01x02 - Proving Grounds

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Josh: HOW OLD
IS YOUR OLD MAN NOW?

Jeff: MY OLD MAN
JUST TURNED 71, MAN.



YEAH.

MY DAD FISHED
FOR A LONG TIME.

HE'S AN OLD-SCHOOL HAWAIIAN.

HE'S BEEN OUT HERE SINCE
THE LATE '60s, EARLY '70s.

SO HE PROBABLY WAS THERE
WHEN MY DAD MADE THESE CHARTS.

YEAH.

Casey: THIS IS HOW I'M LOOKING
AT THIS, RIGHT?

JOSH AND I ARE ON A SERIOUS
TREASURE HUNT RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU HAD A PIRATE MAP
AND YOU HAD ONE OF THE PIRATES

THAT WAS ALIVE FROM THAT TIME,
IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO BE LIKE,

"HEY, WHAT WAS BLACKBEARD
UP TO?"

YEAH, I MEAN YOU GUYS
CAN PICK HIS BRAIN.

HE MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO POINT
YOU GUYS IN THE DIRECTION

OF SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR

ON YOUR DAD'S MAP,
MAN.

WHATEVER IT IS THAT
WE HAVE TO DO, LET'S DO IT.

MY NAME IS JOSH HARRIS.

MY DAD WAS CAPTAIN PHIL HARRIS,

A LEGEND ON THE BERING SEA.

YOU CAN'T GET ANY BETTER
THAN ME.

I'M JUST A SMILING
JACK.

WHEN HE DIED,
HE LEFT ME A MYSTERY --

CHARTS COVERED IN NOTES
HE MADE YEARS AGO

WHILE EXPLORING
THE WATERS OF HAWAII.

AND NOW WITH THE HELP OF MY
BUSINESS PARTNER CASEY McMANUS

AND BADASS LOCAL FISHERMAN
JEFF SOLA...

THIS FISH
COULD BE WORTH $2,000.

ONE FISH, TWO GRAND.

...I'VE COME TO THE KONA COAST

TO DISCOVER WHAT MY DAD
WAS PLANNING.

HERE WE GO!

HOLY

THIS WEATHER'S ABOUT
TO KICK OUR a*s.

- OH
- SHARK!

WOW!

MY DAD CONQUERED ONE FISHERY
IN HIS LIFETIME,

BUT WITH THIS CHART,
WAS HE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK

TO MASTER ANOTHER?

THAT'S WHAT CASEY, JEFF,
AND I ARE HERE TO FIND OUT.

HERE'S TO YOU, OLD MAN.

HE'S LISTENING.

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Jeff:
HERE WE ARE PULLING IN.

THIS IS MY FOLKS' PLACE
RIGHT HERE.

Josh: LET'S SHED SOME LIGHT
ON THE SITUATION.

WHAT'S UP, DAD?

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

JEFFREY'S POPS, HUH?

YEAH.
CASEY.

- GOOD TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW WE DOING, MY MAN?
JOSH.

- GOOD TO MEET YOU.
- HOW YOU DOING, BROTHER? GOOD.

GOT SOME QUESTIONS
FOR YOU, MY MAN.

Casey:
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPOT HERE.

LOOKING AT HIS CHART COVERED
IN ALL THE DIFFERENT MARKINGS

AND NOTES, IT'S PRETTY HARD
TO KNOW WHERE TO START.

THAT'S WHY TODAY I'M HOPING
TO GET A PERSPECTIVE

OF A FISHERMAN
FROM MY DAD'S GENERATION.

SO MY DAD CAME OUT HERE
IN THE '80s, '90s,

WHEN THE CRASH OF KING CRAB
AND SNOW CRAB HAPPENED,

AND HE STARTED BUILDING
THIS CHART HERE OF HAWAII.

OBVIOUSLY SPENT
A LOT OF TIME OUT HERE,

SO WE'RE KIND OF
MAKING SENSE OF ALL THIS.

DURING THE '80s AND '90s,

YOU WERE OBVIOUSLY OUT
FISHING AROUND HERE.

- OH, FOR SURE.
- YOU'RE OLD SCHOOL.

I MEAN...

YEAH, I RECOGNIZE ALL THESE
POINTS AND STUFF FOR SURE.

I GOT A QUESTION
FOR YOU.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
ON THIS SIDE OF THE ISLAND?

OH, YEAH.

ALL THESE MARKS
ALONG THE KONA COAST,

ONE SPOT THAT HE MARKED,
I'M VERY CURIOUS ABOUT.

IT'S RIGHT ON
THE SOUTHERN EDGE.

WHERE THIS
GOOD FISH MARK IS,

IT LOOKS LIKE MY DAD
WAS DOWN HERE QUITE A BIT.

I MEAN,
THERE'S MULTIPLE MARKS.

Larry: SOUTH POINT, MIDDLE LEE,
IT'S DESOLATE.

THERE'S NOTHING AROUND,
NOTHING AROUND BUT FISH.

WHAT KIND OF FISH
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT
MOSTLY JUST BIG AHI.

BUT MAN, THIS IS HARDCORE
FISHING DOWN IN THERE.

I MEAN, IT'S ROUGH.
I MEAN...

CHECK THIS OUT, JOSH,

WHERE YOUR DAD WROTE
"VERY ROUGH."

WIND JUST WHIPS THROUGH HERE.



DOWN HERE?

EASY.
EASY.

I USED TO COME DOWN IN HERE

AND THEN YOU'D SEE
THE WIND LINE GO OUT.

