In the season finale...
off the coast of New England...
This race is very close.
It's gonna go right down to the wire.
...five multi-generational fishermen
enter the final days of the bluefin tuna harpooning season.
You know, first, you'll ask.
Quarters closing at midnight tomorrow night.
One more day.
Right here, right here.
Haul 'em, haul 'em, haul 'em.
But with the biggest catches of the season yet to come...
- It's a monster. - I know, it's huge.
America's last harpooners must compete
to the bitter end.
I don't want Joe on the Redrum to win
or Nick on the Ezyduzit to win, 'cause I wanna win.
To earn their year's income...
Come on, man!
What are you doing?
...and a chance to claim the top spot.
Hold on.
Oh, my goodness.
Beautiful morning.
Sean, if you could grab me one of the larger orange bottles.
With a tagline on it.
So, we'll put it up here with this first rig.
With only a couple days left,
obviously, our goal is to catch as many fish
before the quota closes.
- You gonna get 'em today, Sean? - Yes, sir.
- I hope so. - Gonna take the lead, man.
Gonna take the lead back.
Right now, Joey's in the lead.
This race is very close.
It's gonna go right down to the wire.
Going out today.
Conditions aren't perfect,
but we've only got a couple days left.
Gonna check out the beach right now,
see if there's any fish close,
and then run out.
Marky's going to meet us, and hopefully we're gonna stick a couple.
Yesterday, there was one 85-inch fish caught on the rod.
We wanna find those fish up and running.
We've got Marky taking off.
We're gonna give it a shot.
We started the season
with 59 metric tons of quota to catch.
Tyler has 11 fish. We have 11 fish.
He's trailing by just around $3,000.
So, our strategy to stay on top
is catch high-quality fish
and fish every chance we can.
With all captains just days
from hitting the 59-metric-ton fleet quota limit,
young gun Joe Dion on the Redrum
holds a narrow dollar lead over his rival,
veteran Tyler Macallister.
At the bottom of the pack,
father-and-son team Dylan and Emmett Caldwell on the Pine Box
need multiple fish
just to meet their sunk costs for the season.
But with up to five fish allowed per day,
Niko Chaprales on the Ezyduzit
still has a fighting chance to strong-arm the lead.
Yeah, you got me, Joe?
Looking like it's gonna be a nice day, so hopefully,
with a functioning button, we'll kill 'em all, so.
Yeah, let's piss some people off and rub people the wrong way.
Yeah.
With the size of these fish,
the quota's getting chewed up relatively quickly,
and there might only be a few days left of this season.
I wanna hang a few slobs nice and high
for some good photo opportunities, you know?
All right, brother. All right, I'll be in touch.
But the gap between me and the other boats isn't huge.
With the five-fish day limit, really, it's anyone's game,
and we could still pull off the win.
We're in striking distance right now.
Like, today, if it moves, we kill it.
Is that wind or bait, Kev?
That's bait.
- Two piles of bait. - Yeah.
Looks like another big pile past that, you know?
And another one in front of us.
Well, if the bogeys are still here, that's a good sign.
It's 12 o'clock.
Probably a wake, because it looks too good,
but 12.30, we're in that slick water.
- Yeah, yeah. - Looks wakey.
- I think it's making a direction, Kev. - Yeah, I think so.
There they are, that's fish.
All right. Let's take 'em.
They're right in front of you, Nick.
They're coming up now, Kev.
Yep.
They're up nice right now. Slow it down.
Just a little down, Kev. A little less speed, a little less.
- They're up. They're up nice. - Yeah.
They gotta get three of 'em.
Yeah.
That's the furthest from that, right there.
Now, go to the middle one, Kev.
They keep moving. Hang on. This one right here.
Hit 'em. Hit 'em. Hit 'em!
- Did you get 'em? - Yep.
This button ain't working.
- I got him good though. I got him right in the back. - Oh, yeah.
Hang on, we'll let him tow for a minute.
This zapper's gonna be the death of me.
So, when the zapper doesn't work
and the fish takes out the rig,
it has to tow a ball around
until the fish gets tired enough for us to pull it in by hand.
Which for some people takes a long time, but for me,
I can get the job done a lot quicker.
