Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 9 - Purgatory - full transcript
Keith is forced to hand over the Wizard, Josh fights for the helm despite a bad showing, major engine trouble threatens Wild Bill's season.
♪♪
Keith: I'VE BEEN FISHING
THE BERING SEA FOR 33 YEARS.
-WOW, DUDE.
-HI, MOM.
JIM, YOU'RE JUST A CRABBER.
Monte: I BECAME THE MAN I AM
TODAY ON THIS BOAT.
WELCOME TO MY PLAYGROUND.
YEAH!
I'VE SEEN GREAT TIMES.
YES! WHOO!
WATCH OUT.
HANG ON.
HANG ON.
I'VE SEEN BAD TIMES.
MUST HAVE GOT HIT HARD
IN THE CHEST.
I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN
THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
PHEW.
AND IN ALL MY YEARS,
A FEW THINGS HAVE
BECOME CRYSTAL CLEAR.
NOBODY CAN DO THIS ON THEIR OWN.
YOU NEED TO EXPECT
THE UNEXPECTED,
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY...
DON'T [BLEEP] GO DOWN
ON ME FOR THAT!
...KNOW WHEN TO FIGHT
AND WHEN TO WALK AWAY.
THE WRONG CHOICE WILL COST YOU.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
FREEZING-ASS COLD, CAME HERE
FROM THE WARM WEATHER.
WE GOT INTO TOWN
BEFORE MOST OF THE OTHER GUYS.
WE WANTED TO GET
SOME BAIRDI CAUGHT.
Narrator: BEFORE THE FLEET-WIDE
LAUNCH FOR OPILIO...
Sean: WE'RE GOING TO GO DO
SOME BAIRDI FISHING.
IT'S OPEN THIS YEAR,
SO WE'RE PRETTY STOKED.
THREE BOATS ARRIVE EARLY
FOR THEIR SHARE...
Sig:
WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF TOWN
AS FAST AS WE CAN.
WE NEED TO BE AHEAD OF THE GAME
IF WE'RE GOING
TO GET ON THIS BAIRDI.
...OF THE $27 MILLION
BAIRDI BOUNTY.
IT'S GOING TO BE, I THINK,
A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING
OR SOME REALLY BIG NUMBERS.
Narrator: GAMBLING THAT THEY CAN
CATCH THIS ELUSIVE SPECIES...
I'VE NEVER HAD A REAL
GREAT BAIRDI SEASON,
SO IF WE GET INTO
GOOD NUMBERS, BE AWESOME.
Narrator: ...THEN RACE TO
OFFLOAD BEFORE THE FLEET ARRIVES
TO SWARM THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
Casey: WE HAVE TO CATCH THE CRAB
FAST AND MAXIMIZE PROFITS.
BING, BANG, BOOM, BING
AND YOU'RE OUT OF HERE.
I'M EXCITED. WHO DOESN'T GET
EXCITED FOR CRAB FISHING?
♪♪
READY TO GO?
SUCK IT UP.
YEAH, BABY.
Narrator:
ABOARD THE WIZARD...
THE GUYS ARE ALL PSYCHED UP.
I THINK MY BROTHER
HAS JUST LANDED.
GET HIM ON THE BOAT,
AND WE'LL GO FISHING.
I'M SURE HE'S EXCITED.
Narrator: ...RELIEF SKIPPER
MONTE COLBURN
OVERSEES BOAT PREPARATIONS
AND AWAITS THE ARRIVAL OF OLDER
BROTHER, CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN.
MOVING UP.
WE'RE IN CRUNCH TIME.
KEITH WANTS TO BE OUT
OF HERE BY TOMORROW.
I KNOW I'M STOKED.
ROG IS STOKED.
WE HAVE VERY SHORT TIME
TO WORK WITH AS FAR
AS THIS BAIRDI TRIP GOES.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A WEEK TO
GO OUT AND CATCH 155,000 POUNDS.
IT'S NOT EASILY DONE.
IN FACT, IT'S PROBABLY
NEVER BEEN DONE.
Narrator: WITH AN OFFLOAD DATE
LOOMING,
THE WIZARDWILL HAVE TO PUT
THE FLEET'S LARGEST QUOTA
ON BOARD IN RECORD TIME.
TALL TASK, IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE EASY.
COLBURN HEAD.
THAT 51 IS IN THAT POT.
♪♪
HOW WE LOOKING?Monte: LOOKING GOOD.
THEY'RE STACKING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE PRETTY MUCH
READY TO GO.
GOOD.
NOW, LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.
HEY, I GOT SOMETHING I GOT
TO TELL YOU AND THE CREW,
SO LET'S GO DOWN AND TALK
TO THE GUYS.
♪♪
WHAT'S NEW IS, I HAVE
OSTEOMYELITIS IN MY BACK.
MY BACK IS ALL [BLEEP] UP.
I'M NOT GOING FISHING.
I'M NOT GOING.
WELL, I'M HOPING
TO GO FOR OPIES,
BUT I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING
FOR THIS BAIRDI TRIP.
♪♪
TWO OF MY VERTEBRAE
HAVE LITERALLY LOOKED LIKE
SOMEONE POURED
BATTERY ACID ON THEM.
OOH.
Narrator: DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE
SPINAL INFECTION,
KEITH MUST STEP AWAY
FROM HIS BOAT TO RECOVER.
Keith: ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
Tyler:
KEITH JUST DROPPED A BOMB ON US.
HE'S NOT GOING TO BE MAKING
THIS BAIRDI TRIP
WHICH IS NUTS.
♪♪
Monte:
IT'S EVERY DAY YOU DO THAT?
YEAH, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AT ONE TIME?
UH-HUH.
IT'S KIND OF SCARY
WATCHING THIS GROW.
BESIDE THE POINT IS THAT
YOU COULDN'T CATCH BAIRDI
FOR YOUR LIFE ANYWAYS,
SO YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS
RUNNING A BOAT.
SO I OUGHT TO BE...
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE!
SO I INTENTIONALLY WENT OUT
AND CAUGHT A RARE
BACTERIAL INFECTION
IN MY SPINE...
YEAH.
...JUST TO GET OUT
OF BAIRDI FISHING?
YEAH.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY
HE'S NOT GOING FISHING,
AND IT CHANGES THE GAME BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, WHEN HE'S ON THE BOAT,
I HAVE A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT ROLE.
WHEN HE'S NOT HERE, IT'S A TALL
TASK RUNNING ONE OF THESE BOATS.
Narrator:
WITH KEITH OUT OF THE PICTURE,
THE WEIGHT OF 150,000
POUNDS OF BAIRDI
RESTS SQUARELY
ON MONTE'S SHOULDERS.
YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING HERE,
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE GEAR IS GOING TO GO
BECAUSE THAT'S,
YOU KNOW,
MY PRIMARY TASK,
IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO OUT
AND CATCH THIS WESTERN BAIRDI
WHICH, TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,
IS PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST
FISHERY WE HAVE.
♪♪
Narrator: ACROSS THE DOCKS,
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
I'M GOING RIGHT THERE.
BEAUTIFUL!
BERING SEA IS HARD ON POT.
WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.
WE HAVE THE WELDER.
OH, [BLEEP]!
Narrator: ...WHILE THE VERY
BEST SAFETY PRACTICES
ARE OBSERVED ON DECK...
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
...UP IN THE WHEELHOUSE...IS HE OUT THERE?
STUPID INJURIES IS WHAT
I'M SCARED OF.
...CO-CAPTAINS JOSH HARRIS
AND CASEY McMANUS
HOPE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL
SEASON AHEAD.
-DID YOU GET SHOCKED?
-[BLEEP].
THAT KIND OF STUFF, WE DO
WHATEVER WE CAN TO NEGATE THAT
FROM HAPPENING
IN THE FIRST PLACE
BECAUSE IT JUST RUINS
OUR BOTTOM LINE.
SON OF A [BLEEP]!
GET THE POTS ON THE BOAT,
WE'LL BE SKEDADDLING OUT HERE.
WE GOT 50,000-PLUS POUNDS
OF BAIRDI TO CATCH.
YEAH.
THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD.
IT'S MY TURN TO SHINE.
Narrator: SINCE BUYING INTO
HIS LATE FATHER'S BOAT...
I WANT TO BE A GOOD CRAB
FISHERMAN LIKE MY DAD WAS.
IT'S A LITTLE
NAUTICAL TODAY.
...JOSH HARRIS HAS STRUGGLED
TO TAKE HIS RIGHTFUL
PLACE AT THE HELM...
WHY DON'T --
LET'S DO THIS.
WHY DON'T YOU PULL THE FIRST
POTS SO I CAN WATCH THE...
FIRST TWO? ALL RIGHT.YEAH.
...AND AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR
AWAY FROM THE INDUSTRY,
JOSH RETURNED FOR THE
FALL KING CRAB SEASON...
I MISSED THE BOAT,
AND THAT YEAR OFF SUCKED,
AND I'M READY TO BE BACK,
AND I'M READY TO PROVE
THAT I CAN DO THIS.
...WITH PLANS TO FINALLY
MAKE GOOD ON AN OLD PROMISE.
JOSHUA WANTS THIS BAD, YOU KNOW?
WE'LL JUST SEE
HOW BAD HE WANTS IT.
Casey:
HE'S GOT THE BRAINS.
HE'S GOT THE TOOLS
TO DO THIS JOB.
HE JUST HAS TO MAKE
HIMSELF DO THE JOB.
Narrator: COMING OFF A
SUCCESSFUL KING CRAB SEASON
AS CASEY'S RELIEF SKIPPER,
JOSH TAKES COMMAND FOR BAIRDI.
MY BUSINESS PARTNERS
CARE ABOUT RESULTS.
IF I DO GOOD FOR BAIRDI,
THEY'RE GOING TO ROLL IT ON
FOR OPIE, SO...
JOSH WILL HAVE TO $180,000 WORTH
OF CRAB ONBOARD IN JUST 4 DAYS.
IF I CAN GET HIM TO SMILE,
THIS WHOLE TRIP COMING UP,
THEN THAT IS GOING TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL THING.
SMILING WILL BE GIVING ME TIME
TO DO MY THING DOWNSTAIRS
SO I CAN POLISH
THE BOAT A LITTLE BIT
WHILE YOU GET SOME
FISHING DONE.
I'M READY.
ARE YOU GUYS READY?
BAIRDI 2018, YOU GUYS,
LET'S GO AHEAD AND THROW THEM.
-WHOO!
-THERE YOU GO!
-GO!
-MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO
FISHING, FINALLY.
THANK GOD.
