Ep 114. The Bait: The Final Countdown

The Deadliest Catch Captains square off in the bait bin one last time as they prepare for the two-hour season finale of Deadliest Catch. No one gets off easy tonight. Every captain, young and old, gets a grilling in the hot seat. Captain Jake Anderson comes clean about his first day on the job, and the gut wrenching self-destruction of Captain Elliott Neese. Jake is a new father, and the rest of the captains are relentless in pushing Jake to succeed. Captain-in-training Josh Harris is ready to break out at last. But he�??ll have to face off with Captain Keith to prove he can take the heat. And the Cornelia Marie heads to dry dock for a major overhaul. Captain Sig takes an emotional turn in the Hot Seat as he faces an uncertain future aboard the Northwestern. Jake Anderson is gone, Matt Bradley is retired, and Edgar Hansen is injured. Once Sig thought he had it all figured out. Now he�??s not so sure. Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand share the Hot Seat to debate the past and future of the Time Bandit. Once known as the fun boat of the fleet, the Time Bandit has been rocked by feuds, inexperience, and sabotage. Andy and Johnathan try to put the pieces together as they bluntly face their peers and each other.

Captain Keith kicks off his Hot Seat turn with a few surprises. Is this a whole new Keith? Wild Bill Wichrowski passes the Hot Seat honors to his son, Zack, to see if Zack can live up to everyone�??s expectations. Iraq war veteran, Air Force Captain Matthew Lund, tells the Captains how he manages his crew in wartime. And the Producers of Deadliest Catch discuss the future of the series. The Hillstrands and the Hansens go head-to-head in the championship Crewlywed Game. And finally, the Best of the Bait.