Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 16, Episode 6 - Razor's Edge - full transcript
♪♪
Junior: I'M TIRED, MAN.
THIS IS A LONG ONE.
YOU KNOW THE HARDEST THING
ABOUT WORKING OUT HERE?
EVERYTHING'S WORKING
AGAINST YOU, IT SEEMS LIKE.
AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
THROW IT OVER!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BUT IT'S
A LONG WAYS FROM OVER, MAN.
AAH!
♪♪
AND IT AIN'T GOING
TO GET NO EASIER.
I'VE GOT TO GO OUT ON THE EDGE,
SET THIS GEAR,
AND SEE IF I CAN
LOCATE SOME CRAB.
OWWW.
[ GROANS ]
ON THE BERING SEA,
ONCE YOU THINK
YOU'VE SEEN EVERYTHING,
YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
HUH?
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE YOU
WANT TO FIGHT. COME ON.
NICE GUYS WILL FINISH LAST.
I WILL HAVE THE POLICE
REMOVE YOU FROM THE VESSEL.
[ GROANS ]
YAAH.
HIT ME.
OKAY.
[ GROANS ]
ANYWAY, THAT'S FISHING OUT HERE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]OH, YEAH!
WE DON'T PULL GEAR,
WE DON'T GO HOME.
SIMPLE AS THAT.
♪♪
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: FOUR GRUELING WEEKS
INTO THE KING CRAB SEASON
AND 530 MILES FROM
THE NEAREST BOAT
IS THE 109 FOOT SEABROOKE.
OH, MY [BLEEP] GOD.
WE'RE DOING THE BRAZILIAN
BUTT LIFT.
[ LAUGHTER]YOU HAVE TO DO THAT
WHEN YOU GET SO OLD,
BECAUSE YOUR ASS WILL SAG.
WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE IN THIS
MANY HOURS ON SLOW FISHING,
YOU START GETTING STIR CRAZY.
♪♪
WE CAUGHT OUR RED CRAB QUICK.
SO FAR, GOLDEN KING CRAB
UP HERE,
THEY'RE NOT PLAYING BALL.
Narrator: AFTER DELIVERING
ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF RED KING CRAB...
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
FIRST ONE'S COMING UP.
...SKIPPER SCOTT CAMPBELL
JR.'S CRUSADE
TO THE REMOTE
GOLDEN CRAB GROUNDS
HAS HIM AWASH IN RED INK.
♪♪
Junior: WE'VE GOT A
COMMISSIONER'S PERMIT
FOR THIS GOLDEN KING CRAB
THAT HASN'T BEEN FISHED
SINCE 1987.
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
♪♪
WATCH THIS.
[ BLEEP ]
OH, MAN. WHAT A BUMMER.
SMALL FEMALES.
[ GROANS ]
SURVEY SAYS NO.
Narrator: GRANTED EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS TO CATCH
30,000 POUNDS
OF GOLDEN KING CRAB...
NO GOOD.
Narrator: ...JUNIOR
CAN MAKE A KILLING,
ASSUMING HE CAN FIND
THE FABLED GOLDEN CRABS' LAIR.
YAH!
YOU CAN'T SET 60 POTS ON THAT.
THIS SPOT SUCKS.
♪♪
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
THERE'S MY DAD.
HOW'S IT GOING, SENIOR?
Senior: Going good.
The reason I'm calling --
you're not going
to believe this, but...
WOW.
I think this is a once
in a lifetime shot here.
POSSIBLY, IF WE DO REALLY WELL
WITH THIS GOLDEN CRAB,
WE'D HAVE ENOUGH
FOR A DOWN PAYMENT,
BUT I'M STRIKING OUT, MAN.
YOU GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Well, you're probably not
going to like
what I'm going to suggest,
but I think you need to get out
on the edge and fish
on the steep cliffs.
You can lose a lot of gear,
But that's where
they like to hang.
They like to hang out on the
steepest edge you can find.
[ YELLS ]
WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT.
AT THIS POINT,
I'LL TRY ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL TOMORROW.
All right.
WELL, I GOT AN EYE ON THE PRIZE
RIGHT NOW,
AND THE PRIZE IS GET A DOWN
PAYMENT FOR THE LADY ALASKA.
Narrator: LOOKING TO BUILD
THE FAMILY BUSINESS,
THE MORE CAPABLE
AND 29-FOOT-LONGER LADY ALASKA
IS JUST THE TICKET
TO EXPAND JUNIOR'S EMPIRE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE'RE GOING
TO TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE.
SENIOR SAYS
RUN OUT TO THE EDGE.
Narrator:
THE FLOOR OF THE BERING SEA
IS BISECTED
BY A 9,800 FOOT CLIFF
SEPARATING THE SHALLOWS
FROM THE DEEP WATER TO THE WEST.
LET'S GET THESE POTS ON AND
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
-YEAH!
-HELL, YEAH.
Narrator:
SENIOR'S OLD GROUNDS
SIT SQUARELY ON THAT
TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE.
Junior: I'VE GOT TO GO OUT ON
THE EDGE, SET THIS GEAR,
AND SEE IF I CAN
LOCATE SOME CRAB.
Narrator: 600 MILES SOUTHEAST,
IN AKUTAN HARBOR...
DID A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK.
GOT A GOOD LOAD.
WE PRETTY MUCH
GOT ALL CLEAN CRAB IN THERE.
-YEAH!
-YES!
Narrator:
...ON THE SAGA BANDIT.
[ CHEERING ]
Jake:
LOOKING GOOD, JOHNNY BOY.
THAT'S SOME
GOOD-LOOKING CRAB.
YOU KEEP FISHING LIKE THIS,
THE RUSSIANS DON'T STAND
A CHANCE AGAINST YOU.
RUCK YOU, FUSSIA.
POW LIKE "ROCKY IV"! POW!
[ LAUGHS ]
AFTER GRINDING THROUGH 28
EXHAUSTING DAYS AT SEA...
DAMN STRAIGHT.
I'M LOOKING TO MAKE A STATEMENT
WITH THIS CRAB I'M CATCHING.
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
AND HIS FISHING MAESTRO
JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
LOOK TO CASH IN
ON THEIR HARD FOUGHT REWARD.
ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO.
LAST BRAILER.
♪♪
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT WE END UP WITH, BUDDY.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEP.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
WHAT IS IT?
FINAL TALLY --
65,000 POUNDS.
WHOO! YEAH, THAT'S MY BOY.
THAT'S MY BOY.
65,000 POUNDS GROSSES THE SAGA
THREE QUARTERS
OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
WE STILL HAVE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
I STILL HAVE A LOT
OF CRAB TO CATCH.
KEEP GRINDING.
BUT WITH 30,000 POUNDS OF QUOTA
STILL TO DELIVER...
ALL RIGHT, BOYS, YOU READY
TO THROW THE LINES?
...JAKE NEEDS TO CATCH
AND OFFLOAD HIS REMAINING CRAB
BEFORE THE HIGH
PRICE BOTTOMS OUT.
I'M NOT ONLY RACING
THE ALASKAN FLEET,
I'M RACING WITH
THE RUSSIANS AS WELL.
YEAH.
THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE.
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
OH [BLEEP]
[ GROANS ]
DUDE, JAKE,
I GOT A PROBLEM HERE.
THIS IS LIKE AN ABSCESS.
SOMETHING BAD GOING ON.
WHAT, DUDE?
SEPTEMBER 2nd,
I FELL ON MY ELBOW
AND THAT'S WHAT
IT LOOKED LIKE.
IT'S NOT PRETTY.HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?
THIS IS WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.
I TALKED TO THE DOCTOR
THIS MORNING.
INFECTION'S JUST
SITTING IN THERE.
YOU FEEL GOOD?I DON'T FEEL SICK.
I'M NOT GOING
TO DIE FROM THIS.
WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET
OUR QUOTA AND GO HOME.
LET'S GO FISHING.
WHOO-HOO!
[ IMITATES TRUMPET ]
BACK IN AKUTAN...
ON THE SUMMER BAY.
Nick: WE'RE OFFLOADING.
IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
KING CRAB SEASONS I'VE EVER HAD.
[BLEEP] FISHING, BOAT PROBLEMS,
CREW PROBLEMS.
[ BLEEP ]
Narrator: OVERCOMING ENGINE
FAILURE, BAD DECK CHEMISTRY,
AND DELAYS AT DOCK,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
AND HIS CREW STILL MANAGED
TO FINISH THEIR SEASON EARLY.
Bill: WE'RE GOING TO BE A COUPLE
THOUSAND POUNDS SHORT, I THINK.
WE'LL SEE.
Narrator: BUT IN A YEAR
OF CONSTANT SETBACKS,
BILL FEARS ONE FINAL STRAW --
UNDERSHOOTING HIS QUOTA, CUTTING
EVEN FURTHER INTO HIS PROFITS.
IF WE COME UP SHORT,
IT'S GOING TO BE AN ASS CHEWING
AND A MUCH SMALLER CHECK.
THIS [BLEEP]
IS 12 BUCKS A POUND.
I MEAN, DOWN TO THE WIRE LIKE
THIS, IT'S RIDICULOUS.
27.3 IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Landon: OH, COME ON.
SHOW ME 27!
SHOW ME 27.
Nick: HERE IT IS. HERE IT COMES.
HERE IT COMES.
[ CHEERING ]
-YEAH!
-NAILED IT!
27.7, BARELY.
WE MADE IT.
WE WERE THIS CLOSE.
WAY TOO CLOSE.
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, MAN.
WHEW!
Narrator:
THEIR QUOTA -- IN THE BOOKS.
THE BOAT ESCAPES
A DEVASTATING LOSS.
WE DID IT!
AND EACH CREW MEMBER
SECURES A $15,000 CHECK,
ONCE THEY BUTTON UP THE DECK.
Spencer: YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING HERE?
WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS
TO CLEAN THE BAGS
SO THEY DON'T STINK.
THERE'S NO GUNK IN THEM.
YOU REALIZE THAT WE BASICALLY
WATCHED YOU
STAND AROUND ALL SEASON?
I HOPE VASILY DOESN'T KILL
SOMEBODY IN THEIR SLEEP TONIGHT
BECAUSE HE HAD TO DO
A LABORIOUS TASK.
GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
AFTER DRIVING CAPTAIN AND CREW
TO DISTRACTION ALL SEASON...
NO, IT'S YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
GO!
Bill: NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR YOU
[BLEEP] ARGUE ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? GET OFF DECK.
LOTS OF FUN.
Narrator: GREENHORN VASILY
SHOWS NO SIGN OF LETTING UP.
HE JUST WANTS TO GET
UNDER YOUR SKIN.
IT'S CRAZY.
Nick: GO DO YOUR JOB.
Vasily: WE DIDN'T USE
THOSE BAGS ON THIS TRIP
SO SOMEBODY DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB
FROM THE PREVIOUS TRIP.
DOUBLE STANDARDS AGAIN?
TAKE THAT [BLEEP]
BEFORE YOU GO INSIDE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HUH?
COME ON.
WHAT? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
LIKE YOU WANT TO FIGHT. COME ON.
I'M WHAT?TOUGH KID WANNABE.
THAT'S WHO YOU ARE.
Narrator:
IN AKUTAN HARBOR...
Nick: GO DO YOUR JOB.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HUH?
COME ON.
WHAT? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
LIKE YOU WANT TO FIGHT.
COME ON.
I'M WHAT?
A WHAT?
TOUGH KID WANNABE.
THAT'S WHO YOU ARE.
BRING IT IN.
YOU WANT TO MEASURE
[BLEEP] TOO?
Bill: VASILY, COME UP
TO THE WHEELHOUSE.
♪♪
KNOCK HIM THE [BLEEP] OUT.
ONE MORE STEP
TO BEING COMPLETE
AND BEING DONE WITH THAT
[BLEEP]
Narrator: FACING CONTINUED
INSUBORDINATION,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
CONFRONTS
HIS DEFIANT GREENHORN,
VASILY.
HEY,
STOP CAUSING PROBLEMS.
NO.BUT NICK HAS ATTITUDE
FROM THE BEGINNING.
HE DOESN'T TELL ME --
NO, NICK IS ONE OF THE BEST
DECKHANDS IN THE FLEET
AND YOU KNOW THE LEAST
ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE FLEET.
I'M NOT TRYING TO --YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR POSITION IS?
YOUR POSITION AS LABOR IS
SOMEBODY SAYS, "GO MOVE."
YOU GO MOVE.
THAT IS YOUR JOB
AND YOU HAVE NEVER DONE
THAT FROM DAY ONE.
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE
ON THIS BOAT HAS AN EXPLANATION,
BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
SO THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
NO, I DON'T, BECAUSE
NONE OF IT MAKES SENSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE'RE DONE TALKING.
YOU ARE RELIEVED
OF YOUR DUTY.
I WANT YOU OFF
THE BOAT NOW.
NO, YOU'RE HERE
TO SAY GOODBYE.
I WILL HAVE THE POLICE
REMOVE YOU FROM THE VESSEL.
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
GET OFF MY BOAT NOW.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE --GET OFF MY BOAT NOW.
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO BE
DROPPED OFF HERE,
SO I HAVE TO GET A RIDE
TO GET TO THE OTHER TOWN.
UGH!
♪♪
IF YOU WANT A RIDE AROUND
TO THE OTHER SIDE
AND YOU CAN JUST
KEEP TO YOURSELF...
GO AHEAD AND GET
YOUR STUFF TOGETHER,
SO WHEN WE GET TO THE OTHER
SIDE, YOU'RE READY TO GO.
JUST PACK
YOUR STUFF, PLEASE.
THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE.
I WANT IT TO END.
BUT YOU STILL CAN'T --PLEASE LEAVE.
I'M PAYING YOU IN FULL.
JUST GO AWAY.
GO AWAY!
♪♪
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM
A RIDE OVER.
I'VE ASKED HIM
TO GIVE YOU GUYS SPACE
AND YOU GUYS JUST LEAVE HIM BE.
VASILY, HE COMES FROM RUSSIA.
WANTS THE AMERICAN DREAM
BUT DOESN'T WANT TO [BLEEP]
WORK FOR IT.
Narrator: BILL WILL MAKE
THE 50 MILE TRIP TO DUTCH HARBOR
TO OFFLOAD HIS
RUSSIAN GREENHORN...
LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
...AND PUT HIS SEASON TO BED.
WE CAME IN FINALLY AFTER WAY
TOO LONG OF FISHING.
WE HIT OUR MARK BARELY
BUT WE HIT IT.
WE MADE IT WITH THE ENGINE.
THERE'S SO MANY GOOD THINGS
THAT CAME FROM
A HORRIBLE SEASON.
THIS IS HOW
IT'S GOING TO END.
LOUSIEST PERSON
I'VE EVER HAD ON THE BOAT.
Narrator:
115 MILES NORTHWEST...
Harley: LOOK AT THAT.
HE IS GOING AT IT LIKE [BLEEP]
THERE IS NO TOMORROW, MAN.
WINDOW WASHING FOOL.
Narrator: ...ON THE 148 FOOT
SOUTHERN WIND.
♪♪
Harley: WE'VE GOT
THE FIRST POT COMING
IF WE CAN GET
SOME 20s OUT OF THIS,
20 AVERAGE,
WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE.
PACK UP AND GO HOME.
Man: WHOO!
WE GOT IT HERE.
Narrator: AFTER WEEKS OF TRADING
BLOWS WITH THE FLEET...
GET THIS THING FINISHED.
PUT A FORK IN THIS THING.
Narrator: ...BERING SEA BULLDOG,
CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON
IS ONE GOOD HAUL AWAY
FROM SUCKING UP
THE LAST OF HIS QUOTA.
WE'VE GOT 120 POTS RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GOING RIGHT TO WHERE I'VE
HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESS BEFORE,
SO WE'VE GOT THIS
IN THE BAG.
THE REST OF THE QUOTA
SHOULD BE IN THERE SO
IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR ME.
Harley:
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
NOT SO GOOD.
[ BLEEP ]
DAMN.
Brady: [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
WE'RE GETTING
A COUPLE, NOT MANY.
GO SEE HOW MY SECOND ROLE DID.
GOT TO HAVE SOME HOPE.
THIS IS PRETTY FRUSTRATING
RIGHT NOW.
NOTHING. TWO ON THIS ONE,
MAX.
WE NEED SOME PRODUCTION HERE.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
STILL NOTHING, DUDE.
DEFINITELY GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
CAN'T WASTE A
WHOLE LOT OF TIME.
Narrator:
HIS HOTSPOTS DRAINED OF LIFE...
Harley:
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT
THE REST OF THE FLEET'S DOING.
Narrator:
...THE VETERAN FISHERMAN
LOOKS FOR ANOTHER PLACE
TO SET THE HOOK.
OKAY.
I HAVE FRIENDS HERE
OVER IN THIS AREA.
SOMETHING HAPPENING OFF
TO THE WEST HERE,
ABOUT 80 MILES.
IT MUST BE A GOOD SPOT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, YEAH, CAN'T HIDE.
Narrator: ON THE HORIZON,
BOATS CONVERGE ON ONE LOCATION,
HUNTING THE BIOMASS.
JUST STACK THIS
STUFF ON, YOU GUYS.
WE GOT TO GET OVER THERE
AND MIX IT UP
WITH THE REST OF THE GUYS.
Narrator: AND HARLEY, ALONG
WITH HIS 150 POTS,
ISN'T AFRAID TO MUSCLE IN
ON THAT PRIME REAL ESTATE.
I LIKE OUR SYSTEM,
IT'S PROVEN VERY EFFICIENT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO LIKE IT.
IT'S BETWEEN ME AND THE CRAB,
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
Narrator: 120 MILES NORTHEAST,
ON THE SAGA BANDIT.
FEEL A LOT BETTER TODAY.
READY TO PULL SOME GEAR.
Jake:
60 HOURS SOAK ON THIS, SO.
AND THIS REALLY CAN PUT
A DENT INTO THAT QUOTA.
WITH 30,000 POUNDS
STILL TO CATCH...
IT'S ALL ABOUT SPEED
AND EFFICIENCY.
...CO-CAPTAINS JAKE ANDERSON
AND JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
LOOK TO CONTINUE
THEIR HOT STREAK
AND PAD THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
THE GUYS ARE FINISHED
WITH THEIR SEASONS
AND I KNOW THAT THE RUSSIANS
ARE BRINGING
A LOT OF CRAB
ON DOCK AS WELL.
I NEED CONSISTENCY
AND I NEED NUMBERS.
TODAY IS GOING TO BE --
TELL US A LOT.
COULD BE GOOD.
IT COULD BE BAD.
YOU READY, ANDERSON?
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BLEEP ]
WHOO!
THERE YOU GO.
OH, [BLEEP] JOHN.
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH!
JOHN, JOHN, I'VE NEVER SEEN
A POT THAT BIG.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE, BUDDY.
-KEEP DUMPING!
-A LOT OF CRAB.
GET A BIGGER TABLE, JAKE.
THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB
HERE STILL.
98!
YEAH!
HELL OF A GOOD JOB
FOR ANDERSON.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S AWESOME,
THAT'S AWESOME.
OH, GOD.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
IT'S THE BIGGEST
POT OF OUR SEASON.
PRETTY AWESOME.
GOOD NUMBERS.
I'M HAPPY,
IT'S ALMOST TIME
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
GETTING RICH, JOHN,
GETTING RICH!
OH, LOOK AT THIS BABY.
TANK FILLER. PAY CHECK MAKER.
A FEW MORE STRINGS AND WE'LL BE
PUTTING ON THE GOING HOME STACK.
AND WE'LL BE DONE.
COME ON, BABY.
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
SAGA,JAKE SPEAKING.
YEAH, HEY, LENNY.
Narrator: ON THE PHONE.
SAGACO-OWNER LENNY HERZOG.
[ CHEERING ]
Jake: IT'S GOING SO WELL,
THE FISHING, SO WELL.
YEAH. YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
NO, NO, IT'S FINE.
NO, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE BOAT.
OH, THANKS A LOT.
NO, WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
♪♪
THAT WAS MY PARTNER, UM...