- All right, Kev, we're gonna clip a bucket on here. - Roger.
- We'll get a bucket ready, Thomas. - Yep.
When you're fighting a big fish,
sometimes you have to put a bucket on the rig
because the drag it creates in the water slows the fish down.
Okay.
The bucket gives the fish something to pull against
so they tire out quicker.
Keep an eye on the ball, Thomas.
Yep, you got it, Cap.
The key to having a successful harpoon season
is being able to put multiple fish in the boat in one day.
And with the zapper not working,
that makes our job incredibly difficult.
And with the quota closing,
it really puts us in a tight spot.
I'm sick of pulling in rigs.
I'm sick of being soaked head to toe.
I'm sick of having no skin on my hands. I'm sick of the whole--
I mean, we should have this fish in the boat,
and we should be right back in search mode.
I mean, it's a little late in the game now to make any drastic changes,
but we gotta rip this whole [bleep] rig out, you know?
This is a joke.
Our plan is today to try to get outside everybody and be all alone.
We've had a tough season here, uh, financially speaking.
And boredom-wise, it's been brutal.
A quota ending always puts a ton of pressure on us.
Towards the end of a season, you want to try to get some more fish.
We can't just quit because it sucks. You gotta keep going.
But anyway, we're hoping the fish show up here and every day's different.
And, you know, it's just like a roulette wheel.
When you spin it, you know, it can land anywhere.
Hopefully, today it's gonna land some fish in our boat.
Nick just stuck one in the bay.
Just put a rig out.
Guess the zap does not fit.
No reason why we can't find a tuna right here, eh?
I know. A lot of life.
Biomass.
I hope we find them out here, 'cause I'm not gonna be liking not being first.
If you're not first, you're last.
Our strategy is not gonna change,
even though Joey's ahead.
We've been doing well this summer,
and we're hoping to take full advantage
of the last opportunities of the season.
Give us some more info there, Dougie.
I got another bunch on top over at your one o'clock here.
These guys are right on top.
Right there. I got 'em. Right there.
I see them.
Yeah, we got them over here, Dougie.
I think about two o'clock or so.
Coming your way.
- Got them right in the slick, right there. - Nope. Heading north.
Oh, yeah. There they are. Yeah, that's them.
All right.
Yeah, Dougie, about 130, about eight boats.
- Are you saying eight boats? - That's right. They're going north.
- I got them good, Cap. - Where?
230, 245, six boats making white water.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Slow it down a little bit.
Turn right.
- They're doing a big circle, I think. - Yeah, I can see them.
- Heading towards our six. - Okay.
Oh, those are rats. Those are rats.
There was bigger fish, though.
Hold on.
Holy [bleep]!
I don't want to do anything.
I don't know what to do. It's crazy.
- Stuff I saw was small. - I agree.
[bleep] That sucks.
Going up and down that pulpit, that's a pretty long climb.
Oh, [bleep]!
And when you add a little bit of a roll to it, a sea to it,
it can get interesting, to say the least.
Now they're heading back north.
You should be able to see their wake.
Okay, hold down for a second.
Looks like they're heading right towards you there.
- Okay. I got color. - Okay.
- Looking good. - Got 'em right here.
Got 'em right here.
Hit him! Hit him! Back it down! Back it down!
He's all gone! I can see him down there!
That was the big one!
Yeah, that was pretty.
One, two...
Just a little one.
Let's bring him right over here.
- 106. - That's a nice fish. Nice and round, too.
Look how beautiful that fish is right now.
Very happy to have this fish,
but we can't let it detract us from going out
and trying to put a couple more through the door
before the quota closes.
Nice job, Captain.
30 miles north,
on Captain Dylan's Pine Box...
I just got a text. Tyler got one.
If you have a plan, there's no reason you shouldn't have one.
Oh, today you could dominate out here with a plan.
There were plenty of fish.
Tyler on the Cynthia C,
Joe Dion on the Redrum and Nico on the Ezyduzit,
they're all battling for the top spot.
I can't be worried about what those guys are doing.
We're coming into the end of the season with just two fish,
and I'm just out here trying to finish the season
with some dignity, if any at all.
That's good, though.
At least there's obviously some fish around.
