04x02 - Full Throttle

[bunniefuu]

Tj ott: oh, god,
hang on, hang on!

Mike ott: hold on, hold on.

Oh, on the side!

Hold on!

Oh, my god.

narrator: on this episode of
wicked tuna outer banks...

Steve hall: there we go!

Charlie griffin:
I don't like this!

Cain livesay: swivel out!

Charlie griffin: whoo-hoo!

narrator: a southern skipper
seeks divine intervention.

Britton shackelford: we need
a little bit more faith.

That he's a redneck god.

narrator: and...

Nick gowitzka: hey, we're
coming after you, frenzy!

narrator: when the
champion feels the heat...

Greg mayer: we're
falling way behind.

narrator: will he set the
fleet's two northern boats on

a collision course?

Tj ott: I'm gonna
throttle him.

You little coward,
run your mouth.

Tyler mclaughlin:
I ain't a coward, man.

Will hathaway: got 'em on!

Ed gross: there he is!

Will hathaway: hell yeah!

narrator: this is...

Tyler mclaughlin: yes!

narrator:
wicked tuna outer banks.

longtime champion fishin'
frenzy's domination continues.

but new boat little shell
is less than $200 behind.

and doghouse is the only
boat that has not yet

caught a keeper.

meanwhile, northern boat
hot tuna has a fish onboard

they have yet to weigh in.

Tj ott: hang on,
hang on, hang on.

Jarrett przybyszewski: holy.

That was like a 15-footer.

Tj ott: just getting
going here this morning.

Pretty sloppy out.

Shack is here.

Greg is here.

Foolish pleasures.

Right now, we're just
gonna give it hell,

It's a little rough, so the
conditions aren't the best.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
that might be the biggest wave

I think I've ever been
a part of, right there.

Tj ott: we caught a good
sized tuna two days ago,

But I'm committed to fishing
as hard as we can this year.

I'm not going in until
we could fill the boat.

Hopefully,
we all go home happy.

Oh, god, hang on, hang on.

Mike ott: hold on,
hold on, hold on!

Oh, hold on, oh,
my god, jarrett.

Tj ott: jarrett
washed overboard!

Oh, my god!

Dale lisi: overboard?

Yo, tj, hot tuna, come in.

Billon hollingsworth:
you gonna be all right?

Charlie griffin: hey tj,
you all right over there?

Tj ott: come inside.

Mike ott: holy [bleep].

Tj, let's get the [bleep]
out of here, dude.

Let's get out of here.

Tj ott: we're lucky
jarrett didn't just

Get washed overboard.

Jarrett przybyszewski: when
that wave was coming to the

Side of the boat,
I didn't really have an idea

If I was
gonna get tossed over.

Holy.

Tj ott: the kid just
got worked, dude.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
all I know is there was

A big wave that was
gonna crash in the c*ck.

I knew I had to hold
on to something.

There was a split second when
I was underwater thinking,

I'm holding my breath on
the back of the hot tuna.

If I didn't see that wave
coming and getting prepared

For that wave to hit, there's
a very good chance if my back

Was turned towards it,
I would have just went

Right off the
side of the boat.

Tj ott: hold on.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
and 12 to 14 foot seas,

You can't just turn the
boat around and go get you,

You know?

Tj ott: oh my god,
jarrett, you all right?

Jarrett przybyszewski:
there was, like,

This much water
on the back deck.

I thought the boat
was gonna roll.

That was probably the
closest I've ever felt to...

Death.

Tj ott: let's get out of here.

That just scared the
[bleep] out of me.

The way the boat was in that
sea condition in that current,

If that wave would have
blown him over the side,

There's a chance he might
not be here anymore.

You know, right there could
have been worst-case scenario.

We could've lost him.

Jarrett przybyszewski: dude,
I'm soaked to the bone.

Tj ott: all right, I don't
even wanna think about it.

I mean, I'm sick to
my stomach right now.

I'm sweating.

Mike ott: I'm
shaking right now.

Britton shackelford: talking
about some gnarly seas.

It happens all the time.

People get washed overboard,
you know, and people get lost.

Thank the lord, jarrett,
had his wits about him.

Some momentary excitement!

Tyler mclaughlin: you
need anything, brother?

Come back?

You good on everything?

Tj ott: we're gonna
get outta here.

Tyler mclaughlin: all right,
if anyone needs anything,

Let me know.

Catch 'em up, boys.

Nick gowitzka: damn, tj,
I'm glad you guys are

All right, man.

Hang on, over there,
it's snotty out today.

All the tuna in the world
don't mean nothing if you die.

Greg mayer: poor tj, he's
only got a 50 foot dixon and

It's too rough for him.

Tj ott: stupid.

Greg mayer: part of fishing
is guys picking on each other.

Sometimes, you'll be the
one doing the picking,

The next day the whole fleet
will be picking on you.

If you can't take it,
you better find another job.

Tj ott: you kidding
me right now?

About as rough as you ever
wanna be out in, you know,

And we're here,
we're doing it.

Britton shackelford: I need
to catch a couple of fish, bad.

I need to get a check coming.

We got a lot of
making up to do.

I'm not so much worried that
other people have caught fish,

I'm just, I'm ready
to get on with it.

I'm ready to catch
my first keeper.

It's hard for me
to be patient.

Whoo!

Cain livesay: we're the
only boat in the fleet that

Has yet to
put a tuna on deck.

I ain't happy
about that one bit.

Graham alexander:
we'll get our turn.

Britton shackelford:
how about a piece of gum?

In the past, I dipped,
I smoked, chewed tobacco,

You know, I mean, whatever
it was, if it had nicotine

In it, I did it.

I gave up dipping and smoking.

When my daughter
got sick, she said,

"Dad, you are really stupid."

And it kind of
caught my, you know,

My kids don't talk
to me like that.

She said, "I didn't
ask for this."

She said, "but you are."

Last year, my daughter, ginger,

Had a hodgkin's
lymphoma diagnosis.

She went through chemo,
subsequently, radiation.

She finished her chemo,
finished her radiation,

And it was very difficult.

But she's had three clean
bills of health now with all

Of her scans, blood,
and I'm totally blessed.

