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A tale of two fishing trips with ‘Wicked Tuna’
The captains of the “Wicked Tuna” hit reality television series have started the tuna season with tales to tell — and not all are fish tales. Meanwhile, Capt. Dave Marciano of Hard Merchandise welcomed aboard Allison Wishnov, the e
cstatic eight-year-old from Pennsylvania, who wanted to break her piggy bank and send him all the money when she learned that his boat sank last December. continued@gloucesterdailytimes
The Hebert Boy’s – Maine fisherman making waves on reality show ‘Wicked Tuna’
We grew up tuna fishing — it would be our only source of income in the summer. In the winters we’d go cod or bass fishing,” Paul Hebert said. Brother Bruce said he caught his first giant tuna when he was about 11 years old. 
“I can remember wanting to skip school every September because that’s when tuna fishing is best in New England,” said Bruce. continued @ BDN
Waking up with Wicked Tuna on the Morning Buzz, WHEB the Rock station (with the podcasts)
Captain Dave, and mate, nephew Jay are in the studio of The Rock station WHEB yucking it with Greg and the Morning Buzz crew. I’m sitting here this morning trying not to wicked pissah my pants! These frigging guy’s are off the grid, Man!
“There’s no guarantee’s out they-ah” And so it begins! continued
Mainers take to the water in ‘Wicked Tuna’
The current standings show that Hebert and the crew of the Lisa & Jake are in sixth place. Bruce Hebert’s younger brother, Paul, captains the boat. “We know what we’re doing. We work well together,” the elder Hebert said. “This isn’t over.”Garon Mailman, 30, of Saco knows that’s the truth. Mailman is a deckhand on the first-place boat on the show, the awkwardly named FV-Tuna.com. As a Mainer, he reveres Bruce Hebert and respects the older fisherman’s experience, which is legendary across New England. continued
The thrill of the fight – Waterboro man featured on tuna fishing show “Wicked Tuna”
KENNEBUNKPORT — Five years ago, he was injured – and not for the first time – and so Bruce Hebert thought his days of fishing for bluefin tuna were over. Recovering from spinal reconstruction surgery, he figured it was time to find another niche in the fishing industry – one that allowed him to stay working on the water. continued
Young Rye NH fisherman reels in National Geographic viewers
THE National Geographic show “Wicked Tuna” are already making plans to visit Rye Harbor this summer to spend a day at sea with one of the show’s local stars. Tyler McLaughlin, 25, has been fishing out of Rye Harbor during the summers since he was a child. Two years ago, after graduating from Nichols College, he purchased his own boat, the Pin Wheel, and began a career as a tuna fisherman. – Read more
‘Wicked Tuna’ stars hit TV’s fast lane
I met Captain Dave Marciano at a listening session in Gloucester a few years ago. The issues were the transformation of the NE ground fishery on two fronts. Catch Shares and hard TAC’s. The future was bleak for many fishermen, and Dave was no exception. He had concluded that the best he could do for the welfare and future of his family, was to sell his permit and get out, instead of investing huge capital to stay in. He had taken his place at the podium and told us he had no choice, and I knew it was one of the toughest days of his life. I was moved by his sad speech, and as he was leaving with his chin dragging across the floor at Gloucester City Hall, built on the ocean commerce that was Gloucester for century’s, I had to say something to him. Hell. I wanted to say something to all those fishermen that day, including Joe Orlando who was quite upset that day. I followed Dave outside and got his attention. I’ll never forget the look on his face. He was hurting. What I said to him that day was, how proud I was of him for putting his family first when he made his decision.
Life is full of surprises.
I read todays article at the Gloucester Times today, and knowing Dave is “real people”, I busted up reading about our new “star” stuffing the butter flower into his mouth!
I talked to him today on the phone and we had a few laughs about things that are unnatural to a guy like Dave, and many of us that would be thrust into the limelite. Things like his driver asking him to let him do his job by allowing him to handle Dave’s luggage, things like that.
Of all the guys I know, Dave deserves this time on NatGeo’s hot TV series. He is the bonified fisherman on the show, and to tell you the truth, I probably would skip it if he was not on the show.
From the article: The second season of “Wicked Tuna” kicked off last night, now an hour earlier at 9 p.m. The series hooked viewers around the globe its first season, going into 440 million homes in 171 countries and 38 languages. The series depicts the lucrative nature of the bluefin tuna business and the fierce rivalry among the fishermen, some whose livelihood depends on their success at sea. Read more
‘Wicked Tuna’ returns! What you never knew about the tuna industry. It’s Wicked Pissah, not Pisser!
“Wicked Tuna” is coming back to the National Geographic Channel! The fishermen of “Wicked Tuna” set out off the coast of the wickedly cold North Atlantic, but it was the West Coast where tuna really took off in the United States, centered mostly around canning. Here are some interesting facts you probably don’t know about the history of the tuna industry. Read more
Here are the must-know terms in order to understand “Wicked Tuna” fishermen-speak.
Pisser: This one can be confusing since it means either wonderful or horrible, based on context. One of the more humorous and entertaining uses of the word is, “Wicked pisser!” Read more
