Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 14 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
A second major storm slams the fleet. Rookie skipper Jake Anderson reaches out to Sig Hansen for help. Josh Harris arrives on the grounds weeks late. Captains Keith Colburn and Wild Bill ...
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, YOU KNOW,
"WHY DID YOU GO TO ALASKA?"
I SAW OPPORTUNITY.
I SAW SOMETHING
THAT INTRIGUED ME.
IT'S A CREW.
IT'S A TEAM.
IT'S WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.
YOU KNOW, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE
WITH THE SAME GUY
20 HOURS A DAY,
IT'S SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY.
IF YOU HAVE A WEAKNESS...
THIS SUCKS!
...THE BERING SEA
WILL NOT ONLY EXPLOIT IT,
BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU PAY.
-I'M [BLEEP]
-NUT UP!
Sig: NO. DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE TRYING...
DON'T -- DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE TRYING!
YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
STOMP ON YOU.
I CAN'T STAND UP!
[BLEEP]SUCKER!
OH, MY GOD.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP!
LOOK OUT!
THAT'S LIFE ON THE BERING SEA.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: IN THE MIDDLE
OF A RUTHLESS OPILIO SEASON...
Sig: THE WEATHER TURNED
FROM LIGHT TO DARK OVERNIGHT.
AND IT'S MISERABLE.
WHY ME?
Narrator: BACK-TO-BACK STORMS
CONTINUE TO BATTER THE FLEET.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT MAKES THIS JOB
ONE OF THE MOST DEADLIEST JOBS
ON THE PLANET.
WHOA!
Keith: FISHING'S BAD,
WEATHER'S BAD. EVERYTHING'S BAD.
WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING
TO PLUG AWAY ON HERE
UNTIL THIS DROPS OFF.
Narrator: WITH WEATHER
SLOWING PRODUCTION...
YEAH. THIS HAS BEEN
THE LONGEST TRIP OF MY LIFE.
Narrator: ...EXHAUSTED
CAPTAINS AND CREWS...
UNDER THE GUN. ON THE CLOCK.
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.
Narrator: ...HAVE LITTLE CHOICE
BUT TO PUSH THROUGH
AND MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
275 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
-YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
-HOLY [BLEEP]
-HOLD ON TO THAT POT!
-OUT OF THE WAY!
WATCH OUT!
YEAH.
THAT WASN'T PRETTY.
Narrator: AFTER A BRIEF WINDOW
OF GOOD WEATHER
AND BETTER NUMBERS...
THAT IS A BIG, FAT ZERO.
Narrator:
...ROOKIE CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
AND RELIEF SKIPPER
RAY FLERCHINGER
ARE BACK TO BATTLING TERRIBLE
SEAS AND WORSE FISHING.
EVERY DAY IS A CHALLENGE
WHEN YOU'RE --
WHEN YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
AND THE UNEXCITING PART ABOUT IT
IS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS
IS YOUR FAULT.
THE CRAB'S NOT COOPERATING.
WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING.
-WHOA!
-WHOA!
Jake:
HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOMETHING.
IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
ASSESS, ASSESS
AND ASSESS AGAIN OUR SITUATION.
Man: OH, NO!
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING.
I MEAN, NOTHING.
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
THE BOAT AND THE GUYS,
THE CAPTAIN ARE GETTING
ANY BREAK
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, HONESTLY,
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
I'M EVEN DOING HERE.
Narrator:
TO TAKE THE HELM OF THE SAGA...
I -- I WON'T BE COMING UP
FOR OBs.
SIG: Well, that's not
what we agreed on.
Narrator: ...JAKE TURNED
HIS BACK ON HIS MENTOR,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN.
YEAH, THAT'S GARBAGE.
SINCE THEN,
HE'S ENDURED EMPTY POTS...
Jake:
WATCH OUT, YOU GUYS.
Narrator:
AND LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER.
I'M FREAKED OUT.
I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT
TO HAUL ANYMORE.
Narrator:
NOW THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S RESOLVE
IS BEING TESTED AGAIN.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
Jake: NOT ONLY DO I HAVE MY
WIFE, MY CHILD AND MY FAMILY
TO THINK ABOUT,
I HAVE FIVE OTHER MEN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND THEIR CHILDREN
TO THINK ABOUT.
IF I DON'T CATCH CRAB, YOU KNOW,
NOBODY'S GONNA HIRE ME.
AND NOBODY'S GONNA WANT TO WORK
FOR ME EVEN IF I GET HIRED.
THIS SUCKS!
WELL, JAKE JUST SET
ALL THESE POTS HERE.
LOOKS LIKE
THEY'RE GONNA BE ALL BLANK.
THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO GET
RESPECT FROM YOUR CREW,
BY THE WAY.
Narrator: WITH BLANK POTS
HITTING THE DECK...
Jake: STACK ALL THESE ON.
AND...
WE'RE STACKING OUT,
GETTING THE HECK OUT OF HERE,
GOING FAR AWAY, HOPEFULLY.
Narrator: ...JAKE MAKES THE CALL
TO STACK AND MOVE.
COME ON!
Jake:
THIS WHOLE STRING IS A BUST.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO, UH, COME UP
WITH A GAME PLAN HERE.
DON'T PULL...
AW!
DON'T REALLY WANT TO CALL SIG,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA HOLD MY PRIDE
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CREW.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET
ON MY KNEES AND CALL DADDY.
Narrator:
25 MILES SOUTHWEST...
...ON THE 108-FOOT
CAPE CAUTION...
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP!
HOLD ON, JEREMY!
GET DOWN!
GET DOWN!
HOLY [BLEEP] MAN.
THAT -- THAT THING
JUST ROCKED THE BOAT.
SOME PRETTY BIG WAVES
STILL OUT HERE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
AND CREW TRUDGE
THROUGH A 36-HOUR GRIND.
Bill: BUT THE WEATHER IS JUST...
IT'S NOT LETTING UP AGAIN TODAY.
IT [BLEEP] AGAIN TODAY.
I COULD CONCEIVABLY DO THIS.
IF WE GET THROUGH THIS TODAY,
NO BREAKDOWNS,
BE IT PEOPLE, MACHINERY...
RUNNING ON FUMES RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING HURTS.
SO, JOHN, YOU THINK
YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER?
Narrator: 19-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
JOHN WALCZYK
IS FEELING THE PAIN
OF THE 10-DAY MARATHON TRIP.
[BLEEP]
IT'S JUST SO FREAKIN' HARD.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS
IF IT KILLS YA.
I KNOW THE GUYS ARE BEAT.
I MEAN, LITERALLY,
THEY'RE BANGED UP, BEAT UP.
I KNOW THE LAYMAN WOULD SAY,
"WELL, JUST STOP FISHING."
THE WEATHER IS CRAZY.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP, HEADS UP!
BIG CURLER!
JAKE, NO!
NO!
WOW.
EVERYBODY OKAY?
THESE WAVES OUT HERE
ARE LIKE THE HEIGHT
OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING.
NOW, WATCH THE RAIL, GUYS!
WATCH THE RAIL!
HOLD ON!
WHOO!
I'M ALL WET TODAY.
I JUST HAVE TO STAY TUNED --
TUNED UP, AMPED UP.
THE CRABS LOOK GOOD!
IT'LL BE ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
DEFINITELY TIME FOR A COFFEE.
TURN AROUND AND GET READY TO GO.
-HAND'S A LITTLE SORE.
-YEAH.
-YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S CALLED?
-WHAT?
IT'S CALLED THE CLAW,
MY FRIEND.
THE CLAW.
IT'S WHEN YOUR HAND
KIND OF CONSTRICTS LIKE THIS
FROM DOING --
FROM DOING THOSE CLIPS NONSTOP.
Bill: OH, MAN.
TOUGHEN UP.
EAT SOME [BLEEP] CONCRETE
AND TOUGHEN UP.
WE'RE GONNA FILL THIS
[BLEEP] BEFORE I GO IN,
IF IT KILLS YOU GUYS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOW'S THAT -- HOW'S THAT
FOR A MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH?
OH, MAN.
OH, I GOT THE SLEEPIES
ALL OF A SUDDEN.
THAT WON'T DO.
Narrator:
ON A RUN BETWEEN STRINGS,
THE CREW GRABS SOME SHUT-EYE.
AND SO DOES THE CAPTAIN.
[BLEEP]
YO, YOU GUYS!
GET UP!
Narrator:
ABOARD THE CAPE CAUTION...
[BLEEP]
YO, YOU GUYS!
GET UP!
WE NEED TO GET OUT ON DECK NOW!
TAKE A LOOK, NICK.
[BLEEP]
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
Narrator: WHILE CAPTAIN AND CREW
NODDED OFF BETWEEN STRINGS,
THE STORM WAS WIDE AWAKE AND
DELIVERED A 35-FOOT ROGUE WAVE.
THE -- THE -- THE BASE PIECE
IS BROKE AGAIN?
SAME THING AS LAST TIME.
UH, THAT [BLEEP] BACK WHEEL.
Narrator:
JUST DAYS AGO...
Man: MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!
GET DOWN!
