Wicked Tuna: North vs. South (2014–…): Season 8, Episode 2 - Beat the Storm - full transcript
Hang on. Hang on.
Whoa!
It's bluefin season
in the Outer Banks.
Fish on, baby.
Got him on. A real one.
Whoa!
It's that time of year.
It's cold and rough. Bluefin season.
But the tuna are scattered...
We need a bite.
...far and wide...
Hanging around
all day looking for a payday.
...to find the fish...
What do you need?
A tuna.
I don't have that.
...the fleet
battles an angry ocean...
Hold on!
Big wave.
...and short weather windows.
It's gonna start
blowing 30 to 40 tomorrow.
We're gonna call it.
We're gonna go in,
we got bad weather coming.
And last year's
runner up the Little Shell...
Where's the Little Shell?
Dead last.
...desperately searches
for their first fish.
Not the start to the season
I was hoping for.
Hold on.
Whoo!
Going fishing.
Who will strike out?
Oh. I think I pulled him off.
And who will strike blue gold?
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
Please! We need this!
Don't let it go!
Damn it.
On Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks.
Oh, my God, dude!
Let's get in before the storm.
As the fleet plays
finders keepers,
Rasta Rocket is in the lead
with Offshore Outlaw and Doghouse
nipping at their heels.
And after suffering
from mechanical issues,
Little Shell is the only boat
with no fish.
Tuna fishing.
All right,
loosen it for Little Shell.
Everybody's got one. We got none.
If we catch one today,
you know, we could be
right there tied with 'em,
so we really need to just
get lucky here and catch a fish.
We're doing everything
we can do, honestly.
We're trolling the greenstick.
The same thing we catch 'em on
basically every year.
Most of the boats
are catching on ballyhoos.
Ballyhoos are good
for hunting scattered fish,
you know, which is sort of
what we have now.
Singles here and there up on top,
chasing bait.
That stick is good for concentrated fish.
When they're down under mammals,
feeding on bait,
and big-big marks.
That's what you want,
so that's what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for the money shot.
That's how we're gonna
make up for lost time.
We're down but we're not out.
We just gotta catch one
right here real quick.
It's supposed to blow
really hard this season.
When it gets dark
and we're supposed to have, like,
gale force is supposed to be blowing 60.
They call it
a winter hurricane or something,
a winter-cane.
A big area of some bad weather coming
through the area
for the next three or four days.
The conditions are gonna
get unfishable for us.
It's a countdown
before the weather gets to us.
If we do catch one, we're really
gonna have to put the heat on him.
Today's weather window
three o'clock or so,
we're gonna have to tuck our tail.
If we don't catch one before then.
It's getting late early, man.
Gotta get one, baby.
We need a bite, man.
Yo, big marks, Brian!
Drop it back right now.
Open it up.
BOBBY
Rasta, you on this one?
Yeah, come on, Bobby.
Yeah, I just drove
over the mother lode right behind me.
I'm picking up some more right now.
ZACK I got you good.
Circle in there behind you.
See if we're good at exterminating tuna
like he exterminates bugs.
Within a mile of us.
Meet him out there somewhere.
Just figured I'd put it
on fast cruise this way.
Let's go! Our stick can steal
one of those fish out from underneath him.
We get along with
just about everybody down here
'cause I'll work with anybody.
So we all make money. We all catch fish.
You know, we're all in the same boat.
The bite is scattered all over the place.
The last number of years,
we've had, basically like a little box.
And you just fish in that box.
And this year is different.
These fish are really, really spread out.
A lot of times, we'll spread out
and start relaying information.
When you're fishing alone,
you're just one dot on a map, that's it.
We're only scanning exactly
what's under our boat.
When you have more boats,
you have more help.
You can see if the guy
stopped catching a fish.
You hear him talk on the radio.
Was it ballyhoo or stick bite?
That's the beauty of the south.
We like a level playing field.
May the best man win.
Let's see if
I can find that wolf pack again, man.
Yeah, that's where
we marked 'em right here.
We're just gonna try
to come from the same angle.
There's a herd down there somewhere.
Let's see if I go
right through them again.
Man, nice looping turn.
We just can't turn too quick,
tangle your lines, you know.
- More marks!
Here we go again.
I got more marks, dude.
Mother lode marks. Let's get bit.
Get in, dude.
Wolf pack at a hundred, dude.
See, a lot of times
it's good to mess with the rods.
I've been reeling in baits
and they come and snatch 'em
right out of your hands,
just dragging along.
Mother lode! We gotta get tight.
I'm telling you. If not, I surrender.
There it is. There it is, Bobby.
There it is. Yeah, boy!
He's going straight back. Straight back.
He's into the back end.
Yeah, that's the one, bro.
We're tight.
All right, it's 709-774.
Bobby's tight.
Let's try to circle up. Get us one.
Oh! Bobby's tight.
The hell?
That boat, I don't understand it.
Right beside us.
Let's go get the cheerleaders.
When you hook up to a bluefin,
sometimes other bluefin
stick with him during the fight.
We call these other fish cheerleaders
because it's like
they're cheering from the sidelines.
Yeah, buddy!
You got
Rasta and the Outlaw out there.
Oh, got a decent mark at 60.
Come on.
They're all come running, bro.
Here comes Little Shell.
Here we go, ten fathoms.
Oh, God. Please, please, please.
Meat! Meat!
Damn, that's a good mark.
Come on, baby.
I got Little Shell.
There's Rasta there, Offshore Outlaw.
The whole fleet showed up right here.
Saw we had a fish.
They're coming in like bedbugs.
I'll take mine
any time now.
Yeah.
There he is.
Fish on, baby.
He ain't took no drag yet.
He might be hooked on theirs.
Yeah, he just did
something right there.
You can feel him
getting a little jerky
on the line, you know.
Starting to get nervous.
Wow.
What the hell was that?
Yeah, I don't like that at all.
Yeah, that was weird.
I see whatever this is
dragging back there.
Mako. I can see it from here.
See him?
Yeah.
Waste of time and effort.
Oh, well. Big old mako shark.
That works.
We got our hook back at least.
Rig it back up and send it right back out.
I'd say we're going on an hour.
Brian likes 'em
all dead in an hour and five.
It gets scary, man.
It's like junior heart attack.
Yeah, I can't take it.
He ain't little, I'll tell you that.
No, he's not little.
We got a battle on our hands here
and it's just beginning.
Looking for a bluefin.
Looking for a payday.
We are running out of time.
The weather will come.
And we're gonna be hating it
if we're out here.
Bobby's bite was encouraging.
I just didn't feel like
it was gonna pan out,
so we went looking
on the opposite direction.
So many factors go into choosing
where I'm going to go fishing.
Keep watching over there,
I just seen a big funny splash.
It takes a lot of knowledge
and it takes a lot of observance.
Water clarity, water color,
bait, other life.
You know, all of those factors play in
to getting to where you need to be
to get the bite.
- We're getting a mark right there.
You get a mark?
Tremendous mark.
- Really good mark, boys.
Come on, baby.
There we go. Here it comes.
- Ready for a bite.
Go!
I wanna back the drag off here.
You on there?
He's on there.
This could definitely be
what we're after right here.
It's a good sign.
It's got a decent amount of drag.
It's taking line.
Get it in before the weather gets here.
Hey, winds are picking up, bro.
We're gonna start rocking a little.
Hold on. Hold on.
Hold on. Hold on!
Hold on!
That's what we don't want.
It's just gonna harder
from here on out, it seems.
Keep him out, off the back.
Swap out. Let's get him.
Brian, let's go get him, okay?
We're in it now almost two hours.
At some point,
he's gonna give up his will.
Big fish, buddy.
All right, stay focused.
We got a couple bad waves.
He is close.
Tough fish.
Take some, lose some.
Take some, lose some.
But we're wearing him down.
We're getting him a little closer
to the boat every time.
You got the mono back on, Bo?
Yeah, we're back into the mono.
Got the swivel up twice
The longer we fight this fish,
the more it's acting like
a nicer class fish.
It's starting to do
some evasive maneuvering.
Getting on top, going back down, circling.
To legally harvest a bluefin,
it needs to be at least 73 inches.
It's being a huge pain
in the ass right now,
but he's looking like a keeper bluefin.
Swivel on the reel.
Doing a good job, buddy.
We still got 45 foot.
Forty-five feet away from a payday.
It's getting close, bro.
We're getting down to the nitty-gritty.
Please don't break.
Please don't break.
Please don't.
That's all you're doing,
is praying the whole time.
Please! We need this.
We need this, Bobby.
- Ready?
Yeah.
It's a three-hour fight
and he's still alive and kicking.
