(reel unspooling rapidly)
SANDRO: We're on, we're on, we're on, we're on!
NARRATOR: On this episode of Wicked Tuna...
DAVE: That's a big fish, that's a big fish.
MATT: He ain't giving up without a fight.
JOE: It seems like every fish we've hooked this year is acting a little different.
MARCIANO: Hooked up and my pants are falling down here.
NARRATOR: Last year's lowest producing boat...
BRAD: This is our redemption from last year.
MATT: We're a force to be reckoned with.
NARRATOR: Challenges the fleet's long-time top earner.
DAVE: We're damn well gonna do it again this season.
NARRATOR: While two fishermen face big decisions.
RICK: I'm at my wit's end.
TYLER: I'm questioning whether Duffy is the right mate for this boat.
MATT: I think this might be one of those big ones.
GEORDIE: We are on!
NARRATOR: This...
SANDRO: Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out!
NARRATOR: Is Wicked Tuna.
RICK: This could be the end for me and Paul.
NARRATOR: At the start of week eleven of fishing, last year's champion fishing vessel
Tuna Dot Com leads the fleet for the third week in a row.
But last season's lowest earning boat, Fish Hawk is nipping at their heels.
Meanwhile, Wicked Pissah has fallen far behind the pack.
DAVE: We're unstoppable.
We're gonna be like, like the New England Patriots this year.
Never give up.
-Nope. -Kill 'em all!
-Kill 'em all!
-Get off the ball and kill 'em all.
-Ooh, I like that.
DAVE: We got off to a slower start than usual this season.
But we got things going, and for the past three weeks we've been on top as the
fleet's top earner, and we've increased our lead over the fleet each and every week.
Yeah, the plan is to keep that up and keep our domination going the rest of the season.
-We got to get all of them.
Every, every bite we get, we got to capitalize it.
DAVE: When Sandro, Geordie and I are on our game,
nobody can even come close to us when it comes to consistency and skill.
-I say we push it till we can, can't push it no more.
That's all.
GEORDIE: Fish Hawk's over there.
-Oh, the Fish Hawk, wow.
DAVE: Got a good hand, man, going, that's all you know.
-Oh, yeah.
DAVE: Fish Hawk might've had a tough year last year,
but they're definitely doing well this year.
They got it going, they got the harmony, they're catching fish.
Am I worried about it? Not really.
-Ka-kaw! Wow, we're getting sassy back here.
-Yup.
BRAD: Dot Com, we've got a chance to catch him, but the other guys,
they can look at our last year's slump and laugh and say,
"Don't worry about Fish Hawk."
Last season was my worst bluefin season ever.
We only ended up with five fish.
When you're not catching fish and you're not providing for your family,
you're always questioning yourself, "What am I doing out here?"
If we're not gonna win, I don't want Dot Com to win.
He's won enough.
Changing of the guards.
MATT: We're gonna hook up.
I can smell 'em.
-Maybe we're gonna get 'em today here.
(beeping)
Ooh, there's a tuna, nice.
There's a tuna down there.
Put that far one out a little more.
Yeah, we marked another one, right down on the bottom.
120 feet, he's coming out of the bottom.
We just need to get a bite here.
We need one so bad, dude.
-So bad.
(reel unspooling rapidly)
Here we are, we're on! Right off the anchor?
-Yup, we got one, baby. Clear those lines.
Feels like a good fish, feels like good tuna.
-We wanna be in the top of the pack, we got to let everybody know we're,
we're a force to be reckoned with.
-Come on, bubba! -Come on.
-Ooh, there he goes, ooh.
Matt and I are focused.
Right now there's about eight grand between us and the Dot Com.
We gotta earn money to take care of our families.
But if we can redeem our reputation at the same time, just to come back all the way
from the bottom to the top, there's no better feeling than that.
I'm very fortunate to have this guy on this morning.
There's a lot of boats out here, we're the only ones hooked up this morning.
-Dot Com is in a big panic right now because he's scared.
Fish Hawk is on fire.
Fish Hawk looks like, you know, pretty much the boat that's gonna
take 'em down this year, you know.
-Fish hawk is on.
-Oh man, I just want a shot at one.
-Come on, we're waiting. Oh, I want another shot like that.
MATT: Let's go get 'em, boss.
The competition's neck and neck.
Everything's so close right now.
Every fish is a huge difference.
This fish would mean a lot for the Fish Hawk.
Oh, yeah. Come to papa! Oh yeah.
Me and Brad don't fish for claps, no applauding.
