH-OH, WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT OUT THERE?

CHIQUITA,MAN, [BLEEP] GET A BIGGER ONE, DUDE. [BLEEP]

LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST FOUND A SMALL.

[BLEEP] THAT'S NOT GOOD.

Zack: I'VE NEVER HAD SMALL CRAB IN MY LIFE.

Man: I'VE NEVER HAD SMALL CRAB, EITHER.

I'VE HAD ACRAB.

I'VE HAD, LIKE, ASMALL BEFORE, IN, LIKE...

SURE.

...100-AND-SOME-THOUSAND POUNDS.

YEAH. THAT HAPPENS,

BUT THERE'S ALREADY A BUNCH OF SMALL CRABS IN THERE.

♪♪

DON'T EVEN WANT TO LOOK AT HIM RIGHT NOW.

♪♪

♪♪

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

Narrator: WITH THE TAINTED OFFLOAD GRINDING TO A HALT...

I GOT TO GO.

I GOT TO GO DOWN THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

Narrator: ...SEAN'S SMALL-CRAB PROBLEMS JUST GOT BIGGER.

Man: ALL RIGHT, SEAN. SO WE GOT...

YEAH, OR THEIR EYES.

♪♪

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YEP.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP] THIS.

SO FISH AND GAME SAMPLES 100 CRAB.

IF THEY FIND A SMALL ONE, THEY SAMPLE MORE.

IF THEY FIND MORE, THEY CALL THE WILDLIFE TROOPERS,

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO COURT,

GOING TO HAVE TO DO ALL THIS [BLEEP]

AND IT'S PROBABLY LIKE A $20,000 FINE.

SO THAT'S GREAT.

TRYING TO BUY A NEW BOAT AND MOVE FORWARD

AND TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD AND TWO STEPS BACK.

THE LITTLE BASTARD WHO PUT THOSE THINGS IN THERE,

NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

LUKE IS [BLEEP] DEAD MEAT.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE REALLY HAS A FUTURE ON THIS BOAT AFTER THIS.

♪♪

Narrator: AND NOW A SALTIER TAKE.

I DON'T KNOW. TODAY'S FRIDAY? FOR 15 DAYS.

[ WHISTLES ] 15 DAYS.

DANG. HOW MUCH IS THAT?

LET'S DO THE MATH.

2 PACKS A DAY, THERE'S 365 DAYS.

YEAH.

SO TIMES TWO, WHAT'S THAT?

730.

730 A YEAR, MINIMUM, TIMES 30 YEARS.

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

HOW MANY IS THERE?

21,900.

21,000?

PROBABLY MORE LIKE 25,000.

YEAH, SO THAT'S ABOUT $200,000, $250,000.

YOU SMOKED A HOUSE?

I SMOKED A HOUSE, YEAH.

[BLEEP]

THAT'S GUTS.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

OH, MY GOD.

SIG MAY HAVE QUIT SMOKING, BUT MANDY IS ON FIRE.

♪♪

Sean: THAT'S EMBARRASSING.

♪♪

DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE WITH FISH AND GAME.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER IS IN HOT WATER

FOR HAVING ILLEGAL CRAB IN HIS TANKS.

THIS THING RIGHT HERE, THIS COULD COST US.

♪♪

LIKE, THIS ISN'T EVEN A CRAB WE'RE CATCHING.

Narrator: THE WATER IS EVEN HOTTER

FOR SEAN'S COUSIN, LUKE MERKOWSKI.

Luke: I HAD ONE JOB TO DO THAT WAS PRETTY IMPORTANT.

I DID IT PRETTY CARELESS.

IT'S GOING TO COST SEAN MONEY.

IT'S GOING TO COST THE CREW MONEY.

YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO GO APOLOGIZE, OFFER TO PAY FOR IT,

AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO HAVE A JOB AFTER THIS.

♪♪

SEAN? HI.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY,

BUT I [BLEEP] UP.

I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION ENOUGH,

WASN'T CARING ENOUGH,

A FEW TOO MANY CRAB GOT THROUGH.

A FEW TOO MANY CRAB GOT THROUGH,

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL I CAN THINK

IS THAT YOU JUST DIDN'T GIVE A [BLEEP]

♪♪

AM I WRONG?

NO, I GOT NO EXCUSES, YOU KNOW.

SO I CANNOT TRUST YOU.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

BOAT RULES, PROCEDURES ON THE BOAT,

MAYBE YOU FORGET A POT TIE,

CONSEQUENCES ARE I GET MAD.