OH, BOY, I TELL YOU,
I NEVER EVEN

SHUT MY MOTOR OFF
DOWN IN THERE.

THE WIND DOWN THERE,
IT CAN SWITCH ON US.

THERE'S A LOT OF SQUALLS.
THERE'S JUST WEATHER.

I MEAN, IT'S THE SOUTHERNMOST
TIP OF THE U.S.

Josh: LOOKING AT THE NOTES,
BAD CONDITIONS OR NOT,

HE SEEMED TO BE GOING BACK,
MORE THAN ANY OTHER

AHI SPOT ON THIS CHART.

Phil:
I MEAN, THIS AIN'T NO JOKE.

I USED TO SIT AROUND
AND LISTEN TO THE WEATHER

AND GET ALL WORRIED
ABOUT IT AND EVERYTHING.

I GAVE ALL THAT UP.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE.
WE GOT A JOB TO DO.

LET'S GO AND DO IT.

IF IT MEANT
MAKING A GOOD CATCH,

MY DAD WAS NEVER AFRAID
TO TAKE A LITTLE WEATHER.

IS IT WORTHWHILE?

YES, YES, DEFINITELY.

Josh: SO IF MY OLD MAN
WAS WILLING

TO STICK IT OUT DOWN THERE,
ROUGH WHETHER OR NOT,

THAT MUST MEAN
THAT HE FOUND THE HONEY HOLE.

COULD IT BE THE MECCA OF AHI?
I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THE WAY
TO FIND OUT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH,
IT WAS GOOD REMINISCING.

IT'S A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE EVEN THOUGHT

ABOUT THAT AREA
DOWN IN THERE.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE'RE
ABOUT TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

ALRIGHT, MAN.
GOOD LUCK. BE SAFE.

OH, THAT'S THE NAME
OF THE GAME.

- APPRECIATE THE HISTORY.
- YEAH.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

ALRIGHT, GOOD MEETING
YOU GUYS.

Josh: GOING OUT
FOR THE BIG SHOW NOW.

Casey: YOU GOT IT, BUDDY.

DUDE, IT'S TIME
TO GO CATCH A TUNA.

THERE IS, THEY'RE JUST LITTLE
TINY THINGS IN THE ROCKS.

POUND FOR POUND, AHI IS MOST
VALUABLE FISH IN THESE WATERS,

WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY
MY OLD MAN'S CHART

IS COVERED WITH NOTES
ABOUT THEM.

LARRY CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT,
RIGHT WHERE IT SAYS

"VERY ROUGH"
ON THE OLD CHARTSKI

IS SUPPOSED TO BE
VERY ROUGH WEATHER.

THE QUESTION IS,
IS THE FISHING DOWN

BY SOUTH POINT
REALLY WORTH THE WEATHER?

YOU GUYS READY?

GAME ON.

Jeff:
THIS SPOT ON JOSH'S DAD'S CHART,

THE CONDITIONS
ARE UNPREDICTABLE.

IT COULD GET ROUGH.

THEY AIN'T GOING TO BE
SMOKING CIGARETTES

AND DRINKING COFFEE
BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO

HOLDING ON FOR THEIR LIFE
ON THEIR LITTLE BOAT.

Josh: TODAY'S GOING TO BE
A GOOD DAY.

LET'S KNOCK THIS OUT.

Jeff: IT'S A GOOD 35-MILE RUN
DOWN THE SOUTH WAY.

SO OUR PLAN TODAY
IS TO WORK TOGETHER,

KIND OF TRY TO STAY CLOSE.

I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING
I CAN TO HELP THESE GUYS OUT.

OVERALL, THEM CATCHING A FISH
TO ME

WOULD BE JUST AS IMPORTANT
AS ME GETTING ONE.

DAMN IT.

WHAT?

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.WHAT AM I DOING?

YOU WAIT.

Josh: BEING PARTNERS
WITH CASEY McMANUS

IS ONE BIG, HUGE DEBACLE,

BUT I'VE MADE MORE MONEY
WORKING WITH CASEY McMANUS

THAN I HAVE PAID
IN PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP,

SO FIGURE THAT AS A WIN.

WE'RE HERE.

THIS IS SOUTH POINT.

THIS IS THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP
OF THE UNITED STATES.

WOW.

Casey: THE WEATHER'S NOT ALWAYS
PRETTY OVER HERE.

YOU GET DOWN SOUTH,
IT STARTS TO BLOW,

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE NICE.

IT'S GOING TO BE SNOTTY,
AND THESE ARE SMALL BOATS.

WE'RE USED TO 130 FEET
OF STEEL UNDER US.

NOW WE'VE GOT


SO I'M GOING TO GO
OUTSIDE OF YOU GUYS.

WE'LL TRY TO STAY
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

WE DON'T HAVE TO BE
HOLDING HANDS ALL DAY,

BUT WE'LL JUST TRY
TO STAY CLOSE TODAY.

WHATEVER WE FIND,
WE'LL TRY TO WORK TOGETHER.

OKYA.

LET'S GET GOING.

USUALLY WHEN WE'RE FISHING
WITH OTHER BOATS,

WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
SOME DISTANCE

SO THAT WE CAN
COVER MORE GROUND,

BUT BECAUSE THESE BOYS STILL GOT
THEIR TRAINING WHEELS ON,

I'M GOING TO STICK
A LITTLE CLOSER TO THEM.

BAIT IN THE WATER.

MAKE US PROUD, BUDDY.

MAKE US PROUD.

