Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 4 - Salt Wounds - full transcript
Sig takes heads off the grid on a daring midnight mission to shake his rivals. The Cornelia Marie pays the price for a rotten alliance, and an injured deckhand could force the boat in early...
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Keith: I'VE BEEN DOING THIS
A LONG TIME.
I'M NOT FISHING
ON INSTINCT OR GUT,
I'M FISHING ON 23 YEARS
OF BEING REALLY SUCCESSFUL
AND ALSO MAKING MISTAKES.
MONTE, FUEL LEAK!
COME DOWN, EMERGENCY!
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?!
Keith: I'VE GOT SHUT OUT BEFORE,
I'VE FAILED BEFORE,
I'VE FALLEN ON MY FACE BEFORE,
BUT MORE TIMES THAN NOT,
THE WIZARDHAS COME BACK
WITH EITHER THE MOST CRAB
OR GOTTEN BACK THE FASTEST.
Sig: OH, NO.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY COOL.
I'M NOT GONNA FREAK OUT.
Keith:
IF I CAN'T CATCH KING CRAB
FASTER THAN THESE OTHER GUYS,
THEN I'VE REALLY FAILED.
YOU WANT TO GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP]
CAPTAIN, RIGHT?!
MONTE!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ SEAGULLS SQUAWKING,
TRAINS HORN BLARING ]
Narrator: ONE WEEK INTO
THE 2017 KING CRAB SEASON...
-2-5, 25.
-20 AND CLOSING.
-2-0
-[ COUGHING ]
PROBABLY PRETTY
CLOSE THERE.
ONE MORE TIME,
WHAT WAS THAT? [ COUGHS ]
Narrator: THE WIZARDPULLS IN
FOR ITS FIRST DELIVERY.
WELL, I'M NOT FEELING ALL
THAT GREAT RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE YOU BETTER GET UP TO
[BLEEP] TO GET LOOKED AT.
Narrator:
AND CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS FEELING THE GRIND.
Keith:
I'M NOT GOING OUT TO SEA
WITH MY BODY BREAKING
DOWN COMPLETELY ON ME.
Narrator: AT SEA...
Sean: LAST POT.
WOO-HOO!
GOT IT.
THAT'S A WRAP, MAN.
Narrator: ...BRENNA ASKIPPER,
SEAN DWYER,
PUTS THE LAST OF HIS
60,000-POUND QUOTA IN HIS TANKS.
Sean: WE MADE A BIG MOVE
AND LANDED ON SOME CRAB,
KIND OF BAILED ON CASEY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THIS IS WHAT I DID.
Narrator: AND AFTER
A FAILED PARTNERSHIP...
Casey: I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM
SEAN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS
AFTER WE DECIDED
TO WORK TOGETHER.
Narrator: ....FELLOW YOUNG GUNS
CASEY McMANUS AND JOSH HARRIS
LICK THEIR WOUNDS
AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT.
SOMETIMES PARTNERSHIP
DON'T WORK OUT,
BUT RIGHT NOW,
WE GOT TO FIND SOME CRAB.
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Narrator: 30 MILES EAST...
Sig:
GOT A LITTLE WET, HANG ON.
WE HAD TWO REAL
NICE DAYS, AND NOW
IT'S JUST A LITTLE SLOPPY.
Narrator: ...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
WELL, WE JUST GOT
STARTED THIS MORNING,
THE WEATHER'S STARTING
TO COME UP TODAY.
Narrator:
...OFF THE CRAB FOR TWO DAYS.
Sig: WE'VE GOT ABOUT 40 HOURS
ON THE GEAR NOW,
SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
THIS STRING IS BY ITSELF,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING
THAT WE CAN SEE SOMETHING IN IT.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SIG HANSON HAS BEEN
ON THE HUNT FOR
A NEW HONEY HOLE.
WELL, I DEFINITELY WANT
TO MOVE FAST,
SO WE'RE GONNA PICK THESE UP,
GET 'EM OUT QUICK
AND KEEP ON GOING.
YES, YOU CAN STAY AND GRIND,
BUT IF YOU KNOW THAT
CRAB ARE SHUFFLING,
WHY TAKE THAT CHANCE?
GET AHEAD OF THEM, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: THE VETERAN SKIPPER
HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE CRAB
EVER SINCE THE FLEET CHASED HIM
OFF HIS LAST HOT SPOT.
I GOT FOUR STRINGS TO DO TODAY,
AT LEAST,
AND I WANT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
BOATS HAVEN'T VENTURED
OVER HERE YET,
SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
-OKAY?
-YEAH!
WELL, HERE WE GO.
BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
RICHER OR POORER.
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GOT THE FIRST POT
IN THE BLOCK HERE.
IT'S AT LEAST A CRAB AN HOUR,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.
THIS HAS ABOUT 39 HOURS
ON IT, SO IF I CAN SEE
40-PLUS CRAB AVERAGE OR
BETTER IN THIS STRING,
I'M GONNA BE REAL
HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
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-THERE WE GO.
-YEAH!
-THERE WE GO!
-YEAH, BABY!
Sig: THERE YOU GO.
WE GOT SOME MEAT.
OH, YEAHHHH!
FEEL LIKE A 40?
YEP.
THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.
THERE ARE BIG WAVES.
AMERICA!
I THINK WE CAN MAKE
THIS WORK REAL WELL
IF WE COULD STAY ALONE.
THAT'S THE KEY.
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YEAH, BABY!
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW WE GOT KING CRAB!
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I'M HOPING EVERYTHING
HIT ON THIS STRING.
WE REALLY NEED IT TO.
FIRST ONE OUT OF 40.
IF WE CAN STAY ON
AT LEAST A 40 AVERAGE,
THAT WOULD BE JUST FANTASTIC.
AND IT'S WORKING,
SO FAR IT'S WORKING FOR US.
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OH, NO.
OH, NO.
OH, WE GOT TO DO
BETTER THAN THAT.
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[ GRUNTS ]
OH, NO!
THE NUMBERS ARE
GETTING LOWER AND LOWER.
A LITTLE SCARY.
A LITTLE WEAK DOWN HERE,
BUT...
IT'S WEAK.
-WHY?!
-AW, MAN.
[BLEEP] MAN.
Edgar:
WE'VE GOT, LIKE, 40.
WE'VE GOT OVER 40 HOURS
ON IT, ALL SMALL CRAB.
WHY?!
Sig: WAIT, HOW MUCH,
WHAT IS IT IN, 30'S?
SEVEN COUNT?
DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS HERE NOW.
Man:
WHERE DO WE GOT TO GO?
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I BELIEVE I'M SEEING
MOVEMENT DUE NORTH,
SO I THINK THAT THEY ARE KIND OF
GOING UP THE DEEP, TO THE NORTH.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
Narrator: WHAT LOOKED LIKE
A HOT SPOT...
OH, NO.
...HAS TURNED INTO A DRY HOLE.
Sig: 420, THAT'S IT?
THAT'S ONLY A 17 AVERAGE.
UH, IT MIGHT GET
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
IF IT'S NOT,
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
Narrator: UNDAUNTED...
IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT TO
START MOVING NORTH.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN
WILL KEEP MOVING HIS GEAR
UNTIL HE FINDS HIS
NEW HONEY HOLE.
Sig: THAT'S MY HUNCH.
THAT'S THE DIRECTION
I WANT TO GO.
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Narrator:
BACK IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith:
I'VE BEEN IN THE CLINIC
FOR ALMOST
FOUR AND A HALF HOURS.
I MEAN, I JUST GOT POKED
AND PRODDED AND I.V.'D
AND X-RAYED.
YOU KNOW,
IT STARTED WITH A FEVER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
RETURNS TO HIS BOAT
AFTER A BATTERY OF TESTS
AT THE LOCAL CLINIC.
IT COULD BE STREP, IT COULD
BE STAPH, IT COULD BE WORSE.
I GOT A FEW RESULTS BACK,
BUT THE BIG RESULTS
AREN'T GONNA BE BACK
PROBABLY NOT TILL A FEW DAYS.
Narrator:
BUT WITH CRAB STILL TO CATCH,
THE CAPTAIN WILL HAVE
TO HEAD OUT TO SEA,
NOT KNOWING HIS PROGNOSIS.
OH, HI, CAP,
HOW YOU FEELING?
ABOUT AS GOOD AS SOMEBODY CAN BE
THAT'S BEEN IN THE CLINIC
FOR FIVE [BLEEP] HOURS.
GO AHEAD AND GETTING READY
TO THROW LINES, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF HERE.
THROWING LINES, GETTING
READY TO GO CATCH SOME CRAB.
FIRST TIME!
LET'S TOSS THESE LINES,
LET'S GO FISHING, HUH?
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HOW AM I DOING
OVER THERE, MOUSE?
JUST GO STRAIGHT FOR
A SECOND, THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
SECURE THE BOW.
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[ SIGHS ]
FEVER'S NOT COMPLETELY GONE.
YOU KNOW, I STILL GET THE COLD
SWEATS EVERY NOW AND THEN.
JUST GOT TO CONCENTRATE
ON GETTING US TO...
[ COUGHING ]
YOU WANT ME TO SIT UP HERE?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
YES, I COULD PROBABLY
USE A LITTLE BREAK.
Narrator: FACING A 24-HOUR STEAM
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS...
AH, YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT HER.
-ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN
TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR SOME NEEDED REST.
Monte: I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED
ABOUT MY BROTHER.
WORKING THESE INSANE HOURS,
AND DIET SUCKS.
YOU DON'T GET ANY SLEEP,
YOU'RE STRESSED OUT.
LET'S GET THROUGH THIS QUICK
AND GET HIM DOWN SOUTH,
WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY
PROPERLY DIAGNOSE HIS ILLNESS
OR WHATEVER IT IS HE HAS.
[ MAN
YELLING INDISTINCTLY ]
STARBOARD SIDE, RIGHT
NOW, YOUR FUEL LINES.
WHAT'S ALL THE [BLEEP]
YELLING ABOUT?
MONTE!
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?
OKAY.
ROGER, COME DOWN, EMERGENCY!
APPARENTLY HE'S OVER-FILLING
THE [BLEEP] TANK DOWNSTAIRS.
CHIEF NEEDS TO KNOW.
