Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 11 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript

Jake: I'VE BEEN WANTING THIS
FOR 17 YEARS.

I NEVER THOUGHT
THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

THAT HIM?

Man:
THAT'S THE NEW GUY.

[ Laughing ]
JUST GO AWAY.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TEACH ME
HOW TO RUN THE VESSEL?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
YOU'RE GONNA BE UP
HERE ALL OF A SUDDEN?

I HAD FOUGHT SO LONG, SO HARD.
I WANT TO BE A GOOD LEADER.

Mike: THIS IS MY BOAT,

SO I'M NOT GONNA TURN IT OVER
TO YOU TO HAVE YOU FAIL.

THANK YOU
FOR SLOWING US DOWN, JAKE.



IT'S ABOUT DOING SOMETHING

THAT EVERYBODY THOUGHT
WAS IMPOSSIBLE.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

[ BIRD CALLING ]

Narrator: JANUARY.

DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.

Man: YEE-HAW!

HELL YEAH!

AN EARLY START
TO THE OPILIO HUNT...

Johnathan: WE'RE OFF-LOADING
TRIP NUMBER ONE.

WE'LL END UP
WITH OVER 210,000 POUNDS.

Narrator: ...HAS GIVEN
A FEW BOATS A LEG UP.

Man: WE GOT A MILLION POUNDS
TO CATCH.

ALMOST 140,000
ARE OUT OF THE WAY.



LOTS OF BAIT, LOTS OF SOAK.

TAKES A LOT TO CATCH THESE CRAB.

THEY SURE DON'T GIVE THEM AWAY.

Narrator: BUT NOW...

Man: 2015, BABY!

YEAH, BABY!
WHOO!

...THE REST OF THE FLEET ARRIVES

TO GRAB THEIR SLICE
OF THE OPILIO PIE.

Man:
LET'S GO CRABBING.

Man: GET OUT THERE
AND START CRABBING, MAN.

DO WHAT WE DO BEST.

Keith: NOT SURE WHERE THE HELL
I'M GONNA SET THAT FIRST POT,

BUT I KNOW WITHIN THE NEXT
48 HOURS WE'LL BE SETTING ONE.

Narrator:
ON THE TIME BANDIT...

Andy: KNOCK, KNOCK.
THERE HE IS!

PERMISSION TO ENTER
THE WHEELHOUSE?

AFTER A TOUGH START,
REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED.

ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

[ LAUGHS ]

I'M HERE TO SAVE THE DAY.
NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN.

PHEW!
HERE, TAKE IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S GOING ON, BROTHER?

WHAT KIND OF SCREENING
DID YOU DO ON THESE GUYS,

THESE GUYS YOU SENT ME?
BACKGROUND CHECK?

WE DID MORE BACKGROUND CHECKS
THAN WE'VE EVER DONE ON ANYBODY.

IT WAS PAINFUL.

JUST LOOK AT THE PAIN
IN EVERYONE'S FACE.

TOO MUCH FOR ME TO BEAR.

Johnathan: WE WENT THROUGH A LOT
OF [BLEEP] TO GET THIS CRAB.

Narrator: A WEEK AGO...

THE PLAN TO GET A JUMP
ON THE FLEET...

YOU WANT ME TO DO IT?
YOU WANT ME TO DO IT?

[BLEEP]

Johnathan: AIN'T NO FIGHTING
ON THE STAIRS.

Narrator: ...TURNED DISASTROUS

WHEN THE SKIPPER LOST CONTROL
OF HIS DECK.

NEAL!
BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE.

ONE CREWMAN'S SEASON
WAS CUT SHORT BY INJURY.

THAT DANNY GUY,
HE'S [BLEEP] GONE.

ANOTHER WAS GIVEN
HIS WALKING PAPERS.

THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING
I EVER HAD TO DO.

HE WAS JUST PLAYING GAMES
WITH EVERYBODY, INCLUDING ME.

WIPE THEIR [BLEEP] FACE
FOR THEM.

FIRST OFF --
NO, I WOULD COME UP,

AND I WOULD JUST ASK THE GUY,
"WHAT THE [BLEEP] YOUR PROBLEM?"

YEAH, I SAID, "DUDE,
JUST LEAVE EVERYONE ALONE.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
A LOT OF MONEY.

WHY IS THERE A PROBLEM?"

SO THE MINUTE
HE DIDN'T LEAVE SOMEONE ALONE,

YOU JUST PULLED HIM
BACK UP --

SOON AS I TURNED MY BACK,
HE WAS DOING...

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S WHEN
YOU JUST GRAB THEM AGAIN,

AND YOU GO,
"COME HERE, SON."

IT SEEMS THAT EASY, BUT...
ASK EVERYBODY.

YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
I DON'T HAVE TO ASK EVERYBODY.

YOU'RE THE [BLEEP] CAPTAIN,
DUDE.

WELL, WE'RE PUTTING
THAT [BLEEP] BEHIND US.

YEP.

WE'RE READY TO GO FISHING
RIGHT NOW.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING!

YEAH! LET'S MOVE!

THE TIME BANDIT HEADS OUT
FOR THEIR SECOND TRIP.