God has crumbled her down,
and he's put all the pieces

Back together, and he's got
her going the way that

He wants her going.

So, it's a wonderful thing.

And I have not touched a
cigarette or a dip since then.

I need a fish.

I need a fish for my head.

Cain livesay: come on, man.

[beeping].

Britton shackelford: all right,
coming into the mark here, now.

Cain livesay:
getting in the mark.

Graham alexander:
come on, baby.

Britton shackelford:
just that one fish.

Need that fish.

[reel unspooling rapidly]

Oh, got 'em on!

Cain livesay: got 'em on.

Britton shackelford:
got 'em on, cuz!

Whoo!

Come on, baby!

Cain livesay: that's
what I'm talking about!

Britton shackelford:
clear them lines, graham.

Cain livesay: come on, baby.

Britton shackelford: whoo-hoo!

Cain livesay: still taking it.

$5,000-Bill right there, cuz.

Britton shackelford:
good morning!

Cain livesay: taking it,
dude, taking it.

Still going.

It's a real fish here, cappy.

Come on, baby.

Come on, we need you.

This fish here took us all the
way down to the backing and

It's still going.

Oh, come off!

Britton shackelford:
I'll be a son of a g*n.

Cain livesay:
[bleep] come off.

The swivel broke.

Britton shackelford:
golly dang, man.

Come on, lord, just a break.

Graham alexander: would
have been a big paycheck

For the doghouse.

We need one.

Sucks, we needed a break
and not that kind of break.

Britton shackelford:
if we're lucky enough,

Or if we're blessed enough
I should say to get another

Bite, we're gonna
get that rascal.

Golly dang, boy!

Graham alexander:
you ain't lying.

Britton shackelford: there's
like, bile in my mouth.

Graham alexander:
I feel like puking.

Mike ott: that was nuts.

Tj ott: I don't get
scared too often.

I thought he was going over.

Mike ott:
I'm happy to be back,

It's been a rough
couple days out there,

Got a beautiful fish, big boy,
gonna go see what the buyer's

Gonna offer us, hopefully,
it's a big check.

Tj ott: good to see you, cuz'.

Bubba: good to see you.

Tj ott: we earned
this one, bro.

A rouge wave almost knocked
jarrett out of the boat.

But we got something
to show for it, so.

Bubba: yeah, let's weigh it.

Tj ott: all right, cool.

What are we looking at, bubba?

Bubba: 299 pounds.

Tj ott: it's a nice one.

The buyer's basically
looking for good color,

Good fat content,
and a good core.

So far, prices have
been anywhere between

$16 And $22 a pound.

There we go.

Bubba: color's fine.

Shape on it was so-so.

But it's got some
fat showing in it.

Good in the minors
coming around.

Tj ott: right, right.

Bubba: let's see what
the inside looks like.

Tj ott: all right,
nice, right?

Bubba: yeah, it's a nice
red all the way through.

Tj ott: so, what
do you think, man?

Bubba: $16 a pound.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
there we go, that's not bad.

Tj ott: sold to
the bubba, baby.

We'll take it.

Thank you.

It's not a huge payday,
but it's a start.

Part of the reason I came down
to the outer banks this season

Is to get rid of the bogus
reputation I had in the fleet

For not fishing hard.

Good job, man, that
was a beautiful fish.

Greg mayer: come on,
I need a bite here.

I need a bite here,
I need a bite here.

Oh, that's interesting.

Tj ott: pa-pow!

And send.

Greg mayer: that's funny.

Tj's not a threat.

The last couple years,
I remember a lot of days

I was out there,
I never saw tj.

He spends less time
in the ocean than anyone

In the fleet.

Come on, tuna.

And my old mate, nick,
on the little shell isn't

A threat either.

He got lucky on his first
trip out as captain,

But that won't last.

Billon hollingsworth:
is that tyler's new boat?

It's not colorful enough
where you could recognize it.

Greg mayer: it's tyler
who's my biggest threat.

I only beat him
by $700 last year.

He's fired up and
if he stays focused,

He could give us a
run for our money.

But year after year, we're the
number one boat in the fleet

And my goal is to do whatever
it takes to stay right there.

Nibble, nibble,
nibble, nibble.

Come on, there they are.

Two of them down here.

Okay, we get a bite.

Billon hollingsworth:
wait for it.

[reel unspooling rapidly]

Jason futch:
there he is right here.

Here we go.

Greg mayer: got 'em on.

Jason futch:
bingo, there we go.

Greg mayer: yeah.

Billon hollingsworth:
taking a little bit of drag

It's just on.

Greg mayer: back her
down a little bit.

Billon hollingsworth:
coming around.

He won't settle down!

Jason futch: looks like a
little head shake and then

Come right at the
boat, you know?

Billon hollingsworth: yeah.

Greg mayer: there's only
one way to play this game.

Jason futch: leave the dock.

Greg mayer: you got to
be in for every inning.

Jason futch: yeah,
come on, big boy,

Can't win it if
you don't play.

All right, a couple
hundred yards.

There you go.

Greg mayer: pinwheel who?

Billon hollingsworth:
nobody's gonna stop us.

Greg mayer: I tell you what.

This is just what
I wanna see here.

Rod's down and tight.

Billon hollingsworth:
shouldn't have much longer here.

Greg mayer: all right,
we got color right there.

Billon hollingsworth: nice.

Greg mayer: oh,
yeah, nice fish.

Billon hollingsworth: oh,
yeah, glowing down there.

Greg mayer: all right.

Jason futch: hold on, he's
coming up towards the bow.

Billon hollingsworth:
you gonna take him?

Jason futch: I was just
backing you up, that's all.

Billon hollingsworth: all
right, you take that side,

I'll take this side.

Greg mayer: there you go.

Turn perfect, good shot!

Billon hollingsworth:
yeah, yeah, here.

Greg mayer: okay, tail
rope right hand side, okay.

Billon hollingsworth:
good, all right.

Greg mayer: yes, number two!

Billon hollingsworth: can't
catch 'em at the dock, baby.

Greg mayer: can't wait
to tell the fleet we

Got another one.

Take that, tj.

Pa-pow!

It's a nice one here.

Round, looks like griff.

Charlie griffin: dumbass!

