Giant Lobster Hunters
Upcoming episodes
Jun 10th
800a
Episode 7
"Team Bold Contender is off to a blistering start in the final leg of its winter run.Skipper Squizzy’s carrying more than $30,000 worth of lobsters onboard. Butthey’ve hit a major crisis; they’ve had a massive electrical power fail thatthreatens to wipe out their entire catch. The salt-water pumps that keep thelobsters alive in the tanks have died. The Bold Contender is dead in the water.Squizzy makes an urgent SOS call for help. Pete the mad genius and DeckieMatthew have returned to the tried and tested hunting grounds of Low RockyPoint - it’s where they cleaned-up big time last season. Finally, the tide isturning for Team Triton, but is it all too late? There’s a code red warning onthe lobster price. The mad genius now has no option but to catch his way outof trouble. He’ll need a small miracle. Meanwhile, Team Anson’s Bay is fishingin a secret location named Donkey’s Bay. And they’ve just pulled a 3.4kgmonster! Skipper Glenn couldn’t be happier. He’s had a dream run thisseason and is now set to return to port and cash in. But after a quick ringaround to his wholesale lobster buyers, he’s confronted with the shock newsthat the lobster price is in free-fall. Glenn is on tenterhooks. The buyers are alllow-balling on the price. Skipper Steve and Deckie Jamie are working offHunter Island as they close in on their trip target of 350 of the biggest big redsin Tasmania. They’re on a mission to catch the biggest lobster of the season.Last year, they bagged a record 5 kg Godzilla. They’re hoping to do it again.But there’s a problem. The Bass Strait tide is wreaking havoc with their lobsterpots, tearing and ripping them to shreds."
Jun 10th
900a
Episode 8
"It’s the last week of the winter rock lobster hunting season. Three teams arestill fishing and two teams have cashed out at port. The lobster price isholding strong, just. The Powerful Bass Strait tide is dragging the Ella Rosedangerously closed to the razor-sharp rocks of Three Hummocks Island.Skipper Steve needs to make this his trip pay, to meet his season target of600 lobsters. The Hursey’s family restaurant is depending on it. The springtourist trade is only a matter of weeks away and the restaurant needshundreds of fresh new lobsters to keep up with the demand. To make mattersworse, 40-knot winds and a large swell is making it near impossible to find thebuoys attached to their lobster pots. And now one of them (a pot) haswrapped around the boat’s propeller. Skipper Steve and Deckie Jamie need toget it sorted urgently before the engine seizes up. The Ella Rose is in serioustrouble. Skipper Squizzy and Deckie Tabor have crushed their season targetof 1900 lobsters. Everything now is cream on top. Bur forecast strong windsand a large swell means time is running out. And out of the blue, anotherfishermen has pranked the Bold Contender. Squizzy is hell bent on revenge.Meanwhile, the Mad Genius is doing the near impossible, racing up thelobster tally board with an 11th powerful finish. It’s hit after hit, pot after pot.The mad genius wanted four more seasons at sea before he retires. Will thisbe one those seasons? The season’s catch clock is fast counting down. Whowill catch the most lobsters? Who’ll claim the biggest red? And who will makethe most money for the season?"
Jun 11th
100a
Episode 1
Aussie Lobster Men face their greatest challenge. The international lobster price has crashed, triggered by a global pandemic. Skipper Squizzy is $150,000 down in revenue for the month. With the lobster price at an all-time low of $30 per kg, he’s hemorrhaging money before he even leaves port. In the hope of securing a higher price, he’s banking on selling his catch direct to the public. It’s a first for Squizzy - and a massive gamble. Dinghy Skipper Cracker managed to secure a wholesale buyer, but he has to deliver 1000kg of 1.5 kg plus lobsters, otherwise the $50,000 deal is off. In Western Australia, Skipper Jay and his two deckhand nephews have spent seven weeks without pay. He’s over $200,000 in the red and his buyer has given him a narrow window to catch a heavily reduced order, but all that’s about to change as they head to sea.
Jun 11th
200a
Episode 2
The global market meltdown has hit hard. Aussie Lobstermen right across the country are struggling to stay afloat. Tough times calls for radical thinking about how to sell into the depressed local market. Get it wrong and it’s game over. Greenhorn Skipper Bryce is up to his eyeballs in debt. After buying a new boat for $150,000 and spending a further $90,000 refurbishing it, the cash-strapped rookie can't afford a deckhand and embarks on his maiden voyage solo. Skipper Squizzy and Tabor are halfway through their five-day run. Squizzy’s had to re-mortgage his house to keep his business afloat. They have just 48-hours to hit their target – and then comes the hard part, selling 500 kilos of lobsters direct to the public. West Australian Skipper Jay gets the okay to pull his lobster pots. After eight weeks of no-action this will be Team Corado crew’s first paycheck.