AND ACROSS TOWN,
THE WIZARD'S CAPTAIN,

KEITH COLBURN, SCRAMBLES
TO PREPARE FOR HIS FIRST.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE HOW LATE

THE GUYS
ARE GONNA BE WORKING TONIGHT.

BUT THEY'LL HAVE POTS TO LOAD,
THEN WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

KEVIN IS OFFICIALLY OUT,

WHICH IS KIND OF
A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FREDDIE
THIS YEAR, EITHER.

SO I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK CALL
ON GETTING ANOTHER BODY IN HERE.

THE PROBLEM WITH HIRING PEOPLE
ON LATE NOTICE IS, YOU KNOW,

THE BIG, STRAPPING STUD GUY
THAT YOU SAW DURING THE SUMMER

THAT WANTS A JOB
ACTUALLY CAN'T COME UP

AND WORK WHEN YOU NEED HIM.

Keith:
HOW'S THE NEW CREW DOING?

OH, CRANES?

YEAH.

GOOD.

Narrator: JOINING THE CREW...

COMING AT YOU.

...27-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
AMY MAJORS.

Keith: I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY
NOT BRINGING A GIRL OUT HERE

THAT'S NEVER FISHED.

SHE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD RéSUMé.

THE ONE THING SHE HASN'T DONE
IS FISH CRAB.

Amy: I'VE NEVER DONE
CRAB FISHING BEFORE,

BUT I'VE DONE SQUID FISHING
AND A BUNCH OF OTHER FISHERIES.

SO, I'VE BEEN ON BOATS
PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE LIFE.

THE GREENHORN JOB
IS ALWAYS THE TOUGHEST.

AND THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.

I'VE SEEN SMALL, LITTLE GUYS
DO REALLY WELL.

I'VE SEEN BIG GUYS DO TERRIBLE.

NOW I HAVE TO BURN
ALL THIS [BLEEP]

THIS AIN'T GONNA BE GOOD.

I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING
TO WORK MY ASS OFF

AND TRYING TO PROVE MYSELF,
YOU KNOW?

Keith: I'M GONNA TRY SOMETHING
DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

HOPEFULLY IT WORKS.

Narrator:
OVER ON THE CAPE CAUTION...

SEE IF IT'S GOOD.

GONNA RELEASE THIS PRESSURE
OFF OF THE CRANE,

AND THEN GO UP AND DOWN
WITH IT.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

...ENGINEER ZACK LARSON
AND DECK BOSS NICK McGLASHAN

MAKE SOME VITAL REPAIRS.

WE WERE OUT THERE,
HAULING THE LAST BOX.

THIS RAM WENT ON US.

IT'S REALLY THE ONLY REPAIR

THAT I COULD THINK OF
THAT'S EVER REALLY SHUT US DOWN

THAT WE COULDN'T FIX.

Narrator: TWO DAYS AGO...

OH, LEAK!
HYDRO LEAK!

...THE HYDRAULICS
ON THE LAUNCHER BLEW OUT.

I DON'T THINK
WE HAVE THE PIECE.

Bill: WHAT'S THAT?

I DON'T THINK
WE HAVE THE PIECE.

[BLEEP] DAMN.

Narrator:
ZACK'S LACK OF PREPARATION

COST THE BOAT TIME AND MONEY.

Bill: ZACK, YOU SHOULD BE
OVERSEEING ALL THAT.

IT'S YOUR JOB, MAN.

HE SHOULD HAVE THE BRAINS
FOR IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE MOTIVATION'S
THERE OR NOT.

Narrator: NOW,
WHILE THE SKIPPERS'S AWAY...

ALL RIGHT, GOING DOWN.

...THE GUYS TAKE CHARGE
OF THE FIX.

IT LOOKS GOOD.

YEAH.

RIGHT ON.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

I THINK WE FIXED IT.

HEY, NICE JOB, DUDE.

YEAH! WHOO!

AN EXPERT AT THAT.

Zack: I THINK MY DAD
WILL BE HAPPY THAT, YOU KNOW,

WE GOT THIS DONE.

NICK AND I HAVE REALLY TRIED
TO TAKE MORE OF AN INITIATIVE

TO DO STUFF WITHOUT HAVING BILL
TO PUT IT ON THE LIST OR ASK US.

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.

GOT BAIT, GOT FISH, GOT FOOD,
GOT THE RAM FIXED.

READY TO ROCK.

NOW WE CAN CATCH CRAB.

NOW WE CAN MAKE MONEY.

Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR...

Jake: IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME
10, 12 YEARS AGO

THAT I'D BE HAVING A BABY
AND GETTING A JOB AS A CAPTAIN,

I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
TO [BLEEP] OFF.

Narrator: ...THE SAGA'S
NEW CAPTAIN, JAKE ANDERSON,

ARRIVES TO HIS BOAT
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

RIGHT HERE.

HERE TO WELCOME
THE FRESHMAN SKIPPER,

VETERAN RELIEF CAPTAIN
RAY FLERCHINGER.

IT'S COLD OUT.

THANK GOD
I DON'T HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE.

VERY COLD.

BOAT LOOKS GOOD.

WELCOME.

ALL THE GUYS INSIDE?
YES.

I'LL GO CHECK 'EM OUT.
OKAY.

HOW IS EVERYBODY?

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT'S UP, MAN?
MADE IT.

HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
GOOD.