Tyler mclaughlin: all right,
we'll see what happens this

Afternoon, hopefully,
I'll get lucky.

I have a high respect
for the fishin' frenzy,

But I really wanna take
him out for, at least,

Just one time, you know.

If he beats me 99
times out of 100.

I just wanna beat
him that one time.

Greg mayer: one, two, three.

We're good.

That's a nice fish.

Billon hollingsworth: nice.

Greg mayer: pretty one,
nice 94 incher.

Billon hollingsworth: 94,
all right, we'll take it.

Greg mayer: number two.

Take that, tyler.

Charlie griffin:
I ain't seen [bleep]!

Steve hall: I ain't either.

I ain't laid my eyes on no
ball of bait that's for sure.

Charlie griffin: it's been
a few days now since steve and

I got our first fish
of the season.

We need to catch one,
so we can make a paycheck.

Steve hall: I just saw
something break the, hey,

Out there, I saw a splash.

Should I keep on trucking
right down this change,

Don't you think?

Hope we get lucky?

Charlie griffin: yeah,
I think, that was, that was,

That was a place of fish,
but it, look, look, look,

There they come again.

They're going right down
this change in the tide.

Steve hall: it's very
good that griff keeps

A good attitude.

And then, when I have a
good attitude, it helps him.

All you can do is go fishing
and try and it is what it is.

Charlie griffin:
come on, come on.



You gonna get a bite here
in a minute, good lord.

[snap]

Steve hall: there we go.

Charlie griffin:
what happened there?

Dammit.

I don't like this.

Charlie griffin: you gonna
get a bite here in a minute.

Good lord.

[snap]

Steve hall: there we go.

Charlie griffin:
what happened there?

Dammit, I don't like this.

What happened there?

Steve hall: I reckon
we got a tuna on.

I was just going to jig it.

Charlie griffin:
is there one on there?

Steve hall: yeah bud, I'm
waiting for you to come here

And grab the breakaway.

Charlie griffin: dammit man,
you weren't saying nothing.

Steve hall: come on, now.

Charlie griffin: damn, dude.

Steve hall: here you go.

Charlie griffin: I
gotcha, I gotcha.

Steve hall: all right.

Charlie griffin: feels
like a good one to me.

God, nervous, nervous,
nervous, dude, nervous.

Steve hall: relax, man, relax.

Charlie griffin:
I can't do it.

Steve hall: I've known
griff for a long time.

You know, he needs just
to relax a little bit.

Even when stuff goes bad,
you can't freak out too much

Because then you're just gonna
add more stress and anxiety on

Yourself and it's
not good, you know,

You might have a heart
attack out there and no

One wants that.

Charlie griffin:
how we looking there, skip?

Steve hall: he just
come tight there.

Charlie griffin:
woo, good job, man.

Here's the fish.

Steve hall: oh, yeah.

Charlie griffin: good lord.

Easy, steve, easy
buddy, we need this one.

Steve hall: all right.

Charlie griffin:
all right, get the meat hook.

Steve hall: you
good, meat hook?

Charlie griffin:
I'm very good, yep.

Come on, buddy.

Don't get a rope.

Get a loop.

You got him?

Steve hall: yes, sir.

Charlie griffin:
all right, man, we got him.

Pretty work.

Steve hall: I'd rather
be lucky than good, baby.

Charlie griffin:
good work, man.

Let's pull him up now!

Steve hall: you all right,
griff, you need help?

Charlie griffin: no,
that's a good one there.



See that?



Steve hall: yeah, man.

Charlie griffin: knock on
wood things are going great.

Steve's doing a good job
and we've got number two.

We just got to keep
our streak going.

Look out number three.

Oh, pretty work, stevie.

Stevie wonder.

Tuna fishing baby, yeah.

Dennis: all right, guys,
what do you got for me today?

Greg mayer: second
fish of the season.

Let's see what
you can do for us.

Dennis: all right,
let's check her out.

Nice fat one.

Greg mayer: all right,
what do we got for this one?

Dennis: 404 pounds dressed.

Greg mayer: bigger
than I thought.

Let's go check him out.

Our first fish was
worth over eight grand.

If we can get the same
quality for our second fish,

We'll stay on top.

Dennis: this is a beautiful
carolina winter bluefin.

Greg mayer: that's fat.

Dennis: really heavy fat.

Greg mayer: cool.

Billon hollingsworth:
yeah, man.

Greg mayer: see what
the core looks like,

See what we got there.

Dennis: core's not as
sharp as I was hoping.

Billon hollingsworth:
what's the verdict?

Dennis: $20 a pound.

Billon hollingsworth: ooh.

James futch: nice.

Greg mayer: $20?

I'll take it.

Eat your heart out,
tyler, second fish,

Another eight grand.

The frenzy's still on top.

All right, let's get rolling.

Dennis: well done, guys.

Billon hollingsworth:
all right, thank you.

Greg mayer: sweet.

Tj ott: just that
one bad wave.

Not to be
pessimistic or anything,

But it's just that one wave.

That one bad wave
can just destroy you.

That wave that almost washed
jarrett over the rail is

Definitely haunting me.

It's not something I can just
forget about in 24 hours and

Be back to business as usual.

But we do need to catch
fish to make a living and

Get a paycheck.

So, we've got to
cross that bar.

I don't like going across
this bar in the dark.

It's dead low tide right now.

Blow your windows out,
you know, and you could die.

The bar is the transition
point from the sound

To the ocean.

It's a sandbar where the
water depth can go from deep

Around it to very
shallow on top of it.

Swells from the open ocean
break on the bar and those

Waves can be treacherous.

So, we have to psychically
get across that safely without

Taking one of those
waves over the bow.

I just don't like it.

And another thing is
my main plotter is out.

You know, I don't have
my main plotter with my

Track line that I've been
using to go across the bar.

It's just completely blown up.

This is the plotter that we
used when we're out there,

You know, where we're
going, our coordinates.

Oh, god.

Got two local boats right
here turning around.

If the locals aren't
going across the bar,

I'm not going across the bar.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
we going back?

Tj ott: turning around.

It's a big decision
to turn around and go

Back to the dock.

