Wicked Tuna: North vs. South (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Doghouse Afternoon - full transcript

With less than 40 percent of the bluefin tuna quota left to catch, the Northern and Southern boats must scramble to catch as many fish as possible while there's still time.

NARRATOR: On this episode of
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks...

BRITTON SHACKELFORD (off screen):
The grind is on!

CAINE LIVESAY: Got 'em on! Got 'em on!

NARRATOR: ...the quota is filling fast.

BANKS MEREDITH: Taking line!

REED MEREDITH (off screen): Double-header.

NARRATOR: And with time running out,
tensions are sky-high.

GREG MAYER: God damn it! (bleep), (bleep)!

NARRATOR: As a long-time rivalry
reaches a fever pitch!

-REED (off screen): Got one.
-GREG: Jesus Christ!

NARRATOR: And another boat
takes desperate measures



to stay in the game.

BRITTON: This is a very different season
than I'm used to having.

CAINE: I need to make some money.

JAY MUENZNER:
Hey! There goes the breakaway!

NARRATOR: In a highly regulated fishery
that's trying to stay sustainable...

CAINE: He's giving us hell!

NARRATOR: ...every bluefin caught
takes a bite out of the quota.

JAY: Double trouble!

NARRATOR: And every fisherman
has to battle...

-JAY: Boom!
-NARRATOR: ...for his fair share.

TYLER MCLAUGHLIN: I've been catching tunas
everywhere I go.

TJ OTT: You're cocky and you're arrogant.
You'll never learn.

NARRATOR:
This is Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks.

At the start of day 16,
62% of the quota is already filled.



Northern boat Pin Wheel is in the top spot
with seven fish.

But Southern rivals Wahoo
and Fishin' Frenzy aren't far behind.

Meanwhile, Doghouse has caught
only two tuna.

BRITTON (off screen): Smoke on the water.

So far, this has been
a very disappointing season.

We've only caught two fish so far,
and the quota's starting to fill up.

That means the season could close
in a matter of days,

and the Doghouse
would have very little to show for it.

Hey, Caine. Hold that.

On top of that, I have a huge fuel bill
that I can't begin to pay.

If I can't pay my bill,
my account will be shut down

and I won't be able to fish at all.

I have three kids to support.
I have a beautiful, loving wife, Audra.

I love them, and they love me.

Right now, I desperately need some cash.

Smell 'em.

We're marking somethin'!

CAINE: Got 'em on! Got 'em on! We're on!

Feels to me like a bluefin.

BRITTON:
We need us a keeper, man.

I'm praying this will be the lifesaver
that I need.

I'm literally praying.

CAINE: He's taking her.

BRITTON: With any blessing at all,

this fish will be worth
four or five grand,

and that will help
to pull me out of the hole.

Reel! Reel! Reel!

CAINE: Financially,
it's been a horrible season.

I need to make some money.

BRITTON: This'll be a good day
if he's big enough to keep.

CAINE: Could be a thousand pounds.

BRITTON: Golly day,
the current is ripping!

The current is sweeping me
really bad up the beach

and this fish
is trying to lay back in here.

All right! Put out for me now.

CAINE (off screen): Yes, sir.

BRITTON (off screen): Come on, baby.
All right.

CAINE: I see the leader.

See the fish.

You see where that line is, don't ya?

BRITTON: I see where it is, yeah.

CAINE: Forward, forward!

Come on, big girl!

BRITTON (off screen): Let's go, Caine!

She's right underneath the boat.

CAINE (off screen):
Watch the line, Britton!

BRITTON: Come on, fish!

CAINE: Ah, don't tell me.

BRITTON (off screen):
Is he on there or come off?

CAINE: I think he come off.

-BRITTON: Boom! There he goes.
-CAINE: Shoot!

Close, but no cigar.

CAINE:
Didn't eat it right.

BRITTON: At the last second,
the fish pulled the hook and got away.

It happens sometimes, but it's not good.

This is really disappointing.

I need to make some money,
and I need to make some money now.

Whatever it takes, I've gotta do it.

REED: We have five fish this season,
and the Fishin' Frenzy has six.

That doesn't sit well with me or Banks.

We have a $5,000 bet this season
with the Fishin' Frenzy

for who catches the most fish.

GREG: Make it a grand.

REED (over radio):
Let's make it five grand!

Wow, ho, ho...

We definitely don't wanna lose that bet.

BANKS: All right. I'm done.

REED: All right, let's get out of here.

The quota's two-thirds full.

And with all the boats
fishing in this fleet,

this season could be over in no time.

We're under the gun in a major way.

BANKS: Once our quota is met,
this fishing season is over.

It's almost a year before
we can go back at it again.

The grind is on. We've gotta go every day.

We've gotta get out there
and stay out there and stay on the meat.

REED: It's do or die time for the Wahoo.

