we realtalk I just watched episode 13 of
wicked tuna this year and what a
nail-biter it’s time now for wicked tuna
real talk the show where each week after
every episode of wicked tuna the
captains come on in and give us a little
bit more insight into what just happened
my name is Mike sulk I’ll be your host
joining us now are the three captains
who ended the week in the top three
spots on the leaderboard
the fleet’s current leader captain Dave
Marciano the hard merchandise in second
place it’s captain Dave Guerrero fishing
vessel tuna.com and right behind them in
third place captain TJ OTT of hot tuna
great to have all three guys here once
again there is a ton to talk about from
this episode I think a great place to
start is the team that is now emerged as
the boat to beat hard merchandise
started out the week in third place but
after an amazing trip or Marciano and
Jay caught three tuna the guys jumped in
a first place ahead of last season’s
champion fishing vessel tuna.com
Marciano you guys did not start fast and
it looked like it was gonna be yet
another year of you guys trying to play
catch-up and yet here you are leading
the fleet in week 13 not too much time
left what turned your season around yeah
I don’t know I mean hey I go back to
where I’ve said always before a little
bit of luck goes a long way in this
business you know we do the same thing
we’ve always done we get out there we
fish and we had some luck you know
namely to like that double we had had
double header you know the fish stayed a
pot had they swam together we could have
lost them both and just like that we
could have went from three fish to one
fish a little bit of luck the fish
spread out we did good 13 fish in the
last nine weeks so that’s good yeah you
guys are on a pretty darn that roll now
you always say hey I’m just here to feed
my family and I just want to make sure
joke and go through college and I mean
we hear it over and over and refrain
from you but while pride we’re more than
just a foetus family you want to be in
that tosspot you’re behind my boat your
power is always behind mine it only does
he
so if I can’t get ahead of you with
speed I’ll get a heavier one way or
another all I have to I have two words
unblameable okay
I believe is hard work and dedication is
paying off I don’t think it’s luck I
think you’re just fishing harder he’s
out there on the meat that he’s taking
advantage of the bites I did actually
get out of the chair this trip so I must
have to work I’ll use this word with you
all the time Dave motivation I know
you’re motivated certainly by
competition what is the motivation like
when you see Marciano on the top of the
leaderboard besides my eye twitching a
mile a minute I’m more motivated now
than I’ve ever been I mean I mean I
would have never I would have never
thought I would have I would have never
guessed this in a in ten seasons Dave
you you blew everyone else out of the
water last year I mean it wasn’t even
close you won going away how different
is it now with everybody right on your
heels and right with you being part of
the pack every year is different last
year there was just simply not a lot of
fish around and we were just able to
capitalize on every fish that came under
the boat every bite we were able to
catch the majority of the fish you know
we did a good job last year you know
what the amount of fish that were there
and that was it was very limited this
year there’s a lot of fish around
there’s more fish around this year than
we’ve seen in many years I think we all
agree on that as tummies can catch yeah
it’s just here it’s it’s it’s anybody’s
game you know right place right time the
fish are bitin they’re aggressive and
you know whoever really puts into those
time and makes all the right moves is
gonna be on top how much more
comfortable are you on top is supposed
to fighting to get there a lot more
comfortable on top I don’t I don’t think
anybody likes being second third or
fourth you know it’s just it’s it’s more
stressful and when it’s more stressful
you usually don’t perform the way you
would like to TJ for the hot tuna you
showed up here a couple years ago with
with big expectations and now you find
yourself right in the chase to actually
win this thing this year how important
would that be for you and your crew it’d
be huge I mean you know we’re there
we’re competing well right there till
the end and we’d love to beat these guys
but you know III thought I’ve got to
come beat the black but I didn’t know
how to beat the sausage way over
that’s another name for the boat we got
funky Dumpty ugly duckling sausage flag
you can put up there with you get the
American flag the Italian flag and you
got the hard why why do you think that
you three have been as successful as you
are this year TJ we’re just putting the
time that’s really what it comes down
through the fishings good the fish are
there and it’s gonna come down to the
guy who puts in the most time and really
gets you know plucky and lands those
fishermen that’s what it boils down to
Dave we saw you and Jay fighting two
tuna at the same time this week which is
