Deadliest Catch

10 Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch - Season 5

Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the faceโ€ฆit's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to meet their quota and make it home safely.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 08, 2023.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

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Deadliest Catch - S5E10

#15 - Sea of Misery (Season 5 - Episode 10)

It's week three of the Opilio Crab Season. Long hours and miserable conditions already have the crabbers turning on each other. Boat-crushing ice stands between one skipper and the safety of harbor.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 46 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E6

#14 - Deadline (Season 5 - Episode 6)

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A new deadline is set: an upcoming drop in the price of king crab has the skippers rushing to finish their season. But crew battles and a fierce arctic storm block the way.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 45 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E12

#13 - A Slap in the Face or Kick in the Butt (Season 5 - Episode 12)

Halfway through the season, each skipper faces his own personal form of hell. Frozen crab, frozen gear, and a frozen harbor chill the hearts of the most callous of fishermen. On the Northwestern, Sig battles a fierce cigarette addiction-and a fierce storm

The episode was rated 7.80 from 44 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E9

#12 - No Second Chances (Season 5 - Episode 9)

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In this episode the fleet arrives on the Opi Grounds and boats struggle with ice, big seas, and bad information to hunt down the crab. A skipper regrets sending his men out in savage weather to save the boat but there are no second chances on the Bering Sea.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 47 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E11

#11 - Lockout (Season 5 - Episode 11)

After weeks battling freezing spray, forty foot waves, and sub-zero temperatures, skippers have begun plugging their boats with Opilio crab. As they race to St. Paul harbor for offload, the 250,000 square mile arctic ice pack stands in their way.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 45 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E4

#10 - Put Up or Shut Up (Season 5 - Episode 4)

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Itยนs week four of King Crab Season. Seven souls have perished, but the fishermen soldier on, in the hunt for crab. Grueling hours and vicious hazing test the Greenhorns -- and some start to crack.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 47 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E1

#9 - Everything on the Line (Season 5 - Episode 1)

The 2008 King crab fleet faces huge stakes - before boats even cast off. Skippers Keith and Phil could be sidelined by life threatening illnesses and all the boats are in debt from summer repairs. A skipper is pressured to take a potentially fatal risk.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 65 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E8

#8 - Payback Time (Season 5 - Episode 8)

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The 2008 King crab season is over with and It's the start of the 2009 Opilio Crab Season. Anything the Bering Sea held back during King Season is now being paid out in spades. The skippers have their eyes on the oncoming ice pack -- but it's a lethal, 40-foot rogue wave that's on the hunt.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 48 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E15

#7 - Day of Reckoning (Season 5 - Episode 15)

The Opilio season is almost over, but an arctic storm front has the skippers on edge. The boats race to plug their tanks with crab and get back to port unscathed. On the first boat to finish, a tight knit crew fractures.

The episode was rated 7.95 from 42 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E5

#6 - Long Haul, Short Fuses (Season 5 - Episode 5)

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Crab pots still come up empty and the skippers are out of ideas. Low bait and long grinds take our crews to dark places -- the smallest infractions from a Greenhorn or fellow Deckhand cause tempers and even violence to flare.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 49 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E3

#5 - Stay Focused or Die (Season 5 - Episode 3)

The fleet is still dialing into the crab, and already a typhoon has taken its toll. A boat has sunk - and bone-chilling accounts of the fate of its men relay around the fleet.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 55 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E7

#4 - Down to the Wire (Season 5 - Episode 7)

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The King Crab Season is down to the wire and skippers are desperate to top off their quotas. It's looking bleak as crews pick through bone-yards of fished out grounds. Some boats dig deep for an end of season sprint, --other boats just scrape by.

The episode was rated 8.06 from 47 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E13

#3 - Ends of the Earth (Season 5 - Episode 13)

When the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack, the chase is on to the ends of the earth! Two egos collide, when Keith and Phil fight over fishing turf. Sick of hauling mangled, barnacle-ridden crab down south, Captain Harry on the Incentive faces his fears and climbs north to frozen waters. While aboard the Northwestern, Sig pushes his crew and himself to the edge of insanity with a sleepless, 38 hour grind. Hellacious hours and missing pots-a journey to the far north will push these men over the edge.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 41 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E2

#2 - Red Skies in the Morning (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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A vicious storm kicks up and a Mayday goes out. The Skippers are glued to their radios -- waiting to hear the fate of 11 brother fishermen in distress...

The episode was rated 8.11 from 54 votes.

Deadliest Catch - S5E16

#1 - Shipwrecked (Season 5 - Episode 16)

It's the final 24 hours of the 2009 Opilio crab season. A savage arctic storm causes multiple vessels to send out maydays. The Coast Guard is in a race against the clock to save four men before their boat is pounded into splinters against jagged rocks.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 37 votes.

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