Season 8
| Series # | Episode # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 1 | "The Gamble" | April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10) |
| With the dawn of a new season, and a Red crab quota cut in half, the fleet is a fleet divided. Each captain must make the decision to either continue fishing the depleted Red crab grounds or risk the long voyage in the hunt for the elusive Blue crab. The Cornelia Marie does not return to the fleet due to the high costs of operation. Josh Harris joins the crew of the Time Bandit and his brother Jake joins the crew of the Northwestern. | |||
| 110 | 2 | "Turf War" | April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17) |
| 111 | 3 | "Weak Links" | April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24) |
| 112 | 4 | "The Hook" | May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01) |
| 113 | 5 | "Alien Abduction" | May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) |
| 114 | 6 | "Vital Signs" | May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15) |
| 115 | 7 | "I Don't Wanna Die" | May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22) |
| 116 | 8 | "The Aftermath" | May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29) |
| 117 | 9 | "Nowhere to Go But Down" | June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05) |
| The 2012 opilio crab season arrives with an ominous sign of danger: the harshest Bering Sea winter since 1972 is pushing the polar ice park southward with stunning speed, threatening the fleet's ability to catch the increased quota. The Wizard gets back relief captain Monte Colburn along with new greenhorn Roger Schlosstein, but Monte and engineer Lenny Lekanoff are still dealing with injuries. Fortunately, Captain Keith Colburn's luck is better than that of the rest of the fleet, as full pots come over the side on the first string. On the Ramblin' Rose, half the crew is new after a trying king crab season, and deck boss Kevin "Kado" Davis defects to the Seabrooke after being cut loose by Captain Elliott Neese for attitude problems. Captain Elliott's job in the wheelhouse is on the line, but his mind is with his children and ex-girlfriend, who he broke up with in the offseason and isn't returning his calls. The Seabrooke is forced to turn back to Dutch Harbor after Captain Scott Campbell, Jr. discovers the port engine is running hot, threatening to delay the start of their season for weeks. The Time Bandit's luck is worst of all - in rapid succession, deckhand Travis Lofland falls overboard at the dock in Dutch, the coiler is damaged beyond use after the crew foolishly decides to use mortars to de-ice the boat (forcing the crew to coil by hand for the trip), and the first string set by Captain Andy Hillstrand comes up with blanks. The Kodiak dodges a bullet when an icy pot loosened by a snapped line barely misses Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski's son Zack, while on the Northwestern, deck boss Edgar Hansen bumps heads with Captain Sig Hansen over stacking the pots, while deckhand Jake Harris gets under his skin for being first off the deck. | |||
| 118 | 10 | "Rise and Fall" | June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) |
| With the ice pack continuing to descend south and his pot counts decreasing, Captain Keith Colburn makes the seemingly antithetical decision to stack the deck of the Wizard and head north towards the ice to less crowded grounds. However, junior deckhand Lynn Guitard's repeated failures (first at throwing the hook, then at properly tying down the stack) slow the boat's progress and get under Captain Keith's skin; with greenhorn Roger Schlosstein impressing the crew with his effort and earning a 0.5% raise, it appears Lynn's days on the Wizard may be numbered. Meanwhile, Captain Sig Hansen keeps the Northwestern on crowded grounds and is rewarded when full pots come over the rail. Deck boss Edgar Hansen, dealing with a significant amount of pain, finally asks an elated Captain Sig to drive the boat during hauling; deckhand Jake Anderson will get to run the deck when Edgar is in the wheelhouse. The Time Bandit is also on the crab, keeping morale high in the face of having to coil all the pots by hand. Captain Johnathan Hillstrand decides to join the crew on deck to help with the coiling, but his time there is short-lived when he aggravates an old back injury. On the Ramblin' Rose, it's the same old story for distracted Captain Elliott Neese as the first string comes up near empty. On the Kodiak, it's worse, as Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski is forced to shut down sparse fishing after two of his crew nearly come to blows, and he forces them to sign a hastily written document threatening them with immediate termination for any future unprofessional behavior. | |||
| 119 | 11 | "No Exit" | June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19) |
| 120 | 12 | "Collision Course" | June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26) |
| 121 | 13 | "Landlocked" | July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) |
| 122 | 14 | "Fearless Leaders" | July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) |
| 123 | 15 | "Release the Beast" | July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17) |
| 124 | 16 | "The Bitter, Bloody End" | July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24) |
| 125 | 17 | "Behind the Scenes: Season 8" | August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07) |
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