Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 11 - Blackout - full transcript
A blackout leaves the Saga close to disaster in unfamiliar waters; unwilling to partner, Josh must fill his quota single-handedly; Keith makes an offer only a captain could refuse.
♪♪
WHOO!
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY
ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
HELLO, JAKE. I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER.
NO GOOD.
Jake: KEITH GAVE ME
HIS TABLE SCRAPS.
I'M NOT LISTENING
TO ANYBODY ANYMORE.
SEVENTEEN DAYS
ON A 6-DAY PROJECT.
YEAH, IF YOU GUYS ARE READY,
LET'S LET THEM GO.
I MEAN, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
IF WE KIND OF WORKED TOGETHER.
IT'D BE POINTLESS NOT TO.
FANTASTIC.
WHOO!
VERY THANKFUL TO MONTE COLBURN.
THE WIZARDHAS REALLY
COME THROUGH.
IT'S NICE TO HELP HIM OUT.
I'M SURE IT'LL COME BACK
AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
♪♪♪♪
-WHOA!
-GO!
♪♪
YEAH, BABY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, DOGGY!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: JUST OUTSIDE
DUTCH HARBOR...
ALMOST GOT ME.
WE'RE OFFICIALLY
FISHINGRIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
...ON THE 113-FOOT SAGA.
-OPIES [INDISTINCT].
-WHOO-HOO!
Jake: WE'RE 52 MILES
DIRECTLY NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.
NOBODY'S EVER BEEN KNOWN
TO CATCH OPIES HERE.
IF IT HITS,
NOBODY'S GOING TO GO HERE.
JUST TRUST MY JUDGMENT
IN THE BEGINNING,
AND ONCE WE FIND THEM,
WE'RE GOING TO CATCH THEM ALL.
Narrator: COMING OFF
A BREAKTHROUGH KING SEASON
WHERE HE DELIVERED
THE FLEET'S LARGEST QUOTA,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON LOOKS
TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING
ON NEW GROUNDS.
Jake: SO WE'RE GOING
TO FISH AROUND HERE,
AND THE WHOLE FLEET --
THAT'S 355 MILES
AWAY FROM US RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT JUST SETTING
IN THE DARK.
I'M SETTING WHERE I KNOW
THAT THERE'S MUD.
THAT'S WHAT OPIES LIKE.
IF THIS DOES GOOD,
THINK HOW MUCH MONEY
I'LL SAVE IN FUEL.
THINK HOW MUCH MONEY
I'LL SAVE IN DAILY COSTS.
YOU GOT TO DO THINGS LIKE...
SET IN RIDICULOUS AREAS.
IF IT HITS, THEN I'LL BE AHEAD
OF EVERYBODY BY WEEKS.
Narrator: IF JAKE'S DECISION TO
SET CLOSE TO TOWN COMES THROUGH,
HE COULD CUT HIS SEASON IN HALF
AND POTENTIALLY
DOUBLE HIS PROFITS.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T PAY OFF,
WHAT I'M GOING TO LOSE IS TIME,
AND TIME IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
I HAVE BECAUSE TIME IS MONEY.
DO IT AGAIN.
-YEAH!
-WHOO-HOO!
PRETTY OPTIMISTIC.
PRETTY OPTIMISTIC.
ONE THING'S FOR SURE.
THE CREW IS FANTASTIC
AS FAR AS THEIR SPIRIT.
-WHOO!
-GO, WHOA!
THEY WORK DAY AND NIGHT,
NO PROBLEM,
AND THEN I'VE GOT OLE
CHECKING ON THINGS
I DON'T HAVE TO.
THE BOAT'S IN A LOT BETTER
SHAPE, SO I'M JUST...
I'M GETTING TO FISH,
AND THAT'S IT.
OKAY, THIS IS THE LAST ONE.
-LAST ONE!
-LAST ONE!
-LAST ONE!
-MORE CRAB!
♪♪
AS FAR AS SOWING TIME GOES,
WE'LL BE SITTING ON OUR HANDS
'TIL TOMORROW MORNING.
[ CREAKING ]
CAN YOU HEAR THAT?
LIKE, THE BOAT SOUNDED LIKE...
I DON'T KNOW.
[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]
HO!
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
WE'RE LOSING POWER.
OLE!
-WHAT'S GOING ON?
-SOMETHING'S GOING DOWN.
-JAKE, YOU GOT POWER UP THERE?
-NO. HE NEEDS OLE, NOW.
-OH, [BLEEP].
-OLE!
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
Jake: SOMEBODY BETTER
GET THE [BLEEP] UP HERE
AND START RELAYING
INFORMATION FOR ME.
-WHOA! [ BLEEP ]
-OH [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
JUST GET UP HERE!
UP!
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S THE ISSUE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE WASN'T [BLEEP] LISTENING.
FIRE UP THE STARBOARD AUXILIARY.
GET IT ONLINE.
SWITCH OVER NOW.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO CONTROL
OVER THE BOAT RIGHT NOW.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE,
BEEPING ]
[BLEEP] DAMN.
♪♪
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
I HAD TO CHANGE THAT RACOR.
WHY WERE YOU CHANGING A RACOR
WITHOUT ME KNOWING ABOUT IT?
-HEY, I...
-WHY?
I'VE CHANGED THE RACORS MANY
TIMES WITHOUT YOU KNOWING.
I DON'T CARE.
BUT [BLEEP] YOU DOING IT
ON THE ENGINE THAT'S RUNNING?
-NO, I --
-YOU'RE GOING TO FRY THE PORTS.
YOU'RE GOING TO
FRY THE COMPUTER.
I UNDERSTAND.
-BAD IDEA.
-I KNOW.
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S CHECKING
THE [BLEEP] DIPSTICK.
LET ME KNOW, PLEASE.
-OKAY.
Narrator: WHILE CHANGING A FUEL
FILTER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING,
OLE ACCIDENTALLY CUT POWER
ACROSS THE WHOLE BOAT.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD
BECAUSE IF I LOSE POWER,
THAT MEANS I LOSE STEERING,
AND I LOSE MY THROTTLES.
IF OLE WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME,
I WOULD HAVE SWITCHED
GENERATORS OVER,
AND EVERYTHING
WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.
WE GOT LUCKY THAT TIME.
I'VE GOT TO FOCUS
ON CATCHING CRAB.
IF WE START RUNNING INTO CRAB,
EVERYTHING WILL BE JUST FINE.
I THINK WE'LL FIND OUT
HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...
TRIP WAS AWESOME.
BOSS WILL CALL ME
CAPTAIN "CAUGHT-TOO-MUCH"
I THINK.
THE TANK LOOKS GOOD, HUH?
-IT'S SEXY.
READY TO GO FILL IT UP.
Narrator:
FORCED INTO THE CAPTAIN'S
CHAIR AFTER HIS BROTHER,
KEITH COLBURN, HAD TO STEP AWAY
WITH A SPINAL INFECTION,
MONTE COLBURN UNLOADS FULL TANKS
FROM A RECORD-BREAKING
BAIRDI TRIP.
IT WAS A GOOD WEEK.
YOU KNOW, TO US,
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT $400,000
TO THE BOAT IN FIVE DAYS.
EVEN THE GREENHORN
MADE 10 GRAND.
I'LL GET MY BROTHER
BACK ON HERE,
AND WE'LL GET BACK TO WORK.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO SEASON
ALREADY UNDERWAY,
CAPTAIN KEITH
IS BACK ON THE ISLAND
AFTER A SERIES OF MEDICAL TESTS.
Keith: HOW'S IT GOING, TODD?
HOW'D BAIRDI GO?
IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
MUCH BRIEFER.
GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I GOT THE RESULTS OF MY MRI,
AND THE INFECTION IS GONE.
THAT'S GOOD.
BUT THE DISC BETWEEN THE TWO
VERTEBRAE, COMPLETELY GONE.
THE INFECTION
ATE THE ENTIRE DISC.
I AM NOT OPIE FISHING
THIS YEAR.
THERE'S NO WAY
I CAN SIT IN THAT CHAIR.
Narrator: THE SPINAL ISSUE
THAT KEPT KEITH OFF THE BOAT
FOR THE BAIRDI TRIP WILL FORCE
THE VETERAN SKIPPER
TO MISS HIS FIRST OPILIO
SEASON IN THREE DECADES.
THAT SUCKS, DUDE.
I KNOW.
IF I'M NOT GOING,
WE NEED ANOTHER GUY.
OPILIOS ARE A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT BEAST.
THEY'RE MORE DEMANDING.
THE HOURS ARE LONGER.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST POPPED ONE
OF THE BIGGEST BAIRDI TRIPS
WE'VE EVER HAD.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN,
I'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME HELP?
WELL, I...NO.
MOUSE, I'M NOT TRYING
TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE
OR STOMP ON YOU
OR DO ANYTHING WEIRD.
YOU CAN'T RUN 24 HOURS A DAY
THE ENTIRE SEASON
LIKE YOU DID BAIRDI
WITHOUT HELP.
THE WIZARDIS ONE
OF THE FEW BOATS
THAT RUNS AROUND THE CLOCK,
BUT TO CONTINUE
AT THAT PACE,
KEITH NEEDS A RELIEF SKIPPER.
AND I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY
NOT THE GREATEST IDEA
THAT YOU'VE EVER HEARD,
BUT I'M KIND OF
OUT OF OPTIONS HERE.
SO WHO ARE YOU THINKING?
ACROSS THE HARBOR...
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
GET SOME SHOPPING DONE,
HEAD BACK OUT FOR OPIES.
...FOLLOWING A TRIAL RUN
AT THE HELM FOR BAIRDI,
JOSH HARRIS HAS EARNED THE CHAIR
FOR THE LUCRATIVE OPILIO SEASON.
MONTE IS A BAIRDI-SLAYING DUDE.
I MEAN, HE IS THE OFFICIAL
BAIRDI SLAYER.
THERE IS NO DOUBTS, IF,
AND, WHATS, OR BUTS ABOUT THIS.
UNBELIEVABLE.
Narrator: COMBINING FORCES WITH
MONTE COLBURN AND THE WIZARD,
JOSH PUT 55,000 POUNDS OF CRAB
ON THE BOAT IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
LITERALLY EVERY POT
WAS OVER HALFWAY FULL.
IT WAS, LIKE, THREE DAYS.
GOT TO KEEP IT UP, THOUGH.
WE'RE HERE IN DUTCH.
WE GOT A FEW THINGS
ON THE BOAT WE GOT TO FIX,
THEN WE'LL GET BACK OUT THERE
AND GO GET OUR OPIES.
-THAT IS.
