Harpoon Hunters S01 E06
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00:00As harpoon season hits its mid-summer peak...
00:05Beautiful morning. Good day to fish.
00:08...an abundance of baitfish in Cape Cod Bay...
00:11Smells like fish right in here.
00:13...triggers feeding frenzies for schools of bluefin tuna.
00:17Gotta be up plowing somewhere.
00:19And as they grow in size and fat content...
00:22Those are f***ing flops!
00:25...each catch can command a higher price.
00:28We're getting refrigerators, baby!
00:31But with the remaining bluefin quota fast depleting...
00:34We're really getting into desperate times here.
00:37...captains strike alliances to give themselves an edge against the competition.
00:41Let's beat Tyler. Tyler and Dillon, they don't have a chance.
00:44Tyler and Dillon, they can work on their own, but you and me, I'd like to work together with you, man.
00:48Absolutely.
00:49I want to get to the bank out here.
00:51I'll let you know if I see anything. Nothing really great right now.
00:54All right, standing by on this one.
00:55But even the best laid plans...
00:57There's Tyler.
00:58Let's go away.
01:00F*** that for real.
01:02...can turn to chaos.
01:04What the f***? Oh, come on!
01:06Thomas, get me a rig! Let's go!
01:08...when harpoon boats hit open water.
01:11We're gonna lose this fish.
01:12Go! That way! That way!
01:15It's cut in half. Someone ran it over.
01:17Come on!
01:28How you feeling today, Cap?
01:30Optimistic. Optimistic.
01:34I'm feeling great today. We're on top, ahead of Joe on the red rum.
01:38And that directly translates to making the most money, which is the ultimate goal in this business.
01:43All right, good. Let's go fishing.
01:46Beautiful morning.
01:48Good day to fish.
01:51We're going up early, Sean.
01:53All right. Find a big one.
01:57With the advantage of spotter planes,
01:59veteran captain Tyler McAllister on the Cynthia C2
02:03and arch rival Joe Dion on the red rum
02:06are neck and neck for the lead with six bluefins each.
02:10While captain Dylan on the pine box
02:12significantly outnumbers the other two.
02:15With six bluefins each.
02:17While captain Dylan on the pine box
02:19significantly trails the fleet,
02:21captain Nico's oversized catches on the easy does it
02:25keep him in contention for overall dollars,
02:28raising the question of what the second-generation harpooner
02:31could accomplish with the help of a spotter plane.
02:40Hey, Joe, you down here?
02:42Hey, what's up, brother?
02:43Hey, what's going on, man?
02:44How you been?
02:45You know, it's been tough, to be honest, man, you know?
02:50Yeah.
02:51We've kind of been struggling, so, you know,
02:53I came down here with my tail between my legs a little bit.
02:56You know, as fishermen, we got a lot of pride,
02:58but I'm hoping that, you know, if we can work together
03:00a little bit and share some information,
03:02you know, I'd really appreciate it.
03:03Yeah, no, I want to work.
03:04I mean, if you want to work with me, I'd love it.
03:06Absolutely, man.
03:07We can probably just, you know, pick a channel,
03:09and, you know, I can start in the bay,
03:10and you start up here, and we can kind of just communicate.
03:13And we got Marky, too, helping out,
03:15so he's definitely a good set of eyes in the sky.
03:18You know how it is, man.
03:19A plane just changes the game, so.
03:21But the theme for this year, for me, is what would Billy do?
03:26We always used to work with a lot of guys.
03:29You know, I decided to kind of bite the bullet
03:31and come up here and ask Joe for help
03:33and form a little alliance.
03:35He's a great fisherman, and without a plane,
03:38we just need a way to cover more ground
03:40than what we can see from the tower.
03:4290% of this is just getting in the right area, you know.
03:45If we can just get, you know, close,
03:47then it's a huge advantage.
03:49Yeah, and vice versa.
03:50Let's get it done. Let's beat Tyler.
03:52Tyler and Dillon, they don't have a chance.
03:53We'll have Tyler and Dillon.
03:54They can work on their own, but you and me,
03:56I'd like to work together with you, man, so.
03:58Absolutely.
03:59Nico just came down here to talk to me.
04:01I'm really excited that he wants to work with us.
