MATT: It's a big fish, man.
NARRATOR: This season,
Gloucester's bluefin fleet has caught more tuna than ever before.
RICK: Yeah.
GEORDIE: Yeah, true giant here.
NARRATOR: And now...
JARRETT: Just getting warmed up here, baby.
NARRATOR: There are less than four days left to fish,
and with two top contenders sidelined.
PAUL: Dave and Tyler are out of competition.
NARRATOR: The fight...
-It's anybody's game.
NARRATOR: To be Gloucester's best boat...
JOE: Oh, we're on, we're on, we're on, we're on!
NARRATOR: Is going to come down...
-You're a madman.
ANGELICA: Come on, Joe!
NARRATOR: To the final fish.
JARRETT: This is a 1,000-pounder, baby!
BRAD: Come to Papa.
NARRATOR: This is the season finale...
MARCIANO: Go, go, go, go!
NARRATOR: Of Wicked Tuna.
MARCIANO: This is the most important fish of the season.
NARRATOR: With only ten grand separating the fleet's four top earners,
and Dot Com and Pinwheel potentially down for the count,
the field is wide open.
911 OPERATOR (over phone): 911, what's your emergency?
TYLER: Oh, my God!
The door, it slid, cut my finger right off.
-Oh, my God.
(groans).
PRODUCER: He's going into shock.
-But you need to drink some water.
(groans).
-All right, bro.
-Yeah. -I will, okay.
(groans).
PRODUCER: Okay?
-Call my dad.
(grunting).
♪ ♪
(inaudible radio).
-Thank you.
-I'm shaky.
-Hey, how you doing?
-All right, bud.
-Yup, my finger was dangling.
-I'm just glad I got us in here, dude.
-Oh, I can do whatever you want.
We can go up.
-Gonna be some time off the water there.
-Yeah, yeah.
-Thank you guys for coming down, I appreciate it.
TYLER: This door got, gets stuck, and like my hand was in here.
And the door got going, like, this is blood popping on my finger.
It really hurts.
PRODUCER: Let Paul know he's not going in the ambulance.
He's going in somebody's car.
-My dad's car.
PRODUCER: His dad's car.
-Do you know where?
PRODUCER: Do you know where you're going, bud?
-We can't let this slow us down.
-Yup, hi.
-Okay, thank you.
His name is Tyler. All right, thanks, bye.
TYLER: That sucked.
My finger is like hanging right here by a piece of skin, but all this came off.
My finger was dangling down here holding on by the skin.
I had to put it back on.
I had to twist it on my finger.
I can't believe I did that.
We'll go in there and get this thing checked out.
♪ ♪
(bell ringing)
MIKE: We're behind, but we're not out of this race, guys.
-Ready?
TJ: Yeah, Reba, get back!
-Watch your feet.
-Last trip of the season, baby.
Last trip of the season.
Today's the day.
The last couple of weeks, we've been going through a dry spell.
We have not caught a single tuna.
And we certainly didn't wanna finish in the middle of the pack, but right now,
the race is so close.
If we can get a couple great fish on board, we can take this whole thing.
There might be one herring in there.
If there is, grab it.
How does he look?
-Snappy. -He looks good. -I know.
-He looks beautiful. -He looks perfect.
-Over the final three days of fishing, TJ, Jarrett, and I are determined
to work around the clock.
To land some big paychecks and to make Hot Tuna the fleet's top boat.
-He's going right down.
(beeping)
-Two of 'em. -How deep?
-120, small, oh, that's a big mark, too.
Ooh!
-Ready?
-Yup, today's the day, baby.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Oh, we're on, whoa, whoa, we're on!
-(inaudible) I got it, I got it, I got it.
Stop the boat, I got it!
-Stop the boat, stop the boat.
-Woo, this fish could be the game changer for us, guys.
Woo, feels like a big one, guys.
-That's a lot of money on the line.
-Yeah!
-Got to just get the anchor. -Go get the anchor, Jarrett.
-Come on! We need this fish.
-I almost feel like I know what I'm doing.
-All right, we're off!
-Oh, man, this is a jumbo.
-Whoa, whoa.
Get tight on him! Get tight on him!
Is he there?
-I don't know.
I think he's gone.
-He ain't gone.
Oh, it's under the boat.
-Oh, he's gone, (bleep)!
-We pulled the hook.
-Unbelievable.
With only a couple days left to finish out the season,
there's no time to cry over spilled milk.
We've just got to set back out and hope another one takes the bait.
Why aren't the tuna gods liking us?
But we gotta catch something here.
We gotta make this happen.
BRAD: There's only three days left in the season.
MATT: Fish Hawk put in a lot of days at sea, caught a lot of fish,
had a tough season last year.
BRAD: Yeah, we struggled.
That's how it goes. That's tuna fishing. Every dog has its day.
Last year, we're the worst performing boat and it was devastating.
But we're the top earning boat right now, and nothing would be better than
finishing this season on top.
MATT: We're gonna smoke 'em.
They're gonna have to put all their tuna in together to even compete.
PAUL: In this fishery, it's not over till the last minute.
Rick and I are really, really stoked this year.
We have a chance at winning this thing.
Just $10,000 separates Fish Hawk in first place, and us in fourth place.
All's you need is one big slob and you're right at the top.
RICK: We could pull this thing off.
-Wow, he cut his finger off, that's crazy.
Ricky?
-Yeah.
-They got a video here from the hospital.
-Now what? -Watch, Tyler lost his finger.
-Oh, my God.
-They sewed it back on.
The doctors want him to take it easy.
They're worried about him getting it infected.
Dave and Tyler are out of competition.
-Hmm.
-And Dave and the Dot Com is still in the hospital getting treated for a
bad fish poison infection.
DAVE: I feel horrible, I'm shaking.
I gotta, I definitely got a fever.
SANDRO: Going home. That's all she wrote.
JESS: Told you. You should not have gone out today.
-Is it bad?
-Bad time to get hurt.
I don't wish that on an enemy.
We'll go see Dave when we get in.
-Sounds good.
-Maybe we could give Tyler the finger, or a finger.
MARCIANO: Check this out.
JOE: Ugh, what?
MARCIANO: It probably will end his season because how can you fish?
That's an important finger.
You need that for everything we do, you know?
That's pretty nasty.