a challenge in and of itself but it
actually went beyond that because you
actually had a tuna hanging off the back
of the boat at the same time just to add
another little challenge you’ve got the
old boat the sausage wagon the duckling
you got you and Jay only two of you on
the boat you got another one hanging off
the back let’s see how they handled it
one up by yeah like eight
got it come on this is as good as it
gets
pour on again
he must have grabbed it just as I
started reeling
now the tricky part is going to be
getting a boat aboard the boat again not
in the wrong way okay gonna lose it this
out of fit not only do we have to fish
on
we’ve still got one fish hanging on the
side we could lose one of these fish
we’re fightin getting tangled around his
Gill place the only deal
without of his guilt and off to the bath
okay fighting to fish is a double-edged
sword it’s a great thing you got to one
that’s cool but if those lines cross we
could lose them both
we have here it’s chaos we’re gonna have
to fight these fish but opposite sides
of the boat to fish on baby it’s gonna
reduce the likelihood of those lines
crossing black slacks like if then one
of these we get close to deal with first
all right so it looks like you could
lose both of your fish here Marciano
what are you gonna do you got two on the
line you’ve got one hanging off the back
of the boat how stressful is that for
you and Jay yeah it’s it’s stressful but
you know it’s only a matter we gotta
take some action right I mean that was
good fishing we didn’t even have a
chance to get the one in the boat we
were on again we got him up on the side
we get him out of the way so we could
fight the other two fish they do what we
made it happen where the dollars you got
fortunately that’s weird experience he
comes in you know the kids been on the
boat a long time nothing he did great
driving the boat he did great fight in
the fish that’s a tough act for anybody
to juggle hey Dave what’s the key to
that what’s the key to reeling in two
fish at the same time
I mean collectively work together you
know you have to I mean like he said he
had the two fish on he had the fish
hanging and I’ve seen it before the one
fish runs underneath the fish that’s
hanging and as it’s running and it’s Oz
it right off you lose one fish and then
you break the other one off I mean you
guys did everything you needed to I mean
you got to work together and you didn’t
even bump Jay off the wheel like Tyler
did no kid was doing good how often
would you say that happens that you get
to on the same at the same time I mean
Paul and I we’ve in saundra we’ve had
four on at times I mean four pay it does
happen I wish I had but everything yeah
but again at this pros and cons to it
you know again having four on is great
but really it’s tough to land all four
of them what is the probability rate on
something like that once you get let’s
just say to look more under the lower
you know probability of losing you got
50 under the boat you know you might get
a double well over on the hot – no TJ
your beef last week with Dave on the.com
was still fresh in your mind it clearly
was a big motivating factor for you and
the hot tuna team all this week let’s
take a look
you see the black bottle all the way
down there the hot tunas currently
number two on the leaderboard
and comms in the lead thanks to us last
week Dave lied to us as we put him onto
a hot spot anybody took that when you
told us fishing was slow but he actually
caught three fish and raped in 14 grand
Wow while causing us to miss out on the
bike
that’s a pretty low bull moving forward
he’s out of my network out of my circle
of trust
now all he is to be is competition
nothing else it’s ultimately our goal to
make sure we out fish Dave itj the the
so called bad blood between you and Dave
it seemed to really motivate you and
really give you a little bit of extra
fuel to the fire this week how how
motivated are you by what had happened
the week earlier with Dave well I mean I
want to win this thing obviously and I
want to beat these guys but that
definitely added some fuel to the fire
for sure you saw him lose a fish early
in the week the dot-com guy saw you
catch a fish fairly early as well and
dave says he feels cursed now this kind
of goes against the the Dave view of
luck where he doesn’t believe in luck
how could he feel cursed leave him there
I don’t know maybe karma got a bit of a
witch doctor well Dave from your side of
things TJ really seems to be gunning for
you this week how did that make you feel
regardless what happened last week
everybody’s always gonna be gunning for
you especially if you’re on top
everybody’s got that bull’s eye
everybody wants to be that boat and
that’s just part of fishing the top guy
everybody wants that top guy is hated
period Marciano you are that top guy
right now and you weren’t here last week
as we got to really explore in depth
what had happened with what the other
two character sitting next to you what
do you make of it how how how almond our
disagreements with other fishermen how
big a deal are they it’s not a big deal
look it happens we’re all under a lot of
