Original subtitles

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

Sig: IT'S AN EARLY WINTER.

AND, BECAUSE OF THAT...

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

WEATHER LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA GO CRAZY HERE.

♪♪

WE'RE ALREADY SEEIN' MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

TIDES ARE RUNNIN' HARD.

THE WIND'S JUST BUILDING.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A BEGINNING LIKE THIS, EVER.

♪ GONNA GET YOUR MOTOR ♪

♪ RUNNIN' ♪

♪ HEAD OUT ON THE ♪

♪ HIGHWAY ♪

Jake: THIS WEATHER'S COMIN' RIGHT NOW.

SO, THIS'LL BE A TEST

TO SEE HOW MY NEW GUYS HOLD UP.

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKIN' ♪

♪ FOR ADVENTURE ♪ OHHH!

Monte: WHEN MY BROTHER'S NOT HERE,

WE HAVE TO PUT AN ADDITIONAL BODY ON THE BOAT.

WELL, THIS YEAR, IT'S GONNA BE MY SON GREGORY.

♪ AND WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY ♪[ HOWLS ]

WHOO-OO!

♪ BORN TO BE ♪

♪ WILD ♪

FOUR DAYS, 70,000 POUNDS.

-WHOA-OA! -♪ YOU WERE BORN ♪

-[VOICE MUFFLED] -♪ TO BE WILD ♪

Man: GIVE HIM A REMINDER OF WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO REALLY BE A CRAB FISHERMAN.

♪♪

♪ WILD ♪ -OH, BOY. OH, BOY.

-♪ YOU WERE BORN TO BE ♪ -NO NO NO NO NO NO.

♪ WILD ♪

HOLD ON.

HOLD ON.

-♪ BE WILL-L-L-L-L ♪ -AH-OOH!

OH!

HE'S NOT OKAY!

HE'S [BLEEP] UP!

[ SIREN PULSES ]

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

THIS IS WHEN THINGS GET COLD

AND THINGS GET REALLY ROUGH.

AHHHHH!

♪♪

IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT...

[ CAWING ]

I'M HERE TO FISH.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

--Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.

JUST SEVEN WEEKS AFTER THE FALL'S LEGENDARY BATTLE

FOR THE QUARTER-BILLION-DOLLAR KING CRAB HORDE...

Josh: WINTER SUCKS.

IT'S [BLEEP] COLD.

THE ICE IS COMIN', NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS.

IT'S GONNA BE [BLEEP]

Narrator: CAPTAINS NOW FACE WHAT LOOKS TO BE

THEMOST BRUTAL WINTER SEASON IN NEARLY A DECADE.

I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE COLDER THIS YEAR,

BUT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY THINK

THAT THE ICE WAS GONNA BE COMIN' DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA GET THE CRAP KICKED OUT OF US.

Narrator: NORTHERLY WINDS AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES HAVE COME EARLY,

PUSHING THE ICE PACK SOUTH...

♪♪

Monte: THIS IS REALLY NOT WHAT YOU WANNA SEE

ON THE WEATHER PATTERN SCREEN.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FRICKIN' NOT REAL GOOD.

Narrator: ...THREATENING TO CRUSH HULLS

OR, FREEZE THE FISHING GROUNDS SHUT COMPLETELY.

Sig: YOU GOTTA GET INTO THE CRAB BEFORE YOU HIT THE ICE.

THAT'S HOW YOU WIN THE GAME.

ONCE THE ICE COMES DOWN ON TOP OF YOUR GEAR, IT'S GAME OVER.

Narrator: FOUR EARLY BIRDS -- THE NORTHWESTERN,

CORNELIA MARIE, WIZARD,AND SAGA --

RACE TO GET A JUMP ON THE WINTER SEASON

AND THE REST OF THE FLEET.

HONESTLY, I HAVE ZERO EXPERIENCE WITH ICE FISHING, ZERO.

YEAH, THIS'LL BE A TEST FOR EVERYBODY.

Monte: THIS YEAR COULD BE 60- TO 70-KNOT WINDS.

IN FACT, IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF IT WAS.

LET'S GET THIS THING GOIN'.

[ HORN BLOWS ] THROW! THROW!

Narrator: THE WINTER BATTLE BEGINS.

UGH!

LET'S HOPE IT GOES SMOOTHLY.

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

ACROSS THE ISLAND...

MY CREW AND I CAME UP EARLY, WHICH IS ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE,

AND THEN, ESPECIALLY, I'VE GOT A CRANE TO PUT ON.

Narrator: ... NORTHWESTERN CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN

LOOKS FOR A QUICK START TO HIS WINTER SEASON.

BUT, BEFORE THE SKIPPER CAN THROW LINES,

HE HAS A VERY LARGE PACKAGE TO PICK UP.

IT WAS A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS THING SHIPPED

ALL THE WAY FROM EUROPE.

Narrator: ON HIS LAST BAIRDI TRIP...

♪♪

CRANE?

...THE CRANE FAILED,

FORCING THE CREW TO STACK-OUT BY HAND.

YOU GOTTA HAVE THAT CRANE.

KIND OF IMPORTANT ON A BOAT.

♪♪

NOW, AFTER 30 YEARS OF USE,

SIG'S READY FOR A REPLACEMENT.

YOU KNOW, THIS NEW ONE,

I MEAN, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE STRONGER, FASTER.

I MEAN, THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US.

Narrator: FULLY AWARE THAT, WITH EACH PASSING DAY,

THE ICE CAN MOVE 24 MILES...

SHIPPING COMPANY'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

♪♪

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS BABY.

...SIG NEEDS HIS NEW, $100,000-PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

INSTALLED AND READY TO GO.

PROBABLY...

[BLEEP]

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

♪♪

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE...

HERE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] [ EERIE MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

YEAH, IT'S SIG OFF THE NORTHWESTERN?

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

RIGHT. WE'RE AT THE DOCK.

I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT CRANE WAS.

I DON'T SEE IT.

♪♪

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

♪♪

THEY'RE STILL TWO, THREE DAYS OUT!

THEY GOT STUCK IN WEATHER.

DAMN IT!

[ SQUEAKING ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IF THEY'RE TWO, THREE DAYS BEHIND,

THAT DOESN'T MEAN A DAMN THING!

THAT COULD BE A WEEK, THE WAY THINGS ARE LOOKIN'.

YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT THE WEATHER IN THE GULF,

IT'S ALL STORM. [ ENGINE STARTS ]

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD HANG OUT AND WAIT OR JUST GO.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

♪♪

I'M HERE TO FISH, NOT SCREW AROUND.

DAMN IT!

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

♪♪

[ RAIN POURING ]

♪♪

♪♪

HEY, KYLE! YOU GOING TO THE STERN?

-WHAT? -COMING RIGHT DOWN HERE?

NO, COMIN' RIGHT HERE.

SEE HOW IT RUNS.

DUDE, I AM SO READY TO GO RIGHT NOW.

HOW MUCH LONGER?

GET OUR POTS ALL CHAINED UP.

-GREG! -YEAH!

YEAH!

I JUST HAD TO COME UP EARLY.

THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE.

I GOT MONEY TO MAKE.

I'M TRYING TO BUY A BOAT

AND I NEED TO GET MY CRAB AS FAST AS I CAN,

IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE ALL PROFITS.

Narrator: WITH A 25% STAKE IN THE SAGA ON THE LINE...

YOU GOT THAT? PULL!

...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON

IS GUNNING TO GET OFF THE DOCK

AND START CATCHING HIS 280,000-POUND OPILIO QUOTA.

CHRIS!

-GOOD? -YEAH!

OH, I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS SEASON.

YOU KNOW, USUALLY, WHEN IT'S COLDER, WE CATCH MORE CRAB.

IT'S BEEN A COLDER YEAR, SO FAR,

WHAT I SEEN.

UP! UP!

Jake: I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE COLDER THIS YEAR.

THERE IT IS.

AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET THE CRAP KICKED OUT OF US.

♪♪

PUT UP THE FLAG, FUELIN'.

THE BEAUTIFUL THING IS, IS I WAS TRYING TO BE

AS DILIGENT AS I COULD ABOUT HIRING THE CREW THIS TIME.

I THINK THE CREW'S GONNA DO PRETTY WELL.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

I'VE STEPPED ON THE BOAT.

I HAVEN'T HAD TO SAY ONE THING.

Narrator: AFTER FIRING MORE THAN HALF HIS CREW

AT THE END OF KING SEASON...

OH, MY GOD. HE DID IT.

...JAKE HOPES ADDING THREE VETERAN HANDS

WILL BE HIS SECRET TO SUCCESS.

MY NAME'S JUSTIN COHEN.

I'M FROM CONNECTICUT.

I FISHED ABOUT 15 YEARS OUT OF CONNECTICUT

AND ABOUT SIX YEARS OUT HERE IN DUTCH.

YEAH, I MEAN, THIS IS MY THIRD OPIES ON THE SAGA.

OBVIOUSLY, FOR SOME REASON, I'M JUST --

I KEEP MISSIN' KING CRAB.

SOMETHIN' COMES UP.

JAIL. [laughs]

DONE IT ALL. I'VE DONE KING CRAB, OPIES,

BAIRDI, SALMON, COD,

BLUE CRAB, BROWN CRAB, [INDISTINCT]

♪♪

Jake: YOU GUYS READY TO GO?

YEAH! YEAH, WE'RE ALL CLEAR!

♪♪

ALRIGHT, THROW 'EM.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]YEAH!

YOU GOT THAT? PULL! [BLEEP]

ALRIGHT, WE OUTTA HERE, OR WHAT?

GOT 'EM OFF, JAKE!

♪♪

ALRIGHT, 2019.

HERE WE GO, BABY.

AAH!

DON'T GET CRAZY.

WHOO-OO!

HEY, YOU ON?

[ HORN BLASTING ]

Steven: GO BIG OR GO HOME.