We got real problems, we got families to feed.
That's the pressure we have that some of these guys don't.
We need to catch, or our families, they suffer and we struggle.
-He's still up top. He's still up top, he's not pinwheeling yet.
Swimming on top, swimming around big giant circles.
-He's pinwheeling, Brad.
-Easy, easy! -He's pinwheeling.
-Get ready! We got color.
-Big, Brad! Hold on, Brad.
Let me bring him in. You've got this, Brad!
-Back off, get that gaff, all right.
-Wow, he's pissed, bro.
-Tie him off. All right, we're clear.
Woo, and the Fish Hawk strikes again.
It's great, it's good action.
We're gonna get a couple more today.
-Woo! Game over. Thank you for playing.
-Look at this sucker, dude. -Nice.
-Let's measure him up, Matt. -Sure thing, Cap.
-89, baby. This fish is our redemption from last year.
-Yeah, good job, brother.
BRAD: Last year we had a tough season and we've redeemed ourselves.
Thank you, babe.
You're a good girl.
Let's share the good news with Dot Com.
He's shaking, quivering, freaking, freaking out.
Dot Com's been just out of our reach the past few weeks.
He's gonna be hard to beat, but we're gonna take him downtown to Chinatown, baby.
Hey Dave, you feel a breeze out today?
That's us breathing down your neck.
-Uh. -What?
BRAD (over radio): Actually with this fish we might even be ahead of you
in the earnings, Dave.
We're coming for you, Dot Com. Nervous yet?
JARRETT: Seems like the Fish Hawk is doing good this year, huh?
TJ: Oh yeah.
-He's on fire. -I love that Brad is giving Dot Com hell.
Dot Com is so used to being top dog,
he probably can't believe that last year's loser is threatening his throne.
Last year was shocking.
This year's standard issue.
-He had a new boat last year.
This year's he's all dialed in.
He's got his (bleep) together.
-It is pretty sweet. -Right? It is a nice boat.
-He put big La-Z-Boy recliners in there.
-Did he? -No way.
-Yeah, two of them. -That's awesome.
-Really? -Yeah.
-That seems like right up his alley.
-Big, like, leather La-Z-Boys.
-I could totally picture the Tuna-bego.
BRAD (over radio): Everybody wants to finish number one, get in line, pal.
DAVE: Fish Hawk can go around making prank phone calls all they want.
It just pushes us even that much harder.
MATT (over radio): Ka-kaw, ka-kaw!
DAVE: Uh, see, he's funny sometimes.
Good luck, Fish Hawk.
We let our rods do the talking.
♪ ♪
PAUL: Finally turned things around.
I am feeling really good about it.
Last week my mate Rick and I finally landed a tuna after a stressful period
of almost a month where we didn't catch anything.
It was not a big fish or a big paycheck, but hopefully it's the start
of us turning things around and getting our season back on track.
Rick should be here any minute.
And we'll head right back out to kick off our comeback.
RICK: Ugh, here we go.
The last few weeks has been brutal and we only have one fish to show for it.
Paul is coming unglued once again and I don't know how much longer I can take it.
-I'm (bleep) trying to teach you to drive a boat.
-I do care. -Touch to the starboard.
-Paul can be a bully. He can be verbally mean.
-Really? Touch to the starboard!
What is your (bleep) problem? Let go, let go!
-I have had enough.
I've thought long and hard about this decision, I've spoken to my family
and it's time Paul and I have a conversation.
-Morning. You ready to get 'em?
-We need to have a talk.
I can't put up with the bullcrap all the time, the yelling and the screaming.
All you've been doing the last few weeks is beating me down.
-I, I get it. I get it.
-I mean it's Groundhog Day.
We went through the same thing last year.
I'm at my wit's end.
Me sticking around is gonna come down to whether you start treating me with respect
and we start catching fish.
I love this job. I wanna be here.
But if things don't change this trip, I'm gone.
-You're one of the best guys I've ever had.
I need you to be on this boat.
I couldn't do it by myself and I can't do it with other people, I've proved it.
-Right, and I want this job.
-I need you. This is your job.
-I wanna be here, Paul, but I'm telling you right now, if things can't change
or won't change, I can't do this anymore.
-I promise you, I am gonna work on it.
We are totally gonna get back on track.
We're gonna start pounding the fish and I will work super hard on getting better.
-Well, I'm gonna give you this trip.
Let's see how things go.
-You got it. -Let's hope things work out.
PAUL: I'll lighten up. I promise it's gonna be way better.
RICK: We'll see.