We're gonna lose valuable time
on the water and most likely

Paychecks and I don't
take that lightly.

I get called out for staying
at the dock too often.

But I put my boat and
my guys' safety first.

If anyone's gonna
call me into question,

They're an idiot.

[phone ringing]

Greg mayer: come in.

Tj ott: you on the dock?

Greg mayer: yeah, yeah,
all right, where are you now?

Tj ott: we're turning around.

We don't have our plotter,
thing's breaking across.

Greg mayer: all right, yeah,
we're just getting ready to

Leave here shortly.

We're fishing in the gulf
stream in the wintertime.

It's a mean piece of ocean.

Tj took a rogue wave,
it caught him by surprise.

It's easy for guys to
psych themselves out.

Tj ott: I'm not
taking any chances.

Greg mayer: I don't know
how tj's gonna deal with it.

Oh, he's not out there today.

Tj ott: it doesn't
really matter, you know,

Just that one bad wave.

I'm not gonna be stupid.

Kenny midgett:
hallelujah, father,

We wanna thank you today, god.

We're asking for
your blessings,

For health and
protection on this boat.

We're turning our trust right
now over to you and we're

Asking that you turn
this season around.

Britton shackelford: we're
the only boat that hasn't

Caught a fish yet.

We'll take all the
help we can get.

Kenny midgett: and god, as
they leave this dock, lord,

I ask that you will guide
them and we ask it in

Jesus mighty name, amen.

All: amen.

Kenny midgett: thank
you for having me.

We're gonna trust him,
it's a trust issue, huh,

To turn it around and I
believe you can do it.

Britton shackelford: need a
little bit more faith that

He's a redneck god.

Cain livesay: thank you much.

Graham alexander: yes, sir.

Britton shackelford:
thank you, bud,

Appreciate you coming by.

Kenny midgett: all right,
y'all be safe.

Graham alexander:
yes, sir, thank you.

Cain livesay:
let's go get this one.

Graham alexander:
let's go get 'em, buddy.

Britton shackelford:
y'all ready?

I feel good about it, boys.

Cain livesay: I do too, brit.

Let's go get 'em,
gonna see the powerhouse work.

Cliff spencer: basket's
straight, dart's good.

Nick gowitzka: we're lacking
one thing ain't we, cliffy?

Cliff spencer: something
tugging on the other end.

Nick gowitzka: large
bluefin tun-er.

Cliff wild line: hey, nick,
here comes your old boss.

Brandan brickhouse:
looks like frenzy's trying to

Get ahead of us.

Nick gowitzka: our first
fish was over eight grand.

But we're still just
a little bit behind greg on

The fishin' frenzy.

I really wanna knock my old
boss off the top spot this

Season and I got a really good
feeling cliff and brandan are

Gonna help me get it done.

Cliff spencer: everybody
thought nick was gonna

Follow him around.

Brandan brickhouse: yeah,
you see what's happening,

Don't you?

Wherever we go,
frenzy got to go.

Dale lisi: oh god,
here comes big red.

He's twitching, dude.

Are you ready?

Will hathaway: I'm ready.

Dale lisi: I wanna be
in first place and I wanna

Knock frenzy out.

Last trip out we caught
a real nice fish,

Scored over six grand.

Will and ed are fired up
and we are in the right spot

To put some tuna on the deck.

Will hathaway:
let's roll, brother.

Put us on the meat, cap.

[beeping]

Dale lisi: we got a good
mark right here, 120 feet down.

Nick gowitzka:
there's a mark, 75 feet.

Cliff spencer: we gonna
get a bite out of this one,

Watch this.

Nick gowitzka: oh, yeah.

Dale lisi: got some marks
right here at 50 feet.

Ed gross: hey, there he is.

Dale lisi:
oh, there, nice one!

Brandan brickhouse: all
we need is a bite now.

Nick gowitzka:
keep jigging it!

Ed gross: there he is.

Dale lisi: keep
coming after it.

Nick gowitzka: there he goes!

Brandan brickhouse:
bite, bite, bite.

Nick gowitzka: there he is!

Let her go, let her go, yes!

Ed gross: there he is, dale!

Will hathaway: hell
yeah, we got him now!

Ed gross: hell yeah!

Dale lisi: you
see that, frenzy?

Ed gross: there he is.

Dale lisi: keep
coming after it.

Nick gowitzka: there he goes!

Brandan brickhouse:
bite, bite, bite.

Nick gowitzka: there he is!

Let her go, let her
go, let her go, yes!

Ed gross: there he is, dale!

Will hathaway: hell
yeah, we got him now!

Ed gross: hell yeah!

Will hathaway: whoa!

Dale lisi: come on,
money fish, come on.

Ed gross: hell yeah, man.

Got a nice fish
on, man, nice fish.

Nick gowitzka: whoo-hoo!

Pretty bite.

Took some drag, so we're
hoping it's gonna be a keeper.

Cliff spencer: yeah, he's
got some weight to him.

Nick gowitzka: the man
to beat is greg mayer from

The fishin' frenzy.

We're gonna find out
if greg's gonna suffer

Without me or not.

Will hathaway: yeah.

Ed gross: look really nice.

Can't wait to pull
him out of water in front of

This clown here.

Dale lisi: oh, hell yeah,
come on, money fish.

It could be worth five
grand if we're lucky.

We're hoping, we're
definitely hoping.

Ed gross: this him here?

Will hathaway:
here he is right here.

Dale lisi: man,
come on, come on, fish.

Nick gowitzka: we got
him where we want him now.

Fish is coming up.

All right, brandan, get
your, get your dart ready.

Brandan brickhouse: yes, sir.

Nick gowitzka: just like
you're doing, cliff.

Will hathaway:
it's a good one.

Ed gross: we're
gonna stick him?

Will hathaway: yeah, we're
gonna, we're gonna stick him.

Dale lisi: throw the dart!

Will hathaway: drilled him.

Dale lisi: hell yeah.

Nick gowitzka:
this got real easy.

Take her out of gear
a second, cliff.

Take her right out of gear.

Cliff spencer: you got it.

Nick gowitzka: all right,
brandan, right there.

Right affected on the side.

Nice, all right, tail gaff.

Let that go.

