07x05 - Fishing Up a Storm

[bunniefuu]

Narrator:
In the outer banks...

Nick: Hold on.

[groan]

dave: Whoa, [bleep]!

Narrator: Rough
weather strikes swiftly.

And the captains
face two options...

Dave: No fish is
worth anybody's life.

Narrator: Retreat or fish?

So when a massive weather
front pummels the fishery,

who will prevail?

Tyler: Woo-hoo! Yeah!

[groan].

Narrator: And who will
be left underwater?

Tj: Go!

Greg: Crank, crank,
crank, crank!

Narrator: This is
wicked tuna: Outer banks.

Tj: Oh, to be a
bluefin tuna fisherman.

Narrator: Smallest
boat in the fleet,

rasta rocket holds a
narrow lead over local vessel

little shell.

While the fleet looks to
gain ground before a series

of approaching storms hit.

Man [over radio]:
The following is
a wind advisory for

hatteras island in
northern outer banks.

North winds 25 to 35
miles per hour with gusts
up to 50 miles per hour.

Coastal flood
advisory remains.

Nick: I mean,
there's nobody out here.

Little shell fishes in
a lot of rough weather.

That's how we're gonna
make this season successful.

We're local and
we're gonna push hard.

We're gonna cross the
bar when no one else feels
comfortable doing it.

Brandan: We got some
real weather coming.

Talking up to 23-foot seas.

Nick: Here we go.
And I'm scared of it.

But I'm scared not paying
my bill, my mortgage.

So I got to fish
when no one else will.

Our main challenge
fishing here is weather
and when the wind kicks up

the sandbar where the
ocean and the inlet meet,

it creates dangerous
waves and conditions that

have been known to sink boats.

They don't call this
place the graveyard of
the atlantic for nothing.

Nick: I was hoping for
like a little less wind.

It's gonna be choppy.

The bar's gonna be rough.

We're just getting
up here to the bar.

Cliff: [bleep] hell, hold on.

Give it to 'em, boys.
Give it to 'em.

Nick: Hang on. Hang on, boys.

Cliff: All right, get to it.
[bleep]

nick: Can't really see.

Hang on here,
comes a good one.

Cliff: Get to it.
Just hold on. Hang on. Hang on.

Nick: Hang on.
Here comes another one.

Cliff: All right,
give it, give it to her.

Hang on, [bleep].

Nick: We're in
the deep water now.

This is just sea right here.

Well...

Nick: We have made
it across the bar.

We are going fishing.

If I don't have a
heat stroke first.

Zack: Hold on.

Zack: Oh, yeah, boys.

Daniel: We're going
fishing anyways.

Zack: Open ocean.

Nick: Yeah. Could have
slept in this morning.

The weather finally broke.

Everybody's out here.

Greg: Blowing a little bit.
Misty overcast. Tuna weather.

I hope they know it.
I don't think they do.

Tj: All right. Here we go.

See if me and the old
man can get it done.

It's just me and
dad this trip.

And being a man down is
definitely a disadvantage,

especially in rough weather.

Cold out here.

Tim: Yeah, you ain't lying.

Tj: The southern guys like
to say us gloucester boats

can't handle rough
weather like they can,

but I'm hoping we
can prove them wrong.

Tim: Oh. [bleep].

Zack: We weren't able
to get out this morning.

The bar was real nasty.

The wind's was blowing


It's big weather fishing
in a small boat, you know.

We have to be really careful,

but we're gonna be pushing
our bodies to the limit.

We're gonna be grinding, man.

That's what we're gonna
have to do to stay on top.

Nick: So much for
beating the morning rush.

Oh, boy.

Tyler: Whoa.

Marissa: Big waves. Oh my god.

My brush is in the toilet.
My brush is in the toilet.

Tyler: Merm dropped her
brush in the toilet.

Tj: Oh, that's great.

Marissa: No, I didn't
drop it in the toilet.

It flew off the counter
into the toilet.

Tyler: Correction it
flew off of the counter
into the toilet.

Marissa: And I do have
an extra one of those
too, so I'm prepared.

Tyler: She's got an extra.

Got two blow dryers and
two hair straighteners.

We're ready for
anything over here.

Marissa: Woo.
Tyler: Woo.

Zack: It's hard when it's
rough and we got a little boat.

We're already
at a disadvantage.

I mean, we're
marking some fish.

We need them to bite our hook.

Come on, baby. Give us ours.

Tyler:
Uncle big mark. Sweet mark.

Marissa: Tuna mark?
Tyler: A really nice mark.

Put the stick out today.

Doing things a little
differently than we've
been doing all season.

This is definitely
stick weather for sure.

Bite it. Bite it.

Got 'em on the stick.

Woo. Merm.

Stick bite, merm.
Stick bite, merm.
Burning it down.

Woo. Woo-hoo. Yeah.