GREG (off screen): All right, Nick.

I told you that one fish
was gonna be bigger than Reed's, too.

NICK GOWITZKA: Nice one.

GREG: So we definitely got him now,
on the amount of fish.

We've caught six fish so far this season

and Wahoo's only caught five.
And that makes me happy.

I know that they're gunning for us.

NICK: Oh, yeah.

GREG: We've got a $5,000 bet
with the Wahoo

that we'll catch more fish this season
and there's no way we can lose that bet

'cause the tuna gods are on our side.

NICK: All right.

GREG: All right.

NICK: Pulling out of here early,
try to get a jump on all these guys.

If the Frenzy wins that five grand bet
with the Wahoo,

that's 2,500 in my pocket.

I could really use that to help pay
for this wedding.

CHRISSY: I always want you to be safe.

NICK: My fiancée's name is Chrissy
and our daughter is Gwen.

-NICK: Come here.
-GWEN: Ah!

NICK: Ha, ha, ha.

Those are my girls.
We're just a happy family.

You know, I wanna give my fiancée
the wedding that she's always dreamed of.

But she spends money
like I'm catching ten fish a day.

I'm saving up to be poor.

Come on, fish! Get on this boat!

GREG: We've got one more fish
than the Wahoo right now.

But they could catch two tomorrow
and easily move ahead of us.

NICK: I think they're over there, Cap!

That's where we'll find 'em!

GREG (off screen): Nick is jacked up.

I don't know
what the hell's going on with him.

JAY: Finally get out fishing.

DAVE MARCIANO: All right, let's do this.

We're 17 days into a fishing season
that sometimes only lasts two weeks.

So at this point, we're on borrowed time.

When the quota's filled, the jig is up.
It's time to stop.

JAY: Fresh squids.

Maybe try a little bait fishing
if the trolling gig doesn't work.

MARCIANO: We've caught five fish so far.

Not bad, but not great. And I've got
some big bills to pay right now.

My kid's college tuition payments
are coming up, and my pockets are empty.

Watch your head, Jay.

JAY: I hate seeing Dave
stress about money.

It's really taking a toll on him.

He sounds tired and he looks even worse.

MARCIANO: (coughs) All right.

I don't want my uncle getting sick
because he's worried about paying bills.

Excited to finally get out fishing.

Hopefully, the fish cooperate
'cause I'm ready to catch 'em.

MARCIANO: Right now,
we're looking at a 40-mile steam.

We're headed out where there's
a nice pocket of hot water.

Let's hope everything goes smooth.

JAY: I think we can manage
to haul in a few more fish

if we really put our minds to it.

MARCIANO:
And there's only one way to do it,

the good old-fashioned way.

BANKS: Oh, yeah, look at this.

These birds are on some fish right here.

REED: Just put the ballyhoos out.

REED: Okay, I'll just do the stick.
Hold on. Hold on.

Just a dolphin.

-BANKS: Lively-looking area.
-REED (off screen): Yep.

GREG (off screen): Damn it.

Reed.

BANKS: There he is. We're on!

Taking line. Taking line.

REED: Nice.

GREG: Reed hooked him.

That ************ just hooked
one right next to me.

Reed's got him on at nine-thirty.

NICK: Great! That's just what we
need, him to catch one.

Come on, man.

BANKS (off screen): Taking line!

Almost to the Dacron.

Heads up! The stick's on. The stick, too!

REED: Double-header.

BANKS: I have one on the stick,
one on the rod.

GREG: God damn it! (bleep)

I can't believe
he hooked that (bleep) double.

God damn it!

The Wahoo just hooked a double-header.

If he catches both of those fish,
he'll be one ahead of us

and we could lose that $5,000 bet.

(bleep)

BANKS: Screw the money,
I just wanna beat Greg.

GREG: Jesus Christ!

BANKS (off screen): Taking line!

REED: Double-header.

BANKS: I have one on the stick,
one on the rod.

GREG: God damn it (bleep).

I can't believe
he hooked that (bleep) double.

God damn it!

That loser Reed hooked a double-header
right next to me.

If those two tools
manage to land those fish,

they'll be one ahead of me

and I could very easily lose
that $5,000 bet.

BANKS: Screw the money,
I just wanna beat Greg.

REED: There he is. Got mine right here.

BANKS (off screen):
What do you want me to do?

REED: I got no ******* idea what
I got going on here.

BANKS: Watch it, Reed.

-REED: Got one.
-BANKS (off screen): Get him?

REED: Yep. I need a gaff and tail rope.

-Hold on. Hold on.
-BANKS: Got him?

REED: Yeah, get a rail rope.

Right here, Banks.
Right here.

Take him.

BANKS: Nice one. We're hooked up.

REED: We got our first fish tail roped.
He's tied up. Done.

