1 00:00:02,602 --> 00:00:05,071 [Narrator] Atlantic bluefin season is open... 2 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,608 [Bob Cook] New season, new boat, new fishies. 3 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:09,809 [Michelle Bancewicz] Let's go get 'em, Lea. 4 00:00:09,876 --> 00:00:11,277 [Tyler McLaughlin] This is the most fired up I've been in a long time. 5 00:00:11,344 --> 00:00:13,413 [Narrator] And as the world's oldest seaport 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,148 celebrates a landmark. 7 00:00:15,215 --> 00:00:18,351 [Paul Hebert] This is the 400th anniversary of Gloucester. 8 00:00:18,418 --> 00:00:19,619 Amazing. 9 00:00:20,587 --> 00:00:22,489 [Narrator] Gloucester's top captains are back 10 00:00:22,555 --> 00:00:23,923 to make history. 11 00:00:23,990 --> 00:00:26,059 [Michelle Bancewicz] We're not stopping until the job's done. 12 00:00:26,126 --> 00:00:29,629 [Narrator] With the most fish ever caught on Wicked Tuna. 13 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:32,265 -[Geordie Sousa] Giant bluefin tuna. -[Lance Sistare] Big jumbo. 14 00:00:32,332 --> 00:00:34,067 [Narrator] The herds are here. 15 00:00:34,134 --> 00:00:36,236 [Paul Hebert] Look at all that meat! 16 00:00:36,302 --> 00:00:38,004 [laughter] 17 00:00:38,071 --> 00:00:39,539 [Narrator] The tuna are super sized. 18 00:00:39,606 --> 00:00:41,074 [Jack Patrican] This is the year of the big fish. 19 00:00:41,141 --> 00:00:42,809 [Lance Sistare] You see the boat list? 20 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:44,677 [Sandro Maniaci] Dude, he's a monster. 21 00:00:44,744 --> 00:00:46,212 [Bob Cook] That is a slammer. 22 00:00:46,279 --> 00:00:47,380 [laughter] 23 00:00:47,447 --> 00:00:49,115 [Narrator] And so is the action. 24 00:00:49,816 --> 00:00:50,984 [Tyler McLaughlin] Oh! 25 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:52,585 [Michelle Bancewicz] Going under the boat. 26 00:00:52,652 --> 00:00:54,087 [Lance Sistare] Play through the pain, dammit! 27 00:00:54,154 --> 00:00:55,188 [TJ Ott] Watch out! Get out of my way. 28 00:00:55,255 --> 00:00:56,723 Sorry, Jarrett. 29 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:58,958 [Narrator] This season, the battle rages on. 30 00:00:59,025 --> 00:01:00,660 [Dave Marciano] Ha, mule! Ha! 31 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:04,297 [Narrator] As the best of the best put it all on the line. 32 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:07,934 -[Jack Patrican] Careful, careful! -Ah! Get me up. 33 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:09,235 [Dave Carraro] That's why people die out here. 34 00:01:09,702 --> 00:01:10,770 [Narrator] To catch... 35 00:01:10,837 --> 00:01:12,472 [Jason Muenzner] That's a big old boy. 36 00:01:12,539 --> 00:01:14,007 -[Marissa McLaughlin] Woo! -[Narrator] More fish. 37 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:15,909 [Sandro Maniaci] A Slobasorus Rex, baby. 38 00:01:15,975 --> 00:01:17,444 [Jack Patrican] I've never seen anything like that. 39 00:01:17,510 --> 00:01:18,678 [Narrator] Than ever. 40 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:19,946 [Manny Pereira] My leg, guys! Cut that line. 41 00:01:20,013 --> 00:01:22,315 -[Paul Hebert] Done! -[Jason Muenzner] Come on, Dave! Get him! 42 00:01:22,382 --> 00:01:23,917 -Ship's gonna hit us. -He's right here! 43 00:01:23,983 --> 00:01:25,585 -I'm in it! I'm in it! -Gonna run him over! 44 00:01:25,652 --> 00:01:26,853 -Go that way! -[Lance Sistare] Boom! 45 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,556 [Dave Marciano] I'm a tunacorn, or a unicorn. 46 00:01:29,622 --> 00:01:30,857 One or the other. 47 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:33,526 [Narrator] On Wicked Tuna. 48 00:01:33,593 --> 00:01:36,763 [Dave Carraro] That is a true giant bluefin tuna. 49 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:41,701 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] You guys ready to rock? 50 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,303 -[Tim Ott] I'm ready. -[Mike Ott] Yeah, man. 51 00:01:43,369 --> 00:01:44,571 We're gonna catch one. 52 00:01:44,637 --> 00:01:46,840 -Bye Bubbies. -Love ya. 53 00:01:46,906 --> 00:01:48,741 [TJ Ott] I'm Captain TJ Ott, Captain of the Hot Tuna. 54 00:01:48,808 --> 00:01:49,909 Last year's champ. 55 00:01:49,976 --> 00:01:52,145 This year I have my brother fishing with me, 56 00:01:52,212 --> 00:01:54,380 my father as well as my first mate, Jarrett. 57 00:01:54,447 --> 00:01:56,816 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] High five! Boom shakalaka. 58 00:01:58,685 --> 00:01:59,886 [TJ Ott] It's tuna fishing season. 59 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,354 At this time of the year, 60 00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:03,690 we're some of the hugest paid workers in the world. 61 00:02:03,756 --> 00:02:05,792 We can make $10,000 a day. 62 00:02:07,293 --> 00:02:09,162 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] First tuna trip of the season. 63 00:02:09,229 --> 00:02:10,663 We're gonna come out swinging. 64 00:02:10,730 --> 00:02:12,065 Big money. 65 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:13,266 [excited cheer] 66 00:02:13,333 --> 00:02:14,667 [Bob Cook] We've got some work to do. 67 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:16,202 [Manny Pereira] Let's go! Here we go. 68 00:02:16,269 --> 00:02:17,337 [Bob Cook] Let's go, yo! 69 00:02:17,403 --> 00:02:20,607 I'm Captain Bob Cook of Fishing Vessel Fat Tuna. 70 00:02:20,673 --> 00:02:24,444 My mates are Johnny "Ice" Kusler and Manny Pereira. 71 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:26,846 Big change this year. Brand new boat. 72 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:29,415 It's been under construction now for two and a half years. 73 00:02:29,482 --> 00:02:31,417 Now we just got to go out and pay for this thing. 74 00:02:31,484 --> 00:02:35,121 [Manny Pereira] Fat Tuna all the way this year, baby. Woo! 75 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:38,324 [Dave Marciano] All right, boys. Here we go. 76 00:02:38,391 --> 00:02:39,592 [Joe Marciano] First trip of the season. 77 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:40,727 [Jason Muenzner] Let's make some money. 78 00:02:40,793 --> 00:02:42,262 [Dave Marciano] I'm Captain Dave Marciano. 79 00:02:42,328 --> 00:02:44,797 Owner and operator of the Hard Merchandise. 80 00:02:45,532 --> 00:02:48,434 I fish with my son, Joseph Marciano 81 00:02:48,501 --> 00:02:50,370 and Jason Muenzner, my nephew. 82 00:02:50,436 --> 00:02:51,738 It's great to be back. 83 00:02:51,804 --> 00:02:53,940 Health-wise I'm doing great. 84 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,709 Last year we were dealing with my health issues 85 00:02:56,776 --> 00:03:00,547 and the passing of my father and we put in a good showing. 86 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,550 This year we've got nothing holding us back 87 00:03:03,616 --> 00:03:05,351 from taking the title. 88 00:03:06,052 --> 00:03:08,555 We need this paycheck. 89 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:11,791 [Lea Pinaud] Hell yeah, first day back, Michelle. What do you think? 90 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:13,226 -I'm ready. -All right. 91 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:14,694 [Michelle Bancewicz] Let's get the hell out of here. 92 00:03:14,761 --> 00:03:15,795 I'm Michelle Bancewicz. 93 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:19,165 I'm the Captain and owner of the FV No Limits, 94 00:03:19,232 --> 00:03:21,935 and Lea Pinaud is my first mate. 95 00:03:22,001 --> 00:03:23,102 Well, we got new rods. 96 00:03:23,169 --> 00:03:26,539 This is a lucky one, this is a pretty one and 97 00:03:26,606 --> 00:03:28,508 this is the wicked one. 98 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:30,343 Let's see which one bends first. 99 00:03:30,410 --> 00:03:32,946 This season we had to have the engine rebuilt. 100 00:03:33,012 --> 00:03:35,281 I owe $150,000 on this boat. 101 00:03:35,348 --> 00:03:40,019 I'm a single mom and this is all I got, is my boat and my family. 102 00:03:40,086 --> 00:03:43,189 I'd love to be the first boat to catch the first fish. 103 00:03:45,825 --> 00:03:46,993 [Tyler McLaughlin] Let's get out there and let's start 104 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:48,194 this season off with a bang. 105 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:49,796 I'm Tyler McLaughlin, Captain of the Pinwheel. 106 00:03:49,862 --> 00:03:51,431 Two-time champion. 107 00:03:51,497 --> 00:03:54,067 My deckhand's my sister, she's a badass. 108 00:03:54,133 --> 00:03:55,535 We're gonna kick some butt this season. 109 00:03:55,602 --> 00:03:58,538 This season we've got a quota of 355 metric tons. 110 00:03:58,605 --> 00:04:01,074 We got four fishing days a week. 111 00:04:01,174 --> 00:04:03,910 Coming into this season we know that bluefin stock is really healthy. 112 00:04:03,977 --> 00:04:05,878 So, there's a lot of tuna available. 113 00:04:05,945 --> 00:04:07,280 I want to catch mine. 114 00:04:12,352 --> 00:04:13,653 [Anders Slicklen] Yo! What's up, buddy? 115 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:14,821 [Jack Patrican] Hey, bud. 116 00:04:14,887 --> 00:04:15,955 -Good to see you. -[Anders Slicklen] Yeah. 117 00:04:16,022 --> 00:04:18,024 [Jack Patrican] I'm Captain Jack Patrican on the Time Flies 118 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:20,793 and I go a new first mate this year, Anders Slicklen. 119 00:04:20,860 --> 00:04:22,428 I put a lot of money into the boat this season 120 00:04:22,495 --> 00:04:23,730 with all new electronics, 121 00:04:23,796 --> 00:04:25,498 so I really need to be profitable. 122 00:04:25,565 --> 00:04:27,900 Anders is a pro, he's grown up fishing just like me 123 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:30,370 and we're gonna out there and do whatever it takes to get paid. 124 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:31,904 All right, man, let's go out there and get it done. 125 00:04:31,971 --> 00:04:33,273 -Yes, sir. -Yes, sir. 126 00:04:33,773 --> 00:04:35,808 -Opening day. -Are you guys ready? 127 00:04:35,875 --> 00:04:36,876 [Sandro Maniaci] Yeah. Let's get out of here. 128 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:37,944 -[Geordie Sousa] Let's go, man. -[Woman] All right. 129 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:39,812 -Calvin and I are going home. -[Dave Carraro] All right, see you later. 130 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:41,247 -Goodbye. -[Woman] Take care of business. 131 00:04:41,314 --> 00:04:43,549 [Dave Carraro] I'm Dave Carraro, I'm the owner and operator. 132 00:04:43,616 --> 00:04:45,852 And my two deckhands are Sandro and Geordie. 133 00:04:45,918 --> 00:04:49,622 Our strategy is to find fish close to home. 134 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:50,690 Let's go down to the bank. 135 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:52,058 [Sandro Maniaci] Let's do it. Sound like a plan. 136 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:53,793 -[Lance Sistare] Good morning. -[Paul Hebert] There he is. 137 00:04:53,860 --> 00:04:56,462 -What's happening, man? -Attaboy. Another year, huh? 138 00:04:56,529 --> 00:04:57,797 [Lance Sistare] Yep, another year, man. 139 00:04:57,864 --> 00:04:59,265 [Paul Hebert] I'm Captain Paul Hebert. 140 00:04:59,332 --> 00:05:01,301 I'm the owner of the Wicked Pissah 141 00:05:01,367 --> 00:05:04,537 and this season my first mate is Lance Sistare. 142 00:05:05,138 --> 00:05:09,275 We have a one fish per day per permit. 143 00:05:09,342 --> 00:05:10,943 Strict fishing limits. 144 00:05:11,010 --> 00:05:14,113 You have to have the fish in before midnight. 145 00:05:14,247 --> 00:05:16,316 -Payday, baby! -[Lance Sistare] Clear! 146 00:05:16,382 --> 00:05:19,118 [Paul Hebert] How happy are we right now leaving? 147 00:05:20,553 --> 00:05:24,023 [Lance Sistare] This is it. Tuna season 2023. 148 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:26,526 [Dave Carraro] Dust off the cobwebs. 