Fighting Tuna

[Typhoon]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

I beg to differ. I've known Paulie Stern for about 20 years and he does make a living out of catching tuna. Not only BFT, but he also fishes the canyons commercially for YFT and eyes.

He fishes a boat owned by stockbrokers.

There's always money behind all of these tuna boats. Half of the guys on georges own a body shop, seafood company, are a contractor or run a charter business. It's not woe is me. Then you have the next crop of kids whose parents own a company and are tuna fishing their way through college on mom and dad's dime.

The gillnetters and draggers out there with two beat up 130s and 2 swivel rod holders are about to have their cod season shut down and are the ones getting food taken out of their mouths

[Fly Rod]

The fish belong to anyone and everyone that want to fish for them...this still is AMERIKA

Most will not get rich over it...when all tallied some will make a few thousand and some will leave a dock at mid night owing for dockage and fuel and bait and ice.

UUUUU want to go broke...go tuna fishing

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by Typhoon

He fishes a boat owned by stockbrokers.

AFAIK, the Tuna Tangler Too is owned by Paulie. He does sometimes fish stockbroker owned boats when fishing the canyons. What difference does it make who owns the boats? The question was weather or not they are making a living (or part of their living) catching tuna. IIRC Dave on wicked tuna also owns his boat, the "hardmerchandise" and he supplements his tuna income by gillnetting during the winter.