[BLEEP]
Narrator: ...A SIMILAR WAVE
LAID WASTE TO THE CAPE CAUTION'S
DECK, SHATTERING DECK BOARDS
AND DAMAGING THE SORTING TABLE.
NOW THE BERING SEA
HAS RE-OPENED THE WOUNDS.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH [BLEEP]
THERE AIN'T NO FIXING
THAT [BLEEP].
GOD [BLEEP]
I MEAN, THE PLAN WAS
TO RUN THESE STRINGS,
AND THEN ONE MORE TIME
THROUGH THE GEAR,
AND HOPEFULLY
THAT WAS GONNA DO IT.
BUT WE'RE LOSING -- WE'RE JUST
LOSING FOUR TO FIVE HOURS
ON ALL THIS [BLEEP] NOW.
RIGHT THERE.
DON'T LET ME -- DON'T LET ME
LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, OKAY?
YES?
-YES.
-OKAY.
JOHN IS PRETTY MUCH UNABLE
TO PERFORM ANY OF HIS DUTIES
BECAUSE HIS HAND HURTS.
TELL ME TO DO SOMETHING ELSE,
I'LL DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SCREW IN
DECK BOARDS.
YOU'RE THE BIGGEST [BLEEP]
BABY I'VE EVER MET SOMETIMES.
WHAT A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHAT?"
I -- I DON'T KNOW...
I SAID,
"WHAT A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE."
ARE YOU NOT HERE ON THIS DECK
THAT'S TORN APART
THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO PUT TOGETHER?
THAT'S THE NIGHTMARE
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
LET'S GET THIS THING ROLLING.
Narrator:
WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP...
...AND A VERY GREEN GREENHORN,
THE WEARY CREW SCRAMBLES
TO GET THE CAPE CAUTION
BACK TO FISHING.
WE JUST NEED THIS
FOR SUPPORT.
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED IT FOR.
IT'S JUST GONNA SLIDE.
IT'S NOT GONNA ROLL.
JERRY-RIGGING AT ITS FINEST.
PUT THEM BACK ON.
IT'S THE BEST WE GOT.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO WORK.
JOHN, LIFT UP
ON THE TABLE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, NICK?
OH, WE'RE JUST GETTING THINGS
BUTTONED UP.
OKAY!
GO AHEAD!
WE'RE DONE.
SO I THINK
WE MIGHT BE OKAY.
I GOT YOU. OKAY.
UM, WE GOT THE FIRST ONE
COMING UP HERE.
WELL, WHAT'S MY FIX
FOR EVERYTHING?
JUST ADD CRAB.
ALL THIS PETTY [BLEEP]
COULD GO AWAY HERE.
WE HAUL THESE, AND WE GET
REASONABLE NUMBERS COMING UP.
ONCE AGAIN, UNDER THE GUN.
Narrator:
100 MILES NORTHWEST...
GO AHEAD AND SET IT, LENNY.
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: THE CRAB SEEM TO HAVE
KIND OF DISAPPEARED.
Narrator:
...WITH THE CRAB ON THE MOVE...
WE KNOW THEY DIDN'T DOUBLE BACK
ON US TO THE NORTH.
WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT
BECAUSE WE JUST MOVED HERE
OUT OF THE NORTHERN AREA.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN HAS A SMALL WINDOW
TO CHASE THEM DOWN.
Keith: I'VE GOT TO PUT IN ABOUT
150,000, 160,000 POUNDS
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AND MY GUESS IS THAT THOSE CRABS
ARE DOWN THE HILL
A LITTLE WAYS.
WHERE IS AMY AT?
Narrator: ON DECK...
THE GALLEY CLOCK MUST BE BROKEN
OR SOMETHING
BECAUSE, UH, SHE DOESN'T LIKE
TO SHOW UP ON TIME THESE DAYS.
YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
I'M FIVE MINUTES LATE.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
FOR GREENHORN AMY MAJORS...
ALL RIGHT!
SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED BECAUSE
SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.
Narrator: ...KEEPING UP
WITH THE WIZARD CREW
HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.
Keith:
SHE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TOUGHER
THAN A HELL OF A LOT OF GUYS
I'VE HIRED.
WELL, I'M GONNA BE FIT AS HELL
AFTER THIS.
Narrator: BUT NOW SHE'S HAVING
TROUBLE STAYING MOTIVATED.
A GREENHORN'S A GREENHORN.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRAIN 'EM.
BUT, I MEAN, THE GUYS
ARE [BLEEP] BEING GOOD.
THEY'RE BEING TOLERANT.
THEY'RE CARRYING
HER [BLEEP] LOAD.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN KICK THIS
GIRL'S BUTT INTO GEAR HERE.
HEY, LENNY.
HAVE HER RUN THE HOOK.
JUST [BLEEP] BARK YOUR WAY
THROUGH IT.
IF YOU GOT TO YELL, YELL.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT JUST
TO COME OUT HERE AND TRY IT,
OR JUST KIND GET BY.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE TO COME OUT
HERE AND DO IT,
AND DO IT AT A VERY
PROFESSIONAL, VERY FAST,
VERY LABOR-INTENSIVE PACE.
ALL RIGHTY.
Narrator:
THE GREENHORN'S NEW JOB --
HOOK THE CRANE TO THE POTS.
GET THAT TIE THERE
ON THE REAR.
NO, THE OTHER ONE!
THE OTHER ONE!
GET THEM TO THE LAUNCHER
WITHOUT SLOWING THE CREW DOWN.
YOU GOT ANOTHER TIE ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THAT POT, AMY.
THERE'RE TWO TIES
ON EVERY ONE OF THEM.
OH, MAN!
THIS SUCKS!
THEY'RE HELPING HER OUT,
BUT SHE'S GOT
TO [BLEEP] STEP UP.
Amy:
I MEAN, RIGHT HERE.
Man: I'M OVER IT.
OKAY. ROGER!
GETTING [BLEEP]
WORN OUT ON THIS GIRL NOW.
AND I'M GETTING [BLEEP] WORN OUT
ON THE GIRL.
Man: YEAH. WE'RE DOING ALMOST
EVERYTHING FOR HER.
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TRIP
TO BE OVER.
Lenny: AND RUN -- RUN THAT --
RUN BACK AND HELP WITH THE DOOR.
AH!
AMY!
YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON ON A
BOAT TO REALLY SLOW THINGS DOWN
OR SCREW THINGS UP.
GREENHORN IS -- IS DOING --
DOING OKAY,
BUT THIS IS A PRODUCTION BOAT.
WE DON'T DO OKAY ON THE WIZARD.
Narrator:
105 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Jake:
I WANT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN,
AND I WANT TO --
I WANT TO BE A GOOD LEADER.
Narrator:
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
AH!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHERE I'M GOING.
I HAVE NOT A CLUE.
Narrator: ...WITH HIS GEAR
STACKED AND NOWHERE TO GO,
ROOKIE CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
IS AT A CROSSROADS.
Jake: THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT I DO NOT WANT TO DO.
I THINK I SHOULD CALL HIM.
COPY, COPY, COPY.
Narrator:
85 MILES NORTHWEST...
JAKE:
Copy, copy, copy.
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
Sig: YOU GOT ME?
Roger.
SO, WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YEAH, I'M -- I'M
IN DIRE NEED OF HELP.
[ Laughing ] Okay.
Oh, man.
I don't know.
Took you a whole week
to say hello.
IT TOOK A WEEK FOR YOU
TO CALL THE BOAT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD --
YOUR PENANCE
IS ANOTHER WEEK
OF SUFFERING.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
IT WAS, UH,
50 CRAB FOR 53 POTS.
OH, WOW.
WOW. YEAH,
YOU CAN'T STAY THERE.
OH, YOU GOT 50 POTS
ON DECK?
Shoot up the hill.
I'll show you where to go.
DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO
WASH ALL YOUR CARS
AND TAKE OUT YOUR GARBAGE
AND MOW YOUR LAWN?
Well, it's your decision
because you're gonna go
after radio crab.
And you know how that goes.
Sometimes it works,
sometimes it doesn't.
YEAH, ROGER.
Okay.
SAME
BAT CHANNEL TOMORROW.
And then, uh, we'll get
a game plan, okay?
ROGER, ROGER.
Narrator: THE ROOKIE CAPTAIN
BANKS ON THE VETERAN'S ADVICE
AND MOVES HIS POTS NORTH.
FOR ME, RIGHT NOW,
EVERYTHING'S TAKEN A DIVE.
IF I CAN GET STRINGS ON CRAB,
THAT'S ULTIMATELY GONNA HELP ME.
IT AIN'T WHAT YOU KNOW,
IT'S WHO YOU KNOW.
I DON'T MIND BRINGING HIM IN,
BUT I TELL YOU ONE THING.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO A LITTLE
PROSPECTING FOR US, TOO.
HE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT
IF HE'S GONNA COME UP HERE
AND WE'RE GONNA SHARE
INFORMATION,
THEN HE'S GONNA HAVE TO
REALLY WORK FOR IT.
I FOUND MYSELF A PUPPET.
HE JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
LET'S HAVE A DECENT 2015.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO SEASON
ALREADY HALF OVER FOR MOST...