WHAT IS THE BABY,
A BOY OR A GIRL?

IT'S A BOY.
A BOY?

YEAH, I THOUGHT
IT WAS GONNA BE A GIRL.

THEY PULLED IT OUT,
AND I'M LIKE,

"IT'S GOT A PENIS!"

[ LAUGHS ]

IS HE GONNA BE A CRABBER?

[BLEEP] NO.
I HOPE NOT.

SO, YOU'VE RUN PICK AND MOVE
ON THE NORTHWESTERN?

I DID ON THE KISKA.

YEAH, I'M PRETTY
CONFIDENT THERE.

I THINK I CAN DO IT.

I'M EXCITED.

I'M MORE NERVOUS, I THINK,
THAN ANYTHING,

ESPECIALLY WHEN I LEAVE
THE DOCK.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

IN FACT, IF YOU WEREN'T NERVOUS,
THEN I'D BE NERVOUS.

YEAH.
MM-HMM.

SO, MY HOPE
IS I CAN START OFF

BY TAKING THE BOAT OFF THE DOCK
AND HEADING OUT.

OKAY.

THESE GUYS READY TO GO CATCH
SOME CRAB?

GO FILL HER UP.

THANK YOU, GUYS,
ALL OF YOU.

OH, YEAH.

Jake: FOR SO MANY YEARS,
I DIDN'T EVER THINK

THERE WAS GONNA BE A LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

'CAUSE I HAD FOUGHT SO LONG,
SO HARD.

THIS IS WHAT I ALWAYS
WANTED TO DO, WAS FISH.

FIVE PEOPLE'S LIVES,

FIVE PEOPLE'S
FINANCIAL SITUATIONS,

OWNERS, BIG MONEY --

IT'S ALL MY RESPONSIBILITY.

I JUST -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE TO START.

Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...

Nick: RIGHT NOW, EVERYBODY'S
HAVING LUNCH AND A DRINK,

AND ZACK AND I
ARE ON A MISSION

TO CHAIN THE NORTHWESTERN
TO THE DOCK.

...BEFORE THROWING LINES,

THE CREW OF THE CAPE CAUTION
HAS A GRUDGE TO SETTLE.

THEY STOLE OUR BOAT
LAST SEASON.

AND PAYBACK TIME.

Bill: THIS PAYBACK'S
ALMOST EVEN A LITTLE MILD

COMPARED TO WHAT THEY DID.

MASTERMINDING THE OPERATION,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.

FIRST OF MANY.

AND CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR,
BECAUSE NOW THEY STARTED IT.

Narrator:
FOUR MONTHS AGO...

IS THE BOW LOOSE?

GOOD!

THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING, DUDE.

Narrator: ...SIG AND HIS CREW

TOOK THE CAPE CAUTION
FOR A JOYRIDE.

DUDE, YOU JUST STOLE
WILD BILL'S BOAT!

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA PAY
FOR THIS ONE.

AND, AS THEY SAY,
PAYBACK'S A BITCH.

Nick:
WE'RE GONNA BOLT IT DOWN,

HAVE THE CHAIN DROOP DOWN
INTO THE WATER,

AND THEN COME UP
UNDER THE DOCK,

AND THEN BOLT IT
SO THEY CAN'T UNDO IT.

OKAY.

SNEAKY, SNEAKY.

Sig:
WELL, KEITH'S NOT GONE.

CORNELIA MARIE'S
NOT OUT OF HERE YET.

THEY'RE STILL SITTING
AT THE DOCK, GETTING READY.

SO AT LEAST WE GOT A LITTLE JUMP
ON EVERYBODY.

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY
NINJA'D MY WAY

UNDERNEATH OF THE FLOATING DOCK

TO CHAIN A CRAB BOAT TO THE DOCK
TO PREVENT IT FROM LEAVING PORT.

I CAN CROSS THAT
OFF THE LIST NOW.

OKAY.

Johnathan:
YEAH, WE'RE GOOD RIGHT NOW.

NOW, WE CAN LEAVE IN THE MORNING
IF WE HAVE TO, OKAY.

YOU GOT ME?
YEAH, I GOT YOU.

DON'T LET ME FALL.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH!

WE DID IT.

WHOO!

Sig: I JUST WANT TO GET GOING
RIGHT NOW.

WE GOT TO GRAB OUR BAIT
AT THE FUEL DOCK,

WE GOT SOME FUEL BARRELS,

THEN WE CAN GET GOING HERE
LATE TONIGHT.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

YOU GUYS READY?

ROGER!

Man: YEAH.

ACROSS THE STERN.

Bill:
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.

WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE
AND GO CATCH SOME OPIES.

Sig:
YEAH, WE'RE GOING CRABBING!

YEAH!

YOU CLEAR?

WHAT WAS THAT?!

Bill: HAVE A GOOD TRIP, BUDDY.
THANKS FOR STEALING MY BOAT.

THEY CHAINED US
TO THE DOCK!

WHAT?

THEY CHAINED US
TO THE DOCK!

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ LAUGHS ]

WAS THAT YOU?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU STOLE MY BOAT.

I MADE SURE
YOU COULDN'T LEAVE THE DOCK.

OH, MY GOD.
HE CHAINED ME TO THE DOCK.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

REAL NICE.

[BLEEP]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE GUYS
DIDN'T SEE IT.

