Originally Posted by TUNA.COM

As for the show and some of the drama and editing, we are all fishermen on this board and can see the finest detail. Keep in mind the editors are not fishermen and we are, I know but some of the scenes have nothing to do with being a fishermen....I don't know what to say about that. This show was made for your average Joe in Kansas, the masses, and not for fishermen. If it was for fishermen it would be on ESPN. The ratings tell the story and not the message boards. The last episode grew by a factor of 2, almost twice as many watched this past weekend compared to the episode before and the ratings have been good since day one. Also there has been stiff competition this season on sunday night and the ratings have still done very well.

Look at "Wicked Tuna" as an episode of "Desperate Housewives", except they give all the cast a pretty shinny rod and reel and tell them to go and catch tuna. Look at it and laugh or grind your teeth and call that guy an A%$ or don't look at it at all.

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Originally Posted by tombanjo

Agree about the target audience but we're not talking about the finer points here. The editing is sloppy by any standards and should be better. Even some guy in Nebraska that never held a rod can figure out there were two different color reels cranking in the same fish. Glad ratings are up because I do enjoy the show but when you lose the air of authenticity even the ignorant pick up on it and eventually drift away. Sad part is it's unnecessary as there's plenty of footage to get at least the same color reel right. Lazy. And when people see that they must be wondering what else are they lying about?

Originally Posted by sportfishingusa

Tombanjo, did you notice last night pinwheel was fishing georges, yet when they showed them fighting the fish at night in the rain you could see the lights from land in the background? hahahaha

Originally Posted by Ol Pedro

Sportie , I was thinking that it looked like the Fleet at the 100 Square on a weekend in September . Picketline fishing . It wasn't that bad out there .

Originally Posted by sportfishingusa

aww hell no, the 100 square is walkable from boat to boat then hahaha

i looked and looked and rewinded it a lot, that is definitely land i would think, if not it is a hell of a lot of boats, not sure that many head to georges, i would say lights that bright would be a ton of boats in that area, maybe im just nuts for even looking and caring. hahah

Originally Posted by Ol Pedro

What is wrong with me ? I started to count them at one point and my Wife threw an empty waterbottle at me ! I was at like 13 when it beaned me . It's just a show .

Originally Posted by sportfishingusa

hahahaha my wife looked at me, said when is this crap over, mudcats is coming on next.. now i know why i fell in love with her. haha

Originally Posted by sportfishingusa

Tombanjo, did you notice last night pinwheel was fishing georges, yet when they showed them fighting the fish at night in the rain you could see the lights from land in the background? hahahaha