03x08 - Divide and Conguer

[bunniefuu]

[casey] josh.

Come here, we got to
figure this out, dude.

I mean, we're out here
off fourchon and

Jeff did a great job.
He nailed the cobia.

We got the snapper
out there. Like, we did--
we did some good stuff.

[josh] little fish aren't
going to cut it this, guys.
We need the big boys.

[josh]
we're on the verge

Of launching our second
arm of business,
out here in the gulf.

And thanks to leads
from my old man...

They was buying
large amounts of fuel.

Then obviously,
he's got to be going
over 150 miles out.

...We're finding spots
we can count on.

Now, it's time to
put up or shut up.

We got 2500 pounds
of ahi, swordfish,

And inshore species to catch

[casey] it's going
to take all of us to get
these pelagics done.

[josh] shane and I went out,
we went all the way
out to olympus.

-Got a bunch of ahi.
-[casey] that's a ways out.

Yeah.

If you guys want to
go out there,

We can, me and shane
can sh**t out here
in the deep.

Divide and conquer.

[shane]
are you sure you want to
break up the forces?

Yeah.

Yeah, I am.

'cause if we both
go in the same area,

Put all our eggs
in one basket,

And there's nothing there,
then we're screwed.

[casey] what are we
going to do about
the inshore fish?

[josh] well,
there's folks on
the pelagics right now.

One boat can head to
the drill ships, the other one
can hit the rigs.

I'll meet you guys
down at the dock.

All right, buddy.

[shane sighs]
why is all the good fish
so far away?

If it wasn't, though,
I guess everyone
would do it, right?

[josh]
that's right.

[josh]
we're on the hook
for a lot of ahi,

So we're sending casey
and jeff out the area where
my old man used to fish,

Where we know
there's tuna.

Shane and I are going
to hunt closer to town.

Hopefully,
we can get home fast.

[heavy]
all righty, boys,
we're at the drillship.

-[shane]
drillship, huh?
-And this ship's 751 foot.

[shane] I mean,
that is really up there.

Any structure in the water
is going to attract fish.

Hey, we're going for
the ballyhoo on that one?

[josh] okay.

[josh] ballyhoo is
known to school up
around drill ships.

We'll slip a couple
light bait in the mix,

See if we can't troll
and lure the ahi
up the surface.

[josh]
there he goes.

All right, here we go.

-Go and throw it?
-[josh] yes, sir.

[reel spinning]

[heavy] I think it was going
to happen right here.
Definitely marking.

-[shane] look at all the dips.
-[heavy] oh, they here.

-[shane] near here,
all the way down to 250.
-[heavy] oh, they here.

Marking a lot
of fish out here.

[josh] I got two
brothers on the boat.
Hopefully, it's good luck.

If it ain't,
I don't know what is.

[reel spinning]

-We got one on.
-[reel spinning]

[shane]
all right, we got one.

Fish on, baby. Fish on.

-Go, shane!
-Come on, sugar shane!

-We got sugar shane.
-We got sugar shane.

[shane]
you guys are saying
that a lot right now.

[heavy] pain shane!

[josh] oh. Wait, oh.
We got something.

[shane]
oh, yeah,
that's something.

Got a double.
Oh *bleep*.

[heavy]
all right, boys!

-Welcome to disneyland
for fisherman.
-[josh] dude.

See my back there.
I don't know
what's on there.

[heavy]
crank! Crank! Crank!
Crank! Crank! Crank!

Damn!

Is that fish skiing?

[shane] oh, yeah.
Mine's a tuna.

We got a double hookup here.

Oh, yeah.

[shane]
we got ourselves
a little tuna.

[josh groans]

[shane]
mine's bigger, josh.

-[heavy] keep the
black in the tuna tube.
-Okay.

[heavy]
and I'm about to
measure the yellowfin.

If it's legal,
we're keeping it.

[josh] 2000 pounds is
a lot of weight.

We're never going
to get there
catching fish this big.

[heavy]
we're about to make
a little jog to the east.

-We'll go from there.
-[josh] all right, heavy.

[heavy]
all righty!

To the promised land!

Ooh, big tuna coming out
the water right there.

Couple fish jumping out
the water. Let's see if
we can make it happen.

Oh, right there.
Blowing up, all over.

[ron]
you all ready?

