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Aussie Lobster Men - Season 5 - Episode 04
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00:01We are not seeing many sized lobsters at all.
00:05Previously...
00:05This is f***ing shit.
00:07The winter lobster hunting season is underway.
00:10It is shit, Bryce, but what the f*** do you want to do?
00:13Risking it all in pursuit of the world's most prized seafood delicacy
00:17is a fleet of young gun lobstermen.
00:20Bryce tries to work out the top of me again today.
00:23I'm gonna get f***ing really wild.
00:25And a canny old sea dog, a lobster hunting legend.
00:30I'm absolutely torn to bits thinking that I could go to Pedro and catch nothing.
00:34That's a huge gamble.
00:36There's a f***ing rock here somewhere, Johnny.
00:40Ah, f*** me.
00:42Did it do any damage?
00:43It might be bad.
00:58Not very flush this morning.
01:02Early morning, day four at sea.
01:04Ah, you f***.
01:06And Team Pira is under pressure.
01:09Two lousy little old females.
01:12Heave hermit crabs.
01:14Hermit crabs won't buy me beer.
01:18Yeah, we're just not...
01:19Not seeing a lot of fish at the moment.
01:22Ah!
01:25The reason I do these long hours is because I've got a lot of financial pressure.
01:30Ah, a pot full of ladies.
01:33I've got about a $700,000 investment in my boat.
01:37Nice nuggety fish.
01:39I've basically got to come up with about $10,000 a month just to pay the insurance and the loan
01:44repayments.
01:44Miles!
01:47Miles is under huge financial strain.
01:49He has to make every shot count.
01:53I'll just wait until you finish sorting.
01:54We'll go next one.
01:56I've only got Tim.
01:58He's running the deck by himself.
02:00Things are just taking too long.
02:02Hey, that pot f***ing nearly fell out of the side, I reckon.
02:04Yeah, I know.
02:09Ah, f*** me!
02:13F***!
02:15It's taking, it's f***ing, it's too long.
02:18If we don't get these pots up in, you know, in a reasonable amount of time,
02:23well, we're gonna end up missing out on having a day shot.
02:27That's the rub of running with just one decky.
02:30You save on wages, but everything takes longer.
02:35F***!
02:36He's gotta ease up two seconds.
02:38F***!
02:39I'm starting to regret just taking one crew, to be quite honest.
02:48There's a f***ing rock here somewhere, Johnny.
02:51Port Davie.
02:54And Jack also has a few regrets of his own.
02:57Ah, f*** me.
02:59Just f***ing hit a rock on this side.
03:01He's just moated into a rock.
03:05We hit pretty hard.
03:06F*** me.
03:07F***.
03:09We're in trough.
03:10The rocks are just like daggers.
03:11The sound of steel hitting quartzite is every skipper's worst nightmare.
03:18We're not on top of anything, but we're definitely need a rock on the side.
03:22We run the risk of punching a hole into the boat.
03:26We could go down in minutes.
03:27They're 20 hours from port, and help from a rescue chopper is an hour's flight away.
03:35I need to go check the end room.
03:37It could be in for a well to hurt.
03:39But, especially if the water comes straight in on the genset.
03:43The end room's our heart and soul of the boat.
03:45Without that, we're dead in the water.
03:54How many beasts is in this one?
03:56It's a nice red one.
03:57That's what you call a beautiful Fry's southern rock lobster.
04:01Beautiful.
04:03Nice dark red colour to him.
04:05Bryce's decision to move into the shallows is paying off.
04:09Lobsters over two kilos are currently fetching the highest price on the market, at $85 a kilo.
04:18We're on our third bid and we haven't even got 30 pots up, Jock.
04:21Did some good numbers this morning for a shot on the reds.
04:25Very good.
04:26Very happy.
04:27Lucky might be happy, but his boss is not.
04:35Bryce is still hurting from yesterday's soft numbers versus the rest of the fleet.
04:42He's fallen into third place with 362 lobsters.
04:47Leading the tally board is Squizzy with 418 lobsters.
04:53Miles has bagged 397 and the Buran boys are coming last with 257 inshore reds.
05:03Look, it is frustrating when Squizzy gets a lot more than me.
05:06However, he's also got a lot more experience than me, so there's Miles.
05:10Are you starting to smile, Brycey?
