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00:00:00As gator season grinds into week two...
00:00:23Running a lot of lines like we run by ourselves, it's far.
00:00:27Hunters battle both mother nature...
00:00:30This low water is starting to really affect us badly right now.
00:00:33...and man-made forces.
00:00:35More boat traffic.
00:00:36When your boat's traveling up and down the river, gators are high.
00:00:40Furious!
00:00:42With their livelihoods on the line, one swamp vet makes an offer that can't be refused.
00:00:47If we can put 100 feet of alligator in the boat today, I'm gonna show him my secret recipe to cook a blue crab.
00:00:54There he is!
00:00:56As another calls in reinforcements...
00:00:58I should've called you earlier.
00:01:00Whatever I can do to help out and fill tanks...
00:01:03Yeah!
00:01:04I'm gonna do it.
00:01:05Over there!
00:01:06And a team sets their sights...
00:01:09Ah-ya-ya!
00:01:10...on a legendary beast.
00:01:12Take him!
00:01:13Lord, I'm nursing.
00:01:15Damn crocker gator!
00:01:17Yeah!
00:01:18Yeah, Willie!
00:01:19Getting ready!
00:01:20Run these battles out of your life
00:01:28All the pain through the struggle and the strife
00:01:30Now there's just one thing you've got left to do
00:01:34Light a mask, let it burn, and break on two
00:01:37Like a wild horse running, yeah, out of control
00:01:45Like a loaded pistol, like a raging storm
00:01:51You've got thunder in your veins
00:01:54You won't stop till your dying day comes your way
00:02:12It's daybreak in southern Louisiana
00:02:15And across the bayou
00:02:18Swampers awaken to find a water drop nearly two feet overnight
00:02:23In Bayou Benoit, swamp patriarch Daniel Edgar
00:02:31Is betting low water means fewer gators on their lines
00:02:35So he conjures up an impromptu plan to motivate his young deckhand
00:02:41Tell you what, buddy, I have a surprise for you
00:02:44If you can do something
00:02:46Okay
00:02:47If we can get 100 feet of alligators in the boat
00:02:51Like lined up one after the other?
00:02:53Yes, like a total 100 feet
00:02:56I'm gonna teach you a new way to cook a crab
00:03:02And it'll be the best you ever ate
00:03:04You're gonna cook it for me to eat
00:03:06Yes
00:03:06And you're gonna teach me a new recipe
00:03:08Yes
00:03:08If we get 100 feet of alligator in the boat
00:03:11Yes
00:03:12Say less, bro
00:03:13Mr. Daniel promised me that if we catch 100 feet of big alligators
00:03:18And bring them in the boat with my rod and reel
00:03:19That he'll show me a secret Edgar family recipe
00:03:23Cooking crab
00:03:25I don't know how he's gonna show me
00:03:26But he knows how to motivate me
00:03:28Because my mouth is watering already
00:03:30Oh my god
00:03:41That's a giant straight ahead
00:03:44Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop
00:03:50Yeah, there he is, there he is
00:03:52Right there
00:04:00That's him, Zach
00:04:06Whoa
00:04:06Oh my god
00:04:07Whoa
00:04:08Hold him, buddy
00:04:10Hold him, buddy
00:04:12He's smart, but he ain't that smart
00:04:14There he is on the surface, son
00:04:19Let's look at him, Zach
00:04:23How big is he?
00:04:24I don't know
00:04:25Whoa
00:04:29Yeah, I got him
00:04:34Hold on, you got him right under the chin
00:04:38Shoot him, Captain
00:04:39Shoot him
00:04:43Oh, no, that shot's pretty good
00:05:08With one 10-foot gator in the boat
00:05:13Mr. Daniel and Zach are off to a good start
00:05:16But they still need 90 feet of gator
00:05:19To reach their goal for the day
00:05:21I personally hate running lines
00:05:25And everybody knows it
00:05:25Including Mr. Daniel
00:05:26So motivating me this way
00:05:28Is honestly a lot of fun for me
00:05:30But 100 feet of giant alligators
00:05:32Is not an easy task
00:05:34We are going to break our backs today
00:05:36And Daniel included with that treble hook
00:05:38Getting these gators in the boat
00:05:39Is not going to be easy
00:05:40Okay
00:05:46We go back in that slip
00:05:48If there's a big one there
00:05:49He's away from the bank now
00:05:51He might bubble
00:05:52In Lake Fossey Point
00:06:08Just as King of the Swamp
00:06:11Troy Landry
00:06:11Was starting to get back on track
00:06:13To fill his 900 tags
00:06:15His deckhand pickled wheat
00:06:17Delivered an unexpected blow
00:06:19Doing just what I said I wouldn't do
00:06:23Hunting by myself
00:06:25Got about 100 lines out
00:06:27Way too many for me to run by myself
00:06:29Peewee called me this morning at 5 o'clock
00:06:32Her little five-month-old was up all night sick
00:06:36She didn't want to tell me she couldn't come
00:06:38But she needed to stay home with her baby
00:06:40And the last time I went by myself
00:06:43Oh, not another big one
00:06:45I had swore that I wasn't doing that again
00:06:48Lord have mercy
00:06:51But at 5 o'clock in the morning
00:06:54Who are you going to call?
