Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 13 - Bering Sea Triangle - full transcript
Sig: THERE IS ONLY ONE BOSS
ON A BOAT,
BUT YOU CANNOT
DO THIS JOB ALONE.
SO, WE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT FIGURED OUT?
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT,
DOWN HERE BUSTING OUR ASS.
Sig: YOU GOT TO KNOW
HOW HARD TO PUSH.
DON'T BE [BLEEP]
LYING TO ME, RONNIE,
OR I'LL BE KICKING YOUR ASS.
DID YOU WANT THE LEFT?
THE LEFT?
OR THE RIGHT? WHICH ONE?
WHICH ONE?
Sig: YOU GOT TO KNOW
THE LIMITS OF YOUR CREW.
GROW SOME [BLEEP]
AND GET YOUR [BLEEP]
ASS OUT THERE
AND HELP US.
-END OF STORY.
-FREDDY!
YOU GUYS,
I DON'T NEED THE BULL [BLEEP]
Sig: EVERYBODY
HAS THEIR OWN STYLE.
I HAVE MY STYLE.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
JUMP IN.
I WANT TO PASS THAT ON.
Sig: SEE THAT BIG WAVE
RIGHT THERE?
STEER. STEER.
Mandy: I HAVE IT
ALL THE WAY STARBOARD.
OW.
Man: AAH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
Sig: YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S ALL ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
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Narrator: ST. PAUL, ALASKA,
ON THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: WE GOT CRAB OFF
THE BOAT HERE.
JUST SIGNED THE FISH TICKET.
WE GOT CLOSE TO 60,000.
SO, THAT WAS MORE
THAN WE NEEDED, WHICH IS GOOD.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN'S
FIRST OPILIO TRIP
GROSSED A ROBUST $180,000.
Sig: SO, IN THE MEANWHILE,
MANDY SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
I THINK CLARK
WENT TO GRAB HER.
AND IT'LL BE A PLEASURE
TO GET HER BACK ON THE BOAT.
I WANT HER TO GAIN SOME SEA TIME
AND GAIN THE EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS JUST
THE NEXT THING FOR HER.
Narrator: SIG'S WAITING ON HIS
NEWLY MINTED SON-IN-LAW,
CLARK PEDERSON,
TO PICK UP HIS DAUGHTER MANDY
BEFORE HEADING BACK OUT TO SEA.
MM!
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW WAS THE FLIGHT?
-OH. LONG.
-GOOD? YEAH?
-BEAUTIFUL ST. PAUL, HUH?
-YEAH.
SO, WHAT DID YOU AND SIG
TALK ABOUT BEFORE YOU CAME UP?
HE JUST TOLD ME
THAT IT WAS TIME
FOR ME TO COME UP HERE.
GOT A TICKET.
HERE I AM.
ARE YOU STILL
IN THE BAIT BIN?
YEP.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS
ONCE YOU GET MARRIED.
I'M ALWAYS
IN THE BAIT BIN.
WHOO-HOO. THERE SHE IS.
Sig: OH, THERE SHE IS.
YEAH. THEY MADE IT.
THAT'S GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
AH, THERE YOU ARE.
-HELLO!
-MADE IT.
-HELLO!
-WHAT'S UP?
-HEY.
-GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
YOU READY
TO GO LEARN SOMETHING?
YES, SIR.
Mandy:
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO BE BACK.
DEFINITELY EXCITED TO GET
MORE EXPERIENCE
UNDERNEATH MY BELT
AND BUILD ON TO MY SEA TIME.
AND I REALLY WANT TO LEARN FROM
MY DAD WHILE HE'S STILL HERE.
Narrator: SIG DOESN'T WASTE ANY
TIME WITH HIS NEW STUDENT.
HE HAS MANDY
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
I'LL GET THE BOAT OFF THE DOCK,
AND THEN MANDY CAN TAKE HER OUT.
Narrator: HER FIRST TEST --
GUIDE THE NORTHWESTERN
OUT OF THE CHALLENGING
ST. PAUL HARBOR.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
OKAY, YOU SIT HERE.
I'LL TAKE THE BOAT HERE.
JUST KIND OF
WATCH MY THROTTLE
AND THE THRUSTER.
WHEN I TELL YOU, JUST --
YOU HOLD THIS
LITTLE THRUSTER ON.
SEE THE LITTLE BUTTON?
-YEAH.
JUST HOLD THAT OVER
TO THE RIGHT.
HAS HE GOT THE START OFF,
NORM?
NOW WE JUST WANT
TO GET HER IN GEAR,
AND THEN YOU GET ON 16.
YOU JUST SAY --
COME ON.
JUST SAY,
"SECURITY, SECURITY."
JUST LISTEN TO ME.
SECURITY, S--
-SECURITY, SECURITY.
NORTHWESTERNOUTBOUND.
-NORTHWESTERNOUTBOUND.
-HOLD ON.
NORTHWESTERNOUTBOUND.
STANDING BY, 16.
STANDING BY, 16.
PERFECT.
Edgar: WE'RE NOW HEADED OUT.
GO DO OUR LAST TRIP.
LAST TRIP OPIES.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO NEED
TO COME BACK HERE.
Clark: MANDY'S ON BOARD NOW,
WHICH IS AWESOME.
PRETTY COOL BEING ABLE TO WORK,
YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR WIFE,
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT SHE'S GONNA DO UP
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
Sig: NOW YOU GOT
TO STRAIGHTEN OUT.
A LITTLE DOWN.
A LITTLE MORE.
SEE HOW YOU
BRING HER AROUND?
-MM-HMM.
-OKAY.
TRY NOT TO GET
INTO THAT FOAM.
SEE HOW IT SHALLOWS UP
RIGHT IN HERE?
A LITTLE BIT.
SEE, NOW YOU'RE PAST
THE BREAKWATER.
YOU'RE IN FIVE FATHOMS.
SO, TRY TO GET IT ON 270,
AND WE'LL GO TO AUTO PILOT.
THAT'S NOT SO TOUGH.
YOU'RE TOTALLY FINE, OKAY?
Mandy: OKAY.
I GOT YOU, MAN.
DON'T WORRY.
IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION
TO TAKE IN,
BUT AS LONG AS YOU GET
YOUR WAY POINTS IN
AND WATCH YOUR DEGREES,
SHOULD BE ABOUT 15 HOURS
TILL WE GET TO HAULING STRINGS.
♪♪
Narrator: 85 MILES WEST,
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
♪♪
Monte:
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SET.
WE'VE HAD NOW SIX STRINGS
THROUGH THERE,
SO 120 POTS
IN THAT LITTLE PATCH.
IT'S PURPLE. IT'S NOT PINK.
IT'S PURPLE.
NO.
Narrator: AFTER SCOOPING UP BIG
NUMBERS ON A PIECE OF GROUND
DUBBED "THE DRAGON'S HEAD"...
THAT'S 250 IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
AND NEW RELIEF SKIPPER
HARRY LEWIS
ARE LOOKING FOR
A REPEAT PERFORMANCE.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT
LOOKING TOO GOOD,
JUST NOT QUITE ENOUGH OF THEM.
Monte: YOU GET KIND OF GREEDY.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD THOSE 400s
DOWN RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
JUST KIND OF THOUGHT
IT WOULD KEEP COMING.
Narrator:
MONTE'S STILL PULLING UP CRAB...
A LITTLE BREAK
IN THE ACTION HERE.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
Narrator:
...BUT NOT IN NUMBERS
THAT CAN QUICKLY SEND THEM
TO TOWN.
Monte: WE'RE HAULING THE GEAR
AT AN ALARMING CLIP.
WE'RE KIND OF HOPING
TO HAVE THAT ONE TANK TOP OFF.
Narrator: NOW, WITH ONLY A FEW
DAYS LEFT TO FILL THE BOAT...
Monte: BIG GRIND IS COMING.
GET USED TO IT.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN IS NOT
ABOUT TO LET UP ON THE GAS.
WE GOT A LONG WAYS
TO GO OUT HERE.
400,000 POUNDS
IS A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH.
I'M KIND OF FEELING QUITE A BIT
OF PRESSURE RIGHT NOW.
GOING OVER.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH TONY'S SCHEDULE.
APPARENTLY HE NEEDS A MINIMUM
OF SIX HOURS A DAY
TO WALK AROUND
THE ENGINE ROOM/DO NOTHING.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT
A VERY ODD SETUP WITH THIS CREW.
TONY IS NOW PRETTY MUCH
GONNA STAY IN THE HOUSE
AND BE THE LICENSED CHIEF
WORKING THE ENGINE ROOM
AND WORK OUTSIDE
TO SOME CAPACITY.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE,
THE WIZARDIS THE ONLY BOAT
IN THE FLEET
THAT REQUIRES
A LICENSED ENGINEER.
GONNA PISS ME OFF ALREADY.
[BLEEP] JOKE.
Narrator: CHIEF TONY CHASE
ALSO DOUBLES AS A DECKHAND.
Monte: COME ON.
LET'S GET THROUGH IT, GUYS.
WHY DO WE GOT TO HAVE THIS
FRIGGIN' ABRASION?
Narrator: AND WHEN HE'S NOT
AVAILABLE, RESENTMENT BUILDS,
DISRUPTING THE OPERATION.
TELL HIM, "FIRE HIS ASS
AND GET A REAL ENGINEER
THAT CAN WORK ON A DECK."
ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE.
HERE WE GO.
Freddy:
SHE FINALLY SHOW UP.
...NOT THREE HOURS LATER.
JUST LIKE A BLISTER,
SHOW UP WHEN THE WORK'S DONE.
WHICH ONE?
WHICH ONE?
Monte: NOW, FREDDY'S
PRETTY MUCH AN ANIMAL.
IT'S ONE OF FREDDY'S TRAITS.
CALL IT A WEAKNESS OR WHATEVER.
HE CAN BE ABRASIVE.
YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH THIS
WHEN HE WAS ON HERE BEFORE
WITH SOME
OF THESE YOUNGER GUYS.
HE WAS REALLY HARD ON THEM.
Narrator: DECKHAND
FREDDY MAUGATAI HAS A HISTORY
OF GETTING INTO IT
WITH FELLOW CREWMEN.
-GUYS!
-GET HIM OFF!
-HEY!
-I'M LEAVING [BLEEP] TOWN.
Narrator:
AND THREE YEARS AGO,
MONTE FIRED HIM
FOR INSUBORDINATION.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT.
WE'RE JUST GONNA
KEEP ON FISHING...
UNTIL WE'RE FULL.
FREDDY HAS A DIFFERENT WAY
OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE
AND TRYING TO TRAIN THEM
AND KEEP THEM PUMPED UP.
IS THAT RIGHT, CHIEF?
YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO THROTTLE IT BACK
FOR HIM A NOTCH.
