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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:49 pm

Ken Jones

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Location: California

I watched The Incredible Mr. Limpet last week after watching Jaws a couple of weeks ago. Got me thinking: what do people consider their favorite fish or fishing movie?
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:24 pm

simplycook

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Location: El Cerrito

A River Runs Through It

Don't care for the family drama aspect but the story telling of fly fishing to man is good.

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:21 am

red fish

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Location: Berkeley Pier

Ken Jones wrote:

I watched The Incredible Mr. Limpet last week after watching Jaws a couple of weeks ago. Got me thinking: what do people consider their favorite fish or fishing movie?

I like " A River Runs Through It." But, my favorite fishing movie is "JAWS" hands down, being an all-around fisherman, but primarily a salt-water angler. The angler Quint, based on real-life fisherman Frank Mundus, made the entire movie for me. Without the character Quint, the movie would only be good to me, not great. The sequels and beyond were all just laughable and not really worth viewing unless you just want want to fall asleep on 2,3...ZZZZZZzzzz when there is a marathon on AMC. Cool

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:56 am

Sofa King

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Location: Danville Ca.

Grumpy Old Men had lots of hilarious fishing antics. Many of which we played on each other. But I agree, Jaws is the best.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:25 am

songslinger

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Location: Where Common Sense Presides

Raymie, 1960. It's been years since I saw it but it is a perfect fisherman's movie. Also agree with Red and Simplycook on A River Runs Through It. And this scene from The Quiet Man is something we've all experienced:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTqe3FJed7M
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:54 pm

muttfishr

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Location: Tulare

Jaws, and a river, how'bout a perfect storm?...mutt.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:48 pm

makairaa

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No love for The Old Man and the sea? The marlin footage is of the all tackle world record black marlin.

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:17 am

CatchinKelp

Posts: 890
Location: Santa Barbara County

I had never thought about it but there are probably more golf movies than fishing movies. I can name at least five golf movies but only three fishing movies (Jaws, River Runs Through It, and The Perfect Storm). That's remarkable in that people have been fishing for thousands of years but golfing (or sleeping while watching golf on TV!) for only a couple centuries (not the TV part). We had lots of time to build up some stock of fishing material.

My vote is Jaws. Not a SUPERIOR FILM ... but a great movie.
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:01 am

Ken Jones

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Location: California

I'm surprised more people didn't mention "The Old Man and The Sea." I didn't feel the movie did the book justice but the scenes fighting the marlin are pretty impressive.
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:31 pm

rambeezi

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Location: San Jose

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen was pretty decent.

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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:16 pm

tackleholic

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Jaws, followed by Old Man & the Sea, then Captain Courageous for 3rd. Some of the old black & white narrated fishing documentaries narrartives are more fantasy than documentary. This one I found from the 40's is so completely fictional its almost laughable it werent so completely f-d up! Some pretty crazy and stupid footage though!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgC1UVEvKtc

Yep, quite a few mistakes but still interesting. I added it to the "Favorite Videos" message board.
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:33 pm

Ken Jones

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Location: California

rambeezi wrote:

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen was pretty decent.

I've never seen it but heard it was good.

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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:34 pm

Ken Jones

Posts: 9781
Location: California

tackleholic wrote:

Jaws, followed by Old Man & the Sea, then Captain Courageous for 3rd. Some of the old black & white narrated fishing documentaries narrartives are more fantasy than documentary. This one I found from the 40's is so completely fictional its almost laughable it werent so completely f-d up! Some pretty crazy and stupid footage though!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgC1UVEvKtc

Yep, quite a few mistakes but still interesting. I added it to the "Favorite Videos" message board.

Yes, it does have some mistakes but still an interesting video. I've added it to the "Favorite Videos" message board.

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