Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.
-YEP. -YEP.
Jake: TRIP WAS FANTASTIC, VERY, VERY PROFITABLE.
I HAVE THE CREW TO THANK FOR THAT.
Narrator: THE BATTLE
FOR THE BERING SEA'S WINTER BOUNTY IS ON.
Monte: WELL, WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR 3 1/2 DAYS.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK WITH.
Narrator: READYING THEIR STEEL AGAINST THE ONSLAUGHT...
IT'S THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME WE GOT IN THIS WHOLE FISHERY.
Narrator: ...CAPTAINS AND CREW ALIKE MAN THEIR SHIELDS.
Man: TEMPERATURE -- MINUS ZERO SEVEN.
YEAH, WE HAVE A FORECAST WITH HEAVY, FREEZING SPRAY.
WE'RE ALREADY MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR AN ICY TRIP.
Narrator: NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A DECADE,
POLAR ICE, FUELED BY ARCTIC WINDS
CHARGES THE FISHING GROUNDS.
Sean: THE WEATHER'S REALLY GONNA SUCK.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO,
YOU KNOW, YOU GET SOMEBODY HURT OR WE [BLEEP] DIE.
Narrator: IT'S ALL ON THE LINE FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.
â™ª I'M A COWBOY â™ª
YEAH!
-â™ª ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE â™ª -LOOK OUT BELOW!
-â™ª I'M WANTED â™ª -â™ª WANTED â™ª
â™ª DEAD OR ALIVE â™ª
ALRIGHT!
â™ª I'M WANTED, WANTED â™ª
â™ª DEAD OR ALIVE â™ª
"I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE."
ALRIGHT.
â™ªâ™ª
[ WAVES ROARING ]
Narrator: 310 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
RIGHT NOW I NEED 25,000 POUNDS OUT OF 130,000 POUNDS.
IT'S A BIG NUMBER STILL.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN
EYES HIS REMAINING BAIRDI QUOTA.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
Monte: HELLO, WIZARD.
GOOD, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FINISH UP.
Narrator: WHILE ON LAND, OLDER BROTHER KEITH TENDS
TO THEIR TERMINALLY ILL FATHER, GARY.
IT'S HARD TO SAY. THERE WILL BE SOMETHING IN THESE POTS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING THREE BIG FISH
IN EVERY ONE OF THEM, SO...
Keith: Okay, um...
I'M TRYING TO HAUL AS FAST AS I CAN.
NO, ROGER THAT.
Alright, okay, man, stay safe.
ALRIGHT, BYE.
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WHEN I LEFT DOWN THERE, I DIDN'T KNOW
IF I'D EVER SEE MY DAD AGAIN
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT DONE YET, AND I'M 3,000 MILES AWAY.
Narrator: 11 HOURS LATER, MONTE RETURNS
TO GROUNDS HE SET BACK ON 20 HOURS AGO.
-LET'S DO IT! -YEAH, BABY!
-ALRIGHT! -IT'S SHOWTIME!
Monte: IT'S COMING UP.
Narrator: THE YOUNGER COLBURN
BANKS ON THIS NEXT RUN THROUGH THE GEAR TO FILL HIS TANKS
AND ALLOW FOR ONE LAST VISIT WITH DAD.
WHOO!
WE GOT 105,000 POUNDS ON, SO WE'RE GETTING THERE,
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE AND, UH,
MAKES ME ALL WARM AND FUZZY INSIDE.
â™ªâ™ª
[ MEN YELLING ]
YEAH, BABY!
-CRABS! -YEAH, BABY!
WE NEED A 82 IN EVERY POT, BUT WE'VE REALLY
VACUUMED THE BOTTOM THROUGH HERE EXTENSIVELY.
[ LOUD METAL TAPPING ]
YEAH, BIG BOYS, BIG BOYS, LOOK OUT!
IF WE DON'T HAVE WHAT WE NEED IN THE GEAR,
THEN WE GOTTA CONTINUE TO BAIT GEAR.
COME ON, 100!
â™ªâ™ª
GIVE US A GOOD NUMBER!
YUP, CRABS IN THERE!
SOME CRAB IN IT.
-OH! -NO!
GOOD ACTION, BOSS! GOOD ACTION, BOSS!
FIVE-NINE!
FIVE-NINE.
THAT'S IT.
YEAH, THIS KIND OF SUCKS.
WE NEED 82, WE GOT 59.
HERE COMES NOTHING!
Narrator: IF MONTE CAN'T MAKE HIS AVERAGE,
HE'LL BE FORCED TO STACK AND MOVE,
COSTING TIME HE DOESN'T HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET
OUT OF THIS [BLEEP] THING.
â™ªâ™ª
87!
8-7.
LIKE HANGING BY A THREAD HERE.
PREFER IF THAT WAS 140
AND THEN WE'LL GET A LITTLE CUSHION GOING HERE.
STRESS LEVEL NINE THIS MORNING, STRESS LEVEL NINE.
LITTLE MORE, BOYS, A LITTLE MORE.
RIDING A THIN LINE HERE.
THIS DAY'S LOOKIN' GOOD.
YOU KNOW, FROM HERE TO THE END, I WOULD LIKE
TO THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA START SEEING SOME CRAB.
Narrator: 310 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Man #2: AHEAD!
SOMEONE THROW THE SWING THE OTHER WAY.
Man #3: OKAY.
...IN DUTCH HARBOR...