WE'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY
FROM DROPPING POTS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE UP SOME TIME.
Narrator: ...OWNER JOSH HARRIS
AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE GROUNDS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE'RE FINALLY GETTING
TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
THE ATTITUDE ON THE BOAT
RIGHT NOW IS STIR-CRAZY
BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS
TO GET THE [BLEEP] DONE.
Casey: SITTING AT DUTCH
WAS THE WORST THING
WE COULD HAVE DONE.
Narrator: SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE SEASON...
Casey:
SO OUR POTS ARE ILLEGAL.
THIS IS GONNA COST US 10,000
BUCKS AND PROBABLY 10 DAYS.
...DELAYS AT DOCK STRETCHED CREW
MORALE TO THE BREAKING POINT.
YOUR GUYS' WORK ETHIC,
WHERE THE [BLEEP] WAS IT AT?
I'M NOT [BLEEP] HAPPY!
JACOB!
-I [BLEEP] QUIT!
Narrator: ...COSTING THE BOAT
A VETERAN DECKHAND.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE BITCHIN'.
NOW A MAN DOWN
AND 20 GRAND IN THE HOLE,
IT'S UP TO JOSH AND CASEY
TO TURN THE CORNELIA'S
SEASON AROUND.
Man: HOPEFULLY THEY'RE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
IF NOT, WE NEED SOMETHING
TO CHANGE HERE.
THREE LONG [BLEEP] WEEKS
TIED TO THE DOCK
DID NONE OF US ANY GOOD.
Josh: ALL RIGHT.
GET READY TO SEND.
IT'S HARD TO SEE
WITH THE STACK ON.
SO HAVE CASEY DO THE INITIAL,
AND THEN [BLEEP] YOU KNOW,
TAKE OVER.
MORE EXPERIENCED GUY
AT THIS POINT
TO [BLEEP] DO AN INITIAL
IF WE'RE DROPPING THE POTS,
YOU KNOW?
Casey: OH [BLEEP] THAT.
YOU CAN DO IT.
WELL, OKAY.
YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS.
[ LAUGHING ]
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SET A STACK
AT SOME POINT.
YEAH.
SINK OR SWIM, BUDDY.
Narrator: WITH A FULL STACK
AND DETERIORATING WEATHER...
...THE SKIPPER IN TRAINING
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR LAUNCHING ALL 175 POTS.
ALL RIGHT.
IS EVERYBODY READY DOWN THERE?
Jason: 10-4.
FIRST POT OF THE SEASON.
2015 OPILIO IS ABOUT
TO GO OVER.
HEAVENLY FATHER,
BLESS US WITH FULL POTS.
[ BEEPS ]
TIME TO GO HUNTING!
ALL RIGHT, BOYS!
LET HER GO!
-GO!
-WHOO!
[ CHEERING ]
GIVE IT JUST
A LITTLE MORE THROTTLE.
I WANT JOSH TO GET SOME
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WHEEL
WITH THE WEATHER LIKE THIS,
BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT ANY
OF THE GUYS TO GET HURT.
SO I'M GONNA STICK RIGHT BY HIM
AND MAKE SURE NOBODY
PAYS THE ULTIMATE PRICE
FOR HIS EDUCATION.
A LITTLE ICY UP HERE, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
DEFINITELY KEEPS IT INTERESTING.
THIS IS WHERE I'VE SEEN A GUY
DIE, AND IT'S [BLEEP]
I GOT SOMEBODY RIGHT THERE
JUST IN CASE [BLEEP]
DOES HIT THE FAN.
BUT STILL, IN THE END,
IT WOULD BE MY FAULT.
AND YOU'RE ON YOUR TWO TENS
RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GET OUR INITIAL POTS OFF
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
LET THEM WAIT FOR 30 HOURS.
Narrator:
20 MILES NORTH...
ON THE SAGA...
Ray: I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW
[BLEEP] BLANK THOSE POTS ARE.
I KNOW.
WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL.
THE SAGA IS NOW
MAKING A BIG MOVE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
AND RELIEF SKIPPER
RAY FLERCHINGER
ARRIVE ON THE NORTHERN END
OF THE OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS.
Sig: I'M VERY EXCITED
TO WORK WITH JAKE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A BITCH BEFORE.
Narrator: WAITING FOR THEM,
JAKE'S FORMER BOSS,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN.
Sig: RIGHT NOW, HE THINKS
THAT I'M GONNA GIVE HIM
THIS MAGIC BEARING, THE MAGIC
POSITION, THE SILVER PLATTER.
BUT WHATEVER I'M THINKING OF,
MY NEXT MOVE,
I'M GONNA USE THAT
TO MY ADVANTAGE
AND HAVE HIM SET THERE.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL JUST PLAY IT
LIKE THAT.
270.
Narrator:
USING JAKE'S ADDITIONAL GEAR,
THE VETERAN SKIPPER WILL BE ABLE
TO GAIN MORE INTEL.
Jake: COPY, COPY, COPY.
YOU'RE LATE.
YOU GOT ME?
So I got my loaded gear on.
Just looking for a place to go.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW...
WHAT I THINK IS
THE EASIEST THING TO DO,
GO STRAIGHT TO THE 58 EVEN
AND THE 173 EVEN, RIGHT THERE.
Roger.
I WANT YOU
TO SET NORTH, SOUTH.
USE THAT 172 50 LINE
AS YOUR GUIDE.
AND THEN WE CAN DECIPHER
WHAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: WITH JAKE'S POTS SET
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
You follow me?
Jake: YEAH, I FOLLOW YOU.
Narrator: ...SIG CAN GAUGE
THE SIZE AND DIRECTION
OF THE MOVING SCHOOL...
OKAY.
WELL, AS SOON AS I SET,
I'LL, UH, I'LL GIVE YOU
MY BEARINGS ON THOSE STRINGS.
Narrator: ...GIVING HIM
AN ACCURATE PICTURE
OF THE BIOMASS BELOW.
OKAY.
WELL, IT'S ALL GOOD.
I'M OUT.
YEAH, ROGER.
Sig: THAT'S THE THING
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT,
WHERE THEY'RE GOING,
WHICH DIRECTION,
BUT HOW FAST THEY'RE MOVING.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT,
AND THAT'S TO GET SOME MORE
GEAR UP THERE.
AND WHATEVER INFORMATION
I GATHER IS JUST GONNA HELP US
SUCCEED THAT MUCH EASIER.
Ray: SEE? IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT
ON YOUR STARBOARD BOW.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND
ADJUST IT TO WHERE YOU --
WHERE YOU GOT TO HAVE IT
TO KEEP THE BOYS SAFE.
Jake: ROGER.
WANTING ME TO SET NORTH
AND SOUTH,
BUT I CAN'T DUE TO THE WEATHER.
Narrator: WITH HIGH SEAS, JAKE
RE-ASSESSES HIS MENTOR'S PLAN.
Jake: WE'RE DOING IT NOW.
Narrator: TO PROTECT HIS CREW,
THE YOUNG CAPTAIN
SETS EAST TO WEST
AGAINST SIG'S WISHES.
Man: WOO-HOO!
Jake: EVERY OTHER MOVE THAT
I'VE MADE HAS NOT PAID OFF.
AND IT MIGHT BE RADIO FISHING,
BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE FISHING
NEXT TO MY HERO, YOU KNOW?
SO WE ALL KNOW WHO TO BLAME
IF IT ALL COMES UP EMPTY.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: WE SET A BUNCH OF GEAR
LAST NIGHT.
AND WE'RE PRAYING TO GOD
THAT THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT.
Casey: IT'S A LATE START
WE HAD.
WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR THESE
TO COME UP EMPTY.
WE'LL SEE
HOW IT PLAYS OUT HERE.
Narrator: ...SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING
JOSH HARRIS
AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
APPROACH THEIR FIRST POTS
OF THE OPILIO SEASON.
I'VE WAITED FOR A LONG TIME
FOR THIS MOMENT.
NOW IS WHEN THE FUN BEGINS.
WOO!
Man: THIS ONE HERE
IS GONNA DETERMINE
IF WE HAVE ANY CASH IN THE
POCKET OR GOING HOME BROKE.
COMING UP.
200 WOULD BE A GOOD NUMBER,
MAN.
IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
IT SOUNDS HEAVY.
-YEAH.
-IT SOUNDS REAL HEAVY.
Josh:
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
SURVEY SAYS...
YEAH!
-PULL THEM ON UP!
-WOO!
-A LITTLE SOMETHIN' SOMETHIN'.
WOO-HOO!
YEAH, THERE'S
SOME [BLEEP] LIFE.
[BLEEP] NICE.
-YEAH!
Josh: [BLEEP] "A," BUDDY!
[BLEEP] YEAH!
HELL YEAH!
-GOOD-LOOKING CRAB.
-YES, IT IS!
-WHAT IS THAT?
-SWEET.
FIRST BLOOD
OF OPI SEASON!
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Josh: 320.
320? NICE!
Casey: LET'S HOPE THAT END POT'S
NOT THE LIAR.
COME ON, NOW. COME ON.
HAVE SOME FAITH.
DOING A GOOD JOB STAYING
ON TOP OF THE GEAR.
