Dave: Got 'em on.
Paul: Woo!
Narrator: In tuna fishing,
captains make their own luck...
Billon: Sometimes you
got to change your luck up.
Narrator: Or leave
victory to chance.
Sandro: It's not over until
the buyer takes them away.
Tj: These guys are hot.
Narrator:
And with the pressure
of a dwindling quota...
Nick: Ain't very much quota.
Dave: This is gonna be a
race until the end right here.
Cliff: We want to do anything
we can do to win, anything.
Narrator: Some captains
fears their luck has run out.
Bobby: We need a miracle fish.
Narrator: Who will get
the tuna gods on their side?
Marissa: We need all of
our good luck charms with us.
Tyler: Come on.
Dirty: I hope his
tail rope breaks.
[line snap]
Tj: Tough fish.
Gotta pay attention here.
Narrator: And who will
make their own luck?
Tj: It ripped it
right out of my hands.
Cliff: Look at the size
of that thing, boys.
Narrator: For a chance
to strike blue gold...
Nick: There he goes.
Cliff: Got 'em on, nick.
Jarrett:
Everybody's got bluefin
fever out here right now.
Narrator: And become the
outer banks undisputed king.
Zack: That's how
you do it, boys.
Tj: Jiggy, jiggy.
Narrator: This is...
Billon: Nice and easy, baby.
Zack: We need some
luck right now.
Jarrett: Yeah, baby.
Daniel: No, no, no.
[line snap]
[laughing]
Narrator:
Wicked tuna: Outer banks.
Tyler: We never know when
our last day's gonna be.
Narrator:
Fishin' frenzy is the lead
with hot tuna and pinwheel
Trailing close behind.
Meanwhile, dot-com and
little shell are neck and
Neck in the middle
of the pack.
And reel e' bugging
and rasta rocket are at
the bottom of the board.
Dave: Everybody is
catching almost every trip.
Except for us.
I really wish we could've
landed one last time.
Let's put out something,
maybe we'll get lucky.
Sandro: Are you saying that
you believe in luck then, dave?
Dave: No, luck is earned.
You got to earn luck.
You got to earn your fish.
Sandro:
So you got to earn luck,
so you believe in lucky,
You believe in lucky.
Dave: I don't believe in luck.
My dad fished...
Sandro: But that doesn't
make any sense you're
contradicting yourself.
Dave: My definition of
luck is knowledge, hard work,
And integrity of the crew.
Paul: It has to do with drive,
Being in the right
place at the right time.
Every single one us out
here use the same rod,
The same line, the
same hook, and the same bait.
Dave: But there's a little
bit of detail involved.
Paul: Yeah.
Dave: Luck is earned.
Luck is earned. It's not given.
We haven't won five seasons
up in gloucester just by chance.
We've learned how to hone
our skills to get better
each and every year.
It hasn't been easy,
But we're doing pretty
well in the outer banks
for the first time.
We've proving that
we know what we're doing
and that we can keep up with
The best of the best.
Sandro: I'd say at least
more are superstitious.
Paul: I don't believe
in any of that.
I've never ever believed
in superstitions.
I'll carry up a rack
of bananas on my
boat all day long.
I don't believe in that.
There's an old superstition
about having bananas
on the boat is bad luck.
I do not believe any of that.
Bananas are freaking
good for you.
Go get him, baby.
Sandro:
You look like a monkey.
Paul: Just this morning,
I brought a whole bunch
of bananas on the boat.
Whether we catch
one today or not,
It has nothing
to do with bananas.
It has everything to do
with how skillful we are.
Dave: No hocus-pocus. No magic.
Magic doesn't exist.
It's all about
skill and knowledge.
Has nothing to do with luck.
Tj: Oh, come on bluefin.
So far man we're
working for them.
Nothing's come easy.
It's just been a
non-stop grind.
Jarrett: We're just
getting lines out.
Gonna redo this one right here.
So, I don't know.
Get this thing all rigged up.
Put it out and
see what happens.
Tj: Good girl.
Jarrett's back after being
with his family for a few days.
We're in second, but
we want to be in first.
Jarrett: Tosh, I don't
have three hands. I'm sorry.
Tj: I do believe in luck and
I do believe in the tuna gods.
A lot of guys you know are
dead set against it, I get it.
Skill is important, but
there's always luck involved.
Tosh is definitely
the lucky dog.
It's just the way
it is, it's fishing.
We got the good luck
charm on board, so we're
due for a lucky one.
Bobby: I need this to
be an easy day, man.
We got baits in the water.
The boat's running great.
Now, we got to see if we
can't find the mother lode.
This is the coldest
we've fished.
The air temperature is
probably in the high 30s.
It's blowing 25 knots
out of the northeast.
Miserable conditions.
I'm 90% well.
Drew's probably still
luck in this kind of weather.
Nothing has gone right for
us this season, but right now,
We have a bigger problem.
I mean, this quota
is filling up fast.
If the quota fills
up soon and the season ends,
We're gonna be finished
before we even started.
I think last I heard we
have 40 tons of quota left.
You know, that
could be seven, ten days.
Just don't know.
We'll be out here every day.
Until this quota closes.
Unless it's absolutely
life-threatening, we'll
be out here every day.
[beeping]
First mark all day.
We're in the right spot.