TODAY WE'RE GONNA LOAD ANOTHER 73 POTS.
THAT'LL GIVE US A TOTAL OF 160,
WHICH IS NOT THAT BIG A LOAD FOR THIS BOAT.
Narrator: ...A 148-FOOT TITAN GEARS UP
FOR THEIR FIRST OPILIO TRIP
OF THE UNFORGIVING WINTER SEASON.
PUT ANOTHER ONE UP THERE, BUT THAT'S FLUFF.
THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA HOLD THIS [BLEEP]
Danny: GOT SOME NEW GUYS ON BOARD RIGHT NOW.
IT'S STACKING 101.
THESE POTS, THEY'RE GONNA GO THIS WAY AND THIS WAY.
SO WE GOTTA PREVENT THAT.
Narrator: AND CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON
SCHOOLS UP THE NEW RECRUITS.
THIS TIE IS PROBABLY GONNA BE GONE,
BECAUSE THAT, HEY, I'M NOT GONNA, HEY,
IF I CAME UP HERE TO TALK TO YOU, YOU GOTTA LISTEN.
[BLEEP] NEEDS HELP.
I'M UP HERE TALKING. -YEAH.
IF HE COMES OUT, YOU KNOW WE GOT
SOME REALLY GREEN GUYS OVER HERE TRYING TO DO [BLEEP]
[ CHUCKLING ]
AS I'LL GO AND UNTIE THIS CENTER,
THAT ONE ON THIS BAR, ON THE BOTTOM.
Danny: WE'VE HAD NEW GUYS ON THIS BOAT EVERY YEAR
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THAT'S BECAUSE
THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE NEW GUY DIDN'T MAKE IT.
BY THE TIME THE SEASON WAS OVER, THEY WERE RUNNING FOR THE DOCK.
Harley: YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GETTING THE FINAL POTS
LOADED ON HERE.
[ GEARS WHIRRING ]
QUARTER MILLION POUNDS OF OPILIO THAT WE'RE GONNA GO CATCH.
TIME TO GO FISHING, YOU KNOW.
THESE TWO NEW GUYS, THEY GOTTA MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET DIALED IN.
ONE OF THEM'S NEVER BEEN ON A BOAT BEFORE.
BRADY'S MY NEPHEW.
HE'S GOT REALLY GOOD SPIRITS AND GOOD WORK ETHIC,
I CAN SEE THAT.
LEARN A WHOLE NEW TRADE.
TYING KNOTS IS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
[ CHUCKLING ]
I NEED TO KEEP NURTURING.
YOU NEED TO KEEP BRINGING NEW GUYS IN
THAT GOT TALENT AND GOT SMARTS.
GET READY TO CONTINUE ON.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
Danny: BRADY, HE'S OUR NEWEST.
WE HAVEN'T DONE ONE FOR A WHILE,
BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE INITIATION ON HIM.
SO HOPEFULLY HE TAKES IT WELL.
I KNOW IF IT WAS ME, I WOULD BE PISSED.
Narrator: HARLEY'S NEPHEW OR NOT...
Danny: BRADY, GO AHEAD AN JUMP UP THERE.
Narrator: ...ON THE BERING SEA,
DUES MUST BE PAID AND STRIPES EARNED.
BRADY, GET IN THERE.
BACK CORNER THERE.
THIS CORNER?
YEAH, GO IN THERE AND GET THAT THING.
SEE THAT HOLE IN THE BACK?
Man #4: BACK CORNER, RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.
KEEP, MOVE THE BUOY OUT OF THE WAY.
GET IN THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP] YOU DOING? YOU [BLEEP]
WELCOME, BRADY.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE BEARING SEA?
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ MEN YELLING ]
Narrator: PELTED WITH A MIX OF FLOUR AND EGGS...
[ CHUCKLING ]
HE'S TAKING IT LIKE A MAN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: ...THE CREW OF THE SOUTHERN WIND
ANOINTS ITS NEWEST MEMBER.
[BLEEP]
AH, YOU'RE A GOOD SPORT, BRADY.
AH, THANKS, GUYS.
WELCOME TO THE TEAM, BIG DOG!
-ALRIGHT. -NOW YOU ARE.
[ LAUGHING ]
Danny: THAT'S THE MOST LOVE HE'S GONNA GET NOW.
FROM HERE ON OUT, HE'S GONNA HAVE FOUR GUYS YELLING AT HIM.
HE'LL EITHER MAKE IT OR HE WON'T.
NOW, LET'S GO FISHING.
YOU CAN THROW THE LINE.
WE'LL GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
-OPIES 2019, BABY! -GO FISHING!
-HERE WE GO! -WHOO!
[ AIR HORN BLOWING ]
GET OUT OF HERE!
TIME TO GO START THIS OPILIO SEASON.
WE GOTTA GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD, MAN.
SEE IF WE CAN GET 'EM ON THE RIGHT SPOT.
Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR...
Sean: THAT'S GOOD AND TIGHT?
-YO. -GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
-RIGHT THERE. -LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
-OVERHEAD! -WHOO!
Narrator: ...ON THE BRENNA A...
Man #5: CHECK INSIDE.
Sean: START OF A NEW SEASON.
GOTTA GET OUT THERE AND GO FISH.
WE GOT THROUGH KING AND BAIRDI SEASON PRETTY WELL.
MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE NEW BOAT
UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT WE WERE GONNA GET FISHING RIGHT AWAY.