AND HE TOLD ME
I GOT ANOTHER 17,000 POUNDS.
FIVE MINUTES AGO
WE WERE ALMOST DONE.
HOW DO I TELL MY CREW
THAT THEY HAVE TO NOW SET OUT?
Narrator:
ON THE SAGA BANDIT...
Jake: YEAH, HEY, LENNY.
YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
NO, NO, IT'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
THAT WAS MY PARTNER, UM...
AND HE TOLD ME
I GOT ANOTHER 17,000 POUNDS.
I'M KIND OF AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
[BLEEP] DUDE.
Narrator: MORE QUOTA MEANS MORE
MONEY FOR THE CAPTAIN AND CREW,
BUT ALSO MORE TIME
ON THE WATER.
Jake: FIVE MINUTES AGO
WE WERE ALMOST DONE.
NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE DAYS.
[ CHEERING ]
I'M LOOKING AT MY CREW
RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE ALL HAPPY.
HA-HA HEE-HEE.
HOW DO I TELL MY CREW
NOT TO STACK ON,
THAT THEY HAVE
TO NOW SET OUT?
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO SET THIS ONE BACK.
Man:
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GO HOME.
THIS SUCKS.
THIS JUST TOOK THE WIND
RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS.
Johnathan:
YOU GOT TO TAKE IT.
THAT'S WHAT A BOAT OWNER DOES,
TAKES QUOTA.
ME AND MY BROTHERS
WOULD DO THAT IN A SECOND,
IT'S NOT EASY TO COME BY.
Jake: I'M JUST THINKING
ABOUT HOME A LOT.
I GOT JENNA ON MY MIND,
MY KID, AND IT'S TOUGH.
THIS IS WHY I NEVER
CHANGED THE NAME.
THIS IS WHY IT'S THE SAGA.
I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE.
Narrator: JAKE HUNKERS DOWN
FOR A LONG ROAD AHEAD,
BUT 190 MILES WEST...
Harley: OKAY, GO AHEAD,
AND WE'LL SET THIS ONE.
Narrator:
... SOUTHERN WINDCAPTAIN,
STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON,
APPROACHES THE FINAL STRETCH.
FIRST POT GOING OVER.
COULD BE A PARADISE.
Narrator:
WITH HIS HOTSPOT PLAYED OUT...
Harley: HEY, HEY, HEY,
THAT IS MR. SIG HANSEN.
TOO MANY OF THOSE
WHITE MARK BUOYS AROUND.
Narrator:
...HARLEY BARGES INTO A FISHING
PARTY WITHOUT AN INVITE.
Harley:
FISHING BY THE WIZARDAGAIN.
TRAILBLAZER,HUH?
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO FREAKING SHARE HERE, DUDE.
[ LAUGHS ]
-GOING OVERBOARD.
-WE'RE JUST STEALING CRAB.
AND WE'RE JUST GOING
TO COME IN HERE
AND STUFF IT RIGHT IN THERE,
BECAUSE WE DON'T CARE.
Narrator: READY TO RIP CRAB OUT
FROM UNDER HIS COMPETITION,
HARLEY STAKES HIS CLAIM.
Harley: YOU GOT TO BE
KIND OF CUT THROAT.
NOW THE SOUTHERN WINDIS MOVING
IN, THE TERRITORY IS OURS.
♪♪
Narrator:
465 MILES NORTHWEST...
...ON THE REMOTE
GOLDEN KING CRAB GROUNDS.
Junior: WE'RE IN UNCHARTED
TERRITORIES RIGHT NOW,
IN EXPLORATION MODE,
TRYING TO LOCATE SOMETHING.
Narrator: GRANTED AN EXCLUSIVE
LICENSE FROM FISH AND GAME
TO HAUL 30,000 POUNDS OF CRAB...
Junior: WELL, MY DAD USED TO
FISH OUT ON THE EDGE YEARS AGO.
THAT'S WHERE THE CRAB ARE
AND THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.
Narrator: ... SEABROOKECAPTAIN,
SCOTT CAMPBELL JR.
ACTS ON ADVICE FROM HIS FATHER
TO SET ON THE JAGGED DROP OFF
BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
AND THE OCEANIC ABYSS.
Junior:
WE REALLY NEED THIS TO HIT.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
IF WE'RE GOING TO COME UP
WITH A DOWN PAYMENT
FOR THAT LADY ALASKA,
WE NEED TO HIT CRAB
RIGHT OFF THE GET GO.
I'M STARTING TO SEE THE CONTOURS
OF THIS CANYON RIGHT HERE.
LET'S START THE DROP
DOWN NOW, FOR SURE.
PRETTY RISKY BUSINESS.
A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO LOSE GEAR.
Junior: HERE WE GO,
HERE COMES CLIFFHANGER STRING.
-IN YOU GO.
-POW, POW.
QUIT HANGING ON TO IT.
CRIMINY. [BLEEP]
THIS IS STEEPER THAN [BLEEP]
LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE,
100 FATHOM DIFFERENCE.
GOING OVER.
Narrator: TO KEEP FROM
LOSING HIS GEAR...
I'M TRYING TO LAY IN AT DEPTH
AND HIT THAT 60-DEGREE ANGLE,
AND MAKE SURE MY POTS
DON'T SLIDE OFF.
Narrator:
...JUNIOR USES ELECTRONICS
TO NAVIGATE BENEATH THE SURFACE.
A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
♪♪
[ BEEPING ]
OH [BLEEP]
WE'VE GOT NO SOUNDER NOW,
LOOK AT THIS.
DON'T KNOW WHAT DEPTH WE'RE IN
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DRIVING BLIND.
HEY, JACK, WE LOST POWER
TO OUR SOUNDER.
WE'VE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
Narrator:
UNABLE TO DECIPHER DEPTH
OR SEE THE CONTOURS
OF THE OCEAN FLOOR,
JUNIOR'S OPERATION
GRINDS TO A HALT.
♪♪
THE CULPRIT -- A 25 CENT
CORRODED GROUND WIRE.
Junior: HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET
THIS FIXED AND GET UNDERWAY.
OH, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
OW.
[BLEEP]
THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T
LEAVE KNIVES OUT.
UGH, I JUST [BLEEP]
CUT MYSELF, DUDE, BAD.
SON OF A BITCH.
IT WAS JUST LAYING RIGHT HERE.
I WALKED BY THE KNIFE,
AND IT JUST LAID ME WIDE OPEN.
THAT IS A DANDY.
Narrator: 625 MILES FROM TOWN,
AND A GAPING WOUND ON HIS ARM...
Junior: YEAH,
HUNKY WAS AN ARMY MEDIC.
Narrator: ...JUNIOR CALLS
ON HIS BERING SEA DOCTOR,
DECKHAND "HUNKY HAM".
LOOKING FOR A SYRINGE SO WE CAN
SHOOT IT UP WITH LIDOCAINE,
TO KIND OF NUMB IT.
NOTHING IN THAT ONE.
OKAY.
NO SYRINGES ON THE BOAT.
I HAVE TO DO THIS THE OLD
FASHIONED WAY, THE HARD WAY.
NO LIDOCAINE, NO NEEDLE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
YAH!
OWW!
Narrator: IN THE FAR NORTHERN
GOLDEN CRAB GROUNDS...
I'D SAY FOUR
TO FIVE STITCHES.
...CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL JR.
STEADIES HIMSELF
FOR SOME BERING SEA SURGERY.
STITCHES, THE OLD FASHIONED WAY,
NO ANESTHETIC.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
YAH!
ARGH!
OKAY. THERE'S ONE.
OWW!
♪♪
FEELS LIKE GETTING KICKED
IN THE BALLS.
THEY GET WORSE EVERY ONE.
OW.
DON'T BE SORRY,
JUST JAM HER THROUGH THERE.
THIS IS THE GUY
THAT SIGNS MY PAYCHECKS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LOOKING GOOD, THAT'S
THE LAST STITCH RIGHT THERE.
IT'S ALL CLOSED UP.
THAT WAS PRETTY PAINFUL.
I'M NOT GOING
TO LIE ABOUT THAT,
BUT REALITY IS,
WE JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH IT.
NOW WE CAN GET BACK TO WORK,
GET THE OPERATION GOING AGAIN.
TRY AND CATCH
SOME FRICKING GOLDEN CRAB.
OH, SOUNDER'S POPPING BACK ON.
LOOK AT THAT, ALL FIXED.
ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
LET'S GET BACK TO WORK HERE.
GOING OVER!
HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALL
BE WORTH IT IN THE END.
Narrator:
465 MILES SOUTHEAST...
I THINK IT'S ABOUT HERE, GUYS.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
Narrator:
...ON THE SOUTHERN WIND...
WHOA!
Harley:
NEW NEIGHBOR IN TOWN.
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
HIDING FROM THE SOUTHERN WIND.
HERE WE GO!
Narrator: AFTER BULLYING
HIS WAY ONTO HOT FISHING
ON THE SOUTHERN GROUNDS,
CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON
LINED UP
HIS NEXT VICTIM, THE FLEET.
...MIGHT GET SOME 15s
AND 20s.
IF WE JUST GET A NICE
STEADY AVERAGE, I'LL BE DONE.
Narrator: NOW HARLEY ANXIOUSLY
AWAITS THE VERDICT.
Harley: WE HAD TO GET
A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE.
I NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING COME UP
IN THESE POTS RIGHT NOW.
FIRST POT'S UP!
Narrator:
GUILTY.
WHOO!DEFINITELY GUILTY.
WHOO!
[BLEEP] WHOO!
HELL YEAH!
WAY BIG.
PRETTY POT IN THAT ONE.
PRETTY DARN GOOD, MAN,
LOVING THIS STUFF.
[ CHEERING ]
WE'RE ON IT NOW!
[ LAUGHS ]
JUST WHAT WE NEEDED,
BOYS, 30.
THEY CAN SEE THE FINISH LINE
WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF.
38, ANOTHER 30, 36 NOW,
IT KEEPS GOING UP.
THESE ARE GOING HOME NUMBERS.WHOO!
LOOK AT THOSE GUYS
DOWN THERE, HUH?
MY MOVE PAID OFF.