GET SOME CRAB.

GO GET THE GOLD, THE BERING SEA GOLD,

THE REAL STUFF. EIGHT LEGS.

I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THIS CREW.

I REALLY DO.

I KNOW THIS CREW'S BETTER THAN THE CREW I HAD LAST SEASON.

I KNOW THAT AS FAR AS JUST EXPERIENCE, ALONE.

BUT TIME WILL TELL HOW MUCH BETTER

THAN THE LAST CREW I HAD THEY WILL BE.

♪♪

♪♪

[ WIND WHIPPING ]

Narrator: 260 MILES NORTHWEST...

THE CORNELIA MARIEIS FIRST TO TEST WINTER'S WRATH.

-WHOO! -HOLY [BLEEP]

OH, YEAH.

SNOW'S STARTIN'.

GET THESE SOLDIERS IN THE WATER.

♪♪

Narrator: FOR CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS AND JOSH HARRIS,

20-KNOT WINDS AND 15-FOOT SEAS

IS THE KIND OF WELCOME-BACK KISS

THEY'VE LEARNED TO EXPECT FROM THE BERING SEA.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT COMIN' AT US.

IT'S, UH, GONNA PICK UP A LITTLE BIT TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE'LL BE IN A ABOUT-25-KNOTTER.

OOH, BOY!

BY 7:00 PM, SHE'LL BE RIPPIN' ABOUT 35, 40.

IT'S GONNA GET CRAZY.

WE GOT PRETTY GOOD-SIZE QUOTA AND A SHORT TIMEFRAME TO DO IT.

[ EERIE STING PLAYS ]

FIRST DELIVERY: 70,000POUNDS,

[ WIND WHIPPING ] FOUR DAYS, AKUTAN.

LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE.

Narrator: A LOOMING OFF-LOAD ONLY DAYS AWAY.

COUPLE OF GUYS GOT SOME MORE QUOTA LAYIN' AROUND

THAT WE'D LIKE TO PICK UP.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IFWE DO WELL.

Narrator: EACH SCHEDULED WINTER DELIVERY

IS ANOTHER HURDLE BETWEEN THE CAPTAINS

AND AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF QUOTA.

Josh: LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE.

THAT'S WHY I'M GOING STRAIGHT FOR THE HEART

OF THE MONEY MAKERS.

BUT THE ROCK PILE CAN BE

A REAL SON OF A GUN TO FISH.

YOU CAN STRIKE OUT, HARD.

Narrator: UP AGAINST THE CLOCK,

JOSH BETS ON A HARRIS FAMILY HOT SPOT...

SO, WITH ANY LUCK, WE'LL HIT SOMETHIN'.

...A ROCKY PATCH OF OPILIO GROUNDS KNOWN

TO PROVIDE SHELTER TO THE BIOMASS DURING TURBULENT SEAS.

ALRIGHT, KYLE.

YOU HAVE ALL THOSE MADE?

LET'S ROCK 'N' ROLL, BOYS.

SET 'EM OUT.

ROGER!

-FIRST CRAB POT. -AAH!

-OH, YEAH. -READY?!

WHOO!

YOU'RE GONNA BE SWEATIN' HERE IN A MINUTE.

IT'S GONNA BE A LONG ONE.

[ BEEP ]

ONE OVER!

YEAH, BABY!

♪♪

LET'S HOPE IT PERFORMS.

[ BEEP ] TWO OVER!

AM I GONNA BE IN THE PENTHOUSE

OR AM I GONNA BE IN THE OUTHOUSE?

WE SHALL SEE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] [ SIREN PULSES ]

[ SIREN WAILING ] Narrator: COMING UP...

NICK. HOLD ON. ROLL HIM ON HIS SIDE. HOLD ON.

NO, DON'T [BLEEP] FILM THIS. NO.

Jake: IT'S GONNA BE BLOWIN' LIKE A BAT OUTTA HELL.

-WHOO-OO! -WHOA!

OH, BOY. OH.

NO NO NO NO.

WHOA!

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

Narrator: 290 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...

♪♪

WHOA!

WHOA-OA!

WATCH YOURSELF, RYAN.

WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY.

AAAAAH!

GUYS, I HOPE YOU TIED EVERYTHING DOWN

'CAUSE THIS WEATHER'S COMIN' RIGHT NOW.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

Narrator: ...THE SAGAPUNCHES THROUGH THE OPENING SALVOES

OF WINTER'S ASSAULT.

ARGH. WHOA!

WATCH OUT.

WHOA-OA-OA!

[BLEEP] -[BLEEP] THERE GOES RYAN.

HE'S DOWN.

YOU OKAY, RYAN?

-GOOD? -YEP. -GOOD?

[BLEEP] HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, IT'S PROBABLY BLOWIN' ABOUT...30 KNOTS.

SEAS ARE ABOUT PROBABLY 12 FEET.

SO IT CREATES A REALLY ROLLING ENVIRONMENT,

BUT, I GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 2.5 HOURS OF SETTIN'.

WHOO-OO!

♪♪

AGH! WHOO!

NOBODY ELSE IS OUT HERE.

I'M DOIN' MY HOMEWORK,

COLLECTIN' INFORMATION OFF MY GEAR,

AND THEN I'LL SET ACCORDINGLY.

Narrator: A SOLO MARAUDER ON HIS CHOSEN PROSPECT GROUNDS,

JAKE SPREADS HIS GEAR

OVER A WIDE SWATH TO FIND THE CRAB.

YEAH, BABY!

ONCE LOCATED, HE'LL FIRE POT AFTER POT INTO THE BIOMASS.

WEATHER IS --

[BLEEP] IS A GOOD NAME FOR IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT CAME UP PRETTY QUICKLY.

I THINK IT'S EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE COMIN' UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WHOO-HOO!

I'VE GOT TWO NEW GUYS ON BOARD

THAT HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THIS BOAT...

YEAH, IT'S BLOWIN' PRETTY BAD OUT RIGHT NOW --

AT LEAST 50, 60.

...JUSTIN

AND STEVEN.

SO THIS'LL BE A TEST TO SEE HOW THEY ALL HOLD UP

UNDER SOME EXTREME CONDITIONS.

WHOA WHOA WHOA.

I'M JUST ON HIGH ALERT.

♪♪

DOESN'T FEEL GOOD RIGHT HERE,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

♪♪

[ VOMITS ]

♪♪

[ GURGLE ]

Narrator: THE ROCKING BOAT CAUSES ITS OWN STORM IN THE INNER EAR...

[ SPEWING ]

...CAUSING SEASICKNESS...

[ GURGLE ]

...THAT CAN TAKE DOWN

EVEN THE MOST HARDENED FISHERMAN.

AH!

[ SNIFFLE ]

OHH.

[ COUGHS ]

AHH, GOD!

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

IS STEVEN OKAY?

AMATEUR HOUR.

NO ONE EVER GAVE ME A BREAK

WHEN I WAS PUKIN'.

YEAH, NO [BLEEP] WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

-HEY, UH, KYLE. -YEAH.

CAN YOU GO AND CHECK ON STEVEN, MAKE SURE HE'S DOIN' OKAY?

ROGER.

♪♪

[ STEVEN HEAVING ]

[ SPITTING ]

YOUR STOMACH HURTS?

YEAH.

JUST DRY HEAVIN'S OF...?

YEAH. [sniffle]

ALRIGHT. [sniffle]

[ EERIE STING PLAYS ]

HOPEFULLY, HE GETS BETTER PRETTY SOON, 'CAUSE

WE AREGONNA START HAULIN' GEAR

AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO, UH,

KEEP A GUY IN THE RACK.

I JUST -- I CAN'T AFFORD IT.

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM

'CAUSE I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THIS CREW.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT MY NEW GUYS ARE CAPABLE OF.

I JUST HOPE THIS ALL PAYS OFF.

GOD! THIS IS NOT FUN.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

♪♪

[ CHEEPING ]

Narrator: BACK IN DUTCH HARBOR, ON THE WIZARD...

IT'S BEEN REALLY KIND OF TOUGH TO COME UP HERE...

[ SIGH ]

WITH THE CONDITION OF MY FATHER.

THE CANDLE'S KIND OF STARTIN' TO FLICKER A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN BEGINS HIS WINTER SEASON

WITH A HEAVY HEART.

HIS 81-YEAR-OLD FATHER, GARY COLBURN'S, HEALTH

IS AILING. -I PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN

BE HERE, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE GUYS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY'RE COUNTIN' ON ME

TO KIND OF PROCEED FORWARD,

SO, THE PLAN IS, BETWEEN MY AND MY BROTHER,

I'M GONNA MAKE THIS FIRST TRIP AND THEN I'M GONNA GO HOME

AND HE'S GONNA COME UP.

Narrator: KEITH ATTENDS TO HIS FATHER, LEAVING MONTE ON THE HOOK

FOR THE WIZARD's 140,000-POUND BAIRDI QUOTA.

WE'LL THROW THE LINES HERE PRETTY QUICK.

IT'LL BE NICE TO GET OUTTA TOWN.

♪♪

WE'RE CLOSE.

♪♪

OH, YEAH.

WE'VE GOT A BIG CHUNK OF BAIRDI.

WE'VE GOT 140-SOME THOUSAND POUNDS, SO, THAT'S A LOT.

MOST BOATS HAD 30,000, 40,000, MAYBE 50,000.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GO OUT,

POUND THROUGH A BUNCH OF POTS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

EVERYTHING'S SECURED.

♪♪

Narrator: TO MAKE UP FOR HIS OWN ABSENCE ON DECK...

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT GREGORY. HE'S MY SON.

HE'S ON HERE, FIRST TIME, EVER.

...MONTE BRINGS ON A NEXT-GENERATION COLBURN.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. HE'S BEEN UP HERE,

WORKIN' WITH THESE GUYS FOR A COUPLE DAYS,

AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTIN' ALONG WELL

AND THAT, IN ITSELF, IS A -- A GOOD START.