Beast of a fish. God. Yeah.
He's coming our way.
We're in the throes of it right now.
I'm really close here, buddy.
I got color.
Is he big?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bobby, you gotta get ready, bro.
All right, we're gonna switch, Drew.
All right.
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
You see where he is, right?
Which one are we sticking him with?
All right, here you go.
Get ready, Bobby.
Bro, bro, it's right there.
You want me
to throw that right there?
No, I want you to...
Right there?
Hold on. No!
You said to let it rip.
It wasn't tied to nothing, dude.
You want me to throw that right there?
No, I want you to...
Right there?
Hold on. No!
You said to let it rip.
It wasn't tied to nothing, dude.
You gotta .
Drew, forward.
!
Bro, you got to... Dude!
I mean, who does that?
You gotta look before you throw it.
Oh... Oh, he's coming
right here, bro.
Now, you're down to one,
so you got to make it count.
You got it right here, right here.
Look at him.
Hold on, hold on.
I'll get him right to you.
I'll bring him right to you.
Yeah, baby! Yeah!
Let's get a tail rope.
I got him right now.
Get his tail right here, Bobby.
Look at it.
That's a hundred incher.
Hold on.
- Got it?
Hold on. No, no, no.
I'm good. I'm good. Cinch him.
Yeah, boy!
Yeah!
Yeah!
That's what
I'm talking about. Yeah. Yeah.
Way to kill it, Bobby.
That's what I'm talking about.
All right. Ready? Let's do this.
Ow! Bedbugs down.
We need a winch, dude.
Oh, yeah, it's so much easier, bro.
One, two, three, four.
Yeah, baby! Yeah!
It's a butterball.
Are you ready for the moment of truth?
Yeah, man.
Let me see the end of that tape.
I'll put it up here at the nose.
94 inches!
Yeah!
Oh, my God, dude.
Let's get in before the storm.
How long did
Bobby fight that fish, three hours?
Yeah.
I think I'm getting ready
to point it that way.
You better hold your breath, fellas.
Ahh.
Yeah.
I ain't doing it.
I ain't dying out here.
Man.
The slowest boat
in this fleet and you want to stay.
I hope Doghouse gets theirs
before the storm.
There he is.
Stick him.
Come on. Throw that thing!
Forward, forward, forward,
forward, forward.
Reach out and stick her. Right there.
As hard as you can, right there.
Got her. Whoo.
Got one secured.
Cool.
With that,
I can eat dinner for another two weeks.
Ready?
Moment of truth.
What do we got?
81 inches.
Pretty work, boys.
Pretty work, boys.
Let's go home.
Bad weather coming.
We have just a couple hours left.
Boom! We don't suck.
What's up, baby?
How's fishing this afternoon?
Sporadic.
Today, ain't gonna be many coming
in this afternoon, I'll tell you that.
All right, let's check it out.
All right, going up.
Well, shape's not bad on him. Looks like--
No, not bad.
Looks like a nice-shaped fish.
This fish we had to have.
That weather was closing in on us.
You know, talking about 15, 20-foot seas.
I mean, ugly stuff.
What does it weigh?
The core is 375 dressed.
Nice, nice! Perfect! Perfect!
Sweet!
Let's see how it grades out.
Beautiful.
Let's see.
The buyer is looking for
a cherry red color and loads of fat.
I don't see a ton of fat,
but this is a meat color fish.
Beautiful, beautiful tail color here.
As long as the core is good.
This core better be pretty.
We need it, Dennis.
Well, look at that.
Oh! Cherry, cherry.
Almost as good as it gets,
meat color.
That's almost
as good as it gets. That's cherry.
What can you do, Dennis?
Beautiful meat color like this...
I'm gonna pay you nine dollars today.
We'll take it.
We'll take it! That's fine. Excellent.
Yeah. We need that.
Excellent.
Thank you, Dennis.
After this storm,
we'll get you another one.
Hopefully we see you Saturday.
Saturday?
I think it's 40 knots still Saturday.
Last year
they thought we were a joke.
This year, maybe not so much.
Oh, man, sorry,
I didn't catch you a boys a bluefin.
Anyway, we're just gonna call it.
We're gonna go in.
We got bad weather coming.
Everybody else is already
inside the hundred.
I'm out here about 3,000 foot of water.
So, I just I wanna be left out here alone
with 45 knots of wind coming.
Not, not the start to the season
I was hoping for, but it is what it is.
I'm gonna set her back
on her track home.
Okay, do that.
I know
that we're going to catch fish,
but this is really hard.
Another one on the board.
Britton, you're keeping me busy.
How was it out there?
We earned it.
Well, let's get her
up here and check it out.
Yeah, let's do it.
I'm feeling good especially
with this weather that's coming.
We got another paycheck before
we're forced off the water for a while.
We got 236, Britton.
Good job.
Good job.
Fish looks nice.
Your color is okay.
Definitely, you know,
not that dark deep cherry red,
but you can see the fat in here
where it looks like a rib eye.
When it looks like a rib eye,
I know we've got fat.
Let's look at the core.
Wow.
Greasy fish.
It's not that deep cherry red,
but it does have some fat
and it does have some color.
Guys...
this fish is gonna
be nine dollars a pound.
We'll take it.
All right. We'll take it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Good job, fellas.
Guys, thank y'all.
Thank you. Appreciate it. Good job.
Thank y'all.
Yup. Thank you.
We'll see you in a few days.
Y'all stay warm.
Yes, sir.
We beat the storm in, it's a good thing.
That's the best thing.
♪ Ain't no rain in the desert ♪
♪ Ain't got no blood for the bones ♪
♪ Ain't no prayer in the temple ♪
♪ Just this knife and stone ♪
♪ Ain't no rain in the desert ♪
♪ Ain't got no blood for the bones ♪
♪ Ain't no prayer in the temple ♪
MAN Gale warning today.
North ten to fifteen early,
then becoming north ten to twenty.
Seas four to seven tomorrow morning.
The past week,
the weather's been absolutely horrible.
The whole entire fleet
has been stuck in the Marina.
And today's the first fishable day.
It's gonna start blowing
30 to 40 tomorrow.
There's a little bit of a residual swell
coming in the Inlet.
We got Outlaw right here,
Little, Jimmie
and the Frenzy in front of us.
We're gonna let
the Frenzy go out the bar first
and kinda see what he thinks about it.
We just want to be safe.
GREG The good thing
about a northeaster,
it pushes water in from offshore.
And a lot of times after a blow like that,
those fish will move in.
And we know things are gonna change,
so hopefully
they'll change for the better.
There's only one way to find out,
get back out here.
Now we're coming up to the bar.
There is some sea there.
I can see it's breaking.
There's a lot to be kinda careful
going across there,
but we'll get up there and figure out
where we're going.
One of the main challenges
about fishing out at Oregon Inlet
is dealing with the Oregon Inlet bar.
We get fronts in the wintertime
blowing from every direction
on the compass.
All of that creates terrible
conditions offshore.
It's gonna be a little choppy right here.
Here we go.
Hopefully we'll be okay.
Oh, .
Hold on, everybody.
Yeah, you do that.
Oh, boy.
Yeah, baby.
Hang on. Hang on.
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
Big ones. Big ones. Big ones.
Uh-oh.
That one is coming over the top.
Oh! That little .
I don't like this, Shane.
Whoa!
Dude, they're totin' it right now, huh?
Oh!
Oh!
Whoa! !
Holy .
Hold on, boys.
All right, hang on for real.
Whoa! I would not participate
in the bluefin tuna fishery on that boat.
It's a good way to die.
It's a great way to die.
Whew!
Hold on! Hold on!
Hold on.
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
Whoo!
Yeah, boy.
Almost out.
Almost out, guys.
Hold on.
- Whoo!
Going fishing.
Oh, boys, we got
a short weather window today.
- We gotta make it count.
Get out and get in.
Worst wind today.
Whoa!
Cold this morning.
That time of year.
Cold and rough, bluefin season.
The last few trips we fished,
we're fishing on a break
where the water went from, like, 62 to 66.
And after it blew, we didn't know
where that water was gonna be.
Water's 64 here now.
So I'm trying to track the break.
If you go back inside,
the water goes to 51 fairly quickly.
And there was a hard edge in there.
That's what we're looking for,
any kind of condition
where there's two different
water temperatures up against each other.
The steeper the gradient,
the more likely it's gonna hold bait,
it's gonna hold fish,
it's gonna hold all kinds of life.
And that's what we're looking for.
We find any sign of life up here,
it's a good sign there'll be
some tuna around.
Once we get some boats out here,
we'll have an idea of where the fish are
and where the changes are
and hopefully get a bite.
