Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 10 - Winter's Curse - full transcript
A massive tidal surge threatens Josh and Monte as they chase their bounty deep into an arctic storm. Wild Bill hopes to get his broken boat off the dock, while the rest of the fleet arrives for the start of Opilio.
[ WAVES CRASHING, WIND BLOWING ]
♪♪
Jake: THEY'RE CALLING FOR
THE WORST WEATHER IN 150 YEARS.
YOU WANT TO PROVE YOURSELF?
WINTER SEASON IS THE PLACE.
-AHHH!
-PULL IT OFF HIM.
Monte: YOU ARE GONNA CRY,
YOU ARE GONNA BLEED...
[ GAGS ]
...GET BEAT DOWN.
-YOU OKAY?
-YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?
IS HE BREATHING?
IF YOU'VE EVER
FOUGHT FOR A DREAM,
YOU'D KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE
WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
[ AEROSMITH'S "DREAM ON" PLAYS ]
♪♪
♪ EVERY TIME
THAT I LOOK IN THE MIRROR ♪
♪ ALL THESE LINES
ON MY FACE GETTING CLEARER ♪
Sig: THIS IS WINTER,
AND WITH WINTER COMES PAIN.
EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
I'M STILL NERVOUS.
♪ THE PAST IS GONE ♪
♪ IT WENT BY LIKE DUSK TO DAWN ♪
Josh: I'M THE LAST AND FINAL
OF HARRIS FISHING.
IT'S MY TURN TO REALLY
JUST TURN UP THE HEAT,
AND LET'S DO THIS.
IT'S TIME.
♪ ISN'T THAT THE WAY? ♪
♪ EVERYBODY GOT THEIR DUES
IN LIFE TO PAY ♪
Jake:
THE TRUTH IS, I WANT TO FISH
BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT I'M MADE OF.
♪ YEAH, SING WITH ME
SING FOR THE YEAR ♪
♪ SING FOR THE LAUGHTER ♪200.
♪ SING FOR THE TEAR ♪
♪ SING WITH ME JUST FOR TODAY ♪
♪ MAYBE TOMORROW
THE GOOD LORD TAKE YOU AWAY ♪
HEY, I'M BLEEDING.
I'M BLEEDING.
Casey:
DOES THAT HURT?
Jake: IF YOU SURVIVE THIS,
YOU CAN GET THROUGH ANYTHING.
♪ DREAM ON, DREAM ON ♪Men: YEAH! WHOO!
♪ DREAM UNTIL
YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE ♪
Man: HELP!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
DO NOT EVER [BLEEP]
TOUCH THAT.
♪ DREAM ON, DREAM ON, DREAM ON ♪WHOO!
Sig: CAREFUL!
THAT WASN'T ME.
BLAME IT ON HER.
♪ DREAM ON ♪
THIS BIG, FULL MOON
IS KILLING US.
-OH!
-HE'S GOING OVER.
GET HIM OUT
OF THE WATER NOW!
♪ SING WITH ME SING
FOR THE YEARS ♪
♪ SING FOR THE LAUGHTER
SING FOR THE TEARS ♪
GET OUT THERE!
♪ SING WITH ME JUST FOR TODAY ♪
♪ MAYBE TOMORROW
THE GOOD LORD TAKE YOU AWAY ♪
Jake:
YOU EVER HAVE A DREAM?
YOU GOT TO BE WILLING.
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ WAVES CRASHING, WIND BLOWING ]
Narrator:
JANUARY 2018.
♪♪
WITH THE FALL SEASON
PUT TO BED...
♪♪
...WINTER AWAKENS
ON THE BERING SEA.
THERE'S SOME REAL BIG WEATHER
OUT HERE, YOU KNOW.
ONE OF THOSE WAVES
WOULD BE PRETTY DEVASTATING
TO A HUMAN BODY.
♪♪
WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH UP,
AND IT AIN'T OVER.
Narrator:
TWO BOATS ARE ALREADY AT SEA,
FIGHTING FOR THE LAST
OF THEIR BAIRDI QUOTA.
Monte: THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY
SLOWING US DOWN.
WE'RE STILL GETTING
THROUGH THE POTS.
IT'S JUST NOT
NEARLY AS PLEASANT.
♪♪
Narrator:
AND IN DUTCH HARBOR...
-GO AHEAD?
-YEP. THREE MORE TO GO.
Narrator: ...THE REST
OF THE FLEET HAS ARRIVED
FOR THE START OF OPILIO SEASON.
THIS IS OPIES,
AND THERE'S FREQUENT STORMS --
ONE AFTER ANOTHER --
BUT I'M GOING FOR IT.
Narrator: WITH 76 MILLION BUCKS
ON THE TABLE...
Sean:
WE'LL GO HIT THE OPIES HARD.
EVERYBODY'S OUT HERE
TO MAKE MONEY.
Narrator: ...IT'S FIRST COME,
FIRST SERVED.
IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO TRY TO BE
ONE OF THE FIRST GUYS OUT THERE,
IF YOU CAN.
COMING IN FOR SECONDS
USUALLY DOESN'T HELP YOU AT ALL.
Narrator:
SO, BUCKLE UP.
THE NASTY SEASON IS UPON US.
Sig: COULD GET UGLY.
IT'S GONNA BE A RACE.
♪♪
Man: DO WE HAVE TO BLEED
THE WATER ON THAT TURBO, BILLY,
BLEED THE AIR OUT OF THE WATER?
Bill: IT MIGHT HELP,
OR IT'S GONNA...
Narrator:
ON THE 113-FOOT SUMMER BAY...
Man: GOT OUR PART. LOOK LIKE
THIS ONE'S GONNA WORK.
THIS HAS BEEN
THE MOST ANTICIPATED PART
I THINK I'VE EVER HAD.
Narrator:
...TWO WEEKS AGO...
GUESS WE'RE READY
TO MAKE SOME MONEY
AND GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
ARRIVED EARLY
TO CATCH HIS BAIRDI QUOTA
BEFORE THE FLEET
ARRIVED FOR OPILIO.
AND THE LONGER YOU WAIT,
THE LESS THERE IS TO CATCH.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
Narrator:
BUT WATER DAMAGE TOOK OUT
HIS PORTSIDE MAIN ENGINE...
♪♪
...AND DUE TO SHIPPING DELAYS
AND BAD PARTS...
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S
A FLAT SPOT ON IT.
I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE.
...A 2-DAY REPAIR
HAS BALLOONED TO 14.
Nick: JUST BE REAL CAREFUL
SITTING ON AN INVOICE HERE.
♪♪
IT'S BEEN
A LONG PROCESS HERE.
YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A [BLEEP].
Narrator: NOW WITH HIS OVERHAUL
AT 50 GRAND AND COUNTING,
EVERY DAY AT THE DOCK
PUSHES THE VETERAN SKIPPER
EVEN DEEPER INTO DEBT.
Bill:
IT'S A HURDLE.
WE GO THROUGH IT, OVER IT,
AROUND IT, WHATEVER IT TAKES.
WE'LL GO GET IT DONE.
YOU GUYS BE REAL CAREFUL
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
DON'T BE DROPPING ANYTHING
DOWN INSIDE OR ANYWHERE.
WE GOT TO JUST BE CAREFUL.
♪♪
Narrator:
ACROSS THE DOCKS...
WELL, WE'RE BACK AT IT --
OPILIO, 2018 SEASON.
WE'RE UP HERE
TRYING TO GET READY.
...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
COMING OFF OF OUR LAST KING-CRAB
SEASON -- THAT WAS AMAZING.
THAT WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS,
LIKE THEY SAY,
AND THEN EDGAR TOOK OVER FOR A
BAIRDI SEASON JUST RIGHT AFTER.
HE KEPT THE MOMENTUM
GOING FOR US.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SIG LOOKS TO KEEP
THE HANSEN WINNING STREAK ALIVE
BY STAKING THEIR CLAIM
ON THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING
FOR EDGAR TO GET INTO TOWN.
ONCE HE GETS INTO TOWN,
YOU KNOW,
LAST THING IS TO GRAB OUR POTS
OVER AT THE POT DOCK.
ONCE THE POTS ARE ON BOARD,
YOU KNOW, WE COULD LEAVE,
BUT I WANT TO HAVE
THAT HEAD START,
SO I CAN MAKE SOME SPEED,
GAIN SOME GROUND.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT FOR ME.
Narrator: UNLIKE RED CRAB,
WHICH ARE ALWAYS ON THE MOVE,
OPILIOS SCHOOL UP.
IF THE COMPETITION
GETS THERE FIRST,
THE FISHING BECOMES SPOTTY.
WHEN YOU GET OUT OF TOWN FIRST,
YOU OPEN YOURSELF UP
TO MORE OPTIONS.
IF YOU GET OUT OF TOWN LAST,
YOU KNOW OTHER GUYS
ARE PILING IN THOSE SPOTS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE WANTED
TO HAVE BEEN.
Narrator: WITH LESS THAN
20 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE,
SIG NEEDS HIS BROTHER
AND GEAR ON BOARD
SO HE CAN GO.
FOR ME, IT JUST --
I GOT A FUNNY FEELING
IN MY STOMACH, YOU KNOW?
I KNOW THAT THIS IS WINTER,
AND IT'S GONNA BE TOUGHER,
BUT THE MAIN THING
IS TO GET GOING.
JUST, HOPEFULLY
MY BROTHER MAKES IT IN,
AND THEN WE GRAB THE POTS.
WE'RE GONE.
♪♪
Narrator: 300 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
♪♪
...ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
Casey: IF I HAD TO PUT
A NUMBER ON THESE,
I'D SAY 20- TO 25-FOOT SEAS
AND ABOUT A 45- TO 50-KNOT WIND.
USUALLY ABOUT THE 40-KNOT POINT,
IF YOU WATCH THE SEAGULLS --
WATCH THE FEATHERS ACROSS
THE BACKS OF THEIR WINGS,
AND YOU SEE THEM START TO RUFFLE
IN CLOSE TO THEIR BODIES,
THAT'S USUALLY ABOUT
A 40- TO 45-KNOT BLOW.
USUALLY AFTER 50,
THEY PLUMB QUIT FLYING.