Jun 11th
300a
Episode 3
The hunt for red gold heats up. The Aussie Lobstermen are forced to put it all on the line to stop their businesses from going under.
Rookie Skipper Bryce is three days into his nightmare maiden voyage. He borrowed $150,000 to buy his first boat just before the market collapsed. So far, he's only caught ten kilograms of lobsters and needs at least 100 kilos more to break even. Skipper Cracker’s $50,000 deal to supply 1000 kilograms of big reds is on shaky ground when he and Scotty discover their secret fishing spot has been invaded by other boats. 500km to the north, in the Bass Strait, Skipper Danny and deckhand Macca are heading to sea even though fish buyers are refusing to take orders. Danny is taking a $27,000 gamble, hoping to catch 1000 kilograms of lobster. But if he doesn’t find a buyer, it’ll all be for nothing.
Jun 11th
400a
Episode 4
Fortune favours the brave. The Southern fleet is facing a nightmare scenario.
Veteran Skipper Squizzy throws Greenhorn Skipper Bryce a lifeline. With Tabor injured and stuck at port, Squizzy enlists Bryce to learn the ropes and how to win in the lobster game. Skipper Cracker and deckhand Scotty have spent the last six days risking their lives dinghy fishing - to make good on their $50,000 deal. Cracker makes a call to his buyer, hoping to top-up his existing order and deliver a much-needed $55,000 payday. In Western Australia, Skipper Jay has been given a fast turn-around order for 250 kilograms. With flights out of WA about to close, this might be his last chance to earn a pay-check for the season. But mechanical issues on the Corado threatens to prevent him from delivering his live lobsters in time to the last flight out of Australia bound for China.
Jun 11th
500a
Episode 5
It’s crunch time for the Southern fleet.
The William Norling is seven days into a nine-day run and Skipper Danny is no closer to finding a buyer for his 1,000-kilogram haul of lobsters. He’s run up $27,000 worth of operating costs so far and desperately needs an off-take to stay afloat. Skipper Squizzy’s radical plan to combat the market crisis involves spending more to make more through downstream expansion. He’s entered into a 50/50 joint venture with his wholesale fish buyer, Blakey, to sell lobsters to the public from a new mobile lobster van. It’s a last-ditch roll of the dice to try and stop his business from going under. And Greenhorn Skipper Bryce is attempting to turn his disastrous maiden season around by hiring a new deckhand. The trouble is his deckhand is as green as he is. It’s a case of double-trouble at sea.
Jun 17th
800a
Episode 6
It’s a shock return to sea for the crew of Ansons Bay.
The Jager family lobster boat has been grounded at port for more than three months now. Skipper Glenn is $260,000 down in revenue for the quarter and needs to earn money. This time, he’s taking his young son out with him. But it’s a shaky re-start for cash-strapped Skipper. An ocean predator has put their first major haul in doubt. Skipper Squizzy is on a four-day run to re-stock his mobile lobster van with 500 kilograms of fresh lobsters. But the financial pressures of the market crisis and unexpectedly rough southern seas are taking an emotional toll on the veteran Skipper. In Western Australia, Skipper Jay experiments with a close-to-shore run in a bid to save fuel and reduce costs, but the strategy backfires leaving the Corado crew deeper in the red.
Jun 17th
900a
Episode 7
The pressure’s on as the Aussie lobster men face some of the greatest challenges of their lives in the hunt for rock lobsters.
Tensions hit boiling point onboard the William Norling - Deckhand Macca makes a monumental blunder that threatens to sink the career of Skipper Danny. Tasmanian Skipper Bryce goes head-to-head with the mother of all storms and because his deckhand Lachy is sick in bed with a stomach bug, the Greenhorn Skipper has to handle it all on his own. In Western Australia, Skipper Jay has been given an 11th hour order to catch as many lobsters as he can. He has five hours to pull it off but an engine misfire on the Corado puts the crew at risk of missing their buyer’s deadline - and they desperately need the pay-cheque.
Jun 18th
100a
Episode 8
The Southern fleet risks it all in the wildest of seas. Greenhorn Skipper Bryce makes a final sink or swim play to turn his fortunes around. He’s motoring towards his mate’s secret hunting ground. Friendships are on the line. On board the Bold Contender, morale is at an all-time low as Squizzy faces a massive bill to replace a faulty genset – it’s the last things he needs right now. And to make matters worse, the Tasmanian Marine Police is waiting at Port for him to interrogate his latest catch. The Jager brothers up the ante with a dingy challenge that backfires badly and threatens to derail Skipper Glenn’s much needed comeback. But there is some good news. After a gruelling pandemic-fuelled season, there’s finally a glimmer of hope that might boost to the bank balances of the crews.