Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 8 - Becoming Captain - full transcript
On the edge of failure, Josh Harris discovers secret fishing grounds in his late fathers logbook. A deck mishap on the Saga could end Jake Anderson's season. The coast guard attempts to ...
[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪♪
Josh:
I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME UP HERE
AND PROVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY,
BUT NOW IT'S JUST KIND OF
COMING UP AND DOING THIS FOR ME.
Narrator:
WHEN DOES THE CHANGE HAPPEN?
Josh: BEING HOME FOR A YEAR
WAS TOO LONG,
BUT I KNEW WHAT I WANTED,
AND NOW I'M HERE.
Jake: I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS
CAPABLE OF GREAT THINGS.
Narrator:
WHEN DOES THE GUY DRIVING
THE BOAT BECOME A CAPTAIN?
Jake:
I STARTED FROM THE VERY BOTTOM.
I'VE HIT EVERY POSITION.
NOW, I'VE EARNED EVERYTHING.
THIS BOAT IS DEFINITELY
A MONEYMAKER NOW.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
PEOPLE NEED TO EARN
MYRESPECT IN THIS INDUSTRY,
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
Narrator: WITH THE END OF
THE FALL SEASON IN SIGHT,
THE TOP DOGS OF THE FLEET
HAVE FILLED THEIR QUOTAS
AND LEFT FOR HOME.
Sean: THEY'VE DONE IT.
THEY'RE VETERANS.
THEY'RE LEGENDS, RIGHT?
BUT A LOT OF THESE OLD GUYS,
THEY'RE STARTING TO RETIRE.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT.
I'M JUST GETTING STARTED.
Narrator:
WHAT REMAINS IS THE NEXT WAVE
READY TO PROVE THEIR METTLE.
YEAH, OPEN IT UP.
IT'S ALL UP FOR GRABS.
YOU JUST GOT TO COME TAKE IT.
Narrator:
WHEN DOES THE CHANGE HAPPEN?
IS IT NOW?
LET'S GO HAUL SOME GEAR.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA,
[ INDISTINCT DISTANT SHOUTING ]
ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
♪♪
Dave:
WE'RE JUST OFFLOADING OUR
LAST COUPLE BRAILERS HERE,
AND THEN WE GOT ANOTHER TRIP
TO DO AND GO HOME, HAPPY GUY.
CAN'T WAIT TO TELL MAMA.
Man:
OKAY, THAT'S IT.
NINETY THOUSAND POUNDS
I CAUGHT IN 2 DAYS.
THAT'S MORE THAN I'D EVER SEEN
IN MY WHOLE LIFE ON ANY BOAT,
AND I JUST WANT TO THROW THE
LINES AND GET BACK OUT THERE.
I GOT ONE MORE
CLEANUP TRIP LEFT.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB FROM HIS
MONSTER TRIP OFF THE BOAT,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS PUT A
SERIOUS DENT IN HIS KING QUOTA.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT,
BUT I KICKED MAJOR ASS,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ADVERSITY
THAT I DEALT WITH DOING IT.
[ YELLING IN PAIN ]
[ THUNK, THUNK, THUNK ]
[ SCREAMS ]
-THOUGH INJURIES...
-POWER ROLLING.
-...AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS...
-DAMN SON OF A MOTHER...
Narrator: ...PLAGUED THE SAGA
THROUGHOUT THEIR LAST TRIP...
THERE WE GO.
[ HIGH-PITCHED BEEPING ]
...WITH FRESH BATTERIES...
AND A PATCHED-UP CREW...
-I'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
-ALL RIGHT.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
PREPARES TO CLAIM
THE REST OF HIS
$1.8 MILLION BOUNTY.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE
HATCH COVER TO GET PUT BACK ON.
I DON'T WANT ANY PROBLEMS, AND I
FEEL LIKE MY LUCK IS TURNING.
I JUST GOT ONE MORE TRIP LEFT.
I HOPE IT GOES WELL.
♪♪
NO. NO. NO!
[ GRUNTS ] AH!
WHOA.
WHAT THE [BLEEP].
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
HEY, I GOT HIM, JAKE.
-HOLY SMOKE.
-YOU OKAY?
-WHAT?
-ARE YOU OKAY?!
YEAH, DUDE, I'M GOOD.
YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE
TO BE ALIVE?
YEP.
-LANDED ON MY FEET.
-LANDED ON YOUR FEET.
-OH, MY GOD.
-WHERE YOU GOING, SEAN?
Narrator:
DECKHAND DAVE FELTON DROPS
15 FEET INTO THE EMPTY TANK
AND LANDS, WELL, ON HIS FEET.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
HOLY SMOKES.
I MIGHT BE A LITTLE SORE
IN THE MORNING.
OH, MY GOD. AH.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
-YEAH.
JUST MY ARM HURTS
A LITTLE BIT.
-TOTALLY UNSCATHED.
-UNBELIEVABLE.
I GUESS LET'S THROW THEM, SEAN.
LET'S GET THE [BLEEP] HOME.
-ALL CLEAR.
-READY?
READY. LET'S GO.
-GO. GO.
Narrator: BARELY AVOIDING
A DISASTROUS INJURY,
JAKE CAUTIOUSLY POINTS
THE SAGABACK OUT TO SEA.
Jake: I'M STARTING TO
GET APPREHENSIVE.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING
SO GOOD THIS SEASON,
BUT SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS.
I JUST WANT TO GET
THIS THING DONE
AND MAKE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF PROFITS.
♪♪
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE MILES
FROM DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
♪♪
COME ON. SHOW ME THE WEIGHT.
SHOW ME THE WEIGHT.
UH-OH.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ MEN GROAN ][ SLAM ]
SEEMS LIKE NUMBERS
ARE DYING DOWN HERE.
Narrator:
...A SEASON OF STARTS
AND STOPS HAVE KEPT
CO-CAPTAINS CASEY MCMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS
FROM MAKING QUICK WORK
OF THEIR KING-CRAB QUOTA...
Casey: SEVEN?
WE WENT FROM 77 TO 7.
Narrator:
...PUTTING A SERIOUS PINCH
ON THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
-COME ON NOW.
-WHAT TO DO.
WHAT TO DO. WHAT TO DO.
-WHAT ARE WE AT, BIG GUY?
♪♪
NO GOOD.
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHICH WAY TO GO WITH IT.
IT'S A CRAPSHOOT,
ABSOLUTE CRAPSHOOT.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE COULD CHEAT.
HOW SO?
GO FOR PLAN B,
THE HOLY GRAIL.
ANYTHING IS WORTH
A SHOT RIGHT NOW.
ON IT.
Narrator:
WITH NUMBERS GETTING WORSE,
JOSH SEARCHES HIS PAST FOR CLUES
FROM THE LOGBOOKS OF HIS FATHER
AND FORMER CORNELIA MARIE
CAPTAIN, PHIL HARRIS.
Josh: I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT
HANDWRITING IN A LONG TIME.
I KNOW HE FISHED AROUND
THESE PARTS IN HIS TIME,
SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK
THROUGH THIS LOGBOOK HERE
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT'S WORTHWHILE HERE.
♪♪
SO, CHECK IT OUT.
THE OLD MAN'S GOOD YEARS
OF KING-CRAB FISHING.
Josh: THIS ONE WAS
16,000 POUNDS, 12,000,
21,000 POUNDS IN
THAT STRING, 14,000.
-THAT'S BIG FISH, HUH?
-YEAH.
I THINK THIS IS GETTING CLOSE
TO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D GO THE OTHER WAY.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
BUT YOU CAN BLAME IT ALL
ON ME TO THE PARTNERS, TOO,
IF I SCREW THIS UP.
ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE THE HARRIS LAST NAME
WILL BRING SOME LUCK.
WELL, I GUESS WE'LL KNOW
IN A LITTLE BIT HERE.
MIGHT WANT TO TELL THEM
TO GET READY TO SET.
Narrator:
JOSH BETS THAT ONE OF HIS
FATHER'S OLD HONEY HOLES
WILL RESCUE THEIR SEASON...
[ BEEP ]
RESCUE, 0-4...
Man: KODIAK, THIS IS 0-4.
Narrator: ...BUT TONIGHT,
ON THE BERING SEA
A VERY DIFFERENT KIND
OF RESCUE IS UNDERWAY.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE
ON MY PATIENT RIGHT NOW
IS THAT HE'S
A 42-YEAR-OLD MAN
WITH A POSSIBLE HIP
OR BACK INJURY.
THAT'S TERRIBLE,
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
ANY AMPLIFYING INFORMATION
WOULD BE USEFUL.
YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR
THAT TYPE OF STUFF,
AND IT REALLY PUTS YOU ON EDGE.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR ]
Narrator: TWO HUNDRED
FORTY MILES SOUTHWEST,
A U.S. COAST GUARD MH-60
JAYHAWK HELICOPTER
RACES TO THE AID
OF A 655-FOOT FREIGHTER.
THEY CANNOT MOVE HIM,
AND THEY EXPECT THAT HE
HAS SEVERE SPINAL INJURIES.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL HAVE
TO GO DOWN THERE AND GET HIM.
THE MISSION?
EXTRICATE AN INJURED SAILOR
WHO HAS FALLEN MORE THAN 20 FEET
AND IS IMMOBILE AT THE BOTTOM
OF A CARGO HOLD.
Leo:
THIS IS COAST GUARD HELICOPTER.
WE ARE GOING TO LOWER
SOMEONE TO YOUR TOP DECK,
AND THEN HE WILL WALK DOWN WITH
YOU TO CARGO HOLD NUMBER ONE.
Man #2: JAYHAWK OUT.
GOING TO START MAKING
MY APPROACH HERE.
♪♪
GUIDED BY THE FLIGHT MECHANIC,
THE SWIMMER MAKES
A 100-FOOT DESCENT
TO THE SHIP'S UPPER DECK.
ROGER.
NEXT, THE SWIMMER ENTERS
THE HOLD OF THE SHIP
TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION
OF THE INJURED SEAMAN.
SWIMMER, 0-4,
GO AHEAD.
THE PATIENT MUST BE
HOISTED THROUGH
THE NARROW
CARGO HOLD OPENING.