TYLER: Down rod down five, please.
The vibe on the boat is super awkward.
Two weeks ago my mate Duffy and I got into a huge fight.
I've (bleep) caught (bleep) 10 times as many tunas as you've ever caught in your life.
DUFFY: 'Cause you're (bleep) full of (bleep).
TYLER: Now he's come begging for his job back.
I'm questioning whether Duffy is the right mate for this boat.
DUFFY: I really messed up last week.
After Tyler and I got into a huge blowout,
I was pissed off and ditched him for our last trip.
(ringing)
TYLER: He's not answering his phone.
BRAD: So he's, he's done?
TYLER (over radio): Yeah, I got to get myself a good mate.
I mean Duffy's good and everything, but he's unreliable.
-I know Tyler's pissed off at me, but I can't afford to lose this job.
TYLER: Hey, what's that stick at?
How much weight you got on him?
TYLER: Put it down four if you don't mind, please.
TYLER: Things just aren't good on the Pinwheel.
Right now, we're falling behind in the earnings.
We need to be bringing in paychecks and we're not doing it.
-Don't worry, I'll chum too.
DAVE: We're the best, screw the rest.
-Oh. Oh.
Over there on the Fish Hawk, big bad Brad caught one this morning and
he made sure that we knew about it, so we're gonna go catch two.
-Holy (bleep). That one's a bit big.
-That's a (bleep). -(inaudible) though.
-Perfect. Oh (bleep) yeah.
DAVE: Brad was at the bottom last year.
Who would have ever thought Brad would be my biggest competitor?
However, I attribute that success to luck.
Come on, something good can happen here.
-There he is. See him?
-It's hard to tell. Find out. -On the outside there.
-Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Come on, baby!
-We're marking. -There he is, we got it.
That's a big fish. That's a big fish.
-Ooh, baby! That looks like a nice big fish there.
-Get off, Geordie! -You're clear up here, we are on!
-Go and hop on those controls.
-We need this one. -We need 'em all.
DAVE: Showing some weight now. I'll take whatever it is.
As long as it's bigger than 73 inches.
Every one counts.
Looks like he's going clockwise.
-Yes, go!
DAVE: There's good color right here.
Forward, forward.
I'll bring him right to Sandro.
Keep going, same power!
-Wild one. -Here he is, right here. Hit him, hit that.
-Got him, holy (bleep). Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out, oh God!
-He's all over the place. Crazy fish.
GEORDIE: Thing is cruising.
DAVE: Here he is, right here. Hit him, hit that.
SANDRO: Got him, holy (bleep).
Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out, oh God!
-Crazy fish. -Thing is cruising.
BRAD: Oh, my God. Dot Com is on.
MATT: Come on, where's ours?
-These guys are crazy. -Switch off.
All right, there we go. Woo, all right, pull it in.
That was quick work, guys.
-Did you watch how fast that fish was moving?
-I thought, I thought you missed him.
-No, I crushed him.
-That was sick. Stuck him right here.
-God, there he is.
Bring him right to you, gaff that.
-Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
You had it right there. Yeah, that's a big one.
-Yup, yeah, that's what I'm talking about.
-Got him. -Nice work, boys.
-We got him! Unstoppable!
I'm proud of my guys.
We are a well-oiled machine.
-Payday, baby! -We do a good job and we catch fish.
-88, 88 inches. -We got a beauty, beautiful fish.
DAVE: Hey, Brad. Try and stop us now.
MARCIANO: Any minute now, um, absolutely nothing's gonna happen.
-But that does look fishy.
MARCIANO: Yeah, it almost does, like, it could be one.
The first two months of the season were really rough for us.
(line snap)
Ugh.
We landed only three Bluefin in eight weeks of fishing and we were
the lowest earning boat in the fleet.
Well, that was a waste of a day.
JOE: So much for a good season for us.
MARCIANO: But over the past two weeks.
We got him!
We landed three quality Bluefin tuna that earned us almost $19,000
and helped get us back in the game.
This trip I'm just hoping that Joe, Angelica, and I can keep this roll going.
Almost looks like there's one down there, Joe.
There's definitely one down there.
He's down at 25 now.
He's up to 20 now.
He's shooting up to 15.
He might be in the chum pieces!
We're marking!
It's faint. You can see him, look.
He's up, down, up, down.
If they keep doing that, the rod's gonna bend.
What was that? Oh.
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Uh-oh, we're on, we're on, we're on!
-Uh, reel, reel, reel! There you go, yeah?
-Yup, it's coming at us.
