Product Description

This is the original film as it aired on TV. It does not contain special features.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80734 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-01-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 25 minutes

Randy Hackett, Washington Square Films
"Not since the endless summer has a film been such a revelation in regards to a sport and its culture."

Jim Bartschi President, Scott Fly Rods USA
"In Search of a Rising Tide will thrill any flyfishers, but it's much than a fishing film."

Bill Klyn, Patagonia, Inc.
"Take your senses for a ride..Jaw dropping background. The perfect setting for a once in a lifetime fishing trip."

Customer Reviews

Buyer Beware
I'll agree that the production values are good. I've been bonefishing at Andros and this brief 25-minute(!) DVD does a good job of showing us the incredible beauty of Bahaman fishing, as well as convincing us that there certainly are some HUGE bones cruising in certain (secret) spots there, although no monsters were actually landed. As a travel brochure it's great. However, as a lover and student of the sport I was sorely disappointed by the almost complete lack of information and the superficial treatment of the content. As it practially suggests in the opening, this is really a couple hall-of-fame bone fishers indulging in the sport they love and reminiscing a bit, like watching Jordan and Bird talk about back in The Day and making a few trick shots. And this is fine if that's what you want out of a fishing video, but don't read the publisher's endorsements and think you're getting anything more than this. Also, I'm very disappointed in the DVD production, which has no menu (because there are NO extras at all) and no navigation, and, at least on my system, it ran pretty rough. Seems amateurish considering the good filming.

Bottom Line: If you want to see some great old pro's messing around in the best of the Bahamas (at a cost of a buck a minute), then go for it. If you want something to really sink your teeth into, I'd recommend Trout Bum Diaries (I have no connection with these guys) and you'll see all the exotic scenery, antics, fish porn, and fishing zealotry that you could ask for.

Nirvana on the flats
If you are looking for good information that might help you prepare for a bone-fishing trip, look elsewhere, if you want to reinforce why you are going... buy this DVD. The photography and scenery is of the highest quality. Watching two fishing legends, working together to get a fly down to the "big bonefish" simultaneously raises my heart rate and lowers my blood pressure. My family gave me grief over the per-minute cost of the video compared with commercial film at half the price and six time the length. I will still be enjoying this DVD when Transformers XV is grossing a billion dollars.

Wonderful Bahama Fishing Film
I loved this film. Why? It is a little piece of art that I take out a few times a year to share with friends. My angling buddies always salivate when the first scene opens and the water laps on the bow. From there we follow the comically infectious obsession of the anglers on the boat chasing bonefish (using only a fly rod) and all the while - the old Bahamians add color commentary and generations of stories from the dock. This is just pure fun and something that I've watched more times than I can remember.