Tyler got another fish.
It'll be okay.
So close to winning this thing, I can taste it.
Tyler's a good fisherman,
and if he has a good day and we don't have a good day,
he can still beat us.
Well, who do you trust more, Doug and Tyler
or Mike and you?
Come on.
Right here.
We're gonna fish this thing right till the sun goes down.
25 miles northeast on the Fishizzle.
Tyler got one. You gotta be [bleep] me.
We only have a few days left.
Other than Dylan on the Pine Box,
we're last on the leaderboard.
Tyler's at his 12th fish right now,
and we're still sitting at four.
I get that we started late,
but I didn't believe we were gonna do this bad.
sad.
Sad, sad, sad.
Yeah. We're gonna get one.
- Think so? - Yes, sir.
Fresh shearwaters I've seen.
What the [bleep] is that?
I don't think that's a wake right there. See them?
See them going? That's them.
Bluefin tuna leave a very distinctive wake on the water,
almost like a boat wake, but different.
Most guys out here can't spot it, but I can.
It takes experience to know what you're looking at.
All right, Cap, showtime, I hope.
Yes, sir.
Yeah, see them? Take them, Steve.
Yeah. I got 'em.
Get your speed when you get there, all right?
Yeah.
Here we go.
Couple going along. We'll see what we can do.
Right up there, keep going.
Little bit left, Steve, little left.
Little slower, little slower.
Right here, right here, right here, right here.
Over here.
Bingo. Haul 'em, haul 'em.
Whoo!
Nice and easy, slow it down.
Nice. All right, touch it ahead.
Haul it that way, haul it that way.
- There's a monster. - I know, it's huge.
Get down here, come on.
- That's a sea monster. Let me get that, Cap. - Yeah, yeah.
- All right, here. - Yeah, pull this up.
It's gotta be one of the biggest ones I've ever seen.
Now, that's what I'm talking about.
The other guys might have a bigger lead.
We just landed a monster,
and there's still a little quota left.
All right.
With a five-fish limit, all it takes is one good day.
- All right. Down easy. - Look out, look out, look out.
- Down easy. - I got it. I got it.
One guy. All right, go ahead.
Angle him.
When you're done, tighten the tape a little.
This thing's huge.
That's what we call a quota killer.
Hell yeah. This one's giant.
110 on this one, 110.
110.
Good job, son. Good job down there.
Not bad.
That's what we call a barn door. A barn door.
He's still cruising.
You see him, Thomas?
He's still going like no tomorrow.
He's up high.
And he's not towing very hard.
I think he's doing the best circle here, Captain.
You want me to start pulling in?
Yeah.
I don't want to lose this thing.
Our zapper's down again,
so now this fish has run out with about 400 feet of rig.
It's on me to pull him back to the boat.
Just hoping that it's tired out enough
that we can get this fish in quick, re-rig,
and get back on another school of fish.
Still towing pretty good, but we got too much boat traffic here to risk it.
So, we're gonna try to get some of this rig back,
minimize the risk.
Hold, Thomas.
Take it out for a second, Kev. Let me get this bucket off.
Got this boat coming in on the right here.
Got this boat coming right across our bow here.
This rig's up high.
We don't wanna have this guy run over our rig.
Is he going to be past it, Kev?
I don't know about this guy.
Oh, he's going.
To the port, Kev. Into the port.
There you go.
Thomas, put my glasses somewhere.
I can feel him kicking.
Bluefin tuna are some of the largest fish in the ocean.
They're big. They're strong. They're fast.
They can swim up to 40 miles an hour in bursts.
Tell me when the balls are coming up, Thomas.
Balls, Cap.
Strong fish.
Man versus fish.
We got another boat coming in.
Oh, come on, man.
Get the [bleep] out of here.
Come on, man. What are you doing?
Get out of here.
What's wrong with you?
Get the out of here!
Here we go. Here he comes.
Oh, [bleep]!
I got him.
It's a... [bleep]!
I don't have much more on me, Thomas.
Thomas, you can't miss this time.
You gotta get him in the tail.
Come on.
Come on, baby.
He's trying to trickle!
- Here he comes. - He's coming up.
Here he comes. Tail up.
