Wicked Tuna (2012–…): Season 7, Episode 14 - Shock and Awe - full transcript
The FV-Tuna.com has been the top-earning boat in the fleet for the past two years. Dave Carraro is confident his team can finish out the season strong, but the rest of the fleet is in hot ...
MATT: We're on,
we're on, we're on!
JARRETT: Yeah, go!
NARRATOR: On this
episode of Wicked Tuna...
TYLER: Ah!
PAUL: Ba-boom!
-Ooh.
GEORDIE: Something
just unwrapped.
NARRATOR: There
are only two...
Weeks...
Left to fish.
TYLER: I got him, woo!
NARRATOR: And while
the fight for final
paychecks intensifies...
JOE: We're on!
Oh, (bleep), dammit!
TJ: I don't know what
we should do here.
NARRATOR: The race
to dethrone the king of
the Gloucester fishery.
DAVE: That's never
gonna happen.
TYLER: Tell Dot Com
to kiss my (bleep).
NARRATOR: Is also heating up.
MATT: Fish Hawk, ka-kaw!
NARRATOR: This...
TYLER: Dot Com is twitching.
NARRATOR: Is Wicked Tuna.
MATT: Game over,
thank you for playing.
NARRATOR: With only two
weeks until the season closes,
Gloucester's longtime
top producer,
Fishing Vessel
Tuna Dot Com has retaken the
top spot from rival Pinwheel.
But last season's lowest
earning boat, Fish Hawk,
is out for blood and is
less than six grand away
from first place.
Meanwhile, Hot Tuna,
Wicked Pissah,
and Hard Merchandise
are desperate to catch.
DAVE: We've been the
top producing boat
season after season.
We feel right at home
on top and we plan on
staying right there.
I think our biggest
competitor is Tyler.
He's young, he's driven,
and he knows how to catch fish.
But I'm not worried.
We got a great boat,
and a great crew.
TYLER: Woo, the
competition is fierce.
We always know Dot Com's
gonna be right there, but I
think we got him this year.
There's only two weeks
left in the season.
Dave Dot Com narrowly beat me
by 19 bucks last year and I'm
not gonna be runner up again.
I'm not gonna sleep till
we beat the black boat.
We're not gonna fail.
We're not gonna give up.
MATT: Fish Hawk! Ka-kaw!
BRAD: It makes you feel a lot
better in your mind, body,
spirit to be consistently
pulling in fish, making money.
It's a lot happier
boat this year.
-Worst to first, baby!
-We wanna win this
thing bad, really bad.
So bad we could
taste it right now.
It's time for somebody else
to take home the trophy.
MIKE: This leaderboard
has been shifting around
all season extremely fast,
so we just got to keep doing
what we're doing, capitalize,
put fish in the hole and
hopefully it works
out for the Hot Tuna.
TJ: We've got to stay on it.
We've got to stay focused.
We got to stay on the meat, we
got to keep getting the bites.
And more importantly,
we've got to land them.
It's anyone's game right now.
RICK: Right now, it's go time.
Yeah, we've had a good year so
far, but we need to do better.
We need to put more
meat on the deck.
Everyone's hungry,
especially the Wicked Pissah.
PAUL: Brad, Dave,
Dave Marciano, Tyler, TJ.
Do I wish them luck?
Yes.
Do I wish them safety?
Absolutely, but I
want those fish that
are under their boat.
There's only two weeks
left and we're behind
in the earnings,
but I catch fire
late in the season.
It's not over
until the last day.
MARCIANO: I'm an old fart now.
I got nothing to
prove, all right?
I've been in this
game for 30 years.
As long as I'm making a
profit; the nice thing about
this boat, it's paid for.
We've had a terrible
season so far.
We've been at the bottom of
the fleet most of the time.
And there's only two weeks
left to make a paycheck.
But nobody's giving
up over here.
We're gonna hit it hard
right to the bitter end.
♪ ♪
BRAD: We're a couple
miles from where we were
the last couple days.
A little inshore,
we're gonna try it.
We got nothing to lose.
We've been pretty much
catching fish wherever we go.
There's just two weeks
left in the season,
the clock's ticking.
Last season was a
complete failure for us.
We only managed to catch five
tuna and we were the lowest
earning boat in the fleet.
But this year, we've been one
of the top producing boats.
Nothing could be better than
finishing this season on top.
It could be the ultimate
redemption for us.
Go for it, home slice.
MATT: Right now,
two boats stand between us,
and the title of Gloucester's
top earning boat,
Dot Com and Pinwheel.
All's it would take
is one good fish to give
us an edge over them guys
going into the homestretch.
-Hokey pokey, we
dropped right in.
Come on, baby!
(beeping)
We're marking.
Come on, fish,
fish, fish, fish!
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on, we're on,
we're on, woo, here we go!
Brad he's under the boat.
(bleep)!
Hold on, Brad! Come here.
-Give me this.
-He ran under the boat, bro.
-Go under the anchor.
(reel unspooling)
-I'll go clear
the other lines.
We barely dropped the
anchor and got a bite.
If we can put this
fish on deck, we not
only get a paycheck,
but it puts us closer
to taking the top spot.
How sweet it is.
-All right, Rap.
I'm gonna run him down
a little bit, get him
away from these guys.
-All right.
Let's go get 'em, Fish Hawk!
Ka-kaw! Ka-kaw!
-We're gonna run him
down a little bit.
-Yeah, woo, Fish Hawk,
got 'em on!
We're running up on him.
He took a whole bunch of line.
Hopefully we'll get this one.
Right now, we're getting close
to the end of the season.
And then that's it; we won't
be able to make no more money.
-Keep him tight!
Keep him tight, Matt.
-Forward right!
Forward right, quick, go!
That's good.
-There's only six grand
between us and the
top earning boat, Matt.
This could put us
right in the lead.
All right, fight him out.
Easy, easy.
Let him run. Let him run.
-Forward right. Go!
-Don't lose this fish!
-Go, come on, good, good!
-Struggling.
He's struggling pretty hard.
(splash)
Swimming up on
the surface now.
-There's the swivel.
I'm getting swivel.
Get the harpoon, Brad,
he's charging the boat.
I got swivel!
-Where do you want me to go?
-Brad, I got him right here.
Get the harpoon, quick!
-Okay.
-Oh, man.
-Bring him around again.
Easy with him.
Easy with him.
Let's get him.
Oh, no.
Don't break him off now.
-I'm not gonna.
Get him, Brad, get him!
-Get that gaff.
Get that rope on him, boy!
Woo, Fish Hawk, baby, woo!
-Game over.
He ain't no monster, but it
feels good to get another one.
-This fish is definitely
gonna give us a chance
to dethrone Dot Com.
Worst to first, baby!
It ain't over till it's over.
We got one, baby!
Dot Com, your title's
up for the taking, and the
old Fish Hawk might be just
the boat to do it this season.
We still got time.
DAVE: Brad is actually having
a very, very good season.
GEORDIE: Yeah, I'd say.
DAVE: Everybody hates a winner.
Plenty of boats
have talked the
talk over the years,
but they just haven't
been able to deliver.
So Brad's caught a fish?
Good on him.
Am I worried?
Not at all.
Dot Com is the best
team in the fleet and I'm
confident we'll finish as the
top boat once again.
BRAD: Let's go.
The Dot Com wants to
win more than anything.
It's nice. Perfect.
To give him the fear in the
back of his mind to know that
we're biting at his heels.
82.
-Nice.
-Good fish,
God bless you, buddy.
-Thanks, God bless you.
-Thank you, tuna.
Gut hooked, look at this.
-Really?
-Look how far down this is.
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on, fish on,
woo, two in a row.
-Hooking up with a second
fish just charges us up.
-Worst to first, baby.
With only two weeks
left, this is exactly the
kind of score we need.
We got fish hanging.
Fish out here running.
Hopefully, we get another
one of these nice 87-inchers.
Right down to the bottom.
I have a fat one on, bro.
(inaudible).
-I think this is the same rod.
Same exact rod.
Same rod we hooked up earlier.
Got one on, Fish Hawk, baby!
-Woo!
-He's gonna come at
us here, hold on.
Hard right.
Go, quick, forward
right, hard right.
That's your left.
That's good, Brad.
-Where is he going now?
-He's going straight back.
We're good, Brad.
-Take a break, take
a break, out the way.
-All right.
-Straight (inaudible)
wind and tide, he
feels like a good one.
Rough out, you got to be
a little careful with him.
He's playing the
waves like we are.
I can feel it flipping
off his jaw and his fins.
Nothing you can
really do about it.
-Acting like a fat fish.
Deep color!
This is exactly
what we need, boss.
-Seems like we got
him under control.
We'll find out
here in a minute.
-Right behind you.
-Don't let him
out of this, man.
One more circle.
Yeah, get that gaff.
All right, get the tail rope.
-Woo!
-Good job, dude.
-Game over, thank
you for playing.
-All right, all
right, all right!
