05x06 - Redemption

[bunniefuu]

DALE: Lord, we
need a fish now!

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

CLIFF: Look at, that's tuna!
That's big tuna!

WILL: Get this money.

NARRATOR: With northern boat
Hot Tuna leading the pack...

MIKE: Woo-hoo, there he
is, bending the line!

TJ: Got 'em on
in the fog, baby!

NARRATOR: The southern fleet
is feeling the pressure...

CHARLIE: Every fish, every
strike needs to count.

NICK: Don't let it go!

BRANDAN: I don't have him!

NARRATOR: To catch their
share of the quota now.

BILLON: Stick him!

MARCIANO: We got him!

-Nice!
-Going home!
-Yeah!

NARRATOR: Or risk losing
out on what's left.

ED: Not catching a fish will
beat the hell out of you, man.

NARRATOR: But when the
going gets tough...

JOE: it's coming under us.

MARCIANO: Watch
the line, [bleep]!

You ain't got 'em till
they're on the deck!

Not one minute before!

NARRATOR: The
tough go fishing.

DALE: Hopefully we can
hold on to this [bleep].

TYLER: No rest for the wicked.

NARRATOR: This is...

WILL: Forward, Dale,
forward, oh, no!

DALE: Look out, look out!

NARRATOR: Wicked
Tuna Outer Banks.

DALE: I can't take
it no more, dude.

NARRATOR: Northern
boat Hot Tuna sits at
the top of the pack,

followed by southern
boats Little Shell
and Reels of Fortune.

Meanwhile, Pinwheel barely
holds their edge over former
champion Fishin' Frenzy.

And southern boat Foolish
Pleasures still has yet
to land a single bluefin.

DALE: All right, guys, today
is the day, I can feel it.

This has been without a
doubt my worst season ever.

The quota's gonna
disappear fast, and we have
zero fish to show for it.

I don't even want to think
how much we're gonna be
in debt this season if we

don't catch a bluefin.

This boat needs a fish, bad.

All right, throw 'em off.

Let's get the hell outta here.

-Back out at it again this
morning, try to catch a fish.

Got to change the luck
on this boat somehow.

DALE: Hopefully get a bite
today and catch some fish.

Get on the board
and make some money.

Every single day there's
being fish brought in.

Just trying to stay
focused, trying to
keep a good attitude.

Hopefully we can
shake this bad luck.

Hopefully today's
gonna be our break.

MARCIANO: All right, okay.

-Start untying these lines?

-All right, yeah.

We've only caught two fish
at this point, but Foolish
Pleasures has yet to land

their first fish, so we're
not doing too, too bad.

There's still time
left to make a good
dent in this season.

We're ready, Joe,
let's get outta here.

-Yup.

-Angelica is still off
having some fun with
her younger sister.

But the season's not gonna
stop for us, so we've
got to keep grinding.

Okay, Joe.

-All right, let's go fishing.

-And away we go.

See if we can get another
one without your sister.

GREG: I'm really just hoping
for the best here today.

GREG: So far this season's
been the exact opposite
of what we anticipated.

Hot Tuna's on top,
Foolish Pleasures
hasn't caught anything.

And more importantly,
we're in fifth place
behind the Pinwheel.

Wow, look at these slicks.

-Yeah, they're feeding.

-Smelling good.

-If we wanna move ahead,
we better be here bright
and early every morning.

Every day we wanna
be the top boat.

There's only two ways
that you can do it, catch
a fish that's more valuable

than the other guy,
or beat them to it.

-Starting early today and
hopefully we'll get a big one.

-Here they are, 15 to 20.

-Fifteen fathom.

-Jig that flat line.

-Jig it, jig that flat line.

-They might find it.

Oh, yeah, 10 to 15 now.

Come on, baby,
let's get a bite.

-There he is, got, he's
getting the bite right there.

-Right here, right
here, got 'em on!

-Yeah, baby!

-All right, we got one on.

-Frenzy's got this.

-Come on, baby.

Here we go, here
we go, watch out.

-Whoa, whoa, hold on.

-Is he still on?

-Hang on.

-What, did we break him off?

-I don't know, maybe.

Very slow.

-I don't think the
hook's set, Greg.

-Damn, I think we
might have lost him.

Billon, grab me a bait.

-I got you, look
at, oh, there he is!

-There he is.

-Got to come back.

-On the wind up.

-How about that? We're on.

-Ah!

-He ate it on the crank up.

Popped it out of the
pin and missed it.

Cranking it up, he
piled on the bait.

Got 'em on.

-That's what I'm
talking about.

-Feels like a good one.

-Ease her up, guys.

Be careful.
Watch your rod.

Watch your other rod.

-We got our turn now.

See what happens.

Go to work.

-Oh, I hope this one stays on.

-One more for Frenzy.

Come on, baby.

You wanna trade for a sec?

-Yeah, everything's
looking good right now.

-We got to make
this one count.

-Yeah.

-Crank on that thing, Billon.

-Getting tighter with him now.

Feels good.

Anything that will make our
rod bend is a good feeling.

That's what I'm talking about.

Let's get this money.

-We will welcome him aboard.

-Color right here.

