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The Last Captains Season 2 Episode 4
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00:07You going here next?
00:09Yeah.
00:10We're crapping, man.
00:11Crapping for lobster.
00:13It's the 150th setting day for the Magdalene Island,
00:17so it's going to be this whole big shindig, I'd imagine.
00:24This is like the busiest day of the year,
00:26and everybody is so anxious.
00:31It's the 150th anniversary of the lobster fishery
00:34on the Magdalene Islands.
00:36Marking 150 years nails down
00:39that this is the backbone of the islands.
00:43Let's go.
00:45Holy, this one's heavy.
00:47Tomorrow's setting day.
00:49We're going to take all the trawls that we have
00:50and throw them out in the water to catch lobsters.
00:53I'm going to pull the rope.
00:54Don't touch nothing.
00:56It's something that makes you feel anchored to the place.
00:59Just knowing that this was the same industry that your ancestors worked in.
01:04And we want it to continue for a long time.
01:08We usually start here.
01:09Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:10It's pretty neat that we're still here doing the same thing.
01:13Hailer test.
01:14Hailer test.
01:14You hear me, Jesse?
01:15Yep.
01:16Hello, a couple of numbers.
01:17See if I can hear you.
01:18Blue, 42.
01:20Okay, good stuff.
01:22Well, I love fishing.
01:23It's a privilege to be out there.
01:25How many trawls is on this?
01:27Yeah.
01:27Early May.
01:29Everybody's getting the boats ready.
01:31I see the fish ship.
01:33How you doing?
01:34Nice to see you.
01:35You too, Nancy.
01:35You too, Nancy.
01:36Don't be shy.
01:37Come coast.
01:38It's all lobster, lobster, lobster.
01:40And everybody's part of it.
01:42Let us pray for clean and abundant waters, and for ourselves as stewards of the seas.
01:49May those who move upon the face of the waters rejoice in its beauty, and find safety in its perils.
01:56You're both down there.
01:57There's a bunch of different fisheries here.
02:00We ask God's blessing on the good ship, Moonship, and William, her captain.
02:04But lobster is the most important.
02:07Thank you very much, Bruce.
02:08Did you get your Barbie doll?
02:09Yes, I did.
02:10Well done.
02:12There's a lot going on tomorrow.
02:14It's a pretty important day.
02:16Probably the most stressful day of the year, for sure.
02:20A lot can go wrong.
02:29First day jitters.
02:31That's that old lobster fisherman anxiety.
02:36Today's the big day.
02:38Go day today.
02:39Get her trap set here.
02:41Hopefully without any problems.
02:43New crew.
02:44So, see what he can do.
02:47Setting day.
02:48You get people from all over the island that come here.
02:51So, yeah, it's pretty big.
02:53You want to go see your pap?
02:54All the wives and the kids, and even some tourists this time of year.
02:57Okay, see ya.
02:59See ya.
03:00See ya.
03:01Hi.
03:03It's a small community, and I think most people that live here, you're holding on to something
03:11that feels dear or feels precious to you.
03:16Oh, there's the fireworks.
03:19But for some people, you need more.
03:23Tradition is quite important to a lot of people.
03:28Things have changed a lot in the lobster industry compared to what we did back then.
03:33And myself, I try to adapt and change.
03:37Change doesn't happen quickly here.
03:41But some people, they need change.
03:44And there can be resistance to that.
03:47Shit show's about to start, man.
04:07I think I just saw it.
04:10It's 5 AM, and the 150th lobster fishing season on the Magdalene Islands.
04:17We're on our way.
04:19Is a go.
04:21Let's go make some money.
04:23I pray everybody has a good setting day.
04:27Around the island's north end, over 150 heavily loaded vessels jockey for position.
04:34All vying to be first out of the gates.
04:37We're all loaded with traps.
04:40Everyone's trying to cross and zigzag and cut through each other.
04:43It's just a dang rat race, really.
04:47So, hey.
04:50I've become quite hectic in there sometimes.
04:54The quicker you get there, the easier it is to get your traps off.
05:00What a lineup of boats, man.
05:11There's Adam.
05:15That's Steve in here, isn't it?
05:17Yeah, it is.
05:25Behind the pack here now.
05:26We're going to try to catch up.
05:28For sure you want to get there first.
05:3013 knots.