[beeping]
[reel clicking]
[reel unspooling]
Brian: There it is.
Bugging's back in the game.
Come on, baby!
Bobby: Tight?
Brian:
No, we're not.
No, we're not.
[bleep].
Got a little yellowfin on.
That's what we got right here.
Bobby: Ahh! Drag him in.
Help him out, bri.
Brian: We got some hard luck.
Can't get the right bite.
I'm telling you the
baits were swimming right.
Everything's right.
Bobby: Just got
to get lucky, man.
Zack: It's been a tough year.
Can't catch a break.
Waiting for ours.
Kind of been
disheartening today.
Shane: We're due for one.
Zack: We put our time in.
Been working our butts off.
Shane: All right,
grandma's window weights.
Daniel: Some of the lead we're
about to use send down came
out of my grandma's old house.
The old window weight.
And we'll send it down
and see if that can
turn our luck around.
See if we can't get a bite.
Shane:
Which one, baby? Which one?
Pick one for us.
Daniel: Okay. Works for us.
Zack: We need a little good
luck to boost our spirits.
And our family always
gives us good luck.
So hopefully the window
weights from daniel's
grandmother's house will be
Just what we need to
catch us another tuna.
If we don't catch fish
every day from here on out,
Our wallets are
gonna hurt without
Paychecks coming in.
Hopefully, it's gonna
bring us good luck.
That's all we can
do though, I mean we've
been out here grinding.
The only way we're gonna
make this season profitable
is come out here and
Fish day or night.
As long as we can get
out here, we got to try.
[beeping]
Feeling lucky.
Daniel: This is the mark.
[reel clicking]
[reel unspooling rapidly]
Zack: That's him.
Shane: Real deal.
Zack: Fish on, baby.
Shane: Hush, hush.
Zack: Reverse.
It's going that way.
Right here, shane.
Zack: A lot of different
directions I know that.
Daniel: What do
we have this time?
I hope it's a tuna.
Zack: Please, we
need this one, baby.
Shane: Taking some drag.
Zack: Acting real crazy.
Could be a tuna.
We got a lot of headshakes.
Shane: A lot of head shakes.
Zack: We got a lot of tunas
on the screen right now.
So we really got
our fingers crossed that we
hope this is the right one.
You keep tight, daniel.
Please, lord, let us get him.
Daniel: It's just diving down.
Down there fighting.
Zack: Please, lord.
Daniel:
Hell of a lot of head shakes.
Turning his head.
Zack: Just try and
keep a good, steady
pressure on him right now.
Everything's
trickier in the dark.
We got a lot of
boats around us.
Watch for boats, shane.
Shane: I'm looking.
Zack: All right, we're
hooked up here on a...
Zack [over radio]: 777-604.
Tj: All right, buddy.
Good going.
Greg [over radio]:
Good luck to you.
It's gonna happen to us today.
Zack: We need this bite.
Daniel: It's going
towards the bow, zack.
Zack: Want me to spin?
Daniel: Yeah, you're gonna
have to you in a sec.
All right. Get ready.
He's going towards
the bow again.
Zack: What you need?
Daniel: Spin it! Now!
Go, go, go!
Zack: Huh?
Daniel: Going towards the bow.
Forward left.
Something different than that.
All right, easy, easy, easy!
Zack: I just can't see, man.
Daniel: He's still
up there on the bow.
No, no, no!
Shane:
No, no, no, no. Other way.
Zack: I really can't see.
Daniel: All right,
I think I just seen the
swivel or the weights.
All right.
You wanna spin it on.
Zack: Spin.
Daniel:
All right, hold! Easy.
I'm sorry.
Daniel: You're going too far.
Can't get nothing back.
All right, there's swivel.
Wait for it.
Zack: There he is. Deep color.
Shane: Deep color.
Daniel: That's a tuna, boys.
Zack: It is a tuna.
Daniel: That's a tuna.
Zack: Get ready. [bleep].
Get ready. Get ready. Get ready.
Daniel: Get up,
get up, get up!
Zack: Dang, shane!
Daniel:
Hit him! Hit him! Now!
Zack: There he is.
Deep color.
Shane: Deep color.
Daniel: That's a tuna, boys.
Zack: It is a tuna.
Daniel: That's a tuna.
Zack: Get ready. Get ready.
Daniel: Did you hit him?
Shane: No.
Daniel: Get up. Get up. Get up!
Zack: Dang, shane!
Daniel: Hit him! Hit him! Now!
Stick him in the head.
Shane: You got a
good shot on him.
Zack: Cinch it.
Daniel: I got him.
Zack: Cinch it. Woo!
Shane: Take it. Take it.
Daniel: All right. Here.
Zack: Woo! Night bite!
Daniel: How it's done, boys.
Good job.
Zack: That's how
you do it, boys. Woo!
We got out here late.
We missed the morning bite.
We stuck it out.
We stayed till dark.
Maybe our luck's turning
around, you know?
The weights from
daniel's grandma's house
was lucky after all.
Hopefully, this fish
right here is igniting a
flame and we're about to go
On a hot streak to put
some big money in the bank.
Daniel: He's a good one.
He's a lot bigger
than I thought he was.
Zack: 96 inches, boys.
Daniel: 96 inches,
headed to wanchese.
Zack: Yeah. Woo, boys. Ha-ha.