Tail up, Thomas. Get that tail.
Get the tail.
Come on, Thomas.
- Hurry up. - I'm going.
Get the tail. You got him. You got him.
You got him. Tie him off.
- Tie him off. - He's tied.
[bleep] We have him!
Whoo!
That was wild.
Good job.
[bleep], dude,
It's all my fellow strongman competitors
that wonder why I have such a good grip.
That's why.
Pull him in. Here you go.
Come on, baby.
Here you go, Nick.
Come on, baby.
Good job, boys.
Where's the tape, Thomas?
110. 110.
It's still frustrating not having him zap right away,
but we're getting the job done.
One more day.
Papa just said that it's shut down tomorrow night at midnight.
- Oh, yeah. The quota's full? - Full.
That's still good tomorrow, that's all.
Hey, guys, I just got a text. The quota's closing at midnight tomorrow night.
So, tomorrow's the last day.
So, here's what it is.
Hopefully, we'll get some.
With the quota where it is
and this season coming to an end shortly,
if we can get some nice, big, high-quality fish
and get a good price per pound,
we can jump right back into the lead
and finish this season in first place.
We're coming back after a slow start of the day.
Steamed all the way over the-- All over the place.
- What a friggin' long day. - Yep.
Hey, Travis.
- I got a nice one for you this time. - Nice.
It's a big one, huh?
See what we can get you for price.
- We'll get it up here, get it weighed up. - All right. Sounds good.
Man, my deodorant didn't hold up.
- You ready, boss? - It's a nice one.
Yep. All right. Nice and easy.
That's a quota-killer right there, Cap.
It's a moose.
Size double XL.
- Nice shape on that one, Bill. - Ah, look at that thing, huh?
- Not too shabby. - Right here.
- How do you like that, baby, huh? - Awesome.
Jumbo. That's what we like.
Don't hurt yourself.
The quota's just about caught.
The season's coming to a close.
That fish has got a nice, round shape.
Hopefully, we can get high dollar for it.
Looks pretty red.
Uh-huh.
Why are you always gonna be the bearer of bad news?
Not much fat. Pretty red.
Best we can do on this one. This one's probably gonna be eight bucks a pound.
- Eight bucks? - Eight bucks.
All right, Billy, we're gonna finish dressing it up,
get it inside, weigh it up,
- and see what you're actually gonna get for it, all right? - All right.
Dirtiest part of the day right here.
- What do we got here, Cap? - Looking at 718, Bill.
- That's a lot of weight for eight bucks a pound. - We'll take that now.
It looks better now on the scale.
It's a great fish. It's gonna be
- just over 5,700 bucks for that fish. - Nice.
I caught a big boy, a 718.
The biggest fish for the year of anybody in the fleet.
The quota is closing. Tomorrow is our last day.
I know I'm not gonna win.
I know this is the last time I can make a paycheck,
so I have to try to make something happen.
- Sean? - Yeah?
Well, I just got word that we're all done as of tomorrow.
We're getting pretty close here.
Yeah, hopefully, we go out strong, get a...
two or three or more on the last day.
Yeah, I agree.
All right, guys. Somebody grab a gaff!
I just heard the quota is closing tomorrow,
so I'm pretty satisfied with that 106-inch fish.
It's unfortunate we only could get that one today, but...
I think we have a good chance of coming out on top on the last day.
How are you, Bubba?
What's going on?
No complaints tonight.
All right, let's see what we're looking at.
It does have fat to it.
A good amount, too.
See, it's nice and oily,
pretty good quality.
Color's pretty good on it.
It could probably muscle...
like, $12 a pound.
- That's really good. Let's see what it dresses off. - All right.
We got 559 pounds dressed.
Nice. Real nice.
Being on top of the leaderboard going into the last day,
incentivizes us to go even harder
to try to extend our lead and finish off strong.
We gotta go just as hard as if it was the first day of the season.
Nice fish, baby!
Yep!
- You heard him. - You heard him.
All right, up!
Nice shape. That's a nice fish.
- What's up, brother? - What's going on?
Let's see what we're working with here.
Look at that. Beautiful.
You can see the very little fat showing here.
Doesn't really transfer all the way through.
