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IT SEEMS TO ACTUALLY BE GETTING WORSE.
I CAN'T FEEL THE ROPE OUT YET,
SO I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHICH WAY TO GO.
IF YOU'RE NOT READY FOR IT, IT'LL TOSS YOU AROUND.
Monte: JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE GEAR AT THIS POINT.
THE WEATHER IS PROBABLY AS BAD AS EVER HERE.
IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER.
ANOTHER ONE.
WORSE YET. HANG ON.
[BLEEP]
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Johnathan: YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PRESSURE?
WE'RE SPENDING MONEY HAND OVER FIRST.
Andy: BOATS ARE ALWAYS MONEY PITS.
HOW DO YOU MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS CRAB FISHING?
YOU START OUT WITH $2 MILLION.
WHOO! LET THE GAMES BEGIN.
Narrator: THE END OF OPILIO SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING.
YOU PUT $1.2 MILLION INTO A BOAT,
IT STILL DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BREAK DOWN.
Johnathan: THAT HURTS SO BAD.
Narrator: BUT THE UNFORGIVING BERING SEA
HAS EXACTED A PRICE ON THE FLEET'S MIGHTY VESSELS.
Elliott: WE'VE SPENT ALMOST $220,000
BETWEEN THE ENGINES, FUEL, AND OIL.
I SHOULD BE OUT CRAB FISHING.
Narrator: FOR THOSE STILL ABLE TO FISH...
LET'S GO!
Bill: ALL BREAKDOWNS ARE A PAIN.
WE GOT TO GET WHAT WE GOT TO GET HERE.
WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY DAYS,
SO WE GOT TO DIAL IN ON THE BEST WE SEE AND HARVEST WHAT WE CAN.
Narrator: ...THE HUNT IS ON TO CATCH WHATEVER CRAB IS LEFT.
165 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Scott Jr.: IT'S THE END OF THE SEASON,
AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND FRESH GROUND
IS PRETTY IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ...ON THE 109-FOOT SEABROOKE...
Scott Jr.: WE'RE MOVING WAY UP THE HILL.
SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME VOLUME,
TRY AND GET THIS BOAT FULL
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING IT OUT IN THE DEEP.
IT'S JUST BEEN BEAT UP TOO MANY TIMES.
THERE'S NO CRAB LEFT.
Narrator: WITH HIS DEEP-WATER GROUNDS PICKED OVER,
CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL JR. GAMBLES EVERYTHING ON A SPOT
IN THE SHALLOWS.
WE'RE JUST PULLING UP TO THE FIRST STRING.
GOING SHALLOW.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET GET SOME FRESH REAL ESTATE,
GET THIS TRIP FINISHED OFF.
HERE WE GO, TOM. FIRST POT.
FIRST POT.
HOPEFULLY, WE'RE GONNA DO WELL.
Scott Jr.: TODAY IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
IF WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING TODAY, I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
IT'S GONNA BE UGLY.
WATCH THE LINES!
OH, THIS SUCKS.
Scott Jr.: WOW. WHAT THE HELL?
Man: IT'S GONNA BE A LONG STRING.
Man #2: THIS SUCKS.
THIS IS NOT -- NOT GOOD AT ALL. NOT GOOD.
THERE'S PATCHES OF BAIRDI. THERE'S PATCH OF CLEAN OPES.
IT'S JUST SUCH A MIXED BAG.
Narrator: NOT ONLY IS THE CRAB SCARCE,
IT'S MOSTLY THE WRONG SPECIES.
Man: THIS SUCKS!
Scott Jr.: THIS IS LIKE, "COME ON, MAN. WHAT IS IT?
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON HERE?"
Man: 71.
I CAN'T FEED MY FAMILY ON 71 CRAB, YOU KNOW, A POT.
DANG, THAT AIN'T POSSIBLE.
NOW WE'RE [BLEEP] RIGHT WHERE WE WERE 20 MINUTES AGO.
3-5.
[BLEEP]
Scott Jr.: NO CHANCE TO FILL MY BOAT AT THIS SPOT.
THIS DEFINITELY DOESN'T WARRANT SETTING BACK.
PROBABLY START STACKING OUT AND GETTING OUT OF HERE,
'CAUSE THIS IS NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD AT ALL.
Narrator: FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FIVE DAYS...
STACK THESE POTS.
...JUNIOR MUST STACK ON ALL 115 POTS AND FIND NEW GROUNDS.
WELL, THIS SPOT'S DRIED UP. WE'RE OUT, DUDE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA HANG AROUND HERE AND SCRATCH IT OUT.
NIGHTS LIKE THIS SUCK. IT'S NOT VERY FUN FISHING.
I'M NOT A RELIGIOUS MAN,
BUT I'M GONNA START PRAYING RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: 154 MILES NORTHWEST...
[ SHOUTING ]
Keith: AWW, SWEET.
POT'S GOT SOME CRAB IN IT.
RIGHT ON.
YEAH!
Narrator: ...THE 155-FOOT WIZARD IS ON THE MOTHER LODE.
Man: WHOO! YEAH, BABY!
YES! [ GRUNTING ]
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED, MAN. YES!
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN AND CREW
PUSH THROUGH A 20-HOUR GRIND.
I THINK WE'RE IN STRIKING RANGE HERE TO FILL THAT THIRD TANK
AND PUT A BIG DENT INTO THAT FOURTH TANK.
THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DO IS COME UP SHORT NOW, MAN.
WE'RE SETTING BACK, OKAY, GUYS? GO AHEAD AND BAIT IT UP.
ROGER!
BAIT 'EM HEAVY, GUYS. BAIT 'EM HEAVY.
Narrator: WITH BIG NUMBERS COMING OVER THE RAIL...
YO!
...THE PACE IS CATCHING UP TO GREENHORN ROBBY SCHLOSSTEIN.
ALL DAY. THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS.
BURNING EVERYWHERE.
ROGER.
Keith: ROBBY'S SLOWED DOWN.
GOD, LOOK AT THE GUY, MAN.
Narrator: AFTER BAITING
AND SETTING BACK OVER 200 POTS...
I'M MASSAGING MY HAND BECAUSE I'VE --
I HURT LIKE A SON OF A *** RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ...THE ROOKIE GETS HIS FIRST TASTE
OF THE DREADED "CRABBER CLAW."
I'M STARTING TO HAVE MY DOUBTS IF HE'S GONNA MAKE IT.
STRETCHING HIS HANDS OUT EVERY FIVE MINUTES, SLAPPING 'EM.
I MEAN, HE'S -- HE'S HURTING.
I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER MY HANDS WILL HOLD UP.
I THINK HE'S THIS CLOSE TO CRACKING,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I CAN'T LET ROBBY GET TO THAT POINT.
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP HIM IN SHAPE, KEEP HIM MENTALLY THERE.
WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T BREAK HIM
BECAUSE THE GUYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE
GOING WITH SEVEN GUYS INSTEAD OF EIGHT,
'CAUSE THEY HAD TO DO IT FOR HALF OF LAST TRIP.
I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO GO BACK DOWN THAT ROAD.
Man: YEAH, WEATHER'S STARTING TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT.
I GUESS WE GOT A LITTLE FRONT COMING IN,
SO IT'S GONNA GET NASTY IN LIKE 24 HOURS.
Keith: THE WIND IS KICKING UP LIKE CLOCKWORK.
IT'S STARTING TO BLOW EAST 40.
THE WEATHER'S ON THE PORT SIDE, BUT IT'S NOT REAL COMFORTABLE.
I CAN'T FEEL THE ROPE OUT YET,
SO I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHICH WAY TO GO.
IF YOU'RE NOT READY FOR IT, IT'LL TOSS YOU AROUND.
HOLD ON, HOLD ON!
OH! MAN DOWN. MAN DOWN.
COME ON, ROBBY, STAY ON YOUR FEET.
Man: FISH ON!
[ LAUGHS ]
255.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY, MOUSE. MONTE.
CAN YOU JUST HEAD UP REAL QUICK?
Monte: IT'S KIND OF GNARLY OUT THERE.
THERE'S SOME BIG ONES COMING THROUGH HERE NOW.
IT'S STARTING TO STACK UP.
Narrator: NEARING 30 STRAIGHT HOURS AT THE HELM...
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
...CAPTAIN KEITH TURNS TO BROTHER MONTE
TO FINISH THE STRING.
BE SAFE, MOUSE.
I'LL CERTAINLY GIVE IT A GO HERE.
THE NIGHT SHIFT.
JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE GEAR AT THIS POINT.
THE WEATHER IS PROBABLY AS BAD AS EVER HERE.
IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY BETTER.
IT'S NOT VERY NICE.
AND IT SEEMS TO ACTUALLY BE GETTING WORSE.
HEADS UP.
[BLEEP]
ANOTHER ONE.
WORST YET. HANG ON!
[BLEEP]
IS HE GONNA BE OKAY?
Keith: EVERYBODY GOOD?
I DON'T KNOW. HE'S DOWNSTAIRS.
WHO, WHO, WHO?
ROBBY DID, I THINK.
WHERE IS HE? IS HE INSIDE?
TAKE YOUR [BLEEP] OFF.
NOT BLEEDING ANYWHERE OR ANYTHING?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE'D IT HIT YA?
OH, YEAH, YOU GOT A LITTLE BLOOD GOING ON THERE.
HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?
I MEAN, I HEARD IT COMING, AND THEN...
I KNEW SOMETHING [BLEEP]
HE'S GOT A LITTLE BLOOD COMING UP THERE.
HOW WE DOING DOWN THERE?
YEAH, HE GOT HIT PRETTY GOOD.
HE'S GOT A LITTLE BLOOD COMING OUT OF HIS HEAD,
AND HE SAID HE GOT PROBABLY KNOCKED OUT FOR A SPLIT SECOND.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, ROBBY, I'M NOT SEEING --
I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING DEEP HERE.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A GOUGE, BUT IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
ALL RIGHT.
BERING SEA BAPTISM. RIGHT ON.
I CAN SEE YOUR LITTLE BROTHER, HUH?
COME ON, YOU GOT TO LOOK OUT FOR EVERYBODY.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE YOUR LITTLE BROTHER GO DOWN,
YOU'RE GONNA PICK HIM UP AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
ALL RIGHT.
Monte: HOW IS HE? IS HE ALL RIGHT?
HE'S TOTALLY FINE.
THAT'S A [BLEEP] MIRACLE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
LET ME SIT DOWN FOR A MINUTE, MOUSE.
MAYBE GO TAKE A BREATHER, PUT ON A POT OF COFFEE.