GOING DOWN, GOING DOWN.
KEITH, WE'VE GOT SOME SORT OF
FUEL SPILL GOING ON HERE.
I GOT TO RUN DOWNSTAIRS!
[BLEEP]
MOUSE!
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
Man: MONTE, FUEL LEAK!
...THE CREW HAS DISCOVERED
SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK.
ROGER, COME DOWN, EMERGENCY.
APPARENTLY HE'S OVERFILLING
THE [BLEEP] TANK, DOWNSTAIRS.
CHIEF NEEDS TO KNOW.
GOING DOWN, GOING DOWN.
KEITH, WE'VE GOT SOME SORT OF
FUEL SPILL GOING ON HERE.
I GOT TO RUN DOWNSTAIRS!
[BLEEP]
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Narrator: DECKHAND
ROGER SCHLOSSTEIN SPOTS FUEL
POURING OUT
INTO THE ENGINE ROOM.
[BLEEP]
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS
GOING ON AROUND HERE?!
MOUSE?!
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Narrator: CHIEF ENGINEER
TONY CHASE SHUTS OFF THE VALVE,
BUT NOT BEFORE SOME
DIESEL SPILLED OUT.
Keith:
MOUSE, I NEED MORE ANSWERS!
AND FIND OUT WHY THE [BLEEP]
TONY'S PUMPING
FUEL OVER THE SIDE.
IT WASN'T GOING ON VERY
LONG. I WAS DOWN THERE.
200 OR 300 GALLONS
INTO THAT TANK
TO CLIMB IT UP TO
THE TOP OF THE SIGHT,
SO THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN
IN A [BLEEP] MINUTE.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
I SCREWED UP.
WE GOT LUCKY WE DIDN'T
PUT IT IN THE [BLEEP] BAY.
I GUESS THAT'S IT.
I KNOW MY BROTHER
AIN'T GONNA BE HAPPY.
NOBODY IS 'CAUSE
FUELS EXPENSIVE.
MOUSE!
JUST BE CAREFUL.
-GREAT, ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: TONY'S GOT A PUDDLE
OF DIESEL TO MOP UP,
BUT BETTER THAT THEN CLEANING
UP A FUEL SPILL IN THE HARBOR.
Keith: WHAT'S UP?
Monte: WELL, APPARENTLY
HE'S OVERFILLING THE WING
WITH DIESEL.
LIKE RIGHT NOW,
WE JUST HAD --
DO I HAVE TO PULL THIS
BOAT OUT OF [BLEEP] GEAR?
MOUSE, DO WE HAVE
A FUEL SPILL RIGHT NOW?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?!
WE DO NOT HAVE
A FUEL SPILL RIGHT NOW.
WELL, WHERE THE [BLEEP]
ARE YOU TELLING ME
THERE'S FUEL GOING ON,
WHERE?
I'M TRYING TO GET THE
[BLEEP] BOAT OUT OF TOWN.
WE HAD SOME FUEL
COME OUT THE VENT.
AND DID IT GET
IN THE WATER?
NO, IT DID NOT.
COULD YOU WANT TILL
I GET PAST ARCH ROCK
TO GET MY BLOOD PRESSURE
ANY [BLEEP] HIGHER?
I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT
YOU WOULD WANT
TO KNOW THESE THINGS.
NO FUEL SPILL?
THAT IS CORRECT.
SO I DON'T HAVE
TO REPORT ANYTHING?
NOT A [BLEEP] DROP.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAD AN ISSUE,
AND WE OVER-PRESSED THE TANK.
WELL, I'LL TELL
YOU WHAT RIGHT NOW,
OUR [BLEEP] SUPER CHIEF
BETTER BE AWARE
OF WHERE THE [BLEEP]
HIGH LEVELS ARE ON THESE
[BLEEP] DAMN FUEL TANKS.
I WOULD HAVE
TO TOTALLY AGREE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M AT THE END OF MY ROPE,
I'M WORN THIN,
I AM [BLEEP] FRAZZLED,
ALL RIGHT?
I'VE BEEN SICK AS A DOG FOR
THE LAST FIVE, SIX DAYS,
AND THE LAST THING I NEED
IS, "WE GOT FUEL SPILLED."
JUST MAKE SURE
HE'S UP TO [BLEEP] SNUFF
ON THE PROGRAM
AROUND HERE.
YEAH, I WOULD HAVE
TO TOTALLY AGREE.
LET'S GET THIS BOAT SECURED,
GET THESE GUYS SECURED,
AND LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE, MAN.
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Narrator:
240 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
Casey: ALL RIGHT, BOYS,
WE GOT FOUR MILES,
COME AROUND
AND GET ANOTHER ONE.
GOD, I HOPE I MADE THE
RIGHT DECISION SITTING HERE.
I GOT KICKED IN THE NUTS
SO HARD ON THE LAST SET.
AFTER A FAST START
TO THEIR SEASON...
Josh: NUMBERS HAVE
DEFINITELY DROPPED OFF.
HOPEFULLY THERE IS
ANOTHER REBOUND.
...CO-CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS' LUCK
HAS HIT THE SKIDS.
YESTERDAY WE PUT ON
6,000 POUNDS.
LAST YEAR,
I HAD 6,000 POUNDS
IN MY FIRST STRING
OF 25 POTS.
THESE ARE OUR FARTHEST
NORTH, MOST SHALLOW STRINGS,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT
THEY PRODUCE HERE.
WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND
OUT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
DON'T HURT THESE CRAB,
DON'T RIP THE LEGS OFF,
WE'LL NEED EVERY CRAB
TO MAKE THIS WORK.
NOW WITH AN OFFLOAD
FAST APPROACHING....
WE NEED AS MUCH SPEED OUT
OF OUR GAME AS WE CAN.
...THE YOUNG CAPTAINS
NEED THESE POTS TO HIT
MORE THAN EVER.
WE GOT TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT TO DO HERE
TO GET ON
SOME BETTER NUMBERS.
YOU WANT
TO GRAB THE NEXT ONE?
YES, SIR.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO
CHANGE THEIR LUCK...
TAG, YOU'RE IN.
...JOSH TAKES THE HELM.
COMING UP.
GET READY [BLEEP]
Man #2: YEAH, BOYS!
Man #3: COME ON, GUYS,
JOSH IS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
♪♪
CAN IT BE THE BIG,
HIGH POTS SO FAR?
THIS COULD BE THE HIGH POT.
WHY IS THAT?
HE IS A LUCKY, LUCKY HEIRESS.
[ CLICKS TONGUE ]
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Jon: GOT ANOTHER ROUND,
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
-COMING UP.
-GOOD.
-WHAT DO WE GOT?
-WHAT DO WE GOT?
WHAT A LOSER DOSER.
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TO THAT ONE?
-OKAY.
-[BLEEP]
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW, JOSH,
THIS SUCKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,
THEY ALL DISAPPEARED.
WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A LOT BETTER THAN THAT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE
TO FILL OUR TANKS.
UP AND OVER.
Narrator: WITH THE HARRIS CHARM
FAILING TO DELIVER...
A LITTLE BETTER
BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
OH, COME ON, KID.
Narrator: ...ALL THE CREW
CAN DO NOW IS KEEP GRINDING.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH,
GET IT ON THE BOAT,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
GET AS MUCH CRAB AS THEY CAN
BEFORE BEING FORCED TO OFFLOAD.
LET'S MOVE ON AND
FIND A BIGGER PILE.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
USE YOUR BALANCE!
♪♪
-AAH!
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
AAH!
[ GRUNTS ]
HEY, TAY, YOU DOING
OKAY THERE, BUD?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
♪♪
Taylor: AAH, HIT MY KNEE.
I HIT RIGHT ON THE SIDE
RIGHT THERE.
IT'S A LITTLE TENDER,
BUT NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: AFTER SMACKING
HIS KNEE ON A METAL RAIL,
THE GREENHORN
TRIES TO GUT IT OUT.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER GUY
HOBBLING AROUND, TAY.
-WHO'S HOBBLING AROUND?
-TAYLOR.
I THINK I MAY WANT TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD
AND POP ON UP HERE
SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT YOU?
DAMN IT.
WHAT UP, BUD?
YOU'RE OUT THERE
HOBBLING AROUND.
DOES THAT HURT?
-YEAH, YEAH.
-YEAH, YEAH?
-RIGHT THERE.
NO, IT'S --
IT LOOKS HARSH.
Casey: YEAH, I THINK
YOU'VE GOT FLUID IN IT.
I'LL CALL THE DOCTOR
HERE, PATSY DOCTOR.
FOR SURE, WE'LL GET IT LOOKED
AT WHEN WE GET TO TOWN.
NO MORE JUMP, JUMP,
OKAY?
YOU WERE FROGGING
ALL OVER THE PLACE,
DON'T BE DOING THAT
ANYMORE.
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DAMN IT.
Casey: HE'S HURTING.
IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS,
IT'S GOT A BIG OLD SAC
OF FLUID BEHIND IT.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYES,
HE'S IN A LOT OF PAIN.
THE KID MOVES, AND
HE'S VERY, VERY QUICK.
HE'S GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES,
AND I WANT TO FINISH
THE SEASON WITH HIM,
NOT JUST THE TRIP.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S POSSIBLE.
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Narrator: 275 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
♪♪
BEEN UP FOR A WHILE,
A LITTLE BIT OF A GRIND.
WE'VE HAULED MORE GEAR TODAY
THEN WE HAVE THE WHOLE TRIP.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSON
AND THE CREW
OF THE NORTHWESTERN
HAVE BEEN PICKING UP
AND MOVING GEAR AT
AN EXHAUSTING PACE.
Matt: THIS IS
THE LAST STRING, RIGHT?
WE'VE MOVED THE LAST TWO STRINGS
TO THE NORTHEAST
IN KIND OF A BLOCK.
WE FEEL LIKE THE CRAB ARE
MOVING NORTHEAST.
WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S GOT
THE REALLY FAST FISHING,
AND WE'RE GONNA
JUST TRY AND STAY
ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BOATS
AND THE CRAB.
Narrator: SIG HAD GOOD
NUMBERS IN THE NORTH
BUT MOVED ON 'CAUSE
THE FLEET MOVED IN.