You know, this... this being very light fat,
the best I can do is probably $8 a pound.
- Eight bucks? - Yeah.
All right. I mean, we'll take it, you know.
Yeah. Whoa.
Every pound counts, Bubba.
554 pounds, dressed.
554 pounds.
Couple of bucks in our pocket, so we'll take it gladly.
- All right, my friend. Thank you as always. - Thank you.
All right, boys.
She dressed out at 554 pounds.
And I mean, you know, it wasn't a terrible fish.
It had a little fat in it.
So, you know, we got eight bucks.
So, that's a little over 4,400 bucks.
- So, we're fishing in Billy's backyard, you know. - Yeah.
This is where he made his legend and--
We thank him for some of these fish.
- Yeah, I mean-- - Captain Bill.
- All right, let's get the boat back over to the slip... - Let's do it.
...and get cleaned up, and get some rest, boys.
Finish off the season strong, that's all I wanna do.
- You heard him. - You heard him.
At the beginning of the season,
everyone doubted that I could captain this boat
and take over the role that Billy left,
and it just is a really good feeling to prove everybody wrong.
We're gonna do everything we need to do...
to finish where we belong, and that's on the top.
With big catches, as the quota fills,
Captain Tyler on Cynthia C.2 takes the lead,
pushing his rival, Captain Joe, into second place.
And on Ezyduzit,
Captain Niko's half-ton tuna
edges him closer to a possible win.
Heading into the final day of Harpoon season,
first place is still up for grabs
for the top three boats.
All right, on three...
One...
two... three!
- You got it, Thomas? - I got it.
Feeling not great about this north wind, to be honest,
but... it's, uh, the last day of the season, and...
we can't really do much about the weather, so...
we're gonna, uh, make do with what we've got.
But we're in striking distance to take this whole thing,
so if we can come together today,
and really make it happen,
we got a chance.
All right, Thomas. Let's roll.
All right.
Push through!
Last day, Cap.
Yep, last day.
Hopefully, we can find 'em.
We've got till 11:30 a.m. to get 'em in.
We need five today.
I've got a pit in my stomach.
I don't want Joe on the Redrum to win,
or Nik on the Ezyduzit to win, 'cause I wanna win.
The quota is shutting down tonight at midnight,
so we have one last day
to, uh, make it a good season.
It started slower. I was rusty.
It was a new boat for me.
But, um, we just gotta keep it up and, um...
we're gonna hit everything we see, period.
It will mean everything for me to win.
I haven't fished in a couple of years,
so this proves that I can still do this.
It means a lot for the foundation.
It means we've made the most money for our kids.
So it really is important for us to finish this strong.
35 miles north,
on the last-placed, Pine Box...
The last day of the season, and, uh,
we really haven't seen very many fish at all.
Of course, we're still fighting the weather.
The northwest seems to have held on
a little longer than I had predicted.
But it's our last chance here to make some money
before the season closes,
so we're going to go until it's over
and we can't go anymore.
Quintessential poverty.
Quintessential agony.
This sucks.
- They wouldn't come up in this, would they, though? - Oh, sure.
It's starting to soften up.
I saw them jumping right there.
Whatever's splashing.
I didn't see the fish, but there was a lot of splashing.
There they are. There's tons of them.
You see them?
They might be dolphins, though.
There they are, right there.
You see that single? See that single right there?
- Yeah, I see him. - Don't put it in gear.
- Put it in gear!
Don't lose cover.
There's two.
They're lined up.
There's a bunch.
Speed up a little bit, Joe!
Come over here.
Oh, no, they're right in front of me!
Right here.
Keep going.
Come to it, left! Come left!
Right there.
Turn at him! Turn at him!
Hit him! Hit him! Hit him!
You got him. Nice!
Reverse!
Reverse. Good. Neutral.
Nice job, Joe.
Good job, Joe.
Hold this tail up, Em.
Nice job driving, Joe.
Thank you, God.
I want you to open the door,
so we can pull him in.
Ready?
There you go, boys.
Oh, God, this thing's heavy.
We're delighted we got a fish the last day of the season,
so it's important for us to have this one.
That's a big one. You gotta measure that one.
Over the peck, alongside the caudal.