GREG
Where's the Little Shell?
Dead last.
Nick was my mate for years.
We caught a lot of fish together
and I'm sure he'll get on a roll
at some point,
but the way it's starting right now,
Nick's not very happy.
Remember, it's not how you start,
it's how you finish.
Yeah, we haven't even started yet.
Last year, I guess
we were the first one to have one.
- First day!
First! Yeah!
First one to have two.
Yeah! I'll take 20 more, please.
First one to have three.
Nice! All right!
NICK This is our year
to suck, I reckon.
You know we got to listen
to his mouth all year last year.
You got that right.
I mean, this is karma. This is Karma.
Listen, last year was a greenstick year
and the four before it were not.
So I think we're back to business as usual
and we'll let Nick the stick
figure that out himself.
Yeah.
Come on, where are these things?
I feel like they're gonna be out
this way up and out somewhere.
Oh, we need a bite.
The sun's getting a little higher,
gonna warm us up here.
It's cold.
- Right long!
Left.
Left long.
That ain't right. Double-header.
Whoo.
We got a couple fish on here.
Just can't tell if they're
taking anything yet.
This is aggravating, bud.
Frenzy's doubled up
and we can't get a single bite.
Frenzy's doubled up.
Where's he at?
Eleven miles north.
Holy .
Hour and a half.
Right there, it's probably two hours.
We're the slowest boat in the fleet,
so Frenzy is gonna about
two hours to the north.
Might work that way,
but hopefully we'll come across
something here shortly
that looks promising.
And if we find something
that looks promising,
we'll just stay in that area and work it.
I think you're good.
Everything's good.
I'm gonna try and keep it this way.
Get your other rod out of the way.
Put that in the corner.
I'm gonna go
right behind you in the inside. Yup.
We got these
two fish on here and it's kinda tough
because normally I could get on
the one fish and stay right on top of him,
but as it is now,
I got to rely on the wind
to keep me from
blowing on top of the fish.
Put the boots to it, Dirty.
Come on, baby.
Got a mark right there.
I don't know what that is.
Something. Maybe a fish.
Maybe two fish.
Smell 'em, Choppy?
Make a couple circles right here.
There he is!
- There he is!
That's him. That's him.
That's him! That's him!
That's a nice fish.
We got him on. It's a real one.
All righty. Offshore Outlaw is tight.
764-642.
You ready to move it back there?
Yeah.
Ready.
Keep him tight, John.
Big wave.
We got the bite we're looking for
and we're just trying
to close the deal right now.
These conditions ain't making it easier.
Chopper!
There's so much can go wrong
when Mother Nature is angry like this.
He's running.
You bastard.
You good?
All right, come on. Might as well.
.
Damn, this fish is crazy.
I think he's pissed though.
I am too.
He took all that line I just got up.
Whoo! Wow.
You know, two fish
when it's rough, it's a little difficult.
But right now,
I'm kinda letting this one go
and we're trying to gain on his.
I wanna work on that one.
Number two is just insurance.
It's coming at me.
Want a break?
Huh? Yeah.
Want a break?
He's just swimming right at me.
Fish is crazy, man.
He's up on top going down sea.
You're gonna have to go
right rudder and go ahead.
Because if the two lines come together
it could easily cut one off.
And then we lose our fish
and lose our check.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
Keep going. Just keep on going.
Keep on going!
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
Keep going!
Just keep on going! Keep on going!
Go, go, go, go.
Okay, all right, you're good.
Coming up.
Watch him, Adam!
Watch it, forward.
He's right there. There he is.
There's his tail.
Just saw his tail.
Right in the sun.
Come on, baby, you're right there.
Be ready, Adam. Be ready.
Deep color.
Deep, yup, deep color.
Come on, baby.
Deep color still.
Oh, come on.
We wanna work on this one
'cause we got him close.
He's probably 300 foot away.
We got the other one
way out the side here.
Dirty, I wouldn't even worry
about cranking on that one.
As long as he doesn't go slack,
we'll be good.
- All right, you guys want to switch it up?
Yeah.
Probably getting close.
Here you go.
Ugh. Come on. He's doing a circle.
- Swivel!
Swivel!
Nice fish. Coming up.
Just get a shot on him.
He don't wanna give up
that last 20 foot, man.
Look at his tail. Big tail.
He's big enough.
There we go. Watch out.
- Come on.
You get him?
Got him.
Nice shot, Billon.
That was beautiful.
Beautiful shot there, Billon. Awesome.
Come on. Get him.
He's ours.
Whoo!
Still gotta get rid of one though.
All right, let me go on top
where I got some more control.
Pretty work, guys.
Nice work.
We're not done yet.
Not done yet.
Come on, baby.
We got
about 500 feet to the fish.
- We just want to return him. So we--
Oh!
There we go.
I think I pulled him off.
Whoo.
That was actually the best thing
that could happen to that second fish.
You know, we can only keep one a day.
Hopefully, we can get this thing
in the boat and be going home.
Nice fish.
Cool.
All right, Dirty,
you got the smart end.
102!
Whoo!
Woo-hoo!
102, baby.
Nice.
Pretty work, guys. Good job.
Way to go, boys.
We can beat the wind and get home.
An updated forecast,
tomorrow morning by ten o'clock
it's gonna be 47 knots,
so, this is it right here.
We gotta get this one
so we can get the hell out of here.
He's coming up.
Coming up top.
Come on, baby.
Come on up,
so we all can take a break.
Yeah! Come on up.
Come on, baby, this is it right here.
Swivel.
Swivel!
Move, Chopper, move.
Stick him now.
Move, Chopper.
Holy .
That fish is huge.
Damn, he took off again.
Damn, what a tuna.
Oh, man.
Got a good look at him. He was up close.
A little outside of dart range.
Hopefully we can break
his soul down here shortly.
Before it gets dark, that would be nice.
Before the wind comes on too hard.
We made it, guys.
Who knows how long
this weather's gonna keep up.
Dennis.
I haven't seen you
in a long time.
We got you another one.
Second fish of the year?
Yeah.
Happy to have him after
sitting to the dock for a week and a half.
Let's check it out.
All right, let's check it out.
Beautiful Carolina girl.
Great day today.
We got our second fish
and a paycheck
before we got knocked off
the water again.
How much?
442 pounds dressed, guys.
Not bad. Not bad.
Well, cool, let's see how he looks.
Right on. Yeah, awesome.
Let's see what we got here, man.
I'm excited.
Yeah, man.
Not bad for your second fish.
I do see some fat
going into the majors here.
It's not concentrated.
I've got bacon grease
we can put on there, if you want.
No, it's got enough grease.
You can see nice tacky meat here.
You got a little bit of fat here.
If the core color is red on this,
it's gonna be a good price.
Oh, beautiful.
Look at that, wow.
Nice core.
Beautiful. Solid core.
Nice red tail color
with a little bit of fat.
It's a nice fish.
Great.
That's great.
What's the verdict?
I'm gonna pay you
nine dollars today for this fish.
That's all right, man,
I'll take it.
Nine dollars for a 400 dresser.
Keep it coming, baby.
That's perfect.
All right,
well, thanks for the fish.
442 pounds. Nine dollars a pound.
That's a good day's work.
I'll take a 400 dresser
every day. They all add up.
♪♪
Please stop taking line, please.
This rod has been bent to sunset
like this for five hours.
Unbelievable.
All we can do is wait.
Standing behind this wheel
for five and a half hours.
My arm's cramping up.
Here, hurry.
That bad?
Yeah.
What is it, a cramp?
Yeah.
Straighten your arm out.
I can't.
Straighten it.
- You gotta straighten it, dude.
I can't.
Grab it with the other hand
and push it out.
There you go.
Come on now.
Unbelievable.
Six hours into a fish fight.
I ain't never seen nothing like it.
We're the slowest boat out here,
if we wanna miss tomorrow morning's storm,
probably three o'clock in the morning.
If we don't have him,
we just have to cut tail and go.
I don't think
we're even doing anything to him.
Almost looking
at seven hours on the rod.
We should've been back to the dock.
We're in a slow boat.
It's not looking good at this point.
Not for the Outlaw.
It'll be a straight up miracle
if we land this fish.
I swear I think he's coming up slowly.
He ain't making no runs no more.
There he is. Deep color, deep color!
Got color?
Swivel!
There he is. There he is.
Come on, baby, give us the shot we need.
Give us the shot we need.
Okay. Make sure you take a good damn shot.
Get him up here, John.
- One, two, three.
Stick him!
You got him?
Got him.
Watch the line!
This thing is a beast.
Get the gaff!