04:03We can both communicate but be in a different area,
04:06not be next to each other.
04:07All right, brother.
04:08Let's get it done.
04:09I'll let you get back to what you were doing,
04:10but I'll see you out there.
04:11Absolutely. Thank you.
04:1440 miles northeast,
04:17on the season's lowest-producing boat,
04:20the Pine Box.
04:22Wow, is that nice out.
04:26How come nobody fishes out here?
04:28Everyone's chasing the planes and chasing the news,
04:33you know, I guess. I don't know.
04:36A couple of the guys are working together.
04:38I don't really care.
04:39I'm going to fish in a spot
04:40where I don't need to fight over fish
04:42with other boats and planes.
04:44We're trying new tactics today.
04:46We're at the area that Dillon likes to go to
04:50where the fish run.
04:51So we're out in, like, the deep water
04:53on the west side of Wildcat,
04:55and, yeah, still got to really thoroughly sage the boat up.
05:02Other than that, I think we're ready to rock and roll.
05:05This is a gift that Dillon received
05:08to try to help us break the curse of the Pine Box.
05:13Got to break out sage and everything else to try to fix.
05:21We haven't been catching enough tunas at all.
05:24It's been very frustrating.
05:26Put it right on the bungee, on the green bungee on the right,
05:30and just leave it there.
05:32Then it'll just smoke.
05:34Maybe it'll bring the fish up.
05:38We're really getting into desperate times here.
05:44The miracle fish is going onto the Pine Box today.
05:57What do you think? Where are we going?
05:59I think we got to look outside early
06:01and then keep on going to the northeast.
06:03Okay.
06:04Today we're working for Nico.
06:06It's always good to work with him on the boat.
06:08I think his dad was a good fisherman.
06:10I think he's a good fisherman.
06:12Hopefully he can give us some information.
06:15Well, we can cover more ground that way, you know.
06:18Hopes are high.
06:26We're in scout mode right now.
06:32What's up?
06:34What's that right there, Kevin?
06:36See it?
06:37Is something floating there that's faking me out?
06:39I think it's floating, you know.
06:41It kind of looks like it was up and down.
06:43Yeah, I wouldn't think it was surging, you know.
06:46Is something dead?
06:48Thomas!
06:49Yo!
06:50Starboard side!
06:52It's a kite.
06:53A kite.
06:54Let's go kite fishing.
06:58I broke the stick.
06:59Oh, s***, Thomas.
07:01We're pirates.
07:03We got a kite.
07:05Must be a sign.
07:08Sign is a good sign.
07:11Hopefully it doesn't mean death.
07:14Maybe it'll bring us some luck.
07:17Hey, Nico, you picking me up?
07:20Yeah, roger, roger. Come in.
07:23What's going on?
07:24Where you at?
07:26We're about six miles west of the race right now.
07:31Right now I'm like 880, 175-ish, just going east.
07:36I want to get to the bank out here.
07:38I'll let you know if I see anything that looks really great right now.
07:42Roger, roger.
07:43All right, standing by on this one.
07:50What are you thinking?
07:52I mean, I hate to follow the pack, but when the pack has planes,
07:57you know, what are you going to do?
08:00I think an alliance with Joe is going to be very beneficial to us.
08:03It's going to make a really big ocean hopefully a little bit smaller,
08:07and we're going to have an opportunity to get in the right area,
08:10and it doesn't really matter who gets in the area first.
08:13You know, if I find fish, I'll call him,
08:15and if he finds fish, he'll call me.
08:17It just gives us much better of an opportunity
08:20to get on some fish and produce.
08:22I mean, if it stays like this for, you know, half the day anyway,
08:26you've got a puncher's chance here.
08:31Smells like fish right here.
08:34What's that swimming ahead? Straight ahead.
08:37Oh, yeah. I see it, I see it.
08:40Basking shark.
08:42Bigger than the boat.
08:45He's a big monster.
08:48I think I got one swimming on his side.
08:51I do.
08:53Looks like a China to me.
08:56China.
08:58Let's go.
09:00He's swimming to the northwest.
09:02He's taking a dump.
09:04Bluefin tuna are aggressive ambush feeders.
09:07They need their eyes.
09:09Sometimes they get attacked by a shark or a killer whale,
09:13and they'll get blind in one eye.