SO I CAN'T COMPLAIN,
OTHER THAN IT'S THE BERING SEA.
BUT AT LEAST WE'RE HAVING
A GOOD TIME OUT HERE.
HE'S HOLDING HIS OWN.
AND WE'RE GETTING DECENT NUMBERS
ON OUR CRAB.
Josh: MY GOAL AND OBJECTIVE IS
TO KEEP PROGRESSING.
CASEY'S PUSHING ME
IN A GOOD ASPECT.
HE KNOWS WHAT
I'M CAPABLE OF DOING,
WHERE I'M AT AND MY LEVEL
OF PROGRESSION.
WE WORK TOGETHER.
DUDE, THIS MIGHT BE
A [BLEEP] FOUR HUNDO
OR, LIKE, A 350.
Casey: 350, ANYWAY.
GOOD? [BLEEP] "A."
RIGHT ON, MAN.
[BLEEP] "A."
THERE'S HOPE
FOR YOU YET, BUDDY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WE ARE ON IT!
JUST KEEP IT GOING
ON A GOOD ROLL HERE.
Narrator: 25 MILES WEST...
Keith: COMING UP.
Narrator: ...ON THE WIZARD...
HERE WE GO!
COME ON.
WE NEED SOME CRABS.
Narrator: ...
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
PULLS THE FIRST POT
OF HIS LATEST GAMBLE.
-WOO-HOO!
-WOO!
YEAH!
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
COME ON, MAN.
COME ON, COME ON.
YEAH, BABY!
OH [BLEEP] YEAH.
OH, THAT'S LOOKING GOOD
FROM HERE.
I'M JUST GONNA CROSS MY FINGERS
FOR NOW, THOUGH.
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-WOO!
-WOO!
WELL, IT'S MOSTLY SMALLS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
ONE FIVE!
UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
TOO MUCH SMALL CRAB IN IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S DIRTY.
I THINK IT'S JUST SMALL.
JUST UNDER-SIZED.
Narrator:
CATCHING MOSTLY SMALLS IS A SIGN
THAT THE GOOD CRAB
HAVE MOVED ON.
Keith: WE'RE GONNA BE STACKING
AND MOVING TODAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH
WILL BAIT AND STACK HIS POTS
AND CHASE DOWN THE ELUSIVE PREY.
Keith: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET THROUGH THIS STRING
FAST, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S 32 POTS.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.
Man: AMY!
Narrator: ON DECK,
THE GRIND CONTINUES TO WEAR
ON THE GREENHORN.
WE'RE ON A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF TIME!
Amy: SERIOUSLY? HERE.
OH, MAN.
Amy: NOTHING I EVER DO
IS GOOD ENOUGH ON HERE.
GOD!
I CAN'T STAND UP.
SHE NEEDS TO GET
HER [BLEEP] TOGETHER.
Keith: OH, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
RIGHT NOW, IF IT WAS A GUY,
THESE GUYS WOULD BE LIKE
VULTURES PICKING AT THE FLESH.
I DON'T CARE HOW BIG
A HEART YOU GOT.
SHE'S GOT A BIG HEART,
BUT THAT ONLY GOES SO FAR.
AMY!
I MEAN,
I WORK MY [BLEEP] ASS OFF,
AND I DON'T EVER GET A [BLEEP]
"OH, GOOD JOB."
THE THING IS, THOUGH,
BECAUSE, I MEAN, IN REALITY,
WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE
OUT OF HER, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW --
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Amy:
SAY [BLEEP] IT, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T DESERVE TO PUT UP
WITH THIS BULL[BLEEP] PERIOD.
AMY!
[BLEEP]SUCKER.
Keith:
SHE'S SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING.
THE NORTHWESTERN NUDGES OUT
THE TIME BANDIT FOR THE LEAD,
WHILE THE CORNELIA MARIE FINALLY
GETS OFF THE SCHNEID.
AAH! AAH!
JERRY'S DOWN THERE
FREAKING OUT.
-WHO IS?
-JERRY.
AAH!
-YOU GOT LEG CRAMPS, JERRY?
-YEAH.
LEG CRAMPS.
DEHYDRATION IS WHAT
CAUSES THE CRAMPS.
YOUR MUSCLES BUILD UP A LACTIC
ACID, AND WITHOUT WATER,
YOU DON'T DISSIPATE IT.
IT DOESN'T MOVE.
TASTES LIKE [BLEEP]
I KNOW, BUT DRINK.
I GAVE HIM PICKLE JUICE.
IT'S BRINE.
IT'S SALT BRINE.
YOU'VE GOT TO DRINK TWO,
THREE, FOUR BOTTLES.
IF THAT DON'T WORK,
WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ENEMA.
IT WORKS!
DR. BILL TO THE RESCUE.
OH, MAN.
THANKS, BILL.
Narrator:
JUST MILES FROM HIS NEXT STRING,
CAPTAIN "WILD"
BILL WICHROWSKI...
...CALLS HIS EXHAUSTED CREW
TO ACTION.
Nick: LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
Bill:
WE GOT TO HAUL SOME GEAR.
IT'S ALWAYS THE PLAN.
FOR ME, ANYTHING OVER A BUCK
AND A QUARTER IS A WIN
BECAUSE OF WHAT
WE HAVE LEFT TO CATCH.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND.
A COFFEE CUP.
[ JOHN GROANING ]
Narrator: THREE WEEKS
INTO HIS FIRST CRAB SEASON...
IT HURTS?
...19-YEAR-OLD JOHN WALCZYK
IS HAVING TROUBLE
ANSWERING THE BELL.
HEY, JOHNNY BOY.
YEAH?
HOW YOU FEELING?
BAD.
HUH?
NOT GOOD?
WELL, FIND SOME
[BLEEP] SOMEWHERE.
NUT UP!
Bill: HIS HAND HURTS.
HIS BACK HURTS.
HIS LEG HURTS.
EVERYTHING HURTS.
AND HE WANTS SOMEBODY
TO WRAP HIM IN A BLANKET
AND BRING HIM SOMETHING.
AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE,
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S NOT OUR M.O.
DEAL WITH THE PAIN.
MY HANDS...
"HEY, JOHN.
HOW YOU DOING?"
"WELL, MY HANDS HURT."
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HURT, BUDDY.
YOU ARE ON THE BERING SEA
CRAB FISHING.
EVERYTHING IS SUPPOSED TO HURT.
Bill: WE'RE COMING UP
ON OUR FIRST CRAB POT HERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?
LET ME SEE YOUR WRIST.
TURN IT OVER.
HELL YEAH!
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU TOOK A SHOWER?
UH, A COUPLE DAYS.
SO GO AHEAD
AND GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT
AND EAT A COUPLE
OF THOSE ANTIBIOTICS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?
HANG IN THERE, MAN.
IT'S -- THIS IS IMPORTANT
TO DO THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO FISH.
YOU KNOW, I SAY, "IF YOU FINISH
THIS AND YOU DO IT SUCCESSFULLY,
YOU CARRY THAT AROUND WITH YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE."
KIND OF HOLDS TRUE FOR GUYS
THAT WALK AWAY AND QUIT
AND DON'T CUT IT.
AGAIN, YOU CARRY THAT IMAGE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I DON'T WANT THESE GUYS TO THINK
THAT I'M TRYING TO...QUIT
BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO QUIT.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT!
THERE'S PLENTY!
I NEED TO GET HIM
BACK OUT THERE.
I NEED ALL HANDS ON THIS PUSH
TO MAKE A LIVING.
-WOO!
-MONEY, BABY!
-YEAH!
-HELL YEAH!
IT'S TIME FOR THE KID
TO STEP UP.
-HEY, WHERE'S JOHN?
-HEY!
-OH, LOOK WHO IT IS!
-JOHN!
HEY, JOHN.
WELCOME BACK, BUDDY.
-HEY!
-YEAH!
WHAT'S UP, LITTLE BROTHER?
Bill: FOR SOME REASON,
I STILL THINK THIS KID'S
GONNA PULL THROUGH.
PHYSICALLY, HE'S --
HE DOESN'T HAVE IT.
Narrator: 90 MILES NORTHWEST
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: 0, 6, 14, 11.
WHAT?
0, 3, 75, 0, 0, 56.
Narrator: AFTER GIVING
FIRST-TIME CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS...
I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE
JUST DO THEIR OWN THING.
IT WAS NOT THE DEAL.
YOU CAN'T PLAY THE STUPID CARD.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE...
THEY DON'T KNOW WHO
THEY'RE [BLEEP] WITH RIGHT NOW.
...STIFLING SIG'S PLAN
TO USE JAKE'S POTS
FOR INFORMATION.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
YEAH?
SO, DO THOSE STRINGS
LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE RIGHT OFF
THAT POINT?
THEY GO LIKE ONE, TWO,
THREE, ALMOST EAST, WEST.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REASON
WHY THOSE ONES GOT SET
THAT WAY IS...
NO. DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE TRYING.
DON'T -- DON'T -- DON'T --
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING!
THAT'S THE DEAL!
THAT'S THE DEAL!
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
STOMP ON YOU!
NO.
DON'T WORRY, SIG.
I'm worried
about the weather.