Marissa: Nice work.

Tyler: Wait until nick
hears we got one on the stick.

Tyler [over radio]:
A stick bite right here.

7-68-682.

Nick: All right.
I'm gonna crank my [bleep] in.

Zack: Well, that sucks.
We're gonna get ours.

Nick: Make a run.

We're pulling in our gear
and we're gonna steam over a
few miles to where tyler is.

If tyler's getting
bites on the greenstick,

we definitely
need to be there.

Cliff: You better hurry
because he's gonna take all.

Nick: Everything in?

Cliff: Yeah,
we're ready to travel.

Ride this bronco.

Brandan: We got a big
bite happening up here.

We got to go get this.

Ready to rock.

Nothing's been
happening all day.

Here we go, baby.

Nick: Hang on.
Gonna get squirrelly.

Whoa.

[glass breaking]

cliff: What the [bleep]?

Nick: That wave just
broke our window.

Uh-oh, be careful.
We got to have tape.

The wave shattered
our side window.

And that just let you know
how powerful these waves are.

Cliff: Outrigger.

Nick: You think it'll
survive this ride?

Cliff: Don't push too
hard on that one, on there.

We got some weather coming up.

We just got to spend a few
minutes to try to stop this

before this little problem
becomes a bigger problem.

Slow her down for a minute.

Just don't drive
her no harder.

Tyler: Hold on, merm.
Big waves. Big tunas.

Marissa: Woo.

Tyler: Let's go. Woo.

I haven't put the
stick up in a whole year.

Not even fishing in an hour.

They want us to call
him nick the stick.

I got it dialed in too.

Marissa: Let's get
that tuna onboard first.

And it's really nice,
especially on a day like today.

Not having to
crank on the rod.

Having the hydraulic reel.

It is a nice advantage
today because it's
so rough out and cold.

Tyler: Definitely
starting to gain line.

The fish is getting tired.

Shorten the leash.

Try and see if we
can't get him up the boat.

Finesse game.

This thing has
a lot of power you can very
easily bust these fish off.

Got to get this fish.

Definitely a good sized one.

Uh-oh. We got tuna.
Get the tail gaff, merm.

Being so rough out,

you're constantly getting
thrown up in giant waves and

falling off the giant waves.

When you create slack
in the fishing line it can
break at any point in time.

We've got to be careful
getting this fish up.

Here, hold this, merm.

Pull the line.
Pull, pull, pull.

Marissa: Ahh.

Tyler: Okay. Tail rope.
Hold that tail rope, merm.

Pull that thing tight. Woo!

[marissa groans]

we got him.

Marissa: Jumbo. Woo.
That's a beauty.

Tyler: Yeah. Woo-hoo.

Marissa: Woo, look at
the size of this bluefin.

Tyler: Huge bluefin.
Woo. Yes.

We're extremely lucky
to have landed a fish
during this weather break.

Marissa: Our first
greenstick fish of the season.

Tyler: The weather changes
quickly in the outer banks.

It's stormy one second
and sunny the next.

The weather is gnarly.

It's unbelievable place.

What are we looking at?

Marissa: 106.

Tyler: Wow, what a
big beautiful fish.

Marissa: Just what we need.
Tyler: Greenstick, baby.

Marissa: Mary strikes again.

Mary: Glad to see you guys.
What do you got for me today?

Tyler: A 106.
Nice looking fish.

Mary: Awesome.

Tyler: Fishing the
outer banks in the winter is

a huge challenge for anybody,

but merm and I are
offloading our biggest fish
yet and proving to the fleet

that we can get the job done.

Now, we're praying
this fish has what the
buyer is looking for.

Good fat, good color to get
us a good price per pound.

What's the weight on this pig?

Mary: 502 pounds dressed guys.

Tyler: Damn.
Marissa: Wow.
Tyler: Unreal.

Mary: Unreal. Let's see what
the tail cut looks like.

All right, here we go.

Color's not bad.

It's not as really as
red, but it's not bad.

Let me see the core.

All right, so the core
looks nice and clear.

Little bit of rainbow there.

A little bit of fat
coming in, not that much.

That being said,

I'm gonna say $12 a pound.

Tyler: All right, it's decent.

We got to grind harder
than we've ever had to grind.

We've got to dig
deep and do what we can do,

so try and grab some sleep,

grab some fuel,
regroup and get back out there.

Dirty:
The weather has changed.

That's probably the
third time today.

Billon: Yeah.
The wind's picked up.

The weather's gonna
get worse tonight.

Dirty: Ooh. Oh.

Greg: It's rough and rainy.

Greg [over radio]:
Oh, dot-com finally
decided to join us.

Paul: Oh, look at this one.

Greg [over radio]:
Come in, dot-com.

I see you finally made it out.

Greg [over radio]:
What's the matter?

Scared of a little
outer banks weather?