I can't believe that.
Cliff: There's been a
few fish caught tonight.
I want to get one rod in in
the water and get it fishing.
We got mammals
around the boat.
Just finding the stuff that I
need to go drift fishing and
Hopefully catch a nice fish.
Rasta rocket got lucky
on the night bite.
I hope we do too.
But in the end, you got
to create your own luck.
The more baits
we put in the water,
The more chances are
increased that a bluefin
Will bite our lines.
We're right on
dot-com's heels,
But we need to
get ahead of him.
We get all this stuff
set up straight.
Hopefully we'll
be fishing soon.
Catch ourselves one.
Paul: I'll take an 85
incher right now, huh?
Dave: Yeah.
Paul: Nice little fat
one worth some money.
Look at there's one
down deep at 220 too.
Sandro: Look at him
streaking up.
Dave: Trying to feed this fish a
ballyhoo out of my hand here.
We don't have any mackerels
or pogies to put down,
So we're trying to
hook 'em like this.
Paul: Don't we have
something in the freezer?
Sandro: Yeah, he's
running under the boat.
Dave: No way, let's see
if we can get a mack out,
Put it in the microwave.
Paul: Yeah.
Dave: Not really preferred
but see what happens here.
With little shell
nipping at our heels,
We need to rely on
our intelligence and our
Skills to stay ahead.
Now, it's got it thawed out
and then we can see him.
But when we're
dealing with frozen baits,
We need to think out of
the box and find a solution.
This is kind of half-a*s,
but it could work.
Sandro: Of course now he jets.
He's like, "too late."
Brandan: Sun's gonna come
up here in just a little bit.
We're getting everything
ready for the stick.
Rods and daytime fishing.
I hope it works. It's cold.
[beeping]
Please let us catch one.
[beeping]
Come on, baby!
I'm ready, baby.
[reel clicking]
There he goes!
[reel unspooling rapidly]
Got him on!
Cliff: Got him on?
Brandan: Got him on.
Cliff: Got him on, nick!
All right, brandan,
drop the boat in gear.
He's a nice one, man.
Here, you get the shot because
I know how to deal with rods.
Feels like a good one.
Nick: This is
our chance, boys.
See the line
right here, cliff?
Cliff: No, sir.
Nick: Just take our time.
Sun's coming up.
We'll be able to see better.
Zack: We knew we
could catch 'em.
Never give up.
Bill!
Bill: What's up, boys?
Zack: Nighttime
was the right time.
Let's get it up there
and see what we got.
Bill: Let's do it.
Zack: That quota's
getting ate up fast.
Bill: Yeah, you
ain't wrong, man.
All right, boys.
Zack: What's the
cored out weight?
Bill: 319 pounds.
Zack: We're happy to have him.
Let's go get a core
and tail cut, man.
Bill: Let's do it.
Zack: When we bring
a bluefin in to the buyer,
The buyer's looking
for a high fat content,
A red cherry color,
and a translucent core.
If the bluefin has
all three of those things,
Then we're gonna get a
high price for our fish.
Bill: First off.
Not a whole lot of fat.
Your core's pretty consistent
all the way through.
Decent color,
but it's not great.
Color's selling
right now over fat.
Zack: What you think?
Bill: $10 a pound.
Zack: We're gonna take him.
Hopefully we'll bring you
a better one tomorrow.
Bill: Hey, y'all
doing all you can.
Zack: We'll see ya.
Daniel: Later on.
Shane: Yes, sir.
See you tomorrow.
Zack: Better luck
tomorrow, boys.
Let's turn and burn.
Cliff: Pretty morning, man.
If we can land this fish,
that'd be awesome.
Nick: Good job, brandan.
Good job, b. We got a bite.
Sun's coming up, now we
can see a little bit better.
We can see the line.
We can see the boat here.
No boat can run him over
right now because he's
down and he'll be fine
Because that's right
where we want him.
Cliff: Got him on.
Cliff [over radio]: 766-652.
Dave: This is gonna be a
race until the end right here.
Paul: Yes.
Tj: Sounds like the
little shell's already
down and tight, man.
Those guys are hot.
It's unbelievable.
Cliff: I waited until we
drifted about 8 miles away
from where we caught it and
Then called the numbers in.
We want to do anything
we can to win, anything.
Nick: Let's get lucky, boys.
Dave: Oh yeah, there we go.
There's some high ones.
There he is, there he is!
Come on, fish.
There we go.
I'm going to use the bathroom.
Keep an eye out.
Poopey pants!
[beeping]
[reel unspooling]
Sandro: We're on!
We're on! We're on!
Yo!
[toilet flush]
Woo! We have hooked up.
Paul: That was nice pop.
Dave: Got 'em on. 670.
Dave [over radio]: 670.
Bobby: Dave's tight!
Brian: We're just having a
little string of bad luck.
Today's the day
we're gonna get bit.
Get a fish and hopefully
get out of here early.
Tj: It's painful, dude.
All right.
Let's get the stick up.
Dave: Got him on.
Sandro: Woo. Screaming!
Paul: Come on, quota buster.
Sandro: We got
a lot of line out.
Dave: Big boy.
A little morning chew.
I was on the can.
Sandro: Time for a little
warm morning workout.
Dave: Just when we think
we can get a little closer
to nick, nick hooks up.