MARCIANO: Don't lose him.
All right, finally we're hooked up.
Let's hope we can get this fish now.
Hooked up and my pants are falling down here.
Here you go, Gel.
Here, Gel.
-Get on it. The rod's bent, doesn't get much better than that.
Just keep reeling till your arms fall off.
-Pull and reel, pull and reel. -Keep reeling, reel.
-Yeah, yeah. -Just watch (inaudible).
-You're doing good, yup. -There he is, I got color!
-Damn, it's a short. Yeah, it's definitely a short.
Grab the tagging stick.
Oh, he's only about 60 inches long.
MARCIANO: Anything under 73 inches is too short to keep and must be released unharmed.
We tag shorts to help researchers get valuable information about
the migration patterns of bluefin tuna.
All right, well, that was a good clean tag, Joe.
Now we'll release him.
There he goes.
-Bye, friend!
MARCIANO: The good news is, we're getting bites,
we're just not getting the right ones.
It's one for the tagging book, but the tuna bag is still empty,
so we're gonna have to keep at it.
-That one's going up top?
PAUL: Yup, it's gonna go right in that one.
Rick gave me an ultimatum at the beginning of this trip.
I need to treat Rick with a litle more respect or he's just gonna quit.
I'm holding you tight.
-Okay. -Good job, Ricky.
Thank you. Very nice job.
Everything I do is part of my upbringing.
We were brought up very tough.
When we did something wrong, we didn't get a tongue-lashing,
we got put through a wall.
The way I am with Rick, I wasn't taught anything else.
I need to fix this.
I am gonna make an effort to try to change the way I talk to Rick.
I think sometimes people in the heat of the moment say and do things,
but how about two minutes later, how about a hug?
You're a good man, Rick.
I want Rick to know that he's needed and he's respected.
I'm so glad that I got you here.
I'm really trying to do my best, but hopefully my best is good enough.
Stay nice and dry, Ricky.
It's cold out.
Where's your sweatshirt?
I'll dry it up for you?
-It's in here. -Is it dry, or no?
-Yeah, it's in the bathroom. Oh, boy.
-Hang in there, buddy.
All right, we need a bite now. It's time for a bite.
DUFFY: We've been out here fishing for two days and we haven't hooked up yet.
I know Tyler's still pissed about me not showing up for the last trip.
And even though I'm trying hard to prove myself again, Tyler doesn't seem 100% about
keeping me as a mate.
-Oh, no! -What's wrong, T?
-Our line just got tangled in the prop. No.
-Whoa. Oh.
TYLER: This sucks!
One of our lines just went under the boat and got caught in our propeller,
which means we can't drive the boat to get back to shore or if we hook up to the tuna.
So, now I got to jump in and cut it out, and that's dangerous because if the boat
rocks in a swell, it could come back and knock you out.
Yo, Duffy, grab me the goggles.
-What?
Diving under the boat always freaks me out.
It's really easy for something to go wrong.
I don't particularly like it but, you know, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
So, I guess we're going in.
-Just give, just, throw me the harpoon!
-Go get 'em, Duff-Duff.
♪ ♪
(inaudible) that's a long swim to the prop.
-Thanks for doing that, Duff.
DUFFY: Have I paid my penance yet, Cap?
TYLER: Jury's still out, Duffy.
SANDRO: That's gonna go off any minute now.
DAVE: Here we go.
-Let's get, like, a hundred-incher.
DAVE: Oh, that would be icing on the cake, right here.
We're feeling very confident right now.
We've been the top earning boat for the last three weeks in a row.
Fish Hawk is the only boat that's causing us any concern.
He caught a fish earlier and he gloated about it, good for them.
Trash talking is purely a form of jealousy.
This is the way it should be.
-Yeah. -Oh, what a day, huh?
-I don't wanna sound like Dot Com, but I was catching tuna, lots of tuna,
before these guys even existed.
-Oh, yeah.
-His life is trying to convince himself he's the best tuna fisherman in the world
and he's not.
He's just another goofball out here putting a live herring down at 100 feet.
(beeping)
DAVE: Guys, drop that bait down.
That one's gonna bite.
-Oh, come on, get it, eat it, eat it, eat it, come on, eat it.
Come on.
(reel unspooling rapidly)
We're on, we're on, we're on!
That's danger, danger.
I was like, "Oh God, 32-ounce coming at me!"
BRAD: Oh, looks like Dot Com just hooked up.
-Come on. -How did he do this to us?
Oh, my God, dude.
, gang, we gotta get this one.
