Enter the Fish Hawk | Wicked Tuna

First day of the season. We're heading out now, trying to get on some fish. I'm Brad Keselowski, captain of the Fishhawk. Fishing has always been a lot more than a job for me. I always had solace to be able to leave land and just fish to provide for my family so we can survive.

Prepping the flag, getting ready for a good tuna season. Hopefully, the new flag will bring us some luck. Brad started and made the logo. My first mate is Matsan. He's just a guy that you can take out, and you can give him orders; he'll do what you want to do.

When Brad got the glossy, he called me and said, "You want to go fishing?" I dropped what I was doing and went right down to the boat. We got the boat rigged up. Brad is a fish maniac. If it has a tail, he has a hook. He's just a fishy, fishy guy; very good fisherman.

Go check it out. Looks good. Good here. Comes up. So last season, I was first mate on the Wicked Pisser Poulsbo Style Showdown. Here we had a little bit of a rocky road in the beginning, but then we got it straightened out. We did really well.

Got him! Oh yeah, but we came up just short of being the number one boat. Thanks, Brad. The exterior is welcoming, but now I've got my own boat, so Paul and I will be competitors this season. It pulls right here in front of it. We're just gonna stop by and see what he said.

"Yeah, what do you think about the new boat?" The boat looks good, looks really, really good, man. Brad is a remarkable fisherman. Each of us has been fishing here for more than 40 years. Brad and I have forgotten more about fishing than ninety-nine percent of the people even know.

What we forgot. Paul and I together last year should have won, but lost by a hundred freaking dollars. I know we got rocked.

Yeah, is it gonna be hard to have Brad not fish with me? Absolutely. He's one of my best friends. I need the best fisherman around. This season, Rick has very big shoes to fill, and I have to prove that I could still be successful with a new greenhorn mate.

Any words of wisdom for me, Brad?

"Words of wisdom? Just spray it right; you'll catch a lot of tuna and you'll be fine." That's what we're planning on going. I think with me and Paul, it's really a friendly rivalry because I helped him, he helped me, we helped each other, and now I have my own boat. One of us will catch more than the other. We'll see what happens.

We love you guys. You're going to catch it, and you're gonna be safe. Good luck!

"Good, thanks, guys."

"Okay, we'll go get a beer."

"Yeah, sounds good. Good, thank you, Matt."

"Well, yeah, it's got a nice boat, huh?"