There he is, here
we go, here we go.

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Stick him!

-Nice work, Jay.

-Come on, baby.
Come on my right.

Good? Game over.

I think slimy high
five's in order.

-It's a good day.

We're gonna make
it home for brunch.

-The moral of the story is,
we just made some money.

-It's bluefin season.

-Let's pull this fish in.

-Come on, big boy.

-Fish got a decent shape,
let's put tape on him, Billon.

-84.

-We'll take it.

It's definitely keeping
us one ahead of the game.

GREG: The meat is here.

That's another one
for the Frenzy.

TYLER: Dammit!

Greg's headed in with one.

Whatever, he got to 'em.

We're giving our best
effort, there's no rhyme
or reason to the bites.

Just a couple here
and a couple there.

How easy it came last year,
it's definitely making
it now much more difficult.

Down in the Outer Banks,
we've not gotten the top spot.

And that's what's
driving me to win.

It's frustrating when you're
catching just the same amount
of fish as everyone else,

but you're just not
getting the price to move
yourself into the top.

DUFFY: You want
this one close?

TYLER: Yeah, you can put
that rigger back out, too.

One high-quality fish
can take a last place boat and
move it right into first place.

There is the Foolish
Pleasures, I have to stare
at this boat because it is,

it's just incredibly funny.

How are you doing today, Dale?

Well, you know, I'm
just over here going
around Loser Mountain.

They still don't
have a fish, either.

First fish of the
season is always the
toughest one to catch.

NICK: Let's crank
this [bleep] in.

Frenzy caught one.

We got to get there.

I don't know if it's
the right thing to do.

-Whatever, captain.

-Sounds good, though.

-I'll go wherever you go.

NICK: We're just gonna
make a little move.

Seems like a little
bit more action just a
couple miles north of us.

We ain't where everybody
else is, either.

We're kind of doing our
own thing this morning.

Not catching is
not very much fun.

CLIFF: We're gonna
run down here and try
and get in position.

See if we can get, get
something on, something tight.

We need it.

NICK: Since our second
fish this season, we've
been able to stay ahead of

most of the fleet.

We're in second place
right now, but we lost a
fish on our last trip and

now we're playing catch up.

Not to mention Frenzy
caught one right out of
the gate this morning and

he's nipping at our heels.

-It won't take us very
long to get up there.

TJ's doing better, he's...

-He's on fire, son.

-We just got to do
our thing and try to
stay ahead if we can.

-Yeah, I hope he
has a good year.

I just, I hope it
ain't as good as ours.

-We got a lot more little
kids to feed than he does.

-Yup, sure do.

NICK: We can't waste
our time when we're
trying to get ahead.

We're the only boat in the
fleet that has three guys
that all have a family.

It's really important
that we keep producing.

-I wanna see some marks.

-Ain't nothing else going on.

It's a risk, but y'all
are fishing with me.

It's always a risk.

We might not catch
nothing for a week.

-Oh, we know.
-Oh, we know.
-We know.

DALE: Lord, we
need a fish now!

Porpoises all over out
here, loads of them.

There's hundreds of these
things here right now.

Not marking any tunas
under them, though.

-Come on, bluefin.

-Slow going.

Trying to get out of the
hole that we're now in.

It's really, really, really
been a rough year this year
and it's only February.

-Loser Mountain,
that's where we belong.

-We're marking 'em.

-That's what I'm
talking about.

Let's get this money.

-Why is this so difficult?

-There he is, got 'em on!

-Got 'em on!

-Think it's him?

-Yeah, oh, yeah.

-Hopefully it's
a nice bluefin.

-If he's the right one,
it's gonna get the skunk off
the boat and get us some money.

-Hey, watch that,
turn that reel.

-Watch that stick in the rod.

We good?

-No. We're getting
tangled up.

Dale, can you move
this boat at all?

-Oh, [bleep] me, man.

-You can't get
the rod underneath
around there at all?

-It's going to be tight.
-Here, take this.

-Can't afford to get
this thing tangled up.

-All right, we got
to go back under.

We're gonna have to wind
it in to that leader.

-All that [bleep]
should be dragging
behind your main line.

We get everything cleared up.

-Here.
-Got it.

-Move that stick line.

-Don't fight it in that
one on the door there.

-Still got him here.

We're still in the game.

-All right, guys. Nice job.

Hopefully we can hold
on to this [bleep].

-Finally got the right
bite, it looks like.

DALE: That's waves
breaking over the bow.

Blowing 25 to 30.

It sucks, but we
do have a fish on.

Hopefully we can
make some money.

-Makes it tough
fighting this fish with
these big seas, though.

There's a lot of excessive
weight on the line.

Every time this
boat heaves, you know the
pressure we have on him

with the rod, it increases.

It, you know, we're heaving
eight to ten foot right now.

You know, with that
much tension on that line,
it just takes a little bit

to nick that
line and pop it.

-The boat's heaving
back and forth.

It's just dangerous you know.

-Like right now.

-Taking line.

-Yeah, the best way to do
it, Dale, is to see if you
can get ahead of him and

let the wind
blow on top of him.

-All right,
keep on going,
keep on going.