-He's coming right up. -Now he's coming. Swing him around.
-Swivel! -Might get a shot.
Here he comes. Here he comes, right here.
-Coming back up. -He's gonna come under the boat here.
-Right there. -Good call, Sandro.
(inaudible)
-Missed, missed, missed, missed, missed!
-You're all right. You're all right.
Coming right over, there he is!
-Got him, right? -Yeah, oh, yeah.
-Okay, come left Geordie, I got him.
-Get a gaff! -Good job, watch your hands!
-Get a tail wrap on him!
-That's what I'm talking about!
-Another one bites the dust there.
-Woo, nice work, gents. -Get this Mambo in.
-Okay, not too shabby. -Ready?
-Yup, let's see, what do we got here?
-75 and a quarter. -Good enough.
-You gonna call Brad and let him know?
DAVE: Yup. Come in, Fish Hawk.
Ka-kaw, that's two onboard!
-Oh, they get him?
DAVE: That was like the easiest fish ever.
BRAD: Doesn't look too good, bro.
TJ: Dot Com's squirming right now, man.
He is squirming, panicking, there's no doubt and I'm kind of enjoying it.
-I think everybody is.
MARCIANO: We're just sitting out here kind of sucking at life.
You know, we keep getting setback after setback.
We're not out of the game yet, but we're definitely behind.
Just need a little bit of luck.
Earlier in our trip, we hooked up to a short, but our last two trips were successful,
so I'm trying to stay positive.
What do you got there, you dirty dog?
My kids being out here with me remind me that my hard work is worth it.
They depend on me and I'm not gonna let them down.
Now we just need a (bleep) fish on this boat.
No guarantees in tuna fishing, but we're optimistic.
Nice little mark there.
Coming up in little pieces a little bit.
Now if we can just get 'em to take a hook bait and get that rod to bend,
we'll start playing this game.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reeel unspooling rapidly)
-Oh, we're on! -We're on, we're on, we're on!
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're on, we're on! Still there?
-Yeah, he's coming at the boat.
-We've been waiting all day for this bite, so let's hope we can get him.
JOE: Give me at least 73 inches, that's all I ask for.
He's acting weird.
There's a possibility he's gut hooked.
He hasn't made a run yet, though.
There he goes.
Seems like every fish we've hooked this year is acting a little different.
-Out of the boat. -Oh, I really hope we get this one.
-Color, color! Oh, Blue Dog.
-Ugh, waste of time and a waste of money.
-Bye, buddy. -Today is just not our day.
We don't have anything to show for busting our butts on the water all week long.
-His name is Baxter. He likes fine dining and breathing.
-Sometimes, you just got to laugh because if you don't, you'll cry.
Why don't you tell Baxter to quit biting our hooks?
TYLER: Get in here. Pop a fish, have a good day. No drama.
The only drama is getting Duffy to show up to the boat every day.
That's all I got to worry about.
Last trip out, Duffy didn't show up for work.
Sometimes on a boat, things just don't work out between the guys fishing together.
Teams break up, people move on.
Right now, I'm still not sure if I wanna keep him around after this trip.
All right, Duff-Duff, get ready to throw the hook.
-Ricky? Ricky?
-I gave Paul an ultimatum and it has two parts.
One was be nice, he's being nice.
The second one was, we're gonna catch fish, and time's running out,
we haven't caught a fish.
-Are you hungry? -No, I'm not.
DUFFY: We're all set, Cap. I can feel it!
I've been trying to show Tyler this whole trip how much I wanna be on this boat.
But at some point, we're gonna head into port, and I feel like I'm running out of time.
Any minute!
-You want some pizza? I just ordered some.
-Sure. -What kind of pizza you want, Rick?
-Anchovies.
-I'm trying to do everything I can to make Rick happy, and I'm hoping that he sees that
it's, you know, that I'm trying, but we desperately need a paycheck.
(beeping)
Oh, we're marking good!
Get ready. Oh, come on!
Here he comes again, look. Coming in hot.
TYLER: Big mark.
PAUL: Nice beautiful mark.
Look at, coming in hot.
He stopped. He stopped at 170 and turned around.
Oh, that's some good markage.
-Come on! -Why aren't you biting?
-We're gonna get 'em.
(reels unspool rapidly)
-Got 'em on.
-Paulie, we're on! -Yeah, baby! -Nice.
-You got it, Tyler. The one we need, bro!
PAUL: Good job, Rick.
Just the two of us, Rick, getting it done.
You are on that!
-Thanks, brother. Thank you.