Now we have to focus on the second fish,

make sure we get him to the boat
without anything going wrong.

Gotta cut my stick line right here.

All right.

NICK: Looks like they've got him.

(bleep)

BANKS: We really need this fish.

REED: We need this fish bad.
That's no joke.

This feels like it could be a $5,000 fish.

BANKS: Right in front of Frenzy.

GREG (over radio): Ugh. Double.

BANKS: The tone of Greg's voice
on the Fishin' Frenzy,

I can hear it on the radio
from out back here,

and his whole demeanor is changing.

GREG: I'm ready to break something, Nick.

(bleep) God damn it!

(bleep) (bleep) (bleep)

BANKS: Please, Lord.

REED: There he is. Just saw a flash.

BANKS: There he is. Get ready.

REED: All right, leader's coming up.

Coming your side, coming your side,
look out.

Come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

REED: Got him.
Like that dart shot.

BANKS (off screen):
Come over and get him, Reed.

REED: All right. Nice!

BANKS: Hoo! Hoo!

REED: Damn right!
Give me some more on that.

Let's go ahead and pull this one in.
Holy (bleep).

-BANKS: Whoo! (bleep) A.
-REED: Whoo!

-BANKS: That's what I'm talking about!
-REED: Yes!

GREG: Son of a bitch!

This is awful.
Wahoo landed both their fish.

That means they're one ahead.

If the season ended today,
I'm out five grand.

I can't have that.

(bleep)

REED: He's every bit of 90 inches, 91.

Hoo! We are blessed today.

Get the second one. 97-inch fish.

BANKS (off screen): 91 and a 97.

-REED: I'll take it.
-BANKS: Damn right.

Two 90-plus inchers.

REED: We're now one fish
ahead of the Frenzy.

Greg, you and that redneck Nick
better get your act together.

The pressure's on.

Doubled up. Thank God. Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Lord!

TJ (off screen): Come on.
Man, we got to get some meat on the deck.

I'm getting worried right now.

We've only caught three fish this season,

and the quota
is getting close to being filled.

JARRETT PRZYBYSZEWSKI:
Oh, my God, look it. It's Pin Wheel.

TJ: Pin Wheel has caught
over twice as many fish as we have.

I gotta admit that it hurts.

TIM OTT: That's him.

TJ: No way. Let me see, dude.

JARRETT (off screen): Yeah, dude,
right over here, starboard side.

TJ: Come on.

Holy (bleep).
That is definitely the Pin Head.

Yeah, I'd like to smack the foolishness
out of this kid.

Tyler's the guy who stole my numbers
back in Gloucester.

He's my former bucket scrubber.

Yeah, he needs to be tortured.

I gave him his start
and everything he knows about fishing.

It's not right
that he's smoking me right now.

JARRETT (off screen):
Oh, my God. Look who it is.

TJ: Where you been, Pin Head?

TYLER: I've been going up and down
the coast, catching tunas everywhere I go.

TJ: Yeah. Well, hey,
your "trustafarian" stick

has really paid off this year, dude.

(Jarrett laughing)

TJ: He's a trust fund kid

who doesn't even need the money
he earns from fishing.

For him, it's just a pastime.

For me, it's a living.

You don't feel like a loser right now?

TYLER: TJ's a hypocrite.
My dad didn't buy this boat for me.

I had to pay him back every penny.
And I have.

And by the way, not only did TJ's dad
pay for the Hot Tuna,

he's helping him
do all the heavy lifting, too.

Dude, I did it on my own up in Gloucester.
You're fishing with your dad.

TJ: Yeah, no (bleep) my father.
Co-owner, dude. Family operation.

TYLER: Yo, I'll tell you one thing, dude,

I'm gonna put more fish
on this little piece of (bleep) boat

than that million-dollar rig.

TJ: Oh, I know.
You've been doing so great, dude.

You had to bring in a ringer?

PAUL HEBERT: The last thing I wanna do
is get in the middle of their little war.

I want no part of it.
I'm staying out of it.

TJ: That's your sea daddy!

You got a sea daddy.
Yeah, you got a sea daddy.

TYLER: TJ's season
hasn't gone as well as he hoped.

I understand where he's coming from.

And if he needs a target,
I'm always the easiest.

TJ: You're cocky and you're arrogant.
You'll never learn.

Paul, good luck.
Pin Head, screw off. I'll see you later.

PAUL: How the **** did you
guys work together?

MARCIANO: Jay, get your ballyhoo
back there.

We've been at this for a while now.

We've got the rods
and the greenstick out.

I really need to catch something soon.

That quota could be filled today,
and this season could be history.

So Jay and I really need some luck.

JAY: Come on, tuna.

Oh, I see a fish!

MARCIANO: Got a bite, Jay?

JAY: Got something here, Dave.

MARCIANO: What have we got?
What have we got?

JAY: There it is. Nothing too big.