-Here you go.

-Whenever you're ready, man.

Come on up, baby, come on up.

-Keep on going, Dale.

He's coming up.

-Just gonna try to keep this
[bleep] going forward because
it's [bleep] blowing now, boy.

-Just turn her off to the
starboard a little bit.

We got, we're right on
top of the fish now.

We got color.

-We got color.

-He swimming with us?

-Yeah, I'm getting some line.

[grunt].

[bleep] heaving.

He's coming up, hang on, Dale.

-All right, out of gear,
he's right up here.

Looks like he's
about 30 feet down.

Forward?

-Yup.

-There he is, get a gaff!

DALE: What's going on,
where is he at, Will?

WILL: Forward, Dale, forward!

Forward, Dale, forward!

Oh, no!

ED: There he is, get a gaff!

DALE: Watch that line.

We can't afford
to lose this fish.

WILL: Watch out,
watch out, watch out.

-What's going on,
where is he at, Will?

-Forward, Dale, forward!

Forward, Dale, forward!

Oh, no!

-Look out, look out!

-[bleep], [bleep],
[bleep], [bleep]!

-[bleep], dammit!

Shh, [bleep],
what the [bleep]!

[bleep]!

-We lost him.

-He was right there.

-[bleep] pull these
riggers up, man.

Let's get the
[bleep] out of here.

We'll [bleep] fill this
[bleep] later, what?

-Want me to put
the rod up first?

-I don't give a [bleep].

Dammit!

-I felt it, dude.

It was all up in the wheel.

-It was a big fish.

Would have been a
good payday for us.

A real good morale booster.

-Broke him off at the boat.

BRITTON: Sheesh,
that's a bummer.

Just stick it out,
you'll get you one here.

MARCIANO: Hopefully
you and I will both
have a better season.

Give all these other boys
a run for their money.

-Yeah, yup, I tell you what,
man, I hope, hope something
comes together here.

CHARLIE: Man, I tell you
boy, it's bad when you
start off in a slump.

I had it happen to me
a couple years ago and, uh,
you feel like your back's

up against the wall.

In a fishery where it's so
limited how many you can catch
and how many hours you can be

here, every fish, man,
every strike needs to count.

You hate to see one get away.

I tell you, man, ugh!

Makes me sick.

Makes my stomach hurt,
but I've always said, the
first one's the hardest.

If you can get that
first one behind you, it
just eases the pressure off

of you so you can just
relax and go fishing.

You got to have
some good luck.

There's no doubt about it.

MIKE: Wind picked
up out there.

TJ: I think it's the
fog bank rolling in.

For the first time
in two years, the Hot Tuna
is on top in the Outer Banks

and it feels amazing.

This year's going really,
really well for us and
I wanna keep it rolling.

I'd love nothing more than
to get another fish before
some of these other guys

do and create a little
distance between us.

-Hopefully get one
sooner than later.

Seeing anything?

-Oh, we're marking them, boys.

We got fish on the screen.
Here they are.

-Hopefully we can
get a dumb one.

Come on, hit that stick.

-Did you see him?

-That was a big expl*si*n.

Woo-hoo, there
he is, baby boy.

I [bleep] knew I saw him, man.

Got 'em on, baby.

-Looks like we got
a good one on here.

-He still there?

-Yeah, I can feel it.

Come on, baby.
Be our Cinderella, here.

-Got 'em on in the fog, baby.

Hopefully it's the right one.
Took a lot of line.

It was a big expl*si*n,
could really use it, man.

I just seen him flash.

Let me know when
I have a shot.

Bubby, you stand
with the harpoon.

Take your time, Jarrett.

Hold on, watch the...

-He's running.

-Let him go, let him go,
Bubby, don't, let him go.

Careful, let's
not lose him here.

-All right, he's gonna
come up on my left.

-I see him.
-There he is.

-Throw it, throw it!

-Pa-pow!

-Nice shot.

-Yup, taking off,
watch that line.

-This fish is nuts,
don't got him yet.

-Let's pull him up,
grab the harpoon.

-Jarrett's gonna
need the line.

Get, dart line, dart
line, dart line.

Get another gaff.

Bubby, bring the lever back.

-Hold on, hold on, Jarrett,
just take your time.

The lever's back.

-Let's pull this
one in the boat!

-Get a rope, Bubby,
he's a keeper.

-All right!
-Yeah, baby!

-Yeah!

-Cinderella, baby.

-Yeah!

-Another catch for
the Hot Tuna, baby.

We're showing the other
boats that we mean business
and they're all just

fighting for second place.

-Nice, nice job, baby.

-Nice one!

-Wanna see what he measures?



-Perfect size.
-Yup.
-Perfect size, baby, whew.

-Send him to the market.

-You're going to Japan, baby.

Pa-pow.

GREG: Man, it's
still really early.

I'm loving this.

-How long did it take you
guys to hook up today?

-It probably took
us about 30 minutes.

-Well, that's a good sign
for the health of the stock.

Well, let's see what you got.

-How about it.
What's he look like?

-269 pounds dressed, guys.

-All right.

-Good enough, we'll take him.

Let's see what we got,
let's take a look at him.

