The shocking episode of Star Angler featuring the catch of a sailfish stirred up a lot of attention, especially when part of the expensive fish was cooked into a spicy stew.

Post: Was the sailfish catch staged?

"Wasn't there a fishing show before where they had divers underwater hooking the fish for the contestants? Could this be something like that?"

Such comments started to circulate, but they were quickly rebutted.

• What kind of staged broadcast is this? └ No way. └ What's going on? └ Wow.

• How could anyone fake catching a sailfish?

• It …