Discovery Channel Show on Swordfishing

[paul young]

they're lethargic 'cause they're dead, or nearly so, after fighting the gear all night and half the day. might as well gaff the pups for the same reason.....

harpooning was only profitable "inshore". it's a numbers/fuel/time thing.-Paul

[BuddyNick]

seems like everyone gets a sick feeling when they see a juvie sword hooked and man-handled. We root for that little fish to have a chance to live and get large. How is that any different from juvie bluefin? seems kinda hypocritical to this old salt.

[jamesytuna]

Watched the last show and at the end they caught a 500lb " big eye " which they also called ahi. Seems to me like there are at least two things wrong with that?????

[sashamy]

it was clearly a bluefin...but ahi...means tuna

[stevo75]

I like the show but there are times where I crindge. that chompers guy is a douch! It's too bad because his crew seem like good guys!

It wouldn't surprise me if they asked him to be an extra douch for attention.

[storm petrel]

Ahi means "fire" in Hawaiian, and is what they call Yellowfin. An Ahi is a Yellowfin. Sometimes ignorant people will call tuna "Ahi grade". Ahi is not a grade, but a species. Sorta like when we used to think "Allisons" were a seperate species......

[Relentlessfishing]

While this show has its faults it is far better than the lobster wars show, they attempted to make into the east coast version of DC what a lame show.