The buyers are looking
for quality fish,
the color of the meat,

the fat content and the
clarity of the core are all
assessed by the buyer to

determine what our
price per pound is.

We need the big bucks today
if we're gonna move ahead.

-Not a bad little fish today.

The tail color
is nice and red.

-Yeah.

-Nice fat fanning out
through the major lobes here.

Not a ton of it, but enough,
it's a pretty nice fish.

Let's see what the
core looks like now.

-Look at that, beautiful.

-Pretty nice red.

-So, we need some big money.

What have you got for us?

-Wish it had a little bit
more fat, but still a nice
little fish for the Midwest.

-$16 a pound.

-Hey, $16 a pound,
that's all right by me.

-Yeah.

-For what, an hour's work?
-Yeah.

-Not many people can work
for those kind of wages.

-Good job again.

-All right, thank you.

-As always, thanks, guys.
-Thank you, yes, sir.

-With this price we're
definitely getting closer
to where we wanna be,

but we're still
not ahead of TJ.

And if we don't catch every
day, it's gonna be real
difficult to get there.

With a couple big fish,
though, you never know
how it's gonna work out.

-Jacked up, baby, jacked up.

-Come on, tunas.

Where are you tunas?

CLIFF: We've had some marks.

Nothing spectacular,
it's frustrating.

-Yeah, we need to catch a
fish, a big old dumb fish.

NICK: This area sounded
promising, but now that
we've been here awhile,

we haven't seen the
action we've heard about.

It's getting late
and I'm nervous that we
hadn't caught a fish yet.

With our
one-fish-a-day limit,

it's critical
that we make it back to
the dock before midnight.

We already made
that mistake once.

-Dammit!

And I'm not letting
that happen again.

-Any minute it can change
and tunas can come out
of nowhere and hopefully

we snag this one.

MARCIANO: Ah, come on!

Seems like right at first
light there was a few
bites and then it's been a

few hours now, it's been
pretty quiet for everybody.

So far, we've only caught
two fish and we gotta pick
up our game pretty quick.

-Come on, baby!

-We've got a lot
of bills back home,

on top of the bills that
are piling up for the boat.

That's them!

-What is that?

Look at the tunas
over there behind you!

Behind you, busting the water.

-Yeah, there it is.
Right there, right off
the back corner, Nick.

Look at, that's tunas!

That's big tunas, right there!

Look at him airing out
right there chasing baits.

-Come on, baby!

-Here they are again!

-Good job.
Here they come, come on, baby!

-All right, let's find them.

-Jig it, jig it, jig it!

-We got one on.
Got one on!

[inaudible] now get your rod!

It's taking line.

Please be on there.

-Got our chance here, boys.

I want you standing by
for your drop and I want
you to rope them b*stards

in the boat, throw them
up there on the floor.

-Got you.

I believe him to
be on the, on the.

-Okay.
-The last.

-Just take your time.

Slow right down if you can.

-I got her out of gear.

-Okay, here comes
your drop, Brandan.

See how he's up on top.

I don't like it, gonna
be on this next one.

-There he is.

-All right, don't
stop now, Cliff.

Got your dart, Brandan?

-Yes, sir, tell me which side.

-Um, I don't know yet.

Right here behind me.

Get it, get it, anywhere!

All right, there he goes.

-Everybody watch your feet.

-Let, let him peel out, let him
peel out, take our time here.

Let's let him get
tired for a second.

All right, get your
gaff now, Brandan.

-All right, kind of.

-Don't let too much of that
go out, but get your gaff.

-No, I, I cleated it off.

-No, don't cleat it
off in case he runs.

He'll snatch the dart out.

Keep your eye on it.

Step your foot on
it or something.

-I gotcha, I gotcha, I gotcha.

-Okay, gouge him, Cliff!

Good job, tail gaff, Brandan!

Stick him, don't let him go!

Pull him up here.

-I don't have him, Cliff!

-We're about to run
over the damn ball.

BRANDAN: I got a bad grip.
The gaff is slipping.

We're in trouble, boys!

BRANDAN: Here, gaff.

Give me the gaff!

NICK: Hold on, here you go.

Gouge him, Cliff. Good job.

Tail gaff, Brandan!

-I don't have him, Cliff!

-Stick it!

CLIFF: This guy's putting
up a hell of a fight.

-Don't let him go,
pull him up here.

-Hold on, we're about to
run over the damn ball.

-The gaff is slipping.

We're in trouble, boys.

-Just hold him.

-Got him.

-Let, let it right on go.

-Just going.

-Get this tail rope, Brandan.
Hold it and then cleat it off.

Got it?

-Got it, yes, sir.

-Push now, there
you go, good job.

We got him.

Cleat that
[bleep] off, yeah!

-That's how
that's done, baby!

Yes, we're going home!

Going home.

-All right, bud!

Tie her off and we can
go to the dock, yeah!

-You might not have to
sleep in the ocean tonight.

-Yes, baby, that's what
I'm talking about, huh!

What's up!

-All right, boys let's
pull him in here so
we can get on our way.

Yeah, got the tape, 78 inches!

-All right!

-All right, yeah!