TO GET THE RESCUE LINE
DEEP INTO THE SHIP,
THE PILOT MUST DESCEND AND HOVER
JUST ABOVE THE TOP DECK,
POSITIONING THE COPTER
PRECARIOUSLY BETWEEN THE TOWER
AND THE FORWARD MAST.
DRIFT TOO NEAR TO EITHER ONE,
AND THE RESULTS
WILL BE CATASTROPHIC.
YEAH, THERE'S ALL SORTS
OF STUFF ON THE BOW THERE.
YOU THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO
GET CLOSE ENOUGH
TO THE MAST ON THE LEFT?
I'M WONDERING
IF I'LL HAVE ANY --
ANY GAP BETWEEN
THAT FORWARD EDGE.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]
Man #2:
THAT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT.
Man: YEAH, THERE'S ALL SORTS
OF STUFF ON THE BOW THERE.
Narrator:
ON THE BERING SEA...
Man #2:
THAT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT.
Leo:
YEAH, I'M WONDERING
IF I'LL HAVE ANY GAP BETWEEN
THAT FORWARD EDGE.
...THE COAST GUARD
ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT A SAILOR
WHO FELL 20 FEET
INTO A CARGO HOLD.
SWIMMER, 0-4, DO YOU COPY?
WE WILL BE ON OUR WAY.
TO HOIST THE PATIENT
INTO THE COPTER...
PILOT, PLEASE.
-BUMP DOWN?
-BUMP DOWN.
...THE PILOT MUST HOVER BETWEEN
A TOWER AND THE FORWARD MAST.
[ RADIO STATIC ]
AND HOLD.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS GOOD, SIR.
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
Man:
HANG IN THERE, OKAY?
TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.
Narrator:
WITH THE EXTRACTION A SUCCESS,
THE COAST GUARD WILL RUSH
THE INJURED SAILOR
TO A MEDICAL FACILITY.
Captain: OKAY.
NICE JOB, SIR.
I KNOW THAT WASN'T
THE EASIEST HOIST.
Man:
YEAH, MAN, THAT WAS [BLEEP].
THAT WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR ]
♪♪
THREE HUNDRED NINETY
MILES NORTHWEST
ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
LET'S SEE YOUR HANDS.
OHH, [Laughing] THAT ONE
IS GOOD, GOOD AND PUFFY.
...BEFORE SENDING GREENHORN
LUKE MURKOWSKI BACK ON DECK...
Luke:
YEAH, THIS ONE IS, LIKE,
IT'S BUILDING UP,
LIKE, THERE AND THERE.
...THE CAPTAIN CHECKS
ON HIS BEAT-UP HANDS.
IF YOU WERE TO RATE YOURSELF
AS FAR AS PAIN LEVEL,
WHAT WOULD YOU RATE?
-PROBABLY AN EIGHT.
-OOH, REALLY? EIGHT?
YEAH. YEAH.
DOING A LITTLE BETTER.
WHEN YOU WAKE UP
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,
YOU KNOW, TRY TO, LIKE,
STRETCH YOUR HANDS OUT.
DRINK A LOT OF WATER
BECAUSE YOUR MUSCLES NEED IT.
YEAH, I'M TRYING TO
KEEP UP WITH THE BOYS.
THE BOYS WILL EAT
YOU ALIVE, MAN.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.
-CARRY ON.
-STRETCH OUT.
YEP.
Sean: I THINK THESE GUYS ARE
REALLY PRESSING LUKE,
BUT HE'S JUST GOT
TO POWER THROUGH IT.
I WANT TO SEE LUKE COME BACK.
I WANT TO SEE HIM SUCCEED,
BUT IF HE DOESN'T
WANT TO BE HERE,
DON'T BOTHER COMING
BECAUSE YOU GOT TO WANT IT.
ALL RIGHTY, BOYS.
LET'S DO THIS.
Man: GOING OVER.
GOING OVER.
Man #2:
DON'T WANDER OFF, KIDS.
BUOY.
Man #3: LUKE, GET OVER HERE,
AND GET ON HOOK SUPPLY.
COME ON, LUKE.
♪♪
WE CAN GO SHALLOWER WITH THESE.
I THINK IF I KIND OF BUMP OVER,
I CAN GET ONTO MORE SOME
SANDIER, MUDDIER STUFF,
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF
WHAT THE BAIRDI LIKE.
Narrator: AFTER STRIKING OUT
ON HIS FIRST SET,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER BANKS
ON THESE NEW GROUNDS
TO FINISH HIS BAIRDI SEASON.
ALL RIGHTY. I'M MOVING
THIS GEAR TO A NEW SPOT.
WE NEED A NEW NAME.
DAD. DAD.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S THE DAD POD.
BUOY NUMBER IS D-A-D.
Narrator: WHETHER COINCIDENCE
OR A SIGN FROM ABOVE...
I'M CALLING THIS ONE
"FAMILY TIES"
BECAUSE MY DAD STARTED
FISHING BAIRDI.
THAT WAS HIS FIRST FISHERY.
Narrator:
...SEAN TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PAY HOMAGE TO HIS LATE FATHER.
Sean:
BACK TO MY ROOTS, MAN.
FAMILY TIES, LET'S HOPE
IT'S OUR TICKET TO FREEDOM.
♪♪
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
-SO FAR, SO GOOD.
WE GOT A FEW MORE TO GO.
KEEP THAT PACE UP.
♪♪
Narrator: JUST 5 MILES EAST
ON THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
WE ARE 120 MILES
FROM WHERE WE STARTED,
SO THIS WILL BE OUR BIG MOVE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN EDGAR HANSEN
IS ALSO MOVING HIS GEAR
TO CHASE THE ELUSIVE BAIRDI.
Edgar:
THEY'RE ON THE WEST SIDE
OF ST. PAUL,
STARTING IN THE DEEP,
COVER SOME GROUND,
COVER SOME DEPTH.
ANYTHING IS BETTER
THAN WHERE WE WERE.
THAT WAS DEATH VALLEY.
THAT WAS THE BLACK PLAGUE.
IT WASN'T MY FIRST SET,
SO... [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE INITIAL SET...
THE THING IS, STARTING ON THE
EAST SIDE, WE'RE CLOSER TO TOWN.
WE GOT TO GO DELIVER
ANYWAY....
BASED ON HIS BROTHER,
SIG'S, RECOMMENDATION...
Edgar: OH, NO.
Narrator:
...DIDN'T TURN OUT SO WELL.
NO.
WE WERE GETTING THREE,
FOUR CRAB AVERAGE OVER THERE,
AND SO HOPEFULLY HERE WE'LL GET,
YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED
TO FILL THE BOAT
SO WE CAN GET OUT
OF HERE AND GO HOME.
COME ON, MR. HOLLYWOOD.
GET INSIDE.
Narrator: NOW IT'S ON EDGAR
TO TURN THE TRIP PROFITABLE.
WEST SIDE, THEY'RE CLEANER CRAB.
THERE'S PROBABLY MORE
SCHOOLIE CRAB.
THIS IS WHERE I WANTED
TO GO ORIGINALLY,
SO AS LONG AS I KEEP DOING
WHAT I, YOU KNOW,
WHAT ITHINK I SHOULD BE DOING,
NOT WHAT SIGTHINKS I SHOULD
BE DOING, THEN WE'LL BE OKAY.
WE'LL GET THEM.
Man: BAIRDI.
Narrator:
BACK ON THE KING-CRAB GROUNDS...
[ BEEPS ]
-ALL RIGHT, BOWL IT OVER.
-BUOY'S OFF.
Josh:
SO BORROWING THE OLD MAN'S BOOK
JUST FOR ONE STRING.
DESPERATE TIMES CALLS
FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS IS
TAKING A PAGE OUT OF HIS FATHER,
PHIL'S, LOGBOOK, TRYING
TO PUT AN END TO THE SEASON.
IT'S A CRAPSHOOT. YOU LIKE DICE.
I LIKE DICE. I'LL ROLL WITH IT.
RELEASE THE HOUNDS.
Josh:
THERE'S GOT TO BE GOOD THINGS
ON THE HORIZON, BOYS.
I KNOW IT. I CAN FEEL IT
IN MY LOINS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE WHAT
IT TAKES TO FINISH THIS OFF.
OH, LAST POT GOING OVER.
NEXT SEASON, I WON'T HAVE TO
EVER USE THIS BOOK AGAIN.
I CAN MAKE MY OWN AWESOME BOOKS.
-COWABUNGA!
-SEE YOU LATER!
LAST ONE I HOPE.
LAST CAST.
FIND US SOME CRAB.
OH, AND WE SHALL.
I'LL MAKE THE OLD MAN PROUD.
[ WAVES CRASH ]
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE HANSEN-FAMILY BOAT...
Edgar: STARS AND THE MOON
COULDN'T BE LINED UP BETTER,
PERFECT FOR HAULING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I'M EVEN EXCITED
TO BE FISHING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LIGHTER CLICKS ]
FIRST STRING,
FIRST STRING ON MY GEAR.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN EDGAR PREPARES
TO HAUL WHAT HE HOPES
IS A COMPLETE REBOOT
OF HIS BAIRDI SEASON.
Man: HOPEFULLY,
THESE ARE ON SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT REAL HARD TO DO
BETTER THAN A TWO AVERAGE.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO
DOUBLE GUESS, SECOND-GUESS,
QUESTION MYSELF AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
I HOPE THERE'S SOMETHING,
AND I'VE ALREADY MADE MY BED.
I'M GOING TO GO LIE IN IT.
[ WIND WHIPS ]
♪♪
WELL, FIRST OFFICIAL POT
COMING UP.
-I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
-THIS IS A LITTLE MORE SHALLOW.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
♪♪
BAIRDI. WHOO.
LOOK AT THAT POT.
[ CHEERS ]
I'LL TAKE IT.
THERE'S CRAB HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THERE'S CRAB HERE.
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-COMING IN NOW.
-THINK WE'RE ON THEM.
WE NEED A BIGGER TABLE.
WE'RE IN THE BAIRDIS.
Man: EIGHTY-ONE.
EIGHTY-ONE, RIGHT ON.
GOOD, EIGHTIES.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HOPEFULLY, IT JUST STAYS A GOOD
AVERAGE THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.
Narrator:
ONE GOOD POT DOES NOT
A SUCCESSFUL STRING MAKE...