SINCE THEN, HE'S
DOGGEDLY CHASED THE CRAB
EVEN FURTHER NORTH BUT HAS YET
TO FIND THE ELUSIVE SCHOOL.
HEY, GUYS, THAT'S THE LAST POT.
JUST LEAVE IT IN THE RACK.
I GOT AN IDEA FOR TONIGHT.
CAN YOU SEND EDGAR UP,
PLEASE?
WELL, WE'RE DONE WITH OUR DAY.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LITTLE
BREAK TONIGHT,
WE'LL TAKE WATCHES,
WE JOG AT NIGHT,
RECHARGE EVERYBODY'S BATTERIES.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, I
WANT THE GUYS TO DROP A POT
A FEW MILES UP ABOVE
OUR NORTHEST GEAR.
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HEY, YOU'RE THE THIRD GUY
ON WATCH.
MAYBE YOU CAN RUN UP
AND JUST SET THAT POT.
JUST GO ABOUT FOUR OR
FIVE MILES ABOVE THAT GEAR
AND THEN BY THE TIME
WE GET TO IT,
WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF SOAK ON IT.
WE CAN CHECK IT,
SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
'CAUSE I THINK THE CRAB
ARE MOVING NORTH.
I THINK THEY'RE FLYING UP
THE HILL, CAN YOU DO THAT?
OKAY?
I'M GONNA TRY IT.
Narrator: THOUGH HE'S ALREADY
ONE OF THE NORTHERNMOST
BOATS IN THE FLEET,
SIG IS SETTING A SINGLE POT
ABOVE EVEN HIS GEAR.
I DON'T LIKE SPOT-CHECKING,
BUT I WANT TO TRY THIS JUST
BECAUSE IF THERE WAS MORE
CRAB UP ABOVE,
THEN WE CAN GET
EVERYTHING
AND JUST POUNCE ON IT.
ONE POT CAN REALLY TELL US
IF THERE'S LIFE OR NOT.
YEAH, SEND THE FIRST
GUY UP, WOULD YOU?
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP.
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GETTING CLOSE TO THIS SPOT
WHERE SIG WANTED TO DROP
THAT POT IN THE WATER
AND CHECK IT OUT, SO...
NOW'S A GOOD A TIME AS ANY.
KEEP IT IN JOG, GO SLOW,
DON'T GET TANGLED UP
IN THE LINE.
Narrator:
WITH THE BOAT ON AUTOPILOT,
EDGAR DESCENDS TO THE DECK,
WHERE HE'LL SET THE PROSPECT
POT ON HIS OWN.
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Edgar: WE SET THIS POT OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
AT LEAST IT WILL
TELL US THE STORY.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
THAT THING DOES TOMORROW.
♪♪
Narrator: 70 MILES SOUTHWEST
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
THREE CRABS IN THAT ONE.
Josh: UGH, DAMN IT.
Narrator: ...GRINDING ON LOW
NUMBERS TO FILL THEIR TANKS.
CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS
ARE UP AGAINST
AN IMPENDING OFFLOAD DATE
WITH A HOBBLED CREW.
YEAH, TAYLOR'S KNEE,
HE WAS UP ON TOP
OF SHELTER DECK AND HE TURNED --
HE HAPPENED TO CATCH THE KNEECAP
ON ONE OF THE RAILINGS UP THERE.
AND THAT WELDED STEEL
DOESN'T MOVE TOO MUCH
WHEN YOU SMACK
YOUR KNEE INTO IT.
WHEN ONE PERSON
GETS HURT, YOU KNOW,
YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH
THAT PERSON ACTUALLY DOES.
CASEY AIN'T GONNA SLOW DOWN
JUST 'CAUSE SOMEONE'S HURT.
Narrator:
WITH TAYLOR AT HALF SPEED,
THE REST OF THE CREW WILL
HAVE TO PICK UP THE SLACK.
I AM HOPING IT'S
NOT A SHOWSTOPPER,
HE'S A HELL OF AN ASSET.
-YEAH.
IT'S A CRAB BOAT. THIS IS
WHY CRABBERS ARE SO TOUGH.
THEY GET HURT EVERY DAY,
AND THEY KEEP GOING.
LET'S JUST POP IT OUT.
[ LINE SNAPPING ]
OH [BLEEP]
ARE YOU OKAY, MAVAR?
[BLEEP]
Narrator: JUST AS DECKHAND
JOHNNY MAVAR WAS ABOUT
TO HOOK THE LINE, IT WENT
SLACK, SNAPPING HIS HAND.
DID YOU SEE
THAT LINE SLAP HIM?
YEAH, I'LL GO DOWN
AND CHECK IT OUT.
YEAH, TAKE A PEEK AT THAT.
THAT ONE LOOKED LIKE IT HURT.
HIS HAND BOUNCED ABOUT A
FOOT AND A HALF IN THE AIR.
Josh: ALL RIGHT, MAVAR,
COME HERE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M ALL RIGHT. I GOT MY
HAND WHIPPED PRETTY HARD.
CAN YOU MOVE IT?
IT'S REAL STIFF
RIGHT IN HERE.
I DON'T THINK
IT'S BROKEN.
Narrator: WITH ONE DECKHAND
SEVERELY RESTRICTED,
THE CORNELIACAN'T
AFFORD TO LOSE ANOTHER.
YEAH, I'LL BE FINE. I'LL BE
OKAY. I'LL STICK IT OUT.
NO PROBLEM,
YOU KNOW I'M OLD SCHOOL.
YEAH, I KNOW,
I KNOW YOU ARE.
THANK YOU,
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
ON A CRAB DECK.
THAT'S ONE THING ABOUT BEING
A CAPTAIN AND A BOAT OWNER.
YOU DON'T EVER WANT
ANYBODY TO GET HURT
TRYING TO MAKE EVERYBODY MONEY.
♪♪
Narrator: 295 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: YEAH, I'D RATHER NOT FISH
IN A BUNCH OF GEAR
IF I DON'T HAVE TO.
IF YOU CAN STAY AWAY FROM THE
BOATS, YOU'RE ALWAYS BETTER OFF.
Narrator:
STAYING AHEAD OF THE CRAB,
CAPTAIN SIG MOVED ALL OF HIS
POTS FAR NORTH OF THE FLEET.
I'M SO EXCITED, WE TOOK
A FEW HOURS OFF,
INSTEAD OF JOGGING,
WHICH MEANS WE'RE
JUST GOING IDLE INTO IT.
WE RAN UP NORTH ABOVE OUR GEAR,
AND WE HAVE A SPOT CHECKER
THAT WE SET UP HERE.
Narrator: BELIEVING THAT THE
CRAB ARE EVEN FURTHER NORTH,
THE SKIPPER HAD EDGAR
SET A SINGLE ROGUE POT
MILES ABOVE HIS GEAR.
Sig: WE'RE GONNA CHECK
THAT POT ON SHORT SO,
AND WE'RE GONNA
SEE WHAT'S IN IT.
IF IT'S GOT CRAB,
WE KNOW WHERE TO GO.
Narrator: IF THE POT'S A MISS,
IT'S BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
EVERY TIME I BUILD
MY HOPES UP TOO HIGH,
IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE
OR A KICK IN THE NUTS.
Narrator: BUT A HIT COULD MAKE
THE VETERAN CAPTAIN'S SEASON.
Edgar: IF THAT POT GIVES US
ANY SIGN, THEN BAM.
♪♪
♪♪
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS DOES,
IF THIS THING'S DOING,
LIKE, A CRAB AND A HALF
AN HOUR, WE'RE SMOKING.
♪♪
♪♪
WE'VE GOT
ALMOST 11 HOURS.
YEAH, IT'S GOT EXACTLY
11 HOURS, EDGAR.
OH, IT'S EXCITING,
COME ON, COME ON, BABY!
IT'S GOT 11 HOURS.
IF THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
DOING TWO CRAB AN HOUR,
OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT,
THAT'S A GOOD INDICATOR.
-OH, YEAH.
-OH, YEAH.
OH [BLEEP] ALL RIGHT!
TELL ME THERE'S
22 CRAB IN THERE.
GET A GOOD QUICK COUNT,
BROTHER.
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, GOOD CALL.
NICE!
GOOD CALL, HUH?
ARE THEY CLEAN?
YEP!
THEY'RE NICE!
39!
-39?
-YEP.
-POW!
-THAT'S HUGE.
THAT'S HOW YOU PROSPECT.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WHOO!
Narrator:
SIG'S GAMBLE HAS PAID OFF.
Sig: THAT WAS THE SHOT
IN THE ARM WE NEEDED.
THIS COULD BE A LOT OF FUN.
Narrator: NOW THE NORTHWESTERN
WILL SCOOP UP
AS MUCH CRAB AS IT CAN WHERE
NO ONE ELSE IS FISHING.
♪♪
♪♪
I THINK WE CAN MAKE
THIS WORK REAL WELL
IF WE COULD STAY ALONE.
THAT'S THE KEY.
THE GAME CHANGER IS UP HERE.
WE HAVE A DIRECTION,
WE HAVE AN AREA,
WE HAVE LOTS OF POTS.
WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM,
GET THEM IN HERE
AND GO, SLAM IT.
♪♪
Narrator: 80 MILES SOUTH...
COD POT COMING UP,
WE'LL SET THEM BACK HERE.
Narrator: ...ON THE WIZARD...
THE GEAR IS LAYING
KIND OF GOOFY HERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE KIND
OF SLUGGING IT OUT.
Narrator: CO-CAPTAIN
MONTE COLBURN
FIGHTS BUILDING SEAS
WHILE HAULING THE DAY'S BAIT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY TALKED
ABOUT THIS MORNING,
DOWN THERE
BY A COUPLE OF THE GUYS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S -- YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW,
IT JUST MAKES FOR A KIND OF
A MISERABLE DEAL FOR THE CREW.
Narrator: WITH KEITH FIGHTING
OFF AN UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESS,
BROTHER MONTE DOES WHAT HE
CAN TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN.
WE'LL ALL BE HAPPIER
TO GET THE RESULTS.
BEFORE YOU DUMP THE BRAILER,
PUT ONE OF THOSE ZIP LINES
IN THE RACK
AND HAVE IT READY TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, COD POTS
BACK IN THE WATER.
