Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 19 - Storm Surge - full transcript
The captains take on the steepest waves yet in an epic final surge to hit their quotas. Jake fights through a debilitating crew injury on deck. Josh gambles big on his crab count, while engine failure leaves Sig dead in the water.
♪♪
Narrator:
Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Sean: I'm excited to get these
crab off the boat and go home.
It's been a long season.
Narrator:
After six brutal weeks,
the end of the winter season
is in sight...
For the lucky ones.
♪♪
Some pretty good-size swells
coming through.
Narrator: But, for those
still on the ground,
a dark adversary awaits...
We're in striking position
for our end game.
A merciless arctic hurricane.
We need to just grind.
That's all we need to do
to finish our season.
It's a last chance to live up
to the family name...
Casey: The ocean's been in my
family for four generations.
If we somehow don't
hit our number,
then I don't deserve
to be a captain.
Narrator: Prove themselves
in the fishery...
Jake: If you're gonna get
ahead of the curve,
you've got to do things
that are different.
Narrator: And the final fight
to the finish.
♪ I've changed, I've grown ♪
♪ tell them all that
I'm coming home ♪
This job is like a marathon, and
you fight till the very end.
♪ Down in the deep ♪
- Oh, my god!
- Whoo!
♪ Deep ♪
I've got no fuel pressure.
You okay, Jacob?
- What's going on?
- [ Groans ]
Whoo!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
♪♪
Stop! Stop!
Holy [bleep].
Stop! Stop!
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♪♪
Narrator: 275 miles northwest
of Dutch Harbor,
on the 107-foot saga...
Jake:
Damn. It's "groundhog day."
♪♪
The weather's typical.
Bering Sea weather sucks.
Narrator: Despite being
battered at every turn...
[ Men cheer ]
Slow fishing. Heavy tides.
Heavy weather.
This season right here
has been a lot tougher on me.
Narrator: Captain Jake
Anderson stands at the precipice
of completing his most
successful season yet.
I'm ready to get
this season done.
Narrator: He's overcome
a failed partnership...
I spent two days moving
all this gear up here.
You screw me once, you never
work with me again.
We're losing power.
Narrator:
Break-downs...
- Watch out!
- Watch out! Watch out!
I'm calling it quits.
Narrator:
Shut-downs,
and brutal Bering Sea weather.
Whoo!
Jake: I had no idea it
was gonna blow 60.
And it's only gonna get worse.
I'm just gonna haul...
I'm just gonna haul and setback
until I get my 57.
Narrator: Now, after finding
a honey hole in the deep...
Jake:
Half a mile away from here.
I got a string ready
to go crabbing.
I'm ready to go
crabbing right now.
Narrator: Jake is betting
that he's got the last
of his opilio crab cornered.
Jake:
You guys ready to go?
- Yeah, Roger.
- Yeah, Roger!
Jacob: We're ready to roll...
I'm ready to roll.
This is our last tank
of crab we need,
so I'd like to call it
the home stretch,
the light at the end
of the tunnel.
I'm gonna have a good time,
and I'm probably gonna miss it
when it's over.
♪♪
Jake: All right, we're just
getting started here.
We've got about 60 more
pots to haul.
♪♪
Jacob:
Oh, god! What do we got?
Jake: Holy [bleep].
I don't... I don't [bleep] see
[Bleep] in there.
Boo!
[Bleep] Damn it.
♪♪
What's your count?
♪♪
There's supposed to be crab
showing up here any time.
Whoo.
Nothing.
[Bleep].
Not good. Not productive.
Jake: What I need to do
is find the crab.
There's not any [bleep] here.
[Bleep] This.
I'm out of this.
Stack this one.
The whole entire plan changed.
We're stacking now.
Yeah!
Narrator: With Jake's hot spot
having run cold...
Now I'm gonna move 20 miles
to the southeast.
We're gonna run down
to the bird...
The hummingbird.
Narrator: The young skipper
makes the call...
Haul and stack all 175 pots.
Jake: It's a gamble.
It's not the safest bet
that I got.
If this pays off,
this could take me home.
Narrator:
He's swinging for the fences.
I'm really hoping
the bird flies us home.
♪♪
Jacob: Ah [bleep]!
♪♪
[ Gasps ]
♪♪
You okay, Jacob?
Man: Jacob?
What's going on?
Hold on.
I just pinched something
in my back.
Horrible.
Ugh...
Went to throw the shot...
[ Groans ]
Narrator: While prepping
a pot on the launcher...
crewman Jacob Hutchins
suffers an injury,
bringing the string
to a grinding halt.
♪♪
- Oy!
- Yeah?
I got to go check on Jacob.
[ Bleep ]
Oh, my god. Ugh.
Jacob?
What's your status?
Can you move?
Talk to us. Let us know
what's going on here.
Jake: What's going on?
I think he strained his back.
He threw a shot, I think,
and uh....
He just kind of buckled.
I'm so sorry, guys.
Sean, will you help him
get his gear off?
I need him in his bed,
'cause I got to move on.
Put your arms up.
I got it.
♪♪
Does Jacob just
have a sore back?
Or is it really debilitating?
I don't know.
If I was on deck right now,
I'd be [bleep] pissed.
'Cause I'd know, "now I have to
pick up slack for somebody."
But, I'm telling you right now,
I'm not slowing down.
Man: One... Two...
♪♪
Jake:
I just want crab on the boat.
♪♪
Narrator: 60 miles west,
on the 125-foot Northwestern...
Ugh!
[Bleep] You!
♪♪
It's just whippin' through here.
Hold on a second here.
There's a big one. Hang on.
Ugh. You [bleep].
Oh, no, look at that.
Narrator:
Already pummeled by six weeks
of turbulent weather...
It's hitting
the nautical off, bro.
Gettin' wet back there.
Narrator: Captain Sig Hansen
and daughter Mandy
face another raging
arctic storm.
♪♪
So, right now we've got winds
at 35 and gusts of 52.
50?
In what direction?
Southeast.
So, it's gonna get worse.
And then it'll start
clearing up from there.
Don't scare me like that.
♪♪
Man: Whoo!
This is our last trip, so,
everything is riding on this
string we're pulling now.
Narrator: Now, with 5,000 pounds
of quota still to go...
Sig: We want to make sure
we get the number
and get the gear on board,
and I don't want to make it
any more dangerous
for the guys than I have to.
Narrator: Sig's salvation
depends on one thing...
Survival.
Yeah, this is... it's pretty
rugged out right now.
Holy [bleep].
We got to do this
and so we started stacking...
As soon as Sig's ready to stack.
♪♪
Yeah!