Ahh!
What?
I ain't got him very good.
I got him in the butt.
I got him in the butt.
Throw that rope tight!
Watch your hand, John.
Hold that rod.
Hold it right.
Hold that rod!
Whoa!
********** got demons in him!
Hold it!
I can't. I can't. I can't.
I'm doing it.
Don't let it go!
Pull it off! Pull!
Tie it on fast!
Tie it on!
Get your work on.
.
We got it on.
Tie it tighter! Pull it tight.
Pull it tight, John.
I got it tied off.
He's here. Whoo!
Get some of that!
Hooked up, get some, baby!
Whoo!
Whoo!
Yeah!
I didn't even think it was gonna happen.
You gotta be kidding me.
Finally got him.
A little over seven hours,
but he had demons in him.
You can believe that.
Glad you got him. I'm...
I just pointed it to the west.
I don't want no part of it.
When it starts blowing,
I don't wanna be here.
ADAM All right, I'm leaving.
Sounds like everybody else
is leave with or without a fish.
Because the wind's coming. I'm staying.
I just, I can't go in without a fish.
We're gonna just tough it out
until morning. We're behind.
So we really need to stay out here
until the last possible second.
You got him?
Yeah.
On the count of three. One, two, three.
One, two, three. Pull!
That's a good one.
Damn, he's round.
He's got a nice shape to him, dude.
All right, let's get a measurement.
108. Whoo!
Yeah, baby!
Now, you understand why we fought him
seven and a half hours.
Starting to blow right now.
Tomorrow morning is gonna suck.
Put a ballyhoo on there.
- Why we gotta be cold?
I don't know.
I can deal
with the rough, but the cold sucks.
Yeah, it's gonna
get suit it and boot it type of weather.
The forecast says
it's gonna be blowing 47,
almost 50 knots by 10:00 a.m.
We got sort of a rule,
if it's blowing
more than your boat as well,
you probably shouldn't be out there.
So I'm on a 45-foot boat,
so if it's gusting 50,
probably not where you wanna be.
It's a good rule
and I don't know always live by it,
especially when I'm behind.
These things are cold.
You think?
The ballyhoos are cold?
A little bit.
How'd that happen?
What do you need?
A tuna.
I don't have that.
You don't have that?
I don't have that.
Been pulling our stick.
And it seems like the boats that caught
been catching 'em on ballyhoos,
so we might need to pull our ballyhoos.
Kinda have everything in our options.
All right, you're ready.
All right, toss her out there.
Release the beast.
Call 'em up for us, big boy.
We've caught plenty of fish on the stick.
It's our go-to tool,
but you gotta use what's working.
We gonna get him.
Hopefully earlier than later.
Come on, baby.
You think you could
turn the heat on outside for us?
There ain't no heat.
That's a nice one.
Here's some kinda little mark.
The wind's coming on
pretty strong here in a few hours.
We gotta get out of here.
There he is.
Keep it flat line.
Keep it flat line. Let it go.
Ah! He's burning her down!
Just let it go.
I don't know, boys.
The fish is feeling kinda weird.
I don't know if he's still there.
He ain't taking no line.
Put the boat in gear
and get away from him.
It ain't tight.
I don't know what happened but...
All right, you're good. Still there.
Going straight up and down.
You want me to take over?
Brandan's got it.
Ain't much pressure on him,
so just ease him up.
It just goes to show, you know,
scattered fish, you've gotta
have them ballyhoos.
Kicking myself for not doing it
right out of the gate.
We know how to catch these things,
we've proven it in the past.
Caught just as many
as anybody, every year.
We're struggling this year.
It's just 'cause the conditions
are different and I'm hard-headed.
So hopefully we'll get this one
and it'll be like a fresh slate.
Feels good to have a bite
before the sun comes up, don't it?
Yeah. Kinda feels like last year.
Yeah, exactly.
Whenever you need a break, Brandan.
Don't get tired.
Here.
All right.
Little Shell's
gonna be on the board.
Right now, we get a bite.
Hopefully we can turn
this bite into a fish.
We sure need it.
Damn!
I'm out of shape.
Uh-oh! I see mono.
There he is.
Oh, I see him.
I see him. I got him.
It's a nice one too.
The fish is wiped-out,
just take your time here.
Yeah, I just want
to get away from it.
All right, B. Big wave.
There he is, Brandan. Dart him!
Right here behind me!
- Get the gaff! Get the gaff! Tail gaff.
Hold on.
Damn, hit him in the head or something.
I can't!
Pull, pull easy, pull.
Get, get the other gaff.
Get the other gaff. I got, I got his head.
Come on this side, B.
Those are the two gaffs,
it should be...
Ready?
I'm gonna pull him up. One, two, three.
- Get him?
Got him.
Yeah, boys!
Whoo.
Got us on the board here.
Heading home, boys!
Hey, first fish.
Pretty work.
A nice one.
Pretty work, guys.
All right, B.
Hell, yeah.
Yeah! All right, boys.
All right, let him down.
Let her down. Let her down.
Good deal. Nice damn fish.
Damn right.
Damn nice fish, boys.
That's a good one.
Here we go, boys.
See what you got, Cliff.
Hundred incher, boys.
All right, boys,
let's get him to the dock and sell him.
All right.
All right.
. Damn it.
Are freaking kidding me?
Give me some paper towels.
Damn it.
Bluefin season.
Let's get out of here,
boys, before it gets any rougher.
Hey, Nick, we can be friends again.
I like fishing with you
better when we catch.
Yeah.
What's up, Scotty?
Great to see you guys and everything, man.
- You finally got one.
Yeah.
Been waiting for ya.
Gotta get this thing off the boat.
Let's do it.
I was getting pretty discouraged.
We've been fishing hard,
we just haven't been producing.
The stick, you know, it holds
its own against everybody,
but you gotta know when to fold 'em.
Put the baits out and bam-ba-lam.
All right, Scotty, what are we looking
for dressed weight?
We're looking at 484 pounds dressed.
Nice. Nice way to start, guys.
Not bad.
- Let's check it out.
All right.
All right, guys.
Not really that bad of a fish.
There's not a super lot of fat
in the stomach area in the toro.
It's got a little bit more
in the majors here.
So as long as this core is good,
you guys should be all right.
You ready to check it out?
Yeah, let's do it.
Absolutely.
Nothing wrong with that.
No burn there. That's good.
So, what's that all translate into?
For this fish right here,
we're looking at...
eight bucks a pound.
All right. Yeah.
All right, good.
All right, guys. Good place to start.
All right, Scotty.
We'll be back to see you, man.
Good job, you guys.
Good seeing you.
- Appreciate it. See you later.
Thank you, Scotty.
All right, we got the hard one
out of the way, man.
Yeah, maybe we'll turn a page now
and be able to catch 'em.
Get a better one. Get a bigger one.
All of us left out the Inlet
at the same time yesterday
and they were fishing by 9:00
and we started fishing at 12:00.
We got half the fishing
time as this other crowd.
And these short windows, half.
Paid off for us this time though.
How's it going, chief?
Looks like you guys
got a monster here.
It fought like one too.
Yeah, how long was the fight?
About seven and a half hours.
Whew. That's a good workout.
Well, let's see what we got.
Yeah, let's do it.
Might tip you over.
Oh, my God, you guys.
God, this fish is round.
You see some of that.
A couple mortgage payments for us.
The second fish of the season
and he was a wild one.
Probably the hardest fish
I've ever caught. Happy to have him.
What do we got, Scotty?
We got 547 pounds dressed.
Nice.
Unbelievable.
Whoo, baby!
That's good.
All right,
let's check this thing out.
Let's do it.
Man, you guys.
This fish is looking pretty damn good.
It's got the fat.
As long as this core is good,
you guys will be all right.
There is absolutely
nothing wrong with that.
Oh, yeah, baby.
That's what we wanna see.
Bottom line with this fish...
Oh, come on, brother.
it's looking at...
nine bucks a pound.
Whoo!
I think the wives
are gonna be happy.
All right, boys. See you later.
See you tomorrow, buddy.
Hell of a job.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
It hurt us, it beat us down,
but we come out on top.
First fish I've ever been on a boat
having one this big.
I don't know if my body
can take much more of it.
But it's got us going.
Got our, our spirits up
and everything.
We're, like, stoked about this.
The only reason we landed
this fish is because of our crew.
Between John-Michael, Adam, me,
we all had a huge part
in landing this fish here.
The old slow boat's keeping up
with the competition.
Offshore Outlaw's
giant bluefin lands them the top spot,
while Doghouse, Fishin' Frenzy
and Reel E' Bugging
stay competitive with two fish.