THEIR WHOLE WORLD IS SORTING
CRAB AND ON THE DECK.
-RIGHT.
-THEY NEED TO LOOK BEYOND THAT
AND REALIZE
THAT TONY'S THE ONE
THAT KEEPS THE HEART BEATING
IN THIS BOAT.
HE'S THE ONE
GOING DOWNSTAIRS
AND MAKING SURE
THIS THING KEEPS RUNNING.
SAY, "OUCH! OUCH!"
ALL RIGHT, THIS WHOLE LITTLE
CONFLICT IS OVER.
LET'S GET ALONG.
THANK YOU.
ROGER!
[BLEEP]
I HAVE THE SCHEDULE FIGURED OUT.
IT'S CRYSTAL-CLEAR TO ME.
THERE SEEMS TO BE
SOME OTHER PEOPLE
WHO HAVE A HARD TIME
UNDERSTANDING IT.
I GOT A LOT GOING ON HERE,
AND I DON'T NEED
THIS EXTRACURRICULAR BULL[BLEEP]
WE JUST NEED TO MANAGE IT
AS BEST WE CAN,
GET THROUGH IT,
WHATEVER IT TAKES.
AND I'M NOT GONNA
GIVE YOU THE LEFT.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE RIGHT.
YOU THINK I'M [BLEEP]
AROUND, CHIEF.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
-YEAH, LET IT GO.
-OKAY, GOING OVER!
IN SEARCH
OF THE ELUSIVE OPILIO CRAB.
Man #2: WE THINK BEST
HERE FOR OPILIOS.
WE'VE SWITCHED ALL THE POTS
OVER FROM BAIRDI TO OPIE.
Narrator: AFTER PULLING IN
100 GRAND FROM A LATE
BUT VERY EFFICIENT
BAIRDI TRIP...
IT'S OFFICIALLY OPIE SEASON.
-YEAH, LET IT GO.
-GOING OVER.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN WILD
BILL WICHROWSKI AND CREW
HAVE JOINED THE FLEET
ON THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
BAIRDI WENT QUICK.
WE GAINED A LITTLE GROUND
GETTING BACK
WITH THE OPIE CROWD.
YOU KNOW, HAVING A LATE START,
WE'RE STILL PLAYING CATCH-UP
THAT WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET BACK.
Narrator: BECAUSE HIS MORE
PUNCTUAL RIVALS
HAVE ALREADY SCOOPED UP
250,000 POUNDS OF CRAB...
GONNA HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AROUND
AND TRY TO FIND A LITTLE JAG
THAT'S GONNA PRODUCE.
Narrator: ...BILL MUST SCOUR
THE PICKED-OVER GROUNDS
TO FILL HIS TANKS.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S CRAB HERE.
WE DON'T KNOW
IF THERE IS OR NOT.
Bill: THE INTEL FOR THIS
SEASON'S BEEN HORRIBLE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY
THAT HAS SAID
THEY'RE SEEING MUCH OF ANYTHING,
AND IF THEY ARE,
THEY'RE NOT TALKING, SO...
WE'RE GONNA SPREAD OUT
A BIG GRID ON THE OPIE GROUNDS.
IT'S 15 MILES HIGH
AND 15 MILES WIDE.
Narrator: BILL PLANS TO SET
A 225-MILE GRID,
A SCATTERSHOT APPROACH TO GAIN
INTEL AND HONE IN ON THE CRAB.
Bill:
WE'RE COVERING THE DEPTHS,
AND WE'RE GONNA BAIT
THE HOLY SNOT OUT OF THEM.
Nick: UNTIE THAT POT
RIGHT THERE, RONNIE.
LET IT GO.
QUICK, QUICK.
THAT ONE'S GOING NEXT.
I NEED TO GET IT DONE
AS QUICK AS I CAN.
I NEED TO TRY TO GET THIS STUFF
ON AND DOWN AND GET OUT.
-WANT SOME MORE BAIT?
-OH, YEAH, BAIT IT UP.
-LET IT GO.
-WHAT?
LET IT GO.
ARE WE READY?
GO GRAB THEM.
GO GRAB THEM.
-NOT YET!
-OKAY.
COME ON, BOYS.
GET THIS DAMN BAIT READY.
PUTTING THEM IN
RIGHT NOW.
SO, WE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT FIGURED OUT?
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BAIT.
YOU KNOW,
NORMALLY WHEN WE DO BAIT,
WE USUALLY HAVE BAIT
FOR THE WHOLE [BLEEP] WORKS,
IS THE WAY IT USED TO WORK.
-YEAH --
-WE HAD 50. WE SAID 30.
Narrator: SETTING A POT
EVERY THREE MINUTES
IS CRUCIAL TO BILL'S PLAN.
I ASKED THEM TWICE THIS MORNING
ABOUT, WERE WE READY ON BAIT?
AND I GOT A, "YEAH,
YEAH, WE'RE READY,
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE TIME."
Narrator:
SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE BAIT
COSTS THE BOAT TIME AND MONEY.
Nick: I DON'T THINK
IT'S DUE TO LACK OF EFFORT.
WE'RE DOWN HERE
BUSTING OUR ASS.
WELL, NICK,
I TALKED TO YOU IN THE GALLEY.
I SAID, "WHAT DO WE GOT?"
AND YOU SAID YOU HAD
50 READY TO GO.
WE SAID 30.
SO, DO WE NEED TO SHIP ON MORE?
BILL'S NOT VERY PATIENT.
THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
JUST COOL
THAT THEY STAND AROUND
BETWEEN POTS AND THEN,
WHEN WE WERE DONE,
I WOULD WAIT FOR THEM.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK...
THAT I WAIT FOR THEM.
ARE WE OKAY?
ARE WE READY TO SET?
IS THAT A ROGER?
HEY, YOU DIDN'T ANSWER ME.
I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THE DEAL IS.
Narrator: BAIT JARS
ARE CRUCIAL TO CRABBING.
STUFFED WITH GROUND FISH,
THEY EMIT A STRONG SCENT
THAT LURES FAR-OFF
CRABS FOR DAYS.
WHAT?!
Narrator: DECKHAND RONNIE JAMES'
JOB IS TO KEEP THE SUMMER BAY
STOCKED WITH BAIT
AND BAIT JARS...
WE LEFT TOWN WITH
NO [BLEEP] BAIT JARS.
...ESSENTIAL IF YOU WANT TO
SUCCESSFULLY BAIT A WIDE AREA.
I MEAN, I CAN'T CHANGE IT.
IT'S [BLEEP] STUPIDITY.
IT'S ABSOLUTE STUPIDITY.
YOU'LL FILL WHAT WE GOT.
AH, I'M SPEECHLESS RIGHT NOW.
I JUST WAS INFORMED THAT THEY
DIDN'T GRAB EXTRA BAIT JARS.
Narrator: ALREADY SLOWED
BY A LACK OF BAIT SETUPS...
RONNIE WAS LIKE,
"WELL, I GOT TO GO TELL BILL
THAT WE FORGOT THE JARS,"
AND I'M LIKE, "BE MY GUEST."
GOOD JOB, RONNIE.
Narrator:
...NOT ENOUGH BAIT JARS
FORCES BILL TO CALL AN AUDIBLE.
Bill: I WANTED
TO HEAVY-BAIT THE POTS.
IS THIS [BLEEP] WITH MY PLAN?
IT IS.
YOU HAVE A PLAN.
THEN IT CHANGES.
THAT'S THE WAY
THE [BLEEP] GOES.
CHANGING THIS
AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK I'M GONNA
CONSOLIDATE EVERYTHING.
THIS STUFF'S GONNA
BE ON THE EDGE,
WEST OF THE PINNACLES,
OUT BY THE ST. PAUL SPUR.
FISHED HERE BEFORE, HAD GREAT
FISHING HERE BEFORE IN THE PAST.
Narrator: NO LONGER ABLE
TO SPREAD A WIDE NET...
GOING OVER.
...BILL WILL FOCUS ON ONE
HISTORICALLY PRODUCTIVE SPOT
AND HOPE
FOR A POSITIVE SIGN.
Bill: LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN
EASIER TO GRAB THE JARS IN TOWN,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
CREW MANAGEMENT
IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
PARTS OF THE JOB.
THERE'S GOT TO BE
A BOSS ON THE BOAT.
AND WHEN [BLEEP] GOES WRONG,
THE BOSS IS THE ONE
THAT HAS TO ANSWER FOR IT.
LET IT GO.
-GOING OVER.
WE MAY PULL SOMETHING OFF,
AFTER ALL.
Narrator:
25 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Freddy:
GIVE US SOME NUMBERS!
...ON THE WIZARD...
NOT BAD, NOT BAD.
WE'LL TAKE IT.
ALL DAY LONG!
I'M SCRAPING AWAY HERE.
BIG GRIND.
LAST TWO STRINGS
WERE PRETTY SOLID,
250s AND 300s
THROUGHOUT THEM.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
PUSHES HIS CREW
THROUGH A 30-HOUR MARATHON HAUL
TO FILL HIS TANKS
BEFORE HIS SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD.
WE'RE A LITTLE
SHORT-HANDED OUT HERE.
WE'RE BACK TO
THAT SHORT-HANDED [BLEEP]
HOPEFULLY THE ENGINE ROOM'S
IN AS GOOD A SHAPE
AS IT OUGHT TO BE IN
WITH ALL THE TIME
THAT'S BEING SPENT IN IT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
Narrator: CHIEF ENGINEER
TONY CHASE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
THE FIFTH SET OF HANDS ON DECK,
BUT DUTIES IN THE HOUSE
KEEP HIM AWAY.
WORST [BLEEP] ENGINEER EVER!
DOESN'T CARE THAT WE'RE PUTTING
ALL THE MONEY IN THE TANK
WITHOUT HIM.
Freddy: YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY
FOR OPIES, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A LOT OF SORTING,
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF --
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE EXTRA HAND,
YOU KNOW? IT SLOW US DOWN.
Monte: WELL, IT'S A BIG SWING
WHEN TONY'S NOT OUT ON DECK.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS
HAUL SHORT-HANDED
WITH JUST THE FOUR GUYS.
THEY'RE KIND OF GETTING
THROUGH IT, BUT I THINK,
YOU KNOW, FREDDY'S
REALLY NOT LETTING IT GO.
I'M DEFINITELY
GONNA LET HIM KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TURN IT
INTO 35, 40 MINUTES HERE.
COME ON IN AND EAT.
I JUST WANT TO PUNCH
OUR ENGINEER RIGHT IN THE NOSE,
RIGHT IN THE TIP OF HIS NOSE.
I GOT PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT
THAT ARE A HELL
OF A LOT MORE IMPORTANT.
Narrator: STILL 20,000 POUNDS
SHORT OF FILLING THE BOAT,
IT'S ON MONTE TO KEEP A LID
ON THE SIMMERING ANIMOSITY
BETWEEN DECK AND ENGINE ROOM.
