Off The Hook: Extreme Catches

Season 1

Pro wrestler "Showtime" Eric Young is on a journey into the world of extreme and unusual fishing. In the ring, Eric is a competitive fighter with a big personality. But in his free time, he loves to head out on the water to fish. Now, Eric is on a journey to meet and fish with the most unique fishermen he can find. Anglers who are risking it all... for the sake of the catch.

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10 Episodes

Sailfish Smackdown
E1
Sailfish SmackdownShowtime Eric Young ventures to South Florida to go after the fastest fish in the Atlantic - the sailfish. But he's not fishing from the luxury of a yacht -he's fishing 8 miles off the coast or Miami, from a homemade raft he'd built himself.
Shark-a-mania
E2
Shark-a-maniaShowtime Eric Young ventures to Shark Central - the Gulf Coast of Florida. First he learns how to fish for sharks using women's pantyhose. Then he fishes for sharks in the middle of the ocean... while standing on a 4-inch thick paddleboard.
Running with the Devil
E3
Running with the DevilShowtime Eric Young journeys into the heart of Texas to take on the aptly named Devil's River to go fishing... from a kayak. He braves whitewater rapids, flash floods, snakes, scorpions, and extreme heat, all to find the biggest bass in the state.
Amberjacked Up
E4
Amberjacked UpEric travels to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where he's going after one of the orneriest fish in the ocean - the mighty amberjack. And he's going after it 30 miles off the coast, in the middle of the ocean, from a jet ski.
Skishing Hell Week
E5
Skishing Hell WeekEric travels to Rhode Island to skish - a combination of ski and fishing - to land a striped bass. He'll free float miles from the coast armed only with a rod, and if he lands a big one, he could be towed through the water like he's on water skis.
Beard Gone Grabbling
E6
Beard Gone GrabblingEric learns how to catch catfish with his bare hands, aka noodling, in Tennessee; and is introduced to jug fishing, a technique that uses empty cans or jugs.
The Death Race
E7
The Death RaceEric tries spearfishing in Rhode Island, and later attempts to catch striped bass in New York City.
Go Ahead. Mako My Day.
E8
Go Ahead. Mako My Day.Eric tries to catch a mako shark 20 miles off the coast of San Diego. Later, he goes scuba diving for sea urchins, which are used to make sushi.
You Don’t Know Jack … Crevalle!
E9
You Don’t Know Jack … Crevalle!Eric goes to the Gulf of Mexico to learn how to spearfish under an oil rig. Later, he tries to catch a powerful predatory fish called the crevalle jack.
Carpocalypse Now
E10
Carpocalypse NowIn the Season 1 finale, Eric goes bow fishing for invasive species of Asian carp in Illinois. Also: remote-control fishing boats.