Learn from Hi-Tech Deck Customer Archie Jost: #Tuna and Swordfish #Fishing Legend--Captain Archie Jost - Part 1

#Tuna and Swordfish #Fishing Legend--Captain Archie Jost - Part 1

Archie is an amazing person and an incredible fisherman. He is an expert in all methods of offshore fishing for pelagics including long lining, green stick fishing, deep drop fishing, and buoy fishing. In fact, Archie has been hired by NOAA various times to help train and educate fishermen across the United States. Most recently, Archie was contracted by NOAA to help them with their five year "Deep Water Horizon Fisheries Restoration Project" and trained U.S Gulf of Mexico commercial fisherman on buoy fishing, greenstick, and deep drop methods. Archie has fished offshore of the entire East Coast and Gulf of Mexico from Nova Scotia to Florida aboard his own boats, private sportfish programs, and aboard large commercial vessels. He longline swordfished with Linda Greenlaw aboard the "SeaHawk" and was featured on the Discovery Channel's series "Swords".

The Discovery Channel is featuring former Patchogue resident Archie Jost on "Swords: Life on the Line," a reality show which chronicles fishermen in their dangerous two-month pursuit of swordfish and tuna.  

In the latest season, Jost and the rest of the Bjorn II crew leave from Barnegat Light, New Jersey and arrive in the Grand Banks - located about 250 miles south of Newfoundland - nine days later.  The job is 18 hours a day and seven days a week for eight weeks straight.

Jost began his commercial fishing career in 1982 and now considers himself to be retired.  However, he joined the Bjorn II crew when asked by Captain Linda Greenlaw. 

"Linda is a good friend.  I've known her for years when we fished alongside each other," Jost said. 

Fishermen could make as little as $5,000 and as much as $50,000 in a season, though the market price of swordfish and tuna has gone down in recent years, Jost said.

"Swordfish and tuna aren't worth what they used to be," he said.  "American fish aren't as valuable as in the past." 

Over the years, Jost's prized catches have included a 1,058-pound  tuna, a 748-pound swordfish and a 1,200-pound mako shark with a 105-pound swordfish in its stomach. 

Jost's years of fishing experience have proved fruitful for his family.  According to his wife, Marge, it was not until later in life that her children knew tuna could come from a can. "I've never gone to buy fish in a market.  He's always caught it," she said.

Hi-Tech Deck has had the pleasure of working on the NuWave Marine Flooring, and helping Archie and his team stay comfortable and safe on the water.

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