I HAD TO PULL A COUPLE OF TRICKS
OUT OF MY BAG,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: STUFFING HIS TANKS
ON A 34 AVERAGE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ONE
OF THE FIRST BOATS IN TO TOWNS.
WINNER, WINNER.
Narrator: THE VETERAN CAPTAIN
IS PRIMED TO CELEBRATE
THE END OF HIS 39th
KING CRAB SEASON.
Harley: THIS STUFF KEEPS
ADDING UP LIKE THIS,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
ON OUR WAY OUT OF HERE.
NICE GUYS WILL FINISH LAST.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Narrator:
190 MILES EAST...
GOING OVER!
...ABOARD THE SAGA BANDIT.
WHOO!
Johnathan: LAST ONE.
♪♪
LAST ONE OFF, GET SOME SLEEP.
GOING OVER!
Narrator:
AFTER PICKING UP MORE QUOTA,
INSTEAD OF STACKING OUT...
ON TOP OF WHAT WE GOT,
I'VE GOT ANOTHER
17,000 POUNDS TO CATCH.
Narrator:
...JAKE AND HIS CREW SET BACK.
JAKE, NOW THE ELBOW'S
HURTING AGAIN.
SO, I TRIED TO SQUEEZE IT
TO OPEN UP THE OLD CUT,
AND IT'S NOT COMING OUT.
YOU GOT
A MEDICAL KIT, RIGHT?
YEAH.
TO AVOID AN EXPENSIVE TRIP
BACK TO TOWN...
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO NEED
TO LANCE IT.
...JAKE PREPS HIS SCALPEL.
AY-YI-YI.
IF I'M GOING TO GET STUCK,
I WANT AN AUDIENCE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
COME ON IN.
PEOPLE DIE JUST FROM
THOSE INFECTIONS.
IT WAS LOOKING GOOD, DUDE.
I TOOK MY ANTIBIOTICS
LIKE A GOOD BOY.
AND THEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
AND IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
HAVE A SEAT, YOUNG MAN.STICK ME GOOD.
IN THE CHAIR.
YOU ARE MY PATIENT RIGHT NOW.
I TRUST YOU,
DR. ANDERSON.
Jake: I AM SO EXCITED TO GET
TO CUT SOMEBODY TODAY.
THAT'S NASTY.
WHERE'S MY OTHER
ASSISTANT?
Narrator:
FOR A LITTLE BACKUP...
Tony: Dr. Anderson.TONY.
Narrator: ...JAKE CALLS IN
AN ACTUAL DOCTOR.
LOOK AT THAT SON OF A BITCH.
LOOK AT THAT, TONY.
IT'S JUST GETTING BIGGER.
NEED TO GET THIS
OUT OF MY BODY, RIGHT?
OKAY.
GOT THE IODINE HERE.
I'M JUST GOING TO CLEAN IT OFF.
Taking that knife and just
sticking it in halfway through.
ARE YOU READY?JUST CUT ME, DOC.
OH, GOD,
I GET TO STAB SOMEBODY.
HIT ME. HIT ME.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
GET THE EVIL OUT OF ME.
AAH! OW.
OH [BLEEP]
AH, GROSS.
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
Nick: A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
LANDON MADE THIS BET.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR LANDON,
HE LOST THE BET.
NOW ONE CRAB, EACH NIPPLE.
THERE MAY BE BLOOD.
-WAIT, WHAT WAS THE BET?
-I DON'T REMEMBER.
Narrator:
THE FINAL OFFLOAD ISN'T JUST
ABOUT MAKING YOUR QUOTA.
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE
IF IT FALLS OFF.
Nick: READY?
Narrator: SOMETIMES THE STAKES
CAN BE FAR MORE...
[ SCREAMS ]
[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
OH! [ BLEEP ]
Narrator: ...TITILLATING.
OH, GOD.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT HURTS.
MY...HURTS.
[ BLEEP ]
UGH.
Narrator: A NIPPLE FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS, LANDON.
OH, WHAT'S HE CARE?
THE SUMMER BAYHAS WRAPPED.
GOOD RIDDANCE
Narrator:
ON THE SAGA BANDIT...
Jake: OH, GOD,
I GET TO STAB SOMEBODY.
HIT ME. HIT ME.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
GET THE EVIL OUT OF ME.
[ YELLS ]
OW!
OH [BLEEP]
OH, GROSS.
OH, COME ON.
HOLY [BLEEP]
YOU'RE SQUIRTING.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
AH, YEAH.
THAT FEELS GOOD.
WHOO!
-That's a lot of pus.
THAT DIDN'T EVEN HURT.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BLEEP ]
THAT'S GROSS.
OW, NOW IT HURTS.
THAT'S SO DISGUSTING.
OH, MY GOD.
IT LOOKED LIKE HIS ELBOW
WAS PEEING, HE'S LIKE,
"I DON'T THINK
IT'S WORKING!"
DUDE, YOU WERE
SUCH A GOOD OPERATOR,
YOU WERE SUCH
A GOOD SURGEON,
I COULDN'T FEEL THE STICK.
IT JUST --
I LEARNED FROM THE BEST.I LOOKED DOWN,
I THOUGHT HE MISSED,
HE [BLEEP] UP,
AND I SEEN MYSELF
PISSING OUT MY ELBOW.
THAT WAS JUST GROSS.
Tony: So Jake, put the gauze
and put it around the elbow.
AND NOW I WILL
WRAP THIS...
Yeah. Perfect.DO YOU FEEL GOOD?
I FEEL A LOT BETTER. THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT A STEADY HAND.Great job.
THANKS, DOC.I'm proud of you, Jake.
[ LAUGHS ]
DR. JAKE ANDERSON,
THE BEST DOCTOR EVER, MAN.
NOW LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
Narrator: ON THE NORTHERN
BOUNDARY OF THE BERING SEA...
ABOARD THE SEABROOKE...
HERE WE GO.
HERE COMES CLIFFHANGER STRING.
-CLIFFHANGER!
-CLIFFHANGER!
Narrator:
...TESTING THE BOUNDARY
OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF...
Junior: THIS IS
THE CLIFFHANGER STRING --
THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO CALL IT.
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN DAD SAID,
"GO OUT TO THE EDGE,
AND SET ON THE CLIFF",
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
WE'RE GOING TO SET
THE LAST TWO POTS.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL, JR.
FLIRTS WITH THE BEARING SEA'S
NEARLY 10,000 FOOT
DROP OFF AT A LOCATION
KNOWN AS "THE CLIFFS."
I GOT A BOAT I NEED TO PUT
SOME MONEY DOWN ON.
IT'S TIME TO START
MAKING SOME MONEY
AND GETTING SOME
CRAB ON THIS BOAT.
ELUSIVE GOLDEN KING CRAB.
I REALLY HOPE THEY'RE HERE.
♪♪
CROSSING OUR FINGERS FOR
THE CLIFFHANGER STRING.
HERE WE GO.
[ CHEERING ]
LOOK AT THAT.
WE GOT CRAB IN THE POT.
[ CHEERING ]
WOW, THAT'S A LOT!
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT
BIG MALES IN THERE!
THEY LOOK ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL!
HOW MANY WE GOT?
25?
HE WANTS ME TO TIE ON
TO THIS ONE.
♪♪
[ CHEERING ]
22!
I SEE SOME CRAB.
WE'RE IN BUSINESS.
NICE! THAT'S THE HIGH POT
OF THE SEASON SO FAR.
ALL NICE AND BIG CRAB.
HOLY CRAP.
THAT'S A BIG CRAB!
THE OLD MAN, HE WAS RIGHT.
SET THE CLIFFHANGER,
AND GET THE CLIFFHANGER CRAB.
WELL, THERE THEY ARE. LOOK AT
THAT BIG MONSTER RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THAT THING.
CLIFFHANGER CRAB ARE HERE.
Narrator: NOW,
IF HIS 33 AVERAGE HOLDS,
SENIOR'S OLD STOMPING GROUNDS
WILL OPEN THE DOOR
TO A NEW FISHERY
AND THE EXPANSION
OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
THINGS ARE TURNING
AROUND FOR US.
I SURE HOPE THIS WILL HOLD UP.
Narrator:
AS ONE SEASON GETS NEW LIFE...
Bill: COMING INTO DUTCH.
Narrator:
...ANOTHER NEARS THE END.
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THIS UP,
PUT THE BOAT AWAY,
AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
IN GOOD SHAPE.
DUMP THE GEAR OFF,
AND DUMP THE RUSSIAN.
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
Narrator:
HIS QUOTA IN THE BOOKS,
SUMMER BAYCAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
HAS A FEW CHORES LEFT
BEFORE CALLING IT A SEASON.
TOP OF THE LIST, UNLOADING HIS
RED RIVAL ONCE AND FOR ALL,
Bill: I MEAN, I HAD ENOUGH BAD
[BLEEP] GOING ON THIS SEASON.
I DON'T NEED HIM TO ADD TO IT.
THE KINGS WAS ONE OF
THE ROUGHEST SEASONS
I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
WE COULDN'T CATCH
A BREAK -- CREW MEMBERS,
MECHANICAL, FISHING WEATHER --
KING WAS THE TOUGH ONE FOR US.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I GUESS
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
I'M INTERESTED.
SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. THANKS.
I'VE GOT A GOOD BUDDY
THAT'S IN RUSSIA.
HE THINKS HE MIGHT HAVE IT IN
FOR ME OVER THERE.
Narrator: WITH THEIR CRAB
BUSINESS EXPANDING,
THE RUSSIAN FISHERY
PUTS OUT THE WORD --
HELP WANTED.
Bill: UM, I DON'T KNOW.
THIS YEAR THERE
WAS MONEY MADE FOR THE GROUP,
BUT AS A BOAT OWNER,
WE DIDN'T MAKE A DIME.
SO I DON'T KNOW.
I MIGHT GIVE IT A GO.
Narrator: FINALLY, RID OF
HIS RUSSIAN GREENHORN...
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN
HOW RELIEVED I AM THAT
VASILY AND HIS GEAR
ARE OFF THIS BOAT.
Narrator:
...WILD BILL NOW CONSIDERS
TAKING ON THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
Bill: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'LL
HAPPEN OVER THERE IN RUSSIA.
IT COULD BE A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER.