149 00:05:26,592 --> 00:05:27,593 A lot of bait here. 150 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:28,895 [Sandro Maniaci] As long as there's plenty of bait here, 151 00:05:28,961 --> 00:05:30,697 probably a good chance the fish are gonna run through here, 152 00:05:30,763 --> 00:05:31,931 so I like it. 153 00:05:31,998 --> 00:05:32,999 [Tyler McLaughlin] All right, Merm let's try to get 154 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:34,834 -the first one of the season. -[Marissa McLaughlin] All right! 155 00:05:34,901 --> 00:05:36,436 We're marking! 156 00:05:36,502 --> 00:05:37,503 [Tyler McLaughlin] What time is it? 157 00:05:37,603 --> 00:05:39,405 [Marissa McLaughlin] 6 minutes. 158 00:05:39,472 --> 00:05:41,374 [Dave Marciano] Let's get ready to tuna. 159 00:05:41,441 --> 00:05:43,042 [Joe Marciano] First bait of the season going out, 160 00:05:43,109 --> 00:05:45,311 hopefully we're gonna get lucky early in the season. 161 00:05:45,378 --> 00:05:47,480 [Jason Muenzner] Got to put the tuna rods in the water, 162 00:05:47,547 --> 00:05:49,282 so we can catch that first one. 163 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:52,518 [Michelle Bancewicz] 12:01, puttin' the first bait in the water. 164 00:05:52,585 --> 00:05:55,455 [Jack Patrican] First bait in the water, gonna be home early. 165 00:05:55,521 --> 00:05:57,056 [Tyler McLaughlin] Line's going out. Woo! 166 00:05:57,156 --> 00:05:59,325 [Bob Cook] Well, here we go. New season. 167 00:05:59,392 --> 00:06:01,260 Just marked a slob right there. 168 00:06:02,328 --> 00:06:03,329 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Was that a tuna mark? 169 00:06:03,396 --> 00:06:04,397 [TJ Ott] Look at the screen. 170 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:06,199 -That's a tuna mark, right? -[Tim Ott] Yep, that's one. 171 00:06:06,265 --> 00:06:07,867 [TJ Ott] Marks right here. 172 00:06:07,934 --> 00:06:09,802 [Jack Patrican] That's a fish. We just marked one. 173 00:06:11,070 --> 00:06:13,339 [Jason Muenzner] Marking real good. There's three fish on the screen. 174 00:06:13,940 --> 00:06:15,007 [Joe Marciano] Ready to get bit? 175 00:06:15,074 --> 00:06:16,175 [Michelle Bancewicz] Get ready, Lea. 176 00:06:16,242 --> 00:06:17,443 He's looking at that bait. 177 00:06:17,510 --> 00:06:18,644 Oh, come on. 178 00:06:18,711 --> 00:06:20,046 [Dave Carraro] Oh, yeah. Look at it. That's a fish. 179 00:06:20,113 --> 00:06:21,714 Yeah, he's up high now. 180 00:06:21,781 --> 00:06:24,083 [Tyler McLaughlin] I just want to get the first one. Set the tone. 181 00:06:24,150 --> 00:06:25,518 [Tyler McLaughlin] Come on. 182 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:29,822 [beeping] 183 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:30,923 [Marissa McLaughlin] Something cranked. 184 00:06:30,990 --> 00:06:32,925 -[Tyler McLaughlin] Yeah, we're on! -Hey! 185 00:06:34,093 --> 00:06:36,662 -Good job, Merm. Oh, yeah! -Yeah. 186 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:38,264 How do you like that? 187 00:06:38,331 --> 00:06:40,533 Woo! Woo! 188 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,201 It's the first bite of the season right here. 189 00:06:42,268 --> 00:06:43,736 This is what we came up here for. 190 00:06:43,836 --> 00:06:45,171 He's coming at the boat. 191 00:06:45,304 --> 00:06:47,173 It's all about understanding how these fish are moving. 192 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,808 Right now he's just swimming at the boat. 193 00:06:48,875 --> 00:06:50,443 Took a while for this fish to wake up 194 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:51,778 because they're swimming all around us. 195 00:06:51,844 --> 00:06:54,013 They're eating all the baits around us, all the food. 196 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,815 And they just get so drunk on all the food 197 00:06:55,882 --> 00:06:56,983 they don't even know they're hooked. 198 00:06:57,049 --> 00:06:58,718 We didn't fish the Outer Banks this season, 199 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:00,620 but North Carolina recorded one of the best 200 00:07:00,686 --> 00:07:02,688 tuna fishing seasons in a long time. 201 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:05,091 Catching bigger fish than they have in years, 202 00:07:05,158 --> 00:07:07,593 and now those big boys are migrating up to us 203 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:09,095 and feeding all along the way. 204 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:12,098 That's a really good sign we're gonna have a banner season. 205 00:07:12,165 --> 00:07:13,699 [Marissa McLaughlin] Whoa. 206 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:15,301 [Tyler McLaughlin] This is a bigger fish than we thought. 207 00:07:15,368 --> 00:07:16,936 [Marissa McLaughlin] This is a big bite right now. 208 00:07:17,203 --> 00:07:19,405 [Tyler McLaughlin] Let's go! First bite of the season. 209 00:07:19,972 --> 00:07:21,474 [Marissa McLaughlin] We're very close to that boat. 210 00:07:21,541 --> 00:07:23,142 [Tyler McLaughlin] Oh, jeez, I don't like that. 211 00:07:23,209 --> 00:07:24,310 We're going right into him. 212 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:25,411 We're gonna lose this fish right into him. 213 00:07:25,478 --> 00:07:27,180 [Marissa McLaughlin] He needs to get off his anchor 214 00:07:27,246 --> 00:07:28,614 and just drift away. 215 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:31,684 It's going right towards his boat. 216 00:07:31,751 --> 00:07:35,221 This fish is going to the only boat here. 217 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,423 It's going right over to his anchor. 218 00:07:37,490 --> 00:07:38,524 It's not good. 219 00:07:38,591 --> 00:07:40,126 [Tyler McLaughlin] Dangerous. Dangerous. 220 00:07:40,193 --> 00:07:41,494 Fog, can't see anything. 221 00:07:41,561 --> 00:07:43,296 Don't know where our anchor ball is. 222 00:07:43,362 --> 00:07:45,298 [Marissa McLaughlin] Going this way. 223 00:07:45,364 --> 00:07:46,599 We might be okay. 224 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:49,602 [Tyler McLaughlin] Come on, we got to get this to stick 225 00:07:49,669 --> 00:07:51,037 to the rest of the fleet. 226 00:07:51,103 --> 00:07:53,272 [Marissa McLaughlin] Oh my God, there he is, look! 227 00:07:53,339 --> 00:07:54,373 [Tyler McLaughlin] Oh, there he is. 228 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:55,541 Keep reeling. Keep reeling. 229 00:07:56,776 --> 00:07:58,211 -[Marissa McLaughlin] He's right here. -[Tyler McLaughlin] Swimming at the boat. 230 00:07:58,311 --> 00:08:00,613 [Marissa McLaughlin] He's right here. Definitely a bluefin. 231 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:01,881 He's long. 232 00:08:01,948 --> 00:08:03,049 Tyler! 233 00:08:04,650 --> 00:08:05,852 -Yes! -[Tyler McLaughlin] Woo! 234 00:08:05,918 --> 00:08:07,153 Oh, shoot! He's pissed. 235 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:09,222 -Did you see how sweet that shot... -[Marissa McLaughlin] That was awesome. 236 00:08:09,288 --> 00:08:11,123 [Tyler McLaughlin] Watch out. We got a lot of dart line here. 237 00:08:11,190 --> 00:08:12,291 Bad things. 238 00:08:12,358 --> 00:08:14,126 Come here and get the tail rope. 239 00:08:14,193 --> 00:08:17,063 Wow! Big huge fish. 240 00:08:17,129 --> 00:08:19,365 I'll see you at the scales, baby. 241 00:08:19,432 --> 00:08:21,267 [Marissa McLaughlin] We have him on the cleat. 242 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,569 [Tyler McLaughlin] Bull's-eye, baby! Bull's-eye. 243 00:08:23,636 --> 00:08:24,804 [Marissa McLaughlin] Huge tail. 244 00:08:24,871 --> 00:08:26,205 [Tyler McLaughlin] He's a big fish. 245 00:08:26,272 --> 00:08:27,340 [Marissa McLaughlin] First fish of the season. 246 00:08:27,406 --> 00:08:28,875 -[Tyler McLaughlin] Way to go, sis. -[Marissa McLaughlin] Big fish. 247 00:08:28,941 --> 00:08:31,511 [Tyler McLaughlin] Yes! Been a long time for us. 248 00:08:31,577 --> 00:08:32,845 It was a long winter. 249 00:08:32,912 --> 00:08:35,248 First one of the season, baby. 250 00:08:35,314 --> 00:08:37,783 -Woo! -[Marissa McLaughlin] Bring him aboard. 251 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,756 -Oh my God. -[Tyler McLaughlin] Whoa! 252 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:44,891 [Marissa McLaughlin] Oh my God. 253 00:08:44,957 --> 00:08:46,626 [Tyler McLaughlin] Jumbo! 254 00:08:46,692 --> 00:08:48,427 What a plug. Let's get a measurement. 255 00:08:48,494 --> 00:08:50,296 I want to see what we're working with here. 256 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:52,965 106-inch bluefin. 257 00:08:53,032 --> 00:08:54,734 Way to start the season, sis. 258 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:55,968 We're going to the scales. 259 00:08:56,035 --> 00:08:57,270 [Marissa McLaughlin] Tuna's bigger, man. 260 00:08:57,336 --> 00:08:58,804 [Tyler McLaughlin] This is the year of the bluefin. 261 00:08:58,871 --> 00:09:00,373 It's all about how much tonnage. 262 00:09:00,439 --> 00:09:02,174 How many pounds you put across that dock. 263 00:09:02,942 --> 00:09:04,610 Snugs, we're going to Gloucester. 264 00:09:04,677 --> 00:09:05,912 [Tyler McLaughlin] We got 'em! 265 00:09:05,978 --> 00:09:07,179 [Dave Carraro] The first fish of the season is nothing 266 00:09:07,246 --> 00:09:08,447 other than bragging rights. 267 00:09:08,514 --> 00:09:09,549 Good for him. 268 00:09:10,349 --> 00:09:11,684 [John Kusler] Oh, it's [bleep] Tyler. 269 00:09:11,751 --> 00:09:14,854 [Bob Cook] Unreal. Come on, [bleep]. 270 00:09:14,921 --> 00:09:16,455 [Dave Marciano] Tyler got him. 271 00:09:16,522 --> 00:09:18,024 -Wow. -Wow. 272 00:09:18,124 --> 00:09:19,859 [Tyler McLaughlin] C'mon! Who's better than me? 273 00:09:19,926 --> 00:09:21,093 Boom! He's on the cleat. 274 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:22,962 [Michelle Bancewicz] Oh, that sucks. 275 00:09:23,029 --> 00:09:25,231 -[Jack Patrican] Get out of here. -[Anders Slicklen] Brutal. 276 00:09:34,106 --> 00:09:35,608 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Let's come out of the gates swinging. 277 00:09:35,675 --> 00:09:37,543 [Tim Ott] Yes. Sounds like a plan. 278 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:40,413 We're on the Regal Sword. We're drifting right now. 279 00:09:40,479 --> 00:09:42,748 So it's outgoing tides, so we're going to the southwest. 280 00:09:42,815 --> 00:09:44,250 We're gonna fish a mackerel right now. 281 00:09:44,317 --> 00:09:46,218 Mackerel seems to be the bait of choice down here. 282 00:09:46,285 --> 00:09:47,687 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] It's about to get light out. 283 00:09:47,753 --> 00:09:48,888 It's like the prime time. 284 00:09:48,955 --> 00:09:50,590 I don't want to get my hopes too high, 285 00:09:50,656 --> 00:09:52,558 but they're pretty high right now. 286 00:09:55,695 --> 00:10:00,032 [Paul Hebert] Nice calm dark day, overcast. 287 00:10:00,566 --> 00:10:03,002 Really nice for fishing conditions. 288 00:10:03,069 --> 00:10:04,737 [Lance Sistare] How long's the bank, Paul? 289 00:10:04,804 --> 00:10:06,973 -[Paul Hebert] 21 miles. -[Lance Sistare] 21 miles. 290 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:08,741 We're on a place called Middle Bank. 291 00:10:08,808 --> 00:10:11,210 Dot-com's over here about a half a mile. 292 00:10:11,277 --> 00:10:13,312 It's already fishy out here. 293 00:10:14,547 --> 00:10:16,449 [TJ Ott] I just heard that whale. You hear him? 294 00:10:16,515 --> 00:10:18,784 Whales pursue the same bait that tuna does. 295 00:10:18,851 --> 00:10:20,086 So if you find whales feeding, 296 00:10:20,152 --> 00:10:21,687 you know there's tuna are nearby. 297 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:24,090 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] I'm feeling pretty good about this. 298 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:25,591 [TJ Ott] You know we're here for that first fish of the season. 299 00:10:25,658 --> 00:10:26,759 We're returning champs. 300 00:10:26,826 --> 00:10:29,195 You know we've got to prove that it wasn't just 301 00:10:29,261 --> 00:10:31,364 made the right moves and got lucky. 302 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:34,867 [Paul Hebert] See if we can get a couple macks. 