♪♪
Sig: Come on, Karl!
Waitin' on you, snarl!
Oh, my god!
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
So, I'm good with it.
♪♪
It's been a race
just chasing these crabs.
As long as we're putting
a few in the boat every pot,
that's all we need to do
to finish our season.
I just don't want to
come in short, that's all.
♪♪
Back there.
Look at that stacking up.
♪♪
- Aah! No!
- Be careful.
Bring me that bag.
There's a lot of headwind,
you know, you got to get on it.
I mean, I'm 1,200, 1,300 rpm
just to get on the bags.
You just got to push in
short spurts so that you can...
So you just stay on course.
- Whoo!
- This is big!
- Oh [bleep]
- Careful!
♪♪
[ Beeping ]Oh!
Put your finger on it, Mandy.
Day tank.
Huh?
Day tank and what else?
And flow number three.
So we got alarms... day tank
and flow number three.
Flow three and day tank.
[Bleep] Da... ah [bleep].
I got no fuel pressure.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: On the Northwestern...
Sig:
[Bleep] Da... ah [bleep].
[Bleep].
I got no fuel pressure.
What the [bleep]?
[Bleep].
Did you hear that? Come on.
♪♪
Ah, come on.
Narrator: After a sudden loss
in fuel pressure...
Sig:
Something's not right.
I don't have immediate response,
I don't have power.
Narrator: Captain Sig Hansen
is dead stick...
Sig:
Now we're in big, big trouble.
Narrator: Amid towering,
30-foot waves.
♪♪
♪♪
Sig: Come on, fellas.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: The problem?
A build-up of algae in the tanks
is clogging the fuel line,
bringing the main engine,
and Sig's operation, to a halt.
♪♪
Right. There's 1,200.
It's not as responsive.
No, it's dropping.
No, it's dropping.
[Bleep] That. It's not clear.
Nothing's clear.
♪♪
We have a definite problem
on our hands.
We have whatever gunk
is growing in there.
We've been rolling around, 90°,
and all that stuff
gets stirred up
and then it clogs up
the fuel filters
and then it chokes off
the engine for fuel.
And the weather looks like
it's coming up
more every minute here.
Narrator:
Without engine power...
Sig: So you got to be careful.
I got to be careful.
Narrator: Every swell
threatens disaster.
♪♪
♪♪
See? Like that.
We'd get sideways so fast.
♪♪
♪♪
- Yeah.
- Ready?
♪♪
Sig: Come on, baby.
♪♪
It's a little slow,
but it's doing it.
Oh, yeah! Better!
- Oh, good.
- Awesome.
Narrator:
With fuel flowing...
♪♪
Okay, let's get this show
on the road.
The Northwestern is back online.
Sig: Ready?
We're gonna just keep
pulling and pulling.
Maybe we can end it
on a positive note here.
If we get our tank full, then we
can finish this season up.
♪♪
Narrator: 25 miles southeast,
on the Cornelia Marie...
Josh:
Two and a half miles. 2.5.
Josh: Today is the day
we push hard.
We're gonna push 'em
over the top.
If we can keep this up,
keep cruising strong
and making
our family legacy live on,
then that would be
a beautiful thing.
Narrator: Captain Josh Harris
is just 4,000 pounds away
from proving he is worthy
of the family name.
I got to make sure I bring
in the right amount of crab.
Casey: I just say haul gear
and haul it fast but, hey...
We're still alone now.
It's on Josh.
Yep.
Narrator: Taking the wheel
from co-captain Casey McManus
at the top of
the winter season...
Sometimes, you know,
you got to be drug through hell
to fully appreciate heaven.
The young skipper
has overcome empty pots,
injuries, and brutal weather,
to come within just one good
haul of a triumphant season.
Hopefully I'm gonna have
my diapers removed
and be able to put on
the big-boy pants, so...
This one's on me. Good luck, buddy.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
It's the moment of truth.
♪♪
Hopefully, with any luck,
we just crush it right here.
♪♪
♪♪
First pot coming up.
- Hey!
- Now that's a good...
Oh, come on.
Please be keepers.
Ay-oh!
♪♪
Yes? No?
Casey: All right!
All right.
Well, that's a good start.
♪♪
Man:
Oh, yeah! Here we go!
That looks better.
There's some crabbies in there.
- These are handful-ers.
- 30 cherry!
- Two-two-one.
- Let's bring it home.
- Yeah!
- There's some crab!
Now that's a bairdi right there.
Holy moly woly holy.
I got... Mwuah!
We're going over
our average. I mean...
It's gonna be close.
Yep.
We're in the bairdi now, boys!
- Whoo!
- There it is!
And that's how we end
our season in no time.
Johnny boy...
♪♪
Hey! Stop! Stop!
Holy [bleep].
Stop! Stop!
♪♪
Narrator:
On the Cornelia Maria...
Man: We're in the bairdi now,
boys! Whoo!
This is how we end
our season in no time.
Johnny boy.
♪♪
Hey! Stop! Stop!
Holy [bleep].
Stop! Stop!
How much I hate these stupid
[Bleep] life jackets!
[Bleep]!
You all right?
You okay, Jon?
Hey guys, check on him, please.
You okay?
Let's take a break.
Let's get him looked at.
[ Jon groans ]
Hey, what happened?
Narrator: The hydraulic sorting
table snags
engineer Jon Farrell's
life vest,
pinning his leg under
2,000 pounds of metal.
♪♪
Oh, f...
Ugh.
Josh:
That table sent thousands
and thousands of pounds
of pressure.
It'll snap you in two
like a toothpick.
So he's lucky to have his leg.
It hurts really bad, but...
I'm gonna keep going.
That's what a man does.
Ugh.
Take a breather
if you need it, Jon.
Just relax for a minute.
Josh:
Now we got 4 1/2 guys.
One way or another,
it's ending today.
♪♪
Narrator:
60 miles northeast...
Sean:
Want to go home real bad.
On the saga...
Jake:
This is my big move.
It's safe to say that
in the 11th hour
I've put all my eggs
in one basket.
Narrator:
With 10,000 pounds still to
catch before turning for dock...
We're sitting
on the hummingbird.
It's a gamble.
One of these times
it's got to pay off.
Narrator:
Captain Jake Anderson
boldly moves 175 pots
to put a quick end
to his season.
We are gambling right now,
and I kind of like it.
It's been a long ride, boys.
Jake: We're setting
with the four-man deck.
Jacob's still out of commission.
These guys are tired.
They want to go home.
Narrator:
Crewman Jacob Hutchins
is m.I.A.,
recovering from a back injury.
James:
You can at least come out
and try to make an effort,
take a watch,
cook some food for the guys,
get them coffee, water.