Josh: YOU KNOW, I'M STARTING
TO GET BACK
IN THE SWING OF THINGS HERE.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE ISLAND...
Bill: LET'S GET THE COVERS
OFF THE STACKS.
LET'S GET ALL THE ENGINES FIRED
UP, PUT SOME HEAT INTO THE BOAT.
Narrator:
...IS THE 113-FOOT SUMMER BAY.
Bill: JUST KIND OF LOOK THE BOAT
OVER. YOU KNOW, WE SAT.
IT'S BEEN COLD, AND THEY HAD
A COUPLE BIG STORMS.
LET'S JUST KIND OF GET
SOME LIFE BACK INTO IT
AND GET THIS STUFF READY
TO RIG GEAR TOMORROW.
WE'RE GOING TO DO BAIRDI FIRST,
SO LET'S HAVE THE BOAT
ALL WARMED UP, GET SETTLED
INTO YOUR STATE ROOMS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING
TO BE IN TOWN THAT LONG.
Narrator: AFTER AN 8-WEEK
HIATUS, ANOTHER EARLY ARRIVAL,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI,
PREPARES TO RACE
FOR THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP]
READY TO MAKE SOME MONEY
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
-ALL RIGHT.
-WHOO!
-WELCOME BACK!
-HERE WE GO.
Bill: WE GOT INTO TOWN BEFORE
MOST OF THE OTHER GUYS.
THERE'S SO MUCH CRAB TO CATCH,
AND THE LONGER YOU WAIT,
THE LESS THERE IS TO CATCH.
Narrator: BILL'S BAIRDI QUOTA --
30,000 POUNDS.
IF HE CAN GET RIGHT ON THE CRAB,
THE CREW STANDS TO MAKE 7 GRAND
EACH IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
Bill: AND WE'RE RUNNING THE SAME
GUYS AS WE HAD FOR KINGS.
THE GUYS ALL KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY ALL WORK GOOD TOGETHER.
HOPEFULLY GET EVERYTHING
FIRED UP AND GET THE GEAR ON,
AND THE QUICKER WE CAN
GET THIS FINISHED OUT HERE,
THE BETTER OFF
WE'RE GOING TO BE.
[ ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS ]
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
[ ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS ]
[ BLEEP ]
FIRING UP THE BOAT'S ENGINES,
THE PORTSIDE MAIN
IS SPITTING WATER OUT
OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING
AND REFUSING TO TURN OVER.
WHEN WE LEAVE THE BOAT
FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME,
WE COVER THESE
STACKS WITH BUCKETS
SO NO WATER GOES IN HERE.
WE GET WATER IN HERE,
THEN WE'RE [BLEEP].
♪♪
OH, [BLEEP].
THAT'S WHAT SHUT THIS
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR OPERATION
DOWN,
A LITTLE 2-INCH [BLEEP] CRACK.
Narrator:
THE CULPRIT?
A THIN FRACTURE AT THE BASE
OF AN EXHAUST PIPE
THAT ALLOWED RAINWATER
TO SEEP INTO THE ENGINE
OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS.
HATE TO BE BILL RIGHT NOW.
OH, [BLEEP].
SO YOU GUYS FOUND
A CRACK IN THE...
YES.
WHERE THE PIPE COMES UP THROUGH,
WHERE THEY HAD
WELDED IT TOGETHER,
IT'S CRACKED ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE SIDE, SO...
ALL RIGHT.
NO BUENO.
Narrator:
WATER FLOODING INTO THE MAIN
COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE BLOCK
TO SEIZE,
REQUIRING A COSTLY OVERHAUL.
Bill: SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'LL DO
IS WE'LL DRAIN IT OUT.
WE PULL ALL THE INJECTORS.
WE GET A LITTLE SUCTION
DOWN THERE, SUCTION IT OUT.
GET AS MUCH OF IT
TO COME OUT AS YOU CAN.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST
WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.THANK YOU.
Narrator: BILL'S PLAN?
CAREFULLY REMOVE AND DRY OUT
THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS,
PUT IT BACK TOGETHER
AND CROSS HIS FINGERS.
Bill: THERE'S PLACES ON
AN ENGINE WHERE THERE'S
SUPPOSED TO BE WATER,
AND THERE'S PLACES ON AN ENGINE
WHERE YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HAVE WATER,
AND WE GOT WATER
WHERE THERE'S NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE WATER.
IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING,
BUT THIS COULD BE A MATTER
OF JUST THROWING THIS THING
OVER, PUTTING SOME OIL IN IT.
IT COULD BE A FEW HOURS
OF MESSING AROUND
AND HANDS-ON MAINTENANCE,
OR IT COULD BE [BLEEP]
OUT OF LUCK FOR A WEEK,
10 DAYS TO GET THIS THING DONE.
WELCOME BACK.
♪♪
Narrator:
ACROSS THE HARBOR...
Keith: SPIN THAT [BLEEP] AROUND
AND PARALLEL PARK
THAT THING RIGHT HERE
IN FRONT OF ME.
Narrator:
BEFORE CATCHING HIS FLIGHT HOME,
KEITH HAS A FRONT-ROW SEAT
AS BROTHER MONTE
PULLS HIS
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BABY
UP AGAINST THE LOADING DOCK.
OH, [BLEEP].
HE'S GOING TO [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN BRING IT
IN NOSE FIRST.
THAT BOAT DOES NOT TIE UP
WELL GOING DOWNWIND AT ALL.
NO SOONER DID I GIVE MY BROTHER
THE KEYS TO THE BOAT,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S NOT
LISTENING TO ME ANYMORE.
♪♪
TAKE THE [BLEEP]
BOAT FORWARD, MONT!
THAT'S REALLY AS CLOSE
AS WE'RE GOING TO GET.
I ASKED YOU TO BACK
THIS THING IN HERE
FOR A [BLEEP]
REASON, MAN.
YOU CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE
LAYING ON THE PORT [BLEEP] SIDE.
DO YOU THINK I WOULDN'T
WAVE YOU IN HERE
NOT KNOWING WHAT
THE [BLEEP]
I'M DOING?WHATEVER.
LET'S GET THE BOAT TIED UP,
AND LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
DON'T TELL ME HOW
TO TIE THE BOAT UP.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
[BLEEP] UP UNTIL 2 O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING
PUTTING HANG BAIT ON HERE.
IF YOU [BLEEP] TAKE OFF,
YOU DON'T EVEN CALL ANYBODY.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T CALL ME.
NO.
I DID CALL YOU.
WELL, THE THING DOESN'T
WORK HALF THE TIME.
OKAY, WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU REALIZE WE GOT MORE
[BLEEP]
GOING ON THAN JUST,
"LET'S GO GET OUR SIX
[BLEEP] ROWS OF BOXES"?
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
THE NEXT 4 [BLEEP] DAYS HERE.
DON'T GET ON MY ASS ABOUT
YOUR FLIGHT SCHEDULE, BRO.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST [BLEEP]
FREAKED OUT BECAUSE
I'M NOT GOING FISHING.
WELL, I KNOW.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M LEAVING THE BOAT
IN YOUR HANDS. THAT'S IT.
OKAY?
YOU DEAL WITH THE [BLEEP],
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] SHEBANG.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Narrator: WITH MONTE MOVING UP
TO THE HELM,
THE HOLE ON THE DECK
HAS TO BE FILLED,
AND LONGTIME WIZARDDECKHAND
FREDDY MAUGATAI STEPS IN.
I'M GOING TO GO SAY
GOODBYE TO THE GUYS,
AND THEN GET THE
[BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
-TAKE CARE, BRO.
-STAY HEALTHY, CAP.
-SEE YOU, BUD.
-WE'LL MAKE YOU PROUD.
-WE GOT YOU.
-WE GOT YOUR BACK, CAP.
-BYE.
-I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER'S HEALTH,
CRITICAL AS IT IS,
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
I'M REALLY IN THE POSITION
TO EVEN THINK ABOUT
BECAUSE THESE GUYS
ARE COUNTING ON ME TO GO OUT
AND FILL THOSE TANKS WITH CRAB,
AND IT AIN'T GOING TO BE EASY.
♪♪
WELL, WE'RE LEAVING TOWN.
♪♪
OKAY, AWAY WE GO.
LET'S GO [BLEEP] KILL IT.
♪♪
Narrator: 270 MILES
TO THE NORTHWEST,
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
♪♪
Josh:
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
IT'S GOING TO BE 1.5 MILES,
SO THAT'S ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
Man: ALL RIGHT!
Narrator: ...ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
WE GOT TO CATCH
50,000 POUNDS IN 4 DAYS.
I NEED TO GET ON THEM
AND STAY ON THEM.
Narrator: ...RETAKING THE HELM
ON THE FAMILY BOAT,
CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS PREPARES
FOR HIS BAIRDI TRIAL BY FIRE.
Casey: JOSH WILL FIGURE OUT
WHERE HE WANTS TO SET THESE,
AND AS FAR AS WHEN HE STARTS
HAULING, THAT'S UP TO HIM.
CASEY HAS MADE
A VERY GOOD POINT, NOW,
THAT THIS ONE IS ON ME.
A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING,
BUT REALLY AWESOME.
Narrator:
WITH 180 GRAND WORTH OF RED GOLD
TO SLAY IN JUST 96 HOURS,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER HAS
LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR.
Josh: I'M KIND OF BLINDFOLDED
RIGHT NOW.
I'M THROWING DARTS
AT A DART BOARD,
BUT I GOT A PRETTY GOOD FEELING
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN
END OF THINGS.
WITH ANY LUCK, WE CAN KEEP THE
HARRIS LEGACY CONTINUING ON,
AND A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
SOMETIMES I'M THE LAST LONELY
HARRIS OUT ON THE OCEAN.
♪♪
YOU ABOUT READY DOWN THERE?
-YEP!
WE'RE GOING TO [BLEEP] WAYLAY
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THIS AREA...
IN AND OUT.
I WANT EVERY POT TO COUNT.
Man: HERE WE GO.
FIRST POT OF BAIRDI, 2018.
WHOO!
HERE WE GO,
FIRST POT GOING OVER!
ALL RIGHT!
OKAY, DOWN, DOWN!
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PROSPECT.
YOU DON'T EVER JUST FISH.
HERE WE GO, NUMBER TWO!
WHOO!
YOU'RE JUST FISHING, YOU'RE NOT
PROSPECTING OUT AROUND YET,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH YOUR GEAR.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE TO MOVE IT.
FIRE UP!
BRING HER DOWN, MAN.
BRING HER DOWN.