05:32Nobody wants to go behind anyone else all the time.
05:34Well, well, well, well, well, well.
05:36Trapped in the bottleneck of boats, Captain Adam is taking a feeding.
05:40Holy mother.
05:43So you've got thousands of horsepower here.
05:47When the other guys give it full throttle.
05:5019 knots, man.
05:52It can be very, very scary.
05:59Jeez.
06:00That's why you've got to be first.
06:02So you don't have to deal with this.
06:05Everyone's overloaded.
06:06And then your boat just does not handle well.
06:09Wow.
06:14Is that there a roll from all the boats, or is that a roll?
06:17That's all the boats, man.
06:21You're getting two big waves on each side, and it's just dangerous.
06:28Adam coming here right beside you, barreling.
06:33Oh, boy.
06:38Watch us here on the port side, guys.
06:45Jeez.
06:46Ooh.
06:49Dangerous as .
06:54Anyone there behind us?
06:56There's more behind us than in front of us now.
07:01Oh, my God, what a mess.
07:04Oh, .
07:09We're catching up there.
07:10We're making our way to the front there now.
07:13Lobster fishing on the Maggies is a nine-week season.
07:18Captains can fish every day except Sundays.
07:2154 days in total, and no quota on catches.
07:26Yeah.
07:27Looks like a hustler.
07:29The race is to get gear on the ground and stake territory near the home harbor.
07:37At our end of the island, we have two main fishing harbors.
07:41You have Grand Entry.
07:43That harbor has the boats that fish on the south side.
07:48And then you have a harbor in Grozeal.
07:51Those are the north side boats.
07:56I still want to pass the ownership here.
07:58The Magdalens are one fishing zone, but tradition states captains are to stick to territory in the grounds nearest their
08:06home harbors.
08:07There are unwritten rules.
08:10If you're a north side boat, you're supposed to stick to north side fishing grounds.
08:17If you're a south side boat, there are fishing grounds on the south side.
08:23It's all zone 22 lobster, but that's kind of like the rule the fish would have.
08:28Sometimes people attempt to cross over, but there would be consequences.
08:35Where are we going to?
08:37We're going to no man's land.
08:40Steven and Adam are south siders, hunting for grounds around Grand Entry Harbor.
08:46I like fishing solo.
08:48I like to find a spot just by myself.
08:53Hello?
08:54Where are you two?
08:56I don't know, man.
08:58Tradition is quite important to a lot of people.
09:02Myself?
09:03Not really, man.
09:05My tradition is make sure the boat's loaded and pretty much go home.
09:09I'll see you tomorrow.
09:15Where I normally fish is just really overrun with boats these past couple of years.
09:22Ah!
09:26I can see like six or seven boats ahead of me, another 15 behind me, and I just keep thinking
09:33about last year and all the tangles and pulls and cutting the trawls.
09:38Everybody wants to fish alone, but that doesn't really happen in this game, man.
09:44I'm not dealing with that this year.
09:45I'm just going to try something completely different.
09:50Ah, that.
09:51My little bird rock.
09:54Hit it.
09:56We'll see.
09:59The north siders and south siders are separated by bird rock, a bird sanctuary 20 miles from shore.
10:06It is the dividing line between two harbors, split right down the middle.
10:13But Steven is heading to the zone traditionally fished by the north siders.
10:18Bird rock's here.
10:19This is the bird rock reef.
10:22You ever sat there for day four?
10:24Never.
10:25Probably regret it.
10:27I'm going to for the first day.
10:30I know by me switching over to the north side, that's probably going to ruffle some feathers.
10:36Satin' somewhere different this year.
10:40That's just the chance I'm willing to take.
10:43Well, I guess bird rock's not going to be all south side.
10:45That crate doesn't end any friendships over it.
10:48You know, it's fishing's fishing.
10:50We're all into the same business here, but it is what it is.
10:55Yeah, we could regret it.
10:58Steven went north.
11:00Crazy son of a bitch.
11:03Gambling this year.
11:06Yeah.
11:08It's going to be different.
11:17Oh, yeah.
11:18Here we go.
11:22It's setting day on the Magdalene Islands, and lobster captains are in a frantic sprint
11:28to get their 273 traps down to the floor of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
11:3714.
11:42Watch your feet.
11:43Watch your feet.
11:44Yep.