Paul: It's all right,
we're gonna wait for
the big one today, dave.

Dave: Anybody fishing
the east coast, all
the way from canada,

all the way down to florida,
knows about the outer banks.

Here, the gulf stream
and labrador currents collide
creating dangerous conditions.

Countless ships have perished.

So if he wants to
call me scared.

Damn straight I am.

Dave: That's a
fish right there, paul.

Paul: Yeah.

Dave: Yeah, I'm marking
a bunch right now.

Dave [over radio]:
Maybe this will be the one.

Greg: Riding around
for [bleep] hours,
I can't get a bite.

Billon: We suck today.
But today's not over.

Greg: Oh, there's some at 10.
Wow, right across the screen.

Billon: Lord, please.

Greg: Get ready.

Paul: The tunas
like this boat.

They're gonna come right up
and eat one of these baits.

Dave: There we go.
There we go.

Paul: Streaker.

Greg: Come on, baby.

Sandro: [bleep]. Yeah, come on.
Come up and eat. Let's go.

Dave: Come on!

Paul: Here we go! We're on!

Dave: Got 'em on.

Paul: Big fish. Big fish.

Sandro: Woo! Got 'em on.

[laughs]

dave: Yeah. Got 'em on
one of those ballyhoos.

Greg: They don't
like what we got.

There they are.

[reel unspooling rapidly]

there he is.

Billon:
There he is right here.

Got 'em on. Feeling good.

Greg: Sometimes you just
have to cry up a bite.

Got 'em on.

We've fought a lot of
fish in weather like this.

That's probably one
advantage we have.

[groans]

that's probably one
advantage we have over
a lot of these other boats,

we're a little bit bigger.

And we fish a lot
of rough weather.

I can't say the
same about dot-com.

Dave [over radio]: Frenzy's on.

These guys want to
treat us like amateurs.

We're gonna show them
that we could fish their
weather on our terms and

still land a bluefin.

Very big wave coming.

[thud]

[sandro groans]

dave: Is he still there?

Sandro: Woo! Got 'em on!
Dave: Very big wave coming.

[thud]

[sandro groans]

[paul laughs]

dave: Is he still there?

Sandro: Yeah. Oh yeah.
Greg is on. Get on it.

Dave: How's that?
Sandro: All right.

Damn, we got a
big boy on here.

Billon: What's it acting like?
We good?

Dirty: Got a
little weight to it now.

Billon:
Feels like a nice fish.

Dirty: What we've been
patiently waiting for.

It's our turn, so when
it's rough like this,

the swell's rolling the
boat like it's doing now.

A lot of times they're
not hooked good.

The hook will just come out.

Whoa!

Dave: This is a
jumbo right here.

This is a 100 plus
inch fish for sure.

We just got to take our time.

Super rough.

Nice gain.

Whoa! [bleep]!

Sandro: Whoa!

Dave: Everyone's goal
right now is to get one and

get home safe before
the weather picks up.

There's the end zone.

Hopefully we can score
a touchdown with him.

Paul: Ooh!
Sandro: Ooh, slippage.

Dave: I like when they
stay tight, I don't like this.



[snap]

dave: Oh. Wow! He's gone.
All right let's go.

Sandro: Un-[bleep]-real.

Pull the hook?

Paul: Yup.

Welcome to tuna fishing.

Sandro: The outer banks
is not nice to us.

Greg: Coming up here quick.

Fighting a fish in
rough seas takes timing,

skill and an
ability to adjust to a
constantly changing sea.

Dirty:
The tip's kind of like oil rig.
Just pumping him up and down.

Greg: This is why we've
dominated here for years.

Billon: See him?

Dirty: Yeah, coming up.

Billon: Uh-huh. There he is.

Dirty:
I'm-a roll him over here.

He's right here on the corner.

Billon: Oh, yeah.
Here we go.

Greg: Stick him!

Billon: Got him. Right here.

Greg: I got his tail.
Get the rope. To my left.

Billon: Got him?
Greg: Beautiful.
Dirty: Pretty work, team.

Billon: We'll take him.

Greg: All right.
Let's go ahead and
put him in the boat.

Dirty: Yup.

Greg: Here we go. That way.

A little better
than we thought.

Okay. Let's see what we got.

Billon: Woo! 92, woo.
Greg: Nice.
Dirty: Welcome to the obx.

Get tough or get lost.

Greg: Yeah.
Welcome aboard.

Dirty: Welcome aboard.

Man [over radio]:
Here is the offshore
water's forecast.

Gail warning tonight.

North to northwest winds
up to 50 miles per hour.

Seas eight to 13 feet.

Rain, flood advisory
until 4:00 am Saturday.

Zack: We didn't do it today.

Daniel: Ain't no fun being
on this end of the stick.

Zack: Let's go ahead and get
in before this rain hits.

I mean, the risk is there.

Just another little
factor on our small boat.