And Little Shell's long-awaited first fish
lifts them out of last place.
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Whoa!
It's bluefin season
in the Outer Banks.
Fish on, baby.
Got him on. A real one.
Whoa!
It's that time of year.
It's cold and rough. Bluefin season.
But the tuna are scattered...
We need a bite.
...far and wide...
Hanging around
all day looking for a payday.
...to find the fish...
What do you need?
A tuna.
I don't have that.
...the fleet
battles an angry ocean...
Hold on!
Big wave.
...and short weather windows.
It's gonna start
blowing 30 to 40 tomorrow.
We're gonna call it.
We're gonna go in,
we got bad weather coming.
And last year's
runner up the Little Shell...
Where's the Little Shell?
Dead last.
...desperately searches
for their first fish.
Not the start to the season
I was hoping for.
Hold on.
Whoo!
Going fishing.
Who will strike out?
Oh. I think I pulled him off.
And who will strike blue gold?
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
Please! We need this!
Don't let it go!
Damn it.
On Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks.
Oh, my God, dude!
Let's get in before the storm.
As the fleet plays
finders keepers,
Rasta Rocket is in the lead
with Offshore Outlaw and Doghouse
nipping at their heels.
And after suffering
from mechanical issues,
Little Shell is the only boat
with no fish.
Tuna fishing.
All right,
loosen it for Little Shell.
Everybody's got one. We got none.
If we catch one today,
you know, we could be
right there tied with 'em,
so we really need to just
get lucky here and catch a fish.
We're doing everything
we can do, honestly.
We're trolling the greenstick.
The same thing we catch 'em on
basically every year.
Most of the boats
are catching on ballyhoos.
Ballyhoos are good
for hunting scattered fish,
you know, which is sort of
what we have now.
Singles here and there up on top,
chasing bait.
That stick is good for concentrated fish.
When they're down under mammals,
feeding on bait,
and big-big marks.
That's what you want,
so that's what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for the money shot.
That's how we're gonna
make up for lost time.
We're down but we're not out.
We just gotta catch one
right here real quick.
It's supposed to blow
really hard this season.
When it gets dark
and we're supposed to have, like,
gale force is supposed to be blowing 60.
They call it
a winter hurricane or something,
a winter-cane.
A big area of some bad weather coming
through the area
for the next three or four days.
The conditions are gonna
get unfishable for us.
It's a countdown
before the weather gets to us.
If we do catch one, we're really
gonna have to put the heat on him.
Today's weather window
three o'clock or so,
we're gonna have to tuck our tail.
If we don't catch one before then.
It's getting late early, man.
Gotta get one, baby.
We need a bite, man.
Yo, big marks, Brian!
Drop it back right now.
Open it up.
BOBBY
Rasta, you on this one?
Yeah, come on, Bobby.
Yeah, I just drove
over the mother lode right behind me.
I'm picking up some more right now.
ZACK I got you good.
Circle in there behind you.
See if we're good at exterminating tuna
like he exterminates bugs.
Within a mile of us.
Meet him out there somewhere.
Just figured I'd put it
on fast cruise this way.
Let's go! Our stick can steal
one of those fish out from underneath him.
We get along with
just about everybody down here
'cause I'll work with anybody.
So we all make money. We all catch fish.
You know, we're all in the same boat.
The bite is scattered all over the place.
The last number of years,
we've had, basically like a little box.
And you just fish in that box.
And this year is different.
These fish are really, really spread out.
A lot of times, we'll spread out
and start relaying information.
When you're fishing alone,
you're just one dot on a map, that's it.
We're only scanning exactly
what's under our boat.
When you have more boats,
you have more help.
You can see if the guy
stopped catching a fish.
You hear him talk on the radio.
Was it ballyhoo or stick bite?
That's the beauty of the south.
We like a level playing field.
May the best man win.
Let's see if
I can find that wolf pack again, man.
Yeah, that's where
we marked 'em right here.
We're just gonna try
to come from the same angle.
There's a herd down there somewhere.
Let's see if I go
right through them again.
Man, nice looping turn.
We just can't turn too quick,
tangle your lines, you know.
- More marks!
Here we go again.
I got more marks, dude.
Mother lode marks. Let's get bit.
Get in, dude.
Wolf pack at a hundred, dude.
See, a lot of times
it's good to mess with the rods.
I've been reeling in baits
and they come and snatch 'em
right out of your hands,
just dragging along.
Mother lode! We gotta get tight.
I'm telling you. If not, I surrender.
There it is. There it is, Bobby.
There it is. Yeah, boy!
He's going straight back. Straight back.
He's into the back end.
Yeah, that's the one, bro.
We're tight.
All right, it's 709-774.
Bobby's tight.
Let's try to circle up. Get us one.
Oh! Bobby's tight.
The hell?
That boat, I don't understand it.
Right beside us.
Let's go get the cheerleaders.
When you hook up to a bluefin,
sometimes other bluefin
stick with him during the fight.
We call these other fish cheerleaders
because it's like
they're cheering from the sidelines.
Yeah, buddy!
You got
Rasta and the Outlaw out there.
Oh, got a decent mark at 60.
Come on.
They're all come running, bro.
Here comes Little Shell.
Here we go, ten fathoms.
Oh, God. Please, please, please.
Meat! Meat!
Damn, that's a good mark.
Come on, baby.
I got Little Shell.
There's Rasta there, Offshore Outlaw.
The whole fleet showed up right here.
Saw we had a fish.
They're coming in like bedbugs.
I'll take mine
any time now.
Yeah.
There he is.
Fish on, baby.
He ain't took no drag yet.
He might be hooked on theirs.
Yeah, he just did
something right there.
You can feel him
getting a little jerky
on the line, you know.
Starting to get nervous.
Wow.
What the hell was that?
Yeah, I don't like that at all.
Yeah, that was weird.
I see whatever this is
dragging back there.
Mako. I can see it from here.
See him?
Yeah.
Waste of time and effort.
Oh, well. Big old mako shark.
That works.
We got our hook back at least.
Rig it back up and send it right back out.
I'd say we're going on an hour.
Brian likes 'em
all dead in an hour and five.
It gets scary, man.
It's like junior heart attack.
Yeah, I can't take it.
He ain't little, I'll tell you that.
No, he's not little.
We got a battle on our hands here
and it's just beginning.
Looking for a bluefin.
Looking for a payday.
We are running out of time.
The weather will come.
And we're gonna be hating it
if we're out here.
Bobby's bite was encouraging.
I just didn't feel like
it was gonna pan out,
so we went looking
on the opposite direction.
So many factors go into choosing
where I'm going to go fishing.
Keep watching over there,
I just seen a big funny splash.
It takes a lot of knowledge
and it takes a lot of observance.
Water clarity, water color,
bait, other life.
You know, all of those factors play in
to getting to where you need to be
to get the bite.
- We're getting a mark right there.
You get a mark?
Tremendous mark.
- Really good mark, boys.
Come on, baby.
There we go. Here it comes.
- Ready for a bite.
Go!
I wanna back the drag off here.
You on there?
He's on there.
This could definitely be
what we're after right here.
It's a good sign.
It's got a decent amount of drag.
It's taking line.
Get it in before the weather gets here.
Hey, winds are picking up, bro.
We're gonna start rocking a little.
Hold on. Hold on.
Hold on. Hold on!
Hold on!
That's what we don't want.
It's just gonna harder
from here on out, it seems.
Keep him out, off the back.
Swap out. Let's get him.
Brian, let's go get him, okay?
We're in it now almost two hours.
At some point,
he's gonna give up his will.
Big fish, buddy.
All right, stay focused.
We got a couple bad waves.
He is close.
Tough fish.
Take some, lose some.
Take some, lose some.
But we're wearing him down.
We're getting him a little closer
to the boat every time.
You got the mono back on, Bo?
Yeah, we're back into the mono.
Got the swivel up twice
The longer we fight this fish,
the more it's acting like
a nicer class fish.
It's starting to do
some evasive maneuvering.
Getting on top, going back down, circling.
To legally harvest a bluefin,
it needs to be at least 73 inches.
It's being a huge pain
in the ass right now,
but he's looking like a keeper bluefin.
Swivel on the reel.
Doing a good job, buddy.
We still got 45 foot.
Forty-five feet away from a payday.
It's getting close, bro.
We're getting down to the nitty-gritty.
Please don't break.
Please don't break.
Please don't.
That's all you're doing,
is praying the whole time.
Please! We need this.
We need this, Bobby.
- Ready?
Yeah.
It's a three-hour fight
and he's still alive and kicking.
Beast of a fish. God. Yeah.
He's coming our way.
