Expedition Great White Page #5

out these multi- or

complicated

migratory routes;

figure out where they

breed, where they feed,

where they pup.

We're coming in, we're

bringing more bait.

BRETT:
Bringing

in the whole dodo?

CHRIS:
We're bringing

in the whole dodo.

NARRATOR:
Anxious to

land a true giant -the

scientist and the

fishermen resume their

debate over bait DOMEIER:

Well I wouldn't,

I would not, I'd put, if

you want to put another

bait with dorado okay, but

I wouldn't swap that out.

Someone told me they came

out here with dorado,

they wouldn't eat 'em.

NARRATOR:
They've been

using a "bonita "- a type

of tuna -but Chris wants

to drop in a full dorado

fish to see what happens.

CHRIS:
Look we're not

going to scare this thing

off by putting it in,

right, just for a minute?

See if it just

wants to inhale it?

DOMEIER:
You're going

to put on a different,

a different hook?

CHRIS:
No, I'm going to

just put a big chunk,

a big pile of

meat like in...

DOMEIER:
Well that's got

a bonita on it, right?

CHRIS:
Two bonitas.

DOMEIER:
Oh,

so you're okay.

NARRATOR:
Suddenly

something below makes the

decision for them.

BRETT:
Well stand by,

something's pulling it

under.

PAUL:
That's a

nicer one, huh?

CHRIS:
Oh, yeah,

he's got it.

We've got it.

We gotta get, I'm going

to over and get the boat,

I'm going to go

get the boat.

CREW Woohoo.

CHRIS:
I need someone

else in the skiff with me.

This is the big,

big, big one.

NARRATOR:
Having already

faced the Mexican navy and

battled two great

whites....they are more

than ready to wrangle the

biggest shark yet in this

very long day.

CHRIS:
We've got to get

to the last buoy and we've

got to swing it

clear of this vessel.

NARRATOR:
David Olson saw

it face to f ace DAVID That

is huge.

It's mammoth.

BRETT:
Yeah, that was a

monster one right there.

I gotta go get

in the boat.

That's the big one.

(laughing)

Going for the big one.

It a party fish, man.

That's right.

We're good.

NARRATOR:
In

the excitement,

Captain Brett reminds

the team to stay cool.

BRETT:
Alright, nice, and

take it easy on this one.

This is the one we want.

It makes the trip.

CHRIS:
They saw it eat.

This is the one.

JODY:
Yeah, Johnny

called it a whale.

Johnny goes; I think

that's a whale that just

ate that thing.

NARRATOR:
And this

massive great white wastes

no time flexing

its muscle.

CHRIS:
Oh, the buoy out

there just went kerplunk.

Oh, oh, there it goes.

BRETT:
Let him just tow

us, we can do this.

CHRIS:
Yeah, let her

work herself out.

Let her tug on those

buoys a little while.

Oh, it's starting

to come up.

Whoa, yeah, let

him have it.

Let him have it.

Let him go, let him go.

Last buoy coming out.

BRETT:
Some doozie.

CHRIS:
Yeah, that's a

whole 'nother level right

there.

PAUL:
That is too

cool right there.

That was sick.

JODY:
That's Jaws.

BRETT:
Yeah.

NARRATOR:
The shark

changes tact.

It moves toward the

surface causing the buoys

to pop back up allowing

the great white to burst

ahead.

CHRIS:
That

was full Jaws,

all buoys waking away,

still waking away.

NARRATOR:
It's all part

of the team's buoy system

designed to wear down the

biggest great whites.

PAUL:
Alright, it's

coming our way.

NARRATOR:
But this one's

testing their limits.

CHRIS:
Let her go.

Let her go.

Just keep a little

tension on it.

JODY:
This is definitely

the hardest pull we've

had.

CHRIS:
See if you can

pull 'em in, Paul.

PAUL:
I'm trying.

I'm pulling.

CHRIS:
Well you can start

pulling anytime, man.

...It's okay to put a

little bit of pressure on

the shark now.

PAUL:
Okay, wheel man.

Go ahead and keep your

hands dry and keep your

feet dry, you know.

CHRIS:
Be ready for

any sort of explosion.

PAUL:
Hey, Mom,

look at me.

NARRATOR:
As the skies

grow darker it's time to

get the sliders

on the buoys.

JODY:
Two on.

NARRATOR:
The sooner they

get them tight around the

shark's face the sooner

they can bring her in.

CHRIS:
More slider

coming behind you, Paul.

PAUL:
Yep.

CHRIS:
The bitter end,

you want to switch out

with this one?

Three on.

We need to carry one more buoy

JODY:
Four on.

CHRIS:
I'm going to

apply a little power and

reverse.

NARRATOR:
Chris backs up

the boat to help force the

buoys down the line.

And Brett gets inches away

from the great white to

move them even closer.

CHRIS:
They're

all in the tank.

JODY:
Wow, move back.

It doesn't get any

closer than that.

CHRIS:
Right in her

face, I like that a lot.

I think the best thing

to do is for me to apply

power, you allow her to

slip away from us and I,

we spin the boat.

BRETT:
Yeah, that's

what I'm saying.

I'm just slowly letting

her go - give you a chance

to spin since it

doesn't spin real fast.

NARRATOR:
The shark seems

to have calmed down or has

she?

BRETT:
There's

her tail again.

NARRATOR:
The hooked

shark gets more

aggressive...and Chris

spots a problem.

CHRIS:
I hate to

do this to you,

she looks like she wants

to come in backward.

She just keeps fighting

us back over that way.

Can you just have the

divers remove the gate?

Switch the gate.

DOMEIER:
Bring it up!

We've got to pull

off the ladder.

WHITEY What's that?

You want to flip

that line over there?

DOMEIER:
The fish is

setting up

on the wrong side of the boat.

Was like before we had to

remove our end gate and

switch it over to the other side.

CREW There's

the chain now.

NARRATOR:
No matter which

direction a shark enters

the platform, the gate has

to be at the opposite end

to keep it from escaping.

PAUL:
This is a strong

shark for sure.

DOMEIER:
How long

are we on this one?

JODY:
44:50.

BRETT:
Ooh.

PAUL:
The funny thing is,

is that once we pretend

like we know what the

shark wants to do;

she does something

entirely different every

time.

CHRIS:
We're 50

yards from the slip.

Tell me if you, any time

you want me to bail out;

you're going to have to

call it pretty soon.

DOMEIER:
Looks good

this time, Chris.

CHRIS:
Okay, here we go,

I'm gonna just try to

swing it in.

JODY:
She's got both fins

high out of the water.

CHRIS:
Do not

let it sound.

PAUL:
Okay.

DOMEIER:
Fins are, both

fins are out of the water.

Both fins are

out of the water.

We've got to pull

her into the cradle.

She's too far over,

she's too far over."

GROUP Up, up, up, up!

Cradle up.

Cradle up CHRIS:

Up, up, up.

Slack, slack,

slack, slack.

Up, up, up.

DOMEIER:
Perfect,

perfect, perfect, perfect.

Way to go!

Way to go!

PAUL:
That was butter.

That was better

than the last one.

CHAD That was way better.

DOMEIER:
Okay, keep

going, Johnny.

DOMEIER:
Look at the

bites on her side.

CHRIS:
Whoa, look

at that thing.

It's got scars

all over it.

PAUL:
You timed

that perfect.

That was so money.

NARRATOR:
The team

gets down to business.

DOMEIER:
Get that

water in its mouth.

BRETT:
We in?

CHRIS:
Yeah.

BRETT:
How's it coming

out that gill over there?

Good?

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