We just can't win,
these guys are good, sandro.
Sandro: Very good.
Dave: Nick is on fire.
So are we.
Nick: Either way,
we got one on.
Brandan: Oh, losing yards.
Nick: Watch your rod tip.
That's your pressure indicator.
Cliff: Yep. Just keep her
bent over the entire time.
Nick: Way back out on top again,
it ain't straight down anymore.
Dave: I think if we just
catch a fish before nick,
that would be a victory.
Sandro: Yeah.
Dave: Right?
I'd be happy with that.
That thing is a
locomotive here.
Sandro: Yeah.
Dave: All that string
you got, he's taking back.
Sandro: He's big. Ooh.
Dave: Might be tail
wrapped, "payday".
Paul: That's around
his tail, huh?
Dave: Yup.
Looking at that rod tip.
I'm gonna say he is.
If this fish is tail wrapped
it can easily cut the line
and we would lose this fish.
Definitely wrapped.
Sandro: Oh yeah.
Dave: No, that sucks.
It's coming up backwards.
Sandro: He's tail
wrapped or something.
Dave: Looking at that rod tip,
I'm gonna say he is.
Might be tail wrapped, "payday".
Paul: That's around
his tail huh?
Dave: It's very easy to lose a
fish when it's tail wrapped and
We're reeling it in backwards.
But if sandro's careful
and takes his time,
we could catch this tuna.
Keeping that line angle.
We're just planning
him up slowly.
Definitely tail wrapped.
Sandro: Oh yeah.
Cliff: All right, let me
get you there, big guy.
Nick: Yeah.
Let cliff do a little second.
Keep everybody fresh.
A lot of boats out here.
Ain't very much quota.
Brandan: Hope and a prayer.
Cliff: There's the pinwheel.
Nick: That's good news.
If he's out here, that means
he didn't get one last night.
Tyler: Stressful, you know.
Little shell's fighting
one right on the rod.
Taking away from the quota.
Marissa: We have all of
our good luck charms with us.
We have all the
pineapples out.
This is my compass, my dad
gave it to me for christmas.
Tyler: So merm
can find the fish.
Marissa: Although,
I don't think it's
calibrated correctly.
Tyler: Come on.
We need one.
Sandro: I got
him coming up now.
He's big.
Dave: Still not ours though.
Not ours until we got
the tail rope on him.
Sandro: It's not over until
the buyer takes him away.
Dave: That's right.
Coming right up, "payday".
Gonna see color here soon.
Oh yeah, look at him.
There he is.
Coming up backwards.
Get him, "payday"!
Paul: Tail rope behind me.
Dave: Right here,
come left sandro.
Sandro: Woo!
Dave: We got him, boys.
Sandro: That was a work out.
Dave: We're going home.
We got him.
Bobby [over radio]: Nice, nice.
Tj: Oh. I don't want
to listen to that.
Greg: Dot-com got 'em.
Dirty: I hope his
tail rope breaks.
Greg: Falling behind again.
Dave: We are
making a statement.
Nick: Still doing battle.
Cliff: Time to go to work.
All right, here comes
the weight, brandan.
When he swings
the weight to you, just
pull the weights tight.
Keep it coming. Keep it coming.
Nick: There you go.
All right, that's good.
Kick her around now, cliff.
Real easy, real easy.
Not too much. Right there.
Hold it right here.
Cliff: I mean it's got
to be getting close.
Nick: That's your
leader right there.
Cliff: There's the fish.
Nick: Stop the boat
right here, cliff.
Cliff: I'm in gear.
Nick:
Nail him, brandan.
Nail him. Nice.
Cliff: All right.
Get your tail gaff.
Hold him. Hold him.
Nick: Got you! All right.
Cliff: All right, boys.
Headed to the west.
Nice fish.
Nick: Yeah!
We got one now.
It feels so good.
Luck was getting the bite.
Skill was closing the deal.
Hopefully, that's enough
to keep us ahead of dot-com.
Nick [over radio]:
Okay. Going home.
Bobby: Pretty work, nick.
Wow.
Greg: Nick got 'em.
Dot-com got 'em. Oh, man.
Tyler: Why do I
feel like today's not
gonna be a good day?
Tj: Sounds like the dot-com
and the little shell got one.
Here on the ruby
waves grinding.
Jiggy, jiggy, jiggy.
Paul: Go, go, go.
Dave: Dot-com is the best
of the best because we
know how to catch fish.
No luck is needed.
Paul: Let's measure him.
Ready?
Sandro: Yeah.
Dave: And this
fish is a jumbo.
If we can get a good price,
Hopefully we could stay
ahead of the little shell.
Nice job, everyone.
Paul: Yep. Boom.
We might be able to get ahead.
Dave: We might beat nick.
Cliff: Ready?
[grunting]
All right! Look at the
size of that thing, boys.
Nick: Welcome aboard.
Cliff: That is a fat fish.
Nick: 106 inches, boys. Woo!
Cliff: That is a nice one.
Pretty work, bud.
Nick: Congratulations.
Congratulations, guys.
Cliff: That fish is big.
Hell yes.
Nick: Good job, guys.
Brian: Feels like
we're cursed, bro.
Somebody got a voodoo doll
on the reel e' bugging.
Sticking some pins
and needles in it.