[ Laughing ]
THEY THROW IN THE TOWEL.
THEY'RE LIKE,
"NO. WE'RE GOOD."
I'M ALL ABOUT FISHING
[BLEEP] WEATHER,
BUT I GOT A LOT OF RESPECT,
AND I KNOW WHAT
THIS THING CAN DO,
SO JUST TAKING IT SLOW.
Narrator: ...IN FULL COMMAND OF
THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE...
JOSH IS BACK IN THE SADDLE.
HE'S GETTING TO HAUL SOME GEAR
IN SOME [BLEEP] WEATHER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
IS HUNTING BAIRDI
IN THE MIDDLE
OF AN ARCTIC STORM.
♪♪
TOOK A YEAR OFF.
KIND OF TAKES A LITTLE BIT
TO WORK OUT THE OLD COBWEBS.
I'M JUST HAPPY
TO BE BACK ON THE SEA.
♪♪
WHOO!
LITTLE...TODAY.
-WHOA-HO-HO!
-ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
WE GOT THE FIRST BAG
LINED UP IN THE OLD SIGHTS.
Narrator:
STILL SHORT 50,000 POUNDS,
JOSH NEEDS TO FINISH UP BAIRDI,
SO HE CAN GET
HIS OPILIO SEASON STARTED.
Josh:
CAME ALL THE WAY OVER HERE
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME
REALLY GOOD HELP FROM MONTE.
VERY THANKFUL TO MONTE COLBURN.
Narrator: NOW HE'S BANKING THAT
WIZARDCAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN'S
HOT TIP IS STILL HOT.
HOPE WE WILL HIT
CLOSE TO 50,000 TODAY
'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME TO [BLEEP] AROUND.
WE GOT TO GET THERE NOW.
[BLEEP]
Man: GO BACK.
GO BACK. GO BACK.
-AH! [BLEEP]
-OH.
Narrator: BUT THE TURBULENT SEAS
AREN'T GIVING IT UP EASY.
Man:
HEY, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!
Casey:
OH, IT'S GONE.
NO. IT'S NOT.
AH, [BLEEP].
♪♪
♪♪
-GOOD JOB.
-YOU GOT IT.
GOOD SAVE.
GOOD SAVE, KID.
♪♪
JUST TAKES TIME
WHEN THE WEATHER SUCKS.
IT'S LONGER TO GET TO THE BAGS,
HARDER TO PULL UP ALL THE BAGS.
SLOW.
REAL SLOW MOVING.
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T LIKE MOVING SLOW.
♪♪
I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT TYPE OF NUMBER
WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS.
NEED AN 81 AVERAGE THROUGH
THE YEAR TO FINISH BAIRDI.
COME ON.
PLEASE, BE, LIKE, 150.
PULL UP.
♪♪
-WHOO!
-YEAH, DUDE.
[BLEEP]
WHOA.
[ LAUGHS ]
-WHOA.
-WOW. THEY'RE TURBO.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
-YEAH, DUDE.
-WHOO!
-YEAH, BABY!
-OH, HEY.
GOOD POT.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED.
-135.
ALL RIGHT.
135.
THANK YOU, MONTE.
HOLY [BLEEP].
WHEW.
I'LL GET IT SO YOU GUYS
AREN'T GETTING DEUCED
RIGHT IN THE FACE.
THESE WAVES CAN COME CRASHING
RIGHT OVER THE SIDE HERE
AND TAKE THEM OUT.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
GETS A GUY
TANGLED UP IN THE LINE,
AND HE'S GOING OVER THE SIDE
OF THE BOAT WITH IT.
-THERE WE GO.
-YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-YEAH.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
YEAH. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
WE GOT SOME NUMBERS.
I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE NEED IT --
NEED IT IN THE WORST WAY.
WE'RE GONNA BURN
THE MIDNIGHT OIL.
♪♪
Narrator:
DESPITE THE 45-KNOT WINDS
AND 30-FOOT SWELLS...
♪♪
...JOSH CHASES HIS QUOTA
INTO THE NIGHT.
AND DOWN WE GO,
AND UP WE GO.
♪♪
THAT'S A NICE POT.
♪♪
134.
WE'RE EARNING IT TODAY, BOY.
♪♪
Man:
AH, I HAD IT!
THE CURRENTS ARE RIPPING
REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: PULLED BY A MASSIVE
TIDAL SURGE...
♪♪
...GETTING THE POTS ABOARD
IS HARDER STILL.
THIS IS THE LAST POT,
TOO, HUH?
YEAH.
PRETTY SURE
THIS IS THE LAST POT.
IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST FEW
THAT [BLEEP] YOU UP.
IT'S STARTING TO GET
SO [BLEEP] RIDICULOUS.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS...
IT'S THE SIXTH
[BLEEP] ATTEMPT
TO GET THIS [BLEEP]
PULLED IN.
Man:
HEY, HEY, SON.
-YOU GOT IT?
-GOT IT.
-GOT IT.
-GOT IT.
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man: GIVE ME THE BALL SLIP.
GIVE ME THE BALL SLIP.
THROW THE ROPE.
GET IT OVER. GET IT OVER.
OW! OW!
HEY, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA!
♪♪
Man: HEY!
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
THROW THE ROPE.
GET IT OVER. GET IT OVER.
OW! OW!
HEY, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.
THAT'S OUT OF THE WAY.
YOU'RE FINE.
I WAS MAKING SURE YOU WEREN'T
GETTING IMPALED BY THE HOOK.
JUST GET IT OFF SO I CAN GET
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THE WAY.
YEP. YEP. GO.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU ALL RIGHT THERE,
BIG DOG?
-NO.
-WHAT HAPPENED?
[BLEEP] TRYING TO
FLIP ME OVERBOARD.
STOOD UP WITH THE BUOY
AND HELD ONTO IT?
JUST ABOUT
GOT RIPPED OVER THE SIDE.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO PLAY
TUG-OF-WAR WITH A TRUCK.
Narrator: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO
HAUL GEAR IN RIPPING TIDES,
DECKHAND JON FARRELL
PINS A BUOY AGAINST THE RAIL.
WITH HIS HAND
PINCHED BY THE LINE,
THE 800-POUND POT
DIVES UNDER THE BOAT,
NEARLY PULLING THE 35-YEAR-OLD
FISHERMAN DOWN WITH IT.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT
AN 800-TON BOAT FEELS LIKE?
THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
♪♪
Josh:
IT'S A BLESSING, THOUGH.
IT'S A GOOD THING
HE DIDN'T GO OVER
'CAUSE TRYING TO GET SOMEBODY
BACK IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER
IS EXTREMELY HARD.
♪♪
GO AHEAD AND LEAVE
THAT POT LAUNCHER.
♪♪
Narrator: WITH 20 MINUTES
BETWEEN STRINGS...
YOU ON THIS ONE, THERE,
BIG DOG?
Narrator: ...JOSH CHECKS IN
WITH HIS NEW PARTNER...
...BAIRDI KING MONTE COLBURN.
Josh:
JUST GONNA GIVE YOU MY REPORT
'CAUSE I'M DOING ABOUT 4,000
POUNDS OF STRING RIGHT NOW.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU PRETTY MUCH
GOT IT, THEN, NOW.
Josh: ROGER THAT.
WE'RE STILL BAITING, THOUGH.
WE'RE BORED.
I'VE BEEN GETTING MY ASS KICKED
ALL AFTERNOON HERE.
NO. WE'VE BEEN GRINDING AWAY
HERE OURSELVES.
JUST KIND OF
KEEP COMING FOR US.
-WHOO-HOO!
-YEAH.
Josh: IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING
WITH YOU SO FAR, BUDDY.
YEAH. ROGER THAT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, GIVE ME
A SHOUT IN THE MORNING.
[BLEEP] LOVE THAT GUY.
HE'S COOL.
YEAH.
Monte: SOUNDS LIKE
HE'S GETTING WHAT HE NEEDS.
IT'S NICE TO HELP HIM OUT.
I'M SURE IT'LL COME BACK
AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
THEY BOUNCE OFF EACH OTHER
PRETTY GOOD --
JOSH AND CASEY DO.
ME AND MY BROTHER
ROTATED LIKE THAT ON HERE
YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
Narrator:
AFTER BIG BROTHER KEITH
WAS TAKEN OUT
WITH A SPINAL INFECTION,
MONTE TOOK THE WIZARD'SREIGNS,
ALONG WITH THE LARGEST
BAIRDI QUOTA IN THE FLEET.
Monte: 150,000 POUNDS
OF BAIRDI IS A LOT.
IT'S, LIKE, ALMOST 10%
OF THE OVERALL QUOTA.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM
BACK OUT HERE FOR OPIES
BECAUSE I REALLY MISS
WORKING OUTSIDE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: AND WITH ONLY
20,000 POUNDS LEFT TO CATCH...
...MONTE NEEDS A 160 AVERAGE
TO WRAP HIS BAIRDI SEASON
AND QUICKLY JOIN THE FLEET
FOR OPILIO.
THE WEATHER CERTAINLY
HASN'T IMPROVED,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
40 KNOTS NOW.
THEY'RE CALLING FOR
50-PLUS TONIGHT.
♪♪
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY
PICKED UP A NOTCH.
WE'RE DOING JUST FINE.
WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU,
IT'S NICE THAT I'VE GOT
MY A-TEAM OUT THERE TONIGHT.
HOT DOG!
LET'S GO.
[ SINGS INDISTINCTLY ]
THE THING
ABOUT THE WEATHER IS
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.
WE DO WHAT WE CAN.
♪♪
-YEE-HOO-HOO!
-YEAH, BABY. [ LAUGHS ]
-WHOO-HOO!
-YEAH. YEAH!
YES!
♪♪
THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB
IN THAT TIP.
♪♪
MAN, THEY ADD UP FAST LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW THAT?
-I'M GOOD.
-OH!
-WHOO-HOO!
-GO, BABY!
-WHOO!
-OH!
-WHOO!
-WHOO.
-KING PARADISE.
-KING PARADISE.
MONSTERS.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT 180 AVERAGE
WILL DO TO EVERYBODY'S SPIRITS.
YOU KNOW?