[ Chuckling ] OH, MY GOD.

Narrator: 272 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...

Andy: I'M HERE TO SAVE THE DAY.
NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN.

Narrator: ...THE TIME BANDIT
RETURNS TO THE FISHING GROUNDS

WITH CAPTAIN ANDY HILLSTRAND
AT THE HELM.

Andy:
JOHNATHAN CAME OUT EARLY,

FISHING THROUGH CHRISTMAS,
FISHING THROUGH NEW YEARS.

SO A LOT OF GUYS ARE
JUST STARTING THEIR SEASON.

THEY'RE NOT EVEN OUT HERE,

AND WE'RE STARTING
OUR THIRD TRIP.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO.

Narrator: THE CREW LEFT 135 POTS
TO SOAK FOR THREE DAYS

TO HOLD ONTO THEIR GROUND
AND STAY ON THE CRAB.

Andy: THESE GUYS DID
A LOT OF HARD WORK

TO GET THING READY FOR ME
TO STEP IN,

TAKE ALL THE GLORY
THAT I'M ABOUT READY TO TAKE.

[ LAUGHS ]

JOHNATHAN DID GOOD,

BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO KICK THIS UP A LEVEL HERE.

ALL RIGHTY.

FIRST OF ALL,

WE GOT SOME CRAB IN HERE.

WE WILL PICK AND DUMP
THIS STRING.

COMING UP.

AND WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING.

HOPEFULLY,
WE'LL GET GOOD NUMBERS,

AND BE ABLE TO JUST SET IT
RIGHT BACK.

TOWN SOAK 7½ DAYS.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

THERE WE GO.
SEE WHAT WE GOT.

WHOO-HOO!
WE'RE ON THEM!

WHOO-HOO!

[ CHEERING ]

OH, YEAH.

WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING,
BABY, ALL NIGHT LONG.

YEAH, BABY!
LOOK AT THAT!

WHOO-HOO!

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SITTING
IN TOWN RIGHT NOW.

WHOO! CRAB!

THANK YOU, SIR.
MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?

Johnathan:
GETTIN' BIGGER!

ANDY'S ON FIRE!
MY BROTHER'S ON FIRE!

I GOT TO GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN,
IT'S SO HOT, HE'S ON FIRE.

MY BROTHER
IS THE BEST CRABBER EVER.

THANK YOU.

HERE WE GO, NOW.

THAT'S CASH MONEY.

THAT'S MONEY!

WHOO-HOO!

IF YOU AIN'T FIRST,
YOU'RE LAST.

OH, MAN.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A HOLE
IN THAT CORNER.

BIG HOLE IN THE TOP.

Johnathan: A HUGE HOLE.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO CRAB
IN THAT POT.

YEAH, LOOK.
HOLE IN THE DOOR.

LOOK AT THAT.

HELL.

Eddie Jr.:
THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WANT.

AT LEAST IT'S CLEAN CRAB
AND THEY'RE NICE AND BIG.

NOT TOO MUCH SORTING.

BUT OH, WELL.

THAT SUCKS.

OH, MY GOD.

THERE'S A HOLE
SOMEWHERE.

YOU GOT ONE HOLE,
EVERY CRAB WILL CLIMB OUT.

YOU GOT A HOLE THAT BIG,
EVERY CRAB WILL BE GONE.

SO, ANYWAY.

THE GUYS THAT SHUT THE DOOR
SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR HOLES.

Andy:
OKAY, I'M PULLING [BLEEP] POTS

'CAUSE THEY GOT [BLEEP] HOLES
IN THEM.

[BLEEP]

BIG, HUGE HOLE IN THE DOOR.

Johnathan: I'M WORRIED

THAT EVERY POT I SET TO THE WEST
GOT A HOLE IN IT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW
WHAT'S THERE.

HAVEN'T FIXED [BLEEP]

I'VE NEVER HAD A GUY, "HEY,
WAIT, WE'RE FIXING A HOLE."

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE EATING
OFF FOOD STAMPS.

WHO FORGOT
TO LOOK FOR HOLES?

YOU GUYS WANT TO PULL
ANOTHER BLANK POT?

ALWAYS LOOK FOR HOLES!

IT'S LIKE KEEPING
THE GALLEY CLEAN.

IT'S JUST BOAT RULES.

IF YOU GO TWO TRIPS
WITHOUT FIXING ANY HOLES,

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.

I COULD BE SETTING WHOLE STRINGS
WITH HOLES LAST TRIP.

PRETTY BAD.

THEY'RE WASTING
MY [BLEEP] TIME.

AND THERE'S STILL A HOLE
IN THE POT.

AND THERE'S STILL A HOLE
IN THE POT.

I'LL GET MEDIEVAL
IF I HAVE TO.

WELL, YOU --

OKAY, HOLD IT.

A 5'5" MIDGET
RAN YOUR [BLEEP] BOAT.

NOW YOU'RE READY
TO GO MEDIEVAL.

NO.
I'M NOT BEATING ANYBODY UP.

THERE'S A LINE IN BETWEEN

THAT YOU CAN DO
TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE

AND MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR
WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE.

LISTEN MOTHER[BLEEP]

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THIS IS CRYSTAL [BLEEP] CLEAR.

