Johnny Johnson

Listen to "Johnny Johnson From All On The Line On Discovery" on Spreaker. The North Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is one of the most valuable fish in the world with prices reaching as high as $20,000 for a single catch. This also means a tight quota to avoid overfishing and encourage sustainability. To win big, fishermen must reel in the biggest tuna as fast as possible -- but each boat is allowed one catch per day and must reel them in by hand, resulting in a backbreaking battle that can last for hours (these monster tuna can weigh more than 1,000 lbs.) With the livelihood of their families on the line and generations of tradition behind them, these families of fishermen will rely on each other and work together towards a shared goal. In Discovery’s new series All on the Line, two crews in the fishing town of Gloucester, Mass., are fighting to land monster tuna and keep their family businesses going through the winter. As the weather worsens, the fish get bigger and the stakes get higher. It’s the ultimate battle of man versus beast as these fishermen risk everything to bring home a monster payday. All on the Line spotlights the dynamic between these two groups as they band together in an industry that otherwise demands fierce, sometimes cutthroat, competition. A former Grateful Dead road crew member, the legendary, loud and larger-than-life fisherman, Johnny Johnson, assembled a tight-knit crew in his hunt for record tuna. Touring with the band in the early 80s, Johnny saw the world before ending up in Hawaii where he discovered yellowfin tuna fishing. Chasing the biggest and best is in his blood as his Dad holds the world record for the biggest catfish. More mythical force of nature than man, Johnson has his sights set on catching the biggest bluefin tuna the world has ever seen.