Original subtitles

Narrator: CRAB FISHING REMAINS ONE OF

THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS.

♪♪

WE PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL THE FISHERMAN

AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

INCLUDING THOSE LOST THIS JANUARY OFF THE OREGON COAST.

♪♪

AND NOW...

THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "DEADLIEST CATCH."

Man: [ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪♪

-READY? -ALL RIGHT, READY!

♪♪

Man: COMING UP, MONTE.

♪♪

THINGS ARE CHANGING IN CRAB FISHING.

THEY LET THE BAD GUYS OUT EARLY NOW.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

♪♪

OH, YEAH!

[ LAUGHING, CHEERING ]

[ LAUGHING ] OH, YEAH.

Man: OOH, THERE SHE COMES!

1,200 POTS I'VE BEEN THROUGH

AND THE CRAB ARE ONLY IN ONE SPOT

RIGHT HERE IN THIS MUD PIT.

[ CHEERING ] -YEAH, BABY!

9-8! 98, HARLEY!

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

WHOO!

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

Man: [ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

-THE ROD'S COMING UP! -COMING UP.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S GET THAT GEAR ON THE BOAT.

-GET UP, GET UP! -GET, GET, GET, GET.

EVERY YEAR, THE STATE OF ALASKA HAS ONE BOAT FISH

BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS

AND THIS YEAR THAT BOAT'S THE SOUTHERN WIND.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

IT'S ABOUT KNOWING WHERE THE CRAB ARE.

THAT'S 10 TIMES AS VALUABLE.

[ BEEPING ]

MAN: Southern Wind'sdown there.

[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER] -Have you heard anything?

Well, those guys are all going last.

IF I FIND ANYTHING, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A RUMOR THAT THE CRAB ARE IN ONE SPOT.

AS GUYS FIND IT, THEY BRING IN MORE GUYS

AND MORE GUYS AND MORE GUYS

AND IT TURNS INTO, LIKE, A BATTLEGROUND.

IF YOU'RE FISHING IN THOSE TIGHT QUARTERS,

THEY'RE GONNA START PILE DRIVING THEIR GEAR,

AND IF THE COMPETITION DOESN'T CRUSH YOU,

THE BERING SEA WILL.

♪♪

MOTHER NATURE IS PISSED OFF.

[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

Man: [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

TO COME OUT ON TOP,

WE GOTTA STRIKE WHILE THE IRON'S HOT.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S MY OWN MOM, I'M SETTING THIS MOTHER DOWN.

OH, THIS IS GOOD.

YOU GOTTA ENDURE SUFFERING.

AH!

GET YOUR ASS OUT ON DECK WITH THE REST OF THE CREW!

[ GROANING ]

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.

WHOA!

[ ALARM BEEPING ] -COME ON, COME ON!

EVERY LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION MAKES YOU A WINNER.

-OH, YEAH! -OH, OH, YEAH!

WHOO!

-WHOO. -YEAH, BABY.

-BANG. -WATCH OUT.

WHOO!

[ CHEERING ]

♪♪

IT'S KING CRAB.

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS GONNA HAPPEN.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? BRING IT.

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

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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Narrator: OCTOBER, DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.

[ EAGLE CALLING, TWITTERING ]

♪♪

THE SCENT OF DIESEL FUMES AND FISH

ARE A SURE SIGN IT'S KING CRAB SEASON.

EVERYBODY SAYS "THE CRAB ARE HERE, THE CRAB ARE THERE."

WE JUST NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND FIRE OUT THESE POTS, MAN.

YEAH.

Narrator: BUT THIS YEAR, THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE AIR.

Man: I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SIT.

YEAH.

MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED THE MUD PIT.

Sean: THE STATE LETS ONE BOAT GO OUT

EVERY YEAR BEFORE ANYONE ELSE AND FISH

TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE FISHERY.

RUMOR HAS IT, ALL HE COULD FIND WAS

ONE PILE OF CRAB OUT WEST

AND THEY'RE ALL JAMMED IN ONE SPOT.

Narrator: THE PERSISTENT RUMOR IS THE CRAB

ARE NO LONGER SPREAD ACROSS

THE 54,000 SQUARE-MILE TRADITIONAL GROUNDS.

INSTEAD THEY HAVE AMASSED IN A SINGLE, 800 SQUARE-MILE AREA

CALLED THE MUD PIT,

ONE OF THE COLDEST, DEEPEST PARTS

OF THE KING CRAB GROUNDS.

ONE THING I DO KNOW IS

THE LAST FOUR YEARS FISHING KING CRAB

IF THE WATER TEMPERATURE'S OFF

IF IT'S TOO WARM, IF IT'S TOO COLD,

THEY DON'T LIKE IT.

THEY LIKE ONE SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE

AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GONNA SIT.

Narrator: IF THE INTEL IS ACCURATE,

CAPTAINS MUST MOVE QUICKLY TO STAKE THEIR CLAIM

OR RISK MISSING OUT ON

THE $250,000 HORDE.

♪♪

Keith: IF THE WHOLE FLEET'S FISHING ON ONE SPOT,

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF BATTLES.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

I GOT A TON OF CRAB TO CATCH THIS YEAR.

Narrator: WIZARDCAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN

EYES HIS BIGGEST QUOTA IN YEARS INCLUDING

A NEWLY ACQUIRED 100,000 POUNDS.

Keith: IN ORDER TO GET THIS CRAB,

I HAD TO PAY $200,000 UPFRONT.

IF I DON'T CATCH THE CRAB, I LOSE THE 200,000 BUCKS.

Narrator: THERE'S ONE OBSTACLE THAT COULD PREVENT

THE VETERAN SKIPPER FROM CLAIMING HIS SPOT

AS THE FLEET'S HIGH LINER.

THERE'S ONE THING MISSING

AND THAT'S MY BROTHER.

GET THE [BLEEP] OFF MY BOAT NOW!

-GOOD. I WOULD. -NOW!

-[BLEEP] YOU! -PACK THEM AND LEAVE!

Narrator: LAST SEASON, KEITH FIRED HIS BROTHER MONTE

OVER A DISAGREEMENT ON HOW TO MANAGE THE CREW.

I'VE CUT 400,000 POUNDS OF OPIES

AND APPARENTLY, I NEED TO FIND ANOTHER BOAT TO RUN.

♪♪

Narrator: EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THEIR BLOW-UP,

THEY HAVE YET TO KISS AND MAKE UP.

♪♪

WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN?

YOU TOLD ME TO MEET YOU HERE AT NOON,

IT'S, LIKE, 1:00.

I'M TRYING TO MANAGE A BOAT, MOUSE.

I'VE GOT A QUOTA TO CATCH,

I'M TRYING TO DO IT BY MYSELF THIS YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA CATCH.

THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH. THAT'S FOR SURE.

PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE.

YEAH, OKAY, WHATEVER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I COULD USE YOUR HELP ON THIS.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

BOTTOM LINE IS, I NEED MORE TIME AT THE WHEEL.

YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CHASE YOU OFF YOUR OWN BOAT.

I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU TIME NOW,

WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY CRAB TO CATCH,

NOW WE'VE GOT SOME CRAB TO CATCH.

AND SECOND, I NEED A SERIOUS APOLOGY FROM YOU

IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SQUAD!

MOUSE, YOU WANT A JOB? YOU GOT A JOB.

YOU KNOW WHERE THE BOAT IS, YOU COME FIND IT.

THERE'S A JOB IF YOU WANT IT,

BUT YOU'RE NOT GETTING AN APOLOGY OUT OF ME!

IT AIN'T [BLEEP] HAPPENING!

♪♪

NOTHING EVER CHANGES.

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[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ] -THAT'S GOOD.

Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR...

Man: LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

Narrator: ...ON THE NORTHWESTERN

IT'S MADE IT ONTO THE BOAT, GET IT IN THE FREEZER.

ANOTHER 160 POTS.

Narrator: ALL HANDS ARE ON DECK.

Mandy: BOYS SHOULD BE DOING THE BAIT RIGHT NOW.

THAT WOULD BE 13,000 POUNDS, ROUGHLY.

Narrator: ALL HANDS THAT EXCEPT

THE ONES THAT SHOULD BE ON THE WHEEL.

Matt: JUST WAITING FOR CAPTAIN SIG RIGHT NOW.

HE'S COMING UP WAY BEHIND THE REST OF US.

Mandy: WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON MY DAD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HOLDING HIM UP.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN IS A NO-SHOW.

SO HIS DAUGHTER AND MARITIME ACADEMY ALUMNA, MANDY,

STEPS UP TO KEEP THE CREW ON TRACK.

I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BOAT READY TO GO.

THE FUEL, THE GEAR, AND THE BAIT.

I WANT THE BOAT TO BE 150% FOR HIM TO COME HERE

THE LESS STRESS, THE BETTER.

THERE YOU GO! THERE YOU GO.

Narrator: MANDY HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR

AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE HELM.

MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER HANSEN RUNNING

THE FAMILY BUSINESS ONE OF THESE DAYS.

MAKE SURE WE GOT THE SURVIVAL SUITS.

Narrator: NOW SIG'S ABSENCE MEANS THE PRESSURE IS ON.

WE GOT CLARK, CARL, NORMAN, NICK.

WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE MORE DAYS BEFORE THE CRAB SEASON STARTS.

SO MY DAD NEEDS TO GET HERE.

♪♪

WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]

NOW WHAT?

♪♪

[ BEEPING ]

WE'RE HOOKING UP THERE, WE'RE HOOKING UP, RIGHT?

-YO. -GOOD, GOOD, WE'RE GOOD.

YOU KNOW ALL THESE GUYS ARE GONNA BE

CHASING THAT ONE HOT SPOT.

IT'S GONNA BE A BATTLE TO GET YOUR GEAR

ON THE RIGHT CRAB,

BUT IT'S CRAB AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT WE DO.

Narrator: CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI

READIES THE SUMMER BAY FOR THE STARTING PISTOL.

Bill: YOU KNOW, OWNING A BOAT, IT'S NOT CHEAP.

THERE'S A LOT MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

Narrator: AND WITH $65,000 IN BOAT PAYMENTS

HANGING OVER HIS HEAD,

BILL NEEDS TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

IF WE LAND ON 'EM WE'LL BE A HERO,

AND IF NOT, WE'LL JUST KEEP LOOKING.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE THREE VETS AND TWO NEW GUYS.

THIS ONE IS UPSIDE DOWN.