Come with the tail rope, guys.

Cliff spencer: pull
it tight, all right.

Will hathaway: whoo-hoo.

Nick gowitzka: good job, guys.

Hey, boys, number two.

Dale lisi: that is a
hell of a fish, man.

Will hathaway: let's see
how long this thing is, cap.

Ed gross: 77 inches.

Will hathaway: hell yeah.

Dale lisi: all right.

Ed gross: nice, man,
awesome, guys, awesome.

Dale lisi: pretty work, guys.

Nick gowitzka:
all right, cliff,

You ready to see
how big he is?



Brandan brickhouse: yes, sir.

Nick gowitzka:
come on, frenzy.

Brandan brickhouse: yeah.

Nick gowitzka: come on.

Dale lisi: did you
see that, frenzy?

We've got to beat
his a*s this year.

We're catching bluefin tuna.

We're doing exactly
what we came here to do.

Frenzy's empire is
about to crumble.

This is how it's done on
the foolish pleasures.

Cliff spencer: good job, man.

Brandan brickhouse: yes, sir.

Nick gowitzka: hey, we're
coming after you, frenzy.

Number two for
the little shell.

Fishin' frenzy, we just
got our second fish.

We're coming for you.

Greg mayer: nick got one.

Jason and billon: yeah.

Greg mayer: damn, nick.

Cliff spencer: that's awesome.

Brandan brickhouse:
I'm stoked, buddy!

Dale lisi: me too.

Nick gowitzka: yeah,
we're gonna give frenzy a

Run for his money.

Greg mayer: where's
the hot tuna?

Dale lisi: tj's on the dock.

Greg mayer: meanwhile,
at the blue water grill.

Tj's having patron.

Nick gowitzka: that's funny.

Charlie griffin: he
said he had some kind of

An electrical problem.

He turned around
at the bar because his

Plotter wasn't working.

The tide was really
smoking out of there.

It was.

Dale lisi: tj.

Dude, I got three
[bleep] chart plotters.

And I ain't, and
I'm the worst piece of

White Tr*sh in the fleet.

You should.

Will hathaway: yeah, that
dude does not wanna go fishing.

Dale lisi: no.

Greg mayer: tj's had a little
history down here not wanting

To go through the bridge
and watching out for the bar.

It takes a special
breed to be here.

Not everyone can do it.

I think tj's lost his nerve.

Tyler mclaughlin: I think
greg on the fishin' frenzy,

He'll do anything he
can to manipulate to try

And take you off your game.

But you can't really
blame tj for being cautious.

I fished with
tj for four years.

I was his deckhand;
he was a mentor to me.

I don't think I'd be where I
am today if it wasn't for him,

And he always
taught me that safety

Is the number one priority.

Greg mayer: oh, no,
tide's going out.

It's breaking.

I can't do it!

I'm not going!

I can't do it!

Charlie griffin: we're here.

Dennis: got a fatty today?

Charlie griffin: hopefully
this will be a good one and

Everybody will be happy.

Dennis: let's
see what you got.

Charlie griffin: all
right, come on, baby.

What do you think?

Mary: 263 pounds.

Charlie griffin:
there you go, good.

Dennis: let's
check her out.

Charlie griffin: we got the
best price of the whole fleet

For our first
fish, $22 a pound.

I hope our second
one's as good.

Dennis: pretty nice
fish today, griff.

Charlie griffin:
that's what we like.

Dennis: it's not
loaded with fat,

But there's a nice band of
oily meat by the skin here

And the meat
quality is really good.

Charlie griffin: what
do you think, dennis?

Dennis: twenty bucks a pound.

Charlie griffin: awesome.

Dennis: well done, guys.

Charlie griffin: thanks.

Steve hall:
good work, bud.

Charlie griffin: bubba.

I'll take a
$5,000 fish every day.

Who knows, man,
with a little bit of luck

We'll see
you tomorrow night.

Dennis: all right,
catch them up, thanks, guys.

Steve hall: all right,
thank you all again.

Charlie griffin: take
care, thanks guys.

Steve hall: we're out.

Charlie griffin:
we're out, hasta luego.

Will hathaway: what's up?

Buyer: what's up, guys?

Will hathaway: we
got them today, dude.

Dale lisi: we got one,
which is better than none.

Buyer: let's go and get her
up here and see what we got.

Dale lisi: what do we got?

Buyer: oh, 217 pounds.

Dale lisi: nice.

Buyer: see what we
got on the inside.

All right, guys.

Let's see
what we got here.

Dale lisi: tell
us something good.

Buyer: some decent
fat in the minors.

Not a whole lot going
on in the majors.

Not a bad core.

Will hathaway: nice, okay.

Dale lisi: so what do you
think you can do for us?

Buyer: well guys, I
can do $15 a pound.

Dale lisi: hell yeah.

Will hathaway: nice, cool.

Dale lisi: yeah?

Thank you, thank
you, thank you.

Will hathaway:
appreciate it.

Dale lisi: this is exactly
what we need to keep the fire

Burning on this boat
because the next one's gonna

Be a bigger
and better tuna.

Are we clear?

Clear?

Will hathaway:
all right, guys.

Thank you, guys.

Caine livesay: we
left 3:00 this morning.

And we got a, we got a
lot of catching up to do.

Long story short of it is,
we got to catch some fish.

Britton shackelford: it's
aggravating if you dwell on it.

The fact that almost everybody
in the fleet has caught

Two fish each while we
still haven't landed our first.

I need to start making
a paycheck for my family,

But I have faith
that god will provide.

Graham alexander:
here, let me see,

I got some of these
new rubber bands.

Caine livesay: hey, you want
to put something through there

Where we can add three
or four rubber bands on it?

[beeping]

Britton shackelford:
oh, there's the herd.

I haven't seen a mark
like that in a couple days.

That's a lot of
fish right there.

Look at all that.

These fish, I'm hoping,

Are pushing in
here towards the bottom.

[beeping]

[reel unspolling rapidly]

There he is, got
him on, left side.

Thank you, jesus.

Whoo!

Get them on!

[Inaudible]

Graham alexander: do you
want your glove or anything?

Caine livesay: no sir,
I want a hundred-incher.