Keith: MY POOR BROTHER JUST TOOK
PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST WAVES OF THE SEASON.
I MEAN, JUST SAT DOWN, TOO.
THANK GOD NOBODY'S HURT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA PROBABLY TRY AND HAUL A COUPLE POTS HERE.
Robby: IT'S PART OF THE GIG I SIGNED UP FOR, YOU KNOW?
CAN'T JUST GET A LITTLE BUMP AND BRUISE AND BE, LIKE, "I'M DONE."
IT'S MEANT FOR HARD ***,
SO, GOTTA GO BACK OUT THERE AND GET THE CRAB.
Narrator: DESPITE TAKING AN 800-POUND STEEL POT TO THE HEAD,
GREENHORN ROBBY SCHLOSSTEIN PROVES HIS METTLE.
Keith: THERE HE IS RIGHT BACK AT THE OFFICE, MAN.
THE GUY'S JUST RIGHT BACK AT IT, GRINDING THROUGH THE GEAR.
I SEE ROBBY'S BOUNCING UP AND DOWN THE DECK, THOUGH.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
WE MAY BE ONTO SOMETHING HERE WITH A NEW GUY.
Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO PAINTED THAT BUOY THAT SAYS "ICU,"
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT,
AND WE NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP.
Narrator: THE 113-FOOT TIME BANDIT
IS IN DOCK FOR REPAIRS.
AND ONCE I GET HELP, I MIGHT HAVE A HEART ATTACK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
Narrator: FOUR DAYS AGO...
[ CLANK ]
[BLEEP]
Andy: WE LOST IT! WE LOST HYDRAULICS!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN ANDY HILLSTRAND WAS FORCED INTO PORT
WHEN HIS HYDRAULIC MOTOR EXPLODED.
NOW...
YO!
Man: COME DOWNSTAIRS!
...MECHANICS ARE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE
THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWUP.
THIS ISN'T STRAIGHT, COUPLED UP.
THERE'S AN ALUMINUM ADAPTOR PLATE IN THERE,
WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GONNA BE A SUPER WEAK POINT.
LOOKS LIKE THAT ONE POPPED ANOTHER COUPLING.
Narrator: AS WITH MOST TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC...
Andy: BOTTOM LINE, THAT AIN'T GOOD.
Narrator: ...YOU GO IN FOR A SMALL PROBLEM,
THEY FIND A BIG ONE.
Man: I'M SURE YOU SHOULD GET SOME VIBRATION,
BUT YOU'RE WAY BEYOND WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE.
IT'S DESTROYING MY BOAT.
IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE FRAMES. IT'S NOT GOOD FOR ANYTHING.
IRREGULARITIES IN THE TIME BANDIT'S DRIVE TRAIN
CAUSED ENOUGH VIBRATION TO SHAKE THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM APART.
NEW SHAFTS, PROPS, AND MOTOR MOUNTS
NEED TO BE INSTALLED FOR THE BOAT TO RUN SMOOTHLY.
Johnathan: MAJOR, MAJOR REBUILD.
Andy: I GOT A PLAN.
DON'T CRY. DON'T GET ALL DEPRESSED.
JUST GET THIS BOAT RUNNING.
BUY MY GOLD WATCH AND RETIRE MY ***!
Narrator: BEFORE REPAIRS CAN BEGIN,
THE 298-TON VESSEL
MUST BE RAISED FROM THE WATER TO DRY DOCK.
700 POUNDS OF WEIGHT PER PROP.
I'M GOING WITH 870 POUNDS ON THESE NEW ONES.
WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM FOUR BLADE TO FIVE BLADE,
WHICH IS GONNA GIVE ME MORE TORQUE, MORE SPEED,
LESS CAVITATION.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PRAYING FOR.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THE PROPS ARE -- THEY'RE READY TO COME RIGHT OFF.
THEY'RE HANGING. THEY'RE READY TO GO.
BY THE TIME THIS IS SAID AND DONE,
TAKING THEM OFF, THE OLD ONES,
PUTTING THE NEW ONES ON, $62,000.
Johnathan: THE SHAFTS ARE BENT.
THAT'S WHAT WE FIX NEXT. THAT'S ANOTHER 40 GRAND.
MIGHT BE 100 GRAND.
BUT I CAN DO IT.
IT MAKES YOU WANT TO THROW UP.
JUST SO SAD FOR ME RIGHT NOW,
'CAUSE IT'S SO FRUSTRATING, LOSING OUT ON ALL THIS MONEY.
I MEAN, BASICALLY, WE KNOW WE'RE LOSING
ABOUT $50,000 A DAY CRAB FISHING, MONEY-WISE.
VERY FRUSTRATING HERE.
THIS WHOLE SEASON'S JUST BEEN THE [BLEEP] SEASON I'VE HAD.
IT'S SO FRUSTRATING, LOSING OUT ALL THIS MONEY.
Narrator: WHILE THE TIME BANDIT'S
SECOND OVERHAUL GETS UNDER WAY,
ACROSS THE DOCKS...
OKAY, SWING OVER!
IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
I MEAN, I KNEW THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BOAT WAS GONNA BE TOUGH.
I DIDN'T FORESEE HAVING TO REBUILD AN ENGINE.
Narrator: ...NEW BOAT OWNER ELLIOTT NEESE
OVERSEES HIS FIRST ENGINE REBUILD...