We haven't gotten a bite.
A couple other boats
got bit already.
We're passing over
wolf packs of fish.
All the stuff looks good.
We just, we can't buy a bite.
We are at the mercy
of the tuna gods.
Bobby: Oh!
We need a miracle fish.
There's a lot of boats
getting bites right now,
but we're not one of them.
Things are not good
for us right now.
We're not catching fish,
We're not making money
and we're in last place.
And on top of that,
Drew's health is
getting worse.
Drew: You know, I had the
flu, pneumonia, ear infection.
I'm not hearing
out of my left ear for
two weeks straight now.
Bobby: Nice mark!
Drew: It's keeping
me from being 100%.
Bobby: Hey, that
was a real mark.
Brian!
Drop them back, 70 feet.
Brian: Baits look
so good, man.
This don't make no sense.
[beeping]
Bobby: Get ready to pop.
[reel unspooling]
Brian: That's a bite.
Bobby: What the hell is that?
Brian, drop them back, 70 feet.
Brian: Baits look so good, man.
Don't make no sense.
Bobby: Get ready to pop.
Brian: There's a bite.
Bobby: What the hell was that?
Brian: Mako.
[bobby groans].
Brian: See the mako
splashing around on top.
Pulled the hook.
Smoked the bait.
Bobby: I mean
we're in bad shape.
We are doing everything
right but we just
can't catch a break.
I mean, I can only hope
that things get better,
That we could somehow find
a way to salvage this season.
Brian: No bueno.
Bobby: It's all right.
It's what we do.
Practice makes perfect.
[bleep].
Brian: These makos are
getting ridiculous right now.
Mako mania down here, man.
Bobby: Somebody put some
sort of curse on us, man.
Paul: This is the banana tuna.
Sandro: Scott.
Scott: What's going on?
Dave: We're back.
Paul: He is big, 106.
Scott: Let's get it up
and we'll check it out.
Dave: All right, let's do it.
Nick: There is the
world-famous dot-com.
Cliff: I ain't scared.
Dave: There's little shell.
Nick: He caught one in
the dark drifting early.
Dave: Do we get any points
for coming in first today?
Nick: Uh-uh.
It's the end that it counts.
Dave: Speaking of the end.
There's not much quota left.
Nick: No, there's not.
Dave: We're just
gonna keep going.
Guarantee that.
We just got to go a
little bit harder.
We'll see you out there.
Nick: All right,
we'll see you out there.
All right, let's bring him up.
Let's dress him out.
Scott: Come on up.
Dave: What's the
dressed weight, scott?
Scott: We have 526 pounds.
Paul: That's
bigger than we thought.
Sandro: Yeah.
Dave: Yeah.
Scott: Let's see what we got.
Definitely a lot
of fat in there.
It's got the color.
Color is what we want.
Paul: That's for sure.
Dave: Look at that.
That looks really good, huh?
Scott: Nice little
color on this huh?
Dave: Very consistent
color throughout, yep.
Well, what do
you think, scott?
Scott: Best we
can do for you guys...
Dave: Take that all day,
all day long.
Paul: We'll take that. Yeah.
Sandro: Nice.
Dave: Thank you, scott.
Scott: Hopefully
we'll see you tomorrow.
Dave: You will see us
tomorrow, mark my words.
Sandro: Thanks, buddy.
Dave: There's not
gonna be many fish
for us left to catch.
Happy we got this one.
Let's hope that's
better than nick's fish.
Scott: What's up, guys?
Looks like a nice fish.
I can see some
good shape here.
Nick: Expecting good things.
Cliff: How was dot-com's fish?
Scott: Red meat.
Really nice fish.
Nick: All right, you want
to take a look at him?
Scott: Yeah, let's do it.
Nick: Let's do it.
All right. Good.
Cliff: Ooh, yo.
Nick: Bigger than me.
All right, scotty.
What do we got?
Scott: You're looking
at 485 pounds dressed.
Nick: Nice.
Well, let's take
a look at him.
Scott: Decent color.
Nick: Wow, good-looking.
Scott: But maybe a little
bit of fat in here.
I'm hoping it's
got a good core.
Nick: Let's look at the core.
Very nice.
Scott: Yeah,
that's solid, man.
Nick: What's the price
on this fish, scotty?
What are we looking at?
Scott: Bottom line...
Nick: All right, nice.
Big fish, boys. Big payday.
Brandan: Yes, sir. Big pay.
Nick: All right.
We'll get right back out
there and get you another one.
Thank you very much.
Scott: Sounds good. Thank you.
Cliff: Appreciate it, buddy.
Nick: We'll see you.
Brandan: Thanks bud.
Scott: Thanks.
See you guys later.
Nick: We're neck and
neck with dot-com.
But if we can
keep catching with our
greensticks and our rods,
Our chances of getting
ahead of dot-com before
The quota's eat
up is very good.
We're gonna turn and burn.
We're gonna get another one.
Pretty work, guys.
Way to go.
Greg: Hard luck here today.
Paul [over radio]:
Are you there, greg?
Paul: Frenzy? Come in greg.
Greg [over radio]:
I got you, paul.
Paul [over radio]: Yeah,
right behind us, greg,
There's slick
starting to pop up there.
The rasta rocket's going
right in the middle of him now.
Zack: We need some
luck right now, sugar.