303 00:10:34,934 --> 00:10:37,169 There they are right there. Oh, that's a tuna. 304 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:39,305 [Lance Sistare] We're gonna go off right now. 305 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:44,176 [TJ Ott] We're marking one at 100, one at 100. 306 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:48,414 [Lance Sistare] The rest of the fleet should be worried about us. 307 00:10:48,481 --> 00:10:50,116 Really close to winning last year. 308 00:10:50,182 --> 00:10:53,352 This year we're coming for everybody. 309 00:10:53,686 --> 00:10:54,987 [Paul Hebert] I love fishing. 310 00:10:55,054 --> 00:10:57,123 I love, love, love the sport. 311 00:10:57,189 --> 00:10:59,692 [Lance Sistare] Lean mean fighting machine. 312 00:10:59,759 --> 00:11:01,994 [reel clicking] 313 00:11:02,228 --> 00:11:03,262 [reel unspooling rapidly] 314 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:05,464 [Paul Hebert] Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it. That's him! 315 00:11:05,531 --> 00:11:06,732 [Lance Sistare] We're on, baby! We're on! 316 00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:09,301 2023, baby, first tuna! 317 00:11:09,935 --> 00:11:10,970 [TJ Ott] Jarrett get ready. 318 00:11:12,238 --> 00:11:13,472 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Something's bouncing 319 00:11:13,539 --> 00:11:14,807 -over here, I think. -[reel unspooling rapidly] 320 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:16,242 [TJ Ott] You're on. You're on. You're on. 321 00:11:16,308 --> 00:11:17,376 [Tim Ott] We're on! We're on! We're on! 322 00:11:17,443 --> 00:11:19,512 [TJ Ott] Down and tight, baby! Line going out, woo! 323 00:11:32,658 --> 00:11:36,262 [Lance Sistare] Yeah! That's a real one. 324 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:41,067 -[Paul Hebert] 50 feet. -Mack, no weight. 325 00:11:41,133 --> 00:11:43,069 -[Dave Carraro] All right, go get 'em. -Paul, just hooked up. 326 00:11:43,135 --> 00:11:44,870 Mack, 50 feet no weight. 327 00:11:44,937 --> 00:11:46,238 [Dave Marciano] Put a lame mackerel out. 328 00:11:46,305 --> 00:11:49,108 All we got to do is mark a fish and the rod's gonna bend. 329 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:50,943 [Michelle Bancewicz] That'd be epic if we hooked up. 330 00:11:51,010 --> 00:11:52,411 [Mike Ott] Hot Tuna, got 'em on! 331 00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:56,082 [Bob Cook] [bleep] I just came out of the feed here. 332 00:11:56,148 --> 00:11:57,817 [Jack Patrican] Dingleberries! 333 00:11:57,883 --> 00:11:59,351 [Anders Slicklen] Well, they're still biting. 334 00:11:59,418 --> 00:12:01,187 [Jack Patrican] Yeah, I mean that's good. 335 00:12:01,253 --> 00:12:03,055 They're here. They're out in the deep. 336 00:12:03,122 --> 00:12:04,724 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] He's on! He's on! 337 00:12:04,790 --> 00:12:06,092 -Get this other one out of the way. -[TJ Ott] Yep. 338 00:12:06,158 --> 00:12:07,259 We're down and tight, baby. 339 00:12:07,326 --> 00:12:09,195 Bluefin season, woo! 340 00:12:09,261 --> 00:12:11,097 The first fish of the season is always the toughest ones. 341 00:12:11,163 --> 00:12:13,332 Bluefin tuna captains can make a lot of money 342 00:12:13,399 --> 00:12:14,767 in a short period of time, 343 00:12:14,834 --> 00:12:16,402 or you can go backwards very quickly and 344 00:12:16,469 --> 00:12:18,037 we want to get ahead of that curve 345 00:12:18,104 --> 00:12:20,039 and be in that green as soon as possible. 346 00:12:20,106 --> 00:12:21,974 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] The tuna just hasn't woken up yet. 347 00:12:23,542 --> 00:12:24,810 [TJ Ott] Seems sharky to me. 348 00:12:25,311 --> 00:12:27,580 [TJ Ott] That was a stick bait with no weights on it. 349 00:12:28,647 --> 00:12:30,382 -Swivel! -Swivel's right here. 350 00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:32,618 [Paul Hebert] He's good. Look at the rod bend. 351 00:12:32,685 --> 00:12:33,919 [Lance Sistare] It's a good fish. 352 00:12:33,986 --> 00:12:36,055 [Paul Hebert] I'm just happy to have a bite. 353 00:12:36,122 --> 00:12:38,491 [Lance Sistare] We got a bite and we got a fight. 354 00:12:39,825 --> 00:12:41,761 It's always important to break the ice. 355 00:12:42,394 --> 00:12:43,696 Feeling nervous. 356 00:12:44,830 --> 00:12:45,831 Oh, no! 357 00:12:45,898 --> 00:12:47,299 [Paul Hebert] Keep going! Just reel. 358 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:49,869 80-inch fish. They do that. 359 00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:53,839 [Lance Sistare] Just got to keep the heat on him. 360 00:12:53,906 --> 00:12:55,407 Keep that rod bent. 361 00:12:55,474 --> 00:12:56,709 You got to watch that tip. 362 00:12:57,576 --> 00:12:59,779 That tells the whole story right there, the tip of the rod. 363 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:04,216 [Mike Ott] Might be him. Hope it's him. 364 00:13:05,351 --> 00:13:06,752 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] All right, swivel. 365 00:13:10,489 --> 00:13:11,557 Shark! 366 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:12,892 [TJ Ott] Giant [bleep] porbeagle. 367 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:14,560 Stretch us on the leader. 368 00:13:14,627 --> 00:13:15,628 I'm gonna try to get a bait out. 369 00:13:15,694 --> 00:13:16,729 It's not what we wanted. 370 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:18,197 We have to try to get the hook out. 371 00:13:18,264 --> 00:13:21,000 Release him safe and put the baits out and try to get a tuna. 372 00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:23,068 [Mike Ott] Broke him off. 373 00:13:23,736 --> 00:13:25,037 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] All right. 374 00:13:25,104 --> 00:13:27,273 Let's get the lines back out and do it again. 375 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:31,377 [Lance Sistare] He's right up on the surface. 376 00:13:31,443 --> 00:13:32,711 Get to see him. 377 00:13:32,778 --> 00:13:34,647 Keep going. Circle! 378 00:13:42,955 --> 00:13:45,457 Dude, that's a jumbo! 379 00:13:49,061 --> 00:13:50,563 [Paul Hebert] Tail rope behind me. 380 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:00,973 We got one! 381 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,475 We got a big boy. 382 00:14:03,542 --> 00:14:05,778 (cackle) 383 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:08,814 Yeah, baby! And we're gonna head for home. 384 00:14:08,881 --> 00:14:10,382 Breakfast, baby! 385 00:14:12,251 --> 00:14:14,153 [Paul cackles over radio] 386 00:14:15,154 --> 00:14:16,522 [Geordie Sousa] I can hear Paul laughing. 387 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:18,791 [Sandro Maniaci] Did you? They must have caught it. 388 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:21,393 [Lance and Paul laughing over radio] 389 00:14:26,298 --> 00:14:27,766 [Lance Sistare] Oh, man, what a beauty. 390 00:14:30,169 --> 00:14:31,670 Man, that's a jumbo. 391 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:32,738 [Paul Hebert] He's a good one. 392 00:14:32,805 --> 00:14:34,139 [Lance Sistare] Let's get a measurement on this thing. 393 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,241 What do you got? 394 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,176 [Paul Hebert] 96. 395 00:14:37,243 --> 00:14:38,244 [Lance Sistare] Beauty! 396 00:14:38,310 --> 00:14:41,614 [laughter] 397 00:14:43,315 --> 00:14:46,218 [Paul Hebert] Woo! That's a great first tuna. 398 00:14:54,293 --> 00:14:56,061 [Tyler McLaughlin] All right! Cowabunga. 399 00:14:56,128 --> 00:14:57,563 [Joe] Hey, Tyler, how you doing? 400 00:14:57,630 --> 00:14:58,764 First one to come in. 401 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:00,432 [Tyler McLaughlin] That's a hell of a way to start off the season. 402 00:15:00,499 --> 00:15:01,567 We fish locally. 403 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:03,102 We adapt and we catch them wherever we go. 404 00:15:03,168 --> 00:15:04,904 [Joe] Well, I'm happy to see you're fired up 405 00:15:04,970 --> 00:15:06,205 and get the job done. 406 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:07,439 [Tyler McLaughlin] Yeah, well, let's get this thing out of here. 407 00:15:07,539 --> 00:15:08,807 [Joe] Sounds good. 408 00:15:08,874 --> 00:15:10,209 [Tyler McLaughlin] How do you like me now, pally? 409 00:15:10,276 --> 00:15:12,077 The other captains are still sitting out there. 410 00:15:12,144 --> 00:15:13,812 They all knew I was gonna get the first fish. 411 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:16,649 The Pinwheel's the best in the fleet and I'm here to prove it. 412 00:15:20,152 --> 00:15:22,254 What's the dress weight of this beautiful tuna? 413 00:15:22,321 --> 00:15:24,323 [Joe] 556, Merm. 414 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,658 [Tyler McLaughlin] A lot of tuna right there. 415 00:15:25,724 --> 00:15:26,926 -That's a good fish. -[Joe] It definitely is. 416 00:15:26,992 --> 00:15:28,494 Let's check it out. 417 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:30,696 [Tyler McLaughlin] These are the first fish the buyer's gonna see. 418 00:15:30,763 --> 00:15:32,264 Looking to see if that fish has some fat, 419 00:15:32,364 --> 00:15:34,033 if it's got good color. 420 00:15:34,099 --> 00:15:35,868 And the main and most important thing you can have 421 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:37,403 is a solid core sample. 422 00:15:37,469 --> 00:15:38,537 -Let's see what we got here. -First one of the season. 423 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:39,738 What are we dealing with here? 424 00:15:39,838 --> 00:15:41,640 -This is a nice fish, Tyler. -Really? 425 00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:44,810 [Joe] I see a little bit of fat out here on the bottom minors 426 00:15:44,877 --> 00:15:48,547 and a little bit of fat starting to develop in the majors. 427 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:49,848 Which I like the core a lot. 428 00:15:49,915 --> 00:15:51,650 Bottom line, you know, first fish of the season. 429 00:15:51,717 --> 00:15:52,918 What are you gonna get us started with? 430 00:15:52,985 --> 00:15:54,620 [Joe] Well, Tyler... 431 00:15:56,422 --> 00:15:58,357 -$22 a pound for this fish. -[Tyler McLaughlin] Woo, 432 00:15:58,457 --> 00:15:59,858 wow, that's great man. Thank you very much. 433 00:15:59,925 --> 00:16:01,226 [Joe] Well, this will keep you fishing, keep 'em coming. 434 00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:02,428 -Thank you. -Woo. 435 00:16:02,494 --> 00:16:05,064 That's relief right there. I'm out. 436 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:06,865 This fish was 106 inches. 437 00:16:06,932 --> 00:16:08,667 This fish has been here for a while, 438 00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:09,969 and that means there's more of them. 439 00:16:10,035 --> 00:16:12,237 And where there's more of them, there's gonna be the Pinwheel. 440 00:16:15,674 --> 00:16:19,044 [♪ guitar groove plays] 441 00:16:22,081 --> 00:16:23,449 [Bob Cook] Oh, there's TJ. 442 00:16:26,285 --> 00:16:27,653 [TJ Ott] Just marked one right here. 443 00:16:28,354 --> 00:16:30,389 [Manny Pereira] They're coming up right behind us, Bob. In the bubbles. 444 00:16:31,590 --> 00:16:33,092 [Bob Cook] There's whales right behind us, bud. 445 00:16:33,158 --> 00:16:35,227 I don't know if you maybe want to set up back there. 446 00:16:35,294 --> 00:16:36,462 We're in good bait here too. 447 00:16:36,528 --> 00:16:38,030 [TJ Ott] All right, I'll give this like five minutes. 448 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:39,465 I'm coming that way. 449 00:16:39,531 --> 00:16:43,936 [Jack Patrican] I spy with my little brown eye, the Fat Tuna. 450 00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:45,771 The prettiest girl at the prom. 451 00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:48,474 [Bob Cook] Fishing in Chatham is vastly different 452 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:51,543 than fishing close to Gloucester on anchor. 453 00:16:51,610 --> 00:16:54,947 You're fishing in a fleet with a bunch of lines in the water. 454 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:57,916 A bunch of competition, but it's been difficult. 