07x08 - Tricky Dave

[bunniefuu]

Narrator: When fishing
in the outer banks...

Tyler: We got 'em on here.

Tj: Down and tight, baby. Woo!

Greg: They're here.
Southeast corner.

Narrator: Information is king.

Tyler: The whole
fleet works together.

Nick: I caught a fish and I
told him where I was and he

came right there and caught one.

Narrator: And
finding the hot spot...

Nick: Dot-com what
are you seeing?

Narrator: Can be tricky.

Greg: They don't call him
“tricky dave” for nothing.

Dave: Hooked up!
Paul: Woo-hoo!

Narrator: But in his
first obx season...

Tj: The minute he hooked
up he did his typical
silent treatment.

Dave's famous for that.

Narrator: One captain
is bucking the system.

Dave: Digging down now.
Sandro: Hard, hard, hard!

Narrator: This is...

Bobby: Hey, dave!
Kiss my a*s!

Narrator:
Wicked tuna: Outer banks.

Dave: These are
the days where we shine.

Narrator: The brother sister
duo on pinwheel claimed the

lead for the second
time this season.

With fishing vessel-tuna.Com
less than $1,500 behind.

While the southern
fleet's finest,

fishin' frenzy and the
little shell are both within

striking distance
of first place.

Greg: Getting ready
to cross the bar here.

The water's in the right spot.

Everything looks
good conditions-wise.

But this is where
it gets shallow.

So if you get any
kind of swell here,

you really got
to pay attention.

Dave: Hey, yeah, we're gonna,

we're gonna tag in
behind, behind the bar.

Give you a quarter mile,
if that works out.

Greg [over radio]:
Okay, I got you.

Stay right with me though.
Just stay right on my a*s.

I'll make 12 knots.

Dave: All right.
Right behind you.

Dave [over radio]: And
greg if there's any like
trouble spots or something

you say definitely
don't go left here,

don't go right here,

stay where we're
at anything you can tell me
that is of any relevance.

Greg: I got this damn
black yankee boat behind me.

Make sure he gets out
of the inlet here,

then he can fend for himself.

Dave's interesting.

He asks a lot of questions
and out of some people,

it's just conversation.

With dave, he's fishing.

He's fishing for information,
and he pays attention.

But after doing this down
here for 30 years now,

you kind of know who you
could trust and who you can't.

There's guys that you
help out hoping to have a

good working relationship with.

Then there's guys like dave.

He's a calculated competitor.

He'll share information
only when it's good for him.

All right, dave.
Shove her up here
and get out there.

Dave [over radio]:
Roger that, thanks, greg.

Greg: It's a strategy,
and it works.

Dave: All right, here we go.

Sandro: Let's go
catch some tunas.

Paul: Yeah!

Dave: Just at 10 knots.
We got to go fast now.

I mean, we got,
we have to get there now.

Nick: We're just
leaving the harbor here.

Dot-com kind of wanted me to
tell him when I was leaving.

And usually in the south,

we're all about
helping each other out,

but we're halfway through
the season and things are

a lot more competitive now.

I think dot-com has
a potential to be

my biggest threat.

And besides, I've already
put him on fish once.

Very first day of
the season, I helped dot-com.

I caught a fish and
I told him where I was,

he came right there
and caught one.

We're tight right here, 783-682.

Sandro: Coming up.
Coming up. Coming up.

Dave: Come in, nick.

Nick: Go ahead, buddy.

Dave: We owe you a beer.

Nick: I haven't heard
a lot of return on my help.

There's a reason he has
the name “tricky dave”.

I'm gonna out here and
focus on what I'm doing.

And what I'm doing is
catching the little shell fish.

It's been working so far
and I'm not changing nothing.

Let somebody else help dave.

Tyler: You found
the warm water yet?

Nick: Nope. No, I haven't.
Still running.

Tyler: You'll find it.

You'll put it out,
you'll be on in five seconds.

Nick: I don't know
about that, but...

Tyler: All right.
Keep me posted.

You've got to work together
with people down here.

It's just part of the game.

Everyone will put
everyone on the fish,

it's just up to
you to be able to hook
and catch your fish.

Right now, I'm in the lead
and I definitely feel like I

deserve this title down
here more than anyone else

because I've been there.

I've been close,
I've had some mishaps.

We've lost in the end
and just my experience
and everything,

it's just I
deserve it down here.

I feel like I'm
freaking dan marino.

Coming down here
for a long time.

Dot-com caught a
couple fish, got lucky.

Got beginners luck.

Let's go. Let's get one.

[dave groans]

dave: Down here
in the outer banks,

you've got to really
listen in on the radio.

They give you everything to
put the pieces of the puzzle

together and to come
right next to them and

fish as close as you want.

Bravo 3. Bravo 3.

Bobby: You got 'em on?

Dave [over radio]: No.

What do you see?

Bobby [over radio]: At 781-623.

There's a break that goes
from 58 to 72 and 100 yards.

I get along with
dave on the dot-com.

Dave's a winner.

He wins all the time.

You know, you
want to be like that.

I know that's gonna make
my game, a better game.

Dave: Hey, greg.
Is it going off down there?

What's it doing?

Greg [over radio]: The fish
I've seen here are active,

you know right on the change.

Southeast corner
circling around here.

Greg [over radio]: You
sure do ask a lot of questions.

Dave: All right, now I feel
like I'm part of the group.