Okay, who wants a sandwich?
-I know.
-Here's Tyler.
He's in the hospital right now getting his finger stitched back on.
Ooh, it's pretty far down.
-Oh, my, God.
He's a trooper.
-Oh, that's nasty.
This is bad timing for Tyler to cut off his finger, but he's at the hospital and
we still got lines out.
-Nice.
-We're waiting for another one to swim by.
Dave and Tyler are top competitors in past seasons.
To have them drop out at the end, it's a golden opportunity for everyone.
We're gonna take advantage of it.
People fall down.
-Yup.
-People get hurt.
That's life.
We got an advantage now.
-Yup, we'll get one.
-Apparently, Pinhead crushed his finger pretty bad.
Wanna send him some flowers?
-No. -No?
-A fruit basket? -I'm good.
-Wanna go visit him in the hospital?
-I don't even wanna hear his name.
-That's gonna take him off the water, for sure.
-Right.
-Maybe we catch a couple and get up that leaderboard a little bit.
We have to take advantage of every opportunity we have.
Dot Com's still in the hospital.
He's done for the season.
-As sad as it is for these guys.
Now the competition is cut down to Brad, TJ, myself, Marciano.
-Oh, yeah. -It's wide open right now. -It is wide open.
-This gives us the opportunity to catch up to Pinwheel, Dot Com, and Fish Hawk.
We're coming after you, Brad.
MATT: Whales in between us and that boat behind us.
Maybe the tuna are with him.
Maybe we'll get one here.
-Yee-haw!
We got bait, baby!
That's great.
-Look at that, right there.
Big tuna.
MATT: We're gonna hook up right now, Brad.
(beeping)
-Just marked one.
What are you doing way up there?
Go down there.
Oh, boy.
MATT: I can smell the tuna.
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
We're on, here we go.
BRAD: Go get him, Matt.
You called it.
-Hooked up here, baby.
We're in the number one spot now.
That can all change.
We got to keep our lead.
We need this one.
-We got one right on the bottom now.
-I'm gonna go move the down rod.
-Paul, it's down.
-I got him!
Oh, he's a screamer.
That is a good tuna.
-Let's fight a tuna.
-Yeah, let's do that.
-We're gonna go fight a tuna.
That's a tuna.
MATT: Let's go get 'em boss, huh?
Holy (bleep).
I just put the drag up, too.
-Yeah, way out there, woo!
Come on, baby!
-That's good, Brad.
-The race is so close.
One fish could change everything.
-He's running.
Smoking it.
-We could win this thing.
We're gonna get 'em, Matt.
-Yeah, baby! Woo!
Holy.
The only thing I don't like about this is he is gut hooked.
Because you can chafe them off really quickly, you know?
We got to get him.
Turn that rod.
MATT: Yeah, he's coming at us, Brad.
-The fleet's barking at our heels, Matt.
We need this fish to stay on top.
-Bring him up. -Leader out of the water.
PAUL: Let's land this one.
(line snap)
No, no, no!
PAUL: We're only 10 grand away from Fish Hawk.
MATT: Yeah, he's coming at us, Brad.
BRAD: The fleet's barking at our heels, Matt.
We need this fish to stay on top.
PAUL: There's only three days left, Ricky.
Bring him up.
(line snap)
MATT: What?
What the (bleep) just happened?
BRAD: Damn! Pulled the hook.
We needed that fish.
It hurts. You know, you feel pain.
It's physical pain.
Your heart is actually sore after losing that fish.
That fish could have helped us to increase our lead and we lost it.
MATT: Can't get 'em all, you know?
Still got a high batting average.
So, you can't get to every one you hook up to.
-That sucks.
PAUL: No, no, no!
He is gut hooked.
This is not gonna be easy.
It's actually gonna be very dangerous.
-Okay, okay.
PAUL: We're in fourth place right now.
Keep coming. Keep, don't stop! Keep him coming.
I am tired of being stuck in the middle.
Stay with him, Rick.
Full pressure to the maximum.
-Okay.
PAUL: We got to land this fish if we wanna take the lead.
Reel that baby in.
Wow! You're an animal.
You're a madman.
If we're gonna end the season and make money for our families,
we got to do it now.
Let's make this one count!
-I got color.
-Gonna get him.
-Swivel on the reel.
-Oh. Loosen up. Loosen up.
Gaff him.
You get the meat?
-Yes.
-Good job, Rick.
He's a nice tuna, Rick.
People know that I've been fishing my whole life and I'm a good fisherman, but they
don't take me serious.
Everybody worries about Dot Com and Pinwheel.
Nobody worries about the Wicked Pissah, but they better.
He's a beautiful fish.
75, woo, yeah!
We could win this thing, Ricky.
-Absolutely.
♪ ♪
TYLER: One hand down, I can't really go fishing at all, which is the worst thing
anyone could ever tell me, because if I get an infection, I will lose my finger.
So, right now I'm, do I push it?
Do I not push it?
You only get one body. You only have one finger.
Just season's coming to a close.
It's just such a double-edged sword, you know.
I went to the hospital and I got my finger stitched back on and the doctors told me
not to go fishing.
DUFFY: What's up, T?
Heard you banged your finger up pretty good, bro.
-I'm sorry, dude. -Earlier this week.
TYLER: My mate, Duffy, and I, got into a pretty epic fight.
Hey!
-Okay, okay. -Stop, don't you (bleep) ever!
-No, no, no, no, no, no, please.
-But as soon as he heard about my finger, he called me and said he wanted to come see me.
-Which part of the door got you, man?
-The metal handle.
I would've never thought would happen.
Just opening it all the way, the weight of the door and everything.
And once that momentum got going, dude.
It went, boom!
-Oh, man.
-'Cause it got like, I basically cut my finger off with the bone and it's
stitched back on.
The doctors were very, very clear about, "Don't go fishing."
-Yeah, I mean.
-Don't go fishing, don't go fishing.
If I get an infection, the doctors told me numerous times,
"You will lose the finger."
So I really, I mean, I really don't know what to do.
I'm like crying already over it.
It's like you can't even get in there and play.
It's like put me in, coach.
But I can't even.
-I'm ready to play. -I'm ready to play, bro. -Oh, man.
It's a nightmare.
Sucks being stuck at the dock.
