Wicked Tuna: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Wicked Tuna Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Something to Prove
Feb 1, 2016
The best fishermen from Gloucester, Massachusetts, set out on the first day of the North Atlantic Bluefin Tuna season, each with something to prove to the rest of the fleet, but th
Tuna and Tequila
Feb 8, 2016
Captain Paul Hebert triumphantly helms his own boat, the Wicked Pissah. TJ Ott and Dave Carraro bury the hatchet after a disagreement last season.
May the Fish Be with You
Feb 15, 2016
Captain Carraro’s alliance with Captain Ott is put to the test. Captain Speeches heads to Maine. Things start to pick up for Captain Marciano.
Pissed Off on Pissah
Feb 22, 2016
FV-Tuna.com catches up to last season’s champion, Hard Merchandise. Tensions amongst the crewmen on the Wicked Pissah reach a boiling point.
Big Hauls and Downfalls
Mar 7, 2016
Marciano finds himself in front of Dave. On the Wicked Pissah, turmoil between Paul and his crew threatens to end it for all of them.
Help Wanted
Mar 14, 2016
After his mates call it quits, Paul is forced to accept a helping hand from Dave, a person who is supposed to be his competition.
Snitches Get Fishes
Mar 21, 2016
Paul’s team tries again. Pete notices that Erin is not pulling her weight. Dave and Tyler argue, ending in someone breaking a golden rule in fishing.
Doubling Down
Apr 11, 2016
Two captains head out for a huge haul offshore on Georges Bank.