Greg: You're not.

[laughter]

dave: Not funny, dude.

[beeping]

oh, yeah. That's them.
Up high. Come on.

I'll tell bobby.

Bobby, we're marking
them right here, 75 feet to,

like, 90 feet.

Bobby: We're gonna get 'em.
It's gonna happen.

Bobby [over radio]:
Put us on the meat.

Dave: Oh, yeah.

Paul: Then you're gonna
guide tyler away from the fish.

Dave: We ain't gonna
let him get ahead.

We've worked really hard
to get dialed in down here

in the south.

And right now we're in second
place and I have one singular

focus right now and that
is to get in that top spot.

[beeping]

oh, yeah, come on.
Look at that stack.

Oh, it's coming up too.
It's coming up.

Sandro: Beautiful.
Dave: Any minute. Come on.

[reel clicking]

[reel unspooling rapidly]

paul: We're on! We're on.

Dave: Here we go.

Paul: Come up, baby.

Dave: Yes, sir. Woo-hoo!
How does that feel, sanchi?

Sandro: Good. Hooked up.

Paul: Oh, baby.

Dave: Got to hang on to
him sandro, that's all.

Sandro: Yup.
Gotta keep this guy.

Paul: Big one, hey?

Dave: He's there. He's there.

Paul: Love this! Yeah!

Tyler: What the
[bleep] is he doing?

He's got a bent rod.

A very bent rod.

He's not really doing
what he should do.

When you're fishing
in the south,

you generally put your bites
on the radio because the whole

fleet works together,

whether you're north,
you're south, whatever.

Everyone works together
because we're trolling and the

fish are constantly moving.

See, I'm not surprised one
bit that dot-com's not telling

anyone he's got a fish on.

We've jumped ahead of
dot-com and there's no way

that he's gonna
reach out to us and try
and give us any bit of

information that's
gonna help us out because

we're beating him.

And he never wants to
get beat by anybody.

Marissa: Seems like they have
a pretty bent rod over there.

We're not sure what it is,
but it could be a tuna.

Tj: Where is the dot-com?

I haven't heard him
on the radio either.

Greg: I was trying to
leave but "tricky dave"
said he had a bite.

Tj: Did he have a bite?
I didn't hear that.

Greg: Yeah, he
said he had a bite.

Dave: Yup! There he is!

Paul: He's right on top,
plowing, blowing white water.

Dave: Got color. Holy...

Paul: Doesn't take much, dude.
He kicks, that tail's huge.

Dave: Look at that, he's a
big-a*s fish right there.

Paul: He's real big.

Dave: We had him right here.

We had him 50, 75
feet from the boat.

Sandro: He does
not like the boat.

Dave: He doesn't
like the boat.

There he is, back up on top.

Sandro: He's going down.

Paul: I don't like that.

He's doing
creepy [bleep] now huh?

Sandro: Yup.

Paul: You know they start
turning and kicking and diving
and then coming up.

Dave: Yeah, they've
probably been hooked before.

Paul: It's like they've
been hooked before.

They knew how to get away.

Come on, please.

Sandro versus beast.

Dave: I think that
little piece of string is

holding on to a 700,
possibly 800-pound fish, huh?

Sandro: Hopefully he stays.
Paul: No way you can pull him.

Even with these
waves helping us.

He's too big.

Sandro: He is not helping us.

Paul: He's a big fish.
Going for the bottom, huh?

You thirsty?

Dave: Some waves
coming be careful.

Sandro: What the [bleep]?

Waves. Where are
they coming from now?

Finally have
this thing coming up.

Dave: All right. Here he comes.
Got color. Good color.
Big b*stard.

Paul: He's coming around.
Dave: Right here.

Sandro:
Forward, forward, dave.

Paul: Go, go forward, dave.
Pay attention.

Back up! Back up!
Back up! Back up!

Neutral! Grab a gaff.

Come on, buddy.
Tail rope, sandro.

Dave: Alright,
I'll give it to you.

Paul: All right, bud.

Dave: Oh, yes. Yeah, baby!

Sandro: Perfect.
That's what we needed.

Dave: We did it!

Paul: We smoked him.

Dave: So happy, guys.
We're going home.

Sandro:
We're going home, baby.

We're going home.

Dave: We are westbound.

Greg: Wow.
Got some competition.

Bobby: Awesome, man.
Happy for you.

Zack: They can't do no wrong.

I wish we had the
luck they had right now.

I wish we had their boat.

Sandro: We got a big boy.

Thank god.

Dave: All right, here we go.

Paul: Okay.

Sandro: It's shaking
pretty good, so.

Woo, he's a jumbo.

Dave: Is he really?
Paul: He's a jumbo!

That's what we wanted.

Sandro: Wow!
Dave: Ready, here you go.

103.

Sandro: Wow, that's a beauty.
Dave: 103, we got him.

Sandro: Three cheers,
now let's get the hell home.

Dave: They may not consider
me to be part of the

fleet down here, but I can
still listen in to their radio

conversations and
find the meat.

And that's all that matters.

Tj: Right now, it's like
needle in a haystack fishing.

The old ht is circling
trying to find the meat.

I don't, I never
could hear dot-com this
morning on the radio.

The minute he hooked
up he did his typical

silent treatment, so.

Jarrett: Dot douchebag.

Tj: Apparently,
he did catch the fish,

but I never could
get a hold of him.