THAT IT? I GOT IT IN?
Narrator: ...AFTER BLOWING A PISTON 12 DAYS AGO.
IT'S A HUGE UNFORESEEN COST, MAN, THIS WHOLE ENGINE DEAL.
YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING WE HAD TO DO WITH ALL THE ENGINE,
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE CLOSE TO $100,000.
WE FEEL LIKE LOSERS SITTING AT THE DOCK,
EVERYBODY ELSE IS CRAB FISHING.
NOW WE GOT A $315,000 BOAT PAYMENT
THAT'S DUE HERE IN TWO WEEKS.
I GOT TO DELIVER SOME OPIES.
I GOT TO GET THIS BALL ROLLING.
Narrator: WITH HIS BOAT NEARLY IN ORDER...
I THINK EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO GET BACK OUT FISHING,
EXCEPT FOR VANDY.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN HAS ONE LAST PIECE OF BUSINESS
TO TAKE CARE OF.
Mike: GOT TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AT ONCE,
YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE MISTAKES.
IT'S HARD TO GET MOTIVATED
WHEN YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY, NEITHER.
HE'S NOT VERY EXCITED ABOUT MUCH, I DON'T THINK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS.
YEAH, IT'S FRUSTRATING. IT'S DEPRESSING.
I HAVEN'T MADE [BLEEP] MONEY ON HERE SINCE I GOT ON HERE,
AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S --
I'M GONNA GET RICH ON THIS ONE, EITHER, SO...
IT'S JUST, HIS ATTITUDE'S [BLEEP] UP.
HE'S ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THINGS.
IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH CONVERSATION TO HAVE WITH VANDY,
BUT ONE THAT HAS TO BE HAD.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON, DUDE?
*** AT ME ALL THE TIME,
TELLING ME I DON'T PAY YOU AND THIS AND THAT.
IT'LL BE FINE IF WE COULD JUST GET FISHING, YOU KNOW?
I JUST WANT TO GET THIS [BLEEP] OVER WITH.
I KNOW, DUDE. WHEN WE'RE FISHING, TOO,
I CAN HEAR IT THROUGH THE LOUD HAILER,
[BLEEP] *** ABOUT
HOW YOU SHOULD BE DRIVING THE BOAT,
AND [BLEEP] YOU GOT THIS EXPERIENCE AND THAT EXPERIENCE,
AND HOW YOU SHOULD BE UP THERE DRIVING INSTEAD OF ME.
I DIDN'T -- I'VE NEVER [BLEEP] SAID THAT.
[BLEEP]
I'VE GOT THE HAILER TURNED UP.
I HEAR THE GUYS TALKING DOWN THERE.
I GOT [BLEEP] MORE FISHING EXPERIENCE THAN HE DOES.
[BLEEP]
DISRESPECTFUL [BLEEP] LIKE THAT
IS PROBABLY WHY HE'S NOT RUNNING A BOAT.
I JUST WANT TO CATCH OUR CRAB AND GO HOME.
I NEVER SAID I SHOULD HAVE BEEN UP THERE INSTEAD OF YOU.
NEVER [BLEEP] ONCE DID I SAY THAT.
DON'T [BLEEP] PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH.
YOU JUST DON'T SEEM VERY [BLEEP] HAPPY HERE.
I'M NOT. WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.
WE'RE SITTING HERE IN TOWN
LIKE SPENDING [BLEEP] MONEY SITTING HERE.
I SHOULD HAVE [BLEEP] WENT HOME.
WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER TO FLY HOME
AND FLY BACK FOR A [BLEEP] WEEK AND A HALF,
YOU KNOW, THAN SITTING HERE.
BUT WHATEVER.
AT THIS POINT, I COULD GIVE A [BLEEP]
OKAY, FINE, I'LL [BLEEP] GO HOME.
CUT MY LOSSES.
VANDY HAD PLANNED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA GO WITH FOUR GUYS THIS LAST TRIP.
IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO GO HOME, YOU KNOW?
SO THAT'S THAT, YOU KNOW?
LIFE GOES ON, THE BOAT GOES ON.
YEAH, I GUESS VANDY'S GONE HOME.
WHICH IS TOO BAD.
HE'S A GOOD ENGINEER.
HARD TO REPLACE A GUY LIKE THAT.
Narrator: WITH THE CREW NOW TO ELLIOTT'S LIKING...
SO ARE WE READY TO --
YEAH, YOU WANT TO FIRE THIS ONE UP FIRST?
...THE MOMENT OF TRUTH ARRIVES.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S FIRE 'ER UP.
IS ALL THE FUEL ON AND EVERYTHING?
YEAH.
[BLEEP] DO IT, HERE WE GO.
[ ENGINE CRANKS, STARTS ]
[ ENGINE PURRING ]
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
THE ENGINE'S ON.
THEY'RE FIRED UP, AND WE'RE READY TO GO.
A LONG WAY.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD RIGHT NOW. PRESSURE'S ALL GOOD.
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.
LET'S GO FISHING.
Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.
THE 113-FOOT TIME BANDIT REMAINS IN DRY DOCK.
NOW WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY PUT THIS PROP ON,
SET IT, LOWER THE BOAT DOWN.
WE FIXED OUR HYDRAULIC LEAK UP HERE PRETTY MUCH,
AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO FISHING.