FIX EVERY HOLE
BEFORE YOU STACK IT.

I WILL FIRE YOU IF I HAVE
TO COME DOWN AND SAY THIS,

NO MATTER WHO
YOU [BLEEP] ARE.

I JUST WANT IT TO BE
VERY CRYSTAL CLEAR

THAT IF YOU DON'T DO IT, I'LL
[BLEEP] LOOK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

KILLING ME HERE.

WE ALREADY HAVE
A DELIVERY DATE.

WE HAVE TO MAKE IT.

WE HAVE TO HAVE
A FULL BOATLOAD.

GOT A BUSINESS TO RUN.

NEW GENERATION'S GOT TO [BLEEP]
KICK IT UP.

OLD GENERATION'S
GETTING PISSED.

THEY'LL KILLING ME HERE.

Narrator: 366 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...

...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.

AFTER A LONG 24-HOUR STEAM...

Keith: LET'S GET SOME COFFEE,
GET SOME FOOD IN US REAL QUICK,

AND LET'S GET MOVING.

...THE CREW GEARS UP
FOR THEIR FIRST SET

OF THE OPILIO SEASON.

THIS IS WHERE MEN ARE EITHER
MADE OR BROKEN, RIGHT HERE.

MEN AND NOW WOMEN.

Narrator:
GREENHORN AMY MAJORS...

[ RETCHES ]

...FINDS A TRIED AND TRUE WAY

TO PREPARE FOR HER FIRST SHIFT
ON DECK.

TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH A LADY.

WE'LL SEE WHAT SHE HAS.
THE FIRST DAY WILL ALWAYS TELL.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
RIDE'S GONNA SUCK.

GONNA BE SETTING DOWNWIND.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE
REAL CAREFUL AT THE RAIL.

EVERYBODY STAY UNDER COVER,
ALL RIGHT?

Man: LET'S DO IT.

SAY ON BOARD
AND JUST [BLEEP] RUN.

THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO.

GOOD LUCK.
STAY SAFE.

GREEN LIGHT.

Keith: WE'VE HAD
SOME REALLY BIG SEASONS

RIGHT OUT OF THIS SECTION
OF THE BERING SEA, RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE JUST NORTH-NORTHWEST
OF THE ROCK PILE.

I NEED TO GET THIS GEAR
IN THE WATER,

BAIT IT, BAIT IT HEAVY, AND THEN
START GOING THROUGH THE GEAR.

BASICALLY GET THIS BOAT FISHING
INSTEAD OF LOOKING.

Narrator: WITH HIS QUOTA SLASHED
400,000 POUNDS

BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN...

Keith: SO WE SURE AS [BLEEP]
BETTER BE ON SOMETHING.

Narrator: ...THE PRESSURE IS ON
FOR CAPTAIN KEITH

TO DIAL IN THE OPILIO GROUNDS
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

Keith: I MIGHT GET BURNED,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY

OF DOING MUCH LOOKING
ON THIS TRIP.

WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

I GOT TO PUT IN
ABOUT 250,000 TO 300,000 POUNDS.

Man: WHOO!

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

FIRST POT
OF THE 2015 OPIE SEASON.

LET HER GO.

[ LAUGHS ]

FIRST POT'S GOING OVER!

WHOO!

READY TO START LANDING
SOME OF THEM CRAB.

HELL YEAH!
BIG MONEY!

WHOO-HOO!

Keith: THE GREENHORN
BASICALLY DREW THE SHORT STRAW

ON HER FIRST SET
BECAUSE THE WEATHER SUCKS.

AND IT'S DETERIORATING RAPIDLY.

Amy: I WANT TO WATCH THEM
TO SEE THE WHOLE PROCESS,

BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS --

Lenny:
WE NEED BAIT BAGS.

HEY, AMY, MAKE IT A HABIT

TO BRING THEM
AND HANG THEM THERE,

OR DROP THEM FOR NOW.

Narrator:
THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF BAIT

CARRIES A 30-POUND SETUP
IN EACH HAND.

AFTER 100 POTS,
IT'S NOT A BAD WORKOUT.

YOU GRAB TWO AT A TIME.

Keith:
A GREENHORN'S A GREENHORN.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRAIN THEM.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY NOT BRINGING
A GIRL OUT HERE

THAT'S NEVER FISHED.

IS SHE CAPABLE?

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

WAVES UP ON THE RAIL.

WATCH OUT!
WATCH OUT!

ON THE RAIL!

WATCH IT!

WATCH OUT!

IT'S A LONG SEASON.

YOU KNOW,
I GOT TO THINK ABOUT THE CREW.

I GOT TO FIND A WAY TO,
YOU KNOW...

STAND BY.

Amy:
IT'S KIND OF SCARY AT FIRST.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

YOU HAVE TO LOVE IT,

OR YOU HATE IT
AND IT'S HELL ON EARTH.

Narrator: 366 MILES SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...

...SITS THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN.

OPIES 2015.

Narrator: THE ONLY THING
KEEPING THEM AT DOCK --

THE SAGA'S NEWLY MINTED SKIPPER,
JAKE ANDERSON.

I MIGHT JUST THROW THESE LINES
RIGHT NOW

AND JUST [BLEEP] STAY HOME.

[ LAUGHS ]
STAY HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED
IS GONNA HAPPEN.

