Summaries

Turning a quiet sport into nonstop excitement, this feature-length documentary shows famous fishermen like Joe Brooks stalking permit off the Florida Keys, Bing Crosby landing salmon in Iceland, Jack Nicklaus taking tarpon on a flyrod, Ernest Borgnine fighting black marlin in Australia and Phil Harris rafting for trout on the Snake in Wyoming, and parts of a 13-hour nonstop battle when Lee Wulff decks a world's record 597-pound bluefin tuna on 50-pound test line.

Details

Keywords
  • independent film
  • fishing
  • celebrity
  • recreation
Genres
  • Family
  • Sport
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 31, 1972
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) G
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Allied Artists Pictures American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Sports Great Owl

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Tech specs

Runtime
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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