Hooked on National Geographic Channel
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Episode 1
HOOKED: FISH GONE WILD
Sunday, October 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
Using only a rod and a reel, New Zealand fishing celebrity Matt Watson snares the largest predatory fish on the planet, the great white shark. Working with the department of conservation, he'll hook a great white, pull it to the boat and clip a tissue sample from its fin. The DNA will help scientists map the migrations, growth rates and genetic families of these apex predators. Then, head to Germany to get up close with Europe's largest freshwater fish, the wels catfish. These aggressive bottom-feeders will devour just about anything, including animals above water! We'll witness one man wrestle a 7-foot-long wels catfish with his bare hands. Next up, we'll visit fishing mecca Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Here, a fishing adventurer catches record-sized marlin from his kayak. Big game kayak fishing is extremely dangerous. Even the most skilled sportsman can lose a limb, his boat or his life...
Episode 2
HOOKED: MAN VS. FISH
Sunday, October 19, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Back in New Zealand, Matt Watson performs emergency surgery on a 5-foot-long, 150-pound dogtooth tuna. Injured during Matt's struggle to bring it to the surface, the titanic tuna's swim bladder filled with air, preventing the team from safely releasing the fish back into the water. In the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key West, we'll witness two sportsmen battle a massive lemon shark, bring it to shore to register their catch and then release the fish back into the wild. How do they do it? A unique onboard holding pen, specially designed to keep the shark in water while they race it to shore. Next, we're off to Thailand, where it takes three grown men to net a massive armor-plated arapaima. Next, in the Gulf of Mexico, a teenager takes on a titanic tarpon. Finally, in Brazil, follow pro fisherman Jair Rigotti as he chases a lifelong obsession — hooking the "mother fish" of the Amazon, a giant piraiba.
Episode 3
HOOKED: GONE MONSTER FISHING
Monday, October 20, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
We'll head to Kennebunkport, Maine, for a fishing expedition with the former commander-in-chief, George H.W. Bush. Known for its massive size and armored jaws, the tarpon is certainly difficult to hook, but this former president doesn't back down from a challenge — watch his impressive battle with a bathtub-sized tarpon, using only a fly reel! Then, take a personal tour of the 41st president's fishing shed, packed with his favorite fishing rods and lures.
In Southern California, experience the heart-racing showdown between Marylin Stephens and a record-breaking mako shark. See the angler's worst fear come true when the hooked shark charges the boat and the hunter becomes the hunted! Next, in San Carlos Bay, Florida, home video shows angler Nelson Diaz make the catch of his career, hooking a goliath grouper that measures a jaw-dropping 7 feet long, 6 feet around, and weights an estimated 500 pounds. Finally, off the coast of Virginia, watch fishermen struggle with a stingray the size of an office cubicle and see the grueling tug-of-war between an angler and a bluefin tuna. The mega catch stretches an astounding 9 feet long and measures more than 6 feet around — it takes several men to hoist the giant tuna.
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