♪♪
Junior: I'M TIRED, MAN.
THIS IS A LONG ONE.
YOU KNOW THE HARDEST THING
ABOUT WORKING OUT HERE?
EVERYTHING'S WORKING
AGAINST YOU, IT SEEMS LIKE.
AAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
THROW IT OVER!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BUT IT'S
A LONG WAYS FROM OVER, MAN.
AAH!
♪♪
AND IT AIN'T GOING
TO GET NO EASIER.
I'VE GOT TO GO OUT ON THE EDGE,
SET THIS GEAR,
AND SEE IF I CAN
LOCATE SOME CRAB.
OWWW.
[ GROANS ]
ON THE BERING SEA,
ONCE YOU THINK
YOU'VE SEEN EVERYTHING,
YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
HUH?
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE YOU
WANT TO FIGHT. COME ON.
NICE GUYS WILL FINISH LAST.
I WILL HAVE THE POLICE
REMOVE YOU FROM THE VESSEL.
[ GROANS ]
YAAH.
HIT ME.
OKAY.
[ GROANS ]
ANYWAY, THAT'S FISHING OUT HERE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]OH, YEAH!
WE DON'T PULL GEAR,
WE DON'T GO HOME.
SIMPLE AS THAT.
♪♪
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: FOUR GRUELING WEEKS
INTO THE KING CRAB SEASON
AND 530 MILES FROM
THE NEAREST BOAT
IS THE 109 FOOT SEABROOKE.
OH, MY [BLEEP] GOD.
WE'RE DOING THE BRAZILIAN
BUTT LIFT.
[ LAUGHTER]YOU HAVE TO DO THAT
WHEN YOU GET SO OLD,
BECAUSE YOUR ASS WILL SAG.
WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE IN THIS
MANY HOURS ON SLOW FISHING,
YOU START GETTING STIR CRAZY.
♪♪
WE CAUGHT OUR RED CRAB QUICK.
SO FAR, GOLDEN KING CRAB
UP HERE,
THEY'RE NOT PLAYING BALL.
Narrator: AFTER DELIVERING
ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF RED KING CRAB...
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
FIRST ONE'S COMING UP.
...SKIPPER SCOTT CAMPBELL
JR.'S CRUSADE
TO THE REMOTE
GOLDEN CRAB GROUNDS
HAS HIM AWASH IN RED INK.
♪♪
Junior: WE'VE GOT A
COMMISSIONER'S PERMIT
FOR THIS GOLDEN KING CRAB
THAT HASN'T BEEN FISHED
SINCE 1987.
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
♪♪
WATCH THIS.
[ BLEEP ]
OH, MAN. WHAT A BUMMER.
SMALL FEMALES.
[ GROANS ]
SURVEY SAYS NO.
Narrator: GRANTED EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS TO CATCH
30,000 POUNDS
OF GOLDEN KING CRAB...
NO GOOD.
Narrator: ...JUNIOR
CAN MAKE A KILLING,
ASSUMING HE CAN FIND
THE FABLED GOLDEN CRABS' LAIR.
YAH!
YOU CAN'T SET 60 POTS ON THAT.
THIS SPOT SUCKS.
♪♪
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
THERE'S MY DAD.
HOW'S IT GOING, SENIOR?
Senior: Going good.
The reason I'm calling --
you're not going
to believe this, but...
WOW.
I think this is a once
in a lifetime shot here.
POSSIBLY, IF WE DO REALLY WELL
WITH THIS GOLDEN CRAB,
WE'D HAVE ENOUGH
FOR A DOWN PAYMENT,
BUT I'M STRIKING OUT, MAN.
YOU GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Well, you're probably not
going to like
what I'm going to suggest,
but I think you need to get out
on the edge and fish
on the steep cliffs.
You can lose a lot of gear,
But that's where
they like to hang.
They like to hang out on the
steepest edge you can find.
[ YELLS ]
WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT.
AT THIS POINT,
I'LL TRY ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL TOMORROW.
All right.
WELL, I GOT AN EYE ON THE PRIZE
RIGHT NOW,
AND THE PRIZE IS GET A DOWN
PAYMENT FOR THE LADY ALASKA.
Narrator: LOOKING TO BUILD
THE FAMILY BUSINESS,
THE MORE CAPABLE
AND 29-FOOT-LONGER LADY ALASKA
IS JUST THE TICKET
TO EXPAND JUNIOR'S EMPIRE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE'RE GOING
TO TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE.
SENIOR SAYS
RUN OUT TO THE EDGE.
Narrator:
THE FLOOR OF THE BERING SEA
IS BISECTED
BY A 9,800 FOOT CLIFF
SEPARATING THE SHALLOWS
FROM THE DEEP WATER TO THE WEST.
LET'S GET THESE POTS ON AND
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
-YEAH!
-HELL, YEAH.
Narrator:
SENIOR'S OLD GROUNDS
SIT SQUARELY ON THAT
TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE.
Junior: I'VE GOT TO GO OUT ON
THE EDGE, SET THIS GEAR,
AND SEE IF I CAN
LOCATE SOME CRAB.
Narrator: 600 MILES SOUTHEAST,
IN AKUTAN HARBOR...
DID A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK.
GOT A GOOD LOAD.
WE PRETTY MUCH
GOT ALL CLEAN CRAB IN THERE.
-YEAH!
-YES!
Narrator:
...ON THE SAGA BANDIT.
[ CHEERING ]
Jake:
LOOKING GOOD, JOHNNY BOY.
THAT'S SOME
GOOD-LOOKING CRAB.
YOU KEEP FISHING LIKE THIS,
THE RUSSIANS DON'T STAND
A CHANCE AGAINST YOU.
RUCK YOU, FUSSIA.
POW LIKE "ROCKY IV"! POW!
[ LAUGHS ]
AFTER GRINDING THROUGH 28
EXHAUSTING DAYS AT SEA...
DAMN STRAIGHT.
I'M LOOKING TO MAKE A STATEMENT
WITH THIS CRAB I'M CATCHING.
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
AND HIS FISHING MAESTRO
JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
LOOK TO CASH IN
ON THEIR HARD FOUGHT REWARD.
ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO.
LAST BRAILER.
♪♪
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT WE END UP WITH, BUDDY.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEP.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
WHAT IS IT?
FINAL TALLY --
65,000 POUNDS.
WHOO! YEAH, THAT'S MY BOY.
THAT'S MY BOY.
65,000 POUNDS GROSSES THE SAGA
THREE QUARTERS
OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
WE STILL HAVE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
I STILL HAVE A LOT
OF CRAB TO CATCH.
KEEP GRINDING.
BUT WITH 30,000 POUNDS OF QUOTA
STILL TO DELIVER...
ALL RIGHT, BOYS, YOU READY
TO THROW THE LINES?
...JAKE NEEDS TO CATCH
AND OFFLOAD HIS REMAINING CRAB
BEFORE THE HIGH
PRICE BOTTOMS OUT.
I'M NOT ONLY RACING
THE ALASKAN FLEET,
I'M RACING WITH
THE RUSSIANS AS WELL.
YEAH.
THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE.
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
OH [BLEEP]
[ GROANS ]
DUDE, JAKE,
I GOT A PROBLEM HERE.
THIS IS LIKE AN ABSCESS.
SOMETHING BAD GOING ON.
WHAT, DUDE?
SEPTEMBER 2nd,
I FELL ON MY ELBOW
AND THAT'S WHAT
IT LOOKED LIKE.
IT'S NOT PRETTY.HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?
THIS IS WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.
I TALKED TO THE DOCTOR
THIS MORNING.
INFECTION'S JUST
SITTING IN THERE.
YOU FEEL GOOD?I DON'T FEEL SICK.
I'M NOT GOING
TO DIE FROM THIS.
WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET
OUR QUOTA AND GO HOME.
LET'S GO FISHING.
WHOO-HOO!
[ IMITATES TRUMPET ]
BACK IN AKUTAN...
ON THE SUMMER BAY.
Nick: WE'RE OFFLOADING.
IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
KING CRAB SEASONS I'VE EVER HAD.
[BLEEP] FISHING, BOAT PROBLEMS,
CREW PROBLEMS.
[ BLEEP ]
Narrator: OVERCOMING ENGINE
FAILURE, BAD DECK CHEMISTRY,
AND DELAYS AT DOCK,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
AND HIS CREW STILL MANAGED
TO FINISH THEIR SEASON EARLY.
Bill: WE'RE GOING TO BE A COUPLE
THOUSAND POUNDS SHORT, I THINK.
WE'LL SEE.
Narrator: BUT IN A YEAR
OF CONSTANT SETBACKS,
BILL FEARS ONE FINAL STRAW --
UNDERSHOOTING HIS QUOTA, CUTTING
EVEN FURTHER INTO HIS PROFITS.
IF WE COME UP SHORT,
IT'S GOING TO BE AN ASS CHEWING
AND A MUCH SMALLER CHECK.
THIS [BLEEP]
IS 12 BUCKS A POUND.
I MEAN, DOWN TO THE WIRE LIKE
THIS, IT'S RIDICULOUS.
27.3 IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Landon: OH, COME ON.
SHOW ME 27!
SHOW ME 27.
Nick: HERE IT IS. HERE IT COMES.
HERE IT COMES.
[ CHEERING ]
-YEAH!
-NAILED IT!
27.7, BARELY.
WE MADE IT.
WE WERE THIS CLOSE.
WAY TOO CLOSE.
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, MAN.
WHEW!
Narrator:
THEIR QUOTA -- IN THE BOOKS.
THE BOAT ESCAPES
A DEVASTATING LOSS.
WE DID IT!
AND EACH CREW MEMBER
SECURES A $15,000 CHECK,
ONCE THEY BUTTON UP THE DECK.
Spencer: YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING HERE?
WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS
TO CLEAN THE BAGS
SO THEY DON'T STINK.
THERE'S NO GUNK IN THEM.
YOU REALIZE THAT WE BASICALLY
WATCHED YOU
STAND AROUND ALL SEASON?
I HOPE VASILY DOESN'T KILL
SOMEBODY IN THEIR SLEEP TONIGHT
BECAUSE HE HAD TO DO
A LABORIOUS TASK.
GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
AFTER DRIVING CAPTAIN AND CREW
TO DISTRACTION ALL SEASON...
NO, IT'S YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
GO!
Bill: NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR YOU
[BLEEP] ARGUE ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? GET OFF DECK.
LOTS OF FUN.
Narrator: GREENHORN VASILY
SHOWS NO SIGN OF LETTING UP.
HE JUST WANTS TO GET
UNDER YOUR SKIN.
IT'S CRAZY.
Nick: GO DO YOUR JOB.
Vasily: WE DIDN'T USE
THOSE BAGS ON THIS TRIP
SO SOMEBODY DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB
FROM THE PREVIOUS TRIP.
DOUBLE STANDARDS AGAIN?
TAKE THAT [BLEEP]
BEFORE YOU GO INSIDE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HUH?
COME ON.
WHAT? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
LIKE YOU WANT TO FIGHT. COME ON.
I'M WHAT?TOUGH KID WANNABE.
THAT'S WHO YOU ARE.
Narrator:
IN AKUTAN HARBOR...
Nick: GO DO YOUR JOB.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HUH?
COME ON.
WHAT? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME
LIKE YOU WANT TO FIGHT.
COME ON.
I'M WHAT?
A WHAT?
TOUGH KID WANNABE.
THAT'S WHO YOU ARE.
BRING IT IN.
YOU WANT TO MEASURE
[BLEEP] TOO?
Bill: VASILY, COME UP
TO THE WHEELHOUSE.
♪♪
KNOCK HIM THE [BLEEP] OUT.
ONE MORE STEP
TO BEING COMPLETE
AND BEING DONE WITH THAT
[BLEEP]
Narrator: FACING CONTINUED
INSUBORDINATION,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
CONFRONTS
HIS DEFIANT GREENHORN,
VASILY.
HEY,
STOP CAUSING PROBLEMS.
NO.BUT NICK HAS ATTITUDE
FROM THE BEGINNING.
HE DOESN'T TELL ME --
NO, NICK IS ONE OF THE BEST
DECKHANDS IN THE FLEET
AND YOU KNOW THE LEAST
ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE FLEET.
I'M NOT TRYING TO --YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR POSITION IS?
YOUR POSITION AS LABOR IS
SOMEBODY SAYS, "GO MOVE."
YOU GO MOVE.
THAT IS YOUR JOB
AND YOU HAVE NEVER DONE
THAT FROM DAY ONE.
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE
ON THIS BOAT HAS AN EXPLANATION,
BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
SO THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
NO, I DON'T, BECAUSE
NONE OF IT MAKES SENSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE'RE DONE TALKING.
YOU ARE RELIEVED
OF YOUR DUTY.
I WANT YOU OFF
THE BOAT NOW.
NO, YOU'RE HERE
TO SAY GOODBYE.
I WILL HAVE THE POLICE
REMOVE YOU FROM THE VESSEL.
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
GET OFF MY BOAT NOW.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE --GET OFF MY BOAT NOW.
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO BE
DROPPED OFF HERE,
SO I HAVE TO GET A RIDE
TO GET TO THE OTHER TOWN.
UGH!
♪♪
IF YOU WANT A RIDE AROUND
TO THE OTHER SIDE
AND YOU CAN JUST
KEEP TO YOURSELF...
GO AHEAD AND GET
YOUR STUFF TOGETHER,
SO WHEN WE GET TO THE OTHER
SIDE, YOU'RE READY TO GO.
JUST PACK
YOUR STUFF, PLEASE.
THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE.
I WANT IT TO END.
BUT YOU STILL CAN'T --PLEASE LEAVE.
I'M PAYING YOU IN FULL.
JUST GO AWAY.
GO AWAY!
♪♪
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM
A RIDE OVER.
I'VE ASKED HIM
TO GIVE YOU GUYS SPACE
AND YOU GUYS JUST LEAVE HIM BE.
VASILY, HE COMES FROM RUSSIA.
WANTS THE AMERICAN DREAM
BUT DOESN'T WANT TO [BLEEP]
WORK FOR IT.
Narrator: BILL WILL MAKE
THE 50 MILE TRIP TO DUTCH HARBOR
TO OFFLOAD HIS
RUSSIAN GREENHORN...
LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
...AND PUT HIS SEASON TO BED.
WE CAME IN FINALLY AFTER WAY
TOO LONG OF FISHING.
WE HIT OUR MARK BARELY
BUT WE HIT IT.
WE MADE IT WITH THE ENGINE.
THERE'S SO MANY GOOD THINGS
THAT CAME FROM
A HORRIBLE SEASON.
THIS IS HOW
IT'S GOING TO END.
LOUSIEST PERSON
I'VE EVER HAD ON THE BOAT.
Narrator:
115 MILES NORTHWEST...
Harley: LOOK AT THAT.
HE IS GOING AT IT LIKE [BLEEP]
THERE IS NO TOMORROW, MAN.
WINDOW WASHING FOOL.
Narrator: ...ON THE 148 FOOT
SOUTHERN WIND.
♪♪
Harley: WE'VE GOT
THE FIRST POT COMING
IF WE CAN GET
SOME 20s OUT OF THIS,
20 AVERAGE,
WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE.
PACK UP AND GO HOME.
Man: WHOO!
WE GOT IT HERE.
Narrator: AFTER WEEKS OF TRADING
BLOWS WITH THE FLEET...
GET THIS THING FINISHED.
PUT A FORK IN THIS THING.
Narrator: ...BERING SEA BULLDOG,
CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON
IS ONE GOOD HAUL AWAY
FROM SUCKING UP
THE LAST OF HIS QUOTA.
WE'VE GOT 120 POTS RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GOING RIGHT TO WHERE I'VE
HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESS BEFORE,
SO WE'VE GOT THIS
IN THE BAG.
THE REST OF THE QUOTA
SHOULD BE IN THERE SO
IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR ME.
Harley:
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
NOT SO GOOD.
[ BLEEP ]
DAMN.
Brady: [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
WE'RE GETTING
A COUPLE, NOT MANY.
GO SEE HOW MY SECOND ROLE DID.
GOT TO HAVE SOME HOPE.
THIS IS PRETTY FRUSTRATING
RIGHT NOW.
NOTHING. TWO ON THIS ONE,
MAX.
WE NEED SOME PRODUCTION HERE.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
STILL NOTHING, DUDE.
DEFINITELY GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
CAN'T WASTE A
WHOLE LOT OF TIME.
Narrator:
HIS HOTSPOTS DRAINED OF LIFE...
Harley:
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT
THE REST OF THE FLEET'S DOING.
Narrator:
...THE VETERAN FISHERMAN
LOOKS FOR ANOTHER PLACE
TO SET THE HOOK.
OKAY.
I HAVE FRIENDS HERE
OVER IN THIS AREA.
SOMETHING HAPPENING OFF
TO THE WEST HERE,
ABOUT 80 MILES.
IT MUST BE A GOOD SPOT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, YEAH, CAN'T HIDE.
Narrator: ON THE HORIZON,
BOATS CONVERGE ON ONE LOCATION,
HUNTING THE BIOMASS.
JUST STACK THIS
STUFF ON, YOU GUYS.
WE GOT TO GET OVER THERE
AND MIX IT UP
WITH THE REST OF THE GUYS.
Narrator: AND HARLEY, ALONG
WITH HIS 150 POTS,
ISN'T AFRAID TO MUSCLE IN
ON THAT PRIME REAL ESTATE.
I LIKE OUR SYSTEM,
IT'S PROVEN VERY EFFICIENT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO LIKE IT.
IT'S BETWEEN ME AND THE CRAB,
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
Narrator: 120 MILES NORTHEAST,
ON THE SAGA BANDIT.
FEEL A LOT BETTER TODAY.
READY TO PULL SOME GEAR.
Jake:
60 HOURS SOAK ON THIS, SO.
AND THIS REALLY CAN PUT
A DENT INTO THAT QUOTA.
WITH 30,000 POUNDS
STILL TO CATCH...
IT'S ALL ABOUT SPEED
AND EFFICIENCY.
...CO-CAPTAINS JAKE ANDERSON
AND JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
LOOK TO CONTINUE
THEIR HOT STREAK
AND PAD THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
THE GUYS ARE FINISHED
WITH THEIR SEASONS
AND I KNOW THAT THE RUSSIANS
ARE BRINGING
A LOT OF CRAB
ON DOCK AS WELL.
I NEED CONSISTENCY
AND I NEED NUMBERS.
TODAY IS GOING TO BE --
TELL US A LOT.
COULD BE GOOD.
IT COULD BE BAD.
YOU READY, ANDERSON?
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BLEEP ]
WHOO!
THERE YOU GO.
OH, [BLEEP] JOHN.
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH!
JOHN, JOHN, I'VE NEVER SEEN
A POT THAT BIG.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE, BUDDY.
-KEEP DUMPING!
-A LOT OF CRAB.
GET A BIGGER TABLE, JAKE.
THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB
HERE STILL.
98!
YEAH!
HELL OF A GOOD JOB
FOR ANDERSON.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S AWESOME,
THAT'S AWESOME.
OH, GOD.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
IT'S THE BIGGEST
POT OF OUR SEASON.
PRETTY AWESOME.
GOOD NUMBERS.
I'M HAPPY,
IT'S ALMOST TIME
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
GETTING RICH, JOHN,
GETTING RICH!
OH, LOOK AT THIS BABY.
TANK FILLER. PAY CHECK MAKER.
A FEW MORE STRINGS AND WE'LL BE
PUTTING ON THE GOING HOME STACK.
AND WE'LL BE DONE.
COME ON, BABY.
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
SAGA,JAKE SPEAKING.
YEAH, HEY, LENNY.
Narrator: ON THE PHONE.
SAGACO-OWNER LENNY HERZOG.
[ CHEERING ]
Jake: IT'S GOING SO WELL,
THE FISHING, SO WELL.
YEAH. YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
NO, NO, IT'S FINE.
NO, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE BOAT.
OH, THANKS A LOT.
NO, WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
♪♪
THAT WAS MY PARTNER, UM...
AND HE TOLD ME
I GOT ANOTHER 17,000 POUNDS.