-Buddy I'll take it, yes sir!

-All day long all day long.

-Yes, sir that wasn't luck,
that was perseverance, boys.

NICK: Getting this fish before
sundown is a huge relief.

We can't afford any
time off the water with
this quota filling up.

We're gonna get this
fish to the buyer before
midnight and hopefully catch

another one tomorrow.

Lucky, lucky, man.

Like Brandan said,
pre-ser-verance, perseverance,
however he said it.

That's what it was.

We put our time in
and it's paying off.

We're going home with a tuna.

-What's up, guys?

-Hey, buddy, I
brought you a present.

-You guys are on a roll.

Let's check it out and see.

-All right, good.

So far this season, we've
got great prices on our fish.

But with
the one-fish-per-day limit,
that's really the only thing

separating us from the pack.

We want every fish we
catch to be high quality so
we can get that profit up.

What do we got, Scotso?

-210 pounds dressed.

-That's respectable, buddy.

Wanna get a tail
cut, core sample.

See what we got, buddy?

-Yeah, let's do it.
-All right.

-Well, not too bad of a fish.

-No, not terrible.
A little skin fat.

-Good shape on it.

So, it'd be easy
for us to move.

-Yeah, it has my shape;
let's check out the core.

-We'll check out the core.

-It's not bad.
Firm, right?

-Yeah, it doesn't look like
there's any burn in that.

-What do you think, buddy?

Talk tuna to me, baby.

-Well, decent color on it,
this fish will get you guys...

$13 a pound.

-All right, we'll
take it, cool.

-That's a good price.

-We'll take it, I
appreciate it, Scotty.

Nice seeing you, buddy.

This is our lowest
price so far.

Not what I was expecting,
but we're still
number one for right now.

We're just gonna have to
get right back out there
first thing tomorrow,

and do this again.

Pa-pow!

-All right, two hours
to spare this time.

-Miss Mary, how are you?

-Good, y'all are like on the
meat every time, aren't you?

-We're hoping
for a good price.

-Let's see what we can do.

Let's get her off then.

-All right, it feels great to
be getting another paycheck.

-Look at that, she's a beaut.

-Even though it's a
small fish, we're still
hoping for a good price.

What do we got, Mary?

-181 pounds dressed.

-All right, let's see
what she looks like.

-All right, oh,
my God, oh, man.

That is some
weird a*s [bleep].

-What are we dealing with?

-Well, Nick.

I'm not sure, there's
obviously something a little
bit wrong with this fish.

Let's see what the
core looks like, and
that might help us out.

Wow, look at that.

-Yeah.
-A beautiful core.

I really like the core,
but obviously really
concerned about the tail.

-Yeah, tail color a little off.
-Yeah.

-But what do you think?

-Well, it's just a
real shame, you know.

-Yeah.

-Probably not that good,
but the core is really good.

-Yeah.

-So, that being said...

I think I can give
you $10 a pound.

-All right well, it's
still $1800 fish, guys.

-That's right.

-So, we didn't go
backwards today.

-All right.

-Thank you, guys.
-Thank you, Miss Mary.
-Thanks.

-It's definitely not what
we're hoping for, but
it's gonna be a paycheck,

and we're gonna take it
home to our families.

Better than nothing.

We need a nice, nice
big fish tomorrow.

DALE: Will Billy!

-Been a long miserable trip.

-Been out here now 24 hours
and it's starting to rain.

The wind's coming on.

We haven't caught a fish yet.

-So, I'm not built
for long trips out
here with no showers.

This beard gets to smell like
somebody's dirty underwear.

I'm gonna zip it
up in this jacket.

-Yeah, we're in the hole huge.

Spent a fortune on this
boat, and it's not, we're
not making any money on it.

-Oh, [bleep].

Yeah oh, I got me a




-Man, I woke up, and
I thought a reel was going
off, and it was you, snoring.

True story.

-That's [bleep] awesome.

-Right now, it's just us
struggling for the first one.

Once you get the first
one out of the way, the
rest of them seem to come

a little bit easier.

Never had such bad luck out
here since I lost my damn arm.

MARCIANO: All right, Joe.

Let's do it how we do it.

All day yesterday, we sat
around, marking, while
other boats got bites.

Set it and forget it.

I didn't come back here
with this new boat just to
have another bad season.

We've gotten two fish on bait.

So, hopefully, Joe and
I can keep the momentum
we got and squeeze another

fish out of the deal.

-We're gonna throw some chum,
see if we can lure them up.

We're still feeling
confident, you know, it's
still early morning here,

and we're gonna get them.

If you chum, they'll come.

-Here comes one.

-Okay.

-Here comes a couple!

-Oh, yeah come on.

Yup, yup, yup, we're on!

-I didn't see nothing.

Might have fooled you, Joe.

-Yup, we've been
fooled in the past.

-I don't know,
it's acting weird.

Not sure if it's
a tuna or a shark.

Maybe it's just a big
fat greasy meatball, Joe.

-Nice!

That's what I'm
hoping, big greaser.

It's heavy, whatever it is.

Headshakes.

-Marciano's hooked up.

-Yeah, using the rod.