-AND MONTE?
WHAT ARE THEY DOING
ON THE DOCK?
-AH.
-ALMOST.
Keith: COME ON, GUYS.
WELCOME BACK.
Josh: THE OFFICIAL
BAIRDI KING.
WHAT'S GOING ON, BROTHER?
-GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS, CASEY.
-MR. KEITH.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR, BUDDY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, BROTHER?
GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK.
HEARD YOU HAD A GOOD TRIP.
YEAH, THANKS
TO YOUR BROTHER.
I OWE YOU GUYS
AND YOUR CREW SOME DINNER.
I GOT A BETTER IDEA.
WHAT YOU GO?
I'M ON INJURED RESERVE.
I'M NOT OPIE FISHING.
NO. SO I NEED ANOTHER GUY.
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT
YOU WILL STRONGLY CONSIDER THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OVER
AND LEARN FROM MONTE
AND RUN SOME CRAB POTS
ON THE WIZARD?
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
Keith: I NEED ANOTHER GUY,
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT
YOU WILL STRONGLY CONSIDER THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OVER
AND LEARN FROM MONTE
AND RUN SOME CRAB POTS
ON THE WIZARD?
Narrator: OUT OF COMMISSION
FOR OPIES,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
APPROACHES JOSH HARRIS
TO HELP KEEP THE WIZARD
RUNNING 24 HOURS A DAY.
IF I COME OVER THERE, LIKE,
HOW WOULD THIS WORK?
I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU
TO WORK ON DECK.
I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU
TO GO OUT THERE
AND PROVE ANYTHING TO THE GUYS.
IF YOU COME OVER,
WORK WITH MONTE,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
DRIVING WITH HIM,
AND THAT'S ALL
WE'RE ASKING FOR.
Casey: WHAT'S THE OFFER,
I MEAN, MONEY?
DOLLARS-AND-CENTS-WISE,
WHAT ARE TALKING?
WELL, WE CAN
WORK SOMETHING OUT.
WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT.
YEAH, AND I KNOW
THAT'S ASKING A LOT,
AND THAT PUTS IT ALL ON YOU
AGAIN FOR THIS SEASON.
I DON'T MIND
HAVING IT ALL ON ME.
THE PROBLEM
THAT I SEE WITH THIS,
JOSH HAS FINALLY GOT
TO THE POINT
WHERE HE CAN TAKE
THIS BOAT BY HIMSELF.
HE'S ALREADY GOT
THIS POINT.
HE WAS A LEAD MAN
FOR A WHOLE 5-DAY SEASON.
WELL, LET'S SEE HIM DO IT
FOR A 25-DAY SEASON.
I MEAN, THIS IS FOR ME.
I'M ASKING YOU A FAVOR.
I THINK THAT'S THE ASK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
I GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
GIVE ME A DAY
TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
-YEP.
-YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, WELL, THANKS, GUYS.
THANKS FOR COMING OVER HERE.
-LET US KNOW.
-THANKS.
-HEY, MAN, ALL RIGHT.
-RIGHT ON.
TAKE CARE. STAY SAFE.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I FEEL SO BAD BECAUSE MY DAD
WAS IN THAT POSITION ONE TIME,
AND HE NEEDED TO FIND
THE RIGHT PERSON TO TAKE OVER
BECAUSE I COULDN'T.
[ GRUNTS ]
AND THAT'S...IT'S HARD.
BUT I GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
♪♪
Narrator: 415 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Sig: WELL, WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING
FOR OVER A DAY, HERE.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY
UP TO THE OPIE GROUNDS.
Narrator: ...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: WE RAN THE EXTRA MILES,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
ACTUALLY, WE RAN ANOTHER
50, 60 MILES FARTHER NORTH,
ABOVE, I THINK,
MOST OF THE GUYS,
AND WE WANT TO SEE IF WE COULD
FIND A SPOT WITH SOME NUMBERS.
Narrator: LIKE JAKE TO THE EAST,
SIG IS PROSPECTING
ON THE FAR NORTHERN EDGE,
LOOKING FOR AN AREA
HE CAN HAVE TO HIMSELF.
ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND
A PLACE TO FISH ALONE,
YOU'RE BETTER OFF, YOU KNOW?
WE'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN THAT,
AND THEN JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS
CROSSED WE FIND SOMETHING.
THE ONLY PLACE TO DO THAT WOULD
BE 400 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE BOATS
IF WE DON'T HAVE TO,
BUT IT'S NO FUN TO BE ALL ALONE,
EITHER, YOU KNOW,
IN CASE YOU RUN INTO TROUBLE
WITH YOUR CREW OR YOUR ENGINE,
JUST IN CASE THERE'S SOMETHING.
Narrator:
FISHING THIS FAR NORTH MEANS SIG
HAS THE GROUNDS TO HIMSELF,
BUT IT ALSO LEAVES HIM
MORE VULNERABLE.
Sig: THE FARTHER OUT
THAT YOU GET,
THE LONGER IT TAKES
TO GET BACK TO THE BEACH,
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING
ABOUT BEING SO FAR AWAY.
WELL, WE'RE OVER 500 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH,
PRETTY [BLEEP] FAR UP HERE.
Sig: WE HAVEN'T BEEN LUCKY ON
OPIES THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
I GOT TO SAY THAT.
WE'VE HAD SOME ROUGH STARTS,
SO A LITTLE LUCK COULD GO
A LONG WAY THIS YEAR.
HEY, YOU GUYS READY?
ANYBODY DOING ANY
HERRING BITING,
OR DID WE FORGET THAT?
Narrator: TO ENSURE A SAFE
AND SUCCESSFUL OPILIO SEASON,
SIG DIRECTS THE CREW TO NORWAY'S
MOST TRIED AND TRUE TECHNIQUE.
MM!
HEADS OR TAILS?
-WHAT DO WE GOT FOR HERRING?
-SURREY.
SURREY, IS THAT GOOD LUCK?
IT MEANS "SORRY" FOR HIM.
I LOVE GOOD THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS,
LIKE A CHOIR.
EVERYBODY GOING TO GO,
"AHH,"
SWALLOW.
AND A ONE, AND A TWO...
I CAN'T DO IT.
[ Angelically ]
♪ AHH
[ SQUISHING ]UGH.
[ RETCHING ]
WAS IT WORSE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
DON'T PUKE!
WE GOT TO SET THE POT!
-ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS.
OKAY, SET ITWHEN YOU'RE READY.
LET ME HEAR YOU.
-YOU READY?
-OPIE, YEAH!
-HERE WE GO.
-FIRST ONE OUT!
[ CHEERS ]
Sig: WE'RE GOING TO COVER
SOME DIFFERENT DEPTHS HERE.
WE'RE STARTING HERE
IN 60...OH, 66 FATHOMS
EVERY FATHOM, YOU'LL SEE
A DIFFERENT BAND
AS THE SHELF GOES DOWN.
WE'VE GOT OVER
300,000 POUNDS TO CATCH...
WHOO!
...SO THE SOONER WE GET THESE
IN THE WATER,
THE SOONER WE GET
TO SEE WHAT'S IN IT.
Narrator: 95 MILES SOUTHEAST...
-HERE WE GO!
-WHOO-HOO!
...ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
DON'T STOP UNTIL WE DROP.
WHOO!
-WHOO!
-WHOA!
Sean: WE'RE CALLING THIS STRING
THE KICKER STRING,
KICK OFF OUR OPIE SEASON,
TRY TO COVER A COUPLE OF DEPTHS,
AND THEN SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
MAYBE THERE'S JUST A LITTLE
RIVER OF CRAB IN THAT GULLY.
WE'LL JUST SET RIGHT ACROSS IT.
Narrator:
UNLIKE SIG IN THE NORTH
AND JAKE IN THE EAST,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER SETS
ON MORE TRADITIONAL GROUNDS.
HIS PLAN? DROP POTS ACROSS
DEPTHS TO HONE IN ON THE CRAB.
WE SET ACROSS A VALLEY
WITH THE KICKER STRING,
SET DOWN A HILL
WITH THE DESPERADO STRING.
HOPEFULLY WITH THESE TWO STRINGS
THEY'LL GIVE US
A LITTLE INDICATION
OF WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
Man: FEELS GOOD
TO BE FINALLY SETTING.
[ CHEERS ]
-WHOO!
-WE'RE DOWN!
DOING IT!
Narrator: ...ABOARD THE 113-FOOT
SUMMER BAY...
IT'S BEEN, LIKE,
TWO WEEKS AND THREE DAYS
I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT FISHING BAIRDI.
AND I GOT SCREWED COMING OUT
OF TOWN WITH A BREAKDOWN
AND PROBABLY 40,000 BUCKS
THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN ON SPENDING.
Narrator: ...DELAYED BY A COSTLY
MAIN-ENGINE OVERHAUL,
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
IS THE LAST CAPTAIN
STILL FISHING BAIRDI.
YOU CAN NEVER MAKE UP TIME,
BUT WE'LL SURE CHASE IT.
THIS IS TRADITIONALLY
A GOOD BAIRDI SPOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
BECAUSE OF THE BOTTOM
OR JUST THE MIGRATORY PATH,
BUT EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE
BECAUSE BAIRDI ARE VERY MOBILE.
THEY'RE QUICK ON THE BOTTOM,
SO I GUESS THE ADVANTAGE
OF HAVING A LOT OF YEARS
AT THIS IS,
YOU'VE TRIED A BUNCH OF PLACES,
AND YOU GO BACK TO PLACES YOU'VE
BEEN BEFORE THAT PRODUCED.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
YOU GO TO ANOTHER ONE
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
BEFORE WHERE IT WORKED.
Narrator: DESPERATE
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,
BILL RELIES ON 40 YEARS
OF BERING SEA EXPERIENCE
TO PUT HIS BAIRDI QUOTA
IN THE TANK.
Bill: TIME WILL TELL.
START HAULING GEAR TOMORROW.
SEE WHAT WE GOT.
MAKE OR BREAK
FOR MY WINTER SEASON.
Narrator: COMING UP...
-KEITH.
-HOW GOES IT, GUYS?
Keith:
HEY, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE
EITHER IN OR OUT ON THE WIZARD.
OH, WE NEED CRAB, CRAB, CRAB.
WHOO!
Bill: I NEED THIS
TO PAY OFF.
-COME ON, BABY!
-ALL RIGHT. KNUCKLE DOWN.
[ THUD ]
-WHOA.
-HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith:
I TRUST MY BROTHER MORE THAN
I TRUST ANYBODY IN THIS FLEET
TO RUN MY BOAT, PERIOD,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I NEED TO MAKE SURE I'VE GOT
ENOUGH BODIES ON THAT BOAT
TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK,
AND RIGHT NOW, WITHOUT ME GOING,
WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
WILL MISS OPILIO SEASON
WITH A SPINAL INFECTION.
TO KEEP THE WIZARDRUNNING,
HE'S OFFERED THE JOB OF
RELIEF SKIPPER TO JOSH HARRIS.
I'M ASKING HIM TO DO IT
FOR JUST ONE SEASON, YOU KNOW?
THIS IS A BIG ASK FOR HIM.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
IF JOSH SAYS NO,
I'M OUT OF OPTIONS.
Narrator:
WITH A 385,000-POUND QUOTA,
THE WIZARDHAS TO RUN
24 HOURS A DAY.
IF JOSH CAN'T COMMIT,
IT'LL DERAIL KEITH'S PLANS
FOR THE SEASON.
I MADE THE OFFER
TO HIM LAST NIGHT.
HE SAID HE NEEDED A DAY
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
HOPEFULLY THE ANSWER IS YES.
♪♪
Casey: HE'S PROBABLY COMING BACK
TO GET A SOLID ANSWER FROM YOU.
♪♪
-HOW GOES IT, GUYS?
-MR. KEITH.
Keith:
HEY, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE
EITHER IN OR OUT ON THE WIZARD.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I WANT TO HELP YOU OUT,
BUT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT
INTO THIS BOAT,
I KEEP GETTING OFF
AND TAKING THESE SIDE TOURS,
TAKING TIME OFF,
FOR WHETHER IT'S FAMILY [BLEEP]
OR WHETHER IT'S WHATEVER
THAT I'VE GOT GOING ON.
I'VE GOT TO START
FOCUSING ON MY OVERALL.
IT GETS TO A POINT
WHERE I GOT TO QUIT
SAYING YES TO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT THINGS
BECAUSE THEY'RE IMPORTANT,
AND I GOT TO START TAKING
CONTROL OF MY OWN LIFE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, JOSH.
I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE WAITING
FOR YOU TO MAKE THE DECISIONS
THAT ARE SHOWING
SOME KIND OF LEADERSHIP,
AND I'M FINALLY STARTING
TO RESPECT YOU
SITTING IN THAT CHAIR.
I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE
FOR YOU THIS TIME.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MAN.
I LOVE YOU, BROTHER.
WE'LL GET THERE.
ONE THING I DO KNOW IS,
THE WIZARDWILL GET OFF
THIS DOCK SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY,
WITH SOMEONE
SITTING IN THAT SEAT.
I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY, GUYS. STAY SAFE.
Josh: IT SUCKS WHEN YOU
WANT TO HELP SOMEBODY OUT.
I RESPECT THE HELL
OUT OF THE WIZARD.
I RESPECT THE HELL
OUT OF MONTE AND KEITH.
IT JUST GETS TO A POINT
WHERE I GOT TO DO ME,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST...
IT'S TIME.
I ACTUALLY DO RESPECT
JOSH'S DECISION.
Narrator: JUST 60 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE SAGA...
I SET REALLY CLOSE TO TOWN,
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO HAUL
OUR FIRST STRING.
IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY COOL
IF SOMETHING COMES UP
IN THESE POTS.
Narrator: AFTER SETTING
300 MILES FROM PROVEN GROUNDS,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON APPROACHES
THE FIRST OPILIO STRING
OF THE SEASON...
IT IS DEFINITELY GETTING
A LITTLE BIT COLDER,
BLOWING MORE
NORTHERLY EVERY DAY.
Narrator: ...JUST IN TIME
FOR A BERING SEA WINTER JAB.
WEATHER'S PICKING UP,
DEFINITELY FISHED A LOT WORSE.
I WANT TO GET FISHING.
I WANT TO STAY FISHING.
IF IT DOESN'T PAY OFF,
IT'LL COST ME TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,
BUT I WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE.
Narrator: IF THERE'S A PILE
OF OPIES THIS CLOSE TO TOWN,
IT'LL BE A GAME CHANGER,
BUT IF JAKE'S
INSTINCTS ARE WRONG,
MOVING BACK TO THE PACK
COULD ADD WEEKS TO HIS SEASON.
I KNOW WE GOT SOME CRAB
IN THIS ONE. I KNOW WE DO.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
THIS IS THE FIRST POT.
JUST LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
[ SHOUTING ]
IF I COULD GET 200 TO 250
CLEAN OPIES OUT OF HERE...
IT'LL BE WORTH IT.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MECHANICAL WHIRRING ]
I SEE A LOT OF LEGS. LOOKS LIKE
[BLEEP] BAIRDI, THOUGH.
PRETTY [BLEEP] MUCH.
HOW MANY DID YOU GET
IN THAT ONE, KYLE?
ONE, ONE.
ELEVEN?
[BLEEP] 11.
OUT OF ABOUT 200 CRAB,
THERE WAS 11 GOOD ONES IN THERE.
Narrator: WHILE THERE'S
NO SHORTAGE OF LIFE IN THE POT,
NEARLY ALL OF IT IS
THE WRONG SPECIES OF CRAB.
THAT'LL GET YOU HOME
IN ABOUT A YEAR.
AHH, DAMN IT.
[ CHUCKLES ] THIS IS NOT GOOD.
DUMB.
♪ DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB
I'M CATCHING MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF BAIRDI,
AND I NEED OPIES.
[ BLEEP ]
WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE.
THAT'S GOOD.
I'M SO TIRED OF COMING OUT HERE
AND NOT GETTING LUCKY,
BOMBING THE FIRST LOAD.
I MEAN, THAT SEEMS TO BE
WHAT I DO EVERY SEASON.
Narrator: SO FAR, JAKE'S
BIG SWING IN THE EAST IS A MISS.
Jake: I'LL GET THEM.
'CAUSE I'M ONE DETERMINED
MOTHER [BLEEP].
OH, WE'LL FIND THEM,
AND THEN, WHEN WE FIND THEM,
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SLEEP.
THERE'S GOING TO BE NO EATING,
NO NOTHING.
WE JUST STRAIGHT WORK
UNTIL WE'RE FULL OR TOTALLY...
UNTIL THE PLANT SAYS
WE HAVE TO GO IN.
♪♪
Narrator: 300 MILES NORTHWEST...
Sean: A LITTLE
TWISTY-TURNY RIGHT NOW.
[ BLEEP ]
Narrator: ...ON THE TRADITIONAL
OPILIO GROUNDS...
♪♪
WITH THE WEATHER THE WAY IT IS,
IT JUST SLOWS YOU DOWN.
TAKE YOUR WHOLE WORLD,
TIP IT 20 DEGREES ONE WAY...
...20 DEGREES THE OTHER WAY,
5 SECONDS APART.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
WILL HAUL HIS FIRST SET
IN THE MIDST
OF AN ARCTIC SQUALL.
NOT PRETTY, BUT YOU
JUST START THINKING
ABOUT ALL THOSE BILLS YOU GOT,
ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT
ARE DEPENDING ON THE BOAT
MAKING MONEY, NOT JUST THE CREW,
BUT PEOPLE BACK HOME.
Narrator:
SHOULDERING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR HIS FAMILY'S BUSINESS,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER
CAST A WIDE NET,
DROPPING HIS STRINGS
ACROSS VARIED DEPTHS
TO TEST A VARIETY
OF TEMPERATURES.
THIS IS THE KICKER STRING.
HOPEFULLY IT PANS OUT FOR US.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH!
FIRST STRING OF THE SEASON.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND
A LITTLE PILE.
THIS IS THE SHALLOWEST
GEAR WE'VE GOT.
♪♪
AW, DAMN!
[ GROANS ]
PRETTY SKINNY. PRETTY LIGHT.
♪♪
PROBABLY 100,
UNDER 100 IN THE POT.
85, NOT A GOOD
KICK TO THE SEASON.
IT'S A KICK TO THE NUTS.
WE'LL SEE IF IT GETS BETTER.
YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP
POUNDING AWAY AT IT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT EFFICIENCY.
HAUL GEAR FAST.
ALL RIGHT. KNUCKLE DOWN.
WHOA!
[ CHATTER ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
ALL RIGHT.
KNUCKLE DOWN.
WHOA!
[ BLEEP ]
[ CHATTER ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
[ BLEEP ]
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
[ BLEEP ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
OH, WE JUST BLEW A HOSE
ON THE PICKING BOOM.
IT SPRAYED OIL
ALL OVER THE RAIL.
Narrator: A HYDRAULIC LINE
ON THE PICKING BOOM BURSTS...
...SPRAYING OIL ACROSS THE DECK
AND SHUTTING DOWN PRODUCTION.
JUST LEAVE IT IN THE BRIDLE
AND PUT A NEW HOSE ON IT
BEFORE YOU [BLEEP] SPRAY OIL
ALL OVER THOSE CRAB.
Narrator: IF THE TOXIC LUBRICANT
GET INTO THE TANK,
IT'LL POISON HIS ENTIRE CATCH.
HYDRAULIC FLUID
IS NOT GOOD FOR CRAB.
HYDRAULIC OIL IS BAD STUFF.
THIS IS IT, HUH?
YOU GOT ANYTHING
SHORTER THAN THIS?
THE PICKING BOOM BRINGS
THE POT OVER THE RAIL.
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES
TO SHUT DOWN THIS OPERATION.
Narrator: UNTIL THE HYDRAULICS
ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING,
THE BRENNA ACAN'T PULL POTS.
IT'S ONE THING TO NOT
BE CATCHING ANY CRAB
BECAUSE THERE'S
NOT CRAB ON THE BOTTOM.
IT'S ANOTHER THING TO
NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH ANY CRAB
BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY
CAN'T HAUL GEAR.
-THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
-YEAH.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY
RIDING ON SOMETHING STUPID.
GOOD THERE, LET'S SEE
IF IT'S GOOD ON NICK'S END.
LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT IT. THAT'S...
OKAY.
LET'S TEST HER OUT HERE.
LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS.
OKAY, HERE I COME DOWN.
YEAH.
NICE. SHE'S MOVING.
COME UP WITH IT.
HYDROS ARE RUNNING.
[ CHEERS ]
Narrator:
WITH THE HYDROS REPAIRED
AND THE TOXIC OIL
CLEANED OFF THE DECK,
THE BRENNA A
IS BACK IN BUSINESS.
FIRST STRING OF
THE DAY, BLOWOUT.
IT SET US BACK ABOUT 12 POTS
FOR TODAY, SO WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
BY THE END OF THE STRING.
