Ep 110. The Bait: Fishing in the Ditch

As a once-in-a-decade-storm settles over the crab grounds, the brave men of the Bering Sea are finding shelter in The Bait studio. Along with a roster of fun and fascinating guests, the Captains will relive Deadliest Catch so far, look ahead with sneak peaks of tonight�??s episode, and share never before seen footage from Deadliest Catch. Up first, young Captain, Jake Anderson. He may have learned to drive on the Northwestern, but now he�??s driving a whole new boat, The Saga. The wise old salts and the nervous young gun talk about the different features of boats in the fleet. House Forward or house Aft? Single screw or double? No two crab boats are alike. Mike Fourtner visits a naval architect to discover why crab boats are built the way they are. Then, Andy Hillstrand�??s can face the fury of the Bering Sea on Deadliest Catch, he�??s got to face the Hot Seat in the studio. Edgar Hansen�??s got a "Famous Bandits" lightning round prepared to help warm up the Time Bandit captain. And once Andy gets going, he�??s got a thing or two to say about the way his brother, Johnathan, runs the boat. But the Time Bandit�??s bad luck streak wasn�??t all due to Johnathan�??s leadership skills. What about the holes in those pots that let the crab out? And how to you fix them? Mike and Edgar are back in the Fourtner Fan Cave to demonstrate their skills with needle and thread. The captains have declared that "the ditch just sucks." What is fishing in the ditch? No one can explain it better than Mike Fourtner. But fishing in the ditch can�??t be always be avoided, especially on the wildly unpredictable Bering Sea. Ted Beuhner, a warning meteorologist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, joins the table to talk about weather prediction. Before he leaves, he has a special test to see which captain blows the most hot air. Up next, Casey McManus and Josh Harris have their turn at the table to �??fess up to their mess up, when they missed a new pot rigging regulation. How did Josh deal with the fallout and an unhappy crew? You�??ll hear how the skipper in training put on his "big boy pants." To wrap up the action packed, crab filled hour, it�??s time to Play Catch. The Crewly-Wed Game is back! This time is Co-captains vs Co-Captains as the Time Bandit and the Cornelia Marie go head to head.