DID YOU RESET FOR
WEATHER OR ANYTHING?
SO YOU SET THE COD POTS
BACK IN THE DITCH?
IT WASN'T IN THE DITCH.
IT WAS COUNTER CORNERING.
THEY'RE COD POTS, MONTE.
[BLEEP] RESET 'EM
FOR THE WEATHER
EVERY [BLEEP] TIME.
Narrator: STILL A LITTLE GRUMPY
BEFORE HIS MORNING COFFEE,
KEITH HAS NO SHORTAGE OF
FEEDBACK REGARDING MONTE'S WORK.
YOU NEED ME TO GET
YOU SOME WATER?
YEAH, LET ME GET
SOME WATER.
YEAH, KIND OF HELP ME OUT
A LITTLE BIT THERE, ALL RIGHT?
NOT QUITE SURE WHERE
TO LOCATE THE FIRST ONE.
Narrator: AS THEY APPROACH
THE FIRST CRAB STRING...
Keith: ALL RIGHT,
LET ME DIVE IN THERE.
GET THIS [BLEEP] GOING.
ALRIGHT, I'M OUT.
Narrator:
...KEITH RECLAIMS THE HELM.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
GOOD MORNING, BOYS.
YEAH, BABY!
[ COUGHING ]
OH, YEAH!
HERE WE GO!
THAT'LL WORK!
-OH, YEAH!
[ COUGHING ]
-SOME CRAB IN THERE.
-COME TO ME!
THERE'S SOME CRAB.
CHECK THAT OUT.
GOOD MORNING.
7-3, 73.
[ COUGHING ]
KEEP 'EM COMING.
COMING OUT,
BUT I MISSED IT.
[ COUGHING ]
BUOY'S SET UP OVER THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S OURS OR NOT.
TOO RED,
SO I GUESS NOT.
YEAH, I'M OFF THE STRING.
I'M ALL JUST --
I'M ALL RATTLED.
I'M CRANKY AND PISSED OFF,
MY BACK HURTS,
MY KNEE HURTS, MY ASS HURTS.
A LITTLE AGITATED AT MY BROTHER
FOR HAULING THE COD POTS
AND NOT RESETTING THEM
FOR [BLEEP] WEATHER.
Monte: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE WEATHER'S DOING.
LOOK AT THE [BLEEP]
WEATHER FORECAST
AND LOOK AT WHICH WAY
THE WIND'S COMING.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR 20 [BLEEP] YEARS.
THIS DOESN'T WORK,
DOES IT?
THE PHONE'S NOT WORKING.
IS THAT GONNA WORK?
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
NO, NO, MONTE, EXPLAIN TO
ME WHY YOU SET POTS BACK
THAT WERE DIFFICULT
WITH THE WIND COMING UP,
THE WEATHER COMING UP.
IT WASN'T DIFFICULT
TO HAUL THEM.
IF THE WIND GETS
ANY WORSE,
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO HAUL THEM.
THEY'RE NOT SET THIS
DIRECTION FOR STORMS.
MONTE, JUST ADMIT
THAT YOU [BLEEP] UP.
I'M NOT ADMITTING
I [BLEEP] UP.
THEN GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE!
YOU'RE TASKED WITH
ONE SIMPLE PROJECT,
HAUL [BLEEP] COD POTS AND
SET 'EM FOR THE WEATHER!
NO, I NEVER HEARD SET
THEM FOR THE WEATHER.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP] CAPTAIN,
RIGHT?
IT'D BE NICE
TO HAVE A PLAN.
MONTE!
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES,"
KITCHENS OF THE BERING SEA.
FOR MY CREW, I'VE GOT SOME
FRESH FRUIT OUT OF A CAN.
I'VE GOT SOME LITTLE PIGS
THAT ARE AMAZING.
I GOT THIS PRIME RIB HASH.
BUT FOR SIG,
I DON'T REALLY THINK
THAT EATING A BUNCH
OF SALTY PORK
IS PROBABLY THE BEST
FOR A GUY THAT'S HAD
TWO HEART ATTACKS.
I'M TRYING TO GET SIG TO
EAT A LITTLE HEALTHIER.
A LITTLE INSTANT OATMEAL,
A LITTLE APPLE SWAN
FOR EL CAPITAN.
I'M HUNGRY.
[ COUGHS ]
FOOD.
THAT'S NOT FOOD.
BUT I MEAN, AND
THAT'S FINE, IT'S JUST
WHY YOU GOT TO BE A [BLEEP]
AND LEAVE ALL THIS STUFF
IN FRONT OF ME?
THAT AIN'T RIGHT, MAN.
THAT'S JUST ALL KINDS OF WRONG.
THAT'S DISGUSTING,
FREAKING GRAVEL.
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN'S
FORMULA FOR CATCHING CRAB?
INSTANT OATMEAL
FOR INSTANT CRAB.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
JUST ADMIT
THAT YOU [BLEEP] UP.
I'M NOT ADMITTING
I [BLEEP] UP.
THEN GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE!
YOU'RE TASKED WITH
ONE SIMPLE PROJECT,
HAUL [BLEEP] COD POTS AND
SET 'EM FOR THE WEATHER.
NO, I NEVER HEARD SET 'EM
FOR THE WEATHER.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP] CAPTAIN,
RIGHT?
IT'D BE NICE
TO HAVE A PLAN.
MONTE!
-THAT'S ALL.
-GO TO [BLEEP]
GET BACK OUT
ON [BLEEP] DECK,
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE
WORTH [BLEEP] WHILE.
[ COUGHING ]
NOW, THIS IS JUST MONTE
NOT DOING HIS JOB
AND TRYING TO COME UP
WITH AN EXCUSE
TO [BLEEP] DEFEND HIMSELF
FOR BEING A MORON.
I MUST HAVE
A WEATHER CRYSTAL BALL.
MOUSE, YOU KNOW THAT
I'M TAKING THE SAME
[BLEEP] CREW SHARE
THAT YOU ARE.
IS BULL[BLEEP]
YEAH, WHATEVER!
SOPER, YOU'LL BE HAULING
GEAR FROM THIS POINT ON.
FINE, RIGHT ON!
AND WE'LL BE [BLEEP]
SWAPPING [BLEEP] CREW SHARES
BETWEEN SOPER
AND YOU, MOUSE.
[BLEEP] YOU!
TAKE ME TO [BLEEP]
COURT IF YOU WANT.
[BLEEP] YOU TOO.
[BLEEP] MY BROTHER'S
AN ASS[BLEEP]
Keith: MONTE WILL NOT HAUL GEAR
UP HERE
FOR THE REST OF THIS TRIP.
DEAD SERIOUS.
AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT
[BLEEP] 24 HOURS.
THAT GUY'S
IN THE [BLEEP] PENALTY BOX.
[ COUGHS ]
Narrator:
75 MILES NORTHWEST...
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
IS IT SWOLLEN?
FEELS SWOLLEN.
MOVE.
WHY WEREN'T YOU
COMPLAINING MORE, DUDE?
I'VE BEEN SNAPPED
HUNDREDS OF TIMES,
BUT THIS IS
DEFINITELY THE WORST.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE OUT
THERE WORKING WITH THAT.
Narrator:
...GRINDING ON LOW NUMBERS
IN ORDER TO MAKE
AN OFFLOAD DATE...
...THE CORNELIACREW
IS BREAKING DOWN.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
SO, TAYLOR'S KNEE IS NOT
DOING GOOD AT ALL.
GOT A COUPLE --
COUPLE INJURIES.
WE'RE A COUPLE CRAB
LIGHT RIGHT NOW.
Casey: MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE
TWO TRIPS OUT OF THIS,
EVEN THOUGH
WE DON'T WANT TO.
Narrator: UP IN THE WHEELHOUSE,
CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS
WEIGH THE CONSEQUENCES
OF FAILING TO DELIVER
THEIR QUOTA ON TIME...
HE CAN BARELY WALK
AROUND THE HOUSE
WITHOUT,
YOU KNOW, WINCING.
...WITH THE WELL-BEING
OF THEIR CREW.
♪♪
♪♪
I NEED YOU TO QUIT
BEING SO ACTIVE ON IT.
YOU'RE --
-I'M BARELY DOING [BLEEP]
-THAT'S OKAY.
-I CAN'T HOLD BACK ANYMORE.
THAT, YOU CAN, OKAY.
UNLESS I JUST
STAND IN THE SAME...
-FINE, SIT UP HERE WITH US.
-NO.
IF YOU CAN'T PUT
THE BRAKES ON YOURSELF,
I'LL PUT THE BRAKES
ON YOU.
I'M SORRY, CASEY.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE SORRY.
I MEAN, IT'S PART
OF CRAB FISHING, MAN.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT GOES SOMETIMES.
Narrator:
DOWN ONE DECKHAND,
AND WITH ANOTHER ONE STRUGGLING
TO STAY IN THE GAME...
THAT THERE
WAS THE LAST POT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET
THIS CHAIN STACK DOWN.
...THE CORNELIA
SHUTS DOWN PRODUCTION.
♪♪
IT'S GONNA BE COLD.
JUST PUT YOUR HAND THERE.
ALRIGHTY, BOYS.
YEP!
Narrator:
IT'LL COST JOSH AND CASEY
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP,
A PRICE THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY
TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR GUYS.
WELL, WE NEED EVERY
PENNY WE CAN GET
TO KEEP THIS THING GOING,
BUT I WANT
TO FINISH THE SEASON
WITH THE GUYS
I STARTED IT WITH.
WHILE ONE BOAT
LIMPS TO TOWN...
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!
Narrator: ...ANOTHER CELEBRATES
THEIR NEWFOUND FORTUNE.
Sig: OH, YEAH, THEY'RE HERE.
WE ARE FISHING!
HOW MANY'S IN THAT ONE?
-YEAH!
-OH [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
-YEAH.
-YEAH, BUDDY.
GOOD DAY, BIG NUMBERS.
GOOD FISHING.
Sig: HOW'D WE DO?
IT'S FUN.
THERE'S A PILE RIGHT HERE,
AND WE'RE HERE FIRST.
I FEEL JUSTIFIED OF
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING,
SO IT FEELS GOOD.
I LOVE IT.
I WANT TO KEEP FISHING.
