Season 5
9 episodes · 2011
1Hippie Tuna Part 1
Jose goes on the water with a family of fishtafarian artists, fishing the wrecks west of Key West and beyond. Jose shows the family some sharks, goliath grouper and tuna action in the Gulf of Mexico. Caleb and Jacob shows an ancient Japanese art form.
2Hippie Tuna Part 2
Jose continues his exciting day of fishing, this time further into the Gulf of Mexico, fishing behind shrimp boats for tuna, bonito and cobia with an eccentric family of fishtafarian artists. Fishbone, Caleb, Jacob unveil their one of a kind sculpture.
3Dominican Republic Marlin
Jose travels to the Dominican Republic's easternmost point, Punta Cana, to fish with Capt. Ross Clark and his first mate Nick. Capt. Clark specializes in offshore blue marlin fishing and Jose looks to end his 'blue marlin black cloud'.
4Dominican Republic Tarpon
Jose continues exploring Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, where he meets several locals who show him very usual fisheries. One is a man-made lagoon in the middle of a golf course construction at the luxury resort Capcana.
5The Adventure Begins
This week continues the retrospective on Jose Wejebe's life and impact on the sport of fishing as Carter Andrews and Robert Trosset do a little shark fishing. Also featured is Jose's first blue marlin.
6Everglades City
Jose and Rob Fordyce explore some of the hard to reach areas of the Florida Everglades in a micro-skiff, utilizing new advances in marine electronics to help them find their way.
7Sinking the Vandenberg Part 1
The sinking of the USS Hoyt Vandenberg was a project 13 years in the making and is now the centerpiece for this two part series. Tag along as Jose takes project manager Joe Weatherby on a fishing trip to talk about the advantages of these reefs.
8Sinking the Vandenberg Part 2
On May 27, 2009, the U.S.S. Hoyt Vandenberg was strategically sunk to create an artificial reef. Six months after the sinking, Joe Weatherby, 'The Ship Wrecker,' returns to spot where Jose shows him how to fish over an artificial structure
9Guantanamo Bayfinale
Jose travels to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to host a fishing tournament and to spend some time with the troops, fishing in the waters surrounding the GITMO Naval Base. We look at the Cuban and American history of this base that was founded in the 1930s.