05:13Nah, not yet.
05:17That's better.
05:19Are you a happy Bryce today or...?
05:22I'm happy if they keep coming like this.
05:25Come on, mate.
05:25Let a little smile on that face, eh?
05:27Nah, it's not enough.
05:27It's not enough.
05:28It's not a smile.
05:29It's not enough.
05:30This is what we needed.
05:32I hope this brings Bryce's spirits up a little bit.
05:34He's already brightening up a bit, eh?
05:37Alright.
05:38Alright.
05:38Alright.
05:40You can hear it in his voice, it's changed.
05:42Yes!
05:43Nice!
05:45This is exceptional red fishing for where we are right now.
05:50We've got 30 pots of five bins, mate!
05:53Woo!
05:54Let's go!
05:56Woo!
05:58Yeah, buddy!
05:59It's a lobster dance.
06:01Of sorts.
06:02I reckon that if the other two knew what numbers you could get inshore in the reds,
06:06they'd both be in here.
06:08120 off a 30.
06:10I'm very happy with that.
06:11I was 60 to 80 expecting, but we glitched that.
06:16The shot could be huge.
06:18A potential game changer for Bryce.
06:21My only thing is now, is the second half going to be as good.
06:24That's why we're going fishing, baby!
06:29We hit 20 yards though.
06:31I was just double checking.
06:33Jack is assessing the damage to his boat.
06:36It doesn't seem to be any water coming in at this stage.
06:38I've checked down in the bilges.
06:39I've checked the side of the boat.
06:41Checked the welds.
06:43I think we're all good.
06:44I'm glad we got away from that unscathed.
06:49Still got proper steering.
06:51That boat's not shaking, so I didn't touch the prop.
06:54Yeah, pretty close call really.
06:56Could have been another couple of foot more to that side.
06:58Might have been a different story.
07:00But we weren't going very fast.
07:02I was actually out of gear.
07:03Thank Christ.
07:04So we didn't hit it with much steam on.
07:07Hit pretty hard, didn't it?
07:09Risk versus reward, mate.
07:11That's right.
07:12And it won't be a good pond.
07:14It won't be a bull.
07:16It will be.
07:18I have faith.
07:23It's a nice day to be a deckhand.
07:27Yeah!
07:29South of the Friars, the crew of the Bold Contender
07:32is under attack from octopus.
07:37Yeah, they've been a bit slow today.
07:39Every pole was pulled.
07:41Had occhi fish in it.
07:42They're all dead.
07:45When the full moon's up, octopus just go crazy.
07:47Octopus are my number one enemy.
07:49I hate them.
07:51Squizzy has a choice to make.
07:53Stick and stay and fight off the octopus.
07:57Or motor to Pedra Branca for a fresh restart.
08:00If we go to Pedra and there's nothing there,
08:03what's at stake is money.
08:06I don't know what I'm doing yet.
08:08Just see how the next few go.
08:10If they improve down to the south, we'll keep rolling.
08:14It's too early to tell.
08:15We'll call another half a dozen.
08:17We'll have a talk about it.
08:27I tried to f***ing avoid hitting any more rocks today, bud.
08:31Jack and Johnny were lucky.
08:33Yeah, that's right.
08:34We've got to get close to the rocks to get the lobsters out.
08:37Jack's pride has taken an unexpected hit.
08:41Thankfully, his boat, the Burra, remains seaworthy.
08:45So, just after we hit the rock last night,
08:47we actually shot a pot straight on top of it,
08:49or straight next to it, you know.
08:50So, we've got to be pretty careful when we get this one back.
08:54As you can see, it's the top of the rock here poking out of the water.
08:58The bull kelp's sort of sitting on top of it.
09:03So, that's just a bit of a cushion if you do hit it,
09:05but it's still not ideal.
09:09All the rope's just tangled up in all this kelp here,
09:12and it's just really difficult to actually get a bit of the rope
09:15because none of it's exposed.
09:19Right on.
09:20Dead-eyed dick.
09:25Oh, Johnny, put that on the hauler, mate.
09:27I think it's off again.
09:29Ah.
09:32Throwing a grapple is not easy.
09:34It weighs close to a kilo.
09:38Every deckhand has their own technique to get the job done.
09:42I've done the same thing beforehand
09:44and snapped off grapples and lost grapples
09:46and lost the pots at the end of the day too.