[casey]
yeah, we're set.

Here we go.
We're going
to get on here.

[ron] hey, which way
those baits going?

-[casey] they're going
that way.
-Going that way?

[casey] got a new rig.
This thing is huge.

Essentially,
these things are a little
self-sustained city.

It's like our crab boats,
we're our own little city
when we're out on the grounds.

It seems like
a good place to fish.

[casey] josh and shane
caught some big ahi out her
and we can see why right awa

Big oilrigs and
massive structures,

Combine that with the fact
the ocean floor slopes up,

And that gives you up lines
bringing the nutrients
up with the currents.

It's like a tuna paradise.

[casey]
you on, jeff?

Come on.

There you go.
You're on good, huh?

-Yeah, we're set up.
-[casey] attaboy! Attaboy!

[jeff] you see that tip
bouncing like that, that's
usually a confirmed ahi

Like that when
that tip is bouncing.
That means he's circling.

See, he took a real good run,
and then he went way, way,
way, way back down.

-[casey] might be a big one,
huh?
-Yeah, it's a big one.

[ron] he gon' be a minute.

Yeah, we're down there.

I've fought fish
quite a bit on
stand up like this,

But when you're fighting
big ahis like this,
on light tackle,

You gotta play the tip.
You gotta play everything.
It's all body, so.

It's going to
be a long fight
if I can get him up.

[casey]
jeff's arms going to be
twice the size of shane's

By the time he's done
with this fish.

[all laughing]

-They're already
bigger than shane's.
-[casey] twice the size.

No, they're gonna be
twice the size, now.

[laughing]

We're the real muscle
around here.

*bleep* shark went
and got him.

We're just really mean.

I'm getting down
on line, boss.

-Give it a little more.
-Yep.

[ron] and there's nothing
else we can do.

I don't know if shark
grabbed him or what,

But he got real *bleep*
heavy.

I can't do anything
about him down here
on the end.

[grunts]

-[casey] he stripped
that reel.
-Strip this reel.

[casey] strip reel is when you
get down and you basically
see the aluminum spool.

Strips all the line
right off of it.

Once you run out of line,
you lose the fish for sure.

Sometimes you set
the drag too tight,

Too much tension,
snaps the line, snaps the rod.

So, you just gotta kind
of take that risk

When you get to that point,
you gotta hit the brakes
a little harder.

[ron] is he gone?

Hey, coming your way.
Here we go.

He's right there.

We're at it.
He's up here.

[jeff] let's focus on
this fish, okay boss?

We waited a long time
to get a bite.
Let's get this thing.

-Careful.
-I'm just bringing up to you.

-You can gaff him, okay?
-Okay.

[jeff] to you, case.

Got him!

-*bleep*
-yeah!

-That's what
I'm talking about!
-[all cheering]

[ron] all right, boys.

[cheering]

Look at this.
Something grabbed him.

-A shark did grab him.
-[casey] yeah.
It did grab him.

A shark grabbed him
by the tail.

[jeff] I wanna do a quick
pulley on him. That's our
first one in louisiana, baby.

-You wanna pulley with me?
-Pulley. You bet.

[ron] go ahead, man,
put your hand here then.

[casey] you gotta put your
hand on the fish.

Mahalo ke akua
for this beautiful fish.

We flew halfway
around the world.

Thank you for ron, casey...

You know, just a great
experience and

We're down here doing
everything we can to try
the better market

And just appreciate this fish.
Thank you.

-Mahalo ke akua.
-[all] amen.

[heavy] first one was a bust.
But who knows?

We're going up.

Let's see what happens.

[josh] look at that thing
right over there.

[heavy] I don't know, man.

Let's go a bit further up.
Let me see
if I can pull it up.

Some type of work vessel
or something.

I think they look like,
look like fad.

Which is like an artificial
man-made structure.

With a bunch of holes
and a dome.

And they'll set on the
sea floor for marine life.

[josh] so far these
drillships close to shore

Have not been consistent
with the ahi.

The only one we can count
on right now
are the deep water rigs.

That's where
casey and jeff are.

But maybe we've been looking
for underwater structures
in the wrong spots.

That creates fish aggregate.

I think it'd be smart just
to go and see if can't find
out where this company is from

And go pay them a visit.

Yeah.

[josh] 'cause I bet you
that could help salvage
our fishing.