I'M SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW
MY CAPABILITIES.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOUR CAPABILITIES

WHEN YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE,
DONE THAT.

WHILE YOU'RE THERE, YOU GOT TO
HAVE YOUR HEART INTO IT.

AND IF YOU CAN'T
PRIORITIZE THAT,

YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE.

RIGHT NOW,
THIS BOAT'S LEAVING.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE
THIS BOAT, DUDE.

I DON'T.

IS THAT BRATWURST?

GO DOWNSTAIRS.

YOU'RE GONNA WALK THE GAUNTLET
DOWN THERE.

THE GUYS
ARE WAITING FOR YOU.

DID YOU GET ALL YOUR STUFF
OFF THE BOAT?

YEAH, I'M [BLEEP]

[BLEEP]
DON'T WANT TO LEAVE, DUDE.

I'M SERIOUS.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

THE GUYS ARE WAITING FOR YOU.

YOU HAVE TO LEAVE NOW,
UNLESS YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.

YOU CAN COME WITH US.

SHOULD WE JUST GO?

JUST MAN UP.
YOU'LL BE FINE.

I'LL BE CALLING YOU.

OKAY.

HEY, I WAS BUYING YOU GUYS
SOME TIME

SO YOU COULD GET THE BOAT,

[BLEEP]
SO YOU COULD GO TO SLEEP

AS SOON
AS YOU SHOULD LEAVE.

BE SAFE.

ALL RIGHTY.

I LOVE YOU, BRO.
LOVE YOU, TOO, MAN.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

YOU GUYS READY?

GO AHEAD AND TOSS 'EM.

WHEN I THINK
ABOUT JAKE ANDERSON,

IT'S EASY TO SEE YOURSELF.

HE'S A GO-GETTER,
AND HE WANTS MORE.

THAT'S A FISHERMAN'S ATTITUDE.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT, HOPEFULLY,
HE UNDERSTANDS THAT, YOU KNOW,

YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR HEART INTO.

AND IF YOU CAN'T
PRIORITIZE THAT,

YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
HE WANTS TO BE A CAPTAIN,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED.

Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR.

2015 OPIES.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

Narrator:
THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE
REMAINS TIED TO THE DOCK.

Josh: EVERYBODY'S WEBBING STUFF,
FIXING POTS.

WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON
ON THIS BOAT RIGHT NOW.

Jake: WELL, WE'RE GETTING READY
FOR OPIES.

GETTING THE POTS DONE,
WE'RE THROWING THEM ON THE BOAT.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO.

Narrator: WITH MOST OF THE FLEET
ALREADY OUT ON THE GROUNDS...

BEEN WORKING A LOT OF HOURS
TRYING TO GET IT DONE.

IF THAT BLOCK AIN'T TURNING,
WE AIN'T EARNING.

Narrator:
...THE METER IS RUNNING

FOR YOUNG-GUN SKIPPERS
CASEY AND JOSH.

Casey: THIS YEAR,
WE'RE USING OUR OWN GEAR.

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE BOAT,
WE'VE USED EVERYBODY ELSE'S GEAR

TO CATCH OUR CRAB
EXCEPT OUR OWN.

WE'RE TAKING THE TIME AND MONEY
NOW TO MAKE THIS GEAR RIGHT.

THE GUYS ARE WORKING HARD.

WE WANT TO BE OUT CRABBING,
BUT WE'RE ALMOST DONE.

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

Casey: [BLEEP]

Josh: WHAT'S UP?

[BLEEP]

SO, OUR POTS ARE ILLEGAL
RIGHT NOW.

THE RULE BOOK CHANGED...

[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, SAY THIS AGAIN NOW.

I THOUGHT FOUR RINGS WAS LEGAL.
WE HAVE FOUR RINGS.

BUT NOW IT'S EIGHT RINGS.

Narrator: ALASKA FISH AND GAME
REQUIRES ALL OPIE POTS

TO BE OUTFITTED WITH EIGHT
METAL ESCAPEMENT RINGS.

THIS ALLOWS UNDERSIZED CRAB

TO CRAWL OUT OF THE POTS
BEFORE BEING HAULED.

THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING
THAT'S NEWLY CHANGED, HUH?

THIS YEAR.

I HAD THE RULE BOOK.
I DIDN'T READ THE FINE PRINT.

WONDER IF EVERYBODY
KNOWS ABOUT THAT,

JOHNATHAN AND THOSE GUYS.

THEY ALL HAVE NEWER GEAR

AND STUFF
THAT HAS THE PROPER RINGS.

WE'RE CONVERTING OLD GEAR
TO NEW STUFF.

THIS IS GONNA COST US 10,000
BUCKS AND PROBABLY 10 DAYS.

I'M GONNA START
DRINKING AGAIN.

IT'D BE ILLEGAL
IF WE SET THE GEAR LIKE THIS,

SO BASICALLY WE HAVE TO PUT
EIGHT RINGS IN EVERY POT

AND FOUR RINGS IN THE FRONT,
FOUR RINGS IN THE BACK.

THEN WE CAN GO FISHING.

THIS IS GONNA TAKE US
A LONG TIME.

MORE MONEY, MORE TIME.

YEAH.

THIS -- THIS IS...

THIS IS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
NOT A GOOD THING.