-Woo, Fish Hawk, baby, woo!
-Two in a row.
This might be the
year of the Fish Hawk.
-What do you say we
get a measurement, Cap?
-76 inches, nice fish.
Every pound helps.
It could be a close race
in the end and this little
200-pound butterball might
put us over the top.
MATT: Yeah.
From our bad performance last
year, no one was expecting
anything from us this season.
But look at us now,
we're the boat to beat.
Game over.
-We got two nice boots.
-Woo, woo!
-A little roll here, a little
hot streak this morning.
This is nice when everything
comes together like a plan.
TYLER: Throw that in the
down rod position for me.
That, right there is fine.
That one.
DUFFY: I'll put it right
here, bring it to you.
TYLER: Last week, Dot Com
grabbed the lead from us
and now Fish Hawk
already has two fish on deck.
We got to get to work.
There's only two weeks
left to fish and when
it's all said and done,
I want it to be Pinwheel
running the show.
-Dude, this is gonna
be the most aggressive
whiting hook up,
and it's a down, oh, dude
that's gonna set the
hook really good though.
-We're finally gonna get
the hook and set up a trap.
-Don't you think though?
-Yeah!
(beeping)
Marking 'em good.
There he is, on the bottom!
-All right, I'm
putting raingear on
for the next fight.
How did that not
just get eaten?
Oh, dude, he's gonna
eat it out of your hand.
He's down below it though.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Oh, we're on!
-All right.
-We need this fish
to catch back up.
-Got 'em on!
-All right.
-This is the nice rod
Brad gave us, dude.
Check out the nice rod with
guides that actually work.
-Don't go in the anchor.
Please, here help.
Help me, oh, no, I think he's...
-I got it.
-I think he's in the anchor.
-All right, let
me rip these in.
-I think we're in the anchor.
Oh, come on.
We are in the
anchor right now.
Now we have a big problem.
If we lose this fish,
it's gonna be a lot harder
to catch up to Dot Com and
possibly Fish Hawk.
We got to untangle it.
-Okay, we're, I
got to go over you.
-Listen, just keep pulling.
You got to do a lot
more than that, bro.
I'm, we are wrapped.
Okay, just (inaudible) okay.
We're all good.
Oh, my, we're not good.
Keep pulling.
-I'm, dude, I'm
(bleep) pulling.
TYLER: We can't
lose this fish!
TYLER:
We can't lose this fish!
Keep pulling.
DUFFY: I'm, dude,
I'm (bleep) pulling.
-Get the ball out of there.
-Come under me.
-We must have already
lost the fish.
The fish must be gone.
-Okay.
-There's still a tuna on here.
-Still on, baby!
-Ah, there's a
lot of line out.
-Yeah.
-I'm just so happy to
get it out of the anchor.
Oh, my God, woo!
Dodged a bullet
there, big time.
99% of the time, fish gone.
We've got less
than two weeks before
the season closes and
there's no more Bluefin checks.
Fish Hawk already has
two fish today and has
probably taken the lead.
I'm tired of coming
in second, so we got to
make every hook up count.
-Got him coming around port.
-I see color!
-Yeah, brother!
-We don't got him yet!
Duff, go grab a gaff!
Now it's on, baby!
Woo, yeah, baby, woo!
This is just what we need
to hopefully move ahead of
Dot Com in the earnings.
But since Fish Hawk might
have just grabbed the lead,
we're gonna stay out and
try to catch another one,
76-incher, all day long.
Perfect, yeah, buddy!
-All right, hey
don't hit that hand.
-Woo, woo!
-Got that one.
-This season's ours
for the taking, Duff.
-Right on!
MATT: Fish Hawk! Ka-kaw!
BRAD: Gut!
How you doing, buddy?
GUT: How'd you make out?
-We got two for
you today, Gut.
-Oh, nice,
we'll check 'em out.
-You're gonna like
this one, Gut.
We're less than six grand
behind the fleet's top earner.
With these two fish,
our chances of jumping
into the lead are good,
but it's all gonna
come down to what we
get for this pair.
What do we got
on this one, Gut?
-263 dressed, 276 dressed.
-Nice.
-All right, not bad.
We're gonna come up
and check it out, Gut.
When the buyer's judging
the quality of the fish,
he wants to see nice color,
nice fat, nice oil.
We got $16 a pound
for our last fish.
-We could only hope for
anything close to that.
-All right, let's
check this one out.
-That's a beauty, Gut.
-Yeah, it's a
pretty decent fish.
-Look at that fat.
-The core's, the core's good.
-What can you do for us?
-Yeah...
I'll give you 15 bucks
a pound for this.
-We'll take it
-We'll take it, Gut.
-That's a good deal.
-Thank you, Gut.
-Yeah.
-All right, what do we
got on this one, Gut?
-Nice color.
-He's got a little oil,
I feel that.
-Yeah, I can see it.
-Come on, Gut.
-Uh...
-The leads on the line here.
-$19.
-Nice.
-Thank you, yeah, that's good.
-Thanks, Gut.
-Now you're talking, bud.
-Thanks, Gut. We love that.
-That's better,
thank you, Gut.
We're heading out.
-We'll call you
tomorrow, okay?
Have a good one.
MATT: Fish Hawk, baby.
Fish Hawk.
I think we're
unstoppable right now.
NARRATOR: With less than two
weeks until the season closes,
Fish Hawk's double catch
pushes last year's lowest
earning boat into the lead.
Meanwhile, Pinwheel has
a fish onboard that they
have yet to weigh in.
DAVE: Ugh, this is not the way
I wanted to end the season.
We started this week with
a nice lead, but our top two
competitors have both caught
tuna and we have nothing.
MAN (over radio):
We're having some engine
troubles over here.
-I know, poor guy, poor guy.
SANDRO: And he just
lit off a flare.
-Oh, God.
Hey, Dave?
He just lit off a flare.
-Really?
-Yeah, it just hit the water.
-Trip is gonna get cut short.
This (bleep) really sucks.
MAN (over radio):
Yeah, we're, we're not
gonna be able to get back
to port here.
Can someone give us a tow?
-Let's go, let's reel
'em up, that's it.
-We got to tow him all the
way back to Gloucester.
-Well, it is what it is.
We gotta go get him.
-This sucks.
-This trip is officially over.
SANDRO: That really
is a slap in the face.
It's fishermen's code
to help anybody in need
no matter where you are or
what you're doing.
But towing someone in
is a super big inconvenience
because that pretty much
ruins your trip.
And if you don't have a fish,
it makes it that much worse.
-Oh, yeah, he's done.
This is gonna take forever,
and we'll be in the red.
-What a joke.
RICK: Whales are coming back.
PAUL: Yeah.
I enjoy being here right now
with my friend, Rick Schrafft.
-Attaboy!
PAUL: Trying to break
the will of a tuna.
When it comes to earnings,
we're behind almost
everybody in the fleet.
But Rick and I plan on
working around the clock
and banking as much money
as possible before
this season closes.
Ba-boom!
We can sleep when we're dead.
Bam!
(beeping)
We're marking, we're marking!
Nice to see a mark anyway.
Looked like a very
small tuna, 75-incher.
They're biting baby,
they're coming.
-Why's our balloon
over there, Paul?
-What?
I didn't hear you.
-This line's tight and
our balloon's over there.
-What?
Oh yeah, it's on.
-That's a fish.
-Reel it, it's on.
You got one on, Rick.
That balloon's tight.
Yeah, you're on, brother.
Every fish matters
at this point.
-Straight down now, Paul.
-We're running out of time.
We need to make more
money for our families.
Yeah, he's a nice fish.
I hope we get this one.
This is a beautiful fish.
Okay, ready?
-There he is!
-Reel!
-Get him?
-Yeah, loosen up.
Crazy tuna, he's crazy.
Get the gaff behind you, Rick.
You got his meat?
-I got his tail.
-Good, nice fish.
We wanted this one, Rick.
-It's great because it's
so close to the end of the
year and we know we just put
another one on deck.
We got to keep catching more,
that's all there is to it.
-He is a fat guy.
83, curved measurement.
Woo, it's a beauty.
We still got a chance
at winning this thing.
Rick and I, last two weeks,
pulling off a miracle.
TJ: What are we
doing wrong here?
No marks.
No bites.
I don't know what we
should do here, you know.
I was tempted to
try another spot, but
there's a bite there,
there's a bite down the edge.
MIKE: We started this
season as one of the
top earning boats,
now we're back at the
middle of the pack.
We have to turn every
mark on the screen into a
hook up and every hook up
to a tuna on deck.
With less than
two weeks left to fish,
we can't afford to take
our foot off the pedal.
Give us a shout if
we start marking.
♪ ♪
(beeping)
(snoring)
(beeping)
TJ, seeing anything?
-Oh, man.
I must have dozed off.
-You're seriously
sleeping when you're
supposed to be watching the
fish finder for marks?
-Oh, (bleep).
MIKE: This isn't gonna
help us catch fish.
