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Narrator: 3,000 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS,
THE "DEADLIEST CATCH" CAPTAINS
SQUARE OFF ABOUT TONIGHT'S EPISODE.
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO GET YOUR OWN BOAT.
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
Narrator: TENSION ON THE NORTHWESTERN BOILS OVER.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, PROBABLY,
SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, AND HE'S YOUR FAMILY.
THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK WAS FOUND.
NOBODY WANTED TO DEAL WITH IT. AND EVERYBODY RAN AWAY FROM IT.
Narrator: AND JOHNATHAN RETURNS TO THE TABLE.
I GOT FOUR BROKEN RIBS AND A LOT OF HURT PRIDE.
THERE'S MORE TO EVERY STORY FROM THE BERING SEA.
"IF I DIE WITHIN THE SIGHT OF SHORE,
I'M GONNA BE SO [BLEEP] MAD."
Narrator: AFTER THE ICIEST SEASON IN HISTORY,
THE DEADLIEST CAPTAINS HAVE SET THEIR COURSE INLAND,
TO BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO,
AN OLD MINING TOWN TURNED ALPINE PARADISE,
WHERE, OF ALL THINGS,
A FISHERMAN'S BAR AWAITS CALLED THE WHALE'S TAIL.
WHAT BETTER PLACE TO SWAP FISH STORIES -- "AFTER THE CATCH."
[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪ UH ♪
♪ IT'S HARD TO TELL WHICH WAY IT GOES ♪
♪ YOU'RE LIVIN' WAY, WAY DOWN THE ROAD, SON ♪
♪ TAKING HELL, GIVING BLOOD ♪
♪ TO ALWAYS WANT SOME COULD BE THE WAY IT WAS ♪
♪ COULD BE THE WAY IT WAS ♪
♪ COULD BE THE WAY, OH, SON ♪
♪ COULD BE A LONG ROW TO HOE ♪
♪ SUCH A HARD ROW TO HOE ♪
♪ OH, ELIZA, JUST TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪
♪ OH, ELIZA, JUST TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪
♪ OH, ELIZA, JUST TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪
♪ OH, ELIZA, JUST TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
LEFTOVER SALMON ONCE AGAIN, "AFTER THE CATCH" ONCE AGAIN.
HERE WE ARE, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY HERE WE ALL ARE --
ANDY HILLSTRAND, ELLIOTT NEESE, SIG HANSEN,
KEITH COLBURN, AND JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND.
JOHNATHAN, JUST THE OTHER DAY, GOT ON A BULL CALLED --
WHAT WAS IT CALLED, LIKE SNOWFLAKE OR SOMETHING?
Johnathan: I DID.
WE SAW THE FOOTAGE, AND IT LOOKED AWKWARD,
BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK BAD.
BUT, NO -- HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
MAN, I GOT A CRUSHED UPPER LUNG.
I GOT FOUR BROKEN RIBS,
AND ONE'S BROKEN IN THREE PLACES, AND A LOT OF HURT PRIDE.
AND --
OH, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO HURT PRIDE, DUDE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU GOT ON A BULL.
[BLEEP] COWBOYED UP. [BLEEP] HAPPENS.
DUDE, THAT -- I MEAN, YOU ALMOST WENT TO .8 SECONDS.
YOU GOT A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.
Sig: DON'T MAKE HIM LAUGH.
[ Laughing ] I'M SORRY.
DON'T MAKE HIM LAUGH.
I ALMOST GOT A .08.
"I ALMOST GOT A .08."
AT FIRST WE HEARD, LIKE, AH, IT WAS LIKE ONE RIB,
AND THEN WE HEAR IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TWO.
THEN WE HEARD IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOUR.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S NO REAL LESSON TO BE LEARNED.
I JUST COWBOYED UP
Andy: [BLEEP] YOU DID, MAN.
THE SHOW'S CALLED "AFTER THE CATCH," OF COURSE.
WE'RE TALKING SPECIFICALLY, THOUGH,
ABOUT THE VIEW FROM THE SHORE
AND GETTING TO THE SHORE THIS YEAR WAS REALLY THE STORY.
AND FOR ANYBODY WHO'S JUST JOINING US,
GETTING TO THE SHORE WAS NOT EASY.
SEEN SOME HIGH WINDS AT SEA, BUT THIS AIR TAKES THE CAKE.
[ WIND GUSTING ]
Man: WENT TO ALL THIS ICE IN SIX HOURS.
WE CAN'T BE FISHING IN THESE KIND OF CONDITIONS.
IT'S LIFE OR DEATH.
THESE [BLEEP] DECK LIGHTS GOT TO GO OFF.
SEE, I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP] I DON'T KNOW --
GET THE [BLEEP] LIGHT OFF!
[BLEEP]
Andy: WE GOT TO GO IN NOW.
THIS IS OUR SHOT.
THAT WAS [BLEEP] HARD OVER THE [BLEEP] PORT.
WE JUST GOT A MAJOR [BLEEP] PORT LIST, NEAL.
Man: THAT'S SCARY [BLEEP]
PEOPLE DIE IN [BLEEP] LIKE THAT.
YOU GUYS BETTER START BEATING ICE LIKE A [BLEEP]
BEAT ICE ON THAT PORT SIDE AND THROW IT THE [BLEEP] OVER.
WE'RE IN SERIOUS [BLEEP] TROUBLE, NEAL.
I KEEP TURNING LIKE THIS, OR AM I GONNA ROLL THE [BLEEP] OVER?
[BLEEP]
TRYING NOT TO DIE HERE.
FEEL HOW BAD IT IS, NEAL?
YEAH, WE'RE ROLLING THE [BLEEP] OVER.
Elliott: OH, WOW.
Rowe: "WE ARE ROLLING OVER."
Keith: THAT SCARED THE LIVING [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.
YEAH, THAT SCARED ME.
THAT'S THE THIRD TIME THAT'S HAPPENED.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE OLD ENOUGH AND SMART ENOUGH NOW
THAT WE WOULDN'T DO THAT AGAIN, DIDN'T WE?
HOW CLOSE, ANDY?
IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE.
LIKE, I COULD TURN TO THE PORT, BUT I WAS --
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ICED UP WORSE BEFORE,
AND THAT WAS ONLY 70 POTS IN THE BOAT.
AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN STARBOARD, BUT IT WAS BLOWING 100.
BUT THEY BOOMED THE CRANE UP AT THE SAME TIME
AND BUSTED THE HYDRAULIC LINES, SO NOW I CAN'T MOVE A POT.
SO, NOW I CAN'T FIX THE LIST,
AND MURPHY WAS JUST KICKING IN BIG TIME,
AND IT WAS A BAD FEELING.
MAN, I DEFINITELY CHANGED MY UNDERWEAR.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE IN CARS --
YOU KNOW, MOST ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, LIKE, SO CLOSE TO HOME,
AND SO MANY ACCIDENTS OUT THERE HAPPEN SO CLOSE TO SHORE.