09:49F***.
09:50I've got the rope. I've got the rope.
09:53Let's hold that firm so it doesn't pull off the rope.
09:56I just want to get away from the rock a bit.
09:59Ah, put it on the hauler.
10:04Don't stand there, Johnny.
10:05That snaps and that grapple f***ing comes off
10:07and hits you in the face.
10:09Yeah, this rock's given me all sorts of nightmares.
10:13At this stage, I just want to get these potbacks,
10:15get away from this rock and leave it alone.
10:18There she goes.
10:21Get it on the hauler, dude.
10:23Don't wait for it to sink.
10:31We've got the potbacks.
10:32Got it all safe.
10:33Got a couple of fish in it.
10:35Didn't hit the rock again.
10:37No.
10:37Good job.
10:43Ten.
10:45Goodie.
10:46And thankfully, it's got a couple of nice fish in it for us too.
10:49Nice red ones.
10:50We'll take a ten every day of the week.
10:53Maybe this rock isn't so cursed after all.
11:07So far, so slow, and we are not seeing many fish at the moment.
11:12Bryce's bumper start to his shot has hit a snag.
11:15It all looked so promising.
11:19Until it wasn't.
11:21I'd like to see 50-odd out of this.
11:24Try and get us around the 170 mark.
11:27Are we getting one or two at least?
11:28Yeah.
11:29Yeah.
11:34Some jockeys for you.
11:35Can Jock get a jockey?
11:37Can he get his first jockey or jockeys?
11:40A jockey is a lobster that's on the outside of the pot.
11:42So that lobster's travelled the whole way from the bottom,
11:45about 100 metres down, and come all the way to the boat, hanging on.
11:49He had two chances at it, and he got one.
11:51He got one.
11:51He had 50% chance.
11:52That's all right?
11:53Right, they were both on the sides anyway.
11:55That's all right.
11:56It's training, mate.
11:59Sometimes as they break the surface, they'll jump off.
12:02So you've got to be quick to grab them on and get them in.
12:07If you can catch that lobster and it's sized,
12:09it's meant to bring you luck.
12:13And good luck is just what they need.
12:16We've finished pulling all the gear now.
12:18Lockie's counting the fish down.
12:19Jock's just baiting the last pot.
12:21What do we get?
12:23Got 40 out of that lot.
12:2640?
12:2640.
12:27Ah, nice.
12:2840.
12:30160 for the night shot.
12:32That's good.
12:32That's a good start.
12:33You know, the reds are worth $15 more a kilo than the brindles,
12:36so ideally that 160 is worth like 250 brindles, you know,
12:40so can't complain with that, really.
12:42Everyone's going to get a payday.
12:43I'm just hoping that the day shot can follow suit.
12:46Here's Miles.
12:48Miles is in sight.
12:51F***ing sailing ship.
12:57That make 48, does it?
12:58Yep.
12:59Yeah.
13:00The Pira crew is down on sleep and lobster numbers.
13:05Bro, I'll be happy if we get anywhere over 100.
13:08Don't know.
13:09Be close.
13:10And then there's the issue of operating with just one decky.
13:15Burn all the diesel and the bait and, you know,
13:17all the food and everything else that goes with it.
13:19For me to operate this boat,
13:21it'd be at least one or a couple hundred fish a day.
13:24And that means Miles must be able to drop at least two shots a day.
13:31F***!
13:32Ah!
13:34Timmy's starting to show the early signs of exhaustion,
13:37and it's no surprise as the Pira is second on the tally board.
13:41Jack's the only other single decky skipper,
13:44and he's coming last.
13:47Apparently I've lost spot with the brindles,
13:48but I still remember how to catch a red mix.
13:55So this is a fouled pot jammed in the bottom.
14:01It's taken us so long to get these pots up,
14:03and now we've got a stuck pole.
14:04So you've got to just...
14:05you've got to drive up over it to try and pull it...
14:09right out above it.
14:10We should already be shitting our day shot in,
14:13and now I've got to try and focus to get this pot unstuck.
14:17And we might even lose this pot.
14:19When you're putting tension on that pot,
14:21and it won't come free,
14:24the line will generally shoot off the pot hauler.
14:27And when that rope shoots out of the hauler,
14:29it's just like a whip.
