Documentary series. We explore how skippers navigate tides, currents and the weather.

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Documentary series. With disaster and death ever present for the crews, we explore how skippers navigate changing tides, powerful currents, and unpredictable weather conditions.

Giant Lobster Hunters

Follow six lobster boat captains during the winter hunting season

Follow the real-life dramas of six lobster boat captains over the last ten weeks of the winter rock lobster hunting season. Who will hit their target, and who'll make a fortune?

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The first episode of a documentary series following the dramas of lobster boat captains.

The first episode of a documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains with only ten weeks to go until the end of the winter rock lobster hunting season.

Documentary series. Squizzy is under pressure to fill an order of 600 brindle lobsters.

Documentary series. Squizzy, the skipper of Bold Contender, is under pressure to fill a special order of 600 brindle lobsters, and the Barralee falls victim to the Marine Police.

Documentary series. Skipper Squizzy and Tabor become dangerously tired filling an order.

Documentary series. Skipper Squizzy has been working around the clock to fill a new order of 200 kilograms of brindle lobsters, but he and Tabor are now becoming dangerously tired.

Documentary series. Clive needs to jump-start his catch rate if he is to turn a profit.

Documentary series. Clive needs to jump-start his catch rate if he is to stand any chance of turning a profit, and Skipper Danny uses a depth sounder to locate giant red lobsters.

Documentary series. The Barralee gears up to head back out to Maatsuyker Island.

Documentary series. The Barralee gears up to head back out to Maatsuyker Island for one last trip in the winter season, and Skipper Danny inches closer and closer to his target.

Documentary series. A new boat joins the fleet as Skipper Danny meets his season target.

Documentary series. A new boat called the Triton joins the fleet, and Skipper Danny reaches his season target and gets on the phone to play his buyers off against each other.

Documentary series. A bunch of new boats try to capitalise on a rise in lobster prices.

Documentary series. The winter season enters its final few weeks as the price of lobsters goes north of 100 dollars per kilo and a bunch of new boats try to capitalise on this.

Documentary series. Skipper Peter aims to prove his reputation for finding big-money fish.

Documentary series. Skipper Peter tries to prove his reputation for finding big-money fish, and Clive plans to motor through the night to try to capitalise on high lobster prices.

Documentary series. The Bold Contender motors south to Port Davey for one last try.

Documentary series. The Bold Contender is motoring south to Port Davey for one last roll of the dice, but Skipper Squizzy's craft won't be the only boat out there...

Documentary series. Just three boats are left hunting in the final days of the season.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. The winter lobster-hunting season closes in two days' time, but only three boats in the fleet of six - the Triton, the Bold Contender and Ansons Bay - are still at it.

Documentary series. The crews face their greatest challenge due to the Covid pandemic.

Documentary series. With the Covid pandemic having crashed the price of lobsters, Squizzy tries to sell direct to the public as Cracker and Jay both find themselves in huge debt.

Documentary series. Skipper Squizzy and Tabor are halfway through their five-day run.

Documentary series. Greenhorn skipper Bryce is up to his eyeballs in debt after spending 240,000 dollars on a boat, and Squizzy and Tabor have 48 hours left to hit their target.

Documentary series. The hunt for red gold heats up for Cracker and rookie skipper Bryce.

Documentary series. The hunt for red gold heats up as rookie skipper Bryce needs to catch at least 100 kilos and Cracker discovers that his secret fishing spot has been invaded.

Documentary series. Squizzy enlists Bryce to learn the ropes after Tabor's injury.

Documentary series. Squizzy enlists Bryce to learn the ropes and how to win in the lobster game after Tabor's injury, and Skipper Jay has an order for 250 kilograms to fulfil.

Documentary series. It's crunch time for the William Norling and Skipper Danny.

Documentary series. It's crunch time for the Southern fleet as the William Norling is seven days into a nine-day run and Skipper Danny is no closer to finding a buyer for his haul.

Documentary series. The Jager family boat hits the water after a four-month grounding.

Documentary series. The Jager family boat hits the seas after being grounded for four months, and Skipper Glenn takes his son with him on a run where a predator pursues their haul.

Documentary series. Tensions hit boiling point on the William Norling after a big blunder.

Documentary series. Tensions hit boiling point on the William Norling as deckhand Macca makes a monumental blunder, and Tasmanian skipper Bryce goes head to head with a big storm.

Documentary series. Greenhorn skipper Bryce makes a final sink-or-swim play.

Documentary series. Greenhorn skipper Bryce makes a final sink-or-swim play to turn his fortunes around, but will fishing in his mate's hunting ground pay off or backfire?

Documentary series. The skippers reveal their secrets as they take us inside their world.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. The skippers reveal their secrets as they take us inside their world with engine fails, new technology, expensive machinery and epic sea disasters.

Documentary series. We explore the skippers' number one nemesis - the underwater predator.

Documentary series. We explore the skippers' number one nemesis - the underwater predator - as we profile each killer and reveal how they can destroy both prey and catch rates.

Documentary series. A new journey commences for the six lobster boat captains.

Documentary series. A new journey commences for the six lobster boat captains as they venture once more into a high-stakes quest for the world's most coveted seafood treasure.

Documentary series. One of the boats gets a surprise visit from the naval police.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. One of the boats gets a surprise visit from the naval police and a deadly predator puts the freeze on the Minnamurra.

Documentary series. Squizzy works hard to fulfil an order of 200 kilograms of lobster.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. Squizzy is working hard to fulfil an order of 200 kilograms of lobster, and Warren has more than 300 large red lobsters in his tank.

Documentary series. Clive requires a lot more lobster catches to get into the ascendancy.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. Clive requires a lot more lobster catches before he is in positive territory, and Danny uses sonar to locate large red lobsters.

Documentary series. Barralee returns to Maatsuyker Island for one last trip.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. The Barralee returns to Maatsuyker Island for one last trip as Captain Danny sets his eyes on the lobster of all lobsters.

Documentary series. The rock lobster winter hunting season draws near its end.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. It's the last chance for the crews as the rock lobster winter hunting season draws near its end, and there's onboard drama for one ship as another hits gold.

Documentary series. Skipper Danny sets his buyers against each other to exploit his haul.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. Skipper Danny sets his buyers against each other in an attempt to make the most of his haul, and the Southern Ocean becomes a prime location as lobster prices soar.

Documentary series. The Triton goes all in as soaring lobster prices change the game.

Documentary series following the real-life dramas of lobster boat captains. The Triton goes all in and reels in an incredible haul, the Ansons Bay faces yet another setback, and the competition takes a turn as lobster prices soar.

Giant Lobster Hunters

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