THEN DON'T FISH
WITH THE BIG BOYS.
[BLEEP] OFF!
HELLO?
"WHY DID YOU GO TO ALASKA?"
I SAW OPPORTUNITY.
I SAW SOMETHING
THAT INTRIGUED ME.
IT'S A CREW.
IT'S A TEAM.
IT'S WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.
YOU KNOW, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE
WITH THE SAME GUY
20 HOURS A DAY,
IT'S SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY.
IF YOU HAVE A WEAKNESS...
THIS SUCKS!
...THE BERING SEA
WILL NOT ONLY EXPLOIT IT,
BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU PAY.
-I'M [BLEEP]
-NUT UP!
Sig: NO. DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE TRYING...
DON'T -- DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE TRYING!
YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
STOMP ON YOU.
I CAN'T STAND UP!
[BLEEP]SUCKER!
OH, MY GOD.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP!
LOOK OUT!
THAT'S LIFE ON THE BERING SEA.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: IN THE MIDDLE
OF A RUTHLESS OPILIO SEASON...
Sig: THE WEATHER TURNED
FROM LIGHT TO DARK OVERNIGHT.
AND IT'S MISERABLE.
WHY ME?
Narrator: BACK-TO-BACK STORMS
CONTINUE TO BATTER THE FLEET.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT MAKES THIS JOB
ONE OF THE MOST DEADLIEST JOBS
ON THE PLANET.
WHOA!
Keith: FISHING'S BAD,
WEATHER'S BAD. EVERYTHING'S BAD.
WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING
TO PLUG AWAY ON HERE
UNTIL THIS DROPS OFF.
Narrator: WITH WEATHER
SLOWING PRODUCTION...
YEAH. THIS HAS BEEN
THE LONGEST TRIP OF MY LIFE.
Narrator: ...EXHAUSTED
CAPTAINS AND CREWS...
UNDER THE GUN. ON THE CLOCK.
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.
Narrator: ...HAVE LITTLE CHOICE
BUT TO PUSH THROUGH
AND MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
275 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
-YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
-HOLY [BLEEP]
-HOLD ON TO THAT POT!
-OUT OF THE WAY!
WATCH OUT!
YEAH.
THAT WASN'T PRETTY.
Narrator: AFTER A BRIEF WINDOW
OF GOOD WEATHER
AND BETTER NUMBERS...
THAT IS A BIG, FAT ZERO.
Narrator:
...ROOKIE CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
AND RELIEF SKIPPER
RAY FLERCHINGER
ARE BACK TO BATTLING TERRIBLE
SEAS AND WORSE FISHING.
EVERY DAY IS A CHALLENGE
WHEN YOU'RE --
WHEN YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
AND THE UNEXCITING PART ABOUT IT
IS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS
IS YOUR FAULT.
THE CRAB'S NOT COOPERATING.
WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING.
-WHOA!
-WHOA!
Jake:
HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOMETHING.
IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
ASSESS, ASSESS
AND ASSESS AGAIN OUR SITUATION.
Man: OH, NO!
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING.
I MEAN, NOTHING.
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
THE BOAT AND THE GUYS,
THE CAPTAIN ARE GETTING
ANY BREAK
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, HONESTLY,
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
I'M EVEN DOING HERE.
Narrator:
TO TAKE THE HELM OF THE SAGA...
I -- I WON'T BE COMING UP
FOR OBs.
SIG: Well, that's not
what we agreed on.
Narrator: ...JAKE TURNED
HIS BACK ON HIS MENTOR,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN.
YEAH, THAT'S GARBAGE.
SINCE THEN,
HE'S ENDURED EMPTY POTS...
Jake:
WATCH OUT, YOU GUYS.
Narrator:
AND LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER.
I'M FREAKED OUT.
I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT
TO HAUL ANYMORE.
Narrator:
NOW THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S RESOLVE
IS BEING TESTED AGAIN.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
Jake: NOT ONLY DO I HAVE MY
WIFE, MY CHILD AND MY FAMILY
TO THINK ABOUT,
I HAVE FIVE OTHER MEN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
AND THEIR CHILDREN
TO THINK ABOUT.
IF I DON'T CATCH CRAB, YOU KNOW,
NOBODY'S GONNA HIRE ME.
AND NOBODY'S GONNA WANT TO WORK
FOR ME EVEN IF I GET HIRED.
THIS SUCKS!
WELL, JAKE JUST SET
ALL THESE POTS HERE.
LOOKS LIKE
THEY'RE GONNA BE ALL BLANK.
THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO GET
RESPECT FROM YOUR CREW,
BY THE WAY.
Narrator: WITH BLANK POTS
HITTING THE DECK...
Jake: STACK ALL THESE ON.
AND...
WE'RE STACKING OUT,
GETTING THE HECK OUT OF HERE,
GOING FAR AWAY, HOPEFULLY.
Narrator: ...JAKE MAKES THE CALL
TO STACK AND MOVE.
COME ON!
Jake:
THIS WHOLE STRING IS A BUST.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO, UH, COME UP
WITH A GAME PLAN HERE.
DON'T PULL...
AW!
DON'T REALLY WANT TO CALL SIG,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA HOLD MY PRIDE
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CREW.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET
ON MY KNEES AND CALL DADDY.
Narrator:
25 MILES SOUTHWEST...
...ON THE 108-FOOT
CAPE CAUTION...
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP!
HOLD ON, JEREMY!
GET DOWN!
GET DOWN!
HOLY [BLEEP] MAN.
THAT -- THAT THING
JUST ROCKED THE BOAT.
SOME PRETTY BIG WAVES
STILL OUT HERE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
AND CREW TRUDGE
THROUGH A 36-HOUR GRIND.
Bill: BUT THE WEATHER IS JUST...
IT'S NOT LETTING UP AGAIN TODAY.
IT [BLEEP] AGAIN TODAY.
I COULD CONCEIVABLY DO THIS.
IF WE GET THROUGH THIS TODAY,
NO BREAKDOWNS,
BE IT PEOPLE, MACHINERY...
RUNNING ON FUMES RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING HURTS.
SO, JOHN, YOU THINK
YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER?
Narrator: 19-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
JOHN WALCZYK
IS FEELING THE PAIN
OF THE 10-DAY MARATHON TRIP.
[BLEEP]
IT'S JUST SO FREAKIN' HARD.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS
IF IT KILLS YA.
I KNOW THE GUYS ARE BEAT.
I MEAN, LITERALLY,
THEY'RE BANGED UP, BEAT UP.
I KNOW THE LAYMAN WOULD SAY,
"WELL, JUST STOP FISHING."
THE WEATHER IS CRAZY.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP, HEADS UP!
BIG CURLER!
JAKE, NO!
NO!
WOW.
EVERYBODY OKAY?
THESE WAVES OUT HERE
ARE LIKE THE HEIGHT
OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING.
NOW, WATCH THE RAIL, GUYS!
WATCH THE RAIL!
HOLD ON!
WHOO!
I'M ALL WET TODAY.
I JUST HAVE TO STAY TUNED --
TUNED UP, AMPED UP.
THE CRABS LOOK GOOD!
IT'LL BE ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
DEFINITELY TIME FOR A COFFEE.
TURN AROUND AND GET READY TO GO.
-HAND'S A LITTLE SORE.
-YEAH.
-YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S CALLED?
-WHAT?
IT'S CALLED THE CLAW,
MY FRIEND.
THE CLAW.
IT'S WHEN YOUR HAND
KIND OF CONSTRICTS LIKE THIS
FROM DOING --
FROM DOING THOSE CLIPS NONSTOP.
Bill: OH, MAN.
TOUGHEN UP.
EAT SOME [BLEEP] CONCRETE
AND TOUGHEN UP.
WE'RE GONNA FILL THIS
[BLEEP] BEFORE I GO IN,
IF IT KILLS YOU GUYS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOW'S THAT -- HOW'S THAT
FOR A MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH?
OH, MAN.
OH, I GOT THE SLEEPIES
ALL OF A SUDDEN.
THAT WON'T DO.
Narrator:
ON A RUN BETWEEN STRINGS,
THE CREW GRABS SOME SHUT-EYE.
AND SO DOES THE CAPTAIN.
[BLEEP]
YO, YOU GUYS!
GET UP!
Narrator:
ABOARD THE CAPE CAUTION...
[BLEEP]
YO, YOU GUYS!
GET UP!
WE NEED TO GET OUT ON DECK NOW!
TAKE A LOOK, NICK.
[BLEEP]
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
Narrator: WHILE CAPTAIN AND CREW
NODDED OFF BETWEEN STRINGS,
THE STORM WAS WIDE AWAKE AND
DELIVERED A 35-FOOT ROGUE WAVE.
THE -- THE -- THE BASE PIECE
IS BROKE AGAIN?
SAME THING AS LAST TIME.
UH, THAT [BLEEP] BACK WHEEL.
Narrator:
JUST DAYS AGO...
Man: MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!
GET DOWN!
[BLEEP]
Narrator: ...A SIMILAR WAVE
LAID WASTE TO THE CAPE CAUTION'S
DECK, SHATTERING DECK BOARDS
AND DAMAGING THE SORTING TABLE.