He went to silent mode,
which doesn't surprise me.

Dave's famous for that, so.

I've known dave for years.

Sometimes he works with
you and sometimes he doesn't.

From what I could tell,

the common
denominator is usually

whether or not he
stands to gain something.

I'm assuming since tyler's
in the lead and tyler and I

have definitely been
working together that dave

is gonna try to snuggle up
next to these southern boats.

Right now, I can't worry about
dave or any of these guys.

I have to worry about getting
this boat on the mark and

getting us a fish.

How about you?
You on here, tyler?

Tj [over radio]:
You marking 'em, ty?

Tyler: No.
Have not even seen one.

We're on the 700 coming down,
but no, just set out here.

Merm is up and ready.

Marissa: I'm up and ready.

[beeping]

tj: Oh, jarrett.
There's the mark.

Look at the mark here
in that slick, bro.

Whoa.

Jarrett: Oh, yeah.

Tj: Here's a good mark
right here...

Tj [over radio]: 17 fathom.

Tyler: All right, perfect.

Well, hopefully we can
round these things up.

Tyler [over radio]:
Let's get 'em.

Tj: Yeah, this is
definitely them.

No doubt.

Jarrett: Come on, tuna.
Come on, baby.

[beeping]

tj: This is the time, man.
This is when it all goes down.

Jarrett: Any second now.

[beeping]

[reel clicking]

[metal thud]

tj: We're on! We're on!
Jarrett, we're on!

Watch, watch, watch!

Down and tight, baby. Woo!

All right, nice and easy.
I'll get the [bleep] fish.

Jarrett: We're on, baby!

Tj: Down and tight, baby! Woo!

Bluefin season!

Tj: We're down and tight, baby.
Bound for glory.

Finally got that morning bite.

Jarrett: Woo-hoo!
Look at the bird.

Tj: Look at that thing, dude.

He's a big fish, bro.

Jarrett: Yeah, I can feel it.

He's got some weight,
for sure.

Trying to hand-line
this line in right now.

He's down pretty deep still.

We're not quite sure
what drop he's on.

The bird's relatively close.

That's the breakaway.

Tj: The bird's getting close.

I got to pull forward
a little, jarrett.

The bird's right
off the transom.

He's pulling both
things right now.

Look at the bird right now.
It's completely under water.

I mean, this fish is
pulling form both ends.

He's pulling drag
from here and there.

You got to be real
careful not to put too
much tension on him.

But jarrett's taking his time.

The bird's putting tension on,

the bandit's putting
tension on him,

but he's still
pulling the bird down.

It's crazy.

I'm not against the bird
getting pulled under water.

That bird is extra
drag on this fish.

But if that bird breaks
away and then we lose the
fish off the bandit,

we can't go retreat
the bird line and haul
this fish in backwards.

If that bird breaks free,
we're done.

He's got that thing down, man.

A lot of pressure
on this fish, bro.

All right, here.
A little tangled here.

Is he on it?

Jarrett: He might be.

Tj: Well, disconnect it then.

We get the first drop
off and it's tangled
with the main line.

Right now we're just trying
to get everything clear.

Drop that.

Jarrett: All right.
Tj: All right, here.

We don't want any added
tension to that main line.

You put too much
heat on these fish,

they're gonna break off.

Let me know what the
fish is doing because

I'm trying
to untangle [bleep] here.

If you got
to cut him, cut him.

Jarrett:
I see him. Get ready.

It's glowing!

Tj: I can't see [bleep].
One more time around.

Jarrett: All right.
Here he comes.

Tj: Gaff!
Grab the gaff on my left.

Here, get the rope.

[fin slap]

oh! I'm wrapped up in [bleep].

Jarrett: Got him!
Tj: All right, baby!
Jarrett: Good job, buddy. Nice!

Tj: Pelicans are
flying west, baby.

Got that early morning bite.
Finally, woo!

Jarrett: Back on the board.
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

[laughs]

woo, that's a 100-incher.

Tj: He's 100 inches, baby.

Jarrett: 108 my guess.

Tj: I'd say 103.
100 inches on the dot.

Jarrett: Still
100 inches though.

Yeah, baby! Nice work.

Tj: Good job, baby.
Bound for glory. Westbound.

If you can get
those bears dancing,

get that ready for the break.

We'll be westbound, baby.
Ht's en fuego. Woo!

Dave: Yeah, stay there.

We're coming over.
Stay put one minute.

We're gonna stop by the
buggin' and say hello.

Paul: Oh, yeah.

Dave: Hey!

Paul: We're blocking ourselves
because he's been sick.

[laughter]

[dave sneezes and coughs]

bobby: Hey, dave. Kiss my a*s.

[laughter]

paul: [bleep] harpoon it.

Bobby: How's that! Nice fish.

Wow, you guys are
way down there.

Look how little you are.

I feel like I'm way
up in the air, man.

Dave: He's so high
energy you know?

He's paul.

Sandro: Oh, yeah.

Bobby: Some of the
best fishermen I know are
on that boat right there.

Bobby [over radio]:
Awesome, man. I'm happy for you.

Zack: Old dave and bobby's
pretty tight ain't they?

Shane: They're
like best friends.

Zack: He hasn't called
us for information yet.

[all laugh]

greg: I guess dave thinks
buggins knows something

because he caught some fish
down here one year in a row.

Nick: Dot-com better get some
different friends because

bobby bedbugs is
in dead last place.