Narrator: TWO NEW DECKHANDS

ISN'T MAKING THE SKIPPER'S JOB ANY EASIER.

TWO NEW GREENHORNS. COUNT 'EM, TWO.

I'M A FISHERMAN FROM FLORIDA,

AND BASED ON THE WEATHER HERE TODAY,

I'M FEELING LIKE I CAN HANDLE THE BERING SEA.

FIRST ONE IS ERIK AND I'LL SAY HE'S A CHARACTER.

I KNOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE HARD,

BUT I USUALLY MAKE THINGS THAT ARE TOUGH LOOK PRETTY EASY.

Bill: AND THEN THE OTHER CHARACTER, GRIFFIN,

GRIF THE GRIFTER.

B-COMPLEX, CURCUMIN EXTRACT,

FISH OIL...

BOTH OF HIS PARENTS ARE PHYSICIANS,

OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T WANT HIM TO BE A CRABBER.

THIS IS DEFINITELY BLUE-COLLAR WORK

AND IT'S REALLY HARD ON YOUR BODY.

SO MY DAD, HE RECOMMENDED A LOT OF THIS STUFF

TO HELP ME RE-UP ON

VITAMINS AND MINERALS.

Bill: TO COME OUT ON TOP IN A SEASON LIKE THIS,

YOU GOTTA GO IN TOUGH. YOU GOTTA BE STRONG.

SOMETIMES THEY JUST CRUMBLE.

BUT I HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

[ DOG WHIMPERING ]

Bill: WE ACTUALLY HAVE A THIRD GREENHORN.

I CAN HERE HIM DOWN THERE, HEY, BUDDY. YEAH, YEAH.

SO HERE'S RICO. RICO'S PRETTY COOL.

HE COMES WITH BLING.

HE'S GOT RAIN GEAR.

HE'S ERIK'S SIDEKICK.

I ACTUALLY KIND OF LIKE THE DOG BETTER THAN I LIKE ERIK.

THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK THIS SEASON.

WE HAVE TWO NEW GUYS AND A DOG.

RICO SUAVE.

[ DOG WHIMPERS ]

♪♪

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

[ BABY WHIMPERS ]

Narrator: IN THE GALLEY OF THE SAGA,

CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON WRANGLES HIS TWO FUTURE GREENHORNS.

WE GOTTA GO TALK BUSINESS FOR MINUTE, OKAY?

[ CRIES ]

AIDAN, LOOK AT THIS!

LOOK AT THIS, IT'S LIKE A STORE FULL OF CANDY.

Jenna: ALL RIGHT, PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET.

LET'S ROLL. WE GOTTA GO.

OKAY, WE'RE JUST GONNA GO UPSTAIRS REAL QUICK.

Narrator: FOR JAKE AND HIS WIFE, JENNA...

...THE START OF THE SEASON PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY

TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF THEIR GROWING FAMILY.

EVERY SINCE I TOOK THE BOAT OVER,

WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERS, WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON PAPER.

IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING ON PAPER AT THIS POINT.

LET ME GRAB THE PHONE.

Narrator: JAKE TOOK COMMAND OF THE SAGAFOUR SEASONS AGO,

BUT ONLY AS A CAPTAIN-FOR-HIRE.

BEING A PARTNER IN THE BOAT IS

THE NEXT STEP AFTER BECOMING A CAPTAIN.

I CAN MAKE MORE, I CAN BE HOME MORE,

I CAN HAVE MORE.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I CAN SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY.

WHERE YOU WANT IT, SEAN?

IT'S TIME TO GET STARTED AND STOP TIP-TOEING AROUND.

♪♪

Narrator: BUT THE FINAL SAY IS UP TO

BOAT OWNER LENNY HERZOG.

LENNY: Hello?

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

JENNA JUST CAME AND, YOU KNOW,

WE SAT DOWN AND HAD A LONG TALK ABOUT INVESTING IN THE BOAT

AND I WAS THINKING

I WANT TO BUY IN.

♪♪

Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.

Jake: HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON ATTEMPTS

TO STRIKE A DEAL FOR EQUITY IN THE SAGA

WITH OWNER LENNY HERZOG.

I WAS THINKING, I WANT TO BUY IN,

TO BUY 25% OF THE BOAT.

I NEED TO HAVE A PIECE IF I'M GONNA STAY

A PART OF THIS OPERATION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

♪♪

OH, GOD. THANK GOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, LENNY.

OKAY.

I'M GONNA FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL.

ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.

HOLY COW.

ALL YOU.

Narrator: TO MAKE HIS 25% STAKE A REALITY,

JAKE WILL HAVE TO HAUL IN AT LEAST A 250,000 BUCKS

AFTER EXPENSES.

Jake: HERE'S THE HITCH, I GOTTA CATCH THIS CRAB QUICKLY.

NOT JUST CATCH IT, I GOTTA MAKE ENOUGH PROFIT

OFF OF THIS CRAB TO BUY IN.

THAT'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S A BIG STEP.

♪♪

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[ BELL DINGING ]

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

-LET'S GO, LET'S GO! -OVERHEAD!

WE GOT EVERYBODY ON DECK HERE, NOW?

Narrator: THE BUZZ ABOUT A SINGLE,

$250 BILLION SCHOOL OF CRAB

HAS THE FLEET PREPPING AT A FEVER PITCH.

DEFINITELY CHECK INSIDE!

THE TURNS ON THAT ONE AREN'T DONE.

Narrator: IN THE WHEELHOUSE OF THE BRENNA A...

WE'VE GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS SEASON.

I GOT SOME PRETTY BIG PLANS COMING UP.

I GOT THINGS I'M KINDA WORKING ON IN THE BACKGROUND.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER LOOKS BEYOND JUST THIS SEASON.

I REALLY WANT TO BUY A NEW BOAT.

THERE'S A BOAT FOR SALE, THE DETERMINED.

I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD

ON A LEGACY THAT MY DAD STARTED FOR US

AND THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD'VE WANTED, I MEAN,

HE WANTED US TO KEEP TO MOMENTUM GOING,

KEEP GROWING THE BUSINESS.

THE ONLY WAY I CAN REALLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS IF

WE GO OUT HERE, WE CRUSH IT,

AND THEN I'VE GOT MONEY TO SPEND.

Narrator: WHILE THE YOUNG GUNS ON THE BRENNA AAND THE SAGA

LOOK TO GROW THEIR EMPIRES,

-[ GROANS ] -HEY, GUYS!

-HEY! -YAY.

Narrator: A LEGENDARY VETERAN FINALLY ARRIVES...

Sig: HELLO, MANDELINA!

...TO MANAGE HIS.

-HEY, HOW WAS YOUR FLIGHT? -IT WAS GOOD.

YEAH?

I WAS LUCKY TO GET ON THE PLANE.

♪♪

YOU GUYS GOT EVERYTHING GOING?

YEAH, EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO, UM...

BAIT. HAVE YOU GUYS TAKEN BAIT?

YEAH, WE GOT ABOUT 13,000 POUNDS ON BOARD.

REALLY?

CONTRACT SIGNED, COAST GUARD CAME AND CHECKED US OFF.

WHAT ABOUT FISH AND GAME? THEY HAVE TO SIGN OFF.

CHECKED OUR GEAR, YOU JUST HAVE TO SIGN OFF.

YEAH. I LIKE THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GET THE GUYS, LET'S HAVE A POW-WOW, ALL RIGHT?

♪♪

WELL, YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB SO FAR, I MEAN,

I'M SORRY I WASN'T HERE.

BUT THE ONLY REASON I COULDN'T GET UP HERE EARLIER

WAS BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER SLIGHT HEART ATTACK.

♪♪

SAME SON OF A BITCH THAT ALMOST GOT ME LAST TIME.

OH, MY GOSH.

Man: SIG, I THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO THE CLINIC.

Narrator: THREE YEARS AGO,

SIG SUFFERED A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK...

YOU HAD THE WIDOWMAKER. YOU'RE LUCKY.

Narrator: ...THAT ALMOST KILLED HIM.

WE WANT TO PREVENT ANOTHER ONE 'CAUSE

A SECOND HIT, OBVIOUSLY,

THEN YOU GET WORSE AND WORSE HEART FAILURE.

YOU KNOW, I REALIZED SOMETHING'S WRONG.

I GOT TO THE EMERGENCY,

ONE OF MY ARTERIES WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF.

DID THEY GIVE YOU A GREEN LIGHT?

THEY GAVE ME A GREEN LIGHT TWO DAYS AGO,

I HAD TO BEG FOR IT.

BASICALLY I HAD TO B.S. MY WAY THROUGH IT.

-GLAD YOU'RE HERE. -ROGER.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

♪♪

Nick: WELL, THAT WAS A SHOCKER.

I WAS WONDERING WHY HE DIDN'T CALL

BECAUSE WE TALK A LOT.

IT'S KIND OF SHAKY, MAN.

LIKE, YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK OUT TO SEA RIGHT NOW

WITH SOMEBODY THAT JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK.

♪♪

Mandy: YEAH, THE FIRST HEART ATTACK

SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EYE OPENER.

♪♪

I'M THANKFUL THAT I'M HERE,

I GET TO SPEND SOME EXTRA TIME WITH HIM.

I WANT TO SUPPORT HIM IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL JUST MAKE IT THROUGH KING CRAB

AND GET HOME SAFE.

WATCH YOUR HANDS.

SECOND HEART ATTACK AND I GOTTA TELL YOU,

I'M JUST GRATEFUL MANDY'S OUT HERE.

YOU KNOW, IF SHE'S GONNA OVERTAKE THIS

ONE OF THESE DAYS, IF THAT'S THE IDEA OR THE PLAN,

THEN WE NEED TO GET MOVING ON IT.

BOTTOM LINE, I JUST WANNA GET OUT THERE AND START FISHING.

TIME IS SHORT.

♪♪

Narrator: AS THE FLEETS SCRAMBLES

IN THE FINAL HOURS BEFORE THE OPENING BELL...

♪♪

...ONE BOAT RETURNS TO PORT.

HER TANKS ALREADY CHOCK FULL OF CRAB.

♪♪

A 148-FOOT BEHEMOTH, THE SOUTHERN WIND.

Harley: WE'RE GONNA GO MAKE OUR FIRST OFF-LOAD.

WE FOUND 'EM.

IT TOOK US A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOW I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

♪♪

Narrator: CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON SPENT

THE LAST 14 DAYS ON AN EARLY TRIP

FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA.