Narrator: And his absence
isn't scoring him any points
with the rest of the crew.
Jake:
I've been thinking
about talking to Jacob
so he can ask himself
a few simple questions...
How committed to this are you?
How much does it mean
to you to be out there?
He needs to answer
that question for himself.
Nothing's changing with me
stretching and laying there
and stretching and applying
pressure, massaging.
Getting injured is tough.
It's tough on you, it's tough
on the crew, it's tough on me.
My whole pride is that
I've never missed a pot.
Never.
For nothing.
But, if you're hurt,
you're hurt, man.
I'm on your side.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
It is what it is.
Let me know
if it gets any worse.
I'll have Sean come
and give you more ibuprofen.
♪♪
I don't expect him
to do anything, at all...
I just thought it would be cool
if he fought all the way
to every last pot.
Right now all's I know
is I got to catch crab.
♪♪
Narrator:
290 miles to the southeast...
- Heads up!
- Impressive.
- Whoo-hoo.
- Yeah, buddy.
Narrator:
On the 110-foot Brenna A...
Hank:
Well, it was a grind,
but it makes it all worth
it seeing a tank like this.
- Lid's open.
- Thank god.
That was a crappy ride in.
This whole past trip
has just been nasty.
It's been like two weeks
of just crappy weather,
and I am just super glad
we have these crab at the dock
and get this over with.
Narrator:
After six grueling weeks
on the water,
captain Sean Dwyer and crew
begin their last
offload of the winter season.
The crab are looking good.
They're moving around.
It'll be better when
they're off and out of here.
Narrator: But on deck,
a final tally
brings the realities of life
off the water to the forefront.
Sean approached me
about my dad's hip surgery.
It's something that my dad and I
haven't really talked about,
and Sean recommended that I go,
but...
I don't know.
Zack's a tough...
He's a tough cookie, man.
His dad's going under the knife,
he's gonna have surgery,
and I think for him it would be
a good idea to take this
as an opportunity
to kind of mend some fences.
Narrator:
During captain "Wild" Bill and
son Zack Larson's time at sea...
Bill:
I'm here to [bleep] get you
to the front
of the [bleep] crowd, okay?
The father-son duo endured
their fair share of conflict...
You give me a smartass answer,
I'll give you a backhand.
Ultimately tearing
a rift between them...
You haven't really spent
the time up here.
'Cause I obviously have
personal issues with you.
That exist to this day.
- All right, man. Good luck.
Sean:
For me, personally, like...
I think he needs
to go see his dad.
Zack?
Want to come up here for a sec?
Yeah.
Zack and I had a conversation
at sea about that.
I know he's been
thinking about it, but...
We're back in town,
and he's got to make a decision.
Zack? Zackolas? Yep?
What'd you decide
to do with your pops?
What's your plan here?
There's time...
If you want to go.
Sean: Zack? Zackolas?
Yep?
What'd you decide to do
with your pops?
What's your plan here?
There's time...
If you want to go.
Yeah...
Yeah, I don't really know.
It's...
And you don't have to be
the one to go over there
and mend the fences, but...
You can only control you.
You know, I would rather
just put the boat away.
I mean, that's kind of how
my dad taught me anyways...
Boats first, so...
Okay.
I respect your decision
not to go.
- All right. Thanks, dude.
- Yep. Yep.
It is what it is.
I mean, the boat is not
the reason he's not going.
He doesn't want to say that.
I think he needs to show up,
but if he doesn't even feel
like he wants to do that,
then... I mean, that's fair.
Since I've had Zack
working on this boat,
bill has never once called
to see how Zack was doing.
At the end of the day,
relationships take two people.
Narrator:
Over 4,000 miles southeast,
in Columbia, south Carolina...
- You all right?
I'm a little dizzy,
a little nauseous.
I can get you
something for that.
Narrator: After 40 years
on the fishing grounds...
Okay, so your left hip
is in bad shape.
The cartilage is all worn out.
It's rubbing bone to bone.
That's the source of your pain.
Zack's father
and summer baycaptain,
"wild" bill Wichrowski,
preps for surgery.
So, we're gonna go and replace
it with that much implant.
And once you have
that solidly healed,
you can run and jump
and do whatever you
want on this hip.
As long as you don't do
too much too early.
You got to give it six months...
- I'll tell you what, I...
to really heal up,
not overdo it.
- Six months?
- Six months.
Before you do anything
real vigorous.
What do you consider
"real vigorous"?
Extensive walking,
heavy lifting, deep bending,
running, jumping...
- How about, like, boat movement?
- That's okay.
As long as it's, like,
not really rough seas.
Any last-minute questions?
I don't think so.
You're good to go.
All right, my friend.
- All right, boss.
- You're good.
See you in a little bit.
- All right.
[ Indistinct chatter ]
Bill:
No more whining on the boat.
I can't use my hip
for an excuse anymore.
♪♪
- Oh yeah! Here we go!
- Yeah, that's a good pot.
Narrator:
Back on the Bering Sea...
Man: Yeah!
Nngh! Yeah! Nngh! Nngh!
Narrator:
Captain Josh Harris and the crew
of the Cornelia Marie
glimpse the end of their season.
- And here we go!
- Oh, yeah!
Josh: Looks like crab
are coming on the bight, so...
With any luck...
[ Speaking indistinctly ]...
We'll have that number
by the end of this string.
Narrator:
But, before heading for dock,
Josh has to make sure
his quota is in his tanks.
We got like 60 more pots
on this string.
It's gonna be really close.
He's sending us home, so...
We're gonna be right there.
I can't afford to come in
with not enough crab.
Tank-wise, it just looks
short to me, still.
Mathematically is what we go by.
It's just the way that it is.
Narrator: Two years ago...
- We have more than enough crab.
- Josh had his first chance
to call the season's end...
7,500 pounds short.
But the young skipper
came up $20,000 light.
Casey: If we come in
short right now,
the pup over there is gonna get
a little whack
on the nose with a newspaper.
I'll take it out of my own pay
if we come in short.
All I'm saying is,
we better catch every...
Oh, it's deadly serious.
If we don't somehow
hit our number,
then I don't deserve
to be a captain.
We will get it done.
Narrator:
75 miles southeast...
Jake: So, this is our
hail-Mary string.
Narrator:
Aboard the saga...
Jake: The hummingbird.
I'm trying to haul, like,
175 pots.
This isn't gonna be
a pretty finish by no means.
This is gonna be a fight
all the way through.
Captain Jake Anderson
goes all-in on new grounds...
Jacob's still out of commission.