455 00:16:57,983 --> 00:16:59,918 Oh, we got one on the bottom, here. 456 00:17:00,619 --> 00:17:01,620 Good mark on the bottom. 457 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,789 [Manny Pereira] Yup. Yup. Oh, come on. 458 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,090 [Bob Cook] They're getting up in Maine. 459 00:17:05,157 --> 00:17:06,291 They're getting them close to home. 460 00:17:06,358 --> 00:17:09,728 We're hoping this 90-mile trip was not for nothing. 461 00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:11,363 [Manny Pereira] I want to fight a fish. 462 00:17:11,430 --> 00:17:12,731 [Bob Cook] Oh, [bleep]. 463 00:17:12,798 --> 00:17:14,566 -There's a stack of them on the screen. -[Manny Pereira] Oh, [bleep]. 464 00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:16,135 [Bob Cook] 100 feet. Stack of them. 465 00:17:16,201 --> 00:17:17,302 [Manny Pereira] Yeah. Big ones too. 466 00:17:17,936 --> 00:17:19,271 Oh, baby. 467 00:17:19,738 --> 00:17:21,407 [reel clicking] 468 00:17:21,473 --> 00:17:23,642 [reel unspooling rapidly] 469 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:25,244 Oh, momma. Oh, oh, here we go! 470 00:17:29,114 --> 00:17:30,949 [Bob Cook] Tuney, Manny. Tuney! 471 00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:36,789 [rod cranking] 472 00:17:36,855 --> 00:17:38,524 [Bob Cook] Got some weight to him. 473 00:17:39,258 --> 00:17:40,559 Just had a bite there. 474 00:17:40,626 --> 00:17:42,528 We're hoping this guy here is a tuna. 475 00:17:42,594 --> 00:17:44,129 It definitely feels like he is. 476 00:17:44,196 --> 00:17:45,397 He's taking a lot of line. 477 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:46,965 He's no short, we know that. 478 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,035 [John Kusler] You want to move it up to the rod holder? 479 00:17:50,102 --> 00:17:52,337 -Yeah, I'm trying to grab this. -I'll get that. 480 00:17:52,771 --> 00:17:54,773 [Bob Cook] I feel pressure going into every season. 481 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:56,475 I take it personally when we lose. 482 00:17:56,542 --> 00:17:58,911 We have a lot at stake with a new boat. 483 00:17:58,977 --> 00:17:59,978 Year in and year out, 484 00:18:00,045 --> 00:18:02,281 we want to win probably more than anybody else 485 00:18:02,347 --> 00:18:04,416 and I'm kind of proud of that fact. 486 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:08,353 This fish took a lot of drag. 487 00:18:09,354 --> 00:18:12,558 We already know he's over an 80-inch fish, 488 00:18:12,624 --> 00:18:14,259 but we're hoping for something bigger. 489 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:16,161 We just want to see him here. 490 00:18:16,228 --> 00:18:17,963 [Manny Pereira] You see him yet? 491 00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:20,766 [Bob Cook] There he is. 492 00:18:21,567 --> 00:18:22,601 [John Kusler] Get ready, Manny. 493 00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:23,769 Drill him! 494 00:18:24,369 --> 00:18:25,737 [Manny Pereira] Got him! Got him! 495 00:18:25,804 --> 00:18:26,805 [Bob Cook] Yeah, buddy. 496 00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:27,973 [Manny Pereira] Tail rope. 497 00:18:34,513 --> 00:18:35,848 [Bob Cook] I got him. 498 00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:38,283 Yeah! 499 00:18:39,051 --> 00:18:41,086 First one on the new boat, baby. 500 00:18:41,153 --> 00:18:42,821 -[John Kusler] Let's go, baby! Woo! -Woo! 501 00:18:42,888 --> 00:18:45,057 This thing is a good luck charm already. 502 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:46,692 Woo! Yeah! 503 00:18:46,758 --> 00:18:48,994 Good to get the stank off the new boat, you know. 504 00:18:49,495 --> 00:18:50,696 That was nice. 505 00:18:50,762 --> 00:18:51,830 [TJ Ott] Oh, good for you, man. 506 00:18:51,897 --> 00:18:53,198 I feel good about it. I just would like to see 507 00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:55,601 -more marks. -[Jarrett Przybyszewski] I know, right? 508 00:18:55,667 --> 00:18:57,202 [Jack Patrican] So he just hooked a good one. 509 00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:59,605 They're here. We're doing our best. 510 00:18:59,671 --> 00:19:02,975 Just need a little, a little love. 511 00:19:03,041 --> 00:19:04,576 A little love from the Tuna Gods. 512 00:19:05,477 --> 00:19:07,045 [Bob Cook] Yeah. First fish, boys. 513 00:19:07,112 --> 00:19:08,147 [Manny Pereira] Yes, sir. 514 00:19:08,213 --> 00:19:09,448 [Bob Cook] Want to see how long this thing is? 515 00:19:09,515 --> 00:19:10,749 [Manny Pereira] 80. 516 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:12,284 -80! -Woo! 517 00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:14,019 -We'll take that. -All day. 518 00:19:14,086 --> 00:19:15,254 [Bob Cook] Take that for sure. 519 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,190 It's not the biggest fish, but big fish are here this season. 520 00:19:18,257 --> 00:19:19,758 Other boats are getting them, 521 00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:21,894 and we need them to pay for this boat. 522 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:24,263 New season, new boat, new fishies. 523 00:19:24,329 --> 00:19:25,597 We'll take 'em. 524 00:19:25,664 --> 00:19:26,899 Oh, yeah! 525 00:19:30,936 --> 00:19:32,104 [Lance Sistare] Feeling good, baby. 526 00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:33,906 Feeling good. Fish number one. 527 00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:35,073 [PJ Mead] Hello, boys. 528 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:36,542 [Lance Sistare] PJ, what's happening, brother? 529 00:19:36,608 --> 00:19:38,076 [PJ Mead] Way to go. You're breaking the ice, huh? 530 00:19:38,143 --> 00:19:40,546 -[Lance Sistare] Hell yeah. -[PJ Mead] First one of the season? 531 00:19:40,612 --> 00:19:42,714 [Paul Hebert] We're just picking up where we left off last year. 532 00:19:42,781 --> 00:19:43,782 [PJ Mead] Let's bring it up. See what we got here. 533 00:19:43,849 --> 00:19:44,883 [Lance Sistare] Let's un-package it. 534 00:19:44,950 --> 00:19:46,518 Spicy meatball. 535 00:19:49,054 --> 00:19:50,989 [John Kusler] Back on the meat. 536 00:19:51,657 --> 00:19:53,325 -[Bob Cook] What's up? -[Bubba] First catch, huh? 537 00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:54,560 [Bob Cook] First day out. 538 00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:56,762 First catch. First day with the new boat. 539 00:19:56,828 --> 00:19:58,564 [Bubba] Why don't we get it up here and we'll check it out. 540 00:19:58,630 --> 00:19:59,631 -Yeah, man. -Sounds good. 541 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:00,732 [Bob Cook] Let's do it. Yeah, buddy! 542 00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:03,268 [Paul Hebert] What do you got for a weight on this, PJ? 543 00:20:03,335 --> 00:20:04,970 [PJ Mead] Nice first piece, Paul. 544 00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:06,605 318 pounds dressed. 545 00:20:06,672 --> 00:20:07,739 -[Lance Sistare] Sweet. -[Paul Hebert] Wow, 546 00:20:07,806 --> 00:20:09,541 that's beautiful. Thank you. 547 00:20:09,608 --> 00:20:10,842 [PJ Mead] Good size, right? 548 00:20:10,909 --> 00:20:13,111 [Bob Cook] All right, Bub, what do we got for weight there? 549 00:20:13,178 --> 00:20:14,913 -222 pounds. -Hey. 550 00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:16,481 -We'll take it, man. -We'll take it. 551 00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:18,116 It's better than nothing, right? 552 00:20:19,818 --> 00:20:21,220 [Paul Hebert] We got good news? 553 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,055 [PJ Mead] It's a decent fish for this time of year, Paul. 554 00:20:23,121 --> 00:20:25,657 I mean, it's, you know, it's got beautiful color. 555 00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:27,092 It doesn't have a lot of fat, 556 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:29,695 but it does have a little bit of skin fat here 557 00:20:29,761 --> 00:20:31,830 in the triangles in the corners a little bit. 558 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,599 [Paul Hebert] What do you think you can get for this fish? 559 00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:38,003 [PJ Mead] $19 a pound. 560 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,405 -Ah, God, that's awesome. -Sweet. 561 00:20:40,472 --> 00:20:41,673 -[PJ Mead] Nice little paycheck, right? -[Lance Sistare] Thanks, PJ. 562 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:43,408 -Yeah, I appreciate it, man. Hell yeah. -So much. 563 00:20:43,475 --> 00:20:44,943 -[PJ Mead] Keep 'em coming, boys. -We needed that. 564 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:46,011 -You know it. -All right. Catch 'em up, boys. 565 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:47,879 -All right, PJ. Thanks. See you soon. -Thanks, PJ. 566 00:20:47,946 --> 00:20:49,081 [Lance Sistare] Yup, take it easy. 567 00:20:49,615 --> 00:20:50,749 [Paul Hebert] Payday, baby! 568 00:20:50,816 --> 00:20:52,084 [cackle] 569 00:20:52,851 --> 00:20:54,386 -Come on aboard. -What's up, buddy? 570 00:20:54,453 --> 00:20:56,388 -[Bubba] Nice new rig you got going on. -[Bob Cook] Thank you so much. 571 00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:58,590 -That is gonna help me pay for it, so... -[Bubba] Yeah. 572 00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:01,693 -It's a good start, you know. Good start. -[Bob Cook] ...Hook me up. 573 00:21:01,827 --> 00:21:03,595 So, it's not a bad looking fish at all. 574 00:21:03,662 --> 00:21:05,030 Pretty decent color coming through. 575 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:07,366 You can see it's starting to show fat right here in the minors. 576 00:21:07,432 --> 00:21:08,800 [Bob Cook] What, what do you think you can do 577 00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:10,269 for us per pound? 578 00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:14,706 [Bubba] $17 a pound. 579 00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:15,841 [John Kusler] All right. 580 00:21:15,907 --> 00:21:16,908 -All right. We'll take that. -We'll take that. 581 00:21:16,975 --> 00:21:18,143 -Nice way to break the ice, boys. -[Bob Cook] Absolutely. 582 00:21:18,210 --> 00:21:20,212 -Thank you for that. -We got a fish down here in Chatham. 583 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:22,547 It wasn't the biggest fish here in the world. 584 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:24,349 I'm already feeling a little bit impatient 585 00:21:24,416 --> 00:21:25,917 to get those bigger fish. 586 00:21:25,984 --> 00:21:27,452 We have to stay competitive. 587 00:21:27,519 --> 00:21:28,520 And in order to do that, 588 00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:30,422 we may have to go after those bigger fish. 589 00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:37,529 [Dave Carraro] Paul's got one. Tyler's got one. 590 00:21:37,596 --> 00:21:40,198 Bob's got one and hopefully we can join the pack. 591 00:21:40,932 --> 00:21:42,167 All right. Give Tyler credit. 592 00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:43,902 -He got a big one. -[Geordie Sousa] Yeah. 593 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:45,137 [Dave Carraro] Pretty sure he got it at night. 594 00:21:45,203 --> 00:21:46,972 He was up at Boon at a nightspot there. 595 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:48,040 And that's 50 miles. 596 00:21:48,106 --> 00:21:51,376 Not terrible, but imagine Bob is gonna go offload in Cape Cod. 597 00:21:51,443 --> 00:21:53,879 The backyard boys are gonna stay right here. 598 00:21:53,945 --> 00:21:55,113 [Geordie Sousa] Yes, sir. 599 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:56,214 [Dave Carraro] Just when we get in, 600 00:21:56,281 --> 00:21:59,551 we rinse off and we go home and get some 601 00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:01,486 dinner and go watch some TV. 602 00:22:01,553 --> 00:22:03,322 I can go hang out with my girlfriend, 603 00:22:03,388 --> 00:22:06,291 I mean, my wife. Forgot about it. 604 00:22:06,358 --> 00:22:07,726 I got to, I got to stop saying girlfriend. 