February 25, 2013 — Last night's episode of “Wicked Tuna” finds the fishermen of Gloucester, Mass. in peril as they try to catch their livelihood of bluefin tuna. So far, the leaderboard is as follows; FV-Tuna.com with four fish for $23,864. Second is Pin Wheel with three fish and $14,435. Third is Hard Merchandise with two fish for $11,896. Christina with two fish for $9,425. The Odysea finally on the board for one fish for $4,100.
As the episode starts, a shark attack is reported of a swimmer on the 911 emergency line of Truro beach. He received fifty stitches while swimming with his kid. One of the dangers of tuna fishing is hungry sharks are mistaken for tuna on the fishing lines.
On FV-Tuna.com, they are hoping to keep their lead and head off to go fishing. As the Bounty Hunter calls the Odysea, the captains discuss the shark situation. Bill Monte tells viewers that there is a large seal population which has attracted the sharks to Cape Cod because of the warmer waters, and the fishermen are in the middle of this food chain.
As the reel starts spinning, Bill hopes to have a big tuna on the line, but it is too small, so Scott pulls it aboard and by covering his eye, removes the hook and sends him off to grow up.
On the FV-Tuna.com, the radar is showing a fish in the area. As the reel starts spinning, the crew gets ready to hook a big one. It is a mako shark, and he gets away on his own.
On the Christina, they spot a shark headed right for their boat, and he is a monster and crashes into the boat. Kevin decides to head to away from the area because with a shark that big, the tunas are staying away too.