ZACK GETS MAD.

WILLIE GETS MAD, NOT LIFE AND DEATH.

RIGHT?

YOU [BLEEP] UP SORTING CRAB,

YOU [BLEEP] UP RIGGING GEAR,

I GET A TICKET.

I GET A TARNISHED REPUTATION. I HAVE TO GO TO COURT.

THE CONSEQUENCE IS LEGAL.

YOU GET LAZY. YOU CUT A CORNER.

YOU UNTIE THAT POT

BEFORE YOU HAVE THE CRANE ON IT.

YOU'RE LAYING ON THE POT.

THE CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT

THE POT SLIDES OFF THE BOAT AND THE POT IS GONE.

THE CONSEQUENCES ARE YOUARE GONE.

♪♪

THE CONSEQUENCE IS DEATH,

AND I CAN'T LET YOU STICK AROUND

TO FIGURE OUT IF DEATH

IS A BIG ENOUGH CONSEQUENCE

FOR YOU TO PAY THE [BLEEP] ATTENTION.

♪♪

I UNDERSTAND, MAN.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T MEAN MUCH, BUT I WANT TO APOLOGIZE AGAIN.

I REALLY [BLEEP] UP HERE.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE YOU [BLEEP] UP

BECAUSE I'VE WATCHED YOU [BLEEP] UP FOR YEARS,

AND I'VE ALWAYS GIVEN YOU SECOND CHANCES,

BUT I CANNOT DO THAT ANYMORE.

SO I APPRECIATE THE APOLOGY,

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SORRIES DON'T WORK OUT HERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY THE FINE.

YOU WILL GET PAID YOUR CREW SHARE

FOR THE DOCK PRICE THAT WE HAVE DELIVERED TODAY.

YOU ARE DONE. PACK YOUR [BLEEP]

YOU ARE TERMINATED.

♪♪

Sean: SO NOW I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

I GOT TO...

GOT TO GET MY [BLEEP] TOGETHER.

NOW I GOT TO FIND A CREW MEMBER...

AND IT'S TOUGH.

I LOVE THAT [BLEEP] KID.

I REALLY DO. YOU KNOW?

I DON'T LIKE FIRING PEOPLE,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT IT.

♪ I'VE MADE MISTAKES ♪

♪♪

♪ THE LORD STRUCK ME DOWN ♪

IT'S OKAY. YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

SORRY, DUDE.♪ CAUGHT IN A LANDSLIDE ♪

♪ LOST UNDERGROUND ♪

♪♪

♪ I HEAR THEM GATES ♪

♪ SWING OPEN LOUD ♪

WE ARE FULL, MY FRIEND, FULL!

♪ COME CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT ♪

Jake: RIGHT NOW, THE RACE IS ON TO UNLOAD.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

[ SEA GULLS CALLING ]

I'M MOVING FORWARDS.

♪ NOW, WOULD YOU BREAK BEFORE YOU TWIST THE KNIFE? ♪

♪ YEAH, WOULD YOU TAKE MY HAND AND TAKE A LIFE? ♪

Keith: YOU KNOW, THERE'S HISTORY BETWEEN ME AND HARLEY.

A DECADE AGO, IT ALMOST CAME TO BLOWS.

LET'S HOPE IT'S NOT MORE OF THE SAME.

♪ I'M USED TO THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ I'M USED TO THE DARKNESS, HEY ♪

Harley: WIZARDAND THE SOUTHERN WIND,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ROUND, OH, YEAH.

I CAN'T WAIT.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE NOBODY'S CHUMP, KEITH.

♪ I'M USED TO THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ I'M USED TO THE DARKNESS ♪

♪♪

Sig: OKAY, WE GOT ONE LEFT.

Man: FLAMING OUT, MAN! WHOO!

♪ BREAK BEFORE YOU TWIST THE KNIFE ♪

♪ WOULD YOU TAKE MY HAND AND TAKE A LIFE? ♪

♪ I'M TOO DAMN YOUNG TO GIVE UP ON THE LIGHT ♪

GOOD ONE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S THE LAST POT OF KING CRABS.

WHOO!

THANK MANDY FOR HELPING OUT.

THAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

WHOO!

GOOD JOB, GIRL.

♪ THERE'S NO ONE ELSE LEFT TO LOVE ♪

IT'S TURN AROUND AND GET RIGHT BACK TO BAIRDI.

YOU KNOW? THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN IS.

♪ I GOT USED TO THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ USED TO THE DARKNESS, HEY ♪

♪♪