From feast to famine: after coming off the back of one of their biggest ever hauls, this week the Wildcard's most trusted fishing grounds let them down.

It's now ten weeks into the season. And with 15 tonnes of mackerel on board, the crew head to Karumba to cash in on last week's success. At the port, dangerous tides put their entire month's catch in jeopardy, forcing Tiger to wait another seven hours before unloading.

After a risky but lucrative payday, Bruce steams to the ‘Lighthouse', a fishing ground that has delivered over $50,000 of fish this season. But hopes of continuing their success quickly fade – and with a day already lost to the unload, they quickly travel to another favourite spot, Pimple Point, in a bid to turn their luck around.

But even at the new location, it's one more disappointment after another. And as morale starts to dwindle, Bruce makes a bold call: to cut their losses and head to Cape Carnage.

The crew stop off at Truant Island en route, hoping to test themselves before taking on the ultimate challenge. At long last, the fish start biting, but just as they think their luck is changing, Bruce is hit with devastating news.