NO, I RESPECT THE FACT CAPTAIN
KEITH AND CAPTAIN MONTE
NEED A CHIEF LICENSE,
YOU KNOW, ON THE BOAT, BUT --
NO, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK
FOR NEXT SEASON.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO GET
SOMETHING STRAIGHT HERE, MAN.
WHAT, ARE YOU MAD NOW?
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A KISS
OR A HUG OR SOMETHING?
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO COME
TO AN UNDERSTANDING HERE.
I'M AN OFFICER
ON THIS BOAT.
I WORK WHEN MONTE SAYS,
WHERE MONTE SAYS,
AND THAT'S IT.
-NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
-YES.
DON'T TRY TO GIVE ME AN EXCUSE
ABOUT MONTE.
JUST GROW SOME [BLEEP]
AND GET YOUR [BLEEP]
ASS OUT THERE
AND HELP US OUT, OKAY?
I TRY TO REMIND --
TRY TO HELP YOU,
AND YOU TRY
TO [BLEEP] ME?
I AIN'T TRYING
TO [BLEEP] ANYBODY.
-YOU GOT AN ATTITUDE?
-NO.
[BLEEP] YOU.
IF YOU GOT AN ATTITUDE,
SHOW IT ON THE DECK,
NOT IN MY FACE
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA GET
KNOCKED THE [BLEEP] OUT.
Tony: YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO COME
TO AN UNDERSTANDING HERE.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
JUST GROW SOME [BLEEP]
AND GET YOUR [BLEEP]
ASS OUT THERE AND HELP US OUT.
[BLEEP] YOU.
IF YOU GOT AN ATTITUDE,
SHOW IT ON THE DECK,
NOT IN MY FACE
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA GET KNOCKED
THE [BLEEP] OUT.
Monte: THIS [BLEEP] THING
HAS RAN ITS COURSE.
Narrator: WITH TENSION BETWEEN
FREDDY AND THE CHIEF
THREATENING THE OPERATION...
Monte:
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?
...CAPTAIN MONTE STEPS IN
TO RIGHT THE SHIP.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS --
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU GUYS?
I DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF
BULL [BLEEP] FREDDY!
ROGER.
YOU GUYS, I DON'T NEED
THE BULL[BLEEP]
NO, HE CAME IN, AND THEN HE
TRIED TO GET IN MY FACE
AND TELL ME, YOU KNOW --
YOU KNOW, "I'M NOT WORKING
FOR YOU. I'M WORKING FOR MONTE."
I GO, "DUDE, WE'RE ALL
WORKING FOR MONTE."
I'M ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU,
AND I WORK WHEN
AND WHERE YOU SAY,
AND I'VE BEEN THERE
EVERY TIME.
I DON'T WANT HIM
TO GET IN MY FACE.
Monte: SHH! OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, DON'T GET
IN ANYBODY'S FACE. EVER.
FOR ANY REASON.
BECAUSE THAT GOES NOWHERE, OKAY?
IT GOES NOWHERE TO GET
IN SOMEBODY'S FACE.
YOU JUST GO BACKWARDS.
HE'S GONNA GET TIME DOWNSTAIRS.
HE NEEDS TIME DOWNSTAIRS.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL USE IT
TO HIS ADVANTAGE
AND BE PRODUCTIVE
WHEN YOU DO
GO DOWNSTAIRS. OKAY?
CAN WE DO THIS, PLEASE?
-ROGER.
-DOUBLE ROGER.
-THANK YOU. OKAY. RIGHT ON.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.
Monte:
PLAY NICE, FREDDY!
♪♪
YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER
WOULD PROBABLY HAVE MAYBE
A LITTLE MORE
FORCEFUL DEMEANOR.
HE MIGHT ACTUALLY GO DOWN
AND TELL THE GUYS,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
[BLEEP] YOU, DEAL WITH IT."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M RUNNING THE BOAT, YOU KNOW?
THEY'RE MY GUYS.
THIS IS MY RIG.
MY BROTHER'S GONE,
THIS IS MY GIG.
WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THE TRIP
AND WE'RE GONNA FIGURE IT OUT.
♪♪
Narrator: 30 MILES SOUTH,
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
WE'VE BEEN GOING NOW
FOR 15 HOURS.
WE ARE ALMOST
TO OUR FIRST STRING.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT
TO START HAULING
AS SOON AS THE CAPTAIN
GETS UP HERE.
TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR
TO WAKE HIM.
Narrator:
AFTER FOUR HOURS OF WHEEL WATCH,
SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING MANDY HANSEN
HAS ONE FINAL TASK...
Mandy: WE'RE HERE.
...WAKING HER DAD.
♪♪
THE GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT HERE
FOR THREE WEEKS,
AND THIS IS MY
FIRST DAY UP HERE,
SO OF COURSE MY BODY'S
GETTING USED TO IT AGAIN.
MY FIRST TIME
EVER BEING SEASICK.
YEAH, PUKING FOR
THE LAST 10 HOURS,
BUT I FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW.
YOU OKAY?
Sig: THANK YOU, MANDY.
YEAH, MANDY ALREADY
STEPPED IN PLACE.
SHE TOOK THE LAST WATCH
FOR A FEW HOURS.
GOT ME UP, AND SO SHE'S GONNA
TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
BATTERIES ARE RECHARGED,
AND IT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, FIRST POT OF OUR
SECOND TRIP COMING UP HERE.
NOW, WE'VE BEAT
THIS AREA TO DEATH.
I MEAN, WE BEAT IT
WITH AN UGLY STICK.
Narrator: BACK ON GROUNDS
HE'S WORKED ALL OPILIO SEASON...
Sig: NOW THAT WE'VE TAKEN
SO MUCH CRAB OUT OF THIS AREA,
IT'LL BE A HIT-OR-MISS
TYPE OF DEAL.
Narrator: ...SIG BETS
THAT HE'S GOT JUST ENOUGH CRAB
IN THIS TOWN SOAK
TO MAKE A TRIP.
Sig: WE'VE GOT WEATHER COMING
HERE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
I WANT TO MAKE THE BEST OF OUR
TIME NOW WHILE WE'RE OUT HERE.
♪♪
THEY'RE ALL GOING IN.
THAT'S 300.
OH, BOY!
OOH! OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH!
OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH!
OOH! BOY! OH, BOY!
-WHOO!
-BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT.
-OHH!
-OH, MY GOD!
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SIG'S OLD HOT SPOT
CONTINUES TO PAY BIG DIVIDENDS.
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-OH, YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA BE
SEEING 280s OR SO NOW.
WE'RE GETTING UP THERE,
LOOKING GOOD.
Narrator: AND FOR FIVE HOURS,
THE NORTHWESTERN
TAKES FULL ADVANTAGE.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP?
Sig:
THE WEATHER'S FINALLY HERE.
Narrator: THE NEW DAY BRINGS
25-FOOT SEAS AND 30-KNOT WINDS.
♪♪
WHEN IT GETS BAD,
YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR HANDS
FROM THIS WHEEL
FOR ONE SECOND.
YOU FORGET TO EAT.
YOU CAN'T DRINK A COFFEE
IF YOU EVEN TRIED, YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE JUST ZONED IN.
-HEY!
-WHOO!
WE GOT A COUPLE DAYS
OF THIS STUFF.
IT'S GONNA GET WORSE.
SO, THESE ARE
PRETTY CLEAN, RIGHT?
A BIGGER, EASIER SORT?
ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS MUCH CLEANER.
THIS IS MORE SCHOOL CRAB.
SO...
DID YOU WANT TO TRY ONE?
DID YOU WANT TO?
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
SO, DID YOU
WANT TO TRY ONE?
...ALREADY COMFORTABLE
DRIVING IN CALM SEAS,
THE NEXT STEP
IN MANDY'S EDUCATION --
HAULING IN A BERING SEA BLOW.
DID YOU WANT TO?
I'D RATHER NOT HAUL
IN THIS WEATHER.
A STEP SHE'S JUST
OVERJOYED TO TAKE.
TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SIT OVER THERE?
JUST KEEP YOUR HAND
LIGHTLY ON THE THROTTLE.
YOU CAN FEEL WHAT I DO
AND THEN SEE
IF YOU WOULD DO THE SAME THING.
-OKAY.
-IT'S THE TIMING THAT MATTERS,
AND IT'S THE TIMING
BETWEEN THESE WAVES, YOU KNOW?
WHEN TO BACK OFF,
WHEN TO SPEED UP.
THE THROTTLES ON EACH SIDE
OF THE NORTHWESTERNARE IN SYNC,
WHICH ALLOWS MANDY TO EXPERIENCE
DRIVING THE BOAT
WITHOUT ACTUALLY DRIVING IT.
SO, RIGHT NOW, SEE THAT
BIG WAVE RIGHT THERE?
-YEAH.
-I'M WATCHING HIM, SO...
RIGHT NOW,
POTS COMING UP.
I'M A LITTLE BIT
STARBOARD SIDE.
OH, COME ON, BABY.
NOW WHEN'S
YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE
A GUY AT THE RAIL.
YOU'RE IN NEUTRAL.
HERE,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT UP.
HERE IT COMES.
DOWN.
I'M IN GEAR.
IT'S LANDED,
AND I'M ALREADY GOING.
FEEL IT?
-YEAH.
NOW LOOK AT THE RUDDER.
I'M NOT JAMMING ON IT,
I'M FEATHERING IT.
SEE HOW I PLOWED THROUGH IT?
-YEAH.
WOULD YOU HAVE
SLOWED DOWN THERE?
NO, I WOULD.
IT'S JUST DIFFERENT
SITTING ON THE PORT SIDE.
NO, I MEAN,
THIS IS REALLY GOOD
BECAUSE NOW I KIND OF IMAGINE
WHAT I WOULD DO,
AND SOMETIMES I'M WRONG,
YOU KNOW?
SOMETIMES I WANT
TO THROTTLE UP,
BUT I FEEL
A PULL BACK ON IT, SO...
THIS ACTUALLY
REALLY HELPS.
OKAY.
MAKE SENSE?
-YEAH.
OKAY.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
IT'S IN REVERSE.
JUMP IN.
♪♪
OKAY, WE GOT MANDY UP HERE,
SO JUST BE PATIENT.
KEEP YOUR EYES FORWARD
AND WATCHING THOSE WAVES
ON THE PORT.
Mandy: OKAY.
YOUR JOB IS JUST
TO KEEP THOSE OFF THEM
AND TRY NOT TO LET THE BOAT
ROLL AROUND TOO MUCH.
Narrator: SIG GIVES MANDY
ONLY TWO LIFELINES.
"GEAR," YOU GIVE ME NEUTRAL,
YOU GIVE ME REVERSE,
YOU GIVE ME FORWARD.