And he'll be without injured
deckhand, Jacob Hutchins.
The boat's invested
a lot of time in Jacob
to throw the hook,
and now he's gone.
I tried to inspire him
to go outside.
I'm not 100%,
not even 80%, but...
It shows true grit
when a person, against all odds,
does whatever he can
to finish a job.
♪♪
We're clear!
I work hurt every day.
- Go! Go! Go! Go!
♪♪
-Yeah!
-There he is.
- Whoo!
-Way to go, dude!
-Whoo!
-Awesome.
I see him walking around.
It seems like he's doing fine.
Excellent, Jacob.
I just hope that these pills
don't wear off.
I have nine ibuprofen
in me right now.
♪♪
Here we go.
Come on, baby.
Narrator:
On the season finale
of "salty takes"...
Oh, we've got important issues
to solve with crew morale here,
and Zack's attitude
is pretty imperative
for this whole operation.
It's after 9:00 A.M.
we should be getting good Zack.
Oh, I'm pretty much
irritable every morning.
Let's see if we can't
jump-start his morning.
We want to make sure
our Espresso is ground
to perfection.
Let's go give
our capricious buddy
a little kick in the pants.
Ooh!
Here you go,
you capricious, little guy.
Maybe if had as [bleep]
an attitude as Zack,
you can get a little pick-me-up
every once in a while.
Yeah! Think about that,
ass[Bleep]!
You guys are doing real good!
Narrator:
Maybe that's what
the other boats need
to finish their season...
Better coffee.
Narrator: On the saga...
So, we're gonna see right here
what I did or did not do.
♪♪
Here we go.
Come on, baby.
- Yeah!
- It looks good.
Man: Yeah! Yay!
What you got, kev?
- 200.
Two-zero-zero.
- Yeah!
That'll fish!
Not excited yet,
'cause every time
I get excited...
The Bering Sea wants to take
a big, fat dump on my face.
♪♪
- Whoo!
- Yeah!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Yes, yes, yes. This
is [bleep] all we
need, right here.
Narrator: After gambling
on a big move south...
- Two-oh-five.
- The hummingbird paid off.
I finally did it, ma.
Narrator:
Jake hits the mother load.
Go on, babycakes!
Jake:
Hey James, you can have
Jacob throw the hook,
and then you can sort so Sean
can stack the pot right away.
Narrator:
And with his entire crew
now on deck,
it's full-speed ahead.
Jake:
I'm really proud of Jacob.
If you get hurt
and you go out there
and you show your team
that you're there with them...
What I said was... [ Laughs ]
the morale of the crew
gets boosted...
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
That means a lot.
- Wow, these... [bleep].
- Holy [bleep].
This is everything
right here, man.
- Two-zero-zero.
- I feel like a crabber again,
where I'm just jamming,
jamming, jamming.
I haven't felt like
that all season.
♪♪
Whoo-ooh!
All right, fellas,
last pot coming up.
Here comes the last pot.
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Hell yeah!
Whoo!
Narrator:
The saga'swinter-season haul?
A robust 250,000 pounds...
- Hey, we're goin' home!
[ Cheering ]
2018 opies! Yeah!
[ Laughs ]
Narrator:
Netting each deckhand
25 grand.
Great job, you guys.
I'm so proud of you guys.
We've had some long nights, man.
We've been
grinding it out, we have.
My back has reached
that point of just numbness...
And that's good.
It's good.
All right, let's get the hell
out of here and go home, fellas.
I'm already in Florida.
♪♪
Narrator:
Back in Dutch...
Josh: Oh, boy.
Oh, we're close...
But not close enough, I think.
We got one more brailer.
Narrator:
After his final trip
of the season,
Josh is now responsible
for the rest of his
250,000-pound opilio quota.
Josh:
We'll see what happens.
It ain't over
'til the fat lady sings.
Narrator:
And the young skipper's
fate rests on this...
One last brailer.
Not gonna make it?
I don't know.
If we do, it's gonna be close.
Josh: We've dealt
with so much strife this year.
Everything I've done leading up
to this point in my career...
Trying to show the world
and my industry
that we give a [bleep]
over here...
And we're gonna see fully
where we end up.
♪♪
1,600 is the magical number.
If we hit it,
if we can get 1,600,
then that means we've delivered
everything we said
we were gonna deliver.
♪♪
1,630, dude!
- Yeah!
[ Laughing, cheering ]
Are you...
Are you [bleep] kidding me?
[ Laughing ] We did it.
We really [bleep] really did it.
Oh, my god!
Narrator: Josh makes good
on his opilio quota...
We definitely got it.
We needed 1,600 pounds
out of that brailer.
We got 1,630.
[ Laughs ]
Narrator:
And sends each deckhand
home 30 grand richer.
You can't make this up.
Can't make it up!
We [bleep]... we did it.
Man: Whoo-hoo!
Narrator:
Out on the Bering Sea...
[ Cheering ]
Nice.
Narrator:
The northwesternbrings
300,000 pounds
of opilio crab over the rail...
We're out of here.
Yeah, [bleep] Yeah.
Fattening the crew's wallets
with over 55,000 bucks.
One more pot left, and then
this season is officially over.
With another season
in the books...
Okay Mandy, you're up.
The next generation
brings it home.
[ Bon jovi's
"dead or alive" plays ]
Okay guys, last pot coming up.
Who's climbing?
[ Indistinct shouting ]
If you miss, it's bad luck...
On the boat and at home.
[ Laughter ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
♪ It's all the same, ♪
♪ only the names will change ♪
♪ every day ♪
Ready to go home.
♪ It seems we're wasting away ♪
Sig: Good job, Mandy!
♪ Another place ♪
Jacob: Last bit of our quota.
I'm excited.
♪ Where the faces are so cold ♪
I'm ready to go home, man.
♪ I'd drive all night ♪
♪ just to get back home ♪
I feel good, though.
♪ I'm a cowboy ♪
Jake:
I made us a million bucks.
♪ On a steel horse I ride ♪
If there's one thing
that's for sure,
is I'm a fisherman,
and this season proved that.
♪ Dead or alive ♪
♪ I'm wanted ♪
Come on up to standing.
Slide that left leg back
so that your feet are even.
Sean:
Every time you go out here,
there's a lot of risk, but...
For me, crab fishing
is the ultimate,
and this is, like,
the only place left in the world
where you can come out
and just bust your ass
and really live
that American dream.
♪ Oh, I ride ♪
[ Laughter ]
Bring it on!
[ Cheering, laughter ]
- Yeah!
- Wow!
- Whoo!
- Love you, guys.
♪ Cause I'm a cowboy ♪
Ow.