Dad would not be happy.
PAUL: We're waiting
for the magic.
Nice wad of bait
coming through.
That's herring there.
Come on, tuna.
Streak, (bleep).
We landed a tuna this morning.
Rick and I are gonna do our
darndest to land another one.
We may be the smallest
boat in the fleet, but
what we lack in size,
we more than make up
for in work ethic.
We are not out of this race.
Nice mark, dude!
(beeping)
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on!
-Nice!
-Yeah, we're on!
PAUL: Yeah!
Come on, baby. Another one!
PAUL: Good job, Ricky.
Rick's doing a phenomenal
job fighting him.
Go ahead, Rick, you
can give half a turn.
When you get him coming like
that Ricky, keep him coming,
you know what I mean?
RICK: Yeah.
-Go ahead, get a half crank.
Half crank, half crank.
See how you can get half
cranks with the waves, Ricky?
Always get when you can.
Yeah, he's tiring, buddy.
That was good, Rick.
You were on that!
-Headshakes again.
-He's big, man.
He's a tough fish.
He's staying right there now.
This is where
it's gonna happen.
-Right here in the back.
Now, Paul, now!
-Got him!
He is crazy.
-Oh, my God!
-This thing is crazy.
-Yee-ha.
-Good job, Ricky.
-Now, we're back in the game.
-Let's get him in.
84 inches.
-84.
-What a nice fish.
-I'm psyched.
We got another one.
Decent sized fish probably
get a good paycheck.
With so little time to go,
this is what we needed.
-Hey man, we
catch pretty fish.
Grrr!
TJ: No bites.
I don't know what we
should do here, you know.
I was tempted to
try another spot.
But I mean, Paul's a
quarter mile from us.
We're on the same bank.
I just don't get it.
I don't see why we don't
mark one or have a nibble.
Doesn't make sense.
DUFFY: The baits
are looking good.
While T is getting some rest,
I'm here
doing whatever I can to
make sure we hook up early
and we hook up often,
that's all we can count on.
(beeping)
Good mark.
(snoring)
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
We're on, baby, we're on!
Wake up, we're on!
-T, we're on!
-Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
-Stretching one out.
Great way to wake up.
-Hooked up in the
middle of nowhere.
No boats around us right now.
This fish could
put us in the lead.
Beautiful fog.
We're gonna put this
fish on the boat.
And it's gonna tell Dot Com
to kiss my (bleep).
Dot who?
-He's right here too, dude.
He's pissed.
-He's big, another 90-incher.
-Yeah, this is
another nice one.
Made some big,
crazy, crazy runs.
We might have him broke.
He's probably gonna bring
us back down to the Jerry
Brown in a minute, but.
-Operation Shock and Awe
is working wonderfully.
Because the rest
of the fleet just, they
keep on finding out that,
"Oh, Pinwheel got one.
Oh, they got another one.
Oh, they got another one."
Better get used
to hearing that.
-There he is!
Hey, let's go, Skipper.
Watch the lines.
-Keep going.
-I know, I'm trying.
-We need this one, man!
-Throw the dart!
We got him!
T, T, T!
-It's stuck.
I got no harpoon line.
-Oh. Stick him!
Oh, no!
-Missed another one.
-It's a pig.
-It is a pig.
-Yes!
-Get him, Duffy.
-I got him, brother.
-Yes.
-Oh, my God, another
good one, bud.
-Beautiful fish.
-Hey!
-Hey!
-The boys are
back at it again.
-This big fatty is
just what we needed.
Another beeeeeast,
another moneymaker.
Time's running out and
it's running out even faster
for the Dot Com with a
beauty like this one, oh.
-Hey-oh, super round.
-Let's get a
measurement on this one.
99 and a half.
Yeah, buddy!
-All day, baby!
-Dot Com is twitching.
-I think everyone's twitching.
-This is what we
do best, Duffy.
-Hell, yeah.
-Yo-yo, what's up, homie?
-Hey, what's going on?
What do you got?
-Two fish.
-Beautiful, you
can't beat that.
-Two fish hanging, it doesn't
get much better than this.
We're definitely coming
in with the chance
of taking the top spot.
What are we looking at, Gut?
-236, 382 dressed.
-Right.
-Beautiful, we're coming up.
-All right.
-Our buddies on the Fish
Hawk jumped into the lead
yesterday with a double.
And they're about
eight grand ahead
of us in the earnings.
So first place
hinges on what we get
for these two fish.
I need a big
paycheck, brother.
What can you do for me?
Hook it up.
-This one's kind of red,
but I like the core.
It's got a really.
-They're all red.
-It's got a really
bright core...
$12 on this fish.
-Okay, all right, well,
I mean, it's better
than nothing, dude.
We'll take it, I'm happy.
-Yup.
-Hopefully this next
one's better, Gut.
-This fish here's
not too bad, Tyler.
-That one's a beauty, bro.
I want to eat that myself.
-Not bad.
Nice core, got a little
fat in the majors here. Hmm.
-Come on. Give me
some big money, bro.
I need a hookup.
-I'll give you, hmm...
$17.
-Perfect.
-All right.
-Thanks Gut, appreciate it.
-Okay, yup.
-See you later, dude.
-All right.
-Beautiful.
Nine grand, I'll take it,
and we're heading right
back out to get some more.
Pinwheel, baby!
NARRATOR: Pinwheel's
double catch gives
the young duo a $1,300
lead over their
friends on Fish Hawk and
Wicked Pissah have two fish
on board they
have yet to weigh in.
Meanwhile, the fleet's
longtime top earner,
Fishing Vessel Tuna Dot Com
has not hooked up this week.
DAVE: That's the
guy we towed in.
He just wanted to thank
us for getting him home.
After towing in that
boat, we lost precious
time on the water,
and Fish Hawk and Pinwheel
have both jumped ahead
of us in the earnings.
But that's the price you pay
when you're the good guys.
I'm home. Thank you.
Will talk soon.
Hope you kill it today.
Right there.
If we don't get
good karma with that,
we might as well just do
bad things from now on.
-Yeah, exactly,
let's hurt somebody.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Right now, I'm desperate
enough to do just about
anything to get on the meat
and grab our lead back,
well almost anything.
I don't wanna hurt anybody.
That's just bad.
Now, it's time for
some good juju.
MARCIANO: We certainly
got a pretty day today.
Light winds, the sun's out.
One of the nicest days we've
fished so far this year.
If we can just get a fish
or two, that's the only
way we can make it better.
There's less than two weeks
left until the season closes
and the way we're going,
if we don't land some
fish soon, we're not gonna
make a profit this year.
That's half the battle is
figuring out where the bite
zone is in this tuna game.
Joe and Gel jigged
up some nice herring.
We got great conditions.
We just need to mark a
fish or two and these
rods should bend.
All we got to do is
wait, and wait, and wait.
Wait.
ANGELICA: My dad
works really hard.
He works harder than most
anyone else out there.
But we're operating
in debt here.
I mean, as a fisherman,
you can be doing everything
right and you can still lose.
And that's just the worst.
MARCIANO: Marking good,
good marks.
Nice fish, four fish.
I'd like to see that rod bend.
(beeping)
This is a great sign, Gel.
Look at that.
JOE: We're on, oh, (bleep).
-Five fish, what?
-Dammit, it popped. (bleep).
What happened?
-He pulled the hook, Joe.
-Now, this one's on.
-Reel, reel, reel, reel!
We're on!
-Yeah, we're on!
-We're on, we're on!
JOE: Hell, yeah.
(beeping)
MARCIANO: This is a
great sign, Gel. Look at that.
JOE: We're on, oh, (bleep).
-Five fish, what?
-Dammit, it popped.
-Oh.
-What happened?
-He pulled the hook, Joe.
-Now, this one's on.
-Reel, reel, reel, reel!
We're on!
-Yeah, we're on!
We got this one on.
-We're on, we're on!
-Hell, yeah!
Just had a bunch of
fish come through.
That line popped off.
They just popped right
there, right at the rod tip.
So, I don't know
what happened.
All right, ready?
-Let's do it, good.
-All right.
-Only ten minutes in
this fight, but feels
like a decent fish.
I think he's a keeper.
-Definitely think
it's a keeper, Joe.
He took enough line for that.
-Watch out!
-Watch the line!
Don't let it get
cutoff in the prop.
-Come on, now.
We can't lose him.
-No, no, no.
-He's out.
He's running away from us now.
That was too
close for comfort.
All right, ease up a little.
-Go get her.
-Soft, there you go, attagirl.
Yah, mule!
-We've only got eight
days left to fish and
we need to turn every hook
up into a paycheck.
We have to land this fish.
-Gel's doing great.
-There he is!
-Good job, Gel.
I'm gonna hop on the rod now.
-It's coming right up.
Keep the line tight, Joe.
He's a monster!
He's putting up a fight!
-Take the shot!
-There you go, Gel.
Tail strap on the
other side of Joey.