Graham alexander: get
him, son, get him.

Caine livesay:
still taking it out.

It's gonna
be a sea monster.

Britton shackelford:
come on, caine!

Caine livesay: just use
a little luck tonight.

Britton shackelford:
what is that?

Caine livesay: dolphin.

Get away from me, dolphin.

I don't like that thing
zooming around my line, dude.

Graham alexander:
I don't either.

Britton shackelford: dolphin
are protected marine animals.

So, normally, we're supposed
to stay at least 50 yards away.

But we got
a fish on the line.

As soon as we get
this fish on the boat,

We'll get out of
here and let them be.

Caine livesay: nighttime
we got to have our lights

On and the lights are
bringing the squid up.

Look at all them
right by the lines.

Teeth.

They got teeth.

Just gonna cut your line up.

Having all the dolphins around
eating the squid is potential

For one of these things to
break our line with a $10,000

Check on the other end.

It's freaking me out.

Oh no, get away,
get away, get away!

Britton shackelford: looks
like they're intentionally

Messing with that line!

Caine livesay: they're
playing with it for sure.

Swivel out!

Dammit!

Caine livesay: no, no, get
away, get away, get away,

Get away from me, dolphin.

Britton shackelford: looks
like they're intentionally

Messing with that line!

Caine livesay: they're
playing with it for sure.

Leave it alone!

Dammit.

Britton shackelford: huh?

What happened?

Caine livesay:
one just hit it.

I just felt a
dolphin hit my line.

Britton shackelford:
did the line break,

Did we lose the fish?

Graham alexander: damn dolphins
need to get out of here.

Caine livesay: get away,
dolphins, get away.

Britton shackelford: dolphin
are protected marine animals.

So, normally we're supposed to
stay at least 50 yards away.

But we got
a fish on the line.

As soon as we get
this fish on the boat,

We'll get out of
here and let them be.

Caine livesay:
please, dear lord,

Make everything
go just right.

There he goes.

Thank you, lord, good god!

Britton shackelford: oh, boy.

Come on, boys,
we need this one!

Graham alexander: hopefully
everything will hold together

And we'll get this one.

We really need it.

Britton shackelford:
dolphin are strong,

Powerful creatures.

This line could
be weakened because of

All the
banging around on it.

This line could
break at any second.

Caine livesay: look
at that rod, dude.

It's gonna be a hell
of a fish, 30 foot away.

Britton shackelford:
come on boys, dig deep!

Caine livesay: it's
a, it's a monster.

Britton shackelford:
I hear you.

Caine livesay: there
he is, right there.

All right,
forward a little bit.

All right, jab
his a*s or something.

Graham alexander:
dude, jab him?

I can't reach him.

Britton shackelford:
do something.

Caine livesay: ready?

Graham alexander:
ready as I'll ever be.

Britton shackelford: all
right, stick him, throw it!

Oh, you got him!

Good shot!

Graham alexander: go ahead
and pull that one in the boat.

Britton shackelford:
one, two, three.

Holy smokes, man.

Caine livesay:
come on, heave!

Britton shackelford: come on.

Caine livesay: come on,
boys, one, two, three, go!

Pull up!

Graham alexander: yeah,
that's what I'm talking about.

Caine livesay: keep him
coming, keep him coming!

Britton shackelford:
big one, dude.

Caine livesay: I told
you, I told you, whoo!

Britton shackelford: whoo.

Caine livesay: whoo, whoo,
look at that thing, dude.

Britton shackelford:
holy cow, man.

It's like euphoria
when you catch your first

Fish of the season.

You know, that's kind
of like, "yeah, okay,

Here we go."

Graham alexander: we're gonna
need some more tape measure.

It's gonna be like over 100.

You ain't got enough tape.

Tape's not long enough.

Hell, yeah,
pretty work, baby!

Caine livesay:
pretty work, baby.

Graham alexander: whoo.

Caine livesay: yes,
I can't stand up.

Britton shackelford: and it
was a hard fought battle, too.

Caine livesay:
whoo, I love it.

Britton shackelford:
thank you, jesus.

Nick gowitzka: give
'em hell, little shell.

Dennis: the market's
blazing hot, guys.

What have you got
for me tonight?

Nick gowitzka:


Dennis: let's see
what she's all about.

Nick gowitzka: all right,
put him on the scale.

What have you got, dennis?

Dennis: 402 pounds.

Nick gowitzka:
all right, nice.

Let's take a
look at the quality.

Our first fish
got $16 a pound.

I hope to do a lot better
than that this time around.

All right.

Dennis: a little bit
slender shape and I'm not

Seeing loaded fat here.

Nick gowitzka: let's
look at the core, nice.

Dennis: I wish it had
a little bit more fat,

Then it might be big money.

Nick gowitzka: so what's
all that mean, dollar-wise?

Dennis: $13 a pound.

Nick gowitzka: $13?

That's the worst price
per pound this season.

But, the fish was so
big we made over $5,000,

Now we got to stay jacked
up till the end of the season.

Bring you some more.

Dennis: sayonara, guys.

Nick gowitzka:
yes sir, see you.

Cliff spencer:
didn't go backwards.

Nick gowitzka: no sir,
made money today, big boy.

Britton shackelford:
hey guys, baby girl,

The welcoming committee.

My whole family is there.

I mean this
is why I do it.

I do it for them and to
see all of them excited,

It's awesome.

The dog's there.

My girlfriend.

They didn't bring the pig.

I don't know why they didn't
bring the pig or any of the

Chickens or any of the horses,

But we've got
the whole contingency.

Well, thank you
all for coming out.

Austin shackelford: it's nice
to see you have one on the deck.

Dennis: all right, looks
like your luck has changed.

Britton shackelford:
there's no luck,

It's all about blessing.

Ginger shackelford: yeah.

Austin shackelford: hang
her up, bud, hang her up.

Caine livesay:
that thing is fat.

Austin shackelford: that
scares me right there.

Britton shackelford:
what you got, dennis?

Dennis: 430 pounds guys.

Britton shackelford: nice.

Caine livesay: sweet!

Ginger shackelford:
that's awesome.

Caine livesay: good job!

Dennis: let's see
what she's all about.

Caine livesay: yes, sir.

