Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks

THE OUTER BANKS,

200 MILES OF PRISTINE COASTLINE,

STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN VIRGINIA TO NORTH CAROLINA,

BUT DON'T LET THAT PRETTY EXTERIOR FOOL YOU.

SHE MAY BE CUTE ON THE SURFACE,

BUT SHE'S MEAN AS HELL UNDERNEATH.

OH, IT'S COLD AND IT'S ROUGH.

WELCOME TO NORTH CAROLINA IN FEBRUARY.

OOH.

YOU WANT SHIPWRECKS; WE GOT SHIPWRECKS,

5,000 OF THEM.

THE OUTER BANKS HAVE BEEN CLAIMING BOATS FOR 500 YEARS.

IT'S THE GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC.

NETTING JUST SOME CUTE LITTLE NICKNAME,

JUST ASK THE CAPTAINS.

WE'RE LOSING IT.

HEY, HEY, WE'RE LOSING IT.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS THE WORST THING YOU EVER WANNA SEE IN YOUR LIFE.

SO, WHY DO THESE FOOLS KEEP COMING BACK?

TO TRACK DOWN SOME OF THE SWEETEST SEAFOOD

MONEY CAN BUY.

THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS RIGHT HERE, MAN.

THAT BLUE GOLD, THAT JUMBO CHARLIE,

THAT BLUEFIN TUNA.

THAT'S LIKE 700.

WHOO, GET ON IT!

POW GOES THE BREAKER!

GOOD LORD.

OH, YEAH.

JUST ONE OF THESE BEASTS CAN LAND YOU

A FIVE FIGURE PAYDAY.

THERE WE GO.

SO, THIS SEASON, THESE BOYS ARE GONNA GAMBLE

WITH EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT.

TAKE IT OUT AGAIN.

COME ON, QUICK, QUICK.

IN SOME OF THE WORST CONDITIONS THEY'VE EVER SEEN.

COME ON, HANG ON, HANG ON.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

HOLY...

OH, LOOK ON THE SIDE.

OH MY GOD, JARRETT!

WE'RE LEAVING THE COMPETITION IN OUR DUST.

IN THE MOST COMPETITIVE SEASON YET.

WOO-HOO!

COME ON, TOUGH GUY, LET'S GO.

I'M GONNA THROTTLE HIM.

SO, PUT OUT SOME LINES.

FIRST DAY OF SEASON, 2017.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

AND GIVE THEM THE BIRD.

GO FISHING, DUDE.

YOU READY FOR THIS NEW SEASON?

OH, HELL YEAH.

YEAH, BUDDY.

WELCOME...

YEAH.

TO THE OUTER BANKS.

NEW SEASON, I'M READY TO GO.

YEAH, MAN.

WE GOTTA GET ROLLING.

I'M GREG MAYER, I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THE FISHIN' FRENZY.

WE'VE DONE WELL.

LAST THREE YEARS, WE ENDED UP ON TOP.

OH, MAN, IT FEELS GOOD.

HERE IT IS.

OH.

NICE START OF THE SEASON.

I'VE BEEN BLUEFIN FISHING FOR A LONG TIME.

I'VE CAUGHT FISH WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT MATES,

SEVERAL DIFFERENT BOATS.

THERE WE GO.

AYE, AYE SKIP.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS,

I'M THE ONE THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN AND I HAVE NO INTENTION

OF BEING IN SECOND PLACE.

WE CAUGHT THE FIRST FISH LAST YEAR AND I CAN'T SEE

ANYTHING STANDING IN OUR WAY OF DOING IT AGAIN.

I'M JACKED UP.

FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON.

HAPPY TO BE HERE, A LITTLE CHOPPY.

WE'RE GONNA PUT A COUPLE OF BAITS DOWN,

SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH.

I'M NICK GOWITZKA AND THIS SEASON,

I'M THE CAPTAIN OF LITTLE SHELL.

THIS IS MY FIRST SEASON AS A CAPTAIN.

PAST THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE HIGHEST PRODUCING BOAT IN

THE FLEET, THE FISHIN' FRENZY AND WE'VE WON EVERY YEAR.

WE'RE ON.

WOO-HOO, THERE HE GOES.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS BLUEFIN FISHERY FOR A LONG TIME.

YES!

I'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL AT IT.

THIS SEASON, I DECIDE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO BE A CAPTAIN

MYSELF AND PROVE THAT I CAN GET IT DONE, TOO.

WE CAME OUT HERE TO FISH.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

THE SEASON OPENS TODAY, THIS MORNING,

AND WE WANNA BE THE FIRST BOAT WITH A BITE.

LOOKS LIKE FRENZY IS GETTING AN EARLY START, TOO.

THERE'S ONE DOWN HERE AT 30...

THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE.

I LOST NICK, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A MATE,

I CAN ALWAYS FIND ANOTHER MATE.

FOR A LONG TIME, IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHO I HAD IN

THE COCKPIT, WE WERE STILL CATCHING FISH.

AND I HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF ENDING ON

THE TOP OF THE PACK THIS YEAR.

A COUPLE MARKS HERE.

WE MIGHT A GET A BITE, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT DEEP, 20 FATHOM.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF PRESSURE STARTING THIS SEASON,

WE'RE THREE-TIME CHAMPS, BUT JUST BECAUSE NICK'S GONE

DOESN'T MEAN THE FRENZY CAN'T BE NUMBER ONE.

I THINK WE'RE OKAY.

TUNAS RIGHT ON THE BAIT, CLIFF.

150, COME ON, BABY.

COME ON, WE GOT TO GET A BITE HERE.

GO OFF, GO OFF.

I NEED A NIBBLE.

COME ON, BABY.

WE'RE ON, WE'RE ON.

GOT HIM.

GO, GO, GO, GO

BE READY TO MOVE THE BOAT, CLIFFY.

GOT HIM ON.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

GOT A BLUEFIN.

IT LOOK LIKE A NICE FISH.

IT'S OUR CHANCE HERE, BOYS.

WOO-HOO.

WE ARE MARKING THEM HERE AT 20.

HERE WE GO.

YEAH, THAT'S GONNA BE A TUNA.

THAT WAS QUICK.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT THERE.

IT'S NOT NICK, I'M THE ONE THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN.

I HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF ENDING ON

THE TOP OF THE PACK THIS YEAR.

COME ON, BABY.

WE NEED THIS ONE, WE NEED THIS ONE NOW.

THEY'RE GOING FORWARD, DEFINITE TUNA NOW.

ANYWAY, WE JUST TAKE OUR TIME NOW.

OKAY, MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY.

I'VE BEEN FISHING WITH GREG FOR A LONG

TIME AND I WANNA SHOW HIM AND EVERYBODY ELSE HOW MUCH

I HAD TO DO WITH THE SUCCESS ON THE FRENZY.

YOU STAY BY THEM CONTROLS.

ALL RIGHT, TALK TO ME NICK, I CAN'T SEE NOTHING.

JUST GO AHEAD A LITTLE BIT, ALL RIGHT?

KEEP GOING AHEAD A LITTLE BIT, IT'S EASY, EASY.

ALL RIGHT, SLOW RIGHT DOWN.

COME ON, BABY.

WE DON'T WANT YOU, WE NEED YOU.

RIGHT HERE, I CAN SEE IT.

IT'S RIGHT THERE ON TOP.

WE'LL GET HIM, SLOW AND STEADY.

HOW YOU DOING THERE DIRTY?

OH, MY SHOULDER IS BURNING.

OKAY, LET ME GET ON FOR A MINUTE.

SON OF A (BLEEP)!

PULL THEM OFF.

BUMMER MAN, DAMN IT, THAT SUCKS.

TRY AGAIN.

GET BAIT IN THE WATER.

I GOT ONE READY RIGHT HERE.

GET IT IN THE WATER.

IT REALLY HURTS TO LOSE THIS FISH.

NOW, I CAN ONLY HOPE WE CAN GET ANOTHER SHOT TO GET THAT

FIRST FISH OF THE SEASON.

IT PULLED THE HOOK AND, YOU KNOW,

WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

SOMETIMES, IT JUST HAPPENS.

AIN'T MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

PUT ANOTHER BAIT DOWN, ALL YOU CAN DO.

THAT'S A BUMMER, MAN.

IF I CAN TAKE HIM,

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE HIM, NICK?

YEAH, HOLD ON, I'M GONNA EASE HIM RIGHT,

DON'T GO ANYWHERE, CLIFF.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD A LITTLE BIT, GET TOWARDS THE FISH.

THERE'S THE SWIVEL, SO, SLOW, SLOW, BACK UP, BACK UP.

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S MY SWIVELS IN THE ROD TIP.

ALL RIGHT, STOP.

ALL RIGHT, BRANDON.

GO AHEAD, STICK HIM, GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

I CAN'T SEE HIM.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

I DON'T GOT A SHOT.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

GOD.

HE JUST WAS CRAZY IVAN AND WE WEREN'T READY.

THE FISH JUST WENT UNDER THE BOAT TOO FAST

AND CUT HIMSELF OFF.

IT SUCKS.

SOMETIMES, YOU WIN, SOMETIMES, THE FISH WIN.

BUT, MAN, IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO LAND THE

FIRST FISH OF THE SEASON.

WELL, WE GOT US A BITE.

DAMN RIGHT, IT WAS A TUNA.