Edgar:
BIG. BIG. BIG. BIG.
Narrator:
...BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING
UP FOR CAPTAIN ED.
Man: COME ON, BAIRDI.
-YEAH.
-THAT'LL WORK.
-WHOO.
-THAT'LL WORK.
THAT'S A GOOD-LOOKING POT.
-YEAH. THAT'LL WORK.
-YEAH.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-WE'RE ON THEM.
OH, THIS IS FUN NOW.
-YEAH.
-THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.
THAT CRAB ON THAT TABLE
RIGHT NOW IS AWESOME.
THAT'S SMOKING HOT.
-NICE.
-AND THE SURVEY SAYS.
-ONE SIXTEEN.
HOLY [BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]
ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN.
WE DOUBLED THE CRAB WE HAVE ON
BOARD FROM 150 POTS IN TWO POTS.
-OH, YEAH.
-WHOO.
OH, THAT'S, LIKE,
A QUARTER FULL, BRO.
-YEAH.
-BAIRDI.
THAT'S A HEAP
OF CRAB, MY FRIEND.
THAT'S A MONSTER TABLE
FULL OF BAIRDI.
OH, THEY'RE JUST
SHOVELING THEM DOWN.
-TWO SEVENTY-ONE.
-TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE.
WHOO.
UN [BLEEP] BELIEVABLE.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
NOTHING LIKE THIS.
I THINK THE BIGGEST POT
WE EVER SAW WITH BAIRDI
SINCE I RAN THE BOAT
WAS I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
DID WE BREAK 100, 150?
I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER.
[ MACHINERY WHIRS ]
OH, MY GOD.
-YEAH.
-WE'RE GOING HOME.
-OH, MY GOD.
-IT'S EVEN BIGGER! [ LAUGHS ]
-YES.
-HOW DO I DO THAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
NO [BLEEP] WAY.
-YES.
-WHOO.
WOW.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
OH, WHERE IS MY CAMERA?
IT'S [BLEEP] NOT EVEN
CHRISTMAS YET.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
I WANT A PICTURE.
-A HUNDRED. A HUNDRED AND ONE.
-YOU'RE ALREADY AT 100?
Narrator:
THE RECORD-SETTING HAUL...
-HEY.
-WHOO.
...IS A PICTURE-PERFECT ENDING
TO EDGAR'S BAIRDI SEASON.
YEAH, COME ON. I'M GOING
TO SEND THAT TO SIG.
THAT'S THE KIND OF FISH
THAT PLANE TICKETS
ARE MADE OUT OF RIGHT HERE.
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED SIXTY MILES
SOUTHEAST ON THE SAGA...
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
Jake: WELL, YOU KNOW,
BEING SO CLOSE,
GUYS ARE ALREADY
THINKING ABOUT HOME,
TALKING ABOUT WHAT
THEY'RE GOING TO BUY,
TALKING ABOUT THE GIRLS THEY'RE
GOING TO GO ON DATES WITH,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
YOU'RE NOT HOME UNTIL YOU
WALK THROUGH THAT FRONT DOOR.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
REMAINS CAUTIOUS
AS HE APPROACHES
HIS TOWN SOAK.
Jake:
WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE
FOR OUR LAST 1,944 CRAB
WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON, WHICH
WILL TAKE US TO 210,000 POUNDS.
I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE
A LOT MORE THAN I NEED,
BUT ONCE I GET MY NUMBER,
I'LL FEEL A LOT BETTER.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
WE NEED A 19 AVERAGE.
♪♪
♪♪
OOH. READY?
HERE IT COMES.
♪♪
-OHHH.
-MAN.
[ GROANS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
OH, MY GOD.
THAT WAS A LEGIT ZERO.
UGH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING WRONG HERE.
♪♪
-BOO.
-NOT AGAIN.
PLEASE, DEAR LORD, GOD.
THIS SUCKS.
IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THIS
THE WHOLE TIME, DUDE.
HOLY [BLEEP].
IT'S A SAFER BET TO STAY HERE
AND TRY TO GRIND OUT A DAY.
Narrator:
EVEN WITH HIS POTS RUNNING COLD,
JAKE CHOOSES TO SETTLE IN
FOR THE LONG HAUL.
EVERY POT I HAVE
HAS TO COUNT, HAS TO.
I GOT TO KEEP GRINDING.
AND I WANT TO FILL UP THE BOAT.
[ BIRD CRIES ]
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILES
FROM DUTCH HARBOR...
[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ]
ON THE BRENNA A...
TIRED?
YEAH, I'M PRETTY READY TO GET
OUT OF HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
Sean: I WAS HOPING I COULD
JUST COME OUT HERE
AND DROP THEM ALL
ON THE MEAT,
BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE THAT'S THE CASE,
SO SEE WHAT OLD
FAMILY TIES WILL GET US.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER APPROACHES
THE STRING HE'S COUNTING ON
TO STICK A PIN
IN HIS BAIRDI SEASON.
WE NEED 2,000 CRAB.
♪♪
[ WAVES CRASHING ]
WE'LL SEE IF THE OLD MAN
COMES THROUGH,
THE OLD FAMILY CONNECTION,
FAMILY TIES.
HOPEFULLY WE LAND ON
SOME CRAB.
♪♪
♪♪
[ THUNKS ]
Luke: YEAH. THAT'S WHAT
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
-YES. WHOO.
-YEAH. YEAH.
I'M HEARING SOME HOLLERING
DOWN THERE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
-YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
-WHOO. WHOO-HOO.
CRABBY, CRABBY, CRABBY,
CRABBY, CRABBIES. WHOO!
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
-WHOO!
-ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
HERE'S THE COUNT COMING IN.
EIGHTY-TWO. EIGHTY-TWO.
EIGHTY-TWO.
THAT'S A LOT MORE
THAN I THOUGHT.
WE'LL SEE HOW SHE
PROGRESSES AS WE GO.
♪♪
OUR FAMILY-TIES STRING,
WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD
VOODOO ON THIS ONE.
-WHOO-HOO.
-YEAH, BABY.
WOO-HOO. YEAH.
LOVE YOU NOW!
-YEAH!
YEAH WE'RE ON
SOME BIG CRAB NOW.
MIGHT HAVE DONE IT.
ONE FORTY-SEVEN.
WAY BETTER THAN WHAT
I WAS LOOKING FOR.
ONE FORTY-EIGHT. WHOO.
Man:
LET'S GO, LUKE.
COME ON, LUKE.
COME ON, BUDDY.
YOU HAVE LUKE
PICKING SOME THINGS UP.
HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB
AS A GREENHORN.
LUKE IS TOUGH, MAN.
HE'S NO JOKE.
LIKE, HE CAN DO THIS.
-GO. LET'S GO.
-WHOO. YAY.
LAST POT OF FAMILY
TIES COMING UP.
FINISHING STRONG, MAN.
-YEAH.
-YEAH, POT.
-NICE.
-ONE SIXTY-FOUR.
ROGER. ROGER.
ROGER.
IT'S THE BEST FISHING
WE'VE SEEN, BAR NONE.
Narrator:
SEAN'S FAMILY-TIES STRING
HAS PAID BIG DIVIDENDS,
ENDING HIS KING
AND BAIRDI SEASONS
AT MORE THAN 80,000 POUNDS.
THAT'S OVER $500,000
OF GROSS EARNINGS.
THEY ROCK, DUDE,
BEST CREW IN THE GAME.
Narrator:
EACH FULL-SHARE DECKHAND
WILL BANK A TIDY
$30,000 FOR THEIR WORK...
WE'LL BE HOME BY SUNDAY
SO COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
...WHILE THE GREENHORN TAKES
HOME A HARD-EARNED $20,000.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS
TO COME BACK OR NOT.
HE KNOWS THE PROGRAM NOW,
AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
TEACH SOMEONE ELSE AGAIN,
BUT WE'RE GOING DOWN THERE.
♪♪
Sean:
WHAT'S UP WITH LUKE?
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO COME BACK FOR OPIES?
I THINK I WORKED
PRETTY HARD OUT HERE,
AND I WASN'T THE BEST GREENHORN.
-YEAH, BUDDY!
-WHOO. YEAH.
AT LEAST YOU AREN'T KIDDING.
-WHOO.
-OH, I LOVE YOU GUYS.
I [BLEEP] HATE YOU GUYS,
BUT [BLEEP]
I GOT THE BEST CREW
IN THE BERING SEA.
SO LET ME ASK YOU AGAIN.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE
COMING BACK FOR OPIES?
OH, AFTER THAT [BLEEP],
I'M COMING BACK FOR SURE.
WELL, YOU DID
AN AWESOME JOB, DUDE.
-THANK YOU FOR THAT.
-YOU GUYS ALL DID A GREAT JOB.
JOB WELL DONE.
♪♪
Narrator:
ACROSS THE BERING SEA...
Jake: SEVENTEEN MORE CRAB,
GIVE ME SEVENTEEN MORE CRAB,
AND THE 2017 SEASON
WILL OFFICIALLY BE OVER.
♪♪
FIVE.
SIX.
SEVEN.
IT'S TAKING FOREVER.
NINE.
TEN.
THIRTEEN. FOURTEEN.
SIXTEEN.
HERE IT IS, BABY.
SEVENTEEN, [BLEEP] CRABS.
ALL RIGHT.
SEVENTEEN AND IT'S OVER.
YAY.
Narrator: ...FULL TANKS HAVE
CAPTAINS AND CREW
CELEBRATING THE END
OF AN EXHAUSTING FALL SEASON.
THAT PUTS ME IN AND/OR
AROUND 210,000 POUNDS.
Narrator: DURING THAT TIME,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HAS DELIVERED A STAGGERING
BOUNTY OF NEARLY $2 MILLION.
Jake:
MADE SOME REALLY POOR CHOICES
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.
THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON
I'VE MADE EXPONENTIAL CHOICES.
I DON'T WORK WITH SIG ANYMORE.
I DON'T WORK WITH KEITH ANYMORE.
I AIN'T GOING TO
WORK WITH ANYBODY.
I KNOW WHAT THE HELL I'M DOING.
Narrator:
WHILE 265 MILES NORTHWEST...
Edgar:
OH, THAT'S THE LAST POT.
-...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
-THERE WE GO.