Narrator: CAPTAIN ANDY HILLSTRAND SUPERVISES
THE FINISHING TOUCHES AFTER FOUR DAYS IN PORT.
Andy: RIGHT NOW YOU SEE THE PROP SLIDING ON,
SO WE'RE LOOKING GOOD.
WE'RE FINALLY GETTING OUR NEW PROPS
THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
WE'RE GETTING ALL EXCITED. WE'RE FINALLY GONNA GO FISHING.
Andy: WE'RE LAUNCHING IN 20 MINUTES!
GET THAT BUOY OUT.
THE ANTICIPATION THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW
FOR THIS BOAT TO START UP AND TAKE A RIDE IS PALPABLE, MAN.
Man: HOOKING UP FLAT AXLES!
WE'RE SO SICK AND TIRED OF SITTING IN TOWN,
NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.
WE NEED TO GET THE HELL OUT THERE.
HERE WE GO.
THE GOOD THING IS, IS, HOPEFULLY,
WE'RE GONNA BE SMOOTH AS SILK,
'CAUSE I'VE SPENT EVERYTHING I'VE SAVED
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS
TO GET THIS BOAT RUNNING SMOOTH AND SAFE.
Narrator: AS THE TIME BANDIT DEPARTS,
CAPTAIN AND CREW LISTEN FOR ANY VIBRATIONS
TO SEE IF THEIR REPAIRS HAVE PAID OFF.
THAT'S WAY BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS.
THAT RIGHT THERE IS AN ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE ALREADY.
Johnathan: YEAH, BABY!
IT DIDN'T COME EASY.
SO, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
JUST THIS RIGHT HERE, THAT'S SO SMOOTH RIGHT THERE.
PRETTY EXCITED RIGHT NOW.
BE ABOUT $1.5 MILLION SPENT ON THIS BOAT IN A YEAR.
IT'S TIME TO GO FISHING AGAIN.
WE'RE LOOKING GOOD.
I'M GONNA GO FINISH UP MY SEASON AND GO HOME.
Narrator: 320 MILES NORTHWEST...
IT'S A COLD DAY AT THE OFFICE THIS MORNING.
Narrator: ...ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION.
MADE OUR WAY BACK OUT TO THE GEAR TODAY.
ICED UP. WE BEAT THE BAND.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
ARRIVES ON THE GROUNDS AFTER AN OFFLOAD AT DUTCH HARBOR.
MY CONCERNS RIGHT NOW ARE, I NEED TO GET ALL THE GEAR BACK.
WE HAVE ICE COMING.
Narrator: WITH THE ICE PACK MOVING ONLY 25 MILES NORTH,
THE SKIPPER MUST STACK ON ALL HIS GEAR
AND MOVE TO SAFER GROUNDS.
I MEAN, WE'RE STILL NOT OUT OF HARM'S WAY,
BUT I THINK WE GOT ENOUGH TIME
TO MOTOR THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF TODAY AND GET IT DONE.
Narrator: BUT THE DESCENDING ICE IS JUST THE LATEST
OF BILL'S PROBLEMS THIS SEASON.
Man: WE HAVE A HYDRAULIC LEAK UNDER OUR DECK.
Narrator: CONSTANT BREAKDOWNS...
...AND THE UNEXPECTED EXIT OF HIS ENGINEER, KIRBY MITCHELL...
I'M NOT GONNA START --
GET OFF THE BOAT.
...HAVE LEFT BILL STRUGGLING
TO KEEP HIS BOAT OPERATIONAL.
Bill: I RELIED ON KIRBY TO DO A LOT.
THAT'S SORT OF THE VALUE WAS IN KIRBY.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT.
CAN I DO IT? YEAH, I CAN DO IT.
Narrator: NOW BILL WILL SERVE AS BOAT SKIPPER AND ENGINEER.
Bill: I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ANYTHING EASY
THIS SEASON FOR ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE IN THESE --
MAYBE BUCK AND A QUARTER, BUCK AND A HALF, I HOPE, TWO.
WE'RE SO OVERDUE FOR SOME DECENT POTS.
Man: YEAH!
OH, YEAH!
THAT NEVER GETS OLD.
HOLY [BLEEP]
YEAH!
CHA-CHING!
3 MINUTES OF WORK, $1,500.
YEAH, I'LL TAKE THAT, ALL DAY LONG.
305. 3-0-5.
Man: 3-0-5!
THAT IS A FANTASTIC POT.
THERE IS A PILE OF CRAB DOWN THERE.
OH, OH, OH!
KEEP 'EM COMING!
360.
3-6-0!
360!
Narrator: THE CAPE CAUTION IS ON THE BIOMASS.
SWEET!
IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET 300s, WE WILL ALL BE VERY HAPPY MEN.
Narrator: BUT THE VICTORY IS BITTERSWEET.
RIGHT NOW, I'M IN -- I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT SCRAMBLE MODE.
WE CAN'T STOP.
WE GOT TO KEEP GOING UNTIL THIS GEAR'S ALL PICKED UP
AND MOVED OUT OF THE -- OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ICE.
Narrator: WITH THE ICE PACK CLOSING IN,
BILL MUST STACK AND MOVE.
BASICALLY, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH IN CONTROL
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE BREAKDOWNS.
[ POWERING DOWN ]
Man: WAIT, WAIT! WE GOT -- HOLD ON!
[BLEEP]
ZACK!