-[heavy] did you see 'em
just come up back there?
-They're around.

[reel spinning]

Did you just get bit?

You're on.

[reeling]

Oh, yeah, boy.

A good one?

[jeff] in the beginning
it didn't really feel like
he was that big

But he kind of like took off
and took off,

And definitely feels
like he's got some weight
to him now, so.

This gear is, like,
it's not big

So I can't just force
him up like I would,

You know, back home.

These guys are using
a little bit different gear,

A little bit different tackle.

So, you really gotta
pay attention

To what the fish is doing.

Work all day for a bite,

The last thing you wanna do
is get too aggressive

And blow it and then
that big money fish is gone.

So we gotta take
the time on 'em,

We take the time
on 'em.

[reeling]

[casey] uh-oh,
there he goes again.

Pullin' line.

[jeff] I kinda
put a little bit
of heat on him

And then he kind of swam
at me and then he turned

And then took off.

[casey] oh, it's gotta be
a good one, jeff.

There he is.

-[casey] nice fish color.
-[jeff] beautiful.

[casey] 110?

[casey]
that's a nice fish, jeff.

Uh-oh.
He saw the gaff.

Bet he's freaking out.

He is freaking out.

Uh-oh.
He saw the gaff.

Bet he's freaking out.

He is freaking out.

[casey] jeff's been fightin
this tuna for 40 minutes.

We gotta get this thing
on the boat

Before it breaks off.

Boy,
he started in a circle

A long way down there,
didn't he?

[reeling]

That's a nice fish, jeff.

Oh, it's a big fish.

[jeff] fish is definitely
hooked in the right place

He's circling good.

[ron]
get the party started.

[casey]
look at the size
of that puppy.

Nice work, case!

-Yeah.
-[casey] whoo!

[laughing]

Snuck that right by
his *bleep* face,

He didn't even
see it coming.

[jeff] good job, buddy.

[casey] whoo-hoo.

[ron] looked perfect.
You got that big boy?

[casey groaning]

[ron] oh, yeah,
look how strong
you are, you so strong.

[casey] beautiful fish.

[ron] nice work.

All I'm saying, casey,
is you do know how
to use the gaff.

Hell, I've come a long way,
let me tell ya.

Oh... *bleep*

Dude, it stabbed through
the boat.

[casey] damn it.
*bleep* he ran.

That was embarrassing
as *bleep*.

Somehow I wrapped the gaff
with the line.

Let's not talk about
it too much.

[jeff] this guy's probably,
I'd say, close to 80.

Nice fish,
beautiful fish, man.

I had to work for that one.

[casey] awesome job, cap.

[jeff] let's go in,
call it a day.

[casey] great day.

[jeff] great day
on the water.

-[josh] are you stewart?
-Yeah.

We were out fishing
and we seen you guys
dropping some of these things,

And we kind of looked you up.

Trying to figure out
what we need to be doing
to fish better.

We'll go up to the wheelhouse
and take a look.

[josh] let's do it.

[stewart] we put over 50,000
reefs in the water.

We seek ships,
we manufacture reefs,

Uh, juvenile habitats,
snorkel reefs.

We do all kinds of things.

I actually have some pictures
of the fads in this file.

[josh] what are...
What are fads?

Fad is a fish
aggregating device.

Here's a shop drawing.

We have an anchor
at the bottom,

-2,000 feet of line
on the fad.
-Wow.

And so, to bring in...
To really make good habitat,

You wanna have
a lot of structure
under the surface.

That makes sense.

If these fads are getting
dropped in 2,000 feet
of water,

That's not only the right
depth for tuna,

But also the right depth
for swordfish.

We've been trying to catch,
but everywhere we've been,

The fish haven't been.

Where are you guys
fishing out of?

Fishing out of venice.

-Venice.
-Mmm-hmm.

[stewart] what kind
of boats you on?

Uh, we're in some yellowfins.

-Oh, you can make it.
-[josh] oh, yeah.

So what do you think?
Can you help us?

Um, why don't you grab
a pen and paper and I'll
give you some coordinates.

I can give you the north
and south points on these

And you can trawl
right through.

-That'd be super helpful.
-[stewart] okay.

Call those out to him.

-29.23
-[shane] 29.

-44.8
-44.

[josh] northwest.