Dave: Listening to the forecast,

I think we're gonna wrap
it up right now and catch

up to you guys.

I'm not comfortable
running at night by myself.

All right. Reel 'em up.

Tj: You know, dave,
you can see he's nervous.

So this is dave's first real
taste I think of the obx and
what we tried to tell him.

We're like, man,
it could be nice and
then within three hours,

it's just completely
hellacious.

But anytime you make a
decision to go in early,
it could cost you.

I mean, this fish
could flash in here,

could be a bloodbath.

So we're staying.

Nick: I mean, we might
get our asses kicked
but we're not going in.

It is what it is.
That's how you get 'em.

Zack: We gonna bust
on out here, man.

Catch 'em up. Be safe.

Tj: All right, rocket.
Safe trip in.

We're gonna take the chance
and stay out a little longer.

Dave: This is the easy call.
We're gonna reel these in.

Get this boat out of
here and at that bar.

No fish is worth my life.

No fish is worth anybody's
life on this boat.

Zack: It's gonna be
a heck of a ride.

Whoa!

Dave: And look at all
the fish here too.

Tj: I mean, this could
bite me in the butt,

but I'll give it a shot.

Tim: No guts, no glory.

[thunder and lightning]

[pounding rain]

greg: Mary? Is that mary?

Mary: Well, hello, fellers.

Dirty: Lovely weather.
Greg: It's tuna weather.

Mary: We'll see if
it was worth it.

Greg: Bluefin season.
It's pretty simple.

We got a limited quota.

We got a limited
time to catch 'em.

I was not gonna
sit at the dock.

It was a tough day, but we
ended up making it pay off.

What do we got there?

Mary: 365 pounds, dressed.

Greg: That's a good one.

Billon: I'll take
anything after today.

Greg: Yeah, I know.

Take a look at him
and see what we got.

Mary: Sounds good.

Okay. Well, here it is.

I don't see any problems
with the tail meat at all.

Greg: No, I don't either.
It's got some fat too.

Mary: I do see some fat
here and the minors here and
looks like the majors too.

Greg: Nice.

Mary: Let's see what
the core looks like.

Yeah, it's got a
great red color.

I think I can pay you...

$15 a pound.

Greg: Fifteen's not bad.
We'll take it.

Billon: After today.

Greg: Yeah, I think
we earned it today.

Mary: Great job.
Greg: All right, mary.
Thank you.

Mary: I'm glad you guys
put in the extra effort.

Billon: Thank you.
Mary: Glad it paid off.
Billon: All right. Awesome.

Thank the lord.

Tj: Starting to blow now.

Need a bite.

It's getting rougher by
the minute and the longer
I stay out on the ocean the

more I wonder if I made
the right choice.

Little shell and
I both stayed out.

We could be safe on shore
right now, but you got to push
the limits in the outer banks.

That's all she wrote for
the trolling part of the day.

Tim: Might as well get
them while I can, right?

Tj: I'm gonna fire
a couple baits out.

Just getting on the drift,

trying to figure out the
weights and how we're drifting,

but we'll get it dialed in.

[hard rain]

it's pouring rain.
Hear that rain?

It's blowing,
it's rough as hell.

[beeping]

we just marked one.

One single, 25 fathom.

[beeping]

that's the mark we need.

Aw, come on.

[rod creaks]

[reel unspooling]

I heard something snap.

Not really acting
like a tuna, but stranger
things have happened, so.

Blowing, huh?

It's just me out here
down and tight blowing
gale, pouring rain.

I'm out here cranking
on something very big.

I'm hoping it's
the right species.

Acting like a tuna.
I don't, I don't know.

Could be worse things
I could be doing.

Rough as hell, pouring rain.

Out here in the gulf stream
bobbing on the surface.

Oh, to be a bluefin
tuna fisherman.

Dad's sleeping.

Not gonna wake dad up unless
I think it's definitely a tuna.

Took a lot of line,
but it doesn't seem
like the right species.

But I don't feel like
a hammerhead would take
that much line though.

It's got a lot
of line out still.

Could be a swordfish.

We stayed up
getting pulverized by

the atlantic ocean
for over 12 hours.

High winds, big waves,
it takes a toll.

I'm just hoping against
hope that we've got
a bluefin on the line.

Got the mono back,
about 200 feet away now.

Still doesn't
feel like a tuna,

but I've had tunas do some
weird stuff over the years,

so I ain't taking a chance.

I should get a
harpoon just in case.

Good thing I put
nice dry clothes on.

Definitely circling.

Getting close now
about 50 feet away.

Swivel. Is it a tuna?

Yeah, tuna! Dad! Dad! Get up!

Get the [bleep] up.

Tim: I'm up! I'm up!
Tj: Get up! Let's go!

Tim: I'm up!

Tj: Come on! Hurry up!
I got him right here.