Narrator: A 12-POT DELAY
COST SEAN AN HOUR OF FISHING.
SO FAR, THE PROVEN OPILIO
GROUNDS ARE NOT PAYING OFF.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A FAILURE YET.
IT'S JUST A SLOW START.
[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]
120 MILES NORTHWEST...
Sig: ALL RIGHT.
FIRST POT'S COMING UP HERE.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
Narrator: ...ON THE 128-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: THIS STRING
IS 68 TO 70 FATHOMS,
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT
ALWAYS ABOUT THE DEPTH.
IT'S ABOUT THE AREA, YOU KNOW?
THERE COULD BE A LITTLE PILE
SOMEWHERE,
SCHOOL RUNS THROUGH, AND...
Narrator:
...SETTING HIS GEAR MORE THAN
100 MILES NORTH OF THE FLEET,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN IS GAMBLING
HE CAN FIND HIS BOUNTY
IN DEEPER, COLDER WATER.
WE'RE UP HERE.
I DON'T LIKEBEING UP HERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
AS LONG AS THE WEATHER HOLDS,
AND AT LEAST WE CAN SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON, SEE IF THERE'S CRAB.
ANYTHING ABOVE 200 IS DOABLE.
IT'D BE NICE TO SEE, LIKE,
SOME THREES AND FOURS, THOUGH.
THAT'D REALLY LET US KNOW
WHERE THE CRABS WERE.
COME ON, BABY.
COME ON, NOW.
IT'S HAPPENING.
-IT'S HAPPENING.
-[BLEEP] YEAH.
-OH, YEAH.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
[ CHATTER ]
YEAH, BUDDY!
IF WE CAN GET THINGS DIALED IN,
WE CAN GET SOMETHING GOING HERE,
THAT'D BE AWESOME.
-WHOO!
HOW'D THAT ONE LOOK?
TWO, FIVE, THREE,
ALL THE WAY IN,
BIG LOBSTER CRAB.
SO THERE'S CRAB AROUND.
I WAS HOPING FOR BIGGER NUMBERS.
I REALLY WAS,
BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT WORK,
YOU KNOW?
LET'S JUST SEE
WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
YEAH!
-THERE THEY ARE.
-THERE THEY ARE.
COME ON, NOW.
OH, YEAH!
WHAT DO WE -- WHAT'S THAT,
ABOUT 350?
-YEAH.
-YEAH, MORE!
-MAYBE 400?
-MAYBE.
YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
OH, YEAH.
♪♪
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
[ CHATTER ]
WHAT'S THAT?
IS THAT A 400-PLUS?
THAT'S FOUR!
I'LL PILE DRIVE
THIS MOTHER [BLEEP].
THAT'S A BIG POT!
I LOVE MY JOB.
IT'S AMAZING.
WE'RE DOING OVER 400, 450,
RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S BIG FISHING ANYTIME.
Narrator: TAKING HIS SHOT
FAR FROM THE FLEET,
SIG HAS TRACKED
DOWN BIG NUMBERS,
AND THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
TO POACH HIS PLUNDER.
JUST THE FACT THAT WE CAN SEE
THAT KIND OF LIFE
JUST TELLS ME THAT,
HEY, IT'S OUT THERE,
SO WE GOT SOMETHING TO CHASE,
AND I LIKE IT.
IT'S FUN.
♪♪
Narrator: 105 MILES SOUTHEAST...
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
WE'RE ABOUT TO HAUL
OUR FIRST STRING.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A SACRIFICE TO THE CRAB GODS.
-GIVE ME ANOTHER FISH!
-ANOTHER FISH.
THESE CLOWNS ARE DRINKING COD,
BUT NOT ME.
Narrator: MORE THAN TWO WEEKS
LATE TO THE GAME,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
FINALLY APPROACHES
HIS FIRST BAIRDI STRING
OF THE SEASON.
THIS IS TO GOOD FISHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ MAN GROANS ]
UGH.
[ RETCHES ]
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M NOT A REAL
BIG SUPERSTITION GUY.
HEY, I JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST
WHERE I PUT THE POTS.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
FIRST POT.
WHOO!
[ CHEERS ]
COME ON!
LET'S GO!
OH, WE NEED CRAB, CRAB, CRAB.
COME ON, GUYS.
GIVE ME SOME LIFE HERE.
I NEED THIS TO PAY OFF.
COME ON, BABY.
COME ON.
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
LET'S GO!
OH, WE NEED CRAB, CRAB, CRAB.
HEY, DID YOU EVER SEE
THE MOVIE "THE NOTEBOOK"?
...BILL BREAKS DOWN
A CLASSIC ROMANCE.
SOME GUY IN A NURSING HOME
TALKING TO THIS CRAZY OLD LADY,
READING TO HER FROM THIS LEDGER,
THESE TWO FELL MADLY IN LOVE,
AND HE WAS JUST
A HARDWORKING KID.
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
TYPICAL THING,
THE MOM AND, "OH, NO.
YOU'RE GOING TO
MARRY BETTER," YOU KNOW?
SO THEY WHISKED HER AWAY,
AND HE EVEN FOUGHT
TO GET HER BACK.
I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS PRETTY
MOVING, IF YOU ASK ME. IT WAS...
-GO!
-WHOO!
YEAH, BABY!
[ SNIFFLES ]
Narrator: I'M NOT CRYING.
YOU'RE CRYING.
SIG'S FAVORITE ROMANCE
IS MORE THE NORWEGIAN KIND.
AND IT'S ABOUT A FISHERMAN
WHO FINDS HIS OWN CRAB
AND LOADS HIS BOAT
WITH MASSIVE POTS.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
COME ON, GUYS.
GIVE ME SOME LIFE, HERE.
I NEED THIS TO PAY OFF.
Narrator: ...STRUGGLING TO CATCH
UP AFTER A LENGTH DELAY IN TOWN,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
PULLS IN HIS FIRST BAIRDI
POT OF THE SEASON.
COME ON, BABY. COME ON.
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
-OH, MY GOD.
WE GOT A LITTLE HOPE.
[ CHEERS ]
I THINK WE FOUND
A LITTLE BIT OF LIFE THERE.
YEAH! WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
[ CHEERS ]223, THAT'S TWO-TWO-THREE.
THAT RATES A "CHA-CHING."
COME ON, BABY.
KEEP IT ALIVE.
COME ON.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH!
OH, BOY. [ CHUCKLES ]
WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO!
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-A BIT OF A REWARD, I'D SAY.
WE GOT 305.
THAT'S THREE-ZERO-FIVE.
GIVE ME A COUPLE MO'.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH!
THIS IS AWESOME!
YEAH!
CHA-CHING.
THIS IS AWESOME
BECAUSE THIS IS A GIFT.
WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND
IN SO MANY WAYS,
BUT THIS IS HELPING US
CATCH UP HERE A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, BABY! WHOO!
Bill: YOU KNOW,
IN THESE SHORTER SEASONS,
YOU HAVE TO REALLY
BECOME EFFICIENT.
IT'D BE NICE TO JUST
PICK AWAY AT THIS
SO WE CAN GET THIS
FINISHED UP AND GET IN TOWN
AND GET THIS TURNED AROUND
AND GET BACK OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith: WE'RE OUT OF OPTIONS.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: I'M GOING TO CALL HARRY.
HE IS AN OLD SEA DOG.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
...AFTER JOSH HARRIS
TURNED DOWN KEITH'S OFFER,
THE INJURED CAPTAIN
HAS TO FIND A RELIEF SKIPPER
TO KEEP THE WIZARD
RUNNING FULL STEAM.
-HARRY.
-HELLO, HARRY.
THIS IS KEITH COLBURN
ON THE WIZARD.HOW ARE YOU?
NO WAY, KEITH OFF THEWIZARD.
HOW IS IT GOING, KEITH?
I'M DOING OKAY,
BUT I'VE GOT A MEDICAL ISSUE,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO FISH THIS YEAR,
AND I'M LOOKING
FOR A LITTLE HELP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
UH, REALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO
BRING ME OUT OF RETIREMENT?
I'LL MAKE YOU A GOOD
OFFER FINANCIALLY,
PAY ALL YOUR EXPENSES, YOU KNOW?
WE HAVE TO GET YOU UP
HERE FAST, THOUGH.
I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE
HOW FAST YOU CAN FLY,
BUT, YOU KNOW, MY BOAT'S
SITTING HERE IN TOWN,
AND MY CREW IS CHOMPING AT
THE BIT TO GO CATCH SOME OPILIO.
I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ME,
GIVING ME THE OFFERS...
IT DON'T TAKE ME
LONG TO PACK.
YEAH, WE CAN PROBABLY
GET 'ER DONE.
YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.
-WOW.
ALL RIGHT, HARRY. YOU'RE HELPING
ME OUT IN A BIG WAY HERE, MAN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I'M GOING TO WORK
ON SOME PLANE FARE, ALL RIGHT?
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU HERE
IN A LITTLE BIT, OKAY?
STANDING BY.
SO HE'S GOOD TO GO?
HE SAYS HE'LL COME UP
AND DO IT, YEAH.
WELL, LET'S GET HIM
ON THE PLANE
BECAUSE WE GOT TO GET
GOING, GOING, GOING.
YOU GUYS WILL LIKE HARRY.
HE'S A PRETTY...
INTERESTING PERSON.
Narrator: STILL IN NEED
OF A CO-CAPTAIN,
THE WIZARDREMAINS
STUCK AT DOCK.
LESS THAN A MILE AWAY...
WE'RE GOING FISHING.
-FINALLY!
-WHOO!
...THE CORNELIA MARIE
IS THROWING LINES.
I'M JUST TURNING UP
THE HEAT ON MY OWN,
AND DO THIS FOR ME
AND MY BOAT AND MY BUSINESS.
Narrator: IN COMMAND
OF HIS FAMILY BOAT,
CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS SETS
A COURSE FOR THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
FINALLY.
LEAVING, IT'S TIME TO GO DO
OPIES, KNOCK THE SHRIMP OUT.
DIDN'T LOSE OUR SKIPPER.
WE STILL GOT JOSH.
WE'RE GOOD.
ALL IS GOOD.
Josh: I REALLY WANTED
TO HELP KEITH OUT,
BUT I'M TRYING TO DO THIS...
THING CALLED A BUSINESS
AND A COMPANY,
AND THIS IS TIME FOR ME TO
ACTUALLY PULL IT OUT OF THE BOX,
ESPECIALLY NOW.
WE HAD A REALLY GOOD
BAIRDI SEASON,
BUT OPIE IS GOING
TO BE THE REAL TEST.
WE'LL FIND THEM.
YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE'S A WILL,
THERE'S A WAY.
WHOO!
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY
ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
HELLO, JAKE. I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER.
NO GOOD.
Jake: KEITH GAVE ME
HIS TABLE SCRAPS.
I'M NOT LISTENING
TO ANYBODY ANYMORE.
SEVENTEEN DAYS
ON A 6-DAY PROJECT.
YEAH, IF YOU GUYS ARE READY,
LET'S LET THEM GO.
I MEAN, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
IF WE KIND OF WORKED TOGETHER.
IT'D BE POINTLESS NOT TO.
FANTASTIC.
WHOO!
VERY THANKFUL TO MONTE COLBURN.
THE WIZARDHAS REALLY
COME THROUGH.
IT'S NICE TO HELP HIM OUT.
I'M SURE IT'LL COME BACK
AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
♪♪♪♪
-WHOA!
-GO!
♪♪
YEAH, BABY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, DOGGY!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: JUST OUTSIDE
DUTCH HARBOR...
ALMOST GOT ME.
WE'RE OFFICIALLY
FISHINGRIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
...ON THE 113-FOOT SAGA.
-OPIES [INDISTINCT].
-WHOO-HOO!
Jake: WE'RE 52 MILES
DIRECTLY NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.
NOBODY'S EVER BEEN KNOWN
TO CATCH OPIES HERE.
IF IT HITS,
NOBODY'S GOING TO GO HERE.
JUST TRUST MY JUDGMENT
IN THE BEGINNING,
AND ONCE WE FIND THEM,
WE'RE GOING TO CATCH THEM ALL.
Narrator: COMING OFF
A BREAKTHROUGH KING SEASON
WHERE HE DELIVERED
THE FLEET'S LARGEST QUOTA,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON LOOKS
TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING
ON NEW GROUNDS.
Jake: SO WE'RE GOING
TO FISH AROUND HERE,
AND THE WHOLE FLEET --
THAT'S 355 MILES
AWAY FROM US RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT JUST SETTING
IN THE DARK.
I'M SETTING WHERE I KNOW
THAT THERE'S MUD.
THAT'S WHAT OPIES LIKE.
IF THIS DOES GOOD,
THINK HOW MUCH MONEY
I'LL SAVE IN FUEL.
THINK HOW MUCH MONEY
I'LL SAVE IN DAILY COSTS.
YOU GOT TO DO THINGS LIKE...
SET IN RIDICULOUS AREAS.
IF IT HITS, THEN I'LL BE AHEAD
OF EVERYBODY BY WEEKS.
Narrator: IF JAKE'S DECISION TO
SET CLOSE TO TOWN COMES THROUGH,
HE COULD CUT HIS SEASON IN HALF
AND POTENTIALLY
DOUBLE HIS PROFITS.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T PAY OFF,
WHAT I'M GOING TO LOSE IS TIME,
AND TIME IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
I HAVE BECAUSE TIME IS MONEY.
DO IT AGAIN.
-YEAH!
-WHOO-HOO!
PRETTY OPTIMISTIC.
PRETTY OPTIMISTIC.
ONE THING'S FOR SURE.
THE CREW IS FANTASTIC
AS FAR AS THEIR SPIRIT.
-WHOO!
-GO, WHOA!
THEY WORK DAY AND NIGHT,
NO PROBLEM,
AND THEN I'VE GOT OLE
CHECKING ON THINGS
I DON'T HAVE TO.
THE BOAT'S IN A LOT BETTER
SHAPE, SO I'M JUST...
I'M GETTING TO FISH,
AND THAT'S IT.
OKAY, THIS IS THE LAST ONE.
-LAST ONE!
-LAST ONE!
-LAST ONE!
-MORE CRAB!
♪♪
AS FAR AS SOWING TIME GOES,
WE'LL BE SITTING ON OUR HANDS
'TIL TOMORROW MORNING.
[ CREAKING ]
CAN YOU HEAR THAT?
LIKE, THE BOAT SOUNDED LIKE...
I DON'T KNOW.
[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE ]
HO!
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
WE'RE LOSING POWER.
OLE!
-WHAT'S GOING ON?
-SOMETHING'S GOING DOWN.
-JAKE, YOU GOT POWER UP THERE?
-NO. HE NEEDS OLE, NOW.
-OH, [BLEEP].
-OLE!
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
Jake: SOMEBODY BETTER
GET THE [BLEEP] UP HERE
AND START RELAYING
INFORMATION FOR ME.
-WHOA! [ BLEEP ]
-OH [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
JUST GET UP HERE!
UP!
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S THE ISSUE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE WASN'T [BLEEP] LISTENING.
FIRE UP THE STARBOARD AUXILIARY.
GET IT ONLINE.
SWITCH OVER NOW.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO CONTROL
OVER THE BOAT RIGHT NOW.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
[ HIGH-PITCHED TONE,
BEEPING ]
[BLEEP] DAMN.
♪♪
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
I HAD TO CHANGE THAT RACOR.
WHY WERE YOU CHANGING A RACOR
WITHOUT ME KNOWING ABOUT IT?
-HEY, I...
-WHY?
I'VE CHANGED THE RACORS MANY
TIMES WITHOUT YOU KNOWING.
I DON'T CARE.
BUT [BLEEP] YOU DOING IT
ON THE ENGINE THAT'S RUNNING?
-NO, I --
-YOU'RE GOING TO FRY THE PORTS.
YOU'RE GOING TO
FRY THE COMPUTER.
I UNDERSTAND.
-BAD IDEA.
-I KNOW.
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S CHECKING
THE [BLEEP] DIPSTICK.
LET ME KNOW, PLEASE.
-OKAY.
Narrator: WHILE CHANGING A FUEL
FILTER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING,
OLE ACCIDENTALLY CUT POWER
ACROSS THE WHOLE BOAT.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD
BECAUSE IF I LOSE POWER,
THAT MEANS I LOSE STEERING,
AND I LOSE MY THROTTLES.
IF OLE WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME,
I WOULD HAVE SWITCHED
GENERATORS OVER,
AND EVERYTHING
WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.
WE GOT LUCKY THAT TIME.
I'VE GOT TO FOCUS
ON CATCHING CRAB.
IF WE START RUNNING INTO CRAB,
EVERYTHING WILL BE JUST FINE.
I THINK WE'LL FIND OUT
HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...
TRIP WAS AWESOME.
BOSS WILL CALL ME
CAPTAIN "CAUGHT-TOO-MUCH"
I THINK.
THE TANK LOOKS GOOD, HUH?
-IT'S SEXY.
READY TO GO FILL IT UP.
Narrator:
FORCED INTO THE CAPTAIN'S
CHAIR AFTER HIS BROTHER,
KEITH COLBURN, HAD TO STEP AWAY
WITH A SPINAL INFECTION,
MONTE COLBURN UNLOADS FULL TANKS
FROM A RECORD-BREAKING
BAIRDI TRIP.
IT WAS A GOOD WEEK.
YOU KNOW, TO US,
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT $400,000
TO THE BOAT IN FIVE DAYS.
EVEN THE GREENHORN
MADE 10 GRAND.
I'LL GET MY BROTHER
BACK ON HERE,
AND WE'LL GET BACK TO WORK.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO SEASON
ALREADY UNDERWAY,
CAPTAIN KEITH
IS BACK ON THE ISLAND
AFTER A SERIES OF MEDICAL TESTS.
Keith: HOW'S IT GOING, TODD?
HOW'D BAIRDI GO?
IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
MUCH BRIEFER.
GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I GOT THE RESULTS OF MY MRI,
AND THE INFECTION IS GONE.
THAT'S GOOD.
BUT THE DISC BETWEEN THE TWO
VERTEBRAE, COMPLETELY GONE.
THE INFECTION
ATE THE ENTIRE DISC.
I AM NOT OPIE FISHING
THIS YEAR.
THERE'S NO WAY
I CAN SIT IN THAT CHAIR.
Narrator: THE SPINAL ISSUE
THAT KEPT KEITH OFF THE BOAT
FOR THE BAIRDI TRIP WILL FORCE
THE VETERAN SKIPPER
TO MISS HIS FIRST OPILIO
SEASON IN THREE DECADES.
THAT SUCKS, DUDE.
I KNOW.
IF I'M NOT GOING,
WE NEED ANOTHER GUY.
OPILIOS ARE A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT BEAST.
THEY'RE MORE DEMANDING.
THE HOURS ARE LONGER.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST POPPED ONE
OF THE BIGGEST BAIRDI TRIPS
WE'VE EVER HAD.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN,
I'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME HELP?
WELL, I...NO.
MOUSE, I'M NOT TRYING
TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE
OR STOMP ON YOU
OR DO ANYTHING WEIRD.
YOU CAN'T RUN 24 HOURS A DAY
THE ENTIRE SEASON
LIKE YOU DID BAIRDI
WITHOUT HELP.
THE WIZARDIS ONE
OF THE FEW BOATS
THAT RUNS AROUND THE CLOCK,
BUT TO CONTINUE
AT THAT PACE,
KEITH NEEDS A RELIEF SKIPPER.
AND I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY
NOT THE GREATEST IDEA
THAT YOU'VE EVER HEARD,
BUT I'M KIND OF
OUT OF OPTIONS HERE.
SO WHO ARE YOU THINKING?
ACROSS THE HARBOR...
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
GET SOME SHOPPING DONE,
HEAD BACK OUT FOR OPIES.
...FOLLOWING A TRIAL RUN
AT THE HELM FOR BAIRDI,
JOSH HARRIS HAS EARNED THE CHAIR
FOR THE LUCRATIVE OPILIO SEASON.
MONTE IS A BAIRDI-SLAYING DUDE.
I MEAN, HE IS THE OFFICIAL
BAIRDI SLAYER.
THERE IS NO DOUBTS, IF,
AND, WHATS, OR BUTS ABOUT THIS.
UNBELIEVABLE.
Narrator: COMBINING FORCES WITH
MONTE COLBURN AND THE WIZARD,
JOSH PUT 55,000 POUNDS OF CRAB
ON THE BOAT IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
LITERALLY EVERY POT
WAS OVER HALFWAY FULL.
IT WAS, LIKE, THREE DAYS.
GOT TO KEEP IT UP, THOUGH.
WE'RE HERE IN DUTCH.
WE GOT A FEW THINGS
ON THE BOAT WE GOT TO FIX,
THEN WE'LL GET BACK OUT THERE
AND GO GET OUR OPIES.
-THAT IS.
-AND MONTE?
WHAT ARE THEY DOING
ON THE DOCK?
-AH.