-You were, like, so on that thing.
That was smooth.
That was really smooth, Rick.
Rick Schrafft, smooth operator.
-All right, bro, let's go to work.
We got this, Ty.
-Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go!
Woo baby, good job, Duffy.
That's a good one.
Duffy and I, when we're on our game, we're untouchable.
-Yeah, brother! -Get him, Duff, get him!
Wind, wind! This is why we do it, man.
Sideways and tight, boom!
-Yeah, baby! -Tsk, tsk, tsk.
-Here you go. -Good job, Rick.
-We're hooked up right now and everything's going great.
-Good job, Ricky. -Paul's cheering me on.
This is what fishing should be like.
It should feel like teamwork.
-What's he doing, Rick? -He's slowly taking line.
-All right. -He's a good fish.
TYLER: Big bend. Need the payday, need the payday.
-Oh, oh, my God. He's clear, he's clear!
Good job, Duff.
-Nice job, Ricky. Very good job.
♪ ♪
Nice and easy. Take your time, okay?
-Oh, yeah. -Very good job.
-Nice Paul, nice and tight, Paul.
-Good, good job, Ricky.
TYLER: Good job, Duffy, you're doing great, dude.
Keep on winding.
Swivel.
-Hey, keep going.
Hard port, hard port, hard port, hard port!
You're gonna walk right into him, brother.
-Here he is, he's right here.
-Yup. -Coming up. He's coming up, Paul.
-Here he is. I see him. Good job, Ricky.
-Oh. This is where fish are won or lost right here.
-Let's get him here, buddy. -Oh, he's a monster.
-You all right? -Yeah, I'm good, color, color.
-Nice fish. -Nice, T. We got this, Ty.
I can see, buddy.
PAUL: We got this, Rick.
DUFFY: Make it count! Throw it!
you're doing great there.
Keep on winding. Oh.
This is where fish are won or lost right here.
DUFFY: Let's get him here, buddy.
-Oh. He's a monster.
PAUL: You all right?
RICK: Yeah, I'm good. Color, color.
-Nice fish.
-Nice T, we got this, Ty. Make it count!
-Oh, no!
(bleep), he's running, I missed him!
-You're all right.
-(bleep).
-You're all right, dude. It's fine.
-Dude, don't worry, we'll get another chance.
-Color! -Nice fish!
We got this, Rick!
-Ugh.
PAUL: Got him, got him!
-Nice, Paul! Got a gaff.
PAUL: Meat!
Good job, that was it.
Game over!
-Just didn't connect, my bad.
-You don't get to see fish that big too often.
Very, very, very stressful right now.
-Here we go again, buddy.
You got it, Tyler.
There he is, there he is, T!
Drill him, brother, please.
T, T, T, oh!
-Oh my God! -Holy (bleep).
Beautiful shot!
Yeah, brother!
-Oh, got the tail wrap on him. He's a monster.
-Is it tight?
-I don't have him yet, brother.
-I know, dude, but I do.
-Woo, woo, he's ours, woo!
RICK: Awesome.
You saw the break and then you (bleep), that was incredible!
-Once I went. -Paul saved that catch.
The line broke just as we got the fish to the boat.
Ugh. Paul didn't hesitate.
He threw the harpoon just in time.
Nice harpoon shot.
-You did do a really good job on the rod, a really good job.
-Thanks, pal. -Woo! All right, buddy!
-Yeah, whoo, another one bites the dust!
DUFFY: Another day's work, buddy.
This was a difficult fish fight, but we managed to land this awesome fish together.
I just hope I've done enough this trip to make Tyler wanna keep me around.
-What you got? -97, bro.
-Wow, nice fish, woo!
-Woo, can barely lift our arms, but there it is.
-Boom, thank you. -Hey T, that's a nice fish, right, dude?
TYLER: Oh, yeah.
PAUL: Straight back, let's do it.
Let's measure this bad boy.
Rick and I worked so well together as a team fighting that fish.
I hope it brings us a nice fat paycheck.
94 and a half.
-Nice. -So he'll wanna stick around.
That's a good one, Rick.
-Beautiful fish, Paul.
TYLER: What's up, Gut?
GUT: Hey, Tyler what's going on?
-I got another beautiful fish.
-Nice, nice. Let's see what we got.
Nice fish.
-What's it gonna be, Gut?
-512 pounds. -Beautiful, man.
-Good sized fish.
TYLER: We're coming up to check it out.
There are three boats outperforming us right now and
I got some serious catching up to do.