THEY WERE GOING 80 MILES ACROSS THIS WAY

AND 70 MILES THAT WAY.

AND THE CRAB ARE ALL IN ONE DAMN SPOT.

Narrator: HARLEY'S HUGE HAUL CONFIRMS

THE TALK OF A MASSIVE SCHOOL OF CRAB

IS MORE THAN JUST RUMOR

AND THAT EVERY CAPTAIN MUST BLITZ THE GROUNDS

IN AN ALL-OUT LAND GRAB.

-How about it? -HELL, YEAH!

LOUD AND PROUD, WE'RE HERE.

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

-YEAH! [ CHEERING ]

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

WELL, HERE HE COMES. IT'S A BEAST.

IT IS A BEAST. THAT'S A BIG-ASS BOAT.

SOUTHERN WIND'SHERE.

EH, [BLEEP].

Man: ♪ TRY ME OUT FOR THE EVENING ♪

♪ LIVING IN A LIE ♪

♪ YOUR FIGURE IS ALARMING ♪

♪ TAKE ME TO THAT FIRE ♪

WITH A BOAT THAT SIZE,

PROBABLY SUCK UP A 1,000 SQUARE-MILES OF CRAB

IN JUST TWO DAYS WHERE IT WOULD TAKE ME FIVE.

SO I DON'T WANNA BE ANYWHERE NEAR A BOAT LIKE THAT.

♪ I'M BETTER OFF ALONE ♪

Sean: HARLEY'S PRETTY CUTTHROAT.

HE'LL JUST SNEAK RIGHT UP ON YOU.

HE'S AGGRESSIVE.

Sig: WE'VE FISHED SIDE BY SIDE BEFORE,

I KNOW HE CAN GO TOE TO TOE.

HE'S NOT A VERY BASHFUL PERSON, BY ANY MEANS.

AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES HIM A GOOD FISHERMAN.

♪ PUNISH YOURSELF ON THE WEEKENDS ♪

♪ YOU SNEAK INTO THAT BAR ♪

Munsey: YOU GET OUT THERE AND GET RIGHT ON THEM.

IT'S KIND OF OUR M.O.

WE GOT ONE OF THE BEST CAPTAINS IN THE FLEET

RIGHT THERE IN THAT CHAIR, MAN.

EVERY YEAR, GET IT DONE, GET HOME.

WE ALREADY KNOW WHERE THE CRAB ARE SO,

WE'LL GET OUR THERE AND GET RIGHT ON, YOU'LL SEE.

♪ I'M BETTER OFF ALONE ♪

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.

LAST TIME I SAW HIM WAS NOT A GOOD EVENT.

I GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH THAT GUY OVER HIM STEALING CRABS,

STEALING INFORMATION, SETTING ME DOWN.

WELL, LET'S JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T GET HIS GEAR ANYWHERE NEAR OURS.

♪ I'M BETTER OFF ALONE ♪

EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE FIGHTING FOR THAT AREA.

I'D LIKE TO GET OUT OF HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

♪♪

-GOING FISHING! [ SHIP HORN HONKS ]

Narrator: COMING UP...

WHO'S READY TO MAKE SOME MONEY?

I'M KIND OF STRESSED OUT.

INSTEAD OF GOING WITH AN EIGHT MAN CREW,

I'M GOING WITH A SEVEN MAN CREW.

IT'S GONNA BE VERY COMPETITIVE.

Man: [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

LET'S GO ALL IN, BOYS.

Man: [ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

-GOING OVER! -GOING OVER!

-GOING OVER! -COME GET IT!

IT'S NOW OR NEVER AND I'M PUTTING EVERYTHING ON BLACK.

-WHOA. -YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

WHOO! WE'RE MAKING MONEY NOW.

♪♪

Man: THERE'S ONE ON DECK. 6 1/2 BY 7.

RIGHT THERE ON THE END.

HOW YOU DOING UP THERE, TAY?

Narrator: LAUNCH DAY.

GETTING READY FOR KING CRAB 2018.

-HOLD THAT. -YEP.

Narrator: THE CREW OF THE CORNELIA MARIERACES

TO LOAD THEIR FINAL POTS BEFORE THROWING LINES.

WE GOT TWO POTS LEFT TO GO ON THE BOAT

BEFORE WE CAN CAST THESE LINES.

LAST YEAR, WE CAME UP, ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT.

BE TIME TO SEE IF WE CAN DO IT ONCE AGAIN.

Narrator: LAST SEASON, CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS DELIVERED

A SUCCESSFUL, $750,000 OPIE HAUL.

NOW, HE'S OUT TO PROVE HIS PROWESS AT THE WHEEL

WAS NO FLUKE.

SUN DON'T SHINE ON THE SAME DOG'S ASS EVERY DAY,

BUT HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE OUR DAY AGAIN.

YOU WANT TO PARK IT AND I'LL PULL THAT HOSE OUT THE BACK?

Narrator: WHILE THE CREW LOCKS DOWN

THE LAST OF THE POTS,

COOL, NO, MAN, DUDE, WE'RE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN THAT.

DEFINITELY, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD AT IT,

JOSH AND I HAVE BOTH BEEN GRINDING THE BOTH ENDS SO...

Narrator: CO-CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS

WORKS TO LOCK DOWN SOMETHING ELSE.

WE'D LOVE A SHOT AT IT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL STAY IN TOUCH.

THANKS. BYE.

DUDE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THE BOATS

MIGHT BE GETTING TIED UP HERE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB

AND WE MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE HERE TO LEASE THAT QUOTA.

HOW MUCH QUOTA WE TALKING?

PROBABLY CLOSE TO A $1 MILLION.

-REALLY? -YEAH. IT'S SERIOUS, DUDE.

THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

I MEAN, LET'S GET THIS THING GOING THEN.

Narrator: IF JOSH AND CASEY CAN PULL OFF

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON,

$1 MILLION IN CRAB QUOTA COULD BE THEIRS FOR THE CATCHING.

Josh: THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MY WHOLE CAREER.

AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO GROW HERE SO, YOU KNOW,

ANY EXTRA QUOTA THAT WE CAN POSSIBLE GET, WE'LL TAKE.

SCARY? YES. RESPONSIBILITY? YES.

YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, WITH ANY LUCK,

WE'LL KNOCK THIS [BLEEP] OUT OF THE PARK.

-GET YOU SOME CRAB, GUYS! -AMERICAN DREAM, BABY!

♪♪

[ SEALS BARKING ]

-GO! -GO!

IT'S THAT TIME, BUD.

Narrator: IT'S ZERO-HOUR.

YEAH!

READY TO ROCK AND ROLL, KING CRAB, 2018, LET'S GO! WHOO!

Narrator: THE LIGHT'S FLASHING GREEN.

TIME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN.

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ] -LET'S GO, BOYS.

-GO, GO, GO! -GO, GO.

-GO. -GO!

Keith: RIGHT NOW, I'M KIND OF STRESSED OUT.

I'M TRYING TO GET OUR GEAR ON.

-PUT HER DOWN! -NO MORE!

NOW, INSTEAD OF GOING WITH AN EIGHT MAN CREW,

I'M GOING WITH A SEVEN MAN CREW.

NOT WHAT I ANTICIPATED.

Narrator: TWO DAYS AFTER A SHOUTING MATCH

WITH BROTHER MONTE,

WE GOTTA GET THE [BLEEP] OUTTA HERE,

WE'RE, LIKE, NINE MINUTES LATE.

Narrator: THE REST OF THE FLEET IS LEAVING

AND CAPTAIN KEITH IS STILL SHORTHANDED.

THAT'S GOOD! THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, RIGHT ON.

HOLY [BLEEP]!

WELCOME BACK! CAPTAIN MONTE'S BACK!

WHOO!

♪♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

WE'RE THROWING LINES, MAN. WHAT'S UP?

WELL, I KNOW THE CREW NEEDS ME AND BOAT NEEDS ME.

SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANNA GO WORK?

WELL, I THINK, UH...

I NEED YOU ON THE BOAT RIGHT NOW!

ARE YOU READY TO GO TO WORK?

WE GOTTA PUT OUR [BLEEP] BEHIND US.

WE CAN ARGUE ABOUT THIS LATER,

ARE WE FISHING OR ARE WE NOT FISHING?

LET'S GO FISHING.

ALL RIGHT, THEN GET YOUR [BLEEP] ON THE BOAT AND LET'S GO.

-ALL RIGHT. -AND YOU'RE [BLEEP] LATE!

FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS!

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LAST TIME IN 30 YEARS.

LET'S GO, COME ON.

[ LAUGHS ] YES. WELCOME BACK, BUDDY!

-LET'S GO FISHING NOW, HUH? -LET'S DO THIS! WHOO!

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, START THE BOW,

LET'S GET THE LINES OFF THE BOAT

AND LET'S GO FISH, ALL RIGHT?

[ CHEERING ]

♪♪

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT OUR FEARLESS RELIEF SKIPPER.

READY TO GO FISHING.

EVERYBODY WANT TO GIVE CAPTAIN MONTE BIG, OLD HUG

AND KISSES RIGHT NOW!

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

LET'S JUST MOVE ON, FORGET THE APOLOGIES,

WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT LATER, RIGHT NOW,

EVERYTHING'S COPACETIC.

♪♪

IT'S GONNA BE VERY COMPETITIVE BECAUSE

THE CRAB ARE PILED IN ON ONE AREA.

Narrator: CAPTAINS AND CREWS ARE READY AS THEY'RE GONNA BE.

LET'S GO, GO, GO!

Narrator: IT'S TIME TO FIND THE ELUSIVE HORDE

OF KING CRAB AND CARVE OUT THEIR PIECE OF

A POTENTIAL $250 BILLION BONANZA.

LEAVING THE DOCK, NO MORE EXCUSES.

GOING FISHING!

♪ LITTLE BIRD COMES WHISTLING ♪

♪ SAID TO GO WHERE I SHOULD ♪

-LET'S GO GET SOME CRAB, BUDDY. -OH, YEAH.

-BYE. [ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

OH, I LOVE YOU BUDDY, I GOTTA GO FISHING.

♪ LITTLE GIRL, SHE'S HOWLING ♪

♪ SHE'S LOST IN A HAZE ♪

KING CRAB 2018.

-WHO'S READY TO MAKE SOME MONEY? -WHOO!

BAM.

♪ DOWN, DOWN ♪

♪ DOWN, DOWN ♪

♪♪

I JUST HOPE TO GOD THAT I'LL BE ABLE

TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY THIS SEASON TO PAY FOR THE BOAT

BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING BACKWARDS.