YEP, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF -- LIKE THE LIN-J --
HE WAS WITHIN SIGHT OF LAND AND ROLLED IT OVER.
YEP. SAME THING.
JUST KEPT ICING UP.
AND THAT ICE WAS OUT OF CONTROL.
THEY ALL DIED.
I MEAN, WE'VE HAD WORSE, THOUGH. THAT'S THE CRAZY THING.
YEAH.
AND THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH MY HEAD IS,
"IF I DIE WITHIN THE SIGHT OF SHORE,
I'M GONNA BE SO [BLEEP] MAD."
Rowe: YEAH. HEY, MAN, LOOK --
WHEN IT COMES DOWN, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE --
"DEADLIEST CATCH" IS NOT REALLY ABOUT FISHING.
IT'S ABOUT LIVING.
IT'S ABOUT COMING AND GOING. IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT FRIENDS. IT'S ABOUT FAMILY.
SO, OUR CAMERAS WENT THIS YEAR
IN PLACES WHERE THEY NORMALLY DON'T GO,
AND WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW YOU TO SHORE, ELLIOTT.
AND THANKS, FIRST OF ALL, FOR LETTING US DO THAT
'CAUSE IT'S KIND OF PERSONAL.
YEAH, I MEAN, I HAD A LOT OF ISSUES
AT HOME THIS YEAR, AND...
NEED SOME OXYGEN?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'D LOVE SOME.
YOU'RE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH YOUR GIRL.
YEAH, MY -- I WAS WITH MY KIDS' MOM FOR EIGHT YEARS,
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY TOUGH WHEN YOU'RE OUT FISHING.
YOU CAN ASK ANYBODY AROUND THIS TABLE.
THEY PROBABLY DEAL WITH IT THEMSELVES.
YOU'RE OUT ON A BOAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BERING SEA
TRYING TO KEEP YOUR RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER, AND IT'S TOUGH.
YEAH, AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,
YOU LET THE CAMERAS IN, AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAW.
A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT SEEING VAL
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA GO.
Troy: DADDY!
TROY BOY!
DADDY!
YOU GLAD DADDY'S HOME?
UH-HUH.
HOW ABOUT YOU? YOU GLAD I'M HOME?
Girl: Psch!
THIS ISN'T HOME.
DADDY'S HOME!
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!
Elliott: 99% OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD QUIT CRAB FISHING
TO HAVE THAT BY THEIR SIDE EVERY NIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
YOU HAD SEVEN YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT.
[ Laughing ] YOU JUST COULDN'T.
Elliott: IT'S NICE TO BE HOME.
DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO HANGING OUT WITH THEM
AND HANGING OUT WITH YOU, WATCHING TV AND STUFF TOGETHER.
I MEAN, WHATEVER.
YOU KNOW WHAT, ELLIOTT? I'M JUST GONNA ASK YOU TO LEAVE.
Rowe: ICE MADE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HOMER, HUH?
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S -- IT'S TOUGH.
I MEAN, SHE -- WE HAD SOME ISSUES,
AND SHE GOT CUSTODY OF THE KIDS,
AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO THEM, CAN'T TALK TO THEM.
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO MY KIDS NOW IN --
I SPOKE TO THEM TWICE SINCE CHRISTMAS.
YOU GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE. YOU GOT A LOT OF WEATHER.
YOU GOT A LOT OF ICE.
AND THINGS CAN'T ALWAYS BE SUPER GREAT AT HOME.
YEAH, OR YOU GET THAT CALL,
AND IT'S ABOUT CHANGING DIAPERS,
OR THE CAR WON'T START OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
AND IT'S LIKE A BIG DEAL AT HOME.
Elliott: TALKING TO ALL THE OLD GUYS, IT'S LIKE,
"OH, YOU WANT TO BE A CRAB CAPTAIN,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE DIVORCE."
[BLEEP] I GOT MINE.
Rowe: HMM.
Sig: WELL, DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT,
OR DO YOU STICK IT ALL ON HER?
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU SEE THAT?
BECAUSE AS YOU GROW UP, YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AFTER AWHILE.
99% OF IT WAS 'CAUSE OF ME.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR FIRST KID WAS BORN,
I LEFT 3 DAYS AFTER.
I CAME BACK 18 MONTHS LATER.
YOU KNOW?
BUT IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY.
IT COMES FROM THE LIFESTYLE OF DRIVING THE MERCEDES,
LIVING IN THE BIG [BLEEP] HOUSE,
GOING TO NORDSTROM'S ALL THE TIME.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU TRY TO STAY HOME
TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM,
BUT THEY STILL WANT TO DO ALL THAT STUFF.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH.
YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO.
YOU CAN'T GO TO NORDSTROM'S AND SPEND 2 GRAND HERE
AND DRIVE A BRAND-NEW MERCEDES
AND LIVE IN THE BIG [BLEEP] HOUSE
AND HAVE A GUY AT HOME SWINGING A HAMMER.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
THERE'S A COST TO WHAT YOU GUYS DO,
AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE PRICE THAT WE SEE ON THE SHOW.
IT'S TOUGH.
PEOPLE WRITE POEMS ABOUT THAT STUFF.
I MEAN, BETWEEN SALMON FISHING AND CRAB FISHING,
I SPEND 11 MONTHS A YEAR GONE.
AND I NEVER GET TO SEE MY KIDS.
I MEAN, I TOOK MY SON TO HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR,
AND THAT WAS IT.
SOME WOMEN, LIKE, GREW UP IN FISHING FAMILIES,
AND THEY'RE USED TO IT.
AND OTHER WOMEN -- YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO BE SAID,
"HEY, I LOVE YOU," AND NEED TO BE HELD EVERY DAY.
SOME WOMEN ARE A LOT STRONGER THAN OTHER WOMEN.
Rowe: YOUR JOB, THOUGH, INVOLVES LEAVING.
YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR MONEY IS LEAVE.
Keith: POP-POP'S GOT TO GO FISHING.
COME BACK HOME SAFE.
OKAY, I WILL. THANK YOU.
[ CRIES ]
[ Laughing ] DON'T MAKE ME CRY.
DON'T DO THAT TO ME.
Keith: THESE ARE THE SACRIFICES YOU FACE WHEN YOU'RE UP HERE,
WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
♪ TIME SAYS WE MUST MOVE ON ♪
♪ WE MUST BE STRONG TILL THE END ♪
Edgar: THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MISS.
♪ BUT IT'S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE ♪
♪ YEAH, IT'S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE ♪
Woman: PLEASE LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE FOR...
[BLEEP]
...5.
FAMILY'S MAD AT ME.
HATE LEAVING TOWN LIKE THAT.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU NEVER CAME BACK?
HELL OF A THING.
HEY, EDGAR.
HI.
YOU HAVE DONE YOUR SHARE
OF LEAVING, COMING HOME...
GOING BACK,
PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THE SHOW,
IN TERMS OF WHO THE VIEWERS RELATE TO,
ESPECIALLY AFTER THIS LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW?