MARCIANO: A little bonito.

JAY: Just another playful fish.
A little excitement.

At least something bent the rod a little.

I'm gonna let him go.
I don't wanna eat him.

I want him to grow bigger.

I'll throw him back so I can catch him
when he gets older.

Cutting that bonito loose
was the right thing to do.

But I can't help but think
that could have been the last tuna

we catch all season.

JAY:
******* bonitos.

MARCIANO: I'm gonna try anything
at this point.

JAY: Hard goes the breakaway!
Hard goes the breakaway!

Dave, we're on!

Hard goes the breakaway!
Hard goes the breakaway!

-Dave, we're on!
-MARCIANO: Let's go.

All right, yeah,
we gotta get our other rods out.

Yeah, we got something on the line here.
Something popped it.

Let's see what happened here.

JAY (off screen): Right now,
he's got it in his mouth.

I can feel him pulling it.

MARCIANO: Use the reel, yup.

If he runs you,
let him take it a little, Jay, that's all.

JAY (off screen):
Yeah! That's a big one!

MARCIANO (off screen): Yeah, yeah.

MARCIANO:
I got it. You man the reel.

Something snapped the greenstick,
and this time it's something really big.

I know that this could be the big slob
that we've been looking for.

JAY: Go a little faster, Dave.

Keep tension on it.

MARCIANO:
Ah, let's meet it, let's meet it.

JAY (off screen): You see...
You see it? He ate it.

MARCIANO: Let it do the work, Jay.

Let it do the
work 'til the snap gets here.

This fish is definitely a monster.

I'm thinkin' it could be worth
six or seven grand easy.

Yeah, there it is, I see color.

JAY (off screen): Color!

MARCIANO: All right, hang on, Jay.
We need this fish.

JAY (off screen): Now what, Dave?

Oh, it's a hammerhead.

MARCIANO: A hammerhead shark
isn't gonna pay my kid's tuition bills.

No matter how you cut it,
this shark bites.

Let the guy go.

Come on, Jay.

JAY: Wrong species.

MARCIANO: We thought it was a tuna.
It had us going for a while.

But ultimately,
it was a big hammerhead shark.

And those are good for two things,
no good, and good for nothing.

I think that's the sign of the times.
We're gonna call it a day today.

REED: Today, we had a double-header.
We are stoked.

Got lucky, caught 'em both.

We're here at the fish house
getting ready to offload.

Can't wait to see
what our buyer has to say.

DENNIS: That's a beauty.

REED: Yeah, butterball.

DENNIS: Nice chunky tail.

REED: It's got nice shape.

DENNIS: Let's take a look
and see what he looks like.

Let's get a weight.

REED (off screen): All right,
let's get him up in the air.

DENNIS (off screen): 314 pounds dressed.

-REED: Nice. Great work.
-DENNIS: Way to go, Wahoo.

All right, guys,
let's see what the core looks like.

REED: Right now
the buyer's looking for good color

and a lot of fat.

BANKS: Another beaut, I'm sure.

DENNIS (off screen): Looks pretty good.

Red color's beaming out.
That's what the key is in Japan.

I'm really loving the clarity
in this core sample.

REED (off screen):
What are we looking at per pound?

DENNIS: This fish, I'm thinking $21.

REED: (laughs) That's another diamond.
I mean, it's Wahoo product.

That's almost $6,600.
That's a good payday.

All right. Now, for fish number two.

DENNIS: 357 pounds dressed.

REED: Nice!

DENNIS: Way to go, Wahoo.

All right,
let's see how it grades out, guys.

BANKS (off screen): Come on, pretty!

REED (off screen): We need some big money.
Oh, wow.

BANKS: Whoa.

-REED: Look at that beauty.
-DENNIS: Beautiful core color.

-BANKS (off screen): That is pretty.
-REED (off screen): It really is.

DENNIS: Another beautiful core.

I'm loving the buttery texture
in these minor lobes.

REED: All right, Dennis,
what are we gonna get for this guy?

DENNIS: 18 dollars a pound.

-REED: Nice. We'll take that.
-BANKS: Nice.

REED: Pretty work.

Today, we had two nice fish.

671 pounds total dressed weight.
That's a lot of meat on the dock.

BANKS: Not a bad day.

REED: No. I'll take that.

-All right, we're out of here.
-BANKS: Nice.

REED: Thanks, Dennis.

Our season is nothing
but a ticking clock right now.

The quota is filling up fast.

A lot of fish coming in,
so we're gonna turn right around,

get right back out there,
try and catch some more.

NARRATOR: As the fleet continues to fish,

only 28% of the quota remains.

BRITTON: This is a very different season
than I'm used to having.

We got a little something different
going today.

I have the opportunity to make money
as a charter captain.

I can take people out for $1,800 a day.

It's a lot of fun for the clients.