11:44On the south side, Kevin Clark and the Emma Joan are staking their plane.
11:54That's my uncle Dwight there, Tammy and May, and my other uncle's in the yellow boat there.
12:00Traditionally, my father and his father and his father all fish from Old Harry on those
12:05same fishing grounds.
12:08I found the end here.
12:10After leading his own crab boat, Kevin has surrendered the captain's chair to his father,
12:15Sidney.
12:17So is that the first buoy?
12:19That's the first buoy, yeah.
12:21I know he's been at it for over 50 years himself, and it's a hard thing for him to let
12:26go, and I completely
12:27understand that.
12:32Ready?
12:32Bust your first trap.
12:39On the far edge of the southern grounds, Kevin's older brother Adam has broken away from the pack.
12:47Let your second one go.
12:51I always like fishing alone.
12:53You're good.
12:55I just don't like fishing around boats, and I don't enjoy tangles.
13:01No boats on the radar here, so I think we're going to be free.
13:05Free of visitors.
13:07A father and son team man the deck of the Miss Sophia Daisy, Adam's 16-year-old nephew, Liam, and
13:15Liam's father, Aaron.
13:17Dad, do you need me back there?
13:19Yeah, I think.
13:20We'll take Liam back here now, Adam.
13:21Yeah.
13:23After surviving his first crab campaign earlier this spring.
13:28Keep your feet on the washboard.
13:31Grab the trap.
13:33Liam is back lobster fishing with some hard-earned experiences from last season.
13:39This is Liam's second year setting day, I do believe.
13:42That must be the end buoy for this trawl.
13:44That's number 30.
13:45Yeah, it's 30 there.
13:47Dad used to help me do everything.
13:49Now he just kind of watches me.
13:51Now I know how to do everything on deck.
13:53See who's left, Jack?
13:55Yeah.
13:56And I wonder if Stephen's in yet.
14:06Is that Bird Rock?
14:07That's Bird Rock.
14:09After escaping the mass of boats on the south side, Stephen has crossed the line, arriving
14:16on the north side of Bird Rock.
14:19New ground, new set.
14:21I never sat here on the first day before, so.
14:23Bird Rock is an isolated and unforgiving reef where few dare to go early in the season.
14:29We don't necessarily know if there's any lobsters.
14:33Things can change over winter, but gotta risk it to get the biscuit, man.
14:42This is my first year I've ever finished crab before lobster, so I'm pretty ecstatic about it, really.
14:50Are you guys ready?
14:51Yeah.
14:52Let her go if you're ready.
14:54Good.
14:56Normally I'd be always trying to just pull my gear up, just have it as close as possible in one
15:03area, just so I could kind of fish it as fast as possible.
15:06But this year I'm able to kind of go adventuring, I guess you can say.
15:17You can do whatever you want, really, because your license is zone 22, but you'll probably lose a bit of
15:22respect if you, you know, play around with it.
15:27I think people feel if they've always fished in a certain area, they don't really like it if people that
15:33didn't always fish there go in that area.
15:36It's frowned upon to jump from harbour to harbour every year, but people are doing it more and more all
15:41the time.
15:42It just makes the mess, so there's a lot of friction between fishermen.
15:47Yeah.
15:5018, gone.
15:52Everybody sticks to their own side or their own harbour.
15:55It's been like that forever.
15:58The crow's eel boats definitely ain't going to be happy.
16:02We'll see how it goes.
16:0516, gone.
16:07I just want to fish peacefully, man.
16:10I don't want to be in a rush.
16:13The last one.
16:21Yeah.
16:22I don't want to head home.
16:27With all his traps in the water, Steven checks in with Adam.
16:32What's up?
16:33Everything, uh, you never got no calls on the radio?
16:37No, everything went good so far anyway.
16:40I don't know.
16:41I can't see them being too happy about it.
16:43I just kind of stayed at my own thing there.
16:47Not much else you can do.
16:49It could work or it could burn me.
16:52Nobody knows until you know.
16:54We'll find out one day if it worked or didn't.
16:57I didn't figure we made any friends today by any means.
17:00I wouldn't say so.
17:08Hope there's not too many boats and see from there, I guess.
17:12Further north, Captain Steve Burke stakes claim to his traditional fishing turf.
17:18I'll just stick to my same old grounds I've had now for the last 15 years.