-If I get it infected, okay, I'm (bleep).
Ugh, what am I gonna do?
PAUL: This fish is our ticket to the top, Rick.
-Hi, it's good to see you again.
-Thanks, PJ.
Been running and gunning, bringing you more meat.
-Nice.
-Nice fish.
We're only ten grand behind the fleet's top earner, Fish Hawk.
So, this fish could be a game changer for us.
What do we got for a weight, PJ?
-236 pounds dressed.
-Nice. That's a nice fish.
Let's check the meat out.
The buyer looks at the color, the oil, and the fat content.
More fat quantity means bigger bucks.
The better the quality, the better the money.
This season, we've seen low quality fish bring in seven bucks a pound and
high quality pay 27 bucks a pound.
Nice core.
-Nice core, beautiful color, nice greasy tail.
All the way around the skin looks good.
-Yeah, what do you got for price on that?
-This one here...
$22 a pound.
-Yeah. -Very nice, brother, nice. -Nice fish, Paul.
-That's nice, thank you. -Thanks again, PJ. -That's a good price, yes.
-Nice, nice.
-That's enough to put us one step closer to the top.
NARRATOR: With just over two days until the season closes,
Wicked Pissah's good quality fish pushes them into third place,
only about five grand behind Fish Hawk in the top spot.
TJ: I just don't get it.
Past two weeks, we have not caught a single tuna.
We've got to turn it around before the end of the season.
-I feel like we just got here like two weeks ago or something.
-Yeah, I know.
-It's do or die.
-So far this week, we lost a tuna, while Hard Merch caught one fish,
Fish Hawk caught two, and Wicked Pissah landed three.
Time's running out.
We got to do everything we can to turn every hookup into a paycheck.
You never know which hookup might be your last.
-Come on, tuna fish, come on.
(beeping)
-Oh, we just marked one.
There's like five of 'em on the screen.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on! -We're on, woo-hoo!
I got the anchor.
-Start the boat.
Get on the rod, someone.
Here!
-I got you.
-Watch the anchor! Watch the anchor line.
-I see it, I see it. -TJ! -I see it, woo!
-Yeah!
-Yeah, he took off running.
Holy (bleep).
-Oh, boy, there's a lot of line to get back.
-This is a giant.
-Not too fast, not too fast!
-All right, all right, come on, Jarrett!
Reel, reel, reel, come on, Jarrett!
Yeah, holy (bleep).
Woo!
Just getting warmed up here, baby!
That's a big fish.
-Let's get this one, guys.
It's now or never.
-Stay on him! Stay on him!
Don't back down!
-No, man. -All right, all right.
-Oh, he's right here on the surface.
Right here, out of the water.
-Jarrett, swing it in. He's going that way. Where's the line?
-Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
TJ: We're gonna lose it!
eft in the season, we can't afford to lose this one.
-Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
We're gonna lose it!
-Go, go, go, go, go!
Keep going, you're all right, all right.
-You're good. You're good.
-We need this paycheck.
It was rubbing on the boat, man.
He was out of the water right here, so he's very close.
-You all right, Jar?
-Yeah, we're good.
I don't think he's that far away.
-No, he's not.
-Here he comes.
There he is, right there.
Come on, TJ!
Get the harpoon!
-Oh, (bleep), he's right here.
-He's right on top.
Look it, he's right here on top.
-Keep cranking, keep cranking.
Holy (bleep), it's a big one!
-Take the shot!
-Yeah, baby, bull's eye, woo!
-He's running, he's running!
-Bubby, let go! -Holy (bleep). -Let it run!
-Come on back, baby! -Looked like a 100-incher.
What a, what a day, man.
Holy (bleep), oh, my God.
-Here he comes.
He's right here.
Pull, pull, pull! Pull, pull, pull! Pull, pull, pull!
Don't let him go!
Wrap him, got him!
-Woo-hoo, woo.
TJ: Oh, my God!
Wow, this tuna is a monster.
With less than three days left in the season, it's just what we needed.
-Nice. Holy, big boy!
-If we can land a few more like this, we can take this whole thing.
-102 inches! -Nice, baby! -Yeah, woo, there we go!
-Biggest one of the season.
-Nice size, big boy, baby, woo.
-Nice. -Woo, baby, pa-pow!
♪ ♪
NANCY: Hi!
MARCIANO: Hi, you brought cake?
-Yeah. -There we go. -Yeah.
-Birthday cake.
Your mother's coming this trip, kids.
Special surprise.
Earlier this week.
-Use the force.
-The kids and I caught a nice tuna.
-Good job. -Well done, well done.
And got a $5,000 paycheck.
But, would be great to rake in some more money before the season closes,
especially with my wife, Nancy, on board for our final push.
She brought you guys a birthday cake.
-Well, as long as there's cake.
-But, no cake for you unless you catch a fish first.
-My birthday is tomorrow and it'd be really nice to get a birthday fish.
Especially because we're well behind when it comes to earnings this season.
But we're determined to just push hard in the two days we have left to fish.
-All right, let's go.
Let's see if your mom's a good luck charm.
We need to get one on the boat, we ready?
-Yeah, let's do it. -Yeah.
-All right, let's get out of here.
Time for Team Marciano to kick it into high gear.
All clear?
-Yeah, all clear.
-This is kind of cool.
We've never actually been out fishing as a family for our birthday.
So, this is definitely a once in a lifetime experience, you know?
-We're excited about going today and catching up with them and just having a ball.
Dave and I have been married for 27 years and he's worked so hard
to support our family through fishing.
I'm gonna do whatever I can on this trip to help them land another paycheck.
-Oh, yeah, totally stoked to have my mom on board.
Hopefully we'll make something special happen.
Get a nice giant Bluefin.
Turn the season right around.
-We just got to pull another rabbit out of our hat, or monkey out of my ass,
as I like to say.
-Oh, yeah.
-We got this, honey.
TJ: Unbelievable, that looks like him.
-I guess he's out of the hospital.
-Oh, no way.
-I can't believe he came out here so quick like that.
-Insane.
-That's him?
-Yeah, just gets out of the hospital and he's right out here.
That's how hard he charges.
BRAD: There he is. He's back out already.
He must have not even shut the boat off.
MATT: He's out of his mind.
-Oh, I can't believe that's Dot Com.
-Here comes Tyler.