DON'T WORRY. TAKE IT.
LAST [BLEEP] CRAB.
WE WENT ONCE THROUGH THE GEAR,
AND WE PUT THE POTS ON THE BOAT.
YOU GOT 60,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI.
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME
THAT HAPPENED?
-TWO FORTY-NINE.
-[ WHISTLES ]
Narrator: COMBINING BOTH KING
AND BAIRDI SEASONS,
BROTHERS SIG AND EDGAR HANSEN
CORRALLED AN IMPRESSIVE
$1.9 MILLION WORTH OF CRAB.
I'M MARKING A NOTCH
IN THE BEDPOST ON THIS ONE,
SO I'M PRETTY PROUD
OF WHAT WE DID.
Narrator:
...BUT AS CAPTAINS BEGIN
THE LONG JOURNEY HOME,
ONE BOAT STILL
REMAINS ON THE HUNT.
Josh: TODAY IS GOING TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
IT IS A BALMY 42 DEGREES OUT.
WE'RE A LITTLE
UNDER THE GUN TODAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
IS BETTING THAT THIS STRING
WILL BE THE FINAL ONE
OF HIS KING-CRAB SEASON.
LET'S PRAY TO GOD
THAT SOMETHING AMAZING
IS GOING TO HAPPEN
IN THIS STRING RIGHT NOW.
I'M EXCITED.
I'M PUMPED ABOUT IT.
I GOT FAITH.
STAND BY FOR
A HONEY-HOLE ACTION.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator:
JOSH IS GAMBLING ON GROUNDS HE
FOUND IN HIS DAD'S OLD LOGBOOK.
Josh: ALL RIGHT. YOU BOYS
READY TO DO THIS?
NOW LET'S SEE IF THE OLD MAN
CAN JUST KIND OF
GIVE US A LITTLE...
Casey: ...NUDGE ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE?
YEP.
RIGHT. HE'S GOING
TO BE SITTING THERE.
HE'S GOING TO FREAKING
PUT HIS FOOT OUT AND TRIP US
AND WATCH AS YOU
CRASH AND BURN.
DON'T SAY THAT.
BILL HARRIS WAS A SAINT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I STILL HAVE DOUBTS
ABOUT THESE NUMBERS.
YOU NEED ANOTHER 17,000, SO PULL
THAT RABBIT OUT OF YOUR HAT,
I'LL BE IMPRESSED.
♪♪
WELL, LET'S SEE IF HE'S
GOING TO SHOW SOME LOVE,
OR IF WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO REALLY WORK FOR IT.
♪♪
MAKE-IT-OR-BREAK-IT TIME.
♪♪
WE NEED ALL THE LUCK
WE CAN GET FOR THIS ONE.
NEED SOME BIG ONES.
NEED SOME BIG ONES, POP.
♪♪
Man:
SHOW ME THE BAIRDI.
WHOO.
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
Man: THAT'S OUR BUOY
RIGHT THERE, ISN'T IT?
IS HE REALLY SLEEPING
OVER THERE?
-...SLEEPING ON THE JOB.
-SON OF A [BLEEP]
Josh: YEAH,
HE'S COMING IN ON IT FAST.
Narrator:
WHILE ENJOYING A SIESTA,
A CRAB BOAT HAS FLOATED OVER
ONE OF THE CORNELIA'S POTS.
-WAKE UP.
-GIVE HIM THE HOT BLOCK.
I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THERE
AND GET [INDISTINCT SPEECH].
DAMN IT.
-WELL, NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE,
DRIFTING IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S BAG
WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING.
[ GROWLS ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
Narrator:
UP AND AT 'EM, BOYS.
THE NORTHWESTERNAND THE SAGA
CAUGHT MORE CRAB
THAN THE OTHER
FOUR BOATS COMBINED.
HEY, SIG,
YOU STILL BEAT JAKE.
HAPPY?
Narrator:
ABOARD THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh:
NOW LET'S SEE IF THE OLD MAN
CAN JUST KIND OF
GIVE US A LITTLE...
Casey: ...NUDGE ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE?
YEAH.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS IS USING
INTEL FROM HIS DAD'S LOGBOOKS
TO PUT A BOW ON
THE CORNELIA'S KING SEASON.
BUT WE NEED ALL THE LUCK
WE CAN GET FOR THIS ONE.
NEED SOME BIG ONES.
NEED SOME BIG ONES, POP.
♪♪
Man: COMING UP.
-SHOW ME THE BAIRDI.
-WHOO.
OH, WE'RE HOOKING IT,
HOOKING IT, HOOKING IT.
-THERE'S SOME IN THERE.
-WHAT DO WE GOT? WHAT DO WE GOT?
-WE GOT CRAB.
-YEAH.
-WE GOT GRAB.
-THERE WE GO.
OH, BABY. YEAH.
-NICE. DID YOU GET A RIDER?
-DUDE.
YEAH, BABY.
I'LL TAKE THAT
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
WHAT DID WE GET FOR
A NUMBER ON THAT ONE?
FOUR. EIGHT. THAT'S SOLID.
-THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
Man:
FORTY-EIGHT CRAB.
GOOD POT.
WE CAN FILL SOME HATCHES UP
WITH THESE KIND OF NUMBERS.
NOW, CAN IT CONTINUE,
OR IS IT A ONE-HIT WONDER?
IF THESE POTS
STAY CONSISTENT,
[BLEEP],
WE CAN PULL THIS OFF.
HOPEFULLY, THESE NUMBERS
KEEP ON COMING.
IT'S JUST THE FIRST POT,
SO YOU NEVER KNOW.
THE FIRST POT,
IT'S KNOWN TO BE A LIE.
♪♪
-OH, BABY.
-OH, WE GOT CRAB IN THIS POT.
WE GOT CRAB IN THIS ONE,
BIG BOY.
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.
-[BLEEP].
-IT'S PRETTY HIGH.
-IT'S HARRIS LUCK.
-IT IS.
-OH, YEAH, BABY.
-THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED.
SIX THEN FOUR.
-SIXTY-FOUR [BLEEP].
-THIS IS THE HONEY HOLE.
-THERE WE GO. YEAH.
-YEAH, BABY. YEAH.
-SHOW ME THE VICTORY.
-ALL RIGHT.
-YEAH, BABY.
-THAT'S MY CATCH, BABY.
-BRING THE BAIRDI.
-WOW. YEAH.
THAT'S OUR PLANE TICKET
HOME, BOYS, RIGHT THERE.
-WHOO.
-ALL RIGHT. WHOO.
-WE GOT SOME CRABBIES.
-BIG, RED BAIRDI.
FORTY-TWO.
-YEAH, BABY.
-FORTY-FOUR.
CRAB IN THE POT.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE LAST POT COMING UP,
BOYS, OF THIS STRING.
-WHOO.
-YEAH, BABY.
-LAST POT.
-HAS A LOT.
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD
FROM THE TOP.
LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN WE GET IT OUT OF THE WATER.
♪♪
-YEAH. OH, BABY.
-YEAH, BABY.
AND THE LAST POT WAS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. COOL.
WELL, THERE IT IS, GUYS.
LAST POT.
FIFTY-FIVE.
A FIVE AND A FIVE
NEXT TO EACH OTHER?
THAT'S CORRECT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M VERY PROUD
OF YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE OLD MAN'S STRING
THAT WE JUST PULLED.
IT WAS JUST ENOUGH
TO TAKE HER OUT.
IT WILL BE A MONUMENTAL
MOMENT FOR ME IN MY BOOK,
AND I WILL SAY THANK YOU TO THE
OLD MAN FOR STEALING HIS BOOK.
GOOD WORK. KEEP IT UP.
Narrator:
WITH THE QUOTA CAUGHT,
THE CREW LOCKS DOWN THEIR TANKS
FOR THE LONG RETURN TO DUTCH.
WE FINALLY GOT THIS
ONE CAPPED OFF.
-WE'RE GOING TO BUS HOME.
-THE HONEY HOLE, IT WORKED.
I THINK 2017 IS A WRAP.
Narrator: FOR THE SEASON,
THE CORNELIA MARIERAKED IN
MORE THAN 100,000 POUNDS
OF KING CRAB,
WORTH MORE THAN $1 MILLION...
YOU KNOW, I'M, LIKE,
THE LAST HARRIS RIGHT NOW
THAT'S CONSISTENTLY FISHING.
Narrator: ...WHILE FOR JOSH,
THE RETURN IS EVEN HIGHER.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE
THAT ARE BORN INTO THINGS
THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE IN THINGS,
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR ME,
I LOVE BEING IN CRAB FISHING.
FISHING HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY
FOR FOUR GENERATIONS.
IT'S NOT JUST A JOB TO ME.
IT'S A LIFESTYLE.
♪ I'VE BEEN TRIED
AND YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN TESTED ♪
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL THING.
♪ I'VE SEEN THE PROOF
I KNOW THE TRUTH ♪
♪ THIS IS WHAT
I WAS MADE TO DO ♪
♪ I WAS BORN ♪
♪ FOR THIS ♪
♪♪
Sean: YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T ASK
FOR MY DAD TO DIE.
I DIDN'T ASK TO
INHERIT A BUSINESS,
BUT I TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT.
I'M THE ONE WHO IS GOING TO REAP
THE BENEFITS OR THE DOWNFALLS.
♪ I WAS BORN ♪
♪ FOR THIS ♪
Edgar: WE'RE DONE.
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME, MAN.
EDGAR KILLED IT.
SIG KILLED IT.
♪ FOR THIS ♪
Edgar:
SIG KNOWS NOW A LITTLE MORE
THAT HE CAN TRUST ME,
AND I'LL TAKE IT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
♪ NEVER MET A MATCH
I COULDN'T HANDLE ♪
Jake: I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH MYSELF AND THIS SEASON.
♪ NO ONE ELSE
COULD EVER HOLD A CANDLE ♪
I KICKED MAJOR ASS,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ADVERSITY
THAT I DEALT WITH DOING IT.
♪ I WAS BORN ♪
♪ FOR THIS ♪
I AM WORRIED ABOUT OPIES.
I NEED TO CATCH
THE CRAB QUICK.
♪ AIN'T NOTHING
GOING TO STOP ME NOW ♪
YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR LAST SEASON.