All right. 101 and a half!
That's a way... better way to end this season.
Thank goodness we got one, at least.
Oh, nice.
I just got a text.
Dylan just got one.
- He just got one? - Yeah.
Good for him.
I think we'll have at least a couple more chances.
I'm glad Dylan got a fish,
but what are we doing here?
Maybe we'll get lucky
on the bottom of the knife here, you know.
- Yeah. - It sucks to end like this, you know,
but if it's not your day,
it's not your day.
We suck.
We suck?
I don't even know. Yeah. I don't know.
Yeah, with our luck, Tyler will walk right on him and harpoon one.
Probably.
It's the last day, and we're running out of time.
Marky is about to head in.
I can't walk away without landing one more fish.
This is it.
I got one, big one
making a line over here in the bay.
Come up and push water for a little bit.
Just one fish?
One big slob.
He's a big one.
Tell me when to slow down.
Yep. Uh, keep coming.
All right, you can start slowing down some.
Oh, there he is.
There he is!
You got it.
I'm still not all the way slowed down.
And the ball of bait is at your ten o'clock right now.
Just keep going that way a little bit.
We'll start to turn to the left.
Keep going that way.
He's pushing away, actually, right now.
Pushing the wake behind the ball of bait.
Just plowing water right alongside the bait right now.
This is too good to be true or what?
Now, he made a turn, got deep.
Hold that steady for a second.
Wait for the bait. Come left now, a touch.
Down deep. Come left to about ten o'clock.
Come left. Left some more.
Left. Hard left, hard left. Hard left!
Hard left! Hard left!
That's right. Hard left!
Left, left, left, left!
Dammit!
He's down deep! Take it out of gear! Stop!
I don't got him!
We need to get some fish
because right now, it's crunch time.
He's down deep.
I don't see him.
Ooh. He just came back up.
Wait for the bait. Come left now, a touch.
He's coming up to your left. Quick left. Quick left.
Half a boat, Joe, in front of ya.
Left, left, a touch more. Yes.
Right there.
Got him. Hit it!
Way to go!
I'll be a [bleeping].
I'm going home, guys. I gotta go.
All right, Marky!
Good going.
Good job, Mike.
Oh, boy, he's heavy.
You okay?
Yep.
The season closes today,
and we just caught a monster.
It feels really good to end the season like this.
- You all set? - Yeah.
It's a boom breaker.
Holy [bleep]. That's a big one.
Good job, Joe.
That was one of the deepest shots of the year, I'd say.
One hundred and eleven.
He's a big pig, I'll tell you that.
Now we're tied with Tyler, so here we go!
Hit him!
Let's go! Yeah!
...two, three.
It wasn't coming out easy.
Enjoy.
It wasn't the best season, but...
it's fun to finish it on a good note, at least.
Hey, what's going on?
How you doing?
Thanks for coming.
I'll go up there and get a tail strap,
and throw it down for you guys.
We'll button everything up, put everything away.
and get back to it next June.
All right, let's clean him up,
cut him up and see what we got.
All right, Travis, what do you think?
All right, Dylan, it's got...
some nice color, and it's got all right shape.
Towards the end of the season, not that much
has been coming in lately.
How would you feel about 18 bucks a pound on this fish?
Oh, that'd be awesome.
- Yeah, that's great. Yeah, we'll take it. - Worth your efforts today?
- Absolutely. That definitely makes it worth it. - Awesome.
- Thank you, sir. - Great. Yeah. We'll get it weighed up,
- ...and see what exactly? - Awesome.
- That's awesome. - Great fish, Dylan.
That's it. She's off the table.
458 pounds.
What a fatty!
That's a lot of money for a piece of meat, so we'll take it.
It was a great season.
Sad that it's over,
but definitely proud that we were able
to turn things around and...
make a few bucks.
Frustrating.
It wasn't that good a weather.
We tucked away behind Piton,
and waited for it to flatten out.
And nobody really saw anything,
so... let's see what happens with the other boats.
I'm proud of the crew and I'm proud of the boat,
and I think it was a great year, all in all.
So... that's a wrap.
- You heard him. - You heard him!
Well, guys, I think it's time we head home.
Yeah, and Redrum is right behind us.