Attagirl.
-Yeah, buddy!
Wrap him up.
Yeah, another one
tail's up for the Merch.
Yeah, another one
for the Merch.
-There you go, down, down.
-We made Gel do all the
work on this one, so we just
sat there and looked pretty,
like we always do, so.
-It feels great to put away
some more money in the bank
before the season closes.
That's definitely a relief.
What is it, Gel?
-84.
-Nice, what do we say?
Over the rail in the pail.
Back to the dock
to make the sale.
PAUL: Coming in hot
with two beautiful fish!
-PJ!
-What's going on?
-This was a very,
very good day.
I'm just pumped that
our work is paying off and
these two fish will get us
closer to the leaders.
Wicked Pissah is
in it to win it.
What's the weight, PJ?
What do you got?
-181 pounds, 293 pounds.
-Very nice.
-Nice little unit.
-Sure.
-All right.
Nice color, guys.
Excellent handling.
It's not bad, uh...
$17 a pound.
-Nice.
-Nice.
-We'll take it.
-All right, this one.
-Nice fish.
-Nice fish.
Nice color, man,
I'm telling you.
You guys take really good
care of these things.
-This one here, guys,
$19 a pound.
-Very nice.
-Yes, yes!
Little fish, big return.
Adds to the pot.
We're heading right back out.
If we could keep this
roll going, boom!
We just gotta keep our nose
to the grindstone, Ricky, and
push hard to the very end.
-Let's do it, Paulie.
NARRATOR: With just over a
week until the season closes,
Wicked Pissah's
double catch pushes
them ahead of Hot Tuna,
who have not had a bite
in almost two weeks.
(phone ringing)
-Hello?
TIM (over phone):
I hear everyone in the
fleet is catching this week,
but not you.
What the hell is
going on with you?
-Rough as (bleep) out here.
-I don't know what I'm
doing wrong here, man.
-I don't know what the
(bleep) we're doing wrong.
We got beautiful baits.
-What's that?
-I know, I'm (bleep)
sick over it.
-All right, I'll call
you tonight and let you
know what happens here.
Bye.
We gotta catch something here.
We gotta make this happen.
(squawk)
DAVE: Yeah, we can
get it done today.
Hopefully, we can
pull it off again.
We're gonna keep
going here, you know.
It's coming up, the
end of the season,
but, you know,
we're knocking on
everybody's door.
It's crunch time
for the Dot Com.
We started the week as
the fleet's top earner,
but we lost valuable time
on the water when we
towed in that boat.
And now, Fish Hawk and
Pinwheel are both ahead
of us in the earnings.
We're coming down to the wire.
We need to get back
on our game, fast.
Never count the Dot Com
out, that's for sure.
You know, right now we're
having a successful season.
I just wanna tweak it and
make it a little bit better.
Hey, let's stick to
the plan, Geordie.
-Hell, yeah!
-We can get it done.
Hey, you know what?
One good day is all it takes.
Perfect.
-That's right.
-At this point in the
season, we're usually
the boat to beat.
We might not be used to
playing from behind, but
one thing's for sure,
we're not giving up our
title as Gloucester's best
bluefin boat without a fight.
-We gotta get one.
One or two.
-Oh, come on!
-We're marking, we're marking!
This is good.
-Come on, eat, eat!
Come on, come on,
eat it, come on!
-Wow, that's good to go.
Come on, come on!
-Oh, watch that bow rod!
-Huh?
-Watch the bow
rod, we're marking!
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on!
-We're on, we're on, we're on!
-Hey, you got one?
-I got one!
Sandro literally just
said, "Watch that rod, we're
marking." I look back and the
was just, the rod
was bent over.
-That looks like a big fish.
-Yeah.
-This fish could get
us back in the lead.
It's a big one.
-It's actually a
great harpoon shot.
When it comes under the
bow, you just drop the
pole right in his head.
-We got a nice fish here.
-Be very careful, okay?
We can't lose this one.
-Yeah, get ready to go back.
-Oh, something just unwrapped.
-Geordie, you still got him?
-I don't know.
(cranking)
Oh, he's still there.
-Nice job.
-Forward left!
-Chase her down!
-Chase him down, Cap!
-That's a big relief.
I thought we lost him.
-I got deep color.
-Couple turns,
Sandro, couple turns.
-Close now.
-Couple turns.
-You got him!
You got this!
-Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
-Drop it right in his noggin.
-I missed!
Oh, stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop!
-Stay neutral!
-Neutral, neutral!
-Backwards.
SANDRO: Don't run
over the fish!
rns,
Sandro, couple turns.
SANDRO: Close now.
-Couple turns.
DAVE: We're hooked
up right now.
Fish Hawk and Pinwheel have
both gained leads over us,
so this can mean
the difference between
us regaining our top spot
or going into the last
week lagging in third place.
You got him!
You got this!
-Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
-Drop it right in his noggin.
-I missed!
Oh, stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop!
-Stay neutral!
-Neutral, neutral!
-Backwards.
-Don't run over the fish!
-That's all right, that's
all right, you're okay.
Take your time,
he's right here.
-We're gonna make it work.
-Come on, Sandro, this fish
could get us back in the lead.
-Just one shot, you're good!
-Here we go, nail it!
-Got him.
-You got him?
His tail?
-Yeah, I got it.
-Right here,
Geordie, right here.
Don't fall in!
-Yeah, Sandro,
wrestle that fish!
I got you.
You're tight!
-Woo-hoo, that's what
I'm talking about!
-Got him!
-Got him, baby, nice work!
Things got pretty crazy
there for a second.
-Woo.
-But we pulled it
together and got it done,
just like the
Dot Com always does.
-94 inches.
-Fish Hawk and Pinwheel
both jumped ahead of us
in the earnings this week,
but this is a good-sized fish.
Hopefully it's enough to
put us back in the lead.
-Thing was a little nuisance.
MARCIANO: Scotto,
what's going on?
-What's up Dave,
how you doing?
-Not much, not much.
We had a great little trip.
-What up, Scotty?
MARCIANO: I really
hope this fish spells an
end to the doldrums for
the Hard Merchandise.
Bringing in fish
three weeks in a row is the
closest we've come to having
a hot streak all season.
What do you got, Scott?
-225 pounds dressed.
-Nice.
-Nice.
-After today, there's only
one week until the bluefin
season closes and that means
no more money coming in.
So, we need a good
price for this fish.
So what do you think?
-Well, you can
see the fat in it.
-Yeah.
-Oh, yeah.
-No burn on this fish.
-Nice clear core.
-Yeah, this fish right here...
I'll do $16 a pound.
-Nice.
-Great, perfect.
-We'll take that,
that's good, that's good.
This fish isn't gonna pay
off my mortgage on its own,
but it's gonna go
a long way towards
making sure we can keep the
heat on this winter.
-All right, guys.
See you later.
-See ya.
MARCIANO: Let's go get
two more like that one,
except bigger, way bigger.
DAVE: What's up, Scott?
-What's going on?
How many you guys have today?
-We got one nice one.
It's an absolute
beautiful fish.
-Nice.
-Ready to get him up?
-Yeah, let's check him out.
That's a nice fish.
-That is a nice fish.
-Woo, what a beaut.
-What do you got, Scott?
-462 pounds.
-Not bad, not bad, yeah,
that's a round fish.
-Nice, that's a
nice little fatty.
-Fish Hawk, and then Pinwheel
knocked us out of the
top spot earlier this week.
But with our fish
as big as he is, we're
hoping we can take
the lead right back.
So far this season,
our fish have averaged
about $17 a pound,
so I'm hoping we can
keep up our good numbers
and take back the lead.
-It's got a lot of
fat in it, nice color.
-Look at that.
Nice core.
It's translucent.
-It's gonna be easy
for us to move.
-Come on, make us happy.
-$22 a pound.
-Yeah, huge price.
-Yes, nice, thank you, Scott.
This was a great fish.
Good quality, just
over ten grand.
Now I feel like we've
swatted away the flies that
have been buzzing
around our top spot.
It's gonna be another
title for us again, boys.
SANDRO: Yeah, we got this.
NARRATOR: With only
one week left to fish,
Hard Merchandise
get a much-needed payday.
And Fishing Vessel
Tuna Dot Com's ten
grand fish launches the
fleet's longtime top
earner back into the lead.
MARCIANO: There's only
one week until the
Bluefin season closes.
Time is running
out for a payday.
TJ: We started this season
out to prove that we're not
a middle-of-the-pack boat,
but now we're behind
the pack again.
I just hope we can
show the fleet what
we're really made of.
PAUL: The end of the
season is my time to shine.
And with one week left, we
might be behind the leaders,
but you can't count us out.
BRAD: After finishing
last year at the bottom.
This year's
already been a win.
MATT: Deep color.
BRAD: But I still want
that ultimate victory.
TYLER: We're only five
grand away from the top
spot, that's just one fish!
It's our year.
DAVE: Nobody's been
Gloucester's top earning boat
as many times as we have.