14:30If that hits you in the face, you know,
14:32I mean, that's going to really hurt.
14:34But generally when you get a stuck pot,
14:38it's usually a few crows in it.
14:40It means you've got right in a nice hole in the bottom.
14:51So, Matt, that's out now.
14:54This is a really good relief.
14:56Puts a bit of a lighter mood on things.
14:58Oh, **** you.
14:59We've really got to get going here
15:01because we're way behind the eight ball.
15:04A bit of fish about here.
15:05Good.
15:14How many wracking me out, Tim?
15:16About 120.
15:18151.
15:19Yeah, that's way better than I thought.
15:21That's where we need to be.
15:23151 more lobsters in the tank
15:25brings their running total to 548.
15:30I'm actually a little bit shocked.
15:31I thought we did really bad.
15:33But those last 10 or 15 pots
15:35really got us out of the woods.
15:37Oh, squeezy, fine.
15:38They're catching **** all.
15:40No, we've gone all.
15:41Yeah.
15:51Nothing has happened.
15:54There has been a couple good pots this morning,
15:56so that's all right.
15:57But, yeah, definitely thinking we should move to Pedro.
16:02We got 108 this morning.
16:04Nice big ones.
16:06Sometimes you think,
16:08why would you leave 108?
16:10The bold contender is flatlining.
16:13It's crunch time.
16:15I'm going to go.
16:16We're going to take the gambling go.
16:18You know, it was a good day yesterday,
16:20270-odd.
16:23But the ditch is too bad.
16:25Not the scratch.
16:27I just hope it pays off.
16:29The moon phase is good for Pedro.
16:32I always do pretty well there on a full moon.
16:34Pros, if they're going.
16:37Bigger fish.
16:40Nice run.
16:42If it ain't going, it's a disaster.
16:46If we lose money on fuel and food and time,
16:49we'll just take it out of Jesse's boat.
16:51Hey, I didn't eat for the first three days, so...
16:54Oh, you saved this money.
16:55LAUGHTER
16:58This is what Pedra Branca looks like,
17:01a casino in the sea where fortunes can be made and lost.
17:06It's a two-and-a-half-hour steam south-west of the Friars.
17:10Pedra's known for its big lobsters,
17:13and right now, big is best.
17:16At Pedra, you can catch red lobsters
17:18in the shallow waters around the rocks,
17:20and you can catch brindles in the deeper water.
17:23One hundred one-kilo brindles,
17:25priced at $55 a kilo,
17:28are worth $5,500.
17:31One hundred two-kilo big reds,
17:33priced at $85 a kilo,
17:35are worth $17,000.
17:39Size matters.
17:40Sometimes you can catch both at the same time.
17:42You can have a night shot on the reds
17:43and a day shot on the brindles,
17:45but sometimes the reds might be running
17:47and the brindles are not, or vice versa.
17:49So, Pedra's got its own mind.
17:52It's the boss.
17:54And I just hope it welcomes the bold contender this time.
17:58Come on, baby.
18:02Let's pray to the lobster gods
18:04there's something out there for us.
18:06Look at that!
18:08That's earth!
18:09They say there's a pot of gold
18:11at the end of every rainbow.
18:12Let's go!
18:14All right, that's a sign.
18:26Well, is there anything in that one?
18:28One for that one.
18:30These ones are over here,
18:31left us down a bit.
18:32That was shit hot yesterday.
18:3498.
18:34Jack's pots are off the boil.
18:37A little bit slow this morning.
18:38The first few pots were amazing.
18:42But the last sort of 15 to 20 pots,
18:46we're only getting ones and twos.
18:49Yeah, so we like to try and get a hundred,
18:52you know, every morning.
18:54I need seven more fish, Johnny.
18:56We need seven more.
18:58Get a hundred.
18:59A hundred a night shot.
19:00Maybe half that for a day shot.
19:02Yeah, you're putting fish on the boat
19:03by the end of the trip.
19:05And hitting target means turning a profit.
19:07Come on, little snappy toms.
19:11Oh, there we go.
19:12Oh.
19:16Can't be a f***ing battle, Johnny.
19:18This stage, it's pretty touch and go.
19:21Oh.
19:23But they couldn't be.
19:28Close.
19:30No.
19:31No.
19:34Nope.
19:35We're on 99,
19:36so I'm just f***ing praying
19:39this last spot's got one in it for us.