So far this season, our fish have averaged around $15 per pound,
so I'm hoping that we get more than that for this fish.
-Hey, it's a pretty nice-looking fish here, Tyler.
Decent fat. Got fat in the majors.
-Beautiful. -Core looks good.
-What can you do for me on this fish?
-This fish here, hmm...
$16 a pound.
-Awesome. -All right, buddy.
-Thanks, Gut. -Yup.
-Appreciate it. Way to go, Duff, first trip back.
-First trip? -Yeah, welcome back officially.
The truth is we're a great team.
I'm glad he came back and we're back on track to crush it this season.
Way to get us back in the game, Duffy.
Now, no more days off till the end of the season.
PJ: Here comes the Wicked Pissah.
What's up, Paul?
-We were lucky, dude. -Nice. -Got him.
-Nice, let's see what it looks like.
-We were lucky to land this fish, but Rick and I worked really well together.
I'm hoping a good payday will entice him to stick around.
-Place your bets, 378 pounds.
-Very nice, net's see what the meat looks like.
Last week, our tuna was not great quality.
It only got us, like, 14 bucks a pound.
I'm hoping we see much bigger numbers this week.
What do you think?
-Very nice. It's got that gummy texture to it, beautiful core color.
This fish here,
$27 a pound.
-Wow, unbelievable! -That's so nice.
That's the highest price per pound any boat has gotten all season.
You sticking with me, Ricky?
-With a fish like that? Yeah, Paulie.
-I'm psyched!
-This fish is just the jumpstart we needed to get our season back on track.
Paul's treating me with respect and I'm feeling good about my decision to stay.
I'm sure glad we got this one.
-We're lucky. I'm happy that Rick is sticking it out.
-Very nice. -I told you he was a good one. Thanks.
Sometimes you got to weather the storm to come out as a happy crew,
at least for this boat you do.
-Payday, baby! Wicked Pissah!
GEORDIE: Time to hit the bricks, gang. Good trip.
DAVE: Good trip.
And we set out to come out here, catch a few and that's exactly what we did.
SANDRO: It's time to go into the buyer and weigh in our two fish caught this trip.
Yup, we started this week with eleven fish and for a second there,
Fish hawk tied things up with us.
But we quickly caught two more.
We've secured our place in the number one spot and that feels great.
-Go home, take a nap, and make a plan for the next trip.
DAVE: That's how Tuna Dot Com does it.
And we're off!
-Come on, Charles. Charlie, Charlie the tuna.
We need a Charlestown Chew here, boss.
We need a Charlestown Chew.
-Charles in charge.
BRAD: Last year we ended the season in last place.
But this year, like a phoenix from the ashes, we've risen.
One good fish could push us ahead of the Dot Com and back on top.
Matt and I are focused.
We got our eye on the prize and we're gonna do this.
MATT: I mean, the fish love to eat in this weather, too.
There he is, Brad.
-Here we go. Come on, baby!
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on! -Yeah, buddy.
-I'll go let off the anchor. -Yeah.
-We got a screamer. -Come on, baby.
MATT: Line going out. Watch yourself.
Coming in. Fish on! Fish on!
I think this might be one of those big ones.
We got him hooked up here.
It's a tight competition.
We're in second place now.
We're battling for first place.
Every fish is a big difference in the leaderboard.
We need this one more than we need any one of them.
-Strong fish. -Big tuna on the line.
-It's a beast. -Uh-oh, we got some buoys coming up here, Brad.
-When he's doing 300-foot pinwheels, we don't wanna get him in a buoy when it's in a
pinwheel because he'll wrap right around it and it'll break off.
I'm gonna go by that now.
-Forward right. Go!
There's a buoy right in front of you, Brad.
There's one right up here right next to us, Brad.
Red black right next to you.
-Yeah, it's like pulling a tuna through a maze trying to get through these buoys.
But it just so happens we got King Kong on the other end of that line.
We hope to get this fish in before we get to that mess.
-Come on, baby, slow down.
Buoys all around us, we're in like a minefield of buoys and it seems like he wants to keep
swimming towards the buoys.
Swivel on the rod. Forward right!
That's good, that's good!
Don't go. You're good.
We got him pinwheeling here, Brad.
Oh, boy. (bleep)! You've got be kidding me, man.
I don't think we're on it.
-Is he still on there? -I don't know.
BRAD: Oh, my God.
MATT: This is not good.
MATT: Beast! We got a big fish on here, bro.
BRAD: If we can land this fish, it might be enough to overtake Dot Com and take the
top spot in the earnings.