He needs to be friends with
somebody that's gonna catch

fish and be able to
show him something.

Tj: Match made in heaven,
those two.

Tyler [over radio]:
Dave's just using him.

Once he gets what
he wants from him,

he's gonna kick
him to the curb.

Tj: Yeah, but is that
bobby bedbugs that dumb...

Tj [over radio]: That he doesn't
know dave always has an angle?

That he's only being nice
to him for one reason.

Bobby: My favorite guys,
right there.

My favorite guys.

That is what
we call a high-class
operation right there.

Bobby [over radio]:
You're the king, dave.

Tyler: Let's get him.

Nothing better than headed
west with a package.

Mod.

Dot-com got a bite
fishing instantly.

We got to get him.

We got to get our
heads in the game.

We can't be
defeated by dot-com.

We're in this thing to win it.

Marissa:
We're in it to win it.

We're here.

Tyler: There's no
doubt about it that
dave's a good tuna fisherman

and it just goes
to show you that if

you give dave information,

he knows how to process it
and use it to his advantage.

I don't think the southern
guys understand that by

working with dave, it
only benefits one person,

and that's dave.

[beeping]

those are nice
marks on the screen.

Marissa: Let's get a bite.

Tyler: [bleep], come on!
Come on. Let's go. Let's go.

[beeping]

[reel clicking]

[reel unspooling rapidly]

we're on! We're on!

Reel 'em in. We're on!
Hydros, hydros, hydros!

Got 'em on! Woo. Hell yeah.

Whoa, we're getting dumped
in the backing here, merm.

Bring that in.
Whip that right in.

Wow, big fish.

Turn that handle.
Turn that handle.

Feels like a good one.

Oh! He's a big boy.
Big stubborn fish.

Put this thing
back way too far.

Hold on, this is dangerous.

Dumping us, merm.

Tail walking.

[reel unspooling].

Holy [bleep].
Burning us down.

Tyler: This thing's back a mile.

Keep reeling, keep
reeling, keep reeling.

Never stop.

Hold on, this is dangerous.

Dumping us, merm.

Keep reeling, keep
reeling, keep reeling.

Never stop.

[reel unspooling]

holy [bleep].
Burning us down.

This thing's back a mile.

Feels like a good one.

Backing down.

Get on there, merm.

Okay, got 'em on.

767-680.

Marissa: Lgo.

Tyler: You getting
ready to battle, merm?

Marissa: Yeah.

Tyler: Let's go, merm.

Yeah, pinwheel, baby.

We don't need any
dot-com information.

I think I could have a
better conversation with a

toaster oven than I could
anyone on the dot-com.

Help yourself along.
Pull, pull, pull!

Gonna get the mono back.
Keep it up. Doing great.

Doing a kickass job
right here on this fish.

We're unstoppable.

We're gonna get him, merm.

Got my rally cap on.

It's game time, merm.
Let's get him.

Yar!

I want tail ropes.
I want tunas on deck.
We need some mod, merm.

Whatever it takes
to get a tuna.

And it's kind of
windy out here today.

Marissa: Is that
your barometer?

Tyler: Yeah, it is.
It's pretty rough out here.

Whoa! Woo!

[tension snap]

what happened?
Keep reeling.

Came off?

He's lost? Gone?

Marissa: He's gone. He's gone.

Tyler: What happened?
Marissa: He's just gone.

Tyler: Oh!

Chafed him off.

So unlucky.

Marissa:
Nothing comes easy to us.

Paul: Woo-hoo-hoo!

Dave: Dot-com on fire.

What's happening?

Scott: What's up?
Dave: We are kicking a*s.
Paul: Comeback kids.

Scott:
Talk to me, dave.
I see a big tail.

Paul: That's a big fish.

Scott: Let's
check it out, man.

Dave: There's no
question with this fish,

we're gonna be
back in the lead.

It's just a question of how
much of a lead this fish is
actually gonna give us.

What's the dress weight, scott?

Scott: We're looking
at 506 pounds dressed.

Sandro: Wow, that's a big boy.

Dave: Nice one. Yup.
Let's go check him out.

When the buyer
looks at a fish.

He's looking for good color.

He's looking at the fat
content and most of all,

he's looking at that core
sample to make sure it's

solid, it's not burnt
and it's translucent.

Scott: The color,
it's a little bit dark.
A little bit red you can see.

It does have a little
bit of fat in there.

Dave: Uh-hmm.

Scott: Let's check
out the core.

Dave: It's gonna be good.

Scott: Core's all right.
Core's solid.

Dave: And what do
you think, I mean?

Scott: I mean, bottom line...

It's $12 a pound.

Dave: Awesome.
We really needed that.

I'll take 12 dollars
for that fish.

Paul: All day long.
Dave: That's pretty damn good.

It's not gonna be easy
to win this thing.

We just got to push
just a little bit harder.

Just make the best
moves we possibly can and

we are gonna be on top.

These are the days
where we shine.

Tj: That's what it's
all about, baby.

Outer banks bluefin.

What's shaking, mary?

Mary: Kind of a quick trip
for you guys this time.

Tj: Those are
the ones we like.

Mary: Yeah, I bet.

Tj: Good job today. Good job.

We're in 5th place right now.

But we're really only one
great fish behind the fleet.

All we need is one day where
we catch and other boats don't

and we'll be right
back at the top.

What do we got, mary?