HERE WE GO.
ONE-SEVEN-SIX, ROGER.
THAT'S THE LAST ONE HERE.
ONE OF THE COD GEAR.
IT'S ONLY LIKE
THREE MILES FROM HERE,
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'LL PROBABLY
TAKE ME 25 MINUTES
TO GET DOWN THERE.
♪♪
[ ENGINE THUMPING ]
♪♪
♪♪
CHIEF, GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND LOOK AT THE STEERING.
I'M NOT GETTING ANYTHING
ON MY INDICATOR HERE.
MAKE IT SNAPPY.
I DON'T KNOW. I'M HAVING
SOMETHING GOING ON
WITH MY STEERING
THAT'S NOT NORMAL.
♪♪
Narrator: UNABLE TO STEER
INTO THE WEATHER...
ROGER, WE GOT OBVIOUSLY
A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: ...THE WIZARDIS
VULNERABLE TO BEING BROADSIDED
BY THE 30-FOOT SWELL.
THIS IS THE LAST THING
WE NEED --
LACK OF STEERING.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
IN THE HEART OF A STORM...
Monte:
HEY, COME ON IN.
WE GOT OBVIOUSLY
A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
THIS IS THE LAST THING
WE NEED --
LACK OF STEERING.
Narrator:
THE WIZARDIS DEAD STICK,
LEAVING CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
DEFENSELESS
IN 30-FOOT SEAS
AND 45-KNOT WINDS.
Monte:
GONNA RUN DOWNSTAIRS.
Tony:
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
ABSOLUTELY NO ACTION --
NOTHING.
♪♪
THESE ARE TWO COMPLETELY
INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO, YOU WOULD THINK
THAT IF ONE FAILED,
THE OTHER
WOULD [BLEEP] WORK.
Narrator:
TO REGAIN CONTROL,
CAPTAIN AND CREW
MUST FIND THE PROBLEM.
ONE DIRECT HIT
FROM A BROADSIDE WAVE
COULD TOPPLE THE 300-TON VESSEL.
Monte:
WHERE IS THIS AD-100 HIDING?
CAN YOU OPEN THIS UP
AND STICK YOUR HEAD IN THERE
AND LOOK FOR IT?YEAH.
♪♪
NOW, I'M NOT REALLY
SEEING ANYTHING.
♪♪
Monte: OKAY. SO, ROGER,
TURN THAT POWER SUPPLY OFF.
OKAY.
TURNING IT OFF.
IT'S OFF.
-OKAY. TURN IT ON.
-OKAY.
[ BEEPING, RATTLING ]
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
WELL, I...
I MEAN,
IS THIS MAGICALLY...
-THERE YOU GO.
-IS IT WORKING?
-YEAH.
-[BLEEP] THERE WE GO.
THE RUDDER'S WORKING
RIGHT NOW?
YOU GOT RUDDER.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
FIRST STEP IN TECH SUPPORT --
THE OLD HARD REBOOT.
WELL, THAT WAS A WEIRD,
FREAKY DEAL, THERE.
Narrator:
WORKS EVERY TIME.
Monte: ALL I CAN SAY IS,
"GOOD JOB." RIGHT?
KIND OF STUMBLING THROUGH.
YEAH. WE'RE MOVING.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT --
I MEAN, A LOTOF THINGS.
STEERING THE BOAT
IS DEFINITELY NOT ONE OF THEM.
I HOPE THE OLD GIRL
IS READY TO CONTINUE ON,
AND WE CAN KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE
OF PUTTING
THIS BIG TRIP TOGETHER.
♪♪
Narrator: 290 MILES
TO THE SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Jacob: ♪ OH, BEAUTIFUL
FOR SPACIOUS SKIES ♪
Narrator:
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
♪ AMERICA, AMERICA,
GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE ♪
♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD
WITH BROTHERHOOD ♪
♪ FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪
♪♪
I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO BE BACK IN DUTCH.
WE'RE READY.
Sean:
KING SEASON WENT GOOD.
I WAS HAPPY WITH THAT.
IT WENT A LOT FASTER
THAN THE SEASON BEFORE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Jake:
EVERY TIME I GO OFF ON MY OWN
WITHOUT SIG,
WITHOUT KEITH, I DO WELL.
Narrator:
COMING OFF A STELLAR SEASON...
I DON'T HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS
TO ANY PARTNERS,
AND RIGHT NOW
I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
PREPARES TO
STRIKE OUT ON HIS OWN
FOR THE START
OF THE OPILIO FISHERY.
JUST HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME,
MYSELF, AND MY CREW AND MY BOAT.
Jake: YOU GOT TO GET
THE BASICS DOWN, LIKE BAIT.
YOU DO YOUR THING.
I'LL DO MINE. OKAY?
Narrator: AFTER A SLEW
OF FAILED PARTNERSHIPS...
YOU CALL ME UP HERE.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
YOU SCREW ME ONCE,
YOU NEVER WORK WITH ME AGAIN.
...JAKE TURNS HIS BACK
ON THE FLEET'S VETERANS,
BETTING ON HIMSELF.
I'M MY OWN GUY,
SO I'M GONNA BE BOLD
AND JUST GO RIGHT OUT OF HERE
AND JUST START SETTING THEM
ON THE NEAREST EDGE,
REALLY CLOSE TO TOWN --
SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER
THAN I'VE EVER FISHED.
Narrator:
THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S PLAN?
PROSPECT ONLY 50 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
LIKE, EIGHT HOURS
AWAY FROM HERE.
USUALLY WE'RE DAYS AWAY.
Narrator: ...GAMBLING ON
UNORTHODOX GROUNDS.
NOBODY'S REALLY FISHED
CLOSE BY HERE,
OR I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THEY'VE EVEN CHECKED.
IT COULD BE A HUGE,
GLORIOUS MOVE,
OR IT COULD BE
A COMPLETE FAILURE.
EITHER WAY, I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO FAIL OR SUCCEED ON MY OWN.
♪♪
Narrator:
LESS THAN A MILE AWAY...
ARGH.
♪♪
All: HEY!
-HI.
-HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
-GOOD TO SEE YOU.
-OVER HERE.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR'S, MAN.
-YEAH. YOU, TOO.
GOOD STUFF, BUDDY.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR, BRO.
Narrator: ...AND FOUR DAYS
BEHIND THE REST OF THE CREW,
NORTHWESTERNDECK BOSS
EDGAR HANSEN
RETURNS FOR OPILIO SEASON.
ONE OF THE BOATS
TOOK OUR SPOT.
THE ONLY THING STANDING
BETWEEN THE BOAT AND FISHING?
120 CRAB POTS.
AND THE ONE ORDER CAPTAIN SIG
MADE BEFORE HITTING THE RACK?
GET THE BOAT
TO THE POT DOCK ON TIME.
WELL, THEY DIDN'T.
MIGHT WANT TO BE A LITTLE MORE
AWARE OF OUR SURROUNDINGS.
JUST SAYING.
LET'S GO INSIDE.
I DON'T...
ALL RIGHT.
AH, BROTHER.
"HAVE EDGAR OR NORMAN
TAKE BOAT TO OSI
BY 11:00 A.M. FOR POTS.
PLEASE DON'T WAKE ME
UNTIL WE GET THERE, OKAY?"
OHHHH.
YOU GUYS READY?
-YEAH.
SIG'S IN HIS RACK,
SO I'LL JUST TAKE THE BOAT OVER
AND PARK IT AT THE POT DOCK
AND START PUTTING
SOME POTS ON IT.
Narrator:
A HALF-DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE,
THE NORTHWESTERNCREW
FINALLY GETS TO WORK.
Edgar: [ WHISTLES ]
SIGURD?
Narrator:
NOW FOR THE FUN PART...
Edgar: SIG?
Narrator:
...WAKING UP THEIR CAPTAIN.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
[ SIGHS ]
[ EXHALES ]
HEY, DUDE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
-GLAD YOU MADE IT IN.
-YEAH. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
-WELL... [ COUGHS ]
Sig: ....AT LEAST
YOU MADE IT UP THERE.
-YEAH.
-THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
YEP.
AHHH. SO...
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
YEAH.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY
THE POTS AREN'T ON THE BOAT?
WELL, WE GOT A BOAT THAT
SLIPPED IN IN FRONT OF US.
THAT'S WHY
I TELL YOU GUYS
YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE
THIS DOCK FOR GRANTED,
"OH, NO PROBLEM."
[BLEEP]
GET YOUR [BLEEP] POTS
AND GO FISH!
MOTHER [BLEEP].
WHY DIDN'T YOU
WAKE ME UP?
YEAH. I JUST GOT HERE.
I WANT MY POTS!
♪♪
[BLEEP]
YOU GUYS GOT
TO STOP BEING [BLEEP]!
I JUST GOT HERE.
I WANT TO GO.
I JUST GOT HERE,
SO I...
I'D JUST LIKE TO BE AHEAD,
NOT BEHIND.
AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY
BEHIND RIGHT NOW,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
THIS IS JUST
RIDICULOUS, MAN.
WE SHOULD BE HOURS AHEAD
OF THE GAME BY NOW --
HOURS.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator:
...AFTER ANOTHER BOAT STOLE
THEIR SPOT AT THE LOADING DOCK,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN HAS GOT
HIS CREW WORKING DOUBLE TIME
TO GET THE POTS ON BOARD.
THE WEATHER'S COOPERATING.
I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
THE LONGER SIG'S DELAYED,
THE GREATER THE CHANCES HE'LL
MISS OUT ON A FRESH OPILIO PICK.
WHY AREN'T THOSE
COD POTS RIGGED?
AND THE VETERAN SKIPPER
IS NOT ABOUT TO LET THAT HAPPEN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
RIG THOSE POTS?
WE DIDN'T KNOW IF
WE WERE GONNA -- I DON'T KNOW.
WE CAN JUST THROW
A SHOT IN THEM AND...
IT DOESN'T MATTER!
EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT RIGGED,
GET THEM ON THE BOAT.
I DON'T CARE.
-ROGER. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
-WE GET OUT THERE.
-ROGER.
♪♪
ALL THE STUFF THEY'RE DOING NOW
SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE YESTERDAY.