605 00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:08,794 [Geordie Sousa] Have you slipped up on that one 606 00:22:08,860 --> 00:22:10,195 -in front of her yet? -[Dave Carraro] Oh, yeah. 607 00:22:11,129 --> 00:22:13,665 I'm a newlywed and I want to catch fish more than ever 608 00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:14,733 to support my family. 609 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,101 But time is really important. 610 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:19,104 I don't want to run 50 miles to catch a fish that I know 611 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:20,505 I can catch at home. 612 00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:21,673 Operation no ice. 613 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:23,108 [Geordie Sousa] No ice. No ice needed here. 614 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:24,176 [Sandro Maniaci] Get it done up here. 615 00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:26,411 [Dave Carraro] Let's catch one. Then we can make a statement. 616 00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:27,846 Then we can talk more. 617 00:22:27,913 --> 00:22:29,815 [Geordie Sousa] Oh, wow, that's a big one. 618 00:22:29,881 --> 00:22:31,216 I just caught his tail. 619 00:22:31,283 --> 00:22:32,951 -Nice [bleep]. -Yup. 620 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,820 That was like jumbo splash, dude. 621 00:22:34,886 --> 00:22:35,887 [Sandro Maniaci] Do it again. 622 00:22:36,021 --> 00:22:37,356 [Geordie Sousa] That was not a little one. 623 00:22:37,422 --> 00:22:39,424 That was full on like Volkswagen status. 624 00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:41,059 [reel clicking] 625 00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:42,828 -[reel unspooling rapidly] -[Sandro Maniaci] We're on! 626 00:22:43,328 --> 00:22:44,996 [Dave Carraro] We're on! We got him on. We got him on. 627 00:22:45,130 --> 00:22:46,898 [Dave Marciano] Carraro is hooked up. 628 00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:48,533 What's taking so long? 629 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,435 [Jason Muenzner] It's called fishing. 630 00:22:50,502 --> 00:22:51,903 [Dave Marciano] Tide's too strong. 631 00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:54,139 Too rough out. Too foggy out. 632 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:55,607 [Jason Muenzner] There's actually no [bleep] tide. 633 00:22:55,674 --> 00:22:56,708 [Dave Marciano] It's too calm out. 634 00:22:57,409 --> 00:22:59,544 [Michelle Bancewicz] Dot-com's fighting one right now. 635 00:22:59,611 --> 00:23:01,213 [Lea Pinaud] Good for them. That's great. 636 00:23:01,279 --> 00:23:03,548 [Michelle Bancewicz] Where are the fish? 637 00:23:03,615 --> 00:23:05,117 [Dave Carraro] Right here. Right in our own backyard. 638 00:23:05,183 --> 00:23:07,986 [Sandro Maniaci] Get down. Got this other guy here. 639 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,254 Go past that guy. 640 00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:10,422 [Dave Carraro] We're gonna be in that anchor. 641 00:23:10,489 --> 00:23:11,723 [Sandro Maniaci] Go ahead. 642 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:13,392 [Dave Carraroi] A little switchy-switch. 643 00:23:13,458 --> 00:23:14,693 Going right for an anchor. 644 00:23:16,161 --> 00:23:18,163 -No way. Yup. -Not looking good. We're in it. 645 00:23:18,263 --> 00:23:19,831 -We're in it? -Yup. 646 00:23:19,898 --> 00:23:21,099 -Yup. -[bleep]. 647 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:22,167 -Of course we are. -Got to go around. 648 00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:23,802 [Geordie Sousa] We're in your [bleep]. 649 00:23:23,869 --> 00:23:25,137 -Oh, [bleep]. -Oh, no. 650 00:23:25,203 --> 00:23:26,304 [Sandro Maniaci] [bleep]. We're in it good. 651 00:23:26,371 --> 00:23:28,373 [Dave Carraro] Hop off. We're in your anchor. 652 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,308 I'm gonna come right around. 653 00:23:31,009 --> 00:23:33,011 -[Geordie Sousa] We're in it! -[Sandro Maniaci] Hop off! 654 00:23:39,084 --> 00:23:40,218 [Geordie Sousa] It's coming up, right here. 655 00:23:40,285 --> 00:23:41,920 [Dave Carraro] Yup, right here, Sanchi. 656 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,255 We're gonna grab that tag line. 657 00:23:43,321 --> 00:23:46,591 -Yeah. -Yeah, pick it up, Geordie. 658 00:23:49,661 --> 00:23:50,829 How is it in the wheel, okay? 659 00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:52,764 -Yeah. -Don't put it in gear. 660 00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:54,299 [Geordie Sousa] Don't put it in gear. Float back. 661 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:55,500 [Dave Carraro] Go, go. Pull it up. 662 00:23:55,567 --> 00:23:56,768 Pull that, pull that poly up. 663 00:23:56,835 --> 00:23:58,403 Pull, pull, pull, pull! 664 00:23:58,470 --> 00:23:59,604 I'm gonna go forward. 665 00:23:59,671 --> 00:24:01,039 [Geordie Sousa] Yup. Stay neutral. 666 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:02,407 -Yup. -All right. 667 00:24:02,974 --> 00:24:05,811 -[Dave Carraro] All right! Woo! -[Sandro Maniaci] One obstacle down. 668 00:24:06,311 --> 00:24:07,312 -[Geordie Sousa] Hopefully the last one. -Thank you. 669 00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:08,380 Thanks, guys. 670 00:24:09,014 --> 00:24:10,248 [Dave Carraro] Remember that line might be compromised. 671 00:24:10,315 --> 00:24:11,783 [Geordie Sousa] All right, now back us the [bleep] out of here. 672 00:24:13,318 --> 00:24:15,187 -Because who knows who's beyond us? -[Dave Carraro] Yeah. 673 00:24:15,887 --> 00:24:16,888 [Sandro Maniaci] Got another one back there. 674 00:24:16,955 --> 00:24:18,023 [Dave Carraro] Where's the other one? 675 00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:20,025 Oh, my God. 676 00:24:20,091 --> 00:24:21,159 [Sandro Maniaci] Going right for him. 677 00:24:21,927 --> 00:24:23,895 The problem is if these fish keeps running the edge here, 678 00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:25,397 you're just gonna keep running into anchor lines. 679 00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:26,465 A lot of times, you know, 680 00:24:26,531 --> 00:24:27,699 they'll go up on the high ground. 681 00:24:27,766 --> 00:24:29,100 They'll go out in the deep water, you know, 682 00:24:29,167 --> 00:24:30,502 and you get nice and open. 683 00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:31,937 First one of the season. 684 00:24:32,003 --> 00:24:33,538 Gonna make you work for it. 685 00:24:33,605 --> 00:24:34,606 [Geordie Sousa] Shaking now. He's gonna come up 686 00:24:34,673 --> 00:24:36,441 -and make a run here. -[Sandro Maniaci] Holy [bleep]. 687 00:24:36,508 --> 00:24:37,976 [Geordie Sousa] Sandro, jump in here. 688 00:24:41,046 --> 00:24:42,414 [Sandro Maniaci] Ooh, he's pissed off now. 689 00:24:42,881 --> 00:24:44,916 [Dave Carraro] One hour and 45 minutes, guys. 690 00:24:44,983 --> 00:24:48,153 I wonder what Bob has down there up at 200, 300, 691 00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:50,155 most likely if it's a Chatham fish. 692 00:24:50,222 --> 00:24:52,123 [Sandro Maniaci] Oh, he's got like a 115-incher. 693 00:24:52,190 --> 00:24:53,592 -Yeah, right. -Yeah. It could be. 694 00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:55,327 [Sandro Maniaci] There's some big ones there. 695 00:24:55,393 --> 00:24:56,728 [Dave Carraro] It's a different year. 696 00:24:56,795 --> 00:24:57,929 [Sandro Maniaci] Another boat over here. 697 00:24:57,996 --> 00:25:00,999 -Yeah. Oh, man. -[bleep]. 698 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:04,636 Right for his [bleep] anchor. Un-[bleep]-real, dude. 699 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:08,640 [Geordie Sousa] This fish is just taunting us at every 700 00:25:08,707 --> 00:25:09,808 single boat we pass. 701 00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:11,209 He kind of swims towards the anchor 702 00:25:11,276 --> 00:25:13,879 and he goes out and around. 703 00:25:15,213 --> 00:25:16,214 [Sandro Maniaci] Swivel right here. 704 00:25:16,281 --> 00:25:17,282 Get the harpoon, get the harpoon. 705 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:21,620 He's right here. Go, go, go, go, go! 706 00:25:25,390 --> 00:25:26,825 Nice shot. 707 00:25:26,892 --> 00:25:28,827 -Nice job, Dave. -Get a gaff. 708 00:25:30,161 --> 00:25:32,597 [Geordie Sousa] Come on, baby. Hang on. 709 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:33,698 -Gaff, gaff, gaff. -Yeah, boys! 710 00:25:33,765 --> 00:25:35,133 [Dave Carraro] I don't have him yet. 711 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,135 [Sandro Maniaci] I got it. I got it. Get a tail rope. 712 00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:38,436 [Dave Carraro] I got it. 713 00:25:40,839 --> 00:25:43,141 -Wow! -That is a sea monster. 714 00:25:43,208 --> 00:25:45,544 -[Geordie Sousa] Nice job. -Wowser. Here we go, boys. 715 00:25:45,610 --> 00:25:47,012 [Dave Carraro] Here we go. That's what we're. 716 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:48,880 [Sandro Maniaci] That's a hell of a first fish right there. 717 00:25:48,947 --> 00:25:50,749 -Yes, it is. -All right, ready? 718 00:25:50,815 --> 00:25:52,050 [Dave Carraro] Here we go. 719 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:54,920 Good news, boys. 720 00:25:54,986 --> 00:25:57,055 There's a lot of fish here and a lot of big ones here. 721 00:25:57,122 --> 00:25:58,123 Oh. Oh, my. 722 00:25:58,189 --> 00:25:59,224 [Sandro Maniaci] He's round. Holy [bleep]. 723 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:01,293 [Dave Carraro] Oh, my God. Let's measure him up. 724 00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:03,562 [Geordie Sousa] 106 and a half. 725 00:26:03,628 --> 00:26:05,330 [Sandro Maniaci] That's a hell of a way to start. 726 00:26:05,397 --> 00:26:06,631 [Dave Carraro] Well, let's go home. 727 00:26:06,698 --> 00:26:07,799 Operation no ice. 728 00:26:07,866 --> 00:26:09,334 [Geordie Sousa] No ice. Let's go. 729 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:11,736 [Sandro Maniaci] What a monster. Wow! 730 00:26:18,476 --> 00:26:20,779 [Dave Carraro] Dude, that is absolute sea monster 731 00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:23,114 of epic proportions. 732 00:26:23,181 --> 00:26:24,716 -What's up, PJ? -[PJ Mead] Hey, Dave. 733 00:26:24,783 --> 00:26:27,052 Starting off 2023 with a big boy. 734 00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:28,153 -That's right. -We are. 735 00:26:28,219 --> 00:26:29,621 Yeah, we got this right in our backyard. 736 00:26:29,688 --> 00:26:30,855 -Put 'em up? -[PJ Mead] Let's check it out, boys. 737 00:26:30,922 --> 00:26:31,990 -See what she looks like. -[Dave Carraro] All right. All right. 738 00:26:33,291 --> 00:26:34,893 First day of the season. 739 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:35,961 We're gonna stick with the plan. 740 00:26:36,027 --> 00:26:37,862 Stay close. We're gonna catch fish. 741 00:26:37,929 --> 00:26:39,764 Maybe not as fast as furious as Chatham, 742 00:26:39,831 --> 00:26:41,633 but today wasn't that good. 743 00:26:41,700 --> 00:26:43,668 Bob got a small 80-incher and that really just doesn't make 744 00:26:43,735 --> 00:26:46,438 good business sense for the Dot-com anyway. 745 00:26:47,806 --> 00:26:48,907 [Sandro Maniaci] What do you got, PJ? 746 00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:50,709 [PJ Mead] 525 pounds. 747 00:26:50,809 --> 00:26:52,877 -[Sandro Maniaci] Wow. -[PJ Mead] That's like two small ones. 748 00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:53,945 [Dave Carraro] Two Chatham fish. 749 00:26:54,012 --> 00:26:55,080 -[PJ Mead] Let's see what we got, boys. -[Dave Carraro] All right. 750 00:26:56,815 --> 00:26:58,350 [Sandro Maniaci] Not too shabby for a big fish. 751 00:26:58,416 --> 00:26:59,784 [PJ Mead] It's a nice fish. It's a great color. 752 00:26:59,851 --> 00:27:02,120 It definitely could use some more fat, but there's not 753 00:27:02,187 --> 00:27:03,421 a lot of fish around right now, 754 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:05,957 so this fat will bring some decent money. 