BUT HOW WAS THIS LAST GOODBYE FOR YOU,
AFTER BEING HOME FOR A YEAR?
HARDER FOR ME, I THINK, THAN THE FAMILY.
THE FAMILY'S USED TO IT, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THE WIFE.
I MEAN, ANYBODY WHO'S MARRIED AROUND THIS TABLE KNOWS --
OR HAS BEEN MARRIED -- KNOWS THAT THESE WOMEN ARE TOUGH.
WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL, AGAIN, THAT YOU LET THE CAMERAS IN,
AND I KNOW THE VIEWERS ARE, TOO.
WE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK. LEFTOVER SALMON IS THE BAND.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO PROVE IT.
MORE OF "AFTER THE CATCH" AFTER THIS.
[ BLUEGRASS MUSIC PLAYING ]
♪ THERE'S A LIGHT BEHIND THE RAIN ♪
Rowe: HEY, WE'RE BACK. MOST OF US ARE, ANYWAY. IT'S "AFTER THE CATCH."
JOSH IS AT THE TABLE. JAKE ANDERSON.
I'M DOING GREAT.
I AM.
I'M NOT IN THE ICE. SO THAT'S DAMN GOOD.
I MEAN, WE SEEN THE BIGGEST ICE
I'LL PROBABLY EVER SEE IN MY LIFE.
YEAH.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO BE SCARED OF,
YOU KNOW, OUT THERE.
AND, AGAIN, THE THEME OF THIS SHOW IS, YOU KNOW,
WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON SHORE.
I WAS JUST REALLY TOUCHED BY WHAT WE'RE GONNA ROLL RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE -- WELL, BECAUSE WHO WOULDN'T BE?
Anderson: MY DAD WENT MISSING,
AND WE NEVER FOUND ANYTHING
OTHER THAN WHERE THE TRUCK WAS FOUND.
WE DON'T EVEN GET A TOMBSTONE.
WE DON'T GET A FUNERAL.
THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK WAS FOUND.
WHEN I GOT TO THIS POINT
AND SAW THAT THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK WAS FOUND,
BLOOD SPATTER ON THE KEY FOB AND ON THE WINDSHIELD,
THAT'S WHEN I THOUGHT SOMEONE KILLED MY DAD.
EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS ME GOING IS TO MAKE HIM PROUD.
THE POLICE CAN FORGET ABOUT MY DAD,
AND THE COMMUNITY CAN LOOK THE OTHER WAY,
BUT I'LL NEVER LOOK THE OTHER WAY.
I MEAN, HE WAS SUCH A GOOD DAD.
Rowe: THIS IS -- THIS IS STRIKING
BECAUSE WHILE YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THIS,
WE WERE BURYING PHIL, YOU KNOW, MORE OR LESS, RIGHT?
I MEAN, THESE TWO KINDS OF STORIES WERE HAPPENING,
AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW PHIL, AND WE LOST PHIL.
AND THAT'S LIKE THE STORY.
AND SO I JUST GOT TO WONDER, MAN --
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU,
DEALING WITH THIS DRAMA WITH YOUR OWN POP
WHILE THE WORLD, REALLY, WAS WATCHING PHIL LAID TO REST?
SOMETIMES IT WAS KIND OF HARD, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE IT'S YOUR OWN DAD,
AND YOU WANT HIM TO BE IMPORTANT, TOO.
AND IT WAS REALLY TOUGH.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN EXPLAIN IT RIGHT,
BUT IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF LOOKING THE OTHER WAY,
AND EVERYBODY RAN AWAY FROM IT.
NOBODY WANTED TO DEAL WITH IT.
NOBODY WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
Rowe: YEAH, SURE.
BUT THAT WAS JUST ME.
BUT NOW IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
AND I HOPE, LIKE, THROUGH ALL THIS,
I CAN BE THERE FOR SOMEBODY WHO GOES THROUGH THE SAME THING,
THAT THEY CAN KNOW IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
HE'S GOT TO BE THE TOUGHEST KID
I'VE EVER SEEN, EVER MET.
AND YOU'RE ALSO TALKING -- HE LOST HIS SISTER.
Rowe: YEAH.
AND THEN GOING THROUGH HIS OWN PERSONAL DEMONS.
I'LL TELL YOU --
PERSONALLY, WATCHING THE SHOW,
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN SOME PROMOS NOW THAT GET ROLLED IN.
YOU KNOW?
AND I WAS REALLY STRUCK, YOU KNOW?
YOU AGED MORE THAN A YEAR IN A YEAR.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK GREAT, BUT YOU'RE WEARING IT --
YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE IT ON YOU.
YOU PAID SOME DUES LAST YEAR.
YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS QUESTIONED --
DID I DO THE RIGHT THING
BY, YOU KNOW, STAYING FISHING, YOU KNOW,
AND THEN COMING HOME
AND GOING STRAIGHT TO GETTING MY LICENSE
AND THEN, AFTER THE LICENSE, GOING TO A SUPPORT GROUP,
AND THEN DRIVING 100 MILES TO GO SEE MY FAMILY?
SO, FOR ME, THE ROUTE I CHOSE WAS TO MAKE HIM PROUD,
AND I DO FOR HIM WHAT I KIND OF DO FOR SIG, YOU KNOW?
I DO WHAT I -- I ACT --
THE WAY I SHOULD HAVE ACTED FOR MY DAD
IS HOW I ACT FOR SIG.
WHEN HE SAYS, "JUMP," I ASK, "HOW HIGH?"
HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, "HAND-STACK THE TANK,"
I'M BURIED IN THE CRAB, HAND-STACKING CRAB OR...
SO, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE HIM PROUD.
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK, JOSH?
'CAUSE YOU'RE WATCHING IT, TOO,
FROM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
YOU KNOW, I-I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE...
'CAUSE, LIKE, MY DAD WAS LIKE A DAD TO HIM, AS WELL.
SO, LIKE, THAT AMOUNT OF LOSS IS JUST -- IT'S UNBEARABLE.
THIS KID CAN DEAL WITH SO MUCH STUFF.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
IF YOU'RE CONFUSED
ABOUT WHETHER YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING,
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING
'CAUSE YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
YOU'RE HELPING OTHERS, AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
I LOOK AT YOU.
I ADMIRE YOU FOR THESE THINGS,
AND THAT GIVES ME STRENGTH TO GO AND DO THE THINGS
THAT I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO OR NEED TO DO.
THAT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AND --
IN THAT SITUATION, I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SPECIFIC --
EVERYONE ALWAYS TOLD US
HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH IT.
AND YOU TRY TO FOLLOW THAT PATH,
AND IT'S LIKE YOU START SCREWING UP
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT NATURALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO FIGURE OUT YOUR OWN PATH.
Edgar: YOU LEAD BY EXAMPLE. THAT'S IT.
THE COUNTRY IS INTENSELY CURIOUS ABOUT HOW YOU'RE ALL DOING.