Down here, everybody
knows to fish oilrigs,

But this is inside information
on structures
on the ocean floor.



North 29. 31.

This could be the key
to filling this order

And finding fish
across the gulf.



[stewart] all right.

So because these
spots were just put out
in September,

I don't think you're gonna
have as much traffic
as you normally would

On an established spot.

These things ought
to be on fire

And you shouldn't have
to fight with a lot of people
to fish them.

[josh] I guess we're gonna
give her a whirl.

-Thank you very much.
-[stewart] pleasure.

Might have just saved
our bacon.

-All right, pleasure.
-Thank you very much.

[jeff] how's things
with you guys?

Really?

All right.

I'll make it happen.

You know, I definitely don't
wanna lose this opportunity.

I really appreciate you guys
considering us.

All right, man.

All right, cool.

Goodbye.

[casey] jeffro.

So I got good news
and I got bad news.

So that was kona brew,

And they did their
homework on us,

And basically,
this point moving forward,

They wanna go with us.

-[josh] really?
-[jeff] yeah.

*bleep*, dude!

The bad news is they
want the order next week.

We have this order now.

[jeff] I know that.
I understand.

I don't wanna see
the kona brew get screwed up.

I think that's a golden
opportunity longevity-wise.

I mean, this is a company
that's been around
for a really long time.

They're expanding.
They're getting bigger.

And you know, this is to me,

This is a... This is an
in that we can't turn down.

I've never left a job halfwa

But the call that came
from kona brew,

It's the type of call
I've been waiting for
my whole career.

[josh] you know people
over there,

You can knock this out,

And then we'll come
over and help.

-Yeah.
-Well, all right.

-Back stuff, I know
it's the right thing to do.
-All right, man.

[josh] well, we wanted to se
if we could open up the seco
arm of the business.

Like it or not,
it's happening.

The idea for our company
is not to just be supporting
the lower 48,

But you know, hawaii as well.

And you know,
a company like kona brew
understands that.

And this could basically be...

This could basically be
the big hit that we've
been waiting for

That's gonna get us
to the level that, you know,

Me, casey, and josh
wanna get to.

Exactly how much pelagic
do we have left?

We've got a couple of thousand
pounds left to catch.

Okay, well, that's a lot of...

That's a lot of work to do.

I don't know if the three
of us can do all that.

Wondering who else
we could call.

[josh] nobody likes
begging for favors,

But you gotta lean on
guys you can trust.

My old man knew that.

These guys are like my family.

I mean, him and I
are back and forth.

You know, we're all
trying to beat each other,

But the reality of it is

One guy will step up
to the plate and help
everybody.

[josh] so if we're gonna
pull this off,

We gotta make some calls.

And the first one
is a little bit tricky.

We kind of asked
a lot of him the first time,

And he literally just left.

Yeah.

[chuckles] if we pick up
all the expenses
and everything, I mean...

[josh] shane,
he really liked you.
Do you wanna call him?

You call him, man.

-[casey] I'll call him.
-[josh] you will?

Yeah, here. I got it.

[phone ringing]

-[bill] casey mcmanus,
what do you got?
-Wild bill. [chuckles]

What's going on?

[casey] don't k*ll us,
but we need a favor.

[bill] yeah, let me guess.

You guys,
you want me to come back.

Do you have us bugged
or something? [chuckles]

We were just talking
about that. [chuckles]

Jeff went back over to kona

We gotta get this order
done here.

We could really use your help.

Holy smokes. Um...

I could probably leave...

This is not gonna
make somebody happy,

But I could probably leave
in about three hours.

So you could actually
go fishing with us
tomorrow morning.

[bill] yeah.

[casey] perfect.

Hang in there.

-All right.
-Thanks, buddy.

-[bill] see you.
-Bye.

-Sweet.
-All right, well *bleep*.

-I wasn't expecting that.
-Yeah, did not expect
a yes that quick. [chuckles]

[casey] what time was
he supposed to be here?

All right. We were supposed
to meet him right here
by the annex?

[josh] two big orders.

One in hawaii,
and one here in louisiana.

All totaled, it's more
than 6,000 pounds of fish
in the next week and a half.

[casey] maybe he hit
an allegator on the way
here, huh?

There he is. He's right there.

-Bill.
-Oh.

How you guys doing?