755 00:27:06,024 --> 00:27:07,559 This fish here... 756 00:27:12,163 --> 00:27:14,199 -$18 a pound. -[Dave Carraro] Yes, sir. 757 00:27:14,265 --> 00:27:15,266 [Geordie Sousa] Yes, sir. 758 00:27:15,333 --> 00:27:16,468 -Thank you, PJ. -Paid for some fuel. 759 00:27:16,534 --> 00:27:17,636 -Thank you, sir. -See you, boys. 760 00:27:17,702 --> 00:27:18,703 -Thanks, PJ. -Thanks, pal. 761 00:27:18,770 --> 00:27:19,771 -Way to get it started. -Yes, sir. 762 00:27:19,838 --> 00:27:21,573 -See you soon. -[Dave Carraro] Let's go do it again. 763 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,241 There's gonna be a lot more big fish to come. 764 00:27:23,308 --> 00:27:25,810 Not just on the Dot-com, but all the other boats. 765 00:27:25,877 --> 00:27:27,746 This is gonna be a great season. 766 00:27:27,812 --> 00:27:29,447 This is a great start for us. 767 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,055 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] All right, boys. Let's do it. 768 00:27:37,122 --> 00:27:38,623 [TJ Ott] We better get our [bleep] together, man. 769 00:27:38,690 --> 00:27:39,891 [Tim Ott] What time's the tide change? 770 00:27:39,958 --> 00:27:41,393 [TJ Ott] Right now. 771 00:27:41,459 --> 00:27:43,495 We need this fish in the worst way. You know, we're struggling. 772 00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:44,763 We're on Stellwagen Bank right now. 773 00:27:44,829 --> 00:27:46,197 We're actually at Middlebank. 774 00:27:46,264 --> 00:27:47,499 We were hoping to get a bite up in Chatham, 775 00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:48,733 but that just didn't pay off, 776 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,869 and we need to get the first one on the deck. 777 00:27:50,935 --> 00:27:53,304 So us and Time Flies made the decision to steam back 778 00:27:53,371 --> 00:27:54,773 close to home today. 779 00:27:56,074 --> 00:27:57,942 Just rigging a dead bait right now. 780 00:27:58,009 --> 00:27:59,144 Something a little different. 781 00:27:59,210 --> 00:28:00,278 Sometimes these dead baits 782 00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:01,913 will get a bite out of a bigger fish. 783 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:04,382 When the rats are eating your live baits and stuff, 784 00:28:04,449 --> 00:28:06,184 they'll stay away from these dead baits sometimes. 785 00:28:06,251 --> 00:28:07,719 But sometimes they won't. 786 00:28:09,254 --> 00:28:10,388 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] We got whales all around us now though. 787 00:28:10,455 --> 00:28:11,589 [Tim Ott] Yeah, yeah. 788 00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:13,692 The life's, the life's, the life's showing up, you know. 789 00:28:13,758 --> 00:28:15,627 [TJ Ott] We're fishing a little different than we fish down on Chatham. 790 00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:17,262 We're fishing lighter line and 791 00:28:17,328 --> 00:28:19,497 smaller hooks and mid water baits. 792 00:28:19,564 --> 00:28:21,166 Where in Chatham we're fishing mostly the bottom. 793 00:28:21,232 --> 00:28:22,467 And that's the thing about this boat, 794 00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:23,635 we can catch 'em anywhere. 795 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:25,804 The only problem is, there's a lot of boats here. 796 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:28,239 That's what's gonna shut these fish off. 797 00:28:28,940 --> 00:28:30,875 [Tim Ott] Oh, my God. 798 00:28:32,110 --> 00:28:34,079 [Mike Ott] Oh, we're marking. Big mark. 799 00:28:34,145 --> 00:28:36,014 [Tim Ott] Look at that [bleep] mark. 800 00:28:37,515 --> 00:28:42,020 [beeping] 801 00:28:42,487 --> 00:28:43,888 [reel clicking] 802 00:28:43,955 --> 00:28:45,623 -[reel unspooling rapidly] -Oh, we're on! 803 00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:48,927 [TJ Ott] Start the boat, Bubby. 804 00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:54,332 [Tim Ott] Woo! We're on, baby! 805 00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:55,567 Want to move him? 806 00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:56,935 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Yes. 807 00:28:58,169 --> 00:29:00,772 [Tim Ott] Come on. Come on, Bubba. 808 00:29:01,272 --> 00:29:03,341 [TJ Ott] We're just trying to get out of this fleet. 809 00:29:03,408 --> 00:29:04,409 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] The fish is heading right 810 00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:05,643 for that boat TJ. 811 00:29:05,710 --> 00:29:07,479 [TJ Ott] Drop off! Drop off! 812 00:29:07,545 --> 00:29:08,680 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Somebody drop it. 813 00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:10,048 [Tim Ott] Get off your anchor. 814 00:29:10,115 --> 00:29:12,751 [TJ Ott] Get off your anchor. Drop off your anchor, come on! 815 00:29:13,084 --> 00:29:14,586 [Tim Ott] Do you feel him? 816 00:29:14,652 --> 00:29:16,287 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] I don't feel it, but I guess 817 00:29:16,354 --> 00:29:17,489 he's underneath it. 818 00:29:17,555 --> 00:29:18,790 [Tim Ott] Thank you. 819 00:29:18,857 --> 00:29:20,492 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Thank you, guys. 820 00:29:20,558 --> 00:29:22,127 [Mike Ott] This guy's got to move. 821 00:29:22,193 --> 00:29:23,261 [TJ Ott] Might want to move. 822 00:29:23,328 --> 00:29:24,562 [Tim Ott] Coming your way, bro. 823 00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:25,897 [TJ Ott] Might want to move. 824 00:29:25,964 --> 00:29:26,965 [Tim Ott] Come on, baby. Get out in the open. That's it, boys. 825 00:29:27,031 --> 00:29:28,433 Come on. 826 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:30,034 [TJ Ott] My nerves are hitting a peak right now. 827 00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:31,936 We need to get this monkey off our back so we can 828 00:29:32,003 --> 00:29:33,738 get this season started. 829 00:29:33,805 --> 00:29:35,707 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] I'm just worried about this fish. 830 00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:37,909 Right now, it's the first fish of the season. 831 00:29:38,409 --> 00:29:40,078 That's all I give a [bleep] about. 832 00:29:45,950 --> 00:29:46,951 [TJ Ott] Bring him out. 833 00:29:47,018 --> 00:29:48,153 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] I'm working on it. 834 00:29:48,219 --> 00:29:49,287 [Tim Ott] Bring him up, Jarrett, please. 835 00:29:49,354 --> 00:29:51,089 Push him, Jarrett. Bring him around. 836 00:29:51,156 --> 00:29:52,223 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Look, look, look, look, look, look! 837 00:29:52,290 --> 00:29:53,291 -On your side, TJ. -Right there! 838 00:29:54,325 --> 00:29:55,326 [TJ Ott] Missed him. [bleep]. 839 00:29:55,393 --> 00:29:56,494 -He turned weird. -[Tim Ott] Yeah, he did. 840 00:29:56,561 --> 00:29:58,163 He went black back on you. 841 00:29:58,263 --> 00:29:59,330 [Mike Ott] All right. He's coming your way, guys. 842 00:29:59,397 --> 00:30:00,398 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] He's gonna come back up at top. 843 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:02,000 Right, right, right, right, right! 844 00:30:02,066 --> 00:30:03,268 -Take the shot! -Got him. 845 00:30:03,334 --> 00:30:04,469 -I got him. -I got him, too. 846 00:30:04,536 --> 00:30:06,104 -Bubby, tail rope over here. -[Tim Ott] Get the rope, come on. 847 00:30:06,171 --> 00:30:07,172 [TJ Ott] On my right. On my right. 848 00:30:07,238 --> 00:30:08,740 No, no, no, no! All right. That's right. 849 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:09,908 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Got him. Got him. 850 00:30:09,974 --> 00:30:11,142 [TJ Ott] All right. On Bubby's left. 851 00:30:11,609 --> 00:30:12,911 [Mike Ott] Let's go, boys. 852 00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:14,412 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] To my left. To my left. 853 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:16,481 [Tim Ott] Take this gaff. Take the gaff. 854 00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:20,018 [TJ Ott] Just go slow. Oh yeah. 855 00:30:20,084 --> 00:30:24,155 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Oh! All right! 856 00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:25,456 You guys want to get a measurement? 857 00:30:25,523 --> 00:30:27,592 [Tim Ott] Yes we do. Let's see what he is. 858 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:28,827 What do we got? 859 00:30:28,893 --> 00:30:30,195 -95. -Hey. 860 00:30:30,261 --> 00:30:32,096 -Nice job. -95. 861 00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,265 [TJ Ott] All right, boys. Good job. 862 00:30:34,332 --> 00:30:35,533 We'll take it. Back to the dock. 863 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,869 Over the rail and in the pail. 864 00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:40,605 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] The pelicans are going east. 865 00:30:40,672 --> 00:30:42,173 [TJ Ott] The pelicans are flying west. 866 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:43,308 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] West, whatever it is. 867 00:30:43,374 --> 00:30:44,709 [Tim Ott] The other west. 868 00:30:51,583 --> 00:30:53,618 [Jack Patrican] We drove all the way to Chatham. 869 00:30:53,718 --> 00:30:54,919 Came back. 870 00:30:55,053 --> 00:30:57,555 [Jack Patrican] Those Chatham trips, I mean it's a long way 871 00:30:57,622 --> 00:30:59,524 from home and we're, we're burning a lot of fuel. 872 00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:02,894 I mean, the boat takes 300 gallons of fuel. 873 00:31:02,994 --> 00:31:06,364 Right now we got 63 gallons, which is pretty much 874 00:31:06,431 --> 00:31:09,167 the lowest I've probably ever let it run. 875 00:31:09,234 --> 00:31:11,569 That's one of the reasons I wanted to get out of Chatham. 876 00:31:12,136 --> 00:31:14,239 Last year the boats that made the Chatham trips, 877 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:16,975 us, Fat Tuna and Hot Tuna were the top 3 boats. 878 00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:19,510 So we were ready to get on the program again. 879 00:31:19,577 --> 00:31:22,146 But if we can fish closer to home, it'll be way better for us, 880 00:31:22,213 --> 00:31:24,282 especially fishing on a smaller boat. 881 00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:26,484 Look at the bait right here on the surface. 882 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:27,785 -See this? -Oh yeah. 883 00:31:27,852 --> 00:31:29,320 See all the nervous water there? 884 00:31:29,954 --> 00:31:33,258 That's either tuna or something pushing mackerel 885 00:31:33,324 --> 00:31:35,193 up on the surface there. That looks really good. 886 00:31:36,194 --> 00:31:37,528 [Jack Patrican] Yeah. Let me get a down line out. 887 00:31:37,595 --> 00:31:38,630 Let this one out Anders. 888 00:31:38,696 --> 00:31:40,098 -Yep. -C'mon now. 889 00:31:40,164 --> 00:31:41,633 [reel clicking] 890 00:31:41,699 --> 00:31:43,301 -[reel unspooling rapidly] -You're on. 891 00:31:45,169 --> 00:31:47,639 Get off anchor. Get off anchor! Get off the anchor. 892 00:31:48,239 --> 00:31:49,674 And now get on the rod. 893 00:31:50,642 --> 00:31:52,510 Push the rod out! Push the rod out! 894 00:31:55,013 --> 00:31:56,014 [Anders Slicklen] I can already tell it's a big one. 895 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,515 It's got a lot of weight to it. 896 00:31:57,582 --> 00:31:58,716 [Jack Patrican] All right. 897 00:31:58,783 --> 00:32:01,619 Got a, got a battle in the rain going on. 898 00:32:01,686 --> 00:32:03,187 Hopefully, this one stays. 899 00:32:04,155 --> 00:32:05,390 There he is. 900 00:32:06,124 --> 00:32:07,125 Oh. 901 00:32:07,191 --> 00:32:08,826 Oh, reel! 902 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:10,695 [Anders Slicklen] I mean, he was right there, 903 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,330 but he was black backed and green as hell. 904 00:32:12,397 --> 00:32:13,398 [Jack Patrican] Oh, yeah. No shot. 905 00:32:13,965 --> 00:32:16,301 These early season fish are staying up on top. 906 00:32:16,367 --> 00:32:17,802 We just can't get 'em to go down. 907 00:32:17,869 --> 00:32:19,971 We want them to go down so he gets in this pinwheel 908 00:32:20,038 --> 00:32:21,406 and starts he starts settling down. 909 00:32:21,472 --> 00:32:22,874 That's when we start to break him. 910 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:26,311 It's our first fish this season and it's my chance to see 911 00:32:26,377 --> 00:32:28,846 how Anders and I work together. 