I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU WHICH.
Mandy: OKAY.
HE'LL SAY "GEAR" FOR THROTTLE.
"STEER" -- WHICH WAY?
MIDDLE, LEFT, OR RIGHT.
OR "STEER" FOR RUDDER.
THAT'S IT.
SO YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT,
"WHAT WOULD I DO?"
THE REST IS UP TO MANDY.
STEER.
STEER.
STEER. STEER.
I HAVE IT ALL THE WAY STARBOARD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I WANTED YOU
TO GO CENTER, MIDDLE.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE KIND OF
IN THE DITCH
LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE OVER-STARBOARD,
AND THEN YOU KICK IT IN GEAR,
THE BOAT'S GONNA ROLL.
AND THEN
THEY'RE AT THE RAILS,
SO WE WANT TO KIND OF
STEADY IT A LITTLE BIT.
♪♪
UH...
BE CAREFUL,
THAT'S A BIG ONE.
OW!
-WHOO!
-UGH.
-UGH!
-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THAT WASN'T ME.
BLAME IT ON HER.
BAD CAPTAIN.
SO YOU SEE
WHAT YOU DID, RIGHT?
-YEAH.
-YOU HURT YOUR ANGLE.
YEAH, I OVER-STEERED.
WHOA, WHOA.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT, MANDY!
COUNTER-STEER WHATEVER
IS COMING AT YOU.
THAT'S GOOD. YOU'RE FINE.
WHOO!
STEER.
BIG WAVE, SO YOU GOT TO KIND OF
JUST GO NICE AND EASY.
OOP!
-OH, YEAH! OH, YEAH!
-GETTING BETTER!
SO THAT'S THE BEST TIME
TO BLAST.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE YOU GO!
THERE YOU GO!
GOOD JOB UP THERE, HANSEN!
WE'RE DOING GOOD NOW!
-YOU GOT ONE LEFT?
-YEP.
TELL THE CREW.
-ONE LEFT.
-ROGER!
Sig: SO WE'LL SEE IF THIS STUFF
SINKS IN OR NOT.
TIME WILL TELL.
♪♪
Narrator:
50 MILES NORTHWEST...
Bill: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
Narrator:
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
Bill: WE'RE FISHING A PLACE
WHERE I FISHED MULTIPLE
TIMES IN YEARS PAST.
IT'D BE NICE TO SEE
GREAT NUMBERS IN ALL OF IT.
SECOND BEST WOULD BE BETTER
NUMBERS AT A CERTAIN DEPTH.
WORST WOULD BE NO CRAB AT ALL.
THERE WAS A LITTLE FIASCO
WITH BAIT JARS. WE'RE SHORT.
IF WE'RE ON THE CRAB,
IT'S NOT GONNA MATTER.
Bill: I DON'T BELIEVE
THESE [BLEEP] GUYS.
Narrator: WITHOUT ENOUGH BAIT
TO PROPERLY SPREAD
A WIDE PROSPECT GRID...
Bill: I WANTED TO COVER
A GREATER DISTANCE.
Narrator: ...WILD BILL SET FORTH
SURGICALLY ON GROUNDS
WHERE HE'S DONE WELL
IN THE PAST.
Nick: LET'S SEE SOME CRAB!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
WE COULD USE A BREAK HERE.
BOO!
Man #3: OH, HELL NO!
WHOA.
DAMN!
[BLEEP] ME.
FIRST POT
IS NOT LOOKING SO GOOD.
I MEAN, THERE'S
NICE CRAB IN THERE,
BUT IT'S NOT
THE NUMBERS WE WANT.
8 CRAB
IN THAT LAST POT.
THAT'S 0-8.
SINGLE DIGITS.
CRAB DEATH.
OH, IT'LL GET BETTER.
FIRST IMPRESSION
OF THIS ONE IS...
NO FRICKIN' BUENO.
COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON!
HEY!
NOT SURE
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT.
UGH.
NOT THE START WE WANTED,
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
THIS SUCKS.
WE HAD SUCH HIGH HOPES.
IT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
I MEAN, IF THEY'RE ALL KEEPERS,
THEY MIGHT COME AROUND
A BIT HERE.
A LOT OF TIMES IT'LL BUILD,
YOU KNOW?
YOU'LL GET NOTHING,
A LITTLE BETTER,
LITTLE BETTER, LITTLE BETTER.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
KEEP LOOKING, KEEP DIGGING.
COME ON, CRABBY!
COME ON, CRABBY!
WE'RE FISHING 60,
70 FATHOMS HERE.
WE'RE GOING THREE
MORE FATHOMS DEEPER
BY THE END OF THIS STRING,
SO ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
AND I HOPE IT DOES.
COME ON, CRAB!
COME ON, CRAB!
Narrator: NOW, ON THIS WEEK'S
"SALTY TAKES"...
-HOW'S IT GOING UP HERE?
-WELL...
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: ...YOUNG LOVE.
-YEAH.
-YOU NERVOUS?
YEAH, BUT IT'S KIND
OF EXCITING, TOO.
YEAH, I KNOW, I BET.
IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
WE DIDN'T GET TOO WET.
YOU ONLY TOOK ONE.
-I KNOW.
-I WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT SIGNED UP FOR IT.
-I KNOW.
-I'M NICE AND TOASTY UP IN HERE.
I KNOW.
WELL, GOOD JOB.
KEEP IT UP.
-THANK YOU.
-KEEP US SAFE.
-MM-HMM.
-ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK!
OH, YEAH.
UGH, TASTES LIKE FISH.
-WHAT WAS THAT?
-TASTES LIKE FISH.
Narrator: CLARK MAY TASTE LIKE
FISH, BUT ON THE WIZARD,
MONTE AND HARRY
CAN TASTE THE MONEY.
Man #4: COME ON, CRABBY!
COME ON, CRABBY!
Narrator:
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
WE'RE GOING THREE
MORE FATHOMS DEEPER
BY THE END OF THIS STRING.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN WILD BILL
IS 10 POTS
INTO HIS FIRST OPILIO HAUL
WITH LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN,
AND I HOPE IT DOES.
COME ON, CRAB!
COME ON, CRAB!
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
-A LITTLE BIT OF VOLUME.
-YEAH!
HOPEFULLY THEY'RE THE KIND
THAT GO IN THE TANK.
-YEAH!
-THAT BETTER-LOOKING STUFF?
BETTER SIZE?
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, [BLEEP]
THANK ALL THE BABY [BLEEP]
YEAH!
YEAH! WHOO!
I THINK WE FOUND
A LITTLE BIT OF LIFE THERE.
WE GOT 228.
THAT'S 2-2-8.
GOT A LITTLE HOPE.
WHOO!
OH, YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
-WHOO-HOO!
-WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
-YEAH! YEAH!
-WHOO!
AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME,
THAT RATES A CHA-CHING.
CHA-CHING!
THAT'S THE CASH REGISTER,
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
THAT'S 305.
THAT'S 3-0-5.
[ MEN CHEERING ]
LAST POT HAD 305.
THAT'S THE BEST OPIE EVICTION
I'VE HAD ON THIS BOAT.
Bill: COME ON, BABY.
KEEP IT ALIVE.
OH, COME ON.
STAY WITH ME HERE.
STAY WITH ME.
Narrator:
HOBBLED BY A LACK OF BAIT JARS,
THE VETERAN SKIPPER WENT TO PLAN
"B" AND DIALED IN THE CRAB.
LET'S GET THESE
BACK IN THE WATER.
SET HALF THE DECK.
BREAK THIS 30-POTTER UP.
ROGER.
Narrator: NOW HE CAN
HONE IN ON THE BIOMASS.
HOPEFULLY THE GUYS HAVE BEEN
STAYING UP ON THE BAIT
SO WE CAN JUST SPIN AND DUMP.
-WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT.
-IS THERE BAIT LEFT, RONNIE?
UM, I GOT TO COUNT UP
ALL THESE SETUPS REAL QUICK.
WHEN I SAID 15,
THAT WAS AN ESTIMATE.
DON'T BE [BLEEP]
LYING TO ME, RONNIE.
I'LL BE KICKING YOUR ASS.
ROGER!
Narrator:
RONNIE'S STRUGGLES WITH THE BAIT
CONTINUE TO IRK THE CAPTAIN.
HE DOESN'T KNOW
IF HE HAS 15 SETUPS.
-THERE'S ONE IN THERE?
-NO.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
♪♪
UH, WE'VE GOT 11 SETUPS.
THAT'S 1-1.
♪♪
STACK THE POT.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON
SOME OF THE BEST FISHING
THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN
ON THIS BOAT,
BUT WE CAN'T EXACTLY HAUL
AND SET BACK RIGHT AWAY.
I COULD HAVE PROBABLY SET 11,
BUT I NEED THESE GUYS
TO GET ME ACCURATE INFORMATION
SO [BLEEP] IT.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!
-YEAH! WHOO!
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
CHA-CHING.
-WHOO!
-YEAH.
375.
THAT'S 3-7-5.
NEW HIGH POT.
[ LAUGHS ]
BOOM!
[ MEN CHEERING ]
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS,
BUT I'M A LOT MORE PLEASANT
WHEN THERE'S CRAB IN THE POT.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU NOTICED AT ALL.
Narrator:
DESPITE THE BAIT ISSUES...
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
...EVEN WILD BILL
CAN'T STAY ANGRY
WHEN THE CRAB
ARE FILLING HIS TANKS.
THIS LATE COMING OUT HERE
TO FIND THIS LITTLE VEIN,
IT'S A NICE-LOOKING BIOMASS.
CRAZY.
I'M SO HAPPY, I COULD SMILE.
♪♪
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
WHOO! YEAH, BABY!
Monte:
THOSE NUMBERS ARE COMING.
-WHOO! YEAH!
-YEAH!
THEY'RE SHINY!
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE.
WE'RE FINALLY OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: ...THE GROUP PUTS THE
LAST OF THE CRAB IN THE TANKS,
AND CAPTAIN MONTE
POINTS THE BOAT TO TOWN.
THERE'S ABOUT 35,000 POUNDS
IN THAT TANK, OR CLOSE TO IT,
AND THE FORWARD TANK'S
GOT EVEN MORE.
I WOULD HAVE TO THINK THAT
WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
LOADING UP!
YEAH, BABY!
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
WHOO!
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: WHAT'S BETTER THAN HAVING
YOUR KID ON A BOAT
THAN BEING ABLE TO TEACH HER?
Narrator: ...THE LESSONS SIG
PASSES ON BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD.
Sig: I GOT TO SAY,
I'M REAL PROUD OF MANDY.
I MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER HANSEN
RUNNING THE FAMILY BUSINESS
ONE OF THESE DAYS.
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
BUT, ANYWAY, WHO KNOWS?