♪ LITTLE GIRL, SHE'S TRAVELING, SHE'S ALL RIGHT ♪

Sig: I WANT THE BOAT TO GO TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

MANDY'S HERE, I WANT TO TEACH HER THE ROPES.

I WANNA BUY A NEW BOAT SO WE'VE JUST GOTTA

COME OUT HERE AND CRUSH IT.

♪ AND I'LL FOLLOW HER DOWN ♪

READY TO GO SLAY SOME CRAB, BRING ON THE QUOTA!

♪♪

I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

I'VE NEVER HAD TWO GUYS WHO HAVEN'T CRABBED ON A BOAT.

MIGHT HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US HERE.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

2018, BABY! WHOO!

♪♪

WHOO!

♪♪

♪♪

WE'RE MISSING, WE'RE MISSING A GREENHORN.

-NO WAY. -YEAH.

-ARE YOU SERIOUS? -YEAH, I'M SERIOUS.

-WHERE DID HE GO? -I HAVE NO IDEA.

♪♪

Narrator: ABOARD THE SUMMER BAY...

WE'RE MISSING A GREENHORN.

-NO WAY. -YEAH.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Narrator: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 18-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN

GRIFFIN DOWNEY DRAWS THE CONCERN OF CAPTAIN BILL AND HIS CREW.

LITTLE NERVOUS, YOU KNOW, IF HE GOT HURT,

MAIMED, FALL INTO THE WATER.

♪♪

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW GRIFFIN?

I'M GONNA LOOK IN HIS DRAWERS AND SEE...

WHERE'S HIS WALLET, HIS BAG, ALL THAT [BLEEP]?

-SLEEPING BAG'S GONE. -SLEEPING BAG'S GONE?

RIGHT, WHEN WE GOT BACK HERE GRIFFIN WAS LIKE,

"HEY, I'M GONNA TAKE THE TRASH OUT."

AND I WAS LIKE, "I HAVE MORE TRASH."

AND HE WAS LIKE, "NO, NO, I'M GOOD."

THINK THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN HIS BELONGINGS.

-OH, IN TRASH BAGS? -IN A TRASH, JUST ONE.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER REASON TO TAKE ONE TRASH BAG.

[BLEEP] ALL RIGHT, THANKS, MAN.

-HE CHECKED IN? -YEAH.

♪♪

Narrator: DECK BOSS NICK McGLASHAN

CONFIRMS THAT GRIFFIN IS AT THE HOTEL...

WELL, AT LEAST WE KNOW GRIFFIN'S SAFE.

Narrator: ...WHICH MEANS HE DIDN'T FALL OFF THE BOAT,

HE LEFT IT.

WOW, GRANTED, WE'RE GLAD HE'S ALIVE,

BUT WHAT A CHICKEN [BLEEP] WAY TO DO THIS.

♪♪

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.

OKAY.

YEAH, YOU REALLY HAVE TO STEP UP, MAN, NO JOKE.

BUT IF I KILL IT, I GET A FULL SHARE?

[BLEEP] NO!

[ LAUGHTER ] -WELL, YOU TRIED.

GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: 220 MILES NORTHWEST...

WE'RE COMING ROUND TURN, WE'RE HEADING STRAIGHT NORTH, SO...

Narrator: ...THE NORTHWESTERN REACHES THE MUD PIT

AHEAD OF THE PACK. -OH, YEAH.

Narrator: GETTING FIRST CRACK AT FINDING

THE $250 BILLION CRAB HOARD BELOW.

WELL, I AM PRETTY CLOSE TO READY, HOW ABOUT YOU?

YEAH, WE'RE READY.

WE JUST GOTTA BITE THE HEAD OFF THE HERRING FIRST.

I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THAT!

Narrator: BUT FIRST THAT FAVORITE

OF NORWEGIAN APPETIZERS.

Mandy: OH, MY GOD, I HATE THIS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE NORTHWESTERNTRADITION

TO BITE THE HEAD OFF THE HERRING FOR GOOD LUCK

SO GOTTA GET OUR GOOD LUCK FOR OUR KING CRAB.

ALL RIGHT, LUCKY HERRING TIME!

EVERYONE TAKE A PIECE.

IN THIS MISSION, WE COULD USE A LITTLE LUCK.

-LET'S GO! -AMERICA!

GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

AH.

I'LL TAKE ONE FOR YOU.

[ CHEERING ]

-LET'S GO. -YEAH.

-ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. -ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: THE NORSE CRAB GODS APPEASED,

SIG READIES FOR BATTLE.

WE'RE GONNA TRY THIS ONE DEEP INTO THE WEST, RUN UP.

THE REASON WE'RE OUT WEST LIKE THIS

IS BECAUSE IF IT'S JUST ONE BODY OF CRAB,

EVENTUALLY, GUYS WILL FIND OUT ABOUT IT

BOMB IN THERE AND THEN PICK 'EM UP REAL QUICK.

Narrator: THE CRAB HAVE MASSED SOMEWHERE

IN THE DEEP 800 SQUARE-MILE COLD WATER MUD PIT.

SIG'S MISSION IS TO PINPOINT THEIR LOCATION

BEFORE THE REST OF THE FLEET PILES IN.

Sig: WE'RE GONNA FISH MORE GEAR BECAUSE I GOTTA FEELING

THE CRAB ARE GONNA BE HARDER TO FIND.

THIS IS JUST TO GET A LAY OF THE LAND.

IF I LIKE IT, THEN I GOT MY BULLETS ON MY BOAT

AND I CAN DIAL IN.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

-LET'S GO. -WE'RE READY.

♪♪

AAH! EASY ON THE OLD TICKER!

-READY. -GOING OVER.

[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]

EAT CRAB!

♪♪

WHOO, WE'RE MAKING MONEY NOW.

WE'RE FISHING, WE ARE OFFICIALLY FISHING.

Narrator: WHILE THE NORTHWESTERN PLANTS HER FLAG...

Man: TURN EVERYTHING OVER TO THE WEST.

I'M THINKING OF HEADING OUT THERE.

IT'S A LOTTA GEAR IN A SMALL SPACE.

-IT'S LIKE A CONVENTION. -WE'RE OUT IN THE WEST, BABY.

Narrator: MORE AND MORE BOATS MUSCLE IN

TO THE TIGHT 800 SQUARE-MILE TERRITORY.

STRAP YOUR SIX SHOOTERS AND YOUR BOOTS ON, BOYS,

BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE COWBOYS AND WE'RE GOING WEST!

THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, BOOM!

[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.

FIRST KING CRAB POT. WHOO!

♪♪

OVER!

THERE'S BLOOD, BABY. LET'S GO, LET'S GO!

I THINK THERE'S CRAB TO THE WEST SIDE.

THAT'S ALL ACTION, LIFE ON THE BOTTOM.

IF YOU GOT A LOT OF THAT,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SOME CRAB DOWN THERE.

LET'S GO ALL IN, BOYS.

HERE IT GOES... [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

-WHOO, FIRED UP! -KING CRAB, BABY.

Narrator: WITH INCREASINGLY MORE BOATS PILING IN

TO THE WESTERN MUD PIT,

OTHER CAPTAINS SEE THE VALUE

OF BLAZING THEIR OWN TRAIL OUTSIDE OF IT.

SEEK AND HUNT TRIP HERE.

IT'S KINDA WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, YOU HAVE TO SPREAD OUT.

UNLESS YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE INFORMATION,

IT'S A BUNCH OF BULL[BLEEP].

SO, WE'RE GONNA GO NORTHERLY AND THEN GO NORTHWEST.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AROUND

AND TRY TO FIND A LITTLE JAG THAT'S GONNA PRODUCE.

I PLANNED TO GO NORTHEAST.

I'LL TAKE NO BOATS INSTEAD OF THE MOB ANYTIME.

WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH, NOBODY'S HERE.

I MEAN, NOBODY FOR MILES, IT'S NOW OR NEVER

AND I'M PUTTING EVERYTHING ON BLACK.

GO AHEAD AND LET IT GO.

Narrator: LEAVING THE REST OF THE FLEET BEHIND

TO FIGHT IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO GET 'EM.

Narrator: JAKE, KEITH, AND BILL ROLL THE DICE,

GAMBLING BIG ON GROUNDS BEYOND THE CROWDED MUD PIT.

-GOING OVER! -GOING OVER!

GOING OVER!

-YEAH, BUDDY! -YEAH, BABY!

WHOO-HOO!

WHOO-WHOO! WHOO!

♪♪

ERIK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUT HERE FIVE MINUTES AGO.

[ GROANS ]

WE'RE DOWN A DECKHAND.

-HEY, IS ERIK OUT THERE? -NOT YET.

♪♪

Narrator: AS BILL'S CREW WRESTLES TO GET THE STACK OFF,

NEW GREENHORN, ERIK, STRUGGLES TO GET HIS GEAR ON.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARD LEAVING THE DOCK ONE GUY SHORT.

WE'RE REALLY GONNA NEED ERIK TO STEP UP.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

WE GOT ONE SHOT TO DO IT AND IF WE DO IT WRONG,

HE GETS BURNED OUT OR LOSES IT MENTALLY THEN WE'RE SCREWED.

AND YOU, ARE YOU MY THERAPY DOG?

ARE YOU GONNA HELP ME GET THROUGH ALL MY WOES?

OR ARE YOU GONNA ABANDON ME?

[ WHIMPERING ]

JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM.

WHOO.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: 225 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR...

Keith: ALL RIGHT, MOUSE, WATCH OUT IN THERE.

Narrator: ...ON THE WIZARD...

MOUSE, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE A BUNCH OF CARROTS

SITTING AROUND MY GOD[BLEEP] WORKSPACE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET MY [BLEEP] OUT OF THERE.

ALL RIGHT?

YOU GOTTA TRAVEL A MILE AND A HALF

BACK DOWN THE HILL, THE FIRST CRAB BOX.

Keith: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HAULING THE BEGINNING OF THE GEAR.

WE HAD GOOD FISHING IN 2016 RIGHT HERE.

2015 RIGHT HERE AND LAST YEAR,

THERE WAS SOME CRAB WAS FOUND UP HERE.

HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE SOME KIND OF LIFE.

YOU KNOW, 14-HOUR SOAK, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR, MOUSE?

CRAB AN HOUR? CRAB AN HOUR, YEAH.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH FORGOES THE CROWDED

WESTERN MUD PIT.