BRAD: I can't even get a break from these guys.
DAVE: Guess who's back?
You know, it's important that we go out and produce.
We have to produce.
Getting sick could not have come at a worse time than now.
It's the end of the season and we're gonna do everything to keep that title.
It's my job to put the boat on the fish.
DUFFY: Take all and give nothing back.
Flying high, baby!
Woo!
-Send it up, brother!
I'm out here risking injury.
Could lose my whole finger cause of this.
-We take our (bleep) antibiotics and we go fishing.
-That's exactly what we do.
Woo-hoo, hoo.
We sail under the black, Duffy, "Yar!"
-That's what we do, "Yar!"
MATT: Ooh, look at that river herring.
That's a good-looking herring.
Feels good to be on the Fish Hawk this year.
Last season was very tough aboard the Fish Hawk.
I made close to no money.
I struggled all winter.
This year, road to redemption.
It feels unbelievable to be where we are.
We're the number one spot. We deserve to be here.
We earned it.
BRAD: Come on, baby!
Second to last day of the season.
Right now, we're in the lead, but the title is still up for grabs.
All it takes is one good fish from Pinwheel, Dot Com, or Pissah and
they'll overtake us.
We need to catch a big fat fish to extend our lead.
And we need to catch 'em now.
(beeping)
-We're marking one, Brad.
Tuna on the bottom.
-This is the title on the line.
Come on, baby.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on, we're on, we're on!
-Got him on the bow rod.
-Woo, fish on.
-Woo, nice, let's get another one.
-Let's get another one.
-Last fish, Matt.
-Like the hardest inch I ever seen in my life.
-Landing this fish means everything right now.
Bring him home.
-He's like, take an inch, give an inch.
-Let's make him ours.
-Oh, boy, what's going on here?
-The rod looks like it's a little off.
I'm worried about when that swivel goes in that tip and it goes sideways,
it might catch on that and might chafe off.
But what the (bleep) is going on with it?
It's getting worse.
The rod tip is twisting around.
Anything that rubs against our line can chafe it off,
so we could lose this fish at any second.
Oh, my God.
I got a crazy idea, but we got to move it, quick.
-You got it? -Yup. -Go back.
-Oh, no. He's running.
We don't wanna see our paycheck swim away.
-We can't lose this fish.
-Oh God!
-Hold the line, watch him!
What are you gonna do, Brad?
-Wasn't glued properly.
We're gonna put it on another rod.
-What?
That is crazy, Brad.
BRAD: We need to swap these rods out now or we're gonna lose this fish.
Grab that line, here.
Matt is hand lining to create enough slack, so we can cut the line our fish
is on and I can tie it to another rod.
Keep hand lining him.
Oh.
Don't cut nothing yet.
-He's getting tight now, Brad.
-All right, we did it.
He's still on there.
-Good thinking, Brad.
-Now we just need to get him back in his pinwheels again.
-This is the title on the line.
-Here we go, baby.
Come to papa.
Oh, watch yourself.
-We really need this one.
He's a schizo, this one.
Hopefully, the tuna gods are with us on this one.
Big fish.
Good job, Brad.
Good job, big color, big color.
-Missed him.
MATT: Oh, my God!
This is not good!
BRAD: Watch yourself, go.
MATT: We really need this one.
He's a schizo.
Hopefully, the tuna gods are with us on this one.
-The season closes tomorrow night.
With our very narrow lead over the rest of the fleet, we got to land this fish
to cement our place at the top.
-Good job, Brad.
Good job, big color, big color.
We got to keep our lead.
-Missed him.
-Oh, my God, this is not good!
Get him, Brad, get him!
Nice shot, Brad, woo!
Okay, thank you, tuna gods.
What a relief, man, what a relief.
Good job, Brad.
-Woo.
-Fish Hawk, woo!
BRAD: So happy to have this fish.
Matt and I have grinded away this season, missing our families
and pushing ourselves.
And to get one more fish the day before the season ends is the cherry on top.
What a nice fish, dude.
-Yeah. -85 inches, beautiful fish.
Good job, Matt.
MATT: Yeah, Fish Hawk, baby, woo.
BRAD: This fish will keep our lead.
MIKE: This one could be worth big money.
-Hot Tuna, what's up?
-Super, super competitive race right now.
-Yeah. -You wanna get him up there? -Yup, let's do it.
-We landed a huge fat tuna.
Hopefully, it gets us a great paycheck.
-What are we looking at, Scottso?
-537 pounds.
-Nice!
-Wanna get tail cut core sample?
-Let's check him out.
-Whoa, that's a beauty, huh?
-Yeah, you can see all the fat in here, too.
-Yeah, that's a good one.
-Wow! -Super greasy. -It's a diamond.
-This is what we're looking for.
-Yup, so what are you thinking, Scottso?
-This fish, right here,
$19 a pound.
-Hey now, Scottso! -Oh, yeah, sweet. -Awesome.
-Ten grand, yeah, we'll take it.
-We got to head right back out, man.
It's a really tight race, so.
-Yeah, turn and burn. -We got to keep on trucking. -Yup, turn and burn.
-Yup.
MIKE: Bluefin season closes end of the day tomorrow.
So let's try to get another one of these babies.
NARRATOR: Hot Tuna's ten-grand payday ends their dry spell and launches them
within striking distance of the top spot.
And with 36 hours still left to fish, anything can happen.
SANDRO: We need a freaking bite.
Just did a bait check a couple minutes ago.
-Yeah, we just put it out. -Just put it back out.
Works for everybody else.
I guess not for us.
Dave was in the hospital for days with fish poisoning.
Getting sick at the end of the season is probably the worst thing that could happen.
I'm not really sure he should be out here, but it just shows how competitive he is
and how bad he wants that top spot.
Need a fresh herring?
You are lucky.
This herring is very lucky he didn't get eaten.
You!
Let's hope you're not so lucky.
We're the Tuna Dot Com.
We've won the last two years in a row.
That's our goal every year.
That's what we strive for, to be that top boat.
All this over a stupid fish, that I love so much.
At this point, the race being so close, it's definitely anybody's game.
We have to catch some fish.
We got a lot of hooking up to do.
(beeping)
There he is, come up and eat.
Come up and eat, come on.
Come on.
-It's a big mark too.