00:07:02All right, we got one
00:07:04Looks like we might have something here
00:07:08Feel like it could be heavy
00:07:24I'm going to tie this thing back off
00:07:26In case it decides to pull
00:07:28Heavy!
00:07:34Let's be real when I need him
00:07:47Let's be real when I need him
00:07:49Ooh, it's a big one
00:08:03Get your big one
00:08:04Ooh
00:08:05Good shot, brother
00:08:23Andrew, good shot
00:08:24Oh, it's my little Peewee when I need him
00:08:36This big old boy don't give me that
00:08:43This nine-footer is a great catch
00:09:07But loading this beast alone
00:09:09Takes twice the effort
00:09:10This is a young man's game
00:09:14Running a lot of lines like we run by ourselves
00:09:17It's hard
00:09:18But it is what it is, you know
00:09:21I gotta push
00:09:22But we gotta feel tax
00:09:24I swore I'd never go back by myself
00:09:26Not running
00:09:27I don't mind putting the lines
00:09:29But it's too hard to run by yourself
00:09:32Over in Bridgewater Bayou
00:09:48Jacob Landry and his deckhand Little Willie
00:09:50Are hustling to fill their share of Troy's 900 tags
00:09:54They're off to a strong start
00:09:57With three in the boat already
00:09:59Oh, oh, right here, right here, right here
00:10:01Right here
00:10:02Is he still alive or he's dead?
00:10:06Just dead
00:10:06We got a crime scene
00:10:09What you got, Willie?
00:10:15Biggest one in the morning
00:10:16Oh, look at the frickin' bite marks on that
00:10:23Oh, he was ate up
00:10:24Look at his leg
00:10:25Look how narrow
00:10:27Look right there
00:10:28Look like a crocodile got a hold to him
00:10:31And that croco-gator got him
00:10:32These bite marks don't look like your typical swamp gator
00:10:36And it's got Jacob thinking of an old swamp legend
00:10:40Years ago, we had a hurricane come through
00:10:42And it damaged a pet store
00:10:44That had some crocodiles in it
00:10:45It had all kinds of different invasive species
00:10:48When that pet store got destroyed
00:10:50Them crocodiles were let out into the wild
00:10:53Well, this is where one of them crocker alligators is known to be
00:10:57So we're gonna set a lot of lines
00:10:59We're gonna try to pull every alligator we can out the water
00:11:01And hopefully we'll catch one of them
00:11:03Look over there
00:11:05Look what he got on the bank
00:11:06Something was coming out there
00:11:07Something ran him up the bank
00:11:08Yeah
00:11:09Jacob and Little Willie think they could be on the trail of a legendary beast
00:11:14Ain't no baby to do that 10-foot alligator
00:11:18Might be our croco-gator
00:11:20Half croc, half alligator
00:11:31In Violet
00:11:40Veteran Swamper Ronnie Adams and his partner Timmy O'Quam
00:11:44Made a bet on the water dropping overnight
00:11:47By setting their lines extra low yesterday
00:11:50And it looks like they made the right call
00:11:54Boy, T, last night, bro, I just had a feeling
00:11:58I knew the water was gonna drop
00:11:59But I wouldn't have think it was gonna drop out like this
00:12:02If we'd have hung them high, they'd be four, five foot out of the water
00:12:04Absolutely, my baby
00:12:06With the water dropping out, it just ain't good
00:12:08This low water's starting to really affect us badly right now
00:12:12Me and Timmy talked it out
00:12:13And we come up with the theory
00:12:14That we probably should put these baits lower
00:12:17At the water level
00:12:17And I'm just hoping this morning pays off
00:12:20Because every year alligator season
00:12:22Just seems like it brings more and more challenges on
00:12:24Got the lines coming up here in a minute
00:12:28Oh, yeah
00:12:30Look like we might have something
00:12:32Yeah