17:22Do my thing here.
17:25You guys are a little excited.
17:28Today will be trial by fire for his new crew.
17:31I got a French guy from west, Alexey Boudreaux.
17:34Do you want me to run back there and start to get ready?
17:36Uh, yeah, I'll follow her back.
17:40I'm not sure he works the same way that I'm used to working.
17:42We'll see, I guess.
17:45It's a nervous day.
17:46Jesse's coming back for his second season.
17:48He's pretty scary around a lot of ropes.
17:51Hope these guys pan out.
17:53Jesse, you stayed halfway back, all right?
17:55Yeah.
17:56I'm not gonna break any lads going back.
17:58Yep.
17:59Probably still got another five minutes yet, though.
18:00But you guys get back and get set.
18:01Just keep an eye on him going back.
18:03Okay, will ya?
18:03Yep.
18:04With new crew, you're always gonna be watching them and make sure they're doing it right.
18:08Liam's legacy is stacked with traps, four rows high.
18:13One false step could send a deckhand overboard.
18:23Man, it's not very agile.
18:27Careful, Jesse.
18:28Yep.
18:30You ready?
18:32Stay halfway there.
18:34I can't see what's going on back there, so I have to have a speaker.
18:37We can talk to them.
18:39Okay, talk to me, guys.
18:40How's it going there?
18:41Ready to go.
18:42It's almost ready to go.
18:43Give me one minute.
18:45Can you translate for me, Jesse?
18:47He can't hear me.
18:49He needs another minute.
18:51Oh, I don't like this waiting.
18:53Every captain has their own way of doing things.
18:56I like to work fast instead of taking my time.
19:00Not yet.
19:01Give me one second.
19:03Okay, they gotta go when I wrap the horn, ready or not.
19:05You gotta pull them off the stack if you have to.
19:08Want me to help?
19:09Got it.
19:10Good one.
19:13You good?
19:13Yep.
19:15Steve is eager to get his traps on the ocean floor before the competition arrives.
19:21It's so much easier getting them off before everyone gets here.
19:25There's a lot of zigzagging.
19:27Make sure you don't run over anyone else.
19:29Are you ready?
19:30Yes, no.
19:32The faster you get in the back on the bottom, the faster they start fishing.
19:35And I want to get in for my other business to help Tanya out the bait and stuff, so.
19:40When he's not on water, Captain Steve runs the busiest bait shop ashore.
19:45Born here.
19:46Work here.
19:47Don't leave very often.
19:49Some people say, why don't you go to Florida or somewhere in the winter?
19:52We're surrounded here by beaches and why would I want to go all the way to Florida instead on the
19:55beach?
19:56My other job was to sell bait here to the fishermen.
20:01Pretty much harder than fishing really.
20:04Today we just had a full load of Spanish mackerel.
20:09Together with his wife Tanya.
20:11Watch your feet.
20:13They supply most of the bait needs for captains on the north side of the islands.
20:18Husband and wife doing this, the goal of the day is not getting to fight.
20:22So far so good.
20:24Probably have like 40 or 50 regular customers and we're picking up a few every year, getting bigger every year.
20:30After years of trial and error, squabbles and fights.
20:34Thank God Tanya has lots of patience.
20:37Can you help there or what?
20:40The first couple of years, we were all over the place there.
20:43But after a few years, we got things settled out good there and everything's better now.
20:47Hopefully Monday these will be all gone and sold.
20:50We got things figured out pretty good.
20:52Hold on, hold on a back rack here.
20:54A little bit higher. Easy.
21:00Good.
21:01High five.
21:06I'm going to hit too many teeth this morning. I'm all on edge.
21:09Back on water, the captain is itching to wrap up setting day.
21:15This side, right?
21:16I think it's going to be the middle one.
21:18Yeah, this one right here.
21:19Yeah.
21:20Two young men back there, there's no reason why they can't be throwing traps off right in the water.
21:25Do what we have to do and don't screw around any longer than we have to.
21:30But his new crew needs some time to gel.
21:33Number 15 now.
21:35One five.
21:35Number five.
21:36Five.
21:36Oh, five, sorry.
21:40If I could just get through the season without any major breakdowns or anyone getting hurt, that's the main thing.
21:47Oh, it's still tied up?
21:48Oh, yeah.