09:15When that happens, they take their good eye and they look down,
09:19so they'll swim on their side.
09:22I can see him all the time, but when you get up to his side,
09:25he's still on his side.
09:27He's probably going to be pretty deep.
09:29Run right a little bit. Come right some.
09:32That's it.
09:36You slow me down.
09:38I'll tell you when.
09:40You take it.
09:42A couple left.
09:44Start slowing down easy.
09:46Up left a little bit.
09:48Start slowing down.
09:51This is at your 10.30 and about 20 boats,
09:56maybe a little less.
10:00Hold that course steady.
10:02Steady.
10:04We'll start turning here in a little bit.
10:07Start edging left.
10:09Start edging left. Come on.
10:11Start turning left a little bit. That's it.
10:14Keep coming left.
10:16Turning left. Turning left.
10:18That's it. Turning left.
10:20This is at your 11.15, 11.40
10:25and about four or five boats left.
10:32Follow the guy on the pulpit now.
10:3612 o'clock at two boats.
10:39Steady like that. Steady like that.
10:44Hit him.
10:48Stop it. No jump.
10:52Take two. Reverse. Reverse. Reverse.
10:55Reverse.
10:57Reverse.
10:59Reverse.
11:01Reverse.
11:03Reverse. Reverse. Reverse.
11:07That's fine.
11:10I love Maki.
11:12Oh, Maki, that was awesome.
11:14He just stayed there. He never moved.
11:17Got to get lucky now and again.
11:20He was swimming on his side because he was blind in one eye.
11:23We call those a shiner.
11:25We got him.
11:27We got to keep going.
11:29We got to get in the lead, stay in the lead.
11:32Just get his tail, get his tail.
11:34There you go.
11:35He's a big bastard.
11:37Good job, buddy.
11:40It feels great to get a giant odd deck.
11:44We're getting refrigerators, baby, here in the Red Room.
11:48Now we're going to share the good news with Nico
11:51and get him on the fish.
11:54Hey, easy. Just got a jumbo, 720, 205.
11:58Roger that.
12:00All right, we'll be right behind you.
12:03We're headed that way.
12:0898 inches.
12:10Let's keep on going.
12:12Yeah, let's get an O.
12:1824 miles north, at Wildcat Knoll,
12:23on the Pine Box.
12:26On the Pine Box.
12:35We've been having a tough time with things,
12:37and we're busting out all the stops.
12:41Hey, I got something up here.
12:44I got fish, I think.
12:46You got some?
12:48Yeah, I see them.
12:50Two of them.
12:52Turn down towards their tails.
12:54They're going away from you a little bit.
12:56Looks like a pair.
12:58Good speed, Bill.
13:00Good, head right at them.
13:02Shorten the gap. You got to head right at them.
13:06Speed up a little bit.
13:12Come over here. Speed up a little bit.
13:16Come over here.
13:19Now start to go on his tail.
13:24Yeah, straight at him now.
13:33Got him!
13:37Take it out! Take it out!
13:39Take it out of gear!
13:41Reverse!
13:42It's a swordfish.
13:44Oh, my God, Bill.
13:46Oh, my God, Bill.
13:48Take it out! Take it out!
13:52What'd you get?
13:53Sword?
13:54No.
13:55Oh, my God, Bill.
13:57Get his tail as big as you can.
13:59Get his tail.
14:00I got his tail.
14:02That's a rarity here.
14:04I can't believe it, Bill.
14:05I can't believe it either.
14:07Oh, my goodness.
14:09What a big fish.
14:11Pull him up.
14:13That's a rarity.
14:15You don't see them very often.
14:17Thank God I didn't miss him.
14:19I guess the sage works.
14:21The sage works.
14:23Most people wait 40 years to see one of those.
14:26Swordfish are worth money, too.
14:28They're saleable. We're going to bring it in.
14:30It's uncommon to land one in Gloucester.
14:32It's going to be the talk of the town.
14:34Look at that.
14:35That's a big bill, dude.
14:37We got to get him in the door.
14:39That's the challenging part.
14:41Now watch your balls, guys.
14:43All right, ready?
14:46Look at that.
14:48What a beautiful animal.
14:50Look at that thing.
14:51Beautiful, Bill.
