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The show is based on a guy named Jeremy Wade and he goes around to various parts of the world catching strange, and often dangerous fish. They've caught everything from piranhas to tigerfish to freshwater sharks, and more. It's an awesome show for anyone who is interested in fishing or even those who just like to see weird stuff. The show is already onto season 5, which is why i can't believe there hasn't been a thread about this. Next week, they're doing a 2-hour special on the lochness monster, which I highly doubt, no guarantee, they won't catch, but it should make for an interesting show anyway.
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Now, a little bit about the host, Jeremy Wade. He describes himself in the episodes as a biologist, and "extreme angler." Apparently he was a teacher before and had various odd jobs. I just have to say I love this guy as a host. He has this British accent that is just soothing to the ear, and he's not afraid to get dirty trying to catch fish.
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I also like that the show tries to examine the fish and most episodes usually have stories in them. What I mean is, it starts off with Jeremy Wade investigating some far-fetched story in some remote country and then he investigates by talking to the locals, scratches off fish that can't be responsible for the incident, eventually identifies the fish, and catches it. Yes, some of the stories and descriptions are exaggerated, but certainly not as much as some other "shock" nature shows.
The show has also disproven some theories about species such as piranha and that they're not just bloodthirsty fish. They actually won't go after a live human, and Jeremy demonstrated this by going into a tank full of piranhas and even jumping into a river in the Amazon.
Anyways, I highly encourage anyone to watch this show.
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I like it, liking fishing myself. Also he actually catches something every time he goes fishing, which is eerily different to those bs Bigfoot/Lochness Monster finding shows.
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Been watching this a lot recently, that Chernobyl episode was fucking creepy man.
This guys is a total baller though. In filming this show he's had to fight an alligator with a fishing rod, got in a plane crash, was taken in as a suspected foreign spy, and jumped into the Amazon River. And it's a great show if only because it's not "HERE'S THIS MYSTERIOUS CREATURE WE NEVER EVER LET YOU SEE", he regularly catches the shit he's going after.
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On May 22 2013 23:52 Fruscainte wrote:
Been watching this a lot recently, that Chernobyl episode was fucking creepy man.
This guys is a total baller though. In filming this show he's had to fight an alligator with a fishing rod, got in a plane crash, was taken in as a suspected foreign spy, and jumped into the Amazon River. And it's a great show if only because it's not "HERE'S THIS MYSTERIOUS CREATURE WE NEVER EVER LET YOU SEE", he regularly catches the shit he's going after.
Yeah that Chernobyl episode was really well done. But I do think there were some better episodes in the season.
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Which episode was the Chernobyl one? Or at least which season? 
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On May 23 2013 01:14 Meow-Meow wrote:Which episode was the Chernobyl one? Or at least which season?
It was season 5 episode 2
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Probably one of my favorite tv series :D watched all the episodes wish more came out and faster!! Myself i use jerk fishing while hunting for large pike here in Sweden
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I'm so glad other people love this show. When he caught that colossal tigerfish in the Congo how it wouldn't recover and they ended up eating it and he was so disappointed that he couldn't release it. Reminded me of Rex Hunt's fishing adventures. But he's had like 2 episodes in Queensland in the Fitzroy river and what a coincidence it runs through my town. My uncle and I caught a small bull shark in it. And I like how he explains the local culture behind each monster. Like the big mouthed creature stealing kids of the creek banks in Japan - and it was a massive Salamander. Ugh so glad that there's a thread for this.
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This shows amazing. I'd love to have this mans life. Just fish everyday for amazing fishes.
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This guy is intense as fuck; most people would not have the mental or physical stamina for this kind of job.
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I watched it briefly one day and sort of dismissed it as one of those dumb "finding bigfoot" type shows, with a guy always searching for some mythological creature.
Maybe I got the wrong impression, might give it another shot.
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On May 23 2013 11:47 GwSC wrote:
I watched it briefly one day and sort of dismissed it as one of those dumb "finding bigfoot" type shows, with a guy always searching for some mythological creature.
Maybe I got the wrong impression, might give it another shot.
The difference between those shows and this one is that this guy actually catches the stuff he goes after nearly all the time. Just watch a full episode and you'll see
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On May 23 2013 01:27 Tazza wrote:Show nested quote +On May 23 2013 01:14 Meow-Meow wrote:Which episode was the Chernobyl one? Or at least which season? It was season 5 episode 2
Thank you very much, my unknown brother!
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Im willing to bet that his arms are all muscle, some of the things he's dragged up of the bottom.
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JEREMY WADE!!! F YA!
i love this show, this guy is such a badass and it amazes me the fish that he catches
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On May 23 2013 11:47 GwSC wrote:
I watched it briefly one day and sort of dismissed it as one of those dumb "finding bigfoot" type shows, with a guy always searching for some mythological creature.
Maybe I got the wrong impression, might give it another shot.
if you imagine finding bigfoot where they catch bigfoot every episode you'll have this show
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On May 23 2013 10:43 sUgArMaNiAc wrote:
I'm so glad other people love this show. When he caught that colossal tigerfish in the Congo how it wouldn't recover and they ended up eating it and he was so disappointed that he couldn't release it. Reminded me of Rex Hunt's fishing adventures. But he's had like 2 episodes in Queensland in the Fitzroy river and what a coincidence it runs through my town. My uncle and I caught a small bull shark in it. And I like how he explains the local culture behind each monster. Like the big mouthed creature stealing kids of the creek banks in Japan - and it was a massive Salamander. Ugh so glad that there's a thread for this.
Agree with this 100%. He shows a lot of respect for these creatures and their mythos.
The episode where the locals ate the dying fish was really moving. He truely didn't want the fish to die.
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This show is so good. The episode with the freshwater stingray was great. He was so close with that first big one, and it was almost like a movie plot the way he just went back out there (despite the tear in his shoulder) and caught the others.
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Wow I just saw the fresh water shark episode, never ever ever going to straya, no where is safe there.
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I have zero interest in watching this but
LOOK AT THAT FUCKERS TEETH!
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