They get a chance to be weekend warriors
and hook some big game fish

and puts much needed cash in my pocket.

So this morning, we're taking
the Doghouse on a charter trip.

This guy, Joe, and his buddies

really wanna try their hand
at catching a bluefin,

and I don't blame 'em.

There's nothing more exciting
than catching a bluefin.

BRITTON:
The fish that come, they're ours.

JOE: I'm Joe.

-BRITTON: Hey, Joe.
-JOE: Nice to meet you.

BRITTON: Britton Shackelford,
nice to meet you.

-MIKE: What's up, man? I'm Mike.
-BRITTON: Mike?

Nice to meet you, buddy.

Legally, the captain and crew

can keep and sell any fish
that the charter catches.

So if these guys can catch a fish

that could put some serious cash
in my pocket.

MIKE: So, we're in the bay now, right?

-JOE: Yeah, we're coming into the bay.
-MIKE: Yeah.

BRITTON: But there's one problem.

If the boat hooks up,

the charter client
has paid for the right to be on the rod,

and I don't know if these guys
have the expertise to haul in a bluefin.

If something goes wrong,
they could lose the fish

and that would be disastrous.

BRITTON:
Ready, dudes?

CAINE (off screen): Yeah, bro.

(Nick heaving)

GREG: I hate that the Wahoo
is one fish ahead of us.

If the quota ended today,
they win the $5,000 bet.

(Nick heaving)

GREG: I've never seen Nick
sick like this before.

He's heaving like crazy.

(Nick coughing)

GREG: I think it's nerves.

We're behind the eight ball,
and the situation is pretty damn dire.

NICK: Damn it.

Here's the simple math.

If I lose that bet,
that's $2,500 that I'm not gonna get

and I need that money for my wedding.

(Nick coughing)

GREG: Long rigger!

All right, Nick,
this is the one we're looking for.

(Nick coughing)

GREG: Let's go, Nick!
Reel, reel, reel, reel!

(Nick coughing, heaving)

NICK: My stomach is tossing and turning.
I know it's not seasickness.

We really need a fish.

I got a wedding to pay for.
I mean, they're expensive.

(Nick coughing, heaving)

GREG: Long rigger!

All right, Nick.
This is the one we're looking for.

(Nick coughing, heaving)

GREG: Let's go, Nick!
Reel, reel, reel, reel!

All right, we got him on.
This is what we need right here.

That's why we came out here this morning.

Go ahead. Back her down,
and put her in that corner.

I really hope we land this fish.

We won't be ahead of the Wahoo
but at least we'll be even,

and we won't have to pay that $5,000 bet.

I'm gonna get this thing cleared
so I can run around on him.

NICK: Okay. I'll see
if we can keep him on the line

and get him on the boat.

GREG: Keep working on him.

NICK: I'm (bleep) tired.

GREG: I'd rather hear him complain
about his arms being sore from cranking...

...than coughing up a lung.

NICK: Dude. Whoa.

Hold, hold up a second!

GREG: I want... I gotta get down there
and get squared away here.

NICK: I want you to check it out.
I can't work on him.

GREG (off screen): Look at the bend!

Right now
the fish is down there pretty deep.

At any time, you could lose him.

All right, Nick.
You better get on this thing.

NICK: Okay.

GREG: Just keep working on him.
He looks like he's doing good.

He's staying right there,
right where we want him. Right there.

Hold on, this is my shot here.

NICK: Penetrate him!

GREG: Oh, look at that shot!

Tail gaff.
Go right on the other side of the rod.

Oh, man. We're in the meat here.
Okay, he's ours.

NICK (off screen): Good-looking fish.

Definitely feel better.

GREG (off screen): Got one.

He's a nice fish.
He's gonna be better than 300.

I know that.

-NICK: Okay, ready?
-GREG: Yep.

-NICK: One, two, three.
-GREG: Two, three.

GREG: Cool.

NICK: Man, nice fish.

-We're on the board, Cap!
-GREG: On the board!

Damn, he's bigger than I thought he was.
Let's see what we got there.

NICK: He gonna be 96 inches, Cap.

GREG: Ha, ha. I thought I was close.

-96, baby! We got him, man.
-NICK: Nice work.

GREG: Woo!

How about now?
You feeling a little better now?

NICK: I'm feeling a little bit better.

TJ: Word is the Frenzy made a catch
not far from here.

So we're hoping there's still
some fish there, and the bite is still on.

All right. Let it go.

We're just pulling in a spot here.
We're going to deploy the rig.

Think I'll give Jarrett a hand.

JARRETT:
We need a fish really bad right now.

I mean, a couple of boats ahead of us,
they just hooked up a little bit ago.

We just picked up and ran.

We're gonna get these baits
back in the water,

get this greenstick back rigged up,
see if we can hook on to something.