21:49This is a long season, nine weeks, and could change pretty quick.
21:53All right, let's do it.
21:55All right, let's do it.
22:02Sunrise, baby.
22:04Such a beautiful morning.
22:08First day of lobster fishing.
22:10Everyone will be out today.
22:13It's day one of lobster fishing on the Magdalene Islands.
22:17I honestly think the water's too cold.
22:20I haven't woken up yet.
22:23I'm crossing my fingers that everyone does really well where they're at and everyone stays put.
22:28Because when people are doing good, they don't go looking, right?
22:32Pretty cold this morning, huh?
22:34Yeah.
22:35The lack of ice on the surface has allowed for the season to start a week early.
22:40But that comes at a price.
22:43You know, the water's probably gonna be colder and lobsters are probably gonna be harder to catch.
22:49So 22, 32, 34.
22:5334!
22:56This was a hot spot last year.
22:59Wasn't too many in that?
23:02There's only six.
23:06We always had better seasons when we started later for here on the north side of the islands anyways.
23:10Every year's new.
23:11Not very good.
23:14Catches are down.
23:15Water's colder.
23:17Nothing going for us right now.
23:20Further south.
23:22The ocean's pretty cold, wet, lumpy and bumpy and holey and bouncy and poundy.
23:29An indicator that the season may be kicking off too early.
23:34Look here, these are fleas.
23:35Look.
23:36Look what's on that bag.
23:38Oh!
23:39That's what I'm talking about.
23:41Fleas are here hardcore.
23:43Small crustaceans, sea fleas, have infested Adam's bait.
23:48Normally when you see the fleas cleaning your bait right off, you know, the water's still pretty cold.
23:54But for Adam, the cold might not be bad news.
23:58First one's not bad, but still got many more to go.
24:03He's hoping cooler temperatures will keep the lobsters deep, where his traps are.
24:08My zone's a pretty deep zone, so when the water temperatures are cold, it benefits me.
24:16And the first signs are promising.
24:19I'm happy.
24:20But you don't want to do too good, because when you do too good, that's when you get visitors.
24:26I came out of here because there's nobody, right?
24:29Good results on day one.
24:31But the captain wants to keep a lid on his secret spot.
24:37If you're quiet about things, it kind of buys you more time by yourself, right?
24:41I think the only reason that we're doing all right is because we're alone, probably.
24:47You'd have every one of those boats out there where we're at.
24:50Just like that, if they knew.
24:53That's why I just don't...
24:55Not a soul, no one.
24:57Not a soul.
25:09Across the islands, everyone is trying to stay off the radar.
25:14I was trying to maintain radio silence.
25:20He sounds like he's having a heart attack, man.
25:22The Deep Insider is one of five boats that's crossed into the north,
25:27and brought more attention than the captains wanted.
25:31Can't blame them for being kind of pissed off that we're here, for sure, but...
25:35Everybody has a right to fish.
25:36Everybody has the same license, it's all the same zone.
25:40You don't own the water, so...
25:43What can you do about it, man?
25:45I'm not the first boat to come around to the north side,
25:48and I definitely won't be the last.
25:53One north side boat in particular does not like Steven's encroachment.
25:58This is our grounds. They shouldn't be here.
26:01Me and Steven are friendly with each other.
26:04The first time I ever captained a boat, Steven, was my deckhand.
26:10But switching around from one side to the other is opening up a can of worms that shouldn't be opened.
26:17Half of our own boats aren't out here yet.
26:19There's no room for them guys here.
26:23We're gonna last fly them in earlier.
26:26Yeah.
26:30William sets the moonshift to full throttle.
26:34Let him know that I know he's here.
26:35That's a good one, man.
26:37Come on.
26:45Jesus Christ.
26:50Whoo!
26:52Wash the windows and deck a little bit.
26:56Can't believe he did that.
26:58That's insane.