♪ On a steel horse I ride ♪
♪ I'm wanted, wanted ♪watch out! Watch out!
♪ Dead or alive ♪
Narrator:
Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Sean: I'm excited to get these
crab off the boat and go home.
It's been a long season.
Narrator:
After six brutal weeks,
the end of the winter season
is in sight...
For the lucky ones.
♪♪
Some pretty good-size swells
coming through.
Narrator: But, for those
still on the ground,
a dark adversary awaits...
We're in striking position
for our end game.
A merciless arctic hurricane.
We need to just grind.
That's all we need to do
to finish our season.
It's a last chance to live up
to the family name...
Casey: The ocean's been in my
family for four generations.
If we somehow don't
hit our number,
then I don't deserve
to be a captain.
Narrator: Prove themselves
in the fishery...
Jake: If you're gonna get
ahead of the curve,
you've got to do things
that are different.
Narrator: And the final fight
to the finish.
♪ I've changed, I've grown ♪
♪ tell them all that
I'm coming home ♪
This job is like a marathon, and
you fight till the very end.
♪ Down in the deep ♪
- Oh, my god!
- Whoo!
♪ Deep ♪
I've got no fuel pressure.
You okay, Jacob?
- What's going on?
- [ Groans ]
Whoo!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
♪♪
Stop! Stop!
Holy [bleep].
Stop! Stop!
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♪♪
Narrator: 275 miles northwest
of Dutch Harbor,
on the 107-foot saga...
Jake:
Damn. It's "groundhog day."
♪♪
The weather's typical.
Bering Sea weather sucks.
Narrator: Despite being
battered at every turn...
[ Men cheer ]
Slow fishing. Heavy tides.
Heavy weather.
This season right here
has been a lot tougher on me.
Narrator: Captain Jake
Anderson stands at the precipice
of completing his most
successful season yet.
I'm ready to get
this season done.
Narrator: He's overcome
a failed partnership...
I spent two days moving
all this gear up here.
You screw me once, you never
work with me again.
We're losing power.
Narrator:
Break-downs...
- Watch out!
- Watch out! Watch out!
I'm calling it quits.
Narrator:
Shut-downs,
and brutal Bering Sea weather.
Whoo!
Jake: I had no idea it
was gonna blow 60.
And it's only gonna get worse.
I'm just gonna haul...
I'm just gonna haul and setback
until I get my 57.
Narrator: Now, after finding
a honey hole in the deep...
Jake:
Half a mile away from here.
I got a string ready
to go crabbing.
I'm ready to go
crabbing right now.
Narrator: Jake is betting
that he's got the last
of his opilio crab cornered.
Jake:
You guys ready to go?
- Yeah, Roger.
- Yeah, Roger!
Jacob: We're ready to roll...
I'm ready to roll.
This is our last tank
of crab we need,
so I'd like to call it
the home stretch,
the light at the end
of the tunnel.
I'm gonna have a good time,
and I'm probably gonna miss it
when it's over.
♪♪
Jake: All right, we're just
getting started here.
We've got about 60 more
pots to haul.
♪♪
Jacob:
Oh, god! What do we got?
Jake: Holy [bleep].
I don't... I don't [bleep] see
[Bleep] in there.
Boo!
[Bleep] Damn it.
♪♪
What's your count?
♪♪
There's supposed to be crab
showing up here any time.
Whoo.
Nothing.
[Bleep].
Not good. Not productive.
Jake: What I need to do
is find the crab.
There's not any [bleep] here.
[Bleep] This.
I'm out of this.
Stack this one.
The whole entire plan changed.
We're stacking now.
Yeah!
Narrator: With Jake's hot spot
having run cold...
Now I'm gonna move 20 miles
to the southeast.
We're gonna run down
to the bird...
The hummingbird.
Narrator: The young skipper
makes the call...
Haul and stack all 175 pots.
Jake: It's a gamble.
It's not the safest bet
that I got.
If this pays off,
this could take me home.
Narrator:
He's swinging for the fences.
I'm really hoping
the bird flies us home.
♪♪
Jacob: Ah [bleep]!
♪♪
[ Gasps ]
♪♪
You okay, Jacob?
Man: Jacob?
What's going on?
Hold on.
I just pinched something
in my back.
Horrible.
Ugh...
Went to throw the shot...
[ Groans ]
Narrator: While prepping
a pot on the launcher...
crewman Jacob Hutchins
suffers an injury,
bringing the string
to a grinding halt.
♪♪
- Oy!
- Yeah?
I got to go check on Jacob.
[ Bleep ]
Oh, my god. Ugh.
Jacob?
What's your status?
Can you move?
Talk to us. Let us know
what's going on here.
Jake: What's going on?
I think he strained his back.
He threw a shot, I think,
and uh....
He just kind of buckled.
I'm so sorry, guys.
Sean, will you help him
get his gear off?
I need him in his bed,
'cause I got to move on.
Put your arms up.
I got it.
♪♪
Does Jacob just
have a sore back?
Or is it really debilitating?
I don't know.
If I was on deck right now,
I'd be [bleep] pissed.
'Cause I'd know, "now I have to
pick up slack for somebody."
But, I'm telling you right now,
I'm not slowing down.
Man: One... Two...
♪♪
Jake:
I just want crab on the boat.
♪♪
Narrator: 60 miles west,
on the 125-foot Northwestern...
Ugh!
[Bleep] You!
♪♪
It's just whippin' through here.
Hold on a second here.
There's a big one. Hang on.
Ugh. You [bleep].
Oh, no, look at that.
Narrator:
Already pummeled by six weeks
of turbulent weather...
It's hitting
the nautical off, bro.
Gettin' wet back there.
Narrator: Captain Sig Hansen
and daughter Mandy
face another raging
arctic storm.
♪♪
So, right now we've got winds
at 35 and gusts of 52.
50?
In what direction?
Southeast.
So, it's gonna get worse.
And then it'll start
clearing up from there.
Don't scare me like that.
♪♪
Man: Whoo!
This is our last trip, so,
everything is riding on this
string we're pulling now.
Narrator: Now, with 5,000 pounds
of quota still to go...
Sig: We want to make sure
we get the number
and get the gear on board,
and I don't want to make it
any more dangerous
for the guys than I have to.
Narrator: Sig's salvation
depends on one thing...
Survival.
Yeah, this is... it's pretty
rugged out right now.
Holy [bleep].
We got to do this
and so we started stacking...
As soon as Sig's ready to stack.
♪♪
Yeah!
♪♪
Sig: Come on, Karl!
Waitin' on you, snarl!
Oh, my god!
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
So, I'm good with it.