Get a gaff!

Tim: I'm up! I'm up!

Tj: Come on! Get a gaff!

Tim: I'm coming.
Why'd you wait so long?

Tj: I thought it was a shark.

Right here! Right.
Right. Get the rope!

[groans]

it felt like
a [bleep] shark,

but it dumped the reel.

He's shot.

Dad, cinch it.

Cinch it.
Tie it up. Tie it up.

Tim: I got him.
Tj: Oh, yeah! Woo!

We got him, baby.

Not many guys
stuck it out tonight,

but we did and it
was all worth it.

Woo!

The hot tuna's not gonna
let rough weather stop
us from proving that we

can land bluefin
regardless of the conditions.

Oh, boy.

At least captain
ballbuster got a little
extra needed sleep.

But he got a pretty good
alarm clock to wake up to.

Tim: Whoa, nice!

Nice fish, man.

Tj: Bigger than I thought.
Tim: Nice looking fish, tj.
Tj: Want to get a measurement?

Tim: Yeah, let's
measure him out, man.

Tj: Beauty. 95.

Tim: 95, baby.
Beautiful. Beautiful.

Nice job, tj.

Tj: That's a nice
way to wake up, huh?

Tim: Yeah.
I got to go back to sleep.

I'm tired.

♪ ♪

tj: Pulling back into
wanchese harbor and the tides,

the tides around here are just

extremely high and we've
got mega, mega flood tides.

Up the parking lot,
places you never see water.

What's up, dennis?

It was rough as
hell last night.

It's rough in this thing.

Dennis: I think this
season in particular.

You got to make hay
while the sun is shining.

Tim: That's right, man.
They're biting.

Dennis: Looks like
a nice round fish.

Tj: He's all yours now, man.

Dennis: Let's see
if it's got any fat.

Tj: We took
a beating last night,

but it was totally worth
it for this fish because

no one going out today
with this crazy tides.

What we got, den?

Dennis: 418 pounds dressed, tj.

Tj: Perfect size, baby. Perfect.
Tim: Nice. Beautiful.

Dennis: Nice shaped fish.
Let's see if it's got any fat.

Tj: All right.
Let's check him out.

Tim: What do we
got here, dennis?

Dennis: Nice fat content.

There's so much oil, the
meat is almost gliscerinated

tj: Oh, wow. Yeah.

Dennis: The tail color's
not as sharp though.

If core's nice and red
you're in good shape.

Tj: Uh-hmm.
Let's check out the core.

Dennis:
Nothing wrong with that.

No burn at all.

Tj: Beautiful core.
That's a pretty nice unit.
What are you thinking...

Dennis: $18 a pound, guys.

Tj: Sold, baby.
That's our highest price
this season man, thank you.

Dennis: Well done.

Tim: Thanks, dennis.
Hopefully we'll
see you tomorrow.

Dennis: Thanks for the fish.
Tj: All right, dennis. See ya.
Tim: Thank you.

Tj: Well look at the water.
Look how high it's up.
Look at the parking lot there.

Marissa: Yeah.

Tj: I just got a call from
nick on the little shell.

His area is completely
flooded out on the road.

My heart breaks for a guy
like nick and other locals
that are going through this.

The area where nick
is isn't very elevated,

so it sounds like
they're getting wiped out
pretty good over there.

Marissa: That's crazy.
Tj: It's bad.

Nick: Normally, we'll
get water like this once

every five years
during a hurricane.

But this is odd for
just a wintertime blow.

It's got me worried.

My whole neighborhood's
underwater right now.

Oh, boy. Days like this.

It's just one of them
things you deal with
out in the outer banks.

We live on a sandbar,
you know, basically.

I figure we'd get
a little bit of water,

but not like this.

This is hurricane-type water.

You know, a lot of my
neighbors stuffs floating off.

I don't think
a lot of people understand,
this is all salt water too.

It does damage.

My house is right here around
the trashcan, it's blown over.

This is our backyard.

Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh!

Nick: Oh, boy!

This right here is
as bad as I've seen.

Chrissy: Everybody
was at work today.

All the kids went to school.

And then all of the sudden
I got a call from my neighbor

right here that said,

the water's up about a foot
high so far,

so nick had to rush
home and this is what we

came home to.

Nick: My little girl's
bikes and our toys that she
rides are under saltwater.

Not good.

This is like my
little sanctuary.

And yeah, it sucks.

Um...

It's just heartbreaking,
you know, they say
a fire takes everything.

And so after the fact
the fire's burned it up,

you forget about it.

A flood sort of goes
away and you're left
with all the memories.

It's depressing.

It's one of them
things that I didn't
see happening you know.

It's just, man, it's just
I'm catching a lot of tunas.

I'm doing good,
I'm making money and

now it's like
slowly the money's
being sucked right from me.

Dave: Ready?
Paul: Yes.