-Oh, yeah, that's a real one there, pal.
Woo, that's a nice one there.
-Fish came in the screen here at 190.
Wormed around.
He was, came up looking at our bait right here.
Back down.
See ya later, no thanks.
That's what he said.
-Oh, give us another shot.
Please, dear god.
-Thanks but no thanks.
DAVE: Oh, why didn't that one bite?
Oh, we need another shot.
We need another shot on that bowrod or the downrod.
I might feel like crap, but I have a title to defend and I'm not going down
without a fight.
Tomorrow it's over, finished.
At this point, every fish is critical.
Every bite's critical.
It might be the last.
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-We're on, we're on, we're on, we're on!
-Tight!
-We're on, all right!
Woo, woo, woo, baby, we're on!
-Got 'em on! Good eye, Sandro.
-Go ahead, get off. -There he is. -I'm gonna start reeling in.
-This fish right now is the one that could either make or break the Dot Com.
-Got 'em on, baby!
This is a big fish!
-We got a fish pretty close right here.
Watch out!
He's caught up in the anchor line.
-Dave, do not go forward.
-Got it. He's got it?
-I can feel it. I can feel it. I just felt it.
-Do not let it go.
We're gonna go around this way, Sandro.
When a fish gets wrapped up in an anchor line, anytime those two lines rub together,
there's a good chance it will just snap the line.
We're gonna, we're gonna go all the way around just like this.
-We can't lose this fish.
-You keep pulling it in.
-That's a lot of money on the line.
He's out, all right.
-Woo, got lucky there. -Little danger right there.
That was close.
That was very, very close.
-Swivel's right here. -All right. -Get him.
We can't lose this fish.
-Don't roll out.
Oh, easy, hate that. Oh, God! Stay.
-Oh. -Let's get him.
All right, settle down.
-Start reverse. -Don't mess this up. -Over there, yeah.
-Get ready to go reverse. -Start reverse. He's right here. Okay keep coming back.
-This is a giant, cha-ching.
-Neutral, neutral, go forward left.
-Oh, wow.
-He's gone.
-Holy (bleep), wow.
-Dammit.
-Another one bites the dust, there.
Meaning us.
We sucked.
-Losing a fish next to the boat is absolutely devastating, especially
at this point in the game.
Time's running out.
Absolutely sucks.
But it is what it is.
-Joke, I don't get it.
PAUL: Rick and I are working very hard, countless hours.
We are going to put a couple lines out with nice fresh baits and we're gonna win.
We just feel it.
There's only about 30 hours left until the season closes.
We're in third place right now and only five grand behind Brad in the top spot.
Mega bait, mega bait, mega bait!
-I like it. -Keep an eye on the floaters.
We're one step closer to winning this thing, and one more great fish
could seal the deal.
We are going for it.
-Make it count.
-Look at the big slick.
See that?
That big oil slick, that's a feeding slick.
-We're on!
PAUL: We got one, Rick.
Yeah, baby, I knew it.
This fish might put us in the lead.
He's a big one, that one.
Woo, payday, baby!
RICK: We're on!
PAUL: We got one, Rick!
Yeah, baby, I knew it.
This fish might put us in the lead.
He's a big one, that one.
Woo!
Payday, baby.
Good job.
-Wow, I just set that one out.
PAUL: There's only about 30 hours left until the season closes.
We need this one.
-Taking a little bit of line.
-If we could get this one, we could be the boat to beat.
Oh, there he is. Right on top. Look at that!
Dude, he's huge.
He's up high and he's screaming.
-Oh, don't turn now.
-Sorry, guys.
-That's all right, did a little turn on us.
-Oh, yeah.
-(bleep)!
-I'm gonna try to go with him so we.
-Yeah.
Giving me a battle, that's for sure.
Still likes it up high, Paulie.
-He's just all over the place.
Wherever he wants to go, he's going.
-Oh, yeah.
-This is gonna be a hard one to land.
Been a long day for us.
I've slept an hour in two and half days.
We need this tuna.
We can't lose this one.
We'll get this one, Ricky.
-I think so.
Come on, baby, come on.
-You're getting closer, Ricky, you know?
-Yes.
-Come on, nice and easy, okay?
-Yeah, got color.
-He's right there.
This could be another ten-grand payday.
Oh, he's gone.
-Oh! -He broke!
He was chafed, Rick.
-Oh!
-It hurts to lose a fish.
That fish could have gotten us the win.
-It just went, like that.
Pulled hook.
-Yup.
BRAD: Let's rack up our lead, Matt.
Gut! -Hey, what's going on, Brad? -What's up, G-man?
-We got a nice big one for you.
-Let's check that one out.
-After being the lowest earning boat in the fleet last year, Matt and I worked our
asses off to get to the top and now we're so close, we can almost taste victory.
-263 Brad.
-Nice, all right.
-Nice, we'll take that.
-Right now, we're only $1,200 ahead of Dot Com, with Wicked Pissah and
Pinwheel right behind them.
-Oh.
-Let's check this guy out.
-That's not a lot and it would mean everything to us to finish this season on top.
So we really need big bucks for this fish to give us the best shot of staying ahead.
-Oh, this is bad. This is bad news, boys.
That one's pretty lame.
-No fat at all. -Yup.
-Oh, God, I hate to be the bearer of bad news.
That's a 10-bucker, that's it.
-That's not what we were hoping for, but ultimately, we're still in the lead.
We've got to get back out there.
We've got to try to get more fish on deck before the season closes
in order to stay on top.
It is what it is, Gut.
-Yeah. -Hey, thanks, Gut.
We'll still take it, you know.
They all add up.
-Yeah, I do the best I can. Good to see you guys. Go catch them up.
NARRATOR: With only one day until the season closes, Fish Hawk's low-quality
catch just slightly extends their lead over the fleet.
ANGELICA: We didn't get a bite all day.
MARCIANO: Keep your head up, Gel.
Just better eat something because in a while it's gonna be time to go to work.
-Yeah, I know.
-If we hooked up.
-There's no crying in tuna fishing.
-Except if you're (bleep) hungry and you're miserable.
-That's why God created Ho Hos.
-Did you say hobos?
-Ho Hos.
-My birthday's tomorrow and the season ends tomorrow night.
We're running out of time to get my birthday tuna and that one final paycheck
that we really need.
