(air horn blares)
MIKE: Get out of here, jerkoff!
PAUL: It's like fishing in a parking lot.
NARRATOR: On this episode of Wicked Tuna...
TJ: What are you doing?
NARRATOR: Inexperienced fishermen...
PAUL: Total googan!
NARRATOR: Plague the commercial fleet.
TJ: Don't (bleep) anchor there.
MARCIANO: Come on!
DAVE: We're not gonna get this fish.
MARCIANO: I guess we really suck at life.
NARRATOR: But one boat will emerge from the crowd...
PAUL: He's right here.
See him?
NARRATOR: To score the biggest payday so far this season.
-Yay.
JARRETT: Back on, baby, whoo!
-We got 'em on!
MARCIANO: Resistance is futile.
Yeah.
(grunts).
-You got one? -Got one.
NARRATOR: This is Wicked Tuna.
PAUL: This fish is fighting for his life and we're trying to get a paycheck.
NARRATOR: At the start of week four of fishing, Hot Tuna has regained the lead,
but the young duo on Pinwheel is nipping at their heels.
Meanwhile, family operation Hard Merchandise trails behind the pack,
with only one fish.
JARRETT: Nightshift turns into dayshift.
TJ: Just getting started this morning.
Jarrett jigged up a bunch of beautiful bait.
Conditions are great.
Maybe today's the day.
So, we're just gonna give it hell.
The last few years in Gloucester we finished in the middle of the pack,
and then earlier this year in the Outer Banks we really struggled,
and it's a season we really wanna put behind us.
Our reputation has suffered and I'm determined to rebuild it fish by fish.
Can you believe this (bleep)?
We've got this idiot who anchored an eighth of a mile away from us.
Googan is the nickname the commercial Bluefin fleet has given to the inexperienced
fishermen who can make our lives and our livelihood really difficult.
As people have come to realize that Bluefin tuna are the ultimate glory fish,
more and more of these guys have invaded the water looking to check something
off their bucket list.
They don't know the rules and they don't really care.
We're the only boat here and, and this edge runs three miles and you anchor an
eighth of a mile away from us?
It's fishing etiquette not to anchor any closer than a quarter mile
away from someone.
When we have a fish on, our fishing line can extend up to
200 yards away from the boat,
and when that fish realizes its hooked up it can swim up to 45 miles per hour.
So, when you've got another boat 200 yards away with a guy
that doesn't know what he's doing and your fish decides to run that way,
our chances of landing that fish decrease significantly.
When you get jack bags like that anchor an eighth of a mile away from you,
it's just disheartening.
It's everything that's wrong with this fishery, is that right there.
(beeping)
MIKE: Just marked one at 150.
Oh come on, baby, come on, baby.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
We're on! We're on!
Get on the rod, we're on!
JARRETT: Back on, baby, whoo!
TJ: Let's move this rod away from the boat.
Bubby, get him off the anchor.
MIKE: Get off your anchor, please!
FISHERMAN (over radio): No, man, I'm pretty sure we're far enough away from you.
-Unbelievable.
-He's not getting off his anchor?
-What a schmuck!
-Feel like a keeper?
-It's a big fish.
-Give it some slack. Give it some slack.
-Come on, baby.
-This fish is going right towards his gear.
If our fish gets tangled in the other boat's anchor line,
it's very likely the line will rub and chaff until it burns off
and we'll lose the fish.
-Yep. He's going right over.
-Oh come on, come on.
Oh, you prick.
-Feels funny, TJ.
-He's tangled. It's definitely wrapped up.
Take it easy, Jarrett, the line's gonna break.
Right now I'm pissed off.
To lose what was definitely a big fish because of a googan is unacceptable.
MIKE: Googans have no clue about the game.
-We just lost potentially a $10,000 payday because of this guy and I
think he needs to know.
-Oh, he is gonna go over there.
TJ: I can't let this kid get away with that.
This guy's about to get a piece of my mind.
An eighth of a mile, bro?
Three miles of edge and you give me an eighth of a (bleep) mile?
Why would you anchor next to someone an eighth of a mile when there's
three miles of edge?
-Sorry, man.
-You're an eighth of a mile away from me, bro.
-I thought you had enough room.
-An eighth of mile, who does that (bleep)?
-I'll get farther away next time.
-Dude, what the, it's, it's a, it, it's a three-mile bank.
You should have got off of your anchor as soon as we told you we were hooked up.
You've got no idea about fishing etiquette, man.