♪♪
Josh:
I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME UP HERE
AND PROVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY,
BUT NOW IT'S JUST KIND OF
COMING UP AND DOING THIS FOR ME.
Narrator:
WHEN DOES THE CHANGE HAPPEN?
Josh: BEING HOME FOR A YEAR
WAS TOO LONG,
BUT I KNEW WHAT I WANTED,
AND NOW I'M HERE.
Jake: I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS
CAPABLE OF GREAT THINGS.
Narrator:
WHEN DOES THE GUY DRIVING
THE BOAT BECOME A CAPTAIN?
Jake:
I STARTED FROM THE VERY BOTTOM.
I'VE HIT EVERY POSITION.
NOW, I'VE EARNED EVERYTHING.
THIS BOAT IS DEFINITELY
A MONEYMAKER NOW.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
PEOPLE NEED TO EARN
MYRESPECT IN THIS INDUSTRY,
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
Narrator: WITH THE END OF
THE FALL SEASON IN SIGHT,
THE TOP DOGS OF THE FLEET
HAVE FILLED THEIR QUOTAS
AND LEFT FOR HOME.
Sean: THEY'VE DONE IT.
THEY'RE VETERANS.
THEY'RE LEGENDS, RIGHT?
BUT A LOT OF THESE OLD GUYS,
THEY'RE STARTING TO RETIRE.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT.
I'M JUST GETTING STARTED.
Narrator:
WHAT REMAINS IS THE NEXT WAVE
READY TO PROVE THEIR METTLE.
YEAH, OPEN IT UP.
IT'S ALL UP FOR GRABS.
YOU JUST GOT TO COME TAKE IT.
Narrator:
WHEN DOES THE CHANGE HAPPEN?
IS IT NOW?
LET'S GO HAUL SOME GEAR.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA,
[ INDISTINCT DISTANT SHOUTING ]
ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
♪♪
Dave:
WE'RE JUST OFFLOADING OUR
LAST COUPLE BRAILERS HERE,
AND THEN WE GOT ANOTHER TRIP
TO DO AND GO HOME, HAPPY GUY.
CAN'T WAIT TO TELL MAMA.
Man:
OKAY, THAT'S IT.
NINETY THOUSAND POUNDS
I CAUGHT IN 2 DAYS.
THAT'S MORE THAN I'D EVER SEEN
IN MY WHOLE LIFE ON ANY BOAT,
AND I JUST WANT TO THROW THE
LINES AND GET BACK OUT THERE.
I GOT ONE MORE
CLEANUP TRIP LEFT.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB FROM HIS
MONSTER TRIP OFF THE BOAT,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS PUT A
SERIOUS DENT IN HIS KING QUOTA.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID IT,
BUT I KICKED MAJOR ASS,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ADVERSITY
THAT I DEALT WITH DOING IT.
[ YELLING IN PAIN ]
[ THUNK, THUNK, THUNK ]
[ SCREAMS ]
-THOUGH INJURIES...
-POWER ROLLING.
-...AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS...
-DAMN SON OF A MOTHER...
Narrator: ...PLAGUED THE SAGA
THROUGHOUT THEIR LAST TRIP...
THERE WE GO.
[ HIGH-PITCHED BEEPING ]
...WITH FRESH BATTERIES...
AND A PATCHED-UP CREW...
-I'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
-ALL RIGHT.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
PREPARES TO CLAIM
THE REST OF HIS
$1.8 MILLION BOUNTY.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE
HATCH COVER TO GET PUT BACK ON.
I DON'T WANT ANY PROBLEMS, AND I
FEEL LIKE MY LUCK IS TURNING.
I JUST GOT ONE MORE TRIP LEFT.
I HOPE IT GOES WELL.
♪♪
NO. NO. NO!
[ GRUNTS ] AH!
WHOA.
WHAT THE [BLEEP].
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
HEY, I GOT HIM, JAKE.
-HOLY SMOKE.
-YOU OKAY?
-WHAT?
-ARE YOU OKAY?!
YEAH, DUDE, I'M GOOD.
YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE
TO BE ALIVE?
YEP.
-LANDED ON MY FEET.
-LANDED ON YOUR FEET.
-OH, MY GOD.
-WHERE YOU GOING, SEAN?
Narrator:
DECKHAND DAVE FELTON DROPS
15 FEET INTO THE EMPTY TANK
AND LANDS, WELL, ON HIS FEET.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
HOLY SMOKES.
I MIGHT BE A LITTLE SORE
IN THE MORNING.
OH, MY GOD. AH.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
-YEAH.
JUST MY ARM HURTS
A LITTLE BIT.
-TOTALLY UNSCATHED.
-UNBELIEVABLE.
I GUESS LET'S THROW THEM, SEAN.
LET'S GET THE [BLEEP] HOME.
-ALL CLEAR.
-READY?
READY. LET'S GO.
-GO. GO.
Narrator: BARELY AVOIDING
A DISASTROUS INJURY,
JAKE CAUTIOUSLY POINTS
THE SAGABACK OUT TO SEA.
Jake: I'M STARTING TO
GET APPREHENSIVE.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING
SO GOOD THIS SEASON,
BUT SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS.
I JUST WANT TO GET
THIS THING DONE
AND MAKE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF PROFITS.
♪♪
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE MILES
FROM DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
♪♪
COME ON. SHOW ME THE WEIGHT.
SHOW ME THE WEIGHT.
UH-OH.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ MEN GROAN ][ SLAM ]
SEEMS LIKE NUMBERS
ARE DYING DOWN HERE.
Narrator:
...A SEASON OF STARTS
AND STOPS HAVE KEPT
CO-CAPTAINS CASEY MCMANUS
AND JOSH HARRIS
FROM MAKING QUICK WORK
OF THEIR KING-CRAB QUOTA...
Casey: SEVEN?
WE WENT FROM 77 TO 7.
Narrator:
...PUTTING A SERIOUS PINCH
ON THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
-COME ON NOW.
-WHAT TO DO.
WHAT TO DO. WHAT TO DO.
-WHAT ARE WE AT, BIG GUY?
♪♪
NO GOOD.
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHICH WAY TO GO WITH IT.
IT'S A CRAPSHOOT,
ABSOLUTE CRAPSHOOT.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE COULD CHEAT.
HOW SO?
GO FOR PLAN B,
THE HOLY GRAIL.
ANYTHING IS WORTH
A SHOT RIGHT NOW.
ON IT.
Narrator:
WITH NUMBERS GETTING WORSE,
JOSH SEARCHES HIS PAST FOR CLUES
FROM THE LOGBOOKS OF HIS FATHER
AND FORMER CORNELIA MARIE
CAPTAIN, PHIL HARRIS.
Josh: I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT
HANDWRITING IN A LONG TIME.
I KNOW HE FISHED AROUND
THESE PARTS IN HIS TIME,
SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK
THROUGH THIS LOGBOOK HERE
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT'S WORTHWHILE HERE.
♪♪
SO, CHECK IT OUT.
THE OLD MAN'S GOOD YEARS
OF KING-CRAB FISHING.
Josh: THIS ONE WAS
16,000 POUNDS, 12,000,
21,000 POUNDS IN
THAT STRING, 14,000.
-THAT'S BIG FISH, HUH?
-YEAH.
I THINK THIS IS GETTING CLOSE
TO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D GO THE OTHER WAY.
LET'S TRY THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
BUT YOU CAN BLAME IT ALL
ON ME TO THE PARTNERS, TOO,
IF I SCREW THIS UP.
ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE THE HARRIS LAST NAME
WILL BRING SOME LUCK.
WELL, I GUESS WE'LL KNOW
IN A LITTLE BIT HERE.
MIGHT WANT TO TELL THEM
TO GET READY TO SET.
Narrator:
JOSH BETS THAT ONE OF HIS
FATHER'S OLD HONEY HOLES
WILL RESCUE THEIR SEASON...
[ BEEP ]
RESCUE, 0-4...
Man: KODIAK, THIS IS 0-4.
Narrator: ...BUT TONIGHT,
ON THE BERING SEA
A VERY DIFFERENT KIND
OF RESCUE IS UNDERWAY.
THE ONLY THING I HAVE
ON MY PATIENT RIGHT NOW
IS THAT HE'S
A 42-YEAR-OLD MAN
WITH A POSSIBLE HIP
OR BACK INJURY.
THAT'S TERRIBLE,
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
ANY AMPLIFYING INFORMATION
WOULD BE USEFUL.
YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR
THAT TYPE OF STUFF,
AND IT REALLY PUTS YOU ON EDGE.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR ]
Narrator: TWO HUNDRED
FORTY MILES SOUTHWEST,
A U.S. COAST GUARD MH-60
JAYHAWK HELICOPTER
RACES TO THE AID
OF A 655-FOOT FREIGHTER.
THEY CANNOT MOVE HIM,
AND THEY EXPECT THAT HE
HAS SEVERE SPINAL INJURIES.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL HAVE
TO GO DOWN THERE AND GET HIM.
THE MISSION?
EXTRICATE AN INJURED SAILOR
WHO HAS FALLEN MORE THAN 20 FEET
AND IS IMMOBILE AT THE BOTTOM
OF A CARGO HOLD.
Leo:
THIS IS COAST GUARD HELICOPTER.
WE ARE GOING TO LOWER
SOMEONE TO YOUR TOP DECK,
AND THEN HE WILL WALK DOWN WITH
YOU TO CARGO HOLD NUMBER ONE.
Man #2: JAYHAWK OUT.
GOING TO START MAKING
MY APPROACH HERE.
♪♪
GUIDED BY THE FLIGHT MECHANIC,
THE SWIMMER MAKES
A 100-FOOT DESCENT
TO THE SHIP'S UPPER DECK.
ROGER.
NEXT, THE SWIMMER ENTERS
THE HOLD OF THE SHIP
TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION
OF THE INJURED SEAMAN.
SWIMMER, 0-4,
GO AHEAD.
THE PATIENT MUST BE
HOISTED THROUGH
THE NARROW
CARGO HOLD OPENING.
TO GET THE RESCUE LINE
DEEP INTO THE SHIP,
THE PILOT MUST DESCEND AND HOVER
JUST ABOVE THE TOP DECK,
POSITIONING THE COPTER
PRECARIOUSLY BETWEEN THE TOWER
AND THE FORWARD MAST.