27:02can't focus on that this go fish man things get a little hostile sometimes so i hope to not lose
27:11any friendships over this you know but it is what it is man first couple days of the season like
27:18if
27:18the catches are down like everyone's a little on edge right shitty weather right catches a lot of
27:25things one thing about this racket you let every little thing bother you you overthink it too
27:31much you never leave the war foggy foggy very foggy this morning the first week of lobster season on
27:50the magdalene islands is almost over it's gonna be miserable today man it's just gonna be kind of a
27:59hateful day and the weather has taken a turn for the worse fishing in the fog is way harder you
28:07gotta
28:07be bringing attention all the time just watching your man watching buoys watching the tide watching
28:14stuff for other boats it's hard on the head this is not ideal for the guy behind the wheel or
28:35the guy
28:35on deck it's just not pleasant one of those days where you don't want to be decking and you don't
28:41want to be camping i hate the fog man first one was shit second one's better so we'll see
28:57you're trying to set your gear you're running your trap off and then just a buoy pops up out of
29:01the fog
29:06you're over top of them we're tangled up with them it's just the fog is hateful i'd rather fish in
29:11the
29:12wind than in the fog yeah we're gonna get a few bad crawls on sir one thing good about fog
29:24other boats
29:25just can't see him captain adam is using mother nature to his advantage nice lobster here today wow
29:33hiding in the fog to protect his secret spot that is paying big dividends it's always good to keep
29:39your things to yourself lobsters are not all over the flat rock because they're down down down
29:46in the crevices i think you can think like a lobster it smells bait a lot let's check the depth
29:58of water
29:59here leo 137 feet dropping his traps over 130 feet down adam has found lobsters seeking refuge from the cold
30:11look at the size of the lobsters lobsters are here i guess they arrived now that seems to be where
30:17your best crawls are right along those ridges yeah but you can't tell anyone that
30:27but on the magdalene islands i see a boat there are no secrets
30:41you can never keep things secret for very long rival boats can ping the bottom steal adam's depth
30:48and hijack the grounds you just go over my troll and then you're on the water now yeah it really
30:56sucks
30:56that he did that because there's all kinds of places you can try and that i had to scrap a
31:03lot of trolls
31:03just to find the lobsters all the work and then like you can just get the reward out of it
31:10you know
31:11nothing lasts forever don't shut your lights off today as the fog keeps rolling in you'll hear the
31:22boat before you see it yeah just appear out of the blue the north side is starting to get crowded
31:28with all the boats here six or seven boats all one ball it's hard to tell who's who anymore now
31:36different traps different people coming and with more boats around
31:42tempers are starting to flare someone just took four traps off my trawl
31:50all my buckets and rubber is still on the road
31:55downright dirty can't imagine anyone would do that
32:19that's just really kind of stealing from another man like that's that's just dirty and terribly
32:26disrespectful but it happens sadly it does happen in this game i'd like to see us not get affected
32:32by it but i know that ain't gonna happen oh that's not gonna happen i don't think everyone's gonna
32:37everyone's gonna take it out on us now they don't care i don't know who did it or why they
32:42did it but
32:43all i know is it wasn't us it won't ever be us either
32:49you don't do that to another fisherman man yeah four drops is pretty dirty came over here to fish
32:56easier and more boats that comes makes it harder for them so i can totally understand them being
33:02frustrated that we're coming around yeah hard to love a fisherman hey josh oh yeah somebody's got to feed the
33:11world man we got to feed the people of the world so we can feed ourselves isn't that something
33:19talking about the dog-eat-dog world
33:24who is it i don't know more trouble is on the horizon for captain stephen
33:31you're coming right forward you'll definitely not always know what to expect on the water
33:38you don't know what's gonna happen right who is that i don't know in the hostile waters of the
33:47north side he's coming right forward a boat is heading straight for the deep insider
33:55you don't know if somebody would be pulling up to you to crack a joke or give you a cursing
33:59or
33:59ask you for help you don't know what's gonna happen right
34:09the other captain one of stephen's childhood friends i'm going back in that way too hostile in
34:16here we're all from the same area we're all grew up together you know it's it's what it is but
34:23you're
34:24still gonna be considered the the new guy on the block i thought he's coming with already man i'm not
34:30expecting any sympathy or anything from anybody all right dude all right boy
34:39fishing is quite the battle sometimes you're battling the weather the competition like you know
34:45you're battling other people just so many so many things man
34:58even returns to his southern base feels kind of odd like it's almost like you know makes you kind