Sandro: Yes.
Let's get out of here.

Dave: Dude, that was a
disaster down here yesterday.

Paul: Hey,
we're floating, baby.

Dave: That's a good sign.
Let's go.

Paul: Yeah.
Sandro: The boat wants to go.

Dave:
People give me a hard
time for being cautious,

but time and time again,

the outer banks
proves it's no joke.

So I'll take risks,
but I'm not gonna risk
my boat or our lives.

We're finally getting
back out after yesterday's
crazy, crazy weather.

It blew 40 to 50 last night.

And it's gonna do
the same tonight.

Yesterday was just, was
a wild day all around.

Zack: When we
got in last night,

there was a great
big pretty much monsoon.

And the wind picked up.

Hold on.

There's a lot of ground
to make up for sure.

Today's got to be the day.
We got to catch something.

We just got to really pay
attention and make sure one
of these waves doesn't come

crashing over the boat.

Bobby: Hold on, brother.
Hold on. Big one.

Up and down.

It's a little sporty
out here, to say the least.

But they had a
couple days out there
where they scored big,

so I think we're
in the right spot.

Brian: Yeah, it's
really frustrating.

You know, I could be
at home with my family.

Could be chilling
with my kids.

I'm out here chasing
these damn fish,
trying to get some money.

And we can't get a bite.

Bobby: Yeah.

Brian: Just got to keep
doing what we're doing.

Hopefully it's gonna
come together for us.

Bobby: Got a mark.

Brian: Maybe they'll
[bleep] eat something.

Bobby: Just waiting
our turn, man.

Starting to feel a
little possessed.



Big pack!

Wow, we're close. Wow.

We're marking fish everywhere.

When you come out here
and you don't catch,

you're just going backwards.

It's what's important.

[reel unspooling rapidly]

brian: There he is.
There he is. There he is.

Bobby: Booyah! Drew!
Just stay on the fish.

Don't worry about
anything else, bri.

Brian: Clear the lines.
Come on up and play.

Bobby: Come on!

You want to move that
rod that's next to it?

Drew: There we go. Fish on.

Bobby: Now we're fishing.

Brian: Hey, bobby.
You want to get on that wheel?

Bobby: Yeah. I got you, bro.

Brian: He's on that side.
We're turning all crazy, bro.

Bobby:
I'm gonna spin you, bro.

Brian: That's what we need.

I don't care what it is.

As long as it's 73.

Bobby: We know there's
another storm coming in
here tonight and we just hope

to be in with a fish before
that storm gets here.

You're ready to turn?

Brian: Yeah.

Bobby: Hold on, brian.
We're gonna turn hard.

Tight, bri?

Brian: Yeah.

Bobby: The bite
we've been looking for.

We just got to
stay focused now.

God knows we need to go home.

Somebody crossed in
front of my bow though.

Brian: Bro, you
want to turn to him.

Like get him off the back.

Bobby: Yeah. I got
to boat in front of me
that's the only thing, dude.

We're turning now.

Brian: Turn to the left.

Turn that way, man.
Turn away from the fish.

Bobby: I'm trying, dude.
I can't because of the waves.

[line snap]

brian: [bleep]. He's gone, bro.

Bobby: He's gone?

Brandan:
Just keep going to the left.

Bobby: I am.

Brian: That way. That way!

Bobby: [bleep], it's left.

With the tone!

Brian: What the [bleep]
you crying about, bro?

Bobby: It's [bleep] left.
It's [bleep] left!

How much left do you want to be!

Bobby: I am.
Brian: That way. That way!
Bobby: I...

[bleep], it's left.
With the tone.

Brian: What the [bleep]
you crying about, bro?

Bobby: It's [bleep] left!
It's [bleep] left!

How much left
do you want to be,
[bleep], [bleep], [bleep].

Brian: Yeah, so
let's throw [bleep].

Bobby: Dude, but you
keep yelling at me.

Brian: I'm not
yelling at you I'm just
trying to say that we.

Bobby: Is the fish gone?
Brian: Gone, bro.

Bobby: That's what
you're yelling at.

[bleep].

Brian: A lot on the line.

Sucks man,
everybody's frustrated.

Bobby: When you're playing
from behind and you're
trying to beat the weather.

We feel like we're
falling down a hole.

We just may not be able
to dig our way out.

[screams]

nick: We are in dire
need of a strike.

I'm away from home.

I left my wife with
a wet soggy mess.

I just need to be home,
but I can't afford to go home.

Cliff: Right now, we're
just trying to find a fish.

You know, we all want
to be the guy that catches
a fish and goes in tonight.

Marissa:
Freezing on the pinwheel.

Tyler: Epic conditions.

Anyone around?

Marissa:
Rasta rocket's heading in.

They haven't been able
to fish because of the sea,

too rough for them.

Tyler:
Sending out a drift bait.