AND WE JUST GOT A LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH, JAKE,
AND WE JUST GOT A LOOK AT YOU AND YOUR BROTHER REUNITING.
AND I KNOW IT GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOUR BROTHER'S DOING OR WHERE HE'S AT,
BUT I LOVE YOUR BROTHER.
I LOVE JAKE, BUT YOU CAN'T LET HIM BRING YOU DOWN, DUDE.
YOU GOT TO DO WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO TO GET THAT BOAT
AND THEN TAKE CARE OF HIM LATER.
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO REALLY STEP UP,
BUT I HAVE TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
YOUR DAD WOULD BE REAL PROUD OF YOU.
THANKS, MAN.
WHAT'S UP, BUD?
WHAT'S UP?
Josh: WELL, I MISS THE C.M. A LOT.
I'M TAKING THIS TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT BOATS.
IT'S GONNA COST A LOT OF MONEY.
WE GOT TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO GO PARTNERS WITH ME ON
OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU WANT TO GET YOUR OWN BOAT.
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
WITH YOUR HELP,
I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE SITTING IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
HEY.
GOOD. YEAH.
SO, APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE, BUT I GOT TO ASK --
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WELL, WE DEFINITELY SPLIT UP,
DID OUR THING, DIFFERENT BOATS,
DEFINITELY LEARNED TWO DIFFERENT STYLES OF FISHING --
A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE KNEW,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TO MAKE
A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHANGES IN OUR LIFE RECENTLY, YOU KNOW,
IN ORDER TO REGRESS, YOU KNOW,
AND EITHER [BLEEP] OR GET OFF THE POT, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.
IT'S NOW OR NEVER FOR US.
IF WE DON'T GET THE BOAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS,
THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA BE DECKHANDS.
HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW, I THINK --
I MEAN, IT'S AWESOME THAT YOU'RE USING THE WORD "US."
BUT YOU'RE ALSO USING THE WORD "ME" AND "HIM,"
RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE JOINED AT THE HIP.
YOU'RE MEN. YOU'RE GROWN MEN.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING?
YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY --
YOUR BROTHER HAS A BIG OPPORTUNITY
TO OWN THE BOAT AGAIN,
BUT IT'S WITHOUT YOU.
BECAUSE OF YOUR REPUTATION, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE --
LIKE, DOWN-TO-EARTH?
BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION THAT YOU'VE ACQUIRED.
AND YOU KNOW WHY I ALWAYS CALL YOU ON YOUR [BLEEP]
YOU DO.
Edgar: THAT'S THE ONLY REASON YOU WERE ON OUR BOAT,
IS 'CAUSE EVERYBODY LOVES YOU.
OUR CREW LOVES YOU, LOVES YOUR DAD.
WE LOVE YOU, TOO. WE WANTED TO HELP.
WHEN YOU WORK FOR PEOPLE LIKE SIG,
I MEAN, THEY'RE AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
WHEN YOU WERE ON THE BOAT, ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT WAS,
"WHAT WOULD PHIL WANT?"
AND HE ALREADY SAID IT -- YOU GOT TO EARN IT YOURSELF.
WE CAN'T JUST -- YOU KNOW, FIRST WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY,
'CAUSE WE WANT TO HELP YOU
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE YOUR DAD, NUMBER ONE -- GREAT.
BUT THEN IT'S UP TO YOU THE REST OF THE WAY,
AND THAT'S JUST NOT ON THE BOAT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT YOU
OVER THE COURSE OF TIME HAVING YOU ON THE BOAT --
WHICH WAS WONDERFUL, IT WAS GREAT --
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING ON THE BEACH.
YOU GOT TO HAVE THE SAME WILLPOWER ON THE BEACH...
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
...AND BE A RESPONSIBLE PERSON THERE.
AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT TO THE SEA, JUST LIKE A FAMILY, MAN.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR FAMILY.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU BECOME A MAN
AND A RESPONSIBLE ONE, YOU KNOW?
AND I KNOW YOU GOT IT. IT'S RIGHT THERE.
HE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE.
I LOOK AT JAKE ANDERSON. I DO.
AND ALL DUE PROPS.
I'M SO *** YOU, DUDE.
NO, DUDE, I DO. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
ALL THE RESPECT BECAUSE, LIKE, I CAN'T GET IT ANYWHERE ELSE,
EXCEPT FOR LIKE WHERE YOU ARE SITTING RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T ASK THAT FROM ANYBODY ELSE IN MY LIFE.
THERE'S ONLY TWO REASONS FOR ME PERSONALLY
THAT I EVEN WANTED OR ACCEPTED YOU BEING -- LET ME FINISH.
THIS IS THE HARDEST MAN.
ONLY TWO REASONS I WAS ALLOWING YOU TO BE ON MY BOAT --
NUMBER ONE, EITHER SHOW YOU HOW TO LIVE
OR SHOW YOU HOW TO FISH.
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LEARN HOW TO FISH RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO.
SO THEN WE TRIED TO SHOW YOU HOW TO LIVE,
AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
SO, FROM AN EARLY START,
YOU LOST EVERY OUNCE OF RESPECT THAT I HAD FOR YOU.
SO I GAVE UP.
FOR THAT, I APOLOGIZE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE.
AND AT THE END OF THE SEASON, HE WAS STEPPING UP.
HE SHOWED BIG HEART.
BUT THE GUYS WERE HAVING TO PICK UP
A LITTLE SLACK ALONG THAT WAY,
AND IN LIFE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE THERE TO DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT YOURSELF.
I TRIED TO HELP. WE STILL WANT TO HELP.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE BOATS ARE GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, PROBABLY,
SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, AND HE'S YOUR FAMILY.
AND EDGAR WANTED YOU OFF THAT BOAT, HANDS DOWN.
I WAS SCARED.
WELL, I SAID NO WAY.
EVERYBODY DESERVES A CHANCE, OKAY?
MM-HMM.
AND THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU THERE.
THAT'S YOUR ONE CHANCE. SO I BACKED YOU UP 100%.
IF IT WAS UP TO HIM, HE'D HAVE BEEN GONE.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
Edgar: THE POINT IS, YOU GUYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, A BIG ONE.
THERE'S STILL A CHANCE.
CAN I STILL GIVE YOU A HUG?
THE THING THAT -- IF THINGS GO THE WAY THAT THEY ARE GOING,
YOUR REPUTATION, BECAUSE OF YOUR DECISION-MAKING, IS INJURED.
I'M PULLING FOR YOU MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE,
AND THESE GUYS --
I DO KNOW HOW TO BE A CRAB FISHERMAN.
NO, YOU DON'T. YOU DON'T KNOW A LOT OF STUFF.
YOU THINK YOU KNOW A LOT OF STUFF.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SHOW IT FULLY.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE THE CHANGE, AND YOU GOT TO PROVE IT.
Rowe: BUT LOOK -- WHEN IT COMES TO GUTS,
YOU'RE HERE IN FRONT OF CAMERAS, AND YOU'RE TALKING HONESTLY.