Dennis: the meat color is
better on this fish today than

Most of the other fish
I've been looking at today.

Caine livesay: this is what
I'm talking about, son.

Dennis: I like this fish.

The body shape is
really, really nice.

Britton shackelford: let's
take a look at the core.

Caine livesay:
that's beautiful.

Dennis: pretty nice fish
to kick off the season, guys.

I really like this one.

Britton shackelford:
what do you think?

Dennis: $20 a pound.

[cheering]

Caine livesay: thank you.

Yes, sir.

Britton shackelford:
god made it...

Son: I love you,
dad, stay safe.

Britton shackelford: for me
to catch it so that I can

Support my family.

Ginger shackelford:
couldn't be here last year.

Britton shackelford:
that's right,

Couldn't be here last year.

Ginger shackelford:
that's good stuff.

Britton shackelford: sick
last year, healthy this year.

Son: I love you, dad.

Britton shackelford: love you.

Thank you, guys, love you all.

Thank you, jesus.

Tj ott: we've got to get ice
and fuel and we've got the guy

Coming down to
work on the plotter.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
sucks, that's, like,

The main plotter, man.

That's where all
your numbers are.

Tj ott: my main chart plotter
on the boat is one of the most

Important instruments I have.

It's linked in with my
autopilot, with my radar.

It's something
I rely on to come and

Go through this inlet.

I'm certainly aware I have a
reputation in the outer banks

As not fishing as much as
some of these other boats.

I've got to get
back out there.

But I'm not gonna
fishing without it.

I'm gonna text frenzy.

Well, wow.

Greg mayer: oh.

Knucklehead.

Tj ott: anyone that wants to
talk [bleep] come and see us.

Greg mayer: oh,
that's interesting.

I could use this
to my advantage.

Tj ott: oh my god, bro.

I need to
silence the critics.

Tyler mclaughlin:
I want a bite.

I need a bite, bad.

We've got to get a fish.

I really got the expenses
covered on this trip.

We got to get, make
it happen here.

The other guys are catching
fish and we're not.

I don't like that ever.

Duffy and I got off
to a great start catching

The first tuna on the
opening day of the season.

But, after fishing
hard for close to a week,

We still don't have
a second tuna on board.

Time to drop the baits.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
hell, yeah.

We got to
switch something up.

Tyler mclaughlin: I know that
we just got to keep our focus

And good things will happen.

Putting out some
lines, we're gonna try

And get a bite on bait.

Nick "duffy" fudge: yeah,
but we're drifting right

Over the stick.

Tyler mclaughlin:
that's all right.

Nick "duffy" fudge: tyler
wasted a lot of time in the

Past causing trouble, but
since I've started working

With tyler, he's
definitely gotten more focused.

Tyler mclaughlin: oh,
my god, we're marking them.

Marking them.

Nick "duffy" fudge: after
a strong season last year,

Losing by less than $1,000
to greg on the fishin' frenzy,

We could definitely
end up on top.

Tyler mclaughlin:
that's the mark, man!

Nick "duffy" fudge: is
that the one with the pork

And the beef?

A little bit of sausage.

Tyler mclaughlin:
still marking them!

[beeping]

Let's get a bite, man,
let's get a bite.

[reel unspooling rapidly]

Got him on!

Got him on the rod!

Nick "duffy" fudge: oh, yeah.

Tyler mclaughlin:
double, double, whoo!

Got them on again!

Yeah, buddy!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah, baby.

Tyler mclaughlin: whoo!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
double, baby!

Tyler mclaughlin: yeah!

:
Double, double, whoo!

Got them on again!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah, baby.

Tyler mclaughlin:
we got to get him.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
watch the lines.

Watch the lines.

Tyler mclaughlin:
get on that rod!

Reel, reel, reel!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah baby, whoo.

Tyler mclaughlin: we've
been driving around all

Day looking for a double.

When we're
fighting a double,

It's best to let
the stick fish run.

Get him way away,
get him out of there

And just focus
on that rod fish.

That way, the lines won't
cross and cut each other off.

Nick "duffy" fudge: yeah,
let that one just go!

We're good!

We'll get this guy.

Good fish,
definitely a keeper.

Tyler mclaughlin: we got one
fish out there in-between that

Yellow ball and the red ball
and then I got duffy straight

Up and down right here.

This is textbook double.

It's the first double
in the new boat.

Whoo!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah, baby.

Yo, yo, yo, come around.

Starboard, starboard.

I'm gonna push him out.

I got this fish.

Tyler mclaughlin:
swing it out.

I got you coming out the back.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
I got deep color.

Tyler mclaughlin:
come on, duff-duff,

We really need this one.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
here he comes, brother, dig.

Tyler mclaughlin: I see him.

Nick "duffy" fudge: throw
the dart, throw the dart!

Tyler mclaughlin: drilled him!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
nice shot, t.

Tyler mclaughlin:
get a tail gaff.

Yeah, baby!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
all right, brother!

Tyler mclaughlin:
whoo, one down, baby.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
one more to go.

Tyler mclaughlin:
that's what we do.

Pinwheel out here fishing
hard every day, yeah!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
all right, all right,

I'm coming tight on him.

Definitely a keeper.

Tyler mclaughlin:
big bite, big fish.

That's why we do it, baby.

Nick "duffy" fudge: I
got color, good one.

Tyler mclaughlin: yeah!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
there he is.

Get the harpoon.

Tyler mclaughlin: big one!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
there he is, get him.

Tyler mclaughlin:
swing him out!

Right off the
back of the boat!

Swing him right
out over there.

Nick "duffy" fudge: get
him, get him, stick him!

Tyler mclaughlin: bingo!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah, buddy.

Tyler mclaughlin: whoo.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
that's a good one.

Tyler mclaughlin:
whoo, hell yeah, dude,

We earned this one!

We deserve these
ones here today.

The tuna gods are smiling down
on us, everything's great.

Beautiful fish.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah, baby.

Tyler mclaughlin: these two
fish just go to show that if

We work hard and focus only on
what's happening on this boat.

Yeah, baby!

Yes.

Duffy and I are
an unstoppable team.

We had like a $10,000 day.