14:52Look at that thing.
14:55Go all the way to the end.
14:57What do you got back there, Joe?
15:00It's all a 123, 124 inches.
15:03124-inch swordfish.
15:05Beautiful.
15:06That's a trophy.
15:07There is a quota in the harpoon category for swordfish.
15:10We are legally allowed to take two a day.
15:12And the chance of us catching him,
15:14what would you say, Joe?
15:15Catch of a lifetime.
15:16Yeah, catch of a lifetime.
15:18Super rare, Bill.
15:20See one of those.
15:22Super, super rare.
15:24Oh, yeah!
15:3049 miles south,
15:33on the easy does it.
15:40That's probably him right there.
15:42If he's at 720 and 205...
15:47We see you.
15:49I'm going to get out ahead of you.
15:5110-4.
15:53Joe, I mean, he seems like a decent dude, you know?
15:55Mm-hmm.
15:56He's got two kids with that really rare type of muscular dystrophy.
15:59Two?
16:00Yeah.
16:01You know, I like Joe a lot.
16:03Being a father myself,
16:05I can't even imagine how difficult things are
16:08for him and his family on a day-to-day basis.
16:10And they say it can be cured.
16:14There's no cure right now, but they're saying it's...
16:18You know, as with anything else, it's just about...
16:21money, so...
16:23If Joe sharing his location works out to our benefit
16:26and we put some meat on the deck,
16:28I'd like to do something special for his foundation.
16:31They got to be up plowing somewhere.
16:35There's a little... right here.
16:37There's something pushing real light.
16:39Oh, yeah, right there.
16:46I just saw a... flash right here.
16:51Adam, see him, Cap?
16:53I don't see him yet.
16:55Right, 12 o'clock, right now.
16:57Okay, yep.
16:59I see him.
17:01All right.
17:04Two fish. Oh, yeah.
17:07Eight or nine boats, 12 o'clock.
17:10They're up nice right now.
17:12There they are.
17:14You got him? Yep, yep.
17:20Putting on!
17:27You got it! You got it!
17:30Get him! Hit him!
17:32It's not working.
17:34Back it down! Back it down!
17:39Did you hit the button, Cap? Yeah.
17:41S***.
17:43Something's wrong with this f***ing button.
17:45We're gonna have to throw the polyball out.
17:51When the zapper isn't working, the fish isn't instantly killed,
17:54so we can't bring it into the boat right away.
18:02So now we have to tie polyballs onto the rig
18:05to have the fish tow it around enough so it tires itself out,
18:08and I can pull it in by hand.
18:10They're still there.
18:12They're coming up, 12 o'clock.
18:14Thomas, get me a rig! Yep.
18:16Get me another rig! We gotta get set up!
18:18Still up plowing, 12 o'clock.
18:25Thomas, get me the black tape or the white tape
18:28or any kind of electrical tape, all right? Yep.
18:32Hurry up and re-rig, guys. We're still on them.
18:35Come on, Thomas! Let's go!
18:38Come on!
18:43I need masking tape! Right here.
18:45All right. Seed this out to me. Yep.
18:48We got a lot of organized chaos going on right now.
18:53We're re-rigging for the second fish.
18:58Hurry up, guys. Yep. Go get him!
19:01Let's go, baby!
19:03The one on the right's further back, Jeff. Yep.
19:06Nice and...easy.
19:08Easy does it.
19:10Little to the left, Jeff. Little to the left.
19:12Button on!
19:14Machine's on.
19:23Oh, come on!
19:26What the...?!
19:31Hang on!
19:33You got the ball? Yeah.
19:35The ball's good? Get the ball up from underneath.
19:44Look at this...thing go.
19:47I hate to even ask, Jeff, but you got that one, too, right?
19:50Oh, yeah.
19:52You got a big problem, then.
19:54The electric harpoon's not working,
19:56so we're back in the 70s right now.
20:00I don't know where the other ball is.
20:02I don't see the first rig.
20:04Joe put me in a great spot.
20:06There's tuna everywhere.
20:08We just hit two fish,
20:10and they're both out there somewhere on poly balls.
20:12So now we need to go find the rigs
20:14and get these fish in the boat.
20:16It's not ideal.
20:18It's right there!