We're doing good.
We're really happy
to see you, buddy.

Thank you for coming
back down here, man.

I appreciate it.

Yeah, you guys are reminding
me of that one friend
that moves all the time.

You always tell them
you'll help them next time.

But you didn't think
it was gonna happen.

-Well, here we are.
-Here we are.

[chuckles] yeah, it's okay.

We got a pizza
and beer for you.

-Yeah. [chuckles]
-yeah.

Hey, but we're really happy.
We really need you here.

We got a lot of pelagics
left to catch, man.

We've got, what? A couple
thousand pounds of tuna,
and some white meat.

Cool.

-It's like sport fishing,
with a lot more stress.
-Yeah.

-I'm ready, yeah.
-[casey] we live
in stress, right?

Well, let's get on it then,
boys. We got a little time,
and a lot to do.

-Cool.
-Let's go to work.

-I'm ready!
-[josh] good!
You're the man.

[casey] welcome back, buddy.

[ron] all right, here we go.

[josh] wild bill was good
enough to give us a couple
days more fishing,

So we can't waste any time.

Thanks to stewart, we're armed
with the coordinates
of eight artificial reefs.

It's a string that runs nort
to south, outside of venice

It should be right
here, right now.

These are the numbers
that the reef-makers gave us.

[heavy] yeah,
it's somewhere
in here.

We'll try this one first,
and then we'll move on over
to the other one he gave us,

And so we'll try
right here first.

[josh] got a good feelin'
about this, I think these fads
are gonna be the spot.

How you feelin', heavy?

I'm feelin' lucky today.

-[josh] lotta life
down there, huh?
-[shane] oh yeah.

[josh] all right,
that's a beautiful mark,
slow to 100.

Oh, yeah!
We markin'!

[josh] oh, we're on!

Oh, she's takin' line.

Oh, we're on, baby.

Oh, we are on.

[shane] that's a hot pole.

I don't see what
you got there, dude.

[heavy] you can
wire it up, shane.
Just grab it...

-[shane] yep.
-[heavy]...Wire it up.

[shane] all right,
it's comin'.

-[josh] pull it in,
pull it in, pull it in.
-[heavy] just pull it.

[josh] swing it right
into the boat.

[josh] it's a littler guy.

[shane] damn.

-[josh] nope, not big enough.
-[heavy] well, throw him back
over and let him live.

Have a good day, buddy.

[josh] hey, catch
and release sometimes.

Has to be 27 inches for us
to keep it and it looked to be
about 26 and three-quarters.

It was close, but yeah,
we gotta throw him back.

[ron] I'm lookin' for some
marks, put these baits out,
set-up on the fish.

-All right, fellas.
-[casey] good to go.

[ron] oh! Somethin',
somethin' just hit yours?

[bill] I think he might
have gotten my bait off
anyway, but...

-[ron] ooh, I think
one's on that one.
-Yep.

[casey] you're on?
Put it in gear,
put it in gear.

[bill] whoa.

This one's peelin' good.

[casey] he's *bleep* divin'
like he's pretty good-sized,
look at that rod bend.

Oh, watch it,
he's goin' all the way up.

[bill] whoa.

[casey] he's a tough
son of a b*tch.

-[ronald] little yellow?
-[casey] yeah, I don't think
he makes the cut here.

[bill] I betcha somebody'd
want those filets though.

-[casey] yeah, but it's
a legal 27-inch thing, yeah.
-[bill] oh, really?

[casey] could it be?
No, 25 and a half, 26.

It's your lucky day, pal,
go get big.

Yo, josh, what's happenin'?

[josh] the fads that
are near us, we've just bee
pullin' small fish outta 'em

So it's not lookin'
very hopeful.

How are you guys doin'?

[casey] there's not much her
I mean, this is more catch
and release than anything.

I mean nobody ever really
knows where the fish are

But, you know, maybe
this isn't workin' out.

[josh] I don't know.

You know that boat
that was droppin'
all the reefs,

It's only a couple
a miles from here,

I'm gonna go try and talk
to with captain, see
if he can't give me some info.

All right, well,
we're gonna keep givin'
her hell over here,

You just let us know
what you find.

Wish us luck, brother!

Marantha ii,
it's the yellow fin
off your starboard bow.

[radio] go ahead yellow fi,
it's maranatha ii.