35:06of uneasy in a in a way news of his crossing to the north side is rippling through the community
35:14nobody waves when they pass by like we're not no friends around either
35:20we're not getting too many waves right now but they'll warm up eventually maybe maybe we'll see
35:47nice morning huh a few days later better weather brings in week two of lobster fishing
35:56nice weather nice catches all we can ask for and the brutal grind gives way to high spirits on deck
36:16captain Steve Burt's crew starts firing on all cylinders a little bit quicker on my feet
36:24moving a little bit faster it's nice to hear took them a while to get the get the hang of
36:30things
36:31and how I like to how I like to work they're a little goofy but could be a lot worse
36:35a lot of
36:37people quitting this year and not showing up so you got to be a little bit patient with them so
36:43nice to have someone to talk to so I know I won't go nuts talking to myself back here yeah
36:47it makes
36:48a big difference Jesse and Alexi they're definitely not the same sheet as long as we're working
36:54together we'll be fine yeah but they get along pretty good I guess good job guys
37:06I got a weird crew on the north side of bird rock captain Steven Clark is desperate for good catches
37:19after his border gamble pretty bleak there for a little while lobsters probably just wanting to
37:27stay hunkered down in their little holes staying safe not going out trying to get any food but before
37:35he can get too comfortable deep inside her that's the friendliest wave you got all season captain Cody and
37:45the miss Lila Leslie send a message to Steven Cody text me he said you're over the line it's in
37:55your
37:56north side boat now I said no problem I'll be safe the only rule that we have is a agreement
38:02amongst fishermen just if you start somewhere you stay there for the season you don't take your gear
38:06from the north side to the south side and back to the north side like in the same season they'll
38:12be
38:12looking for trouble I guess you just want to make sure that if I was on the north side that
38:18I was all
38:18there you know not going back and forth because that's a door that nobody wants open I'll be sticking
38:24it out to the end whether it's a good year bad year I just want to do my own thing
38:28and if it's a bad
38:30hero so bad no hard feelings like I I totally understand not expecting them to like us being
38:39here you know I'd say we definitely north siders now you son of a bitch on the southern side of
38:54the
38:54Magdalene Islands captain Adam's secret spot has been discovered I see two boats down there now word has spread
39:05fast about his good catches genius genius
39:14that's too bad it's fine and hot it's too much Sun well first time this year this this is gonna
39:24come off
39:27Aaron I'm doing it for a hundred years or more like you know it was always around the ninth of
39:34May
39:34it was about the time the lobsters wake up and still the same yet today
39:42yeah now I'm able to work a lot faster okay
39:49watch me go now
39:53the warmer temperatures have brought a visitor
39:59there I got you got a little friend when I was a kid when I was 10 11 years old
40:07I had pet ravens
40:10springing daisies I raised them and they used to follow me everywhere super smart they're pretty
40:17good pets Aaron what I got bird food in the cabin oh yeah I was always nice to birds out
40:28on the water
40:29good luck
40:33after a brutally cold start
40:36can't ask for better right now
40:38go go go it's finally starting to feel like lobster season on the Maggie's I hope we're done with the
40:45cold weather and her luck will change for the better
40:49spring is in the air spring is in the air
40:54we're going here there was another box of bands but back on the north side yeah big fishing captain
41:02Stevens border gamble is paying off at least when it comes to the fishing probably averaging in like
41:08the 30 35 lobsters at trial stuff yeah that's the best fishing I've ever seen usually the box of bands
41:18the last week not a day it's pretty much half strategy and half luck sometimes you'll you'll get
41:25really lucky Stephen knows what he's doing he's a big boy he didn't find the satisfaction on the south
41:32side and he may not find it on the north side either but you know it might work out for
41:37him
41:37if we can keep this up we'll be all right
41:51with the boats tied up for the day
41:57Adam pays a visit to Stephen checking in on the fallout for crossing the line
42:04how was it it's all right somebody shot at us anyway how are they taking it there's a few new
42:12bolts on there on the other side yeah I'm just sticking to myself doing my own thing I'm not
42:17bothering anybody I set the side of everyone everyone's like all in one area and I'm just
42:22off to myself so I think it'll be all right I think they'll get over it I have no intentions
42:28of
42:29leaving if that means kind of stepping on somebody's toes a bit or making somebody a little bit angry
42:37because you're trying to do the best for you and your family I don't know I don't really think there's
42:42much you can do about it really right it'll be a long nine weeks I'm just gonna continue doing my
42:50own thing man not taking no pass on anybody and just go from there
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