20:20It's right there!
20:22Guys, there's a boat headed right for the line!
20:24Yep.
20:26This guy's going right across.
20:28You want me to try and head this boat up?
20:30Yeah. Go, go, go.
20:32If he hits that line, we're gonna lose this fish.
20:34Go that way!
20:36That way!
20:38Go that way!
20:40That way!
20:46All right, Kev, let's grab it.
20:48Yep.
20:58You see him?
21:00It cut in half.
21:02Someone ran it over.
21:08That boat ran it over.
21:12We should find the other rig,
21:14because that's just going to get destroyed, too.
21:16Normally, if you harpoon a fish
21:18and the fish takes out a rig,
21:20you just follow the rig until the fish gets tired.
21:22But on a day like today
21:24where we're sticking multiple fish at a time,
21:26it's really difficult to keep track of everything.
21:28Where's the other rig, Kev?
21:30I'm looking for it.
21:32I mean, all you can really do is write down
21:34which direction the fish is headed in,
21:36and then it's time to go harpoon more fish.
21:38So you've got to rely on your instincts
21:40to be able to find that fish later on.
21:42Hang on! Hang on!
21:44Hang on! Hang on!
21:46Kev! Kev!
21:48I got it! I know! I got it!
21:54Thomas, take that rig
21:56and get it out of there. Move it up.
21:58Because if he runs,
22:00I don't want him to get all tangled up in that one, too.
22:10Come on, baby.
22:12Come on, baby.
22:16Get a gaff, Thomas?
22:18Yep.
22:20Here he comes.
22:22Coming up head first.
22:24Here he comes.
22:30Okay.
22:32Pull him in.
22:34Pull him in.
22:40Get a measurement on him.
22:44102.
22:46Hey, Joe, we just pulled one in.
22:48102 inches.
22:50Thanks, man.
22:52Way to go, Nico.
22:54Keep up the good work, man.
23:00What's up, Bubba?
23:02I got a decent one for you today.
23:04See that?
23:06There was some attack or something
23:08at some point in his life.
23:10And then we'll show you the other eye real quick.
23:12That's a normal tuna eye.
23:14And then this is a blind tuna eye.
23:16See it? It's all crinkled.
23:18So that's why this fish was swimming on its side
23:20with this side down
23:22so he could see what was going on under him.
23:24That's why they swim on one side if they're blind.
23:26The pilots call them shiners
23:28because when they're swimming on their side,
23:30this is shining up.
23:40We really need good money for this one.
23:42We're really neck and neck with Tyler
23:44in this thing, so I hope we can
23:46do good in this fish, Bubba.
23:48What it comes down to is all about the quality.
23:50Hopefully this one's
23:52a good quality fish.
23:54Not bad at all.
23:56That's good.
23:58Nice bit of fat jaw and not complete red meat.
24:00Yeah.
24:02It's time to show up.
24:04Yeah, color's all right.
24:06Probably go like 12 bucks a pound.
24:0812 bucks isn't bad for this.
24:10All right, let's get the dress weight
24:12and we'll find out what we're getting paid.
24:14Awesome. 458.
24:16Yeah, 458 pounds.
24:18It was a decent payday today.
24:20Enough to get us ahead of Tyler.
24:22You're the best.
24:24I'm glad I got to help out Nico, though,
24:26because I think they'll have a better day than we did.
24:28So, just under $5,500
24:30for the Red Robin today.
24:32That's good.
24:34We got to go.
24:4010 miles east
24:42on the Easy Does It.
24:48Thomas.
24:50Yeah.
24:52I've got a couple of apples in the cooler.
24:54You want a bucket?
24:56Yeah, thanks.
24:58Joe put us on the fish, and so far,
25:00our alliance is working out great.
25:02So, this fish that we got in the boat
25:04was the second fish we stuck.
25:10If we can get the same kind of action we got this morning,
25:12we'll put another couple of fish in this boat
25:14and have a real solid day.
25:16So, that's the plan right now.
25:18So, we're kind of biding our time.
25:20But, unfortunately, we were only able to get one.
25:22Here we go.
25:2410 o'clock.
25:26Coming right at us.
25:30They're right
25:32about maybe four boats.
25:34Just plowing pretty good.
25:36Yeah.