♪♪
It's been a race
just chasing these crabs.
As long as we're putting
a few in the boat every pot,
that's all we need to do
to finish our season.
I just don't want to
come in short, that's all.
♪♪
Back there.
Look at that stacking up.
♪♪
- Aah! No!
- Be careful.
Bring me that bag.
There's a lot of headwind,
you know, you got to get on it.
I mean, I'm 1,200, 1,300 rpm
just to get on the bags.
You just got to push in
short spurts so that you can...
So you just stay on course.
- Whoo!
- This is big!
- Oh [bleep]
- Careful!
♪♪
[ Beeping ]Oh!
Put your finger on it, Mandy.
Day tank.
Huh?
Day tank and what else?
And flow number three.
So we got alarms... day tank
and flow number three.
Flow three and day tank.
[Bleep] Da... ah [bleep].
I got no fuel pressure.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: On the Northwestern...
Sig:
[Bleep] Da... ah [bleep].
[Bleep].
I got no fuel pressure.
What the [bleep]?
[Bleep].
Did you hear that? Come on.
♪♪
Ah, come on.
Narrator: After a sudden loss
in fuel pressure...
Sig:
Something's not right.
I don't have immediate response,
I don't have power.
Narrator: Captain Sig Hansen
is dead stick...
Sig:
Now we're in big, big trouble.
Narrator: Amid towering,
30-foot waves.
♪♪
♪♪
Sig: Come on, fellas.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: The problem?
A build-up of algae in the tanks
is clogging the fuel line,
bringing the main engine,
and Sig's operation, to a halt.
♪♪
Right. There's 1,200.
It's not as responsive.
No, it's dropping.
No, it's dropping.
[Bleep] That. It's not clear.
Nothing's clear.
♪♪
We have a definite problem
on our hands.
We have whatever gunk
is growing in there.
We've been rolling around, 90°,
and all that stuff
gets stirred up
and then it clogs up
the fuel filters
and then it chokes off
the engine for fuel.
And the weather looks like
it's coming up
more every minute here.
Narrator:
Without engine power...
Sig: So you got to be careful.
I got to be careful.
Narrator: Every swell
threatens disaster.
♪♪
♪♪
See? Like that.
We'd get sideways so fast.
♪♪
♪♪
- Yeah.
- Ready?
♪♪
Sig: Come on, baby.
♪♪
It's a little slow,
but it's doing it.
Oh, yeah! Better!
- Oh, good.
- Awesome.
Narrator:
With fuel flowing...
♪♪
Okay, let's get this show
on the road.
The Northwestern is back online.
Sig: Ready?
We're gonna just keep
pulling and pulling.
Maybe we can end it
on a positive note here.
If we get our tank full, then we
can finish this season up.
♪♪
Narrator: 25 miles southeast,
on the Cornelia Marie...
Josh:
Two and a half miles. 2.5.
Josh: Today is the day
we push hard.
We're gonna push 'em
over the top.
If we can keep this up,
keep cruising strong
and making
our family legacy live on,
then that would be
a beautiful thing.
Narrator: Captain Josh Harris
is just 4,000 pounds away
from proving he is worthy
of the family name.
I got to make sure I bring
in the right amount of crab.
Casey: I just say haul gear
and haul it fast but, hey...
We're still alone now.
It's on Josh.
Yep.
Narrator: Taking the wheel
from co-captain Casey McManus
at the top of
the winter season...
Sometimes, you know,
you got to be drug through hell
to fully appreciate heaven.
The young skipper
has overcome empty pots,
injuries, and brutal weather,
to come within just one good
haul of a triumphant season.
Hopefully I'm gonna have
my diapers removed
and be able to put on
the big-boy pants, so...
This one's on me. Good luck, buddy.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
It's the moment of truth.
♪♪
Hopefully, with any luck,
we just crush it right here.
♪♪
♪♪
First pot coming up.
- Hey!
- Now that's a good...
Oh, come on.
Please be keepers.
Ay-oh!
♪♪
Yes? No?
Casey: All right!
All right.
Well, that's a good start.
♪♪
Man:
Oh, yeah! Here we go!
That looks better.
There's some crabbies in there.
- These are handful-ers.
- 30 cherry!
- Two-two-one.
- Let's bring it home.
- Yeah!
- There's some crab!
Now that's a bairdi right there.
Holy moly woly holy.
I got... Mwuah!
We're going over
our average. I mean...
It's gonna be close.
Yep.
We're in the bairdi now, boys!
- Whoo!
- There it is!
And that's how we end
our season in no time.
Johnny boy...
♪♪
Hey! Stop! Stop!
Holy [bleep].
Stop! Stop!
♪♪
Narrator:
On the Cornelia Maria...
Man: We're in the bairdi now,
boys! Whoo!
This is how we end
our season in no time.
Johnny boy.
♪♪
Hey! Stop! Stop!
Holy [bleep].
Stop! Stop!
How much I hate these stupid
[Bleep] life jackets!
[Bleep]!
You all right?
You okay, Jon?
Hey guys, check on him, please.
You okay?
Let's take a break.
Let's get him looked at.
[ Jon groans ]
Hey, what happened?
Narrator: The hydraulic sorting
table snags
engineer Jon Farrell's
life vest,
pinning his leg under
2,000 pounds of metal.
♪♪
Oh, f...
Ugh.
Josh:
That table sent thousands
and thousands of pounds
of pressure.
It'll snap you in two
like a toothpick.
So he's lucky to have his leg.
It hurts really bad, but...
I'm gonna keep going.
That's what a man does.
Ugh.
Take a breather
if you need it, Jon.
Just relax for a minute.
Josh:
Now we got 4 1/2 guys.
One way or another,
it's ending today.
♪♪
Narrator:
60 miles northeast...
Sean:
Want to go home real bad.
On the saga...
Jake:
This is my big move.
It's safe to say that
in the 11th hour
I've put all my eggs
in one basket.
Narrator:
With 10,000 pounds still to
catch before turning for dock...
We're sitting
on the hummingbird.
It's a gamble.
One of these times
it's got to pay off.
Narrator:
Captain Jake Anderson
boldly moves 175 pots
to put a quick end
to his season.
We are gambling right now,
and I kind of like it.
It's been a long ride, boys.
Jake: We're setting
with the four-man deck.
Jacob's still out of commission.
These guys are tired.
They want to go home.
Narrator:
Crewman Jacob Hutchins
is m.I.A.,
recovering from a back injury.
James:
You can at least come out
and try to make an effort,
take a watch,
cook some food for the guys,
get them coffee, water.
Narrator: And his absence
isn't scoring him any points
with the rest of the crew.