GETTING YELLED AT
FOR NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH.
WE SHOULD BE LOADING.
THEY'RE STILL RIGGING,
WHICH IS NOT THE PLAN.
-THAT'S RIGHT.
-SIX-GALLON.
TRYING TO GET US ALL
TO GET IN TOP GEAR,
GET THIS [BLEEP] THROUGH.
I DON'T LIKE THAT CABLE.
IT LOOKS A LITTLE RAGGED.
♪♪
ALL THAT'S GOT TO
BE CLEANED OUT.
WHY ARE WE
DOING THIS NOW?
HE USUALLY DOESN'T MICROMANAGE,
BUT HE'S A LITTLE STRESSED.
HE WANTS TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
HOW COME NONE OF THIS
[BLEEP] IS DONE?
WE WANT TO
GET THESE ON AND GO.
I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY LOST
A BUNCH OF TIME, MAN.
I KNOW.
♪♪
I WANT TO GO!
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: 305 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
♪♪
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL?
GONNA TRY TO FINISH OFF TO
THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TODAY.
LET'S GET DOWN
TO BUSINESS, BOYS.
Narrator:
...ON EDGE AND 10,000 POUNDS
SHY OF HIS BAIRDI QUOTA...
Josh:
THE NEXT STRINGS THAT I PULL
ARE MY FARTHEST OUT
TO THE WEST THERE,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT
WE COME UP WITH.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
EYES THE END OF THE SEASON
AND THE START
OF THE OPILIO FISHERY.
WE'RE JUST NOT GIVING UP.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S SOME CRAB.
♪♪
-YEAH!
-THAT'S SOME CRAB.
DO THEY LOOK OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
♪♪
-122.
-122.
Josh:
HOPEFULLY, THIS MAINTAINS.
THAT WOULD BE SUPER FANTASTIC.
-THERE WE GO.
-YEAH!
-WE GOT CRAB.
-THERE!
-WE GOT CRAB.
-GETTING BETTER.
-YEAH!
-BETTER AND BETTER.
TRIPLE DIGITS DEEP.
MAKING IT HAPPEN NOW.
[ Laughing ]
YEAH. YEAH.
♪♪
Man:
YEAH, BABY.
YEAH, BABY.
THAT'S MEATY.
156.
TOP POT OF THE YEAR.
YEAH, THAT'S
A GOOD ONE, GUYS.
Man: YEAH,
THAT'S A GOOD POT.
-YEAH. THAT'S A BIG POT.
-THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE.
WHAT WE NEEDED.
♪♪
WE GOT THINGS
DIALED IN PROPERLY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
DOING ALL RIGHT, TAYLOR?
♪♪
WHAT IN THE [BLEEP]?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
JUST HAPPENED THERE?
♪♪
IT SOUNDED LIKE MAVAR
HIT THE RAIL WITH THE HOOK,
BUT IT WAS TAYLOR'S HEAD.
NOT GOOD.
Narrator: AFTER RELEASING
THE PICKING HOOK,
DECKHAND JOHNNY MAVAR
ACCIDENTALLY
KNOCKS THE GREENHORN'S HEAD
WITH A 30-POUND PIECE
OF BLUNT STEEL.
♪♪
♪♪
-HEY.
-HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
-YOU DOING OKAY, TAYLOR?
-WHAT?
-YOU OKAY?
-YEAH, BROTHER.
Man:
WHAT HAPPENED?
HEY, I'M BLEEDING.
I'M BLEEDING.
ARE YOU?
♪♪
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
Narrator: ...INTERIOR DESIGN
ON THE BERING SEA.
[ Laughing ]
I'M PUTTING IN SCONCES
IN MY STATEROOM.
IT'S CHEAP, IT'S FUN,
AND I GOT ONE MORE TO DO.
THIS IS WHAT I DO TO,
LIKE, GET MYSELF RELAXED.
IT GETS MY MIND WORKING,
SO THERE'S NOBODY ELSE
IN THIS ENTIRE FLEET RIGHT NOW,
AND PROBABLY IN
THE STATE OF ALASKA ON A BOAT,
PUTTING SCONCES ON.
♪♪
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
IS GREATNESS STARTS
WITH JUST A LIGHT.
HUH.
LET'S SEE IF
THEY'RE EVEN STRAIGHT.
[ Whispering ]
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR A CRAB BOAT.
Narrator: EVEN WITHOUT HIS
BROTHER KEITH,
BAIRDI KING MONTE COLBURN
CRUSHES THE COMPETITION.
"WILD" BILL HAS NOWHERE
TO GO BUT UP.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
HEY, I'M BLEEDING.
I'M BLEEDING.
-ARE YOU?
-AH, [BLEEP]. OH, MAN.
-HE'S GUSHING.
-HEY!
GO! GO NOW.
-YEP.
TAYLOR GOT HIT IN THE HEAD
WITH THE PICKING HOOK,
AND HE'S BLEEDING
A LITTLE BIT.
SAYS HE'S FINE,
BUT HE'S BLEEDING.
YEAH. OKAY.
WE'LL SEND CASEY DOWN.
CASEY -- LICENSED EMT --
[BLEEP] DOWN TO GO
AND CHECK HIM OUT.
♪♪
-WHAT?
-COME HERE.
I DIDN'T SEE STARS, THOUGH.
I'M GOOD.
♪♪
Casey: ONLY HIT
THE ONE SPOT, RIGHT?
I THINK SO.
♪♪
PERFECT.
♪♪
[ Laughing ]
WHAT A SAVAGE.
HOW MANY DID YOU HAVE,
TAYLOR?
DO YOU REMEMBER?
-WHAT?
HOW MANY DID YOU HAVE?
OH-HO-HO, NICE.
WHAT HAPPENS?
IT'S A CRAB BOAT.
HE REMEMBERED HIS COUNT --
27 CRAB --
WHEN HE WENT BACK OVER THERE,
WHICH MEANS HE'S EITHER
A REALLY GOOD,
REALLY QUICK [BLEEP],
OR HE DIDN'T GET HIT...
-YOU GOOD?
-I'M GOOD.
HE'S GOOD.
Narrator:
DR. McMANUS' DIAGNOSIS --
JUST A SMALL CUT ON THE SCALP,
NO CONCUSSION.
HIS PRESCRIPTION --
WALK IT OFF.
THAT KID IS PHENOMENAL --
A PHENOMENAL WORKER.
HE'S A GOOD GUY.
LADIES, HE'S SINGLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
WE'RE GETTING THIS PUPPY DONE.
I WILL...
Narrator: JOSH'S GAMBLE TO
FISH BAIRDI EARLY HAS PAID OFF.
LAST POT!
Narrator: HE CAN CAP HIS TANKS,
HEAD BACK TO DUTCH,
AND MAKE THE LAUNCH FOR OPILIO.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING.
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
Narrator:
FOR THE BAIRDI SEASON,
LESS THAN A WEEK'S WORK
IS WORTH OVER 10 GRAND A MAN.
-OH, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
-YES!
-PARADISE...
-I KNOW.
-ARE YOU GUYS HAPPY?
-I'M REALLY HAPPY.
OH, DON'T KISS ME,
[BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]
-HELL, YEAH. [BLEEP]
-GOOD JOB, DUDE.
[ GROANS ]
FINALLY DONE.
SECOND BAIRDI SEASON OF MY LIFE,
AND IT WAS FAST.
♪♪
Narrator:
FOR JOSH AND THE CORNELIA MARIE,
BAIRDI IS COMING TO AN END.
♪♪
-THINK THAT'S IT?
-YEP. I THINK SO.
Narrator: FOR CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL ON THE SUMMER BAY,
HIS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN...
MAYBE.
WE'LL RUN AND GET IT HOT
AT THE DOCK.
IF IT HOLDS WATER, WE'LL GO.
-GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
♪♪
AHH.
HERE WE GO.
EVERYBODY GOT
THEIR FINGERS CROSSED?
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
IT'S BEEN DOWN
FOR TWO WEEKS NOW.
THIS HAS TO WORK.
♪♪
♪♪
-YEAH! YEAH, BABY.
-WHOO-HOO! WHOO!
17 DAYS ON A 6-DAY PROJECT,
SO IF YOU GUYS ARE READY,
LET'S LET THEM GO.
Man:
LET THEM GO!
Narrator:
AFTER SPENDING OVER TWO WEEKS
AND $60,000 AT DOCK...
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator:
...BILL FINALLY SETS SAIL,
READY TO BEGIN
THE BAIRDI FISHERY.
FOR THE REST OF THE FLEETS,
THE TREACHEROUS
OPILIO SEASON AWAITS.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS WHERE WE GET SERIOUS.
YOU GUYS READY TO GO?
-YEAH.
-ROGER.
[ CHEERING ]
-THESE GUYS ARE EXCITED FOR IT.
-YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO KICK
THESE [BLEEP] ASSES.
♪♪
ALRIGHTY, BOYS.
YOU ALL GOOD?
LET'S THROW OUR LINES.
TIME TO GO, MAN.
EVERYBODY'S JACKED UP.
WE'RE ALL READY TO GO.
IT'S EXCITING.
HONKED THE HORN,
SAID GOODBYE TO MOM.
WE OUT OF HERE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
-OKAY, GUYS.
-CLEAR.
-RELEASE.
-YEP.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
JUST GONNA HAVE TO
FORGET EVERYTHING,
LOOK FORWARD,
AND GET OUR HEAD
IN THE GAME HERE.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
FROM HERE ON OUT,
THAT'S IT -- FISHING.
♪♪
Josh: WE DID IT,
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN ODE
TO THE OLD MAN.
HE LOVED DUCK FARTS,
AND HERE WE ARE.
Narrator: BEFORE JOSH HARRIS
AND THE CORNELIA MARIE
JOIN THE RACE FOR OPILIO...
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THE DUCK FART ON ME,
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS.
Narrator: ...THERE'S TIME
FOR A HARRIS FAMILY TRADITION.
GENTLEMEN, HERE IS TO
A SUCCESSFUL SEASON
AND THE OLD MAN,
AND HE'D BE PROUD
TO SEE EVERYBODY.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
-HERE'S TO PHIL.