stress where we all want to catch the
most fish to fish are worth money as
much as we try and get along and be
great buddies right when it comes down
to it out fishing I want to do better
than Dave Dave wants to do better than
me and TJ wants to do better than both
of us that’s what we really feel like
it’s you know as much as we like to say
hey it’s great you all got them too when
really comes down to it you know humans
in general we’re a little bit selfish in
nature like that right that’s just how
we are so arguments happen how often do
you find that it’s difficult to swallow
your pride and just say look I’m sorry
let’s move on
more often than I would like right yeah
I have to say I’m sorry all the time you
know I wish I could say I was perfect
but you know if no one here is we all
make mistakes and you know hopefully we
I think we’ve seen it we’re all of us
you know we pick up the pieces we say
we’re sorry and we move on we man up and
move on you don’t have to say that to
Jane though do you know Jason he’s just
a crew member it’s not like he’s a real
person or something he’s come a long way
he’s doing great I think again he earned
his keep you know just this trip with
those two fish he did everything right
he did and think about it you guys had
most of time he’s yelling and screaming
that’s one fish you had three on and he
barely said two words all right we just
see a little glimpse into the type of
food that you guys prepare when you’re
out in the water waiting for a bite each
boats a little bit different we’ve seen
Jay on hard merchandise each straight
out of a can that was unimpressive and
two weeks ago my god prepared what
looked like a gourmet meal for the hot
tuna guys this week Dom was cooking
sausages that rolled around in the rocky
rocky seas got him from the sausage boat
who’s the but what’s the best what’s the
best boat to go to for good food DJ I
don’t know man I mean I I like to hate
to tell you you know but I’ll tell you
the best thing I find we authors if
someone gives us a piece of fresh
halibut or something like that we’ll
bake it up and but we have if someone
eats food they could come to us we’ll
hook him up
we’ve been on your place now Dave you
know on the other hand when he’s cooking
his dinner that starts at five o’clock
in morning but hot canned food on his
exhaust manifold that’s ready by 5:00
p.m. do you have room on your boat to
cook anything no we don’t ever we get a
grill once in a while if it’s calm Oh
what’s got the grill but if it’s too
rough the coals just get put out by the
wave so
so you just don’t eat well on your Bob
we kid it’s in the can it’s good rolls
do you fold what don’t wait for the bus
heater I can open the engine hatch to do
that that’s much work you guys have four
works on a boat
well yeah four it’s not there – no we
have one for you have to share and if I
allocate one fork for the season
you make J feed it to her I buy a fresh
box and you get one fork for the season
you get one for can get one spoon like
having Mike on the boat has made your
boat more successful this year I think
he’s come up come out of the fog yeah he
started out rusty but I think he’s
definitely been an asset I just lived
from the eating perspect my cholesterol
has gone up a bunch of points and for
the crew but no it’s it’s at the end of
the day when everyone’s got a job and
when you’re tired you just wanna have a
hot meal or just kind of you know relax
for a little bit it’s nice to have
somebody doing that for you and you
don’t have to do it you know Dave who
cooks on your boat we all take chance we
all take turns doing I mean mailman was
great to have on the boat Melman used to
love cooking breakfast lunch and dinner
oh you know what Sondra and I will make
one good meal a day and that’s typically
at night don’t wait all day for that
yeah we eat during the day but it’s
usually cold foods you know no fish no
fish no fish on your boat no fish no
fish on in you know they can eat fish
you just don’t like it I don’t eat fish
I just catch them Marciano when you guys
are out there what kind of food to you
and Jake prepare for yourselves you know
normally we have a grill right if it’s
calm out we’ll cook on the grill maybe
some sausages some hamburgers but that
being said it’s not often that calm
enough but we can cook in the grill so
we throw a couple of canned goods in
front of the bus heater or eat it right
out the can it’s good enough for me
TJ for people who haven’t lived out on
the open water like that what is the
what is the quality of life living on
the ocean for a period of days or a week
spoiled on my ring I’m not gonna
sugarcoat it man yeah you are you know
we have freezers and refrigerators and
ovens and TVs a TV
really my phone is built to travel you
know long distances and Marciano more
for you then because you’re the one
who’s out there without a lot of those
creature comforts what is it what does
that experience like okay it’s like it’s
like camping it really is it’s like
camping and you know what those calm
nights when we can stop the grill once
in a while we’ll even have a bag of
marshmallows to roast over already yeah