NOW THE BERING SEA
HAS RE-OPENED THE WOUNDS.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH [BLEEP]
THERE AIN'T NO FIXING
THAT [BLEEP].
GOD [BLEEP]
I MEAN, THE PLAN WAS
TO RUN THESE STRINGS,
AND THEN ONE MORE TIME
THROUGH THE GEAR,
AND HOPEFULLY
THAT WAS GONNA DO IT.
BUT WE'RE LOSING -- WE'RE JUST
LOSING FOUR TO FIVE HOURS
ON ALL THIS [BLEEP] NOW.
RIGHT THERE.
DON'T LET ME -- DON'T LET ME
LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, OKAY?
YES?
-YES.
-OKAY.
JOHN IS PRETTY MUCH UNABLE
TO PERFORM ANY OF HIS DUTIES
BECAUSE HIS HAND HURTS.
TELL ME TO DO SOMETHING ELSE,
I'LL DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SCREW IN
DECK BOARDS.
YOU'RE THE BIGGEST [BLEEP]
BABY I'VE EVER MET SOMETIMES.
WHAT A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHAT?"
I -- I DON'T KNOW...
I SAID,
"WHAT A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE."
ARE YOU NOT HERE ON THIS DECK
THAT'S TORN APART
THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO PUT TOGETHER?
THAT'S THE NIGHTMARE
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
LET'S GET THIS THING ROLLING.
Narrator:
WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP...
...AND A VERY GREEN GREENHORN,
THE WEARY CREW SCRAMBLES
TO GET THE CAPE CAUTION
BACK TO FISHING.
WE JUST NEED THIS
FOR SUPPORT.
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED IT FOR.
IT'S JUST GONNA SLIDE.
IT'S NOT GONNA ROLL.
JERRY-RIGGING AT ITS FINEST.
PUT THEM BACK ON.
IT'S THE BEST WE GOT.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO WORK.
JOHN, LIFT UP
ON THE TABLE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, NICK?
OH, WE'RE JUST GETTING THINGS
BUTTONED UP.
OKAY!
GO AHEAD!
WE'RE DONE.
SO I THINK
WE MIGHT BE OKAY.
I GOT YOU. OKAY.
UM, WE GOT THE FIRST ONE
COMING UP HERE.
WELL, WHAT'S MY FIX
FOR EVERYTHING?
JUST ADD CRAB.
ALL THIS PETTY [BLEEP]
COULD GO AWAY HERE.
WE HAUL THESE, AND WE GET
REASONABLE NUMBERS COMING UP.
ONCE AGAIN, UNDER THE GUN.
Narrator:
100 MILES NORTHWEST...
GO AHEAD AND SET IT, LENNY.
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: THE CRAB SEEM TO HAVE
KIND OF DISAPPEARED.
Narrator:
...WITH THE CRAB ON THE MOVE...
WE KNOW THEY DIDN'T DOUBLE BACK
ON US TO THE NORTH.
WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT
BECAUSE WE JUST MOVED HERE
OUT OF THE NORTHERN AREA.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN HAS A SMALL WINDOW
TO CHASE THEM DOWN.
Keith: I'VE GOT TO PUT IN ABOUT
150,000, 160,000 POUNDS
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AND MY GUESS IS THAT THOSE CRABS
ARE DOWN THE HILL
A LITTLE WAYS.
WHERE IS AMY AT?
Narrator: ON DECK...
THE GALLEY CLOCK MUST BE BROKEN
OR SOMETHING
BECAUSE, UH, SHE DOESN'T LIKE
TO SHOW UP ON TIME THESE DAYS.
YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
I'M FIVE MINUTES LATE.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
FOR GREENHORN AMY MAJORS...
ALL RIGHT!
SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED BECAUSE
SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.
Narrator: ...KEEPING UP
WITH THE WIZARD CREW
HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.
Keith:
SHE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TOUGHER
THAN A HELL OF A LOT OF GUYS
I'VE HIRED.
WELL, I'M GONNA BE FIT AS HELL
AFTER THIS.
Narrator: BUT NOW SHE'S HAVING
TROUBLE STAYING MOTIVATED.
A GREENHORN'S A GREENHORN.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRAIN 'EM.
BUT, I MEAN, THE GUYS
ARE [BLEEP] BEING GOOD.
THEY'RE BEING TOLERANT.
THEY'RE CARRYING
HER [BLEEP] LOAD.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN KICK THIS
GIRL'S BUTT INTO GEAR HERE.
HEY, LENNY.
HAVE HER RUN THE HOOK.
JUST [BLEEP] BARK YOUR WAY
THROUGH IT.
IF YOU GOT TO YELL, YELL.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT JUST
TO COME OUT HERE AND TRY IT,
OR JUST KIND GET BY.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE TO COME OUT
HERE AND DO IT,
AND DO IT AT A VERY
PROFESSIONAL, VERY FAST,
VERY LABOR-INTENSIVE PACE.
ALL RIGHTY.
Narrator:
THE GREENHORN'S NEW JOB --
HOOK THE CRANE TO THE POTS.
GET THAT TIE THERE
ON THE REAR.
NO, THE OTHER ONE!
THE OTHER ONE!
GET THEM TO THE LAUNCHER
WITHOUT SLOWING THE CREW DOWN.
YOU GOT ANOTHER TIE ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THAT POT, AMY.
THERE'RE TWO TIES
ON EVERY ONE OF THEM.
OH, MAN!
THIS SUCKS!
THEY'RE HELPING HER OUT,
BUT SHE'S GOT
TO [BLEEP] STEP UP.
Amy:
I MEAN, RIGHT HERE.
Man: I'M OVER IT.
OKAY. ROGER!
GETTING [BLEEP]
WORN OUT ON THIS GIRL NOW.
AND I'M GETTING [BLEEP] WORN OUT
ON THE GIRL.
Man: YEAH. WE'RE DOING ALMOST
EVERYTHING FOR HER.
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TRIP
TO BE OVER.
Lenny: AND RUN -- RUN THAT --
RUN BACK AND HELP WITH THE DOOR.
AH!
AMY!
YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON ON A
BOAT TO REALLY SLOW THINGS DOWN
OR SCREW THINGS UP.
GREENHORN IS -- IS DOING --
DOING OKAY,
BUT THIS IS A PRODUCTION BOAT.
WE DON'T DO OKAY ON THE WIZARD.
Narrator:
105 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Jake:
I WANT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN,
AND I WANT TO --
I WANT TO BE A GOOD LEADER.
Narrator:
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
AH!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHERE I'M GOING.
I HAVE NOT A CLUE.
Narrator: ...WITH HIS GEAR
STACKED AND NOWHERE TO GO,
ROOKIE CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
IS AT A CROSSROADS.
Jake: THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT I DO NOT WANT TO DO.
I THINK I SHOULD CALL HIM.
COPY, COPY, COPY.
Narrator:
85 MILES NORTHWEST...
JAKE:
Copy, copy, copy.
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
Sig: YOU GOT ME?
Roger.
SO, WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YEAH, I'M -- I'M
IN DIRE NEED OF HELP.
[ Laughing ] Okay.
Oh, man.
I don't know.
Took you a whole week
to say hello.
IT TOOK A WEEK FOR YOU
TO CALL THE BOAT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD --
YOUR PENANCE
IS ANOTHER WEEK
OF SUFFERING.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
IT WAS, UH,
50 CRAB FOR 53 POTS.
OH, WOW.
WOW. YEAH,
YOU CAN'T STAY THERE.
OH, YOU GOT 50 POTS
ON DECK?
Shoot up the hill.
I'll show you where to go.
DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO
WASH ALL YOUR CARS
AND TAKE OUT YOUR GARBAGE
AND MOW YOUR LAWN?
Well, it's your decision
because you're gonna go
after radio crab.
And you know how that goes.
Sometimes it works,
sometimes it doesn't.
YEAH, ROGER.
Okay.
SAME
BAT CHANNEL TOMORROW.
And then, uh, we'll get
a game plan, okay?
ROGER, ROGER.
Narrator: THE ROOKIE CAPTAIN
BANKS ON THE VETERAN'S ADVICE
AND MOVES HIS POTS NORTH.
FOR ME, RIGHT NOW,
EVERYTHING'S TAKEN A DIVE.
IF I CAN GET STRINGS ON CRAB,
THAT'S ULTIMATELY GONNA HELP ME.
IT AIN'T WHAT YOU KNOW,
IT'S WHO YOU KNOW.
I DON'T MIND BRINGING HIM IN,
BUT I TELL YOU ONE THING.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO A LITTLE
PROSPECTING FOR US, TOO.
HE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT
IF HE'S GONNA COME UP HERE
AND WE'RE GONNA SHARE
INFORMATION,
THEN HE'S GONNA HAVE TO
REALLY WORK FOR IT.
I FOUND MYSELF A PUPPET.
HE JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
LET'S HAVE A DECENT 2015.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO SEASON
ALREADY HALF OVER FOR MOST...
WE'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY
FROM DROPPING POTS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE UP SOME TIME.