We're in the throes of it right now.
I'm really close here, buddy.
I got color.
Is he big?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bobby, you gotta get ready, bro.
All right, we're gonna switch, Drew.
All right.
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
You see where he is, right?
Which one are we sticking him with?
All right, here you go.
Get ready, Bobby.
Bro, bro, it's right there.
You want me
to throw that right there?
No, I want you to...
Right there?
Hold on. No!
You said to let it rip.
It wasn't tied to nothing, dude.
You want me to throw that right there?
No, I want you to...
Right there?
Hold on. No!
You said to let it rip.
It wasn't tied to nothing, dude.
You gotta .
Drew, forward.
!
Bro, you got to... Dude!
I mean, who does that?
You gotta look before you throw it.
Oh... Oh, he's coming
right here, bro.
Now, you're down to one,
so you got to make it count.
You got it right here, right here.
Look at him.
Hold on, hold on.
I'll get him right to you.
I'll bring him right to you.
Yeah, baby! Yeah!
Let's get a tail rope.
I got him right now.
Get his tail right here, Bobby.
Look at it.
That's a hundred incher.
Hold on.
- Got it?
Hold on. No, no, no.
I'm good. I'm good. Cinch him.
Yeah, boy!
Yeah!
Yeah!
That's what
I'm talking about. Yeah. Yeah.
Way to kill it, Bobby.
That's what I'm talking about.
All right. Ready? Let's do this.
Ow! Bedbugs down.
We need a winch, dude.
Oh, yeah, it's so much easier, bro.
One, two, three, four.
Yeah, baby! Yeah!
It's a butterball.
Are you ready for the moment of truth?
Yeah, man.
Let me see the end of that tape.
I'll put it up here at the nose.
94 inches!
Yeah!
Oh, my God, dude.
Let's get in before the storm.
How long did
Bobby fight that fish, three hours?
Yeah.
I think I'm getting ready
to point it that way.
You better hold your breath, fellas.
Ahh.
Yeah.
I ain't doing it.
I ain't dying out here.
Man.
The slowest boat
in this fleet and you want to stay.
I hope Doghouse gets theirs
before the storm.
There he is.
Stick him.
Come on. Throw that thing!
Forward, forward, forward,
forward, forward.
Reach out and stick her. Right there.
As hard as you can, right there.
Got her. Whoo.
Got one secured.
Cool.
With that,
I can eat dinner for another two weeks.
Ready?
Moment of truth.
What do we got?
81 inches.
Pretty work, boys.
Pretty work, boys.
Let's go home.
Bad weather coming.
We have just a couple hours left.
Boom! We don't suck.
What's up, baby?
How's fishing this afternoon?
Sporadic.
Today, ain't gonna be many coming
in this afternoon, I'll tell you that.
All right, let's check it out.
All right, going up.
Well, shape's not bad on him. Looks like--
No, not bad.
Looks like a nice-shaped fish.
This fish we had to have.
That weather was closing in on us.
You know, talking about 15, 20-foot seas.
I mean, ugly stuff.
What does it weigh?
The core is 375 dressed.
Nice, nice! Perfect! Perfect!
Sweet!
Let's see how it grades out.
Beautiful.
Let's see.
The buyer is looking for
a cherry red color and loads of fat.
I don't see a ton of fat,
but this is a meat color fish.
Beautiful, beautiful tail color here.
As long as the core is good.
This core better be pretty.
We need it, Dennis.
Well, look at that.
Oh! Cherry, cherry.
Almost as good as it gets,
meat color.
That's almost
as good as it gets. That's cherry.
What can you do, Dennis?
Beautiful meat color like this...
I'm gonna pay you nine dollars today.
We'll take it.
We'll take it! That's fine. Excellent.
Yeah. We need that.
Excellent.
Thank you, Dennis.
After this storm,
we'll get you another one.
Hopefully we see you Saturday.
Saturday?
I think it's 40 knots still Saturday.
Last year
they thought we were a joke.
This year, maybe not so much.
Oh, man, sorry,
I didn't catch you a boys a bluefin.
Anyway, we're just gonna call it.
We're gonna go in.
We got bad weather coming.
Everybody else is already
inside the hundred.
I'm out here about 3,000 foot of water.
So, I just I wanna be left out here alone
with 45 knots of wind coming.
Not, not the start to the season
I was hoping for, but it is what it is.
I'm gonna set her back
on her track home.
Okay, do that.
I know
that we're going to catch fish,
but this is really hard.
Another one on the board.
Britton, you're keeping me busy.
How was it out there?
We earned it.
Well, let's get her
up here and check it out.
Yeah, let's do it.
I'm feeling good especially
with this weather that's coming.
We got another paycheck before
we're forced off the water for a while.
We got 236, Britton.
Good job.
Good job.
Fish looks nice.
Your color is okay.
Definitely, you know,
not that dark deep cherry red,
but you can see the fat in here
where it looks like a rib eye.
When it looks like a rib eye,
I know we've got fat.
Let's look at the core.
Wow.
Greasy fish.
It's not that deep cherry red,
but it does have some fat
and it does have some color.
Guys...
this fish is gonna
be nine dollars a pound.
We'll take it.
All right. We'll take it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Good job, fellas.
Guys, thank y'all.
Thank you. Appreciate it. Good job.
Thank y'all.
Yup. Thank you.
We'll see you in a few days.
Y'all stay warm.
Yes, sir.
We beat the storm in, it's a good thing.
That's the best thing.
♪ Ain't no rain in the desert ♪
♪ Ain't got no blood for the bones ♪
♪ Ain't no prayer in the temple ♪
♪ Just this knife and stone ♪
♪ Ain't no rain in the desert ♪
♪ Ain't got no blood for the bones ♪
♪ Ain't no prayer in the temple ♪
MAN Gale warning today.
North ten to fifteen early,
then becoming north ten to twenty.
Seas four to seven tomorrow morning.
The past week,
the weather's been absolutely horrible.
The whole entire fleet
has been stuck in the Marina.
And today's the first fishable day.
It's gonna start blowing
30 to 40 tomorrow.
There's a little bit of a residual swell
coming in the Inlet.
We got Outlaw right here,
Little, Jimmie
and the Frenzy in front of us.
We're gonna let
the Frenzy go out the bar first
and kinda see what he thinks about it.
We just want to be safe.
GREG The good thing
about a northeaster,
it pushes water in from offshore.
And a lot of times after a blow like that,
those fish will move in.
And we know things are gonna change,
so hopefully
they'll change for the better.
There's only one way to find out,
get back out here.
Now we're coming up to the bar.
There is some sea there.
I can see it's breaking.
There's a lot to be kinda careful
going across there,
but we'll get up there and figure out
where we're going.
One of the main challenges
about fishing out at Oregon Inlet
is dealing with the Oregon Inlet bar.
We get fronts in the wintertime
blowing from every direction
on the compass.
All of that creates terrible
conditions offshore.
It's gonna be a little choppy right here.
Here we go.
Hopefully we'll be okay.
Oh, .
Hold on, everybody.
Yeah, you do that.
Oh, boy.
Yeah, baby.
Hang on. Hang on.
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
Big ones. Big ones. Big ones.
Uh-oh.
That one is coming over the top.
Oh! That little .
I don't like this, Shane.
Whoa!
Dude, they're totin' it right now, huh?
Oh!
Oh!
Whoa! !
Holy .
Hold on, boys.
All right, hang on for real.
Whoa! I would not participate
in the bluefin tuna fishery on that boat.
It's a good way to die.
It's a great way to die.
Whew!
Hold on! Hold on!
Hold on.
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
Whoo!
Yeah, boy.
Almost out.
Almost out, guys.
Hold on.
- Whoo!
Going fishing.
Oh, boys, we got
a short weather window today.
- We gotta make it count.
Get out and get in.
Worst wind today.
Whoa!
Cold this morning.
That time of year.
Cold and rough, bluefin season.
The last few trips we fished,
we're fishing on a break
where the water went from, like, 62 to 66.
And after it blew, we didn't know
where that water was gonna be.
Water's 64 here now.
So I'm trying to track the break.
If you go back inside,
the water goes to 51 fairly quickly.
And there was a hard edge in there.
That's what we're looking for,
any kind of condition
where there's two different
water temperatures up against each other.
The steeper the gradient,
the more likely it's gonna hold bait,
it's gonna hold fish,
it's gonna hold all kinds of life.
And that's what we're looking for.
We find any sign of life up here,
it's a good sign there'll be
some tuna around.
Once we get some boats out here,
we'll have an idea of where the fish are
and where the changes are
and hopefully get a bite.
GREG
Where's the Little Shell?