♪♪
Keith: I'VE BEEN DOING THIS
A LONG TIME.
I'M NOT FISHING
ON INSTINCT OR GUT,
I'M FISHING ON 23 YEARS
OF BEING REALLY SUCCESSFUL
AND ALSO MAKING MISTAKES.
MONTE, FUEL LEAK!
COME DOWN, EMERGENCY!
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?!
Keith: I'VE GOT SHUT OUT BEFORE,
I'VE FAILED BEFORE,
I'VE FALLEN ON MY FACE BEFORE,
BUT MORE TIMES THAN NOT,
THE WIZARDHAS COME BACK
WITH EITHER THE MOST CRAB
OR GOTTEN BACK THE FASTEST.
Sig: OH, NO.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY COOL.
I'M NOT GONNA FREAK OUT.
Keith:
IF I CAN'T CATCH KING CRAB
FASTER THAN THESE OTHER GUYS,
THEN I'VE REALLY FAILED.
YOU WANT TO GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP]
CAPTAIN, RIGHT?!
MONTE!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ SEAGULLS SQUAWKING,
TRAINS HORN BLARING ]
Narrator: ONE WEEK INTO
THE 2017 KING CRAB SEASON...
-2-5, 25.
-20 AND CLOSING.
-2-0
-[ COUGHING ]
PROBABLY PRETTY
CLOSE THERE.
ONE MORE TIME,
WHAT WAS THAT? [ COUGHS ]
Narrator: THE WIZARDPULLS IN
FOR ITS FIRST DELIVERY.
WELL, I'M NOT FEELING ALL
THAT GREAT RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE YOU BETTER GET UP TO
[BLEEP] TO GET LOOKED AT.
Narrator:
AND CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS FEELING THE GRIND.
Keith:
I'M NOT GOING OUT TO SEA
WITH MY BODY BREAKING
DOWN COMPLETELY ON ME.
Narrator: AT SEA...
Sean: LAST POT.
WOO-HOO!
GOT IT.
THAT'S A WRAP, MAN.
Narrator: ...BRENNA ASKIPPER,
SEAN DWYER,
PUTS THE LAST OF HIS
60,000-POUND QUOTA IN HIS TANKS.
Sean: WE MADE A BIG MOVE
AND LANDED ON SOME CRAB,
KIND OF BAILED ON CASEY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THIS IS WHAT I DID.
Narrator: AND AFTER
A FAILED PARTNERSHIP...
Casey: I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM
SEAN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS
AFTER WE DECIDED
TO WORK TOGETHER.
Narrator: ....FELLOW YOUNG GUNS
CASEY McMANUS AND JOSH HARRIS
LICK THEIR WOUNDS
AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT.
SOMETIMES PARTNERSHIP
DON'T WORK OUT,
BUT RIGHT NOW,
WE GOT TO FIND SOME CRAB.
♪♪
Narrator: 30 MILES EAST...
Sig:
GOT A LITTLE WET, HANG ON.
WE HAD TWO REAL
NICE DAYS, AND NOW
IT'S JUST A LITTLE SLOPPY.
Narrator: ...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
WELL, WE JUST GOT
STARTED THIS MORNING,
THE WEATHER'S STARTING
TO COME UP TODAY.
Narrator:
...OFF THE CRAB FOR TWO DAYS.
Sig: WE'VE GOT ABOUT 40 HOURS
ON THE GEAR NOW,
SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
THIS STRING IS BY ITSELF,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING
THAT WE CAN SEE SOMETHING IN IT.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SIG HANSON HAS BEEN
ON THE HUNT FOR
A NEW HONEY HOLE.
WELL, I DEFINITELY WANT
TO MOVE FAST,
SO WE'RE GONNA PICK THESE UP,
GET 'EM OUT QUICK
AND KEEP ON GOING.
YES, YOU CAN STAY AND GRIND,
BUT IF YOU KNOW THAT
CRAB ARE SHUFFLING,
WHY TAKE THAT CHANCE?
GET AHEAD OF THEM, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: THE VETERAN SKIPPER
HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE CRAB
EVER SINCE THE FLEET CHASED HIM
OFF HIS LAST HOT SPOT.
I GOT FOUR STRINGS TO DO TODAY,
AT LEAST,
AND I WANT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
BOATS HAVEN'T VENTURED
OVER HERE YET,
SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
-OKAY?
-YEAH!
WELL, HERE WE GO.
BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
RICHER OR POORER.
♪♪
GOT THE FIRST POT
IN THE BLOCK HERE.
IT'S AT LEAST A CRAB AN HOUR,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR.
THIS HAS ABOUT 39 HOURS
ON IT, SO IF I CAN SEE
40-PLUS CRAB AVERAGE OR
BETTER IN THIS STRING,
I'M GONNA BE REAL
HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
♪♪
-THERE WE GO.
-YEAH!
-THERE WE GO!
-YEAH, BABY!
Sig: THERE YOU GO.
WE GOT SOME MEAT.
OH, YEAHHHH!
FEEL LIKE A 40?
YEP.
THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.
THERE ARE BIG WAVES.
AMERICA!
I THINK WE CAN MAKE
THIS WORK REAL WELL
IF WE COULD STAY ALONE.
THAT'S THE KEY.
♪♪
YEAH, BABY!
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW WE GOT KING CRAB!
♪♪
I'M HOPING EVERYTHING
HIT ON THIS STRING.
WE REALLY NEED IT TO.
FIRST ONE OUT OF 40.
IF WE CAN STAY ON
AT LEAST A 40 AVERAGE,
THAT WOULD BE JUST FANTASTIC.
AND IT'S WORKING,
SO FAR IT'S WORKING FOR US.
♪♪
OH, NO.
OH, NO.
OH, WE GOT TO DO
BETTER THAN THAT.
♪♪
[ GRUNTS ]
OH, NO!
THE NUMBERS ARE
GETTING LOWER AND LOWER.
A LITTLE SCARY.
A LITTLE WEAK DOWN HERE,
BUT...
IT'S WEAK.
-WHY?!
-AW, MAN.
[BLEEP] MAN.
Edgar:
WE'VE GOT, LIKE, 40.
WE'VE GOT OVER 40 HOURS
ON IT, ALL SMALL CRAB.
WHY?!
Sig: WAIT, HOW MUCH,
WHAT IS IT IN, 30'S?
SEVEN COUNT?
DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS HERE NOW.
Man:
WHERE DO WE GOT TO GO?
♪♪
♪♪
I BELIEVE I'M SEEING
MOVEMENT DUE NORTH,
SO I THINK THAT THEY ARE KIND OF
GOING UP THE DEEP, TO THE NORTH.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
Narrator: WHAT LOOKED LIKE
A HOT SPOT...
OH, NO.
...HAS TURNED INTO A DRY HOLE.
Sig: 420, THAT'S IT?
THAT'S ONLY A 17 AVERAGE.
UH, IT MIGHT GET
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
IF IT'S NOT,
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
Narrator: UNDAUNTED...
IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT TO
START MOVING NORTH.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN
WILL KEEP MOVING HIS GEAR
UNTIL HE FINDS HIS
NEW HONEY HOLE.
Sig: THAT'S MY HUNCH.
THAT'S THE DIRECTION
I WANT TO GO.
♪♪
Narrator:
BACK IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith:
I'VE BEEN IN THE CLINIC
FOR ALMOST
FOUR AND A HALF HOURS.
I MEAN, I JUST GOT POKED
AND PRODDED AND I.V.'D
AND X-RAYED.
YOU KNOW,
IT STARTED WITH A FEVER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
RETURNS TO HIS BOAT
AFTER A BATTERY OF TESTS
AT THE LOCAL CLINIC.
IT COULD BE STREP, IT COULD
BE STAPH, IT COULD BE WORSE.
I GOT A FEW RESULTS BACK,
BUT THE BIG RESULTS
AREN'T GONNA BE BACK
PROBABLY NOT TILL A FEW DAYS.
Narrator:
BUT WITH CRAB STILL TO CATCH,
THE CAPTAIN WILL HAVE
TO HEAD OUT TO SEA,
NOT KNOWING HIS PROGNOSIS.
OH, HI, CAP,
HOW YOU FEELING?
ABOUT AS GOOD AS SOMEBODY CAN BE
THAT'S BEEN IN THE CLINIC
FOR FIVE [BLEEP] HOURS.
GO AHEAD AND GETTING READY
TO THROW LINES, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF HERE.
THROWING LINES, GETTING
READY TO GO CATCH SOME CRAB.
FIRST TIME!
LET'S TOSS THESE LINES,
LET'S GO FISHING, HUH?
♪♪
HOW AM I DOING
OVER THERE, MOUSE?
JUST GO STRAIGHT FOR
A SECOND, THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
SECURE THE BOW.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
FEVER'S NOT COMPLETELY GONE.
YOU KNOW, I STILL GET THE COLD
SWEATS EVERY NOW AND THEN.
JUST GOT TO CONCENTRATE
ON GETTING US TO...
[ COUGHING ]
YOU WANT ME TO SIT UP HERE?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
YES, I COULD PROBABLY
USE A LITTLE BREAK.
Narrator: FACING A 24-HOUR STEAM
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS...
AH, YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT HER.
-ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN
TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR SOME NEEDED REST.
Monte: I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED
ABOUT MY BROTHER.
WORKING THESE INSANE HOURS,
AND DIET SUCKS.
YOU DON'T GET ANY SLEEP,
YOU'RE STRESSED OUT.
LET'S GET THROUGH THIS QUICK
AND GET HIM DOWN SOUTH,
WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY
PROPERLY DIAGNOSE HIS ILLNESS
OR WHATEVER IT IS HE HAS.
[ MAN
YELLING INDISTINCTLY ]
STARBOARD SIDE, RIGHT
NOW, YOUR FUEL LINES.
WHAT'S ALL THE [BLEEP]
YELLING ABOUT?
MONTE!
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?
OKAY.
ROGER, COME DOWN, EMERGENCY!
APPARENTLY HE'S OVER-FILLING
THE [BLEEP] TANK DOWNSTAIRS.
CHIEF NEEDS TO KNOW.
GOING DOWN, GOING DOWN.
KEITH, WE'VE GOT SOME SORT OF
FUEL SPILL GOING ON HERE.
