Wicked Tuna

On this episode of Wicked Tuna...

We're on! Here we go!

Hooked up, baby! Hell yeah.

Coming at us.

He's right here on the side, under the boat.

While strong teams...

Got 'em on, baby! Got 'em on!

Continue to thrive...

There you go, atta girl.

That's teamwork, baby.

Nice! Nice!

We're on! We're on! We're on!

Ha ha ha!

Two struggling boats...

You almost got my hand ripped the (bleep) off!

That's not cool!

Reach game-changing crossroads.

I don't know how much longer I can do this.

I really don't.

This...

No, no, no.

Let go!

What is your problem? I don't want to die!

...is Wicked Tuna.

Don't hurt me over a fish!

At the start of week 10 of fishing,

less than eight grand separate the fleet's three top earners,

Fishing Vessel Tuna Dot Com, Fish Hawk, and Hot Tuna.

Meanwhile, Wicked Pissah lags far behind

after failing to catch for more than three weeks.

Sun just came up.

We're fishing, got two lines down.

A lot of boats here today.

There's Dot Com over there.

They're a well-greased machine.

It's crazy how much time we spend out here.

But you gotta love it, it's a lifestyle.

That Hard Merch, they're a fun family operation.

When you were a baby, I could hold you with one hand.

So you could throw her around, right? Like a football.

Long bombs.

That's how I got good at throwing the harpoon.

Here, hon, catch!

Yup.

The Hot Tuna guys are always laughing.

There's the Fish Hawk.

Brad's a great captain, very supportive.

You did really good last night staying up.

Paul's not that kind of captain.

He's like a ticking time bomb.

He could go off for any reason at any second.

We haven't caught a fish or seen a paycheck in over three weeks.

We're the lowest-earning boat in the fleet.

Paul is frustrated,

and I'm just getting blamed for everything that goes wrong.

Last week I couldn't do anything right in Paul's eyes.

Touch to the starboard!

I'm (bleep) trying to teach you how to drive a boat!

Really? Touch to the starboard!

Oh, he's gone.

Damn it.

Come on, Rick.

Rick lost us a fish last week.

He's been making some mistakes,

and we can't afford to lose any more fish.

We're marking!

Big marks!

We're on! We're on!

Shaking his head.

Turn.

Coming at us.

Coming at us.

What's he doing? Taking a little line.

Alright, that's what I need to know.

Here we go again.

When you crank, right? Try to keep it smooth.

Try not to... Jerk.

Jerk, because that will jerk the hook right out.

Don't pull the rod.

Paul's acting like this is my first rodeo.

Come on already.

Straight down on back, Paul.

See, he's still got pep in him. Taking line?!

Oh, yeah, taking line.

Alright, you gotta tell me.

Let me know. You know what I'm saying?

Now I'm battling the fish, I'm cranking,

I'm keeping the line tight,

and all Paul's doing is 'Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah.'

Are you alright? You want me to do it?

I'm good.

Jeez, I can't do anything right today.

Here, you do the wheel.

You don't have to turn it right now.

Touch it in reverse.

Neutral.

Watch it! Watch it!

Touch it left, go ahead.

Forward!

You don't hear me?

Oh.

This ain't gonna work.

Ain't gonna work.

Come on.

Ain't gonna work. (bleep)

No!

We're not gonna get this fish.

This is where we're gonna take him.

If you want to catch him, this is where we can do it.

If you don't want to, we don't have to.

Not gonna happen, not gonna get him.

He just comes unglued.

Just not gonna happen.

He's just negative the whole time.

Reel.

Swivel on the reel!

Right here.

Okay.

Get back here.

Alright, straight in the back of the stern.

Coming up.

This is a (bleep) joke.

We pulled the hook. It's no one's fault.

It's a simple thing.

Go catch a fishy.

Very (bleep) simple.

We should have harpooned him a half hour ago.

I've done everything he asked me to do,

his way, his way, and it's still not right.

You need to be on your (bleep) game.

A person can only take so much.

Crazy!

Come on, are you kidding me?

Like, you're in denial.

Like, I don't get it. I can't...

Paul's yelling at Rick again?

Poor bastard.

Yeah, it's tough to focus.

There's already enough going against you

when you're fighting a fish,

the last thing you need is him yelping in your ear nonstop.

It's like this needle right in your ear.

And you don't want that.

No.

Right! There you go! No more denial.

Wow, did you hear that?

Paul's yelling at Rick.

Oh, man, something (bleep) wild happened on there.

He must have went nuclear. Holy (bleep).

Dude, they must have...

Battled it out big time.

I wouldn't put up with that crap.

You need to decide things for yourself.

When, when a lobster's gonna bite you in the face...

Can you believe that guy?

Oh, no.

There's a difference between being constructive

and just being plain mean.

I would hate to work under those conditions.

I feel lucky being on this boat.

Hopefully it'll work out.

Poor Rick.

The next time we see Paul, he's gonna have no eyebrows.

He doesn't pick his eyebrows,

he's gonna clean the toilet.

Underneath.

OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder.

Paul, once he starts cleaning under the toilets,

that's when you know he's kind of taken a turn for the worst.

The bolts that hold the toilet on,

he shines them with a toothbrush.

What do you think, Sandro,

should I put out a nice, fat one?

Yeah.

We've been the top-earning boat

four of the last six seasons.

Our success is, you know, Sandro, Geordie, and I

working as a team.

And I don't want these guys working for me,

I want them working with me.

That's a recipe for success.

Waiting patiently for a tuna fish to bite our lines.

On the Dot Com we all work well together,

and Dave sets a positive tone.

We have fun, we respect each other,

and we catch a lot of tuna.

Some other boats don't have that.

They butt heads, they yell and scream,

and eventually they fall apart.

Just want to fight a fish.

I'm bored now.

We're marking!