Josh:
I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME UP HERE,
PROVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY,
BUT NOW IT'S ABOUT HAVING SOME
PRIDE FOR MY OWN COMPANY,
ABOUT HAVING PRIDE FOR MY CREW,
ABOUT HAVING PRIDE FOR MYSELF.
I NEED THIS.
♪♪
IT'S GOING TO HURT TODAY.
I WILL PUSH THEM
TO THE BRINK OF CRYING.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO
FOR A LONG GRIND.
Narrator:
TO DIAL IN ON THE CRAB THAT'S
NOTORIOUSLY HARD TO TRACK DOWN,
JOSH BEGINS DROPPING HIS GEAR
ACROSS 400 SQUARE MILES
AND WILL KEEP HIS CREW
GRINDING ON DECK FOR 24 HOURS.
♪♪
WATCH ME.
Josh: YOU GUYS ARE DOING
A HELL OF A JOB.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE LONGEST DAY OF YOUR CAREER.
AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT
COLD AIR IN YOUR FACE.
♪♪
-WHOA!
-[ SCREAMS ]
-HOLD ON!
-GET HIM!
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
♪♪
-WHOA!
-AAH!
-AAH!
-HOLD ON!
-HOLD ON!
-AAH!
♪♪
YOU OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY OKAY OUT THERE?
HOLY [BLEEP].
YOU ABOUT GAVE ME A [BLEEP]
HEART ATTACK.
Narrator: TOSSING A TRAILER BAG,
DECKHAND JON FARRELL
TAKES ONE FOOT OFF THE DECK
AND ALLOWS THE LINE
TO WRAP AROUND HIS KNEE.
-WHOA!
-OH [BLEEP]
Narrator: THE SPLIT-SECOND
REACTION BY THE CREW
IS THE ONLY REASON
THE DECKHAND ISN'T DRAGGED
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN
BY THE 800-POUND POT.
WELL, THE GUYS ARE TIRED.
JUST HAD A SLIP UP.
SCARY STUFF.
THAT'S THE WAY YOU GO.
Josh: SCARY [BLEEP].
I'M FEELING IT.
I JUST ABOUT HAD A [BLEEP]
HEART ATTACK.
NICE JOB, YOU GUYS
ON DECK, THOUGH,
FOR BEING RIGHT THERE,
[BLEEP].
Narrator: PUSHING HIS CREW
PAST THEIR LIMITS,
JOSH'S BID TO PROVE HIS WORTH
ALMOST ENDED IN DISASTER.
I ALMOST DIED.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE
SOME REALLY GOOD NUMBERS.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
Narrator: 55 MILES TO THE NORTH,
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
♪♪
THAT'S FULL, BABY.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
Man:
THAT'S FULL, BABY!
Monte:
WE'RE STRESSED OUT, YOU KNOW?
WE'VE GOT, LIKE,
A WEEK TO WORK WITH,
AND WE'VE GOT 2 WEEKS'
WORTH OF CRAB TO CATCH.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
IS FEELING THE HEAT.
Monte: YEAH.
THIS FISHERY IS KIND OF FICKLE.
YOU PICK THE WRONG SPOT,
YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH TOAST.
Narrator:
WITH KEITH OUT OF THE GAME,
MONTE INHERITED
THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR...
YOU KNOW, WITH LOSING KEITH,
THAT WAS KIND OF A BUMMER,
BUT WE'LL SEE HOW EVERYTHING
GOES OUT ON DECK.
Narrator: ...AND WITH IT,
THE BURDEN OF PUTTING
A MASSIVE 150,000-POUND QUOTA
ONBOARD
IN JUST 6 DAYS.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF
A SHOCK TO EVERYBODY
THAT HE'S NOT ON HERE,
BUT YOU GOT TO LOOK
OUT THE WINDOW
AND FOCUS ON WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO SET, BASICALLY,
WEST OF ST. PAUL,
TARGETING WHAT
WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.
THERE'S JUST THIS
ONE LITTLE STRIP IN HERE
THAT'S MAYBE 15 OR 20 MILES WIDE
WHERE A GUY CAN HOPE TO CATCH
SOMETHING BAIRDI-WISE.
♪♪
-OKAY, HERE WE GO.
-HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, FIRST ONE
IS GETTING
READY TO GO OVER.
OKAY, IF YOU'RE READY,
LET IT GO.
GOOD LUCK. BE CAREFUL.
GOING OVER!
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THERE'S ONE.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT
JUST GETTING STARTED,
IS YOU'RE JUST
TOTALLY IN THE DARK.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S A GOOD
SPOT AND WHAT'S THE BAD ONE.
-GOING OVER!
-GOING OVER!
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO CASEY
AND JOSH ON THE CMYET,
KIND OF GOOD TO OPEN
THOSE CHANNELS UP.
Narrator: LACKING THE TIME
TO PROSPECT BY HIMSELF,
MONTE LOOKS FOR A SHORTCUT.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Monte: CM, WIZARD,
YOU'RE ON THIS ONE?
[ RADIO CRACKLES ]
Josh: YEAH, I GOT YOU.
I SEE YOU STRAIGHT
EAST OF ME THERE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
YEAH.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
I MEAN, WE'RE OUT HERE
ALL BY OURSELVES.
I MEAN, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
IF WE KIND OF WORKED TOGETHER.
IT'D BE POINTLESS NOT TO.
I'VE GOT A PRETTY HARD NUMBER
TO LOOK FOR AND BRING IN
WHICH IS KIND OF BIG
FOR A WEEK OF FISHING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I GOT TO HELP MYSELF
OUT FIRST THOUGH,
TO PROVE THAT I ACTUALLY
HAVE SOME NUTS
AND THAT I CAN GO OUT
AND CATCH CRAB ON MY OWN,
AND ONE OTHER THING.
I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU GUYS
A HAPPY NEW YEAR OVER THERE.
AT LEAST WE GOT BEAUTIFUL
WEATHER FOR IT.
♪♪
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE,
BUT OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
I'LL KEEP
IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
WHILE POOLING THEIR RESOURCES
COULD BENEFIT BOTH BOATS,
JOSH OPTS TO GO IT ALONE.
Josh: I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
FOR MONTE.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
FOR KEITH.
IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THEY WOULD
EVEN, YOU KNOW,
WANT TO GO PARTNERS WITH ME,
JUST BEING A YOUNG GUY,
YOU KNOW, A YOUNG GUN,
BUT I GOT TO
START TAKING CONTROL
AND MAKE MYSELF SUCCESSFUL.
♪♪
JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH
JOSH HARRIS HAS TO LEARN.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING BUT MY OWN DEAL.
YOU KNOW, FOR NOW WE'RE JUST
GOING TO KIND OF
PLOP THEM OFF
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
♪♪
Narrator: 305 MILES
TO THE SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
TIME IS MONEY, SO I SPENT
SOME MONEY ON A SET OF TOOLS.
Narrator:
...2 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
AND HIS CREW HOPE
TO GET THE SUMMER BAY
PATCHED UP AND OFF THE DOCK.
WE GOT TO GET THE WATER
OUT OF THE ENGINE
AND GET SOME HEAT IN IT,
EVEN IF IT'S NOT RIGHT.
♪♪
-YO!
-YO.
COME ON UP A SECOND.
THERE'S A WAY WE CAN GET
THE WATER OUT
AND GET OIL BACK IN IT,
GET IT RUNNING AND COOK IT DRY.
OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TODAY
BECAUSE IF NOT,
CORROSION SETS IN TO
ALL THE GEARS AND THE...
LET ME SHOW YOU THE CRANK.[ BLEEP ].
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
PRETTY GROSS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT CHANGES
THE WHOLE GAME PLAN.
THIS IS HORRIBLE.
THIS IS THE [BLEEP]
WORST NEWS.
UNLESS I'M CRAZY,
THIS SON OF A [BLEEP]
IS COMING
COMPLETELY APART.
Narrator:
WITH SALTWATER FROM THE LEAK
ALREADY EATING AWAY
AT HIS ENGINE,
BILL'S CHANCES AT A QUICK FIX
ARE FADING AWAY.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING
ANYWHERE WITH THIS.
WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO REBUILD.
IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
WE CAUGHT THIS NOW,
RATHER THAN IT FILLING UP
WITH WATER OUT AT SEA.
WHILE THE CREW BEGINS
THE PROCESS
OF DISMANTLING THE ENGINE...
BE ON THE PLANE SATURDAY,
AT LEAST WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS.
THEY COULD, YOU KNOW,
PULL THE INJECTORS.
...BILL HAS TO GET REPLACEMENT
PARTS FABRICATED
AND SHIPPED IN...
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL STAND BY.
...AND EVERY DAY
THEY SPEND AT DOCK
CUTS INTO EARNINGS
FOR CAPTAIN AND CREW.
Bill: HEY, BUDDY.
SO I GOT TURBO COMING, ROD
BEARINGS, GASKET KIT, INJECTORS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CHEAP,
BUT IF THEY CAN GET IN HERE
ON SATURDAY,
WE'LL BE DONE BY SUNDAY.
OKAY.
Bill: THE WORRYING IS OVER.
NOW IT'S THE DOING.
HE WANTS TO GET THE WATER
OUT OF IT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE,
BECAUSE ONCE WE LET
THE AIR GET IN ON IT,
IT [BLEEP] THEM, SO...
ROLL IT, LIKE, AN EIGHTH
OF A TURN OR SOMETHING.
♪♪
I'M HOPING THAT ALL
THIS STUFF SHOWS UP.
♪♪
Narrator: 315 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE WIZARD...
WELL, WE'VE BEEN OUT.
WE STARTED SETTING THE GEAR
24 HOURS AGO.
I HOPE TO HAVE A DECENT NUMBER
COMING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN.
Narrator: ...WITH KEITH OUT
OF COMMISSION,
IT'S UP TO CAPTAIN MONTE
TO FIND THE CRAB ON HIS OWN.
THIS FISHERY IS TOUGH.
BAIRDI FISHERY HAVE
GOOD NUMBERS OF 100.
THAT'S A BIG NUMBER.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED
IF WE'VE ONLY GOT
6 DAYS TO WORK WITH HERE.
Narrator:
SHORT ON TIME AND LONG ON QUOTA,
MONTE NEEDS TO SEE AT LEAST
100 CRAB IN EVERY POT.
BAIRDI!
THEY'RE COMING.
THEY'RE COMING.
OH [BLEEP] YEAH,
THEY'RE COMING.
LET'S JUST GET
THE FIRST ONE HERE.
♪♪
DUMP IT IN.
FIRST ONE ON THIS STRING,
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
♪♪
[ TAPPING
"SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT" ]
ATTABOY.