-YEAH.
-HERE'S TO PHIL.
-CHEERS.
-THANK YOU.
Josh: CHEERS, BOYS.
GOOD JOB.
♪♪
♪♪
Jake: THEY'RE CALLING FOR
THE WORST WEATHER IN 150 YEARS.
YOU WANT TO PROVE YOURSELF?
WINTER SEASON IS THE PLACE.
-AHHH!
-PULL IT OFF HIM.
Monte: YOU ARE GONNA CRY,
YOU ARE GONNA BLEED...
[ GAGS ]
...GET BEAT DOWN.
-YOU OKAY?
-YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?
IS HE BREATHING?
IF YOU'VE EVER
FOUGHT FOR A DREAM,
YOU'D KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE
WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
[ AEROSMITH'S "DREAM ON" PLAYS ]
♪♪
♪ EVERY TIME
THAT I LOOK IN THE MIRROR ♪
♪ ALL THESE LINES
ON MY FACE GETTING CLEARER ♪
Sig: THIS IS WINTER,
AND WITH WINTER COMES PAIN.
EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
I'M STILL NERVOUS.
♪ THE PAST IS GONE ♪
♪ IT WENT BY LIKE DUSK TO DAWN ♪
Josh: I'M THE LAST AND FINAL
OF HARRIS FISHING.
IT'S MY TURN TO REALLY
JUST TURN UP THE HEAT,
AND LET'S DO THIS.
IT'S TIME.
♪ ISN'T THAT THE WAY? ♪
♪ EVERYBODY GOT THEIR DUES
IN LIFE TO PAY ♪
Jake:
THE TRUTH IS, I WANT TO FISH
BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT I'M MADE OF.
♪ YEAH, SING WITH ME
SING FOR THE YEAR ♪
♪ SING FOR THE LAUGHTER ♪200.
♪ SING FOR THE TEAR ♪
♪ SING WITH ME JUST FOR TODAY ♪
♪ MAYBE TOMORROW
THE GOOD LORD TAKE YOU AWAY ♪
HEY, I'M BLEEDING.
I'M BLEEDING.
Casey:
DOES THAT HURT?
Jake: IF YOU SURVIVE THIS,
YOU CAN GET THROUGH ANYTHING.
♪ DREAM ON, DREAM ON ♪Men: YEAH! WHOO!
♪ DREAM UNTIL
YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE ♪
Man: HELP!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
DO NOT EVER [BLEEP]
TOUCH THAT.
♪ DREAM ON, DREAM ON, DREAM ON ♪WHOO!
Sig: CAREFUL!
THAT WASN'T ME.
BLAME IT ON HER.
♪ DREAM ON ♪
THIS BIG, FULL MOON
IS KILLING US.
-OH!
-HE'S GOING OVER.
GET HIM OUT
OF THE WATER NOW!
♪ SING WITH ME SING
FOR THE YEARS ♪
♪ SING FOR THE LAUGHTER
SING FOR THE TEARS ♪
GET OUT THERE!
♪ SING WITH ME JUST FOR TODAY ♪
♪ MAYBE TOMORROW
THE GOOD LORD TAKE YOU AWAY ♪
Jake:
YOU EVER HAVE A DREAM?
YOU GOT TO BE WILLING.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ WAVES CRASHING, WIND BLOWING ]
Narrator:
JANUARY 2018.
♪♪
WITH THE FALL SEASON
PUT TO BED...
♪♪
...WINTER AWAKENS
ON THE BERING SEA.
THERE'S SOME REAL BIG WEATHER
OUT HERE, YOU KNOW.
ONE OF THOSE WAVES
WOULD BE PRETTY DEVASTATING
TO A HUMAN BODY.
♪♪
WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH UP,
AND IT AIN'T OVER.
Narrator:
TWO BOATS ARE ALREADY AT SEA,
FIGHTING FOR THE LAST
OF THEIR BAIRDI QUOTA.
Monte: THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY
SLOWING US DOWN.
WE'RE STILL GETTING
THROUGH THE POTS.
IT'S JUST NOT
NEARLY AS PLEASANT.
♪♪
Narrator:
AND IN DUTCH HARBOR...
-GO AHEAD?
-YEP. THREE MORE TO GO.
Narrator: ...THE REST
OF THE FLEET HAS ARRIVED
FOR THE START OF OPILIO SEASON.
THIS IS OPIES,
AND THERE'S FREQUENT STORMS --
ONE AFTER ANOTHER --
BUT I'M GOING FOR IT.
Narrator: WITH 76 MILLION BUCKS
ON THE TABLE...
Sean:
WE'LL GO HIT THE OPIES HARD.
EVERYBODY'S OUT HERE
TO MAKE MONEY.
Narrator: ...IT'S FIRST COME,
FIRST SERVED.
IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO TRY TO BE
ONE OF THE FIRST GUYS OUT THERE,
IF YOU CAN.
COMING IN FOR SECONDS
USUALLY DOESN'T HELP YOU AT ALL.
Narrator:
SO, BUCKLE UP.
THE NASTY SEASON IS UPON US.
Sig: COULD GET UGLY.
IT'S GONNA BE A RACE.
♪♪
Man: DO WE HAVE TO BLEED
THE WATER ON THAT TURBO, BILLY,
BLEED THE AIR OUT OF THE WATER?
Bill: IT MIGHT HELP,
OR IT'S GONNA...
Narrator:
ON THE 113-FOOT SUMMER BAY...
Man: GOT OUR PART. LOOK LIKE
THIS ONE'S GONNA WORK.
THIS HAS BEEN
THE MOST ANTICIPATED PART
I THINK I'VE EVER HAD.
Narrator:
...TWO WEEKS AGO...
GUESS WE'RE READY
TO MAKE SOME MONEY
AND GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
ARRIVED EARLY
TO CATCH HIS BAIRDI QUOTA
BEFORE THE FLEET
ARRIVED FOR OPILIO.
AND THE LONGER YOU WAIT,
THE LESS THERE IS TO CATCH.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
Narrator:
BUT WATER DAMAGE TOOK OUT
HIS PORTSIDE MAIN ENGINE...
♪♪
...AND DUE TO SHIPPING DELAYS
AND BAD PARTS...
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S
A FLAT SPOT ON IT.
I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE.
...A 2-DAY REPAIR
HAS BALLOONED TO 14.
Nick: JUST BE REAL CAREFUL
SITTING ON AN INVOICE HERE.
♪♪
IT'S BEEN
A LONG PROCESS HERE.
YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A [BLEEP].
Narrator: NOW WITH HIS OVERHAUL
AT 50 GRAND AND COUNTING,
EVERY DAY AT THE DOCK
PUSHES THE VETERAN SKIPPER
EVEN DEEPER INTO DEBT.
Bill:
IT'S A HURDLE.
WE GO THROUGH IT, OVER IT,
AROUND IT, WHATEVER IT TAKES.
WE'LL GO GET IT DONE.
YOU GUYS BE REAL CAREFUL
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
DON'T BE DROPPING ANYTHING
DOWN INSIDE OR ANYWHERE.
WE GOT TO JUST BE CAREFUL.
♪♪
Narrator:
ACROSS THE DOCKS...
WELL, WE'RE BACK AT IT --
OPILIO, 2018 SEASON.
WE'RE UP HERE
TRYING TO GET READY.
...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
COMING OFF OF OUR LAST KING-CRAB
SEASON -- THAT WAS AMAZING.
THAT WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS,
LIKE THEY SAY,
AND THEN EDGAR TOOK OVER FOR A
BAIRDI SEASON JUST RIGHT AFTER.
HE KEPT THE MOMENTUM
GOING FOR US.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SIG LOOKS TO KEEP
THE HANSEN WINNING STREAK ALIVE
BY STAKING THEIR CLAIM
ON THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING
FOR EDGAR TO GET INTO TOWN.
ONCE HE GETS INTO TOWN,
YOU KNOW,
LAST THING IS TO GRAB OUR POTS
OVER AT THE POT DOCK.
ONCE THE POTS ARE ON BOARD,
YOU KNOW, WE COULD LEAVE,
BUT I WANT TO HAVE
THAT HEAD START,
SO I CAN MAKE SOME SPEED,
GAIN SOME GROUND.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT FOR ME.
Narrator: UNLIKE RED CRAB,
WHICH ARE ALWAYS ON THE MOVE,
OPILIOS SCHOOL UP.
IF THE COMPETITION
GETS THERE FIRST,
THE FISHING BECOMES SPOTTY.
WHEN YOU GET OUT OF TOWN FIRST,
YOU OPEN YOURSELF UP
TO MORE OPTIONS.
IF YOU GET OUT OF TOWN LAST,
YOU KNOW OTHER GUYS
ARE PILING IN THOSE SPOTS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE WANTED
TO HAVE BEEN.
Narrator: WITH LESS THAN
20 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE,
SIG NEEDS HIS BROTHER
AND GEAR ON BOARD
SO HE CAN GO.
FOR ME, IT JUST --
I GOT A FUNNY FEELING
IN MY STOMACH, YOU KNOW?
I KNOW THAT THIS IS WINTER,
AND IT'S GONNA BE TOUGHER,
BUT THE MAIN THING
IS TO GET GOING.
JUST, HOPEFULLY
MY BROTHER MAKES IT IN,
AND THEN WE GRAB THE POTS.
WE'RE GONE.
♪♪
Narrator: 300 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
♪♪
...ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
Casey: IF I HAD TO PUT
A NUMBER ON THESE,
I'D SAY 20- TO 25-FOOT SEAS
AND ABOUT A 45- TO 50-KNOT WIND.
USUALLY ABOUT THE 40-KNOT POINT,
IF YOU WATCH THE SEAGULLS --
WATCH THE FEATHERS ACROSS
THE BACKS OF THEIR WINGS,
AND YOU SEE THEM START TO RUFFLE
IN CLOSE TO THEIR BODIES,
THAT'S USUALLY ABOUT
A 40- TO 45-KNOT BLOW.
USUALLY AFTER 50,
THEY PLUMB QUIT FLYING.
[ Laughing ]
THEY THROW IN THE TOWEL.
THEY'RE LIKE,
"NO. WE'RE GOOD."
