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Sunday October 4, 2009 Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Cole and I arrived in Barnegat Light on the Jersey Shore waiting for the fishing vessel Frances Anne to come into port. The boat and crew, captained by Chris "Chummer" Kleme were featured on the new Discovery Channel series, Swords - Life on the Line. They have been out at sea for the past 10 days on the Georgia's Banks, 350 miles off shore and some of the richest fishing grounds in the world for swordfish and tuna.
The boat came into port around 1:00 pm with an incredible catch of almost 24,000 lbs of fish! So much was caught, that they actually had to ice the swords down and keep them on top of the deck in the bow. A film crew from the Discovery Channel was filming the entire trip for next year's season of Swords - Life on the Line which will air sometime in August. Cole and I watched them unload and grade the catch for 2 hours. All of the swordfish were pristine, and graded red and red up which is the best quality you can get. We selected 8 swordfish from the top of the catch ranging from 80 - 120 lbs for 8 of the New Jersey Wegmans stores. The top of the catch are the most desirable, as these were the last fish that were caught, most likley on the last day of fishing which means they are the freshest. From here, it's less than 24 hours before they are in the stores and ready for customers to buy!
Cole and I arrived in Barnegat Light on the Jersey Shore waiting for the fishing vessel Frances Anne to come into port. The boat and crew, captained by Chris "Chummer" Kleme were featured on the new Discovery Channel series, Swords - Life on the Line. They have been out at sea for the past 10 days on the Georgia's Banks, 350 miles off shore and some of the richest fishing grounds in the world for swordfish and tuna.
The boat came into port around 1:00 pm with an incredible catch of almost 24,000 lbs of fish! So much was caught, that they actually had to ice the swords down and keep them on top of the deck in the bow. A film crew from the Discovery Channel was filming the entire trip for next year's season of Swords - Life on the Line which will air sometime in August. Cole and I watched them unload and grade the catch for 2 hours. All of the swordfish were pristine, and graded red and red up which is the best quality you can get. We selected 8 swordfish from the top of the catch ranging from 80 - 120 lbs for 8 of the New Jersey Wegmans stores. The top of the catch are the most desirable, as these were the last fish that were caught, most likley on the last day of fishing which means they are the freshest. From here, it's less than 24 hours before they are in the stores and ready for customers to buy!
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