AND GOOD ON YOU 'CAUSE THAT AIN'T EASY.
MORE OF "AFTER THE CATCH" AFTER THIS.
OH. PLEASE.
WE ALL LOVE YOU, MAN. YOU KNOW THAT.
[ BLUEGRASS MUSIC PLAYING ]
♪ THERE'S A LIGHT BEHIND THE RAIN ♪
♪ THERE'S A LIGHT BEHIND THE RAIN ♪
ALL RIGHT, ZACH, YOU'RE THROWING THE HOOK.
COME ON. MAKE YOUR MOTHER PROUD.
DAMN IT.
[BLEEP]
Man: WHAT THE [BLEEP]
COME ON, ZACH.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN I THROW, WHAT I ALWAYS DO IS I TAKE AND I PUT
ABOUT FOUR, FIVE, SIX COILS IN MY HAND.
AND WHEN YOU THROW IT, YOU GET AN EXTRA 15 FEET ON YOUR TOSS.
SO, WHAT'D YOU LEARN?
IN THE OLD DAYS, NOBODY MISSED.
YOU'RE A [BLEEP] SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW?
[ SCOFFS ]
I SEE HE'S GOT HIS HEAD UP HIS *** TODAY,
SO HE'S NOT LISTENING.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE LESSON ON IT,
AND YOU TURNED AROUND AND YOU PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME TO STICK IT.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THIS FISHING THING.
IT'S ABOUT YOU IN LIFE.
I'M HERE TO MAKE YOU A BETTER GUY, REALLY,
AND I'M TRYING MY DAMNEDEST.
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE METHOD YOU'RE USED TO,
BUT I'M DOING THIS TO MAKE YOU COME OUT ON TOP.
BEAT IT.
DIFFICULT? FRUSTRATING? PAINFUL?
WHAT IS IT?
I'M A DIVORCED PARENT.
ZACH WAS RAISED BY HIS MOM.
HE'S A HELL OF A KID.
BUT HE HAS NO BALLS.
LARSON.
EVEN TOOK A DIFFERENT LAST NAME.
YEAH.
SO, I NEVER EVEN WANTED TO HAVE HIM ON THE BOAT,
DIDN'T WANT HIM TO A FISHERMAN.
I REALLY DIDN'T.
BUT NOW, AT HIS STAGE IN LIFE, I WANT HIM TO BE A MAN,
AND WHAT A BETTER PLACE TO DO IT THAN ON THE DECK OF A CRABBER?
CAN YOU -- I MEAN, CAN YOU RUSH THAT?
CAN YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
WE ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN. HE'S TURNED AROUND.
YOU GUYS KNOW ZACH. HE'S TURNED AROUND 100%.
HE'S A HELL OF A DUDE NOW.
YEAH.
I'M PROUD OF HIM.
BUT, BOY, THERE ARE MOMENTS, HUH?
IN ANYTHING.
IN ANYTHING.
AND IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN IT'S YOUR KID, YOU KNOW?
BUT, LIKE, YOU CAN TELL HIS SON -- HE'S THE NICEST KID.
OH, YEAH.
SO, YOU COULD TELL HE WAS RAISED BY MAMA -- NO OFFENSE.
I KNOW.
AND THAT'S THE BURR HE'S GOT UNDER HIS *** RIGHT NOW, RIGHT?
AND I'M TRYING TO BRING HIM AROUND.
YEAH, HE WANTS TO SEE THE MEAN SIDE OR WHATEVER.
NOT REALLY MEAN.
YEAH, THE TOUGH SIDE.
AND THIS STUFF ALL RELATES TO LIFE, NOT ONLY FISHING,
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ADVERSITY,
HE ALWAYS USED TO JUST GO INTO THIS FUNNY SATIRE THING,
AND THAT'S THE WAY HE WOULD HANDLE IT.
WELL, YOU GOT TO GRAB THE ADVERSITY BY THE HORNS
AND DEAL WITH IT.
Edgar: STEP UP FOR YOURSELF.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO TEACH HIM.
I THINK -- WELL, I JUST THINK BILL'S AGE RIGHT NOW
IS THE BEST TIME FOR HIS KID TO BE THERE, TOO,
'CAUSE EARLIER "WILD BILL" THAT I USED TO WORK WITH --
HE WOULDN'T HAVE A KID NO MORE.
HE DIDN'T GET THE NAME "WILD" FOR NOTHING.
Rowe: YOUR DAD WAS A HARD-***, THOUGH, WASN'T HE?
HE WAS AN EX-MARINE CORPS DRILL INSTRUCTOR.
YEAH.
I MEAN, WE'D HEAR HIM PULL UP INTO THE DRIVEWAY,
WE'D HEAD OUT THE BACK DOOR, LITERALLY.
I MEAN, HE WAS JUST A GRUMPY [BLEEP]
Johnathan: OUR FATHER -- THEY SAY THEY COULD HEAR HIM UP THE INLET.
AND THERE WAS ONE SUMMER IN KODIAK
WHERE PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY GO TO THE FUEL DOCK AND WAIT
BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH OVER 54 CREW MEMBERS
'CAUSE THEY KNEW WHEN THE BOAT CAME INTO THE FUEL DOCK,
HE'D BE HIRING 2 OR 3 NEW GUYS.
SO, THAT WAS THE PLACE TO GO HANG OUT
IF YOU WANTED TO GO OUT AND FISH WITH MY DAD.
FOR ONE TRIP.
FOR ONE TRIP, YEAH.
Sig: FOR ME, LIKE, MY GRANDFATHER --
HE WAS, LIKE, JUST THIS ICON, HERO, YOU KNOW?
HE WAS ON THE WOODEN BOATS AND DOING ALL THAT.
BUT HE'S THE GUY THAT WAS GENTLE WITH YOU.
YOU WANTED TO MAKE HIM PROUD.
SO, HE'S THE GUY I'D CALL WHEN I GOT INTO TOWN --
"HEY, GRANDPA, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KILLING THEM."
AND THEN YOU CALL YOUR OLD MAN, AND IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW...
"YOU COULD HAVE DONE MORE!"
"COULD HAVE DONE BETTER! WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
THAT'S RIGHT. SO, WE WERE LUCKY THAT WAY.
TELL ME ABOUT THE COLONEL.
THE COLONEL -- YOU KNOW, I WAS A KNOTHEAD AS A KID.
I WAS AS BAD AS THEY COME.
I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE THE DAY I TURNED 18.
AND I NEVER REALLY HAD A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAD.
ONE, HE WAS GONE ALL THE TIME.
YOU GUYS PROBABLY ARE UNDER THE SAME DEAL.
AND TWO, I WAS SUCH A SCREW-UP
THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO PROVE MYSELF TO MY DAD.
AND IT WASN'T TILL I WENT FISHING --
AND WHEN I FIRST STARTED FISHING,
MY DAD SAID, "BREAK THIS KID. I DON'T WANT HIM UP HERE.
I DON'T WANT HIM IN THIS LIFESTYLE."