We lost our fish because it got tangled in your gear.
Jerkoff. Eighth of a mile.
A quarter mile is pushing it, an eighth of a mile?
-Don't be anchoring on top of the HT, especially first thing in the morning.
-Let's get away from this damn googan and find another spot.
PAUL: Here we go!
RICK: Going to get 'em!
PAUL: Rick and I only have two fish this season and we're at the back of the pack.
But I know from years of experience, we're about to hit our stride.
I was born into this fishery.
I don't know anything else.
So, I was screwed from day one.
This is what I was born to do.
And the Bluefin industry has changed since I've started.
There's twice as many boats as there used to be when I was a kid.
As far as you can see there are boats, everywhere you go.
And a lot of these guys are not experienced fishermen.
They're just weekend warriors.
They're just out here chasing the biggest glory fish in the ocean.
This is just something they can brag to their friends about on the golf course.
Anybody with a boat can get a federal fisheries permit, anybody.
There's no test, no nothing.
Fifty bucks?
You're a tuna fisherman.
It's insane.
Am I okay to go?
PAUL: Wow, look at them all coming.
Every summer, there's a Bluefin fishing tournament in Gloucester.
It's running for the next few days.
Anybody with a boat and $1,300 for an entry fee trying to win a trophy and
get their photo in the local newspaper.
They're weekend warriors out for a good time,
and they're all standing between me and my paycheck.
Look it, they don't even know.
-Googan day.
PAUL: When you're getting 100 yards from the bridge, you call the bridge.
You have to get clearance by the bridge operator or you'll have a collision in
the middle of the bridge and the current's running, you know, ten knots.
But every Tom, Dick and Harry is out today and they see the bridge go up and
they fly right through.
I can't even get out of the harbor because obviously it's Take Your Googan to Work Day.
They're all going against the traffic right now.
They're not supposed to be coming right now.
It's like getting on the freeway going the wrong way, all these guys.
Tell them they're supposed to turn their radio on.
-You got to have the radio on.
-Does anyone have a radio?
-Not today, apparently, unbelievable.
They don't even know what they're doing.
-Are you kidding me?
Total googan.
-Thank you very much.
Look out, guys, the circus is in town today.
DAVE: Look at this guy, he's dropping his anchor right by us.
He just doesn't have a clue.
SANDRO: Don't be rude, Dave. Everybody has the right to fish in the ocean.
MIKE: That idiot turned around, looks like he's gonna anchor right off Dot Com.
TJ (over radio): Is that guy gonna anchor right next to you?
DAVE: Sure looking that way, isn't it?
You can anchor anywhere in here.
-What the (bleep), like, what is this guy doing?
MIKE: "Oh, there's Hot Tuna and there's Dot Com.
Let's anchor right there."
These tournament fishermen like to park right next to the
best commercial boats in the fleet because they know we know where the fish are.
So they figure fishing by us will give them the best chance to catch a giant
Bluefin tuna and landing the tournament trophy.
It's annoying and disrespectful.
DAVE: I don't get it, man.
This guy is gonna, is gonna be right on my anchor, dude.
-Please don't drop it there.
Please do not drop your anchor there.
He's dropping it right there.
-Oh, god.
-If he gets a bite, I'm gonna get sawed right off.
-I can't believe this guy just anchored there.
(air horn blares)
MIKE: Get out of here, jerkoff!
You (bleep) morons!
-Oh my God, dude, dude, yo, T, T!
-Get the binoculars.
MIKE: Get that piece of (bleep) out of here!
-Don't (bleep) anchor there!
(air horn blares)
-TJ's blowing the horn at 'em.
MIKE: You (bleep) morons!
TJ: That was savage, dude!
MIKE: Get out of here!
(air horn blares)
TJ: The googan deterrent is not working this morning.
-This is what you call moron fest.
Just morons.
MARCIANO: I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter G.
(beeping)
The good news is we're on a hot spot with plenty of bait and marks galore.
JOE: That's a herring ball right there.
We're jigging up these herring and all of the sudden we saw this tuna come up.
-The bad news is it's polluted with googans trying to win a fishing tournament trophy.
I get frustrated when guys don't respect a little distance out
there on the water.
Right now, if we hook up our fish could go right in his anchor.
And if he hooks up, we're gonna have to move to get out of his way.
But, guess what?
We were here first and we're staying put.
(beeping)
Oh yeah, no, that's a fish.
Your rod should be bending any minute now.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on! We're on! We're on!