-Oh, boy.
(bleep), you've got to be kidding me, man.
I don't think we're on it.
-Is he still on there?
-I don't know. -Oh, my God.
-Oh, we're on, we're on!
Help me just hold the rod out, Brad.
-It's do or die time.
-He was just pinwheeling so nice, man.
He ain't giving up without a fight.
You wanna take him, Brad?
-Yeah, all right.
-Thank you, buddy, I love ya. -Get ready, we got deep color.
-Bring him home, Cap. -Take him.
-Get him, Brad, take the shot, Brad. Hit his ass!
-Yup, back it off. -I got your gaff.
-Get the tail rope. -Fish Hawk, baby!
Game over, woo, woo!
-Good job, woo! Off to see the wizard, baby.
Off to see the freaking wizard.
-Game over. -So we got two beautiful fish.
One in the, one in the brine, one tied off to the boat.
Can't ask for a better day than that.
-What do you say we get a measurement on this fish, Cap?
-88 inches, woo. God bless her soul.
We'll take two of these guys any day.
We're coming for you, Dot Com.
MATT: Feel the Fish Hawk heat, baby!
DAVE: Hey, what's up, Scott?
SCOTT: Hey, what's up?
-We got two. -All right, let's check 'em out.
MATT: Fish Hawk. Ka-kaw!
GUT: Hey, what's going on? How'd you make out?
-We got two more for you today.
-All right, let's check 'em out.
-What do you got for dress weight?
-224 pounds. -Then what's the next one?
-229 pounds. -What do you got, Gut?
-292 dressed, 378.
-Nice fish. -Nice, nice.
-Yeah, let's check 'em out.
SANDRO: At the start of the week,
Fish Hawk was nearly eight grand behind us in the earnings.
So far this season, our fish have been averaging $18 per pound,
so we got nothing to worry about.
What do you think?
-Oof! This is looking ugly.
Not much fat in it.
-I can see that, yeah. -You know, kind of small.
-Small. It's a Small fish. -Yeah, it's kind of rubbery.
-All right, what's the best you can do?
-Bottom line for this fish, nine bucks a pound.
-Hey, you know, it adds up. -Hey, that's right.
It is what it is.
BRAD: Matt and I have been in second place behind Dot Com for the past two weeks,
but I feel like this our week.
It's time to dethrone him.
-Yeah, not a bad little fish there.
-Yeah. -It's decent fat, the core's good!
-Ruby red, ruby red, Gut. -Yup, pretty good.
-What can you do for us?
-Okay, I'll give you $16 for this one.
-Nice, Gut. You're in a good mood tonight.
-All right, yeah, good mood, yeah.
BRAD: Let's see if we can keep that good mood going, Gut.
SANDRO: What do you think on the second one?
-Still not much fat to it.
-Yeah. -Not super red.
-What do you think, Scott? -Come on, Scott, hook it up.
-Here we go, here we go.
-$7 a pound.
-It is what it is. -I guess.
DAVE: I mean we could always go better, but no biggie.
We'll get a better one.
-No. -No, not with that price. -Seven dollars.
-Yeah, seven dollars. -Not with that price.
At this rate, we're gonna have to catch like 80 of those things.
-Yeah, that fish looks pretty good, you guys.
-That's a round one.
-A lot of fat in that one.
-Loaded. What can you do for us, Gut?
Come on, Gut, man...
-$18 for this one, how's that?
-Nice, all right. -All right, nice.
-There you go. -Good going, buddy, good going.
-Yeah, take care.
-Zeros to heroes we went from today.
-Rags to riches, baby!
NARRATOR: At the end of week 11 of fishing, impressive paydays for Pinwheel and
Wicked Pissah give both boats a boost.
Meanwhile, Fish Hawk's 11-grand haul pushes last season's lowest earner ahead
of long time top producer, fishing vessel Tuna Dot Com.
MATT: Worst to first, baby. Worst to first.
What's up, Hot Tuna?
-What's up, man?
TJ: I've known Brad for many, many years and I know what he's capable of,
so to see him performing this way this year and catching fish and having a better season,
my shock factor is zero.
-Hey, we're smoking Dot Com, you guys.
-I expect you to be, man, come on.
-Let's keep it that way.
-You're dialed in.
Brad is certainly reminding everyone of how good he is.
I mean, the Fish Hawk's definitely not a boat to mess with.
Dot Com's in for a rude awakening, Cap.
Just got to stay on the meat. You know the deal.
MATT: Fish hawk, ka-kaw, ka-kaw!
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