-We're having a meat medley tonight.
We're having chicken, pork, beef.
There's only 24 hours left until the season closes and we didn't see any action today.
Nobody on this boat is thrilled about that.
But the bottom line, the fat lady ain't singing yet.
What kind of animal is that?
ANGELICA: My brother and my dad aren't so much big into vegetables.
My brother and my dad just like throwing burgers on the grill and
just calling it a day.
I've had enough burgers where I don't think I'm gonna eat another burger for at least a
lifetime, maybe two.
-Joe, you think you could cook a Ho Ho on the grill?
-Yeah, I think it would taste pretty good.
-I bet that's just pretty good.
-A deep-fried Ho Ho.
-That's disgusting.
I try my best to make sure they eat actually decently so they don't
totally shrivel up and die.
-You know what the best thing about a ho ho is?
-What?
-A second one.
-Oh.
-If there's one thing that I've learned this season, no matter how bad things get,
my dad always tries to stay upbeat and positive.
-Do we have any of those cupcakes left?
-We may.
-No!
-Got to be quick, son. You got to be quick.
(laughter)
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JARRETT: Oh, it's a tight race.
We've been fishing our asses off.
TJ: You never know, you might pull one out of here.
You might get a Cinderella, they might come through heavy.
I'm praying for a big hungry dumb one to come under the boat.
-The dumbest one we can get.
-Right now there's 18 hours left in the season.
Earlier this week, we hit the jackpot, a ten-grand payday.
We're within striking distance of that top spot.
If we can land a couple more, we can win this thing.
Hello, puppies.
(beeping)
We're marking.
Watch the rods, watch the rods.
(bleep), right on it.
It's a big mark.
(beeping)
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-TJ, we're on!
-TJ, we're on, we're on, whoo-hoo!
-Got 'em on, baby, got 'em on!
On there, looks like a tuna.
Oh, that looks like a good one.
Woo, come on, boy, we need this one!
-Jarrett, I think that's him now.
-Come on, baby, yeah.
-You want to get on here, Jarrett?
I'll set up the deck.
Get him in his groove.
-Get some line, Jarrett.
-Feels like a lot of weight, right Jarrett?
-Yeah.
-We're in no way near landing this fish yet, but we really could use it, man.
This could be a big money fish.
You excited? You excited? Yeah, I'm excited too.
Got 'em on.
-Beautiful day to fight a tuna.
-You all right? -Yeah.
-This thing was acting weird, you know?
We got to make this happen.
-Come on, baby. Come on, baby.
-Hopefully we can get him to submit to some circles.
Get him up.
Get a harpoon in him and tie him off.
We really need another paycheck.
Ah, I see him!
(bleep) Blue shark.
-Yup. -Ah, shark. -Oh, my God.
We're screwed. We're screwed.
-Oh, (bleep).
-We needed that fish.
That is extremely upsetting.
We're running out of time to turn things around, but we're not giving up.
This sucks.
TYLER: Ah, now everything is twice as hard for me.
Putting a lot of responsibility on Duffy here to really perform.
I'm really asking him to step up.
We've been back on the water for 24 hours after getting my finger sewed back on.
And we haven't had any action.
You know, this is brutal right now.
My body's ready to go, but I got this serious injury with the tip of my finger,
so I need Duffy.
Pretty much gonna do everything full steam now.
He's gonna do everything.
Just, he's got a lot on his shoulders right now.
I'm really asking him to stand up big for us.
At least I'm here to drive the boat, you know.
But he's gonna handle getting the baits out, he's gonna handle fishing (bleep)
that I can't do.
-It's a tangle of good bait.
-Good job, Duffy.
You're doing great there.
-Wanna grab a couple more baits real quick?
-We're gonna get plenty of bait.
Let's get fishing.
-Ah. Oh, my.
-I just went like this.
I just went like this and I went right into the.
Oh, my.
-Every time.
-You are an idiot, Tyler.
You are a fortified idiot.
Oh, my.
-Here reel these up.
(bleep), I'm gonna stop talking about it.
Talking about it makes it hurt more.
-Got to get everything de-sanitized, so T doesn't lose a finger.
Baits are fishing good.
Just waiting on a bite.
-All we got to do is catch one fish, flying under the black on the last day of fishing.
That will get us the victory.
MARCIANO: It's the end of the season.
We've got less than 12 hours left until it shuts down.
Right now we're just sucking at life.
-There's no sucking allowed.
It's my birthday.
-(bleep) tuna fish.
-Well, we need to catch something, otherwise I'm not allowed to get
my birthday cake, so.
Working on the Hard Merch this season with my brother and my dad has been
an exciting adventure for me.
And now my mom's on this trip.
I'd like to celebrate the end of the season and my birthday by putting another
bluefin on the deck.
-Dave's been so impressed on how far Angelica's come since joining the boat this season.
I'm so proud of her and I can't wait to see her in action hopefully catching
a birthday bluefin.
-Let's get it together.
(beeping)
-There's a fish, there's a fish.
That's a fish.
That's encouraging without a doubt.
Now, if we could just get this rod to bend.
Come on, just bite.
-Come on, fish!
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
-Oh, oh, we're on, we're on, we're on, we're on, yeah!
-Get him, Joe?
-Yeah.
-We're on, we're on!
-Get some gloves.
-Let's hope we get him now.
-It's a screamer.
-All right, Joe, should we get him moved?
All right, Nance, get on the rod!
Get over here. We're on!
-Ready? -Uh-hmm. -This is gonna be your chance.
Go get him!
That's it, attagirl.
Make sure you're keeping it even. Ah.
-Yeah, screamer.
-Glad you got to come out re -Having a ball.
-Get ready.
Joe will help you keep it even.
-If you need it pull down and reel if you need to.
Yup, yup.
-Yeah! -Yeah. -Reel, reel, reel!
Attaboy, lady.
Ready, Gel?
Switch out with your mom.
She's right behind you.
There you go, there you go.
Good switch ladies, good switch.
-Good job.
-That's right, good job, good job.
-Yeah, see Gel's a seasoned veteran now.
-Woo! Good job, Gel.
-We got a birthday girl on a fish and we got mama on a fish.
Let's hope we get this one.
This is the most important fish of the season as far as I'm concerned.
You go, girl!