912 00:32:28,913 --> 00:32:31,149 [Anders Slicklen] He feels all wrapped up or something. 913 00:32:31,215 --> 00:32:33,117 -Oh, he's right there. -Yeah, I see him. 914 00:32:33,184 --> 00:32:34,385 [Jack Patrican] Got it on the line. 915 00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:36,020 Now hopefully, we're able to land him. 916 00:32:36,087 --> 00:32:37,622 [Jack shudders] 917 00:32:37,689 --> 00:32:38,890 [Anders Slicklen] Big one. 918 00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:40,491 Keep turning this way in a circle. 919 00:32:41,726 --> 00:32:43,361 I hope this will the start of his circles 920 00:32:43,428 --> 00:32:44,462 and he'll be settling in. 921 00:32:46,431 --> 00:32:48,833 I don't like seeing those violent head shakes. 922 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:50,101 Back up a little I think. 923 00:32:50,201 --> 00:32:51,235 -Yeah? -Yeah, back up. 924 00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:53,705 He's coming over this side. He's coming around hold on. 925 00:32:53,771 --> 00:32:54,906 [Jack Patrican] Where's he going? 926 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:56,174 [Anders Slicklen] Swivel! 927 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:57,342 [Jack Patrican] Shot? 928 00:32:58,276 --> 00:32:59,677 [Anders Slicklen] You should have a shot here. 929 00:33:01,412 --> 00:33:03,581 He's coming to the boat. Other side. Other side. 930 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:05,483 -Other side! Other side! Other side! -[Jack Patrican] I got him. I hit him. 931 00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:06,818 [Anders Slicklen] He's under the boat. 932 00:33:11,155 --> 00:33:12,390 [Jack Patrican] Monster! 933 00:33:14,125 --> 00:33:16,661 -[Anders Slicklen] Get the tail. -Oh [bleep] that one came out. 934 00:33:16,728 --> 00:33:17,895 I got him on the other one. 935 00:33:18,529 --> 00:33:19,831 All right, you got his tail? 936 00:33:21,499 --> 00:33:22,900 [Anders Slicklen] Yep, I got his tail. 937 00:33:23,568 --> 00:33:25,403 -Nice fish, buddy. -[Jack Patrican] Nice one, buddy. 938 00:33:27,238 --> 00:33:29,307 [Anders Slicklen] There you go. [Bleep]. 939 00:33:31,109 --> 00:33:33,177 [Jack Patrican] It's done. Yeah, buddy! Hey, good work. 940 00:33:33,277 --> 00:33:34,379 [Anders Slicklen] Long couple days. 941 00:33:34,479 --> 00:33:35,947 -[Jack Patrican] Long couple days, buddy. -[Anders Slicklen] Got it done. 942 00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:37,482 [Jack Patrican] Hey, Bob come in. 943 00:33:37,548 --> 00:33:39,484 The move to Stellwagen really paid off. 944 00:33:39,550 --> 00:33:41,986 [Bob Cook] Yeah, I was thinking very seriously about 945 00:33:42,053 --> 00:33:44,088 getting the [bleep] out of here soon. 946 00:33:44,589 --> 00:33:47,625 -[Anders Slicklen] On the board. -[Jack Patrican] On the board with a slob. 947 00:33:47,692 --> 00:33:49,627 All right, let's see how big he is. 948 00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:50,895 Two, three. 949 00:33:53,064 --> 00:33:54,565 [Anders Slicklen] 101. We'll take him. 950 00:33:54,632 --> 00:33:56,000 -Nice one. -Happy to have him. 951 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:58,302 [Jack Patrican] We're happy. We're going home. 952 00:34:01,272 --> 00:34:03,641 [♪ upbeat rock music playing] 953 00:34:04,342 --> 00:34:06,744 -What's up, guys? -What's happening, PJ? 954 00:34:06,811 --> 00:34:08,112 Finally broke the ice brother. We're back. 955 00:34:08,179 --> 00:34:09,414 [PJ Mead] You're back. 956 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:10,481 [TJ Ott] Got the stink off the boat, Cap. 957 00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:11,983 -There you go. -Let's get him up there. 958 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:13,451 -Let's get him checked out. -Yeah, let's take a peak. 959 00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:16,687 [TJ Ott] We were the top boat last season, so coming out on day one 960 00:34:16,754 --> 00:34:19,724 and not catching a fish, I definitely was questioning my decisions. 961 00:34:19,791 --> 00:34:21,993 And now that day 2 is here and we caught a fish 962 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:23,761 we're gonna get in a groove. 963 00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:30,168 What do we got, PJ? 964 00:34:30,234 --> 00:34:32,437 -[PJ Mead] 303 pounds dressed. -Oh there we go, brother. 965 00:34:32,503 --> 00:34:34,439 [TJ Ott] We'll take it. Let's check him out. 966 00:34:34,505 --> 00:34:35,740 [PJ Mead] Let's see what we got here, boys. 967 00:34:35,807 --> 00:34:37,008 [Tim Ott] You got it, buddy. 968 00:34:39,777 --> 00:34:40,778 [PJ Mead] It's a nice color fish. 969 00:34:40,845 --> 00:34:42,547 It really doesn't have too much fat. 970 00:34:42,613 --> 00:34:43,981 Just a tiny bit up in the skin here. 971 00:34:44,048 --> 00:34:45,183 [TJ Ott] Yep. How about the core? 972 00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:47,418 [PJ Mead] The core is beautiful. You took good care of it. 973 00:34:47,485 --> 00:34:48,586 This one here, TJ... 974 00:34:50,755 --> 00:34:51,756 $21 a pound. 975 00:34:51,823 --> 00:34:53,524 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] Hey! All right! 976 00:34:53,591 --> 00:34:54,892 [TJ Ott] That's a good way to start the season. 977 00:34:54,959 --> 00:34:56,461 [Jarrett Przybyszewski] We'll take it. Yeah! 978 00:34:56,527 --> 00:34:58,362 [TJ Ott] We're gonna turn and burn and head right back out, brother. 979 00:34:58,429 --> 00:35:00,565 -Thank you, PJ. See you soon. -[PJ Mead] All right, catch 'em up, boys. 980 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:02,233 [TJ Ott] It's gonna be a great year. 981 00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:03,501 We're gonna produce. We're gonna do our thing 982 00:35:03,568 --> 00:35:04,969 and we'll be just fine. 983 00:35:12,276 --> 00:35:13,744 [Manny Pereira] They're going crazy in here right now. 984 00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:15,213 Looks fishy as hell. 985 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:17,815 [Bob Cook] We'll stop right here and try. 986 00:35:17,882 --> 00:35:19,951 Yeah, we're just coming back from Chatham and 987 00:35:20,017 --> 00:35:21,853 came by Stellwagen and 988 00:35:21,919 --> 00:35:24,388 the conditions look really good at Stellwagen. 989 00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:25,490 We got whales here. 990 00:35:25,556 --> 00:35:27,758 We decided to drop the anchor on the way home here. 991 00:35:27,825 --> 00:35:29,827 We got two more hours of fishing time. 992 00:35:29,894 --> 00:35:33,931 We're at a tide right now, so trying to capitalize. 993 00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:37,301 When tuna feed and the tide's moving really strong, 994 00:35:37,368 --> 00:35:40,004 it makes it a lot harder for them to feed. 995 00:35:40,071 --> 00:35:42,840 Once the tide slows down and slacks off, 996 00:35:42,907 --> 00:35:44,809 the bait also does. 997 00:35:44,876 --> 00:35:46,477 You want that bait to look right in the water. 998 00:35:46,544 --> 00:35:47,945 You want it to look natural. 999 00:35:48,446 --> 00:35:49,447 [John Kusler] In this competition we got to do 1000 00:35:49,547 --> 00:35:51,249 what we got to do to stay alive. 1001 00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:56,888 [beeping] 1002 00:35:56,954 --> 00:35:58,523 [Bob Cook] Two on the screen right now. 1003 00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:08,299 We just marked a slob right there. 1004 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:11,135 [beeping] 1005 00:36:11,202 --> 00:36:12,503 [reel clicking] 1006 00:36:13,104 --> 00:36:14,605 Oh, there he is. I just saw it go down. 1007 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:18,176 -[reel unspooling rapidly] -[Manny Pereira] Yep. Yep. Go, baby, go! 1008 00:36:18,242 --> 00:36:20,778 Yes! Yes! Woo! 1009 00:36:20,845 --> 00:36:22,613 The one and only bait Bob got. 1010 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:23,915 Yes, Bobby. Bobby, Bobby. 1011 00:36:23,981 --> 00:36:25,716 [Bob Cook] First bait out. Here we go. 1012 00:36:25,783 --> 00:36:27,084 [Manny Pereira] I got to go up there and throw it. 1013 00:36:27,151 --> 00:36:28,252 [Bob Cook] Yep. 1014 00:36:29,654 --> 00:36:31,155 [John Kusler] Might as well switch this now. 1015 00:36:31,222 --> 00:36:32,590 Go ahead. 1016 00:36:35,660 --> 00:36:37,428 [Bob Cook] Off to the races, baby. 1017 00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:38,629 Here we go. 1018 00:36:38,696 --> 00:36:39,697 [Manny Pereira] We're in a freaking 1019 00:36:39,764 --> 00:36:41,199 Stellwagen Bank monster. 1020 00:36:41,265 --> 00:36:43,100 Let's go, baby! 1021 00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:45,102 [Bob Cook] This is not a small fish. 1022 00:36:45,169 --> 00:36:48,306 This one's going crazy like Stellwagen fish do sometimes. 1023 00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:49,807 All over the surface. 1024 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:51,642 We're hoping we got the right hooks set. 1025 00:36:51,709 --> 00:36:53,511 We're hoping it's right in the latch, 1026 00:36:53,578 --> 00:36:54,845 but they keep going back and forth. 1027 00:36:54,912 --> 00:36:56,314 It keeps going right across their teeth 1028 00:36:56,380 --> 00:36:57,982 if it's gut hooked. 1029 00:36:58,049 --> 00:36:59,350 We're hoping he's not. 1030 00:37:00,418 --> 00:37:02,053 Be nice to get this second one. 1031 00:37:04,255 --> 00:37:06,724 Every time you think you got this fish in a pattern, 1032 00:37:06,791 --> 00:37:09,694 he comes right out of it and tries to come up to the surface. 1033 00:37:11,629 --> 00:37:14,432 [John Kusler] All right. You're gonna have to go. 1034 00:37:14,498 --> 00:37:15,833 [Manny Pereira] This fish is stubborn, man. 1035 00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:17,635 He's hanging right at 35 feet. 1036 00:37:17,702 --> 00:37:19,570 Just trying to get him up inch by inch. 1037 00:37:19,637 --> 00:37:21,305 [Bob Cook] Yeah, we get this fish real close. 1038 00:37:21,372 --> 00:37:23,674 Every time we get swivel he wants to be underneath 1039 00:37:23,741 --> 00:37:25,676 the boat, as they do. 1040 00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:27,979 I would get ready, Manny. 1041 00:37:28,045 --> 00:37:29,780 [Manny Pereira] Yeah, I'm gonna take a shot on him. 1042 00:37:30,848 --> 00:37:33,084 -Stick him! Hit him! -Drill him! Drill him! 1043 00:37:33,684 --> 00:37:35,219 -[Bob Cook] You get him? -[Manny Pereira] No, no. 1044 00:37:36,053 --> 00:37:37,788 [Manny Pereira] Right here. Right here. 1045 00:37:39,490 --> 00:37:40,658 [John Kusler] Did you hit 'em? 1046 00:37:40,758 --> 00:37:42,660 [Manny Pereira] I hit him that time. 1047 00:37:42,727 --> 00:37:44,128 -[John Kusler] Tail rope? Gaff? -I did, too. 1048 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,364 -You hit him too? -[Bob Cook] I think so. 1049 00:37:46,430 --> 00:37:49,066 We got two darts in this fish, we think. 1050 00:37:49,700 --> 00:37:51,335 [Manny Pereira] I know I hit this fish. 1051 00:37:51,402 --> 00:37:53,004 I watched the harpoon stop. 1052 00:37:53,070 --> 00:37:55,539 I don't know how good I really got him. 1053 00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:57,041 This fish has got a lot of weight 1054 00:37:57,108 --> 00:38:00,077 even with the harpoons in him. This is insane how big this fish. 1055 00:38:00,144 --> 00:38:01,545 [Bob Cook] I can't see [bleep]. 