You got to produce.
So we rubbed minnie on
the reels for good luck.
We've been doing that ever
since we started fishing.
And maybe it'll
pay off for us.
Maybe we'll get lucky
and get another one.
Tj: I ain't marked [bleep].
Painful, dude.
Paul [over radio]:
Break a leg, bro. Do good.
Greg: Sounds like there's
a lot of fish here.
We can't lose these gains
we've been making lately.
We've been a great streak.
We're catching a lot of fish.
But now dot-com and
the little shell have
moved ahead of us and
I'm worried the
quota is filling up.
We either need
to catch a big fish or
hope more quota is added.
We're gonna fall behind
fast if we stop putting
meat on the deck.
We're just riding around.
Wow, here's a herd.
Dirty: Wow, big splash
right here next to us.
One just jumped
out right here.
That's a fish, dude.
Greg: Dirty said
he saw one jump.
Tj: Oh, well.
I don't see [bleep] down here.
Greg: Any minute.
Tj: Hey, puppy.
All right,
round 'em up for us.
[tosh whimpers]
[beeping]
Greg: Come on, baby.
Where are you?
We just need one.
[reel clicking]
[reel unspooling rapidly]
Greg: We're on!
Dirty: Here we go. Flat line.
Greg: Flat line.
Dirty: We're tight. We're tight.
Boom, nice one.
Greg [over radio]:
Got 'em on, tj.
Tj: Nice. Perfect.
All right, cap.
Go get him. Good luck.
Billon: Flat line! Pa-pow!
Dirty: Told you I saw one
jumped next to the boat.
Greg: Oh, we got
a fish on here.
Go ahead and put him
in the other corner so I
can see what's going on.
Mean one.
Dirty: Looked like the
fish finally arrived.
They're hungry.
It's a morning bite.
New day, new horizon, new dawn.
It's great.
Sometimes you got to
change your luck up.
Hey, billon, you want to
crank on here a few times?
Billon: Yeah.
Dirty: Tail rope.
There you go. Yup.
Billon: Oh, boy.
Everything's
looking good so far.
Nice and easy, baby.
Dirty: I love it.
Top shots about to
come on the reel.
Hammerhead coming
for you right here.
Big hammerhead right here.
Billon: Hammerhead.
Dirty: Get back
to dave's boat.
Greg: We're in trouble here.
Careful!
Careful with that line!
Billon: Watch out! Watch out.
Billon: Careful.
We don't want to lose him!
Hammerhead coming
for you right here.
Greg: Dammit!
Dirty: Stay away from
the line, dammit.
Greg: We can't get a break.
Careful! Careful with that line.
Dirty: Watch out. Watch out.
Still got him.
He's still there.
Billon: Yeah.
Going away from him.
Greg: There's some
hammerheads around the boat.
It makes me think we
may have hooked a shark.
But it's only bad luck if
we believe in bad luck.
I believe we've got a
bluefin on the line.
[rod cranking]
Billon: High gear.
Greg: Let him feel
a little bit here.
Billon: Starting
to circle maybe?
Dirty: Yeah,
he's circling now.
Guys, swivel! Get a dart.
[line snap]
Billon: Damn.
Dirty: What happened?
Billon: Chafed.
Greg: That's a weird chafe.
Billon: Sharky?
Dirty: Yeah, I think so.
Yeah, something with teeth.
Billon: Can't help that.
That sucks.
Oh, well, set 'em out.
Greg: I thought we
had a bluefin on,
But maybe it could have
been one of those hammerheads.
Either way, no
paycheck tonight.
We've got to find a fish
because I'm starting to get
nervous that these other boats
Could pull ahead of us and
there's not much quota left.
Billon: Man.
Greg: We chafed him off.
Tj: Well at least
you're hooking them.
We suck today.
Jarrett: It's a lot more fun
when you're getting the bites.
That's just like the luck of
the draw sometimes though.
Billon:
Didn't act very big,
Never really took any
drag and you never know.
Jarrett: Can always
get a night bite.
Tj: Maybe get lucky
tonight drifting hopefully.
Jarrett: We're used to these
fish being anywhere between,
You know, 1,500 to
And right now we're getting
up in 400 feet of water,
Which is right up on
the edge right before
It drops off into the abyss.
Hopefully we hook
up right away.
The quota's gonna fill
up extremely fast.
Dave: All the bites
are in the cold water.
I'm gonna go on the
other side of the break.
We're at 721.
It's just below us here.
Dave [over radio]: Greg's
right next to us right here.
Heading south.
Bobby [over radio]:
Hold on a minute.
Hey, listen to me.
Bobby [over radio]:
[bleep] gonna go down.
[bleep] is
gonna go down.
It's gonna go off!
Jarrett: Bobby bedbugs
is losing his [bleep].
Tensions are tight,
you can tell.
That's for sure.
Tj: Everyone's freaking
out because the quota
might be filling up.
There's still
no update as to whether
we'll get a quota increase,
So we need to catch asap.
We're in a location
where a lot of boats have
been catching fish at night,
So I'm hoping our luck
finally comes back because
we need a bluefin bad
Before this quota fills up.
All right, puppies.
Are you gonna bring
the good luck with you.
We're due for a lucky one.
Marissa: Dolphins.
Tyler: Definitely
been some fish around.
