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Expedition Great White

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

CATCH NEW EPISODES ON SUNDAYS AT 9PM EST, ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL.

We’ve been fortunate to know Chris, his wife Melissa and their crew for a long time. We’ve seen how fluidly the work together to land a fish or lift and launch boats off of the M/V Ocean. We’ve fished with them, hiked with them, swam through caves with them, swung from vines with them, travelled with them and often woken up with headaches with them.  And after all those experiences, we’re still big fans. Chris took his love of fishing and has turned it into a career via Fischer Productions, his production company. You probably know him from Offshore Adventures, one of the most watched, most-successful, most-award winning fishing shows that’s ever been out on the high seas. Their new show, ”Expedition Great White” just sounds epic doesn’t it? It is. Here’s a little taste of what it’s all about.

You can also check out the epic photo gallery from Chris Ross who was on board and in the water.

A couple of years ago we spent a couple of weeks with the Fischers aboard M/V Ocean in Panama. Chris has a crew that will put him on fish and he has the gear to fish just about anywhere; way beyond where most people can even dream about fishing. So it makes sense that his fishing prowess has now grown to the point that he’s out there catching and releasing fish that nobody else ever has. Expedition Great White, went live on the National Geographic on June 6th. But you won’t have to wait for weekly episodes because Chris and crew are going to keep us updated here on the Watery Rave on all the behind-the-scenes, as-it-happens, never-before-seen greatness that they stumble upon while they’re out there living the dream.

Expedition Great White: M/V Ocean- The mother of all mother ships.

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

The M/V Ocean is 126′ of fisherman paradise. The fully stocked tackle room will make you drool and that’s before you discover that it has beer taps in it for goodness sakes. We got to spend the better part of a week aboard M/V Ocean in Panama in 2008 and it was amazing. Its birth was as a Bearing Sea crab vessel but as you can see it has evolved into something very different. Hydraulics are a wonderful thing. There’s not another ship that we’ve ever seen or heard of that could handle all that the Fischer crew throws at it. Good thing the beds are comfy, because speaking from experience, at the end of the day with this crowd, you’re going to be very tired. Here’s a little tour from David Olson, cameraman and world class chef aboard The Ocean.