THEY NIBBLE, TUG, TUG,
AND THEN, WHOO, THEY RUN

ONCE THEY FIGURE OUT
SOMETHING SHARP'S IN IT.

HERE COMES SOMETHING
RIGHT THERE AT THAT LEVEL.

YEP.

IT'S BIG.

OH, YOU GOT ONE.

OH, YEAH, WE GOT A FISH,
DUDE.

ALRIGHT! FANTASTIC.

OHH.

OH, OH.

LET'S SEE.

STARTING COME INTO
MARKS.LET'S SEE HOW BIG HE IS.

OH!

THAT THING HAD
A REALLY BIG TAIL!

REALLY?
YEAH.

I GOT TO TRADE OUT.
LOOK OUT.

WHAT IS IT?

STAY ON,
STAY ON, STAY ON.

GOT A WHOPPER ON?

YEAH,
I SAW A REALLY BIG TAIL.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL IT IS.

KIND OF LOOKED LIKE
A MAHI-MAHI TAIL, BUT...

OH, THAT'S A SHARK! OH, IT'S A SHARK!

OH

TOLD YOU I SEEN A BIG FIN.

NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, BOY.
NOW WE'RE IN A PREDICAMENT.

OH, HE'S GOT TWO HOOKS.

DUDE,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL.

CASEY.

ISN'T THERE A TRICK
WHERE YOU CAN, LIKE,

FLIP THEM ON THEIR BACK
OR SOMETHING?

Casey: SHARKS ARE A PROTECTED
SPECIES HERE IN HAWAII,

AND I DON'T WANT
TO CUT THE LINE

AND HAVE THE POOR SHARK
SWIMMING AROUND

WITH HOOKS STUCK IN ITS MOUTH.

WE SAW THAT IN "NEMO."
THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

THE SHARK WAS ALWAYS GRUMPY.

Josh: CASEY?

OKAY, I GOT HIM UPSIDE-DOWN
RIGHT NOW.

I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT'S A SMART IDEA.

DUDE, DON'T BITE ME,
OKAY?

I WANT TO GET THESE HOOKS OUT
OF YOU AND I'LL LET YOU GO.

DUDE. CASE?

OH. AH!

CASEY!

Casey: RIGHT HERE, BUDDY.

OH, HE'S GOT TWO HOOKS.

Josh: DUDE,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL.

Josh: CASEY, JEFF, AND I
ARE IN THE SOUTHERN END

OF THE KONA FISHING GROUNDS.

WE'RE TESTING A SPOT
ON MY DAD'S CHART

THAT HE THOUGHT
WAS PRIME TERRITORY

FOR TWO DIFFERENT THINGS --

AHI TUNA
AND a*s WEATHER.

Josh: CASEY?

OKAY, I GOT HIM UPSIDE-DOWN
RIGHT NOW.

I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT'S A SMART IDEA.

WELL, THE CHART DEFINITELY

DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HUNGRY SHARKS,

BUT THEY'RE DEFINITELY
DOWN HERE.

THAT'S A FACT.

DUDE, DON'T BITE ME,
OKAY?

I WANT TO GET THESE HOOKS
OUT OF YOU

AND I'LL LET YOU GO.DUDE. CASE?

OH. AH!

I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT'S A SMART IDEA.

JOSH, QUIT BEING
NEGATIVE.

OKAY. ALRIGHT.

GOT HIM.
DID YOU?

I POPPED BOTH HOOKS OUT.
YEP.

NO WAY.

GOT OUR HOOK BACK
AND HE GOT THE OTHER ONE LOOSE.

WOW.

DUDE.

TOLD YOU
WE COULD GET IT.

Jeff: IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT
A PRETTY BIG RAIN CLOUD

COMING TO THE NORTH OF US.

AND THIS WEATHER IS ABOUT TO
KICK OUR a*s REAL BAD.

WE'RE PRETTY FAR SOUTH,
SO I'M GOING TO TELL THE BOYS,

MAKE A PLAN OUT
OF THIS RIGHT NOW.

Casey: WHAT UP, BUDDY?

YOU GUYS SEE THAT
RAIN CLOUD OUT THERE?

IT'S ROUGH
BACK UP TOWARDS KONA.

IT'S BLOWING
LIKE 25, 30 KNOTS.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE USED TO THAT,

BUT ON THAT THING, THAT'S GOING
TO KICK YOUR a*s, MAN.

WE'RE A GOOD 30 MILES
FROM THE RAMP RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH
GOING THROUGH THIS SQUALL.

SO WHAT'S
OUR OTHER OPTION?

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT
GOING INSIDE AND TYING UP

ON A MOORING AND MAYBE JUST
SPENDING THE NIGHT DOWN THERE?

YOU TALKING ABOUT
LIKE CAMPING?

ANCHORED UP? YEAH.

Josh: ON THE BERING SEA,

THE SOLUTION TO BAD WEATHER
IS NEVER,

"LET'S GO 'CAMPING.'"

BUT, I MEAN, I KNOW MY LIMITS.
LET'S BE REALISTIC HERE.

I'M IN NO HURRY TO GET TOSSED
OFF THIS LITTLE DINKY BOAT

INTO SHARK-INFESTED WATERS.

WE'LL GET ONTO THE BEACH.
WE'LL SET UP A LITTLE CAMP.

I GOT SOME CAMPING STUFF.

LIKE A REAL-LIFE BEACH?

YEAH, LIKE A BEACH.

IT'LL SAVE US
AN a*s-KICKING HOME.

YEAH, OKAY.
IT LOOKS NASTY.

I'M COOL WITH IT.
OKAY?