25:38There they are.
25:401 o'clock right now.
25:42You're good. You're good.
25:44Hold that course.
25:46We'll take the left one.
25:48He's at your head right now.
25:50I see him.
25:52Right there.
25:54Button on!
26:00Get him! Get him! Hit him!
26:02Hit him, Kev! Hit him!
26:08Get him! Get him!
26:10Hit him, Kev! Hit him! Hit him!
26:12This button's just...
26:14Yeah, I hit the... out of him.
26:16Thomas, get me another ball.
26:18Thomas!
26:20Give me the ball.
26:24Put it in, Kev. Put it in.
26:26Put it in.
26:28Okay, baby!
26:30All right, Thomas, give me the other rig.
26:32Coming up.
26:34Coming up, Kev.
26:40Take that over to the rig.
26:42Yeah, that's number four
26:44going south.
26:46Smoke him.
26:50Let's get another one.
26:52I can't worry about a broken zapper right now.
26:56We're already out here
26:58and we're in fish.
27:00Right here, right here.
27:02It's the second sling.
27:04You're on it, Kev!
27:10This is how they harpooned you
27:12back in the day.
27:16They're going back.
27:18Holy...
27:20Those are...
27:24To the left, Kev.
27:26Yep, yep, yep, yep.
27:28They're just zigzagging.
27:30Left, left, left, left!
27:32Okay, right!
27:34To the right!
27:38Got him!
27:40Got him again!
27:42There he goes!
27:44That's right, baby!
27:50Okay.
27:54We're all out of rigs.
27:56Holy...
28:00Wow.
28:02That fish is going to take a minute.
28:04Let him take it, let him take it.
28:06So we're going to find that other rig.
28:08Should be heading south.
28:10Yeah.
28:12That's time left in the day,
28:14but we're going to go back to the other rig now
28:16and want to get these two fish in.
28:28Right now we're looking for the rig
28:30that's on our second fish of the day.
28:32935 here.
28:34We wrote down the numbers and the direction
28:36that he was headed in when we last saw him,
28:38but these fish are strong
28:40and they can change direction
28:42and pull these poly balls for miles.
28:44What are you thinking?
28:46I'm just going to cover some ground here.
28:48If he was going to the south, then...
28:52There's Tyler!
28:54Nick, pick me up.
28:56Yeah, I got you.
28:58Go away.
29:00Ha!
29:02Ha!
29:04If you don't have any place to go,
29:06slow right down.
29:08I don't know where my rig went.
29:10I never saw your rig.
29:14This guy for real?
29:16Roger, roger.
29:18If I see your rig, I'll let you know.
29:24This is a fisherman's worst nightmare.
29:26We have one in the boat
29:28and two that we can't find.
29:30There could easily be
29:32$8,000 in the end of that line
29:34somewhere in this ocean.
29:36We're losing the f***ing light here.
29:38Yeah.
29:4434 miles northwest
29:46on the Pine Box.
29:48I'm going to pull in right here.
29:50Joe, I'm going to go right in here, right?
29:52Yeah, the front. Do the front, Joe.
29:54We're going to do the front.
29:56Fresh dayboat swordfish
29:58is unheard of.
30:00No one goes out for one day
30:02swordfishing,
30:04very rare circumstance.
30:08Cool animal.
30:10Pretty cool.
30:12All right, let's get this party started.
30:16Yeah, drag him this way now.
30:18We're going to cut the head
30:20and the tail off it
30:22and ice it up so it's in grade A
30:24condition
30:26and put it away for the night.
30:28That's the plan.
30:34Okay.
30:382.11.
30:402.11?
30:422.11 with the straps.
30:44We pulled out all the stops today to get a fish.
30:46I never thought I'd
30:48sage my boat in a million years,
30:50but it worked, so now we're going to buy sage
30:52by the pound.
30:54We're going to put it on ice
30:56and tomorrow it's going to get picked up
30:58and distributed to a bunch of the local restaurants.
31:00It's already pre-sold.
31:02Martin's is going to buy the fish for $10 a pound.
31:04At 211 pounds,
31:06that's a little over 2,100 bucks.
31:08Not a bad day.
31:10You ready?
31:12Yep.
31:20Oh, boy.
31:22I'm going to find
31:24these things.