INSTEAD, HE BEE-LINES IT TO MORE ISOLATED GROUNDS

IN THE NORTHEAST.

WE GOT ALL THIS GEAR SCATTERED OUT.

WE'VE PROBABLY GOT 50 MILES OF DIRT COMING OR SOMETHING.

NOBODY'S OVER HERE BUT US.

YOU KNOW, OVER THERE YOU GOT THE [BLEEP] MOB.

Narrator: NOW, IT'S TIME TO SEE IF HIS LONE-WOLF STRATEGY

HAS PUT THEM ON THE MONEY.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF RUNNING AROUND.

LOT OF LOOKING', LOT OF SEARCHING,

SO GETTING ON SOME HOT FISHING'S GONNA BE TOUGH.

-[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ] -2018!

HOW MANY BOATS AROUND HERE?

LIKE WE ALWAYS DO, WE LIKE TO DO OUR THINGS ALONE.

THERE WE GO.

ON THE BOW.

GO TIME, FREDDIE!

YEAH, BABY! ACTION.

[ MEN SHOUT INDISTINCTLY ]

FIRST POT, FIRST POT, NEEDS SOME ACTION, MAN.

ANY LUCKY STUFF GOING ON? COME ON, GUYS, WE NEED TO HELP.

DO THE CRAB DANCE, DO THE KNOCK, DO SOMETHING.

OH, THERE WE GO.

YEAH, BABY! COME ON... [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

♪♪

I GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS KING CRAB SEASON

AND I CAN'T FAIL, I CAN'T [BLEEP] FAIL.

GOTTA MAKE SURE WE GET THIS DONE AND THAT WE CATCH THIS CRAB.

WE'RE BACK IN ACTION, BABY!

WE JUST NEED TO SEE SOME LIFE, JUST SOME LIFE.

WE NEED TO SEE THAT THERE'S CRAB OUT THERE.

♪♪

GIVE US SOME GOOD NUMBERS, BABY!

-OH, [BLEEP]. -WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

YEAH, THEY'RE GETTING A FEW,

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALL CRAB IN THAT POT.

♪♪

THREE, OKAY, THREE.

THREE CRAB.

CERTAINLY, NOT GONNA PANIC.

YOU KNOW THIS AREA HERE, MAN, THEY CAN ZERO-ZERO-ZERO,

150 JUST LIKE THAT. [ SNAPS FINGERS ]

♪♪

[BLEEP] DAMN IT!

ALL RIGHT, LET'S AT LEAST GET A 10-COUNT OUT OF THAT.

TWO, TWO CRAB.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE AFTER.

-NO GOOD. -THREE.

NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD.

NOT GOOD! NOT GOOD AT ALL!

NOT THE FAST FISHING WE NEED.

OH. [BLEEP].

WHAT IS THIS?

♪♪

WELL, WE KNOW WHERE NOT TO GO.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

GET THIS GEAR UP AND GET OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: 50 MILES OF EMPTY POTS

WILL PUSH THIS LONE WOLF BACK TO THE PACK.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NO OPTIONS.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST KEEP RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES

LOOKING FOR CRAB.

I GOT TO GET SOME CRAB ON THIS BOAT.

SO, WE NEED TO GET OUR GEAR DOWN THERE.

♪♪

COME ON!

Narrator: COMING UP...

Sig: RADAR'S STARTING TO FILL UP.

YOU WANT TO GET THE CRAB IN THE TANK.

♪♪

WHOO!

YOU GOTTA WATCH YOUR ASS.

THIS LITTLE PUNTY HOLE, ALL TO OURSELVES.

-YEAH! -YEAH!

NOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL POT.

OPEN THE BOMBAY DOORS, BOYS!

DUMP IT.

HE'S ABOUT 50 FEET OFF MY STARTER RAIL [BLEEP].

-JOSH! -CHILDISH [BLEEP] NONSENSE.

WHOA...

♪♪

MAN: All right, do you have any...

[ Speaks indistinctly ] -I don't know.

But there might be a bunch of stuff going on...

Far West, so hopefully we'll see...

Narrator: 240 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR.

There's a lot of freaking gear around.

That means everybody's here. Everybody.

Narrator: OVER HALF THE FLEET

PACKS INTO THE 800 SQUARE-MILE MUD PIT.

Casey: POT OVER THERE AND MORE POTS OVER THERE.

Josh: EVERYBODY'S SETTING TO CRAB IN ONE SPOT.

Narrator: CHASING DOWN

THE $250 BILLION SHOAL.

WELL, IT WAS RUMORED CRAB WERE GONNA BE IN ONE SPOT

THIS YEAR, PROBABLY, A LITTLE DEEPER.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE RADAR,

GUYS ARE STARTING TO PILE IN ALREADY LIKE A BUNCH OF SHEEP.

Narrator: ON THE NORTHWESTERN...

IT GETS MORE COMPETITIVE. YOU ONLY GET A COUPLE OF PICKS.

IT'S USUALLY THE FIRST GUYS IN

THAT CAN GET OUT WITH THEIR HEADS HIGH

AND GETS CRAB IN THE TANK.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG AND HIS DAUGHTER, MANDY,

PULL UP TO THEIR FIRST PROSPECT POT.

HERE WE GO.

COME ON!

WHOA.

-YEAH! -COME ON!

COME ON!

Clark: WE'RE GONNA SPOT CHECK ONE OF OUR POTS HERE.

WE'RE GONNA CHECK AND SEE WHAT WE GOT.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A SIGN OF LIFE.

Narrator: IT'S THE FIRST CHANCE TO FIND OUT

IF THIS LEGENDARY HOARD IS REAL OR JUST A FISH STORY.

♪♪

WHOO-HOO!

THE RULE OF THUMB IS IF YOU'RE ON SUPER GOOD FISHING,

A CRAB AN HOUR IS THE BEST.

Narrator: ONE CRAB ENTERING EACH POT PER HOUR

WOULD BE THE SIGN OF LIFE THE CAPTAIN'S LOOKING FOR.

[ WHIRRING ]

-OH, YEAH. -WHOO!

WE GOT LIFE!

HO-HO!

-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ] -YEAH, 45, AT LEAST.

BIG ONES?

-YEAH! -I'M GONNA COME LOOK.

WATCH IT, OUT, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!

WHOO!

THERE'S A LOT MORE BIG IN THERE THAN SMALL!

-YEAH! -WHOO!

AHH, YEAH!

♪♪

-You want to know what we have? -HOW MANY?

-65. -65 IN 18?

-Yeah. -BOOM! [BLEEP].

DUDE, THAT'S THREE CRAB AN HOUR.

OH, YEAH!

OH, IT'S ON, IT'S ON!

IT'S ON!

Narrator: A THREE CRAB AN HOUR PACE IS A TANK STUFFER,

PROOF THAT THEY'RE ON THE MUD PIT'S

$250 BILLION MOTHER LODE.

YOU TELL ME, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SET?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WE CAN SET ANY DIRECTION.

I CAN SET 'EM IN CIRCLES IF I WANTED TO.

NO ONE CAN TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.

SOMEBODY COMES IN, "OH, THEY'RE TOO CLOSE,

OH, THEY'RE... [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]."

KISS MY ASS!

YOU CAN SET 'EM ANYWAY YOU WANT, ANYWHERE YOU WANT,

ANY HOW YOU WANT.

-SO, HOW WOULD YOU SET 'EM? -EAST TO WEST.

-EAST? -I'M GONNA GO ACROSS.

-GOOD CALL! -I'M GONNA GO ACROSS.

GOOD CALL!

OKAY, LET'S GET 'EM IN THE WATER.

GO!

♪♪

THESE ARE THE ONES MANDY PICKED OUT.

SHE'S HEADING 'EM EAST TO WEST

BECAUSE OF THAT ONE POT WE FOUND THAT HAD 65 IN 18.

IT'S GONNA GET TIGHT IN HERE.

SO THE MAIN THING IS TO GET YOUR GEAR IN,

NOT ON SOMEBODY IF YOU CAN HELP IT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST PLAYING THE GAME.

I LIKE PLAYING THE GAME.

♪♪

WIZARD'SRIGHT THERE.

IS HE SETTING?

Narrator: AFTER A FULL THROTTLE STEAM,

CAPTAIN KEITH ELBOWS HIS WAY INTO THE MUD PIT.

LOOKS LIKE SIG AND I ARE GONNA BE DUKING IT OUT

A LITTLE BIT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA SLAM THAT GEAR IN THERE

AND WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE A NIBBLE OUT OF THAT

SHOAL OF CRAB.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A REAL HEALTHY BITE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THESE BOATS RIGHT HERE.

THEY'RE JUST ABSOLUTELY BOMBING THIS AREA HERE IN FORMATION.

♪♪

COMING DOWN HERE AT YOU, MATEY!

DON'T MAKE US ANY MONEY SITTING ON THE BOW!

MOUSE, I'VE BEEN TRAVELING AROUND

PATHS WHERE I WANTED TO SET

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SHOW MY CARDS YET.

SEAN ON THE BRENNA 'CAUSE HE'S TRAVELING

RIGHT THROUGH HERE AS WELL.

BUT AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW WHAT,

A COUPLE OF TWO OR THREE BOATS GOING RIGHT THROUGH

WHERE I WANT TO SET. I'M [BLEEP] SHOWING THE CARDS.

I'M SETTING MY GEAR.

BRAVO, BRAVO, SET 'EM WHEN IT'S READY.

YEAH, BABY!

[ MEN SHOUT INDISTINCTLY ]

THERE SHE GOES!

THAT'S WHAT WE BEEN WAITING FOR!

♪♪

IS HE TURNING TO SET RIGHT THERE?

Narrator: CLOSING IN ON ALL SIDES,

THE FLEET IS TURNING THE MUD PIT INTO THE BATTLEGROUND

EVERYONE FEARED.

ALL READY, BOYS. ARE WE READY?

WE ARE READY!

Narrator: BRENNA ACAPTAIN, SEAN DWYER'S FIRST POTS

WILL LET HIM KNOW IF THESE CROWDED WATERS

ARE WORTH GOING TOE TO TOE WITH THE BIG BOYS.

LOTS OF LIFE, LOTS OF ACTION ON THE SOUNDER

MEANS THAT THERE'S STUFF DOWN THERE

THAT THE CRAB ARE EATING.

WE'RE FIGHTING THE SEASON RIGHT HERE.