Here we are again, out
here and Dave on the
Falcon's hooked up.

We got nothing.

We could go take
his fish by force.

Arr!

-All right, well, we're down
and dirty with something here.

Oh, there?

-Yeah, he's there,
whatever it is.

Hope it's not a shark.

-Still could be, I'm
not convinced yet.

-We'll have to see.

We're just gonna
play him out, we're gonna
pretend like he is a tuna.

-There's only one way
to find out for sure.

-That's get him to the boat.

We're really hoping we can
get this one nice and early.

It's gonna be huge for
us in the standings,
and for our confidence.

Come on, baby!

Show me the bluefin.

-Now it's acting like a tuna.

Sure circling like one.

-That's a tuna.

A little [bleep] yeah.

We're down and tight with
a bluefin, doesn't get
much better than that.

Oh, wait, if you catch one.

-Don't jinx us.

-I got deep color.

-Like tuna?

-Looks like a tuna.

That's a [bleep] tuna.

-Yup.

-All right, come on.

-See if we can get him.

-Yup, ready?

-Dammit, I missed him.

We ain't got him yet.

-Yup, don't got him.

Bump it ahead a little bit.
He's coming under us.

-Watch the line.

JOE: No way!

JOE: I got deep color.

Looks like a tuna.

Ready?

MARCIANO:
Dammit, I missed him.

We ain't got him yet.

-Yup, don't got him.

Bump it ahead a little
bit, he's coming under us.

-Watch the line.

[bleep] chopped
off in the wheel.

He's gone, he's gone, [bleep].

-No way!

-We ain't got [bleep] till
they're in the [bleep] boat.

-Dammit!

-[bleep] hate this.

-[bleep], come on.

Dammit.

-Everybody else will
be eating for [bleep]
lunch, but not us.

Not [bleep] us.

-[bleep].

-Holy smokes, did
he break it off?

-Yeah.

-See some black smoke
pouring out of Dave's boat.

He must have broke him off.

That's tough, man.

We know how that feels.

MARCIANO: [bleep], [bleep].

Never a [bleep]
early day for us.

[bleep] left in reverse.

Bumped in reverse,
something [bleep] happened
and we backed over it.

We ain't [bleep] got 'em
till they're on the deck!

Till they're on the [bleep]
deck, not one minute before.

As soon as you think you
got 'em, they're [bleep]
gone, say goodbye.

Might as well cut
the [bleep] lines.

WILL [over radio]: What
happened, did you lose him?

Dave, you got me?

Did you lose your fish?

-We had one there.

WILL [over radio]:
Jeez, that's rough.

MARCIANO [over radio]: Totally
[bleep] up on that one somehow.

WILL [over radio]:
Dang, [bleep] happens;

you'll get
you another one.

BRITTON: Dave's had a rough
day and I understand that.

Right now, we're behind also.

We only have two fish.

Dave might not
be from Wanchese.

But you know a fisherman
is a fisherman.

That's the mantra.

I'm gonna do anything that
I can possibly do to help
somebody who needs something.

Treat others as you
like to be treated.

It's right there in the Bible.

How about it, Merch.

I've gone up here to
the 60, 75 and the 60.

I have not had a bite,
but I feel like the fish are
paddling along with me here.

MARCIANO: Maybe
I'll head down that way then.

Thanks again, man.

WILL: We're still snake
bit, so maybe we can
swim your way, Shack.

BRITTON [over radio]: Cool.

TYLER: Will Billy's
all over the radio.

TYLER: This trip, by
far, has had the least
amount of action.

All that we've done is watch
a bunch of other people hook
up while we've got nothing.

Dale's even had some action.

The boat with zero fish can
get a bite and we can't, I'm
starting to get restless.

What happened there, Willy?

You got one this morning on
the Pleasures, you got back
out here on the gannet?

WILL [over radio]: No, nope.

TYLER: Damn, wouldn't
that be nice?

WILL [over radio]: Yeah.

TYLER: A little
friendly competition
never hurt anybody.

It's not like the southern
boats want us here anyways.

All of that aside,
everyone can relate to
what Foolish Pleasures is

going through right now.

No matter where you're from,
some seasons are great, some
seasons just aren't so hot.

And that's just the
way fishing goes.

This year,
not having multiple fish
is definitely, you know,

gonna affect how you finish out.

We've been fishing just as
hard as any boat in the fleet.

But we don't got nearly
what other guys in the
fleet have to show for it.

Just brutal.

When it's slow like this,
the most important thing is
to just stay on the grind.

[bleep] it, Duff.

Switch up your tackle,
reset your fishing
lines, make a move,

do whatever you can to get
a new vibe on the boat.

As frustrating as it is,
it's just typical fishing.

Extreme boredom.

We got no luck, no love.

No rest for the wicked,
I guess we're just
gonna keep on grinding.

Better than being like Dale
on the Foolish Pleasures
and catching nothing.

It's work.

You just got to keep
going through the motions.

The tuna gods are humbling us.

You know, we had such a
great year up in Gloucester.

We kicked everyone's
butt, we thought we were
on top of the world,

and now they're bringing
us back down to earth.

Just keep fishing.