TYLER (off screen): Big marks! Jumbos!

PAUL: We're fishing 30 miles out.

It's pretty far away
from all the other boats

and it's pretty rough out here.

TYLER (off screen): Unbelievable,
the amount of fish here.

I'm feeling really fishy right now.

It's just a matter of time
before we hear kapow

goes the breaker and we got him on.

PAUL: We're gettin' 'em today.

Oh! There he goes! Here we go!

TYLER: How do you like me now?

PAUL: Here he goes!

TYLER: Pin Wheel, baby!
This is how we do it!

PAUL: I gotta get a jacket on, dude.

TYLER: Lot of (bleep) going on here.

Trying to get the deck secure.
Get everyone safe.

-Below 40 right now!
-PAUL: Wow!

PAUL:
I need my sweatshirt.

TYLER: When we haul in this fish
that gives us eight fish this season.

We'll totally cement our place
atop the leaderboard.

PAUL: See what he is.

TYLER: Damn! It's not a bluefin.

PAUL: Right over there.

You put in all this work,
all you get is a yellowfin.

They're good eatin',
but it's not a paycheck.

Cover him as much as you can with ice.

TYLER: Since we're not gonna make
much money on this fish,

we're gonna keep it to eat it.
It's a meal, but it's not a payday.

Party ain't over 'till it's over.
We're still fishing 'cause we're grinding.

TJ (off screen): Well,
we couldn't ask for better conditions.

We got a little chop.
The squids are bouncing perfect.

But I haven't seen any whale life,
any porpoise life.

Nothing to really get you excited,
you know?

We might just got here a little too late.

I'm getting worried right now.

We've only caught three fish this season,

and the quota is getting close
to being filled.

I didn't steam all the way
down from Gloucester 550 miles

just to catch three fish.

Not the lucky boat this afternoon.

JAY (off screen):
Can I put out these squids?

MARCIANO (off screen): Yeah.

Yesterday, we caught
everything but bluefin.

And the second the quota is filled,

the fishing season
in the Outer Banks is over.

For all we know, that could be today.

JAY (off screen): They're right there,
Dave. Right under the birds.

See 'em right there, Dave?

MARCIANO (off screen): Yep.

MARCIANO:
It's that mother lode again.

JAY (off screen): Oh,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

MARCIANO: Luckily, it looks like
there's a lot of activity all around us.

JAY (off screen): Wow!
That was a monster!

MARCIANO: There's tuna everywhere.

JAY (off screen): Oh!
That was a nice one.

MARCIANO: We just got to get 'em
on the boat.

JAY (off screen): Boom!

Whoa!

Yeah, look at them right there!

More monsters!

Oh, that was a big one!
Oh, he's got the blue.

Here he comes, Dave. Let's get ready.

And we're on! We're on!
They bite it! Yeah!

JAY:
Oh, we're on again!

Watch out! Watch out!

MARCIANO (off screen):
Get the other **** in.

JAY: He's got it, he's got it!
We're double, double, double!

MARCIANO: Double!

JAY: Double-header.
We got a fish on both rods.

So now the challenge
is getting them both to the boat

without the lines crossing.

And I can already see
that's not gonna be easy.

Bring that one right up here right now.

MARCIANO: Yep. Go for it.
Here, put it all the way up.

JAY: Gotcha! Yep!

MARCIANO: Just gotta get this ******
out of the water.

-Fast as it'll go.
-JAY: Huh?

MARCIANO: As fast as it'll go!

All right, hang on. Hold this.

-Hold this, so, you'll take it.
-JAY: Okay.

Let's go, Dave!

-That one still there?
-MARCIANO: Yep.

JAY: Double trouble.

MARCIANO: Can't tell which way
they're going.

MARCIANO:
They're gonna crisscross.

Where's that line? We might need
to cross 'em again, Jay.

JAY: It's tangled.

MARCIANO: (bleep).

They're gonna crisscross. (bleep)

MARCIANO: Where's that line? We might need
to cross 'em again, Jay.

JAY: It's tangled.

MARCIANO: (bleep).

This one's a small fish.

-JAY: That one?
-MARCIANO: Yeah.

That one's definitely a bigger fish.

All right.
I'm gonna cut this little one off.

MARCIANO:
We're goin' with that one.

All right,
let's get into fight holder, Jay. Ready?

JAY: Up and over. Just go up and over.

-MARCIANO: Got it?
-JAY: Yep.

MARCIANO: All right.

Just keep going.

We had a double hookup.

I cut off what I believed
to be the smaller fish

'cause they were gonna crisscross.
So I had to do what I had to do.

It's a gamble. We could lose this one
'cause the hook could pull

and we wasted our time again.

And that was a (bleep) $65 lure I cut off.

Bottom line, if we get him,

that's another six, seven,
eight thousand dollar fish.

JAY: Sweating (bleep) balls.