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY HEY,
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
ON A BOAT,
BUT YOU CANNOT
DO THIS JOB ALONE.
SO, WE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT FIGURED OUT?
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT,
DOWN HERE BUSTING OUR ASS.
Sig: YOU GOT TO KNOW
HOW HARD TO PUSH.
DON'T BE [BLEEP]
LYING TO ME, RONNIE,
OR I'LL BE KICKING YOUR ASS.
DID YOU WANT THE LEFT?
THE LEFT?
OR THE RIGHT? WHICH ONE?
WHICH ONE?
Sig: YOU GOT TO KNOW
THE LIMITS OF YOUR CREW.
GROW SOME [BLEEP]
AND GET YOUR [BLEEP]
ASS OUT THERE
AND HELP US.
-END OF STORY.
-FREDDY!
YOU GUYS,
I DON'T NEED THE BULL [BLEEP]
Sig: EVERYBODY
HAS THEIR OWN STYLE.
I HAVE MY STYLE.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
JUMP IN.
I WANT TO PASS THAT ON.
Sig: SEE THAT BIG WAVE
RIGHT THERE?
STEER. STEER.
Mandy: I HAVE IT
ALL THE WAY STARBOARD.
OW.
Man: AAH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
Sig: YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S ALL ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: ST. PAUL, ALASKA,
ON THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: WE GOT CRAB OFF
THE BOAT HERE.
JUST SIGNED THE FISH TICKET.
WE GOT CLOSE TO 60,000.
SO, THAT WAS MORE
THAN WE NEEDED, WHICH IS GOOD.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN'S
FIRST OPILIO TRIP
GROSSED A ROBUST $180,000.
Sig: SO, IN THE MEANWHILE,
MANDY SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
I THINK CLARK
WENT TO GRAB HER.
AND IT'LL BE A PLEASURE
TO GET HER BACK ON THE BOAT.
I WANT HER TO GAIN SOME SEA TIME
AND GAIN THE EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS JUST
THE NEXT THING FOR HER.
Narrator: SIG'S WAITING ON HIS
NEWLY MINTED SON-IN-LAW,
CLARK PEDERSON,
TO PICK UP HIS DAUGHTER MANDY
BEFORE HEADING BACK OUT TO SEA.
MM!
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW WAS THE FLIGHT?
-OH. LONG.
-GOOD? YEAH?
-BEAUTIFUL ST. PAUL, HUH?
-YEAH.
SO, WHAT DID YOU AND SIG
TALK ABOUT BEFORE YOU CAME UP?
HE JUST TOLD ME
THAT IT WAS TIME
FOR ME TO COME UP HERE.
GOT A TICKET.
HERE I AM.
ARE YOU STILL
IN THE BAIT BIN?
YEP.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS
ONCE YOU GET MARRIED.
I'M ALWAYS
IN THE BAIT BIN.
WHOO-HOO. THERE SHE IS.
Sig: OH, THERE SHE IS.
YEAH. THEY MADE IT.
THAT'S GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
AH, THERE YOU ARE.
-HELLO!
-MADE IT.
-HELLO!
-WHAT'S UP?
-HEY.
-GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
YOU READY
TO GO LEARN SOMETHING?
YES, SIR.
Mandy:
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO BE BACK.
DEFINITELY EXCITED TO GET
MORE EXPERIENCE
UNDERNEATH MY BELT
AND BUILD ON TO MY SEA TIME.
AND I REALLY WANT TO LEARN FROM
MY DAD WHILE HE'S STILL HERE.
Narrator: SIG DOESN'T WASTE ANY
TIME WITH HIS NEW STUDENT.
HE HAS MANDY
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
I'LL GET THE BOAT OFF THE DOCK,
AND THEN MANDY CAN TAKE HER OUT.
Narrator: HER FIRST TEST --
GUIDE THE NORTHWESTERN
OUT OF THE CHALLENGING
ST. PAUL HARBOR.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
OKAY, YOU SIT HERE.
I'LL TAKE THE BOAT HERE.
JUST KIND OF
WATCH MY THROTTLE
AND THE THRUSTER.
WHEN I TELL YOU, JUST --
YOU HOLD THIS
LITTLE THRUSTER ON.
SEE THE LITTLE BUTTON?
-YEAH.
JUST HOLD THAT OVER
TO THE RIGHT.
HAS HE GOT THE START OFF,
NORM?
NOW WE JUST WANT
TO GET HER IN GEAR,
AND THEN YOU GET ON 16.
YOU JUST SAY --
COME ON.
JUST SAY,
"SECURITY, SECURITY."
JUST LISTEN TO ME.
SECURITY, S--
-SECURITY, SECURITY.
NORTHWESTERNOUTBOUND.
-NORTHWESTERNOUTBOUND.
-HOLD ON.
NORTHWESTERNOUTBOUND.
STANDING BY, 16.
STANDING BY, 16.
PERFECT.
Edgar: WE'RE NOW HEADED OUT.
GO DO OUR LAST TRIP.
LAST TRIP OPIES.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO NEED
TO COME BACK HERE.
Clark: MANDY'S ON BOARD NOW,
WHICH IS AWESOME.
PRETTY COOL BEING ABLE TO WORK,
YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR WIFE,
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT SHE'S GONNA DO UP
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
Sig: NOW YOU GOT
TO STRAIGHTEN OUT.
A LITTLE DOWN.
A LITTLE MORE.
SEE HOW YOU
BRING HER AROUND?
-MM-HMM.
-OKAY.
TRY NOT TO GET
INTO THAT FOAM.
SEE HOW IT SHALLOWS UP
RIGHT IN HERE?
A LITTLE BIT.
SEE, NOW YOU'RE PAST
THE BREAKWATER.
YOU'RE IN FIVE FATHOMS.
SO, TRY TO GET IT ON 270,
AND WE'LL GO TO AUTO PILOT.
THAT'S NOT SO TOUGH.
YOU'RE TOTALLY FINE, OKAY?
Mandy: OKAY.
I GOT YOU, MAN.
DON'T WORRY.
IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION
TO TAKE IN,
BUT AS LONG AS YOU GET
YOUR WAY POINTS IN
AND WATCH YOUR DEGREES,
SHOULD BE ABOUT 15 HOURS
TILL WE GET TO HAULING STRINGS.
♪♪
Narrator: 85 MILES WEST,
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
♪♪
Monte:
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SET.
WE'VE HAD NOW SIX STRINGS
THROUGH THERE,
SO 120 POTS
IN THAT LITTLE PATCH.
IT'S PURPLE. IT'S NOT PINK.
IT'S PURPLE.
NO.
Narrator: AFTER SCOOPING UP BIG
NUMBERS ON A PIECE OF GROUND
DUBBED "THE DRAGON'S HEAD"...
THAT'S 250 IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
AND NEW RELIEF SKIPPER
HARRY LEWIS
ARE LOOKING FOR
A REPEAT PERFORMANCE.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT
LOOKING TOO GOOD,
JUST NOT QUITE ENOUGH OF THEM.
Monte: YOU GET KIND OF GREEDY.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD THOSE 400s
DOWN RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
JUST KIND OF THOUGHT
IT WOULD KEEP COMING.
Narrator:
MONTE'S STILL PULLING UP CRAB...
A LITTLE BREAK
IN THE ACTION HERE.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
Narrator:
...BUT NOT IN NUMBERS
THAT CAN QUICKLY SEND THEM
TO TOWN.
Monte: WE'RE HAULING THE GEAR
AT AN ALARMING CLIP.
WE'RE KIND OF HOPING
TO HAVE THAT ONE TANK TOP OFF.
Narrator: NOW, WITH ONLY A FEW
DAYS LEFT TO FILL THE BOAT...
Monte: BIG GRIND IS COMING.
GET USED TO IT.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN IS NOT
ABOUT TO LET UP ON THE GAS.
WE GOT A LONG WAYS
TO GO OUT HERE.
400,000 POUNDS
IS A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH.
I'M KIND OF FEELING QUITE A BIT
OF PRESSURE RIGHT NOW.
GOING OVER.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH TONY'S SCHEDULE.
APPARENTLY HE NEEDS A MINIMUM
OF SIX HOURS A DAY
TO WALK AROUND
THE ENGINE ROOM/DO NOTHING.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT
A VERY ODD SETUP WITH THIS CREW.
TONY IS NOW PRETTY MUCH
GONNA STAY IN THE HOUSE
AND BE THE LICENSED CHIEF
WORKING THE ENGINE ROOM
AND WORK OUTSIDE
TO SOME CAPACITY.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE,
THE WIZARDIS THE ONLY BOAT
IN THE FLEET
THAT REQUIRES
A LICENSED ENGINEER.
GONNA PISS ME OFF ALREADY.
[BLEEP] JOKE.
Narrator: CHIEF TONY CHASE
ALSO DOUBLES AS A DECKHAND.
Monte: COME ON.
LET'S GET THROUGH IT, GUYS.
WHY DO WE GOT TO HAVE THIS
FRIGGIN' ABRASION?
Narrator: AND WHEN HE'S NOT
AVAILABLE, RESENTMENT BUILDS,
DISRUPTING THE OPERATION.
TELL HIM, "FIRE HIS ASS
AND GET A REAL ENGINEER
THAT CAN WORK ON A DECK."
ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE.
HERE WE GO.
Freddy:
SHE FINALLY SHOW UP.
...NOT THREE HOURS LATER.
JUST LIKE A BLISTER,
SHOW UP WHEN THE WORK'S DONE.
WHICH ONE?
WHICH ONE?
Monte: NOW, FREDDY'S
PRETTY MUCH AN ANIMAL.
IT'S ONE OF FREDDY'S TRAITS.
CALL IT A WEAKNESS OR WHATEVER.
HE CAN BE ABRASIVE.
YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH THIS
WHEN HE WAS ON HERE BEFORE
WITH SOME
OF THESE YOUNGER GUYS.
HE WAS REALLY HARD ON THEM.
Narrator: DECKHAND
FREDDY MAUGATAI HAS A HISTORY
OF GETTING INTO IT
WITH FELLOW CREWMEN.
-GUYS!
-GET HIM OFF!
-HEY!
-I'M LEAVING [BLEEP] TOWN.
Narrator:
AND THREE YEARS AGO,
MONTE FIRED HIM
FOR INSUBORDINATION.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT.
WE'RE JUST GONNA
KEEP ON FISHING...
UNTIL WE'RE FULL.
FREDDY HAS A DIFFERENT WAY
OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE
AND TRYING TO TRAIN THEM
AND KEEP THEM PUMPED UP.
IS THAT RIGHT, CHIEF?
YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO THROTTLE IT BACK
FOR HIM A NOTCH.
THEIR WHOLE WORLD IS SORTING
CRAB AND ON THE DECK.
-RIGHT.