AND INSTEAD, IT TOOK 3 MONTHS, $30,000 LATER
AND THE BOAT'S JUST SITTING AT THE DOCK.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
YES!
WHOO!
Narrator: BECAUSE OUTFITTING THE FISHING VESSEL,
DETERMINED, FOR THE BERING SEA
TOOK MORE TIME AND MONEY THAN ANTICIPATED,
SEAN'S EXPANDED FAMILY BUSINESS HAS BEEN MORE BURDEN THAN BOON.
Zack: HE WAS HOPING TO GET IT UP HERE
TO START FISHING AND CRABBING,
BUT IT'S SITTING AT THE DOCK.
AND WHEN YOU'RE SITTING AT THE DOCK,
YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.
NOW WE GOTTA MAKE MONEY FOR TWO BOATS.
Narrator: INSTEAD OF PRODUCING, HIS NEW BOAT
IS COSTING THE YOUNG SKIPPER $12,000 A MONTH.
Sean: THE WHOLE POINT OF BUYING THIS BOAT
WAS TO EXPAND THE BUSINESS,
EXPAND THE FAMILY LEGACY, THE EMPIRE, AND MAKE MONEY.
ADD TO THE REVENUE STREAM, NOT TAKE AWAY FROM IT,
AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: NOW THAT THE PLAN TO BOOST HIS BUSINESS
HAS BACKFIRED, SEAN IS LEFT REELING.
I'VE GOT 330,000 POUNDS OF OPIES TO CATCH.
[ SIRENS BLARING ]WHOA!
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
FIRE!
COME ON, COME ON!
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
GEEZ!
â™ªâ™ª
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
[ SIRENS BLARING ]Sean: WHOA!
FIRE!
COME ON, COME ON!
[ BLARING CONTINUES ]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
GEEZ!
SHOOT, WHAT THE [BLEEP]
GET IT OUT!
â™ªâ™ª
[ BLARING FADING ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?
I WAS TESTING THE BILGE PUMP.
I'VE ONLY HAD IT RUNNING FOR, LIKE, 15 MINUTES.
[BLEEP]
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA LIGHT A FIRE ALMOST.
PULL IT OUT AND GO GET A NEW ONE, I GUESS.
Narrator: THE BILGE PUMP ENSURES
THAT WATER INSIDE THE HULL IS PUMPED OUT OF THE BOAT
TO PREVENT IT FROM SINKING.
KEEPING THE PUMP IN WORKING ORDER IS CRUCIAL.
Sean: IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS, RIGHT?
THAT LITTLE THING COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A BIG THING,
COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A EVEN BIGGER THING
AND THIS WHOLE OPERATION
COULD HAVE COME TUMBLING DOWN ALL AT ONCE.
I'M SO GLAD THAT ZACK TESTED THE PUMP AT THE DOCK
AND IT BURNED UP HERE, BUT STILL, IT'S 5 GRAND.
WENT IN BIG WITH THAT NEW BOAT.
IT'S JUST ALL THOSE LITTLE DROPS IN THE BUCKET
THAT'S ADDING UP DOLLAR BY DOLLAR.
WE GOTTA HIT IT HARD AND FAST.
I NEED TO GET TO THE OPIE GROUNDS RIGHT AWAY.
Narrator: 232 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
â™ªâ™ª
...ON THE SOUTHERN WIND...
Harley: 256,000 POUNDS I NEED TO CATCH.
I'M HEARING THE SEA ICE IS STARTING
TO COME DOWN PRETTY RAPIDLY.
Narrator: ...FRIGID, FEROCIOUS AND ENVELOPING.
WE GOTTA GET SET UP BEFORE THE WEATHER TURNS ON US.
Narrator: THE START OF THE WINTER SEASON IS HERE,
AND CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON SQUARES OFF.
Harley: WE'RE GONNA THROW THIS WHOLE LOAD IN THE WATER.
WE'RE GONNA SPREAD 'EM ALL AROUND,
JUST SCATTER IT HERE OVER ABOUT 40 MILES.
THIS IS OPILIO GROUNDS,
AND THEY'VE WORKED FOR THE LAST 20 OR 15 YEARS.
I'M SURE WE'LL GET SOMETHING.
ARE YOU GUYS READY?
-READY! -READY!
ALRIGHT, JUST NICE AND EASY.
FIRST OPIE POT 2019, BABY!
-YEEW! -WE'RE CRAB FISHING, BABY!
HERE WE COME!
FIRST POT OF THE OPILIO SEASON IN THE WATER.
Man #6: GO DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
-BRADY! -GET IN THERE WITH THAT BAIT!
[ CHUCKLING ]
OL' BRADY'S GONNA GET HIS EYES OPENED HERE.
HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
OVER!
WATCH YOUR FEET!
IT'S HARD TO BREATHE RIGHT NOW.
FEEL EXHAUSTED.
Narrator: THE PACE QUICKENING...
I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE TO YELL EVERY [BLEEP] TIME.
...GREENHORN BRADY TAYLOR GETS HIS FIRST
REAL TASTE OF CRAB FISHING ON THE BERING SEA.
GOING OVER!
NOT QUITE POETRY IN MOTION. NO.
GET THAT BAIT BACK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Brady: I'M FATIGUING, MAN. IT'S A WORKOUT.
IT'S JUST ONE AFTER ANOTHER.
THEY JUST KEEP COMING AND THAT COD BAIT IS REAL HEAVY.