We're going to the dock.



Nick "duffy" fudge:


Tyler mclaughlin:


Nick "duffy" fudge:
biggest fish so far.

Tyler mclaughlin:
yes, 80 inches.

Nick "duffy" fudge:


Tyler mclaughlin: a
pair of 80s, brother.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
hell, yeah.

Tyler mclaughlin: a
pair of 80 inchers.

These things are gonna
bring us some big money.

Boom!

We got like a pair
of 80 inchers.

Greg mayer: tyler
just hooked a pair.

Billon hollingsworth: a pair?

Greg mayer: when tyler's
focused on fishing,

He's a k*ller.

But it doesn't take
very much to distract him.

I know tj hates the fact
that we're out here today

And he's not.

Tyler mclaughlin:
poor guy, you know?

Greg mayer: you
know better than me.

You were part of that
program for a while.

Tyler mclaughlin: yeah, you
can't catch them at the dock.

I mean he's really got
to overcome his fears.

Greg mayer: part of the game
is psyching out your opponent.

You're picking on
guys all the time.

Sometimes they don't
even know about it.

Tyler mclaughlin: the
wheel will always prevail.

The wheel never
stops turning.

We got like $10,000 day,
we're going to the dock.

Whoo!

Greg mayer: I know
what I have to do.

Call tj ott.

If you're trying to
out-fish someone else.

It's a mental game.

You get them to
rethink what they're doing.

You misdirect
them a little bit,

You talk to this guy over
there and that guy over there

And see where the chips fall.

Tj ott: hello,
what's going on?

Greg mayer: what is, what's
going on with you and the kid?

Tj ott: pinhead?

Oh, what's he, what's he
saying, what's he doing?

Greg mayer: he's out
here telling everybody

Who's gonna listen.

He said, "damn,
tj's a [bleep].

He can't even
come across the bar."

Tj ott: really?

Greg mayer: I don't know
what it is with the kid.

Tj ott: are you [bleep] me?

Greg mayer: I
just don't get it.

Tj ott: oh, we put
the kid on the map.

The kid was a nobody,
and now he's calling me out

And I'm not even out
there to defend myself?

For me, it kind of cuts
pretty deep because I've done

A lot for that kid over
the years and I've been the

Only ally he
had for a long time.

I put tyler in the
position he's in today.

He's out here being a tuna
fisherman with stuff that

I taught him, all right?

I didn't need tyler
mclaughlin to make me,

But tyler mclaughlin
would not be anywhere if

It wasn't for me.

Greg mayer: yeah, I
guess he, I guess he caught,

So I'm sure he'll be
in there in a couple hours.

Tj ott: he's coming in tonight
you're saying with a fish?

Right now
I'm so pissed off.

Greg mayer: not
gonna like that.

Tj ott: if he's
got something to say,

He can say it to my face.

Greg mayer: all right,
I'll check you later.

I'd like to be
there when tj sees tyler.

Jason futch: hey, the more
they fight with each other,

The less they got their
minds on what we're here to do.

Greg mayer: that's
about right.

Jason futch: wouldn't it
be fun if it escalated?

Greg mayer: yeah,
I'd put money on it.

Tyler mclaughlin: this
is a big trip for us.

What's up, bubba?

Bubba: what's up?

Tyler mclaughlin: we
ended up getting two fish.

Bubba: all right,
let's get them off the boat.

Tyler mclaughlin:
what's it looking like?

Bubba: 285 pounds,


Tyler mclaughlin:
awesome, excellent, cool.

We got brothers,
let's go check him out.

This is what happens
when you focus on fishing.

I don't think any
other boat has brought

In their third fish.

Bubba: all right, let's see
what we're looking at here.

Tyler mclaughlin: nice fish.

Bubba: got nice color to it.

It's a nice red.

I can see
some fat coming in.

The core looks
nice and clear.

Nice, solid.

Tyler mclaughlin: what do
you think you can do for me?

Bubba: $17 a pound.

Tyler mclaughlin: awesome,
we'll take it, brother.

Take that, bingo.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
all right, dude.

Bubba: all right,
fish number two.

This one's actually
got a little more fat.

Tyler mclaughlin:
we need the money.

Bubba: $19 a pound.

Tyler mclaughlin: yes,
awesome, thank you!

Nick "duffy" fudge:
all right, dude.

Tyler mclaughlin: that's
why we came down here, bingo!

Thanks, brother,
appreciate it, all right,

We're gonna go try
and catch some more

Bubba: all right,
good luck, guys.

Tyler mclaughlin: first
double on the new boat.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
yeah, buddy!

narrator: fishin' frenzy's
eight grand payday keeps them

in the lead, but pinwheel's
double catch launches them

into second place, less
than two grand behind.

meanwhile, doghouse's first
fish pushes them ahead of

the sidelined hot tuna.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
you see him?

Tj ott: there
they are, yep.

Right there, pinhead.

We've had a tough last few
days and then greg tells me

That pinhead is out on
the water trashing us

For not fishing.

Put her in slip, big mouth!

Come on, tough guy!

Tyler mclaughlin:
tj's over there, bro.

Tj ott: all he does is talk
[bleep] and talk [bleep] when

I'm not there.

Right now,
I'm right here.

See that?

I'm right here.

He's petrified to back
his boat into this slip,

Because if he does
and he runs his mouth,

I'm gonna throttle him.

Tyler mclaughlin: what
do you want to do, man?

Jarrett przybyszewski:
I said bring it on.

Tj ott: greg told us
you were badmouthing us.

What's up?

Keep him there, jarrett.

Put her in
the slip, come on!

Tyler mclaughlin: I
don't get what's going on.

Right now, I got tj coming
at me screaming and yelling

And I have no
idea what I did wrong.

Nick "duffy" fudge:
you got a stick, dude?

Tyler mclaughlin:
hey tj, shut up, man.

Nick "duffy" fudge: [bleep]!

Jarrett przybyszewski: get on
the dock you little coward.

Tj ott: you running
your mouth out?

Tyler mclaughlin:
I ain't a coward, man.

Jarrett przybyszewski:
yeah, get on the dock.

Tj ott: [inaudible] you
[bleep] put her in the slip!

Let's go!