I FEEL GOOD, SO FAR, YOU KNOW, BUT,

EVERYTHING ON HERE SEEMS LIKE IT'S LIKE

A WELL-OILED MACHINE, YOU KNOW?

AND I DON'T WANNA BE THAT -- THE SQUEAKY --

THE SQUEAKY GEAR, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IN THE MACHINE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] GUESS WE'LL SEE.

Narrator: PREPPED AND READY TO GO.

ALRIGHT. EVERYBODY, GET UP HERE.

TEAM MEETING.

RIGHT ON!

SO, SOPER, HOW MUCH OF THIS STUFF

HAVE YOU GOT UP AND RUNNIN'?

HAVE YOU TUNED THAT RADAR, YET,

SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE? -NOT -- NOT YET.

Narrator: ONE LAST THING IS NEEDED.

GRAB THOSE RADAR WRENCHES DOWN THERE,

IN THE MID-SHIP CABINET.

GIVE HIM THOSE.

Narrator: AND IT INVOLVES A LITTLE...

INITIATION.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS, CHORD STRIKES ]

BASICALLY, YOU GOTTA GO UP ON THE STACK

AND JUST KINDA STAND THERE

AND HE'S GONNA TUNE THAT RADAR AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE'LL WAIT FOR YA.

YOU HOLD 'EM UP, BOTH LIKE THIS,

AND THEN YOU GO DOWN WITH ONE.

[ CLANG ] AND THEN UP WITH ONE

AND DOWN WITH THIS ONE. -HOLD THEM ALL THE WAY EXTENDED OUT?

YEAH, AND THEN YOU'LL BE GOIN'

LIKE THIS, THEN LIKE THIS.

-OKAY. -OKAY, BE CAREFUL.

IT'S COLD AND --

CROUCH. YOU CAN DO IT.

[ VOICES OVERLAPPING ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

[laughing] WHAT WAS THE MOTION, SOPER?

[ LAUGHTER ]

[hushed] QUIET, NOW. HE MIGHT -- HE MIGHT SEE US.

♪♪

THAT'S THE SPIRIT!

OKAY, ONCE -- ONCE YOU GET INTO POSITION,

GET THE RADAR WRENCHES EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT.

♪♪

IS HE DOIN' IT?

-YEAH. -YOU'RE DOIN' IT RIGHT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT SLOWER.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THAT'S IT.

SEE, NOW, DO A CIRCLE, A SLOW CIRCLE.

OKAY. DO A SLOW CIRCLE

[ LAUGHTER ] AND LIFT ONE LEG

WHILE YOU'RE DOIN' IT.

[ CYMBALS CRASH ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

HE'S GETTIN' IT.

-OH, MY GOD. -IS HE DOIN' IT?

IS HE LIFTIN' A LEG?

YEAH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

OKAY, NOW, CLICK THE WRENCHES TOGETHER THREE TIMES AND SAY,

"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME."

[ CHORD STRIKES ]

HE PROBABLY GOT IT NOW, RIGHT? [ CLINKING ]

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

[ CLINKING ]

[ HOWLS ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: A LITTLE LEVITY EASES THE PRESSURE WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH.

[ LAUGHS ]

ALRIGHT.

♪♪

AND, YOU KNOW, TUNING THE RADAR,

IT'S ESSENTIAL.

LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN GET LUCKY AGAIN.

THE SOONER WE START THE TRIP,

THE SOONER WE'LL BE BACK.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORDS STRIKE ]

♪♪

THE NEXT MORNING...

Sig: BE ALRIGHT.

ON THE NORTHWESTERN...

TIME TO GO!

-WE'RE GOIN'. -RATHER THAN WAIT

FOR HIS NEW CRANE TO ARRIVE...

FINALLY!

FINALLY, FINALLY.

...CAPTAIN SIG THROWS LINES, ANYWAY.

CRANE IS STILL IN TRANSIT.

THERE'S NOTHIN' WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE CAME UP EARLY FOR THIS, SO, MIGHT AS WELL TRY

TO GET THE POTS IN THE WATER WHILE WE GOT THIS WEATHER.

-GOOD. -GUYS DIDN'T COME UP HERE

TO TWIDDLE THEIR THUMBS.

NEITHER DID I.

CLEAR!

EVERYONE ON BOARD!

-EVERYTHING LOOSE? -YEP.

ALL LOOSE!

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

OPIES!

WHOO! WHOO!

LET'S GO.

♪♪

♪♪

Clark: IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD FEELING WHEN YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING DONE.

WE'RE HEADIN' OUT AND YOU'RE LIKE, "ALRIGHT.

SEE YOU LATER, DUTCH.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] WE'RE OUT."

♪♪

SMELL IT.

RUNNIN' A LITTLE ROUGH.

♪♪

HE JUST -- HE JUST WENT IN.

AH, COME ON!

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] OH, [BLEEP]

THEY'RE NOT GETTIN' AIR.

♪♪

YEAH, THEY'RE NOT BREATHING.

OH, [BLEEP]

I GOT NO FUEL PRESSURE!

Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.

Sig: AH, COME ON!

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] OH, [BLEEP]

THEY'RE NOT GETTIN' AIR.

♪♪

YEAH, THEY'RE NOT BREATHING.

I GOT NO FUEL PRESSURE!

Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN IS LOSING POWER

AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS SMOKING.

SEEMS LIKE THE FUEL PRESSURE'S BOUNCIN' A LITTLE BIT.

SHOULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER.

Narrator: ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM?

ENGINEER NORMAN HANSEN.

♪♪

♪♪

Sig: TURBOS ARE SMOKING?

LIKE BURNIN' OIL OFF.

[ SIGH ]

OKAY. SO THAT MEANS I'M TURNING AROUND, RIGHT?

YES OR NO?! YES.

OKAY. SO THAT MEANS

I GOTTA --WE DIDN'T SPILL ANY OIL.

I DON'T CARE! I-I DON'T CARE.

WHAT I CARE ABOUT IS LEAVING -Both: SAFELY.

LAST THING WE NEED IS A FIRE COMIN' OUT OF OUR TURBOS.

[ OMINOUS CHORD STRIKES ] Narrator: A FIRE AT SEA

CAN SPREAD IN SECONDS.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

GOT A FIRE! FIRE!

-[screeching] GOT A FIRE! -STAY CALM!

[ ALARM RINGING ] Narrator: AND SIG HAS ALREADY

HAD HIS FAIR SHARE OF SHADOW AND FLAME.

STAY CALM!

NOW, THE CAPTAIN HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN BACK.

DOCK'S HERE. I'M GONNA GO TIE UP.

PRAY THAT NOTHIN' CATCHES FIRE DOWN THERE.

GET THE GUYS UP AND DOWN.

I WANT COMMUNICATION.

♪♪

TAKE CARE OF YOUR BOAT, YOU TAKE OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR BOAT,

YOU DIE!

[ OMINOUS CHORD STRIKES ]

Narrator: WITH THE NORTHWESTERNSTRUGGLING TO GET OFF THE DOCK...

♪♪

...290 MILES NORTHWEST...

♪♪

...THE SAGAPREPARES TO FACE OFF

WITH THE FIRST ARCTIC BLAST OF THE WINTER SEASON.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

♪♪

[chanting] JAKE, JAKE! HE'S OUR MAN!

IF HE CAN'T DO IT, NO ONE CAN!

STEVEN'S BACK IN ACTION.

ORIGINALLY, I WAS A LITTLE BIT PERTURBED

ABOUT STEVEN LEAVIN' DECK, BUT, HE'S THE FIRST ONE ON DECK.

WHOA-OA-OA-OA! [BLEEP]

YOU GOT DEUCED, DUDE.

HE KNEW WE WERE HERE TO FISH AND I'M REAL GLAD

I'M BACK TO A FULL DECK.

I WAS WORRIED THERE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

Narrator: FOR NOW, THE RETURN

OF DECKHAND STEVEN LAGINIO

MEANS SKIPPER JAKE ANDERSON

CAN GO FULL-THROTTLE ON HIS FIRST PROSPECT STRING.

ALRIGHT, FELLAS. HERE WE GO.

YOU GUYS BE SAFE AND I'LL TRY TO KEEP YOU GUYS PROTECTED.

WHOO-OO-OO!

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

LET'S JUST SEE HOW THIS SAGACREW PERFORMS.

Narrator: COVERING THE GROUNDS WITH POTS GALORE...

RIGHT NOW, IT'S PROBABLY BLOWIN' ABOUT 30 KNOTS.

SEAS ARE ABOUT PROBABLY 12 FEET.

BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME.

...JAKE IS LOOKING FOR A 100-CRAB AVERAGE.

ANYTHING LESS MEANS THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S FIRST SWING

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ] IS A MISS.

Jake: I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER I CAN DO SAFELY

TO CATCH MY CRAB FASTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

♪♪

I'M COMIN' OUT HERE, 'CAUSE I GOT BILLS TO PAY

AND I GOT A BOAT I WANNA BUY.

♪♪

THIS IS ON SHORT SOAK.

♪♪

ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT,

SEE IF THIS WAS WORTH IT.

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

[ SINISTER MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S CRAB IN IT.

OH, YEAH, BABY!

WHOO-OO-OO! YEAH! SEE?

-OH, YEAH. -YEAH!

[BLEEP] YEAH.

SIGNS OF LIFE, AND THAT'S GOOD.

I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

CLEAN, GOOD CRAB!

70 AND CLEAN. THAT'S A GOOD POT.

♪♪

COME ON, GOD, COME ON.

OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.

HELL, YEAH!

[ VOICES OVERLAPPING]

THOSE ARE GOOD-LOOKIN' CRAB.

60 KNOTS, 70 KNOTS. IT'S ON.

♪♪

140.