-ALMOST.
Keith: COME ON, GUYS.
WELCOME BACK.
Josh: THE OFFICIAL
BAIRDI KING.
WHAT'S GOING ON, BROTHER?
-GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS, CASEY.
-MR. KEITH.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR, BUDDY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, BROTHER?
GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK.
HEARD YOU HAD A GOOD TRIP.
YEAH, THANKS
TO YOUR BROTHER.
I OWE YOU GUYS
AND YOUR CREW SOME DINNER.
I GOT A BETTER IDEA.
WHAT YOU GO?
I'M ON INJURED RESERVE.
I'M NOT OPIE FISHING.
NO. SO I NEED ANOTHER GUY.
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT
YOU WILL STRONGLY CONSIDER THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OVER
AND LEARN FROM MONTE
AND RUN SOME CRAB POTS
ON THE WIZARD?
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
Keith: I NEED ANOTHER GUY,
AND WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT
YOU WILL STRONGLY CONSIDER THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OVER
AND LEARN FROM MONTE
AND RUN SOME CRAB POTS
ON THE WIZARD?
Narrator: OUT OF COMMISSION
FOR OPIES,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
APPROACHES JOSH HARRIS
TO HELP KEEP THE WIZARD
RUNNING 24 HOURS A DAY.
IF I COME OVER THERE, LIKE,
HOW WOULD THIS WORK?
I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU
TO WORK ON DECK.
I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU
TO GO OUT THERE
AND PROVE ANYTHING TO THE GUYS.
IF YOU COME OVER,
WORK WITH MONTE,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
DRIVING WITH HIM,
AND THAT'S ALL
WE'RE ASKING FOR.
Casey: WHAT'S THE OFFER,
I MEAN, MONEY?
DOLLARS-AND-CENTS-WISE,
WHAT ARE TALKING?
WELL, WE CAN
WORK SOMETHING OUT.
WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT.
YEAH, AND I KNOW
THAT'S ASKING A LOT,
AND THAT PUTS IT ALL ON YOU
AGAIN FOR THIS SEASON.
I DON'T MIND
HAVING IT ALL ON ME.
THE PROBLEM
THAT I SEE WITH THIS,
JOSH HAS FINALLY GOT
TO THE POINT
WHERE HE CAN TAKE
THIS BOAT BY HIMSELF.
HE'S ALREADY GOT
THIS POINT.
HE WAS A LEAD MAN
FOR A WHOLE 5-DAY SEASON.
WELL, LET'S SEE HIM DO IT
FOR A 25-DAY SEASON.
I MEAN, THIS IS FOR ME.
I'M ASKING YOU A FAVOR.
I THINK THAT'S THE ASK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
I GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
GIVE ME A DAY
TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
-YEP.
-YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, WELL, THANKS, GUYS.
THANKS FOR COMING OVER HERE.
-LET US KNOW.
-THANKS.
-HEY, MAN, ALL RIGHT.
-RIGHT ON.
TAKE CARE. STAY SAFE.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I FEEL SO BAD BECAUSE MY DAD
WAS IN THAT POSITION ONE TIME,
AND HE NEEDED TO FIND
THE RIGHT PERSON TO TAKE OVER
BECAUSE I COULDN'T.
[ GRUNTS ]
AND THAT'S...IT'S HARD.
BUT I GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
♪♪
Narrator: 415 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Sig: WELL, WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING
FOR OVER A DAY, HERE.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY
UP TO THE OPIE GROUNDS.
Narrator: ...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: WE RAN THE EXTRA MILES,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
ACTUALLY, WE RAN ANOTHER
50, 60 MILES FARTHER NORTH,
ABOVE, I THINK,
MOST OF THE GUYS,
AND WE WANT TO SEE IF WE COULD
FIND A SPOT WITH SOME NUMBERS.
Narrator: LIKE JAKE TO THE EAST,
SIG IS PROSPECTING
ON THE FAR NORTHERN EDGE,
LOOKING FOR AN AREA
HE CAN HAVE TO HIMSELF.
ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND
A PLACE TO FISH ALONE,
YOU'RE BETTER OFF, YOU KNOW?
WE'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN THAT,
AND THEN JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS
CROSSED WE FIND SOMETHING.
THE ONLY PLACE TO DO THAT WOULD
BE 400 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE BOATS
IF WE DON'T HAVE TO,
BUT IT'S NO FUN TO BE ALL ALONE,
EITHER, YOU KNOW,
IN CASE YOU RUN INTO TROUBLE
WITH YOUR CREW OR YOUR ENGINE,
JUST IN CASE THERE'S SOMETHING.
Narrator:
FISHING THIS FAR NORTH MEANS SIG
HAS THE GROUNDS TO HIMSELF,
BUT IT ALSO LEAVES HIM
MORE VULNERABLE.
Sig: THE FARTHER OUT
THAT YOU GET,
THE LONGER IT TAKES
TO GET BACK TO THE BEACH,
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING
ABOUT BEING SO FAR AWAY.
WELL, WE'RE OVER 500 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH,
PRETTY [BLEEP] FAR UP HERE.
Sig: WE HAVEN'T BEEN LUCKY ON
OPIES THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
I GOT TO SAY THAT.
WE'VE HAD SOME ROUGH STARTS,
SO A LITTLE LUCK COULD GO
A LONG WAY THIS YEAR.
HEY, YOU GUYS READY?
ANYBODY DOING ANY
HERRING BITING,
OR DID WE FORGET THAT?
Narrator: TO ENSURE A SAFE
AND SUCCESSFUL OPILIO SEASON,
SIG DIRECTS THE CREW TO NORWAY'S
MOST TRIED AND TRUE TECHNIQUE.
MM!
HEADS OR TAILS?
-WHAT DO WE GOT FOR HERRING?
-SURREY.
SURREY, IS THAT GOOD LUCK?
IT MEANS "SORRY" FOR HIM.
I LOVE GOOD THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS,
LIKE A CHOIR.
EVERYBODY GOING TO GO,
"AHH,"
SWALLOW.
AND A ONE, AND A TWO...
I CAN'T DO IT.
[ Angelically ]
♪ AHH
[ SQUISHING ]UGH.
[ RETCHING ]
WAS IT WORSE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
DON'T PUKE!
WE GOT TO SET THE POT!
-ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS.
OKAY, SET ITWHEN YOU'RE READY.
LET ME HEAR YOU.
-YOU READY?
-OPIE, YEAH!
-HERE WE GO.
-FIRST ONE OUT!
[ CHEERS ]
Sig: WE'RE GOING TO COVER
SOME DIFFERENT DEPTHS HERE.
WE'RE STARTING HERE
IN 60...OH, 66 FATHOMS
EVERY FATHOM, YOU'LL SEE
A DIFFERENT BAND
AS THE SHELF GOES DOWN.
WE'VE GOT OVER
300,000 POUNDS TO CATCH...
WHOO!
...SO THE SOONER WE GET THESE
IN THE WATER,
THE SOONER WE GET
TO SEE WHAT'S IN IT.
Narrator: 95 MILES SOUTHEAST...
-HERE WE GO!
-WHOO-HOO!
...ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
DON'T STOP UNTIL WE DROP.
WHOO!
-WHOO!
-WHOA!
Sean: WE'RE CALLING THIS STRING
THE KICKER STRING,
KICK OFF OUR OPIE SEASON,
TRY TO COVER A COUPLE OF DEPTHS,
AND THEN SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
MAYBE THERE'S JUST A LITTLE
RIVER OF CRAB IN THAT GULLY.
WE'LL JUST SET RIGHT ACROSS IT.
Narrator:
UNLIKE SIG IN THE NORTH
AND JAKE IN THE EAST,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER SETS
ON MORE TRADITIONAL GROUNDS.
HIS PLAN? DROP POTS ACROSS
DEPTHS TO HONE IN ON THE CRAB.
WE SET ACROSS A VALLEY
WITH THE KICKER STRING,
SET DOWN A HILL
WITH THE DESPERADO STRING.
HOPEFULLY WITH THESE TWO STRINGS
THEY'LL GIVE US
A LITTLE INDICATION
OF WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
Man: FEELS GOOD
TO BE FINALLY SETTING.
[ CHEERS ]
-WHOO!
-WE'RE DOWN!
DOING IT!
Narrator: ...ABOARD THE 113-FOOT
SUMMER BAY...
IT'S BEEN, LIKE,
TWO WEEKS AND THREE DAYS
I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT FISHING BAIRDI.
AND I GOT SCREWED COMING OUT
OF TOWN WITH A BREAKDOWN
AND PROBABLY 40,000 BUCKS
THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN ON SPENDING.
Narrator: ...DELAYED BY A COSTLY
MAIN-ENGINE OVERHAUL,
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
IS THE LAST CAPTAIN
STILL FISHING BAIRDI.
YOU CAN NEVER MAKE UP TIME,
BUT WE'LL SURE CHASE IT.
THIS IS TRADITIONALLY
A GOOD BAIRDI SPOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
BECAUSE OF THE BOTTOM
OR JUST THE MIGRATORY PATH,
BUT EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE
BECAUSE BAIRDI ARE VERY MOBILE.
THEY'RE QUICK ON THE BOTTOM,
SO I GUESS THE ADVANTAGE
OF HAVING A LOT OF YEARS
AT THIS IS,
YOU'VE TRIED A BUNCH OF PLACES,
AND YOU GO BACK TO PLACES YOU'VE
BEEN BEFORE THAT PRODUCED.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
YOU GO TO ANOTHER ONE
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
BEFORE WHERE IT WORKED.
Narrator: DESPERATE
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,
BILL RELIES ON 40 YEARS
OF BERING SEA EXPERIENCE
TO PUT HIS BAIRDI QUOTA
IN THE TANK.
Bill: TIME WILL TELL.
START HAULING GEAR TOMORROW.
SEE WHAT WE GOT.
MAKE OR BREAK
FOR MY WINTER SEASON.
Narrator: COMING UP...
-KEITH.
-HOW GOES IT, GUYS?
Keith:
HEY, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE
EITHER IN OR OUT ON THE WIZARD.
OH, WE NEED CRAB, CRAB, CRAB.
WHOO!
Bill: I NEED THIS
TO PAY OFF.
-COME ON, BABY!
-ALL RIGHT. KNUCKLE DOWN.
[ THUD ]
-WHOA.
-HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith:
I TRUST MY BROTHER MORE THAN
I TRUST ANYBODY IN THIS FLEET
TO RUN MY BOAT, PERIOD,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I NEED TO MAKE SURE I'VE GOT
ENOUGH BODIES ON THAT BOAT
TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK,
AND RIGHT NOW, WITHOUT ME GOING,
WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
WILL MISS OPILIO SEASON
WITH A SPINAL INFECTION.