Narrator: ...OWNER JOSH HARRIS
AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE GROUNDS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE'RE FINALLY GETTING
TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
THE ATTITUDE ON THE BOAT
RIGHT NOW IS STIR-CRAZY
BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS
TO GET THE [BLEEP] DONE.
Casey: SITTING AT DUTCH
WAS THE WORST THING
WE COULD HAVE DONE.
Narrator: SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE SEASON...
Casey:
SO OUR POTS ARE ILLEGAL.
THIS IS GONNA COST US 10,000
BUCKS AND PROBABLY 10 DAYS.
...DELAYS AT DOCK STRETCHED CREW
MORALE TO THE BREAKING POINT.
YOUR GUYS' WORK ETHIC,
WHERE THE [BLEEP] WAS IT AT?
I'M NOT [BLEEP] HAPPY!
JACOB!
-I [BLEEP] QUIT!
Narrator: ...COSTING THE BOAT
A VETERAN DECKHAND.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE BITCHIN'.
NOW A MAN DOWN
AND 20 GRAND IN THE HOLE,
IT'S UP TO JOSH AND CASEY
TO TURN THE CORNELIA'S
SEASON AROUND.
Man: HOPEFULLY THEY'RE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
IF NOT, WE NEED SOMETHING
TO CHANGE HERE.
THREE LONG [BLEEP] WEEKS
TIED TO THE DOCK
DID NONE OF US ANY GOOD.
Josh: ALL RIGHT.
GET READY TO SEND.
IT'S HARD TO SEE
WITH THE STACK ON.
SO HAVE CASEY DO THE INITIAL,
AND THEN [BLEEP] YOU KNOW,
TAKE OVER.
MORE EXPERIENCED GUY
AT THIS POINT
TO [BLEEP] DO AN INITIAL
IF WE'RE DROPPING THE POTS,
YOU KNOW?
Casey: OH [BLEEP] THAT.
YOU CAN DO IT.
WELL, OKAY.
YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS.
[ LAUGHING ]
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SET A STACK
AT SOME POINT.
YEAH.
SINK OR SWIM, BUDDY.
Narrator: WITH A FULL STACK
AND DETERIORATING WEATHER...
...THE SKIPPER IN TRAINING
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR LAUNCHING ALL 175 POTS.
ALL RIGHT.
IS EVERYBODY READY DOWN THERE?
Jason: 10-4.
FIRST POT OF THE SEASON.
2015 OPILIO IS ABOUT
TO GO OVER.
HEAVENLY FATHER,
BLESS US WITH FULL POTS.
[ BEEPS ]
TIME TO GO HUNTING!
ALL RIGHT, BOYS!
LET HER GO!
-GO!
-WHOO!
[ CHEERING ]
GIVE IT JUST
A LITTLE MORE THROTTLE.
I WANT JOSH TO GET SOME
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WHEEL
WITH THE WEATHER LIKE THIS,
BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT ANY
OF THE GUYS TO GET HURT.
SO I'M GONNA STICK RIGHT BY HIM
AND MAKE SURE NOBODY
PAYS THE ULTIMATE PRICE
FOR HIS EDUCATION.
A LITTLE ICY UP HERE, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
DEFINITELY KEEPS IT INTERESTING.
THIS IS WHERE I'VE SEEN A GUY
DIE, AND IT'S [BLEEP]
I GOT SOMEBODY RIGHT THERE
JUST IN CASE [BLEEP]
DOES HIT THE FAN.
BUT STILL, IN THE END,
IT WOULD BE MY FAULT.
AND YOU'RE ON YOUR TWO TENS
RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GET OUR INITIAL POTS OFF
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
LET THEM WAIT FOR 30 HOURS.
Narrator:
20 MILES NORTH...
ON THE SAGA...
Ray: I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW
[BLEEP] BLANK THOSE POTS ARE.
I KNOW.
WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL.
THE SAGA IS NOW
MAKING A BIG MOVE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
AND RELIEF SKIPPER
RAY FLERCHINGER
ARRIVE ON THE NORTHERN END
OF THE OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS.
Sig: I'M VERY EXCITED
TO WORK WITH JAKE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A BITCH BEFORE.
Narrator: WAITING FOR THEM,
JAKE'S FORMER BOSS,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN.
Sig: RIGHT NOW, HE THINKS
THAT I'M GONNA GIVE HIM
THIS MAGIC BEARING, THE MAGIC
POSITION, THE SILVER PLATTER.
BUT WHATEVER I'M THINKING OF,
MY NEXT MOVE,
I'M GONNA USE THAT
TO MY ADVANTAGE
AND HAVE HIM SET THERE.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL JUST PLAY IT
LIKE THAT.
270.
Narrator:
USING JAKE'S ADDITIONAL GEAR,
THE VETERAN SKIPPER WILL BE ABLE
TO GAIN MORE INTEL.
Jake: COPY, COPY, COPY.
YOU'RE LATE.
YOU GOT ME?
So I got my loaded gear on.
Just looking for a place to go.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW...
WHAT I THINK IS
THE EASIEST THING TO DO,
GO STRAIGHT TO THE 58 EVEN
AND THE 173 EVEN, RIGHT THERE.
Roger.
I WANT YOU
TO SET NORTH, SOUTH.
USE THAT 172 50 LINE
AS YOUR GUIDE.
AND THEN WE CAN DECIPHER
WHAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: WITH JAKE'S POTS SET
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
You follow me?
Jake: YEAH, I FOLLOW YOU.
Narrator: ...SIG CAN GAUGE
THE SIZE AND DIRECTION
OF THE MOVING SCHOOL...
OKAY.
WELL, AS SOON AS I SET,
I'LL, UH, I'LL GIVE YOU
MY BEARINGS ON THOSE STRINGS.
Narrator: ...GIVING HIM
AN ACCURATE PICTURE
OF THE BIOMASS BELOW.
OKAY.
WELL, IT'S ALL GOOD.
I'M OUT.
YEAH, ROGER.
Sig: THAT'S THE THING
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT,
WHERE THEY'RE GOING,
WHICH DIRECTION,
BUT HOW FAST THEY'RE MOVING.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT,
AND THAT'S TO GET SOME MORE
GEAR UP THERE.
AND WHATEVER INFORMATION
I GATHER IS JUST GONNA HELP US
SUCCEED THAT MUCH EASIER.
Ray: SEE? IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT
ON YOUR STARBOARD BOW.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND
ADJUST IT TO WHERE YOU --
WHERE YOU GOT TO HAVE IT
TO KEEP THE BOYS SAFE.
Jake: ROGER.
WANTING ME TO SET NORTH
AND SOUTH,
BUT I CAN'T DUE TO THE WEATHER.
Narrator: WITH HIGH SEAS, JAKE
RE-ASSESSES HIS MENTOR'S PLAN.
Jake: WE'RE DOING IT NOW.
Narrator: TO PROTECT HIS CREW,
THE YOUNG CAPTAIN
SETS EAST TO WEST
AGAINST SIG'S WISHES.
Man: WOO-HOO!
Jake: EVERY OTHER MOVE THAT
I'VE MADE HAS NOT PAID OFF.
AND IT MIGHT BE RADIO FISHING,
BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE FISHING
NEXT TO MY HERO, YOU KNOW?
SO WE ALL KNOW WHO TO BLAME
IF IT ALL COMES UP EMPTY.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: WE SET A BUNCH OF GEAR
LAST NIGHT.
AND WE'RE PRAYING TO GOD
THAT THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT.
Casey: IT'S A LATE START
WE HAD.
WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR THESE
TO COME UP EMPTY.
WE'LL SEE
HOW IT PLAYS OUT HERE.
Narrator: ...SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING
JOSH HARRIS
AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
APPROACH THEIR FIRST POTS
OF THE OPILIO SEASON.
I'VE WAITED FOR A LONG TIME
FOR THIS MOMENT.
NOW IS WHEN THE FUN BEGINS.
WOO!
Man: THIS ONE HERE
IS GONNA DETERMINE
IF WE HAVE ANY CASH IN THE
POCKET OR GOING HOME BROKE.
COMING UP.
200 WOULD BE A GOOD NUMBER,
MAN.
IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
IT SOUNDS HEAVY.
-YEAH.
-IT SOUNDS REAL HEAVY.
Josh:
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
SURVEY SAYS...
YEAH!
-PULL THEM ON UP!
-WOO!
-A LITTLE SOMETHIN' SOMETHIN'.
WOO-HOO!
YEAH, THERE'S
SOME [BLEEP] LIFE.
[BLEEP] NICE.
-YEAH!
Josh: [BLEEP] "A," BUDDY!
[BLEEP] YEAH!
HELL YEAH!
-GOOD-LOOKING CRAB.
-YES, IT IS!
-WHAT IS THAT?
-SWEET.
FIRST BLOOD
OF OPI SEASON!
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Josh: 320.
320? NICE!
Casey: LET'S HOPE THAT END POT'S
NOT THE LIAR.
COME ON, NOW. COME ON.
HAVE SOME FAITH.
DOING A GOOD JOB STAYING
ON TOP OF THE GEAR.
SO I CAN'T COMPLAIN,
OTHER THAN IT'S THE BERING SEA.