-We're on! We're on.
How's it feel, Joe?
Like a good one?
-Yeah, feels like a nice one.
Coming at us.
We really want to get this fish.
Ugh. Still coming at us!
Bump it. Bump it!
-Okay, okay!
We've only caught one fish this season and we've lost four.
We can't lose another because some tournament entrant out for glory is getting
in our way.
-That was a close one.
Good job, Gel.
-Let him run.
-It's a screamer.
-Might be one of them sea monsters.
-Oh there he is out there!
There he is on the surface.
-There he is, right on the surface.
ANGELICA: Papa, we're getting kind of close to that other boat.
-I see him.
We've got a lot of boats around us and it's gonna take some fancy footwork to get
around them with this fish.
I just hope everyone's paying attention.
-Come on, Joe!
-You got to pay attention for something that won't feel like a fish that's
him rubbing on the anchor line.
-If it goes near it, what's my move?
-We don't have one.
I don't even think they realized we're hooked up.
If it gets in their lines, we're (bleep).
They have no idea. They have no clue.
-There's a party boat behind us.
-Yeah, yeah, I see them.
-Okay.
-We're getting close to that ball.
-I know. I know.
-We're headed right towards some guy's ball.
-I know. I know. I know.
-Okay.
-We're right here, we're (bleep) if we get in it.
(grunts).
MARCIANO: Come on!
ANGELICA: We're headed right towards some guy's ball.
MARCIANO: I know. I know. I know.
-Okay.
-We're right here, we're (bleep) if we get in it.
These guys are our worst nightmare and they don't even have any idea.
-It's like right there. -Well, I know.
Is he getting off the ball or is he still sitting there?
MARCIANO: Our fish is running right at this other boat.
The guy's not getting off his anchor for us.
Our only option is to crank fast and to hope we can get him on the boat before
he gets tangled in the other boat's gear.
-Come on, Joe! Come on, Joe!
You got this!
-He's giving us the chance to gain, we gain, but he's just taking it right back.
It's just really a stalemate right now.
MARCIANO: Come on, fish, give up.
Resistance is futile.
Come on, fish! Come on! Here we go.
Go, Joe. Go, Joe. Go.
-I have him.
-There he is. Where is it? Where is it?
(inaudible) right there.
-There he is!
-There he is. Let's get a gaff.
-Yup. Get your tail strap ready hon, yep.
-Yup.
-Ugh. Yeah!
-You almost got him. You almost got him.
-Yeah! -Yeah. -Yeah!
-Got him.
(grunts).
-Good job, guys.
Great job!
Gel, good job, hon, great job.
-Ugh.
-We had a lot of challenges thrown our way.
And with all the tournament boats out here, getting this one on board definitely feels
like a major win for the Hard Merch and I'm very proud of my crew right now.
This one was a pain but we got him.
-97!
MARCIANO: 97!
The perfect tuna is shaped like a football with a tail on it.
That's the ideal shape.
I got high hopes of doing big money for this one.
ANGELICA: We definitely deserve this win.
♪ BRAD: God loves the moon and the moon loves me. ♪♪
MATT: There's a lot of boats out here.
-Fishing is not an easy job.
It requires not just expertise, but a work ethic.
You have to put in the time, and that drive is what sets
commercial fishermen apart from the rest.
When it's tournament time in Gloucester, guys are out here just for the thrill of it.
Just another obstacle in trying to make a living on a tuna boat.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
Here we go!
MATT: Let's get another one, cap!
Good move, Brad, that was good work.
-Yeah, buddy. Going in front of you.
Come on, tuna.
-Going straight out the port side.
Uh-oh. I'm rubbing, Brad, it feels like it's rubbing.
-On what? -I don't know.
Hopefully not someone else's anchor.
Behind us or something, man.
-It can't be that far.
-It just feels like rubbing. -Oh yeah, it is. -Definitely.
We can't see what's in front of us or what's around us.
That's not good.
We got the fish wrapped up in someone's anchor ball.
This is the worst-case scenario.
-Hey, man. We got a fish on. Can you throw your anchor?
No response.
-We're just gonna take it very easy on him right here.
We're gonna drive up on this guy's anchor here, behind us.
-I'm, we're going that way.
-Switch holders there, Brad.
I think you're gonna run him over.
Keep going.
All right, that's good.
-Matt, are we clear?
-We're still rubbing, Brad.
Come on. This is a nightmare.
-He's sound asleep. Wake up!