I GOT TO RUN DOWNSTAIRS!
[BLEEP]
MOUSE!
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
Man: MONTE, FUEL LEAK!
...THE CREW HAS DISCOVERED
SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK.
ROGER, COME DOWN, EMERGENCY.
APPARENTLY HE'S OVERFILLING
THE [BLEEP] TANK, DOWNSTAIRS.
CHIEF NEEDS TO KNOW.
GOING DOWN, GOING DOWN.
KEITH, WE'VE GOT SOME SORT OF
FUEL SPILL GOING ON HERE.
I GOT TO RUN DOWNSTAIRS!
[BLEEP]
♪♪
Narrator: DECKHAND
ROGER SCHLOSSTEIN SPOTS FUEL
POURING OUT
INTO THE ENGINE ROOM.
[BLEEP]
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS
GOING ON AROUND HERE?!
MOUSE?!
♪♪
Narrator: CHIEF ENGINEER
TONY CHASE SHUTS OFF THE VALVE,
BUT NOT BEFORE SOME
DIESEL SPILLED OUT.
Keith:
MOUSE, I NEED MORE ANSWERS!
AND FIND OUT WHY THE [BLEEP]
TONY'S PUMPING
FUEL OVER THE SIDE.
IT WASN'T GOING ON VERY
LONG. I WAS DOWN THERE.
200 OR 300 GALLONS
INTO THAT TANK
TO CLIMB IT UP TO
THE TOP OF THE SIGHT,
SO THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN
IN A [BLEEP] MINUTE.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
I SCREWED UP.
WE GOT LUCKY WE DIDN'T
PUT IT IN THE [BLEEP] BAY.
I GUESS THAT'S IT.
I KNOW MY BROTHER
AIN'T GONNA BE HAPPY.
NOBODY IS 'CAUSE
FUELS EXPENSIVE.
MOUSE!
JUST BE CAREFUL.
-GREAT, ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: TONY'S GOT A PUDDLE
OF DIESEL TO MOP UP,
BUT BETTER THAT THEN CLEANING
UP A FUEL SPILL IN THE HARBOR.
Keith: WHAT'S UP?
Monte: WELL, APPARENTLY
HE'S OVERFILLING THE WING
WITH DIESEL.
LIKE RIGHT NOW,
WE JUST HAD --
DO I HAVE TO PULL THIS
BOAT OUT OF [BLEEP] GEAR?
MOUSE, DO WE HAVE
A FUEL SPILL RIGHT NOW?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?!
WE DO NOT HAVE
A FUEL SPILL RIGHT NOW.
WELL, WHERE THE [BLEEP]
ARE YOU TELLING ME
THERE'S FUEL GOING ON,
WHERE?
I'M TRYING TO GET THE
[BLEEP] BOAT OUT OF TOWN.
WE HAD SOME FUEL
COME OUT THE VENT.
AND DID IT GET
IN THE WATER?
NO, IT DID NOT.
COULD YOU WANT TILL
I GET PAST ARCH ROCK
TO GET MY BLOOD PRESSURE
ANY [BLEEP] HIGHER?
I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT
YOU WOULD WANT
TO KNOW THESE THINGS.
NO FUEL SPILL?
THAT IS CORRECT.
SO I DON'T HAVE
TO REPORT ANYTHING?
NOT A [BLEEP] DROP.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAD AN ISSUE,
AND WE OVER-PRESSED THE TANK.
WELL, I'LL TELL
YOU WHAT RIGHT NOW,
OUR [BLEEP] SUPER CHIEF
BETTER BE AWARE
OF WHERE THE [BLEEP]
HIGH LEVELS ARE ON THESE
[BLEEP] DAMN FUEL TANKS.
I WOULD HAVE
TO TOTALLY AGREE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M AT THE END OF MY ROPE,
I'M WORN THIN,
I AM [BLEEP] FRAZZLED,
ALL RIGHT?
I'VE BEEN SICK AS A DOG FOR
THE LAST FIVE, SIX DAYS,
AND THE LAST THING I NEED
IS, "WE GOT FUEL SPILLED."
JUST MAKE SURE
HE'S UP TO [BLEEP] SNUFF
ON THE PROGRAM
AROUND HERE.
YEAH, I WOULD HAVE
TO TOTALLY AGREE.
LET'S GET THIS BOAT SECURED,
GET THESE GUYS SECURED,
AND LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE, MAN.
♪♪
Narrator:
240 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
Casey: ALL RIGHT, BOYS,
WE GOT FOUR MILES,
COME AROUND
AND GET ANOTHER ONE.
GOD, I HOPE I MADE THE
RIGHT DECISION SITTING HERE.
I GOT KICKED IN THE NUTS
SO HARD ON THE LAST SET.
AFTER A FAST START
TO THEIR SEASON...
Josh: NUMBERS HAVE
DEFINITELY DROPPED OFF.
HOPEFULLY THERE IS
ANOTHER REBOUND.
...CO-CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS' LUCK
HAS HIT THE SKIDS.
YESTERDAY WE PUT ON
6,000 POUNDS.
LAST YEAR,
I HAD 6,000 POUNDS
IN MY FIRST STRING
OF 25 POTS.
THESE ARE OUR FARTHEST
NORTH, MOST SHALLOW STRINGS,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT
THEY PRODUCE HERE.
WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND
OUT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
DON'T HURT THESE CRAB,
DON'T RIP THE LEGS OFF,
WE'LL NEED EVERY CRAB
TO MAKE THIS WORK.
NOW WITH AN OFFLOAD
FAST APPROACHING....
WE NEED AS MUCH SPEED OUT
OF OUR GAME AS WE CAN.
...THE YOUNG CAPTAINS
NEED THESE POTS TO HIT
MORE THAN EVER.
WE GOT TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT TO DO HERE
TO GET ON
SOME BETTER NUMBERS.
YOU WANT
TO GRAB THE NEXT ONE?
YES, SIR.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO
CHANGE THEIR LUCK...
TAG, YOU'RE IN.
...JOSH TAKES THE HELM.
COMING UP.
GET READY [BLEEP]
Man #2: YEAH, BOYS!
Man #3: COME ON, GUYS,
JOSH IS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
♪♪
CAN IT BE THE BIG,
HIGH POTS SO FAR?
THIS COULD BE THE HIGH POT.
WHY IS THAT?
HE IS A LUCKY, LUCKY HEIRESS.
[ CLICKS TONGUE ]
♪♪
Jon: GOT ANOTHER ROUND,
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
-COMING UP.
-GOOD.
-WHAT DO WE GOT?
-WHAT DO WE GOT?
WHAT A LOSER DOSER.
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TO THAT ONE?
-OKAY.
-[BLEEP]
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW, JOSH,
THIS SUCKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,
THEY ALL DISAPPEARED.
WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A LOT BETTER THAN THAT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE
TO FILL OUR TANKS.
UP AND OVER.
Narrator: WITH THE HARRIS CHARM
FAILING TO DELIVER...
A LITTLE BETTER
BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
OH, COME ON, KID.
Narrator: ...ALL THE CREW
CAN DO NOW IS KEEP GRINDING.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH,
GET IT ON THE BOAT,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
GET AS MUCH CRAB AS THEY CAN
BEFORE BEING FORCED TO OFFLOAD.
LET'S MOVE ON AND
FIND A BIGGER PILE.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
USE YOUR BALANCE!
♪♪
-AAH!
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
AAH!
[ GRUNTS ]
HEY, TAY, YOU DOING
OKAY THERE, BUD?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
♪♪
Taylor: AAH, HIT MY KNEE.
I HIT RIGHT ON THE SIDE
RIGHT THERE.
IT'S A LITTLE TENDER,
BUT NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: AFTER SMACKING
HIS KNEE ON A METAL RAIL,
THE GREENHORN
TRIES TO GUT IT OUT.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER GUY
HOBBLING AROUND, TAY.
-WHO'S HOBBLING AROUND?
-TAYLOR.
I THINK I MAY WANT TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD
AND POP ON UP HERE
SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT YOU?
DAMN IT.
WHAT UP, BUD?
YOU'RE OUT THERE
HOBBLING AROUND.
DOES THAT HURT?
-YEAH, YEAH.
-YEAH, YEAH?
-RIGHT THERE.
NO, IT'S --
IT LOOKS HARSH.
Casey: YEAH, I THINK
YOU'VE GOT FLUID IN IT.
I'LL CALL THE DOCTOR
HERE, PATSY DOCTOR.
FOR SURE, WE'LL GET IT LOOKED
AT WHEN WE GET TO TOWN.
NO MORE JUMP, JUMP,
OKAY?
YOU WERE FROGGING
ALL OVER THE PLACE,
DON'T BE DOING THAT
ANYMORE.
♪♪
DAMN IT.
Casey: HE'S HURTING.
IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS,
IT'S GOT A BIG OLD SAC
OF FLUID BEHIND IT.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYES,
HE'S IN A LOT OF PAIN.
THE KID MOVES, AND
HE'S VERY, VERY QUICK.
HE'S GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES,
AND I WANT TO FINISH
THE SEASON WITH HIM,
NOT JUST THE TRIP.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S POSSIBLE.
♪♪
Narrator: 275 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
♪♪
BEEN UP FOR A WHILE,
A LITTLE BIT OF A GRIND.
WE'VE HAULED MORE GEAR TODAY
THEN WE HAVE THE WHOLE TRIP.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSON
AND THE CREW
OF THE NORTHWESTERN
HAVE BEEN PICKING UP
AND MOVING GEAR AT
AN EXHAUSTING PACE.
Matt: THIS IS
THE LAST STRING, RIGHT?
WE'VE MOVED THE LAST TWO STRINGS
TO THE NORTHEAST
IN KIND OF A BLOCK.
WE FEEL LIKE THE CRAB ARE
MOVING NORTHEAST.
WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S GOT
THE REALLY FAST FISHING,
AND WE'RE GONNA
JUST TRY AND STAY
ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BOATS
AND THE CRAB.
Narrator: SIG HAD GOOD
NUMBERS IN THE NORTH
BUT MOVED ON 'CAUSE
THE FLEET MOVED IN.