Mary: 376 pounds dressed.
Tj: Perfect size. All right.

Hopefully he's
got what you want.

How we looking?

Mary: Nice red color and a
little bit of fat starting

here but it's not really
popping out at us.

Tj: How about the core?

Mary: It's not as clear
as I'd like to see.

That being said.

Tj: What are you thinking?

Mary: I'm thinking $13 a pound.

Tj: Hey, sold.
We need a few more of those.

Mary: Thank you, guys.
Jarrett: Thank you, mary.
Mary: Thank you so much.

Tj: This wasn't quite
the payday we needed
to get us back on top,

but we're pointed
in the right direction.

Ht's bound for glory.

Greg: Deploy the mackerel.

Dirty: We're gonna drop
it right on a tuna's head.

Greg: We are.

I think we got a
pretty good chance at

catching one tonight.

I know we got dot-com.
He's right here with us.

I guess he's gonna
try and follow us.

And nick is back
there somewhere.

Brandan: We are setting
out a couple baits

to drift in the night.

Just maybe we're
gonna catch one.

Nick: Dot-com,
what are you seeing?

Dave: Got about
50 on the machine now.

Just about getting
ready to go off.

Cliff: Oh, boy.

Where's dot-com's herd of 50?

Brandan: Yeah, I've heard him
say that several times now.

And I have not seen
anything close to 50.

Nick: "tricky dave",
basically is smart.

He's not a dummy.
But I put him on a fish.

I haven't gotten no
return from that so far.

He's gonna get my
crumbs from now on.

That's it. Bottom line.

Dave [over radio]:
There's definitely a few
running around, you know.

Can't believe we
didn't get a bite.

Cliff: All right.
I want whatever
machine dot-com's got.

Nick: He may be "tricky dave".
I don't know.

Dave [over radio]:
Big herd right here.

Greg: I'm not seeing
anything up here.

You think he's lying?

They don't call him
"tricky dave" for nothing.

Dave's not lucky just
because he's lucky.

You know, you got to take
every advantage you can.

And sometimes, you got to
use a little misdirection.

Still not seeing anything.

"tricky dave".

[beeping]

dave: That is a lot
of fish right there.

Just think, that's half
the quota right there.

Half the remaining quota is
right underneath the boat.

Paul: We're gonna get a bite.

Cliff: A little
scratchy-watchy, 10 fathoms.

Nick: I guess
dot-com wasn't lying.

Greg: Oh, that's the herd.

We're right here next
to nick and dot-com.

We're in third place
and the boat ahead of me

is right there next to me.

I got to get a bite
before dot-com does.

We need this fish right now.

Wow, this could be
a beautiful thing.

That is the meat.

Dave: Oh, that one's
coming right up.

Look at that.

There's got to be a
hundred fish in that pile.

That's a stack of fish there.

Greg: If it was last year,
we would have had a bite by now.

Nick: Come on, baby!

[reel unspooling rapidly]

all right.
Got 'em on! Got us a bite.

Got a bite, brandan.

Cliff: Ugh,
get my damn shoes on.

Nick: Got a bite.
He's going straight down.

Greg: There he is, down-rod.
Billon: There he is.

Dirty: Got a
doubleheader on here.

Let me move this to the back.

Greg [over radio]: Hey, dave...

Thanks for the
heads up, dot-com.

Dave: Wow.

Paul: Can you imagine like
marking 5,000 tuna and

not getting a hook up?

Dave: Just did.

Greg: I used to like doubles
when it was three a day.

Now, it's just a
pain in the a*s.

Billon: Things have changed.

Greg: With two fish, you've
always got the chance that

those fish
will come together,

the lines will cross
and you'll cut off one

or both of your fish.

You've got
to be careful here.

You've got to play it smart.

We only need one.

I swear I think
that one's nicer.

Cliff: Got one on.

Nick: I don't know, boys.
Weird acting.

All right.
He's getting more down now.

Cliff: I sure hope this
is the right fun ticket.

Nick: All right.
Back up a little bit.
Just a little bit.

Brandan: I really
hope this is a tuna.

Nick: Real easy, real easy.
He's right where we want him.

Brandan: I can almost see him.

What is that thing?

Greg: That's a real one.

We need this one to
get up on dot-com.

Billon: Alright, I see him.
He's off the corner here.

This thing's glowing.
He's glistening.

Dirty: Oh, he's
circling away again.

Greg: He's circling out,
that's good.

Billon: Yeah.

Greg: Turn it one more.

[groan]

dirty: He's right here again.

Billon: Changed his
mind right here, didn't he?

Greg: You're good.

Dirty: Show what you got, greg.
Billon: Whoa! Whoa!

Greg: Oh, I missed him.
I missed him.

Dirty: Show what you got, greg.

You missed him. Whoa! Whoa!

Greg: I missed him.
I missed him.

I've missed with the
dart and even though we
got two fish hooked up,

I don't want anything
to mess up our chance to

get ahead of dot-com.

Stick him!

Dirty: Get him.
You got him?

Billon: I don't know how
good it was but it's taking...

Greg: Yeah. He's right there.
I thought I had his a*s.

Grab a hold. Got his tail.

To my right. Yup.

You good?

We only catch one.

Now, we got the second one.

We got to deal with him.

Perfect.

Billon: Nice release.

Greg: Oh, no.
We pulled the hook. Even better.

Billon: Drag him in.

[grunting]

dirty: Okay.

