National Geographic's third season of top rated "Wicked Tuna" debuts August 17
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Saving Seafood] - July 21, 2014 -
On the heels of its third and highest-rated season for hit series Wicked Tuna, National Geographic Channel pits Gloucester’s finest against good ol’ Southern fishermen in a new series, Wicked Tuna: North vs. South, premiering Sunday, Aug. 17, at 10:00 p.m.
After a disappointing season, several of Gloucester’s top fishermen headed south to try to salvage their finances by fishing for the elusive bluefin tuna in unfamiliar Carolina waters before the experienced locals beat them to the catch.
In order to succeed, the Gloucester rod-and-reel veterans needed to master the different method of fishing — greensticking, in which artificial squid are trolled from a 30-foot fiberglass pole in order to entice bluefin swimming near the surface — and best a fleet of North Carolina captains battling for the same catches.
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