FIVE MINUTES AGO
WE WERE ALMOST DONE.
HOW DO I TELL MY CREW
THAT THEY HAVE TO NOW SET OUT?
Narrator:
ON THE SAGA BANDIT...
Jake: YEAH, HEY, LENNY.
YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
NO, NO, IT'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
THAT WAS MY PARTNER, UM...
AND HE TOLD ME
I GOT ANOTHER 17,000 POUNDS.
I'M KIND OF AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
[BLEEP] DUDE.
Narrator: MORE QUOTA MEANS MORE
MONEY FOR THE CAPTAIN AND CREW,
BUT ALSO MORE TIME
ON THE WATER.
Jake: FIVE MINUTES AGO
WE WERE ALMOST DONE.
NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE DAYS.
[ CHEERING ]
I'M LOOKING AT MY CREW
RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE ALL HAPPY.
HA-HA HEE-HEE.
HOW DO I TELL MY CREW
NOT TO STACK ON,
THAT THEY HAVE
TO NOW SET OUT?
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO SET THIS ONE BACK.
Man:
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GO HOME.
THIS SUCKS.
THIS JUST TOOK THE WIND
RIGHT OUT OF MY SAILS.
Johnathan:
YOU GOT TO TAKE IT.
THAT'S WHAT A BOAT OWNER DOES,
TAKES QUOTA.
ME AND MY BROTHERS
WOULD DO THAT IN A SECOND,
IT'S NOT EASY TO COME BY.
Jake: I'M JUST THINKING
ABOUT HOME A LOT.
I GOT JENNA ON MY MIND,
MY KID, AND IT'S TOUGH.
THIS IS WHY I NEVER
CHANGED THE NAME.
THIS IS WHY IT'S THE SAGA.
I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE.
Narrator: JAKE HUNKERS DOWN
FOR A LONG ROAD AHEAD,
BUT 190 MILES WEST...
Harley: OKAY, GO AHEAD,
AND WE'LL SET THIS ONE.
Narrator:
... SOUTHERN WINDCAPTAIN,
STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON,
APPROACHES THE FINAL STRETCH.
FIRST POT GOING OVER.
COULD BE A PARADISE.
Narrator:
WITH HIS HOTSPOT PLAYED OUT...
Harley: HEY, HEY, HEY,
THAT IS MR. SIG HANSEN.
TOO MANY OF THOSE
WHITE MARK BUOYS AROUND.
Narrator:
...HARLEY BARGES INTO A FISHING
PARTY WITHOUT AN INVITE.
Harley:
FISHING BY THE WIZARDAGAIN.
TRAILBLAZER,HUH?
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO FREAKING SHARE HERE, DUDE.
[ LAUGHS ]
-GOING OVERBOARD.
-WE'RE JUST STEALING CRAB.
AND WE'RE JUST GOING
TO COME IN HERE
AND STUFF IT RIGHT IN THERE,
BECAUSE WE DON'T CARE.
Narrator: READY TO RIP CRAB OUT
FROM UNDER HIS COMPETITION,
HARLEY STAKES HIS CLAIM.
Harley: YOU GOT TO BE
KIND OF CUT THROAT.
NOW THE SOUTHERN WINDIS MOVING
IN, THE TERRITORY IS OURS.
♪♪
Narrator:
465 MILES NORTHWEST...
...ON THE REMOTE
GOLDEN KING CRAB GROUNDS.
Junior: WE'RE IN UNCHARTED
TERRITORIES RIGHT NOW,
IN EXPLORATION MODE,
TRYING TO LOCATE SOMETHING.
Narrator: GRANTED AN EXCLUSIVE
LICENSE FROM FISH AND GAME
TO HAUL 30,000 POUNDS OF CRAB...
Junior: WELL, MY DAD USED TO
FISH OUT ON THE EDGE YEARS AGO.
THAT'S WHERE THE CRAB ARE
AND THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.
Narrator: ... SEABROOKECAPTAIN,
SCOTT CAMPBELL JR.
ACTS ON ADVICE FROM HIS FATHER
TO SET ON THE JAGGED DROP OFF
BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
AND THE OCEANIC ABYSS.
Junior:
WE REALLY NEED THIS TO HIT.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
IF WE'RE GOING TO COME UP
WITH A DOWN PAYMENT
FOR THAT LADY ALASKA,
WE NEED TO HIT CRAB
RIGHT OFF THE GET GO.
I'M STARTING TO SEE THE CONTOURS
OF THIS CANYON RIGHT HERE.
LET'S START THE DROP
DOWN NOW, FOR SURE.
PRETTY RISKY BUSINESS.
A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO LOSE GEAR.
Junior: HERE WE GO,
HERE COMES CLIFFHANGER STRING.
-IN YOU GO.
-POW, POW.
QUIT HANGING ON TO IT.
CRIMINY. [BLEEP]
THIS IS STEEPER THAN [BLEEP]
LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE,
100 FATHOM DIFFERENCE.
GOING OVER.
Narrator: TO KEEP FROM
LOSING HIS GEAR...
I'M TRYING TO LAY IN AT DEPTH
AND HIT THAT 60-DEGREE ANGLE,
AND MAKE SURE MY POTS
DON'T SLIDE OFF.
Narrator:
...JUNIOR USES ELECTRONICS
TO NAVIGATE BENEATH THE SURFACE.
A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
♪♪
[ BEEPING ]
OH [BLEEP]
WE'VE GOT NO SOUNDER NOW,
LOOK AT THIS.
DON'T KNOW WHAT DEPTH WE'RE IN
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DRIVING BLIND.
HEY, JACK, WE LOST POWER
TO OUR SOUNDER.
WE'VE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
Narrator:
UNABLE TO DECIPHER DEPTH
OR SEE THE CONTOURS
OF THE OCEAN FLOOR,
JUNIOR'S OPERATION
GRINDS TO A HALT.
♪♪
THE CULPRIT -- A 25 CENT
CORRODED GROUND WIRE.
Junior: HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET
THIS FIXED AND GET UNDERWAY.
OH, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
OW.
[BLEEP]
THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T
LEAVE KNIVES OUT.
UGH, I JUST [BLEEP]
CUT MYSELF, DUDE, BAD.
SON OF A BITCH.
IT WAS JUST LAYING RIGHT HERE.
I WALKED BY THE KNIFE,
AND IT JUST LAID ME WIDE OPEN.
THAT IS A DANDY.
Narrator: 625 MILES FROM TOWN,
AND A GAPING WOUND ON HIS ARM...
Junior: YEAH,
HUNKY WAS AN ARMY MEDIC.
Narrator: ...JUNIOR CALLS
ON HIS BERING SEA DOCTOR,
DECKHAND "HUNKY HAM".
LOOKING FOR A SYRINGE SO WE CAN
SHOOT IT UP WITH LIDOCAINE,
TO KIND OF NUMB IT.
NOTHING IN THAT ONE.
OKAY.
NO SYRINGES ON THE BOAT.
I HAVE TO DO THIS THE OLD
FASHIONED WAY, THE HARD WAY.
NO LIDOCAINE, NO NEEDLE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
YAH!
OWW!
Narrator: IN THE FAR NORTHERN
GOLDEN CRAB GROUNDS...
I'D SAY FOUR
TO FIVE STITCHES.
...CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL JR.
STEADIES HIMSELF
FOR SOME BERING SEA SURGERY.
STITCHES, THE OLD FASHIONED WAY,
NO ANESTHETIC.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
YAH!
ARGH!
OKAY. THERE'S ONE.
OWW!
♪♪
FEELS LIKE GETTING KICKED
IN THE BALLS.
THEY GET WORSE EVERY ONE.
OW.
DON'T BE SORRY,
JUST JAM HER THROUGH THERE.
THIS IS THE GUY
THAT SIGNS MY PAYCHECKS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LOOKING GOOD, THAT'S
THE LAST STITCH RIGHT THERE.
IT'S ALL CLOSED UP.
THAT WAS PRETTY PAINFUL.
I'M NOT GOING
TO LIE ABOUT THAT,
BUT REALITY IS,
WE JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH IT.
NOW WE CAN GET BACK TO WORK,
GET THE OPERATION GOING AGAIN.
TRY AND CATCH
SOME FRICKING GOLDEN CRAB.
OH, SOUNDER'S POPPING BACK ON.
LOOK AT THAT, ALL FIXED.
ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
LET'S GET BACK TO WORK HERE.
GOING OVER!
HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALL
BE WORTH IT IN THE END.
Narrator:
465 MILES SOUTHEAST...
I THINK IT'S ABOUT HERE, GUYS.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
Narrator:
...ON THE SOUTHERN WIND...
WHOA!
Harley:
NEW NEIGHBOR IN TOWN.
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
HIDING FROM THE SOUTHERN WIND.
HERE WE GO!
Narrator: AFTER BULLYING
HIS WAY ONTO HOT FISHING
ON THE SOUTHERN GROUNDS,
CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON
LINED UP
HIS NEXT VICTIM, THE FLEET.
...MIGHT GET SOME 15s
AND 20s.
IF WE JUST GET A NICE
STEADY AVERAGE, I'LL BE DONE.
Narrator: NOW HARLEY ANXIOUSLY
AWAITS THE VERDICT.
Harley: WE HAD TO GET
A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE.
I NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING COME UP
IN THESE POTS RIGHT NOW.
FIRST POT'S UP!
Narrator:
GUILTY.
WHOO!DEFINITELY GUILTY.
WHOO!
[BLEEP] WHOO!
HELL YEAH!
WAY BIG.
PRETTY POT IN THAT ONE.
PRETTY DARN GOOD, MAN,
LOVING THIS STUFF.
[ CHEERING ]
WE'RE ON IT NOW!
[ LAUGHS ]
JUST WHAT WE NEEDED,
BOYS, 30.
THEY CAN SEE THE FINISH LINE
WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF.
38, ANOTHER 30, 36 NOW,
IT KEEPS GOING UP.
THESE ARE GOING HOME NUMBERS.WHOO!
LOOK AT THOSE GUYS
DOWN THERE, HUH?
MY MOVE PAID OFF.