TAKE US TO THE PROMISED LAND,
MY MAN.

LET'S GO SEE THIS BEACH.

DUDE, I'M THINKING MAI TAIS
ON THE BEACH, PALM TREES.

IT'S GOING TO BE SLICK.

Casey: CAMPING IN HAWAII,
CRUISING UP ON THE BEACH,

SPENDING THE NIGHT THERE --
WHAT COULD BE BETTER?

Jeff: JOSH AND CASEY
DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW

WE GOT TO TIE THE BOAT
ON A MOORING

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY
HAVE TO SWIM UP TO THE ROCKS,

CLIMB UP THE ROCKS,
AND ACTUALLY HIKE

FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES
TO THE ACTUAL BEACH.

YOU KNOW, WE DO GOT SOME SURF
AND IT'S ROUGH,

BUT THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

Casey: WE'RE GETTING
A LITTLE BREEZY OUT.

THAT STORM IS MAKING
IT'S WAY DOWN TO US.

NOW IT'S STARTING TO RAIN
PRETTY GOOD.

DEFINITELY, IT'S COMING IN.

THIS ISN'T THE TYPE OF BEACH
I ANTICIPATED.

Josh: I DON'T KNOW HOW
THEY DO THINGS IN HAWAII,

BUT I'M USED TO WHEN THEY SAY
"BEACH," LIKE SANDY, NICE.

Casey: c*ck.

THERE'S GOATS.

DUDE, LOOK AT THE LITTLE
BABY GOAT UP THERE ON THE TREE.

HEY. HEY, MAN, YOU SEE THAT GOAT
UP THERE?

HE'S IN YOUR BED.

I'LL TELL HIM TO MOVE.

I'LL TELL HIM TO GET OUT.

SURE THIS IS
A GOOD PLAN?

I MEAN, THESE ARE
STRAIGHT CLIFFS.

YEAH,
IT'S THE BEST PLAN WE GOT.

THIS IS WHERE THE HAWAIIANS USED
TO COME AND LAND THEIR CANOES,

FOR REAL, DOING EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
OF SURGE.

SO WE'LL COME UP TOGETHER.

DON'T RUSH IT.

YOU GUYS RUSH IT,

YOU END UP GETTING ALL
UP IN THE ROCKS.

I'LL TIE UP ON THE FRONT
THROUGH A MOORING,

THEN WE'LL RUN A LINE
OFF THE BACK.

EVERYTHING'S TIGHT.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.

JUST BUTTON UP YOUR BOAT,
COVER YOUR ELECTRONICS,

PUT EVERYTHING AWAY
BECAUSE WE AIN'T COMING BACK

TILL THE MORNING.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY SAID
ON THE TITANIC?

IF JEFF DOES IT,
WE CAN DO IT.

NOT REALLY.

I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE
MUCH OF A CHOICE, DO WE?

RIGHT?

HOLY

LOVELY.

WELL, ADD ANOTHER TICK TO THE
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY ON US HERE.

LET'S DO THIS, BUDDY.

WOW!

DID YOU FEEL THAT SWELL?

WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY
GETTING HURT,

SO WE'LL SWIM IN
TOGETHER.

- ALRIGHT.
- GOOD LUCK.

OH

HOLY

Casey: THAT'S NOT GOOD.

OH, MY GOD.
DUDE, COME ON.

KEEP GOING.
KEEP GOING.

OH, MAN.

I'LL GET OUT FIRST.
I'LL SHOW YOU GUYS WHERE TO GO.

Josh: OH, MAN.

Casey: WE GOT IT, BUDDY.

I GOT IT.

I FEEL LIKE LINGUINI.

DID YOU SEE
THAT THING?

IT WAS LIKE THAT BIG!

DUDE, IT BOUNCED UP
AND HIT MY LEG

AND WENT
RIGHT OUT THAT WAY!

AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE
JOKE.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

Josh: MY DAD, HE WASN'T SCARED
TO TAKE CHANCES AT ALL.

WELL, WE'RE HERE SWIMMING AROUND
IN SHARK-INFESTED WATERS.

I'M SCARED

MY DAD WOULD HAVE LOVED IT.

SO, WE'VE GOT ABOUT
A FIVE-MINUTE HIKE.

WE'LL GET INTO
SOME OF THE TREES,

GET INTO
SOME OF THE COVER.

SO AT LEAST TOMORROW
WE'LL GET AN EARLY START.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE
MORE BEACHY THAN THIS.

Casey:
GOOD IDEA ON BRINGING THESE IN.

TOO BAD THEY'RE NOT COLD.

COOLED DOWN TO THE NICE SEAWATER
TEMP OF 86 DEGREES.

Jeff:
THEY'RE A LITTLE WARM.

GOING TO DO IT THE REAL WAY.
GOOD CAMPING.

OH, NO WAY.

OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT?

HONESTLY, THAT'S THE MOST
IMPRESSIVE THING YOU'VE SHOWN ME

SINCE YOU'VE
BEEN OUT HERE.

SERIOUSLY.

Josh: CASEY, JEFF, AND I
WERE TESTING OUT

OF ONE OF THE OLD MAN'S
MARKINGS ON THE CHART,

AND THEN WE SUDDENLY
GOT NAILED BY A STORM.

THAT WAS A ROUGH SWIM
ON THE WAY IN, MAN.

IT FELT LIKE THE CURRENT WAS
PUSHING US OUT THE WHOLE TIME.

TOMORROW
WE'RE HITTING THE WATER EARLY.