This is josh harris, man,
I, uh, I talked to stewart
a little while ago,

And he kinda
gave me a couple coordinates,
and we've been strikin' out

Tryin' to chase
down some
pelagics.

But you got any tips, or any,
sorta, inside information
that could help us out?

[radio] yeah, you guys
shoulda come to me first.

[josh] really?

[josh] you got any tips, or
any, sorta, inside information
that could help us out?

[radio] yeah, you guys
shoulda come to me first.

[josh] really?

These artificial reefs
should be a gold
mine for pelagics.

And one trick
that I learned
from my old man...

[man] she goes
in there when it goes
through, uh, balance again,

It's gonna break that up,
the hard packed stuff,
when it comes back down again.

Yee-haw!

Now that's
one full crab pod.

If you want the freshest
information of findin'
the fish, ask a boat captain.

Ah, you know, we're lookin'
for tuna, you know,
all the big pelagics.

[josh] got it!

-Thank you, sir!
-[shane] keep fishin'.

All right, brother.
Well, I appreciate
your help, and your time.

And, uh, yeah, we will give
this a whirl. Thank you again,
that's a huge help.

[heavy] see josh,
we gotta stay along this line,
it'll draw us right in.

[josh] wanna drop here?

[shane] yeah, I mean,
we got marks there,
so we should drop it here.

-[heavy] ah, wow, my man!
-Yeah, let's do it, all right.

-Let's do it.
-[heavy] let's drop it down,
let's get this one on.

You have a better
shot if the bait is
in the water, guys.

[josh] fair enough.

We ran over to them
to get some numbers for fads
that have been out for awhile,

So, you know, I'm gonna pretty
much give up on the fads

If we don't
get somethin' here.

Oh, we got somethin'!

-Go, go, go, go, go, go!
-[heavy] fish on,
baby, fish on!

-[josh] how's it feel?
-[shane] feels like
a good-sized fish.

[josh chuckling] oh, baby!

-[heavy] feel the burn!
-[josh] bring
on the burn, baby!

[heavy] sugar
shane, I'm glad
you work out, babe.

[shane] I'm about to do
some workin' out right now.

[josh] you are!
You're about
to get pumped up!

[laughing] yeah!

-[heavy] he is just
not givin' up.
-[shane] uh-huh.

This is my workout
partner is the gyms,
right here.

-[heavy] oh, yeah.
-[shane] he's had
his protein today.

[heavy] feel the burn!

And it paid off,
little bit of fuel
burnin's paid off.

[shane] I'm not
questioning
you anymore.

[heavy chuckles]
and more to come.

[shane] oh, there's the color.

-[josh] seein' it?
-[shane] I see 'em.

-[heavy] we got color!
-[josh] we got color.

Seein' the color well.
You're winnin' the battle,
my brother.

-[shane] oh!
-[josh] got him!

-[heavy] whoo!
-[shane] oh, good gaff!

[laughing] oh, man.

[straining]

-[shane] whoo!
Yeah! There it is!
-[josh] hey, boom! Oh!

[casey] hey, you put
three lights in a line
about a fathom apart,

And they go in the water,
and they start sparkling.

And the idea is the swordfish
sees that, go over
and kind of investigate it.

Hopefully he smells
the bait or sees the bait.

Case, you wanna
take a bit a that,
mmm.

No, that stinks!

[ron] come on man,
get a bite of it.

[casey] at these
coordinates that
josh sent us,

All the marks we're seein'
are down at 1,500 feet.

Which means they're
probably swordfish,

And that's great 'cause
they're on the list too,

But we're gonna have
to change up our tackle
to get to 'em.

Watch for the subtle
movement of the rod tip.

[casey] this isn't gonna
be like the last one

Where you flighted halfway up
before you realized
we have a fish, right?

[bill] right.

Nope, we're on!

[ron] let's go.
It's a bite!
It's a bite!

[casey] feels
like he's swimmin'
the weight for us, anyway.

Crank out a bit.

[casey exhales]
had to call in
the muscle.

You know, as long as this
thing's over 110, 115 pounds,
this would be huge for us.

So we just gotta
get this one up.

Got the harpoon, baby.

We could throw it at him.

[bill] we can't afford
to lose this fish.

-I'm not gonna
try to be the...
-[casey] be the hero?