-Ready?
-MARCIANO: Let's have him.

Feels like a 300 pounder.
We'll take him if we can get him.

All right, Jay. He's close.

-JAY: I see the blue.
-MARCIANO: All right.

MARCIANO:
Get on the rod, Jay.

I've got the dart.

Come on, fish.

JAY: Got him.

MARCIANO: Now that dart could pull out.

JAY: Son of a bitch. The (bleep).

MARCIANO: That's why
the little gaffs are better.

JAY: That's a good spot.

-MARCIANO: I got him.
-JAY: Yeah!

MARCIANO: Nice, Jay.

-We did it.
-JAY: Pound it. Boom!

MARCIANO (off screen):
Tails up, just how we like 'em.

JAY: Ready? One, two, he's in.

-MARCIANO: 82.
-JAY: 82? Whatever.

-MARCIANO: All right. We'll take it.
-JAY: Hey, he's fat though, huh?

-MARCIANO: Yeah.
-JAY: He's a fat one for 82. Yeah!

GREG: Yeah,
it was a pleasant surprise today.

BUBBA: Yeah.

GREG: Really happy
to have a big fish, too.

BUBBA (off screen): Yeah.

GREG: 96 incher, yeah.
Bring the scale over.

Let's get this thing off the boat.

GWEN: Daddy!

NICK: You remember Gwen, don't you?

-GREG: Yeah. Hey, Gwenny. Hey, Chrissy.
-NICK: You're growing up.

CHRISSY: Hey, how are ya?

NICK: I love it when
the girls come down to the dock

to welcome me home.
It's the best part of my day.

Here, come on, sweetie.
Get your picture taken.

CHRISSY: Come on.

NICK: Thank you.

GREG (off screen): Okay. Cool.
See what we got here.

LUCAS (off screen): 385 pounds dressed.

-NICK (off screen): Yeah.
-GREG: Thank you.

-NICK: Pretty, pretty.
-GREG: Nick, pretty work today.

That's the one we're looking for today.

All right, this is what I wanna see.

NICK (off screen): Be generous.

-LUCAS: Ooh, that's nice.
-GREG: Yeah, clear core.

LUCAS: It's actually a really fatty fish.

GREG: Yeah.

-BUBBA: Beautiful fish.
-LUCAS: It is.

GREG (off screen):
So what are we looking at on this fish?

LUCAS: I mean, I don't see any burn in it.

You got beautiful shape.

It's got a real good amount of fat.

You're still gonna see 18 bucks a pound.

GREG: Yes! 18! I like it, thank you.

-That's great.
-LUCAS: Get another.

We may have kept the Wahoo at bay for now,
but we've still gotta win this bet.

-NICK: Thank you, guys.
-LUCAS: All right, guys.

GREG: So Nick and I can't rest
on this one victory.

We've got to catch as many fish as we can.

BRITTON: We've been fishing
most of the day without a bite.

If we don't get a bite soon,
I'm gonna be very embarrassed.

These are paying customers,

and I really want them
to get their money's worth.

MAN 1 (off screen): A lot of dolphin
in there, man. A lot.

It's a big, big pod.

MAN 2: Yeah, it is.

MAN 1: Must be a lot of bait in here.
That's good.

CAINE: Oh, got him on, got him on.

Oh, fish on, fish on.
Got 'em on, fish on the line.

BRITTON: Here we go!

CAINE: Who's up? Who's up, guys? Who's up?

The charter clients pay for the right
to be on the rod when the boat hooks up.

I just hope they don't make us
lose this fish.

MAN 2: Go, Joe. Go, go, go.

CAINE: Whoo!

Hell, yeah, we got a bluefin on finally.

We had to...
had to take a charter to get one.

Reel, reel, reel!

-BRITTON (off screen): Hey, Caine.
-CAINE (off screen): Yes, sir.

BRITTON (off screen):
Go ahead and get the bandit out of the way

-so we're not boogered up with that.
-CAINE: Okay.

JOE: Get in the boat.

CAINE: Use them waves to your advantage.

JOE: There he is, right there.

CAINE: I see color.

Coming towards the boat. Forward, forward!

Nice fish, dude.

Crank, crank, crank.

Crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank,

crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank,

crank, crank, baby, crank, baby, crank!

Crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank,

crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank,

crank, crank, baby, crank, baby, crank!

Keep it going, keep it going.
He's giving us hell. Stick him?

BRITTON: You can stick him
if you think he's big enough.

CAINE: I don't know.

BRITTON: Oh, yeah. He's big enough.

JOE: Oh, yeah, he's big enough. Oh, man.

BRITTON: That could be a five or six
thousand dollar fish.

JOE: Get him, Nick. Get the harpoon.

CAINE: Hip, hip,
back up, back up, back up.

CAINE:
I got the dart!