THEM DOORS ARE HEAVY AND MOVING THE POTS, THOSE ARE HEAVY.
PLUS THE BOAT'S SHIFTING AROUND.
IT'S PRETTY HARD-CORE.
WHERE IS HE? [BLEEP]
BRADY'S TIRED.
IT'S MUSCLES YOU HAVEN'T USED.
HIS HANDS ARE GONNA BE SORE.
THAT'S CRAB FISHING.
GIMME THAT [BLEEP] BAIT BAG! WATCH, WATCH!
YOU SWING IN, YOU LIFT UP, YOU HOOK, YOU PULL BACK!
OH, MY GOD, HOW'D I DO THAT?
Harley: MR. BRADY TAYLOR.
IT IS AMAZING WHEN YOU SIT AND THINK ABOUT IT.
SOMETIMES I FORGET, I JUST THINK OF HIM
AS ONE OF MY CREW MEMBERS, BUT THEN I GOTTA REMEMBER
THAT THIS GUY IS ACTUAL -- MY NEPHEW.
FIRST TIME I MET HIM WAS LAST FALL.
THIS LAST YEAR I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
I NEVER KNEW HIM THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'M 62 YEARS OLD AND I NEVER KNEW WHO MY FATHER WAS.
AND THROUGH SOME DNA, I WAS ABLE TO FIND HIM
AND I FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS STILL LIVING.
SO I WENT AND MET HIM
AND HE HAD ANOTHER FAMILY THAT HE RAISED.
I HAD EIGHT SIBLINGS.
AND SO I GOT TO MEET THEM.
OCTOBER, WHEN I WAS UP HERE KING CRAB FISHING,
MY FATHER PASSED AWAY AND IT WAS BITTERSWEET.
I MEAN, AT LEAST I GOT TO MEET HIM.
I WENT TO THE FUNERAL AND THAT'S WHERE I MET BRADY.
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TIME HE GOT TO SPEND
WITH HIS GRANDFATHER AND THE TIME GO FISHING WITH HIM
AND EVERYTHING AND IT TURNED OUT
THAT HE WANTED TO COME FISHING WITH ME.
FEEL PRETTY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM ONBOARD
AND GET TO LISTEN TO HIS STORIES
ABOUT HIM AND HIS GRANDFATHER, MY FATHER.
OVER!
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
Man #7: SWING IN, CLIP IT TOWARDS YOU, NO.
SO YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT HE HOLDS HIS WEIGHT.
NO SPECIAL PREFERENCE BECAUSE HE'S MY NEPHEW.
THAT WOULDN'T BE FAIR.
Brady: IT NEVER ENDS. IT NEVER FREAKIN' ENDS.
IT'S AN ASS-KICKER. -IT'S REALITY.
WHERE'S YOUR BAIT, BRADY?
WE GOT POTS IN THE WATER. THEY'RE FISHING.
SEE WHAT WE CAN STIR UP.
[ AIR HORN BLOWING ]
Narrator: BACK IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Bill: WE'RE ALREADY MAKING PREPARATIONS
FOR AN ICY TRIP UP TO THE FISHING GROUNDS.
Narrator: ...ON THE SUMMER BAY...
Bill: WE HAVE NORTHEAST WINDS.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT USUALLY BRINGS THE ICE DOWN THE FASTEST.
'CAUSE ONCE IT GETS MOVING, IT JUST MARCHES DOWN THE HILL.
WE'VE SEEN IT WHERE THE ENTIRE GROUNDS
HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH ICE AND WE HAD TO STOP FISHING.
Narrator: CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI ARRIVES
TO KICK OFF HIS OPILIO SEASON
AND TACKLE A 200,000-POUND QUOTA.
I'M HOPING WE CAN GET OUT AND GET IT DONE
AND GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE IT'S AN ISSUE.
Narrator: HIS OPPONENT -- WHAT'S FORECAST
TO BE ONE OF THE HARSHEST WINTERS IN YEARS.
[ AIR HORN BLARING ]
I'M JUST GONNA STICK IT IN HERE...
FOR OPIES.
IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT GAME THAN KING CRAB.
KING CRAB'S KIND OF A PICNIC COMPARED TO THIS.
THERE'S A LOT TO DO.
I'D BE NICE IF WE HAD A FULL CREW.
Nick: WE'RE MISSING A GREENHORN.
-NO WAY. -YEAH.
GRIFFIN'S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
Narrator: AFTER A FALL SEASON
THAT SAW ONE GREENHORN ABANDON SHIP BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED...
WOW.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO DUTCH HARBOR.
Narrator: ...ANOTHER WHO BARELY MADE IT THROUGH...
[ GROANING ]
...AND FINALLY, A DEVASTATING KNEE INJURY
TO KEY DECKHAND LANDON CHENEY.
OBVIOUSLY HE'S DOWN AND OUT.
Narrator: ...WILD BILL BEGINS HIS SEASON DOWN THREE CREWMEN.
Bill: HEY, NICK, YOU GOT SOME PEOPLE COMING BY?
I HAVE A WHOLE PILE OF PEOPLE COMING BY.
NOW HE'S COUNTING ON THE SUMMER BAYHR DEPARTMENT...
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
...TO VET PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES.
Nick: HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
NOT MUCH, HOW YOU DOING? JAMES.
NICE TO MEET YOU, JAMES.
YOU'RE OLD.