140.

YEAH!

THAT'S WHY WE PROSPECT.

AS I'M GETTIN' SHALLOWER, WE'RE GETTIN' MORE NUMBERS, SO,

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE UP THE HILL,

WHICH, I'M HOPING IT'S GONNA KEEP GETTING BETTER.

-WHOO! -YEAH!

BUT THIS IS GOOD.

THIS IS ACTUALLY REAL GOOD, RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

♪♪

TWO-SEVEN-ZERO!

YEAH, BABY!

YEAH-EAH!

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

OH, YEAH, BABY.

HOLY [BLEEP] I SAID I PROMISED MYSELF

I WAS NOT GONNA GET EXCITED.

BUT, I'M READY TO DROP SOME POTS RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE MONEY!

JOHN, I THINK WE'RE SOAKIN' CODFISH.

THESE THINGS ARE GONNA [BLEEP] HIT, DUDE.

OKAY, ROGER.

Narrator: FRESH OUT OF THE GATE,

JAKE HITS HIS FIRST PILE OF THE SEASON.

GO AHEAD AND LEAVE IT IN THE RACK

AND WE'LL START SETTIN'.

NOW, THE YOUNG SKIPPER

WILL DOUBLE DOWN AND RESET HIS GEAR...

I'M BAITIN' REALHEAVY RIGHT NOW,

SO THEY'RE GONNA NEED 36 HOURS.

...GAMBLING THAT EXTRA BAIT AND TWICE THE SOAK TIME

WILL BRING IN TWICE THE CRAB.

WHOO-OO!

WHOO-OO-OO!

♪♪

OKAY, FELLAS, JUST KINDA WATCH THE RAIL HERE.

♪♪

[ SNAP ] -WHOA [BLEEP] -WHAT?!

♪♪

HOH.

IS STEVEN OKAY?

AAH!

YOU ALRIGHT, STEVE?

[ SINISTER-EERIE TUNE PLAYS ]

YEP, I'M GOOD!

♪♪

THANK GOD HE DIDN'T BREAK HIS HAND.

Narrator: AS THE BOAT ROLLS,

TENSION IN THE COIL LINE BRIEFLY EASES,

THEN SNAPS BACK, LASHING STEVEN'S HAND...

AAH!

...WITH THE FORCE OF A BULLWHIP.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

PULL IT SLOW. PULL IT SLOW. PULL IT SLOW.

PULL IT SLOW, PLEASE. PULL IT SLOW.

♪♪

[ SNAP ] AAH!

-WHOA! -YOU OKAY?

Narrator: BUCKING VIOLENT 12-FOOT BREAKERS...

PULL IT SLOW. PULL IT SLOW, PLEASE.

PULL IT SLOW.

[ SNAP ] AAH!

-WHOA! -YOU OKAY?

Narrator: THE 107-FOOT SAGAROLLS, CAUSING THE LINE TO SNAP.

AND STEVEN LAGINIO TAKES ANOTHER SHOT --

THIS ONE ACROSS THE FACE.

COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE, FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S A LOT GREENER.

GOOD JOB, STEVEN. THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE.

YEAH!

UGH, GET ME SOME!

HE IS ONE TOUGH SON OF A BITCH, THAT GUY.

THIS IS A CREW.

THIS COULD BE A REALLY GOOD CREW.

THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AT STAKE.

TWO, SEVEN, ZERO!

THAT'S GOOD.

BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS STRING

AND WE'RE GONNA DIAL IT IN EVEN MORE.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THESE POTS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE

WHEN THEY'VE HAD PROPER SOAK AND PROPER BAIT.

I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER.

I KNOW I CAN FIND 600s.

I KNOW IT.

AND I'M NOT GONNA ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS.

Narrator: WHILE JAKE TAKES AIM AT A RECORD-BREAKING HAUL...

55 MILES SOUTH...

♪♪

ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...

♪♪

CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS AND HIS CREW

ARE LOOKING FOR AN OPILIO JACKPOT OF THEIR OWN.

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS -- ICE CREAM.

Casey: YEAH, THE BOYS AREN'T MOVING TOO FAST TODAY.

I THINK JOSH WORE THEM OUT LAST NIGHT.

WORKED THEM TILL 2:30 IN THE MORNING.

WE GOT WEATHER THAT'S COMING IN AND STACK UP AGAINST US.

I WANNA GET AS MANY POTS HAULED TODAY AS WE CAN

SO WE CAN GET THEM SITUATED.

Narrator: LOOKING AT A SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD IN JUST THREE DAYS...

CASEY AND JOSH COUNT ON THE BOULDER-RIDDEN WATERS

OF THE ROCK PILE TO SHOW THEM SIGNS OF LIFE.

Casey: PRESSURE. Josh: OKAY.

YOU SEE, THERE'S YOUR SET.

HOPE YOU SET IN A GOOD SPOT.

SHOW ME THAT HARRIS LUCK.

♪♪

♪♪

Man: FIRST POT OF THE SEASON COMING UP.

HOPEFULLY, THERE'S SOMETHING GOOD IN IT.

OH, LET'S SEE HERE. IF WE GOT...

80 TO 100 OUT OF THIS, WE'D BE STYLING.

♪♪

WHERE'S THE BEEF?!

OH, YEAH.

BABY! WHOO!

CRAB LOOK OKAY?

YEAH. I GOT A GOOD POT!

DOWN THE HOLE!

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, THERE'S A FEW IN THERE.

YEAH, BABY.

OKAY. 155 IN THAT ONE.

[ LAUGHS ]

OW!

GOOD STUFF.

SWEET. WE'RE ONTO PRETTY CRAB NOW.

YEAH, BABY!

THAT'S A PRETTY HEALTHY POT.

AS FAR AS PROSPECT STRINGS GO, I CAN'T BITCH ABOUT THIS ONE.

IF WE CAN CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK,

WE'LL HIT OUR 75,000 POUNDS

AND WE'LL STILL HAVE A DAY TO TRAVEL.

Narrator: EARLY RETURNS SAY JOSH HAS PUT THEM SQUARELY ON THE CRAB.

Man: AAH!

EW.

THE [BLEEP] HAPPENED THERE?

Narrator: BUT WITH A PROSPECT STRING,

THE TRICK ISN'T JUST GETTING ON THEM.

IT'S STAYING ON THEM.

Man: NOT VERY MANY.

THEY'RE JUST SMALL.

AH, DAMN IT.

AS I GO SOUTH THERE, I'M LOSING THEM.

I'M AT SIX RIGHT NOW,

AND WE'VE CLEARED ABOUT HALF THE CABLE.

I THINK THE CRAB'S PROBABLY TO THE NORTH,

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING.

WE'RE NOT GOTTA SET IT BACK ON THAT, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.

THAT STRING IS GONNA HAVE TO BE MOVED.

Narrator: BEFORE THEY CAN SHUFFLE THEIR GEAR NORTH, JOSH AND CASEY

HAVE TO PICK UP ALL THE 165 POTS SET IN THE SOUTH.

HOPE WE GET BETTER NUMBERS THAN THIS

BECAUSE IF WE'RE GONNA BEAT THIS STORM,

WE GOTTA SEE A BETTER AVERAGE.

EVERY DAY, WITH THE WEATHER COMING IN,

WE'LL JUST START WORKING THE AREAS

THAT WE SEE THE HIGHER NUMBERS.

GO FROM THERE, YOU KNOW.

STILL THE INITIAL SET.

GOTTA CALM MYSELF DOWN, RELAX A LITTLE BIT.

♪♪

I DON'T NEED TO BLOW OUT A HEMORRHOID JUST YET.

I MEAN AN ANEURYSM. DON'T NEED TO HAVE AN ANEURYSM.

THAT'S SO MUCH WORSE.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: 285 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

ON THE WIZARD...

LEMME KNOW WHEN YOU GOT ONE READY.

Man: OKAY, ROGER.

Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN PREPARES TO LAUNCH

HIS FIRST POTS OF THE BAIRDI SEASON.

WELL, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. IT'S ALMOST TIME.

WE'RE GONNA START BY SETTING UP KIND OF

OVER THE SAME CHUNK OF DIRT WE COVERED LAST YEAR --

STRAIGHT UP TOWARD ST. PAUL.

I THINK WE HAULED ABOUT 150 AVERAGE

ACROSS THE BOARD, OR SOMETHING INSANE.

IF WE CAN RUN INTO HALF THE CRAB WE SAW LAST YEAR,

I'D BE REAL HAPPY.

Narrator: WITH A MONSTER 140,000-POUND QUOTA TO FILL,

MONTE'S GAMBLING THAT THIS COLD WATER HONEY HOLE

IS SWEET ENOUGH TO STUFF HIS TANKS.

IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, SITTING UP HERE ALONE

AND WONDERING HOW MY DAD'S DOING.

I TOLD HIM GOODBYE.

I SAID, "I'M GOING BAIRDI FISHING.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A WEEK."

SO I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE THIS A QUICK ONE.

THE OLD MAN'S KIND OF COUNTING ON US.

Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE FACES THE FLEET'S LARGEST BAIRDI QUOTA,

STILL WORRIED ABOUT HIS AILING FATHER.

[ RETCHING ]

BUT DOWN BELOW...

I'M PICKING UP SOME KIND OF GROWLING SOUND.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT IS?

Man: YEAH, ROGER!

Narrator: IT'S THE YOUNGEST OF THE COLBURN FISHERMEN...

[ RETCHING ]

WHO'S SINGING THE GREENHORN BLUES.

[ RETCHING ]

YOU KNOW, THE FIRST DAY'S ALWAYS A ROUGH ONE

FOR ANYBODY COMING OUT HERE.

AND NOW HERE, IT'S -- YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER'S GONE TO HELL.

IT'S WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.

I SHOULDN'T LAUGH. IT'S NOT FUNNY.