I'M ALL ABOUT FISHING
[BLEEP] WEATHER,
BUT I GOT A LOT OF RESPECT,
AND I KNOW WHAT
THIS THING CAN DO,
SO JUST TAKING IT SLOW.
Narrator: ...IN FULL COMMAND OF
THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE...
JOSH IS BACK IN THE SADDLE.
HE'S GETTING TO HAUL SOME GEAR
IN SOME [BLEEP] WEATHER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
IS HUNTING BAIRDI
IN THE MIDDLE
OF AN ARCTIC STORM.
♪♪
TOOK A YEAR OFF.
KIND OF TAKES A LITTLE BIT
TO WORK OUT THE OLD COBWEBS.
I'M JUST HAPPY
TO BE BACK ON THE SEA.
♪♪
WHOO!
LITTLE...TODAY.
-WHOA-HO-HO!
-ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
WE GOT THE FIRST BAG
LINED UP IN THE OLD SIGHTS.
Narrator:
STILL SHORT 50,000 POUNDS,
JOSH NEEDS TO FINISH UP BAIRDI,
SO HE CAN GET
HIS OPILIO SEASON STARTED.
Josh:
CAME ALL THE WAY OVER HERE
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME
REALLY GOOD HELP FROM MONTE.
VERY THANKFUL TO MONTE COLBURN.
Narrator: NOW HE'S BANKING THAT
WIZARDCAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN'S
HOT TIP IS STILL HOT.
HOPE WE WILL HIT
CLOSE TO 50,000 TODAY
'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME TO [BLEEP] AROUND.
WE GOT TO GET THERE NOW.
[BLEEP]
Man: GO BACK.
GO BACK. GO BACK.
-AH! [BLEEP]
-OH.
Narrator: BUT THE TURBULENT SEAS
AREN'T GIVING IT UP EASY.
Man:
HEY, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!
Casey:
OH, IT'S GONE.
NO. IT'S NOT.
AH, [BLEEP].
♪♪
♪♪
-GOOD JOB.
-YOU GOT IT.
GOOD SAVE.
GOOD SAVE, KID.
♪♪
JUST TAKES TIME
WHEN THE WEATHER SUCKS.
IT'S LONGER TO GET TO THE BAGS,
HARDER TO PULL UP ALL THE BAGS.
SLOW.
REAL SLOW MOVING.
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T LIKE MOVING SLOW.
♪♪
I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT TYPE OF NUMBER
WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS.
NEED AN 81 AVERAGE THROUGH
THE YEAR TO FINISH BAIRDI.
COME ON.
PLEASE, BE, LIKE, 150.
PULL UP.
♪♪
-WHOO!
-YEAH, DUDE.
[BLEEP]
WHOA.
[ LAUGHS ]
-WHOA.
-WOW. THEY'RE TURBO.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
-YEAH, DUDE.
-WHOO!
-YEAH, BABY!
-OH, HEY.
GOOD POT.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED.
-135.
ALL RIGHT.
135.
THANK YOU, MONTE.
HOLY [BLEEP].
WHEW.
I'LL GET IT SO YOU GUYS
AREN'T GETTING DEUCED
RIGHT IN THE FACE.
THESE WAVES CAN COME CRASHING
RIGHT OVER THE SIDE HERE
AND TAKE THEM OUT.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
GETS A GUY
TANGLED UP IN THE LINE,
AND HE'S GOING OVER THE SIDE
OF THE BOAT WITH IT.
-THERE WE GO.
-YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-YEAH.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
YEAH. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
WE GOT SOME NUMBERS.
I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE NEED IT --
NEED IT IN THE WORST WAY.
WE'RE GONNA BURN
THE MIDNIGHT OIL.
♪♪
Narrator:
DESPITE THE 45-KNOT WINDS
AND 30-FOOT SWELLS...
♪♪
...JOSH CHASES HIS QUOTA
INTO THE NIGHT.
AND DOWN WE GO,
AND UP WE GO.
♪♪
THAT'S A NICE POT.
♪♪
134.
WE'RE EARNING IT TODAY, BOY.
♪♪
Man:
AH, I HAD IT!
THE CURRENTS ARE RIPPING
REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: PULLED BY A MASSIVE
TIDAL SURGE...
♪♪
...GETTING THE POTS ABOARD
IS HARDER STILL.
THIS IS THE LAST POT,
TOO, HUH?
YEAH.
PRETTY SURE
THIS IS THE LAST POT.
IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST FEW
THAT [BLEEP] YOU UP.
IT'S STARTING TO GET
SO [BLEEP] RIDICULOUS.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS...
IT'S THE SIXTH
[BLEEP] ATTEMPT
TO GET THIS [BLEEP]
PULLED IN.
Man:
HEY, HEY, SON.
-YOU GOT IT?
-GOT IT.
-GOT IT.
-GOT IT.
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man: GIVE ME THE BALL SLIP.
GIVE ME THE BALL SLIP.
THROW THE ROPE.
GET IT OVER. GET IT OVER.
OW! OW!
HEY, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA!
♪♪
Man: HEY!
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
THROW THE ROPE.
GET IT OVER. GET IT OVER.
OW! OW!
HEY, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.
THAT'S OUT OF THE WAY.
YOU'RE FINE.
I WAS MAKING SURE YOU WEREN'T
GETTING IMPALED BY THE HOOK.
JUST GET IT OFF SO I CAN GET
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THE WAY.
YEP. YEP. GO.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU ALL RIGHT THERE,
BIG DOG?
-NO.
-WHAT HAPPENED?
[BLEEP] TRYING TO
FLIP ME OVERBOARD.
STOOD UP WITH THE BUOY
AND HELD ONTO IT?
JUST ABOUT
GOT RIPPED OVER THE SIDE.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO PLAY
TUG-OF-WAR WITH A TRUCK.
Narrator: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO
HAUL GEAR IN RIPPING TIDES,
DECKHAND JON FARRELL
PINS A BUOY AGAINST THE RAIL.
WITH HIS HAND
PINCHED BY THE LINE,
THE 800-POUND POT
DIVES UNDER THE BOAT,
NEARLY PULLING THE 35-YEAR-OLD
FISHERMAN DOWN WITH IT.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT
AN 800-TON BOAT FEELS LIKE?
THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
♪♪
Josh:
IT'S A BLESSING, THOUGH.
IT'S A GOOD THING
HE DIDN'T GO OVER
'CAUSE TRYING TO GET SOMEBODY
BACK IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER
IS EXTREMELY HARD.
♪♪
GO AHEAD AND LEAVE
THAT POT LAUNCHER.
♪♪
Narrator: WITH 20 MINUTES
BETWEEN STRINGS...
YOU ON THIS ONE, THERE,
BIG DOG?
Narrator: ...JOSH CHECKS IN
WITH HIS NEW PARTNER...
...BAIRDI KING MONTE COLBURN.
Josh:
JUST GONNA GIVE YOU MY REPORT
'CAUSE I'M DOING ABOUT 4,000
POUNDS OF STRING RIGHT NOW.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU PRETTY MUCH
GOT IT, THEN, NOW.
Josh: ROGER THAT.
WE'RE STILL BAITING, THOUGH.
WE'RE BORED.
I'VE BEEN GETTING MY ASS KICKED
ALL AFTERNOON HERE.
NO. WE'VE BEEN GRINDING AWAY
HERE OURSELVES.
JUST KIND OF
KEEP COMING FOR US.
-WHOO-HOO!
-YEAH.
Josh: IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING
WITH YOU SO FAR, BUDDY.
YEAH. ROGER THAT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, GIVE ME
A SHOUT IN THE MORNING.
[BLEEP] LOVE THAT GUY.
HE'S COOL.
YEAH.
Monte: SOUNDS LIKE
HE'S GETTING WHAT HE NEEDS.
IT'S NICE TO HELP HIM OUT.
I'M SURE IT'LL COME BACK
AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
THEY BOUNCE OFF EACH OTHER
PRETTY GOOD --
JOSH AND CASEY DO.
ME AND MY BROTHER
ROTATED LIKE THAT ON HERE
YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
Narrator:
AFTER BIG BROTHER KEITH
WAS TAKEN OUT
WITH A SPINAL INFECTION,
MONTE TOOK THE WIZARD'SREIGNS,
ALONG WITH THE LARGEST
BAIRDI QUOTA IN THE FLEET.
Monte: 150,000 POUNDS
OF BAIRDI IS A LOT.
IT'S, LIKE, ALMOST 10%
OF THE OVERALL QUOTA.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM
BACK OUT HERE FOR OPIES
BECAUSE I REALLY MISS
WORKING OUTSIDE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: AND WITH ONLY
20,000 POUNDS LEFT TO CATCH...
...MONTE NEEDS A 160 AVERAGE
TO WRAP HIS BAIRDI SEASON
AND QUICKLY JOIN THE FLEET
FOR OPILIO.
THE WEATHER CERTAINLY
HASN'T IMPROVED,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
40 KNOTS NOW.
THEY'RE CALLING FOR
50-PLUS TONIGHT.
♪♪
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY
PICKED UP A NOTCH.
WE'RE DOING JUST FINE.
WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU,
IT'S NICE THAT I'VE GOT
MY A-TEAM OUT THERE TONIGHT.
HOT DOG!
LET'S GO.
[ SINGS INDISTINCTLY ]
THE THING
ABOUT THE WEATHER IS
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.
WE DO WHAT WE CAN.
♪♪
-YEE-HOO-HOO!
-YEAH, BABY. [ LAUGHS ]
-WHOO-HOO!
-YEAH. YEAH!
YES!
♪♪
THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB
IN THAT TIP.
♪♪
MAN, THEY ADD UP FAST LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW THAT?
-I'M GOOD.
-OH!
-WHOO-HOO!
-GO, BABY!
-WHOO!
-OH!
-WHOO!
-WHOO.
-KING PARADISE.
-KING PARADISE.
MONSTERS.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT 180 AVERAGE
WILL DO TO EVERYBODY'S SPIRITS.
YOU KNOW?
HERE WE GO.
ONE-SEVEN-SIX, ROGER.
THAT'S THE LAST ONE HERE.
