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FishermanTim · 08-20-2007, 11:33 AM

Believe me, I do understand the right to earn a living.
I think the thing that got me was the fact that the show was promoted as "Tuna Wranglers", which would lead most of us to believe they were going to be fighting the fish, like on a rod and reel.
Instead, the show was like a very dull "Deadliest Catch" knock-off.

If tuna are being harvested by fleets with nets, so be it. I can't argue there, particularly if there are quotas in place, and I've enjoyed the fruits of their harvest.

I should have been more specific in my original "rant".
I expected to see a show about CATCHING tuna, not HARVESTING tuna.

08-20-2007, 11:33 AM	#12
FishermanTim Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hyde Park, MA Posts: 4,152	Believe me, I do understand the right to earn a living. I think the thing that got me was the fact that the show was promoted as "Tuna Wranglers", which would lead most of us to believe they were going to be fighting the fish, like on a rod and reel. Instead, the show was like a very dull "Deadliest Catch" knock-off. If tuna are being harvested by fleets with nets, so be it. I can't argue there, particularly if there are quotas in place, and I've enjoyed the fruits of their harvest. I should have been more specific in my original "rant". I expected to see a show about CATCHING tuna, not HARVESTING tuna.