Greg: Big boy.
Billon: Use that rod.
Dirty: Nice one.

Greg: This is a huge fish.

Hopefully dot-com doesn't
catch and this is enough to

put us in the lead.

Billon: 99.

Greg: 99, we're back.

Feels like we're finally
doing something right.

Brandan: I really
hope this is a tuna.

Nick: Real easy, real easy.
He's right where we want him.

Brandan: I can almost see him.

What is that thing?

Nick: That's a tuna.

All right,
brandan get your harpoon.

Leader's on the reel.

Real easy, cliff.

Cliff: Yup.

Nick: Don't go up yet.
Just a little bit.

Cliff: I just got to
keep him in front of me.

Nick: Okay.

Cliff: I got to turn the boat.
All right.

Nick: There he is, brandan,
there he is!

Nice! Nice!
Tail gaff! Tail gaff!

Get his tail. Get his tail.

Get his tail. Get his tail.

Over, over the top.

Tail rope.
Pull him to me, brandan.

All right, get,
get, cleat the rope off.

Tail rope quick.

Brandan: Got him.
Got him. Got him. Got him.

Cliff: We got us a tuna?

Nick: Oh, boys.

Brandan: This is our house. Woo!

Cliff: Ready?

[groan]

brandan: Let it down.

Cliff: [bleep], he's big.
This is bigger than I thought.

Nick: Damn, boys.
That's a nice one.

Nice fish!

Cliff: 109, 109 boys.

Nick: Good job, guys.
A damn hell of a fish.

Cliff: We the best.

Brandan: We're the
best in the west.

Mary: Really glad to
see you guys back here so
early in the morning.

Dirty: Like the old days.

Greg: We hooked
a doubleheader.

Mary: Oh, boy.

Well, it looks like you
picked the right one.

Greg: Only one
way to find out.

Get him up there and
take a look at him.

That's a nice fish.
What's it weigh?

Mary: 521 pounds.

Greg: Nice. I like
having big fish like this.

Mary: All right.
Well let's find out what
it's gonna be worth.

Greg: All right. Sounds good.
Billon: Let's do it. Yeah.

Mary: All right.
Well, here he is.

Great color.

Beautiful fish
with beautiful shape.

Let's take a look at the core.

Greg: Survey says...
Dirty: You can tell by the tail.

Billon: It's glistening.

Mary: Really pretty core.
Really pretty core.

Handled it well.
I love the color.

All right,
with that being said...

I'm gonna say $15 a pound.

Greg: We'll take it.
Billon: Yeah.
Mary: It's a good multiplier.

Billon: Absolutely.
Greg: Mary, thank you.
Mary: Thank you guys.

Greg: That's the best
paycheck we've had since our

first fish of the season.

Hopefully it's enough
to put us back on top.

I think maybe we've kind
of got over our slump here.

Bobby [over radio]: Hey, I
just marked a pack behind me.

So if you just, you know,
run down my port-side

about 100 feet.

Dave: I don't see [bleep].

Bobby: Shut the [bleep] up.
There's fish under you.

You're just blind.
Put your reading glasses on.

Dave: They are on.

Bobby [over radio]:
Give it time.
Slow down there, dot-com.

You're gonna get
tight right now.

Dave [over radio]:
Haven't marked one in here.

Bobby: I got a great
relationship with dave carraro.

I think he gets a bad rap.

You know, they call him
"tricky dave" this and that.

You can never listen to
what someone else says.

[rod creaks]

[beeping]

sandro: Oh, streaker.
Watch the down rod.

Paul: Oh, yeah.
That's a tuna right here.

Sandro: Oh, yeah.

Paul: That's a [bleep]
nice one right there.

Sandro: Streaking.

[reel unspooling rapidly]

dave: Hooked up!

Paul: We'll take it, baby.

Line going way, way out.

Right next to tyler, right?

Sandro: Yeah.

Marissa:
They're down and tight.

Tyler: They got
a bent rod for sure.

Marissa: Cranking.

Tyler: I don't know
what they're on, though.

Dave: Get him, sanch.
Let's get this one.

Think about the statement
we'd make if we get this fish.

All right?

Paul: We're getting him.

Dave: This fish could
put us even further
in front of the fleet.

And really put
us in the solid position
going forward this season.

Come on, sanchi.
We need this fish.

Sandro: Woo.
Big boy on the line.

Paul: Marking here.
Down about 70 feet.

Sandro: Really?
Gaining on me there.

Paul: Yes, sir.
Dave: You got heat on him.

Sandro: But he's battling.

Dave: Definitely not
a 50-pound yellowfin.

Paul: We got something
pretty big on here.

Sandro: Woo-hoo-hoo.

[reel unspooling]

dave: Definitely not
a 50-pound yellowfin.

Paul: We got something
pretty big on here.

Sandro: Woo-hoo-hoo.

[reel unspooling]

dave: Digging down now.

Sandro: There it is.
We got color now.

Dave: See him?
Sandro: Yeah, I got color.
Dave: Here, color.

Tyler: Man, we just had
the lead and now dot-com's

running away with it.

Marissa: Serious bad luck.

Dave: Let's get him, sancho.
Paul: Reel that [bleep] in.

Dave: Here he comes.
Coming up.

[tension snap]

oh, major buzz k*ll right there.

Sandro: Oh, man.

Dave: That's a buzz k*ll, huh?