holes when we’re done right I mean
that’s how Jay and I look at it we get
in we don’t have a shower we don’t you
know if we’re out for five days it’s
five days with no shower I mean we just
it’s camp and it’s roughing it but you
know we’re not there to look good be
there to catch fish if you come over us
we’ll share with you I know you’ve
decided in the past TJ yeah no TJ is
very generous when they have extra and
if we’re in the air each other he’s he’s
made us to make sandwiches breakfast
sometimes I’m more curious about the
shower thing what are you guys talking
about no I’ve never given him a shower I
mean well the fleet has been fishing it
now for more than three months this week
marked at the beginning of the countdown
to the end and now there are only two
weeks left until the season closes guys
you’ve all been there especially this
time of the year I mean it’s a long way
into the season when your body is as
exhausted as it can be and you’ve been
out and just as grueling as it can be
what keeps you going this is it I mean
it’s we’re in the bottom of the ninth
inning the score is basically tied you
know we’re not gonna give up everybody
wants to hit that last home run it’s
it’s almost over too and you know tuna
fishing is like banging your head
against the wall
it feels great when you stop it’s gonna
be incredibly tense what do you see
happening down the stretch marciana you
got the you got the lead now you got to
try to protect it are we gonna hang on
to it that’s all wishful thinking I’m
gonna go see an Italian witch doctor and
put a curse on you and put you right out
of the game for the rest of the season I
know you’re motivated what do you need
to do to get back out there in the last
couple of weeks and get in front of
Marciano we’re gonna go out there and
pound it out
I’d say we’re gonna do the same thing we
do every year TJ I’m just gonna pray for
the best man and all the Rob Benz and we
can actually capitalize and land them
no more rubber hooks in the meantime
keep eating whatever Mike makes whatever
bobble all he puts it froze a good
chance that’s going to disappear that
sucker that’s all the time that we have
for this week want to give you guys all
three of you a big THANK YOU captain
Dave Marciano of hard merchandise
captain Dave Guerrero a fishing vessel
tuna.com and of course captain TJ OTT of
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real talk
wicked tuna this year and what a
nail-biter it’s time now for wicked tuna
real talk the show where each week after
every episode of wicked tuna the
captains come on in and give us a little
bit more insight into what just happened
my name is Mike sulk I’ll be your host
joining us now are the three captains
who ended the week in the top three
spots on the leaderboard
the fleet’s current leader captain Dave
Marciano the hard merchandise in second
place it’s captain Dave Guerrero fishing
vessel tuna.com and right behind them in
third place captain TJ OTT of hot tuna
great to have all three guys here once
again there is a ton to talk about from
this episode I think a great place to
start is the team that is now emerged as
the boat to beat hard merchandise
started out the week in third place but
after an amazing trip or Marciano and
Jay caught three tuna the guys jumped in
a first place ahead of last season’s
champion fishing vessel tuna.com
Marciano you guys did not start fast and
it looked like it was gonna be yet
another year of you guys trying to play
catch-up and yet here you are leading
the fleet in week 13 not too much time
left what turned your season around yeah
I don’t know I mean hey I go back to
where I’ve said always before a little
bit of luck goes a long way in this
business you know we do the same thing
we’ve always done we get out there we
fish and we had some luck you know
namely to like that double we had had
double header you know the fish stayed a
pot had they swam together we could have
lost them both and just like that we
could have went from three fish to one
fish a little bit of luck the fish
spread out we did good 13 fish in the
last nine weeks so that’s good yeah you
guys are on a pretty darn that roll now
you always say hey I’m just here to feed
my family and I just want to make sure
joke and go through college and I mean
we hear it over and over and refrain
from you but while pride we’re more than
just a foetus family you want to be in
that tosspot you’re behind my boat your
power is always behind mine it only does
he
so if I can’t get ahead of you with
speed I’ll get a heavier one way or
another all I have to I have two words
unblameable okay
I believe is hard work and dedication is
paying off I don’t think it’s luck I
think you’re just fishing harder he’s
out there on the meat that he’s taking
advantage of the bites I did actually
get out of the chair this trip so I must
have to work I’ll use this word with you
all the time Dave motivation I know
you’re motivated certainly by
competition what is the motivation like
when you see Marciano on the top of the
leaderboard besides my eye twitching a
mile a minute I’m more motivated now