-THEY NEED TO LOOK BEYOND THAT
AND REALIZE
THAT TONY'S THE ONE
THAT KEEPS THE HEART BEATING
IN THIS BOAT.
HE'S THE ONE
GOING DOWNSTAIRS
AND MAKING SURE
THIS THING KEEPS RUNNING.
SAY, "OUCH! OUCH!"
ALL RIGHT, THIS WHOLE LITTLE
CONFLICT IS OVER.
LET'S GET ALONG.
THANK YOU.
ROGER!
[BLEEP]
I HAVE THE SCHEDULE FIGURED OUT.
IT'S CRYSTAL-CLEAR TO ME.
THERE SEEMS TO BE
SOME OTHER PEOPLE
WHO HAVE A HARD TIME
UNDERSTANDING IT.
I GOT A LOT GOING ON HERE,
AND I DON'T NEED
THIS EXTRACURRICULAR BULL[BLEEP]
WE JUST NEED TO MANAGE IT
AS BEST WE CAN,
GET THROUGH IT,
WHATEVER IT TAKES.
AND I'M NOT GONNA
GIVE YOU THE LEFT.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE RIGHT.
YOU THINK I'M [BLEEP]
AROUND, CHIEF.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
-YEAH, LET IT GO.
-OKAY, GOING OVER!
IN SEARCH
OF THE ELUSIVE OPILIO CRAB.
Man #2: WE THINK BEST
HERE FOR OPILIOS.
WE'VE SWITCHED ALL THE POTS
OVER FROM BAIRDI TO OPIE.
Narrator: AFTER PULLING IN
100 GRAND FROM A LATE
BUT VERY EFFICIENT
BAIRDI TRIP...
IT'S OFFICIALLY OPIE SEASON.
-YEAH, LET IT GO.
-GOING OVER.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN WILD
BILL WICHROWSKI AND CREW
HAVE JOINED THE FLEET
ON THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
BAIRDI WENT QUICK.
WE GAINED A LITTLE GROUND
GETTING BACK
WITH THE OPIE CROWD.
YOU KNOW, HAVING A LATE START,
WE'RE STILL PLAYING CATCH-UP
THAT WE'RE NEVER GONNA GET BACK.
Narrator: BECAUSE HIS MORE
PUNCTUAL RIVALS
HAVE ALREADY SCOOPED UP
250,000 POUNDS OF CRAB...
GONNA HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AROUND
AND TRY TO FIND A LITTLE JAG
THAT'S GONNA PRODUCE.
Narrator: ...BILL MUST SCOUR
THE PICKED-OVER GROUNDS
TO FILL HIS TANKS.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S CRAB HERE.
WE DON'T KNOW
IF THERE IS OR NOT.
Bill: THE INTEL FOR THIS
SEASON'S BEEN HORRIBLE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY
THAT HAS SAID
THEY'RE SEEING MUCH OF ANYTHING,
AND IF THEY ARE,
THEY'RE NOT TALKING, SO...
WE'RE GONNA SPREAD OUT
A BIG GRID ON THE OPIE GROUNDS.
IT'S 15 MILES HIGH
AND 15 MILES WIDE.
Narrator: BILL PLANS TO SET
A 225-MILE GRID,
A SCATTERSHOT APPROACH TO GAIN
INTEL AND HONE IN ON THE CRAB.
Bill:
WE'RE COVERING THE DEPTHS,
AND WE'RE GONNA BAIT
THE HOLY SNOT OUT OF THEM.
Nick: UNTIE THAT POT
RIGHT THERE, RONNIE.
LET IT GO.
QUICK, QUICK.
THAT ONE'S GOING NEXT.
I NEED TO GET IT DONE
AS QUICK AS I CAN.
I NEED TO TRY TO GET THIS STUFF
ON AND DOWN AND GET OUT.
-WANT SOME MORE BAIT?
-OH, YEAH, BAIT IT UP.
-LET IT GO.
-WHAT?
LET IT GO.
ARE WE READY?
GO GRAB THEM.
GO GRAB THEM.
-NOT YET!
-OKAY.
COME ON, BOYS.
GET THIS DAMN BAIT READY.
PUTTING THEM IN
RIGHT NOW.
SO, WE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT FIGURED OUT?
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BAIT.
YOU KNOW,
NORMALLY WHEN WE DO BAIT,
WE USUALLY HAVE BAIT
FOR THE WHOLE [BLEEP] WORKS,
IS THE WAY IT USED TO WORK.
-YEAH --
-WE HAD 50. WE SAID 30.
Narrator: SETTING A POT
EVERY THREE MINUTES
IS CRUCIAL TO BILL'S PLAN.
I ASKED THEM TWICE THIS MORNING
ABOUT, WERE WE READY ON BAIT?
AND I GOT A, "YEAH,
YEAH, WE'RE READY,
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE TIME."
Narrator:
SLOWING DOWN TO PREPARE BAIT
COSTS THE BOAT TIME AND MONEY.
Nick: I DON'T THINK
IT'S DUE TO LACK OF EFFORT.
WE'RE DOWN HERE
BUSTING OUR ASS.
WELL, NICK,
I TALKED TO YOU IN THE GALLEY.
I SAID, "WHAT DO WE GOT?"
AND YOU SAID YOU HAD
50 READY TO GO.
WE SAID 30.
SO, DO WE NEED TO SHIP ON MORE?
BILL'S NOT VERY PATIENT.
THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
JUST COOL
THAT THEY STAND AROUND
BETWEEN POTS AND THEN,
WHEN WE WERE DONE,
I WOULD WAIT FOR THEM.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK...
THAT I WAIT FOR THEM.
ARE WE OKAY?
ARE WE READY TO SET?
IS THAT A ROGER?
HEY, YOU DIDN'T ANSWER ME.
I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THE DEAL IS.
Narrator: BAIT JARS
ARE CRUCIAL TO CRABBING.
STUFFED WITH GROUND FISH,
THEY EMIT A STRONG SCENT
THAT LURES FAR-OFF
CRABS FOR DAYS.
WHAT?!
Narrator: DECKHAND RONNIE JAMES'
JOB IS TO KEEP THE SUMMER BAY
STOCKED WITH BAIT
AND BAIT JARS...
WE LEFT TOWN WITH
NO [BLEEP] BAIT JARS.
...ESSENTIAL IF YOU WANT TO
SUCCESSFULLY BAIT A WIDE AREA.
I MEAN, I CAN'T CHANGE IT.
IT'S [BLEEP] STUPIDITY.
IT'S ABSOLUTE STUPIDITY.
YOU'LL FILL WHAT WE GOT.
AH, I'M SPEECHLESS RIGHT NOW.
I JUST WAS INFORMED THAT THEY
DIDN'T GRAB EXTRA BAIT JARS.
Narrator: ALREADY SLOWED
BY A LACK OF BAIT SETUPS...
RONNIE WAS LIKE,
"WELL, I GOT TO GO TELL BILL
THAT WE FORGOT THE JARS,"
AND I'M LIKE, "BE MY GUEST."
GOOD JOB, RONNIE.
Narrator:
...NOT ENOUGH BAIT JARS
FORCES BILL TO CALL AN AUDIBLE.
Bill: I WANTED
TO HEAVY-BAIT THE POTS.
IS THIS [BLEEP] WITH MY PLAN?
IT IS.
YOU HAVE A PLAN.
THEN IT CHANGES.
THAT'S THE WAY
THE [BLEEP] GOES.
CHANGING THIS
AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK I'M GONNA
CONSOLIDATE EVERYTHING.
THIS STUFF'S GONNA
BE ON THE EDGE,
WEST OF THE PINNACLES,
OUT BY THE ST. PAUL SPUR.
FISHED HERE BEFORE, HAD GREAT
FISHING HERE BEFORE IN THE PAST.
Narrator: NO LONGER ABLE
TO SPREAD A WIDE NET...
GOING OVER.
...BILL WILL FOCUS ON ONE
HISTORICALLY PRODUCTIVE SPOT
AND HOPE
FOR A POSITIVE SIGN.
Bill: LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN
EASIER TO GRAB THE JARS IN TOWN,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
CREW MANAGEMENT
IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
PARTS OF THE JOB.
THERE'S GOT TO BE
A BOSS ON THE BOAT.
AND WHEN [BLEEP] GOES WRONG,
THE BOSS IS THE ONE
THAT HAS TO ANSWER FOR IT.
LET IT GO.
-GOING OVER.
WE MAY PULL SOMETHING OFF,
AFTER ALL.
Narrator:
25 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Freddy:
GIVE US SOME NUMBERS!
...ON THE WIZARD...
NOT BAD, NOT BAD.
WE'LL TAKE IT.
ALL DAY LONG!
I'M SCRAPING AWAY HERE.
BIG GRIND.
LAST TWO STRINGS
WERE PRETTY SOLID,
250s AND 300s
THROUGHOUT THEM.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
PUSHES HIS CREW
THROUGH A 30-HOUR MARATHON HAUL
TO FILL HIS TANKS
BEFORE HIS SCHEDULED OFF-LOAD.
WE'RE A LITTLE
SHORT-HANDED OUT HERE.
WE'RE BACK TO
THAT SHORT-HANDED [BLEEP]
HOPEFULLY THE ENGINE ROOM'S
IN AS GOOD A SHAPE
AS IT OUGHT TO BE IN
WITH ALL THE TIME
THAT'S BEING SPENT IN IT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
Narrator: CHIEF ENGINEER
TONY CHASE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
THE FIFTH SET OF HANDS ON DECK,
BUT DUTIES IN THE HOUSE
KEEP HIM AWAY.
WORST [BLEEP] ENGINEER EVER!
DOESN'T CARE THAT WE'RE PUTTING
ALL THE MONEY IN THE TANK
WITHOUT HIM.
Freddy: YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY
FOR OPIES, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A LOT OF SORTING,
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF --
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE EXTRA HAND,
YOU KNOW? IT SLOW US DOWN.
Monte: WELL, IT'S A BIG SWING
WHEN TONY'S NOT OUT ON DECK.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS
HAUL SHORT-HANDED
WITH JUST THE FOUR GUYS.
THEY'RE KIND OF GETTING
THROUGH IT, BUT I THINK,
YOU KNOW, FREDDY'S
REALLY NOT LETTING IT GO.
I'M DEFINITELY
GONNA LET HIM KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TURN IT
INTO 35, 40 MINUTES HERE.
COME ON IN AND EAT.
I JUST WANT TO PUNCH
OUR ENGINEER RIGHT IN THE NOSE,
RIGHT IN THE TIP OF HIS NOSE.
I GOT PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT
THAT ARE A HELL
OF A LOT MORE IMPORTANT.
Narrator: STILL 20,000 POUNDS
SHORT OF FILLING THE BOAT,
IT'S ON MONTE TO KEEP A LID
ON THE SIMMERING ANIMOSITY
BETWEEN DECK AND ENGINE ROOM.