I GOT REALLY SICK WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT HERE.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING OVER IT.

G. WILL BE FINE.

I'M NOT THAT CONCERNED ABOUT IT JUST YET.

WE GOT CRAB TO CATCH.

[ CHEERING ]

WHOO-HOO!

ALRIGHT, DUMP IT IF YOU'RE READY.

BE CAREFUL. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE ALONG HERE.

THROTTLE UP, ACTUALLY.

LET HER GO. DO IT.

POT OVER!

[ YELLING INDISTINCTLY ]

WHOO!

2019, BABY!

IT'S A CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW.

THIS IS A DIFFICULT FISHERY.

THESE CRAB ARE NOT NEARLY AS PLENTIFUL.

OH!

TO FIND A BODY OF CRAB THAT YOU CAN REALLY JUST POUND AWAY ON...

OH!

BERING SEA FISHING,

WIZARD,BAIRDI CRAB.

♪♪

JUST KIND OF TRYING TO KEEP GOING HERE.

MY DAD'S ALWAYS KIND OF IN THE --

I WOULDN'T EVEN SAY HE'S IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.

HE'S MORE IN THE -- THE MIDDLE OR THE FRONT.

SO CAPTAIN KEITH IS DOWN THERE WHERE OUR DAD IS.

SO HE'S THERE TODAY, WHICH IS AWESOME.

♪♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

Keith: HEY, DAD. WALL'S GETTING GOOD.

YOU GOT GRANDPA AND GRANDMA RIGHT THERE.

YOU GOT GRANDPA AND GRANDMA WITH THE POPE.

YOU GOT ME AND MONTE AND THE CREW.

HE'LL BE FINE.

HE'S THE SECOND-BEST FISHERMAN IN ALASKA.

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, YOU KNOW WHO NUMBER ONE IS.

WHAT CAN I DO BETTER?

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ON THE BOAT?

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, DAD.

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE OUT CRABBING WITH US.

YEAH.

I LOVE YOU, DAD.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: BACK IN DUTCH HARBOR...

Sig: WE JUST GOT IN.

WE FOUND SOME ISSUES.

Narrator: ...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...

AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS THING WRAPPED UP

AND -- AND GET OUTTA HERE.

Narrator: ...SHORTLY AFTER THROWING LINES,

SMOKE IN THE ENGINE ROOM FORCED CAPTAIN SIG TO RETURN TO DOCK.

NOW HIS BROTHER, ENGINEER NORMAN HANSEN, DIAGNOSES THE PROBLEM.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

APPARENTLY, WATER RAN DOWN THE STACK AND SATURATED

THE, UH, FIRE BLANKET.

Sig: OH, IT'S THE EXHAUST BLANKET?

-YEAH. -YEAH.

Narrator: BETWEEN SEASONS, RAINWATER LEAKED THROUGH THE EXHAUST PIPE,

ROTTING OUT THE INSULATION, WHICH TURNED THE HEAT BLANKET

FROM FIRE-RETARDANT INTO FIRE-STARTER.

WOW.

WE WERE THAT CLOSE TO A FIRE.

Norman: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S A LOAD OFF MY MIND.

OKAY. SO THEN, UH, DO IT RIGHT.

I DON'T WANNA CATCH ON FIRE.

Narrator: THE DISASTER AVERTED,

THE CREW MUST MAKE THE REPAIR BEFORE DEPARTURE.

YOU KNOW, I GOTTA SAY, THE YOUNG SIG WOULD'VE BEEN

POUNDING ON THE DESK, SCREAMING AND YELLING,

AND CUTTING CORNERS TO GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN.

THE OLD ONE IS JUST THANKFUL THAT WE'RE OKAY,

AND THAT WE'RE, UH -- WE FOUND THESE ISSUES EARLY ON.

I MEAN, I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO GOD RIGHT NOW.

I'LL GET IT. I'M THE SMALLER PERSON.

YOU GET ON THE OTHER SIDE.MM-HMM, YEAH.

HAVING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM,

THAT'S TOO -- WE'VE BEEN THERE.

AND THAT'S NOT A FUN THING.

HERE IN THE ENGINE ROOM, THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS

THAT ARE FLAMMABLE DOWN HERE.

SO IF WE WEREN'T DOWN HERE DOING AN ENGINE ROOM CHECK

AND THAT GOT WORSE, WORSE, THAT FIRE SPREAD.

THEN YOU'D ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE A FULL-ON FIRE ON THE BOAT,

INSTEAD OF JUST A SMOLDERING ONE.

FIRE'S NO BUENO.

NO BUENO.

Sig: I THINK ALL THE GUYS WOULD AGREE THAT WE WANNA PLAY THIS SAFE.

IF I JUST LOST ANOTHER DAY OF FISHING, THEN SO BE IT.

WHERE'S NORMAN?

AND WE JUST DODGED A BULLET.

SO MAYBE IT WAS MEANT TO BE, YOU KNOW?

AND I BELIEVE IN FATE AND -- AND, UH, MAYBE THIS IS --

THERE WAS A REASON FOR ALL THIS.

I DON'T KNOW.

[ NORMAN COLLAPSES ]

ROLL HIM ON HIS SIDE. GO ON.

NO, DON'T [BLEEP] FILM THIS!

OH, [BLEEP]

♪♪

♪♪

Man: PUT HIM ON HIS SIDE. GO ON.

NO, DON'T [BLEEP] FILM THIS!

OH, [BLEEP]

Narrator: ON THE NORTHWESTERN, SIG'S BROTHER,

ENGINEER NORMAN HANSEN,

LAYS UNCONSCIOUS ON THE ENGINE ROOM FLOOR.

HOLD ON. IT'S OKAY, NORM.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

WE ROLLED HIM ON HIS SIDE AND OPENED HIS MOUTH,

AND HE STARTED BREATHING.

HE TOOK A STEP HERE, ROLLED OFF, AND THEN HIT THAT.

Sig: COULD YOU GET A BLANKET?

YEAH.

GETTING YOU OFF THE COLD STEEL.

YEP.

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD MOVE HIM.

NO, DON'T MOVE HIM.WELL, I'M NOT.

I JUST HELD HIS NECK WHILE HE WAS OUT.

HE HAD A -- YOU KNOW, HAD A LITTLE SEIZURE.

♪♪

HELL, WE'RE DOING OUR EXHAUST AND I WAS -- I WAS DOING BOLTS.

AND, UH, HE SLIPPED, HIT HIS HEAD.

IT HAS A SHARP POINT, TOO.

AND CRIED OUT IN PAIN,

AND THEN HE STARTED SEIZING AND TURNING PURPLE.

AND THAT WAS SCARY, BUT HE'S ALERT NOW.

GOOD. JUST HOLD ON, NORMIE.

YOU JUST FELL DOWN FOR A SECOND.

LAY STILL.

[ SIREN HONKS ]

♪♪

ALRIGHT, JUST LOOK RIGHT AT ME.

NO, JUST LOOK AT ME.

Narrator: HIS VITAL SIGNS STABLE...

EMTs TRANSFER NORM TO THE LOCAL CLINIC.

♪♪

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪

[ SIGHS ]

I THINK THIS IS WORSE THAN WE THINK.

Narrator: AND WITH HIS BROTHER'S CONDITION UNCERTAIN...

THE START OF OPIE SEASON WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

HE'S NOT OKAY.

Man: WELL, I MEAN...[BLEEP] NO, HE'S NOT OKAY!

...HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.

HE'S NOT OKAY!

HE'S [BLEEP] UP, IS WHAT HE IS!

I'M JUST SAYING ABOUT THE CARE HE'S GETTING NOW.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

♪♪

♪♪

260 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR...

♪♪

Casey: WHOA.

Narrator: ...IN WINTER'S WRATH...

WHERE THE HELL'D THAT ONE COME FROM?

OH.

Narrator: CORNELIA MARIECAPTAINS CASEY McManus AND JOSH HARRIS...

HEY, UH, TAYLOR -- YOU GOT YOUR BROWN PANTS ON TODAY?

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: ...SET INTO A SAVAGE ONSLAUGHT OF WIND AND WAVES.

-HEADS UP! -[BLEEP] WATCH OUT, FELLAS!

I DON'T LIKE SETTING WITH IT, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO.

♪♪

THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO SET THESE OFF

ACROSS THE TOP OF OUR STRINGS WHERE OUR BEST POTS WERE.

THIS IS WHAT THE GEAR'S TELLING US TO DO.

OUR GOOD POTS WERE HERE, HERE, HERE, AND HERE.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT ACROSS THROUGH THEM.

Narrator: JOSH AND CASEY DROP THEIR POTS

EAST AND WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN END OF THE ROCK PILE,

DIALING IN ON THE BEST SIGN OF LIFE

FROM THEIR OPENING PROSPECT STRING.

♪♪

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WEATHER IS REALLY PICKING UP NOW.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT BLOW THAT'S COMING THROUGH.

♪♪

Josh: OH, BOY.

OH.

♪♪

OH!

OOH, DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING.

THOSE THINGS ARE BUILDING PRETTY [BLEEP] FAST.

THEY'RE BUILDING VERY QUICKLY.

Narrator: WITH THEIR SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD RAPIDLY APPROACHING

AND BARELY ENOUGH CRAB FOR A PO' BOY...

WE HAVE THREE MORE AFTER THIS ONE TO SET IN THIS DIRECTION,

THEN ON UP THE HILL.

OKAY.

Narrator: THE CREW IS JUST GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THEIR LUMPS.

♪♪

OOH.

OH!

Man: OH.

BOY, WHOEVER'S THROWING SUCKS.

THAT'S AXEL.

OH.

SORRY, AXEL.

Axel: I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE.

JUST MAKING SURE I GIVE HIM A REMINDER

OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO REALLY BE A CRAB FISHERMAN, YOU KNOW?

♪♪

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

Narrator: 55 MILES NORTH...