We got to get
'em on the drift.

Marissa: Get 'em on the drift.

Come on, tuna.

Nick: Oh, boy.
Not good weather.

We're one of the few
boats still left out here.

I know dot-com's
around nearby, there's
a few others too.

The whole map is kind
of covered with rain.

In my experience...

Nick: Not ideal conditions
for fighting a fish.

Y'all get some rest.
I'll keep watch.

Hoping to catch a fish.
It is not happening.

Sandro: Yeah.

Dave: These conditions are
not what we're used to nor
are we comfortable with,

but if nick's out here despite
everything that happened,

we have no excuse,

we're gonna have
to stick it out.

We're gonna have
to catch a fish.

We got get one and get home.
Give them the blessing, guys.

Paul: Pitch and catch.

Dave: Here we go.

[beeping]

nick: Here they come.
Come on, baby. Yes, that's real.

Dave: All right.
We're gonna get 'em, guys.

Oh, yeah, he's all over it.
We're gonna go.

Paul: Pulling you around.
Dave: We're goin.

Oh, my god, that rod's
got to bend over.

[beeping]

nick: Marking 'em right here.

Yes, yes, yes!

[beeping]

[reel clicking]

[reel unspooling rapidly]

sandro: We're on! We're on!
We're on! We're on!

There we go.
Yeah, we're on.

Paul: Dave, where's your hat?

Sandro: Step on.
Let me grab my jacket.

Paul: Good one?

Sandro: Yeah, we're on.
He's smoking us.

Paul: All right.

Sandro [over radio]:
Got 'em on the rod
and reel, boys.

Nick: Come on, baby,
be the right [bleep].

Yeah! Got 'em on!
Come on. Yeah, boys.

Nick: Little shell
weather here.

Sandro:
Hold it there, neutral.

Dave: Not easy with
the swinging waves, huh?

Sandro: No. Sloppy. Sloppy.

Dave: Touch to reverse.

Nick: Let's get some,
here we go.

Cliff: Damn, that
wind just picked up.

Brandan: We got
to get the weight.

Nick: That's the


There's your weight, brandan.

Cliff: Pretty work.
Pretty work, boys.

Brandan: Crank,
crank, crank, crank!

Dave: Coming up, paul! Steady.
We got him in a pinwheel.

Color right here.

The swivel's just
below the surface.

Right here, paul.

Paul, right here.
Shot, drill him!

Sandro: Hit him! Yeah!
Dave: Swivel's on the reel.

Paul: Gaff.
Right behind you, dave.

Good, dave. Grab the gaff.

Dave: You got him?
Paul: No. Back up.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Dave: Gonna dive down here.

Getting away.

Paul: Broke it.
Broke the line.

Sandro: Oh, you got to
be [bleep] kidding me.

Dave: Let's get the
other dart then.

Sandro: What the [bleep].

Dave:
Cut the line. Cut the line.

Paul: No. There's no pressure.

Dave: We can't
talk about it now.

Let's get the fish.
That's the important thing.

The harpoon line just snapped.

But the dart is still
inside the fish.

What that does is it
compromises the integrity
of the main line,

with each swell,
we're praying that
the line does not part.

Paul: Big wave.
Big wave right here.

Dave: Look out.
Keep your eye on the line.

Sandro: Oh. You've got to
be [bleep] kidding me.

Dave: Let's get the
other dart then.

We're worried about the
harpoon that's on the line.

The line's compromised.

We got a lot of
issues right here.

Conditions, obstacles,
stay focused in on the
task at hand, that's all.

Settle down.

Paul: It's our turn, baby.
Dave: Very close, very close.
Paul: See him? Right there.

Dave: Watch that line, paul.

[laughs]

paul: Woo-hoo!

Gaff, somebody?

Dave: Sandro's got it.

Hurry, guys.
Let's get it secured.

Paul: Rope behind you
on the box, please.

Sandro: You got
him on the middle.

Paul: Woo! Yeah!

Dave: Thank god.
That was miracle.

Everybody counted
us out, not anymore.

Cliff: Crank,
crank, crank, crank.

Nick, I'm just trying
to bump it and keep it
on the k*lling side.

He's lifting up.
He's coming up!
He's coming up!

There's your fish
tail wrapped, brandan.

Nick: Got your gaff.

It's too dark
for a harpoon shot.

It's dark and rainy
and visibility is low.

These seconds are critical.

It's very, very
easy for us to lose our
paycheck to these waves.

Cliff: Hurry that gaff.

Hurry, boys, hurry.

I got a good shot.

Where's the rope!

Nick: Careful,
we're gonna lose him!

Move it, brandan.
Get him tied off.

[bleep].

Brandan: All right.
There you go.

Nick: We got him. Dude!

Cliff: You got it cleated off?
Brandan: Yeah.
Nick: Holy [bleep].

After the last couple days,
you know the broken window,

the flood at my house.