ONE OF THE COD GEAR.
IT'S ONLY LIKE
THREE MILES FROM HERE,
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'LL PROBABLY
TAKE ME 25 MINUTES
TO GET DOWN THERE.
♪♪
[ ENGINE THUMPING ]
♪♪
♪♪
CHIEF, GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND LOOK AT THE STEERING.
I'M NOT GETTING ANYTHING
ON MY INDICATOR HERE.
MAKE IT SNAPPY.
I DON'T KNOW. I'M HAVING
SOMETHING GOING ON
WITH MY STEERING
THAT'S NOT NORMAL.
♪♪
Narrator: UNABLE TO STEER
INTO THE WEATHER...
ROGER, WE GOT OBVIOUSLY
A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: ...THE WIZARDIS
VULNERABLE TO BEING BROADSIDED
BY THE 30-FOOT SWELL.
THIS IS THE LAST THING
WE NEED --
LACK OF STEERING.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
IN THE HEART OF A STORM...
Monte:
HEY, COME ON IN.
WE GOT OBVIOUSLY
A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
THIS IS THE LAST THING
WE NEED --
LACK OF STEERING.
Narrator:
THE WIZARDIS DEAD STICK,
LEAVING CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
DEFENSELESS
IN 30-FOOT SEAS
AND 45-KNOT WINDS.
Monte:
GONNA RUN DOWNSTAIRS.
Tony:
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
ABSOLUTELY NO ACTION --
NOTHING.
♪♪
THESE ARE TWO COMPLETELY
INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO, YOU WOULD THINK
THAT IF ONE FAILED,
THE OTHER
WOULD [BLEEP] WORK.
Narrator:
TO REGAIN CONTROL,
CAPTAIN AND CREW
MUST FIND THE PROBLEM.
ONE DIRECT HIT
FROM A BROADSIDE WAVE
COULD TOPPLE THE 300-TON VESSEL.
Monte:
WHERE IS THIS AD-100 HIDING?
CAN YOU OPEN THIS UP
AND STICK YOUR HEAD IN THERE
AND LOOK FOR IT?YEAH.
♪♪
NOW, I'M NOT REALLY
SEEING ANYTHING.
♪♪
Monte: OKAY. SO, ROGER,
TURN THAT POWER SUPPLY OFF.
OKAY.
TURNING IT OFF.
IT'S OFF.
-OKAY. TURN IT ON.
-OKAY.
[ BEEPING, RATTLING ]
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
WELL, I...
I MEAN,
IS THIS MAGICALLY...
-THERE YOU GO.
-IS IT WORKING?
-YEAH.
-[BLEEP] THERE WE GO.
THE RUDDER'S WORKING
RIGHT NOW?
YOU GOT RUDDER.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
FIRST STEP IN TECH SUPPORT --
THE OLD HARD REBOOT.
WELL, THAT WAS A WEIRD,
FREAKY DEAL, THERE.
Narrator:
WORKS EVERY TIME.
Monte: ALL I CAN SAY IS,
"GOOD JOB." RIGHT?
KIND OF STUMBLING THROUGH.
YEAH. WE'RE MOVING.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT --
I MEAN, A LOTOF THINGS.
STEERING THE BOAT
IS DEFINITELY NOT ONE OF THEM.
I HOPE THE OLD GIRL
IS READY TO CONTINUE ON,
AND WE CAN KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE
OF PUTTING
THIS BIG TRIP TOGETHER.
♪♪
Narrator: 290 MILES
TO THE SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Jacob: ♪ OH, BEAUTIFUL
FOR SPACIOUS SKIES ♪
Narrator:
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
♪ AMERICA, AMERICA,
GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE ♪
♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD
WITH BROTHERHOOD ♪
♪ FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪
♪♪
I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO BE BACK IN DUTCH.
WE'RE READY.
Sean:
KING SEASON WENT GOOD.
I WAS HAPPY WITH THAT.
IT WENT A LOT FASTER
THAN THE SEASON BEFORE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Jake:
EVERY TIME I GO OFF ON MY OWN
WITHOUT SIG,
WITHOUT KEITH, I DO WELL.
Narrator:
COMING OFF A STELLAR SEASON...
I DON'T HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS
TO ANY PARTNERS,
AND RIGHT NOW
I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
PREPARES TO
STRIKE OUT ON HIS OWN
FOR THE START
OF THE OPILIO FISHERY.
JUST HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME,
MYSELF, AND MY CREW AND MY BOAT.
Jake: YOU GOT TO GET
THE BASICS DOWN, LIKE BAIT.
YOU DO YOUR THING.
I'LL DO MINE. OKAY?
Narrator: AFTER A SLEW
OF FAILED PARTNERSHIPS...
YOU CALL ME UP HERE.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
YOU SCREW ME ONCE,
YOU NEVER WORK WITH ME AGAIN.
...JAKE TURNS HIS BACK
ON THE FLEET'S VETERANS,
BETTING ON HIMSELF.
I'M MY OWN GUY,
SO I'M GONNA BE BOLD
AND JUST GO RIGHT OUT OF HERE
AND JUST START SETTING THEM
ON THE NEAREST EDGE,
REALLY CLOSE TO TOWN --
SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER
THAN I'VE EVER FISHED.
Narrator:
THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S PLAN?
PROSPECT ONLY 50 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
LIKE, EIGHT HOURS
AWAY FROM HERE.
USUALLY WE'RE DAYS AWAY.
Narrator: ...GAMBLING ON
UNORTHODOX GROUNDS.
NOBODY'S REALLY FISHED
CLOSE BY HERE,
OR I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THEY'VE EVEN CHECKED.
IT COULD BE A HUGE,
GLORIOUS MOVE,
OR IT COULD BE
A COMPLETE FAILURE.
EITHER WAY, I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO FAIL OR SUCCEED ON MY OWN.
♪♪
Narrator:
LESS THAN A MILE AWAY...
ARGH.
♪♪
All: HEY!
-HI.
-HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
-GOOD TO SEE YOU.
-OVER HERE.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR'S, MAN.
-YEAH. YOU, TOO.
GOOD STUFF, BUDDY.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR, BRO.
Narrator: ...AND FOUR DAYS
BEHIND THE REST OF THE CREW,
NORTHWESTERNDECK BOSS
EDGAR HANSEN
RETURNS FOR OPILIO SEASON.
ONE OF THE BOATS
TOOK OUR SPOT.
THE ONLY THING STANDING
BETWEEN THE BOAT AND FISHING?
120 CRAB POTS.
AND THE ONE ORDER CAPTAIN SIG
MADE BEFORE HITTING THE RACK?
GET THE BOAT
TO THE POT DOCK ON TIME.
WELL, THEY DIDN'T.
MIGHT WANT TO BE A LITTLE MORE
AWARE OF OUR SURROUNDINGS.
JUST SAYING.
LET'S GO INSIDE.
I DON'T...
ALL RIGHT.
AH, BROTHER.
"HAVE EDGAR OR NORMAN
TAKE BOAT TO OSI
BY 11:00 A.M. FOR POTS.
PLEASE DON'T WAKE ME
UNTIL WE GET THERE, OKAY?"
OHHHH.
YOU GUYS READY?
-YEAH.
SIG'S IN HIS RACK,
SO I'LL JUST TAKE THE BOAT OVER
AND PARK IT AT THE POT DOCK
AND START PUTTING
SOME POTS ON IT.
Narrator:
A HALF-DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE,
THE NORTHWESTERNCREW
FINALLY GETS TO WORK.
Edgar: [ WHISTLES ]
SIGURD?
Narrator:
NOW FOR THE FUN PART...
Edgar: SIG?
Narrator:
...WAKING UP THEIR CAPTAIN.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
[ SIGHS ]
[ EXHALES ]
HEY, DUDE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
-GLAD YOU MADE IT IN.
-YEAH. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
-WELL... [ COUGHS ]
Sig: ....AT LEAST
YOU MADE IT UP THERE.
-YEAH.
-THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
YEP.
AHHH. SO...
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
YEAH.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY
THE POTS AREN'T ON THE BOAT?
WELL, WE GOT A BOAT THAT
SLIPPED IN IN FRONT OF US.
THAT'S WHY
I TELL YOU GUYS
YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE
THIS DOCK FOR GRANTED,
"OH, NO PROBLEM."
[BLEEP]
GET YOUR [BLEEP] POTS
AND GO FISH!
MOTHER [BLEEP].
WHY DIDN'T YOU
WAKE ME UP?
YEAH. I JUST GOT HERE.
I WANT MY POTS!
♪♪
[BLEEP]
YOU GUYS GOT
TO STOP BEING [BLEEP]!
I JUST GOT HERE.
I WANT TO GO.
I JUST GOT HERE,
SO I...
I'D JUST LIKE TO BE AHEAD,
NOT BEHIND.
AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY
BEHIND RIGHT NOW,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
THIS IS JUST
RIDICULOUS, MAN.
WE SHOULD BE HOURS AHEAD
OF THE GAME BY NOW --
HOURS.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator:
...AFTER ANOTHER BOAT STOLE
THEIR SPOT AT THE LOADING DOCK,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN HAS GOT
HIS CREW WORKING DOUBLE TIME
TO GET THE POTS ON BOARD.
THE WEATHER'S COOPERATING.
I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
THE LONGER SIG'S DELAYED,
THE GREATER THE CHANCES HE'LL
MISS OUT ON A FRESH OPILIO PICK.
WHY AREN'T THOSE
COD POTS RIGGED?
AND THE VETERAN SKIPPER
IS NOT ABOUT TO LET THAT HAPPEN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
RIG THOSE POTS?
WE DIDN'T KNOW IF
WE WERE GONNA -- I DON'T KNOW.
WE CAN JUST THROW
A SHOT IN THEM AND...
IT DOESN'T MATTER!
EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT RIGGED,
GET THEM ON THE BOAT.
I DON'T CARE.
-ROGER. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
-WE GET OUT THERE.
-ROGER.
♪♪
ALL THE STUFF THEY'RE DOING NOW
SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE YESTERDAY.
GETTING YELLED AT
FOR NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH.
WE SHOULD BE LOADING.
THEY'RE STILL RIGGING,
WHICH IS NOT THE PLAN.