Easy buddy, easy, don't...
Fast is not always better.

Just constant pressure.

-Here.
-Elongatin' that hole.

They have a real soft
mouth on 'em, they really do.

And that's when he can
yank that hook out,
you know, you gotta...

You put a lotta pressure
on, he's shaking it,

So he's multiplying the
pressure on that hook.

[ron] there's
the, uh, there's
the leader, right there.

[casey] we are close, boys.

[casey] ready?
It's all you.

[ron] looks like he's swimmin'
up to the top now, he might
give us a little show.

[casey] 'kay, get crankin'.

*bleep* grab that,
grab that gaff behind you.

There's a keeper,
grab him!
Kilt him in his face.

Good job, boys!

Bingo!
[yelling] bingo!

-You ready?
-[ron] slack.

-Whoo! Hell, yeah, boys!
-[ron] nice!

-[casey] good job, bill.
-[bill] whoo-hoo!

[casey] that's at least
a hundred pounder.

[bill] we gotta get
it back down, I think
we need one more.

I don't think this is
enough meat.

[casey] okay, we know
the set-up's workin'.

-[josh] we're on.
-[heavy] hold it straight.

Go ahead and tug up,
but hold it up. There you go.

-[shane] you already got one?
-We got another one on.

Oh, boy.

Here we go, just
runnin' it out.

It's all you can do.
I can't reel.

He's just takin',
takin', takin'.

Yeah! Listen to *bleep* that.

[heavy] yeah,
we're doin' it,
I'm comin', josh.

[josh] hold that *bleep* up.

It's also takin' that
stress off of me,

It puts it into
my legs and my back.

I just let the pole
do its job, 'cause
this fish wants to run.

So it looks like
I'm gonna be in
for the long haul

And your arms burn out.
*bleep*

Uh, *bleep*.

[heavy] crank,
crank, crank, crank!

[casey] no, I'm gonna
make sure this swivel
works good here, too.

This one looks good.

It's just on the weight.

It should be good now.

[bill] what
the *bleep* was that?

Was that the weight?

-He dropped the weight
on his foot?
-On his foot?

[casey] ow, oh.

Are you all right?

[casey] it wasn't the foot.
It rolled off and got
me in the *bleep*.

[laughing] you're
*bleep* dangerous, dude.

[casey] oh! That one hurt.

[laughing]
how in the hell
did that happen?

[bill] kind
of karma thing, I think.

[bill laughing]

[josh] this fish
wants to run.
Ah, *bleep*!

Don't tell me...

[heavy] crank, crank,
crank, crank, crank, crank,
crank, crank, crank, crank!

Go, go, go!

[josh] the new coordinates
we scored for these fads
are finally payin' off.

Lots of big marks
on the screen,

And we gotta monster
on the other end of the line.

Now we just gotta
get him in the boat.


quite the little fighter.
It's a give and take thing.

He gives, I take,
he gives, I take,
and right now he's takin'.

Little game of tug-of-w*r.

Yep, I bring
it all the way in, she runs
it all the way back out.

[shane] stay
hydrated, brother.

[heavy] all right, josh,
I'm gonna turn the boat.

You'll lose a little bit
at the beginning,

And then you're gonna
gain as I get 'em straight
up and down for ya.

[josh] okay, perfect.

[heavy] here we go!

[shane] oh, yeah.
Look at that, yeah!

Wow! What *bleep*
he doin' comin' right up
to the boat for us?

You're at 162.



-Get him at 300 even.
-[josh] yeah, he's not happy.

And he's got a lotta
*bleep* power!

Oh, *bleep*!

He's pissed.

Need another
drink, man? You good?

[josh] can I get
a gatorade
or somethin'?

-Thanks, brother.
-[shane] no problem,
it's all right, man, anything.

Doin' good, man.

[lips smacking]
oh, that is good.

-Good job, man.
Keep it up, keep it up!
-[josh exhales]

-I'm bringin' this *bleep* up,
whether he likes it or not.
-[shane] huh?

[josh] oh, *bleep*!

I'm gonna see
how big this *bleep* is.

There's color.

Oh, it's a big boy.
Here it comes, dude.

-Shane, do you got this, guy?
-[heavy] here we go!

[josh] get in there, buddy.

Oh, yeah.