than I’ve ever been I mean I mean I
would have never I would have never
thought I would have I would have never
guessed this in a in ten seasons Dave
you you blew everyone else out of the
water last year I mean it wasn’t even
close you won going away how different
is it now with everybody right on your
heels and right with you being part of
the pack every year is different last
year there was just simply not a lot of
fish around and we were just able to
capitalize on every fish that came under
the boat every bite we were able to
catch the majority of the fish you know
we did a good job last year you know
what the amount of fish that were there
and that was it was very limited this
year there’s a lot of fish around
there’s more fish around this year than
we’ve seen in many years I think we all
agree on that as tummies can catch yeah
it’s just here it’s it’s it’s anybody’s
game you know right place right time the
fish are bitin they’re aggressive and
you know whoever really puts into those
time and makes all the right moves is
gonna be on top how much more
comfortable are you on top is supposed
to fighting to get there a lot more
comfortable on top I don’t I don’t think
anybody likes being second third or
fourth you know it’s just it’s it’s more
stressful and when it’s more stressful
you usually don’t perform the way you
would like to TJ for the hot tuna you
showed up here a couple years ago with
with big expectations and now you find
yourself right in the chase to actually
win this thing this year how important
would that be for you and your crew it’d
be huge I mean you know we’re there
we’re competing well right there till
the end and we’d love to beat these guys
but you know III thought I’ve got to
come beat the black but I didn’t know
how to beat the sausage way over
that’s another name for the boat we got
funky Dumpty ugly duckling sausage flag
you can put up there with you get the
American flag the Italian flag and you
got the hard why why do you think that
you three have been as successful as you
are this year TJ we’re just putting the
time that’s really what it comes down
through the fishings good the fish are
there and it’s gonna come down to the
guy who puts in the most time and really
gets you know plucky and lands those
fishermen that’s what it boils down to
Dave we saw you and Jay fighting two
tuna at the same time this week which is
a challenge in and of itself but it
actually went beyond that because you
actually had a tuna hanging off the back
of the boat at the same time just to add
another little challenge you’ve got the
old boat the sausage wagon the duckling
you got you and Jay only two of you on
the boat you got another one hanging off
the back let’s see how they handled it
one up by yeah like eight
got it come on this is as good as it
gets
pour on again
he must have grabbed it just as I
started reeling
now the tricky part is going to be
getting a boat aboard the boat again not
in the wrong way okay gonna lose it this
out of fit not only do we have to fish
on
we’ve still got one fish hanging on the
side we could lose one of these fish
we’re fightin getting tangled around his
Gill place the only deal
without of his guilt and off to the bath
okay fighting to fish is a double-edged
sword it’s a great thing you got to one
that’s cool but if those lines cross we
could lose them both
we have here it’s chaos we’re gonna have
to fight these fish but opposite sides
of the boat to fish on baby it’s gonna
reduce the likelihood of those lines
crossing black slacks like if then one
of these we get close to deal with first
all right so it looks like you could
lose both of your fish here Marciano
what are you gonna do you got two on the
line you’ve got one hanging off the back
of the boat how stressful is that for
you and Jay yeah it’s it’s stressful but
you know it’s only a matter we gotta
take some action right I mean that was
good fishing we didn’t even have a
chance to get the one in the boat we
were on again we got him up on the side
we get him out of the way so we could
fight the other two fish they do what we
made it happen where the dollars you got
fortunately that’s weird experience he
comes in you know the kids been on the
boat a long time nothing he did great
driving the boat he did great fight in
the fish that’s a tough act for anybody
to juggle hey Dave what’s the key to
that what’s the key to reeling in two
fish at the same time
I mean collectively work together you
know you have to I mean like he said he
had the two fish on he had the fish
hanging and I’ve seen it before the one
fish runs underneath the fish that’s
hanging and as it’s running and it’s Oz
it right off you lose one fish and then
you break the other one off I mean you
guys did everything you needed to I mean
you got to work together and you didn’t
even bump Jay off the wheel like Tyler
did no kid was doing good how often
would you say that happens that you get
to on the same at the same time I mean
Paul and I we’ve in saundra we’ve had
four on at times I mean four pay it does
happen I wish I had but everything yeah
but again at this pros and cons to it