DRIFT TOO NEAR TO EITHER ONE,
AND THE RESULTS
WILL BE CATASTROPHIC.
YEAH, THERE'S ALL SORTS
OF STUFF ON THE BOW THERE.
YOU THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO
GET CLOSE ENOUGH
TO THE MAST ON THE LEFT?
I'M WONDERING
IF I'LL HAVE ANY --
ANY GAP BETWEEN
THAT FORWARD EDGE.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]
Man #2:
THAT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT.
Man: YEAH, THERE'S ALL SORTS
OF STUFF ON THE BOW THERE.
Narrator:
ON THE BERING SEA...
Man #2:
THAT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT.
Leo:
YEAH, I'M WONDERING
IF I'LL HAVE ANY GAP BETWEEN
THAT FORWARD EDGE.
...THE COAST GUARD
ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT A SAILOR
WHO FELL 20 FEET
INTO A CARGO HOLD.
SWIMMER, 0-4, DO YOU COPY?
WE WILL BE ON OUR WAY.
TO HOIST THE PATIENT
INTO THE COPTER...
PILOT, PLEASE.
-BUMP DOWN?
-BUMP DOWN.
...THE PILOT MUST HOVER BETWEEN
A TOWER AND THE FORWARD MAST.
[ RADIO STATIC ]
AND HOLD.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS GOOD, SIR.
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
Man:
HANG IN THERE, OKAY?
TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.
Narrator:
WITH THE EXTRACTION A SUCCESS,
THE COAST GUARD WILL RUSH
THE INJURED SAILOR
TO A MEDICAL FACILITY.
Captain: OKAY.
NICE JOB, SIR.
I KNOW THAT WASN'T
THE EASIEST HOIST.
Man:
YEAH, MAN, THAT WAS [BLEEP].
THAT WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR ]
♪♪
THREE HUNDRED NINETY
MILES NORTHWEST
ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
LET'S SEE YOUR HANDS.
OHH, [Laughing] THAT ONE
IS GOOD, GOOD AND PUFFY.
...BEFORE SENDING GREENHORN
LUKE MURKOWSKI BACK ON DECK...
Luke:
YEAH, THIS ONE IS, LIKE,
IT'S BUILDING UP,
LIKE, THERE AND THERE.
...THE CAPTAIN CHECKS
ON HIS BEAT-UP HANDS.
IF YOU WERE TO RATE YOURSELF
AS FAR AS PAIN LEVEL,
WHAT WOULD YOU RATE?
-PROBABLY AN EIGHT.
-OOH, REALLY? EIGHT?
YEAH. YEAH.
DOING A LITTLE BETTER.
WHEN YOU WAKE UP
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,
YOU KNOW, TRY TO, LIKE,
STRETCH YOUR HANDS OUT.
DRINK A LOT OF WATER
BECAUSE YOUR MUSCLES NEED IT.
YEAH, I'M TRYING TO
KEEP UP WITH THE BOYS.
THE BOYS WILL EAT
YOU ALIVE, MAN.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT.
-CARRY ON.
-STRETCH OUT.
YEP.
Sean: I THINK THESE GUYS ARE
REALLY PRESSING LUKE,
BUT HE'S JUST GOT
TO POWER THROUGH IT.
I WANT TO SEE LUKE COME BACK.
I WANT TO SEE HIM SUCCEED,
BUT IF HE DOESN'T
WANT TO BE HERE,
DON'T BOTHER COMING
BECAUSE YOU GOT TO WANT IT.
ALL RIGHTY, BOYS.
LET'S DO THIS.
Man: GOING OVER.
GOING OVER.
Man #2:
DON'T WANDER OFF, KIDS.
BUOY.
Man #3: LUKE, GET OVER HERE,
AND GET ON HOOK SUPPLY.
COME ON, LUKE.
♪♪
WE CAN GO SHALLOWER WITH THESE.
I THINK IF I KIND OF BUMP OVER,
I CAN GET ONTO MORE SOME
SANDIER, MUDDIER STUFF,
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF
WHAT THE BAIRDI LIKE.
Narrator: AFTER STRIKING OUT
ON HIS FIRST SET,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER BANKS
ON THESE NEW GROUNDS
TO FINISH HIS BAIRDI SEASON.
ALL RIGHTY. I'M MOVING
THIS GEAR TO A NEW SPOT.
WE NEED A NEW NAME.
DAD. DAD.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S THE DAD POD.
BUOY NUMBER IS D-A-D.
Narrator: WHETHER COINCIDENCE
OR A SIGN FROM ABOVE...
I'M CALLING THIS ONE
"FAMILY TIES"
BECAUSE MY DAD STARTED
FISHING BAIRDI.
THAT WAS HIS FIRST FISHERY.
Narrator:
...SEAN TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PAY HOMAGE TO HIS LATE FATHER.
Sean:
BACK TO MY ROOTS, MAN.
FAMILY TIES, LET'S HOPE
IT'S OUR TICKET TO FREEDOM.
♪♪
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
-SO FAR, SO GOOD.
WE GOT A FEW MORE TO GO.
KEEP THAT PACE UP.
♪♪
Narrator: JUST 5 MILES EAST
ON THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
WE ARE 120 MILES
FROM WHERE WE STARTED,
SO THIS WILL BE OUR BIG MOVE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN EDGAR HANSEN
IS ALSO MOVING HIS GEAR
TO CHASE THE ELUSIVE BAIRDI.
Edgar:
THEY'RE ON THE WEST SIDE
OF ST. PAUL,
STARTING IN THE DEEP,
COVER SOME GROUND,
COVER SOME DEPTH.
ANYTHING IS BETTER
THAN WHERE WE WERE.
THAT WAS DEATH VALLEY.
THAT WAS THE BLACK PLAGUE.
IT WASN'T MY FIRST SET,
SO... [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE INITIAL SET...
THE THING IS, STARTING ON THE
EAST SIDE, WE'RE CLOSER TO TOWN.
WE GOT TO GO DELIVER
ANYWAY....
BASED ON HIS BROTHER,
SIG'S, RECOMMENDATION...
Edgar: OH, NO.
Narrator:
...DIDN'T TURN OUT SO WELL.
NO.
WE WERE GETTING THREE,
FOUR CRAB AVERAGE OVER THERE,
AND SO HOPEFULLY HERE WE'LL GET,
YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED
TO FILL THE BOAT
SO WE CAN GET OUT
OF HERE AND GO HOME.
COME ON, MR. HOLLYWOOD.
GET INSIDE.
Narrator: NOW IT'S ON EDGAR
TO TURN THE TRIP PROFITABLE.
WEST SIDE, THEY'RE CLEANER CRAB.
THERE'S PROBABLY MORE
SCHOOLIE CRAB.
THIS IS WHERE I WANTED
TO GO ORIGINALLY,
SO AS LONG AS I KEEP DOING
WHAT I, YOU KNOW,
WHAT ITHINK I SHOULD BE DOING,
NOT WHAT SIGTHINKS I SHOULD
BE DOING, THEN WE'LL BE OKAY.
WE'LL GET THEM.
Man: BAIRDI.
Narrator:
BACK ON THE KING-CRAB GROUNDS...
[ BEEPS ]
-ALL RIGHT, BOWL IT OVER.
-BUOY'S OFF.
Josh:
SO BORROWING THE OLD MAN'S BOOK
JUST FOR ONE STRING.
DESPERATE TIMES CALLS
FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS IS
TAKING A PAGE OUT OF HIS FATHER,
PHIL'S, LOGBOOK, TRYING
TO PUT AN END TO THE SEASON.
IT'S A CRAPSHOOT. YOU LIKE DICE.
I LIKE DICE. I'LL ROLL WITH IT.
RELEASE THE HOUNDS.
Josh:
THERE'S GOT TO BE GOOD THINGS
ON THE HORIZON, BOYS.
I KNOW IT. I CAN FEEL IT
IN MY LOINS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE WHAT
IT TAKES TO FINISH THIS OFF.
OH, LAST POT GOING OVER.
NEXT SEASON, I WON'T HAVE TO
EVER USE THIS BOOK AGAIN.
I CAN MAKE MY OWN AWESOME BOOKS.
-COWABUNGA!
-SEE YOU LATER!
LAST ONE I HOPE.
LAST CAST.
FIND US SOME CRAB.
OH, AND WE SHALL.
I'LL MAKE THE OLD MAN PROUD.
[ WAVES CRASH ]
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE HANSEN-FAMILY BOAT...
Edgar: STARS AND THE MOON
COULDN'T BE LINED UP BETTER,
PERFECT FOR HAULING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I'M EVEN EXCITED
TO BE FISHING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LIGHTER CLICKS ]
FIRST STRING,
FIRST STRING ON MY GEAR.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN EDGAR PREPARES
TO HAUL WHAT HE HOPES
IS A COMPLETE REBOOT
OF HIS BAIRDI SEASON.
Man: HOPEFULLY,
THESE ARE ON SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT REAL HARD TO DO
BETTER THAN A TWO AVERAGE.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO
DOUBLE GUESS, SECOND-GUESS,
QUESTION MYSELF AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
I HOPE THERE'S SOMETHING,
AND I'VE ALREADY MADE MY BED.
I'M GOING TO GO LIE IN IT.
[ WIND WHIPS ]
♪♪
WELL, FIRST OFFICIAL POT
COMING UP.
-I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
-THIS IS A LITTLE MORE SHALLOW.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
♪♪
BAIRDI. WHOO.
LOOK AT THAT POT.
[ CHEERS ]
I'LL TAKE IT.
THERE'S CRAB HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THERE'S CRAB HERE.
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-COMING IN NOW.
-THINK WE'RE ON THEM.
WE NEED A BIGGER TABLE.
WE'RE IN THE BAIRDIS.
Man: EIGHTY-ONE.
EIGHTY-ONE, RIGHT ON.
GOOD, EIGHTIES.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HOPEFULLY, IT JUST STAYS A GOOD
AVERAGE THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.
Narrator:
ONE GOOD POT DOES NOT
A SUCCESSFUL STRING MAKE...
Edgar:
BIG. BIG. BIG. BIG.
Narrator:
...BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING
UP FOR CAPTAIN ED.