TO KEEP THE WIZARDRUNNING,
HE'S OFFERED THE JOB OF
RELIEF SKIPPER TO JOSH HARRIS.
I'M ASKING HIM TO DO IT
FOR JUST ONE SEASON, YOU KNOW?
THIS IS A BIG ASK FOR HIM.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
IF JOSH SAYS NO,
I'M OUT OF OPTIONS.
Narrator:
WITH A 385,000-POUND QUOTA,
THE WIZARDHAS TO RUN
24 HOURS A DAY.
IF JOSH CAN'T COMMIT,
IT'LL DERAIL KEITH'S PLANS
FOR THE SEASON.
I MADE THE OFFER
TO HIM LAST NIGHT.
HE SAID HE NEEDED A DAY
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
HOPEFULLY THE ANSWER IS YES.
♪♪
Casey: HE'S PROBABLY COMING BACK
TO GET A SOLID ANSWER FROM YOU.
♪♪
-HOW GOES IT, GUYS?
-MR. KEITH.
Keith:
HEY, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE
EITHER IN OR OUT ON THE WIZARD.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I WANT TO HELP YOU OUT,
BUT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT
INTO THIS BOAT,
I KEEP GETTING OFF
AND TAKING THESE SIDE TOURS,
TAKING TIME OFF,
FOR WHETHER IT'S FAMILY [BLEEP]
OR WHETHER IT'S WHATEVER
THAT I'VE GOT GOING ON.
I'VE GOT TO START
FOCUSING ON MY OVERALL.
IT GETS TO A POINT
WHERE I GOT TO QUIT
SAYING YES TO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT THINGS
BECAUSE THEY'RE IMPORTANT,
AND I GOT TO START TAKING
CONTROL OF MY OWN LIFE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, JOSH.
I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE WAITING
FOR YOU TO MAKE THE DECISIONS
THAT ARE SHOWING
SOME KIND OF LEADERSHIP,
AND I'M FINALLY STARTING
TO RESPECT YOU
SITTING IN THAT CHAIR.
I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE
FOR YOU THIS TIME.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MAN.
I LOVE YOU, BROTHER.
WE'LL GET THERE.
ONE THING I DO KNOW IS,
THE WIZARDWILL GET OFF
THIS DOCK SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY,
WITH SOMEONE
SITTING IN THAT SEAT.
I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY, GUYS. STAY SAFE.
Josh: IT SUCKS WHEN YOU
WANT TO HELP SOMEBODY OUT.
I RESPECT THE HELL
OUT OF THE WIZARD.
I RESPECT THE HELL
OUT OF MONTE AND KEITH.
IT JUST GETS TO A POINT
WHERE I GOT TO DO ME,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST...
IT'S TIME.
I ACTUALLY DO RESPECT
JOSH'S DECISION.
Narrator: JUST 60 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE SAGA...
I SET REALLY CLOSE TO TOWN,
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO HAUL
OUR FIRST STRING.
IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY COOL
IF SOMETHING COMES UP
IN THESE POTS.
Narrator: AFTER SETTING
300 MILES FROM PROVEN GROUNDS,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON APPROACHES
THE FIRST OPILIO STRING
OF THE SEASON...
IT IS DEFINITELY GETTING
A LITTLE BIT COLDER,
BLOWING MORE
NORTHERLY EVERY DAY.
Narrator: ...JUST IN TIME
FOR A BERING SEA WINTER JAB.
WEATHER'S PICKING UP,
DEFINITELY FISHED A LOT WORSE.
I WANT TO GET FISHING.
I WANT TO STAY FISHING.
IF IT DOESN'T PAY OFF,
IT'LL COST ME TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,
BUT I WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE.
Narrator: IF THERE'S A PILE
OF OPIES THIS CLOSE TO TOWN,
IT'LL BE A GAME CHANGER,
BUT IF JAKE'S
INSTINCTS ARE WRONG,
MOVING BACK TO THE PACK
COULD ADD WEEKS TO HIS SEASON.
I KNOW WE GOT SOME CRAB
IN THIS ONE. I KNOW WE DO.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
THIS IS THE FIRST POT.
JUST LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
[ SHOUTING ]
IF I COULD GET 200 TO 250
CLEAN OPIES OUT OF HERE...
IT'LL BE WORTH IT.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MECHANICAL WHIRRING ]
I SEE A LOT OF LEGS. LOOKS LIKE
[BLEEP] BAIRDI, THOUGH.
PRETTY [BLEEP] MUCH.
HOW MANY DID YOU GET
IN THAT ONE, KYLE?
ONE, ONE.
ELEVEN?
[BLEEP] 11.
OUT OF ABOUT 200 CRAB,
THERE WAS 11 GOOD ONES IN THERE.
Narrator: WHILE THERE'S
NO SHORTAGE OF LIFE IN THE POT,
NEARLY ALL OF IT IS
THE WRONG SPECIES OF CRAB.
THAT'LL GET YOU HOME
IN ABOUT A YEAR.
AHH, DAMN IT.
[ CHUCKLES ] THIS IS NOT GOOD.
DUMB.
♪ DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB
I'M CATCHING MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF BAIRDI,
AND I NEED OPIES.
[ BLEEP ]
WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE.
THAT'S GOOD.
I'M SO TIRED OF COMING OUT HERE
AND NOT GETTING LUCKY,
BOMBING THE FIRST LOAD.
I MEAN, THAT SEEMS TO BE
WHAT I DO EVERY SEASON.
Narrator: SO FAR, JAKE'S
BIG SWING IN THE EAST IS A MISS.
Jake: I'LL GET THEM.
'CAUSE I'M ONE DETERMINED
MOTHER [BLEEP].
OH, WE'LL FIND THEM,
AND THEN, WHEN WE FIND THEM,
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SLEEP.
THERE'S GOING TO BE NO EATING,
NO NOTHING.
WE JUST STRAIGHT WORK
UNTIL WE'RE FULL OR TOTALLY...
UNTIL THE PLANT SAYS
WE HAVE TO GO IN.
♪♪
Narrator: 300 MILES NORTHWEST...
Sean: A LITTLE
TWISTY-TURNY RIGHT NOW.
[ BLEEP ]
Narrator: ...ON THE TRADITIONAL
OPILIO GROUNDS...
♪♪
WITH THE WEATHER THE WAY IT IS,
IT JUST SLOWS YOU DOWN.
TAKE YOUR WHOLE WORLD,
TIP IT 20 DEGREES ONE WAY...
...20 DEGREES THE OTHER WAY,
5 SECONDS APART.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
WILL HAUL HIS FIRST SET
IN THE MIDST
OF AN ARCTIC SQUALL.
NOT PRETTY, BUT YOU
JUST START THINKING
ABOUT ALL THOSE BILLS YOU GOT,
ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT
ARE DEPENDING ON THE BOAT
MAKING MONEY, NOT JUST THE CREW,
BUT PEOPLE BACK HOME.
Narrator:
SHOULDERING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR HIS FAMILY'S BUSINESS,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER
CAST A WIDE NET,
DROPPING HIS STRINGS
ACROSS VARIED DEPTHS
TO TEST A VARIETY
OF TEMPERATURES.
THIS IS THE KICKER STRING.
HOPEFULLY IT PANS OUT FOR US.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH!
FIRST STRING OF THE SEASON.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL FIND
A LITTLE PILE.
THIS IS THE SHALLOWEST
GEAR WE'VE GOT.
♪♪
AW, DAMN!
[ GROANS ]
PRETTY SKINNY. PRETTY LIGHT.
♪♪
PROBABLY 100,
UNDER 100 IN THE POT.
85, NOT A GOOD
KICK TO THE SEASON.
IT'S A KICK TO THE NUTS.
WE'LL SEE IF IT GETS BETTER.
YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP
POUNDING AWAY AT IT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT EFFICIENCY.
HAUL GEAR FAST.
ALL RIGHT. KNUCKLE DOWN.
WHOA!
[ CHATTER ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
ALL RIGHT.
KNUCKLE DOWN.
WHOA!
[ BLEEP ]
[ CHATTER ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
[ BLEEP ]
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
[ BLEEP ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
OH, WE JUST BLEW A HOSE
ON THE PICKING BOOM.
IT SPRAYED OIL
ALL OVER THE RAIL.
Narrator: A HYDRAULIC LINE
ON THE PICKING BOOM BURSTS...
...SPRAYING OIL ACROSS THE DECK
AND SHUTTING DOWN PRODUCTION.
JUST LEAVE IT IN THE BRIDLE
AND PUT A NEW HOSE ON IT
BEFORE YOU [BLEEP] SPRAY OIL
ALL OVER THOSE CRAB.
Narrator: IF THE TOXIC LUBRICANT
GET INTO THE TANK,
IT'LL POISON HIS ENTIRE CATCH.
HYDRAULIC FLUID
IS NOT GOOD FOR CRAB.
HYDRAULIC OIL IS BAD STUFF.
THIS IS IT, HUH?
YOU GOT ANYTHING
SHORTER THAN THIS?
THE PICKING BOOM BRINGS
THE POT OVER THE RAIL.
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES
TO SHUT DOWN THIS OPERATION.
Narrator: UNTIL THE HYDRAULICS
ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING,
THE BRENNA ACAN'T PULL POTS.
IT'S ONE THING TO NOT
BE CATCHING ANY CRAB
BECAUSE THERE'S
NOT CRAB ON THE BOTTOM.
IT'S ANOTHER THING TO
NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH ANY CRAB
BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY
CAN'T HAUL GEAR.
-THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
-YEAH.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY
RIDING ON SOMETHING STUPID.
GOOD THERE, LET'S SEE
IF IT'S GOOD ON NICK'S END.
LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT IT. THAT'S...
OKAY.
LET'S TEST HER OUT HERE.
LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS.
OKAY, HERE I COME DOWN.
YEAH.
NICE. SHE'S MOVING.
COME UP WITH IT.
HYDROS ARE RUNNING.
[ CHEERS ]
Narrator:
WITH THE HYDROS REPAIRED
AND THE TOXIC OIL
CLEANED OFF THE DECK,
THE BRENNA A
IS BACK IN BUSINESS.
FIRST STRING OF
THE DAY, BLOWOUT.
IT SET US BACK ABOUT 12 POTS
FOR TODAY, SO WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
BY THE END OF THE STRING.
Narrator: A 12-POT DELAY
COST SEAN AN HOUR OF FISHING.