-Wake up! We got a tuna in your ball.
-Wake up!
The more our line rubs in this guy's anchor,
the more at risk we are of losing this fish.
If I can't wake this guy up, I'm gonna take matters into my own hands.
Come on, man, wake up!
I'm gonna ride over to that ball, see if I...
-Yeah. He's sound asleep, there's no way he's gonna get up.
See that line, we're wrapped up right in this guy's anchor.
Get the line. The line, here, here.
-No, this guy.
-We're wrapped up good around this guy.
-We're out.
-Let him go.
I'm just gonna back up just a little to get away from this (bleep).
-He's running. He ain't done yet.
-Get a bump, Brad. Quick. Quick, Brad, go!
All right, you're good.
That's good, you're good, you're good.
This is crazy.
Those are the big ones, the ones that can't stop eating.
They eat all day and all night.
Oh!
-Terrible. Pulled the hook.
-No, something broke.
It's the googan's fault.
That was such a big fish, man.
-That's a letdown.
We're out here trying to make a living and we just got sabotaged by
some guy sleeping on a boat.
It hurts.
I'm not gonna cry, but I could, like it's like, ugh.
-Heartbreaking, but we'll get him.
TJ: Monkey in the middle, putting out a fresh round.
Got a guy yanking on one there, a guy yanking on one over there,
a guy yanking on one over there.
Oh, man, this is not our trip.
Nobody wants to be a spectator out here.
But, it's especially hard watching inexperienced guys getting lucky,
while the guys I know, that are out here grinding away for days at a time,
are losing paychecks.
DAVE: Look at all these boats.
Look at this, one, two, three guys coming in.
Look at this.
SANDRO: Did this guy just go off over there?
I think so. Yeah, they're on.
-Is he really?
There are boats everywhere you look and we're watching Tournament Fishermen
hook up left and right.
It's really frustrating.
-Counting like 13 boats right now.
All the tournament boats are gonna be here.
-It's like fishing in a parking lot.
-Ah, the boat behind us just got a bite.
-He's probably a banker or a financial advisor or a lawyer or a doctor,
somebody that has millions of dollars that doesn't do this for a living.
Everybody that does this for a weekend, they're not out trying to make money.
They've already made their money, Monday through Friday.
They don't do it for the money; they do it for the glory of it.
TYLER: Who's this (bleep), (bleep) right here?
There's no doubt about it that guys who are not commercial fishermen,
they're out there chasing the real guys around.
They drive to different spots, and if they see a guy that they know that catches fish,
they mug them right up.
ANGELICA: There are two people at the back of the boat.
MARCIANO: Looks like everybody's hooked up but us.
I guess we really suck at life.
PAUL: Give the Pissah a break, huh?
We'll get ours. Huh, Rick?
-Absolutely. We always do. -We always do.
-Been a tough day out here.
There's a ton of boats and everyone's trying to get a bite.
And every boat that gets a bite, it's an opportunity we missed.
-If you want something bad enough, you'll work at it.
-Yup.
Paul's got a young daughter.
I have three boys.
This is how we provide for our families.
We have to catch fish to pay the bills.
-We're marking!
-Nice.
Let's get 'em to bite, get 'em to chew.
-Marking like crazy right now.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Yeah, we're on!
-Yes!
-Nice fish, he's taking a nice run here.
Big boy!
-We got a screamer.
-I know.
-This is a huge fish.
Could be a big payday for us and our families.
-Careful, Paul.
PAUL: We're gonna be in his anchor, I know that.
I got to walk him away from this anchor.
Trying to get away, I'm going with the fish.
We are really close to another boat.
I need to guide this fish away.
I don't want this fish to get tangled, but this fish is gonna run
wherever he wants to run.
Are you kidding me?
We're in it!
What is this googan doing?
We're in it! Drop it!
-Drop the anchor! Drop the anchor!
PAUL: Total googan.
PAUL: Are you kidding me?
We're in it!
What is this googan doing?
We're in it! Drop it!
RICK: Drop the anchor! Drop the anchor!
-We're gonna be right under it.
I got to have you get tight.
-Yeah, we're in it, all right.
-Hold on.
It's not a good situation to be in.
Our paycheck is in this guy's hands.
We have to get this taken care of immediately.
Here we go. Here we go.
We can't lose this fish.
-Ow! -Sorry!
-It ain't over yet. Back up.
We're clear, Rick.
Thanks for nothing.
Are you ready?
-Yeah.