And if anyone wants
to take our title,
they're in for the
fight of their lives.
TYLER: This is
what we live for.
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JARRETT: Yeah, go!
NARRATOR: On this
episode of Wicked Tuna...
TYLER: Ah!
PAUL: Ba-boom!
-Ooh.
GEORDIE: Something
just unwrapped.
NARRATOR: There
are only two...
Weeks...
Left to fish.
TYLER: I got him, woo!
NARRATOR: And while
the fight for final
paychecks intensifies...
JOE: We're on!
Oh, (bleep), dammit!
TJ: I don't know what
we should do here.
NARRATOR: The race
to dethrone the king of
the Gloucester fishery.
DAVE: That's never
gonna happen.
TYLER: Tell Dot Com
to kiss my (bleep).
NARRATOR: Is also heating up.
MATT: Fish Hawk, ka-kaw!
NARRATOR: This...
TYLER: Dot Com is twitching.
NARRATOR: Is Wicked Tuna.
MATT: Game over,
thank you for playing.
NARRATOR: With only two
weeks until the season closes,
Gloucester's longtime
top producer,
Fishing Vessel
Tuna Dot Com has retaken the
top spot from rival Pinwheel.
But last season's lowest
earning boat, Fish Hawk,
is out for blood and is
less than six grand away
from first place.
Meanwhile, Hot Tuna,
Wicked Pissah,
and Hard Merchandise
are desperate to catch.
DAVE: We've been the
top producing boat
season after season.
We feel right at home
on top and we plan on
staying right there.
I think our biggest
competitor is Tyler.
He's young, he's driven,
and he knows how to catch fish.
But I'm not worried.
We got a great boat,
and a great crew.
TYLER: Woo, the
competition is fierce.
We always know Dot Com's
gonna be right there, but I
think we got him this year.
There's only two weeks
left in the season.
Dave Dot Com narrowly beat me
by 19 bucks last year and I'm
not gonna be runner up again.
I'm not gonna sleep till
we beat the black boat.
We're not gonna fail.
We're not gonna give up.
MATT: Fish Hawk! Ka-kaw!
BRAD: It makes you feel a lot
better in your mind, body,
spirit to be consistently
pulling in fish, making money.
It's a lot happier
boat this year.
-Worst to first, baby!
-We wanna win this
thing bad, really bad.
So bad we could
taste it right now.
It's time for somebody else
to take home the trophy.
MIKE: This leaderboard
has been shifting around
all season extremely fast,
so we just got to keep doing
what we're doing, capitalize,
put fish in the hole and
hopefully it works
out for the Hot Tuna.
TJ: We've got to stay on it.
We've got to stay focused.
We got to stay on the meat, we
got to keep getting the bites.
And more importantly,
we've got to land them.
It's anyone's game right now.
RICK: Right now, it's go time.
Yeah, we've had a good year so
far, but we need to do better.
We need to put more
meat on the deck.
Everyone's hungry,
especially the Wicked Pissah.
PAUL: Brad, Dave,
Dave Marciano, Tyler, TJ.
Do I wish them luck?
Yes.
Do I wish them safety?
Absolutely, but I
want those fish that
are under their boat.
There's only two weeks
left and we're behind
in the earnings,
but I catch fire
late in the season.
It's not over
until the last day.
MARCIANO: I'm an old fart now.
I got nothing to
prove, all right?
I've been in this
game for 30 years.
As long as I'm making a
profit; the nice thing about
this boat, it's paid for.
We've had a terrible
season so far.
We've been at the bottom of
the fleet most of the time.
And there's only two weeks
left to make a paycheck.
But nobody's giving
up over here.
We're gonna hit it hard
right to the bitter end.
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BRAD: We're a couple
miles from where we were
the last couple days.
A little inshore,
we're gonna try it.
We got nothing to lose.
We've been pretty much
catching fish wherever we go.
There's just two weeks
left in the season,
the clock's ticking.
Last season was a
complete failure for us.
We only managed to catch five
tuna and we were the lowest
earning boat in the fleet.
But this year, we've been one
of the top producing boats.
Nothing could be better than
finishing this season on top.
It could be the ultimate
redemption for us.
Go for it, home slice.
MATT: Right now,
two boats stand between us,
and the title of Gloucester's
top earning boat,
Dot Com and Pinwheel.
All's it would take
is one good fish to give
us an edge over them guys
going into the homestretch.
-Hokey pokey, we
dropped right in.
Come on, baby!
(beeping)
We're marking.
Come on, fish,
fish, fish, fish!
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on, we're on,
we're on, woo, here we go!
Brad he's under the boat.
(bleep)!
Hold on, Brad! Come here.
-Give me this.
-He ran under the boat, bro.
-Go under the anchor.
(reel unspooling)
-I'll go clear
the other lines.
We barely dropped the
anchor and got a bite.
If we can put this
fish on deck, we not
only get a paycheck,
but it puts us closer
to taking the top spot.
How sweet it is.
-All right, Rap.
I'm gonna run him down
a little bit, get him
away from these guys.
-All right.
Let's go get 'em, Fish Hawk!
Ka-kaw! Ka-kaw!
-We're gonna run him
down a little bit.
-Yeah, woo, Fish Hawk,
got 'em on!
We're running up on him.
He took a whole bunch of line.
Hopefully we'll get this one.
Right now, we're getting close
to the end of the season.
And then that's it; we won't
be able to make no more money.
-Keep him tight!
Keep him tight, Matt.
-Forward right!
Forward right, quick, go!
That's good.
-There's only six grand
between us and the
top earning boat, Matt.
This could put us
right in the lead.
All right, fight him out.
Easy, easy.
Let him run. Let him run.
-Forward right. Go!
-Don't lose this fish!
-Go, come on, good, good!
-Struggling.
He's struggling pretty hard.
(splash)
Swimming up on
the surface now.
-There's the swivel.
I'm getting swivel.
Get the harpoon, Brad,
he's charging the boat.
I got swivel!
-Where do you want me to go?
-Brad, I got him right here.
Get the harpoon, quick!
-Okay.
-Oh, man.
-Bring him around again.
Easy with him.
Easy with him.
Let's get him.
Oh, no.
Don't break him off now.
-I'm not gonna.
Get him, Brad, get him!
-Get that gaff.
Get that rope on him, boy!
Woo, Fish Hawk, baby, woo!
-Game over.
He ain't no monster, but it
feels good to get another one.
-This fish is definitely
gonna give us a chance
to dethrone Dot Com.
Worst to first, baby!
It ain't over till it's over.
We got one, baby!
Dot Com, your title's
up for the taking, and the
old Fish Hawk might be just
the boat to do it this season.
We still got time.
DAVE: Brad is actually having
a very, very good season.
GEORDIE: Yeah, I'd say.
DAVE: Everybody hates a winner.
Plenty of boats
have talked the
talk over the years,
but they just haven't
been able to deliver.
So Brad's caught a fish?
Good on him.
Am I worried?
Not at all.
Dot Com is the best
team in the fleet and I'm
confident we'll finish as the
top boat once again.
BRAD: Let's go.
The Dot Com wants to
win more than anything.
It's nice. Perfect.
To give him the fear in the
back of his mind to know that
we're biting at his heels.
82.
-Nice.
-Good fish,
God bless you, buddy.
-Thanks, God bless you.
-Thank you, tuna.
Gut hooked, look at this.
-Really?
-Look how far down this is.
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on, fish on,
woo, two in a row.
-Hooking up with a second
fish just charges us up.
-Worst to first, baby.
With only two weeks
left, this is exactly the
kind of score we need.
We got fish hanging.
Fish out here running.
Hopefully, we get another
one of these nice 87-inchers.
Right down to the bottom.
I have a fat one on, bro.
(inaudible).
-I think this is the same rod.
Same exact rod.
Same rod we hooked up earlier.
Got one on, Fish Hawk, baby!
-Woo!
-He's gonna come at
us here, hold on.
Hard right.
Go, quick, forward
right, hard right.
That's your left.
That's good, Brad.
-Where is he going now?
-He's going straight back.
We're good, Brad.
-Take a break, take
a break, out the way.
-All right.
-Straight (inaudible)
wind and tide, he
feels like a good one.
Rough out, you got to be
a little careful with him.
He's playing the
waves like we are.
I can feel it flipping
off his jaw and his fins.
Nothing you can
really do about it.
-Acting like a fat fish.
Deep color!
This is exactly
what we need, boss.
-Seems like we got
him under control.
We'll find out
here in a minute.
-Right behind you.
-Don't let him
out of this, man.
One more circle.
Yeah, get that gaff.
All right, get the tail rope.
-Woo!
-Good job, dude.
-Game over, thank
you for playing.
-All right, all
right, all right!
-Woo, Fish Hawk, baby, woo!
-Two in a row.
This might be the
year of the Fish Hawk.
-What do you say we
get a measurement, Cap?
-76 inches, nice fish.