-WHOO!
-COME ON, FISH!
-OH, YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!
♪♪
I SEE CRAB IN IT.
COME TO PAPA!
GET THAT DOOR.
♪♪
-69, DINNERTIME.
-WE'RE AT 6-9.
COME ON, BABY.
WE NEED MORE THAN 69.
♪♪
-YEAH!
-NEXT STOP, DUTCH HARBOR.
THAT LOOKS KIND OF NICE.
-WHOO-HOO!
-YEAH!
THAT'S BETTER.
A LITTLE BETTER, RIGHT ON.
KEEP THEM COMING.
♪♪
1-4-5?
JUST KEEP
GETTING BETTER, 150.
ABSOLUTELY!
1-7-5.
THIS IS HUGE.
LOOKS LIKE
WE HIT A JACKPOT!
♪♪
NOW THAT'S WHAT A [BLEEP]
WIZARDPOT LOOKS LIKE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE
HAS FOUND A HONEY HOLE...
KEEP ON THESE NUMBERS,
WE WON'T BE OUT HERE LONG.
Narrator: ...AND THE WIZARD
IS OFF AND RUNNING.
2-1-6.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON UP.
-HERE WE GO.
-WE WANT IT WIDE OPEN.
Josh: I GOT A REALLY GOOD
FEELING ABOUT THIS STRING.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GET HERE.
WITH ANY LUCK, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE COMMAND AND CONQUER.
Narrator: JOSH HARRIS APPROACHES
THE FIRST POTS
ON HIS CHOSEN SOUTHERN GROUNDS.
TIME TO PROVE HE'S WORTHY
OF THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR.
Josh: SO HOPEFULLY WE FIND
THE MOTHER LODE.
Casey:
HERE SHE COMES, COMING UP.
DON'T MISS THE FIRST ROW
OF THE SEASON, PLEASE.
UP.
GRABBING POT!
IT'D BE PRETTY AWESOME
JUST TO GET A HALF-FULL POT
AND BE LIKE, "OH, SHA-BAM!"
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT WOULD BE...
[ CLICKS TONGUE ]
♪♪
AND THE FIRST ONE HAS...
IS THERE SOMETHING
IN THERE?
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAVAR?
THEY LOOK LIKE A LOT OF
SMALL ONES THERE, JOHNNY BOY.
LITTLE GUYS?
♪♪
THAT SUCKS.
WE GOT FOUR ON OUR FIRST CHECK,
BUT WE'LL CHECK A COUPLE MORE.
NOT VERY GOOD, WHATEVER.
CAN'T BELIEVE THE FIRST ONE.
HOPEFULLY WE SEE SOME SIGNS
OF LIFE IN THIS NEXT ONE.
♪♪
AH!
WHAT HAPPENED?
PRETTY [BLEEP] POT.
[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
SKULL PINS
AND [BLEEP] CRAB.
BIG OLD FAT GOOSE EGG.
ZERO.
I'M THINKING WE NEED
MORE THAN THAT.
Narrator: HUNTING FOR A BAIRDI
MOTHER LODE,
JOSH'S FIRST POTS
ARE COMING UP EMPTY.
NOTHING.
Man: ONE-TWO, 12.
DAMN, THOSE GUYS.
20 CRAB.
GEEZ!
Josh: YOU KNOW, INITIAL SET --
TERRIBLE.
THERE AIN'T ANY [BLEEP]
FOR CRAB IN THIS AREA
THAT WE'RE FISHING,
AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
WE REALLY GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THESE CRAB ARE AT.
POOR BASTARD,
I KNOW HOW HE FEELS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
YOU GOT TO CHUCK THEM
OUT THERE AT SOME POINT
AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO FIND, SO...
♪♪
I SEE THE WIZARDIS IN THE AREA.
OH, NO!
I GOT TO RUN MY OWN SHOW,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW
THAT I HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE
FOR MY CREW, FOR MY PARTNERS,
AND, YOU KNOW, I NEVER WANT
TO LET THEM DOWN.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
THEY'RE NOT THE BAIRDI
[BLEEP] MEAT PILE
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Narrator:
WITH JUST 3 DAYS TO TRACK DOWN
55,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI...
YEAH. YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE,
THERE WIZARD?
...JOSH CHECKS TO SEE
IF MONTE'S OFFER STILL STANDS.
♪♪
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE?
♪♪
Narrator:
THIS WEEK, ON "SALTY TAKES"...
♪♪
I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GET
THE GUYS OFF THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...WHEN YOU CAN'T GO
CRABBING, GO FISHING.
Bill: SOME OF THEM HAVE NEVER
BEEN SPORT FISHING UP HERE.
Man: WE'RE TROLLING.
Bill: GET THE [BLEEP] DAMN THING
ON THERE, BUDDY.
-HEY!
-OH, NO.
-YEAH!
-YEE-HAW!
-JIMMY, YOU GOT ONE?
-YEAH, BIG ONE.
-NICE.
-YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE IT!
-NO! NO! NO!
-YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE IT!
Jim: COMING ONBOARD.
THIS IS GREAT THERAPY.
Man: WE'RE HAVING FISH
TACOS TONIGHT, BABY.
Narrator:
SURE, MONTE ALREADY HAS
THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF BAIRDI,
BUT BILL HAS DINNER FOR SIX.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE BAIRDI
GROUNDS...
♪♪
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
YEAH. YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE
THERE WIZARD?
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE?
♪♪
Narrator: STRIKING OUT ON
HIS FIRST STRING,
JOSH HARRIS CAN'T
AFFORD TO MISS AGAIN,
AND HE'S HOPING MONTE COLBURN
IS STILL WILLING
TO FORM AN ALLIANCE.
YOU'RE THE LONE RANGER.
[ LAUGHS] YEAH.
I GOT YOU FINE.
HOW IS IT GOING?
WE'RE HAULING BLANKS.
DEFINITELY
NOT WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR?
REALLY PRETTY STEADY.
WE'RE PULLING A LOT
OF 150s, 200s.
I MAY NEED SOME OF YOUR WISDOM
AND YOUR HELP
IF THIS CONTINUES UP
BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A LONG,
LONG SEASON FOR US.
♪♪
NO. IT'S JUST...
REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE
PARTNERING UP WHEN WE GOT HERE.
WE'RE THE ONLY TWO BOATS
OUT HERE, SO
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT GUY.
YEAH, MONEY!
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, THE BEAUTY OF WORKING
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE IS THAT
IF HE DOESN'T SEE
ANYTHING DOWN THERE,
WELL, THAT'S JUST AS
VALUABLE AS HUGE NUMBERS.
KNOWING WHERE NOT TO GO
CAN BE PRETTY PRICELESS, TOO.
♪♪
LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY.
EVERYBODY IS COUNTING ON IT.
FANTASTIC.
SO WRITE THIS
NUMBER DOWN.
OUT AT 57, 20
AND ABOUT 34 1/2,
THERE WAS ACTUALLY
SOME CRAB.
THANK YOU, MONTE.
THERE'S A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER OUT HERE.
AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO ALONE.
Narrator: THE WIZARD
AND THE CORNELIA MARIE
WILL PARTNER UP
TO FILL THEIR TANKS.
WITH DOUBLE THE INTEL,
BOTH CAPTAINS IMPROVE THEIR
CHANCES TO DELIVER ON TIME.
Josh: HE'S A PRETTY
STRAIGHT SHOOTER.
HE'S ONE OF THE BEST
OF THE BEST,
SO LET'S SEE
WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
I THINK THAT'LL ACTUALLY WORK
OUT PRETTY WELL, YOU KNOW?
I'M GOING TO STICK TO THE PLAN
THAT I'VE GOT
AND LET THEM KIND OF COVER
THE LOWER REGION THERE,
AND I'LL JUST KIND OF STICK TO
THE MIDDLE AND THE UPPER ZONE,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT
TO CALL IT.
I THINK THAT PROBABLY SHOULD
WORK OUT WELL FOR ALL OF US.
Narrator: WITH TWO BOATS ALREADY
CHASING THEIR BAIRDI QUOTAS,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
I WOKE UP TODAY HOPING
I WAS IN MEXICO,
BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN,
SO HERE I AM.
Narrator:
...WITH A MAIN ENGINE DOWN,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
IS STUCK AT DOCK...
SOMEBODY CHECK IN. LET THEM KNOW
WE'RE HERE, AND WE'RE WAITING.
Narrator: ...AND PICKING UP
A SHIPMENT OF PARTS.
I DON'T CARE HOW POSITIVE YOU
ARE, MOTIVATED YOU ARE,
THIS MANY DAYS SITTING HERE
WEARS ON ANYBODY, EVERYBODY.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF US HERE
TO GET THIS THING
BACK TOGETHER.
Narrator: THOUGH HE PLANNED TO
BE THE FIRST BOAT OUT OF TOWN,
THE SUMMER BAYIS NOW
3 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE.
-CHECKING OFF THE LIST?
-YES, SIR.
Man: GET THE HIGH SPOTS
OFF THEM FOR YOU.
[BLEEP].
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
YOU CAN SEE IT.
THERE'S A FLAT SPOT ON IT.
I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE.
-WE HAVE A LITTLE DAMAGE.
-YEAH.
OH, BOY.
COULD BE HERE A LOT LONGER
THAN WE THOUGHT.
Narrator: A TINY DEPRESSION ON
ONE OF SIX CYLINDER SLEEVES
WILL SET WILD BILL'S DEPARTURE
BACK INDEFINITELY.
Bill: WHAT DID WE DO THERE,
WE BANG ONE?
Tim:
NONE OF THE GUYS DROPPED THEM,
SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN
FROM SHIPPING.
SON OF A [BLEEP].
THIS IS [BLEEP] CRAZY.
I'M NOT PUTTING THAT
[BLEEP] IN THE HULL.
I DON'T KNOW. I NEVER PUT
[BLEEP] BACK TOGETHER
IN THERE RIGHT,
NEVER IN 40
[BLEEP] YEARS.
ALL THESE PARTS ARE MACHINED
TO FIT PERFECTLY.
ONE LITTLE NICK LIKE THAT
COULD REALLY SCREW THINGS UP,
SO MIGHT AS WELL
JUST GET A NEW ONE.
TO PUT IT TOGETHER
ANY LESS THAN PERFECT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE
MONEY, IT SHOULD BE 100%.
WHOEVER -- WHEREVER THE FAULT
LAY, I DON'T CARE RIGHT NOW.
TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS,
WE NEED A DIFFERENT LINER
TO PUT IN THAT HULL,
AND IT NEEDS TO BE A NEW ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
[BLEEP] FOR WEEKS.