00:12:32And we in some shallow water
00:12:34They got some damage here, bro
00:12:38Oh, I see him
00:12:38He's under the boat right now
00:12:39Let that be the big mamoo
00:12:43Oh, look at him over there, too
00:12:55Yeah, baby
00:12:58Come here, dude
00:13:00Come on, big boy
00:13:03Give me something, baby
00:13:04Boy, he took a run for the money, then
00:13:06In violent
00:13:11Come on, big boy
00:13:12Give me something, baby
00:13:13Ronnie and Timmy are battling a fierce beast
00:13:16On their first line
00:13:18Boy, he took a run for the money, then, baby
00:13:20Come on, T
00:13:26Come on, boy
00:13:28Come on, big boy
00:13:31Show me what you got
00:13:33Come on, baby
00:13:37Give him my workout for the day
00:13:39Put it on him, baby
00:13:41Come on, T
00:13:43Yeah, T
00:13:44Shoot him, T
00:13:47Good job
00:13:55I don't think we need the meat hook
00:13:58Grab his leg, T
00:14:00One, two, three
00:14:01There we go, baby
00:14:02This seven-footer fills a tag
00:14:06But Ronnie worries their extra-low bait
00:14:08Might actually come back to bite him
00:14:10He's definitely not a giant, T
00:14:13You try to stay away from the smaller ones
00:14:15But I feel like when we put the bait at the water level
00:14:18We're gonna catch nothing but smalls
00:14:20That's just my theory on it
00:14:22And lo and behold, first line
00:14:25Here we go, we got a baby on it
00:14:27You know, and gotta waste the tag
00:14:28But that's just part of gator hunting
00:14:30I feel like the smaller gators beat him to the punch
00:14:33When they put that bait out
00:14:35Yeah
00:14:35Big alligator, he'll look at it
00:14:38And sit there for a few hours
00:14:39And look at it
00:14:40And come and get the bait
00:14:41But if there's a little one there
00:14:43He'll just run up there and get it
00:14:44It's like they don't understand
00:14:45That's a hook in there
00:14:46Yep
00:14:47All right, baby
00:14:48Let's go on to the next one
00:14:50Over in Franklin
00:15:06Veteran hunter Bruce Mitchell
00:15:08And his deckhand Anna Rebeck
00:15:10Are determined to break out of a two-day slump
00:15:13So they hung lines
00:15:15In one of Bruce's ace-in-the-hold hot spots
00:15:18Six-mile lake
00:15:20Let's go catch a kid
00:15:21Let's go
00:15:22Unfortunately, they've got company
00:15:25Another damn boat
00:15:32More boat traffic
00:15:34I see it
00:15:36Low water is blocking access
00:15:39To the more shallow fishing holes
00:15:41Sending all the fishermen
00:15:43To the same deep-water lake
00:15:45It's a Saturday
00:15:47And the bad thing about Saturday
00:15:48When you gator fish
00:15:49All these sportsmen around here
00:15:51Go fishing every Saturday
00:15:53So we got boat traffic
00:15:55That shoot back and forth
00:15:56Back and forth
00:15:56Hundreds of boats
00:15:57And when the boats are traveling
00:15:59Up and down the rivers
00:16:00The gators hide
00:16:01They don't want to be around
00:16:03The boats and stuff
00:16:04So they get kind of spooked
00:16:05And they won't bite on the line
00:16:07What you got, Anna?
00:16:09Line's down
00:16:10We'll see what we got
00:16:12See anything?
00:16:19No
00:16:19Got it?
00:16:21Yep
00:16:22Oh, crap
00:16:26It's that boat traffic
00:16:27Yeah, Anna
00:16:28There's another boat coming
00:16:30I know
00:16:31There's a big fisherman over here
00:16:35We roll up to our first line
00:16:38And there's no gator on the line
00:16:40And, you know, everybody's out fishing
00:16:42And, unfortunately, that causes the gators
00:16:45Not to bite our lines
00:16:46The gators don't like all that traffic
00:16:47This one's down, too
00:16:49Of course, that don't mean nothing
00:16:51You see it?