I can't tell you how
thankful I am for this fish.

Me and my crew toughed
it out and fought
through the storm and

came out on the
other side of it with
just what we needed.

Brandan:
I got him.
Let him down.

Nick: Hell yeah.

Cliff: Boss, it's
getting rough too.

I'm glad to have him,


Pretty work.

Nick: Hell yeah!

You can't keep the
little shell down, baby.

Going home.

Dave: Let's pull this boot in.

Paul: Right there.
Sandro: All right.

Dave: Keeping up with the pack.

[groan]

sandro: Hold on. 91.

Paul: 91 inches, nice fish.

Sandro: Thank god
that line held up.

Dave: We'll go in the bar
when the tide changes.

It's a bad day out here.
I'm not taking any risks.

Paul: We did it. Woo!

Paul: Let's lighten
up the load, dave,
let's lighten her up.

Sandro: What's up, scott?
Scott: What's up, guys?
Paul: He's a nice tuna.

Sandro:
Another trip. Another fish.

Dave: Raining,
cold, we were wet.

Paul: It was a
fisherman's day.

Dave: Yeah it was.

Scott: Wouldn't doubt
you for a minute.

Dave: Let's get him up.
Scott: Let's check it out.

Paul: Rough,
pouring out, windy.

I mean, it takes
people a long time to
get to know this place,

so dave's doing good.

Dave: Looks all right
from here, scott.

Paul: That's what happens
when you have three guys

that know what they're doing
and that work good together.

Sandro:
What do you got, scott?

Scott: 345 pounds, dressed.

Paul: All right.
Dave: Let's go check him out.
Scott: Let's do this.

This is what
we're looking for.

Sandro: Wow, that was good.

Scott: See that?
Watermelon color.

Sandro: It's got a
lot of fat in it.

Dave: It does, right?

Paul: A lot
of oil, a lot of fat.

Scott:
I hope the core's good, man.

Dave: Gonna be,
they all have been.

Sandro: Yeah it is.
Beautiful.

Scott: It's a diamond.

Dave: What do
you think, scott?

Scott: Well, with everything
I said, bottom line...

Paul: Yeah.
Scott: 17 bucks a pound.

Paul: All right!
That's a good one, bro.

Dave: Thank you.

Sandro: Quick,
before he changes his mind.

Paul: Good job.
Good job, dude. Right here.

Dave: Thank, scott.
Appreciate it. Thank you.

Scott: See you later.

Paul: That's how we do it.
This is how we roll.

Dave: I mean we are
getting it figured out.

No doubt about it.

Paul: Yeah!

Nick: I'm happy.

Cliff: What's up, scotty?
Scott: Hey, what's up?

Everything okay at your house?

Nick: Everything's good, man.

Back fishing.
We earned him too.
It was rough and raining.

We're really
lucky on this one.

Let's get him off
here and look at him.

Scott: Let's do it.
Nick: All right, let's do it.

The conditions today
were miserable.

It rained all night.

My house has been,
there's been water in it and I
can't believe we

caught a fish actually.

It was like a huge relief
because I honestly didn't
think we were gonna get one.

We were very lucky
to get this fish.

What do we got, scotty?

Scott: 282 pounds dressed.
Nick: Nice!
Scott: Let's check it out.

Nick: All right.
Let's do it.

Scott: Not bad.

A little bit of
fat in the majors.

Nick: Good toro.
I like it.

Scott: I just hope
it's not burnt.

Nick: I hope so too.
Scott: Let's check it out.

Nothing wrong with that.

Nick: No. Good-looking.

Scott: Solid.

Nick: What can you
give us for him?

Scott: $14 a pound.

Nick: All right, nice!
Well, thank you very much.

Scott: No problem.
Good job, you guys.

Nick: Thank you.
Good job. Good job.

Brandan: Give me that money.

Nick: Tough few days,
but that's wintertime
in wanchese for you.

Narrator: After the storm,

catches from pinwheel,
hot tuna, frenzy,

and dot-com gain the boats
ground in the competition.

And little shell's
hard-fought tuna launches

the battered boat
into the top spot,

pushing former frontrunner
rasta rocket into fifth place.

Shane: There's the pizza.

Daniel: Oh, man that's
just what we need.

Man: You guys ordered pizza?

Shane: Yes, sir.
I appreciate it, thank you.

Man: Pepperoni.
Shane: Heck yeah.

So big it'll barely
fit through the door.

Zack: Big pizza.

Dave: Two pizza's,
we getting down.

Zack: Man. Maybe this
will make us feel better.

Last year was way
better than this year as
far as the weather goes.

Daniel: We got to take
the good with the bad.

The weather will return
and we'll start k*lling fish.

Zack: We know we
can catch 'em.

All we got to do is
just get that mojo back.

And the damn wind
to quit blowing.

[laughter]