DAMN STRAIGHT.
UH, YES, I'M 47.
YOU DONE ANY COMMERCIAL FISHING?
I HAVE NOT FISHED BEFORE.
BUT IT'S ON MY BUCKET LIST TO DO IT, THOUGH.
Woman: I HAVE DONE SOME CRAZY THINGS,
SUCH AS SKY-DIVED, THAT'S SCARY AND HARD.
ONLY THE LANDING.
CAN YOU SWIM?
I CAN TREAD WATER.
I JUST -- I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
LIKE IF YOU FALL OFF THE BOAT, YOU'RE JUST GONNA TREAD...
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK AND GET ME, YEAH.
[ LAUGHING ]
CAN YOU TIE ANY KNOTS?
YES, SIR, I USED TO DO THE BOY SCOUT.
CAN YOU TIE A BOWLINE?
YEAH, YOU NEED, YEAH.
UH-OH. UH-OH!
THE TROOPERS COME OUT AND THEY DO WARRANT CHECKS.
ARE YOU CLEAN?
WARRANT CHECKS? YEAH.
OH [BLEEP] UM...
[ CHUCKLING ]
[ GROANS ] I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TAKE ANYMORE OF THIS, BILL!
Narrator: COMING UP...
WE'RE IN A CRUNCH HERE AGAINST TIME.
TRYING TO GET MONTE HOME TO SEE HIS OLD MAN.
Monte: COME ON, 100.
HEY, BILL, I GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
[ GROANING ]
Narrator: ONE WEEK INTO THE WINTER SEASON...
-TANK IS LOW. -SUCK IT UP REAL QUICK.
Nick: I HATE HIRING CREW MEMBERS.
Narrator: ...ON THE SUMMER BAY...
SO FAR IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD,
AND WE'VE INTERVIEWED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN WILD BILL LOOKS
TO FILL HIS ROSTER BEFORE HEADING OUT TO SEA.
I'D BE NICE TO RUN INTO SOMEBODY
THAT'S ACTUALLY DONE IT BEFORE, YOU KNOW.
YEAH. COME IN.
YEAH! NO WAY, NO WAY!
NO! LOOK AT THIS!
-HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? -WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M IN DUTCH LOOKING FOR SOME WORK.
NO WAY!
I HEARD YOU GUYS MIGHT BE LOOKING.
SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY.
Nick: GOING THROUGH SOME PEOPLE HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MECHANICAL SKILLS?
I CAN DO HYDRAULIC LINES, LIGHT WELDING.
I'VE INSTALLED RADAR, SONAR,
PUT ENGINES IN, TOOK ENGINES OUT.
YOU CAN THROW THE HOOK, RIGHT?
I CAN THROW THE HOOD, WORK ON HYDROS, I CAN STACK.
Travis: IT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS NOW,
AND I NEED TO GET BACK UNDER MY FEET
AND THROW SOME HOOKS AND PULL SOME POTS.
WHEN YOU WERE ON THE TIME BANDIT
AND WHEN YOU WERE ON THE WIZARD,
NOBODY COULD FIND YOUR ASS MOST DAYS IN TOWN.
THERE WON'T BE ANY TOWN SHENANIGANS.
I'LL DO THE DEAL.
I'LL WORK HARD AND LET'S ALL MAKE SOME MONEY.
WE'RE LEAVING AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING.
GOT YOUR [BLEEP]
I CAN BE ON THE BOAT IN AN HOUR.
I GOT MY BAGS OUTSIDE.
-COOL. -COME ON.
GET YOUR STUFF, MAN.
WE REALLY NEED SOMEBODY WITH --
THAT WE KNOW IS SOLID.
ALRIGHT, BOSS!
WELL, YOU TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A LOAD OFF MY SHOULDERS
AND NICK'S, TOO, 'CAUSE WE NEED SOMEBODY
TO GIVE HIM A HAND OUT THERE.
OKAY.YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL, NICK.
WELL, I WILL IF I HAVE TO, BUT...
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU, THEN WE'RE SCREWED.
â™ªâ™ª
Narrator: 310 MILES NORTHWEST...
ON THE WIZARD...
-UHH! -BOO!
SCRAPING THE BOTTOM, MAN, SCRAPING THE BOTTOM.
WE GOT THE LAST 25 POTS TO HAUL.
LET'S GO.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT.
I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE BEEN DONE BY NOW.
Narrator: CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURN CLAWS HIS WAY
TO THE FINISH LINE ONE POT AT A TIME.
ROGER.
75.
WE NEEDED 82 AVERAGE IN THE GEAR,
AND SO WE'RE KIND OF RIDING A THIN LINE HERE.
YOU KNOW, EVERY SCORE, I'M, LIKE, HANGING BY A THREAD.
Narrator: PINING TO SEE HIS AILING FATHER...
OH, MAN!
...MONTE PRAYS FOR STUFFED POTS TO GET HIM HOME.
Monte: I NEED TO GO HOME AND SEE MY OLD MAN.
ONE OR TWO DAYS COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SEEING HIM AGAIN OR NOT.
IT'S THAT BAD.
WE'RE IN A KIND OF A CRUNCH HERE AGAINST TIME.
TRYING TO GET MONTE HOME
TO SEE HIS OLD MAN BEFORE HE PASSES.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE.
I'D LIKE TO GET ANOTHER 500 OR 600, 700 CRAB IN THE TANK.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA MAKE DAMN SURE
THAT YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU NEED.
