Swords: Life On The Line
TV Show · Reality

Enter the high-risk world of New England's fishermen. These men are gamblers, risking all to catch an elusive prey in some of the most dangerous waters on the planet. They're tough and resilient, and they need to be - as every day could be their last.

2009 · 1h 0m

Season 2

  • EPISODE 1
    Grand Banks or Bust
    Season 2 begins with Capt. Scotty crowded out of his favorite fishing spot and legendary Capt. Linda vowing to find fish this year or retire for good. His deckhand brother's medical bills puts Capt. Chomps in the red before they can even leave the deck.
    43m
  • EPISODE 2
    Deckhands Down
    Capt. "Slick" and his young guns join the fishing grounds. Capt. Linda's crew is dropping like flies after bad luck and injuries. Blue sharks are Capt. Scotty's bane but shark tagger Lisa's boon. Chomps questions his decision to come to the Grand Banks.
    43m
  • EPISODE 3
    Turf War
    The Frances Anne's gear is all "sharked up," and the deckhand's mistake almost costs them the fish they already have in the hold. Eagle Eye 2 is defending its turf when deckhand Fox is knocked to the deck. Capt. Chomps clashes with another captain.
    42m
  • EPISODE 4
    Overloaded and Into the Storm
    Fish holds are filled or filling fast. The Big Eye survives the storm, but more than just fish leave Capt. Chomp's boat when they reach port. Capt. Slick forgives and forgets Lemy's mistake when their new problem becomes finding more space to stuff fish.
    42m
  • EPISODE 5
    So Close But So Far
    Capt. 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. Out at sea, the storm is fouling gear and tempers.
    42m
  • EPISODE 6
    Man Overboard!
    On the second trip, fishing is poorer and weather is no better. The Big Eye heads south to safer waters, but the job is still as dangerous -- as greenhorn Don finds out when he goes overboard into sharky waters.
    41m

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Cast & Crew

  • Joshua C. Berkley
    Producer

About

Swords: Life On The Line

Reality

Enter the high-risk world of New England's fishermen. These men are gamblers, risking all to catch an elusive prey in some of the most dangerous waters on the planet. They're tough and resilient, and they need to be - as every day could be their last.

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Studio
Discovery Channel
Released
2009
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United States
© 2010 Discovery Communications Inc.

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