-Nice job, shane. Nice job!
-[heavy] all right! Oh, yeah!
Way to go!

On the count of three,
one, two, three. [straining]

Oh, my god.
Yeah, that's a big boy.

Wow! This is probably a 120.

-Hold on.
-[shane] get the gaff out.

[heavy] nice work, boys.

-Oh, yeah. Is he gonna
fit in the box?
-[heavy] nice work.

[josh] she fillin' up.

[bill] they tend
to run in schools,
groups,

So we're just kinda settin'
across the...

An area where we know there's
been some action today.

So this can be
a game of waiting.

[casey] come on, baby.

-We're on!
-Yeah! It's on!

All right, bill, you ready?

See that transfer?
Wheels never stopped turning.

That's right, good job.

[bill] gonna go
around in circles.

[casey] I was goin' up,
I was goin' down, I was
strummin' it like a guitar,

I was talkin' to it,
every trick
in the book, brother.

Wild bill!
Wild bill, baby!

[bill] you gotta couple
minutes here, ronny?

-[ron] yeah, you want
me to get on it?
-[bill] yeah, might as well.

If we get another one
the same size, we got
our number, I mean...

[casey] we're there,
we just gotta land this thing.

-[bill] I think
it's a little bigger.
-[ron] oh, yeah.

[casey] oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh, he got
some fight in him, bill.

This is, might be
a decent one here.

[ron] oh,
he comin' up
the jump,

-He's comin' up the jump!
-[bill] he's startin' to fan,
he's startin' to fan!

-[casey] get that.
-[bill] ready!

[ron] come on, let's see
how big you are, buddy.

[bill] he saw the boat,
he ain't happy.

-[casey] can you
pull him a little harder?
-[bill] yeah.

[casey] don't
spit it, don't spit it.
There he is!

Same size.

-[ron] same size?
-[casey] same size.

-[ron] hell, yeah, boys!
-[casey] nice!
Good gaff, buddy.

Good job, bill.

[bill] nice work, boys!

-I quit school, they add
recess, wild bill don't play.
-[ron] that's right!

-[casey] by the time
we clean it, that's what?
-[ron] I'm gonna say 160.

Matt o'brien gonna be
a happy camper.

He better be a happy camper,
I mean, that one was tough
to get, good job!

-Let's try for another.
-[ron] all right, let's do it.

Let's do it!

[josh] one, two, three, go!

Lucked out, man.
This order's gonna be
wrapped up before you know it.

[heavy] we're gonna ice
him down quick and we'll put
him back out there.

[josh] oh, we're gettin'
a lotta marks here,
about 150.

-[casey] bingo!
-[ron] bingo!

[casey] matt o'brien
gonna be a happy camper.

[ron] another one in the box.

-[josh] nice job,
shane! Nice job!
-[heavy] all right! Oh!

[josh] yeah!
It's a beauty.

-[heavy] way to go, shane!
-[josh] whoa!

-Good job, boys.
-[josh] oh, yeah!
Yeah!

Matt o'brien, here we come.

[bill] we had
a great day today.

I think we got
what you needed,
didn't we, case?

We got it. We definitely
got the poundage we need.

So I'm happy about that,
thank you, boys.

[josh] that may be
the most fish we've caught
between two boats so far.

Once again,
I'm in debt to you.

You're not gonna
tear up on me, are you?

No!

Let's get outta here.

Headed for the barn.

[bill] seriously, josh,
I think all that you've done,

And what you've become,
your dad would be
really proud a you.

Appreciate that, very much.

Hey! What's goin' on, matt?

-We have right here, see that?
-[matt] all right, all right!

Beautiful! I tell you what,
the way you was tellin'
me on the phone,

You was kinda, kinda soundin'
nervous about it, but look,
you got it, you got it done.

We got it,
we learned a lot
in gettin' it.

We've delivered all
but 500 pounds
of pelagics down here.

We should be able
to knock that out pretty fast,

And catch the inshore
fish we need.

Finish line is in sight.

Which is always
what you say...

This is tellin' me gusts
of 132 miles an hour.

[josh] ...Right before
things go down.

Well, we can't work
in a hurricane.

[radio announcer]
the governor has declared
a state of emergency.

[heavy] this ain't no joke.

[josh] we're outta time
'cause of mother nature.

[casey] anybody up there?