Every pound helps.
It could be a close race
in the end and this little
200-pound butterball might
put us over the top.
MATT: Yeah.
From our bad performance last
year, no one was expecting
anything from us this season.
But look at us now,
we're the boat to beat.
Game over.
-We got two nice boots.
-Woo, woo!
-A little roll here, a little
hot streak this morning.
This is nice when everything
comes together like a plan.
TYLER: Throw that in the
down rod position for me.
That, right there is fine.
That one.
DUFFY: I'll put it right
here, bring it to you.
TYLER: Last week, Dot Com
grabbed the lead from us
and now Fish Hawk
already has two fish on deck.
We got to get to work.
There's only two weeks
left to fish and when
it's all said and done,
I want it to be Pinwheel
running the show.
-Dude, this is gonna
be the most aggressive
whiting hook up,
and it's a down, oh, dude
that's gonna set the
hook really good though.
-We're finally gonna get
the hook and set up a trap.
-Don't you think though?
-Yeah!
(beeping)
Marking 'em good.
There he is, on the bottom!
-All right, I'm
putting raingear on
for the next fight.
How did that not
just get eaten?
Oh, dude, he's gonna
eat it out of your hand.
He's down below it though.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Oh, we're on!
-All right.
-We need this fish
to catch back up.
-Got 'em on!
-All right.
-This is the nice rod
Brad gave us, dude.
Check out the nice rod with
guides that actually work.
-Don't go in the anchor.
Please, here help.
Help me, oh, no, I think he's...
-I got it.
-I think he's in the anchor.
-All right, let
me rip these in.
-I think we're in the anchor.
Oh, come on.
We are in the
anchor right now.
Now we have a big problem.
If we lose this fish,
it's gonna be a lot harder
to catch up to Dot Com and
possibly Fish Hawk.
We got to untangle it.
-Okay, we're, I
got to go over you.
-Listen, just keep pulling.
You got to do a lot
more than that, bro.
I'm, we are wrapped.
Okay, just (inaudible) okay.
We're all good.
Oh, my, we're not good.
Keep pulling.
-I'm, dude, I'm
(bleep) pulling.
TYLER: We can't
lose this fish!
TYLER:
We can't lose this fish!
Keep pulling.
DUFFY: I'm, dude,
I'm (bleep) pulling.
-Get the ball out of there.
-Come under me.
-We must have already
lost the fish.
The fish must be gone.
-Okay.
-There's still a tuna on here.
-Still on, baby!
-Ah, there's a
lot of line out.
-Yeah.
-I'm just so happy to
get it out of the anchor.
Oh, my God, woo!
Dodged a bullet
there, big time.
99% of the time, fish gone.
We've got less
than two weeks before
the season closes and
there's no more Bluefin checks.
Fish Hawk already has
two fish today and has
probably taken the lead.
I'm tired of coming
in second, so we got to
make every hook up count.
-Got him coming around port.
-I see color!
-Yeah, brother!
-We don't got him yet!
Duff, go grab a gaff!
Now it's on, baby!
Woo, yeah, baby, woo!
This is just what we need
to hopefully move ahead of
Dot Com in the earnings.
But since Fish Hawk might
have just grabbed the lead,
we're gonna stay out and
try to catch another one,
76-incher, all day long.
Perfect, yeah, buddy!
-All right, hey
don't hit that hand.
-Woo, woo!
-Got that one.
-This season's ours
for the taking, Duff.
-Right on!
MATT: Fish Hawk! Ka-kaw!
BRAD: Gut!
How you doing, buddy?
GUT: How'd you make out?
-We got two for
you today, Gut.
-Oh, nice,
we'll check 'em out.
-You're gonna like
this one, Gut.
We're less than six grand
behind the fleet's top earner.
With these two fish,
our chances of jumping
into the lead are good,
but it's all gonna
come down to what we
get for this pair.
What do we got
on this one, Gut?
-263 dressed, 276 dressed.
-Nice.
-All right, not bad.
We're gonna come up
and check it out, Gut.
When the buyer's judging
the quality of the fish,
he wants to see nice color,
nice fat, nice oil.
We got $16 a pound
for our last fish.
-We could only hope for
anything close to that.
-All right, let's
check this one out.
-That's a beauty, Gut.
-Yeah, it's a
pretty decent fish.
-Look at that fat.
-The core's, the core's good.
-What can you do for us?
-Yeah...
I'll give you 15 bucks
a pound for this.
-We'll take it
-We'll take it, Gut.
-That's a good deal.
-Thank you, Gut.
-Yeah.
-All right, what do we
got on this one, Gut?
-Nice color.
-He's got a little oil,
I feel that.
-Yeah, I can see it.
-Come on, Gut.
-Uh...
-The leads on the line here.
-$19.
-Nice.
-Thank you, yeah, that's good.
-Thanks, Gut.
-Now you're talking, bud.
-Thanks, Gut. We love that.
-That's better,
thank you, Gut.
We're heading out.
-We'll call you
tomorrow, okay?
Have a good one.
MATT: Fish Hawk, baby.
Fish Hawk.
I think we're
unstoppable right now.
NARRATOR: With less than two
weeks until the season closes,
Fish Hawk's double catch
pushes last year's lowest
earning boat into the lead.
Meanwhile, Pinwheel has
a fish onboard that they
have yet to weigh in.
DAVE: Ugh, this is not the way
I wanted to end the season.
We started this week with
a nice lead, but our top two
competitors have both caught
tuna and we have nothing.
MAN (over radio):
We're having some engine
troubles over here.
-I know, poor guy, poor guy.
SANDRO: And he just
lit off a flare.
-Oh, God.
Hey, Dave?
He just lit off a flare.
-Really?
-Yeah, it just hit the water.
-Trip is gonna get cut short.
This (bleep) really sucks.
MAN (over radio):
Yeah, we're, we're not
gonna be able to get back
to port here.
Can someone give us a tow?
-Let's go, let's reel
'em up, that's it.
-We got to tow him all the
way back to Gloucester.
-Well, it is what it is.
We gotta go get him.
-This sucks.
-This trip is officially over.
SANDRO: That really
is a slap in the face.
It's fishermen's code
to help anybody in need
no matter where you are or
what you're doing.
But towing someone in
is a super big inconvenience
because that pretty much
ruins your trip.
And if you don't have a fish,
it makes it that much worse.
-Oh, yeah, he's done.
This is gonna take forever,
and we'll be in the red.
-What a joke.
RICK: Whales are coming back.
PAUL: Yeah.
I enjoy being here right now
with my friend, Rick Schrafft.
-Attaboy!
PAUL: Trying to break
the will of a tuna.
When it comes to earnings,
we're behind almost
everybody in the fleet.
But Rick and I plan on
working around the clock
and banking as much money
as possible before
this season closes.
Ba-boom!
We can sleep when we're dead.
Bam!
(beeping)
We're marking, we're marking!
Nice to see a mark anyway.
Looked like a very
small tuna, 75-incher.
They're biting baby,
they're coming.
-Why's our balloon
over there, Paul?
-What?
I didn't hear you.
-This line's tight and
our balloon's over there.
-What?
Oh yeah, it's on.
-That's a fish.
-Reel it, it's on.
You got one on, Rick.
That balloon's tight.
Yeah, you're on, brother.
Every fish matters
at this point.
-Straight down now, Paul.
-We're running out of time.
We need to make more
money for our families.
Yeah, he's a nice fish.
I hope we get this one.
This is a beautiful fish.
Okay, ready?
-There he is!
-Reel!
-Get him?
-Yeah, loosen up.
Crazy tuna, he's crazy.
Get the gaff behind you, Rick.
You got his meat?
-I got his tail.
-Good, nice fish.
We wanted this one, Rick.
-It's great because it's
so close to the end of the
year and we know we just put
another one on deck.
We got to keep catching more,
that's all there is to it.
-He is a fat guy.
83, curved measurement.
Woo, it's a beauty.
We still got a chance
at winning this thing.
Rick and I, last two weeks,
pulling off a miracle.
TJ: What are we
doing wrong here?
No marks.
No bites.
I don't know what we
should do here, you know.
I was tempted to
try another spot, but
there's a bite there,
there's a bite down the edge.
MIKE: We started this
season as one of the
top earning boats,
now we're back at the
middle of the pack.
We have to turn every
mark on the screen into a
hook up and every hook up
to a tuna on deck.
With less than
two weeks left to fish,
we can't afford to take
our foot off the pedal.
Give us a shout if
we start marking.
♪ ♪
(beeping)
(snoring)
(beeping)
TJ, seeing anything?
-Oh, man.
I must have dozed off.
-You're seriously
sleeping when you're
supposed to be watching the
fish finder for marks?
-Oh, (bleep).
MIKE: This isn't gonna
help us catch fish.
Dad would not be happy.
PAUL: We're waiting
for the magic.
Nice wad of bait
coming through.
That's herring there.
Come on, tuna.
Streak, (bleep).
