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What it Takes to be a Fisherman

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Oct 11, 2010

The crews hope for big fish and money on their final haulbacks of the season. Back in port, the Bjorn II deals with their medical emergencies, Chomps deals with crew jumping ship, and a demoted Slick wonders if he'll return to the captain's chair.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 10 episodes

Grand Banks or Bust,

Capt. Scotty is crowded out of his favorite fishing spot and legendary Capt. Linda vows to find fish this year or retire for good. His deckhand brother's medical bills put Capt. Chomps in the red before they can even leave the deck.

44m Aug 9, 2009

Deckhands Down,

Capt. "Slick" and his young guns join the fishing grounds. Linda's crew is dropping like flies after bad luck and injuries. Blue sharks are Capt. Scotty's bane but shark tagger Lisa's boon. Chomps questions his decision to come to the Grand Banks.

44m Aug 16, 2010

The Frances Anne's gear is all "sharked up," and the deckhand's mistake almost costs them the fish they already have in the hold. Eagle Eye II is defending its turf when deckhand Fox is knocked to the deck. Capt. Chomps clashes with another captain.

44m Aug 23, 2010

Overloaded and Into the Storm,

Fish holds are filled or filling fast. The Big Eye survives the storm, but more than just fish leave Chomp's boat when they reach port. Capt. Slick forgives and forgets Lemy's mistake when their new problem becomes finding more space to stuff fish.

44m Aug 30, 2010

So Close but So Far…,

Capt. Linda rides out the storm in port, while Capt. Scotty debates high prices vs. hurricane-force winds to decide whether docking is just too dangerous. Out at sea, the storm is fouling gear and tempers.

44m Sep 6, 2010

On the second trip, fishing is poorer and the weather is no better. The Big Eye heads south to safer waters, but the job is still as dangerous – as greenhorn Don finds out when he goes overboard into sharky waters.

44m Sep 13, 2010

Needle and Thread to the Head,

Boat and crew member frustrations stymie the Bjorn II. Greenhorn Don decides to take sewing up his head wound into his own hands. Stress causes Capt. Slick to blow his stack. Later, he's demoted when the boat owner decides to take over the helm.

44m Sep 20, 2010

Capt. Scotty's gamble doesn't pay off. His gear becomes tangled in traps, the line snapping and whipping deckhand Brian. Chomps' luck is looking up until a line fouls the Big Eye's propeller. It's dead in the water, and Hurricane Ida is approaching.

44m Sep 27, 2010

What Happened on the Back Deck?,

Supplies are low, fish few, and luck bad. The Bjorn II must fish short-handed when deckhand Dave goes overboard and Capt. Linda is forced from the deck when her hand accidentally gets caught in the hauling block.

44m Oct 4, 2010

What it Takes to be a Fisherman,

The crews hope for big fish and money on their final haulbacks of the season. Back in port, the Bjorn II deals with their medical emergencies, Chomps deals with crew jumping ship, and a demoted Slick wonders if he'll return to the captain's chair.

44m Oct 11, 2010