I HAD TO PULL A COUPLE OF TRICKS
OUT OF MY BAG,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: STUFFING HIS TANKS
ON A 34 AVERAGE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ONE
OF THE FIRST BOATS IN TO TOWNS.
WINNER, WINNER.
Narrator: THE VETERAN CAPTAIN
IS PRIMED TO CELEBRATE
THE END OF HIS 39th
KING CRAB SEASON.
Harley: THIS STUFF KEEPS
ADDING UP LIKE THIS,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
ON OUR WAY OUT OF HERE.
NICE GUYS WILL FINISH LAST.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Narrator:
190 MILES EAST...
GOING OVER!
...ABOARD THE SAGA BANDIT.
WHOO!
Johnathan: LAST ONE.
♪♪
LAST ONE OFF, GET SOME SLEEP.
GOING OVER!
Narrator:
AFTER PICKING UP MORE QUOTA,
INSTEAD OF STACKING OUT...
ON TOP OF WHAT WE GOT,
I'VE GOT ANOTHER
17,000 POUNDS TO CATCH.
Narrator:
...JAKE AND HIS CREW SET BACK.
JAKE, NOW THE ELBOW'S
HURTING AGAIN.
SO, I TRIED TO SQUEEZE IT
TO OPEN UP THE OLD CUT,
AND IT'S NOT COMING OUT.
YOU GOT
A MEDICAL KIT, RIGHT?
YEAH.
TO AVOID AN EXPENSIVE TRIP
BACK TO TOWN...
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO NEED
TO LANCE IT.
...JAKE PREPS HIS SCALPEL.
AY-YI-YI.
IF I'M GOING TO GET STUCK,
I WANT AN AUDIENCE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
COME ON IN.
PEOPLE DIE JUST FROM
THOSE INFECTIONS.
IT WAS LOOKING GOOD, DUDE.
I TOOK MY ANTIBIOTICS
LIKE A GOOD BOY.
AND THEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
AND IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
HAVE A SEAT, YOUNG MAN.STICK ME GOOD.
IN THE CHAIR.
YOU ARE MY PATIENT RIGHT NOW.
I TRUST YOU,
DR. ANDERSON.
Jake: I AM SO EXCITED TO GET
TO CUT SOMEBODY TODAY.
THAT'S NASTY.
WHERE'S MY OTHER
ASSISTANT?
Narrator:
FOR A LITTLE BACKUP...
Tony: Dr. Anderson.TONY.
Narrator: ...JAKE CALLS IN
AN ACTUAL DOCTOR.
LOOK AT THAT SON OF A BITCH.
LOOK AT THAT, TONY.
IT'S JUST GETTING BIGGER.
NEED TO GET THIS
OUT OF MY BODY, RIGHT?
OKAY.
GOT THE IODINE HERE.
I'M JUST GOING TO CLEAN IT OFF.
Taking that knife and just
sticking it in halfway through.
ARE YOU READY?JUST CUT ME, DOC.
OH, GOD,
I GET TO STAB SOMEBODY.
HIT ME. HIT ME.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
GET THE EVIL OUT OF ME.
AAH! OW.
OH [BLEEP]
AH, GROSS.
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
Nick: A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
LANDON MADE THIS BET.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR LANDON,
HE LOST THE BET.
NOW ONE CRAB, EACH NIPPLE.
THERE MAY BE BLOOD.
-WAIT, WHAT WAS THE BET?
-I DON'T REMEMBER.
Narrator:
THE FINAL OFFLOAD ISN'T JUST
ABOUT MAKING YOUR QUOTA.
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE
IF IT FALLS OFF.
Nick: READY?
Narrator: SOMETIMES THE STAKES
CAN BE FAR MORE...
[ SCREAMS ]
[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]
OH! [ BLEEP ]
Narrator: ...TITILLATING.
OH, GOD.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT HURTS.
MY...HURTS.
[ BLEEP ]
UGH.
Narrator: A NIPPLE FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS, LANDON.
OH, WHAT'S HE CARE?
THE SUMMER BAYHAS WRAPPED.
GOOD RIDDANCE
Narrator:
ON THE SAGA BANDIT...
Jake: OH, GOD,
I GET TO STAB SOMEBODY.
HIT ME. HIT ME.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
GET THE EVIL OUT OF ME.
[ YELLS ]
OW!
OH [BLEEP]
OH, GROSS.
OH, COME ON.
HOLY [BLEEP]
YOU'RE SQUIRTING.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
AH, YEAH.
THAT FEELS GOOD.
WHOO!
-That's a lot of pus.
THAT DIDN'T EVEN HURT.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BLEEP ]
THAT'S GROSS.
OW, NOW IT HURTS.
THAT'S SO DISGUSTING.
OH, MY GOD.
IT LOOKED LIKE HIS ELBOW
WAS PEEING, HE'S LIKE,
"I DON'T THINK
IT'S WORKING!"
DUDE, YOU WERE
SUCH A GOOD OPERATOR,
YOU WERE SUCH
A GOOD SURGEON,
I COULDN'T FEEL THE STICK.
IT JUST --
I LEARNED FROM THE BEST.I LOOKED DOWN,
I THOUGHT HE MISSED,
HE [BLEEP] UP,
AND I SEEN MYSELF
PISSING OUT MY ELBOW.
THAT WAS JUST GROSS.
Tony: So Jake, put the gauze
and put it around the elbow.
AND NOW I WILL
WRAP THIS...
Yeah. Perfect.DO YOU FEEL GOOD?
I FEEL A LOT BETTER. THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT A STEADY HAND.Great job.
THANKS, DOC.I'm proud of you, Jake.
[ LAUGHS ]
DR. JAKE ANDERSON,
THE BEST DOCTOR EVER, MAN.
NOW LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
Narrator: ON THE NORTHERN
BOUNDARY OF THE BERING SEA...
ABOARD THE SEABROOKE...
HERE WE GO.
HERE COMES CLIFFHANGER STRING.
-CLIFFHANGER!
-CLIFFHANGER!
Narrator:
...TESTING THE BOUNDARY
OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF...
Junior: THIS IS
THE CLIFFHANGER STRING --
THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO CALL IT.
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN DAD SAID,
"GO OUT TO THE EDGE,
AND SET ON THE CLIFF",
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
WE'RE GOING TO SET
THE LAST TWO POTS.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL, JR.
FLIRTS WITH THE BEARING SEA'S
NEARLY 10,000 FOOT
DROP OFF AT A LOCATION
KNOWN AS "THE CLIFFS."
I GOT A BOAT I NEED TO PUT
SOME MONEY DOWN ON.
IT'S TIME TO START
MAKING SOME MONEY
AND GETTING SOME
CRAB ON THIS BOAT.
ELUSIVE GOLDEN KING CRAB.
I REALLY HOPE THEY'RE HERE.
♪♪
CROSSING OUR FINGERS FOR
THE CLIFFHANGER STRING.
HERE WE GO.
[ CHEERING ]
LOOK AT THAT.
WE GOT CRAB IN THE POT.
[ CHEERING ]
WOW, THAT'S A LOT!
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT
BIG MALES IN THERE!
THEY LOOK ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL!
HOW MANY WE GOT?
25?
HE WANTS ME TO TIE ON
TO THIS ONE.
♪♪
[ CHEERING ]
22!
I SEE SOME CRAB.
WE'RE IN BUSINESS.
NICE! THAT'S THE HIGH POT
OF THE SEASON SO FAR.
ALL NICE AND BIG CRAB.
HOLY CRAP.
THAT'S A BIG CRAB!
THE OLD MAN, HE WAS RIGHT.
SET THE CLIFFHANGER,
AND GET THE CLIFFHANGER CRAB.
WELL, THERE THEY ARE. LOOK AT
THAT BIG MONSTER RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THAT THING.
CLIFFHANGER CRAB ARE HERE.
Narrator: NOW,
IF HIS 33 AVERAGE HOLDS,
SENIOR'S OLD STOMPING GROUNDS
WILL OPEN THE DOOR
TO A NEW FISHERY
AND THE EXPANSION
OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
THINGS ARE TURNING
AROUND FOR US.
I SURE HOPE THIS WILL HOLD UP.
Narrator:
AS ONE SEASON GETS NEW LIFE...
Bill: COMING INTO DUTCH.
Narrator:
...ANOTHER NEARS THE END.
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THIS UP,
PUT THE BOAT AWAY,
AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
IN GOOD SHAPE.
DUMP THE GEAR OFF,
AND DUMP THE RUSSIAN.
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
Narrator:
HIS QUOTA IN THE BOOKS,
SUMMER BAYCAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
HAS A FEW CHORES LEFT
BEFORE CALLING IT A SEASON.
TOP OF THE LIST, UNLOADING HIS
RED RIVAL ONCE AND FOR ALL,
Bill: I MEAN, I HAD ENOUGH BAD
[BLEEP] GOING ON THIS SEASON.
I DON'T NEED HIM TO ADD TO IT.
THE KINGS WAS ONE OF
THE ROUGHEST SEASONS
I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
WE COULDN'T CATCH
A BREAK -- CREW MEMBERS,
MECHANICAL, FISHING WEATHER --
KING WAS THE TOUGH ONE FOR US.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I GUESS
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
I'M INTERESTED.
SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. THANKS.
I'VE GOT A GOOD BUDDY
THAT'S IN RUSSIA.
HE THINKS HE MIGHT HAVE IT IN
FOR ME OVER THERE.
Narrator: WITH THEIR CRAB
BUSINESS EXPANDING,
THE RUSSIAN FISHERY
PUTS OUT THE WORD --
HELP WANTED.
Bill: UM, I DON'T KNOW.
THIS YEAR THERE
WAS MONEY MADE FOR THE GROUP,
BUT AS A BOAT OWNER,
WE DIDN'T MAKE A DIME.
SO I DON'T KNOW.
I MIGHT GIVE IT A GO.
Narrator: FINALLY, RID OF
HIS RUSSIAN GREENHORN...
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN
HOW RELIEVED I AM THAT
VASILY AND HIS GEAR
ARE OFF THIS BOAT.
Narrator:
...WILD BILL NOW CONSIDERS
TAKING ON THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
Bill: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'LL
HAPPEN OVER THERE IN RUSSIA.
IT COULD BE A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER.
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