00:16:52It's on the other side
00:16:53What you got?
00:17:00Nothing, Mr. Bruce
00:17:01That's that boat traffic
00:17:02These boats are killing us
00:17:05You got any ideas what we can do?
00:17:07Only thing we can do is go further back
00:17:09I know a run nobody's ever been in
00:17:12We're gonna try that one, maybe
00:17:13I think we need to
00:17:15We gotta do something different
00:17:16Yep
00:17:16This is frustrating
00:17:18Moving their lines to this remote slough
00:17:25Could change their luck
00:17:26But it's a reset
00:17:28That'll cost them at least two hours a hunt
00:17:31I know a place
00:17:32We can get way back in the back
00:17:34And nobody goes back there
00:17:36If we can get way back there
00:17:38I think we can get some gators
00:17:39It's just not working out here
00:17:40I guess we'll see what happens
00:17:42So many boats
00:17:43Ain't nothing you can do about it
00:17:44Back in Bayou Benoit
00:17:56Mr. Daniel's motivating his deckhand
00:18:00With the promise to reveal
00:18:01A secret family recipe
00:18:03If they catch an impressive
00:18:05Hundred feet of gator
00:18:07There can't be that many new ways
00:18:09To cook crab
00:18:09But if anyone's gonna know
00:18:10How to cook it
00:18:11It's gonna be the crab man himself
00:18:13Come on
00:18:13Mr. Daniel
00:18:14He wants a hundred feet of monsters
00:18:16That's a challenge
00:18:17He's not just gonna hand out to anybody
00:18:19But with a reward
00:18:20Like a fresh Edgar recipe of crab
00:18:23At the end of the day for this
00:18:24That's nothing
00:18:25Count these alligators in the boat
00:18:26I just see one
00:18:36He's under those green grass
00:18:45See where he's bubbling
00:18:47Yeah, cut the engine
00:18:48Cut the engine
00:18:49I got him
00:18:58Yes, yes
00:18:59Maybe that hook in him, Jack
00:19:01There he is
00:19:07Oh, lean, lean, lean, lean, lean, lean
00:19:09Is that a big one?
00:19:10You hooked him?
00:19:14That's all you
00:19:15That's all you
00:19:15Oh, he's so big
00:19:16You got him in the mouth
00:19:17Still got him
00:19:23Hold him, Jack
00:19:24Let him get out here in the middle
00:19:26You still got him?
00:19:28Yeah, I got him
00:19:29You got him, you sure?
00:19:29I got him
00:19:30Get a big gun
00:19:32Get the big gun, Jack
00:19:34Oh, my God
00:19:35Hold that thing
00:19:36Shoot him, Jack
00:19:39Oh, my God
00:19:51Oh, yeah
00:19:53That's a big one
00:19:54This 12-foot monster
00:19:58brings Mr. Daniel
00:19:59and Zach's total length
00:20:01of gators
00:20:01to more than 50 feet
00:20:02for the day
00:20:03But they still have
00:20:0650 more to go
00:20:07Nice
00:20:09Gift-wrapped alligator
00:20:10We're slinging gators
00:20:12in the boat
00:20:13and these are monsters
00:20:14because we're all
00:20:15picking and choosing
00:20:16the giant alligators
00:20:17There's no little
00:20:18dinks on the lines
00:20:19to get in our way
00:20:20and slow us down
00:20:21And Daniel
00:20:22is an apex predator
00:20:23He loves hunting them
00:20:24just as much as I do
00:20:26Don't let him fool you
00:20:26with his hard work
00:20:27If it was up to him
00:20:29he'd be hunting
00:20:30every day
00:20:30along with me
00:20:31Some fresh crab?
