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>> i can't have a million dollar october if i don't spend a half million dollars in product. i mean, that's pretty, pretty much basic how it is. >> debbie easley is the owner of easleys fun shop in phoenix, arizona, and for her, the finances couldn't be simpler. >> my dad always told me that if you buy something for a dollar and can sell it for $2, you're good. >> what's not simple about her business is the need to order merchandise at the start of january that can't be sold until halloween at the end of october. >> it's all a guessing game. it's all kind of a crap shoot for us. >> since no on...

You could go out, and as hard as you could push, competition was welcomed. we were fiercely independent. independence is like little by little by little taken away. >> is there a limited number of stuff out there? >> well, there's a total allowable catch. we're on a 600-pound trip right now. >> and the payout ain't much. do the math, a good day brings in say 9,000 bucks, from that 9,000, take away 3,000 for the lease, 1,000 for fuel, and split the remainder amongst the crew. and on top of that, fishing is a just a crap shoot. many days, there's simply nothing to catch. >> so why the [ bleep ] ...

We were fiercely independent. independence is like little by little by little taken away. >> is there a limited number of stuff out there? >> well, there's a total allowable catch, we're on a 600-pound trip limit right now. >> and the payout ain't much. do the math, a good day brings in say 9,000 bucks, from that 9,000, take away 3,000 for the lease, 1,000 for fuel, and split the remainder amongst the crew. and on top of that, fishing really is just a crap shoot. many days, there's simply nothing to catch. >> so why the [ bleep ] are you doing this? >> we love to do it. like for us we say it a...

>> are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> time to press the fun button. ♪ >> clear. all clear. used to be this was the best thing in the world. we were like the greatest thing about fishing, you were kind of like a cowboy, like a pioneer, you could go out, and as hard as you could push, competition was welcomed. we were fiercely independent. independence is like little by little by little taken away. >> is there a limited number of stuff out there? >> well, there's a total allowable catch, we're on a allowable catch, we're on a 600-pound trip right now. >> and the payout ain't much. do the math, a ...

Best thing in the world. it was the greatest thing about fishing, you were kind of, like, the cowboy, a pioneer. you could go out, and as hard as you could push, competition was welcome. we were fiercely independent. that's little by little taken away. >> is there a limited number of them out there? >> there's a total allowable catch. >> and the pay off ain't much. a good day brings in 9,000 bucks. from that 9,000, take away 3,000 for the lease, 1,000 for fuel and split the remainder among the crew, and it's a crap shoot. many days there's nothing to catch. >> then why do you do it? >> we love...