♪♪

ALRIGHT, FELLAS. HERE COMES THE FIRST POT.

Man: WHOO!

Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...

Jake: IT'S GOT 36 HOURS ON IT.

I GAVE IT EVERYTHING SHE'S GOT. SHE GOT CODFISH.

SHE'S GOT SOAKED.

SHE'S GOT THE DEPTH.

NOW I'LL SEE IF IT ALL PAYS OFF.

Narrator: AFTER PROSPECTING ACROSS THIS 70-MILE STRETCH OF COLD WATER,

CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS SHOVED ALL OF HIS CHIPS

INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE.

Jake: MY FUTURE'S HANGING IN THE BALANCE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA BE A BOAT OWNER.

BUT I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN DO

TO MAKE SURE WE CATCH THE MOST CRAB THE FASTEST.

Narrator: SLAMMING HIS GEAR ON THE FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE...

Jake: I DID THE HOMEWORK.

I FOUND A LOT OF CRAB.

BUT CRAB DON'T JUST STAY IN ONE SPOT.

Narrator: ...JAKE IS ALL IN.

HE'LL EITHER RUN THE TABLE...

OR CRAP OUT.

ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.

Man: COME ON, CRAB!

[ SIGHS ] PLEASE, GOD.

OH, THERE'S CR-- I SEE CRAB ON THE TOP.

I SEE CRAB ON THE SIDE.

OH, YEAH. YEAH.

OH! OH, YEAH!

-YEAH! -OH, YEAH!

[ CHEERING ]

BOOM, BABY!

YEAH!

WHOO!

WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER TABLE, GUYS.

Man #2: [BLEEP] YEAH! THIS IS AWESOME!

THANKS FOR THE MONEY.

YEAH!

Man #3: OW!

YEAH, [BLEEP]

WHOO!

OH, DUDE, I LOVE YOU GUYS. YOU'RE SO EXCITED.

BE GOING HOME QUICK WITH THIS.

YEAH!

OH, THEY'RE SO EXCITED.

LET'S SEE WHAT THEIR COUNT IS.

♪♪

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

FIVE, ZERO, FIVE!

BOOM, BABY!

BOOM!

505, BABY!

Narrator: 500 CRAB IS A GREAT START.

OKAY, LET'S SEE. IT'S GOTTA CONTINUE, THOUGH!

IT'S GOTTA CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STRING.

Narrator: BUT THE HAND'S NOT OVER UNTIL ALL THE CARDS ARE ON THE TABLE.

YEAH! WHOO!

OH, DAMN!

-YEAH! -YAH, YAH!

OH, YEAH!

NOW, THAT'S A POT RIGHT THERE, DOG!

FILL THE TANK, GO TO THE BANK!

WHOO, LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP] SCORE!

CROSS BARS.

OH, YEAH!

THIS IS THE GLORY, BABY!

Man: YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW, DOG.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ON THE SAGAWE'VE HAD POTS

LOOKING LIKE THIS, FIRST COUPLE OF HAULS OF THE SEASON.

Narrator: POUNDS OF CRAB COMING OVER THE RAIL...

IT IS GOOD TO BE ME RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: ...JAKE CAN SEE HIS PAYDAY...

WHOO!

...AND HIS FUTURE AS A BOAT OWNER.

[ LAUGHS ] I'M SEEING 500s!

Narrator: THE YOUNG SKIPPER DOUBLES DOWN.

YEAH!

Jake: SO NOW WE'RE GONNA START SEEING HOW THESE GUYS HUSTLE,

'CAUSE THE POTS ARE GETTING BIGGER

AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY GETTING THIS CRAB BUT ME.

OH, YEAH, BABY.

♪♪

YEAH! WHOO!

600! YEAH!

600?

THAT'S A HIGH POT.

OH, YEAH!

THESE ARE MY BEST POTS I'VE EVER HAD IN MY FISHING CAREER.

-YEAH! -YAH, YAH!

LOOK AT THAT PILE, DUDE.

THAT'S A PILE.

OH, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.

IT'S JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, MAN.

EVERYBODY'S DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING,

AND WORKING REAL HARD WITHOUT COMPLAINT.

YEAH, WHOO!

WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR!

DUDE IS RIPPING IT.

SHREDDING, BRO!

♪♪

[BLEEP]

OOH [BLEEP]

IS HE OKAY?Man: KYLE!

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE SAGA...

YEAH, WHOO!

WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR!

DUDE IS RIPPING IT.

SHREDDING, BRO!

♪♪

[BLEEP]

OOH [BLEEP]

IS HE OKAY?

KYLE!

YOU ALRIGHT, KYLE?

OH, [BLEEP]

Narrator: BIG NUMBERS AND BIG CRAB

HAS CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON'S CREW ON THE GRIND,

UNTIL ENGINEER KYLE SAMPLE CAN'T GRIND ANYMORE.

WHAT WAS THAT, SEAN?

HE JUST WENT IN!

YOU BETTER CHECK ON HIS ASS!

WELL, ONCE YOU GET THE POT UP, I'LL GO CHECK ON HIM.

ROGER!

HOO, IT'S A REAL BAD TIME TO LOSE A GUY.

♪♪

I'M ON A LOT OF CRAB.

AND I NEED EVERY MAN AVAILABLE THAT I HAVE.

HOW YOU FEELING?

♪♪

[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]

132 OVER 83.

BLOOD PRESSURE'S GOOD.

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE.

OKAY.

I NEED TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

BUT I -- I REALLY NEED YOU RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU COULD MUSTER UP EVERYTHING YOU GOT,

THERE'S A TON OF CRAB ON THE TABLE.

I GOT NO TIME.

THINK SO? YEAH.

OH, MY FRIEND.

LOVE YOU.

Narrator: THE CAPTAIN'S PRESCRIPTION --

LAY OFF THE SWEETS AND GET BACK TO WORK.

Jake: WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE FISHING AND WORKING,

YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT.

HOPEFULLY, KYLE GETS BETTER

AND NOBODY ELSE GETS HURT OR SICK.

Man: YO, KYLE!

DUDE, YOU GONNA MAKE IT?

YOU FEEL ALRIGHT? YOU FEEL ALRIGHT, MAN?

WELL, YOU'RE ALIVE.

KYLE'S A BIG PART OF THIS OPERATION,

AND I CANNOT GET THIS DONE WITHOUT HIM.

ALRIGHT, FELLAS. HERE WE GO.

I'VE GOTTA PUSH EVERYBODY TO THEIR FULLEST,

AND THEN I HAVE TO PUSH THEM OVER THE EDGE.

♪♪

Narrator: 35 MILES SOUTHWEST...

♪♪

THE WIZARD'SCREW DANCES FOR THE CRAB GODS

BEFORE HAULING THE FIRST POTS OF THEIR BAIRDI SEASON.

BIG MONEY!

Man: WHOO! YEAH!

HE'S INTO IT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE'S SON, THE NEW GREENHORN...

OW!

ADDS HIS CALL FOR GOOD FORTUNE.

Monte: WE HAD SOME HUGE FISHING OUT HERE LAST YEAR --

200s, 250s.

WE'RE JUST KIND OF HOPING THAT WE CAN PULL ONE

OUT OF THE HAT HERE AGAIN.

Narrator: WITH A $495,000 QUOTA YET TO CATCH...

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK WITH.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE HOSPITAL DOWN THERE.

DAD'S NOT DOING TOO GOOD.

Narrator: ...AND WITH HIS TERMINALLY ILL FATHER WEIGHING ON HIS MIND,

MONTE IS DESPERATE FOR THESE GROUNDS TO PRODUCE.

Monte: NOT JUST THE CLOCK THAT'S TICKING ON THE FISHING TRIP,

BUT THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON GETTING HOME TO SEE MY DAD.

♪♪

A LOT TO THINK ABOUT, THAT'S FOR SURE.

WE NEED EVERY LAST ONE THAT COMES OVER THE RAIL.

♪♪

♪♪

Man: NO BUENO, MI AMIGOS!

OH, THAT DOESN'T LOOK -- DOESN'T LOOK VERY PROMISING.

♪♪

A LOT OF UNDERSIZED BAIRDI, BUT WE'LL GET BETTER.

19 -- ONE NINER.

19's NOT ENOUGH, YOU KNOW.

YOU NEED TO HAUL 50s AND 60s TO EVEN SURVIVE OUT HERE.

♪♪

♪ WAH, WAH, WAH ♪

OH, [BLEEP]

SLIPPERY [BLEEP] THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

NEED THIS TO PICK UP.

Narrator: THE OLD SPOT HAS GROWN COLD,

LEAVING MONTE TO STACK HIS POTS AND GET BACK ON THE HUNT.

SOONER WE DO THAT, THE BETTER.

THERE'S NO SENSE WAITING.

AND THAT MEANS SPENDING THE ONE THING

HE CAN LEAST AFFORD -- TIME.

WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

HELLO, WIZARD.

WIZARD,HEY.

IT'S, UH, KEITH AND, UH, POPS.

YEAH, POP'S SITTING WITH ME NOW.

NO.

WELL, WE'RE NOT SEEING WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT'S PRETTY DISHEARTENING.

TELL THE OLD MAN I'M GONNA --

WE'RE GONNA DEDICATE A STRING TO HIM

AND HOPEFULLY, IT'S A GOOD ONE.

WELL, I JUST STARTED MY TRIP.

I GOTTA FINISH MY FISHING TRIP FIRST.

BUT HOPEFULLY, IT'S GONNA BE VERY SOON.

ALRIGHT. HEY, I LOVE YOU, POPS.

HE SAID HE'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

BYE.

♪♪

Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN RETURNS TO THE NORTHWESTERN

AFTER CHECKING ON HIS INJURED BROTHER AT THE TOWN CLINIC.

♪♪

OH, GOD.

SO, YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO THE DOCTOR.