I'm just letting him tire out.
We're gonna go after him, Gel.
Get ready.
-Get 'em, Gel! Get 'em!
-(inaudible). -Let me know.
Yell if I'm going too fast.
Attagirl.
-Birthday bluefin boogie for Gel right now.
-We got cake.
MARCIANO: I told them,
"Nobody gets no cake until we get a tuna on the boat first."
And I want cake!
MARCIANO: We got less than 12 hours left in the season.
It's Angelica's birthday, so it'd be great to celebrate by hauling in
a giant bluefin tuna.
I told you after this season, you had quite a bit of learning to do, but by this
point in the season, you're a seasoned veteran.
-Thanks, dad.
Please just give up.
-You thought tuna fishing was easy?
It's not as easy as, as seen on TV, is it?
-Yup.
-You're good.
-Got to be getting close to him here.
Your turn now, Joe.
Might get a look at him out there.
-All right, he's way up front.
-Yup, he's turned right at us.
-Come on, Joe.
-Under the boat!
Ugh!
Come on, tuna.
-Way to go, Dad.
-Holy (bleep).
-What is wrong with you?
-Yeah.
That was close.
This fish is more nuts than I am.
-Been on this fish probably two and a half hours now.
-Come on, Joe.
Use your muscles.
-We're hooked up on Gel's birthday.
It doesn't get much better than this.
The only thing that would be icing on the cake is we can get this one on deck.
-What do we got, kid? -There he is. -Oh, wow.
-He's a 600-pounder, no doubt about it.
-Come on, we need this one.
-Come on, fish.
This one will be worth a lot of money.
We got to land this one.
-Come on. -He's huge. -Come on.
-He's so close, oh.
-Oh, (bleep), what the (bleep)?
-Pulled the hook.
♪ ♪
MARCIANO: Damn, you know, just another minute or two and I would have got a shot.
That's a tough way to make a living, you know, if you're depending on a check.
ANGELICA: It stinks.
And I'm cold and I'm hungry and I'm tired and for what?
You know.
Just to see the fish escape just like that.
No birthday fish for me.
It would hurt...
Dammit.
Just a fish.
Stupid tuna.
-Thanks.
-Ugh.
-Wow.
Let's go. Come on.
Something happen here.
SANDRO: We got to catch a fish to end this year.
-Yeah we do. -That's for sure.
DAVE: We got to get it done today.
Another fish or two would be nice.
It's the last day of the season.
We're in second.
However, the competition right now is so tight it truly is anybody's game to win or lose.
But at this point, we just need one hook up.
We need to make this happen and we need to make it happen now.
Let's finally get a fish here, guys.
TYLER: After everything we've been through this week,
we can't end the season without a fish.
Right now, the chips are stacked against us.
Hot Tuna just got ten grand for a fish.
Wicked Pissah's last fish knocked us into fourth place.
-Yeah.
TYLER: And Fish Hawk's tuna yesterday increased their lead over all of us.
The season closes in just a matter of hours, so hopefully, we can get
a jumbo on board and get it to the dock in time.
(beeping)
-Oh, watch that bait.
Oh, my God, that's gonna get eaten.
That's gonna get eaten right now.
(phone ringing)
-Yo.
-What are you doing now?
-We got five on the screen right now.
-Come on.
-Oh, my God!
Downrod's gonna go, watch downrod, watch it!
(clicking)
(reel unspooling rapidly)
Oh, we're on, we're on!
-There it is.
-We're on, we're on, we're on, we're on, we're on!
-Woo, yeah, baby!
-Yeah, Brad, down and tight, woo!
-This is the title on the line.
-All right, we need this one to win the championship.
Woo.
(beeping)
DAVE: Still on it?
-Oh, yeah, there, yeah, yeah, yeah, we're on!
Hey, Geordie, start it up, we're on!
-All right, perfect.
-Got 'em on.
-Go forward right, Sandro.
-Woo, baby!
-Gonna put the coals to him.
-He's got some weight to him. He's a decent fish.
-Nice job, bud.
-This fish could save our season.
-Nice four-hundo, hopefully.
-85 incher.
-Come on, Sandro.
-Might be in a counterclockwise pinwheel here.
Hopefully he goes back into it.
I don't like when they change directions and stuff.
Oh. Keep going forward, forward.
-Don't lose him. Don't lose him.
-Neutral, easy, easy.
-Nicely done, nicely done, nailed it.
TYLER: We were sidelined for a couple days, now we're back on the water.
If we put this fish in the boat, we're gonna win this thing.
-Bringing it home.
-I really wanna catch this fish.
Right now with the season coming to an end, this fish will be big money.
You know, it comes down to who's got the most money.
I just hope this year it's the Pinwheel.
The past couple seasons, we've been runner-up.
This year, I want to Gloucester's top producer.
A lot of blood, a lot of sweat,
and a lot of tears literally have gone into this season.
I'm not risking losing my finger to finish in second place again.
Down and dirty, baby.
Woo.
-Fish is all over the place.
-He's going in.
Watch out he doesn't come up again.
Finesse.
Crank, Sandro, we need this one.
Come on, come on.
-Swivel.
-Tough fish there, hey, Sancho?
-I got color.
-Any second here now.
-Counterclockwise now?
What the hell?
-This fish is out of his mind.
-I think this fish is drunk.
-Fish is a pain in the ass.
-Back around.
-This one's for all the marbles.
-He's probably gonna go clockwise now.
-Yup, there he goes, I don't like this.
-This one's it, this is for everything.
-Oh.
-Oh, (bleep).
-Wow, that sucks.
-All right, put that one away.
We'll get, I got one ready to go with a balloon.
-Pulled the hook on another one.
Lost another one.
Failures.
Story of this year, a dumb bunch of doofuses trying to tuna fish.
It's a tough year.
What are you gonna do?
That's probably our last shot for the day, so.
TYLER: Come on, Duffy!
Time is running out.
-Swivel!
We only got a few hours left in the season.
Come on, come on.
-We got to get this fish before the cutoff.
-There he is.
Yeah, baby!
You got him, T.
Easy.
Straight down.
Throw the dart!
-He's going under the boat!
DUFFY: Watch out! Watch out! Watch out!
TYLER: We're gonna run him over.
DUFFY: You got him, T.
Straight down.