00:20:35Come on
00:20:36Show me
00:20:36I want to try
00:20:37that crab
00:20:38you're talking about
00:20:38In Bridgewater Bayou
00:20:55Jacob and Little Willie
00:20:57already have
00:20:58five gators
00:20:59in the boat
00:21:00as they hunt
00:21:01for an infamous beast
00:21:02they call
00:21:03the crock-a-gator
00:21:04The old man
00:21:06by that red camp
00:21:07on the right
00:21:08said
00:21:08you don't know
00:21:09if it's part crocodile
00:21:10or if somebody
00:21:11might have tried
00:21:12to shoot it years ago
00:21:13and blew some
00:21:13of his nose off
00:21:14but you know
00:21:15alligators have
00:21:16a big round nose
00:21:17This one has like
00:21:18it comes to a point
00:21:19like a crocodile
00:21:20Got tracks right there
00:21:22that seem like
00:21:22the biggest crocodile
00:21:23so you never know
00:21:25He's been telling us
00:21:26about that
00:21:27for about 10 years now
00:21:28Crocodiles are identifiable
00:21:31by their distinct
00:21:32V-shaped snouts
00:21:34in aggressive temperament
00:21:35While not native
00:21:38to Louisiana
00:21:39reports of crocodile
00:21:41sightings persist
00:21:42across the bayou
00:21:43Legend of the hybrid
00:21:46crock-a-gator
00:21:46has been passed down
00:21:48for generations
00:21:49Although evidence
00:21:51of one
00:21:52has never been found
00:21:53Year after year
00:21:56you hear of these
00:21:57certain alligators
00:21:58that people see
00:21:59and they just
00:21:59don't look right
00:22:00And as many alligators
00:22:01as we've ever caught
00:22:02we've never caught one
00:22:04but we did know
00:22:05of people that saw them
00:22:07and it's people
00:22:08that they tell you
00:22:09something normally
00:22:09you can take it
00:22:10to the bank
00:22:10so for them to tell us
00:22:11that story
00:22:12and see an alligator
00:22:13that looks like a crocodile
00:22:14is very believable
00:22:15I think we got something
00:22:19I just seen his back
00:22:21come out of the water
00:22:22Can you reach it with him?
00:22:28Yeah I can reach it
00:22:29What you got Willie?
00:22:36Got it?
00:22:37Yeah
00:22:37Come on Willie
00:22:41hold on to him
00:22:42There's a big possibility
00:22:46there might be him
00:22:47there might be him
00:22:59Could be him
00:23:00Come on Willie
00:23:02Jacob and Little Willie
00:23:03are in pursuit
00:23:04of the infamous croc-a-gator
00:23:05Hold on Willie
00:23:07There's a big possibility
00:23:11there might be him
00:23:12Could be him
00:23:16Feisty fella
00:23:18that's for sure
00:23:18Take him my baby
00:23:22Take him
00:23:23Come on
00:23:24I'm first
00:23:25Come on Willie
00:23:27Coming up
00:23:33Right there
00:23:33Yeah Willie
00:23:44One at a time
00:23:46my dude
00:23:47One at a time
00:23:47This ain't him
00:23:50This ain't no hybrid
00:23:51But he'll do
00:23:53Oh look at that
00:23:54That's big teeth marks
00:23:55but look how narrow it looks
00:23:57At 8 feet long
00:23:59with bite marks
00:24:00on his back
00:24:01the hunters know
00:24:03this isn't the beast
00:24:04they're chasing
00:24:05A crocodile
00:24:06he got a long
00:24:07little skinny
00:24:08narrowhead
00:24:09and an alligator
00:24:10on the other hand
00:24:11got a wide snout
00:24:12but the size difference
00:24:14is a lot different
00:24:15Crocodile's huge
00:24:16and an alligator's
00:24:17just big
00:24:19you know
00:24:19Yeah this ain't
00:24:20that old croc again
00:24:22But we all fill in the boat
00:24:24Back in the marsh
00:24:36I thought this marsh