Jake: ABOUT SIX POTS LEFT,
GET 'EM RIGGED,

THROW THEM ON THE BOAT,

AND THEN IT'S TIME
TO GO FISHING.

WHAT'S THAT?

JASON, COME HERE.

OH, GREAT.

[ Sing-song ]
I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS.

OH, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
I ALREADY KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, SO...

WHY?

WE HAVE TO PUT
EIGHT OPIE RINGS,

FOUR IN THE DOOR,
FOUR IN THE BACK.

THIS IS GONNA PUT US
EVEN FURTHER BEHIND SCHEDULE.

WHEN DOES REGULATION
TAKE PLACE?

THIS NEW ONE,
THE RING ONE STARTED THIS YEAR.

BUT EVERYBODY ELSE
HAS THIS DONE ALREADY

BECAUSE THEIR GEAR'S
BEEN FISHING CONSISTENTLY

FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.

THIS [BLEEP] SAT THE BEACH
FOR 10 YEARS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DIDN'T KNOW.
WE DIDN'T KNOW.

SO WE'RE GONNA
JUST TAKE AFTER IT HARD.

WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
IN FRONT OF US.

Jake: YOU HAVE THESE RINGS
IN THESE POTS.

AND THIS USED TO BE
LEGAL ESCAPEMENT FOR OPIES,

AND NOW THEY'RE TELLING US

THAT WE NEED EIGHT AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE POT,

WHICH IS...

IT'S [BLEEP] IS WHAT IT IS.

WHERE EVERYBODY ELSE
IS STEALING OUR CRAB

OUT IN THE FISHING GROUNDS,

WE'RE STUCK IN TOWN
GETTING OUR GEAR READY.

BUREAUCRACY SUCKS.

Narrator: 325 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...

ON THE CAPE CAUTION.

OH! [ LAUGHS ]

BERING SEA, SHE HAS A LITTLE BIT
OF AN ATTITUDE RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO PUT SOME CRAB
ON THIS BOAT.

WE NEED TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.

Bill:
WE GOT 14 POTS OVER HERE

THAT WE DIDN'T GET BACK TO
'CAUSE WE BLEW THE RAM

ON THE LAST POT
OF THE PREVIOUS SET.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI

SETS UP TO HAUL A STRING
HE ABANDONED FIVE DAYS AGO.

WE FIXED THE RAM
ON THE LAUNCHER.

I GOT TO ADMIT,
THE BOYS DID GOOD.

Narrator: NOW, WITH THE LAUNCHER
BACK IN OPERATION,

THE SKIPPER LOOKS TO LEAVE
HIS BAD LUCK BEHIND HIM.

Bill:
THERE'S A CHANCE THERE'S STILL
A GOOD POCKET OF CRAB HERE.

FIRST STRING COMING UP
DID NOT GET TOWN SOAKED, BAITED,

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GOT.

YEAH, WE GOT THE FIRST ONE
COMING UP HERE.

Zack:
ANYTIME YOU GO TO TOWN,

YOU HOPE FOR A LOT OF CRAB
WHEN YOU COME BACK.

NOT A GUARANTEE, THOUGH.

Bill: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.

Man: HERE WE GO, BOYS!
HERE WE GO!

YEAH!

[ CHEERING ]

WE GOT CRAB!

[ LAUGHS ]

OH, YEAH!

YEAH!

WE GOT BEAUTIFUL CRAB
ON THE TABLE.

LOOK AT THAT.

SELL THAT FOR BAIRDI,
IT'S SO BIG.

LOOK A THAT --
MOUNTAINS OF CRAB.

MOUNTAINS OF NICE CRAB.

TANK BUSTERS.

TANK BOMBS.

IT FEELS GOOD TO BE PUTTING
300 CRAB A POT IN THE TANK.

WHOO!

WE'RE ON THEM NOW!

Bill: I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS HAS GOT TO BE

THE HEART OF THIS SCHOOL
OR THE LEADING EDGE OR SOMETHING

'CAUSE THESE CRAB
ARE BIG AND CLEAN.

DEFINITELY ADDING UP
IN THE TANK.

Narrator: IN THIS CASE,
THE EARLY BIRDS ALL GOT CRABS.

Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR.

Man: MAN OVERBOARD!

MAN OVERBOARD!

THE CORNELIA CREW TESTS
THEIR GREENHORN'S SAFETY SKILLS

WITH THE HELP OF SOME NEW GEAR.

IT'S THESE NEW
A.I.S. TRANSPONDERS.

THEIR A.I.S. SIGNAL
WILL TRANSMIT OUT OF THIS

FROM THEIR LIFE JACKET
ONTO OUR PLOTTER.

AND THE NUMBER-ONE THING TO DO
IN A MAN-OVERBOARD SITUATION

IS YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE
CONTACT OR SIGHT

OF THE PERSON IN THE WATER.

LET'S SEE HOW HARD HE IS TO SEE
THIS FAR AWAY.

THIS IS VERY HELPFUL
IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION,

'CAUSE IF YOU'RE
IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER,

YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY
SEE SOMEBODY.

NOW I CAN JUST LOOK
AT MY SCREEN

AND SEE EXACTLY WHERE HE IS.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S ABOUT
AS PREPARED AS WE CAN GET HIM.

