Fishing Tips: How to Rig a Harpoon | Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks

got TJ out of the Hot Tuna and today I’m

got TJ out of the Hot Tuna and today I’m going to show you how we like to rigger

going to show you how we like to rigger

going to show you how we like to rigger harpoons of North on two so what we have

harpoons of North on two so what we have

harpoons of North on two so what we have here is an eight-foot scourge of C

here is an eight-foot scourge of C

here is an eight-foot scourge of C harpoon

harpoon

harpoon lilies are on the end here and what I

lilies are on the end here and what I

lilies are on the end here and what I like to do is take a line now you got

like to do is take a line now you got

like to do is take a line now you got here and

here and

here and I put a rubber band some guys like to

I put a rubber band some guys like to

I put a rubber band some guys like to tape it put tape but I prefer the

tape it put tape but I prefer the

tape it put tape but I prefer the rubberband and what we do is we just put

rubberband and what we do is we just put

rubberband and what we do is we just put the rubber band like that and then we’ll

the rubber band like that and then we’ll

the rubber band like that and then we’ll take our electrical tape

take our electrical tape

take our electrical tape and tape over in rubberband and what

and tape over in rubberband and what

and tape over in rubberband and what that does is put tension on the dart

that does is put tension on the dart

that does is put tension on the dart here on the end just enough tension to

here on the end just enough tension to

here on the end just enough tension to kind of hold it in place so it doesn’t

kind of hold it in place so it doesn’t

kind of hold it in place so it doesn’t come off as you know we throw when we

come off as you know we throw when we

come off as you know we throw when we miss like captain ballbuster seems to do

miss like captain ballbuster seems to do

miss like captain ballbuster seems to do quite a bit but I also like the

quite a bit but I also like the

quite a bit but I also like the rubberband because once the guard does

rubberband because once the guard does

rubberband because once the guard does physically go in the fish it’s just that

physically go in the fish it’s just that

physically go in the fish it’s just that little bit of tension that has to break

little bit of tension that has to break

little bit of tension that has to break and then everything kind of comes free

and then everything kind of comes free

and then everything kind of comes free we like to take the rope and kind of lap

we like to take the rope and kind of lap

we like to take the rope and kind of lap it over each other

we’ll secure it

we’ll secure it a little bit of tape and then right here

a little bit of tape and then right here

a little bit of tape and then right here we have a little kind of shackle

we have a little kind of shackle

we have a little kind of shackle for the woodbend we will loop there

for the woodbend we will loop there

for the woodbend we will loop there with that shackle down and this just

with that shackle down and this just

with that shackle down and this just basically saves us from losing this pole

basically saves us from losing this pole

basically saves us from losing this pole this here is the lily dart that will go

this here is the lily dart that will go

this here is the lily dart that will go into the fish and actually once tensions

into the fish and actually once tensions

into the fish and actually once tensions put on it will kind of twist inside the

put on it will kind of twist inside the

put on it will kind of twist inside the fish what’s going to happen as you’ll

fish what’s going to happen as you’ll

fish what’s going to happen as you’ll see a collar i reenact what happens when

see a collar i reenact what happens when

see a collar i reenact what happens when it goes to the fish so it comes off as

it goes to the fish so it comes off as

it goes to the fish so it comes off as you can see and as the fish runs that

you can see and as the fish runs that

you can see and as the fish runs that rubber band right there will break and

rubber band right there will break and

rubber band right there will break and if I can if you look here as the fish

if I can if you look here as the fish

if I can if you look here as the fish also continue to run this line will kind

also continue to run this line will kind

also continue to run this line will kind of slide out and through and then we’ll

of slide out and through and then we’ll

of slide out and through and then we’ll have about 15 feet of clearance between

have about 15 feet of clearance between

have about 15 feet of clearance between the end shackle there and the dart so

the end shackle there and the dart so

the end shackle there and the dart so when this comes up we can you know undo

when this comes up we can you know undo

when this comes up we can you know undo this get it out of the way and then use

this get it out of the way and then use

this get it out of the way and then use this line to kind of pull the fish up

this line to kind of pull the fish up

this line to kind of pull the fish up closer to us and get a gaff with them so

closer to us and get a gaff with them so

closer to us and get a gaff with them so you get a tail rope off the dart is in

you get a tail rope off the dart is in

you get a tail rope off the dart is in the fish and this line is secured to

the fish and this line is secured to

the fish and this line is secured to that dart and we have all this extra

that dart and we have all this extra

that dart and we have all this extra line here because a lot of times when

line here because a lot of times when

line here because a lot of times when you harpoon these fish they don’t just

you harpoon these fish they don’t just

you harpoon these fish they don’t just give up sometimes they’ll take another 3

give up sometimes they’ll take another 3

give up sometimes they’ll take another 3 400 feet of line out off the reel as

400 feet of line out off the reel as

400 feet of line out off the reel as well as all our boom basket then we’ve

well as all our boom basket then we’ve

well as all our boom basket then we’ve got this poly ball cut at the end of it

got this poly ball cut at the end of it

got this poly ball cut at the end of it god forbid he does take it all you know

god forbid he does take it all you know

god forbid he does take it all you know the ball will kind of suspend and if we

the ball will kind of suspend and if we

the ball will kind of suspend and if we broke them off the rod when I won’t

broke them off the rod when I won’t

broke them off the rod when I won’t still have to probably will have a

still have to probably will have a

still have to probably will have a visual on hopefully as I take it down

visual on hopefully as I take it down

visual on hopefully as I take it down I’m captain TJ yaw and that’s how we

I’m captain TJ yaw and that’s how we

I’m captain TJ yaw and that’s how we like to rig the harpoons aboard the hot

like to rig the harpoons aboard the hot

like to rig the harpoons aboard the hot tuna