-THAT'S RIGHT.
-SIX-GALLON.
TRYING TO GET US ALL
TO GET IN TOP GEAR,
GET THIS [BLEEP] THROUGH.
I DON'T LIKE THAT CABLE.
IT LOOKS A LITTLE RAGGED.
♪♪
ALL THAT'S GOT TO
BE CLEANED OUT.
WHY ARE WE
DOING THIS NOW?
HE USUALLY DOESN'T MICROMANAGE,
BUT HE'S A LITTLE STRESSED.
HE WANTS TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
HOW COME NONE OF THIS
[BLEEP] IS DONE?
WE WANT TO
GET THESE ON AND GO.
I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY LOST
A BUNCH OF TIME, MAN.
I KNOW.
♪♪
I WANT TO GO!
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: 305 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
♪♪
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL?
GONNA TRY TO FINISH OFF TO
THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TODAY.
LET'S GET DOWN
TO BUSINESS, BOYS.
Narrator:
...ON EDGE AND 10,000 POUNDS
SHY OF HIS BAIRDI QUOTA...
Josh:
THE NEXT STRINGS THAT I PULL
ARE MY FARTHEST OUT
TO THE WEST THERE,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT
WE COME UP WITH.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
EYES THE END OF THE SEASON
AND THE START
OF THE OPILIO FISHERY.
WE'RE JUST NOT GIVING UP.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S SOME CRAB.
♪♪
-YEAH!
-THAT'S SOME CRAB.
DO THEY LOOK OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
♪♪
-122.
-122.
Josh:
HOPEFULLY, THIS MAINTAINS.
THAT WOULD BE SUPER FANTASTIC.
-THERE WE GO.
-YEAH!
-WE GOT CRAB.
-THERE!
-WE GOT CRAB.
-GETTING BETTER.
-YEAH!
-BETTER AND BETTER.
TRIPLE DIGITS DEEP.
MAKING IT HAPPEN NOW.
[ Laughing ]
YEAH. YEAH.
♪♪
Man:
YEAH, BABY.
YEAH, BABY.
THAT'S MEATY.
156.
TOP POT OF THE YEAR.
YEAH, THAT'S
A GOOD ONE, GUYS.
Man: YEAH,
THAT'S A GOOD POT.
-YEAH. THAT'S A BIG POT.
-THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE.
WHAT WE NEEDED.
♪♪
WE GOT THINGS
DIALED IN PROPERLY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
DOING ALL RIGHT, TAYLOR?
♪♪
WHAT IN THE [BLEEP]?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
JUST HAPPENED THERE?
♪♪
IT SOUNDED LIKE MAVAR
HIT THE RAIL WITH THE HOOK,
BUT IT WAS TAYLOR'S HEAD.
NOT GOOD.
Narrator: AFTER RELEASING
THE PICKING HOOK,
DECKHAND JOHNNY MAVAR
ACCIDENTALLY
KNOCKS THE GREENHORN'S HEAD
WITH A 30-POUND PIECE
OF BLUNT STEEL.
♪♪
♪♪
-HEY.
-HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
-YOU DOING OKAY, TAYLOR?
-WHAT?
-YOU OKAY?
-YEAH, BROTHER.
Man:
WHAT HAPPENED?
HEY, I'M BLEEDING.
I'M BLEEDING.
ARE YOU?
♪♪
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
Narrator: ...INTERIOR DESIGN
ON THE BERING SEA.
[ Laughing ]
I'M PUTTING IN SCONCES
IN MY STATEROOM.
IT'S CHEAP, IT'S FUN,
AND I GOT ONE MORE TO DO.
THIS IS WHAT I DO TO,
LIKE, GET MYSELF RELAXED.
IT GETS MY MIND WORKING,
SO THERE'S NOBODY ELSE
IN THIS ENTIRE FLEET RIGHT NOW,
AND PROBABLY IN
THE STATE OF ALASKA ON A BOAT,
PUTTING SCONCES ON.
♪♪
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
IS GREATNESS STARTS
WITH JUST A LIGHT.
HUH.
LET'S SEE IF
THEY'RE EVEN STRAIGHT.
[ Whispering ]
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR A CRAB BOAT.
Narrator: EVEN WITHOUT HIS
BROTHER KEITH,
BAIRDI KING MONTE COLBURN
CRUSHES THE COMPETITION.
"WILD" BILL HAS NOWHERE
TO GO BUT UP.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
HEY, I'M BLEEDING.
I'M BLEEDING.
-ARE YOU?
-AH, [BLEEP]. OH, MAN.
-HE'S GUSHING.
-HEY!
GO! GO NOW.
-YEP.
TAYLOR GOT HIT IN THE HEAD
WITH THE PICKING HOOK,
AND HE'S BLEEDING
A LITTLE BIT.
SAYS HE'S FINE,
BUT HE'S BLEEDING.
YEAH. OKAY.
WE'LL SEND CASEY DOWN.
CASEY -- LICENSED EMT --
[BLEEP] DOWN TO GO
AND CHECK HIM OUT.
♪♪
-WHAT?
-COME HERE.
I DIDN'T SEE STARS, THOUGH.
I'M GOOD.
♪♪
Casey: ONLY HIT
THE ONE SPOT, RIGHT?
I THINK SO.
♪♪
PERFECT.
♪♪
[ Laughing ]
WHAT A SAVAGE.
HOW MANY DID YOU HAVE,
TAYLOR?
DO YOU REMEMBER?
-WHAT?
HOW MANY DID YOU HAVE?
OH-HO-HO, NICE.
WHAT HAPPENS?
IT'S A CRAB BOAT.
HE REMEMBERED HIS COUNT --
27 CRAB --
WHEN HE WENT BACK OVER THERE,
WHICH MEANS HE'S EITHER
A REALLY GOOD,
REALLY QUICK [BLEEP],
OR HE DIDN'T GET HIT...
-YOU GOOD?
-I'M GOOD.
HE'S GOOD.
Narrator:
DR. McMANUS' DIAGNOSIS --
JUST A SMALL CUT ON THE SCALP,
NO CONCUSSION.
HIS PRESCRIPTION --
WALK IT OFF.
THAT KID IS PHENOMENAL --
A PHENOMENAL WORKER.
HE'S A GOOD GUY.
LADIES, HE'S SINGLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
WE'RE GETTING THIS PUPPY DONE.
I WILL...
Narrator: JOSH'S GAMBLE TO
FISH BAIRDI EARLY HAS PAID OFF.
LAST POT!
Narrator: HE CAN CAP HIS TANKS,
HEAD BACK TO DUTCH,
AND MAKE THE LAUNCH FOR OPILIO.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING.
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
Narrator:
FOR THE BAIRDI SEASON,
LESS THAN A WEEK'S WORK
IS WORTH OVER 10 GRAND A MAN.
-OH, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
-YES!
-PARADISE...
-I KNOW.
-ARE YOU GUYS HAPPY?
-I'M REALLY HAPPY.
OH, DON'T KISS ME,
[BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]
-HELL, YEAH. [BLEEP]
-GOOD JOB, DUDE.
[ GROANS ]
FINALLY DONE.
SECOND BAIRDI SEASON OF MY LIFE,
AND IT WAS FAST.
♪♪
Narrator:
FOR JOSH AND THE CORNELIA MARIE,
BAIRDI IS COMING TO AN END.
♪♪
-THINK THAT'S IT?
-YEP. I THINK SO.
Narrator: FOR CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL ON THE SUMMER BAY,
HIS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN...
MAYBE.
WE'LL RUN AND GET IT HOT
AT THE DOCK.
IF IT HOLDS WATER, WE'LL GO.
-GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
♪♪
AHH.
HERE WE GO.
EVERYBODY GOT
THEIR FINGERS CROSSED?
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
IT'S BEEN DOWN
FOR TWO WEEKS NOW.
THIS HAS TO WORK.
♪♪
♪♪
-YEAH! YEAH, BABY.
-WHOO-HOO! WHOO!
17 DAYS ON A 6-DAY PROJECT,
SO IF YOU GUYS ARE READY,
LET'S LET THEM GO.
Man:
LET THEM GO!
Narrator:
AFTER SPENDING OVER TWO WEEKS
AND $60,000 AT DOCK...
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator:
...BILL FINALLY SETS SAIL,
READY TO BEGIN
THE BAIRDI FISHERY.
FOR THE REST OF THE FLEETS,
THE TREACHEROUS
OPILIO SEASON AWAITS.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS WHERE WE GET SERIOUS.
YOU GUYS READY TO GO?
-YEAH.
-ROGER.
[ CHEERING ]
-THESE GUYS ARE EXCITED FOR IT.
-YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO KICK
THESE [BLEEP] ASSES.
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ALRIGHTY, BOYS.
YOU ALL GOOD?
LET'S THROW OUR LINES.
TIME TO GO, MAN.
EVERYBODY'S JACKED UP.
WE'RE ALL READY TO GO.
IT'S EXCITING.
HONKED THE HORN,
SAID GOODBYE TO MOM.
WE OUT OF HERE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
-OKAY, GUYS.
-CLEAR.
-RELEASE.
-YEP.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
JUST GONNA HAVE TO
FORGET EVERYTHING,
LOOK FORWARD,
AND GET OUR HEAD
IN THE GAME HERE.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
FROM HERE ON OUT,
THAT'S IT -- FISHING.
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Josh: WE DID IT,
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN ODE
TO THE OLD MAN.
HE LOVED DUCK FARTS,
AND HERE WE ARE.
Narrator: BEFORE JOSH HARRIS
AND THE CORNELIA MARIE
JOIN THE RACE FOR OPILIO...
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THE DUCK FART ON ME,
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS.
Narrator: ...THERE'S TIME
FOR A HARRIS FAMILY TRADITION.
GENTLEMEN, HERE IS TO
A SUCCESSFUL SEASON
AND THE OLD MAN,
AND HE'D BE PROUD
TO SEE EVERYBODY.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
-HERE'S TO PHIL.
-YEAH.
-HERE'S TO PHIL.
-CHEERS.
-THANK YOU.
Josh: CHEERS, BOYS.
GOOD JOB.
♪♪