19:42One more for a hundred, Johnny.
19:47Ernie.
19:48A hundred.
19:49One up.
19:50A couple of figures.
19:51That's what we want.
19:53Dear beauty, the last spot's come up.
19:55We've got one out of it.
19:56One hundred lobsters
19:58takes their running tally to 357.
20:02Yeah, definitely happy.
20:05I think it might be time to move on from there
20:06and have a look somewhere else.
20:10Find something a bit fresh.
20:22If the fish aren't very good here today, well, we could end up having a pretty bad shot, you know?
20:27Weep.
20:30Miles is betting on brindles for the day, but out here, there's no such thing as a safe bet.
20:40Weep.
20:40Yo.
20:41Miles.
20:42We come down to a secret spot.
20:44We'll see how we go.
20:46What's that?
20:47Not Pedro.
20:48Where the big bucks go.
20:53So you're going to Pedro, eh, or?
20:55Yeah, we're coming down from it.
20:57Are you going to let me know if you find a few fish down there or what?
21:00I don't know.
21:01You know me.
21:04Yeah, I know.
21:05Well, if you're hanging around down there, I know something's going on.
21:08I'll do a Bryce on you.
21:10I'll come and follow the line.
21:14Whatever Squizzy's going to tell me, I'm going to take a grain of salt.
21:19Look, if we get the Pedro and the fish are running all right, it's hard to tell the truth.
21:23Because you know other boats are going to come.
21:25It's a big gamble coming down here.
21:28I'm a bit jealous if, you know, if they're on down there, but...
21:32All right then, mate.
21:33Hopefully you go well down there.
21:34All right, mate.
21:35Take care.
21:35Be safe.
21:36See ya.
21:38I think Myles is jealous I went to Pedro because I got away from Bryce first.
21:42I mean, Bryce is giving me the shits.
21:44He's been shitting his pots all around me, and it's just sort of starting to wear a bit thin, to
21:48be honest.
21:49Bang! We're in and we're on!
21:57The pots aren't looking very good at all for this first half, which...
22:01I had a feeling it was going to happen, but...
22:05What do you do?
22:06What do you do?
22:07It's all a big gamble, this, and...
22:11Look, like Lucky always says, it's not over till the last pot's pulled.
22:14Because that's how fishing works.
22:16Whoa!
22:21Ratatouille's!
22:21The pots are coming up with fish, it's what we want to see, but it's just rats.
22:25Lots and lots of undersized fish.
22:27I'd just like a great day to top off the great morning, so I can have a great sleep and
22:35wake up tomorrow and start again and probably get shat on, because that's how fishing works.
22:40Bryce is hoping to lift his day shot numbers.
22:43Bryce!
22:45You okay?
22:46Well, I'm not good. You're not working hard enough, to be honest.
22:48I had to wait for Jock to move.
22:50There's no reason to work hard.
22:52You're not catching any frickin' lobsters.
22:54Oh!
22:56Oh!
22:58If my deck boss could throw them in when I'm told, you know, then...
23:03We all know that I'm not pushing them in, Jock is.
23:06Did you teach him?
23:07Yes.
23:07Is it your responsibility?
23:08No.
23:09He's yours, because you're the master of the vessel.
23:11I'm giving you the responsibility that he's your responsibility.
23:14Yeah, but still technically it's your responsibility, you're the master of the vessel.
23:17Therefore, you are liable for any and everything that happens to him.
23:20You're just talking shit now.
23:22Hey Jock, Bryce is smiling.
23:24I made him smile.
23:27The young gun has a lot to prove to himself and to others.
23:33Smiling?
23:34I can't believe all that at the moment.
23:36There's too many things that are weighing me down.
23:38We're not catching enough.
23:40They'll need more to beat Squizzy.
23:42Squizzy, you don't smile.
23:43I don't want to smile.
23:44I wouldn't want to smile with a mustache like that.
23:46What?
23:46He's called a goatee.
23:49He's got a goatee at the moment.
23:51He's always had one.
23:52I don't look at him that much.
23:53You do look at him.
23:54You look at a photo of him every night before you go to sleep.
23:56Yeah.
23:56All you do is think about him.
23:58Oh, Squizzy.
23:59Good night, Squizzy.
23:59I hope I caught more than you.