you know again having four on is great
but really it’s tough to land all four
of them what is the probability rate on
something like that once you get let’s
just say to look more under the lower
you know probability of losing you got
50 under the boat you know you might get
a double well over on the hot – no TJ
your beef last week with Dave on the.com
was still fresh in your mind it clearly
was a big motivating factor for you and
the hot tuna team all this week let’s
take a look
you see the black bottle all the way
down there the hot tunas currently
number two on the leaderboard
and comms in the lead thanks to us last
week Dave lied to us as we put him onto
a hot spot anybody took that when you
told us fishing was slow but he actually
caught three fish and raped in 14 grand
Wow while causing us to miss out on the
bike
that’s a pretty low bull moving forward
he’s out of my network out of my circle
of trust
now all he is to be is competition
nothing else it’s ultimately our goal to
make sure we out fish Dave itj the the
so called bad blood between you and Dave
it seemed to really motivate you and
really give you a little bit of extra
fuel to the fire this week how how
motivated are you by what had happened
the week earlier with Dave well I mean I
want to win this thing obviously and I
want to beat these guys but that
definitely added some fuel to the fire
for sure you saw him lose a fish early
in the week the dot-com guy saw you
catch a fish fairly early as well and
dave says he feels cursed now this kind
of goes against the the Dave view of
luck where he doesn’t believe in luck
how could he feel cursed leave him there
I don’t know maybe karma got a bit of a
witch doctor well Dave from your side of
things TJ really seems to be gunning for
you this week how did that make you feel
regardless what happened last week
everybody’s always gonna be gunning for
you especially if you’re on top
everybody’s got that bull’s eye
everybody wants to be that boat and
that’s just part of fishing the top guy
everybody wants that top guy is hated
period Marciano you are that top guy
right now and you weren’t here last week
as we got to really explore in depth
what had happened with what the other
two character sitting next to you what
do you make of it how how how almond our
disagreements with other fishermen how
big a deal are they it’s not a big deal
look it happens we’re all under a lot of
stress where we all want to catch the
most fish to fish are worth money as
much as we try and get along and be
great buddies right when it comes down
to it out fishing I want to do better
than Dave Dave wants to do better than
me and TJ wants to do better than both
of us that’s what we really feel like
it’s you know as much as we like to say
hey it’s great you all got them too when
really comes down to it you know humans
in general we’re a little bit selfish in
nature like that right that’s just how
we are so arguments happen how often do
you find that it’s difficult to swallow
your pride and just say look I’m sorry
let’s move on
more often than I would like right yeah
I have to say I’m sorry all the time you
know I wish I could say I was perfect
but you know if no one here is we all
make mistakes and you know hopefully we
I think we’ve seen it we’re all of us
you know we pick up the pieces we say
we’re sorry and we move on we man up and
move on you don’t have to say that to
Jane though do you know Jason he’s just
a crew member it’s not like he’s a real
person or something he’s come a long way
he’s doing great I think again he earned
his keep you know just this trip with
those two fish he did everything right
he did and think about it you guys had
most of time he’s yelling and screaming
that’s one fish you had three on and he
barely said two words all right we just
see a little glimpse into the type of
food that you guys prepare when you’re
out in the water waiting for a bite each
boats a little bit different we’ve seen
Jay on hard merchandise each straight
out of a can that was unimpressive and
two weeks ago my god prepared what
looked like a gourmet meal for the hot
tuna guys this week Dom was cooking
sausages that rolled around in the rocky
rocky seas got him from the sausage boat
who’s the but what’s the best what’s the
best boat to go to for good food DJ I
don’t know man I mean I I like to hate
to tell you you know but I’ll tell you
the best thing I find we authors if
someone gives us a piece of fresh
halibut or something like that we’ll
bake it up and but we have if someone
eats food they could come to us we’ll
hook him up
we’ve been on your place now Dave you
know on the other hand when he’s cooking
his dinner that starts at five o’clock
in morning but hot canned food on his
exhaust manifold that’s ready by 5:00
p.m. do you have room on your boat to
cook anything no we don’t ever we get a
grill once in a while if it’s calm Oh
what’s got the grill but if it’s too
rough the coals just get put out by the
wave so
so you just don’t eat well on your Bob
we kid it’s in the can it’s good rolls
do you fold what don’t wait for the bus
heater I can open the engine hatch to do