WE GOT ANOTHER LEAK, BRO!
HOSE BLEW?
Narrator: A BUSTED HOSE DEEP IN THE CRANE WELL
HAS THE CAPE CAUTION'S FISHING AT A STANDSTILL.
Man: WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
YO, BILL!
YO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A CORRODED, RUSTED MASS.
OKAY, CAN WE GET THE FITTING OUT OF THE DEAL?
I HOPE SO.
I KNOW -- YEAH, WE'LL TRY.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
NOT TO FORGET,
WE GOT THE ICE COMING DOWN THE HILL
AT A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN RATE,
SO THIS IS NOT IN THE PLAYBOOK.
Mikey: THIS BOAT DOESN'T WANT TO RUN.
WE WERE HOPING IT'D JUST ROLL THROUGH THE GEAR,
BUT, SO FAR, WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO HAUL FIVE POTS.
Bill: ALL I KNOW IS, I'D LIKE TO GET THIS GEAR ON
AND HAVE IT IN MY CONTROL
INSTEAD OF AT THE MERCY OF THE ICE.
Narrator: 315 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Bill: THIS IS STARTING TO WEAR THIN,
NOBODY KNOWING HOW TO DO THIS KIND OF [BLEEP] MAN.
Narrator: ...ON THE CAPE CAUTION,
A HYDRAULIC LEAK HAS SHUT DOWN FISHING.
Bill: IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING, YOU KNOW.
A BLOWN HOSE SHOULDN'T TAKE ME GOING DOWN TO FIX IT.
I GOT TO STEP IN AND SAVE THE DAY
FOR A [BLEEP] HYDRAULIC HOSE.
I'M GONNA HAVE A [BLEEP] HEART ATTACK.
Narrator: WITH NO ENGINEER ON BOARD,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
MUST TAKE MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
Bill: YOU MAKING ANY PROGRESS, OR DO I COME UP?
THIS IS ALL ONE FITTING RIGHT HERE.
AND THIS IS THE ONE YOU CAN'T GET THE SEAL?
YEAH, THERE'S O-RINGS ALL THROUGH THAT BLOCK, SO...
I THINK I GOT THE THREADS RE-TAPPED ON THIS ONE.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE A HOSE READY TO GO ON.
Man: THERE'S A THOUSAND HOSES HERE, FOR SURE,
BUT THEY'RE ALL BLOWN.
...WHICH NONE OF US HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE.
COME ON, GUYS.
[BLEEP]
I MEAN, YOU'D THINK WE'D HAVE A HOSE READY AT THIS POINT.
I GOT A FITTING ON IT
THAT HAS ANOTHER FITTING STICKING OUT OF IT,
AND IT'S ROCK DOWN TIGHT,
SO WE NEED A SWIVEL ON THE END OF THIS [BLEEP] THING.
LET'S TRY THIS OTHER ONE. SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
READY, NICK?
Bill: IT DON'T GET ANY TIGHTER.
Man: GOT IT GOING?
[ WHIRS ]
YEAH!
YES!
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, BILL.
THEY GOT IT.
COULD BE OVER.
[BLEEP] CAN'T I STAY IN THE WHEELHOUSE?
YOU GUYS BRING ME OUT HERE AND FIX THIS [BLEEP] ALL THE TIME!
Man #2: WILD BILLY DOES IT AGAIN!
Narrator: WITH THE HYDROS BACK IN ACTION...
TIME TO HAUL SOME GEAR.
YEAH!
...THE CREW CAN FINALLY PULL THEIR LAST FEW POTS.
WON'T SEE TOO MANY CAPTAINS LIKE WILD BILL
COMING OUT ON DECK LIKE THAT,
BUST HIS ***, FREEZING HIS *** UP THERE.
Bill: WE'RE ALREADY LOW ON HYDRAULIC FLUID,
SO WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE LEAKS.
YEAH!
SO, I NEED FLUID.
THAT'S, LIKE, THE BLOOD FOR THESE BOATS.
Narrator: UNFORTUNATELY FOR BILL,
THE NEAREST SUPPLY STORE IS OVER 68 MILES AWAY
ON ST. PAUL ISLAND.
BASICALLY, WE HAVE TWO HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS.
ONE'S FOR THE CRANE,
AND THE MAIN HYDRAULICS RUNS THE DECK GEAR.
EITHER ONE HAS A BIG LEAK, WE ARE SHUT DOWN.
Narrator: 79 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Scott Jr.: IT'S BEEN A TOUGH TRIP.
Narrator: ...IS THE 109-FOOT SEABROOKE.
BEEN ONE OF THE LONGEST TRIPS I'VE EVER HAD.
Narrator: AFTER STRIKING OUT IN THE SHALLOWS,
CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL JR. IS RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS.
I'M NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF THE WAY FULL,
SO IT'S GONNA BE A GRINDER.
IT'S STRESSFUL, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR FOUR OR FIVE DAYS,
AND YOU HAVEN'T PUT ANY CRAB ON THE BOAT.
YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING REAL WELL
'CAUSE YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT PUTTING CRAB ON THE BOAT.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING YOUR GEAR TO ICE.
IT MAKES IT TOUGH.
BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING PUSHED OUT FROM THE ICE,
THERE'S GONNA BE NOWHERE TO FISH.
Narrator: WITH FISHING GOING NOWHERE...