-The line is weak, Rick.
It's chafed to hell.
Be very careful from here on out.
-Nice fish.
It's gonna break water.
It's gonna break water, right there.
That's a lot of money on the line.
-Reel him up to me.
-Let's get him, Paulie.
There's your shot, Paulie, throw it.
-Got him.
Yup, loosen up.
Okay, where can I go?
Over here?
-Yup. Yup.
-That's why we do it.
You smoked him.
-You smoked him.
-He was a tough fish.
RICK: Paulie didn't miss a beat in dealing with that googan's anchor.
What a pro.
I have so much to learn from this guy.
-That's it. Lean into it.
84 inches.
-84.
-What a nice fish. -Yeah. -Nice job, Rick.
This ain't tournament fishing.
This is commercial tuna fishing, baby!
MARCIANO: Great job, gang.
We made it through the googans.
-Thanks, Dad.
SCOTT: The Hard Merch, back at it.
MARCIANO: Tough little bugger.
-Ta-da!
-This is only our second fish of the season and so far these other guys are
running away with the competition.
All right, what do we got, Scotty?
SCOTT: 415 pounds dressed.
-Nice. Well done. -Nice.
-The buyer's looking for bright red color and a whole lot of fat.
I'm hoping for a good price for this fish so we can get out of this bottom spot.
SCOTT: Look at this thing.
-So what's it look like?
SCOTT: So greasy.
-Yeah. -Okay. Good.
-It's got a lot of fat and a super greasy fish.
Good color on it too.
It's definitely a good fish.
We'll get you guys, $19 a pound.
-Nice. All right. -Nice, nice, nice!
-Good job. Boom. Well done. -Good job. Good job, Gel.
MARCIANO: On the Hard Merch, when the chips are down, we step up and make guacamole.
In tuna fishing we say, "TGIM, Thank God It's Monday." Because that's when the
googans dock their boats and go back to work.
MATT: Look at this guy. He's gonna anchor up right next to us.
-It's not a good trip so far.
Crowded waters are not conducive to fishing.
Other boats are managing to make things happen.
Merch and Pissah both caught fish, we're coming up empty-handed.
We lost our only hookup so far this week when our line got chafed in a googan's
anchor and it snapped.
-Maybe that guy was looking to anchor right up on us.
-No, yeah, he's freaking going out there looking at our (bleep) bait,
where our baits are at.
Some people have high frequency fish finders, they can drive right up to your
bait and they can see where your bait's sitting on their depth machine.
It's like copying your homework.
-Jack wagon.
Go on jack wagon!
BRAD: Get the (bleep) out of here.
-(bleep) out of here.
-It's so aggravating dealing with these googan boats doing whatever they please.
They come here and cause chaos because they don't really have any stakes.
They're out here for a good time and it doesn't matter at whose expense.
-Come on! -Is he anchoring? -Right here!
Whole ocean! (bleep), (bleep).
Jack wagon.
TYLER: Other guys are catching fish, they're catching up.
It's heated.
The fish don't discriminate whether you're a commercial guy or a tournament fisherman.
They swim in and they swim under someone who's got a beautiful bait out and they
eat it and, you know, you could be sitting there and they might not never
even make it to you.
They get caught before they even get to you.
Hey, Duff, something googan this way comes.
Holy crap, is that the old Pinwheel?
I sold my boat last winter to a businessman who wanted to spend his downtime
trying to catch a tuna.
I've got a ton of memories on that boat.
I'm a better reel man than he is a swimmer so we're gonna take him out.
Reel, brother, reel, come on, bend that thing over.
When I was just a kid figuring things out, she taught me a lot.
We're fighting for our livelihood.
And I'm sure she'll teach those guys too.
Well, if it isn't the old Pinwheel. You guys need anything?
Not all googans are bad.
I can vouch for this guy and I know he wouldn't dare set up anchor around us.
DUFFY: Karma. Karma is what it's all about.
That's why we're here.
TYLER: I'll help him out with a little bait and he'll be on his way and it'll give
me a chance to make sure that the old boat is being taken care of.
I have a soft spot for him and I have a really big soft spot for that boat.
Throw them right in the well.
A couple of squid, couple of herring.
TYLER: So I wanna see that boat in good hands and I wanna see that boat doing what it
was made to do which is to fight tunas and do circles and so,
I hope that he catches some fish.
Hey, the boat looks great, guys.
Good luck, guys. Go get 'em.
-Catch 'em up.
I miss her.