TYLER: He's going under the boat!
-Watch out! Watch out! Watch out!
-We're gonna run him over!
The fish is real erratic at the boat.
He's really big on the screen, and to me I'd say he's every,
every bit a 95-incher, 100-incher.
Great way to close out the season with a big boy.
-Trying to seal the deal for the win for the Pinwheel.
This could be the season.
This could be the fish.
Come on, show your face, Charlie.
-Swivel.
Off the back.
Oh, my God!
-You all right?
-Oh.
Dude, I hit it on the wheel, bro.
It's fine, but oh, my God.
-All right.
-I got it caught in the spoke.
Oh, my God!
-You all right?
-Wow, dude, my whole body just, like, went numb.
-I bet.
I'm shakin' now.
-He's right here.
-I can't see him.
-He's literally right here.
-Back up! Back up!
-(bleep)!
-Right there, right there!
I'm gonna walk him right into you.
Make it count.
Nice job, brother.
-I got it. I got him. I got him.
-Watch your hand.
-Let's (inaudible) him right now.
I'm out of here. I'm out of here.
-You just keep the rod clear, I got the harpoon line.
Yeah, he's massive, dude.
I got him.
-He's ours, baby! -Woo! -Yeah!
-Broken finger and all, brother.
Here, give me that.
-Woo!
Thank God!
Oh, thank God.
Woo!
Adrenaline got going and started doing things I
definitely shouldn't have done, dude.
We definitely pulled a few stitches there.
We got to get this thing in before 11:30.
-Coming aboard.
Woo!
That is a butterball.
-Way to go, brother. -Yeah, dude. -Woo!
-Golden tunas.
-This is how you want to finish out the season with a beautiful diamond.
An Absolute diamond.
All right, Duff-Duff. Let's take a measurement.
-All right, brother. -101, baby! Yeah!
-Grab that anchor. Let's get out of here, bro.
Bro, this could be the season that the Pinwheel finally finishes out on top.
-Yeah, dude.
-Hey, Scotty, it's our last fish of the year, man.
We need some big money, dude.
-Yeah, it looks like a good fish.
-I hope this is the one that makes the difference.
-Sounds good. Let's get him up.
-Fish Hawk has the lead, but we're only nine grand behind him in the earnings.
It's all gonna come down to how much we get for this fish.
What do we got, Scottso?
-564 pounds.
-Cheers.
-That's how we wanted to finish out the season.
We're coming up to take a look.
-All right, come on up.
-This season, Duffy and I have worked harder than we've ever worked before.
I mean, I've spilled blood this season and quite literally, almost lost a part
of myself trying to make a living.
We don't want another season as the runner-up.
We want the win!
-Good seeing you.
-How do you like that fish?
It's a beauty, huh?
-Yeah, it's loaded.
-Good way to finish out the season, man.
We really risked a lot going out there.
Literally trying to push it at the end of the season.
We worked so hard.
We hope that this is the fish that makes a difference.
This season our tuna have got us an average of $16 per pound.
If we get $16 a pound for this tuna, we win it all.
-Well, it's definitely got some fat in it.
No burn in the core.
It's all around a good fish.
I'll give you guys...
17 bucks a pound.
-Awesome! -Woo! -Great, Scotto.
Appreciate it, man.
I can't believe it, we did it!
It's been five years since the Pinwheel finished the season as the fleet's top producer
and I couldn't have done it without Duffy.
And we did what we wanted to do.
We did the best.
We smoked the fleet.
-Yeah, buddy.
-Time for us to head south to North Carolina for bluefin season in the Outer Banks.
-Sounds good, brother. Let's do it.
-Let's go.
Look out, Southern boys, the Pinwheel's coming for you.
NARRATOR: For the first time in five years,
Pinwheel finishes the season as Gloucester's top-producing bluefin boat,
less than $600 ahead of friend Fish Hawk, and
about four grand ahead of longtime top-earner,
fishing vessel Tuna Dot Com.
-We got to get some sleeping bags.
-Warm sleeping bags.
-This is gonna be fun, guys. -Yeah, it's gonna be cool. -Be awesome.
We've been out working so hard, we've barely seen our families.
So, I'm gonna take my family on a camping trip.
Bass Pro Shop.
-Oh, my goodness. -Whoa.
Why don't we just go camping here?
-The family of a fisherman is a special breed.
They have sacrificed.
Last year was tough.
It was a nightmare, but you guys stuck with me.
-Of course we did. -We never doubted you. -We're always there for you.
-This season I made five times the amount of money and caught four times the amount
of fish as I did last season.
I'm still pinching myself.
-Oh, look at the tents.
-We can't have a campfire without cooking a couple trout.
Here you go, Em.
That's Emma's favorite right there.
I have the best family in the world.
-I think we got everything.
-Sure did.
-We are out of here, Bass Pro Shops.
DAVE: We had a great year.
-We realize we can't be on top every year, however that's always our goal.
It was a tight race.
We may not have been on top, but it still was a good season.
We all made money and that's what it's all about.
SANDRO: Ooh.
We finished third place.
I'm super disappointed.
I wanna be that top boat.
There's always next year.
-That's right.
RICK: Tyler won.
PAUL: Yeah, well, look at all the fish he got.
We really wanted to win.
Does it hurt that we lost?
Absolutely.
But, I mean, I have one more finger than him, but still.
TJ: We've had a great, great season.
Very proud of the guys, very proud of the boat.
And we're back in the bluefin groove.
We might not have finished the season out on top, but the reality is we're
taking home over 85 grand.
You know, this is the motivation we need to go back to the Outer Banks.
Hot Tuna's back in the game, baby.
-There she is.
-That's it, Joe. That's the one.
-That's a big upgrade. -Yeah, it is. -She looks beautiful.
-Yup.
-This mean we're going down south?
-Yes, it does.
Another bluefin season is about to open in North Carolina's Outer Banks.
If I'm gonna make up for this season, I'm gonna have to make an investment in my future.
I guess we won't need this.
-Gone.
MARCIANO: And that's why we're buying a new rig, which is much bigger,
faster and much better suited for winter fishing down south.
And Joe, it looks like you and I and your sister are gonna be on
our way to North Carolina.
JOE: I heard the bite's good. Let's go get 'em.
We got some boat payments to cover.
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