...JUNIOR REACHES OUT TO HIS MENTOR.
HELLO?
HOW'S IT GOING, COLONEL?
HIS DAD.
OH, NOT TOO BAD.
WELL, I GUESS, NOT TOO GOOD. [ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.
WHERE WAS THAT SPOT YOU WENT THAT ONE YEAR
WHERE YOU JUST WAYLAID 'EM,
AND WERE PULLING THOSE QUICK TRIPS OUT?
UH-HUH.
WELL, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING OVER THERE.
IT HASN'T BEEN FISHED FOR A WHILE.
JUNIOR'S POPS PUTS HIM ONTO AN OLD FAVORITE,
OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
OKAY, WELL, THAT SOUNDS GOOD, COLONEL.
ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU, TOO. BYE.
THAT'S ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY.
WHERE WE'RE GOING NOW IS KIND OF LIKE A TREASURE HUNT,
BECAUSE MY DAD TOLD ME THE STORY OF THIS LEGENDARY SPOT
WHERE HE'D FOUND PHENOMENAL FISHING WHEN NOBODY ELSE COULD.
MOST FISHERMAN ARE -- ARE NOTORIOUS LIARS,
OR IT WAS ALWAYS BETTER THAN IT WAS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MY OLD MAN'S PRETTY STRAIGHT,
AND I BELIEVE HIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT MY DAD.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT, MAN.
AND THEN WHEN I SEEN HIM IN THE HOSPITAL, MAN, I BROKE DOWN.
I COULDN'T TAKE IT.
Narrator: FIVE WEEKS AGO...
Scott Jr.: I WOULD HAVE NEVER FORGAVE MYSELF
IF I WOULDN'T HAVE CAME HOME.
Narrator: ...JUNIOR'S SEASON WAS PUT ON HOLD
AFTER ALMOST LOSING HIS FATHER.
I GOT TO GET THIS THING HEALED UP
SO WE'LL GET YOU BACK UP AND GET SOME MONEY.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT CRAP.
FAMILY COMES FIRST. FISHING COMES SECOND.
Scott Jr.: THAT WAS ROUGH, MAN.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING SO HARD.
THAT'S WHY I'M MAKING THESE DRASTIC MOVES,
TRYING TO FIND SOME CRAB
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL I OWE IT TO HIM.
YOU KNOW, HE TOLD ME WHEREABOUTS IT WAS,
BUT I DON'T HAVE EXACT COORDINATES,
SO, I MEAN, I'VE GOT TO GO TRY AND FIND THE TREASURE.
Narrator: HIS FAITH RENEWED,
JUNIOR BETS ALL 115 POTS
ON WHAT HE HOPES ARE HIS DAD'S SECRET GROUNDS.
THIS NEW SPOT WE'RE TRYING OUT,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN KNOCK OUT,
YOU KNOW, HALF OF ONE OF OUR BIG TANKS.
IF THERE'S A SPOT HERE WHERE WE CAN FIND 'EM, BOOM, MAN.
WE'LL FILL THESE FREAKIN' TANKS RIGHT UP RIGHT AWAY.
Scott Jr.: HELL, THIS IS MY LAST HOPE.
I'VE GOT TO FIND CRAB HERE,
BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
Narrator: FOR HALF THE FLEET,
MECHANICAL BREAKDOWNS HAVE TAKEN A BITE OUT OF THEIR CATCH.
Keith: WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF ROBBY'S GULLIBILITY RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY A LITTLE PRANK ON HIM.
CONVINCE HIM THAT THE CRAB NEED TO BE FED BEFORE WE GO TO TOWN.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT.
TRUST ME, THE CRAB DON'T NEED TO BE FED.
I DON'T SEE IT.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: 285 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
Bill: THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER CAPE CAUTION DAY.
BREAKDOWNS PUT US IN A LITTLE BIT OF A BIND
FOR THE AMOUNT OF FLUID ON BOARD.
Narrator: AFTER REPAIRING HIS CRANE'S HYDRAULICS,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI FACES A HARSH REALITY.
Bill: YEAH, THIS HAS THREE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.
IT'S GOT THE STEERING SYSTEM HYDRAULIC,
THE CRANE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC, AND THE MAIN HYDRAULICS.
AND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE,
I'VE FIXED LEAKS ON ALL THREE SYSTEMS.
Narrator: A TRIP FILLED WITH BREAKDOWNS
HAS LEFT THE BOAT CRITICALLY LOW ON HYDRAULIC FLUID.
Man: IF WE DON'T GET IT,
WE HAVE TO GO INTO TOWN -- WE CAN'T RUN THIS BOAT.
WE CAN'T HAUL GEAR, CAN'T CATCH CRAB
OR MAKE MONEY WITHOUT HYDRAULIC FLUID.
ONE MORE BIG LEAK, AND WE'RE GOING TO TOWN.
Narrator: IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO SAVE HIS TRIP...
[ BEEPING ]
Bill: YOU GOT ME HERE?
Narrator: ...THE SKIPPER CALLS OUT TO AN OLD FRIEND.
Andy: YEP, IS THAT YOU, BILL?
CAPTAIN ANDY HILLSTRAND.
FOR YOU, MY FRIEND, WE WILL SPEND THE TIME.
YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.