BUT YET I FELT I HAD TO PROVE MYSELF TO MY DAD,
AND I STILL FEEL THAT WAY, THAT --
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S LIKE SIG SAID.
WHEN I CALL DAD, YOU KNOW,
HE'S A LOT HARDER ON ME THAN HE IS ON OTHER PEOPLE,
AND IT'S NOT THAT HE DOESN'T LOVE ME.
HE JUST WANTS ME TO BE AT 100% AT ALL TIMES
AND DOESN'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW,
GIVE A GUY THE SATISFACTION SO MUCH,
EVEN THOUGH HE'S SO FRIGGIN' PROUD
AND HE'S BRAGGIN' TO EVERYBODY ELSE ABOUT WHAT I DO.
BUT HE'LL NEVER TELL IT TO ME, YOU KNOW?
THANK YOU!
YEAH, SIG KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT,
AND THESE GUYS KNOW, TOO.
YOU'D HEAR IT FROM OTHER PEOPLE YOUR DAD LOVED YOU.
ALL YOUR DAD'S FRIENDS.
BUT HE WOULD NEVER TELL YOU.
TWO TIMES IN MY LIFE MY DAD SAID HE LOVED ME.
JUST TWO TIMES.
'CAUSE HE LOVED ME MORE.
MY DAD AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP NOW.
I WAS DAD'S FAVORITE.
BUT WE CLASH HEADS, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE WE'RE STILL INVOLVED IN THE BOAT, YOU KNOW?
MY DAD'S A MANAGING ENTITY,
AND SOMETIMES WE CRASH HEADS A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I'M MORE STUBBORN THAN HE IS NOW, SO BEFORE --
I'M KIND OF LIKE HE WAS WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.
HE'S MELLOWED OUT NOW.
HE'S A LOT CALMER, AND HE'LL COME TO REASON,
AND THEN HE'LL CALL ME BACK WHEN I'M STILL PIPING-HOT MAD
AND THEN WE'LL WORK IT OUT.
THAT'S A FATHER/SON RELATIONSHIP IN A FISHING INDUSTRY.
IT'S STRANGE HAVING YOUR SON OUT ON THAT DECK, YOU KNOW?
YOU GET THAT BIG WAVE THAT COMES OVER,
AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOT LOOK
TO SEE WHERE HIS SET OF RAIN GEAR IS, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW, NOTHING AGAINST TRAVIS --
WHEN I SAW THE GUY FALL OVERBOARD,
I WAS JUST GOING, "PLEASE, GOD, DON'T LET THAT BE SCOTTY."
AND THE [BLEEP] FLASH,
AND THEN IT WAS GET THE GUY OUT OF THE WATER.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BIAS.
WE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK.
LEFTOVER SALMON, YOU STANDING BY?
Man: YOU GOT IT!
GIVE US SOMETHING WE CAN SNAP OUR FINGERS TO.
MORE OF "AFTER THE CATCH" AFTER THIS.
[ SOFT MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪ TIMES WERE HAD ♪
♪ THINGS WERE SAID ♪
♪ DON'T REMEMBER WHEN THE SHIP WENT DOWN ♪
♪ IN THE LONG RUN ♪
Rowe: WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY A BIG MYSTERY.
"AFTER THE CATCH" AND "DEADLIEST CATCH"
DON'T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU GUYS,
BUT IT'S A TEAM EFFORT,
AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT EVERYBODY OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT
IS WITH US TONIGHT.
HER NAME IS SHEILA McCORMACK. SHE'S THE SUPERVISING PRODUCER.
SHEILA, IF YOU'RE IN THE HOUSE,
COULD YOU MAKE YOUR WAY IN THIS DIRECTION?
THANKS, GUYS.
HELLO.
SHEILA, YOU HAVE THIS REPUTATION AS BEING KIND OF
A NO-NONSENSE TOUGH BROAD WITH A HEART OF GOLD.
ANY TRUTH TO IT?
YEAH, TOTAL ALL TRUTH,
"HEART OF GOLD," ESPECIALLY, TO THE POINT, GET IT DONE.
SO, IF "DEADLIEST CATCH," THE SHOW, WERE A CRAB BOAT,
SHE'D BE THE DECK BOSS.
SHE'D BE A CAPTAIN.
OH, YEAH, SHE'D BE THE --
SHE'D BE THE CAPTAIN?
NO, SHE WOULD BE THE FLEET COMMANDER.
SHE'S THE ADMIRAL.
ADMIRAL, YES.
IF WE'RE AT SEA AND THEY NEED SOMETHING
OR THE CAMERA GUYS NEED SOMETHING
OR WE NEED SOMETHING -- EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING PERSONAL --
IT'S DONE.
YEAH.
AND SHE'LL DO IT UNTIL IT'S DONE.
WHETHER SHE STEPS ON YOUR TOES OR NOT DON'T MATTER.
Wichrowski: SHE JUST NEVER TAKES NO FOR AN ANSWER.
I MEAN, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS,
AND IT'S LIKE, "I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, SHEILA,"
AND SHE'S LIKE, "THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER I'M GONNA TAKE."
ALL RIGHT, REAL QUICK, I JUST WANT TO PLAY A LIGHTNING ROUND.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR ANSWERS TO ONE WORD.
I'M GONNA ASK EACH OF YOU THE SAME QUESTION.
THE QUESTION IS -- WHAT ONE WORD BEST DESCRIBES SHEILA McCORMACK?
WE START WITH BILL.
"MEAN."
TYRANT.
ELSEBOB.
"MEAN," [BLEEP] "TYRANT," "GOD" --
I THINK YOU MEANT BEELZEBUB, LIKE OLD SCRATCH, SATAN?
I GUESS.
I KNOW.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.
WHEN PHIL DIED AND WHEN JAKE WENT INTO REHAB,
THAT -- I MEAN, TO ME, ANYWAY --
WAS WHAT STRUCK ME AS TRULY ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL.
I KNOW A LOT OF PRODUCERS.
I DON'T KNOW MANY WHO WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT YOU DID.
WELL, I LOVE PHIL. WE WERE GOOD FRIENDS.
AND THEN WHEN HE STROKED, I WENT FROM DUTCH TO ANCHORAGE
AND WAS WITH HIM FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF HIS LIFE
AND THEN TOOK THE BOYS TO SEATTLE
AND THEN TRIED TO HELP THEM LEAD THE REST OF THEIR LIFE,
WHICH THEY WERE LOST, YOU KNOW, JACOB ESPECIALLY.
SO, JUST GETTING HIM TO REHAB AND THEN GETTING HIM --
WHEN HE CAME OUT OF REHAB,
HE STAYED WITH ME FOR A COUPLE WEEKS
JUST TO KIND OF GET USED TO IT, GET USED TO THAT KIND OF LIVING.
AND THEN HE WENT BACK HOME.
BUT, YEAH, I THINK THAT IS KIND OF ABOVE AND BEYOND,
BUT IT WAS NATURAL FOR ME TO DO IT,
AND PHIL WOULD HAVE WANTED ME TO DO THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS IMPORTANT, SO...