There she goes.
-Is that a tear I see a little bit?
-I don't know.
-All the good times, the bad times, blowing out windows.
I yelled your name!
Blown out tempers.
Look at it going away.
-She's in good hands, Duff.
Not all googans are bad.
-Hah! Just most of them.
SANDRO: They are on! No (bleep) way!
Oh, God, trimmed by a (bleep) bunch of googs.
Trimmed by the goog.
Googan trimming.
♪ Trimmed by the googs. Trimmed by the googs. ♪
♪ We just got trimmed by the googs. ♪♪
GEORDIE: We're struggling a little bit right now.
So it's kind of hard to watch these weekend warriors catch fish.
It's good for them.
They have fun doing it, but we need a paycheck.
So it's a little bit different.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly
We're on!
-Here we go! -We're on! -There he is!
We're on! We're on! Start it up! Start it up!
-There he is! -We got him on. Whoa! -We are on.
Keep going backwards.
-Backwards, reverse, Sandro.
You got one?
-Got one. -Oh, yeah! -Okay. Bring it back!
-Ready? Jump on.
(inaudible) hold it right there.
-Oh, wow. Okay, we did it.
Woo.
-Wow, this is great. -Got one on. -Woo!
We got fish on now.
-Oh, this guy anchored up right behind us.
DAVE: We could lose this fish at any minute.
All it takes is to get wrapped up in his fishing gear and he's gone.
uy anchored up right behind us.
-Wow.
-Can you feel it?
I know. It feels funny.
-Yeah, it does. -You ready?
SANDRO: Yeah, we got an anchor line.
(bleep) this (bleep) anchor line.
-Anchored right up next to us, now we're in his anchor line just like that.
This has been happening to everyone.
Fish Hawk lost a fish and Hard Merch and Wicked Pissah caught theirs by the
skin of their teeth.
I can't believe once again another inexperienced captain is making our job harder.
We're not gonna get this fish.
-It's gone. That fish has got to be way out there.
-Yeah.
DAVE: Our fish is wrapped up around this guy's anchor ball.
So we need to get the ball and untangle this line before we lose this fish.
-Wow.
SANDRO: He's right here. He's right here.
-Hit him. Hold up, hold up. Take a shot!
Yeah, baby!
-Not done yet. -Come left. Come left. -Tail rope left of Sandro.
-Take it up, buddy. -Whoo! Baby!
-Yes! Yeah! Teamwork all around.
-Okay. (inaudible) whose anchor's next?
-Yeah.
-Little bit of adversity on that one, eh, boys?
-That was a close one.
I wasn't sure we're gonna land it.
But we're a great team on the Dot Com and no googan's gonna get in between
us and our fish.
These fish, just for us it's not coming easy this year.
-That's a double high-five. Twice.
That's one five, now, three, two, one.
-Nice. -Let's measure him up. -82, 83 inches.
-83! -83 and a half! -Oh.
-That's because you always one up me because you know I'm always right.
-I am victorious.
-He always has to one up me because I'm always right so.
-This week with all the tournament fishermen on the water,
it's been an uphill battle.
So we're happy to have this fish on board.
We really needed a win.
Hey, maybe all the googans have gone home now.
PAUL: Look at the freaking bait.
Watch what happens this afternoon.
-Things are looking good, Rick.
Let's get some fresh baits out.
-What's this guy doing?
-Oh, he's not gonna anchor there, is he?
-Yeah, I hope he's not anchoring there.
-I cannot believe this is happening again.
Why can't these guys just find their own piece of ocean?
There's bait everywhere.
There's no need for that.
He thinks this is the only place that the tunas swim.
They don't swim over there, they don't swim over there.
They don't swim over there, they just swim right there, nowhere else.
I always try to give people plenty of room so we don't lose fish or they
don't lose fish in my anchor.
These people that have never done it before, they don't have a clue.
Wacko.
It pisses us off like some people could care less.
They have money, but this is all we got.
It's called common courtesy.
-And it's fishing, fishing etiquette.
-It's fishing etiquette.
Wacko. Wacko. Wacko.
DAVE: Cannot believe we managed to get a tuna out of that guy's anchor line.
Good going.
What's up, Luke?
LUKE: What's up, guys?
-We got one for you. -All right. -Let's get him up.
-Sounds good.
DAVE: This is only our third fish of the season.
Meanwhile, two other boats in the fleet have landed five so far.
We need a good paycheck for this fish to close the gap between us and the top boats
and then we need to get right back out there.