Sean: THE PRESSURE'S BEEN ON ME TO PERFORM, HONESTLY.

I'M TRYING TO BUY ME A BOAT

SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS THING PRODUCES.

♪♪

HERE IT COMES!

COME ON, COME ON!

OH, [BLEEP], LOOK AT THAT THING!

WHOA-HO, YEAH!

[ CHEERING ]

WHOO-HOO! HALFWAY FULL.

WHOO!

WHOO!

♪♪

THERE'S JUST TONS OF CRAB.

♪♪

THERE'S RIDERS DOWN THERE TOO, SO...

HOLD ON, I'M ENJOYING THIS.

I'M ENJOYING THIS.

54! YEAH!

THAT'S THE KIND OF POT THAT YOU CAN BUY A NEW BOAT WITH.

BOOM!

♪♪

THIS POT HAS RIDERS IN IT, TOO.

WHAT THAT TELLS ME, THERE'S STILL CRAB DOWN THERE

TRYING' TO GET INTO THIS VERY POT.

THEY WANT IN, THEY'RE NOT DONE YET, THEY NEED MORE.

-57! -WHOO!

57!

Narrator: LOADED POTS ARE ALL THE PROOF

SEAN NEEDS TO MAKE A STAND AT THE MUD PIT.

AND HE WASTES NO TIME ROLLING HIS GEAR

BACK ONTO THE BIOMASS.

-GET UP. -GET IT, GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.

[ CHEERING ]

BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG!

GOING OUT!

♪♪

LET'S GO, BOYS.

YEAH!

SWEET!

♪♪

THIS IS EXACTLY THE START OF WHAT WE NEED.

WE KEEP CATCHING POTS LIKE THIS, WE ARE ON OUR WAY HOME

AND I'M GONNA BUY A NEW BOAT.

♪♪

WHAT?

THERE'S GEAR OVER HERE.

WHO IS IT?

3-5-2-6-5.

WITH A W ON TOP.

WIZARD.

♪♪

CAPTAIN KEITH

ON THE WIZARD.

OOH, WHAT IS THAT?

A NORTHWESTERNPOT?

MAN, THERE IS GEAR EVERYWHERE.

♪♪

GOOD [BLEEP].

I'm gonna bring some gear in tonight.

Yeah, people are hitting it really hard.

All the crab are jammed in one place.

Narrator: IN THE CROWDED WATERS OF THE MUD PIT...

[ LAUGHS ]

Sean: CAPTAIN KEITH.

OOH, WHAT IS THAT?

A NORTHWESTERNPOT?

WHAT?

MAN, THERE IS GEAR EVERYWHERE.

Narrator: POTS BELONGING TO THE WIZARD

AND THE NORTHWESTERNSURROUND CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER'S SECOND SET.

THEY SET RIGHT THROUGH MY GEAR, RIGHT ON MY GEAR.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING BUOYS FROM THE OTHER BOAT

GOING BY EVERY OTHER POT SO THIS GUY'S STEALING

HALF OUR CRAB.

Narrator: THE INFLUX OF ENEMY POTS

THREATENS TO DERAIL SEAN'S QUICK KING SEASON

AND HIS ABILITY TO BUY A NEW BOAT.

Zack: WELL, SOMEBODY DECIDED TO SIT DOWN

ON OUR BLACKJACK CABLE.

IT'S NOT HELPING US OUT.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT A WAY TO NAVIGATE AROUND THESE GUYS.

♪♪

Narrator: DOWN SOUTH, FAR FROM THE PACKED WATERS

OF THE MUD PIT...

ABOUT 60-70 MILES AWAY FROM THE NEAREST BOAT.

I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT, HERE SHE COMES.

Narrator: SAGACAPTAIN, JAKE ANDERSON,

IS HALFWAY THROUGH HIS FIRST PICK.

[ WHIRRING ] -OH!

WHOMP, WHOMP, WHOMP.

♪♪

WHOMP, WHOMP, WHOMP.

WE'RE IN FEMALE COUNTRY. NOT GOOD!

ALL GARBAGE HERE!

-ALL GARBAGE! -FEMALES.

Narrator: ONLY MALE CRAB CAN LEGALLY GO INTO THE TANKS.

3-0.

TWO SAVES!

Narrator: SO, AN ALL-FEMALE HAUL WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP

THE CAPTAIN'S BOTTOM LINE.

SO ZERO ON THAT ONE.

THIS IS A TERRIBLE START.

WE MIGHT AS WELL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAHARA

WITHOUT A GLASS OF WATER.

OH!

BUNCH OF FEMALES.

OH!

FEMALES.

NOT GOOD.

Narrator: JAKE'S GAMBLE TO GO IT ALONE

AND FISH OUTSIDE THE STORIED MUD PIT IS A BUST.

[ BLEEP ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

SAGA,JAKE SPEAKING. IT'S SEAN.

Yo, Jake, how you looking man?

I AM ON NOTHING.

I got nothing in my pots.

OH, REALLY?

WHOO! YEAH!

I'M ON SUPER HOT FISHING,

BUT NOW THESE GUYS ARE JUST SLAMMING IT WITH GEAR.

I'M CROSSING SIG AND KEITH AND ALL THESE GUYS.

YOU KNOW, UNCLE FESTER AND OLD MAN WINTER

ARE TRYING TO POACH MY TERRITORY.

THESE OLDER GUYS, THEY'RE TELLING ME,

DON'T CROSS MY GEAR, YOU'RE SETTING TOO CLOSE,

BUT THEN THESE OLDER GUYS HAVE SET ME DOWN

IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

HOW MUCH GEAR YOU GOT ON BOARD?

I GOT 91, 92 POTS.

DUDE, LET'S SET THEM DOWN, BUD.

BOX 'EM OUT.

I'll help you.

DUDE, I WILL POT HIS ASS DOWN.

THOSE TWO ARE THE WORST PARTNERS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

JAKE, JAKE.

I'M TRYING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO FISH, JAKE.

STOP WALKING ON ME.

FIND YOUR OWN [BLEEP] INFORMATION!

GO OUT AND FIND IT YOURSELF!

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

GET OUT, GET OUT!

Narrator: SCARRED BY PAST PARTNERSHIPS

WITH KEITH AND SIG...

Jake: THEY'RE THE WORST.

YOU HELP THEM CATCH THEIR CRAB

THEN THEY TELL YOU TO [BLEEP] OFF.

Narrator: ...JAKE JOINS THE RESISTANCE.

I HATE FISHING WITH THOSE GUYS.

I WANT THEM TO LOSE! I WANT THEM TO FAIL!

Sean: DUDE, HE'S PASSIONATE.

THIS GUY WANTS ONE THING AND IT'S BLOOD.

Well, let's do it, dude. Let's box 'em out.

GO [BLEEP] BEAT THOSE GUYS!

Narrator: THE PLAN?

DRIVE THEM OUT BY DROPPING THEIR OWN POTS

ON THE VETERANS' GEAR,

STEALING AWAY KEITH AND SIG'S CRAB.

I DO WANT TO CATCH MY CRAB.

WELL, YOU CAN GET BOTH 'CAUSE THERE'S A TON OF CRAB HERE

AND YOU NEED TO GET UP HERE BEFORE THOSE LITTLE MEN

FREAKING TRY TO TAKE IT ALL.

See how they like it when the tables are turned.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: RETURNING TO THE WESTERN MUD PIT.

ONE OVER!

YEAH!

Narrator: CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON

STEERS THE MASSIVE SOUTHERN WIND BACK TO HIS OLD HOT SPOT.

BACK HOME AGAIN.

I'M DONE WITH THAT ALASKA STATE CRAB,

AND SO NOW IT'S MY TURN TO GO CATCH OUR CRAB.

♪♪

WE'RE GONNA GO HIT THIS LITTLE MUD PIT I GOT.

IT'S JUST RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN FISHING.

I'M GONNA JUST TURN AND BURN AND SET THESE PUPPIES

RIGHT IN IT.

I JUST KIND OF KEPT IT IN RESERVE.

♪♪

Narrator: WHILE THE REST OF THE FLEET SCOURS

THE 800 SQUARE-MILE AREA, BASED ON AGING INTEL...

ALL TO OURSELVES, THIS LITTLE HONEY HOLE.

Narrator: ...HARLEY MANAGED TO KEEP A SMALL CANYON

ON THE FAR WESTERN EDGE OF THE MUD PIT, HIS SECRET.

HOLD, HOLD, HOLD.

WHOO!

SO I'M GONNA GO WITH THIS ANGLE ON THE WAVES,

SO YOU GOTTA WATCH YOUR ASS.

♪♪

Y'ALL READY TO LET IT RIP?

♪♪

RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING AT A DITCH,

WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE SIDE TO ALL THE WAVES.

THAT MEANS YOU GO DOWN INTO A DITCH, YOU GET KNOCKED AROUND.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE BEING IN A WASHING MACHINE.

NOT A LOT OF FUN.

Narrator: TO DROP HIS POTS AT A PRECISE LOCATION,

HARLEY DRIVES BROADSIDE TO THE WEATHER.

♪♪

THEY CAN COME SURFING OVER

THE SIDE ON THIS COURSE, FOR SURE.

POT OVER.

I REFUSE TO STOP OR DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

THESE GUYS ARE SKILLED ENOUGH, THIS BOAT'S AWESOME ENOUGH

THAT WE CAN CONTINUE ON LIKE THIS.

THIS FLEET'S PRETTY EFFICIENT, WHEN THEY COME IN

THEY CAN GOBBLE SOME CRAB.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA LET ME HAVE THIS TO MYSELF FOREVER,

SO I GOTTA MAKE HAY RIGHT NOW.

TIME TO GET THESE IN THE WATER.

♪♪

CHECK IT OUT.

THIS IS WHY IT TAKES ME A LONG TIME TO GET MY RAIN GEAR ON

IN THE MORNING, I'VE GOTTA DRESS THE CHIHUAHUA, TOO.

[ SEAGULLS CALLING ]

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, FIRST POT COMING UP.

♪♪

Nick: WE'RE ON OUR FIRST STRING OF OUR 2018 RED CRAB

SEASON RIGHT NOW.

JUST HOPING THAT CAPTAIN WILD BILL

put us on some crab.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY AROUND, IF WE FIND CRAB, IT'S AWESOME.

I'M NOT OVERLY EXCITED AND I'M SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC,

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

Narrator: IGNORING THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM,

CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL IS SET AWAY FROM THE DOG PILE,

EVEN FURTHER WEST THAN THE MUD PIT.