1056 00:38:02,146 --> 00:38:03,514 [Manny Pereira] There's Bob's dart. 1057 00:38:03,581 --> 00:38:05,283 What the [bleep]? Hold on. 1058 00:38:05,349 --> 00:38:06,417 [John Kusler] Oh, I'm not even-- 1059 00:38:06,484 --> 00:38:08,152 -Dude, hold on. -I'm not even-- 1060 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:09,620 -I know. -The hook's not in him. 1061 00:38:09,687 --> 00:38:10,821 [Manny Pereira] The hook's not in. My dart's in him. 1062 00:38:10,888 --> 00:38:12,890 Hold on we got to get that dart line. 1063 00:38:13,391 --> 00:38:14,659 Oh, my God. 1064 00:38:14,725 --> 00:38:15,893 [Bob Cook] Holy [bleep]. 1065 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:17,828 [John Kusler] We should cut this dart line. 1066 00:38:17,895 --> 00:38:19,297 -[Manny Pereira] Hold on. Hold on. -[John Kusler] Wait a second. 1067 00:38:19,363 --> 00:38:20,798 -Get that dart off there. -[Manny Pereira] I'm going to take, 1068 00:38:20,865 --> 00:38:22,133 I'm gonna let go of the gaff. 1069 00:38:22,833 --> 00:38:24,135 [John Kusler] Yeah, this one we can cut off and then 1070 00:38:24,201 --> 00:38:25,636 throw another dart in him. 1071 00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:28,139 [Manny Pereira] Oh [bleep]. 1072 00:38:28,205 --> 00:38:29,740 [Bob Cook] Be careful, buddy. Don't hold on. 1073 00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:30,808 [Manny Pereira] Yup. Whoa! 1074 00:38:30,875 --> 00:38:32,076 My [bleep] back. 1075 00:38:32,209 --> 00:38:34,478 Holy [bleep] Holy [bleep]! My leg, guys. 1076 00:38:34,545 --> 00:38:35,546 Cut that line. 1077 00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:38,516 Please cut that line. 1078 00:38:40,918 --> 00:38:41,986 [Manny Pereira] Please cut that line. 1079 00:38:42,053 --> 00:38:43,921 -Yup, all right. -Is this the one? 1080 00:38:43,988 --> 00:38:45,523 [Manny Pereira] All right, I don't know. 1081 00:38:48,693 --> 00:38:49,694 [John Kusler] Don't hold it. Don't hold it. 1082 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:50,961 [Bob Cook] Don't hold it, buddy. 1083 00:38:51,696 --> 00:38:53,464 [Manny Pereira] Oh, thank God, it's the right one. 1084 00:38:53,531 --> 00:38:55,533 [Bob Cook] Sorry, Manny. You all right? 1085 00:38:55,599 --> 00:38:56,801 [Manny Pereira] I'm good, dude. I'm good. 1086 00:38:56,867 --> 00:38:58,602 [John Kusler] Good thing I had those scissors. 1087 00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:01,439 [Bob Cook] Somebody cut it, please. 1088 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:03,541 [Manny Pereira] Oh, that was awesome. 1089 00:39:03,607 --> 00:39:05,609 [Bob Cook] We have just mayhem here. 1090 00:39:05,676 --> 00:39:08,279 We hit him with what we thought was two darts. 1091 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:10,181 Turns out we only hit him with one. 1092 00:39:10,247 --> 00:39:11,549 Manny hit him. 1093 00:39:11,615 --> 00:39:14,018 We got another dart around the line. 1094 00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:16,754 We got the hook holding the dart that pulled. 1095 00:39:16,821 --> 00:39:19,790 We got to get a tail rope on this thing. 1096 00:39:20,391 --> 00:39:21,392 [Manny Pereira] We got color. 1097 00:39:21,459 --> 00:39:22,793 Tail's coming up first. 1098 00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:24,862 Right here, buddy. Right here on my left. 1099 00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:27,932 Left side. Tail rope. 1100 00:39:27,998 --> 00:39:29,200 [John Kusler] Yep. 1101 00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:32,370 [Bob Cook] We're calling this one Manny's fish. 1102 00:39:32,436 --> 00:39:34,405 You little [bleep] you. 1103 00:39:34,472 --> 00:39:36,640 [Manny Pereira] Yeah! Yeah! 1104 00:39:36,707 --> 00:39:39,110 [overlapping celebratory chatter] 1105 00:39:40,745 --> 00:39:42,113 That feels good. 1106 00:39:43,147 --> 00:39:45,616 [bleep] yeah. Whoo. 1107 00:39:45,683 --> 00:39:48,619 [Bob Cook] Yeah, buddy! That was sick. 1108 00:39:48,686 --> 00:39:50,421 [Manny Pereira] New boat, new season. 1109 00:39:50,488 --> 00:39:52,490 We're here taking it all. 1110 00:39:52,556 --> 00:39:53,858 Woo! 1111 00:39:54,291 --> 00:39:56,460 [Bob Cook] Manny's gonna have a heart attack. 1112 00:39:56,527 --> 00:39:58,529 Whoo. 1113 00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,098 [John Kusler] Just another day at the office, 1114 00:40:01,165 --> 00:40:05,703 you know [bleep] it was an easy, [bleep] just an easy fish. 1115 00:40:05,770 --> 00:40:06,804 We're gonna go home, 1116 00:40:06,871 --> 00:40:08,205 go shoot to the top of leaderboard, 1117 00:40:08,272 --> 00:40:09,573 you know that's what we do. 1118 00:40:10,307 --> 00:40:11,542 [Bob Cook] 9:00. 1119 00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:14,145 Gives us three hours to drop this fish off. 1120 00:40:14,712 --> 00:40:16,847 We're about 2 hours from home, so... 1121 00:40:17,548 --> 00:40:18,916 ...oh, my God. 1122 00:40:19,583 --> 00:40:23,454 -Two, three. -Oh nice one. 1123 00:40:23,521 --> 00:40:24,522 [Bob Cook] That's a nice one. 1124 00:40:24,655 --> 00:40:25,890 [John Kusler] Get a tape on this thing. 1125 00:40:30,628 --> 00:40:32,263 [Manny Pereira] 101. Whoo. 1126 00:40:32,329 --> 00:40:35,499 [Bob Cook] Epic, epic, epic, crazy! 1127 00:40:39,670 --> 00:40:41,906 [Jack Patrican] First fish. We needed that one. 1128 00:40:42,907 --> 00:40:45,042 -How's it going, PJ? -[PJ Mead] Not too bad, boys. 1129 00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:47,678 -Way to go. You got the first one? -[Jack Patrican] Yeah. 1130 00:40:47,745 --> 00:40:49,213 Had to go all the way to Chatham and back, 1131 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,649 but you know, this, this one's gonna make it worth it. 1132 00:40:51,715 --> 00:40:53,184 [PJ Mead] Well let's bring it up and see what we got here. 1133 00:40:53,250 --> 00:40:54,485 [Jack Patrican] First fish of the season. 1134 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:55,820 Definitely had to work for it. 1135 00:40:55,886 --> 00:40:57,788 We made the decision to go down to Chatham. 1136 00:40:57,855 --> 00:41:01,592 It was very foggy, wet, and we had to steam all the way back 1137 00:41:01,659 --> 00:41:03,127 to Stellwagen Bank and, you know, 1138 00:41:03,194 --> 00:41:04,361 I think we learned our lesson. 1139 00:41:04,428 --> 00:41:06,630 Might try to stay a little closer this time. 1140 00:41:07,331 --> 00:41:09,433 All right, what do we got for the first one here, PJ? 1141 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,635 -We got 393, dressed. -All right. 1142 00:41:11,702 --> 00:41:12,870 -Way to go, boys. -Yeah. 1143 00:41:12,937 --> 00:41:14,071 [PJ Mead] Well let's check the meat out on this one and see 1144 00:41:14,138 --> 00:41:16,373 -what we can do for you guys. -[Jack Patrican] Let's do it. 1145 00:41:19,043 --> 00:41:20,444 All right, what do we got here? 1146 00:41:20,511 --> 00:41:22,313 [PJ Mead] Well, you got a nice little fish here, you know. 1147 00:41:22,379 --> 00:41:23,414 It could use a little more fat. 1148 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:25,316 It's got a little fat in the corners here 1149 00:41:25,382 --> 00:41:28,452 and up in the triangle, but a beautiful core. 1150 00:41:28,519 --> 00:41:29,620 This fish here, 1151 00:41:31,422 --> 00:41:33,123 I'll get you $18 a pound for this one. 1152 00:41:33,190 --> 00:41:34,325 [Jack Patrican] That's huge. 1153 00:41:34,391 --> 00:41:35,559 -Yeah. -Thank you. 1154 00:41:35,626 --> 00:41:36,727 [PJ Mead] Nice little paycheck for you guys. 1155 00:41:36,794 --> 00:41:38,128 [Jack Patrican] Yeah, a good way to start it off. 1156 00:41:38,195 --> 00:41:39,563 Next one's gonna be even better. 1157 00:41:39,630 --> 00:41:41,565 [PJ Mead] Hopefully you burn a little less fuel and put a 1158 00:41:41,632 --> 00:41:43,467 -little more money in your pocket. -[Anders Slicklen] That's the plan, 1159 00:41:43,534 --> 00:41:45,135 -thank you very much. -[PJ Mead] Take care, boys. 1160 00:41:45,202 --> 00:41:46,670 [Jack Patrican] Last year we almost won the whole thing 1161 00:41:46,737 --> 00:41:48,072 by going to Chatham when we could, 1162 00:41:48,138 --> 00:41:50,374 but with the fish this big close to home 1163 00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:52,376 I have a feeling that all the Captains are gonna be 1164 00:41:52,443 --> 00:41:54,178 staying local to fight it out. 1165 00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:00,718 [John yawns] 1166 00:42:01,318 --> 00:42:02,386 [PJ Mead] Hello, hello, boys. 1167 00:42:02,453 --> 00:42:03,587 -PJ, what's up, buddy? -What's going on? 1168 00:42:03,654 --> 00:42:05,956 -Got one? -Cinderella, buddy. 1169 00:42:06,023 --> 00:42:07,925 What we got, 20 minutes to spare here? 1170 00:42:07,992 --> 00:42:10,494 [PJ Mead] Oh, yeah. Let's see what we got, folks. 1171 00:42:10,561 --> 00:42:12,897 [Bob Cook] Generally on Fat Tuna we play the odds. 1172 00:42:12,963 --> 00:42:15,366 Chatham our odds are a lot higher that we're gonna get a 1173 00:42:15,432 --> 00:42:16,901 fish every day. 1174 00:42:16,967 --> 00:42:20,437 But unlike past years there's bigger fish local. 1175 00:42:20,504 --> 00:42:22,206 It's a heck of a lot more efficient. 1176 00:42:22,273 --> 00:42:23,641 Makes a lot of sense. 1177 00:42:27,278 --> 00:42:28,712 What do we got for weight, buddy? 1178 00:42:28,779 --> 00:42:30,180 [PJ Mead] 404 pounds dressed. 1179 00:42:30,247 --> 00:42:31,849 [Bob Cook] Heck yeah. We'll take that. 1180 00:42:32,349 --> 00:42:33,450 [Manny Pereira] Nice job, boys. Nice job. 1181 00:42:33,517 --> 00:42:34,852 [Bob Cook] Let's take a look at the tail cut, here. 1182 00:42:34,919 --> 00:42:35,920 -What do you think? -[PJ Mead] Yeah. 1183 00:42:35,986 --> 00:42:37,888 -See what we got for you guys. -[Bob Cook] Sweet. 1184 00:42:39,890 --> 00:42:41,025 [John Kusler] All right. 1185 00:42:41,425 --> 00:42:42,593 [PJ Mead] Nice looking fish, Bob. 1186 00:42:42,660 --> 00:42:44,929 I mean, this fish has got a little bit of oil, but when it 1187 00:42:44,995 --> 00:42:47,531 chills down tomorrow morning you're gonna see a nice little 1188 00:42:47,598 --> 00:42:49,099 band of skin fat here. 1189 00:42:49,166 --> 00:42:50,200 Perfect cherry core. 1190 00:42:50,267 --> 00:42:52,236 -The tail looks nice. -[Bob Cook] Awesome. 1191 00:42:52,336 --> 00:42:53,904 What do you think you can get for us per pound? 1192 00:42:53,971 --> 00:42:55,139 [PJ Mead] This fish... 1193 00:42:56,941 --> 00:42:58,509 will get you $18 a pound. 1194 00:42:59,410 --> 00:43:00,878 [Bob Cook] Nice job, buddy. That's what I'm talking about. 1195 00:43:00,945 --> 00:43:01,979 [PJ Mead] Nice little payday, boys, right? 1196 00:43:02,046 --> 00:43:03,414 [Bob Cook] Nice job, buddy. I appreciate that. 1197 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:04,748 [PJ Mead] All right, we'll see you soon, guys. 1198 00:43:04,815 --> 00:43:05,883 [Bob Cook] Sounds good. Back at it. 1199 00:43:05,950 --> 00:43:07,117 -We'll see you, buddy. -[PJ Mead] Catch 'em up. 1200 00:43:07,184 --> 00:43:10,120 [Bob Cook] The season opened yesterday and already 1201 00:43:10,187 --> 00:43:11,789 the action has been unbelievable. 1202 00:43:11,855 --> 00:43:15,492 And to see big fish this early is an incredible sign. 1203 00:43:15,559 --> 00:43:17,795 We're looking at a very tight competition this year. 1204 00:43:17,861 --> 00:43:19,797 The fish are here and everybody wants them, 1205 00:43:19,863 --> 00:43:22,032 but we want them the most. 1206 00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:24,835 Almost lost Manny overboard. 1207 00:43:25,536 --> 00:43:26,837 This was just crazy. 1208 00:43:26,904 --> 00:43:29,239 [John Kusler] Manny almost lost a leg, no biggie. 1209 00:43:29,873 --> 00:43:31,642 -[Bob Cook] Let's go! -[Manny Pereira] Woo! 1210 00:43:34,244 --> 00:43:37,181 [Narrator] The 2023 season opens with a bang, 1211 00:43:37,481 --> 00:43:40,317 as the brother-sister team on Pinwheel land the 1212 00:43:40,384 --> 00:43:44,188 first and largest fish, securing them the top spot. 1213 00:43:44,922 --> 00:43:48,592 Despite Fat Tuna bringing home two fish in two days, 1214 00:43:48,659 --> 00:43:51,962 FV-Tuna.Com, Time Flies, 1215 00:43:52,029 --> 00:43:54,131 Hot Tuna, and Wicked Pissah 1216 00:43:54,198 --> 00:43:56,500 all score bluefin close to home. 1217 00:43:57,034 --> 00:43:59,403 While Hard Merchandise and No Limits have yet to 1218 00:43:59,470 --> 00:44:01,071 make their first paycheck. 1219 00:44:01,138 --> 00:44:02,673 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.