00:24:38would have paid off
00:24:39better man
00:24:39Yeah I know
00:24:40I don't think we caught
00:24:41what we thought
00:24:42we were gonna catch
00:24:42Ronnie and Timmy
00:24:44hung their baits
00:24:45extra low
00:24:46with hopes of catching
00:24:47in shallow water
00:24:48but the result
00:24:50is a boat
00:24:51full of puny gators
00:24:52With the water level
00:24:54going up and down
00:24:55bro
00:24:55we
00:24:55I think we just
00:24:57hung the baits
00:24:57too low
00:24:58Didn't work out
00:24:59maybe water
00:25:00tried something out
00:25:00And big gators
00:25:01won't come in here
00:25:02and waste all that energy
00:25:03if the water's too low
00:25:04and they gotta work
00:25:05to get to it
00:25:05Yeah
00:25:06That ain't happening
00:25:07You know all in all
00:25:08we catching some
00:25:09small to medium sized
00:25:11gators right now
00:25:12because our baits
00:25:13are low
00:25:14If your bait's too high
00:25:16the gators
00:25:16they lazy
00:25:17They're not gonna waste
00:25:18all that energy
00:25:18to come out
00:25:19and get it
00:25:19so you wanna kinda put it
00:25:21at the water level
00:25:21but then
00:25:22you gotta deal
00:25:23with the babies
00:25:24Oh look at that one there boy
00:25:36That's a monster team
00:25:44When they go to the deep
00:25:46like that
00:25:46that's usually a spur
00:25:47Might be a 25-footer team
00:25:50Now we in the crocodile waters
00:25:53He's a good one
00:25:55Yeah
00:26:00Yeah
00:26:00Yeah
00:26:00Come on
00:26:01Come on
00:26:03big boy
00:26:04Come on
00:26:05big boy
00:26:05where you at
00:26:06Get the gun
00:26:10T
00:26:10Get the gun
00:26:11T
00:26:11Look at
00:26:12the size
00:26:13up
00:26:13give it to me
00:26:16baby
00:26:16Booyah
00:26:28He's definitely
00:26:30not a giant team
00:26:31You know
00:26:36with the water level
00:26:37being low right now
00:26:38we are bringing in
00:26:39gators
00:26:40smalls and mediums
00:26:41but it ain't what
00:26:41we're looking to catch
00:26:42bro
00:26:43Right
00:26:43We're gonna rebate
00:26:45this one
00:26:45It holds some giants
00:26:47in here
00:26:47that ain't been hunted
00:26:48in a long time
00:26:49baby
00:26:49Right here bro
00:26:51We're gonna put one
00:26:51right here
00:26:52With another 7-footer
00:26:53on the line
00:26:54Ronnie knows
00:26:55they need to fix
00:26:56the height of their baits
00:26:58or risk coming home
00:26:59with a boat full of lizards
00:27:01But we ain't got
00:27:02many lines left
00:27:03but we gotta go
00:27:04set a few more
00:27:05for sure
00:27:06Yeah
00:27:07A few
00:27:08fresh up
00:27:08Yeah
00:27:09Two or three lines here
00:27:10Two or three lines
00:27:12and the next drain over
00:27:13Hey
00:27:14It's gonna be a lot
00:27:15of running
00:27:16but I think
00:27:17four size
00:27:19and quality
00:27:20of the gator
00:27:20is gonna pay off
00:27:21Yep
00:27:22Ronnie thinks
00:27:23we should rebate
00:27:24instead of
00:27:25move into another area
00:27:26I kinda agree with him
00:27:28so we're gonna
00:27:29gamble and run him
00:27:30but hopefully
00:27:31we do good
00:27:32It's like crop rotating
00:27:33Absolutely
00:27:34Rotating your section
00:27:35Well we go through
00:27:36hunting to try
00:27:37to catch monsters
00:27:38Back in Franklin
00:27:51Bruce and Anna
00:27:52begin checking
00:27:53their lines
00:27:54they set
00:27:55deep in a remote slough
00:27:56and hope
00:27:57fewer boats
00:27:58mean more gators
00:28:00Is this far enough
00:28:01back for you?