We landed a tuna this morning.
Rick and I are gonna do our
darndest to land another one.
We may be the smallest
boat in the fleet, but
what we lack in size,
we more than make up
for in work ethic.
We are not out of this race.
Nice mark, dude!
(beeping)
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on!
-Nice!
-Yeah, we're on!
PAUL: Yeah!
Come on, baby. Another one!
PAUL: Good job, Ricky.
Rick's doing a phenomenal
job fighting him.
Go ahead, Rick, you
can give half a turn.
When you get him coming like
that Ricky, keep him coming,
you know what I mean?
RICK: Yeah.
-Go ahead, get a half crank.
Half crank, half crank.
See how you can get half
cranks with the waves, Ricky?
Always get when you can.
Yeah, he's tiring, buddy.
That was good, Rick.
You were on that!
-Headshakes again.
-He's big, man.
He's a tough fish.
He's staying right there now.
This is where
it's gonna happen.
-Right here in the back.
Now, Paul, now!
-Got him!
He is crazy.
-Oh, my God!
-This thing is crazy.
-Yee-ha.
-Good job, Ricky.
-Now, we're back in the game.
-Let's get him in.
84 inches.
-84.
-What a nice fish.
-I'm psyched.
We got another one.
Decent sized fish probably
get a good paycheck.
With so little time to go,
this is what we needed.
-Hey man, we
catch pretty fish.
Grrr!
TJ: No bites.
I don't know what we
should do here, you know.
I was tempted to
try another spot.
But I mean, Paul's a
quarter mile from us.
We're on the same bank.
I just don't get it.
I don't see why we don't
mark one or have a nibble.
Doesn't make sense.
DUFFY: The baits
are looking good.
While T is getting some rest,
I'm here
doing whatever I can to
make sure we hook up early
and we hook up often,
that's all we can count on.
(beeping)
Good mark.
(snoring)
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
We're on, baby, we're on!
Wake up, we're on!
-T, we're on!
-Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
-Stretching one out.
Great way to wake up.
-Hooked up in the
middle of nowhere.
No boats around us right now.
This fish could
put us in the lead.
Beautiful fog.
We're gonna put this
fish on the boat.
And it's gonna tell Dot Com
to kiss my (bleep).
Dot who?
-He's right here too, dude.
He's pissed.
-He's big, another 90-incher.
-Yeah, this is
another nice one.
Made some big,
crazy, crazy runs.
We might have him broke.
He's probably gonna bring
us back down to the Jerry
Brown in a minute, but.
-Operation Shock and Awe
is working wonderfully.
Because the rest
of the fleet just, they
keep on finding out that,
"Oh, Pinwheel got one.
Oh, they got another one.
Oh, they got another one."
Better get used
to hearing that.
-There he is!
Hey, let's go, Skipper.
Watch the lines.
-Keep going.
-I know, I'm trying.
-We need this one, man!
-Throw the dart!
We got him!
T, T, T!
-It's stuck.
I got no harpoon line.
-Oh. Stick him!
Oh, no!
-Missed another one.
-It's a pig.
-It is a pig.
-Yes!
-Get him, Duffy.
-I got him, brother.
-Yes.
-Oh, my God, another
good one, bud.
-Beautiful fish.
-Hey!
-Hey!
-The boys are
back at it again.
-This big fatty is
just what we needed.
Another beeeeeast,
another moneymaker.
Time's running out and
it's running out even faster
for the Dot Com with a
beauty like this one, oh.
-Hey-oh, super round.
-Let's get a
measurement on this one.
99 and a half.
Yeah, buddy!
-All day, baby!
-Dot Com is twitching.
-I think everyone's twitching.
-This is what we
do best, Duffy.
-Hell, yeah.
-Yo-yo, what's up, homie?
-Hey, what's going on?
What do you got?
-Two fish.
-Beautiful, you
can't beat that.
-Two fish hanging, it doesn't
get much better than this.
We're definitely coming
in with the chance
of taking the top spot.
What are we looking at, Gut?
-236, 382 dressed.
-Right.
-Beautiful, we're coming up.
-All right.
-Our buddies on the Fish
Hawk jumped into the lead
yesterday with a double.
And they're about
eight grand ahead
of us in the earnings.
So first place
hinges on what we get
for these two fish.
I need a big
paycheck, brother.
What can you do for me?
Hook it up.
-This one's kind of red,
but I like the core.
It's got a really.
-They're all red.
-It's got a really
bright core...
$12 on this fish.
-Okay, all right, well,
I mean, it's better
than nothing, dude.
We'll take it, I'm happy.
-Yup.
-Hopefully this next
one's better, Gut.
-This fish here's
not too bad, Tyler.
-That one's a beauty, bro.
I want to eat that myself.
-Not bad.
Nice core, got a little
fat in the majors here. Hmm.
-Come on. Give me
some big money, bro.
I need a hookup.
-I'll give you, hmm...
$17.
-Perfect.
-All right.
-Thanks Gut, appreciate it.
-Okay, yup.
-See you later, dude.
-All right.
-Beautiful.
Nine grand, I'll take it,
and we're heading right
back out to get some more.
Pinwheel, baby!
NARRATOR: Pinwheel's
double catch gives
the young duo a $1,300
lead over their
friends on Fish Hawk and
Wicked Pissah have two fish
on board they
have yet to weigh in.
Meanwhile, the fleet's
longtime top earner,
Fishing Vessel Tuna Dot Com
has not hooked up this week.
DAVE: That's the
guy we towed in.
He just wanted to thank
us for getting him home.
After towing in that
boat, we lost precious
time on the water,
and Fish Hawk and Pinwheel
have both jumped ahead
of us in the earnings.
But that's the price you pay
when you're the good guys.
I'm home. Thank you.
Will talk soon.
Hope you kill it today.
Right there.
If we don't get
good karma with that,
we might as well just do
bad things from now on.
-Yeah, exactly,
let's hurt somebody.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Right now, I'm desperate
enough to do just about
anything to get on the meat
and grab our lead back,
well almost anything.
I don't wanna hurt anybody.
That's just bad.
Now, it's time for
some good juju.
MARCIANO: We certainly
got a pretty day today.
Light winds, the sun's out.
One of the nicest days we've
fished so far this year.
If we can just get a fish
or two, that's the only
way we can make it better.
There's less than two weeks
left until the season closes
and the way we're going,
if we don't land some
fish soon, we're not gonna
make a profit this year.
That's half the battle is
figuring out where the bite
zone is in this tuna game.
Joe and Gel jigged
up some nice herring.
We got great conditions.
We just need to mark a
fish or two and these
rods should bend.
All we got to do is
wait, and wait, and wait.
Wait.
ANGELICA: My dad
works really hard.
He works harder than most
anyone else out there.
But we're operating
in debt here.
I mean, as a fisherman,
you can be doing everything
right and you can still lose.
And that's just the worst.
MARCIANO: Marking good,
good marks.
Nice fish, four fish.
I'd like to see that rod bend.
(beeping)
This is a great sign, Gel.
Look at that.
JOE: We're on, oh, (bleep).
-Five fish, what?
-Dammit, it popped. (bleep).
What happened?
-He pulled the hook, Joe.
-Now, this one's on.
-Reel, reel, reel, reel!
We're on!
-Yeah, we're on!
-We're on, we're on!
JOE: Hell, yeah.
(beeping)
MARCIANO: This is a
great sign, Gel. Look at that.
JOE: We're on, oh, (bleep).
-Five fish, what?
-Dammit, it popped.
-Oh.
-What happened?
-He pulled the hook, Joe.
-Now, this one's on.
-Reel, reel, reel, reel!
We're on!
-Yeah, we're on!
We got this one on.
-We're on, we're on!
-Hell, yeah!
Just had a bunch of
fish come through.
That line popped off.
They just popped right
there, right at the rod tip.
So, I don't know
what happened.
All right, ready?
-Let's do it, good.
-All right.
-Only ten minutes in
this fight, but feels
like a decent fish.
I think he's a keeper.
-Definitely think
it's a keeper, Joe.
He took enough line for that.
-Watch out!
-Watch the line!
Don't let it get
cutoff in the prop.
-Come on, now.
We can't lose him.
-No, no, no.
-He's out.
He's running away from us now.
That was too
close for comfort.
All right, ease up a little.
-Go get her.
-Soft, there you go, attagirl.
Yah, mule!
-We've only got eight
days left to fish and
we need to turn every hook
up into a paycheck.
We have to land this fish.
-Gel's doing great.
-There he is!
-Good job, Gel.
I'm gonna hop on the rod now.
-It's coming right up.
Keep the line tight, Joe.
He's a monster!
He's putting up a fight!
-Take the shot!
-There you go, Gel.
Tail strap on the
other side of Joey.
Attagirl.
-Yeah, buddy!
Wrap him up.
Yeah, another one
tail's up for the Merch.
Yeah, another one
for the Merch.
-There you go, down, down.