Keith: I'VE BEEN FISHING
THE BERING SEA FOR 33 YEARS.
-WOW, DUDE.
-HI, MOM.
JIM, YOU'RE JUST A CRABBER.
Monte: I BECAME THE MAN I AM
TODAY ON THIS BOAT.
WELCOME TO MY PLAYGROUND.
YEAH!
I'VE SEEN GREAT TIMES.
YES! WHOO!
WATCH OUT.
HANG ON.
HANG ON.
I'VE SEEN BAD TIMES.
MUST HAVE GOT HIT HARD
IN THE CHEST.
I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN
THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
PHEW.
AND IN ALL MY YEARS,
A FEW THINGS HAVE
BECOME CRYSTAL CLEAR.
NOBODY CAN DO THIS ON THEIR OWN.
YOU NEED TO EXPECT
THE UNEXPECTED,
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY...
DON'T [BLEEP] GO DOWN
ON ME FOR THAT!
...KNOW WHEN TO FIGHT
AND WHEN TO WALK AWAY.
THE WRONG CHOICE WILL COST YOU.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
FREEZING-ASS COLD, CAME HERE
FROM THE WARM WEATHER.
WE GOT INTO TOWN
BEFORE MOST OF THE OTHER GUYS.
WE WANTED TO GET
SOME BAIRDI CAUGHT.
Narrator: BEFORE THE FLEET-WIDE
LAUNCH FOR OPILIO...
Sean: WE'RE GOING TO GO DO
SOME BAIRDI FISHING.
IT'S OPEN THIS YEAR,
SO WE'RE PRETTY STOKED.
THREE BOATS ARRIVE EARLY
FOR THEIR SHARE...
Sig:
WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF TOWN
AS FAST AS WE CAN.
WE NEED TO BE AHEAD OF THE GAME
IF WE'RE GOING
TO GET ON THIS BAIRDI.
...OF THE $27 MILLION
BAIRDI BOUNTY.
IT'S GOING TO BE, I THINK,
A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING
OR SOME REALLY BIG NUMBERS.
Narrator: GAMBLING THAT THEY CAN
CATCH THIS ELUSIVE SPECIES...
I'VE NEVER HAD A REAL
GREAT BAIRDI SEASON,
SO IF WE GET INTO
GOOD NUMBERS, BE AWESOME.
Narrator: ...THEN RACE TO
OFFLOAD BEFORE THE FLEET ARRIVES
TO SWARM THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
Casey: WE HAVE TO CATCH THE CRAB
FAST AND MAXIMIZE PROFITS.
BING, BANG, BOOM, BING
AND YOU'RE OUT OF HERE.
I'M EXCITED. WHO DOESN'T GET
EXCITED FOR CRAB FISHING?
♪♪
READY TO GO?
SUCK IT UP.
YEAH, BABY.
Narrator:
ABOARD THE WIZARD...
THE GUYS ARE ALL PSYCHED UP.
I THINK MY BROTHER
HAS JUST LANDED.
GET HIM ON THE BOAT,
AND WE'LL GO FISHING.
I'M SURE HE'S EXCITED.
Narrator: ...RELIEF SKIPPER
MONTE COLBURN
OVERSEES BOAT PREPARATIONS
AND AWAITS THE ARRIVAL OF OLDER
BROTHER, CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN.
MOVING UP.
WE'RE IN CRUNCH TIME.
KEITH WANTS TO BE OUT
OF HERE BY TOMORROW.
I KNOW I'M STOKED.
ROG IS STOKED.
WE HAVE VERY SHORT TIME
TO WORK WITH AS FAR
AS THIS BAIRDI TRIP GOES.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A WEEK TO
GO OUT AND CATCH 155,000 POUNDS.
IT'S NOT EASILY DONE.
IN FACT, IT'S PROBABLY
NEVER BEEN DONE.
Narrator: WITH AN OFFLOAD DATE
LOOMING,
THE WIZARDWILL HAVE TO PUT
THE FLEET'S LARGEST QUOTA
ON BOARD IN RECORD TIME.
TALL TASK, IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE EASY.
COLBURN HEAD.
THAT 51 IS IN THAT POT.
♪♪
HOW WE LOOKING?Monte: LOOKING GOOD.
THEY'RE STACKING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE PRETTY MUCH
READY TO GO.
GOOD.
NOW, LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.
HEY, I GOT SOMETHING I GOT
TO TELL YOU AND THE CREW,
SO LET'S GO DOWN AND TALK
TO THE GUYS.
♪♪
WHAT'S NEW IS, I HAVE
OSTEOMYELITIS IN MY BACK.
MY BACK IS ALL [BLEEP] UP.
I'M NOT GOING FISHING.
I'M NOT GOING.
WELL, I'M HOPING
TO GO FOR OPIES,
BUT I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING
FOR THIS BAIRDI TRIP.
♪♪
TWO OF MY VERTEBRAE
HAVE LITERALLY LOOKED LIKE
SOMEONE POURED
BATTERY ACID ON THEM.
OOH.
Narrator: DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE
SPINAL INFECTION,
KEITH MUST STEP AWAY
FROM HIS BOAT TO RECOVER.
Keith: ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
Tyler:
KEITH JUST DROPPED A BOMB ON US.
HE'S NOT GOING TO BE MAKING
THIS BAIRDI TRIP
WHICH IS NUTS.
♪♪
Monte:
IT'S EVERY DAY YOU DO THAT?
YEAH, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AT ONE TIME?
UH-HUH.
IT'S KIND OF SCARY
WATCHING THIS GROW.
BESIDE THE POINT IS THAT
YOU COULDN'T CATCH BAIRDI
FOR YOUR LIFE ANYWAYS,
SO YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS
RUNNING A BOAT.
SO I OUGHT TO BE...
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE!
SO I INTENTIONALLY WENT OUT
AND CAUGHT A RARE
BACTERIAL INFECTION
IN MY SPINE...
YEAH.
...JUST TO GET OUT
OF BAIRDI FISHING?
YEAH.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY
HE'S NOT GOING FISHING,
AND IT CHANGES THE GAME BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, WHEN HE'S ON THE BOAT,
I HAVE A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT ROLE.
WHEN HE'S NOT HERE, IT'S A TALL
TASK RUNNING ONE OF THESE BOATS.
Narrator:
WITH KEITH OUT OF THE PICTURE,
THE WEIGHT OF 150,000
POUNDS OF BAIRDI
RESTS SQUARELY
ON MONTE'S SHOULDERS.
YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING HERE,
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE GEAR IS GOING TO GO
BECAUSE THAT'S,
YOU KNOW,
MY PRIMARY TASK,
IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO OUT
AND CATCH THIS WESTERN BAIRDI
WHICH, TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,
IS PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST
FISHERY WE HAVE.
♪♪
Narrator: ACROSS THE DOCKS,
ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
I'M GOING RIGHT THERE.
BEAUTIFUL!
BERING SEA IS HARD ON POT.
WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.
WE HAVE THE WELDER.
OH, [BLEEP]!
Narrator: ...WHILE THE VERY
BEST SAFETY PRACTICES
ARE OBSERVED ON DECK...
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
...UP IN THE WHEELHOUSE...IS HE OUT THERE?
STUPID INJURIES IS WHAT
I'M SCARED OF.
...CO-CAPTAINS JOSH HARRIS
AND CASEY McMANUS
HOPE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL
SEASON AHEAD.
-DID YOU GET SHOCKED?
-[BLEEP].
THAT KIND OF STUFF, WE DO
WHATEVER WE CAN TO NEGATE THAT
FROM HAPPENING
IN THE FIRST PLACE
BECAUSE IT JUST RUINS
OUR BOTTOM LINE.
SON OF A [BLEEP]!
GET THE POTS ON THE BOAT,
WE'LL BE SKEDADDLING OUT HERE.
WE GOT 50,000-PLUS POUNDS
OF BAIRDI TO CATCH.
YEAH.
THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD.
IT'S MY TURN TO SHINE.
Narrator: SINCE BUYING INTO
HIS LATE FATHER'S BOAT...
I WANT TO BE A GOOD CRAB
FISHERMAN LIKE MY DAD WAS.
IT'S A LITTLE
NAUTICAL TODAY.
...JOSH HARRIS HAS STRUGGLED
TO TAKE HIS RIGHTFUL
PLACE AT THE HELM...
WHY DON'T --
LET'S DO THIS.
WHY DON'T YOU PULL THE FIRST
POTS SO I CAN WATCH THE...
FIRST TWO? ALL RIGHT.YEAH.
...AND AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR
AWAY FROM THE INDUSTRY,
JOSH RETURNED FOR THE
FALL KING CRAB SEASON...
I MISSED THE BOAT,
AND THAT YEAR OFF SUCKED,
AND I'M READY TO BE BACK,
AND I'M READY TO PROVE
THAT I CAN DO THIS.
...WITH PLANS TO FINALLY
MAKE GOOD ON AN OLD PROMISE.
JOSHUA WANTS THIS BAD, YOU KNOW?
WE'LL JUST SEE
HOW BAD HE WANTS IT.
Casey:
HE'S GOT THE BRAINS.
HE'S GOT THE TOOLS
TO DO THIS JOB.
HE JUST HAS TO MAKE
HIMSELF DO THE JOB.
Narrator: COMING OFF A
SUCCESSFUL KING CRAB SEASON
AS CASEY'S RELIEF SKIPPER,
JOSH TAKES COMMAND FOR BAIRDI.
MY BUSINESS PARTNERS
CARE ABOUT RESULTS.
IF I DO GOOD FOR BAIRDI,
THEY'RE GOING TO ROLL IT ON
FOR OPIE, SO...
JOSH WILL HAVE TO $180,000 WORTH
OF CRAB ONBOARD IN JUST 4 DAYS.
IF I CAN GET HIM TO SMILE,
THIS WHOLE TRIP COMING UP,
THEN THAT IS GOING TO BE
A BEAUTIFUL THING.
SMILING WILL BE GIVING ME TIME
TO DO MY THING DOWNSTAIRS
SO I CAN POLISH
THE BOAT A LITTLE BIT
WHILE YOU GET SOME
FISHING DONE.
I'M READY.
ARE YOU GUYS READY?
BAIRDI 2018, YOU GUYS,
LET'S GO AHEAD AND THROW THEM.
-WHOO!
-THERE YOU GO!
-GO!
-MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO
FISHING, FINALLY.
THANK GOD.
Josh: YOU KNOW, I'M STARTING
TO GET BACK
IN THE SWING OF THINGS HERE.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE ISLAND...
