'Harpoon Hunters' stars Capt. Joe Dion and Capt. Niko Chaprales tell Fox News Digital what's it's like out on the water searching for giant bluefin tuna.
Hauling in the big one takes patience and nerves of steel. That’s according to Capt. Niko Chaprales, one of the stars of the new reality series 'Harpoon Hunters,' about those who venture out into the Atlantic looking for bluefin tuna. 'I think the toughest part of this industry… is just when you’re going up on these fish, it’s almost like, for me, time kind of slows down,' he told Fox News Digital. 'It’s almost like a sniper waiting to take a shot.
He said the main difference between his team and the 'Wicked Tuna' fishermen, who use rods and reels, is that his crews are 'actively hunting the fish.' 'The dichotomy of the two industries is quite drastic where, you know, on ‘Wicked Tuna,’ they use rods and reels and they go out to one spot and they kind of commit to a spot for the day and wait for the fish to come to them,' Chaprales told Fox News Digital.
Capt. Joe Dion said they’re also able to see lots of wildlife when they’re at work. 'It's just an amazing way to get a glimpse of what we do in the summer,' Dion said. 'We see all sorts of wildlife. We see whales, birds, porpoises, dolphins, sharks. So, like, you get to really see how we live our summers and partake in a commercial fishery that's very sustainable.
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