We counted our chickens
before they hatched and

unfortunately, it
wasn't meant to be.

Back to fishing now.

They're firing it back out
and hopefully we can possibly

get a bite here.

Sandro: Bummer.
Paul: Dave?
Dave: Yeah.

Paul: For 45 minutes, tyler
was miserable as a b*stard
watching us.

Sandro: He was cringing.
Paul: It was k*lling him.

Sandro: Yeah.

Paul: He got him back.

Dave: Highs and lows.
This is definitely a low.

Paul: And that's that.

Nick: Determination.
Strong will to survive, baby.

Scotty boy!

Scott: Hey, what's up?
Nick: This is a rod fish.

We got a mackerel
bite drifting.

Scott: I like those too.

Nick: Well, how about
us get him off of here and
take a look at him, scotty?

Scott: Let's check it out.
Nick: All right. Let's do it.

Whoever finishes on top is
either gonna have two things.

They're gonna fish a little
bit more than the other guy or

they're just gonna have
a little bit more luck.

So I'm not planning
on backing down.

I think we can take them.

What's the dress weight, scotty?

Scott: We got
535 pounds dressed.

Nick: Nice. Nice fish.

Brandan: All right.
Scott: Let's check it out.
Nick: Let's check him out.

Scott: All right guys, not bad.

A little light but
it's not bad at all.

It's pretty greasy.

Nick: Yeah.
The core looks good.

Scott: That's what
I'm talking about.

Nice glow.

Bottom line, I
can get you guys...

$15 a pound.

Nick: Yeah!
Cliff: All right. Pretty good.

Brandan: Yes, sir.
Nick: That's good, boys.

Brandan: We need it, bud.
Nick: Yeah.

We've been
staying competitive all season.

All we need is that
little bit of an edge and
hopefully today's payday was it.

Scott: Sounds good.

Nick: All right, bud.
Thank you very much.

Scott: All right, guys.
See you later.

Cliff: All right, scotty.
Thank you.

Nick: Good job, guys.

Cliff: All right.
We the best.

Nick: Woo!

Tyler: Not fishing
for second place here.

We're fishing for first.

Marissa: True that.

Tyler: All right, I might
got to a fourth rod.

We're getting some
bites on the deep rod,

so we're putting out
another deep rod.

Got to get him.

We don't want to
lose to the dot scum.

I'm putting out a fourth
rod because I want to have

all my bases covered.

For us to be successful,

we have to pull
out all the stops because

there's no doubt
about it that all the

other boats are doing
the exact same thing.

If we hook up, you got to
be back there quick with me.

Just look at how
many rods I have out.

Look at all the [bleep]
going on back there.

I'm not saying you're
not, I'm just saying.

Marissa: Big marks.
Tyler: Game on.

Marissa: Tyler, huge marks.
A big, big huge pile.

Tyler: How deep?

Marissa: Up top. Above the 20.

Tyler: Oh my god,
those are them.

Marissa:
We're in the right place.

They're definitely here today.

[beeping]

[reel clicking]

[reel unspooling rapidly]

tyler:
We're on, merm. We're on!

Marissa: Yes, we are.

Tyler: Hydros!
Finally, we're on!

This is mayhem.

We got one on and we
got a lot of lines out.

We got to get this one.

Been going through
freaking hell today.

Just leave it.

Got to one of these.
Keep reeling, keep reeling.

Stay on the fish, merm.

We got him on here.

Stay on there.

You got to stay
right on there.

We got him on here 776-681.

Merm is on the back deck.

Marissa: Feels like a
bluefin tuna on the line.

Tyler: Beautiful.

Marissa: I'm in rain-gear
so my butt doesn't get wet.

Because a soggy butt
is not a happy butt.

Tyler: I hope we get
a shot at this one.

Easy, easy.

Good job, merm.

We need this, merm.
We need this.

Dude, merm is a savage.

I'm really
impressed over here.

Take a look at this
technique and form over here.

Put up the “bino's” on it.

Hanging off the reel [bleep].

She's locked up
and holding it.

I'm like,
"oh, my god, who are you?"

jarrett: Get him, merm.
Get him!

Tj: Wow, look at her go!

Jarrett: You just want to see
your girlfriend fight a tuna.

Tj: No, I've seen
enough of her.

Merm, look!

Jarrett: Do it for tosh!
Tj: We got him!

Tyler: Woo! Come on, merm.
Color!

Marissa: Oh, color.
Tyler: Deep color! Deep color.
Marissa: Deep color.

Tyler: Deep tuna.
Big tuna down there merm.

Easy, easy.
Just absorb those head shakes.

Nice and easy.
Nice and easy.

Swivel's almost here.

Marissa: It's coming
up to check us out.

Tyler: Easy. Easy.

Marissa: Swivel.

Tyler: Wait for it.
Wait for it.

Wait for him to go around.

You'll get it.
He's swinging around.

Wait here.
He's gonna come your way.

Marissa: He's coming up.
Tyler: Coming your way.

Coming your way.
Wait. Nice. You're doing great.

You're k*lling it
right now, merm.

You're k*lling it.

Swing it out.

Where the [bleep]'s the tuna?

Marissa: I don't know.

Tyler: Oh, no.
Marissa: Tyler.
Tyler: Oh, no. Come off?

Marissa: I don't know.

Tyler: Oh, no.
We need this, merm.

Reel, reel, reel.