We're here, we're fishing.
We're maybe gonna catch one.
Marissa: All the
pineapples out.
Brought us luck in the past.
We're ready for our bite.
Tyler: Things aren't
looking good for us right now,
But merm and I believe
we can get lucky.
Because we believe in
something bigger than
ourselves out there.
We're praying that the tuna
gods are gonna help us out
With another big bluefin so
we don't fall further behind.
Where are these fish?
Tj: No marks right now.
Jarrett: Everybody's
got bluefin fever
out here right now.
Dave: Just gonna
go up another quarter
mile and fire them out.
♪ bluefin fever ♪♪
[beeping]
Tyler: We're marking 'em.
[beeping]
[reel unspooling]
Holy [bleep].
We're on! We're on!
Marissa: Woo.
Tyler: Got 'em on right here.
Tj: Is that tyler?
Dave [over radio]:
Sounded like it.
Wait your turn.
Tj: Hey, I thought
you were lucky.
Tyler: Get on there, merm.
Marissa: Tuna time.
Marissa: He's a savage.
Tyler: We didn't
even stop him.
Tj: That's the mark
we need to find.
Jarrett: Got him
Tj: I know. That's what
it looked like, right?
[beeping]
[reel clicking]
Tj: Oh, there he is.
There he is. There he is.
Jarrett: We're on?
Tj: What happened?
There he is. There he is.
Jarrett: There you go, buddy.
Tj: Watch it,
watch, watch, watch!
Jarrett: Yeah!
Got 'em on, baby!
Tj: Ripped it right
out of my hands.
Down and tight, baby.
Jarrett: That's more,
more on the line.
Tj: All right. Still there?
Jarrett: He's there. He's there.
Tj: Not acting
like a tuna now.
He's coming towards the boat
now, like, weird, right?
Jarrett: Definitely weird.
Tyler: Doing good, merm.
Finally stopped running.
Marissa: I'm definitely
gaining a little at a time.
All right, tuna,
come to the top.
Tj: I see the glow.
Jarrett: We need to get
past the wave, bump it.
Is that a tuna?
Tj: Looks silver to me.
Jarrett: Swivel.
Tj: That's a fish.
Keep cranking, crank.
Oh, I can't.
Jarrett: Coming up.
Whoa!
Tj: You see that?
Jarrett: You're
gonna hit this thing.
He's gonna go crazy.
Tj: Pull him towards you.
Come on.
Jarrett: Oh.
I thought I lost him.
Tj: He's right here.
Jarrett: Watch that line.
Watch that line.
Tired.
Tj: Hold this slow.
I got to dart this, okay?
Jarrett: I got it.
You're good to go.
You're good to go.
Tj: Dart might have pulled.
Tj: We're getting
tangled up here.
Dart might have pulled.
Tj: We're getting
tangled up here.
Oh, [bleep].
No, he's still on there.
Jarrett: Oh, he's all
wrapped up in there.
I can feel it.
Tj: He's definitely wrapped.
Jarrett: He's hurt.
I'm sure you can feel it.
Tj: Dart line's to
the right of me.
Just try to take our time
and be really easy here.
We haven't had this bluefin
on the line for long.
It came to the boat fast and
took off like a rocket ship
with the dart line in him.
The dart line and the
main line are tangled.
If we're not careful,
Both these lines could
break and we'll lose this fish.
There you go. Perfect.
Jarrett: Definitely got
some fight left in him.
Tj: Got a lot of line back.
Jarrett: Yeah!
Back in action, baby.
Tj: Tough fish, got
to pay attention here.
This could be our last fish,
we don't know.
You know, the
quota's winding down.
Between the quota,
weather windows, this
is an important fish.
There's no doubt about it.
Marissa:
Color. Deep color.
Keep going. Monster.
Tyler: The quota's getting
filled up pretty quickly.
We never know when our
last day's gonna be.
That's our last
paycheck until we start
fishing in the summer.
We got to make it happen here.
Swivel.
Marissa: Woo!
Tuna's here.
Tyler: Long tail gaff.
Marissa: Tuna time.
Tyler: Another gaff.
Tail rope.
Got him? Hell, yeah.
Marissa: We got him. Woo!
Tyler: Yes, yes. We got him.
Marissa: So happy to
have another jumbo.
Tj: He's shot, bro.
Pull, I'll gaff.
Jarrett: He's coming.
Tj: Might do one
little bump, right?
Jarrett: Not yet.
No, no, don't do it.
Bump it. All right stop.
Might come up on my left here.
Tj: On my left
with a tail gaff.
He's bigger than you think.
Get a rope. Get a rope.
Jarrett: He's ours.
Tj: Got him?
Jarrett: Yup. There you go.
Woo!
Tj: Yeah.
My polish fabio's back, baby.
Jarrett: Woo!
I'm back, baby.
Got a big tail on it.
Tj: Good?
Jarrett: Think so.
Woo! Yeah, baby!
Oh, man. That's a way bigger
fish than I thought it was.
Tj: Yeah, that's like
a hundred incher.
Jarrett: That's definitely
a good-sized tuna.
Tj: It's a beauty, baby.
We've been grinding to make
our luck and it paid off.
The tuna gods must be
smiling down on us because
we really needed this one.
I'm just hoping we'd get
lucky one more time today.
