The BEST episodes of Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks

#1 - Danger Zone

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2022

As the Northern fleet looks to bounce back from their slow start, the Reel E. Bugging takes a huge risk in an effort to grab the early season lead.

#2 - Northern Invasion

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2022

Northern champions face their Southern rivals in the hunt for bluefin tuna during the Outer Banks winter, where only the strong survive.

#3 - Fair Weather Fish

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2022

In a season of rough weather, there will be a few fishable days in a row and every Captain hopes to capitalize before the storm arrives.

#4 - Perfect Storm

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2022

Northern boat, Pinwheel, risks their lives and their boat on the advice of a Southern Captain in the hope of landing their first fish of the season.

#5 - One Last Fish

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/21/2021

#6 - Family Pride

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/12/2020

With longtime rivals dominating the competition, the brother-sister duo on the Pinwheel struggle to overcome a slow start to their fishing season.

#7 - Fishing Up a Storm

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2020

When back-to-back storms strike the Outer Banks, fishermen find they have two choices: fish or flee. One captain faces a hurdle following the storm.

#8 - Never Seen Anything Like It

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2020

The battle for bluefin intensifies as champion boats find the bluefin biting; however, one crew member’s loss could alter the rest of the season.

#9 - Redemption

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2018

#10 - Tuna and the Beast

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2017

With two weeks left in the season, every captain in the fleet is feeling the pressure to bring in a bluefin and land a paycheck

#11 - Pay to Play

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/19/2020

Time is money as the captains fish for “blue gold,” and when the costs of trying to bring home a bluefin pile up, some captains reevaluate if the benefits of tuna fishing outweigh the drawbacks.

#12 - Old Golly Whopper

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/2/2018

Captain Greg Mayer returns to the helm of the Fishing Frenzy, despite a painful injury.

#13 - Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/9/2018

With a limited number of days left to fish, Tyler chooses between big risk and big reward.

#14 - Break Point

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/14/2021

#15 - Tricky Dave

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2020

Captain Dave Carraro of the FV-Tuna.com lives up to his “Tricky Dave” reputation when the fleet begins to doubt him after a few sneaky moves.

#16 - Together We Stand

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/2020

The tuna titan battle continues while mates try to keep pace. From family ties to lifelong friends, which team has the drive to put meat on the deck?

#17 - Break Out or Break Down

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/4/2020

A grueling season has taken a toll on the OBX fleet, but with less than $5,000 separating the top five boats, no one can slow down now.

#18 - A Fish for Frenzy

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2020

As the top boats solidify their spots in the race, Greg and his mates can’t seem to stay in sync, and the former champion boat starts to fall apart.

#19 - Northern Fury

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/26/2018

The Northern boats' success continues to frustrate the Southern fishermen.

#20 - Reverse the Curse

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2018

A giant school of bluefin tuna breaks the curse for one of the boats, but a few other boats land only bad luck.

#21 - Not in Our Backyard

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2018

A hard struggle to catch back up is faced by the boats that are in the North, and they turn to the ships in the Southern fleet to see if they can offer help, but they quickly realize that there is little to no hurry for the crews to lend a hand.

#22 - Reel Outlaws

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2019

With the quota nearly gone, captains push limits to catch what might be final paychecks.

#23 - Down to the Wire

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/23/2018

As the clock ticks down, the battle to be the top-earning boat in the Outer Banks heats up.

#24 - Stick 'em

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/5/2020

Will the green stick continue to give the Little Shell an edge, or will the more traditional rod-and-reel rivals prove victorious in the long run?

#25 - Make Your Own Luck

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2020

As the quota fills up, the captains must decide if skill or luck is in their favor in order to pull ahead in the competition.