IT'D BE A NICE -- WE'RE OPERATING,
BUT IF WE BLOW A HOSE, WE'RE GONNA BE [BLEEP]
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE HYDRAULIC FLUID AND CAN'T PULL ANY POTS --
ALL OF OUR HYDRAULICS BROKE DOWN, AND WE HAD TO GO TO TOWN.
THAT COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
ARE YOUR HYDRAULICS RUNNING QUIETER AND COOLER?
OH, MY GOD, YEAH. THE STEEL IS COLD.
EVERYTHING SOUNDS GREAT.
JUST OPERATING LIKE IT DID FOR 22 YEARS.
IT'S NICE WHEN A FIX STAYS FIXED, YOU KNOW?
Man: OH, LOOK OUT.
THEY MIGHT SHOOT US WITH THEIR FIREWORKS.
JUST SIT IT RIGHT OVER THE CENTER OF THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
IT'S TIME TO SAVE WILD BILL, HELP MY BUDDY OUT.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK 15 GALLONS IS JUST ENOUGH
TO GET 'EM BY FOR THE REST OF THIS TRIP,
SO, HOPEFULLY, THAT HELPS 'EM OUT.
WHOO!
HA HA!
[ YELLING ]
HEY, GET BACK TO [BLEEP] WORK!
WE'RE ON BREAK!
OKAY! NOW YOU CAN GET BACK TO WORK!
THANK YOU! WHOO!
KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY.
WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS,
BUT WE'RE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN WE WERE.
Man: CAPTAIN ANDY'S THE BEST.
WE JUST GOT TO TRY TO KEEP THE FLUID WE GOT IN THE SYSTEM
AND WHATEVER HE'S GIVING US.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OFF FOR A STACKING ADVENTURE.
Bill: THANK YOU, BROTHER.
WELL, WE BOUGHT OURSELVES A LITTLE MORE TIME,
A LITTLE MORE BLOOD FOR THE CAPE CAUTION.
THANKS TO ANDY AND THE CREW OF THE TIME BANDIT.
Narrator: 171 MILES SOUTHEAST
ON THE 109-FOOT SEABROOKE...
Scott Jr.: WELL, TODAY'S GONNA BE THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
WE'VE GOT ALL OUR GEAR PRETTY MUCH IN THE HOT SPOT.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S GONNA PAY OFF BIG.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SCOTT CAMPBELL JR.
GAMBLED ALL 115 POTS ON HIS OLD MAN'S HOT SPOT.
Scott Jr.: I'M JUST NERVOUS.
WE VERY REALISTICALLY COULD BE CHASING A FISH TALE.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THOSE CRAB MIGHT NOT BE THERE.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FLUKE DEAL.
'CAUSE BACK THEN, THEY DIDN'T KEEP RECORDS, YOU KNOW.
BACK THEN, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAD.
YOU KNOW, THEY RUN OFF LARANDS.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SPOT.
SO WE NEED TO GET ON 'EM HERE.
THIS TRIP IS STARTING TO DRAG OUT.
MOMENT OF TRUTH COMING UP.
THIS IS HOPEFULLY THE SPOT.
IF WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING TODAY, I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
IT'S GONNA BE UGLY.
I HOPE TODAY'S GONNA BE A PRETTY GOOD FISHING DAY.
I THINK WE'VE EARNED IT.
JUST NEED ONE DAY.
CUT ME A BREAK, MAN.
[ MAN YELLS ]
Mac: OUR FIRST POT WASN'T VERY GOOD.
WE'RE DOING ANOTHER SPOT AND CHECKING.
I'M HOPING THAT THERE'S MORE CRAB IN HERE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S FRUSTRATING, MAN.
IT IS FRUSTRATING AS HELL.
[ DECKHANDS EXCLAIMING ]
300! 300!
BOOM. THERE YOU GO.
LOOKS LIKE WE FOUND IT.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA MAKE A LITTLE HAY.
[ Singsong voice ] LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE FOUND SOMETHING.
WOW!
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH!
WOW!
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE THIS TRIP.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST POTS WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON.
THAT WAS A GOOD POT!
WOW.
Man: HELL, YEAH. HELL, YEAH.
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
WOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS EXCITED IN A LONG TIME.
I THINK I FOUND THE COLONEL'S HONEY HOLE.
THAT'S FREAKIN' AWESOME. I AM SO JACKED RIGHT NOW.
THAT JUST MADE MY FREAKIN' TRIP.
Man: 300!
♪ IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT ♪
I LEARNED SOME LESSONS FROM MY DAD,
YOU KNOW, FROM HIS STYLE OF FISHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I BASICALLY DEDICATED THIS SEASON TO MY DAD.
THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
I'M GLAD IT ALL WORKED OUT.
♪ DON'T SAY IT'S OVER UNTIL THE END ♪
♪ WORDS LIKE THAT CAN DO YOU, MY FRIEND ♪
Man: WHOO-HOO!
YEAH!
WE'RE STILL PILING GEAR, WHICH IS AMAZING.
AMEN!
♪ IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT ♪
THAT'S ABOUT $15,000 AN HOUR, GUYS.
Man: YES!
LOVE IT!
CHA-CHING!
YEAH!
Andy: WE'RE ON OUR WAY!
I GOT GUYS [BLEEP] ELBOWS.
BOAT'S RUNNING GOOD, GOING FULL BORE.
WE'RE GONNA CATCH OUR CRAB, WE'RE GONNA GET IT DONE.
LET'S GO FISHING.