WILL: Something's
up this year.

I don't know what it is,
but we usually catch a lot
of these things, you know.

And I haven't caught
one yet this year.

Something's got to give.

This is the worst
season I've ever had.

I've never gone this
long without a fish.

Super hard to watch
everybody catch around you,
but what are you gonna do?

It costs money
to be down here.

The way we're hemorrhaging
money right now
is not gonna last long.

If we can turn
things around now,
then we can, you know,

we can still
make it profitable.

We need, we really
need to catch fish.

MARCIANO: Oh, well.

Gonna be a long night.

Long night on
[bleep] Loser Ledge.

I'll admit, I can be a
sourpuss sometimes, all right?

After an epic loss
like we had this morning,
sometimes it's hard to turn

my attitude around.

Oh...

It's tough fishing
without Angelica.

I think she would
have definitely helped
take the edge off.

Right now, the only thing
that can turn my attitude
around is getting a damn fish.

Eat the [bleep] thing.

[bleep] you, fish.

Last hoorah.

Marking can't be
[bleep] bluefins.

-I think the morale is
breaking down aboard this rig.

The pressure's gotten to Dale.

Taking a break, left Will
Billy at the helm, see if it
changing things up don't work.

Coming out here all the
time, day in and day out, not
catching a fish will beat the

hell out of you, man.

It'll really wear on you.

-Oh, here's a mark.

Ah, [bleep], and
they dry right up.

-We're on!

That's a real one.

-All right.

-Yeah, We're on, baby!

-Here we go, Joe.

-This one's a screamer.

-We're on something
again, but as we learned
the hard way this morning,

that don't guarantee anything.

Another one for your sister.

I think we could sure
use her pair of hands
this morning, Joe.

-Yeah, that's for sure.

-You know, feels like
a good one, huh, Joe?

-Yeah, oh yeah, he took
off like a good one.

-Right now, he's
just down and dirty.

Get him, Joe, get him!

-Yeah, we really
need this one.

-There he is,
got 'em on, whoo.

We're on, cap, got a bite!

-Finally.

-Pull that spool tight, Ed.

-Pulling it tight.

-Just keep it you know,
not tight, just let him
take line if he needs it.

Come on, Dale you're
good, I gotcha.

-Boom!

Got 'em on, baby!

-We need this one.

$5,000 right there, boys.

Pretty work, Will.

-Yeah, baby!

Don't bother me now.

Turn around and looked at
the stick, he jumped on it.

-Jump on it.

Sometimes getting
blisters from jigging
your stick is worth it.

-I hope this one's
nice enough to keep.

-Hooked up again.

We really need to
land this one though.

We need all the luck
in the world right now.

-We're hoping we get this one.

Definitely seems
like a nice fish.

-Oh, yeah.

-No doubt about that, Joe.

-Took a big run and
he's heavy down.

He's going down.

-This one's 73 inches
between the eyes.

-So, I hope so.

-Just hope we can close
the deal here this time.

-Yup.

-Thanks to Britton there.
We owe Britton another one.

He's the one who started
marking 'em down here.

Called us over.

-Hopefully he gets one too.

-Yeah.

-The Falcon just hooked up.

-Right here?

-Yeah, golly dang, boys.

-Hey, Dale.
-Yo.

-Just turn me towards
this thing a little bit.

Took a lot of line didn't it?

-Yeah, it did, man.

Pulled it right
out of my hands.

-Yeah.
-Nice fish.

We're not making
any assumptions.

We're just catching
a fish right now.

If it's the right
fish, good for us.

-We can't afford
to lose this fish.

-Just give us a keeper,
that's all we want.

-Definitely a good fish,
no doubt about that.

-Yeah, down and dirty.

He's doing those headshakes,
he's acting like a bluefin.

-Doing good, Joe.
You're doing good.

You might get a shot at him.

-I got the swivel.

There he is, got color!

-Big fish, we need this one.

-He's coming up high.

-This is gonna be our chance.

-Careful, we can't
lose him here.

-Charging at the boat.

JOE: Is he still there?

vel,
there he is, got color!

MARCIANO: Big fish,
we need this one.

-He's coming up high.

-This is gonna be our chance.

-Careful, we can't
lose him here.

-Charging at the boat.

Got him.

Get the harpoon for me.

-I gotcha. I gotcha.

-Coming on the other
side with the strap.

All right, Joe, almost.

-Almost.

-We got him!

-Nice! Good job.

-All right, Joe, well done.

-Hey, we stuck with it.

That was tough
this morning, but that's a
pretty good day of fishing.

-We redeemed ourselves after a
real tough loss this morning.

At least now we got a fish.

-Another one for the Falcon.

We're on the board again.

-It's right here.
Big fish right here.

-Let me get, pull me
out of gear, I can get
him up here real quick.

-Look like a good one?

-Oh, he's gonna be big enough.

-Nice job, bud.
Nice job, gaff him!

-All right.
-I got him.

-Tail rope.
-Got it.

-We needed this one, bad.

-Easy, big fella.

Got him, I got him,
a little bit more.

-Cleat him off.

-Yeah, Will Billy.

-Money in the bank, hell yeah!