See if we can make
that midnight deadline.
It needs to be
very, very close.
It's gonna be tight for sure.
Jarrett: I'm ready.
Tj: 106.
Jarrett: Nice one, buddy.
Tj: Welcome back, buddy.
Jarrett: We're back, baby.
Tj: Got my polish fabio back.
Jarrett: I love being
your polish fabio.
Tj: I'm gonna point
us to the west and I'm
gonna push the throttle.
Let's see if we can make
that midnight deadline.
Jarrett: Let's make
this happen, buddy.
Tj: All right.
Jarrett: Woo! Yeah!
Tj: Life is grand, baby.
Bound for glory.
Tyler: Wow, what a pig.
Marissa: Woo! Jumbo.
Welcome aboard.
Tyler: What are we looking at?
Marissa: We are looking
at a 97 incher, tyler.
Tyler: Wow, what a butterball.
Marissa: Butterball
for the pinwheel.
Tyler: Look at the meat
we're catching this year.
This is awesome, merm.
Marissa: And I have
duffy's favorite rock on,
that I made a necklace.
My good luck charm.
Tyler: We're going
in for an offload.
Pinwheel, baby!
Jarrett: Got to get on this
meat before you get a chance,
Otherwise you're not gonna
get a piece of the pie.
Tj: What's shaking, mary?
Mary: You guys got here
just in the nick of time.
Tj: Oh, we knew it.
Jarrett: Yes!
Mary: It looks like you
got a nice fat one tonight.
Tj: It's a nice one.
You want to get him up there?
Mary: Yeah, I sure do.
Tj: Let's do it.
What we got, "mary shelly"?
Mary:
Jarrett: Nice.
Tj: Beauty. Sea monster.
Let's check him out.
Mary: All right. Here it is.
Let's see what we got here.
Tj: Wow.
Mary: Lots of dense fat here.
Got nice color.
Tj: Let's check that core out.
Beautiful core.
Showing some fat in
the core too, huh?
Mary: Nice. It is
showing some fat in the core.
Not bad at all.
Tj: So what are you thinking?
Mary: I'm thinking $18 a pound.
Jarrett: Nice.
Tj: Woo! Hey now!
Mary: How about that?
Tj: Mary, we're headed
right back out there.
Jarrett: Thank you, mary.
Tj: We made it
in before midnight.
We can turn and burn.
Jarrett: Thank you.
Tj: The way the quota is,
the way the retention limit is,
You know, we've got to
get right back out there.
We're lucky we got this fish.
Marissa:
Beautiful day in wanchese.
Tyler: We got a beautiful fish.
Woo! We're here.
Marissa: We're here.
Tyler: We got a nice fish.
How's the quota doing?
Marissa: I've heard rumors
that they're gonna add more.
Tyler: We're just happy
to get our fair share
of the quota this year.
Bring in the fork truck.
Mary: Let's do it.
Marissa: Okay.
Tyler: What are we dealing
with for a dressed weight?
Mary: 468 pounds dressed.
Tyler: Beautiful.
All right, let's check it out.
I'm excited to see what
this slick meat's got.
We got a big boy
for the wheel.
Mary: What I see here
is some nice fat.
Blubbery in the minors.
Love the color.
Let's see what the core is.
Tyler: Wow.
What a beautiful fish.
Mary: That is a beautiful core.
Love the clarity.
Tyler: Mary, we
don't know how many fish
we're gonna be able to catch
This year before
the quota's full.
What can you do for us?
Mary: $16 a pound.
Tyler: Awesome, perfect.
Marissa: Thank you, mary.
Tyler: Thank you so much mary,
I appreciate it. Rock on.
Marissa: Thank you.
Mary: You're welcome.
Thank you, guys.
Tyler: Good job, merm.
We've got a lot of lucky
charms, like our pineapples,
And it all worked out.
We got a nice tuna and
we're making our way to the top.
Woo!
Marissa: Woo!
Tyler: It's another
pinwheel tuna, merm.
Narrator:
Despite a big payday,
Pinwheel moves into
second as hot tuna's high
Price per pound
secures the top spot.
Dot-com joins the gloucester
boats in the top three.
And little shell
trails closely behind.
Meanwhile,
fishin' frenzy falls from
First to fifth place.
And rasta rocket puts
another bluefin on the board.
Marissa: How are we
doing on the quota?
Tyler: Let's find out.
Marissa: That's always on
the back of our mind and are
we gonna run out of quota and
When are we gonna run out?
Tyler: There's gonna
be a 51 ton transfer.
Marissa: That's good.
Tyler: We just got word,
we're getting an additional
That's a game changer.
And we're gonna use it
to our advantage and
crush the competition.
Marissa: There's still
a lot of fish to catch.
Tyler: Game on.
Dave: The initial quota we
had wasn't a lot of quota,
But we were fortunate
enough to get additional quota,
You know, to stretch
it out a little more.
But with that said,
We got to catch every day
because it won't last long,
That's for sure.
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07x10 - Make Your Own Luck
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American reality television series about commercial tuna fishermen based in the Outer Banks who fish for the lucrative Atlantic bluefin tuna off the coast of North Carolina.
American reality television series about commercial tuna fishermen based in the Outer Banks who fish for the lucrative Atlantic bluefin tuna off the coast of North Carolina.