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Swords Life on the Line - S01E02 - Blood on the Deck - HDTV
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Video Format.........: Xvid
Video Bitrate........: 1124
Resolution...........: 464 x 272
FPS..................: 29.97
Source...............: HDTV
Original Format......: NTSC
Genre................: Documentary

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Posted by............: clarkadamc/jayhawker
Posted on............: 8/18/2009

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About the Show

This series enters the high risk world of New England's long line fishermen who
risk all to catch an elusive prey in some of the most dangerous waters on the
planet. They are uniformly tough and resilient and they need to be as every day
could be their last.

They hunt swordfish -- magnificent giants of the deep that can weigh over a
thousand pounds. The best time to catch these migratory fish is every Fall when
they can be found in the waters around the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and the
Georges Bank off the Gulf of Maine. These waters are also home to some of the
wildest storms on earth. Cold fronts racing in from Canada meet hurricanes from
the south and the results are a truly awe inspiring display of power by nature
ΓÇô the most famous example being "The Perfect Storm" of 1991.

This series follows four boats (The Eagle Eye II, Big Eye, Seahawk & Frances
Ann) that head into these stormy waters hoping to hit the jackpot. The skippers
of the boats use every ounce of experience and knowledge they have to try and
find the fish. The risks are incredible. It costs around $60,000 to make the
month long journey and they need to catch thousands of pounds of fish just to
break even. One big fish can be worth as much as $20,000 so a trip can turn from
disaster to success in seconds. Each skipper has his best spots and knows how to
read the waters and temperatures to try and find the best fish. Once the fish
are caught, it's a race back to market where the first back gets the highest
prices.

This job is physically and mentally exhausting. Twenty hour days are the norm.
Six inch hooks fly off the deck attached to a 40 mile long line and can take a
deck hand down 100 feet deep in seconds. Fishing gear can be dragged away and
destroyed by monster trawlers from foreign fleets who have no respect for fellow
fishermen. And even if the crew catches plenty of fish, they still have to make
it home alive.

The rewards are great but the risks are even greater. It's a gamble where lives
are on the line.

EPISODE 102: "Blood on the Deck"
Accidents plague the Eagle Eye II and leave them a man down, while the Sea Hawk
and Big Eye battle big seas to get the swords on the deck. Also, the Frances
Anne sets out with a greenhorn surfer on the deck/////

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