that that’s much work you guys have four
works on a boat
well yeah four it’s not there – no we
have one for you have to share and if I
allocate one fork for the season
you make J feed it to her I buy a fresh
box and you get one fork for the season
you get one for can get one spoon like
having Mike on the boat has made your
boat more successful this year I think
he’s come up come out of the fog yeah he
started out rusty but I think he’s
definitely been an asset I just lived
from the eating perspect my cholesterol
has gone up a bunch of points and for
the crew but no it’s it’s at the end of
the day when everyone’s got a job and
when you’re tired you just wanna have a
hot meal or just kind of you know relax
for a little bit it’s nice to have
somebody doing that for you and you
don’t have to do it you know Dave who
cooks on your boat we all take chance we
all take turns doing I mean mailman was
great to have on the boat Melman used to
love cooking breakfast lunch and dinner
oh you know what Sondra and I will make
one good meal a day and that’s typically
at night don’t wait all day for that
yeah we eat during the day but it’s
usually cold foods you know no fish no
fish no fish on your boat no fish no
fish on in you know they can eat fish
you just don’t like it I don’t eat fish
I just catch them Marciano when you guys
are out there what kind of food to you
and Jake prepare for yourselves you know
normally we have a grill right if it’s
calm out we’ll cook on the grill maybe
some sausages some hamburgers but that
being said it’s not often that calm
enough but we can cook in the grill so
we throw a couple of canned goods in
front of the bus heater or eat it right
out the can it’s good enough for me
TJ for people who haven’t lived out on
the open water like that what is the
what is the quality of life living on
the ocean for a period of days or a week
spoiled on my ring I’m not gonna
sugarcoat it man yeah you are you know
we have freezers and refrigerators and
ovens and TVs a TV
really my phone is built to travel you
know long distances and Marciano more
for you then because you’re the one
who’s out there without a lot of those
creature comforts what is it what does
that experience like okay it’s like it’s
like camping it really is it’s like
camping and you know what those calm
nights when we can stop the grill once
in a while we’ll even have a bag of
marshmallows to roast over already yeah
holes when we’re done right I mean
that’s how Jay and I look at it we get
in we don’t have a shower we don’t you
know if we’re out for five days it’s
five days with no shower I mean we just
it’s camp and it’s roughing it but you
know we’re not there to look good be
there to catch fish if you come over us
we’ll share with you I know you’ve
decided in the past TJ yeah no TJ is
very generous when they have extra and
if we’re in the air each other he’s he’s
made us to make sandwiches breakfast
sometimes I’m more curious about the
shower thing what are you guys talking
about no I’ve never given him a shower I
mean well the fleet has been fishing it
now for more than three months this week
marked at the beginning of the countdown
to the end and now there are only two
weeks left until the season closes guys
you’ve all been there especially this
time of the year I mean it’s a long way
into the season when your body is as
exhausted as it can be and you’ve been
out and just as grueling as it can be
what keeps you going this is it I mean
it’s we’re in the bottom of the ninth
inning the score is basically tied you
know we’re not gonna give up everybody
wants to hit that last home run it’s
it’s almost over too and you know tuna
fishing is like banging your head
against the wall
it feels great when you stop it’s gonna
be incredibly tense what do you see
happening down the stretch marciana you
got the you got the lead now you got to
try to protect it are we gonna hang on
to it that’s all wishful thinking I’m
gonna go see an Italian witch doctor and
put a curse on you and put you right out
of the game for the rest of the season I
know you’re motivated what do you need
to do to get back out there in the last
couple of weeks and get in front of
Marciano we’re gonna go out there and
pound it out
I’d say we’re gonna do the same thing we
do every year TJ I’m just gonna pray for
the best man and all the Rob Benz and we
can actually capitalize and land them
no more rubber hooks in the meantime
keep eating whatever Mike makes whatever
bobble all he puts it froze a good
chance that’s going to disappear that
sucker that’s all the time that we have
for this week want to give you guys all
three of you a big THANK YOU captain
Dave Marciano of hard merchandise
captain Dave Guerrero a fishing vessel
tuna.com and of course captain TJ OTT of
hot tuna you can catch all the real talk
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episode the OLT with only two weeks left
the fishing until the season closes the
fleet is gonna fight to earn final
paychecks on realtalk next week Marciano
and TJ both back again captain Tyler
McLaughlin and the pinwheel will join us
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