Swords: Life on the Line

Season 2

For the fisherman of New England, braving the frigid, unpredictable waters of the North Atlantic is a tradition that has been in their families for generations. It is an unforgiving environment, where forty-five-foot vessels contend with fifty-foot waves and gale-force winds. Where one fish can earn you $50,000, and one mistake can cost you your life. Swords takes us out to sea in pursuit of massive blue-fin tuna and the elusive swordfish. Together with the fathers, sons, old salts and greenhorns for whom the ocean is more than just where they make a living: it's a way of life.

Where to Watch Season 2

10 Episodes

  • Grand Banks or Bust
    E1
    Grand Banks or BustCapt. Scotty is crowded out of his favorite fishing spot; Capt. Linda vows to find fish or retire; Capt. Chomps is put in the red by his brother's medical bills.
  • Deckhands Down
    E2
    Deckhands DownCapt. Slick joins the fishing grounds; Capt. Linda's crew suffers from bad luck and injuries; blue sharks affect the captains; Chomp questions his decision to come to the Grand Banks.
  • Turf War
    E3
    Turf WarThe Frances Anne's gear is all ``sharked up'' and a deckhands mistake almost costs them all the fish they have; Eagle Eye 2 is defending its turf when a deckhand is knocked to the deck; Captain Chomps clashes with another captain.
  • Overloaded and into the Storm
    E4
    Overloaded and into the StormThe Big Eye weathers a storm, but the ship offloads more than fish at the port; Capt. Kleme forgives Lemmie's mistake as the Frances Anne crew needs to find more space to store fish.
  • So Close But So Far
    E5
    So Close But So FarCapt. Linda rides out the storm in port, while Capt. Scotty debates high prices vs. hurricane force winds to decide whether docking is just too dangerous.
  • Man Overboard!
    E6
    Man Overboard!Poor fishing and lousy weather mar the second trip; the Big Eye steers south to safer waters; a greenhorn falls overboard, with sharks in the water.
  • Needle and Thread to the Head
    E7
    Needle and Thread to the HeadBoat and crew member frustrations stymie the Bjorn 2. Greenhorn Don decides to take sewing up his head wound into his own hands, literally. Stress causes Capt. Slick to blow his stack. Later, he's demoted when the boat owner decides to take over the helm.
  • Trapped
    E8
    TrappedCapt. Scotty's gamble doesn't pay off; Capt. Chomps' luck looks up until a line fouls the Big Eye's propeller.
  • What Happened on the Back Deck?
    E9
    What Happened on the Back Deck?The Bjorn 2 must fish short-handed when Deckhand Dave goes overboard; Capt. Linda gets her hand caught in the hauling block.
  • What It Takes to Be a Fisherman
    E10
    What It Takes to Be a FishermanThe crews hope for lucrative final haulbacks; the Bjorn 2 deals with their medical emergencies; Chomps deals with crew jumpipng ship; Slick wonders if he will return to the captain's chair.

Cast of Season 2

  • Gail BermanProducer
  • Lloyd BraunProducer

 

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