NO, I RESPECT THE FACT CAPTAIN
KEITH AND CAPTAIN MONTE
NEED A CHIEF LICENSE,
YOU KNOW, ON THE BOAT, BUT --
NO, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK
FOR NEXT SEASON.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO GET
SOMETHING STRAIGHT HERE, MAN.
WHAT, ARE YOU MAD NOW?
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A KISS
OR A HUG OR SOMETHING?
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO COME
TO AN UNDERSTANDING HERE.
I'M AN OFFICER
ON THIS BOAT.
I WORK WHEN MONTE SAYS,
WHERE MONTE SAYS,
AND THAT'S IT.
-NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
-YES.
DON'T TRY TO GIVE ME AN EXCUSE
ABOUT MONTE.
JUST GROW SOME [BLEEP]
AND GET YOUR [BLEEP]
ASS OUT THERE
AND HELP US OUT, OKAY?
I TRY TO REMIND --
TRY TO HELP YOU,
AND YOU TRY
TO [BLEEP] ME?
I AIN'T TRYING
TO [BLEEP] ANYBODY.
-YOU GOT AN ATTITUDE?
-NO.
[BLEEP] YOU.
IF YOU GOT AN ATTITUDE,
SHOW IT ON THE DECK,
NOT IN MY FACE
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA GET
KNOCKED THE [BLEEP] OUT.
Tony: YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO COME
TO AN UNDERSTANDING HERE.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
JUST GROW SOME [BLEEP]
AND GET YOUR [BLEEP]
ASS OUT THERE AND HELP US OUT.
[BLEEP] YOU.
IF YOU GOT AN ATTITUDE,
SHOW IT ON THE DECK,
NOT IN MY FACE
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA GET KNOCKED
THE [BLEEP] OUT.
Monte: THIS [BLEEP] THING
HAS RAN ITS COURSE.
Narrator: WITH TENSION BETWEEN
FREDDY AND THE CHIEF
THREATENING THE OPERATION...
Monte:
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?
...CAPTAIN MONTE STEPS IN
TO RIGHT THE SHIP.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS --
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU GUYS?
I DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF
BULL [BLEEP] FREDDY!
ROGER.
YOU GUYS, I DON'T NEED
THE BULL[BLEEP]
NO, HE CAME IN, AND THEN HE
TRIED TO GET IN MY FACE
AND TELL ME, YOU KNOW --
YOU KNOW, "I'M NOT WORKING
FOR YOU. I'M WORKING FOR MONTE."
I GO, "DUDE, WE'RE ALL
WORKING FOR MONTE."
I'M ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU,
AND I WORK WHEN
AND WHERE YOU SAY,
AND I'VE BEEN THERE
EVERY TIME.
I DON'T WANT HIM
TO GET IN MY FACE.
Monte: SHH! OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, DON'T GET
IN ANYBODY'S FACE. EVER.
FOR ANY REASON.
BECAUSE THAT GOES NOWHERE, OKAY?
IT GOES NOWHERE TO GET
IN SOMEBODY'S FACE.
YOU JUST GO BACKWARDS.
HE'S GONNA GET TIME DOWNSTAIRS.
HE NEEDS TIME DOWNSTAIRS.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL USE IT
TO HIS ADVANTAGE
AND BE PRODUCTIVE
WHEN YOU DO
GO DOWNSTAIRS. OKAY?
CAN WE DO THIS, PLEASE?
-ROGER.
-DOUBLE ROGER.
-THANK YOU. OKAY. RIGHT ON.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.
Monte:
PLAY NICE, FREDDY!
♪♪
YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER
WOULD PROBABLY HAVE MAYBE
A LITTLE MORE
FORCEFUL DEMEANOR.
HE MIGHT ACTUALLY GO DOWN
AND TELL THE GUYS,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
[BLEEP] YOU, DEAL WITH IT."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M RUNNING THE BOAT, YOU KNOW?
THEY'RE MY GUYS.
THIS IS MY RIG.
MY BROTHER'S GONE,
THIS IS MY GIG.
WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THE TRIP
AND WE'RE GONNA FIGURE IT OUT.
♪♪
Narrator: 30 MILES SOUTH,
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
WE'VE BEEN GOING NOW
FOR 15 HOURS.
WE ARE ALMOST
TO OUR FIRST STRING.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT
TO START HAULING
AS SOON AS THE CAPTAIN
GETS UP HERE.
TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR
TO WAKE HIM.
Narrator:
AFTER FOUR HOURS OF WHEEL WATCH,
SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING MANDY HANSEN
HAS ONE FINAL TASK...
Mandy: WE'RE HERE.
...WAKING HER DAD.
♪♪
THE GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT HERE
FOR THREE WEEKS,
AND THIS IS MY
FIRST DAY UP HERE,
SO OF COURSE MY BODY'S
GETTING USED TO IT AGAIN.
MY FIRST TIME
EVER BEING SEASICK.
YEAH, PUKING FOR
THE LAST 10 HOURS,
BUT I FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW.
YOU OKAY?
Sig: THANK YOU, MANDY.
YEAH, MANDY ALREADY
STEPPED IN PLACE.
SHE TOOK THE LAST WATCH
FOR A FEW HOURS.
GOT ME UP, AND SO SHE'S GONNA
TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
BATTERIES ARE RECHARGED,
AND IT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, FIRST POT OF OUR
SECOND TRIP COMING UP HERE.
NOW, WE'VE BEAT
THIS AREA TO DEATH.
I MEAN, WE BEAT IT
WITH AN UGLY STICK.
Narrator: BACK ON GROUNDS
HE'S WORKED ALL OPILIO SEASON...
Sig: NOW THAT WE'VE TAKEN
SO MUCH CRAB OUT OF THIS AREA,
IT'LL BE A HIT-OR-MISS
TYPE OF DEAL.
Narrator: ...SIG BETS
THAT HE'S GOT JUST ENOUGH CRAB
IN THIS TOWN SOAK
TO MAKE A TRIP.
Sig: WE'VE GOT WEATHER COMING
HERE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
I WANT TO MAKE THE BEST OF OUR
TIME NOW WHILE WE'RE OUT HERE.
♪♪
THEY'RE ALL GOING IN.
THAT'S 300.
OH, BOY!
OOH! OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH!
OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH!
OOH! BOY! OH, BOY!
-WHOO!
-BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT.
-OHH!
-OH, MY GOD!
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SIG'S OLD HOT SPOT
CONTINUES TO PAY BIG DIVIDENDS.
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-OH, YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA BE
SEEING 280s OR SO NOW.
WE'RE GETTING UP THERE,
LOOKING GOOD.
Narrator: AND FOR FIVE HOURS,
THE NORTHWESTERN
TAKES FULL ADVANTAGE.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP?
Sig:
THE WEATHER'S FINALLY HERE.
Narrator: THE NEW DAY BRINGS
25-FOOT SEAS AND 30-KNOT WINDS.
♪♪
WHEN IT GETS BAD,
YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR HANDS
FROM THIS WHEEL
FOR ONE SECOND.
YOU FORGET TO EAT.
YOU CAN'T DRINK A COFFEE
IF YOU EVEN TRIED, YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE JUST ZONED IN.
-HEY!
-WHOO!
WE GOT A COUPLE DAYS
OF THIS STUFF.
IT'S GONNA GET WORSE.
SO, THESE ARE
PRETTY CLEAN, RIGHT?
A BIGGER, EASIER SORT?
ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS MUCH CLEANER.
THIS IS MORE SCHOOL CRAB.
SO...
DID YOU WANT TO TRY ONE?
DID YOU WANT TO?
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
SO, DID YOU
WANT TO TRY ONE?
...ALREADY COMFORTABLE
DRIVING IN CALM SEAS,
THE NEXT STEP
IN MANDY'S EDUCATION --
HAULING IN A BERING SEA BLOW.
DID YOU WANT TO?
I'D RATHER NOT HAUL
IN THIS WEATHER.
A STEP SHE'S JUST
OVERJOYED TO TAKE.
TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SIT OVER THERE?
JUST KEEP YOUR HAND
LIGHTLY ON THE THROTTLE.
YOU CAN FEEL WHAT I DO
AND THEN SEE
IF YOU WOULD DO THE SAME THING.
-OKAY.
-IT'S THE TIMING THAT MATTERS,
AND IT'S THE TIMING
BETWEEN THESE WAVES, YOU KNOW?
WHEN TO BACK OFF,
WHEN TO SPEED UP.
THE THROTTLES ON EACH SIDE
OF THE NORTHWESTERNARE IN SYNC,
WHICH ALLOWS MANDY TO EXPERIENCE
DRIVING THE BOAT
WITHOUT ACTUALLY DRIVING IT.
SO, RIGHT NOW, SEE THAT
BIG WAVE RIGHT THERE?
-YEAH.
-I'M WATCHING HIM, SO...
RIGHT NOW,
POTS COMING UP.
I'M A LITTLE BIT
STARBOARD SIDE.
OH, COME ON, BABY.
NOW WHEN'S
YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE
A GUY AT THE RAIL.
YOU'RE IN NEUTRAL.
HERE,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT UP.
HERE IT COMES.
DOWN.
I'M IN GEAR.
IT'S LANDED,
AND I'M ALREADY GOING.
FEEL IT?
-YEAH.
NOW LOOK AT THE RUDDER.
I'M NOT JAMMING ON IT,
I'M FEATHERING IT.
SEE HOW I PLOWED THROUGH IT?
-YEAH.
WOULD YOU HAVE
SLOWED DOWN THERE?
NO, I WOULD.
IT'S JUST DIFFERENT
SITTING ON THE PORT SIDE.
NO, I MEAN,
THIS IS REALLY GOOD
BECAUSE NOW I KIND OF IMAGINE
WHAT I WOULD DO,
AND SOMETIMES I'M WRONG,
YOU KNOW?
SOMETIMES I WANT
TO THROTTLE UP,
BUT I FEEL
A PULL BACK ON IT, SO...
THIS ACTUALLY
REALLY HELPS.
OKAY.
MAKE SENSE?
-YEAH.
OKAY.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
IT'S IN REVERSE.
JUMP IN.
♪♪
OKAY, WE GOT MANDY UP HERE,
SO JUST BE PATIENT.
KEEP YOUR EYES FORWARD
AND WATCHING THOSE WAVES
ON THE PORT.
Mandy: OKAY.
YOUR JOB IS JUST
TO KEEP THOSE OFF THEM
AND TRY NOT TO LET THE BOAT
ROLL AROUND TOO MUCH.
Narrator: SIG GIVES MANDY
ONLY TWO LIFELINES.
"GEAR," YOU GIVE ME NEUTRAL,
YOU GIVE ME REVERSE,
YOU GIVE ME FORWARD.