SO FAR, THE PROVEN OPILIO
GROUNDS ARE NOT PAYING OFF.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A FAILURE YET.
IT'S JUST A SLOW START.
[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]
120 MILES NORTHWEST...
Sig: ALL RIGHT.
FIRST POT'S COMING UP HERE.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
Narrator: ...ON THE 128-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: THIS STRING
IS 68 TO 70 FATHOMS,
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT
ALWAYS ABOUT THE DEPTH.
IT'S ABOUT THE AREA, YOU KNOW?
THERE COULD BE A LITTLE PILE
SOMEWHERE,
SCHOOL RUNS THROUGH, AND...
Narrator:
...SETTING HIS GEAR MORE THAN
100 MILES NORTH OF THE FLEET,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN IS GAMBLING
HE CAN FIND HIS BOUNTY
IN DEEPER, COLDER WATER.
WE'RE UP HERE.
I DON'T LIKEBEING UP HERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
AS LONG AS THE WEATHER HOLDS,
AND AT LEAST WE CAN SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON, SEE IF THERE'S CRAB.
ANYTHING ABOVE 200 IS DOABLE.
IT'D BE NICE TO SEE, LIKE,
SOME THREES AND FOURS, THOUGH.
THAT'D REALLY LET US KNOW
WHERE THE CRABS WERE.
COME ON, BABY.
COME ON, NOW.
IT'S HAPPENING.
-IT'S HAPPENING.
-[BLEEP] YEAH.
-OH, YEAH.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
[ CHATTER ]
YEAH, BUDDY!
IF WE CAN GET THINGS DIALED IN,
WE CAN GET SOMETHING GOING HERE,
THAT'D BE AWESOME.
-WHOO!
HOW'D THAT ONE LOOK?
TWO, FIVE, THREE,
ALL THE WAY IN,
BIG LOBSTER CRAB.
SO THERE'S CRAB AROUND.
I WAS HOPING FOR BIGGER NUMBERS.
I REALLY WAS,
BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT WORK,
YOU KNOW?
LET'S JUST SEE
WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
YEAH!
-THERE THEY ARE.
-THERE THEY ARE.
COME ON, NOW.
OH, YEAH!
WHAT DO WE -- WHAT'S THAT,
ABOUT 350?
-YEAH.
-YEAH, MORE!
-MAYBE 400?
-MAYBE.
YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
OH, YEAH.
♪♪
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
[ CHATTER ]
WHAT'S THAT?
IS THAT A 400-PLUS?
THAT'S FOUR!
I'LL PILE DRIVE
THIS MOTHER [BLEEP].
THAT'S A BIG POT!
I LOVE MY JOB.
IT'S AMAZING.
WE'RE DOING OVER 400, 450,
RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S BIG FISHING ANYTIME.
Narrator: TAKING HIS SHOT
FAR FROM THE FLEET,
SIG HAS TRACKED
DOWN BIG NUMBERS,
AND THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
TO POACH HIS PLUNDER.
JUST THE FACT THAT WE CAN SEE
THAT KIND OF LIFE
JUST TELLS ME THAT,
HEY, IT'S OUT THERE,
SO WE GOT SOMETHING TO CHASE,
AND I LIKE IT.
IT'S FUN.
♪♪
Narrator: 105 MILES SOUTHEAST...
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
WE'RE ABOUT TO HAUL
OUR FIRST STRING.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
A SACRIFICE TO THE CRAB GODS.
-GIVE ME ANOTHER FISH!
-ANOTHER FISH.
THESE CLOWNS ARE DRINKING COD,
BUT NOT ME.
Narrator: MORE THAN TWO WEEKS
LATE TO THE GAME,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
FINALLY APPROACHES
HIS FIRST BAIRDI STRING
OF THE SEASON.
THIS IS TO GOOD FISHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ MAN GROANS ]
UGH.
[ RETCHES ]
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M NOT A REAL
BIG SUPERSTITION GUY.
HEY, I JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST
WHERE I PUT THE POTS.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
FIRST POT.
WHOO!
[ CHEERS ]
COME ON!
LET'S GO!
OH, WE NEED CRAB, CRAB, CRAB.
COME ON, GUYS.
GIVE ME SOME LIFE HERE.
I NEED THIS TO PAY OFF.
COME ON, BABY.
COME ON.
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
LET'S GO!
OH, WE NEED CRAB, CRAB, CRAB.
HEY, DID YOU EVER SEE
THE MOVIE "THE NOTEBOOK"?
...BILL BREAKS DOWN
A CLASSIC ROMANCE.
SOME GUY IN A NURSING HOME
TALKING TO THIS CRAZY OLD LADY,
READING TO HER FROM THIS LEDGER,
THESE TWO FELL MADLY IN LOVE,
AND HE WAS JUST
A HARDWORKING KID.
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
TYPICAL THING,
THE MOM AND, "OH, NO.
YOU'RE GOING TO
MARRY BETTER," YOU KNOW?
SO THEY WHISKED HER AWAY,
AND HE EVEN FOUGHT
TO GET HER BACK.
I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS PRETTY
MOVING, IF YOU ASK ME. IT WAS...
-GO!
-WHOO!
YEAH, BABY!
[ SNIFFLES ]
Narrator: I'M NOT CRYING.
YOU'RE CRYING.
SIG'S FAVORITE ROMANCE
IS MORE THE NORWEGIAN KIND.
AND IT'S ABOUT A FISHERMAN
WHO FINDS HIS OWN CRAB
AND LOADS HIS BOAT
WITH MASSIVE POTS.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
COME ON, GUYS.
GIVE ME SOME LIFE, HERE.
I NEED THIS TO PAY OFF.
Narrator: ...STRUGGLING TO CATCH
UP AFTER A LENGTH DELAY IN TOWN,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
PULLS IN HIS FIRST BAIRDI
POT OF THE SEASON.
COME ON, BABY. COME ON.
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
-OH, MY GOD.
WE GOT A LITTLE HOPE.
[ CHEERS ]
I THINK WE FOUND
A LITTLE BIT OF LIFE THERE.
YEAH! WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
[ CHEERS ]223, THAT'S TWO-TWO-THREE.
THAT RATES A "CHA-CHING."
COME ON, BABY.
KEEP IT ALIVE.
COME ON.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH!
OH, BOY. [ CHUCKLES ]
WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO!
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-A BIT OF A REWARD, I'D SAY.
WE GOT 305.
THAT'S THREE-ZERO-FIVE.
GIVE ME A COUPLE MO'.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH!
THIS IS AWESOME!
YEAH!
CHA-CHING.
THIS IS AWESOME
BECAUSE THIS IS A GIFT.
WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND
IN SO MANY WAYS,
BUT THIS IS HELPING US
CATCH UP HERE A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, BABY! WHOO!
Bill: YOU KNOW,
IN THESE SHORTER SEASONS,
YOU HAVE TO REALLY
BECOME EFFICIENT.
IT'D BE NICE TO JUST
PICK AWAY AT THIS
SO WE CAN GET THIS
FINISHED UP AND GET IN TOWN
AND GET THIS TURNED AROUND
AND GET BACK OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
♪♪
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith: WE'RE OUT OF OPTIONS.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: I'M GOING TO CALL HARRY.
HE IS AN OLD SEA DOG.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
...AFTER JOSH HARRIS
TURNED DOWN KEITH'S OFFER,
THE INJURED CAPTAIN
HAS TO FIND A RELIEF SKIPPER
TO KEEP THE WIZARD
RUNNING FULL STEAM.
-HARRY.
-HELLO, HARRY.
THIS IS KEITH COLBURN
ON THE WIZARD.HOW ARE YOU?
NO WAY, KEITH OFF THEWIZARD.
HOW IS IT GOING, KEITH?
I'M DOING OKAY,
BUT I'VE GOT A MEDICAL ISSUE,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO FISH THIS YEAR,
AND I'M LOOKING
FOR A LITTLE HELP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
UH, REALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO
BRING ME OUT OF RETIREMENT?
I'LL MAKE YOU A GOOD
OFFER FINANCIALLY,
PAY ALL YOUR EXPENSES, YOU KNOW?
WE HAVE TO GET YOU UP
HERE FAST, THOUGH.
I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE
HOW FAST YOU CAN FLY,
BUT, YOU KNOW, MY BOAT'S
SITTING HERE IN TOWN,
AND MY CREW IS CHOMPING AT
THE BIT TO GO CATCH SOME OPILIO.
I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ME,
GIVING ME THE OFFERS...
IT DON'T TAKE ME
LONG TO PACK.
YEAH, WE CAN PROBABLY
GET 'ER DONE.
YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.
-WOW.
ALL RIGHT, HARRY. YOU'RE HELPING
ME OUT IN A BIG WAY HERE, MAN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I'M GOING TO WORK
ON SOME PLANE FARE, ALL RIGHT?
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU HERE
IN A LITTLE BIT, OKAY?
STANDING BY.
SO HE'S GOOD TO GO?
HE SAYS HE'LL COME UP
AND DO IT, YEAH.
WELL, LET'S GET HIM
ON THE PLANE
BECAUSE WE GOT TO GET
GOING, GOING, GOING.
YOU GUYS WILL LIKE HARRY.
HE'S A PRETTY...
INTERESTING PERSON.
Narrator: STILL IN NEED
OF A CO-CAPTAIN,
THE WIZARDREMAINS
STUCK AT DOCK.
LESS THAN A MILE AWAY...
WE'RE GOING FISHING.
-FINALLY!
-WHOO!
...THE CORNELIA MARIE
IS THROWING LINES.
I'M JUST TURNING UP
THE HEAT ON MY OWN,
AND DO THIS FOR ME
AND MY BOAT AND MY BUSINESS.
Narrator: IN COMMAND
OF HIS FAMILY BOAT,
CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS SETS
A COURSE FOR THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
FINALLY.
LEAVING, IT'S TIME TO GO DO
OPIES, KNOCK THE SHRIMP OUT.
DIDN'T LOSE OUR SKIPPER.
WE STILL GOT JOSH.
WE'RE GOOD.
ALL IS GOOD.
Josh: I REALLY WANTED
TO HELP KEITH OUT,
BUT I'M TRYING TO DO THIS...
THING CALLED A BUSINESS
AND A COMPANY,
AND THIS IS TIME FOR ME TO
ACTUALLY PULL IT OUT OF THE BOX,
ESPECIALLY NOW.
WE HAD A REALLY GOOD
BAIRDI SEASON,
BUT OPIE IS GOING
TO BE THE REAL TEST.
WE'LL FIND THEM.
YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE'S A WILL,
THERE'S A WAY.