GOING TO FIND OUT
IF MY DAD LED US TO BIG FISH

OR A WILD GOOSE CHASE.

DO YOU THINK YOUR DAD WOULD'VE
ANCHORED THE CORNELIA MARIE

OUT THERE AND SWIM IN,
DUDE?

PROBABLY NOT.

NOT UNLESS THERE WAS A BAR
ON THE BEACH.

DID YOUR DAD EVER
TAKE YOU CAMPING?

EVERY YEAR. YEAH.

DUDE, I REMEMBER
WE'D GO TO LITTLE ISLANDS,

TAKE A LITTLE SKIP
OUT TO LITTLE ISLANDS,

MAKE CAMPFIRES LIKE THIS,

WAKE UP AT 5:30
FOR THE MORNING BITE.

I HAVE A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES
OF MY FATHER.

THECAPTAIN PHIL HARRIS.

YOU KNOW, WE HUNG OUT
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE.

YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT HERE,

BUT IF HE WAS HERE,
THAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE.

I KNOW HE'S PROUD
AND EVERYTHING,

BUT I MISS MY DAD A LOT.

AND I REALLY WISH THAT I COULD
BE HERE WITH HIM TODAY,

JUST TO DO THIS.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
HERE'S TO YOU, OLD MAN.

HE'S LISTENING.
HE'S WATCHING.

HE'S PROBABLY SMILING,
SHAKING HIS HEAD.

WE'VE GOT A BIG DAY
TOMORROW.

I HOPE THE SWIM IN THE MORNING
ISN'T GOING TO BE THAT BAD.

THAT'LL LIGHTEN YOU
BACK UP.

WHO NEEDS COFFEE WHEN
YOU CAN SWIM AT 6:00 A.M.?

HOPEFULLY BRING IN
OUR FIRST AHI.

SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL.

YOU PROMISE ME, THOUGH,
I'M NOT GOING TO GET EATEN

BY ANYTHING OUT HERE,
RIGHT?

CAN'T MAKE PROMISES
ABOUT ANYTHING.

Casey: YEAH.

GOOD GAME, SPORT.

THANKS, CHIEF.

FIRST TIME I EVER
WOKE UP ON A BEACH

AND HAD TO GO SWIMMING
TO GET TO MY BOAT.

Jeff:
LET'S GO FISHING, MAN.

Josh: HERE WE ARE,
ROUND TWO ON THE SPOT

MY FATHER EXPLORED


NOW IT'S TIME
TO THROW OUT THE BAIT,

SPIN THE TIRES,
AND LIGHT THE FIRES,

AND WE'LL SEE
IF THIS LEGIT.

Jeff: THERE'S A LOT OF HOT SPOTS

ALL OVER OUR ISLAND
WHERE THE AHIS ARE GOING TO BE.

A LOT OF IT IS JUST
FINDING THOSE SPOTS

WHERE THEY'RE CONGREGATING,
WHERE THEY'RE BEING FORCED,

WHETHER IT'S BY WIND,
BY CURRENT, OR BY TIDE.

THEY COULD BE SHALLOW,
THEY COULD BE DEEP,

BUT LANDING ON THEM
IS THE TRICKY PART.

YOU GUYS ARE READY?

ALL RIGHT, MAN,
HERE'S THREE b*ll*ts.

ALL RIGHT, DUDE.
THANK YOU, BROTHER.

GO GET THEM, MAN.

OH, WE WILL.

WE'RE GOING TO GO
HOOK ONE.

I KNOW YOU ARE.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.

HEY, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE YOU PROUD.

I'M ALREADY PROUD.

OH, NOT YET.
YOU'LL SEE.

IT'S COMING.
IT'S COMING.

THROW DOWN HERE.

LET'S SEE IF
WE CAN CATCH SOME AHI.

BAIT'S GOING IN THE WATER,
BUDDY.

ALRIGHT.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO
KIND OF STICK TO OUR PLAN.

STAY IN THE SAME AREA.

AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

MARKING A FISH
RIGHT HERE AT 35.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TROLL
FOR A WHILE THIS MORNING.

THE AHIS LIKE TO FEED
ON IKA OR SQUID.

THIS IS KIND OF SIMULATING
WHAT THE FISH ARE EATING,

SO WE'RE GOING TO DRAG
THESE BEHIND OUR BOAT.

SO, WE'RE CONSTANTLY MOVING
WITH THE OCEAN,

THE WIND, THE CURRENT.

THAT'S A FISH.

THIS BIG RED DOT RIGHT HERE
COMING ACROSS THE SCREEN

AND THEN THIS ONE
DOWN HERE BELOW IT,

THAT'S ANOTHER FISH.

THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD SIGN.

MARKING FISH DEFINITELY MEANS
THAT THERE'S A COUPLE HERE.

OH, JEFF'S IN
A GOOD SPOT.

YEAH.

I'M KEEPING AN EYE
ON WHAT HE'S DOING.

THERE'S A FISH AT 60.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET UP
IN FRONT OF THE BAIT.

HERE WE GO.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

JEFF JUST HOOKED UP.
HE'S GOT THAT ROD BENT OVER.

IT'S RUNNING, TOO.

IF JEFF HOOKED UP
A BIG OL' AHI,

MAYBE THE OLD MAN
WAS ON TO SOMETHING.

FEELS LIKE A GOOD-SIZE FISH.

GOT ABOUT 35 POUNDS
OF DRAG ON HIM,

AND HE'S STILL PULLING LINE
PRETTY CONSISTENTLY.

SEE HIM JUMP RIGHT THERE?
RIGHT BEHIND THE BOAT?