You're k*lling it.
Swing it out.

Where the [bleep]'s the tuna?

Marissa: I don't know.

Tyler: Oh, no.
Marissa: Tyler!
Tyler: Oh, no. He come off?

Marissa: I don't know.

Tyler: Oh, no.
We need this, merm.
Reel, reel, reel.

Swing out. Swing out.

Let him swing out.
Push the rod out.

Marissa: We're on!

Tyler: Keep reeling, merm.

Marissa: Get him, ty.

Tyler:
Let him go. Let him go.
He's gonna swing out.

Marissa: Beautiful color.

Tyler:
Get some, merm. Get some.

Marissa: Don't hit the line.

Tyler: I won't. All right.

Let him swing out.
Let him swing out.
Let him swing out.

All right.
Come on, nice pinwheel.

Reel him in.

Marissa: Oh, you've got him!

Nice shot!

Tyler: You like that, merm?
How about that?

Marissa: My leg is asleep.

Tyler: Woo-hoo. Perfect.
Not a jumbo, but a keeper.

Marissa: That's what we need.

It's tight.

Tyler: Yeah! Woo!
Marissa: Team pinwheel.

Tyler: We got him.

Way to go, sis.

You good?
You hurt your hand?

Marissa: Nice work, tyler. No.

Tyler: Oh, good.

Marissa:
My leg's asleep though.

Tyler: What, wait,
what's that move?

What are you doing?

Marissa: My leg's asleep.

Tyler: That's funny.

Yeah! Woo!
All right. We got him.

Pinwheel's gonna be
headed to the west.

Tyler [over radio]: Woo!

Dave: That sucks.

Right where we
hooked yesterday.

Sandro: Oh, come on, man.

Dave: We need fish.

Tyler:
All right. Woo. Nice tuna.

Marissa: Beautiful bluefin.

Tyler: Little tail.
Still a nice tuna though.

Marissa: Beautiful tail.
Tyler: Very happy to have him.

Merm, let's
measure this thing.

Oh, yeah 77 incher. Woo!

Marissa: Nice bluefin.
Tyler: Yeah. Let's go!

Headed west.

It's not the biggest
fish we've ever caught but
at the end of the day,

we got a fish on the
deck and that's all that matters

because I know what
I need to do to be successful

and as long as
keep on the grind,

we're gonna out
fish the dot-com.

Take that, dot-com!

I'm so thankful
for the tuna gods.

I mean, they've been
shining down on us.

Hello, hello.

Dennis: We're delighted
to see you tonight.

Marissa:
We're happy to be back.

Tyler: We're happy to be here.
Dennis: I'm sure. I'm sure.

Tyler: Wasn't our best fish
but we're happy to have a fish.

Dennis: All right, mary's
got dinner on the stove,

so let's get it off and
see what it's all about.

Tyler: It's a bummer
that our one fish for the

day isn't bigger.

But you can't control the
size of the fish you catch.

So I'm just proud of us
for getting one on the deck.

It took us longer
than I would've liked,

but we're used to
putting in the work.

What do you got for weight?

Dennis:
183 pounds dressed, guys.

Tyler: That's not a huge
fish like we had hoped,

but hopefully we can
keep our hat in the ring.

Dennis: Let's see how
this little guy grades out.

Tyler: Let's check it out.

Dennis: Well, guys.
It's not your best one.

Tyler: No, we kind
of figured that.

Dennis: I see some funky
things in the tail.

It's definitely like a
murky, murky off red.

Makes me think that there
might be some burning in here.

Let's see what the
core looks like.

Um, still holding a little
bit of color in the core.

It's not as bad as
it could be, so.

Tyler: Realistically,
what does a fish like

this bring us?

Dennis: I think the
best one I'm gonna be able

to able to do on
this fish is six dollars.

Tyler: It's not ideal.

It's not perfect,
but it's a paycheck.

It's one more step ahead.

I guess, you know,
we'll take it.

Dennis: Right on.

Tyler: It's really sad
when you go out there
and you worked so hard,

and you come into the
dock and you only get

a little over
$1,000 for our fish.

Let's go try to get a
better one next time.

Dennis: All right,
thank you for the fish.
Stay safe.

Marissa: Thank you, dennis.
Dennis: Good luck.

Tyler: Good job
today anyways, merm.

Marissa: We got him.
Tyler: We got him.

There's no way this fish
is gonna keep us in the lead,

but at least we're still in
the mix and now we just got to

go right back
out there and try and

get a better quality one.

I'm just glad that dot-com
lost his fish today.

Marissa: Oh, yeah.

Narrator: After team
pinwheel's small payday,

fishing vessel-tuna dot-com
sneaks back to the top

of the leaderboard.

With fishin' frenzy
tightening the gap in the

third place position.

Dave [over radio]:
Mark anymore, bobby?

Bobby: Yeah. Got one at
100 foot right now.

Porpoises everywhere.
A whole pod of porpoise.

Dave: Porpoise everywhere.

I've been in porpoise
for the last five miles.

Bobby: What's the
purpose of the porpoise?

Paul: What's the
porpoise of the porpoise?

Dave: The porpoise
have a purpose.

Paul: What's the
porpoise of all this?

Bobby: That's great.
That is great.

Paul: It's all porpoise.

Dave: Porpoise have no purpose.
Paul: That's right.

Sandro: A day late
and a dollar short, here.

Paul: What is the
porpoise of all this?