-Hell yeah.

-That was a long time coming.

-It's been so long, it's
just like relief right now.

BRITTON [over radio]: How
about it, Foolish Pleasures,

did you get one?

DALE: I'm on cloud nine
right now, Britton.

BRITTON [over radio]:
Good on ya.

-All right.

TJ [over radio]:
Nice going, Dale.

I know you needed
that one, buddy.

DALE: Yup, yup.

CHARLIE [over radio]:
Pretty work, old man.

Glad you finally got you one.

That's great, good going.

-It feels good, doesn't it?

DALE [over radio]:
'Cause I can tell you,
I had lost all hope.

BRITTON: No, never
lose hope, cuz.

CAINE: You just
send me a 74 incher
I'll be happy, Dale.

-Foolish Pleasures,
he just caught one.

One, two, three.

We're psyched, we got him.

JOE: Yeah, we're
officially in the game
now, we can compete.

Now we have three fish.

I think the other
northern boats have
either four or five,

so we're right
there with them.

-All right, Joe.

Let's see what he measures.

What do you got?

-77 and a half.

-Good.

-Now let's go pick up Gel
and let's go back tomorrow.

What do you think?

-Come back, come
back out, get another one
tomorrow with your sister.

-Let's do it.

-Sounds like a plan.

-74.

-Nice.

-Holy [bleep], 74.

-Hell yeah.

-He ain't the biggest,
but he's good enough.

-The skunk is gone.

-That gets us our
first paycheck.

The skunk is officially
off the boat.

Morale will improve.

-Thank you, Jesus.

Thank you, Lord.

-Hopefully, we can
keep this momentum going,
and we'll just keep

powering up the leaderboards.

-Scottso, what's going on?

-Got another one, huh?

-We got one fish.
I hope you're gonna like it.

-How about we get
it up, check it out.

-Let's do it.

-With just Joe and I,
today was the toughest
day out here, so far.

-How'd it go?

-It was a stressful day.

We lost one right at the boat.

-We're beat, and we're
still a little bit pissed off
after that epic loss earlier.

What do you got, Scotty?

-212 pounds dressed.

-Sweet.
-Nice.
-All right.

-Let's see what he looks
like in the inside.

Missed the second one.

-I know, I know.

-What do you think, Scotty?

-Well, it's a little light on
the fat, but the color's good.

A good core.

This fish will get you guys...

$14 a pound.

-Sweet.
-Nice job, guys.
-All right, good job.

-Better than nothing,
better than nothing.

-Yeah, we got one.

-Not our highest price,
but it's not terrible either.

Overall, this fish
puts money in the bank.

-All clear.

-I'm just glad the day's
over, and we got Gel back.

I don't think I could hack
another trip without her.

We missed you, Gel.

-Thanks, dad.

-Woo, good job, boys!

-Well, he's had some hard
luck down here, buddy.

Maybe his luck's turning now.

DALE: It's been
a long few days.

Hell, it's been a long season.

We've got a
long way to go to make
this season profitable.

-What's up, guys?

-We finally got a fish, man.

Long time coming.

The hardest fish we've
ever had to catch.

-All right, how about we
get it up and check it out.

-She's not the biggest
fish in the sea, but she
is fat and she is round.

So, we're hoping
that this means a big paycheck
so we can start paying

some of these bills.

-Looking at that


-All right, Scott,
moment of truth.

Let's go check it out.

Been waiting for this
fish forever, man.

-Thought it would
never happen.

-Not a bad little fish.

-Nice.

-It got some fat in there.

You know, for a fish
this size, got some
good shape to it.

No burn in the core.

-Good deal.

All right, man,
what's it gonna be?

-Bottom line...

This fish can get
you guys $15 a pound.

-Hell yeah, that's starting
to get us out of the hole.

Hopefully we can get right
back out here right now and
see you in a few more hours.

-Yup.
-See you guys around.

DALE: Thank you.

We've got a long way to
go, but this is a huge step
in the right direction.

I'm thankful for what we got.

Last place sucks, but right
now, this feels like first
place for a few minutes.

NARRATOR: Northern boat
Hot Tuna's fifth catch keeps
them at the top of the pack

above southerners Fishin'
Frenzy and Little Shell.

While a third fish pushes
Falcon ahead of Doghouse.

And Foolish Pleasures'
first catch of the
season finally gets their

goose egg off the board.

CAINE: Do me a favor.

Downstairs underneath that
bunk, I got a pair of thongs.

How about going and
getting them things for me.

-You gonna lay out,
get a little tan?

Mighty quiet out
here right now.

Hadn't had a bite in a while.

We need a game changer,
something to give us an edge.

Well, I saved this

heart of the last
bluefin we caught,

and I figured we'll
make a little sacrifice
up to the tuna gods.

Just gonna do a little.

Bluefin sashimi here.

Hmm, it's delicious.

-Nasty [bleep].

-Caine, you want a piece?

-Nope, I ain't
eating that [bleep].

-I think it's great.
I don't know, it's a delicacy.

CAINE: We get stuck out here,
I'll eat the [bleep] out of it,

but I ain't eating
it just to eat it.