Jake:
I've been thinking
about talking to Jacob
so he can ask himself
a few simple questions...
How committed to this are you?
How much does it mean
to you to be out there?
He needs to answer
that question for himself.
Nothing's changing with me
stretching and laying there
and stretching and applying
pressure, massaging.
Getting injured is tough.
It's tough on you, it's tough
on the crew, it's tough on me.
My whole pride is that
I've never missed a pot.
Never.
For nothing.
But, if you're hurt,
you're hurt, man.
I'm on your side.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
It is what it is.
Let me know
if it gets any worse.
I'll have Sean come
and give you more ibuprofen.
♪♪
I don't expect him
to do anything, at all...
I just thought it would be cool
if he fought all the way
to every last pot.
Right now all's I know
is I got to catch crab.
♪♪
Narrator:
290 miles to the southeast...
- Heads up!
- Impressive.
- Whoo-hoo.
- Yeah, buddy.
Narrator:
On the 110-foot Brenna A...
Hank:
Well, it was a grind,
but it makes it all worth
it seeing a tank like this.
- Lid's open.
- Thank god.
That was a crappy ride in.
This whole past trip
has just been nasty.
It's been like two weeks
of just crappy weather,
and I am just super glad
we have these crab at the dock
and get this over with.
Narrator:
After six grueling weeks
on the water,
captain Sean Dwyer and crew
begin their last
offload of the winter season.
The crab are looking good.
They're moving around.
It'll be better when
they're off and out of here.
Narrator: But on deck,
a final tally
brings the realities of life
off the water to the forefront.
Sean approached me
about my dad's hip surgery.
It's something that my dad and I
haven't really talked about,
and Sean recommended that I go,
but...
I don't know.
Zack's a tough...
He's a tough cookie, man.
His dad's going under the knife,
he's gonna have surgery,
and I think for him it would be
a good idea to take this
as an opportunity
to kind of mend some fences.
Narrator:
During captain "Wild" Bill and
son Zack Larson's time at sea...
Bill:
I'm here to [bleep] get you
to the front
of the [bleep] crowd, okay?
The father-son duo endured
their fair share of conflict...
You give me a smartass answer,
I'll give you a backhand.
Ultimately tearing
a rift between them...
You haven't really spent
the time up here.
'Cause I obviously have
personal issues with you.
That exist to this day.
- All right, man. Good luck.
Sean:
For me, personally, like...
I think he needs
to go see his dad.
Zack?
Want to come up here for a sec?
Yeah.
Zack and I had a conversation
at sea about that.
I know he's been
thinking about it, but...
We're back in town,
and he's got to make a decision.
Zack? Zackolas? Yep?
What'd you decide
to do with your pops?
What's your plan here?
There's time...
If you want to go.
Sean: Zack? Zackolas?
Yep?
What'd you decide to do
with your pops?
What's your plan here?
There's time...
If you want to go.
Yeah...
Yeah, I don't really know.
It's...
And you don't have to be
the one to go over there
and mend the fences, but...
You can only control you.
You know, I would rather
just put the boat away.
I mean, that's kind of how
my dad taught me anyways...
Boats first, so...
Okay.
I respect your decision
not to go.
- All right. Thanks, dude.
- Yep. Yep.
It is what it is.
I mean, the boat is not
the reason he's not going.
He doesn't want to say that.
I think he needs to show up,
but if he doesn't even feel
like he wants to do that,
then... I mean, that's fair.
Since I've had Zack
working on this boat,
bill has never once called
to see how Zack was doing.
At the end of the day,
relationships take two people.
Narrator:
Over 4,000 miles southeast,
in Columbia, south Carolina...
- You all right?
I'm a little dizzy,
a little nauseous.
I can get you
something for that.
Narrator: After 40 years
on the fishing grounds...
Okay, so your left hip
is in bad shape.
The cartilage is all worn out.
It's rubbing bone to bone.
That's the source of your pain.
Zack's father
and summer baycaptain,
"wild" bill Wichrowski,
preps for surgery.
So, we're gonna go and replace
it with that much implant.
And once you have
that solidly healed,
you can run and jump
and do whatever you
want on this hip.
As long as you don't do
too much too early.
You got to give it six months...
- I'll tell you what, I...
to really heal up,
not overdo it.
- Six months?
- Six months.
Before you do anything
real vigorous.
What do you consider
"real vigorous"?
Extensive walking,
heavy lifting, deep bending,
running, jumping...
- How about, like, boat movement?
- That's okay.
As long as it's, like,
not really rough seas.
Any last-minute questions?
I don't think so.
You're good to go.
All right, my friend.
- All right, boss.
- You're good.
See you in a little bit.
- All right.
[ Indistinct chatter ]
Bill:
No more whining on the boat.
I can't use my hip
for an excuse anymore.
♪♪
- Oh yeah! Here we go!
- Yeah, that's a good pot.
Narrator:
Back on the Bering Sea...
Man: Yeah!
Nngh! Yeah! Nngh! Nngh!
Narrator:
Captain Josh Harris and the crew
of the Cornelia Marie
glimpse the end of their season.
- And here we go!
- Oh, yeah!
Josh: Looks like crab
are coming on the bight, so...
With any luck...
[ Speaking indistinctly ]...
We'll have that number
by the end of this string.
Narrator:
But, before heading for dock,
Josh has to make sure
his quota is in his tanks.
We got like 60 more pots
on this string.
It's gonna be really close.
He's sending us home, so...
We're gonna be right there.
I can't afford to come in
with not enough crab.
Tank-wise, it just looks
short to me, still.
Mathematically is what we go by.
It's just the way that it is.
Narrator: Two years ago...
- We have more than enough crab.
- Josh had his first chance
to call the season's end...
7,500 pounds short.
But the young skipper
came up $20,000 light.
Casey: If we come in
short right now,
the pup over there is gonna get
a little whack
on the nose with a newspaper.
I'll take it out of my own pay
if we come in short.
All I'm saying is,
we better catch every...
Oh, it's deadly serious.
If we don't somehow
hit our number,
then I don't deserve
to be a captain.
We will get it done.
Narrator:
75 miles southeast...
Jake: So, this is our
hail-Mary string.
Narrator:
Aboard the saga...
Jake: The hummingbird.
I'm trying to haul, like,
175 pots.
This isn't gonna be
a pretty finish by no means.
This is gonna be a fight
all the way through.
Captain Jake Anderson
goes all-in on new grounds...
Jacob's still out of commission.
And he'll be without injured
deckhand, Jacob Hutchins.
The boat's invested
a lot of time in Jacob
to throw the hook,
and now he's gone.