AND, UH, IT IS NOT GOOD.

NORMAN HAS A HEAD INJURY,

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A C.T. SCAN HERE.

SO WE'RE WAITING ON A MEDEVAC TO GO TO ANCHORAGE,

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S HEMORRHAGING.

WE DON'T KNOW.

THEY'RE GONNA X-RAY HIM RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S THE BEST THEY CAN DO.THAT'S THE HARD PART.

SO BASICALLY, WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW FOR ANOTHER EIGHT HOURS.

YEAH.AND EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

SO, HEAD INJURIES ARE --IT'S A HEAD INJURY.

YOU COULD BE HEMORRHAGING.

YOU COULD -- WE DON'T KNOW!

YEP.

♪♪

♪♪

AH...

Man: DID YOU TALK TO HIM?

♪♪

YEAH, I TALKED TO HIM.

HE'S --

THE GOOD NEWS IS HE'S COHERENT.

HE ASKED ABOUT THE BOAT.

I SAID, "DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP] ABOUT THE BOAT."

YEAH.

WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.

WE CAN ALWAYS FISH.

AH, [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

♪♪

I -- I TELL YOU SOMETHING, GUYS.

THERE'S NO WAY I COULD LEAVE THIS DOCK RIGHT NOW

WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIM.

I DON'T HAVE THE CONSCIOUS FOR IT.

NO, WE'RE FULLY BEHIND YOU.

WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

-YEAH. -YEP.

Narrator: SIG AND CREW HEAD TO THE AIRPORT TO SEE NORMAN OFF

ON HIS TWO-HOUR MEDEVAC FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE.

THE DOCTOR TALKED ABOUT HIS HEART.

HE SAYS HE'S GOT, YOU KNOW, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

HOPEFULLY, HE'S NOT HEMORRHAGING.

THE LAST TIME WE WENT THROUGH THIS GATE,

THAT'S WHERE YOUR PLANE WAS.

♪♪

♪♪

SOON AS YOU GET THAT TEST SCAN DONE, LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

'CAUSE I WANNA KNOW RIGHT AWAY.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

TELL ME HE'LL BE ALRIGHT.

♪♪

THEY GOT NORMAN ON HIS WAY TO ANCHORAGE.

IT'S JUST A WAITING GAME.

♪♪

FOR NOW, I DON'T EVEN WANNA THINK ABOUT IT.

I JUST WANNA HAVE GOOD NEWS.

♪♪

Narrator: 308 MILES NORTHWEST...

Monte: SHOW TIME!

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

KEEP THROWING THEM OUT THERE, YOU KNOW.

CAN'T CATCH A FISH IF YOU DON'T PUT YOUR NET IN THE WATER.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN PUSHES

TO GET HIS BAIRDI SEASON ON TRACK.

Monte: I GOTTA SET SOME GEAR A LITTLE BIT DEEPER,

WEST OF WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THEM HEAVY IN THE PAST.

♪♪

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

WHOO!

GOING STRAIGHT TO THE BANK, BRO!

OW!

WITH MY DAD IN THE CONDITION HE'S IN, IT'S --

I THINK ABOUT HIM A LOT, EVEN OUT HERE WHEN WE'RE STRUGGLING.

Narrator: WITH HIS BROTHER, KEITH, TENDING TO HIS AILING FATHER...

Monte: 130,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI'S A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK WITH.

Narrator: ...THE PRESSURE'S ON MONTE'S SHOULDERS

TO CATCH THE WIZARD'SBAIRDI QUOTA.

Monte: WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO SPREAD THEM OUT HERE.

WE'LL THROW THIS ONE OFF FOR THE OLD MAN.

WANNA DEDICATE A STRING, AND THIS IS GONNA BE IT --

TO THE OLD MAN. LET'S SEE HOW HE DOES.

YEAH, BABY!

WHOO, YEAH!

Narrator: THE VETERAN SKIPPER NOT ONLY CASTS A WIDER NET,

BUT ALSO LOOKS FOR HIS DAD TO TOSS A LITTLE LUCK HIS WAY.

Monte: WE'LL COME BACK HERE IN ABOUT 30 HOURS

AND HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE LOADED.

-YEAH! -OW!

♪♪

Narrator: 45 MILES SOUTHEAST...

Josh: BE READY.

BE READY FOR ANYTHING.

WATCH YOUR ASSES OUT THERE, AND FIRST BAG IS COMING IN.

Narrator: ...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.

Josh: WE'RE GOING TO THE NORTH.

SEEMS TO BE A LOT STRONGER, FURTHER TO THE NORTHERN END.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

Narrator: AFTER DOUBLING DOWN ON THE BEST SIGN OF LIFE,

JOSH AND CASEY BANK ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE ROCK PILE

TO PUT THEM ON THE BIOMASS.

Josh: WE'RE UNDER THE GUN, MAN.

PROBABLY ABOUT 7,000, 8,000 POUNDS ONBOARD RIGHT NOW,

AND TRYING TO GET TO 75K AS FAST AS WE CAN WHILE WE CAN DO IT.

Narrator: THE CORNELIA MARIE NEEDS BIG NUMBERS,

OR THEY RISK GOING IN LIGHT TO TOMORROW'S SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD.

Casey: WE WERE HOPING TO PROVE SOMETHING TO A COUPLE OF GUYS

WHO ARE LOOKING TO LEASE US MORE QUOTA,

BUT THE WEATHER OUTLOOK

FOR THE REST OF THIS TRIP IS NOT PRETTY.

Josh: SO NEXT COUPLE DAYS, WE GOTTA REALLY HERO IT UP

AND LOOK OUR BEST SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE GET THE JOB DONE.

♪♪

♪♪

HUH.

Casey: ANYTHING?

YEAH.

YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING, ALRIGHT.

[ LAUGHS ]

-WHOO! -[BLEEP] YEP!

[ LAUGHS ] I TOLD YOU THEY WERE UP HERE!

WOW. BOOM!

Man: YEAH!

THAT IS A [INDISTINCT] OF CRAB.

LOOK AT THAT. YEAH!

YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE THE HIGH POT OF THE SEASON HERE, CASE.

OH, IF WE BREAK 160, 170, I'LL BE REAL HAPPY.

TWO, TWENTY, FIVE.

225, FIRST POT.

HOLY [BLEEP]

NOTHING WILL GIVE YOU A SEMI LIKE POTS LIKE THAT COMING UP,

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Man: YEAH!

THAT'S A GOOD POT.

♪♪

GOOD. THAT'S A LOT OF [BLEEP] CRAB.

TWO -- 200. [ LAUGHS ]

HE'S LIKE, "OH, YEAH."

YEAH, GIVE IT TO ME.

OH, MY LORD!

Narrator: 200 OPILIO AT THREE POUNDS EACH WOULD LET THE CORNELIA CREW

REACH THEIR OFF-LOAD GOAL OF 75,000 POUNDS

IN ONE RUN THROUGH THE GEAR.

CASEY [BLEEP] FOUND THEM.

225.

OH, [BLEEP]

HEY, CAN I GET, LIKE, A HAPPY DANCE

OUT OF YOU MO-FO'S OR SOMETHING?

ANYTHING? I MEAN, COME ON!

SHOW ME SOME LOVE.

SHOW ME SOME [BLEEP] APPRECIATION.

[ LAUGHS ]

DIDN'T I TELL YOU THAT ONE TWO YEARS AGO?

OH! GOD, I HATE IT

WHEN THEY GET SMART ENOUGH TO THROW IT BACK IN MY FACE.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY!

[ LAUGHTER ]

BOY, TODAY TURNED INTO A GREAT, GREAT DAY.

Narrator: CASEY'S STRATEGIC STRIKE TO THE NORTH PAYS OFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS?

WE'LL SET THIS ONE BACK.

BAIT UP HEAVY FOR THESE ONES,

'CAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE THESE GUYS AGAIN

TILL WE COME BACK OUT.

-GET THE BAIT SET UP! -OKAY, TAYLOR.

Narrator: NOW THAT THEY'VE HONED IN ON THE BIOMASS...

KEEP KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES, BOYS.

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAUL TILL WE FALL.

'CAUSE THE WEATHER'S ONLY GONNA GET WORSE.

Narrator: ...THE CORNELIA CREW MUST HAUL

AND SET BACK ALL 165 POTS BEFORE HIGH-TAILING IT

TO THEIR SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD IN JUST 30 HOURS.

♪♪

OH, THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY PICKING UP.

AND IT'S GONNA GET WORSE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT,

BUT WE GOT TO GET AS MUCH CRAB INTO TOWN AS WE CAN.

♪♪

-HANG ON! -WHOA!

♪♪

SORRY ABOUT THAT, GUYS.

THAT ONE SNUCK UP ON US.

Man: I WANNA GO HOME!

NOW WE SEE WHY I KEEP THOSE ON THE PORT SIDE

AND NOT THE STARBOARD SIDE?

WHEN THE WAVES ARE BIG, YOU GOTTA USE THAT PORT SIDE

THAT'S TALLER TO PROTECT THE BOYS.

Narrator: THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOAT IS FORTIFIED

WITH A SEVEN-FOOT WALL,

WHILE THE STARBOARD COMES UP JUST FOUR FEET TO MAKE ROOM

FOR TOSSING THE HOOK AND LAUNCHING THE POTS.

YOU LET TOO BIG A ONE RIP OVER THE STARBOARD SIDE,

YOU'RE GONNA WIPE THE CREW OUT.

THAT'S A WHOLE THOUGHT PROCESS, IS WE CAN HAUL GEAR

AND STUFF LIKE THIS STILL AND DO IT SAFELY.

TRY TO, ANYWAY.

IT'S NOT THE BEST DAY IN THE WORLD

TO BE OUT THERE, PUT IT THAT WAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

THERE'S A LOT OF OF [BLEEP] GOING ON OUT THERE.