-We made Gel do all the
work on this one, so we just
sat there and looked pretty,
like we always do, so.
-It feels great to put away
some more money in the bank
before the season closes.
That's definitely a relief.
What is it, Gel?
-84.
-Nice, what do we say?
Over the rail in the pail.
Back to the dock
to make the sale.
PAUL: Coming in hot
with two beautiful fish!
-PJ!
-What's going on?
-This was a very,
very good day.
I'm just pumped that
our work is paying off and
these two fish will get us
closer to the leaders.
Wicked Pissah is
in it to win it.
What's the weight, PJ?
What do you got?
-181 pounds, 293 pounds.
-Very nice.
-Nice little unit.
-Sure.
-All right.
Nice color, guys.
Excellent handling.
It's not bad, uh...
$17 a pound.
-Nice.
-Nice.
-We'll take it.
-All right, this one.
-Nice fish.
-Nice fish.
Nice color, man,
I'm telling you.
You guys take really good
care of these things.
-This one here, guys,
$19 a pound.
-Very nice.
-Yes, yes!
Little fish, big return.
Adds to the pot.
We're heading right back out.
If we could keep this
roll going, boom!
We just gotta keep our nose
to the grindstone, Ricky, and
push hard to the very end.
-Let's do it, Paulie.
NARRATOR: With just over a
week until the season closes,
Wicked Pissah's
double catch pushes
them ahead of Hot Tuna,
who have not had a bite
in almost two weeks.
(phone ringing)
-Hello?
TIM (over phone):
I hear everyone in the
fleet is catching this week,
but not you.
What the hell is
going on with you?
-Rough as (bleep) out here.
-I don't know what I'm
doing wrong here, man.
-I don't know what the
(bleep) we're doing wrong.
We got beautiful baits.
-What's that?
-I know, I'm (bleep)
sick over it.
-All right, I'll call
you tonight and let you
know what happens here.
Bye.
We gotta catch something here.
We gotta make this happen.
(squawk)
DAVE: Yeah, we can
get it done today.
Hopefully, we can
pull it off again.
We're gonna keep
going here, you know.
It's coming up, the
end of the season,
but, you know,
we're knocking on
everybody's door.
It's crunch time
for the Dot Com.
We started the week as
the fleet's top earner,
but we lost valuable time
on the water when we
towed in that boat.
And now, Fish Hawk and
Pinwheel are both ahead
of us in the earnings.
We're coming down to the wire.
We need to get back
on our game, fast.
Never count the Dot Com
out, that's for sure.
You know, right now we're
having a successful season.
I just wanna tweak it and
make it a little bit better.
Hey, let's stick to
the plan, Geordie.
-Hell, yeah!
-We can get it done.
Hey, you know what?
One good day is all it takes.
Perfect.
-That's right.
-At this point in the
season, we're usually
the boat to beat.
We might not be used to
playing from behind, but
one thing's for sure,
we're not giving up our
title as Gloucester's best
bluefin boat without a fight.
-We gotta get one.
One or two.
-Oh, come on!
-We're marking, we're marking!
This is good.
-Come on, eat, eat!
Come on, come on,
eat it, come on!
-Wow, that's good to go.
Come on, come on!
-Oh, watch that bow rod!
-Huh?
-Watch the bow
rod, we're marking!
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on!
-We're on, we're on, we're on!
-Hey, you got one?
-I got one!
Sandro literally just
said, "Watch that rod, we're
marking." I look back and the
was just, the rod
was bent over.
-That looks like a big fish.
-Yeah.
-This fish could get
us back in the lead.
It's a big one.
-It's actually a
great harpoon shot.
When it comes under the
bow, you just drop the
pole right in his head.
-We got a nice fish here.
-Be very careful, okay?
We can't lose this one.
-Yeah, get ready to go back.
-Oh, something just unwrapped.
-Geordie, you still got him?
-I don't know.
(cranking)
Oh, he's still there.
-Nice job.
-Forward left!
-Chase her down!
-Chase him down, Cap!
-That's a big relief.
I thought we lost him.
-I got deep color.
-Couple turns,
Sandro, couple turns.
-Close now.
-Couple turns.
-You got him!
You got this!
-Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
-Drop it right in his noggin.
-I missed!
Oh, stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop!
-Stay neutral!
-Neutral, neutral!
-Backwards.
SANDRO: Don't run
over the fish!
rns,
Sandro, couple turns.
SANDRO: Close now.
-Couple turns.
DAVE: We're hooked
up right now.
Fish Hawk and Pinwheel have
both gained leads over us,
so this can mean
the difference between
us regaining our top spot
or going into the last
week lagging in third place.
You got him!
You got this!
-Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
Hit him, hit him, hit him,
hit him, hit him!
-Drop it right in his noggin.
-I missed!
Oh, stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop!
-Stay neutral!
-Neutral, neutral!
-Backwards.
-Don't run over the fish!
-That's all right, that's
all right, you're okay.
Take your time,
he's right here.
-We're gonna make it work.
-Come on, Sandro, this fish
could get us back in the lead.
-Just one shot, you're good!
-Here we go, nail it!
-Got him.
-You got him?
His tail?
-Yeah, I got it.
-Right here,
Geordie, right here.
Don't fall in!
-Yeah, Sandro,
wrestle that fish!
I got you.
You're tight!
-Woo-hoo, that's what
I'm talking about!
-Got him!
-Got him, baby, nice work!
Things got pretty crazy
there for a second.
-Woo.
-But we pulled it
together and got it done,
just like the
Dot Com always does.
-94 inches.
-Fish Hawk and Pinwheel
both jumped ahead of us
in the earnings this week,
but this is a good-sized fish.
Hopefully it's enough to
put us back in the lead.
-Thing was a little nuisance.
MARCIANO: Scotto,
what's going on?
-What's up Dave,
how you doing?
-Not much, not much.
We had a great little trip.
-What up, Scotty?
MARCIANO: I really
hope this fish spells an
end to the doldrums for
the Hard Merchandise.
Bringing in fish
three weeks in a row is the
closest we've come to having
a hot streak all season.
What do you got, Scott?
-225 pounds dressed.
-Nice.
-Nice.
-After today, there's only
one week until the bluefin
season closes and that means
no more money coming in.
So, we need a good
price for this fish.
So what do you think?
-Well, you can
see the fat in it.
-Yeah.
-Oh, yeah.
-No burn on this fish.
-Nice clear core.
-Yeah, this fish right here...
I'll do $16 a pound.
-Nice.
-Great, perfect.
-We'll take that,
that's good, that's good.
This fish isn't gonna pay
off my mortgage on its own,
but it's gonna go
a long way towards
making sure we can keep the
heat on this winter.
-All right, guys.
See you later.
-See ya.
MARCIANO: Let's go get
two more like that one,
except bigger, way bigger.
DAVE: What's up, Scott?
-What's going on?
How many you guys have today?
-We got one nice one.
It's an absolute
beautiful fish.
-Nice.
-Ready to get him up?
-Yeah, let's check him out.
That's a nice fish.
-That is a nice fish.
-Woo, what a beaut.
-What do you got, Scott?
-462 pounds.
-Not bad, not bad, yeah,
that's a round fish.
-Nice, that's a
nice little fatty.
-Fish Hawk, and then Pinwheel
knocked us out of the
top spot earlier this week.
But with our fish
as big as he is, we're
hoping we can take
the lead right back.
So far this season,
our fish have averaged
about $17 a pound,
so I'm hoping we can
keep up our good numbers
and take back the lead.
-It's got a lot of
fat in it, nice color.
-Look at that.
Nice core.
It's translucent.
-It's gonna be easy
for us to move.
-Come on, make us happy.
-$22 a pound.
-Yeah, huge price.
-Yes, nice, thank you, Scott.
This was a great fish.
Good quality, just
over ten grand.
Now I feel like we've
swatted away the flies that
have been buzzing
around our top spot.
It's gonna be another
title for us again, boys.
SANDRO: Yeah, we got this.
NARRATOR: With only
one week left to fish,
Hard Merchandise
get a much-needed payday.
And Fishing Vessel
Tuna Dot Com's ten
grand fish launches the
fleet's longtime top
earner back into the lead.
MARCIANO: There's only
one week until the
Bluefin season closes.
Time is running
out for a payday.
TJ: We started this season
out to prove that we're not
a middle-of-the-pack boat,
but now we're behind
the pack again.
I just hope we can
show the fleet what
we're really made of.
PAUL: The end of the
season is my time to shine.
And with one week left, we
might be behind the leaders,
but you can't count us out.
BRAD: After finishing
last year at the bottom.
This year's
already been a win.
MATT: Deep color.
BRAD: But I still want
that ultimate victory.
TYLER: We're only five
grand away from the top
spot, that's just one fish!
It's our year.
DAVE: Nobody's been
Gloucester's top earning boat
as many times as we have.
And if anyone wants
to take our title,
they're in for the
fight of their lives.
TYLER: This is
what we live for.
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