-What's the dressed weight?
-243 dressed.
-Yeah, 243.
-What do you think of that?
-Little red but there is a little fat in there.
Real oily. It's a decent fish.
-Oh. What do you think?
-$16 a pound.
-That's a paycheck. -All right. -Absolutely.
-I'll take 16 all day long. -All right. Cool. Thanks.
-Thanks, buddy. Appreciate it. Thank you, Luke.
-Thanks, bud.
All right, everybody keep your anchors to yourselves, please.
DAVE: Please.
PAUL: Come on, tuna time.
-You want another orange balloon for that, Paul?
-No, it's gonna be close.
Through all this freaking chaos this week,
we're one of the only commercial boats to land a fish.
But so far this season, we've only landed three keepers.
We have to go out there and make ends meet because we have kids.
So we really need to keep grinding and land more fish and hopefully no googans will
get in our way.
We're waiting for the magic.
-That's all.
Well, we'll be ready.
-We're ready.
When they come through, they run the edge and they're, uh, coming up on top
looking for the food.
Big marks! Look at that.
(beeping)
-One down there. -What?
BRAD: Something down there.
So far, it's been an unsuccessful trip.
We lost a jumbo earlier in the week when our line got caught in a googan's anchor and
it's been hard knowing that inexperienced fishermen have been getting lucky and
landing tuna this week.
Every fish one of these doctors or lawyers lands to brag to their friends about at
their next cocktail party, is a paycheck our families are missing out on.
One shot.
It came up one time and took a look.
-Come on, it's tuna time, baby.
Makes me happy.
MATT: Ooh, I can smell 'em, Brad.
PAUL: Come on, tuna.
BRAD: Wishing a tuna will bite.
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Oh, we're on! We're on!
-Thank God. Come on, tuna.
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on!
-We're gonna get 'em, man. Yeah, buddy.
-Yeah! We got 'em on! Yeah, Ricky. Nice!
-Got one. Just reeling up the bait rod.
-Yeah! Look at him go!
Boy, how nice would it be to get a big boot?
Boy, I hope we get a chance at this big fella.
-Get us off the anchor, Matt.
-We're good, Brad.
-And start reeling these other lines in.
-Right now we're hooked up, just trying to clear these other lines out of the way so
we can get this fish.
-We've got our anchor line to worry about.
We've got other boats, I'm just trying to keep the tuna away from all of it.
We got our lines out the back,
this tuna ran to the back and I wanted to get him out of my anchor.
He's all over the top going crazy.
-All right, Brad, I got the lines out the way.
-If the fish gets tangled up at any of this stuff, the line could snap and he's gone.
PAUL: He is one strong fish.
The only way to do it with a fish like this is to let him tire out.
It's like how do you stop a freight train?
There you go, buddy.
Good job, Ricky.
-That damn boat's too close.
-It's going right under his boat.
-Tuna's swimming right at it.
-Move it over, cap.
Not too fast.
Oh, my God, the lines are tangled.
-We're gonna work the tangle over this way.
You just get ready to get the hook off here.
When I grab the rod, pull it in the cabin.
-Just loosen your drag.
I see your hook.
Your hook's on the line.
-Fish Hawk's fortune is tangled up in this googan's line.
This is nuts.
-Here you go. -Want me to go over you? -Matt, don't lose this fish.
Be very careful.
MATT: This is nuts, cap.
get the hook off here.
When I grab the rod, pull it in the cabin.
MATT: Just loosen your drag. I see your hook. Your hook's on the line.
BRAD: Fish Hawk's fortune is tangled up in this googan's line.
This is nuts.
-Here you go. -Want me to go over you? -Matt, don't lose this fish.
Be very careful. Hold on, hold on.
MATT: This is nuts, cap.
We're back in the game, Brad.
-Take it. Keep the tip down.
Fish Hawk, baby.
We'll fight him out here now.
Keep it down.
-Good job.
-Gaining more line.
-Okay. Good job.
-We're gaining more.
Right in back of us, Paul.
-Yeah. I see.
This fish is fighting for his life and we're trying to get a paycheck.
-You know, I'm psychically exhausted.
My hand's blistered up.
I got blisters all over my hand.
I can't talk. I might lose this thing.
-There you go. He's coming now.
This is when he does his thing.
We're gonna get a shot here soon, watch.
He's right here.
See him?
-Yeah. Yeah. -I told you he's big. -Oh, my God.