Sig: I GOT A STORY. WANT TO HEAR A STORY?
WE DO A LITTLE THING IN SEATTLE CALLED CATCHCON.
HERE'S HOW TOUGH SHE IS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS THING.
IT'S FOR THE FANS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW,
WE ALL WENT TO MY HOME, HAD A PARTY.
IT WAS A GREAT PARTY.
SO -- BUT DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY,
THEY PROVIDED US WITH THESE BODYGUARDS.
SO, IT ENDS UP THE GUYS COME OVER THE HOUSE.
WELL, ONE OF THEM HAD ONE TOO MANY OR 10 OR 12.
ONE OF THE BODYGUARDS.
SO, THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN --
I MEAN, WE GOT BIG, TOUGH FISHERMEN AFRAID OF THIS GUY,
AND I'M LIKE, "I CAN'T KICK THIS GUY OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO." AND SHE'S LIKE, "REALLY?"
AND SHE HAD HIM OUT OF THAT HOUSE IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
I PUSHED HIM TO THE STREET.
FROG-MARCHED HIM OUT?
ALL THE WAY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET
AND JUST LIKE, "GET THE [BLEEP] OUT."
Sig: HE WAS A NICE GUY, TOO,
BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM DAYS.
OKAY, SO, YOU'RE A TOUGH GIRL. YOU DEAL WITH THESE GUYS.
YOU ALSO DEAL WITH OUR CAMERAMEN, THOUGH.
I MEAN, YOU DEAL WITH THE WHOLE PRODUCTION UNIT.
YEAH.
YEAH. THEY'RE A WHOLE NOTHER PAIN IN THE ***, AS WELL.
WELL, THE PAIN IN THE *** I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IS THAT GUY WHO BASICALLY WILL GO ANYWHERE TO GET THE SHOT
AND PROBABLY BEST TO INTRODUCE HIM WITH WHAT HE DOES BEST,
WHICH IS SHOOT THE KIND OF VIDEO THAT MAKES YOU GO,
"OH, HOLY CRAP, LOOK AT THAT."
Moore: BOY, IS THAT CRAZY, BORDERLINE DUMB?
FOR THEM, GOING IN THE WATER
IS SOMETHING YOU AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
BUT I WANT TO GET THAT SHOT.
HERE GOES NOTHING.
THIS IS WILD. LOOK AT THIS CAMERA GUY.
HE'S OUT IN THE ICE FLOE, TAKING SHOTS.
ALL FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING A PIECE OF VIDEO.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S A GUY THAT EARNED HIS EMMY TODAY.
Wichrowski: [ Laughing ] NICE. WOW.
Rowe: SHANE, HOW ARE YOU MAN?
THANK YOU.
MY FAVORITE LINE OF THE SEASON FROM WILD BILL --
"ALL FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING A PIECE OF VIDEO."
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
IT'S A LOADED QUESTION TO A GUY LIKE YOU,
BUT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN LATELY AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I NORMALLY FILM WILDLIFE,
SO THIS IS A REAL, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THING FOR ME TO DO.
I JUST SAW THE SHOW ON TV.
I THOUGHT, "OH, MY GOD,
I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE GUYS ARE OUT THERE DOING THAT.
I LOVE WORKING WITH THIS GUY.
HE GETS SO EXCITED ABOUT HIS JOB.
SO, DID IT OCCUR TO YOU TO GO OUT ONTO THE ICE AT SOME POINT?
OR DID SOMEBODY SUGGEST IT TO YOU?
HOW'S THAT WORK?
[ CHUCKLES ] WELL, ACTUALLY, I ASKED BILL.
I THOUGHT, "IS THIS A BAD IDEA?
NOW, HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO DO."
AND HE SAID, "OF COURSE IT'S A BAD IDEA,
BUT HERE'S HOW I'D DO IT."
[ LAUGHTER ]
"GET IN THE WATER."
THE CHALLENGES LOOK PRETTY OBVIOUS.
IT'S ICE. IT'S WEATHER. IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE
BECAUSE, IN THE END, IT'S NOT JUST A PIECE OF VIDEO.
IT'S A -- IT'S A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM -- THE OCEAN'S A TERRIBLE PLACE TO FILM
'CAUSE EVERYTHING'S SHAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AND ON THE CHASE, WE NEED TO TRY
AND GET CLOSE TO THESE GUYS WITHOUT COLLIDING.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
SIG.
SIG CAN CHIME RIGHT IN HERE.
WE HAD A REAL CLOSE COLLISION THIS YEAR.
WE NEED TO TRY AND GET CLOSE, SEE THE FACES,
SEE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE -- YOU KNOW,
SEE THEM WORKING FROM THE RAILS.
Sig: THEY GOT LIKE A GYRO CAMERA -- DON'T YOU? --
THAT KIND OF STABILIZES YOUR CAMERA.
SOMETHING LIKE A GIMBAL, IT LOOKED LIKE.
AND UNDERWATER CAMERAS AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE WEATHER ON OUR PORT SIDE
AND KEEP THE WIND AND THE WEATHER OFF OF OUR GUYS,
SO WHEN HE'S COMING IN TO FILM US,
THE WEATHER'S RIGHT IN HIS FACE, TRYING TO GET US.
IN THE CHASE,
WE'RE USUALLY LOOKING FOR THE WORST WEATHER THAT WE CAN FIND.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
WELL, LOOK, WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS PRETTY OBVIOUS.
THE SHOW DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT GUYS LIKE SHANE.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE SHEILA OUT THERE
KNOCKING HEADS TOGETHER,
AND IT CERTAINLY HAPPENS WITHOUT GUYS LIKE YOU.
SO, THANKS FOR THAT. TAKE US TO THE BREAK, GUYS.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
WE'VE GOT SOME FOOTAGE THAT I GOT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
MORE OF "AFTER THE CATCH" AFTER THIS.
[ BLUEGRASS MUSIC PLAYING ]
OH, YEAH!
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
IS AN EXPERT FLY TIER, AND HE CAN PROVE IT.
MY GOAL IN FLY TYING IS TO IMITATE NATURE.
WELCOME TO "FLY TYING WITH WILD BILL."
I'M WILD BILL!
WE'RE GONNA CREATE SOME INTERESTING FLIES TODAY.
THIS IS A LOT OF FUN, I'LL TELL YOU. THIS IS HOW I RELAX.
DAMN IT. OW!
SON OF -- SON OF A [BLEEP] OH [BLEEP]
OW! [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] FLY, ANYWAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DO THIS [BLEEP]
♪ IT'S BEEN EIGHT SEASONS SINCE YOU MET US ♪
♪ WE'RE OUT CRABBING FOR BREAKFAST ♪
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
♪ AND YOU SEE... ♪
♪ WITH US WE'VE BEEN EATING CRABS FOR BREAKFAST ♪
YEAH!
[ APPLAUSE ]
"WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST" -- AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE.
NOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY.
GENTLEMEN, IF I COULD DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MONITOR,
THE HILLSTRANDS ARE IN HOLLYWOOD.
Vieira: FROM THE HIT SHOW "DEADLIEST CATCH,"
PLEASE WELCOME ANDY AND JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
NICE TO SEE YOU ON LAND FOR A CHANGE.
I FEEL SHAKY HERE.
EXACTLY.
LET'S PLAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
$5,000! ALL RIGHT!
THERE WE GO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YEAH!
I LOVE YOU, BROTHER!
I THINK WE GOT A BATTLE ON THIS ONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT --
OH, NO YOU'RE NOT.
MAX AND FRANZ -- THAT'S TWO GERMAN-SOUNDING FIRST NAMES.
LET'S GO WITH "B."
WELL, WE'RE GONNA LOCK IN "B," OUR FINAL ANSWER."
[ APPLAUSE ]
WE'RE NOT GETTING A LOT OF CLAPPING.
ACTUALLY, YOU GOT IT RIGHT, SO YOU'RE...
OH, YEAH!
YEAH!
WHOO!
YOUR NEXT QUESTION WILL BE WORTH $100,000.
I KNOW THIS.
"C," DR. RUTH, FINAL ANSWER.
IT IS DR. RUTH. YOU'RE RIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
$100,000!
YEAH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU WON $100,000.
$100,000 FOR THE SEATTLE FISHERMAN'S MEMORIAL FUND.
NOW, WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS, JOHNATHAN, GOING IN?
DO YOU THINK HAD YOU A PRAYER?
NO, I WENT, "I GUARANTEE IT'S NOT DR. RUTH,"
BUT HE SAID, "I GOT THIS. I GOT THIS."
SO, THERE YOU GO.
BUT GOING IN, I MEAN,
WE THOUGHT WE'D PROBABLY BE OUT AT LIKE THE $1,000.
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. IT'S A TOUGH GAME.
WHAT WAS THE AUTHOR'S NAME AGAIN -- KAFKA?
YEAH, FRANZ KAFKA.
SO, WAS THAT JUST A SHOT IN THE DARK?
NO, WE HAD TO -- SHE TOLD US,
"WHEN YOU GO IN, JUST THINK IT THROUGH,"
BECAUSE I STARTED THINKING,"HANS AND FRANZ HERE TO PUMP YOU UP."
I'M GOING, "IT'S A GERMAN NAME." TOLSTOY -- I KNEW HE'S RUSSIAN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M JUST THINKING --
THE STUFF THAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD IS JUST AMAZING.
HOW MUCH MONEY HAS THAT FUND RAISED OVER THE YEARS?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T --
IT'S AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT.
IT'S PUTTING KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE.
THE FIRST KIDS JUST GRADUATED RECENTLY.
AND IT'S ALL FOR KIDS THAT HAVE LOST PARENTS AT SEA.
YEAH. IT'S A GOOD DEAL.
YEAH, MAN, CONGRATULATIONS.
WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO SCREW IT UP. [ LAUGHS ]
WELL, FROM HOLLYWOOD HERE TO BRECKENRIDGE, YOU KNOW,
I THINK THE ACTIVITY THAT POSED THE LEAST DAMAGE
TO ANYONE SO FAR WAS FLY-FISHING.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET,
BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOBODY WAS IMPALED.
Berger: OKAY, GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE UPPER WILLIAMS FORK RIVER,
HERE IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES OF COLORADO,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE FLY-FISHING TODAY.
IT'S GONNA BE JUST LIKE THROWING THE HOOK AT THE RAIL, MAN.
JUST LET IT GO.
WELL, WE FEEL DRESSED FOR SUCCESS.
ARE WE GOING IN THE LAKE?
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE LAKE FIRST.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE DOUBLED UP. WE GOT A DRY AND A SINKER.
FLICK THIS. FLICK.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE IS YOU'RE LOADING UP --
WOW.
COME ON, BABY.
NOW, THIS IS HOW YOU FLY-FISH, BILLY -- SITTING DOWN.
THAT'S A WILLOW FISH -- YEP, WILLOW STICK FISH --
PRETTY RARE AROUND HERE.
Wichrowski: OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT BITING ON THIS ONE.
GOT TO HAVE PATIENCE.
[BLEEP]
HE DOES NOT HAVE PATIENCE.
[BLEEP] THIS IS SO MESSED UP.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO CATCH A FISH.
I SWEAR TO GOD.
I WANT A TROUT, AND I WANT A TROUT NOW!
ONE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS FOR THE BIRDS.
GIVE ME A CRAB POT.
Berger: I THINK WE GOT IT. WE STILL GOT IT.
HEY! HEY! HEY!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Keith: THE COORS LIGHT TROUT COUNT IS NOW OFFICIALLY AT 1.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Rowe: 1?
1.
1, SIR.
JUST 1.
BILLY BERGER, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
TELL ME THEY WERE ON THEIR BEST BEHAVIOR.
TELL ME IT WAS FUN.
IT WAS A LOT, A LOT, A LOT OF FUN, AND APPARENTLY --
Wichrowski: IT WAS A TRAIN WRECK.
IT WAS A TRAIN WRECK.
DOES ANYBODY HERE HAVE ANY POTENTIAL AT ALL
FOR WHATEVER THE ART OR SKILL OF FLY-FISHING IS?
WHAT WAS IRONIC WAS, EVERYBODY DOES.
CAPTAIN SIG, TOWARDS THE END,
HAD, ACTUALLY, A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL MOTION.
KEITH WAS THROWING 40, 50 FEET OF LINE.
YEAH, KEITH HAD A GOOD TOSS. I WAS IMPRESSED.
AND CAPTAIN BILL HERE
WAS JUST GOING A LITTLE TOO FAR ON THE BACK CAST,
BUT OTHER THAN THAT --
SO, NOBODY CAUGHT ANYTHING BUT KEITH?
CAPTAIN KEITH.
THERE WAS ONE BLIND FISH IN THE LAKE.
YOU'VE GOT FIVE LOUD, OBNOXIOUS CRABBERS YELLING AND SCREAMING.
THE FISH ARE ON THE BOTTOM SAYING,
"WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?"
I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE TIME.
I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME, TOO.
BILLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BY.
THE BAND IS GONNA TAKE US OUT.
ONE MORE TIME -- LEFTOVER SALMON,
A BRAND-NEW ALBUM CALLED "AQUATIC HITCHHIKER."
CHECK THAT OUT AND JOIN US AGAIN NEXT WEEK
FOR MORE OF "AFTER THE CATCH."
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
[ INTRO PLAYS ]
♪ WELL, I CLIMB A MOUNTAIN, I SAIL THE SEA ♪
♪ I SWIM THE HOT TUB, I CLIMB A TREE ♪
♪ JUST TO BE WHEREVER YOU BE ♪
♪ I GOT TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪
♪ OH, ELIZA, JUST TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪
♪ OH, ELIZA, JUST TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