Dead last.
Nick was my mate for years.
We caught a lot of fish together
and I'm sure he'll get on a roll
at some point,
but the way it's starting right now,
Nick's not very happy.
Remember, it's not how you start,
it's how you finish.
Yeah, we haven't even started yet.
Last year, I guess
we were the first one to have one.
- First day!
First! Yeah!
First one to have two.
Yeah! I'll take 20 more, please.
First one to have three.
Nice! All right!
NICK This is our year
to suck, I reckon.
You know we got to listen
to his mouth all year last year.
You got that right.
I mean, this is karma. This is Karma.
Listen, last year was a greenstick year
and the four before it were not.
So I think we're back to business as usual
and we'll let Nick the stick
figure that out himself.
Yeah.
Come on, where are these things?
I feel like they're gonna be out
this way up and out somewhere.
Oh, we need a bite.
The sun's getting a little higher,
gonna warm us up here.
It's cold.
- Right long!
Left.
Left long.
That ain't right. Double-header.
Whoo.
We got a couple fish on here.
Just can't tell if they're
taking anything yet.
This is aggravating, bud.
Frenzy's doubled up
and we can't get a single bite.
Frenzy's doubled up.
Where's he at?
Eleven miles north.
Holy .
Hour and a half.
Right there, it's probably two hours.
We're the slowest boat in the fleet,
so Frenzy is gonna about
two hours to the north.
Might work that way,
but hopefully we'll come across
something here shortly
that looks promising.
And if we find something
that looks promising,
we'll just stay in that area and work it.
I think you're good.
Everything's good.
I'm gonna try and keep it this way.
Get your other rod out of the way.
Put that in the corner.
I'm gonna go
right behind you in the inside. Yup.
We got these
two fish on here and it's kinda tough
because normally I could get on
the one fish and stay right on top of him,
but as it is now,
I got to rely on the wind
to keep me from
blowing on top of the fish.
Put the boots to it, Dirty.
Come on, baby.
Got a mark right there.
I don't know what that is.
Something. Maybe a fish.
Maybe two fish.
Smell 'em, Choppy?
Make a couple circles right here.
There he is!
- There he is!
That's him. That's him.
That's him! That's him!
That's a nice fish.
We got him on. It's a real one.
All righty. Offshore Outlaw is tight.
764-642.
You ready to move it back there?
Yeah.
Ready.
Keep him tight, John.
Big wave.
We got the bite we're looking for
and we're just trying
to close the deal right now.
These conditions ain't making it easier.
Chopper!
There's so much can go wrong
when Mother Nature is angry like this.
He's running.
You bastard.
You good?
All right, come on. Might as well.
.
Damn, this fish is crazy.
I think he's pissed though.
I am too.
He took all that line I just got up.
Whoo! Wow.
You know, two fish
when it's rough, it's a little difficult.
But right now,
I'm kinda letting this one go
and we're trying to gain on his.
I wanna work on that one.
Number two is just insurance.
It's coming at me.
Want a break?
Huh? Yeah.
Want a break?
He's just swimming right at me.
Fish is crazy, man.
He's up on top going down sea.
You're gonna have to go
right rudder and go ahead.
Because if the two lines come together
it could easily cut one off.
And then we lose our fish
and lose our check.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
Keep going. Just keep on going.
Keep on going!
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
Keep going!
Just keep on going! Keep on going!
Go, go, go, go.
Okay, all right, you're good.
Coming up.
Watch him, Adam!
Watch it, forward.
He's right there. There he is.
There's his tail.
Just saw his tail.
Right in the sun.
Come on, baby, you're right there.
Be ready, Adam. Be ready.
Deep color.
Deep, yup, deep color.
Come on, baby.
Deep color still.
Oh, come on.
We wanna work on this one
'cause we got him close.
He's probably 300 foot away.
We got the other one
way out the side here.
Dirty, I wouldn't even worry
about cranking on that one.
As long as he doesn't go slack,
we'll be good.
- All right, you guys want to switch it up?
Yeah.
Probably getting close.
Here you go.
Ugh. Come on. He's doing a circle.
- Swivel!
Swivel!
Nice fish. Coming up.
Just get a shot on him.
He don't wanna give up
that last 20 foot, man.
Look at his tail. Big tail.
He's big enough.
There we go. Watch out.
- Come on.
You get him?
Got him.
Nice shot, Billon.
That was beautiful.
Beautiful shot there, Billon. Awesome.
Come on. Get him.
He's ours.
Whoo!
Still gotta get rid of one though.
All right, let me go on top
where I got some more control.
Pretty work, guys.
Nice work.
We're not done yet.
Not done yet.
Come on, baby.
We got
about 500 feet to the fish.
- We just want to return him. So we--
Oh!
There we go.
I think I pulled him off.
Whoo.
That was actually the best thing
that could happen to that second fish.
You know, we can only keep one a day.
Hopefully, we can get this thing
in the boat and be going home.
Nice fish.
Cool.
All right, Dirty,
you got the smart end.
102!
Whoo!
Woo-hoo!
102, baby.
Nice.
Pretty work, guys. Good job.
Way to go, boys.
We can beat the wind and get home.
An updated forecast,
tomorrow morning by ten o'clock
it's gonna be 47 knots,
so, this is it right here.
We gotta get this one
so we can get the hell out of here.
He's coming up.
Coming up top.
Come on, baby.
Come on up,
so we all can take a break.
Yeah! Come on up.
Come on, baby, this is it right here.
Swivel.
Swivel!
Move, Chopper, move.
Stick him now.
Move, Chopper.
Holy .
That fish is huge.
Damn, he took off again.
Damn, what a tuna.
Oh, man.
Got a good look at him. He was up close.
A little outside of dart range.
Hopefully we can break
his soul down here shortly.
Before it gets dark, that would be nice.
Before the wind comes on too hard.
We made it, guys.
Who knows how long
this weather's gonna keep up.
Dennis.
I haven't seen you
in a long time.
We got you another one.
Second fish of the year?
Yeah.
Happy to have him after
sitting to the dock for a week and a half.
Let's check it out.
All right, let's check it out.
Beautiful Carolina girl.
Great day today.
We got our second fish
and a paycheck
before we got knocked off
the water again.
How much?
442 pounds dressed, guys.
Not bad. Not bad.
Well, cool, let's see how he looks.
Right on. Yeah, awesome.
Let's see what we got here, man.
I'm excited.
Yeah, man.
Not bad for your second fish.
I do see some fat
going into the majors here.
It's not concentrated.
I've got bacon grease
we can put on there, if you want.
No, it's got enough grease.
You can see nice tacky meat here.
You got a little bit of fat here.
If the core color is red on this,
it's gonna be a good price.
Oh, beautiful.
Look at that, wow.
Nice core.
Beautiful. Solid core.
Nice red tail color
with a little bit of fat.
It's a nice fish.
Great.
That's great.
What's the verdict?
I'm gonna pay you
nine dollars today for this fish.
That's all right, man,
I'll take it.
Nine dollars for a 400 dresser.
Keep it coming, baby.
That's perfect.
All right,
well, thanks for the fish.
442 pounds. Nine dollars a pound.
That's a good day's work.
I'll take a 400 dresser
every day. They all add up.
♪♪
Please stop taking line, please.
This rod has been bent to sunset
like this for five hours.
Unbelievable.
All we can do is wait.
Standing behind this wheel
for five and a half hours.
My arm's cramping up.
Here, hurry.
That bad?
Yeah.
What is it, a cramp?
Yeah.
Straighten your arm out.
I can't.
Straighten it.
- You gotta straighten it, dude.
I can't.
Grab it with the other hand
and push it out.
There you go.
Come on now.
Unbelievable.
Six hours into a fish fight.
I ain't never seen nothing like it.
We're the slowest boat out here,
if we wanna miss tomorrow morning's storm,
probably three o'clock in the morning.
If we don't have him,
we just have to cut tail and go.
I don't think
we're even doing anything to him.
Almost looking
at seven hours on the rod.
We should've been back to the dock.
We're in a slow boat.
It's not looking good at this point.
Not for the Outlaw.
It'll be a straight up miracle
if we land this fish.
I swear I think he's coming up slowly.
He ain't making no runs no more.
There he is. Deep color, deep color!
Got color?
Swivel!
There he is. There he is.
Come on, baby, give us the shot we need.
Give us the shot we need.
Okay. Make sure you take a good damn shot.
Get him up here, John.
- One, two, three.
Stick him!
You got him?
Got him.
Watch the line!
This thing is a beast.
Get the gaff!
Ahh!
What?
I ain't got him very good.
I got him in the butt.