SINCE THEN, HE'S
DOGGEDLY CHASED THE CRAB
EVEN FURTHER NORTH BUT HAS YET
TO FIND THE ELUSIVE SCHOOL.
HEY, GUYS, THAT'S THE LAST POT.
JUST LEAVE IT IN THE RACK.
I GOT AN IDEA FOR TONIGHT.
CAN YOU SEND EDGAR UP,
PLEASE?
WELL, WE'RE DONE WITH OUR DAY.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LITTLE
BREAK TONIGHT,
WE'LL TAKE WATCHES,
WE JOG AT NIGHT,
RECHARGE EVERYBODY'S BATTERIES.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, I
WANT THE GUYS TO DROP A POT
A FEW MILES UP ABOVE
OUR NORTHEST GEAR.
♪♪
HEY, YOU'RE THE THIRD GUY
ON WATCH.
MAYBE YOU CAN RUN UP
AND JUST SET THAT POT.
JUST GO ABOUT FOUR OR
FIVE MILES ABOVE THAT GEAR
AND THEN BY THE TIME
WE GET TO IT,
WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF SOAK ON IT.
WE CAN CHECK IT,
SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
'CAUSE I THINK THE CRAB
ARE MOVING NORTH.
I THINK THEY'RE FLYING UP
THE HILL, CAN YOU DO THAT?
OKAY?
I'M GONNA TRY IT.
Narrator: THOUGH HE'S ALREADY
ONE OF THE NORTHERNMOST
BOATS IN THE FLEET,
SIG IS SETTING A SINGLE POT
ABOVE EVEN HIS GEAR.
I DON'T LIKE SPOT-CHECKING,
BUT I WANT TO TRY THIS JUST
BECAUSE IF THERE WAS MORE
CRAB UP ABOVE,
THEN WE CAN GET
EVERYTHING
AND JUST POUNCE ON IT.
ONE POT CAN REALLY TELL US
IF THERE'S LIFE OR NOT.
YEAH, SEND THE FIRST
GUY UP, WOULD YOU?
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
GETTING CLOSE TO THIS SPOT
WHERE SIG WANTED TO DROP
THAT POT IN THE WATER
AND CHECK IT OUT, SO...
NOW'S A GOOD A TIME AS ANY.
KEEP IT IN JOG, GO SLOW,
DON'T GET TANGLED UP
IN THE LINE.
Narrator:
WITH THE BOAT ON AUTOPILOT,
EDGAR DESCENDS TO THE DECK,
WHERE HE'LL SET THE PROSPECT
POT ON HIS OWN.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Edgar: WE SET THIS POT OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
AT LEAST IT WILL
TELL US THE STORY.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
THAT THING DOES TOMORROW.
♪♪
Narrator: 70 MILES SOUTHWEST
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
THREE CRABS IN THAT ONE.
Josh: UGH, DAMN IT.
Narrator: ...GRINDING ON LOW
NUMBERS TO FILL THEIR TANKS.
CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS
ARE UP AGAINST
AN IMPENDING OFFLOAD DATE
WITH A HOBBLED CREW.
YEAH, TAYLOR'S KNEE,
HE WAS UP ON TOP
OF SHELTER DECK AND HE TURNED --
HE HAPPENED TO CATCH THE KNEECAP
ON ONE OF THE RAILINGS UP THERE.
AND THAT WELDED STEEL
DOESN'T MOVE TOO MUCH
WHEN YOU SMACK
YOUR KNEE INTO IT.
WHEN ONE PERSON
GETS HURT, YOU KNOW,
YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH
THAT PERSON ACTUALLY DOES.
CASEY AIN'T GONNA SLOW DOWN
JUST 'CAUSE SOMEONE'S HURT.
Narrator:
WITH TAYLOR AT HALF SPEED,
THE REST OF THE CREW WILL
HAVE TO PICK UP THE SLACK.
I AM HOPING IT'S
NOT A SHOWSTOPPER,
HE'S A HELL OF AN ASSET.
-YEAH.
IT'S A CRAB BOAT. THIS IS
WHY CRABBERS ARE SO TOUGH.
THEY GET HURT EVERY DAY,
AND THEY KEEP GOING.
LET'S JUST POP IT OUT.
[ LINE SNAPPING ]
OH [BLEEP]
ARE YOU OKAY, MAVAR?
[BLEEP]
Narrator: JUST AS DECKHAND
JOHNNY MAVAR WAS ABOUT
TO HOOK THE LINE, IT WENT
SLACK, SNAPPING HIS HAND.
DID YOU SEE
THAT LINE SLAP HIM?
YEAH, I'LL GO DOWN
AND CHECK IT OUT.
YEAH, TAKE A PEEK AT THAT.
THAT ONE LOOKED LIKE IT HURT.
HIS HAND BOUNCED ABOUT A
FOOT AND A HALF IN THE AIR.
Josh: ALL RIGHT, MAVAR,
COME HERE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M ALL RIGHT. I GOT MY
HAND WHIPPED PRETTY HARD.
CAN YOU MOVE IT?
IT'S REAL STIFF
RIGHT IN HERE.
I DON'T THINK
IT'S BROKEN.
Narrator: WITH ONE DECKHAND
SEVERELY RESTRICTED,
THE CORNELIACAN'T
AFFORD TO LOSE ANOTHER.
YEAH, I'LL BE FINE. I'LL BE
OKAY. I'LL STICK IT OUT.
NO PROBLEM,
YOU KNOW I'M OLD SCHOOL.
YEAH, I KNOW,
I KNOW YOU ARE.
THANK YOU,
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
ON A CRAB DECK.
THAT'S ONE THING ABOUT BEING
A CAPTAIN AND A BOAT OWNER.
YOU DON'T EVER WANT
ANYBODY TO GET HURT
TRYING TO MAKE EVERYBODY MONEY.
♪♪
Narrator: 295 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: YEAH, I'D RATHER NOT FISH
IN A BUNCH OF GEAR
IF I DON'T HAVE TO.
IF YOU CAN STAY AWAY FROM THE
BOATS, YOU'RE ALWAYS BETTER OFF.
Narrator:
STAYING AHEAD OF THE CRAB,
CAPTAIN SIG MOVED ALL OF HIS
POTS FAR NORTH OF THE FLEET.
I'M SO EXCITED, WE TOOK
A FEW HOURS OFF,
INSTEAD OF JOGGING,
WHICH MEANS WE'RE
JUST GOING IDLE INTO IT.
WE RAN UP NORTH ABOVE OUR GEAR,
AND WE HAVE A SPOT CHECKER
THAT WE SET UP HERE.
Narrator: BELIEVING THAT THE
CRAB ARE EVEN FURTHER NORTH,
THE SKIPPER HAD EDGAR
SET A SINGLE ROGUE POT
MILES ABOVE HIS GEAR.
Sig: WE'RE GONNA CHECK
THAT POT ON SHORT SO,
AND WE'RE GONNA
SEE WHAT'S IN IT.
IF IT'S GOT CRAB,
WE KNOW WHERE TO GO.
Narrator: IF THE POT'S A MISS,
IT'S BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
EVERY TIME I BUILD
MY HOPES UP TOO HIGH,
IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE
OR A KICK IN THE NUTS.
Narrator: BUT A HIT COULD MAKE
THE VETERAN CAPTAIN'S SEASON.
Edgar: IF THAT POT GIVES US
ANY SIGN, THEN BAM.
♪♪
♪♪
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS DOES,
IF THIS THING'S DOING,
LIKE, A CRAB AND A HALF
AN HOUR, WE'RE SMOKING.
♪♪
♪♪
WE'VE GOT
ALMOST 11 HOURS.
YEAH, IT'S GOT EXACTLY
11 HOURS, EDGAR.
OH, IT'S EXCITING,
COME ON, COME ON, BABY!
IT'S GOT 11 HOURS.
IF THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
DOING TWO CRAB AN HOUR,
OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT,
THAT'S A GOOD INDICATOR.
-OH, YEAH.
-OH, YEAH.
OH [BLEEP] ALL RIGHT!
TELL ME THERE'S
22 CRAB IN THERE.
GET A GOOD QUICK COUNT,
BROTHER.
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, GOOD CALL.
NICE!
GOOD CALL, HUH?
ARE THEY CLEAN?
YEP!
THEY'RE NICE!
39!
-39?
-YEP.
-POW!
-THAT'S HUGE.
THAT'S HOW YOU PROSPECT.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WHOO!
Narrator:
SIG'S GAMBLE HAS PAID OFF.
Sig: THAT WAS THE SHOT
IN THE ARM WE NEEDED.
THIS COULD BE A LOT OF FUN.
Narrator: NOW THE NORTHWESTERN
WILL SCOOP UP
AS MUCH CRAB AS IT CAN WHERE
NO ONE ELSE IS FISHING.
♪♪
♪♪
I THINK WE CAN MAKE
THIS WORK REAL WELL
IF WE COULD STAY ALONE.
THAT'S THE KEY.
THE GAME CHANGER IS UP HERE.
WE HAVE A DIRECTION,
WE HAVE AN AREA,
WE HAVE LOTS OF POTS.
WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM,
GET THEM IN HERE
AND GO, SLAM IT.
♪♪
Narrator: 80 MILES SOUTH...
COD POT COMING UP,
WE'LL SET THEM BACK HERE.
Narrator: ...ON THE WIZARD...
THE GEAR IS LAYING
KIND OF GOOFY HERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE KIND
OF SLUGGING IT OUT.
Narrator: CO-CAPTAIN
MONTE COLBURN
FIGHTS BUILDING SEAS
WHILE HAULING THE DAY'S BAIT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY TALKED
ABOUT THIS MORNING,
DOWN THERE
BY A COUPLE OF THE GUYS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S -- YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW,
IT JUST MAKES FOR A KIND OF
A MISERABLE DEAL FOR THE CREW.
Narrator: WITH KEITH FIGHTING
OFF AN UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESS,
BROTHER MONTE DOES WHAT HE
CAN TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN.
WE'LL ALL BE HAPPIER
TO GET THE RESULTS.
BEFORE YOU DUMP THE BRAILER,
PUT ONE OF THOSE ZIP LINES
IN THE RACK
AND HAVE IT READY TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, COD POTS
BACK IN THE WATER.
DID YOU RESET FOR
WEATHER OR ANYTHING?