JOE: Get him, Caine. Get him, get him.

-BRITTON (off screen): Let's go, Caine.
-JOE: Get him.

BRITTON: Let me see.
Give it to me. Give it to me.

JOE (off screen): Get him. Come on!

BRITTON: Got him.

CAINE: I got the other dart.

JOE: Yeah! Whoo! Whoo!

CAINE: Don't break through him.

JOE (off screen): Ho, ho, ho! Oh, geez.

-CAINE: Yeah! Nice.
-JOE: Nice fish.

-CAINE: That's him.
-JOE: Whoo!

BRITTON: Damn. Hallelujah.

Lord, I'm telling you.
I felt like I had a camel on my chest.

Caine was, like, "We got him on,
we got... We got him on!"

-CAINE: One, two, three.
-BRITTON: One, two, three.

-CAINE: Yeah, baby.
-JOE: Big fish right there.

CAINE: Give him some love.
Give him some love.

BRITTON: Making out with the fish.

BRITTON: I didn't wanna take this charter,
but now I'm glad that I did.

Now I can make some money
on the sale of the fish

and make some money on the charter.
I'm stoked.

CAINE: 78-1/2.

BRITTON: 78-1/2. That will work.

CAINE: Super excited we caught this fish.

A big ass boost of confidence
to keep things going.

BRITTON: Men.

MAN: Thank you, Captain.

-BRITTON: Pretty work, guys.
-JOE: Thanks, Captain.

-JAY: Check this one out, Bubba.
-BUBBA: Nice.

-JAY: Look at the shape on that one.
-BUBBA: Ah, that's a real nice shape.

MARCIANO: All right.
Let's see what she looks like.

We'll get her inside.

And this is the part we get paid for.

In other words, where's the beef?

LUCAS (off screen): 277 pounds dressed.

MARCIANO: 277? Nice.
All right. Well, done, Jay.

LUCAS: All right, let's see how it looks.

MARCIANO (off screen): All right.
Let's see what the core looks like.

(whistles) Looks good, right?
He's gotta be worth some ching.

LUCAS: It's got a decent amount of fat.

-MARCIANO: Yeah. Right.
-LUCAS: Not a crazy amount.

JAY: Tell us what do you think?
Bottom dollar.

-LUCAS: 14 bucks a pound.
-JAY: Nice.

MARCIANO: Nice. All right,
we'll take that.

Well done, Jay.

This is what we came here for,
to make money like this.

All right.
We'll see you tomorrow hopefully.

We're just gonna get some more
of these fish

before that limit's caught
and before it's over.

BRITTON: It's time to offload the tuna
that the charter guys caught.

I'm hoping that the fish
is gonna be a good fish.

I'm on the edge of my seat
waiting to find out

what kind of return we're gonna get.

If that thing was 130 inches,
I wouldn't be any happier.

LUCAS (off screen): All right, guys,
let's check this one out.

Let's see what she looks like.

211 pounds.

BRITTON: 211. 211, dress it.

-LUCAS: You're on the board
-CAINE: Good enough, brother.

BRITTON: Hey, guys, 211.

JOE: Good job.

LUCAS: Take a tail cut first,
put it on the table.

BRITTON (off screen):
Moment of truth here, cuz.

LUCAS: All right, Britton, here you go.
Let's check this core out.

Here you go. Nice color there.

BRITTON: Time to find out what he's worth.

What do you think, Lucas?

LUCAS: She does have some fat.

Color seems to be holding up, too.

I don't see any burn in the core.

Right now, the market, the way it is,

the amount I'm looking at,

it'd do 18 bucks a pound.

CAINE: Hey, hey. BLT, 18 bucks.

-BRITTON: That's what I'm talking about.
-CAINE: I'll take it. I'll take it.

BRITTON: That's enough money for me
to pay my fuel bill,

pay some other pending bills.

Rest of the fleet better look out
'cause the Doghouse is still in the hunt.

LUCAS: I'll see you tomorrow.

NARRATOR: At the end of day 18,

Wahoo's two-fish haul pushes them
into the top spot

and Doghouse gets a long needed
cash infusion.

And after weigh-ins across the fishery,

now, less than a fourth
of the quota is left.

GREG: When I made the bet with Reed,

I was confident that we would win
at the end of the season.

I'm still confident.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Right now, we've been working hard,

we're going out there every day,
we're catching fish.

-Nick and I are clicking right now.
-NICK: Woo!

REED: Greg may be cocky now,

but he's not gonna be so cocky
when he's paying me that $5,000.

TJ: It's been nearly a week
since the Hot Tuna's caught a fish.

And yeah, I'm worried.

Things have to change dramatically
or I'm in big trouble.

TYLER: The last few days haven't been kind
to the Pin Wheel,

but I'm not giving up.

The Pin Wheel never says die.

Yeah!

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