Squizzy, skipper of the Bold Contender, is heading out early hoping to get a jump on the fleet and capitalise on the red-hot lobster price, which is at a season-high. He's hunting around Bruny Island in Southern Tasmania, targeting 1,900 brindle lobsters during the season, and he's under huge financial pressure to pull it off.

The lobster price is holding strong above 100 dollars per kilo, but the lobster boat teams have all run into major problems. Team Kai Koura and Team Ansons Bay are targeting a combined total of 1,000 big reds, but they only have five days to make it pay.

Newcomer Steve Hursey is pulling his first shot of the winter run, and there's a lot riding on it. The Hursey family's sea-to-plate restaurant is low on lobster stocks, and it's Steve's job to re-fill them. He's fishing around Hunter Island, an area known for giant reds and howling westerly winds, but the weather is the least of Steve's worries. The rope line to one of his pots is tangled, and it's threatening to pull deckhand Jamie overboard.

Team Bold Contender is heading to the formidable Pedra Branca, a location famous for its monster waves. Not many lobstermen hunt around Pedra Branca, because the swell is just too rough.

Life at sea can be a lonely place, especially when you're not catching lobsters. The pots of Skipper Squizzy and Deckie Tabor are coming up empty because the mysterious pyrosomes are back.

Team Ella Rose is hunting for big reds near Three Hummock Island in northern Tasmania. They've already caught the biggest lobster of the season, but they want more.

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 dollars' worth of lobsters on board, but they've hit a major crisis.

It's the last week of the winter rock lobster hunting season, but the powerful Bass Strait tide is dragging the Ella Rose dangerously close to the razor-sharp rocks of Three Hummocks Island.

The crews face their greatest challenge as the pandemic has crashed the price of lobster. While Squizzy tries to sell direct to the public, Cracker and Jay are both in huge debt.

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 has 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 500kg of lobsters direct to punters.

The hunt for red gold heats up, and the lobster men are forced to put everything on the line. Rookie skipper Bryce needs to catch at least 100kg, while Cracker discovers that his secret fishing spot has been invaded by other boats.

With Tabor injured and stuck at port, Squizzy enlists Bryce to learn the ropes and how to win in the lobster game. Plus, Skipper Jay has an order for 250 kilograms to fulfil

The William Norling is seven days into a nine-day run, and Skipper Danny is no closer to finding a buyer for his 1,000kg of lobster. He's running up huge operating costs, and desperately needs a sale to stay afloat.

The Jager family boat hits the water after being grounded for four months. Skipper Glenn needs money, and he's taking his son with him, but a predator puts their haul in doubt. Plus, Squizzy is on a four-day run to restock his mobile lobster van, but rough seas and the market crisis leave him emotional.

Tensions hit boiling point on the William Norling as deckhand Macca makes a monumental blunder that threatens to sink the career of Skipper Danny. Meanwhile, Tasmanian skipper Bryce goes head-to-head with the mother of all storms alone.

Greenhorn Skipper Bryce makes a final sink-or-swim play to turn his fortunes around, but fishing in his mate's hunting ground could backfire. Squizzy faces a massive bill to fix his boat, while the Jager Brothers up the ante with a dinghy challenge.

Skipper Squizzy cashes in on a bold plan to thwart his greenhorn rival Bryce.

It's peak season on Tasmania's west coast for lobster hunting, and with a short window to gather as much as they can before bad weather, the boys try their best. Squizzy works hard to fulfil an order of 200 kilograms of lobster.

The crew of the Bold Contender struggle to catch lobsters; the Chieftain crew chase brindles to fill in a massive order; Snoddy gives his son an opportunity to prove himself.

It's the lobster season on Tasmania's rugged coast and three expert lobstermen are hoping for their biggest catch yet. The Barralee returns to Maatsuyker Island for one last trip as Captain Danny sets his eyes on the lobster of all lobsters.

Snoddy chances a small weather window to try and fill his tanks with big red lobsters.

Sitting at the bottom of the tally board, the Chieftain crew are forced into deeper waters in their search for brindle lobsters and a chance to climb up on the scoreboard

Bold Contender faces a major mechanical failure right before a delivery deadline; the Ansons Bay crew hope they catch enough lobsters to continue their lead on the scoreboard