Bill: LET'S GET THE COVERS
OFF THE STACKS.
LET'S GET ALL THE ENGINES FIRED
UP, PUT SOME HEAT INTO THE BOAT.
Narrator:
...IS THE 113-FOOT SUMMER BAY.
Bill: JUST KIND OF LOOK THE BOAT
OVER. YOU KNOW, WE SAT.
IT'S BEEN COLD, AND THEY HAD
A COUPLE BIG STORMS.
LET'S JUST KIND OF GET
SOME LIFE BACK INTO IT
AND GET THIS STUFF READY
TO RIG GEAR TOMORROW.
WE'RE GOING TO DO BAIRDI FIRST,
SO LET'S HAVE THE BOAT
ALL WARMED UP, GET SETTLED
INTO YOUR STATE ROOMS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING
TO BE IN TOWN THAT LONG.
Narrator: AFTER AN 8-WEEK
HIATUS, ANOTHER EARLY ARRIVAL,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI,
PREPARES TO RACE
FOR THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP]
READY TO MAKE SOME MONEY
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
-ALL RIGHT.
-WHOO!
-WELCOME BACK!
-HERE WE GO.
Bill: WE GOT INTO TOWN BEFORE
MOST OF THE OTHER GUYS.
THERE'S SO MUCH CRAB TO CATCH,
AND THE LONGER YOU WAIT,
THE LESS THERE IS TO CATCH.
Narrator: BILL'S BAIRDI QUOTA --
30,000 POUNDS.
IF HE CAN GET RIGHT ON THE CRAB,
THE CREW STANDS TO MAKE 7 GRAND
EACH IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
Bill: AND WE'RE RUNNING THE SAME
GUYS AS WE HAD FOR KINGS.
THE GUYS ALL KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY ALL WORK GOOD TOGETHER.
HOPEFULLY GET EVERYTHING
FIRED UP AND GET THE GEAR ON,
AND THE QUICKER WE CAN
GET THIS FINISHED OUT HERE,
THE BETTER OFF
WE'RE GOING TO BE.
[ ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS ]
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
[ ENGINE STARTS AND STOPS ]
[ BLEEP ]
FIRING UP THE BOAT'S ENGINES,
THE PORTSIDE MAIN
IS SPITTING WATER OUT
OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING
AND REFUSING TO TURN OVER.
WHEN WE LEAVE THE BOAT
FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME,
WE COVER THESE
STACKS WITH BUCKETS
SO NO WATER GOES IN HERE.
WE GET WATER IN HERE,
THEN WE'RE [BLEEP].
♪♪
OH, [BLEEP].
THAT'S WHAT SHUT THIS
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR OPERATION
DOWN,
A LITTLE 2-INCH [BLEEP] CRACK.
Narrator:
THE CULPRIT?
A THIN FRACTURE AT THE BASE
OF AN EXHAUST PIPE
THAT ALLOWED RAINWATER
TO SEEP INTO THE ENGINE
OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS.
HATE TO BE BILL RIGHT NOW.
OH, [BLEEP].
SO YOU GUYS FOUND
A CRACK IN THE...
YES.
WHERE THE PIPE COMES UP THROUGH,
WHERE THEY HAD
WELDED IT TOGETHER,
IT'S CRACKED ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE SIDE, SO...
ALL RIGHT.
NO BUENO.
Narrator:
WATER FLOODING INTO THE MAIN
COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE BLOCK
TO SEIZE,
REQUIRING A COSTLY OVERHAUL.
Bill: SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'LL DO
IS WE'LL DRAIN IT OUT.
WE PULL ALL THE INJECTORS.
WE GET A LITTLE SUCTION
DOWN THERE, SUCTION IT OUT.
GET AS MUCH OF IT
TO COME OUT AS YOU CAN.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST
WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.THANK YOU.
Narrator: BILL'S PLAN?
CAREFULLY REMOVE AND DRY OUT
THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS,
PUT IT BACK TOGETHER
AND CROSS HIS FINGERS.
Bill: THERE'S PLACES ON
AN ENGINE WHERE THERE'S
SUPPOSED TO BE WATER,
AND THERE'S PLACES ON AN ENGINE
WHERE YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HAVE WATER,
AND WE GOT WATER
WHERE THERE'S NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE WATER.
IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING,
BUT THIS COULD BE A MATTER
OF JUST THROWING THIS THING
OVER, PUTTING SOME OIL IN IT.
IT COULD BE A FEW HOURS
OF MESSING AROUND
AND HANDS-ON MAINTENANCE,
OR IT COULD BE [BLEEP]
OUT OF LUCK FOR A WEEK,
10 DAYS TO GET THIS THING DONE.
WELCOME BACK.
♪♪
Narrator:
ACROSS THE HARBOR...
Keith: SPIN THAT [BLEEP] AROUND
AND PARALLEL PARK
THAT THING RIGHT HERE
IN FRONT OF ME.
Narrator:
BEFORE CATCHING HIS FLIGHT HOME,
KEITH HAS A FRONT-ROW SEAT
AS BROTHER MONTE
PULLS HIS
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BABY
UP AGAINST THE LOADING DOCK.
OH, [BLEEP].
HE'S GOING TO [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN BRING IT
IN NOSE FIRST.
THAT BOAT DOES NOT TIE UP
WELL GOING DOWNWIND AT ALL.
NO SOONER DID I GIVE MY BROTHER
THE KEYS TO THE BOAT,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S NOT
LISTENING TO ME ANYMORE.
♪♪
TAKE THE [BLEEP]
BOAT FORWARD, MONT!
THAT'S REALLY AS CLOSE
AS WE'RE GOING TO GET.
I ASKED YOU TO BACK
THIS THING IN HERE
FOR A [BLEEP]
REASON, MAN.
YOU CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE
LAYING ON THE PORT [BLEEP] SIDE.
DO YOU THINK I WOULDN'T
WAVE YOU IN HERE
NOT KNOWING WHAT
THE [BLEEP]
I'M DOING?WHATEVER.
LET'S GET THE BOAT TIED UP,
AND LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
DON'T TELL ME HOW
TO TIE THE BOAT UP.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
[BLEEP] UP UNTIL 2 O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING
PUTTING HANG BAIT ON HERE.
IF YOU [BLEEP] TAKE OFF,
YOU DON'T EVEN CALL ANYBODY.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T CALL ME.
NO.
I DID CALL YOU.
WELL, THE THING DOESN'T
WORK HALF THE TIME.
OKAY, WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU REALIZE WE GOT MORE
[BLEEP]
GOING ON THAN JUST,
"LET'S GO GET OUR SIX
[BLEEP] ROWS OF BOXES"?
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND
THE NEXT 4 [BLEEP] DAYS HERE.
DON'T GET ON MY ASS ABOUT
YOUR FLIGHT SCHEDULE, BRO.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST [BLEEP]
FREAKED OUT BECAUSE
I'M NOT GOING FISHING.
WELL, I KNOW.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M LEAVING THE BOAT
IN YOUR HANDS. THAT'S IT.
OKAY?
YOU DEAL WITH THE [BLEEP],
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] SHEBANG.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Narrator: WITH MONTE MOVING UP
TO THE HELM,
THE HOLE ON THE DECK
HAS TO BE FILLED,
AND LONGTIME WIZARDDECKHAND
FREDDY MAUGATAI STEPS IN.
I'M GOING TO GO SAY
GOODBYE TO THE GUYS,
AND THEN GET THE
[BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
-TAKE CARE, BRO.
-STAY HEALTHY, CAP.
-SEE YOU, BUD.
-WE'LL MAKE YOU PROUD.
-WE GOT YOU.
-WE GOT YOUR BACK, CAP.
-BYE.
-I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, MY BROTHER'S HEALTH,
CRITICAL AS IT IS,
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
I'M REALLY IN THE POSITION
TO EVEN THINK ABOUT
BECAUSE THESE GUYS
ARE COUNTING ON ME TO GO OUT
AND FILL THOSE TANKS WITH CRAB,
AND IT AIN'T GOING TO BE EASY.
♪♪
WELL, WE'RE LEAVING TOWN.
♪♪
OKAY, AWAY WE GO.
LET'S GO [BLEEP] KILL IT.
♪♪
Narrator: 270 MILES
TO THE NORTHWEST,
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
♪♪
Josh:
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
IT'S GOING TO BE 1.5 MILES,
SO THAT'S ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
Man: ALL RIGHT!
Narrator: ...ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
WE GOT TO CATCH
50,000 POUNDS IN 4 DAYS.
I NEED TO GET ON THEM
AND STAY ON THEM.
Narrator: ...RETAKING THE HELM
ON THE FAMILY BOAT,
CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS PREPARES
FOR HIS BAIRDI TRIAL BY FIRE.
Casey: JOSH WILL FIGURE OUT
WHERE HE WANTS TO SET THESE,
AND AS FAR AS WHEN HE STARTS
HAULING, THAT'S UP TO HIM.
CASEY HAS MADE
A VERY GOOD POINT, NOW,
THAT THIS ONE IS ON ME.
A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING,
BUT REALLY AWESOME.
Narrator:
WITH 180 GRAND WORTH OF RED GOLD
TO SLAY IN JUST 96 HOURS,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER HAS
LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR.
Josh: I'M KIND OF BLINDFOLDED
RIGHT NOW.
I'M THROWING DARTS
AT A DART BOARD,
BUT I GOT A PRETTY GOOD FEELING
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN
END OF THINGS.
WITH ANY LUCK, WE CAN KEEP THE
HARRIS LEGACY CONTINUING ON,
AND A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
SOMETIMES I'M THE LAST LONELY
HARRIS OUT ON THE OCEAN.
♪♪
YOU ABOUT READY DOWN THERE?
-YEP!
WE'RE GOING TO [BLEEP] WAYLAY
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THIS AREA...
IN AND OUT.
I WANT EVERY POT TO COUNT.
Man: HERE WE GO.
FIRST POT OF BAIRDI, 2018.
WHOO!
HERE WE GO,
FIRST POT GOING OVER!
ALL RIGHT!
OKAY, DOWN, DOWN!
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PROSPECT.
YOU DON'T EVER JUST FISH.
HERE WE GO, NUMBER TWO!
WHOO!
YOU'RE JUST FISHING, YOU'RE NOT
PROSPECTING OUT AROUND YET,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH YOUR GEAR.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE TO MOVE IT.
FIRE UP!
BRING HER DOWN, MAN.
BRING HER DOWN.
Josh:
I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME UP HERE,
PROVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY,
BUT NOW IT'S ABOUT HAVING SOME
PRIDE FOR MY OWN COMPANY,
ABOUT HAVING PRIDE FOR MY CREW,
ABOUT HAVING PRIDE FOR MYSELF.