31:33What the...
31:35Once the sun goes down
31:37and you can't visually find
31:39these rigs,
31:41we have no choice but to call it a day
31:43and head in with what we have.
31:54Is that it?
31:57I see an orange.
31:59Is that two o'clock?
32:01That's it. That's the first one.
32:03Thomas, get the deck ready.
32:05Yep.
32:18Here he comes.
32:20Get a gaff in him.
32:22I got him.
32:24You got a tail?
32:26Okay.
32:30All right, we got a tail rope on.
32:32We got a tail rope on.
32:34Okay.
32:36The door open, Cap?
32:38Yep.
32:40Pull him. Let's go.
32:42Come on, you...
32:44Watch out, Cap.
32:46Okay, he's in.
32:48He's in.
32:50Close the door.
32:54All right, on the nose.
32:56Nice.
32:58All right, maybe we'll get
33:00lucky and run across that other rig
33:02on the way in if...
33:04if everything's on our side.
33:08May the force be with us.
33:14It was a bad day.
33:16It was a real bad day.
33:20Today just went downhill.
33:22So we'll grab fuel, and I think
33:24we'll meet tomorrow morning at 6.30
33:26and get it half an hour earlier.
33:28Go, go.
33:32I think that's Nick's fish.
33:34What the hell?
33:36Right there, that's him?
33:38That's Nick's fish. It's still towing.
33:40Right there?
33:42Yes, sir, Captain!
33:44All right, good eyes, Cap.
33:46Yeah, what do you say, Nick?
33:48You picking me up?
33:50You see me over here?
33:52I'll give you my numbers.
33:54Go ahead, give me the numbers.
33:569-6-6-0-2-7.
33:58I owe you a steak and a beer, Tyler.
34:00Thank you very much.
34:02Guys, Tyler's got the rig!
34:04Whoo!
34:06I wonder if he owes us
34:08half that fish.
34:10Or three-quarters of it.
34:12Do you want to put a high flyer on it?
34:14Yeah, let's throw that high flyer on it.
34:16Okay, hopefully
34:18Easy Does It can fire this.
34:30All my harpoons are the same on my boat.
34:32I have a template that I kept
34:34since I was in my teens
34:36and use that to create
34:38every one of the harpoons I've ever made.
34:40These darts, they are cast in bronze.
34:42They are designed
34:44after the old Buck Algonquin dart
34:46which was one of the first
34:48swordfish darts used
34:50back in the 50s and the 40s.
34:52It's a great dart, holds really well.
34:54It slides on the end.
34:56It's just over 3-8ths inch,
34:58so it'll come right off.
35:04So it's off his port side?
35:06Yeah.
35:08Going northwest?
35:10Going northwest, yeah.
35:14I'm out of here, Nick.
35:16Roger that.
35:18Thank you, Tyler.
35:20Oh, he put a high flyer on it, too.
35:22Regardless of how Tyler and I
35:24feel about each other on land,
35:26there's a certain code of ethics
35:28between fishermen on the sea,
35:30and it doesn't surprise me at all
35:32that Tyler helped us out
35:34and called us when he found our rig
35:36because we do the same thing for him.
35:38Talk to me, Thomas.
35:40Which way is the line going?
35:42But at the end of the day,
35:44I still want to beat him.
35:48There he is!
35:50Get a gaff!
35:52Gaff his tail!
35:54Get his tail out!
35:56Okay!
35:58Get a tail rope, Thomas!
36:02Tie him off, Thomas!
36:04Okay!
36:06All right!
36:08And that's how you fight
36:10three giant bluefin by hand
36:12in one day.
36:14That's a sea monster.
36:16Third fish.
36:22Grab the light.
36:24Give him the light.
36:26Gaff.
36:28110-inch fish.
36:30Welcome aboard, baby.
36:32We did it, boys!
36:38What's up, fellas?
36:40Just go right there, Gaff.
36:42That'll be good.
36:44This is a high-stakes game,
36:46and today we were able to cash in,
36:48and, you know, we're way ahead
36:50of where we were now.
36:52It's good to pay some bills
36:54and put some money in our pocket.
36:56Fish number two.
36:58102-incher.
37:00We're definitely hoping for high quality
37:02and a lot of money on these three fish.