THE WEST SIDE HAS BEEN HOTTER THAN HELL, I JUST,

WE'VE JUST GONE TO WHERE

WE'VE HAD SOME HISTORY IN THE PAST,

COVERED A BUNCH OF DEPTHS.

THE BEST WAY IS TO PUT A POT IN THE WATER, HAUL IT,

SEE THE CRAB, AND WORK OFF YOUR OWN INFO.

♪♪

WHERE'S ERIK?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, WHERE IS ERIK?

WHERE IS ERIK?

I'VE BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION A LOT.

THERE'S NO ERIK ON DECK, HE'S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

I KNOW HE'S LATE ON DECK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS CONCEPT HAS NOT REACH HIS [BLEEP] BRAIN.

WE SHOULD JUST START CALLING HIM WALDO,

IF YOU COULD EVER FIND HIM.

OH, THERE HE IS.

HEY, THERE HE IS!

WHERE'S WALDO?

NOW HE JUST WALKED UP WITH A PAIR OF PANTS ON, NOTHING,

A PAIR OF RAIN PANTS.

NOWHERE CLOSE TO BEING READY TO GO.

YOU'RE LATE AGAIN!

YEAH, HAVING A [BLEEP] FASHION EMERGENCY.

FASHION EMERGENCY IS ERIK'S EXCUSE THIS TIME.

HAVEN'T HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE.

♪♪

♪♪

COME ON, MOTHER[BLEEP].

CRAB! CRAB!

OH, PLEASE, LET THERE BE CRAB!

A LITTLE NERVOUS, A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

HOPEFULLY, IT'S A LUCKY BREAK, SOMETIMES THEY WASH YOUR WAY,

SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

WATCH, COVER YOUR... [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

♪♪

LET'S GO, COME ON.

WHOA.

[ CHEERING ]

FIRST POT OF THE SEASON, I TRY NOT TO GET TOO PUMPED,

BUT...

YEAH...

THAT'S ALL MALE!

YEAH, THERE'S A BIG ONE THERE!

NO COMPLAINTS.

THIS POT'S LOOKING LIKE SOMEWHERE IN THE 40s AND 50s.

OH, YEAH!

NICE, BIG, CLEAN CRAB.

-YEAH! -YEAH.

-[ LAUGHS ] -WHOO.

-WHOO. -WHOO!

4-0! WHOO! YEAH.

Narrator: WHILE OTHER CAPTAINS SCRATCH AND CLAW

FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE CRAB HORDE,

BILL HAS FOUND HIS VERY OWN HONEY HOLE.

YEAH, BABY.

HEY.

HOORAH.

[ DOG WHINES ]

YOU EXCITED?

YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY FOR ME. WE'RE CATCHING CRAB.

[ CHEERING ]

FULL OF CRABS.

NINE POUNDS.

CHA-CHING.

Narrator: THE BIG NUMBERS ARE GREAT NEWS FOR EVERYONE.

EXCEPT, MAYBE, ERIK, WHO IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN

JUST GETTING DRESSED.

HEY, THAT'S LOOSE, THAT'S LOOSE.

WHAT DO I DO WITH HER?

ERIK IS STEADILY

GOING DOWNHILL.

WHAT IS GOING ON OVER HERE?

YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED, LIKE WE REALLY,

QUIET, QUIET, QUIET, ALL RIGHT?

-LISTEN TO ME. -OKAY.

WE REALLY NEED YOU TO PERFORM OUT HERE,

WE REALLY NEED YOU TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, STEP UP.

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE...

[ DOG WHIMPERS ]

YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA YELL AT HIM, TOO, FOR NOT WORKING.

GET IT TOGETHER.

Bill: I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING HE'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

♪♪

Narrator: 225 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

YEAH, 2018, LET'S GO, WHOO!

♪♪

EVERYBODY SAID THAT THE CRAB ARE IN ONE SPOT,

WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT IF THEY'RE RIGHT OR THEY'RE WRONG.

Narrator: CORNELIA MARIE CAPTAINS JOSH HARRIS

AND CASEY McMANUS HAUL THEIR FIRST POTS

OUT OF THE CROWDED MUD PIT.

I'M REALLY HOPING THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB IN THIS POT,

BECAUSE IF WE DO GOOD THIS SEASON,

THEN WE GOT A SHOT AT A LOT OF QUOTA.

Narrator: ON THE LINE, A CHANCE TO SECURE $1 MILLION

OF EXTRA QUOTA,

IF THEY CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH THE CROWD AND HIT PAYDIRT.

COME ON, GET IN!

♪♪

PLEASE BE IN THERE, PLEASE BE IN THERE.

JOB'S UP, WHOA!

-YEAH! -YEAH!

[ LAUGHING ]

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THAT'S A [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL POT.

YEAH, BABY, THERE'S THE MEAT!

♪♪

BERING SEA CHERRIES.

♪♪

THAT'S 70 ON THAT ONE, CASEY.

7-0.

-70. -70.

WHOO!

YEAH, BABY, LOOK AT THAT!

HOLY [BLEEP], YEAH!

OH, YEAH!

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, RIGHT THERE,

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED RIGHT THERE.

WHOO!

Narrator: NOW THAT THE MASSIVE HORDE OF CRAB IS NO LONGER

A RUMOR...

GOING OVER.

Narrator: ...THOSE WHO GOT THERE EARLY

GORGE ON THE $250,000 BOUNTY.

THE RADAR'S STARTING TO FILL UP, YOU KNOW,

GUYS WERE WORRIED ABOUT CRAB BEING IN ONE SPOT,

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

I'M JUST GLAD WE GOT IN SOON ENOUGH,

BECAUSE BY THE TIME THIS WAR'S OVER,

YOU WANNA GET THE CRAB IN THE TANK.

YOU SEE THESE BOATS, AND THEY'RE ALL,

JUST, LIKE, FARMING OUT HERE.

Narrator: SKIPPER KEITH COLBURN IS READY TO FEAST...

OH, THERE HE IS.

DUDE, YOU SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING?

HE'S GOING RIGHT THROUGH MY GEAR RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: ...AT THE EXPENSE OF BRENNA ACAPTAIN, SEAN DWYER.

OH, DUDE, HE IS UP IN YOUR GEAR RIGHT NOW.

OH, MY GOD.

WE'RE GONNA SET ABOUT 10 POTS OFF THE END

AS AN ACTUAL STRING, THEN WE'LL SET ANOTHER STRING.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

WHO'S THAT?

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

-THAT'S JUST BOMBARDING. -YEAH.

Narrator: CAPTAINS SEAN AND JAKE TAKE UP POSITIONS TO

BOX IN THE WIZARD.

♪♪

YEAH, WELL, YOU'RE ABOUT 50 FEET OFF MY STARBOARD RAIL,

[BEEP]HOLE, I'M TRYING TO SET GEAR HERE.

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

HEY, HOLD THAT POT, DON'T SET THAT POT,

I GOT HIM COMING RIGHT UP ON MY STARBOARD SIDE, GUYS.

SET 'EM FELLAS.

LOWER!

THERE SHE GOES!

WHOO-HOO, HELL, YEAH.

WHOO!

OPEN THE BOMB BAY DOORS, BOYS.

GET 'EM.

Narrator: FOR EVERY POT KEITH SETS,

THE YOUNG CAPTAINS SET TWO OF THEIR OWN IN THE SAME SPOT...

[ CHEERING ]

Narrator: ...SIPHONING OFF WOULD-BE WIZARDCRAB.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: BASICALLY, CRABBER CODE FOR COCKING A SHOTGUN

AND SHOUTING, "GET OFF MY LAWN!"

HELLO.

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

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE [BLEEP] UP TO.

GO AHEAD, DUMP IT.

[BLEEP] YOU GUYS.

SET 'EM BOYS.

HE'S PISSED.

DUMP IT.

Man: [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

[BLEEP] IDIOTS, MAN.

JUST [BLEEP] LUNACY.

THIS IS [BLEEP] CHILDISH [BLEEP] NONSENSE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COMING HARD TO PORT, HERE.

[BLEEP] THESE GUYS.

GUYS, GO HAVE SOME FUN ON YOUR OWN, OKAY?

DUDE, HE'S RUNNING.

Yeah, he's making a break for it, man.

Jake: [ LAUGHS ]

WE GOT HIM, WE GOT HIM!

LATER, PROFESSOR.

THESE GUYS THINK THEY'RE GONNA PLAY SOME

CHILDISH PRANK ON ME, YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEY GOT ANOTHER THINK COMING.

Narrator: INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM THE BATTLE...

GET THE WELDER OUT, GET THE WELDER OUT.

GET THE POT OUT OF THE RACK, GET IT OUT OF THE RACK,

TIE THAT [BLEEP] DOWN, AND GET READY TO HAUL A POT.

WE'RE HAULING ONE OF [BLEEP] JAKE'S POTS, ALL RIGHT?

NOT GOOD.

Narrator: ...THE VETERAN SKIPPER ENGINEERS A SALTY RETALIATION.

I NEED SOME EYEBALLS ON THE PORT SIDE,

I GOT ONE MORE POT OVER THERE I WANNA GO GRAB, THE BRENNA'S.

RIGHT ON, BABY.

WELCOME ABOARD.

WE'RE SETTING BOTH THESE --

WE'RE WELDING THESE TWO POTS TOGETHER, GUYS.

WELD THE [BLEEP] TOGETHER,

WE'RE GONNA SET 'EM RIGHT TOGETHER,

[BLEEP] AROUND WITH THEM AS MUCH AS YOU [BLEEP] WANT,

MAKE SURE THEY GET THE PRESENT BACK.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, PAYBACK IS A BITCH!

♪♪

RIGHT ON, FREDDY.

THESE [BLEEP] GUYS THINK THEY CAN [BLEEP] PLAY GAMES

WITH A [BLEEP] OLD PRO? [BLEEP] THESE GUYS.

♪♪

Narrator: THIS WEEK ON SALTY TAKES,

HEY, WHERE WE GONNA FISH?

[ DOG WHINES ]

EARN YOUR BISCUITS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ DOG WHINES ]

I WAS GONNA START AT THE SOMBRERO IN YOUR HONOR,

BUT I THINK IT'S ALL SMALLS AND FEMALES.

[ DOG WHINES ]

WELL, LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE SMALL AND MALE, HA!

WANNA GO A LITTLE DEEPER?