24:00I'll see you in the morning.
24:02Oh, Squizzy.
24:03I'm not sure what sort of beard Squizzy has.
24:05I mean, it's definitely better than mine, but it definitely looks like a bird's shad in it.
24:14Yep.
24:15Yep.
24:15Yep.
24:18Yep.
24:19Season skipper Squizzy has perfectly timed his arrival at Pedra to squeeze in a day shot.
24:28I love fishing out at Pedra when it's good, but when it's bad, it's an arse over place.
24:34Yep.
24:35Yep.
24:35I've got a new crew.
24:37It's their first time out there.
24:41The conditions are different out there.
24:43It's a long way out.
24:45It's a long way to help.
24:52Oh, what's going on?
24:56Look out.
24:56Look out.
24:59Let it go.
25:00Just let it go.
25:01Get out of the way.
25:01the bold contender is in trouble wait I'll take the pressure off it stay there
25:07just two pots have accidentally got tied together that pot can drag you over the
25:12side and you ain't gonna swim with a 40 kilo pot wrapped around you
25:24you know what's done that I know loop over a pole you know when you get a loop
25:30around a pole because they're two new crew I don't understand exactly if there's a
25:38loop around a pole or anything like that so the two pots we just shot was still
25:44connected to the boat through another hooked up line which pulled the next pot
25:52out of Rhino's grip and into the horns and that's why I yelled out that Jesse get out
26:00away because that pot that pot sitting there and all that wants to do is take
26:04off the boat
26:08when you say shit like that just stand out the way let it go both of you just let
26:13it go it's the same when you a pot slips off them horns when we're pulling it yeah
26:18don't try and hang on to it just let it go
26:23you can replace a pot but you can't replace your crew safety first and that's
26:29why we have knives on the boat and up on the rail up there I'd rather lose a pot or
26:35two than hurt someone
26:44Doc do you think Bryce needs to hurry up I think we just need to catch some craze
26:49that's what I think but yeah look I'll give it up on that now
26:53Bryce is desperate for some bumper pots oh my goodness that's a loaded pot
27:02yeah just fill it out the neck mate that sounds a good-sized crotch hey
27:06well they're spilling out the bloody neck nice lobster don't even need to
27:11measure in beautiful if you don't get 10 out of that I will be very very
27:18surprised two three we could be on to something what's that saying Lachie one
27:22pot can make your whole week one pocket make the whole shop how many got out of
27:26that one Joggy? six, seven, eight, eight, nine, eleven, eleven, fifteen Brycey it's lobster
27:40dance number two
27:44the largest number of lobsters in a single pot for the season 15 is good 15 is a
27:51good start I know there's more down there so I want to see the 20s 15 was
27:55good it's got us back up to like a shitty level we went from from a really
28:03shit level to a shitty level so I've been on the boat with dad when we've
28:07caught a stupid amount in a very very short period of time and 15 was a low
28:11number for that shot dad always loved the fries and then going out offshore and a
28:16lot of people say it's where his you know wealth was made it's a really good
28:18area to learn and you can catch some really nice lobsters here
28:28all right Jonathan
28:31Jonathan let's go
28:34Port Davey and Jack and Johnny are hoping that today's day shot for Brindles
28:38would see their luck change come on motherfuckers I just started falling the day shot so this one's coming out
28:49of 36 37
28:50but hopefully more than zero hopefully have something in it but for the same
28:54today I don't want another repeat of yesterday really
29:02bullshit yesterday's day shot of 22
29:04that wouldn't have even covered the cost for the diesel so we've got bills to pay
29:08we've got families to feed so we really need to put some fish on this boat and put some numbers
29:14on
29:17there's still a slinky boys mate
29:25the brindles here are dead seem to be doing nothing
29:31they might have to stick to the red ones I think Johnny
29:34these boats say it couldn't be any fuller
29:36yeah they've got a
29:38three-course meal here but they're not going
29:39are they
29:42I can see the pods coming off the bottom on the sounder they're coming off beautiful bottom
29:45they've landed exactly how I wanted them to but it's just it's just a waste of time at the moment