Right here in the back.
Swivel on the reel.
-All right.
-Go forward left, Brad.
Go! Forward right!
All right stop, Brad.
Hold on!
Don't put it in gear.
I got him straight up and down, Brad.
I got swivel, deep color!
-He's right here, Paul.
-Look out.
Oh, you (bleep)!
-Come on, get the harpoon, get him, come on!
Yeah, I got him right on the top of the water, come on!
Hit him, Brad.
-Got him. Got him.
-Gaff. Gaff him. There you go!
You got him?
-Yeah. -Quick, grab a gaff. Hurry up.
-Fish Hawk, baby.
-Do the honors, Rick.
Tail rope that baby. Yeah!
-That's how we do, baby.
Fish Hawk.
-You did great on that one, Ricky.
-Thanks, Paul.
-Woo! Yeah! I love it.
-It's a big bastard.
-Here, pull him up.
With all the googan boats out on the fishing grounds for the
Bluefin tournament this week,
it's been a battle for us commercial guys to land a fish and make a paycheck.
He sacrificed his life today for us so we could feed our families.
God bless him.
82 inches.
-Yeah, game over. -82 inches, we'll take him. -Fish Hawk.
-Sorry, buddy, but you're coming with us.
-That was awesome, bro.
-Good job.
-Now walk backwards like this.
See what I'm saying, now down.
Keep going. Pull.
He's big, huh?
-Bigger than he looks in the water, isn't he?
-Yeah, he's a jumbo, 115, that's big.
-Nice, nice.
-That's amazing that we got him.
It's amazing.
-Kaw! Kaw! Fish Hawk, baby. Woo!
What's up, Gut, we got one for you.
We're gonna get right back out there.
GUT: Why does everybody ask me for money all the time? It's all about the money, huh?
-Yeah, you think we like you?
PAUL: Wicked Pissah coming at you.
-Holy cow.
-They're a couple nice ones for you, brother.
-Way to go, boys.
-Yeah.
-Beautiful, this one's a nice one, Gut.
Butterball highway.
-What have you got for size, PJ?
-227 pounds dressed.
-Nice.
-What have you got, Gut?
-251 dressed on that one.
That's a good size.
-How'd our second one do, PJ?
-713 pounds.
-Hey guys, let's check this fish out, huh?
-So far this season, we've gotten between $17 and $22 per pound per fish.
I'm hoping for a similar price on this one so we can keep putting pressure
on the rest of the fleet.
He's greasy.
-Little burn, yeah?
-Not too bad.
I like that core.
-What can you give for us on this one, Gut?
Come on.
-That fish there.
-Come on, Gut.
-$19.
-We'll take that, Gut.
-All right. Woo! Gut!
-Feels good to make some money.
-Go get, go get some more, will you?
-All right. Let's get out of here.
-We're gonna go get some more of those.
-Nice color, guys.
Excellent handling as always on the Wicked Pissah.
Could use a little more fat, but it's not bad.
This one here, guys.
-Come on, there's not much fish.
He's a nice little one.
-$16 per pound. -Nice. -Nice, we'll take it.
-We'll take it. Let's check out the big boy.
-Let's look at him.
-At the start of the week, we were near the bottom of the pack.
But we're the only boat that's brought in two keepers this week and one of
them is a giant.
So hopefully these two fish will get us back in the game.
Nice fish.
-Nice fish. Look at these diamonds.
-Yes.
-Very well handled again, beautiful core color.
This fish here.
-What do you got?
-A big fat fish...
$22 a pound.
-Yes! -Very nice. -Yes.
-That's a nice little. -Thanks, PJ. -Good job, guys.
-These two-fish brought us almost 20 grand.
We went to work and we brought home a huge paycheck and that feels great.
Payday, baby!
NARRATOR: At the end of week four of fishing,
Wicked Pissah's payday of almost $20,000
launches them into the lead for the first time this season,
while Fish Hawk's good quality tuna nudges them ahead of the
young duo on Pinwheel.
MAN (over radio): Oh, my God! It's beautiful!
TJ: What?
MARCIANO (over radio): Is this guy fishing for tuna or is this one of those dirty phone calls?
ANGELICA: That's awful.
MAN (over radio): I just caught my first Bluefin tuna.
-That's awesome.
(laughter)
SANDRO: Gift from the tuna gods.
TJ: Oh, I'd love one of those.
(bleep) googans.
MAN (over radio): I can't wait to tell the guys in the office tomorrow.
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