I JUST HAD MY FIRST SAFETY
TRAINING ON THE BERING SEA.

IT'S GOOD TO KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS LIKE.

YOU ACTUALLY STAY REALLY DRY
IN HERE.

HOPEFULLY, THE ONLY TIME
WE EVER SEE

A GUY
OVER THE SIDE OF THIS BOAT

IS WHEN WE'RE DRILLING.

Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...

ABOARD THE 107-FOOT SAGA,

CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
TAKES HIS PLACE AT THE HELM.

Ray: WE GOT STEERING,
WE GOT SHIFTING.

YOU SEE IT GETS A LITTLE SHALLOW
OVER HERE. YOU'VE SEEN THAT.

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
AS THE BOAT'S NEW SKIPPER --

MANEUVER THE 198-TON VESSEL
AWAY FROM THE DOCK.

HARBORMASTER, SAGA.

PERMISSION TO LEAVE THE DOCK
AND HEAD OUT TO THE GROUNDS.

SOUND WHAT?

Man: DID YOU COPY THAT?

COPY.

WELL, NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN
UNTIL YOU GET OUT THERE,

SO LET'S GO SEE
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,
GO AHEAD AND CUT HER LOOSE.

[ SHIP HORN BLOWS ]

HERE WE GO!

YEAH, BABY!

THIS THING'S ACTUALLY GOT
A LOT OF POWER.

LET THE BOAT DO ITS THING
SO YOU DON'T OVERSTEER AND...

HOLY [BLEEP]
THIS IS...

AWESOME, DUDE.

YEAH.

OH, MY GOD.

Michael: WELL, HE UNTIED
THE BOAT, AND HE BACKED UP.

FIRST THING YOU GOT TO DO
IS GO IN REVERSE.

YEAH, JAKE'S -- JAKE'S
AT THE CONTROLS RIGHT NOW.

HE DIDN'T SMASH ANYTHING YET,
SO...

OH, I WANT TO PUKE.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

HOW DID I DO?

PERFECT. PERFECT.

HE'S CERTIFIED ON PAPER.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT,
JAKE'S GOT TO GET SOME TIME

BEHIND THOSE STICKS UP THERE,
GET SOME SEA TIME IN.

HOPEFULLY, HE CAN PUT SOME CRAB
IN THE TANK

AND BRING US
SOME NICE, GOOD CORN.

Jake:
I'VE PULLED OUT OF THERE BEFORE,

BUT NEVER ON A BOAT
THAT I JUST STEPPED ON,

AND THAT'S WHY
I WANTED TO DO IT.

IT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE,

AND IT GAVE THE CREW
CONFIDENCE IN ME.

MY KNEES ARE SHAKING.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHEW!

I FEEL GOOD.
I FEEL REALLY GOOD.

THANK YOU, RAY.

YEAH.

Keith:
IT MAY BE A BIT EARLY FOR JAKE.

BUT HE HAS WORKED HARD
TO GET TO THAT CHAIR,

DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
HE DESERVES IT.

AND HE'LL DO WELL.

GOOD DAY ON THE BERING SEA.

Johnathan: HE'S A GOOD KID.
HOPE HE DOES WELL.

YOU GOT TO BE A LEADER,
YOU KNOW,

AND HOPEFULLY HIS CREW
WILL WANT TO FOLLOW HIM.

HE'S GOT TO PRODUCE
IF HE WANTS TO BE A LEADER.

IT'S ALL UP TO HIM.
IT'S ALL HIS DESTINY.

Sig:
I DON'T THINK HE'S READY.

I REALLY
WANTED TO SHOW HIM MORE.

HE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE
THE FIGURE OF AUTHORITY,

AND HE'S GONNA HAVE TO GAIN
THE RESPECT OF HIS CREW.

HE HASN'T BEEN ON THAT BOAT,

SO TO JUMP ON THERE AS A CAPTAIN
NOT EVER BEING A CAPTAIN

IS GONNA BE ONE HELL OF A HURDLE
FOR HIM TO OVERCOME.

Jake:
CAN'T BELIEVE I MADE IT.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH CRAP
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT,

I MEAN, THE LAST TWO WEEKS
HAS JUST BEEN A BLESSING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE A SON.
NOW I'M A CAPTAIN.

IT'S TWO VERY GREAT MOMENTS
FOR ME.

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY.

I'M KNOCKING ON WOOD THAT
EVERY DAY CAN GO LIKE TODAY.

Sig: THIS IS PROBABLY THE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM.

IT'S ALREADY
STARTING TO PICK UP.

IT'S WINTER,
AND IT'S PAYBACK TIME.

AAH! AAH!

HANG ON, HANG ON.

REMEMBER,
I'M THE [BLEEP] CAPTAIN.

Man: YEAH, BABY!
I LOVE THIS!

[ RETCHING ]

IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE EASIEST JOB
IN THE WORLD.

YEAH! WHOO!

OH, WHOA.

I'M NOT [BLEEP] HAPPY!

I [BLEEP] QUIT.

YEAH!

OH, HANG ON, HANG ON.

EVERYTHING SCARES ME RIGHT NOW.

OH, GOD.
OH, GOD.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

Bill: BACK ON THE EMOTIONAL
ROLLER COASTER.

WE CALL IT CRABBING.