COME ON, 100!
â™ªâ™ª
[ MEN YELLING ]
OH, YEAH!
HOLY SMOKES!
LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP] THING!
LOOKIN' PRETTY GOOD, BROTHER.
YEAH, WHAT DO YOU GOT?
152.
OUR CUSHION IS INCREASING!
OH, YEAH!
[ MEN YELLING ]
OH, YEAH!
AND THE NUMBER IS?
[ LAUGHING ]
-YEAH, BABY! -YEAH, BABY!
BRING 'EM ABOARD!
[ MEN YELLING ]
COUPLE MORE POTS, AND IT'S THE SEASON!
BAIRDI SEASON IS OVER, BABY!
WE GOT OUR 140,000 POUNDS IN THE TANK.
Narrator: THE FINAL HOT STREAK
LOCKS DOWN THE WIZARD'SQUOTA
AND BRINGS THEIR BAIRDI SEASON TO A CLOSE.
Monte: WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE
SO WE CAN GET ON A PLANE AND GET HOME AND SEE MY DAD.
Narrator: FOR THEIR EFFORTS,
EACH DECKHAND POCKETS 31 GRAND...
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO CHECK IN WITH THE TEAM HERE.
Narrator: ...AND GIVES THEIR CAPTAIN THE CHANCE
TO SPEND SOME FINAL HOURS WITH HIS FATHER.
-HEY! -GOOD JOB, BUDDY!
GOOD JOB, MAN, GOOD JOB! -BOSS!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
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Narrator: BACK IN DUTCH...
Sean: I'M IN A HURRY TO GET OUT THERE AND GET THE POTS
TO GO OPIE FISHING.
Narrator: ...ON THE BRENNA A...
Sean: PAY SOME BILLS.
GET A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IN THE BANK.
Narrator: ...EAGER TO FACE OFF AGAINST THE WINTER SEASON,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER HAS ONE LAST STOP AT THE POT DOCK
BEFORE HEADING OUT TO THE OPILIO GROUNDS.
BOAT'S RUNNING WELL FROM ALL THAT WE CAN SEE RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THING
THAT DIDN'T -- THE BILGE PUMP MOTOR THAT BURNED UP.
WE'VE REPLACED IT.
MOVING ON.
YEAH, WE'RE IN DUTCH. GET POTS FOR OPIES.
GOTTA GET 'ER DONE.
BEN, YOU'RE GOOD. JUST PULLING INTO THE POT DOCK.
BUSY HERE.
AW, YEAH. BRENNA A.
Narrator: JUST DOWN THE DOCK...
COMING UP, HOLD ON.
...THE SUMMER BAYCREW RIGS THEIR LAST OPILIO POTS.
BRANDON, GIVE US A LITTLE SLACK.
-YEAH, TWO. -OKAY.
OKAY, BACK AND AT YOU.
THAT'S THE END OF IT.
-WHAT'S UP WITH IT? -RIGHT THERE.
OOH! OW! [BLEEP]
-WHOA! [BLEEP] -OH [BLEEP]
HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ NICK GROANING ]
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Narrator: DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.
RIGHT THERE YEAH.
OOH! OW! [BLEEP]
-WHOA! [BLEEP] -OH [BLEEP]
HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?
Narrator: WHILE HELPING THE BRENNA ATIE UP,
DECKHAND NICK McGLASHAN FALLS, INJURING HIS ANKLE...
OW! [BLEEP]
...ON THE ICY, UNFORGIVING DOCK.
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[ Telephone rings ]
Bill: Yeah?
HEY, BILL, YOU THERE?
HEY, I GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
Bill: NICK JUST TWISTED AN ANKLE, I GUESS.
I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE BULL [BLEEP] THIS SEASON.
AH, MAN, THE PAIN IS SPREADING UP TO MY KNEE.
YEAH, THIS ISN'T GOOD. KIND OF NEED YOU.
Narrator: ONLY 12 HOURS BEFORE THE SEASON START,
AN ANKLE INJURY COULD PUT AN END
TO THE SUMMER BAY'S DEPARTURE PLANS.
OH [BLEEP]
[ GROANS ]
-2, 3. -OW.
Bill: SO I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
CUT HIS BOOT OFF AND PUT ICE ON IT.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING, I GUESS.
TAKE HIM TO THE CLINIC.
Narrator: ALREADY HEADING OUT TO SEA
WITH THREE NEW CREW MEMBERS,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL MAY BE FORCED TO HIRE ONE MORE.
Man #8: IS THIS GONNA DO THE JOB?
GRAB ME A -- THERE WE GO.
Nick: I FELT, LIKE, PRETTY BIG POPS.
YOU WANT TO STABILIZE FOR A MINUTE?
YOU WANT TO SIT?
Nick: YEAH, I'LL GO IN THERE AND JUST...
SORRY, GUYS.
Bill: WE'LL GET IT WRAPPED UP.
WE'LL GET YOU UP THERE IN THE MORNING, GET AN X-RAY.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I MEAN, HE'S MY HEART AND SOUL OUT THERE.
IF THERE'S A WAY FOR SOMEBODY TO MAKE IT,
HE'LL DO IT.
THAT'S THE WAY HE IS.
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Narrator: 232 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
[ SQUAWKING ]
...ON THE SOUTHERN WIND.
Harley: THEY PICKING ON YOU?
NEW GUY, ARE THEY PICKING ON YOU?