I'd rather have a tie at the end of the year than lose,
but, uh, if we lose, we lose.
We just have to get 'em next year.
Yeah, well, we've been able to hold our own.
Well, maybe we'll get one on the way in today...
the last fish of the year.
You mean there's a chance?
- I'm saying that there's always a chance. - There's always a chance.
We got 12 fish. Tyler got 12 fish.
It's gonna come down to who made more money.
What's up?
Bubba, what's up, brother?
What's going on?
Oh, not a whole lot.
Another tuna for you.
Let's see how she looks.
Yeah, let's take a look.
Let's see. The tail looks kind of thick, so yeah.
What do you think, Bubba?
Well, I mean...
the fish being so big, and not really any fat to it,
color's a little dark and,
you know, the deal with the market,
and big fish right now is just not very good.
It can really only go...
really, only give you six bucks a pound for this.
All right. It is what it is.
- It's a bigger fish. I think weight always wins. - Yeah.
I'll dress it up, and then we'll get you on your way.
All right. Thanks, buddy.
What we got, Bubba?
- 573 pounds. - Oh, boy.
That's a lot.
Congratulations, Joe.
We're happy.
That's right.
What do we got? What happened? What happened?
Come on, spit it out.
We won.
- Good job. - Nice.
- That's what I want. - Congratulations.
- Good going. Good going. - Good job, Mike.
Nice job this year, Nate.
- Nice job, Joe. - Right. Good job, Mike.
- Good going. Nice going. - We did it.
- Nice going!
- That's fantastic. We beat Tyler. - We beat Tyler.
- We made more money than him and we caught more weight. - Wow.
You wanna go to Nate's house?
Yeah, let's go. Let's go drinking
- Redrum, baby. - That's right.
- Let's go. - Awesome.
- Redrum's the winner. - Great job, boys.
2024, Redrum winner.
Well, boys, that's it.
The final walk down the stand.
Well, it was a good season.
Well, I'm not gonna complain.
We could have had more fish.
Overall, we had a a good year.
- Always got room to do better, right? - That's right.
Next year might be our year.
And now that we've kind of, you know, figured out
how to make this operation our operation, without Billy,
I really think we got a great chance to, uh...
to finish in first place next year and top the fleet.
I know we have a chance.
I know that the old man would be proud of us, so...
All right, boys. Hell of a season.
All right.
Well, we had fun together, right, Cap?
- You like fishing with me? - Oh, I had a blast. I know. I know.
- No one has more fun than we do going out there. - No. No.
We'll see what happens next year.
- All right. You ready to go? - Yeah.
What time is your flight?
- Midnight? - Yeah.
Oh, all right.
Spending time with my son is crucial, and, you know,
I'm getting older and he's getting older.
And Emmett goes back to college,
and then I go back to lobstering, so,
we might not have made the money we wanted,
but I made the memories with my son and that's fun.
Have a safe flight. Thanks for coming.
All right. I love you.
I love you, too.
- Good job, Joe. - Good job, Marky.
- Good going. - Good job, real good job, Nate.
- Appreciate you cleaning all those fish splatter. - Nice job, Nate.
- Good job, really good job. - Good job, Joe.
Honestly, I'm proud of you.
We had a tough season.
I was a little rusty at the beginning,
but we managed to win.
We're so happy that we're able to raise awareness
for the Dion Foundation.
I mean, my kids mean everything to me.
This is the only reason I go harpooning,
it's to help my kids.
And the fact that we won is... is over the top.
We're really happy about it.
And you know what? From the bottom of my heart,
thank you for getting me back in this game.
If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be back in it, so...
Let's have a drink for next year,
and crushing it again next year.
- Oh, yeah, buddy. - Thank you.
With his last-minute jumbo as the closing bell sounds,
Captain Joe Dion on the Redrum finishes in first place,
after his two year absence from the fishery.
On the Cynthia C.2,
veteran Captain Tyler holds his own
with a second-place finish.
Captain Niko on Ezuduzit,
carries on his father's legacy
with a hard-earned giant bluefin
claiming third place,
while Captain Dylan and his son Emmett on the Pine Box,
add a high-priced fish to their total
to close out the season.