I NEED THIS.
♪♪
IT'S GOING TO HURT TODAY.
I WILL PUSH THEM
TO THE BRINK OF CRYING.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO
FOR A LONG GRIND.
Narrator:
TO DIAL IN ON THE CRAB THAT'S
NOTORIOUSLY HARD TO TRACK DOWN,
JOSH BEGINS DROPPING HIS GEAR
ACROSS 400 SQUARE MILES
AND WILL KEEP HIS CREW
GRINDING ON DECK FOR 24 HOURS.
♪♪
WATCH ME.
Josh: YOU GUYS ARE DOING
A HELL OF A JOB.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE LONGEST DAY OF YOUR CAREER.
AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT
COLD AIR IN YOUR FACE.
♪♪
-WHOA!
-[ SCREAMS ]
-HOLD ON!
-GET HIM!
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
♪♪
-WHOA!
-AAH!
-AAH!
-HOLD ON!
-HOLD ON!
-AAH!
♪♪
YOU OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY OKAY OUT THERE?
HOLY [BLEEP].
YOU ABOUT GAVE ME A [BLEEP]
HEART ATTACK.
Narrator: TOSSING A TRAILER BAG,
DECKHAND JON FARRELL
TAKES ONE FOOT OFF THE DECK
AND ALLOWS THE LINE
TO WRAP AROUND HIS KNEE.
-WHOA!
-OH [BLEEP]
Narrator: THE SPLIT-SECOND
REACTION BY THE CREW
IS THE ONLY REASON
THE DECKHAND ISN'T DRAGGED
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN
BY THE 800-POUND POT.
WELL, THE GUYS ARE TIRED.
JUST HAD A SLIP UP.
SCARY STUFF.
THAT'S THE WAY YOU GO.
Josh: SCARY [BLEEP].
I'M FEELING IT.
I JUST ABOUT HAD A [BLEEP]
HEART ATTACK.
NICE JOB, YOU GUYS
ON DECK, THOUGH,
FOR BEING RIGHT THERE,
[BLEEP].
Narrator: PUSHING HIS CREW
PAST THEIR LIMITS,
JOSH'S BID TO PROVE HIS WORTH
ALMOST ENDED IN DISASTER.
I ALMOST DIED.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE
SOME REALLY GOOD NUMBERS.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
Narrator: 55 MILES TO THE NORTH,
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
♪♪
THAT'S FULL, BABY.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
Man:
THAT'S FULL, BABY!
Monte:
WE'RE STRESSED OUT, YOU KNOW?
WE'VE GOT, LIKE,
A WEEK TO WORK WITH,
AND WE'VE GOT 2 WEEKS'
WORTH OF CRAB TO CATCH.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
IS FEELING THE HEAT.
Monte: YEAH.
THIS FISHERY IS KIND OF FICKLE.
YOU PICK THE WRONG SPOT,
YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH TOAST.
Narrator:
WITH KEITH OUT OF THE GAME,
MONTE INHERITED
THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR...
YOU KNOW, WITH LOSING KEITH,
THAT WAS KIND OF A BUMMER,
BUT WE'LL SEE HOW EVERYTHING
GOES OUT ON DECK.
Narrator: ...AND WITH IT,
THE BURDEN OF PUTTING
A MASSIVE 150,000-POUND QUOTA
ONBOARD
IN JUST 6 DAYS.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF
A SHOCK TO EVERYBODY
THAT HE'S NOT ON HERE,
BUT YOU GOT TO LOOK
OUT THE WINDOW
AND FOCUS ON WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO SET, BASICALLY,
WEST OF ST. PAUL,
TARGETING WHAT
WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.
THERE'S JUST THIS
ONE LITTLE STRIP IN HERE
THAT'S MAYBE 15 OR 20 MILES WIDE
WHERE A GUY CAN HOPE TO CATCH
SOMETHING BAIRDI-WISE.
♪♪
-OKAY, HERE WE GO.
-HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, FIRST ONE
IS GETTING
READY TO GO OVER.
OKAY, IF YOU'RE READY,
LET IT GO.
GOOD LUCK. BE CAREFUL.
GOING OVER!
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THERE'S ONE.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT
JUST GETTING STARTED,
IS YOU'RE JUST
TOTALLY IN THE DARK.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S A GOOD
SPOT AND WHAT'S THE BAD ONE.
-GOING OVER!
-GOING OVER!
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO CASEY
AND JOSH ON THE CMYET,
KIND OF GOOD TO OPEN
THOSE CHANNELS UP.
Narrator: LACKING THE TIME
TO PROSPECT BY HIMSELF,
MONTE LOOKS FOR A SHORTCUT.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Monte: CM, WIZARD,
YOU'RE ON THIS ONE?
[ RADIO CRACKLES ]
Josh: YEAH, I GOT YOU.
I SEE YOU STRAIGHT
EAST OF ME THERE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
YEAH.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
I MEAN, WE'RE OUT HERE
ALL BY OURSELVES.
I MEAN, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
IF WE KIND OF WORKED TOGETHER.
IT'D BE POINTLESS NOT TO.
I'VE GOT A PRETTY HARD NUMBER
TO LOOK FOR AND BRING IN
WHICH IS KIND OF BIG
FOR A WEEK OF FISHING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I GOT TO HELP MYSELF
OUT FIRST THOUGH,
TO PROVE THAT I ACTUALLY
HAVE SOME NUTS
AND THAT I CAN GO OUT
AND CATCH CRAB ON MY OWN,
AND ONE OTHER THING.
I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU GUYS
A HAPPY NEW YEAR OVER THERE.
AT LEAST WE GOT BEAUTIFUL
WEATHER FOR IT.
♪♪
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE,
BUT OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
I'LL KEEP
IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
WHILE POOLING THEIR RESOURCES
COULD BENEFIT BOTH BOATS,
JOSH OPTS TO GO IT ALONE.
Josh: I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
FOR MONTE.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
FOR KEITH.
IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THEY WOULD
EVEN, YOU KNOW,
WANT TO GO PARTNERS WITH ME,
JUST BEING A YOUNG GUY,
YOU KNOW, A YOUNG GUN,
BUT I GOT TO
START TAKING CONTROL
AND MAKE MYSELF SUCCESSFUL.
♪♪
JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH
JOSH HARRIS HAS TO LEARN.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING BUT MY OWN DEAL.
YOU KNOW, FOR NOW WE'RE JUST
GOING TO KIND OF
PLOP THEM OFF
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
♪♪
Narrator: 305 MILES
TO THE SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
TIME IS MONEY, SO I SPENT
SOME MONEY ON A SET OF TOOLS.
Narrator:
...2 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
AND HIS CREW HOPE
TO GET THE SUMMER BAY
PATCHED UP AND OFF THE DOCK.
WE GOT TO GET THE WATER
OUT OF THE ENGINE
AND GET SOME HEAT IN IT,
EVEN IF IT'S NOT RIGHT.
♪♪
-YO!
-YO.
COME ON UP A SECOND.
THERE'S A WAY WE CAN GET
THE WATER OUT
AND GET OIL BACK IN IT,
GET IT RUNNING AND COOK IT DRY.
OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TODAY
BECAUSE IF NOT,
CORROSION SETS IN TO
ALL THE GEARS AND THE...
LET ME SHOW YOU THE CRANK.[ BLEEP ].
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
PRETTY GROSS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT CHANGES
THE WHOLE GAME PLAN.
THIS IS HORRIBLE.
THIS IS THE [BLEEP]
WORST NEWS.
UNLESS I'M CRAZY,
THIS SON OF A [BLEEP]
IS COMING
COMPLETELY APART.
Narrator:
WITH SALTWATER FROM THE LEAK
ALREADY EATING AWAY
AT HIS ENGINE,
BILL'S CHANCES AT A QUICK FIX
ARE FADING AWAY.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING
ANYWHERE WITH THIS.
WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO REBUILD.
IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
WE CAUGHT THIS NOW,
RATHER THAN IT FILLING UP
WITH WATER OUT AT SEA.
WHILE THE CREW BEGINS
THE PROCESS
OF DISMANTLING THE ENGINE...
BE ON THE PLANE SATURDAY,
AT LEAST WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS.
THEY COULD, YOU KNOW,
PULL THE INJECTORS.
...BILL HAS TO GET REPLACEMENT
PARTS FABRICATED
AND SHIPPED IN...
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL STAND BY.
...AND EVERY DAY
THEY SPEND AT DOCK
CUTS INTO EARNINGS
FOR CAPTAIN AND CREW.
Bill: HEY, BUDDY.
SO I GOT TURBO COMING, ROD
BEARINGS, GASKET KIT, INJECTORS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CHEAP,
BUT IF THEY CAN GET IN HERE
ON SATURDAY,
WE'LL BE DONE BY SUNDAY.
OKAY.
Bill: THE WORRYING IS OVER.
NOW IT'S THE DOING.
HE WANTS TO GET THE WATER
OUT OF IT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE,
BECAUSE ONCE WE LET
THE AIR GET IN ON IT,
IT [BLEEP] THEM, SO...
ROLL IT, LIKE, AN EIGHTH
OF A TURN OR SOMETHING.
♪♪
I'M HOPING THAT ALL
THIS STUFF SHOWS UP.
♪♪
Narrator: 315 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE WIZARD...
WELL, WE'VE BEEN OUT.
WE STARTED SETTING THE GEAR
24 HOURS AGO.
I HOPE TO HAVE A DECENT NUMBER
COMING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN.
Narrator: ...WITH KEITH OUT
OF COMMISSION,
IT'S UP TO CAPTAIN MONTE
TO FIND THE CRAB ON HIS OWN.
THIS FISHERY IS TOUGH.
BAIRDI FISHERY HAVE
GOOD NUMBERS OF 100.
THAT'S A BIG NUMBER.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED
IF WE'VE ONLY GOT
6 DAYS TO WORK WITH HERE.
Narrator:
SHORT ON TIME AND LONG ON QUOTA,
MONTE NEEDS TO SEE AT LEAST
100 CRAB IN EVERY POT.
BAIRDI!
THEY'RE COMING.
THEY'RE COMING.
OH [BLEEP] YEAH,
THEY'RE COMING.
LET'S JUST GET
THE FIRST ONE HERE.
♪♪
DUMP IT IN.
FIRST ONE ON THIS STRING,
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
♪♪
[ TAPPING
"SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT" ]
ATTABOY.
-WHOO!
-COME ON, FISH!
-OH, YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!