I got him in the butt.
Throw that rope tight!
Watch your hand, John.
Hold that rod.
Hold it right.
Hold that rod!
Whoa!
********** got demons in him!
Hold it!
I can't. I can't. I can't.
I'm doing it.
Don't let it go!
Pull it off! Pull!
Tie it on fast!
Tie it on!
Get your work on.
.
We got it on.
Tie it tighter! Pull it tight.
Pull it tight, John.
I got it tied off.
He's here. Whoo!
Get some of that!
Hooked up, get some, baby!
Whoo!
Whoo!
Yeah!
I didn't even think it was gonna happen.
You gotta be kidding me.
Finally got him.
A little over seven hours,
but he had demons in him.
You can believe that.
Glad you got him. I'm...
I just pointed it to the west.
I don't want no part of it.
When it starts blowing,
I don't wanna be here.
ADAM All right, I'm leaving.
Sounds like everybody else
is leave with or without a fish.
Because the wind's coming. I'm staying.
I just, I can't go in without a fish.
We're gonna just tough it out
until morning. We're behind.
So we really need to stay out here
until the last possible second.
You got him?
Yeah.
On the count of three. One, two, three.
One, two, three. Pull!
That's a good one.
Damn, he's round.
He's got a nice shape to him, dude.
All right, let's get a measurement.
108. Whoo!
Yeah, baby!
Now, you understand why we fought him
seven and a half hours.
Starting to blow right now.
Tomorrow morning is gonna suck.
Put a ballyhoo on there.
- Why we gotta be cold?
I don't know.
I can deal
with the rough, but the cold sucks.
Yeah, it's gonna
get suit it and boot it type of weather.
The forecast says
it's gonna be blowing 47,
almost 50 knots by 10:00 a.m.
We got sort of a rule,
if it's blowing
more than your boat as well,
you probably shouldn't be out there.
So I'm on a 45-foot boat,
so if it's gusting 50,
probably not where you wanna be.
It's a good rule
and I don't know always live by it,
especially when I'm behind.
These things are cold.
You think?
The ballyhoos are cold?
A little bit.
How'd that happen?
What do you need?
A tuna.
I don't have that.
You don't have that?
I don't have that.
Been pulling our stick.
And it seems like the boats that caught
been catching 'em on ballyhoos,
so we might need to pull our ballyhoos.
Kinda have everything in our options.
All right, you're ready.
All right, toss her out there.
Release the beast.
Call 'em up for us, big boy.
We've caught plenty of fish on the stick.
It's our go-to tool,
but you gotta use what's working.
We gonna get him.
Hopefully earlier than later.
Come on, baby.
You think you could
turn the heat on outside for us?
There ain't no heat.
That's a nice one.
Here's some kinda little mark.
The wind's coming on
pretty strong here in a few hours.
We gotta get out of here.
There he is.
Keep it flat line.
Keep it flat line. Let it go.
Ah! He's burning her down!
Just let it go.
I don't know, boys.
The fish is feeling kinda weird.
I don't know if he's still there.
He ain't taking no line.
Put the boat in gear
and get away from him.
It ain't tight.
I don't know what happened but...
All right, you're good. Still there.
Going straight up and down.
You want me to take over?
Brandan's got it.
Ain't much pressure on him,
so just ease him up.
It just goes to show, you know,
scattered fish, you've gotta
have them ballyhoos.
Kicking myself for not doing it
right out of the gate.
We know how to catch these things,
we've proven it in the past.
Caught just as many
as anybody, every year.
We're struggling this year.
It's just 'cause the conditions
are different and I'm hard-headed.
So hopefully we'll get this one
and it'll be like a fresh slate.
Feels good to have a bite
before the sun comes up, don't it?
Yeah. Kinda feels like last year.
Yeah, exactly.
Whenever you need a break, Brandan.
Don't get tired.
Here.
All right.
Little Shell's
gonna be on the board.
Right now, we get a bite.
Hopefully we can turn
this bite into a fish.
We sure need it.
Damn!
I'm out of shape.
Uh-oh! I see mono.
There he is.
Oh, I see him.
I see him. I got him.
It's a nice one too.
The fish is wiped-out,
just take your time here.
Yeah, I just want
to get away from it.
All right, B. Big wave.
There he is, Brandan. Dart him!
Right here behind me!
- Get the gaff! Get the gaff! Tail gaff.
Hold on.
Damn, hit him in the head or something.
I can't!
Pull, pull easy, pull.
Get, get the other gaff.
Get the other gaff. I got, I got his head.
Come on this side, B.
Those are the two gaffs,
it should be...
Ready?
I'm gonna pull him up. One, two, three.
- Get him?
Got him.
Yeah, boys!
Whoo.
Got us on the board here.
Heading home, boys!
Hey, first fish.
Pretty work.
A nice one.
Pretty work, guys.
All right, B.
Hell, yeah.
Yeah! All right, boys.
All right, let him down.
Let her down. Let her down.
Good deal. Nice damn fish.
Damn right.
Damn nice fish, boys.
That's a good one.
Here we go, boys.
See what you got, Cliff.
Hundred incher, boys.
All right, boys,
let's get him to the dock and sell him.
All right.
All right.
. Damn it.
Are freaking kidding me?
Give me some paper towels.
Damn it.
Bluefin season.
Let's get out of here,
boys, before it gets any rougher.
Hey, Nick, we can be friends again.
I like fishing with you
better when we catch.
Yeah.
What's up, Scotty?
Great to see you guys and everything, man.
- You finally got one.
Yeah.
Been waiting for ya.
Gotta get this thing off the boat.
Let's do it.
I was getting pretty discouraged.
We've been fishing hard,
we just haven't been producing.
The stick, you know, it holds
its own against everybody,
but you gotta know when to fold 'em.
Put the baits out and bam-ba-lam.
All right, Scotty, what are we looking
for dressed weight?
We're looking at 484 pounds dressed.
Nice. Nice way to start, guys.
Not bad.
- Let's check it out.
All right.
All right, guys.
Not really that bad of a fish.
There's not a super lot of fat
in the stomach area in the toro.
It's got a little bit more
in the majors here.
So as long as this core is good,
you guys should be all right.
You ready to check it out?
Yeah, let's do it.
Absolutely.
Nothing wrong with that.
No burn there. That's good.
So, what's that all translate into?
For this fish right here,
we're looking at...
eight bucks a pound.
All right. Yeah.
All right, good.
All right, guys. Good place to start.
All right, Scotty.
We'll be back to see you, man.
Good job, you guys.
Good seeing you.
- Appreciate it. See you later.
Thank you, Scotty.
All right, we got the hard one
out of the way, man.
Yeah, maybe we'll turn a page now
and be able to catch 'em.
Get a better one. Get a bigger one.
All of us left out the Inlet
at the same time yesterday
and they were fishing by 9:00
and we started fishing at 12:00.
We got half the fishing
time as this other crowd.
And these short windows, half.
Paid off for us this time though.
How's it going, chief?
Looks like you guys
got a monster here.
It fought like one too.
Yeah, how long was the fight?
About seven and a half hours.
Whew. That's a good workout.
Well, let's see what we got.
Yeah, let's do it.
Might tip you over.
Oh, my God, you guys.
God, this fish is round.
You see some of that.
A couple mortgage payments for us.
The second fish of the season
and he was a wild one.
Probably the hardest fish
I've ever caught. Happy to have him.
What do we got, Scotty?
We got 547 pounds dressed.
Nice.
Unbelievable.
Whoo, baby!
That's good.
All right,
let's check this thing out.
Let's do it.
Man, you guys.
This fish is looking pretty damn good.
It's got the fat.
As long as this core is good,
you guys will be all right.
There is absolutely
nothing wrong with that.
Oh, yeah, baby.
That's what we wanna see.
Bottom line with this fish...
Oh, come on, brother.
it's looking at...
nine bucks a pound.
Whoo!
I think the wives
are gonna be happy.
All right, boys. See you later.
See you tomorrow, buddy.
Hell of a job.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
It hurt us, it beat us down,
but we come out on top.
First fish I've ever been on a boat
having one this big.
I don't know if my body
can take much more of it.
But it's got us going.
Got our, our spirits up
and everything.
We're, like, stoked about this.
The only reason we landed
this fish is because of our crew.
Between John-Michael, Adam, me,
we all had a huge part
in landing this fish here.
The old slow boat's keeping up
with the competition.
Offshore Outlaw's
giant bluefin lands them the top spot,
while Doghouse, Fishin' Frenzy
and Reel E' Bugging
stay competitive with two fish.
And Little Shell's long-awaited first fish
lifts them out of last place.
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