I tried to inspire him
to go outside.
I'm not 100%,
not even 80%, but...
It shows true grit
when a person, against all odds,
does whatever he can
to finish a job.
♪♪
We're clear!
I work hurt every day.
- Go! Go! Go! Go!
♪♪
-Yeah!
-There he is.
- Whoo!
-Way to go, dude!
-Whoo!
-Awesome.
I see him walking around.
It seems like he's doing fine.
Excellent, Jacob.
I just hope that these pills
don't wear off.
I have nine ibuprofen
in me right now.
♪♪
Here we go.
Come on, baby.
Narrator:
On the season finale
of "salty takes"...
Oh, we've got important issues
to solve with crew morale here,
and Zack's attitude
is pretty imperative
for this whole operation.
It's after 9:00 A.M.
we should be getting good Zack.
Oh, I'm pretty much
irritable every morning.
Let's see if we can't
jump-start his morning.
We want to make sure
our Espresso is ground
to perfection.
Let's go give
our capricious buddy
a little kick in the pants.
Ooh!
Here you go,
you capricious, little guy.
Maybe if had as [bleep]
an attitude as Zack,
you can get a little pick-me-up
every once in a while.
Yeah! Think about that,
ass[Bleep]!
You guys are doing real good!
Narrator:
Maybe that's what
the other boats need
to finish their season...
Better coffee.
Narrator: On the saga...
So, we're gonna see right here
what I did or did not do.
♪♪
Here we go.
Come on, baby.
- Yeah!
- It looks good.
Man: Yeah! Yay!
What you got, kev?
- 200.
Two-zero-zero.
- Yeah!
That'll fish!
Not excited yet,
'cause every time
I get excited...
The Bering Sea wants to take
a big, fat dump on my face.
♪♪
- Whoo!
- Yeah!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Yes, yes, yes. This
is [bleep] all we
need, right here.
Narrator: After gambling
on a big move south...
- Two-oh-five.
- The hummingbird paid off.
I finally did it, ma.
Narrator:
Jake hits the mother load.
Go on, babycakes!
Jake:
Hey James, you can have
Jacob throw the hook,
and then you can sort so Sean
can stack the pot right away.
Narrator:
And with his entire crew
now on deck,
it's full-speed ahead.
Jake:
I'm really proud of Jacob.
If you get hurt
and you go out there
and you show your team
that you're there with them...
What I said was... [ Laughs ]
the morale of the crew
gets boosted...
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
That means a lot.
- Wow, these... [bleep].
- Holy [bleep].
This is everything
right here, man.
- Two-zero-zero.
- I feel like a crabber again,
where I'm just jamming,
jamming, jamming.
I haven't felt like
that all season.
♪♪
Whoo-ooh!
All right, fellas,
last pot coming up.
Here comes the last pot.
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Hell yeah!
Whoo!
Narrator:
The saga'swinter-season haul?
A robust 250,000 pounds...
- Hey, we're goin' home!
[ Cheering ]
2018 opies! Yeah!
[ Laughs ]
Narrator:
Netting each deckhand
25 grand.
Great job, you guys.
I'm so proud of you guys.
We've had some long nights, man.
We've been
grinding it out, we have.
My back has reached
that point of just numbness...
And that's good.
It's good.
All right, let's get the hell
out of here and go home, fellas.
I'm already in Florida.
♪♪
Narrator:
Back in Dutch...
Josh: Oh, boy.
Oh, we're close...
But not close enough, I think.
We got one more brailer.
Narrator:
After his final trip
of the season,
Josh is now responsible
for the rest of his
250,000-pound opilio quota.
Josh:
We'll see what happens.
It ain't over
'til the fat lady sings.
Narrator:
And the young skipper's
fate rests on this...
One last brailer.
Not gonna make it?
I don't know.
If we do, it's gonna be close.
Josh: We've dealt
with so much strife this year.
Everything I've done leading up
to this point in my career...
Trying to show the world
and my industry
that we give a [bleep]
over here...
And we're gonna see fully
where we end up.
♪♪
1,600 is the magical number.
If we hit it,
if we can get 1,600,
then that means we've delivered
everything we said
we were gonna deliver.
♪♪
1,630, dude!
- Yeah!
[ Laughing, cheering ]
Are you...
Are you [bleep] kidding me?
[ Laughing ] We did it.
We really [bleep] really did it.
Oh, my god!
Narrator: Josh makes good
on his opilio quota...
We definitely got it.
We needed 1,600 pounds
out of that brailer.
We got 1,630.
[ Laughs ]
Narrator:
And sends each deckhand
home 30 grand richer.
You can't make this up.
Can't make it up!
We [bleep]... we did it.
Man: Whoo-hoo!
Narrator:
Out on the Bering Sea...
[ Cheering ]
Nice.
Narrator:
The northwesternbrings
300,000 pounds
of opilio crab over the rail...
We're out of here.
Yeah, [bleep] Yeah.
Fattening the crew's wallets
with over 55,000 bucks.
One more pot left, and then
this season is officially over.
With another season
in the books...
Okay Mandy, you're up.
The next generation
brings it home.
[ Bon jovi's
"dead or alive" plays ]
Okay guys, last pot coming up.
Who's climbing?
[ Indistinct shouting ]
If you miss, it's bad luck...
On the boat and at home.
[ Laughter ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
♪ It's all the same, ♪
♪ only the names will change ♪
♪ every day ♪
Ready to go home.
♪ It seems we're wasting away ♪
Sig: Good job, Mandy!
♪ Another place ♪
Jacob: Last bit of our quota.
I'm excited.
♪ Where the faces are so cold ♪
I'm ready to go home, man.
♪ I'd drive all night ♪
♪ just to get back home ♪
I feel good, though.
♪ I'm a cowboy ♪
Jake:
I made us a million bucks.
♪ On a steel horse I ride ♪
If there's one thing
that's for sure,
is I'm a fisherman,
and this season proved that.
♪ Dead or alive ♪
♪ I'm wanted ♪
Come on up to standing.
Slide that left leg back
so that your feet are even.
Sean:
Every time you go out here,
there's a lot of risk, but...
For me, crab fishing
is the ultimate,
and this is, like,
the only place left in the world
where you can come out
and just bust your ass
and really live
that American dream.
♪ Oh, I ride ♪
[ Laughter ]
Bring it on!
[ Cheering, laughter ]
- Yeah!
- Wow!
- Whoo!
- Love you, guys.
♪ Cause I'm a cowboy ♪
Ow.
♪ On a steel horse I ride ♪
♪ I'm wanted, wanted ♪watch out! Watch out!
♪ Dead or alive ♪