OH, BOY. OH, BOY.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHOA!

Man: WHOA!

♪♪

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

[ SINK SPUTTERING ]

Greg: [BLEEP]

Monte: WHAT'S GOING ON?

Narrator: FOR A GREENHORN, THERE'S NO JOB TOO SMALL.

I THINK I GOT A PLUNGER UPSTAIRS.

WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT LATER.

WE GOT --

I GOT THE PLUNGER RIGHT HERE!

IS IT WORKING?

YOU NEED AN ASSIST?

OH, THERE IT GO.[ LAUGHS ]

THERE IT GO!

YOU FIXED THE SINK AFTER YOU [BLEEP] UP THE SINK.

I DIDN'T EVEN!

I WAS JUST DOING THE DISHES, AND IT STARTED TO FILL UP.

ROGER THAT.

APPARENTLY, WE HAVE A PLUMBER ONBOARD.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: SO FAR, JAKE'S EARLY TRIP IS A BIG HIT,

WHILE JOSH AND CASEY --

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY THEY COULD USE SOME OF THAT HARRIS LUCK.

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...

Casey: IT'S NOT THE BEST DAY IN THE WORLD TO BE OUT THERE,

PUT IT THAT WAY. [ LAUGHS ]

WHEN THE WAVES ARE BIG,

YOU GOTTA USE THAT PORT SIDE THAT'S TALLER.

Josh: OH, BOY. OH, BOY.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHOA!

Man: WHOA!

OH, MAN!

Man #2: GOOD LOOKING. GOOD LOOK.

EVERYBODY OKAY?

YEAH.

EVERYBODY GOT WET UNDERWEAR?

ALRIGHT.

Narrator: A THUNDERING 22-FOOT BREAKER COLLIDES WITH THE PORT SIDE,

DROPPING NATURE'S WRATH ONTO THE MORTAL CREW BELOW,

WASHING A PORTION OF THE CRAB,

AND NEARLY THE DECKHANDS, OVERBOARD.

♪♪

Josh: OH, [BLEEP]

WELL, HASHTAG -- I COULD'VE POOPED MY PANTS.

IT'S TWICE NOW.

THAT'S GONNA BE THE LAST POT FOR THIS EVENING.

ONE OVER THE STARBOARD RAIL, ONE OVER THE PORT RAIL

ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER -- THAT'S IT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND SORT THOSE CRAB OUT AND CALL IT A NIGHT.

AFTER ONE TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS...

I, UH --

I DON'T WANNA HURT ANYBODY.

...CASEY AND JOSH TUCK TAIL AND RUN TO TOWN.

Man: WHOO!

Narrator: THE CORNELIA MARIEWILL HEAD IN TO OFF-LOAD LIGHT.

FINALLY OVER.

WE COULD'VE PUT RIGHT UNDER 3,600 POUNDS ON THE BOAT.

GRAB IT ON THE NEXT TRIP.

I DON'T CARE.

Man: WHOO!

THERE'S NO POINT IN MAKING ALL THIS MONEY

IF YOU DON'T LIVE TO SPEND IT.

Narrator: 45 MILES NORTHWEST...

Monte: WATCH THE RAIL.

OUT OF WHACK. WATCH OUT.

WATCH OUT.

♪♪

Narrator: ...ON THE WIZARD...

THIS WEATHER HAS KICKED UP ON US HERE.

AND I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S PROBABLY GONNA GET WORSE

BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.

♪♪

IT'LL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HAUL,

IF WE CAN EVEN HAUL THEM AT ALL.

Narrator: AFTER NAVIGATING ON THE EDGE OF BAD WEATHER FOR HIS FIRST SET...

YEAH, HEADS UP. HEADS UP.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN HAULS

HIS WESTERN STRING FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE WINTER BLOW.

WHOA!

Monte: THIS IS THE END POT OF THE STRING WE SET FOR MY OLD MAN.

SO THIS IS THE POP STRING.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT MY DAD

IS COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH.

Narrator: AT STAKE -- MORE THAN 145,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI,

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

A CHANCE TO BE WITH HIS OLD MAN ONE LAST TIME.

Monte: I WAS KIND OF PRAYING THAT THERE'S ENOUGH FISH UP HERE

TO GET US THROUGH.

YEAH, BABY.

-WHOA! -YEAH, BABY!

Man: YEAH!

IF WE CAN HAUL ANYWHERE CLOSE TO 100 A POT, WE'RE GOLDEN.

WHOO!

COME ON, BABY!

OH, YEAH!

YEAH, BABY!

-YEAH! -WHOO!

WHOO!

♪♪

Monte: LOOKS GOOD.

COME ON, HUNDREDS!

NICE!

♪♪

WHOO!

AH, YEAH, BABY!

ROGER.

OH, YEAH!

WELCOME ABOARD, BOYS!

129's A GOOD SCORE.

CONTINUE TO HAUL ANYWHERE NEAR THAT NUMBER,

I'LL BE REALLY HAPPY.

COME ON, BABY.

JUST KEEP THEM COMING HERE.

-YEAH! -KEEP ON COMING, BABY!

OW!

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE KIND OF KICKING ASS.

COME ON.

KIND OF WATCH THE RAIL HERE.

♪♪

WE'VE MANAGED TO LAND A COUPLE BIG PUNCHES.

CLAWED OUR WAY BACK INTO THIS.

NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF STAYING ON OUR FEET.

-WHOO! -WHOO!

Man: KEEP 'EM COMING, BABY!

WE'RE SUCKING THEM UP.

Narrator: DESPITE INTENSE WEATHER AND AN ELUSIVE BIOMASS...

Monte: WE JUST NEED THESE NUMBERS TO KEEP COMING.

WE NEED A COUPLE BIG DAYS HERE.

MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT HOME.

Narrator: ...THE POP STRING IS THE BREAK MONTE NEEDS.

Monte: WE'RE A LONG WAYS AWAY FROM BEING DONE OUT HERE.

IT'S ALRIGHT. MY POP IS STILL KICKING.

WE'LL GET THERE.

-YEAH, BABY! -THERE THEY GO!

YEAH, BABY.

Narrator: AS ONE BROTHER MINDS THE FAMILY BUSINESS...

Monte: I LOVE YOU, POPS!

Keith: I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING TO SEE YOU, OKAY?

Narrator: ...THE OTHER ATTENDS TO THE BUSINESS OF FAMILY.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

YEAH.

DEAL?

YEAH.

YEAH, WE ARE.

ALRIGHT, DAD.

Keith: HE'S NOT GONNA BE AROUND LONG.

HOPEFULLY, MONTE WILL GO OUT THERE AND CRUSH IT --

CATCH A BUNCH OF BAIRDI.

I CAN GET UP THERE AND CATCH A BUNCH OF OPIES.

WHO KNOWS?

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LUCKY WE GET TO SAY GOODBYE.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: BACK ON THE GROUNDS...

♪♪

Jake: LOOK AT ALL THAT CRAB!

Man: YEAH!

NICE, BIG CRAB!

Narrator: ...ABOARD THE SAGA...

Man: WHOO!

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE TRIP,

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD IN MY FISHING CAREER.

Man #2: WE'RE FULL, JAKE!

-WHOO! -HE'S STANDING ON IT!

Jake: NO WAY.

OW!

I'M SO PROUD OF ALL YOU GUYS.

LET'S GET THESE CRAB TO TOWN AND SEE HOW MUCH MONEY WE MADE.

YEAH!

Narrator: WHILE THE EARLY START BRINGS AN OVERFLOW OF RICHES

TO ONE CAPTAIN, IN AKUTAN...

UNO MAS?

[ WHISTLES ]

THE CAPTAINS OF THE CORNELIA MARIECOME UP SHORT...

Josh: WE GOT 27,300 POUNDS.

...TO THE TUNE OF 48,000 POUNDS.

WEATHER JUST KIND OF GOT IN THE WAY.

IT'S JUST A BATTLE BETWEEN MOTHER NATURE AND US.

THIS NEXT TRIP, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND START NAILING HARD.

JOSH AND CASEY LOOK TO START THEIR SECOND TRIP.

AND 35 MILES AWAY, SIG HAS YET TO BEGIN HIS FIRST.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

Sig: HELLO?

Dr. Matt: HELLO, THIS IS DR. MATT CALLING FROM ANCHORAGE.

OH, HEY, DR. MATT.

IT'S, UH, SIG, NORMAN'S BROTHER.

OKAY.

SO, I'M TAKING CARE OF NORMAN HERE

AND, UH, WE DID BRAIN SCANS AND STUFF.

AND, UH, THE SCANS CONFIRM IT.

HE ACTUALLY DOES HAVE A BRAIN.

WE SAW IT. IT'S ACTUALLY THERE.

[ LAUGHS ] OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

WE DON'T SEE ANY INJURIES.

HE'S DOING PRETTY WELL.

WHAT I WANT HIM TO DO, THOUGH,

IS TO STAY IN ANCHORAGE FOR TWO DAYS.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

COULDN'T GET BETTER NEWS, YOU KNOW?

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM.

HAVE A GOOD ONE.

[ PHONE BEEPS ]

LET'S DO IT.

Man #3: WE'RE THROWING LINES.

WE'RE GETTING THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.

GOOD? ALRIGHT.

LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY HERE.

HOPEFULLY, IT'S NOT GONNA START SMOKING DOWN THERE AGAIN.

♪♪

IT'S BEEN A ROUGH GO, YOU KNOW?

THIS WAS NOT THE START I INTENDED.

YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER --

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL BE COMING BACK.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA THREE-MAN IT.

I'M KIND OF FEARFUL FOR THIS WINTER.

WE'RE ALREADY SEEING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

THEY'VE ALREADY HAD STORMS COMING THROUGH.

SO, THIS WINTER'S GOT ME A LITTLE INTIMIDATED.

[ BELL TOLLING ]

♪♪