Man: COME ON, BAIRDI.
-YEAH.
-THAT'LL WORK.
-WHOO.
-THAT'LL WORK.
THAT'S A GOOD-LOOKING POT.
-YEAH. THAT'LL WORK.
-YEAH.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-WE'RE ON THEM.
OH, THIS IS FUN NOW.
-YEAH.
-THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.
THAT CRAB ON THAT TABLE
RIGHT NOW IS AWESOME.
THAT'S SMOKING HOT.
-NICE.
-AND THE SURVEY SAYS.
-ONE SIXTEEN.
HOLY [BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]
ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN.
WE DOUBLED THE CRAB WE HAVE ON
BOARD FROM 150 POTS IN TWO POTS.
-OH, YEAH.
-WHOO.
OH, THAT'S, LIKE,
A QUARTER FULL, BRO.
-YEAH.
-BAIRDI.
THAT'S A HEAP
OF CRAB, MY FRIEND.
THAT'S A MONSTER TABLE
FULL OF BAIRDI.
OH, THEY'RE JUST
SHOVELING THEM DOWN.
-TWO SEVENTY-ONE.
-TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE.
WHOO.
UN [BLEEP] BELIEVABLE.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
NOTHING LIKE THIS.
I THINK THE BIGGEST POT
WE EVER SAW WITH BAIRDI
SINCE I RAN THE BOAT
WAS I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
DID WE BREAK 100, 150?
I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER.
[ MACHINERY WHIRS ]
OH, MY GOD.
-YEAH.
-WE'RE GOING HOME.
-OH, MY GOD.
-IT'S EVEN BIGGER! [ LAUGHS ]
-YES.
-HOW DO I DO THAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
NO [BLEEP] WAY.
-YES.
-WHOO.
WOW.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
OH, WHERE IS MY CAMERA?
IT'S [BLEEP] NOT EVEN
CHRISTMAS YET.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
I WANT A PICTURE.
-A HUNDRED. A HUNDRED AND ONE.
-YOU'RE ALREADY AT 100?
Narrator:
THE RECORD-SETTING HAUL...
-HEY.
-WHOO.
...IS A PICTURE-PERFECT ENDING
TO EDGAR'S BAIRDI SEASON.
YEAH, COME ON. I'M GOING
TO SEND THAT TO SIG.
THAT'S THE KIND OF FISH
THAT PLANE TICKETS
ARE MADE OUT OF RIGHT HERE.
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED SIXTY MILES
SOUTHEAST ON THE SAGA...
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
Jake: WELL, YOU KNOW,
BEING SO CLOSE,
GUYS ARE ALREADY
THINKING ABOUT HOME,
TALKING ABOUT WHAT
THEY'RE GOING TO BUY,
TALKING ABOUT THE GIRLS THEY'RE
GOING TO GO ON DATES WITH,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
YOU'RE NOT HOME UNTIL YOU
WALK THROUGH THAT FRONT DOOR.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
REMAINS CAUTIOUS
AS HE APPROACHES
HIS TOWN SOAK.
Jake:
WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE
FOR OUR LAST 1,944 CRAB
WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON, WHICH
WILL TAKE US TO 210,000 POUNDS.
I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE
A LOT MORE THAN I NEED,
BUT ONCE I GET MY NUMBER,
I'LL FEEL A LOT BETTER.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
WE NEED A 19 AVERAGE.
♪♪
♪♪
OOH. READY?
HERE IT COMES.
♪♪
-OHHH.
-MAN.
[ GROANS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
OH, MY GOD.
THAT WAS A LEGIT ZERO.
UGH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING WRONG HERE.
♪♪
-BOO.
-NOT AGAIN.
PLEASE, DEAR LORD, GOD.
THIS SUCKS.
IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THIS
THE WHOLE TIME, DUDE.
HOLY [BLEEP].
IT'S A SAFER BET TO STAY HERE
AND TRY TO GRIND OUT A DAY.
Narrator:
EVEN WITH HIS POTS RUNNING COLD,
JAKE CHOOSES TO SETTLE IN
FOR THE LONG HAUL.
EVERY POT I HAVE
HAS TO COUNT, HAS TO.
I GOT TO KEEP GRINDING.
AND I WANT TO FILL UP THE BOAT.
[ BIRD CRIES ]
Narrator:
TWO HUNDRED NINETY MILES
FROM DUTCH HARBOR...
[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ]
ON THE BRENNA A...
TIRED?
YEAH, I'M PRETTY READY TO GET
OUT OF HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
Sean: I WAS HOPING I COULD
JUST COME OUT HERE
AND DROP THEM ALL
ON THE MEAT,
BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE THAT'S THE CASE,
SO SEE WHAT OLD
FAMILY TIES WILL GET US.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER APPROACHES
THE STRING HE'S COUNTING ON
TO STICK A PIN
IN HIS BAIRDI SEASON.
WE NEED 2,000 CRAB.
♪♪
[ WAVES CRASHING ]
WE'LL SEE IF THE OLD MAN
COMES THROUGH,
THE OLD FAMILY CONNECTION,
FAMILY TIES.
HOPEFULLY WE LAND ON
SOME CRAB.
♪♪
♪♪
[ THUNKS ]
Luke: YEAH. THAT'S WHAT
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
-YES. WHOO.
-YEAH. YEAH.
I'M HEARING SOME HOLLERING
DOWN THERE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
-YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
-WHOO. WHOO-HOO.
CRABBY, CRABBY, CRABBY,
CRABBY, CRABBIES. WHOO!
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
-WHOO!
-ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
HERE'S THE COUNT COMING IN.
EIGHTY-TWO. EIGHTY-TWO.
EIGHTY-TWO.
THAT'S A LOT MORE
THAN I THOUGHT.
WE'LL SEE HOW SHE
PROGRESSES AS WE GO.
♪♪
OUR FAMILY-TIES STRING,
WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD
VOODOO ON THIS ONE.
-WHOO-HOO.
-YEAH, BABY.
WOO-HOO. YEAH.
LOVE YOU NOW!
-YEAH!
YEAH WE'RE ON
SOME BIG CRAB NOW.
MIGHT HAVE DONE IT.
ONE FORTY-SEVEN.
WAY BETTER THAN WHAT
I WAS LOOKING FOR.
ONE FORTY-EIGHT. WHOO.
Man:
LET'S GO, LUKE.
COME ON, LUKE.
COME ON, BUDDY.
YOU HAVE LUKE
PICKING SOME THINGS UP.
HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB
AS A GREENHORN.
LUKE IS TOUGH, MAN.
HE'S NO JOKE.
LIKE, HE CAN DO THIS.
-GO. LET'S GO.
-WHOO. YAY.
LAST POT OF FAMILY
TIES COMING UP.
FINISHING STRONG, MAN.
-YEAH.
-YEAH, POT.
-NICE.
-ONE SIXTY-FOUR.
ROGER. ROGER.
ROGER.
IT'S THE BEST FISHING
WE'VE SEEN, BAR NONE.
Narrator:
SEAN'S FAMILY-TIES STRING
HAS PAID BIG DIVIDENDS,
ENDING HIS KING
AND BAIRDI SEASONS
AT MORE THAN 80,000 POUNDS.
THAT'S OVER $500,000
OF GROSS EARNINGS.
THEY ROCK, DUDE,
BEST CREW IN THE GAME.
Narrator:
EACH FULL-SHARE DECKHAND
WILL BANK A TIDY
$30,000 FOR THEIR WORK...
WE'LL BE HOME BY SUNDAY
SO COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
...WHILE THE GREENHORN TAKES
HOME A HARD-EARNED $20,000.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS
TO COME BACK OR NOT.
HE KNOWS THE PROGRAM NOW,
AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
TEACH SOMEONE ELSE AGAIN,
BUT WE'RE GOING DOWN THERE.
♪♪
Sean:
WHAT'S UP WITH LUKE?
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO COME BACK FOR OPIES?
I THINK I WORKED
PRETTY HARD OUT HERE,
AND I WASN'T THE BEST GREENHORN.
-YEAH, BUDDY!
-WHOO. YEAH.
AT LEAST YOU AREN'T KIDDING.
-WHOO.
-OH, I LOVE YOU GUYS.
I [BLEEP] HATE YOU GUYS,
BUT [BLEEP]
I GOT THE BEST CREW
IN THE BERING SEA.
SO LET ME ASK YOU AGAIN.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE
COMING BACK FOR OPIES?
OH, AFTER THAT [BLEEP],
I'M COMING BACK FOR SURE.
WELL, YOU DID
AN AWESOME JOB, DUDE.
-THANK YOU FOR THAT.
-YOU GUYS ALL DID A GREAT JOB.
JOB WELL DONE.
♪♪
Narrator:
ACROSS THE BERING SEA...
Jake: SEVENTEEN MORE CRAB,
GIVE ME SEVENTEEN MORE CRAB,
AND THE 2017 SEASON
WILL OFFICIALLY BE OVER.
♪♪
FIVE.
SIX.
SEVEN.
IT'S TAKING FOREVER.
NINE.
TEN.
THIRTEEN. FOURTEEN.
SIXTEEN.
HERE IT IS, BABY.
SEVENTEEN, [BLEEP] CRABS.
ALL RIGHT.
SEVENTEEN AND IT'S OVER.
YAY.
Narrator: ...FULL TANKS HAVE
CAPTAINS AND CREW
CELEBRATING THE END
OF AN EXHAUSTING FALL SEASON.
THAT PUTS ME IN AND/OR
AROUND 210,000 POUNDS.
Narrator: DURING THAT TIME,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HAS DELIVERED A STAGGERING
BOUNTY OF NEARLY $2 MILLION.
Jake:
MADE SOME REALLY POOR CHOICES
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.
THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON
I'VE MADE EXPONENTIAL CHOICES.
I DON'T WORK WITH SIG ANYMORE.
I DON'T WORK WITH KEITH ANYMORE.
I AIN'T GOING TO
WORK WITH ANYBODY.
I KNOW WHAT THE HELL I'M DOING.
Narrator:
WHILE 265 MILES NORTHWEST...
Edgar:
OH, THAT'S THE LAST POT.
-...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
-THERE WE GO.
DON'T WORRY. TAKE IT.