♪♪
I SEE CRAB IN IT.
COME TO PAPA!
GET THAT DOOR.
♪♪
-69, DINNERTIME.
-WE'RE AT 6-9.
COME ON, BABY.
WE NEED MORE THAN 69.
♪♪
-YEAH!
-NEXT STOP, DUTCH HARBOR.
THAT LOOKS KIND OF NICE.
-WHOO-HOO!
-YEAH!
THAT'S BETTER.
A LITTLE BETTER, RIGHT ON.
KEEP THEM COMING.
♪♪
1-4-5?
JUST KEEP
GETTING BETTER, 150.
ABSOLUTELY!
1-7-5.
THIS IS HUGE.
LOOKS LIKE
WE HIT A JACKPOT!
♪♪
NOW THAT'S WHAT A [BLEEP]
WIZARDPOT LOOKS LIKE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE
HAS FOUND A HONEY HOLE...
KEEP ON THESE NUMBERS,
WE WON'T BE OUT HERE LONG.
Narrator: ...AND THE WIZARD
IS OFF AND RUNNING.
2-1-6.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON UP.
-HERE WE GO.
-WE WANT IT WIDE OPEN.
Josh: I GOT A REALLY GOOD
FEELING ABOUT THIS STRING.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GET HERE.
WITH ANY LUCK, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE COMMAND AND CONQUER.
Narrator: JOSH HARRIS APPROACHES
THE FIRST POTS
ON HIS CHOSEN SOUTHERN GROUNDS.
TIME TO PROVE HE'S WORTHY
OF THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR.
Josh: SO HOPEFULLY WE FIND
THE MOTHER LODE.
Casey:
HERE SHE COMES, COMING UP.
DON'T MISS THE FIRST ROW
OF THE SEASON, PLEASE.
UP.
GRABBING POT!
IT'D BE PRETTY AWESOME
JUST TO GET A HALF-FULL POT
AND BE LIKE, "OH, SHA-BAM!"
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT WOULD BE...
[ CLICKS TONGUE ]
♪♪
AND THE FIRST ONE HAS...
IS THERE SOMETHING
IN THERE?
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAVAR?
THEY LOOK LIKE A LOT OF
SMALL ONES THERE, JOHNNY BOY.
LITTLE GUYS?
♪♪
THAT SUCKS.
WE GOT FOUR ON OUR FIRST CHECK,
BUT WE'LL CHECK A COUPLE MORE.
NOT VERY GOOD, WHATEVER.
CAN'T BELIEVE THE FIRST ONE.
HOPEFULLY WE SEE SOME SIGNS
OF LIFE IN THIS NEXT ONE.
♪♪
AH!
WHAT HAPPENED?
PRETTY [BLEEP] POT.
[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
SKULL PINS
AND [BLEEP] CRAB.
BIG OLD FAT GOOSE EGG.
ZERO.
I'M THINKING WE NEED
MORE THAN THAT.
Narrator: HUNTING FOR A BAIRDI
MOTHER LODE,
JOSH'S FIRST POTS
ARE COMING UP EMPTY.
NOTHING.
Man: ONE-TWO, 12.
DAMN, THOSE GUYS.
20 CRAB.
GEEZ!
Josh: YOU KNOW, INITIAL SET --
TERRIBLE.
THERE AIN'T ANY [BLEEP]
FOR CRAB IN THIS AREA
THAT WE'RE FISHING,
AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
WE REALLY GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THESE CRAB ARE AT.
POOR BASTARD,
I KNOW HOW HE FEELS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
YOU GOT TO CHUCK THEM
OUT THERE AT SOME POINT
AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO FIND, SO...
♪♪
I SEE THE WIZARDIS IN THE AREA.
OH, NO!
I GOT TO RUN MY OWN SHOW,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW
THAT I HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE
FOR MY CREW, FOR MY PARTNERS,
AND, YOU KNOW, I NEVER WANT
TO LET THEM DOWN.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
THEY'RE NOT THE BAIRDI
[BLEEP] MEAT PILE
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Narrator:
WITH JUST 3 DAYS TO TRACK DOWN
55,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI...
YEAH. YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE,
THERE WIZARD?
...JOSH CHECKS TO SEE
IF MONTE'S OFFER STILL STANDS.
♪♪
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE?
♪♪
Narrator:
THIS WEEK, ON "SALTY TAKES"...
♪♪
I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GET
THE GUYS OFF THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...WHEN YOU CAN'T GO
CRABBING, GO FISHING.
Bill: SOME OF THEM HAVE NEVER
BEEN SPORT FISHING UP HERE.
Man: WE'RE TROLLING.
Bill: GET THE [BLEEP] DAMN THING
ON THERE, BUDDY.
-HEY!
-OH, NO.
-YEAH!
-YEE-HAW!
-JIMMY, YOU GOT ONE?
-YEAH, BIG ONE.
-NICE.
-YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE IT!
-NO! NO! NO!
-YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE IT!
Jim: COMING ONBOARD.
THIS IS GREAT THERAPY.
Man: WE'RE HAVING FISH
TACOS TONIGHT, BABY.
Narrator:
SURE, MONTE ALREADY HAS
THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF BAIRDI,
BUT BILL HAS DINNER FOR SIX.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE BAIRDI
GROUNDS...
♪♪
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
YEAH. YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE
THERE WIZARD?
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
YOU GOT ME ON THIS ONE?
♪♪
Narrator: STRIKING OUT ON
HIS FIRST STRING,
JOSH HARRIS CAN'T
AFFORD TO MISS AGAIN,
AND HE'S HOPING MONTE COLBURN
IS STILL WILLING
TO FORM AN ALLIANCE.
YOU'RE THE LONE RANGER.
[ LAUGHS] YEAH.
I GOT YOU FINE.
HOW IS IT GOING?
WE'RE HAULING BLANKS.
DEFINITELY
NOT WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR?
REALLY PRETTY STEADY.
WE'RE PULLING A LOT
OF 150s, 200s.
I MAY NEED SOME OF YOUR WISDOM
AND YOUR HELP
IF THIS CONTINUES UP
BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A LONG,
LONG SEASON FOR US.
♪♪
NO. IT'S JUST...
REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE
PARTNERING UP WHEN WE GOT HERE.
WE'RE THE ONLY TWO BOATS
OUT HERE, SO
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT GUY.
YEAH, MONEY!
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, THE BEAUTY OF WORKING
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE IS THAT
IF HE DOESN'T SEE
ANYTHING DOWN THERE,
WELL, THAT'S JUST AS
VALUABLE AS HUGE NUMBERS.
KNOWING WHERE NOT TO GO
CAN BE PRETTY PRICELESS, TOO.
♪♪
LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY.
EVERYBODY IS COUNTING ON IT.
FANTASTIC.
SO WRITE THIS
NUMBER DOWN.
OUT AT 57, 20
AND ABOUT 34 1/2,
THERE WAS ACTUALLY
SOME CRAB.
THANK YOU, MONTE.
THERE'S A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER OUT HERE.
AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO ALONE.
Narrator: THE WIZARD
AND THE CORNELIA MARIE
WILL PARTNER UP
TO FILL THEIR TANKS.
WITH DOUBLE THE INTEL,
BOTH CAPTAINS IMPROVE THEIR
CHANCES TO DELIVER ON TIME.
Josh: HE'S A PRETTY
STRAIGHT SHOOTER.
HE'S ONE OF THE BEST
OF THE BEST,
SO LET'S SEE
WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
I THINK THAT'LL ACTUALLY WORK
OUT PRETTY WELL, YOU KNOW?
I'M GOING TO STICK TO THE PLAN
THAT I'VE GOT
AND LET THEM KIND OF COVER
THE LOWER REGION THERE,
AND I'LL JUST KIND OF STICK TO
THE MIDDLE AND THE UPPER ZONE,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT
TO CALL IT.
I THINK THAT PROBABLY SHOULD
WORK OUT WELL FOR ALL OF US.
Narrator: WITH TWO BOATS ALREADY
CHASING THEIR BAIRDI QUOTAS,
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
I WOKE UP TODAY HOPING
I WAS IN MEXICO,
BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN,
SO HERE I AM.
Narrator:
...WITH A MAIN ENGINE DOWN,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
IS STUCK AT DOCK...
SOMEBODY CHECK IN. LET THEM KNOW
WE'RE HERE, AND WE'RE WAITING.
Narrator: ...AND PICKING UP
A SHIPMENT OF PARTS.
I DON'T CARE HOW POSITIVE YOU
ARE, MOTIVATED YOU ARE,
THIS MANY DAYS SITTING HERE
WEARS ON ANYBODY, EVERYBODY.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF US HERE
TO GET THIS THING
BACK TOGETHER.
Narrator: THOUGH HE PLANNED TO
BE THE FIRST BOAT OUT OF TOWN,
THE SUMMER BAYIS NOW
3 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE.
-CHECKING OFF THE LIST?
-YES, SIR.
Man: GET THE HIGH SPOTS
OFF THEM FOR YOU.
[BLEEP].
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
YOU CAN SEE IT.
THERE'S A FLAT SPOT ON IT.
I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE.
-WE HAVE A LITTLE DAMAGE.
-YEAH.
OH, BOY.
COULD BE HERE A LOT LONGER
THAN WE THOUGHT.
Narrator: A TINY DEPRESSION ON
ONE OF SIX CYLINDER SLEEVES
WILL SET WILD BILL'S DEPARTURE
BACK INDEFINITELY.
Bill: WHAT DID WE DO THERE,
WE BANG ONE?
Tim:
NONE OF THE GUYS DROPPED THEM,
SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN
FROM SHIPPING.
SON OF A [BLEEP].
THIS IS [BLEEP] CRAZY.
I'M NOT PUTTING THAT
[BLEEP] IN THE HULL.
I DON'T KNOW. I NEVER PUT
[BLEEP] BACK TOGETHER
IN THERE RIGHT,
NEVER IN 40
[BLEEP] YEARS.
ALL THESE PARTS ARE MACHINED
TO FIT PERFECTLY.
ONE LITTLE NICK LIKE THAT
COULD REALLY SCREW THINGS UP,
SO MIGHT AS WELL
JUST GET A NEW ONE.
TO PUT IT TOGETHER
ANY LESS THAN PERFECT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE
MONEY, IT SHOULD BE 100%.
WHOEVER -- WHEREVER THE FAULT
LAY, I DON'T CARE RIGHT NOW.
TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS,
WE NEED A DIFFERENT LINER
TO PUT IN THAT HULL,
AND IT NEEDS TO BE A NEW ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
[BLEEP] FOR WEEKS.