DANG, THAT GUY'S GOOD.

Josh: MAN.

SO, A REALLY GOOD CONFIRMATION
KNOWING IT'S AN AHI

AS YOU SEE THE TIP
OF THE POLE BOUNCING.

BASICALLY, WHAT THAT'S INTENDING
IS THAT THE FISH HAS BIT

AND HE'S IN SOME KIND
OF A CIRCLE,

SO HE'S KICKING ON HIS SIDE
AND HE'S TURNING

SO YOU CAN SLOWLY SEE THE LINE
KIND OF GOING LIKE THIS.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO EVERY TIME
YOU SEE THAT TIP BOUNCE,

HE'S KICKING LIKE THIS
AND HE'S CIRCLING.

HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME HELL.

HE AIN'T GOING TO LET ME
COME UP THAT EASY.

OKAY. A LOT CAN GO WRONG HERE
IN THE NEXT COUPLE MINUTES.

AHI ARE SMART.

EVERY SECOND THEY'RE SWIMMING
IN THE OCEAN,

THEY BECOME QUICKER.

THEY CAN BECOME FASTER.
THEY BECOME STRONGER.

IT'S A FISH THAT
CAN YOU UP.

IT'S NEVER A GUARANTEED CATCH
UNTIL THE FISH IS IN THE BOAT.

GOT A LOT OF DAYS WHERE
I'VE HOOKED SO MANY FISH

AND I COULDN'T KEEP A FISH ON
TO SAVE MY LIFE.

THE MOST DANGEROUS PART
OF THE FIGHT

IS WHEN THAT FISH GETS CLOSE.

THAT'S WHEN
THE MOST INJURIES HAPPEN.

THAT 10-TO 15-FOOT TRANSITION,

YOU KNOW, TO GET THE FISH
IN THE BOAT, YOU ARE CONNECTED.

IT'S NOT THE ROD OR THE REEL
HOLDING THE FISH.

NOW IT'S YOU.

ALL YOU GOT IS A TWO-FOOT GAFF.

HE'S CONKING IT
RIGHT NOW.

OH

OH, YOU

HE'S CONKING IT
RIGHT NOW.

OH

OH, YOU

Jeff: TRYING TO LAND
A REAL BIG AHI,

AND THIS THING
PUTS ITS HEAD DOWN,

DYNAMITES ME WITH WATER,

AND RIPS THE GAFF
OUT OF MY HAND.

NOW I GOT TO GET THIS GUY
BACK UP TO THE BOAT,

AND HE'S PISSED.

USUALLY, YOU DON'T GET
SECOND CHANCES.

START LEADERING THE FISH.

BASICALLY,
I'M GRABBING THE LINE

AND I'M MAKING CIRCLES
AROUND MY HAND

SO THAT BASICALLY I CAN
BRING THIS FISH CLOSER.

WRAPPING THAT LINE AND TANGLING
YOUR HANDS, YOU FEEL IT.

WHEN YOU MESS UP A GAFF,

YOU USUALLY LOSE EVERYTHING.

YOUR EQUIPMENT, YOUR GAFF,

YOU LOST YOUR OPPORTUNITY
OF LANDING

POSSIBLY YOUR ONLY FISH THAT YOU
WERE GOING TO CATCH THAT DAY.

IT'S A BIG FISH.

BUT LUCKILY, I CARRY TWO.

WE GOT LUCKY.

JEFF GOT ONE.

Josh: YEAH!

THAT WAS AWESOME.

HELL YEAH, DUDE.

JEFF SILVA, FISH MASTER.

FISH IS ROUGHLY
ABOUT 160, 170.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FISH.

WE'RE BLESSED.

EVERY FISH THAT COMES
ON THIS BOAT I PRAY OVER.

I TOOK IT'S LIFE.

YOU HAVE TO HONOR THE FISH.

THIS IS HIS HEART.

GIVE HIM BACK TO THE SEA.

MAHALO KE AKUAFOR THIS FISH.

THANK YOU FOR BLESSING ME
WITH IT.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME SAFE.

BEAUTIFUL FISH.

LET'S GO GET ANOTHER ONE.

Josh: THANK GOD
JEFF CAUGHT A BIG FISH

BECAUSE AT LEAST THAT WILL
PAY FOR THE FUEL AND MORE.

ONE FISH FOR TWO BOATS,

WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT
UNTIL COTTON.

I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME WITH AN EMPTY BOX.

WE GOT SOME FRESH BAIT.

OH, HAPPY BAIT.

HAPPY BAITFISH IS BETTER.

YEAH.

BANKING ON IT.

GOT TO CATCH OURSELVES
A BIG AHI.

HERE COMES SOMETHING
RIGHT THERE AT THAT LEVEL.

Casey: YEP.

AND IT'S BIG.

WE'RE MARKING THEM UP.

THE FISH FINDER SENDS OUT THESE
LITTLE SONAR PINGS FROM OUR BOAT

DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.

IF THERE'S FISH NEARBY,

IT MARKS THE SIZE OF THE WATER
BLADDER INSIDE OF THEM,

WHICH CAN TELL US HOW BIG THE
FISH ARE AND HOW DEEP THEY ARE.

YEAH, YOU SET IT
RIGHT ABOUT PERFECT TOO.

SO WE'RE MOVING,
THE FISH ARE MOVING.

MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT
TO STAY ON TOP OF THEM.

WE GOT TO KEEP THE BAIT
IN FRONT OF THEM BEST WE CAN.

