October 18, 2010
Poolandspa.com News
From
Poolandspa.com Newsletter October 2010
Las Vegas, NV USA
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Artie Jost, one of the original designers of the
portable hot tub (in the late 1970's), and founder of AJ
Spas, a leading manufacturer and distributor of hot tubs
on Long Island in New York, is entering his second
season as one of the fishing boat crew members of the
hit Discovery TV show "Swords - Life On The Line".
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Artie hard at work on the Bjorn II
Swords enters the high risk world of New England's long
line fishermen who risk all to catch an elusive prey -
swordfish - in some of the most dangerous waters on the
planet. They are uniformly tough and resilient and they
need to be as every day could be their last.
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Artie and the crew of the Bjorn II
This is Artie's second season on the show. Aside
from hot tub tubs, fishing is his second love. He
currently resides in Stuart, Florida, but frequently
visits Long Island, where his daughter Andrea and son
Greg still own and operate AJ Spas, entering it's 32nd
year in the spa business.
Make sure to tune into the Discovery Channel to see this
season's action packed episodes.