I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU WHICH.
Mandy: OKAY.
HE'LL SAY "GEAR" FOR THROTTLE.
"STEER" -- WHICH WAY?
MIDDLE, LEFT, OR RIGHT.
OR "STEER" FOR RUDDER.
THAT'S IT.
SO YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT,
"WHAT WOULD I DO?"
THE REST IS UP TO MANDY.
STEER.
STEER.
STEER. STEER.
I HAVE IT ALL THE WAY STARBOARD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I WANTED YOU
TO GO CENTER, MIDDLE.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE KIND OF
IN THE DITCH
LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE OVER-STARBOARD,
AND THEN YOU KICK IT IN GEAR,
THE BOAT'S GONNA ROLL.
AND THEN
THEY'RE AT THE RAILS,
SO WE WANT TO KIND OF
STEADY IT A LITTLE BIT.
♪♪
UH...
BE CAREFUL,
THAT'S A BIG ONE.
OW!
-WHOO!
-UGH.
-UGH!
-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THAT WASN'T ME.
BLAME IT ON HER.
BAD CAPTAIN.
SO YOU SEE
WHAT YOU DID, RIGHT?
-YEAH.
-YOU HURT YOUR ANGLE.
YEAH, I OVER-STEERED.
WHOA, WHOA.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT, MANDY!
COUNTER-STEER WHATEVER
IS COMING AT YOU.
THAT'S GOOD. YOU'RE FINE.
WHOO!
STEER.
BIG WAVE, SO YOU GOT TO KIND OF
JUST GO NICE AND EASY.
OOP!
-OH, YEAH! OH, YEAH!
-GETTING BETTER!
SO THAT'S THE BEST TIME
TO BLAST.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE YOU GO!
THERE YOU GO!
GOOD JOB UP THERE, HANSEN!
WE'RE DOING GOOD NOW!
-YOU GOT ONE LEFT?
-YEP.
TELL THE CREW.
-ONE LEFT.
-ROGER!
Sig: SO WE'LL SEE IF THIS STUFF
SINKS IN OR NOT.
TIME WILL TELL.
♪♪
Narrator:
50 MILES NORTHWEST...
Bill: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
Narrator:
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
Bill: WE'RE FISHING A PLACE
WHERE I FISHED MULTIPLE
TIMES IN YEARS PAST.
IT'D BE NICE TO SEE
GREAT NUMBERS IN ALL OF IT.
SECOND BEST WOULD BE BETTER
NUMBERS AT A CERTAIN DEPTH.
WORST WOULD BE NO CRAB AT ALL.
THERE WAS A LITTLE FIASCO
WITH BAIT JARS. WE'RE SHORT.
IF WE'RE ON THE CRAB,
IT'S NOT GONNA MATTER.
Bill: I DON'T BELIEVE
THESE [BLEEP] GUYS.
Narrator: WITHOUT ENOUGH BAIT
TO PROPERLY SPREAD
A WIDE PROSPECT GRID...
Bill: I WANTED TO COVER
A GREATER DISTANCE.
Narrator: ...WILD BILL SET FORTH
SURGICALLY ON GROUNDS
WHERE HE'S DONE WELL
IN THE PAST.
Nick: LET'S SEE SOME CRAB!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
WE COULD USE A BREAK HERE.
BOO!
Man #3: OH, HELL NO!
WHOA.
DAMN!
[BLEEP] ME.
FIRST POT
IS NOT LOOKING SO GOOD.
I MEAN, THERE'S
NICE CRAB IN THERE,
BUT IT'S NOT
THE NUMBERS WE WANT.
8 CRAB
IN THAT LAST POT.
THAT'S 0-8.
SINGLE DIGITS.
CRAB DEATH.
OH, IT'LL GET BETTER.
FIRST IMPRESSION
OF THIS ONE IS...
NO FRICKIN' BUENO.
COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON!
HEY!
NOT SURE
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT.
UGH.
NOT THE START WE WANTED,
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
THIS SUCKS.
WE HAD SUCH HIGH HOPES.
IT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
I MEAN, IF THEY'RE ALL KEEPERS,
THEY MIGHT COME AROUND
A BIT HERE.
A LOT OF TIMES IT'LL BUILD,
YOU KNOW?
YOU'LL GET NOTHING,
A LITTLE BETTER,
LITTLE BETTER, LITTLE BETTER.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
KEEP LOOKING, KEEP DIGGING.
COME ON, CRABBY!
COME ON, CRABBY!
WE'RE FISHING 60,
70 FATHOMS HERE.
WE'RE GOING THREE
MORE FATHOMS DEEPER
BY THE END OF THIS STRING,
SO ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
AND I HOPE IT DOES.
COME ON, CRAB!
COME ON, CRAB!
Narrator: NOW, ON THIS WEEK'S
"SALTY TAKES"...
-HOW'S IT GOING UP HERE?
-WELL...
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: ...YOUNG LOVE.
-YEAH.
-YOU NERVOUS?
YEAH, BUT IT'S KIND
OF EXCITING, TOO.
YEAH, I KNOW, I BET.
IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
WE DIDN'T GET TOO WET.
YOU ONLY TOOK ONE.
-I KNOW.
-I WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT SIGNED UP FOR IT.
-I KNOW.
-I'M NICE AND TOASTY UP IN HERE.
I KNOW.
WELL, GOOD JOB.
KEEP IT UP.
-THANK YOU.
-KEEP US SAFE.
-MM-HMM.
-ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK!
OH, YEAH.
UGH, TASTES LIKE FISH.
-WHAT WAS THAT?
-TASTES LIKE FISH.
Narrator: CLARK MAY TASTE LIKE
FISH, BUT ON THE WIZARD,
MONTE AND HARRY
CAN TASTE THE MONEY.
Man #4: COME ON, CRABBY!
COME ON, CRABBY!
Narrator:
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
WE'RE GOING THREE
MORE FATHOMS DEEPER
BY THE END OF THIS STRING.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN WILD BILL
IS 10 POTS
INTO HIS FIRST OPILIO HAUL
WITH LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN,
AND I HOPE IT DOES.
COME ON, CRAB!
COME ON, CRAB!
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
-A LITTLE BIT OF VOLUME.
-YEAH!
HOPEFULLY THEY'RE THE KIND
THAT GO IN THE TANK.
-YEAH!
-THAT BETTER-LOOKING STUFF?
BETTER SIZE?
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, [BLEEP]
THANK ALL THE BABY [BLEEP]
YEAH!
YEAH! WHOO!
I THINK WE FOUND
A LITTLE BIT OF LIFE THERE.
WE GOT 228.
THAT'S 2-2-8.
GOT A LITTLE HOPE.
WHOO!
OH, YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
-WHOO-HOO!
-WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
-YEAH! YEAH!
-WHOO!
AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME,
THAT RATES A CHA-CHING.
CHA-CHING!
THAT'S THE CASH REGISTER,
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
THAT'S 305.
THAT'S 3-0-5.
[ MEN CHEERING ]
LAST POT HAD 305.
THAT'S THE BEST OPIE EVICTION
I'VE HAD ON THIS BOAT.
Bill: COME ON, BABY.
KEEP IT ALIVE.
OH, COME ON.
STAY WITH ME HERE.
STAY WITH ME.
Narrator:
HOBBLED BY A LACK OF BAIT JARS,
THE VETERAN SKIPPER WENT TO PLAN
"B" AND DIALED IN THE CRAB.
LET'S GET THESE
BACK IN THE WATER.
SET HALF THE DECK.
BREAK THIS 30-POTTER UP.
ROGER.
Narrator: NOW HE CAN
HONE IN ON THE BIOMASS.
HOPEFULLY THE GUYS HAVE BEEN
STAYING UP ON THE BAIT
SO WE CAN JUST SPIN AND DUMP.
-WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT.
-IS THERE BAIT LEFT, RONNIE?
UM, I GOT TO COUNT UP
ALL THESE SETUPS REAL QUICK.
WHEN I SAID 15,
THAT WAS AN ESTIMATE.
DON'T BE [BLEEP]
LYING TO ME, RONNIE.
I'LL BE KICKING YOUR ASS.
ROGER!
Narrator:
RONNIE'S STRUGGLES WITH THE BAIT
CONTINUE TO IRK THE CAPTAIN.
HE DOESN'T KNOW
IF HE HAS 15 SETUPS.
-THERE'S ONE IN THERE?
-NO.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
♪♪
UH, WE'VE GOT 11 SETUPS.
THAT'S 1-1.
♪♪
STACK THE POT.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON
SOME OF THE BEST FISHING
THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN
ON THIS BOAT,
BUT WE CAN'T EXACTLY HAUL
AND SET BACK RIGHT AWAY.
I COULD HAVE PROBABLY SET 11,
BUT I NEED THESE GUYS
TO GET ME ACCURATE INFORMATION
SO [BLEEP] IT.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!
-YEAH! WHOO!
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
CHA-CHING.
-WHOO!
-YEAH.
375.
THAT'S 3-7-5.
NEW HIGH POT.
[ LAUGHS ]
BOOM!
[ MEN CHEERING ]
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS,
BUT I'M A LOT MORE PLEASANT
WHEN THERE'S CRAB IN THE POT.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU NOTICED AT ALL.
Narrator:
DESPITE THE BAIT ISSUES...
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
...EVEN WILD BILL
CAN'T STAY ANGRY
WHEN THE CRAB
ARE FILLING HIS TANKS.
THIS LATE COMING OUT HERE
TO FIND THIS LITTLE VEIN,
IT'S A NICE-LOOKING BIOMASS.
CRAZY.
I'M SO HAPPY, I COULD SMILE.
♪♪
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
WHOO! YEAH, BABY!
Monte:
THOSE NUMBERS ARE COMING.
-WHOO! YEAH!
-YEAH!
THEY'RE SHINY!
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE.
WE'RE FINALLY OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: ...THE GROUP PUTS THE
LAST OF THE CRAB IN THE TANKS,
AND CAPTAIN MONTE
POINTS THE BOAT TO TOWN.
THERE'S ABOUT 35,000 POUNDS
IN THAT TANK, OR CLOSE TO IT,
AND THE FORWARD TANK'S
GOT EVEN MORE.
I WOULD HAVE TO THINK THAT
WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
LOADING UP!
YEAH, BABY!
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
WHOO!
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: WHAT'S BETTER THAN HAVING
YOUR KID ON A BOAT
THAN BEING ABLE TO TEACH HER?
Narrator: ...THE LESSONS SIG
PASSES ON BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD.
Sig: I GOT TO SAY,
I'M REAL PROUD OF MANDY.
I MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER HANSEN
RUNNING THE FAMILY BUSINESS
ONE OF THESE DAYS.
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
BUT, ANYWAY, WHO KNOWS?
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY HEY,
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