Jeff: LOOKS A LOT BETTER
THAN IT DID YESTERDAY.

SEEING A LOT OF ACTION
OVER YOUR FISH.

LOOK AT THE MARKS
ON THIS THING.

IT'S A BIG ONE.

Casey: OH, WE'RE MARKING HEAVY
RIGHT HERE.

WE GOT A FISH ON.

ALRIGHT.

OH!

OH.

WOW.

HERE WE GO.

OH, IT'S A BIG FISH.

YEAH.
IT'S A BIG FISH.

WHEN YOUR LINE GOES OFF,
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

TAKING IT YOUR DIRECTION
RIGHT NOW.

SO FOR CASEY AND JOSH,

WHEN THEY HOOK SOMETHING
THAT'S BIG...

OH, COME ON,
YOU b*stard.

...I REALLY DON'T KNOW
HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO.

GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

IT'S LIKE YOUR ARM WRESTLING
A POLAR BEAR, ISN'T IT?

OH, DUDE,
THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO BE READY FOR IT

BECAUSE IT IS GOING
TO KICK THEIR a*s.

THIS THING IS INSANE.

WHATEVER IT IS,
IT'S HUGE AND IT'S PISSED.

THIS IS WHY
YOU GUYS CAME HERE.

GOT TO HAVE PATIENCE.

OH

HOW'S YOUR ARM FEELING,
BUDDY?

TIRED AS HELL.
OH, BOY.

YOU WANT TO CRANK ON THIS THING
FOR A MINUTE?

JUST TRY TO SIT ON THAT THING
AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF, MAN.

GOT IT?
GOT IT.

Josh: ANYBODY OUT IN THE WORLD
THAT'S CAUGHT A PIKE,

CAUGHT A TROUT,
OR CAUGHT, LIKE, A SALMON...

TAKE THAT AND MULTIPLY IT ABOUT,

I DON'T KNOW,


THEY'RE MINI SEA MONSTERS
OUT HERE.

KEEP CRANKING.

IT'S DIVING DOWN.

WHEN HE COMES UP SLACK,
YOU REALLY GOT TO REEL FAST.

I THINK THE WAY IT'S GOING
STRAIGHT DOWN, IT'S AHI.

Josh: OH, GOD.

THIS IS NOT
LOOKING GOOD.

Casey: I HAVE NO IDEA --

HE'S GOT THIS INNATE ABILITY
WHEREVER WE GO,

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER, WE'VE
TRAVELED THE WORLD TOGETHER,

HE CAN PASS OUT ANYWHERE
LIKE THAT.

IT'S A TALENT.

I'VE GOT A WHOLE ALBUM
OF PICTURES IN MY PHONE

OF HIM SLEEPING.

IT'S CALLED SNOOZERS.

AND I MEAN
IT'S ALL OVER THE WORLD.

I HAVE PICTURES OF JOSH
PASSED OUT IN AIRPLANES,

CAR RIDES, AIRPORTS.

WHY ALWAYS ME?

YOU'RE BLESSED.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS
MORE OF A CURSE.

WELL, I MEAN,
IT'S A LOT OF THINGS

THAT ARE A BLESSING
AND A CURSE.

IT CAN BE BOTH.

OH, MY GOD.

- OH, BOY.
- HE'S A BIG ONE.

HE IS A BIG, PISSED-OFF FISH.
YEAH, FOR SURE.

Josh: HERE WE ARE,
AT THE OLD MAN'S FISHING HOLE,

ACCORDING TO HIS CHART,

WRESTLING A SEA MONSTER.

IT'S DEFINITELY A TUNA.

GOOD JOB, BOYS.

BIG FISH.

IT'S JUST CONSTANTLY
PUTTING PRESSURE, PULLING,

PULLING, PULLING, PULLING.

IT'S NOT GOING TO LET UP.

THE FISH IS FIGHTING FOR HIS
LIFE, TRYING TO GET AWAY.

THIS THING, THIS IS THE FIGHT
OF OUR LIFE RIGHT HERE.

HE'S JUST NOT
WANTING TO COME UP.

YOU'RE TAKING THAT FISH'S LIFE,

AND THAT FISH
WILL DO THE SAME TO YOU

IF YOU GIVE IT THE CHANCE.

IT'S COMING UP
WHETHER IT WANTS TO OR NOT.

KEEP CRANKING, BUDDY,
KEEP CRANKING.

FOR CASEY AND JOSH,

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE
BEYOND HUMBLING.

OOH, HE'S REALLY PISSED.

LET GO WITH YOUR FINGERS.

DON'T TOUCH IT
WITH YOUR HAND NOW.

DOES IT HURT?
YEAH, IT HURTS.

KEEP HER GOING.

COME ON.

BURNS THE
OUT OF YOUR HANDS.

IT SUCKS.

HOW BAD DO YOU WANT
THIS FISH, McMANUS?

Casey: I WANT IT.
I WANT IT BAD.

OH, YEAH.

CAREFUL.
CAREFUL. CAREFUL.

GAFF.

KEEP COMING.
BRING HIM RIGHT UP.

BRING HIM RIGHT UP.
KEEP COMING TO ME.

- YEAH!
- YEAH!

YEAH, BABY!
YOU GOT IT!

BUT THEN YOU
FINALLY CATCH ONE.

THE FEELING OF YOU
CATCHING THAT ONE FISH,

IT NEVER GETS OLD -- EVER.

ON THREE, WE'LL JUST FLOP OVER.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

OH, HE GOT BIT BY A SHARK
OR SOMETHING.