37:04We're going to try to get
37:06high quality and a lot of money on these three fish
37:08because I'd love to donate
37:10a portion to Joe's charity.
37:12Fish number three. 105-inches.
37:14You got it.
37:18All right.
37:20Let's get the first one going.
37:24What do we got, brother?
37:26It's actually a pretty good fish.
37:28You can see fat coming through.
37:30Nice color to it.
37:32Yeah, coming through nice.
37:34You can feel some oil in there, too.
37:36This one I could do probably...
37:38Let me check it out.
37:4017 bucks a pound for this one.
37:42I'll take it for that one, absolutely.
37:44All right, perfect. Sounds good.
37:46Let's get you a dress weight.
37:48Roger, roger.
37:52What do we got for a dress weight, Bubba?
37:54433 pounds.
37:56433, and that's the little one.
37:58All right, I look forward to seeing the next couple.
38:00This is our big boy.
38:02He looks thick, too.
38:04Let's check out the quality.
38:06Not as much fat as the first one, but...
38:08No, not really any fat in this one.
38:10Decent color on it for sure.
38:14But with there being no fat,
38:16we'll give you eight bucks for this.
38:18Eight dollars a pound.
38:20Eight bucks a pound?
38:22Yeah.
38:24Okay, we'll take it.
38:26Add it to the till.
38:28What do we got, Bubba?
38:30Yeah.
38:32All right, you want to get that last one up?
38:34Punching from behind, never a good thing,
38:36but this is what we needed to put us right back
38:38in contention here.
38:40I mean, big fish.
38:42Hopefully we're going to get right back out there tomorrow
38:44and keep this trend going.
38:46Talk to me, Bubba. Talk to me.
38:48Yeah, you get a good amount of fat coming through.
38:50Very nice color on it.
38:52It's got that nice watermelon color.
38:54That's what you want to see.
38:56Yeah, it's a beautiful fish.
38:58No problem.
39:00That's what we needed to hear.
39:06502 pounds, Drefts.
39:08502, that is $10,000
39:10and a $40 tip.
39:12I appreciate that.
39:14All right, man.
39:16That's the biggest payday anyone's gotten this season.
39:18We just shook it up, baby.
39:20Easy does this, headed for the top.
39:22Final numbers here.
39:24Between the three fish,
39:26$21,625, guys.
39:28All right.
39:30Great.
39:32I'm really grateful to be working with Joe.
39:34I mean, we did exactly what we were supposed to.
39:36He put us in the area with some fish,
39:38and it all worked out for both of us.
39:40I'm really looking forward to surprising him
39:42with a big check.
39:44All right. Hell yeah.
39:46Easy does it, back in the game.
39:56We were very grateful
39:58to have the opportunity
40:00to work with you
40:02and to forge an alliance
40:04and a friendship,
40:06and I hope that that continues
40:08throughout the years.
40:10One of the real reasons that I'm here
40:12is because
40:14I wanted to give this to you.
40:16Aw, man.
40:18And what you're doing
40:20genuinely inspires me
40:22and touches my heart.
40:24If there's anything that we can do to help, you know...
40:26Well, you're doing more than
40:28a lot of people,
40:30and I really appreciate everything.
40:32You don't have to do any of this.
40:34You bought me dinner.
40:36The check towards the foundation that every dollar counts.
40:38We're going to change the world.
40:40It starts right here.
40:42Friendships, and I really, really appreciate it.
40:44Absolutely.
40:46It feels great that Nico gave us a check
40:48for the foundation.
40:50That means a lot to me and my family,
40:52because this is the guy Nico is.
40:54This is exactly what we love
40:56about the fish community.
40:58Everyone works together,
41:00and when someone's down,
41:02everyone bands together and helps each other out.
41:04But, next year,
41:06I'm coming for you.
41:08As long as we beat Thailand.
41:10Absolutely.
41:12All right, ready to go?
41:14Yep.
41:16All right, let's get out of here.
41:18After working together,
41:20to show the easy does it,
41:22move ahead of Captain Tyler on the Cynthia C2
41:24with seven fish each.
41:26And despite catching
41:28a prized swordfish,
41:30the Pine Box's Captain Dylan
41:32doesn't add to his bluefin total.