LAST [BLEEP] CRAB.
WE WENT ONCE THROUGH THE GEAR,
AND WE PUT THE POTS ON THE BOAT.
YOU GOT 60,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI.
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME
THAT HAPPENED?
-TWO FORTY-NINE.
-[ WHISTLES ]
Narrator: COMBINING BOTH KING
AND BAIRDI SEASONS,
BROTHERS SIG AND EDGAR HANSEN
CORRALLED AN IMPRESSIVE
$1.9 MILLION WORTH OF CRAB.
I'M MARKING A NOTCH
IN THE BEDPOST ON THIS ONE,
SO I'M PRETTY PROUD
OF WHAT WE DID.
Narrator:
...BUT AS CAPTAINS BEGIN
THE LONG JOURNEY HOME,
ONE BOAT STILL
REMAINS ON THE HUNT.
Josh: TODAY IS GOING TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
IT IS A BALMY 42 DEGREES OUT.
WE'RE A LITTLE
UNDER THE GUN TODAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
IS BETTING THAT THIS STRING
WILL BE THE FINAL ONE
OF HIS KING-CRAB SEASON.
LET'S PRAY TO GOD
THAT SOMETHING AMAZING
IS GOING TO HAPPEN
IN THIS STRING RIGHT NOW.
I'M EXCITED.
I'M PUMPED ABOUT IT.
I GOT FAITH.
STAND BY FOR
A HONEY-HOLE ACTION.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator:
JOSH IS GAMBLING ON GROUNDS HE
FOUND IN HIS DAD'S OLD LOGBOOK.
Josh: ALL RIGHT. YOU BOYS
READY TO DO THIS?
NOW LET'S SEE IF THE OLD MAN
CAN JUST KIND OF
GIVE US A LITTLE...
Casey: ...NUDGE ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE?
YEP.
RIGHT. HE'S GOING
TO BE SITTING THERE.
HE'S GOING TO FREAKING
PUT HIS FOOT OUT AND TRIP US
AND WATCH AS YOU
CRASH AND BURN.
DON'T SAY THAT.
BILL HARRIS WAS A SAINT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I STILL HAVE DOUBTS
ABOUT THESE NUMBERS.
YOU NEED ANOTHER 17,000, SO PULL
THAT RABBIT OUT OF YOUR HAT,
I'LL BE IMPRESSED.
♪♪
WELL, LET'S SEE IF HE'S
GOING TO SHOW SOME LOVE,
OR IF WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO REALLY WORK FOR IT.
♪♪
MAKE-IT-OR-BREAK-IT TIME.
♪♪
WE NEED ALL THE LUCK
WE CAN GET FOR THIS ONE.
NEED SOME BIG ONES.
NEED SOME BIG ONES, POP.
♪♪
Man:
SHOW ME THE BAIRDI.
WHOO.
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
Man: THAT'S OUR BUOY
RIGHT THERE, ISN'T IT?
IS HE REALLY SLEEPING
OVER THERE?
-...SLEEPING ON THE JOB.
-SON OF A [BLEEP]
Josh: YEAH,
HE'S COMING IN ON IT FAST.
Narrator:
WHILE ENJOYING A SIESTA,
A CRAB BOAT HAS FLOATED OVER
ONE OF THE CORNELIA'S POTS.
-WAKE UP.
-GIVE HIM THE HOT BLOCK.
I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THERE
AND GET [INDISTINCT SPEECH].
DAMN IT.
-WELL, NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE,
DRIFTING IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S BAG
WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING.
[ GROWLS ]
[ HORN BLOWS ]
Narrator:
UP AND AT 'EM, BOYS.
THE NORTHWESTERNAND THE SAGA
CAUGHT MORE CRAB
THAN THE OTHER
FOUR BOATS COMBINED.
HEY, SIG,
YOU STILL BEAT JAKE.
HAPPY?
Narrator:
ABOARD THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh:
NOW LET'S SEE IF THE OLD MAN
CAN JUST KIND OF
GIVE US A LITTLE...
Casey: ...NUDGE ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE?
YEAH.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS IS USING
INTEL FROM HIS DAD'S LOGBOOKS
TO PUT A BOW ON
THE CORNELIA'S KING SEASON.
BUT WE NEED ALL THE LUCK
WE CAN GET FOR THIS ONE.
NEED SOME BIG ONES.
NEED SOME BIG ONES, POP.
♪♪
Man: COMING UP.
-SHOW ME THE BAIRDI.
-WHOO.
OH, WE'RE HOOKING IT,
HOOKING IT, HOOKING IT.
-THERE'S SOME IN THERE.
-WHAT DO WE GOT? WHAT DO WE GOT?
-WE GOT CRAB.
-YEAH.
-WE GOT GRAB.
-THERE WE GO.
OH, BABY. YEAH.
-NICE. DID YOU GET A RIDER?
-DUDE.
YEAH, BABY.
I'LL TAKE THAT
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
WHAT DID WE GET FOR
A NUMBER ON THAT ONE?
FOUR. EIGHT. THAT'S SOLID.
-THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
Man:
FORTY-EIGHT CRAB.
GOOD POT.
WE CAN FILL SOME HATCHES UP
WITH THESE KIND OF NUMBERS.
NOW, CAN IT CONTINUE,
OR IS IT A ONE-HIT WONDER?
IF THESE POTS
STAY CONSISTENT,
[BLEEP],
WE CAN PULL THIS OFF.
HOPEFULLY, THESE NUMBERS
KEEP ON COMING.
IT'S JUST THE FIRST POT,
SO YOU NEVER KNOW.
THE FIRST POT,
IT'S KNOWN TO BE A LIE.
♪♪
-OH, BABY.
-OH, WE GOT CRAB IN THIS POT.
WE GOT CRAB IN THIS ONE,
BIG BOY.
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.
-[BLEEP].
-IT'S PRETTY HIGH.
-IT'S HARRIS LUCK.
-IT IS.
-OH, YEAH, BABY.
-THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED.
SIX THEN FOUR.
-SIXTY-FOUR [BLEEP].
-THIS IS THE HONEY HOLE.
-THERE WE GO. YEAH.
-YEAH, BABY. YEAH.
-SHOW ME THE VICTORY.
-ALL RIGHT.
-YEAH, BABY.
-THAT'S MY CATCH, BABY.
-BRING THE BAIRDI.
-WOW. YEAH.
THAT'S OUR PLANE TICKET
HOME, BOYS, RIGHT THERE.
-WHOO.
-ALL RIGHT. WHOO.
-WE GOT SOME CRABBIES.
-BIG, RED BAIRDI.
FORTY-TWO.
-YEAH, BABY.
-FORTY-FOUR.
CRAB IN THE POT.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE LAST POT COMING UP,
BOYS, OF THIS STRING.
-WHOO.
-YEAH, BABY.
-LAST POT.
-HAS A LOT.
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD
FROM THE TOP.
LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN WE GET IT OUT OF THE WATER.
♪♪
-YEAH. OH, BABY.
-YEAH, BABY.
AND THE LAST POT WAS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. COOL.
WELL, THERE IT IS, GUYS.
LAST POT.
FIFTY-FIVE.
A FIVE AND A FIVE
NEXT TO EACH OTHER?
THAT'S CORRECT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M VERY PROUD
OF YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE OLD MAN'S STRING
THAT WE JUST PULLED.
IT WAS JUST ENOUGH
TO TAKE HER OUT.
IT WILL BE A MONUMENTAL
MOMENT FOR ME IN MY BOOK,
AND I WILL SAY THANK YOU TO THE
OLD MAN FOR STEALING HIS BOOK.
GOOD WORK. KEEP IT UP.
Narrator:
WITH THE QUOTA CAUGHT,
THE CREW LOCKS DOWN THEIR TANKS
FOR THE LONG RETURN TO DUTCH.
WE FINALLY GOT THIS
ONE CAPPED OFF.
-WE'RE GOING TO BUS HOME.
-THE HONEY HOLE, IT WORKED.
I THINK 2017 IS A WRAP.
Narrator: FOR THE SEASON,
THE CORNELIA MARIERAKED IN
MORE THAN 100,000 POUNDS
OF KING CRAB,
WORTH MORE THAN $1 MILLION...
YOU KNOW, I'M, LIKE,
THE LAST HARRIS RIGHT NOW
THAT'S CONSISTENTLY FISHING.
Narrator: ...WHILE FOR JOSH,
THE RETURN IS EVEN HIGHER.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE
THAT ARE BORN INTO THINGS
THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE IN THINGS,
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR ME,
I LOVE BEING IN CRAB FISHING.
FISHING HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY
FOR FOUR GENERATIONS.
IT'S NOT JUST A JOB TO ME.
IT'S A LIFESTYLE.
♪ I'VE BEEN TRIED
AND YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN TESTED ♪
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL THING.
♪ I'VE SEEN THE PROOF
I KNOW THE TRUTH ♪
♪ THIS IS WHAT
I WAS MADE TO DO ♪
♪ I WAS BORN ♪
♪ FOR THIS ♪
♪♪
Sean: YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T ASK
FOR MY DAD TO DIE.
I DIDN'T ASK TO
INHERIT A BUSINESS,
BUT I TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT.
I'M THE ONE WHO IS GOING TO REAP
THE BENEFITS OR THE DOWNFALLS.
♪ I WAS BORN ♪
♪ FOR THIS ♪
Edgar: WE'RE DONE.
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME, MAN.
EDGAR KILLED IT.
SIG KILLED IT.
♪ FOR THIS ♪
Edgar:
SIG KNOWS NOW A LITTLE MORE
THAT HE CAN TRUST ME,
AND I'LL TAKE IT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
♪ NEVER MET A MATCH
I COULDN'T HANDLE ♪
Jake: I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH MYSELF AND THIS SEASON.
♪ NO ONE ELSE
COULD EVER HOLD A CANDLE ♪
I KICKED MAJOR ASS,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ADVERSITY
THAT I DEALT WITH DOING IT.
♪ I WAS BORN ♪
♪ FOR THIS ♪
I AM WORRIED ABOUT OPIES.
I NEED TO CATCH
THE CRAB QUICK.
♪ AIN'T NOTHING
GOING TO STOP ME NOW ♪
YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD
AS YOUR LAST SEASON.