I KNEW THEY THREW YOU IN THE CAGE
AND THREW EGGS AT YOU.
[ LAUGHING ] RIGHTFULLY SO.
BESIDES THAT, YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT?
[ LAUGHING ]
ON ROUTE TO HIS FIRST OPILIO SET,
CAPTAIN STEVE "HARLEY" DAVIDSON TAKES A MOMENT
TO REMINISCE WITH HIS NEW GREENHORN AND NEPHEW, BRADY.
YOU GET TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR GRANDPA
THAT YOU GOT TO KNOW.
IT'S SO CRAZY TO SEE YOUR GUYS' PARALLELS.
NOT ONLY JUST YOUR MANNERISMS AND YOUR BODY LANGUAGE
AND THE WAY YOU TALK AND TELL STORIES,
HE'S VERY SIMILAR, YOU GUYS WERE BUILT THE SAME.
I MEAN, YOU'RE DEFINITELY HIS SON.
AFTER JUST RECENTLY MEETING HIS BIOLOGICAL FATHER
ONLY MONTHS BEFORE HIS PASSING,
HARLEY'S NEWEST DECKHAND IS A LINK TO A FAMILY
HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD.
AND I'M FORTUNATE THAT I GOT TO MEET MY DAD.
YEAH, THAT WAS HUGE.
AND THEN LOSS -- I LOSE HIM, BUT THINK ABOUT IT,
I WAS 62 YEARS WITHOUT HIM.
I NEVER SPENT ONE BIRTHDAY WITH HIM.
I KNOW. RIGHT?
IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU FOUND US.
IT'S A BLESSING.
YEAH, WELL, I WANT YOU TO FEEL GOOD AND COMFORTABLE HERE,
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I KNOW YOU GOT IT IN YOUR BLOOD, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
BABY STEPS, MAN, BABY STEPS.
YEAH.
WE'LL GET THIS, WE'LL GET THIS.
THE MORE I SEE IT, THE EASIER IT'S GONNA GET.
EXACTLY. ALRIGHT, GET BACK TO WORK, DUDE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT.
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WHILE FAMILY BONDS RUN DEEP...
ALRIGHT, GUYS, HERE COMES OUR FIRST CRAB POT.
[ MEN YELLING ]
Narrator: ...HARLEY'S FIRST POTS OF THE WINTER SEASON
WAIT FOR NO MAN.
AND THE FIRST OPIE CRAB POT OF 2019.
HERE COMES OUR FIRST CRAB POT.
Danny: FIRST CRAB POT! DON'T MISS.
-WHOA, BABY. -YEAH, BABY!
GOT SOME BUTTERFLIES NOW.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT REAL QUICK HERE
WHAT WE GOT GOING ON.
HOPES ARE HIGH, HOPING, HOPING, HOPING.
[ MEN YELLING ]
IT'S ALREADY GETTING HECTIC ALREADY.
I CAN TELL HOW HARD THIS IS HOW GOING TO BE.
IT'S PRETTY RELENTLESS.
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Narrator: ON THIS UNUSUAL "SALTY TAKE"...
Man #9: THERE'S A DUDE HERE, MAN.
THERE'S A DUDE HERE.
Sean: DO WE SERIOUSLY HAVE A STOWAWAY RIGHT NOW?
OH, MY GOD.
HEY, BUDDY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
KEEP AN EYE ON THAT GUY, BRING HIM UP HERE.
ALRIGHT, MAN, LET'S GO UP.
Sean: [ Laughing ] DUDE.
HOW THE [BLEEP] DID YOU END UP DOWN THERE?
[ Laughing ] VERY HUNGOVER.
YEAH.
GET THIS GUY SOME WATER AND SOME PIZZA,
AND GET HIM THE HELL OFF THE BOAT, DUDE.
[BLEEP]
Sean: WE HAVE A REAL-LIVE STOWAWAY. [ LAUGHING ]
Narrator: WELL, THAT'S A FIRST.
ONE LOST TOKYOITE HAS ONLY CAUSED DELAYS FOR SEAN,
WHILE A NEED TO GET HOME ON THE WIZARD
HAS MONTE TOP OF THE HEAP.
-OH, BABY! -YEAH, BABY!
WHOO, YEAH.
Narrator: ON THE SOUTHERN WIND...
Harley: HOPES ARE HIGH, HOPING, HOPING, HOPING.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN HARLEY DAVIDSON PULLS THE FIRST POT
OF HIS OPILIO SEASON.
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OH [BLEEP]
WHAT IS THIS?
SEE SMALL, SMALL, SMALL IS WHAT I SEE SO FAR.
-OPEN THAT [BLEEP] DOOR! -OPEN THE DOOR!
LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF SMALLS.
WE'LL FIND OUT HERE IN A MINUTE.
Danny: GET THAT BAIT OUT OF THERE,
GET THE CRAB OUT.
WE GOTTA GET THESE GUYS LESSONED UP ON OPIES.
I'M PRETTY SURE BRADY IS CONSTANTLY OUT OF BREATH.
BRADY, HE'S GONNA LEARN, DUDE.
Munsey: PUSH THE WHOLE [BLEEP] PILE.
Narrator: THE FIRST HAUL ALSO MEANS
ANOTHER TRAINING DAY FOR HARLEY'S NEPHEW,
GREENHORN BRADY TAYLOR.
WHERE'S YOUR BAIT, BRADY?