SO YOU SET THE COD POTS
BACK IN THE DITCH?
IT WASN'T IN THE DITCH.
IT WAS COUNTER CORNERING.
THEY'RE COD POTS, MONTE.
[BLEEP] RESET 'EM
FOR THE WEATHER
EVERY [BLEEP] TIME.
Narrator: STILL A LITTLE GRUMPY
BEFORE HIS MORNING COFFEE,
KEITH HAS NO SHORTAGE OF
FEEDBACK REGARDING MONTE'S WORK.
YOU NEED ME TO GET
YOU SOME WATER?
YEAH, LET ME GET
SOME WATER.
YEAH, KIND OF HELP ME OUT
A LITTLE BIT THERE, ALL RIGHT?
NOT QUITE SURE WHERE
TO LOCATE THE FIRST ONE.
Narrator: AS THEY APPROACH
THE FIRST CRAB STRING...
Keith: ALL RIGHT,
LET ME DIVE IN THERE.
GET THIS [BLEEP] GOING.
ALRIGHT, I'M OUT.
Narrator:
...KEITH RECLAIMS THE HELM.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
GOOD MORNING, BOYS.
YEAH, BABY!
[ COUGHING ]
OH, YEAH!
HERE WE GO!
THAT'LL WORK!
-OH, YEAH!
[ COUGHING ]
-SOME CRAB IN THERE.
-COME TO ME!
THERE'S SOME CRAB.
CHECK THAT OUT.
GOOD MORNING.
7-3, 73.
[ COUGHING ]
KEEP 'EM COMING.
COMING OUT,
BUT I MISSED IT.
[ COUGHING ]
BUOY'S SET UP OVER THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S OURS OR NOT.
TOO RED,
SO I GUESS NOT.
YEAH, I'M OFF THE STRING.
I'M ALL JUST --
I'M ALL RATTLED.
I'M CRANKY AND PISSED OFF,
MY BACK HURTS,
MY KNEE HURTS, MY ASS HURTS.
A LITTLE AGITATED AT MY BROTHER
FOR HAULING THE COD POTS
AND NOT RESETTING THEM
FOR [BLEEP] WEATHER.
Monte: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE WEATHER'S DOING.
LOOK AT THE [BLEEP]
WEATHER FORECAST
AND LOOK AT WHICH WAY
THE WIND'S COMING.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR 20 [BLEEP] YEARS.
THIS DOESN'T WORK,
DOES IT?
THE PHONE'S NOT WORKING.
IS THAT GONNA WORK?
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
NO, NO, MONTE, EXPLAIN TO
ME WHY YOU SET POTS BACK
THAT WERE DIFFICULT
WITH THE WIND COMING UP,
THE WEATHER COMING UP.
IT WASN'T DIFFICULT
TO HAUL THEM.
IF THE WIND GETS
ANY WORSE,
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO HAUL THEM.
THEY'RE NOT SET THIS
DIRECTION FOR STORMS.
MONTE, JUST ADMIT
THAT YOU [BLEEP] UP.
I'M NOT ADMITTING
I [BLEEP] UP.
THEN GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE!
YOU'RE TASKED WITH
ONE SIMPLE PROJECT,
HAUL [BLEEP] COD POTS AND
SET 'EM FOR THE WEATHER!
NO, I NEVER HEARD SET
THEM FOR THE WEATHER.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP] CAPTAIN,
RIGHT?
IT'D BE NICE
TO HAVE A PLAN.
MONTE!
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES,"
KITCHENS OF THE BERING SEA.
FOR MY CREW, I'VE GOT SOME
FRESH FRUIT OUT OF A CAN.
I'VE GOT SOME LITTLE PIGS
THAT ARE AMAZING.
I GOT THIS PRIME RIB HASH.
BUT FOR SIG,
I DON'T REALLY THINK
THAT EATING A BUNCH
OF SALTY PORK
IS PROBABLY THE BEST
FOR A GUY THAT'S HAD
TWO HEART ATTACKS.
I'M TRYING TO GET SIG TO
EAT A LITTLE HEALTHIER.
A LITTLE INSTANT OATMEAL,
A LITTLE APPLE SWAN
FOR EL CAPITAN.
I'M HUNGRY.
[ COUGHS ]
FOOD.
THAT'S NOT FOOD.
BUT I MEAN, AND
THAT'S FINE, IT'S JUST
WHY YOU GOT TO BE A [BLEEP]
AND LEAVE ALL THIS STUFF
IN FRONT OF ME?
THAT AIN'T RIGHT, MAN.
THAT'S JUST ALL KINDS OF WRONG.
THAT'S DISGUSTING,
FREAKING GRAVEL.
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN'S
FORMULA FOR CATCHING CRAB?
INSTANT OATMEAL
FOR INSTANT CRAB.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
JUST ADMIT
THAT YOU [BLEEP] UP.
I'M NOT ADMITTING
I [BLEEP] UP.
THEN GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE WHEELHOUSE!
YOU'RE TASKED WITH
ONE SIMPLE PROJECT,
HAUL [BLEEP] COD POTS AND
SET 'EM FOR THE WEATHER.
NO, I NEVER HEARD SET 'EM
FOR THE WEATHER.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP] CAPTAIN,
RIGHT?
IT'D BE NICE
TO HAVE A PLAN.
MONTE!
-THAT'S ALL.
-GO TO [BLEEP]
GET BACK OUT
ON [BLEEP] DECK,
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE
WORTH [BLEEP] WHILE.
[ COUGHING ]
NOW, THIS IS JUST MONTE
NOT DOING HIS JOB
AND TRYING TO COME UP
WITH AN EXCUSE
TO [BLEEP] DEFEND HIMSELF
FOR BEING A MORON.
I MUST HAVE
A WEATHER CRYSTAL BALL.
MOUSE, YOU KNOW THAT
I'M TAKING THE SAME
[BLEEP] CREW SHARE
THAT YOU ARE.
IS BULL[BLEEP]
YEAH, WHATEVER!
SOPER, YOU'LL BE HAULING
GEAR FROM THIS POINT ON.
FINE, RIGHT ON!
AND WE'LL BE [BLEEP]
SWAPPING [BLEEP] CREW SHARES
BETWEEN SOPER
AND YOU, MOUSE.
[BLEEP] YOU!
TAKE ME TO [BLEEP]
COURT IF YOU WANT.
[BLEEP] YOU TOO.
[BLEEP] MY BROTHER'S
AN ASS[BLEEP]
Keith: MONTE WILL NOT HAUL GEAR
UP HERE
FOR THE REST OF THIS TRIP.
DEAD SERIOUS.
AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT
[BLEEP] 24 HOURS.
THAT GUY'S
IN THE [BLEEP] PENALTY BOX.
[ COUGHS ]
Narrator:
75 MILES NORTHWEST...
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
IS IT SWOLLEN?
FEELS SWOLLEN.
MOVE.
WHY WEREN'T YOU
COMPLAINING MORE, DUDE?
I'VE BEEN SNAPPED
HUNDREDS OF TIMES,
BUT THIS IS
DEFINITELY THE WORST.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE OUT
THERE WORKING WITH THAT.
Narrator:
...GRINDING ON LOW NUMBERS
IN ORDER TO MAKE
AN OFFLOAD DATE...
...THE CORNELIACREW
IS BREAKING DOWN.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
SO, TAYLOR'S KNEE IS NOT
DOING GOOD AT ALL.
GOT A COUPLE --
COUPLE INJURIES.
WE'RE A COUPLE CRAB
LIGHT RIGHT NOW.
Casey: MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE
TWO TRIPS OUT OF THIS,
EVEN THOUGH
WE DON'T WANT TO.
Narrator: UP IN THE WHEELHOUSE,
CAPTAINS CASEY McMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS
WEIGH THE CONSEQUENCES
OF FAILING TO DELIVER
THEIR QUOTA ON TIME...
HE CAN BARELY WALK
AROUND THE HOUSE
WITHOUT,
YOU KNOW, WINCING.
...WITH THE WELL-BEING
OF THEIR CREW.
♪♪
♪♪
I NEED YOU TO QUIT
BEING SO ACTIVE ON IT.
YOU'RE --
-I'M BARELY DOING [BLEEP]
-THAT'S OKAY.
-I CAN'T HOLD BACK ANYMORE.
THAT, YOU CAN, OKAY.
UNLESS I JUST
STAND IN THE SAME...
-FINE, SIT UP HERE WITH US.
-NO.
IF YOU CAN'T PUT
THE BRAKES ON YOURSELF,
I'LL PUT THE BRAKES
ON YOU.
I'M SORRY, CASEY.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE SORRY.
I MEAN, IT'S PART
OF CRAB FISHING, MAN.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT GOES SOMETIMES.
Narrator:
DOWN ONE DECKHAND,
AND WITH ANOTHER ONE STRUGGLING
TO STAY IN THE GAME...
THAT THERE
WAS THE LAST POT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET
THIS CHAIN STACK DOWN.
...THE CORNELIA
SHUTS DOWN PRODUCTION.
♪♪
IT'S GONNA BE COLD.
JUST PUT YOUR HAND THERE.
ALRIGHTY, BOYS.
YEP!
Narrator:
IT'LL COST JOSH AND CASEY
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP,
A PRICE THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY
TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR GUYS.
WELL, WE NEED EVERY
PENNY WE CAN GET
TO KEEP THIS THING GOING,
BUT I WANT
TO FINISH THE SEASON
WITH THE GUYS
I STARTED IT WITH.
WHILE ONE BOAT
LIMPS TO TOWN...
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!
Narrator: ...ANOTHER CELEBRATES
THEIR NEWFOUND FORTUNE.
Sig: OH, YEAH, THEY'RE HERE.
WE ARE FISHING!
HOW MANY'S IN THAT ONE?
-YEAH!
-OH [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
-YEAH.
-YEAH, BUDDY.
GOOD DAY, BIG NUMBERS.
GOOD FISHING.
Sig: HOW'D WE DO?
IT'S FUN.
THERE'S A PILE RIGHT HERE,
AND WE'RE HERE FIRST.
I FEEL JUSTIFIED OF
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING,
SO IT FEELS GOOD.
I LOVE IT.
I WANT TO KEEP FISHING.