29:53hey buddy how you going hey what are you doing ah pulling a day shot again mate
30:00oh bloody day shooting
30:02yeah I'll tell you what they're sad around here every day time
30:06sad
30:07very sad
30:08pretty sad here too to be honest
30:10yes we've just pulled two tens in a row a nine
30:13and then Locky's got a half smile on his face I think he's pulling another seven eight out of this
30:18pot
30:19I thought he said they were sad
30:20yeah they're sad when I'm not catching them that's about it
30:23typical Bryce though
30:24his cockiness is coming out
30:26he's he's bragging he's trying to be humble but he's not
30:29you know he's just typical Bryce
30:31alright
30:34see you later
30:36I feel sorry for him but just like his boat
30:39it's tough as nails and so is he and I'm sure he'll get through it
30:44that's how the lobsters can be mate
30:46and Bryce is whacking the data out of the Brindle's priors
30:49and they are just non-existent here just dead
30:59come on
31:04come on
31:07yeah a little bit nervous
31:10this is a judgement day out here
31:13Pedro Branca where fortunes can be made and lost
31:19after 35 years I still get nervous but that's part of the thrill
31:24you never know what you're going to get
31:27when I make a you know a big decision like we did this morning to leave fish and come somewhere
31:34else
31:36yeah it puts you on edge a little bit
31:40we just got to get them big fish to crawl into our pots
31:44yeah just a bigger run of fish out here when they're going
31:50you don't get all the rats
31:52and bigger lobsters mean a bigger paycheck
31:56you get an 80 out here
31:59it's like 120, 130 in there so
32:07as long as we see a sign of the word
32:11yeah I'll be happy with baby today
32:15boom boom
32:17that's not the sign they were hoping for
32:20and the first pot's up
32:23it's not looking flash
32:26long way to go though
32:30we got one out the first one
32:34oh yeah
32:36to hit his target of 80 large lobsters
32:40Squizzy needs at least two per pot
32:43come on baby
32:44come on
32:51come on Pedro
32:53come on
32:57rub the wood
32:58rub that wood
33:01can you imagine going to the casino and you lose a thousand dollars
33:04when you wake up the next day
33:06you don't feel real good
33:08that's how I feel right now
33:11times ten
33:15f**k it
33:23yeah it's a lot of effort to go into a f**k hole at the end of the day
33:28the pressure is on Jack to turn a profit after yesterday's dismal performance
33:34so we've pulled 22 pots so far for this shot and we've only got four f**k fish
33:40very disheartening mate
33:43I am going to cry myself to sleep tonight for sure
33:47starting to double guess what I'm doing
33:49I am catching f**k hole today
33:54gonna be so embarrassing on TV
34:00Jack is in the red
34:02they're not hungry, they're not moving, I don't know what it is
34:05now we've got perfect weather but they're just not each
34:08we've got one pot to go
34:11out of our 30 per day shot we've got seven fish
34:21come on
34:23squizzies praying to the lobster gods
34:28ah
34:32most of the fish we have on board at the moment are under a kilo
34:37so low end of the price bracket
34:40we need to try and find a few over a kilo
34:44and there's only one place I really know
34:47is here
34:54oh come on
34:56yeah
34:58that's what we're f**king talking about squizz
35:01yeah baby
35:03that's what we're talking about
35:06hello ladies
35:10f**k yeah that's a big dog
35:11a Pedro dog is a nice big lobster
35:14that's what we're here for
35:15come on
35:16Pedro dogs
35:20that's the money fish baby
35:21leave it hooked up
35:23we're setting these two straight back
35:27female
35:29see the little size of that female
35:31he's gonna measure it as a male
35:32he hasn't realised yet
35:34female
35:38that's why I checked the fish because
35:41Rhino's excited, we've had a good pot
35:43and he's just put a sized
35:45female in the day tank
35:47but I'll pick that up when I go to measure
35:49if he was measuring straight into the tank then
35:52the holding tank
35:53that could be the end of my career fishing
35:56you've got massive fines
35:57and your reputation in this industry is shot to s**t
36:01caught me unawares that one
36:03only person what measures into the holding tank
36:05of the bowl contender is me
36:07you've got massive
36:11you've got massive
36:12seven
36:14eight