HOLY

HE PROBABLY GOT HIT BY THE SHARK
AND DRUG DOWN.

SO WE WERE FIGHTING
TWO FISH.

YEAH.

HOW DID YOU HOOK THAT?

WE GOT AN AHI.
WELL, WE GOT HALF AN AHI.

WE GOT THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN AHI.

Josh: WE FINALLY GET
OUR FIRST BIG AHI,

AND WHAT HAPPENS?

A QUARTER OF IT'S GONE.

LOOKIT.
HE'S EVEN SHOCKED.

HE CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
HIS MOUTH IS STILL OPEN.

Jeff:
WORST DAY OF HIS LIFE.

DUDE! OH, YEAH.

THERE'S THE SHARK
RIGHT THERE.

HE'S BACK.

THAT'S THE MOTHER
THAT ATE OUR FISH I BET.

THAT IS HIM.
RIGHT THERE.

DAMN,
HE LOOKS PISSED TOO.

Casey: HOW ABOUT THAT FOR
SHARK WEEK, HUH?

DIDN'T YOUR COUSIN TELL YOU

I PULLED THE HOOK
OUT OF HIS FACE?

I THOUGHT
WE WERE FRIENDS NOW.

WE NEED TO GET
A BIGGER BOX.

Jeff:
HOW BIG IS YOUR FISH?



WELL, USED TO BE 120.

SO NOW IT'S ABOUT 80?

YEAH. NO, DUDE,
HE TOOK LIKE A PERFECT

SMILEY-FACE BITE OUT OF
THE QUARTER LOIN ON THE OUTSIDE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THIS IS THE OLD MAN
LOOKING DOWN ON US SAYING "HEY."

WE COME HERE TO HIS SPOT
THAT'S ON THE CHART,

AND WE END UP
GETTING A BIG, HUGE AHI,

AND A SHARK EATS IT.

Josh: WE CAUGHT OUR FIRST AHI

FISHING IN MY DAD'S SPOT
OFF THAT CHART.

I FEEL ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
EVEN BETTER, THOUGH,

IF A SHARK HADN'T
TAKEN A BITE OUT OF IT.

TWEEDLEDEE
AND TWEEDLEDIP OUT HERE

WHO CAN'T EVEN MANAGE
TO GET A WHOLE FISH IN THE BOAT.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

I THINK PHIL IS PROBABLY TOO
BUSY LAUGHING TO BE IMPRESSED.

HE IS JUST -- I'M SURE
HE WAS JUST SHAKING HIS HEAD.

UH-OH.

Take it like a man.

GOOD JOB, JOSH.

I'VE GOT TO GIVE IT
TO HIM, YOU KNOW?

I TRIED TO HIM UP
A LITTLE BIT

AND MAKE IT LEGITIMATE.

WELL, COME TO FIND OUT
SHARKS ARE NOT FRIENDLY

AROUND THESE PARTS.

HE DIDN'T HAVE THAT
ON THIS CHART, NOW DID HE?

Josh: THIS IS WHERE WE CAUGHT
THE FISH, RIGHT HERE.

Casey: IT'S THE FIRST TIME
WE'RE PUTTING MARKS

ON YOUR DAD'S CHART.

YEAH.

ALL OF THESE MARKS,
I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE CHART HELPED US
CATCH OUR FIRST AHI,

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN
A SLOW WORK IN PROGRESS.

I MEAN, THERE MIGHT BE MORE HERE
THAN WHAT WE UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR DAD
WAS TRYING TO DO WITH IT.

SOLVING THIS MYSTERY
WILL NOT BE EASY,

BUT I HAVE PEOPLE THAT
I CONSIDER TO BE LIKE FAMILY

TO HELP ME THROUGH THIS.

YOU KNOW
WHO WOULD KNOW

THAT FISHED WITH HIM
LIKE THICK AND THIN

IS JOHN HILLSTRAND.

WHY NOT ASK HIM?
YEAH.

WE'VE COME A LONG WAY,

BUT I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS
WITH NO ANSWERS.

SO SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT
TO CALL IN THE BIG g*ns.

LITERALLY.

JOHNATHAN WAS SO CLOSE
TO MY DAD

I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE HE'S GOT
BETTER INSIGHT ON THIS CHART.

JOHNNY KNEW PHIL
FOR A LONG TIME.

MAYBE JOHN JUST THINKS
LIKE PHIL DID.

YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT
THAT OLDER-SCHOOL MENTALITY.

JOHNNY!

JOHNATHAN:
You never call me no more.

WHAT DO YOU GOT
GOING ON, BIG DOG?

I'm just walking the dog
and hanging out with grandbabies

and hanging out
with my beautiful wife, Heather.

Life is pretty good for me.

I GOT A QUESTION
FOR YOU.

SO I'VE KIND OF NOT BEEN
SUCKING AT FISHING OVER HERE,

BUT, LIKE, I'M JUST
KIND OF CURIOUS

IF MAYBE THERE IS
SOME INSIGHTS

YOU CAN GIVE ME
WHAT I COULD DO BETTER

AS YOU BEING
A PRUDENT FISHERMAN.

I might not be able to help you,

but I might come over there
and try to help you.

DO IT, YEAH.

GET ON A PLANE!

You know what?

Yeah, I'm in.

Don't leave me out of this!

HEY, WE'LL BE AT THE AIRPORT
TO PICK YOU UP

WITH, LIKE, BIG HUGS
AND HIGH FIVES, BROTHER.

I love you guys.

HILLSTRAND'S COMING
INTO HAWAII.

GOD HELP US ALL.