SEE THIS, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP] RIGHT HERE.
JUST GARBAGE, I DON'T SEE NOTHING.
THAT'S NO GOOD, MAN.
LOT OF SMALLS, LOT OF SMALLS.
DID WE GET ANY IN THE FIRST ONE?
THAT'S FOUR, FIVE IS REALLY...
YOU THINK ABOUT OPILIO,
I PUT THREE POUNDS OF FRICKIN' BAIT IN THERE.
I'M NOT GETTING MUCH ON MY RETURN.
OH, MAN.
LOOK AT THIS CRAP.
HOLY [BLEEP]
WAH, WAH, WAH.
EVERYTHING IS GETTING DISCARDED.
NOTHING'S GOING IN THE TANK.
-TIM. -YEAH.
NOT WHAT WE WANT.
I WOULD EXPECT A CONSISTENT 150 TO POSSIBLE 200.
NOT A GOOD FIRST TWO POTS SO FAR.
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU'RE GONNA HOLD TO THIS CORNER. YOU GOT IT.
OH, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
ONE, TWO, YOU GOTTA SWING IT.
BE NICE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A FRICKIN' CATCH
TO DEAL WITH.
Brady: MY FINGERS ARE GETTING NUMB.
IT'S HARDER TO FEEL THESE LINES.
IT'S HARDER TO CLIP THESE COD INSIDE THE PODS.
I DON'T KNOW, JUST TRY TO STAY MOVING.
WHEN IT'S COLD LIKE THIS, AND YOU'RE WORKING
IN THE BAIT PEN,
HIS HANDS ARE GONNA START WEARING ON HIM.
DOING THOSE CLIPS LIKE THAT, ALMOST GET LIKE THEY CRAMP UP.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA JUST COME OUT OF THE GATE
AND BE AN ALL-STAR.
TRYING HARD AND KEEPING A GOOD ATTITUDE
IS THE MAIN THING IN THEM.
THEY'LL LEARN HERE SHORTLY.
Danny: I CAN SEE HE'S ALREADY STRUGGLING.
SEE HIM MESSING WITH HIS HANDS.
IT'S A RUDE AWAKENING.
Narrator: 232 MILES SOUTHEAST IN DUTCH HARBOR...
Monte: WE'RE JUST PULLING INTO THE DOCK HERE.
PRETTY HAPPY.
Narrator: RETURNING TO OFF LOAD THE LAST
OF HIS BAIRDI QUOTA...
Monte: THERE'S MY BROTHER.
Narrator: ...WIZARD CAPTAIN MONTE COLBURNIS GREETED
BY A FAMILIAR FACE.
COMING IN A LITTLE HOTTER THAN I NORMALLY WOULD.
THAT'S 'CAUSE I'M IN A HURRY.
GOING STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT TO FLY HOME
AND SEE MY DAD.
OKAY, TIE IT OFF, TYLER.
ANOTHER BAIRDI SEASON.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST.
WELL DONE.
LET'S GET THAT TANK DRAINED AND GET HER OPENED UP.
ROGER.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, BABY!
GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
FEELS PRETTY GOOD TO...
ONE MORE TIME, HUH?...PULL ONE OUT OF THE HAT.
WE NEED A NEW NICKNAME FOR YOU.
LIKE THE BAIRDI WHISPERER OR SOMETHING.
[ LAUGHING ]
I DON'T LIKE NICKNAMES, ONLY "MOUSE,"
THAT WORKS FOR ME.
WELL, PERMISSION TO COME ONBOARD, CAPTAIN?
PLEASE, COME ABOARD.
Monte: IT'S NICE THAT WE'VE GOT THE TRIP IN
AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET HOME AND SEE POPS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, MOUSE? HE'S SLOWLY SLIPPING.
I KNOW, IT'S A SAD DEAL.
EVERY DAY IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE THIS.
RIGHT, AND THEN AT ONE POINT,
HE'S GONNA HAVE A REALLY GOOD DAY
AND THAT'S GONNA BE IT.
PEOPLE USUALLY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT REBOUND,
AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, THAT'S CALLED THE LAST STAND.
LET'S GET YOU TO THE AIRPORT
AND GET YOU THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
OKAY.
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Bill: GRAB THE RAIL HERE.
NICK, RIGHT NOW, IT'S A HELL OF A SPRAIN HE'S GOT.
HE'S OUT THERE ON A SET OF CRUTCHES.
I DON'T KNOW MANY GUYS IN THE FLEET
THAT WOULD DO THAT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL GET ON ME,
WHY DO YOU PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THAT GUY?
THIS RIGHT HERE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHY
I PUT EFFORT INTO NICK.
BECAUSE NICK PUTS EFFORT INTO ME.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND THROW THE LINE.
Harley: FOUND A SPOT.
-GOOD JOB, BRADY. -GOOD JOB, BRADY.
Harley: BRADY'S STILL HUSTLING AROUND.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S DONE IT ALL HIS LIFE.
BRADY DID GOOD.
ONE DAY AT A TIME, LET'S JUST TAKE IT THAT WAY.
ONE DAY AT A TIME. -[ LAUGHING ]
WE GOT OURSELVES A CRAB FISHERMAN.
MY NEPHEW, I'M PROUD OF HIM.
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Monte: THE LAST THING I SAID TO THE OLD MAN WAS...
"I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE."
ALRIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
ALRIGHT, I'LL BE HERE.
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