36:16oh
36:17nine
36:19ten
36:21ten
36:21ten
36:22woohoo
36:26Bryce's run of bumper pods
36:28has lifted everyone's spirits
36:32a hundred and sixty
36:33a hundred and sixty on the knocker
36:34gives us three hundred and twenty
36:36for the day
36:38and it's daylight
36:40Luna's out
36:42s**t's mint
36:43it's not even raining on us anymore
36:45dinner's already cooking
36:47oh yeah
36:50two thousand fish
36:52doesn't seem too far away
36:53if we can keep up these numbers
36:55I'm happy now
36:56I'm sure the old man will be happy
36:57if I tell him what we've got for the day
36:59his first words are going to be
37:00how can you get better
37:03and that's what I'll plan on doing tomorrow
37:05if I don't do that
37:05then
37:06he doesn't need to know about it
37:15yeah, beautiful sized pot
37:17I've got eight out of him already
37:18Miles has some decisions to make
37:24his decision to run with just one decky
37:26is weighing heavily on his mind
37:29first half of the gear was absolutely shit
37:33probably would have been lucky to have
37:35thirty fish
37:38then
37:39at the last four pots
37:40we had like f**king thirty fish
37:42so
37:44that's how easy it can change
37:50eleven
37:51eleven
37:52eleven
37:53eleven
37:53so
37:54seems to be
37:55we're starting to see some pretty good pots
37:58yeah we had a twelve there before
37:59which is
38:01which is good
38:03yeah that's the big thing I guess
38:04don't drop your head when you're having a shit morning
38:06because it can turn around just like that
38:09one more after this
38:11that last one's our big one too
38:13dude
38:14yeah I want to knock off so I can go to the pub man
38:25considering a piss poor start
38:28we are finished off alright
38:31I don't know if we're going to beat
38:32squeeze your prize but
38:34you know I'm not really too worried about what they're doing
38:36as long as we can get a few fish and
38:39make a bit of money
38:40so what's that
38:42that is 138
38:44138 well that's alright
38:46I thought it was only going to get 38 to start with
38:48that was pretty
38:49pretty sad
38:51would have been a roadie if I was all like them last
38:53f***ing twenty pots
38:54yeah
38:55yeah no we're happy
38:56we're happy if we just
38:58just try for more tomorrow
39:00as long as we go in
39:01with more fish
39:02than Bryce
39:03and Jack
39:05and Squeezy
39:06I'll be happy
39:13oh hello
39:14what have we got
39:15yeah
39:16oh yeah
39:18yum yum team
39:20Squeezy's hit the pot of gold
39:22at the end of the rainbow
39:25big lobsters, tractors, donkeys
39:28Pedro dogs
39:29whatever
39:30name them anything you want
39:32I'd like a few more
39:35always want more
39:36if it weighs it pays
39:43that's all
39:43tank in there
39:45is looking pretty reasonable
39:46not massive numbers
39:47but big fish
39:48and we want big fish
39:50we want more of these babies
39:52woohoo
39:57yeah baby
40:05nine
40:05yo beauty
40:10we roll the dice on this one mate
40:12we come to Pedro
40:13and uh
40:14it's paid for
40:15I think we're gonna have
40:17one
40:19forty two
40:20I need to know
40:22the suspense is just killing me
40:24one twenty one
40:26I'm pretty stoked with that
40:29wasn't a bad day shot
40:30oh oh
40:32look at that
40:33win the winner
40:35if you don't laugh you cry I think
40:37it's been a good day for everyone
40:39except Jack
40:40with a day shot of just eight lobsters
40:43he's still languishing in fourth place
40:45with 365 lobsters
40:50I'm gonna go cry
40:54and the lobster legend
40:56the old sea dog
40:57the one they all want to beat
41:00is in third place
41:03Bryce is coming second
41:04on 682
41:07and the big winner
41:08is Miles
41:09who's back on top
41:10with 686 lobsters
41:13today is a day for the young guns
41:16it's an emotional rollercoaster
41:18um
41:19but it always is
41:20if tomorrow morning goes well
41:22like I hope it is
41:22then there's no reason
41:24that tomorrow afternoon
41:25there could be 300, 400 just in a shot
41:28um
41:29the gamble we took
41:31that's paid off today
41:32time will kill
41:33out here it is
41:34a strange place
41:35we're gonna have to do something different
41:36in the next few days
41:37are we?
41:38hopefully we're gonna have something
41:39to pull us out of the shit
41:40because
41:40we are deep in it at this stage
41:46425
41:46point
41:46on the again
41:46so
42:12at Lyon
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