[ WHINES LOUDLY ]

ALL RIGHT, WELL, DON'T GET TOO BOSSY,

I'M JUST ASKING FOR HELP,

I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

GO GET ME A SANDWICH, AND I'LL LET YOU GO.

[ DOG WHINES ]

♪♪

TAKE ALL FOUR BAGS AND TIE THEM TOGETHER

SO THAT ALL FOUR BAGS GO OVER IN ONE BIG WAD OF [BLEEP].

Narrator: ON THE PACKED WESTERN MUD PIT...

I THINK HE'S GOT MY POT ON BOARD.

UH, HE MIGHT HAVE ONE OF MINE, TOO.

HE'S JUST TRYING TO GET HIS REVENGE.

GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT.

GOING OVER.

Narrator: VETERAN SKIPPER KEITH COLBURN FIRES BACK

AFTER BEING SET DOWN BY YOUNGER CAPTAINS SEAN AND JAKE.

[ LAUGHING ]

OH, BOY, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME

WITH THAT ONE.

OH, DUDE, WHAT THE HELL DID HE DO TO THAT THING?

[ BLEEP ]

THAT'S DEFINITELY OUR GEAR AND THE SAGA'SGEAR

ALL WRAPPED TOGETHER.

-DID YOU GET 'EM BOTH? -YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY.

DAMN IT, JUST RUN BOTH LINES AT THE SAME TIME,

COIL THEM SEPARATELY.

DAMN, THIS IS A [BLEEP] SNAILS.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED THE CRANE AND THE PICKING HOOK,

AREN'T YOU?

OH, DUDE.

DUDE, HE HAD TIME TO WELD THOSE TWO?

Sean: OH, YEAH, THEY'RE WELDED TOGETHER.

BRING IT UP, BRING IT UP, BRING IT UP.

-BE VERY CAREFUL. -DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

THERE'S GARBAGE BAGS IN THE BOTTOM.

AND THEY GAVE US THEIR TRASH, TOO.

[ BLEEP ]

WHAT THE EFF, BRO?

[ LAUGHING ]

[ GRUNTING ]

POW, POW, OOH, OOH!

OOH, OOH!

WELDED TOGETHER, WE NEED A, UH...

RUN, RUN FOR A CUTTING DISK.

IT'S A [BLEEP] DAMN BRAND-NEW POT.

[ SAW WHIRRING ]

WELL PLAYED, SIR, WELL PLAYED.

I'M OUT OF HERE, GOOD RIDDANCE, ENJOY THE DAY.

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

KEITH BAILED OUT, WE SCARED HIM OFF,

BUT HE GOT US BACK.

ALL IS FAIR IN THE GAME OF BERING SEA WAR.

♪♪

Narrator: 50 MILES NORTH,

FAR FROM THE FLEET...

...ON THE SUMMER BAY...

I AM ULTRA EXCITED, WE GOT ABOUT THREE MILES

OF SOLID NUMBERS, THE MIDDLE WAS KIND OF A SWEET SPOT,

SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND PLACE IT.

EXTRA BAIT IT, AND YOU GOTTA LET IT SIT A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL BOMBARDS A SCHOOL OF CRAB

AWAY FROM THE MAIN HORDE.

WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD FISHING PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY,

WE'RE SETTING THESE POTS BACK ON THE CRAB WE SAW.

Narrator: TO FILL HIS TANKS,

BILL LEANS ON THREE VETERAN DECKHANDS.

I'M WORRIED. I'M USED TO HAVING FIVE GUYS.

I GOT 3 1/2.

MY THREE GUYS,

THEY'LL TRY THEIR DAMNEDEST UNTIL THEY GET BURNED OUT.

LOWER.

♪♪

OH, [BLEEP] ERIK'S NOT OUT THERE AGAIN,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] HIS PROBLEM IS.

Narrator: ERIK'S PROBLEM?

HE DOESN'T OWN A WATCH.

♪♪

I THINK HE JUST WANTS TO GET FIRED, YOU KNOW?

HE'S [BLEEP] WITH OUR MONEY.

I DON'T WANT TO BURY THE KID,

BUT SOMETIMES [BLEEP] JUST GETS TO BE TOO MUCH.

♪♪

GET YOUR [BLEEP] OUT ON DECK WITH THE REST OF

THE CREW, YOU LAZY [BLEEP].

I'VE HAD ENOUGH, YOU [BLEEP].

YOU'RE MESSING WITH MY LIVELIHOOD,

YOU [BLEEP] SUCKER.

YOU [BLEEP] DO IT AGAIN I'M GONNA SEE HOW TOUGH YOU

REALLY ARE, YOU [BLEEP].

DO YOU UNDERSTAND, [BLEEP]?

DO I HAVE TO [BLEEP] SAY ANYTHING MORE TO YOU?

♪♪

OKAY, LET HER GO, WE'RE GONNA GO ON THE MARK.

♪♪

HE'S THE LAST ONE OUT BY 10, 15 MINUTES?

IT'S UNHEARD OF BY ANYBODY, LET ALONE THE NEW GUY.

IT'S YOUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH BAIT

FOR THE STRING, AND THERE WASN'T ENOUGH [BLEEP] BAIT.

Bill: THIS IS WORK AND I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER

HAD TO WORK BEFORE IN HIS LIFE.

MY MISTAKE.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP SOMEBODY OUT,

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M NOT SURE THERE IS ANY HELPING THIS [BLEEP].

♪♪

Narrator: BACK IN THE WESTERN MUD PIT...

Sig: NOW MAKE A TURN,

SO YOU'RE NOT PUSHING ON THE RUDDER TOO HARD.

NOW YOU'RE -- JAM IT,

RIGHT DOWN, RIGHT DOWN, ALL THE WAY.

GET HER GOING, THERE YOU GO.

[ BLEEP ]

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

OF MY DECK LOAD.

I'M REALLY HOPING FOR A SIGN OF CRAB HERE.

♪♪

YOU GUYS READY?

WHOO!

WHOO! GET HER IN THE BALL GAME.

THIS IS GAME DAY, BITCHES!

♪♪

-YEAH, BUDDY. -YEAH, BUDDY!

WE DID A SPOT CHECK ON OUR FIRST STRING,

THERE WAS 65 IN IT.

GOT MY FINGERS CROSSED, I HOPE WE HIT SOMETHING.

Narrator: A THREE CRAB AN HOUR PROSPECT POT

CONVINCED THE HANSENS TO DROP THEIR REMAINING GEAR...

HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A LITTLE SPOT, YOU KNOW,

HAMMER THAT DOWN, AND GET SOMETHING GOING HERE.

Narrator: ...AND MAKE THE MOST OF THESE GROUNDS

BEFORE THEY'RE COMPLETELY OVERRUN.

[ WHIRRING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪♪

[ WHIRRING ]

OH, YEAH, THERE WE GO!

-THERE WE GO. -YEAH!

-YEAH! -DON'T MISS A BEAT.

-THAT WAS AWESOME! -YEAH!

COME ON, MAN, YOU GOTTA ENJOY.

YOU KNOW, A WORD ABOUT HAULING POTS,

YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE CRAB ON THAT,

LOOK AT THE TABLE, IT'S FULL! -YEAH.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

70, 7-0.

-BANG. -COME ON!

LET'S GO GET SOME, COME ON.

COME ON, BABY, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.

OOH.

[ WHIRRING ]

YEAH!

OH, BOY.

Mandy: HA, HA.

OH, YEAH!

YEAH!

WHOO!

WHAT WOULD KEITH DO? [ IMITATES DANCE BEAT ]

74.

74!

74. COME ON!

♪♪

SO YOUR GUT WAS RIGHT.

YOU WANTED TO GO EAST WEST, KIND OF DO THAT, WE'LL SEE.

ONCE WE GET TO THE END OF THIS STRING, WE'LL KNOW.

THEN YOU REALLY CAN DIAL IN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

-YEAH. -REALLY DIAL.

LIKE NAPALM.

BANG!

[ CHEERING ]

IT'S GONNA BE A WAR OUT THERE.

WE KNOW THERE'S CRAB OUT THERE.

WE GOT ALL OUR BAGS, WE GOT ALL OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET,

AND THAT'S IT.

AND THE BAD NEWS IS THE FLEET'S GOT GEAR IN THERE, TOO.

[ LINE RINGING ]

IT'S ABOUT GOING OUT AND CATCHING YOUR CRAB,

AND BEATING THE BOAT NEXT TO YOU.

Is that you, Sean?

HEY, BUDDY, ONE DOWN ONE TO GO, HUH?

SIG'S NEXT.

HE WON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING.

♪ AH ♪

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE

SETTING RIGHT ON TOP OF OTHER PEOPLE.

WE GOT A FAIR AMOUNT OF QUOTA TO CATCH,

WE REALLY GOTTA DO IT WELL,

BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF EYES ON US RIGHT NOW.

THE COMPETITION IS GONNA BREAK SOME OF THESE GUYS.

HEY, I KNEW YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WOULDN'T GO UNLESS

I BROUGHT YOUR HUMAN WITH YOU, BUT WHAT'S UP WITH HIM?

IT'S GAME ON. IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

COME ON NOW, COME ON NOW, BE NICE TO ME.

♪ AH, AH, AH ♪

OOH.

[ CHEERING ]

SIG AND KEITH AND BILL, THIS IS GONNA BE SO COOL,

TO COME AND JUST SMOKE THEIR ASS.

I'M COMING FOR 'EM, AND THEY BETTER KNOW IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪ WHEN IT ALL GOES DOWN ♪

♪ I'M GONNA RUN THIS TOWN ♪

AH!

I CAN'T LET YOU FIGURE OUT

IF DEATH IS A BIG ENOUGH CONSEQUENCE FOR YOU.

♪ LIVE IN THIS TOWN ♪

♪ DIE IN THIS TOWN ♪

♪ ONCE AGAIN, HERE WE GO ♪

♪ ANOTHER NAME WILL FALL ♪

Sig: YOU CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH BEFORE IT BEATS YOU.

HOW MANY CHANCES YOU GONNA GET?

♪ THOUGHT YOU WAS GOOD, HUH? ♪

MORNING, GUYS, WE GOT OUR BUTTS HANDED TO US

LAST NIGHT.

THE WIZARDIS TAKING ON WATER.

THEY HAVE TO PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH THE ICE.

GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!

[ CHEERING ]

HEY, WHAT WAS THAT?

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

♪ I WON'T DIE IN THIS TOWN ♪

[ SIREN WAILS ]