BUT AT LEAST WE'RE HAVING
A GOOD TIME OUT HERE.
HE'S HOLDING HIS OWN.
AND WE'RE GETTING DECENT NUMBERS
ON OUR CRAB.
Josh: MY GOAL AND OBJECTIVE IS
TO KEEP PROGRESSING.
CASEY'S PUSHING ME
IN A GOOD ASPECT.
HE KNOWS WHAT
I'M CAPABLE OF DOING,
WHERE I'M AT AND MY LEVEL
OF PROGRESSION.
WE WORK TOGETHER.
DUDE, THIS MIGHT BE
A [BLEEP] FOUR HUNDO
OR, LIKE, A 350.
Casey: 350, ANYWAY.
GOOD? [BLEEP] "A."
RIGHT ON, MAN.
[BLEEP] "A."
THERE'S HOPE
FOR YOU YET, BUDDY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WE ARE ON IT!
JUST KEEP IT GOING
ON A GOOD ROLL HERE.
Narrator: 25 MILES WEST...
Keith: COMING UP.
Narrator: ...ON THE WIZARD...
HERE WE GO!
COME ON.
WE NEED SOME CRABS.
Narrator: ...
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
PULLS THE FIRST POT
OF HIS LATEST GAMBLE.
-WOO-HOO!
-WOO!
YEAH!
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
COME ON, MAN.
COME ON, COME ON.
YEAH, BABY!
OH [BLEEP] YEAH.
OH, THAT'S LOOKING GOOD
FROM HERE.
I'M JUST GONNA CROSS MY FINGERS
FOR NOW, THOUGH.
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-WOO!
-WOO!
WELL, IT'S MOSTLY SMALLS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
ONE FIVE!
UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
TOO MUCH SMALL CRAB IN IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S DIRTY.
I THINK IT'S JUST SMALL.
JUST UNDER-SIZED.
Narrator:
CATCHING MOSTLY SMALLS IS A SIGN
THAT THE GOOD CRAB
HAVE MOVED ON.
Keith: WE'RE GONNA BE STACKING
AND MOVING TODAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH
WILL BAIT AND STACK HIS POTS
AND CHASE DOWN THE ELUSIVE PREY.
Keith: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET THROUGH THIS STRING
FAST, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S 32 POTS.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.
Man: AMY!
Narrator: ON DECK,
THE GRIND CONTINUES TO WEAR
ON THE GREENHORN.
WE'RE ON A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF TIME!
Amy: SERIOUSLY? HERE.
OH, MAN.
Amy: NOTHING I EVER DO
IS GOOD ENOUGH ON HERE.
GOD!
I CAN'T STAND UP.
SHE NEEDS TO GET
HER [BLEEP] TOGETHER.
Keith: OH, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
RIGHT NOW, IF IT WAS A GUY,
THESE GUYS WOULD BE LIKE
VULTURES PICKING AT THE FLESH.
I DON'T CARE HOW BIG
A HEART YOU GOT.
SHE'S GOT A BIG HEART,
BUT THAT ONLY GOES SO FAR.
AMY!
I MEAN,
I WORK MY [BLEEP] ASS OFF,
AND I DON'T EVER GET A [BLEEP]
"OH, GOOD JOB."
THE THING IS, THOUGH,
BECAUSE, I MEAN, IN REALITY,
WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE
OUT OF HER, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW --
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Amy:
SAY [BLEEP] IT, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T DESERVE TO PUT UP
WITH THIS BULL[BLEEP] PERIOD.
AMY!
[BLEEP]SUCKER.
Keith:
SHE'S SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING.
THE NORTHWESTERN NUDGES OUT
THE TIME BANDIT FOR THE LEAD,
WHILE THE CORNELIA MARIE FINALLY
GETS OFF THE SCHNEID.
AAH! AAH!
JERRY'S DOWN THERE
FREAKING OUT.
-WHO IS?
-JERRY.
AAH!
-YOU GOT LEG CRAMPS, JERRY?
-YEAH.
LEG CRAMPS.
DEHYDRATION IS WHAT
CAUSES THE CRAMPS.
YOUR MUSCLES BUILD UP A LACTIC
ACID, AND WITHOUT WATER,
YOU DON'T DISSIPATE IT.
IT DOESN'T MOVE.
TASTES LIKE [BLEEP]
I KNOW, BUT DRINK.
I GAVE HIM PICKLE JUICE.
IT'S BRINE.
IT'S SALT BRINE.
YOU'VE GOT TO DRINK TWO,
THREE, FOUR BOTTLES.
IF THAT DON'T WORK,
WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ENEMA.
IT WORKS!
DR. BILL TO THE RESCUE.
OH, MAN.
THANKS, BILL.
Narrator:
JUST MILES FROM HIS NEXT STRING,
CAPTAIN "WILD"
BILL WICHROWSKI...
...CALLS HIS EXHAUSTED CREW
TO ACTION.
Nick: LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
Bill:
WE GOT TO HAUL SOME GEAR.
IT'S ALWAYS THE PLAN.
FOR ME, ANYTHING OVER A BUCK
AND A QUARTER IS A WIN
BECAUSE OF WHAT
WE HAVE LEFT TO CATCH.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND.
A COFFEE CUP.
[ JOHN GROANING ]
Narrator: THREE WEEKS
INTO HIS FIRST CRAB SEASON...
IT HURTS?
...19-YEAR-OLD JOHN WALCZYK
IS HAVING TROUBLE
ANSWERING THE BELL.
HEY, JOHNNY BOY.
YEAH?
HOW YOU FEELING?
BAD.
HUH?
NOT GOOD?
WELL, FIND SOME
[BLEEP] SOMEWHERE.
NUT UP!
Bill: HIS HAND HURTS.
HIS BACK HURTS.
HIS LEG HURTS.
EVERYTHING HURTS.
AND HE WANTS SOMEBODY
TO WRAP HIM IN A BLANKET
AND BRING HIM SOMETHING.
AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE,
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S NOT OUR M.O.
DEAL WITH THE PAIN.
MY HANDS...
"HEY, JOHN.
HOW YOU DOING?"
"WELL, MY HANDS HURT."
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HURT, BUDDY.
YOU ARE ON THE BERING SEA
CRAB FISHING.
EVERYTHING IS SUPPOSED TO HURT.
Bill: WE'RE COMING UP
ON OUR FIRST CRAB POT HERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?
LET ME SEE YOUR WRIST.
TURN IT OVER.
HELL YEAH!
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU TOOK A SHOWER?
UH, A COUPLE DAYS.
SO GO AHEAD
AND GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT
AND EAT A COUPLE
OF THOSE ANTIBIOTICS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?
HANG IN THERE, MAN.
IT'S -- THIS IS IMPORTANT
TO DO THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO FISH.
YOU KNOW, I SAY, "IF YOU FINISH
THIS AND YOU DO IT SUCCESSFULLY,
YOU CARRY THAT AROUND WITH YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE."
KIND OF HOLDS TRUE FOR GUYS
THAT WALK AWAY AND QUIT
AND DON'T CUT IT.
AGAIN, YOU CARRY THAT IMAGE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I DON'T WANT THESE GUYS TO THINK
THAT I'M TRYING TO...QUIT
BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO QUIT.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT!
THERE'S PLENTY!
I NEED TO GET HIM
BACK OUT THERE.
I NEED ALL HANDS ON THIS PUSH
TO MAKE A LIVING.
-WOO!
-MONEY, BABY!
-YEAH!
-HELL YEAH!
IT'S TIME FOR THE KID
TO STEP UP.
-HEY, WHERE'S JOHN?
-HEY!
-OH, LOOK WHO IT IS!
-JOHN!
HEY, JOHN.
WELCOME BACK, BUDDY.
-HEY!
-YEAH!
WHAT'S UP, LITTLE BROTHER?
Bill: FOR SOME REASON,
I STILL THINK THIS KID'S
GONNA PULL THROUGH.
PHYSICALLY, HE'S --
HE DOESN'T HAVE IT.
Narrator: 90 MILES NORTHWEST
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: 0, 6, 14, 11.
WHAT?
0, 3, 75, 0, 0, 56.
Narrator: AFTER GIVING
FIRST-TIME CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS...
I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE
JUST DO THEIR OWN THING.
IT WAS NOT THE DEAL.
YOU CAN'T PLAY THE STUPID CARD.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE...
THEY DON'T KNOW WHO
THEY'RE [BLEEP] WITH RIGHT NOW.
...STIFLING SIG'S PLAN
TO USE JAKE'S POTS
FOR INFORMATION.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
YEAH?
SO, DO THOSE STRINGS
LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE RIGHT OFF
THAT POINT?
THEY GO LIKE ONE, TWO,
THREE, ALMOST EAST, WEST.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REASON
WHY THOSE ONES GOT SET
THAT WAY IS...
NO. DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE TRYING.
DON'T -- DON'T -- DON'T --
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING!
THAT'S THE DEAL!
THAT'S THE DEAL!
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
STOMP ON YOU!
NO.
DON'T WORRY, SIG.
I'm worried
about the weather.
THEN DON'T FISH
WITH THE BIG BOYS.
[BLEEP] OFF!
HELLO?