00:28:02Yep
00:28:03I don't think
00:28:03we're gonna have
00:28:04any boats back here
00:28:05No
00:28:05Most boats can't
00:28:07come through this stuff
00:28:07Good
00:28:08Mr. Bruce has a strategy
00:28:10He found a spot
00:28:11He found it way
00:28:12far away
00:28:12from the boat traffic
00:28:13and I'm hoping
00:28:14these gators are biting
00:28:15because this was
00:28:16a long ride
00:28:17I hope we do good
00:28:19in this honey hole
00:28:20Yep
00:28:20We came a long way
00:28:21for this
00:28:22Lines down
00:28:24It's pulled out
00:28:25Cool
00:28:27Hey
00:28:28Hey
00:28:28It could be worth
00:28:30the trip
00:28:30I believe
00:28:31It's already
00:28:31paying off
00:28:32Grab the line
00:28:42Get that gun
00:28:46Coming
00:28:47Get him up
00:28:48Get him up
00:28:49He's coming up
00:28:50I told you
00:28:55he's gonna pay off
00:28:55back there
00:28:56Can't get a shot
00:29:00Can't get a shot
00:29:01Try it
00:29:02I'm trying
00:29:03Almost hit him
00:29:05Come on dude
00:29:08He's trying to
00:29:08stay out of the boat
00:29:09Come on
00:29:10Get him up
00:29:10Get him up
00:29:11Whoa
00:29:14There he is
00:29:15Mr. Bruce
00:29:15Get him
00:29:15Get him
00:29:16Get him around
00:29:16Get him around
00:29:17Here
00:29:17Come on buddy
00:29:22Watch out
00:29:23Come on dude
00:29:24Give me a shot
00:29:25Hold him
00:29:26Hold him
00:29:27Hold him
00:29:27Hold him
00:29:27Right there
00:29:27Right there
00:29:28Yes
00:29:32Got him
00:29:38I told you he'd pay off
00:29:39back here
00:29:39I knew it
00:29:40Put some tape on his lip
00:29:41Oh come on
00:29:44Get her
00:29:44That ain't a bad gator
00:29:47No that's a good start
00:29:49I can't get his leg
00:29:52This 7 footer gets their day started at last
00:29:57But they'll need to keep stacking them up
00:30:00To make up for the lost time
00:30:01It's a pretty good gator on the line
00:30:04I'm thinking things are looking up for us
00:30:06No boat traffic
00:30:07Better gators
00:30:08Well that was a good start Mr. Bruce
00:30:11Ain't no doubt in my mind
00:30:12I'm glad we baited back here
00:30:13Back in Lake Fosset Point
00:30:29Toy has 7 gators in the boat
00:30:31But solo hunting moves at a slower pace than he's used to
00:30:36When you hunt by yourself you need a boat with a steering wheel in the front
00:30:39So you ain't gotta walk back and forth
00:30:41Years ago I used to wrestle the gators
00:30:44I loved to fight them
00:30:46That was my thing
00:30:47I loved it
00:30:47Now I'm getting older and it makes it like night and day
00:30:51It can be 3 times harder
00:30:53So now I focus mostly on running the boat and shoot
00:30:57Oh, I'm getting old, I'm getting slow
00:31:00It is what it is
00:31:03Is that a gator I see between them cypress trees over there?
00:31:10We got a line right there
00:31:12Ooh, got a big one, got a big one
00:31:23I'll take it
00:31:25Really big
00:31:41In Lake Fosset Point
00:31:43The king of the swamp is trying to reel in a monster alone
00:31:55I wish we were here to see that shooting I'm doing today
00:32:02I wish we were here to see that shooting I'm doing today
00:32:06Lord have mercy
00:32:18Mmm
00:32:20I wish I ate my weedies this morning
00:32:33That was about a 250 pound gator
00:32:39With another monster and another exhausting load in
00:32:43The king of the swamp knows something's gotta change
00:32:46If he's gonna finish running his 100 lines today
00:32:49I'm falling so far behind now
00:32:52I gotta regroup
00:32:53But if there was ever a time to try something different
00:32:57This would be the time
00:32:59Get you slow, slow, slow
00:33:03Back in Bridgewater Bayou
00:33:17Jacob and Little Willie are running lines in search of a one-of-a-kind beast they call the croc-a-gator
00:33:23I don't know Willie
00:33:25You got a little load but no croc-a-gator
00:33:27Yeah
00:33:28I start thinking in the back of my head
00:33:30And maybe Mr. Jacob wasn't telling the field
00:33:32And a big storm come up and everything
00:33:34It'll push them crocodiles down here
00:33:36And it's possible
00:33:40Ooh
00:33:42You see one?
00:33:43A big one that took off in the middle of the bayou
00:33:46Think that's him?
00:33:48Yeah, that's him
00:33:49Right up there
00:33:53Going out
00:34:03Better rip Willie
00:34:08Good job Willie
00:34:11I got him
00:34:17Right here, right here, right here
00:34:19He rode, he's right here somewhere
00:34:30Man, that's deep
00:34:36He was coming up under the water
00:34:40Where is that? Where is that?
00:34:45Behind the boat
00:34:50Got him on that one
00:35:03Got it?
00:35:04No
00:35:10I hit him good
00:35:11He's right here somewhere
00:35:13He ain't far
00:35:14I think I got him right here with him
00:35:18Huh?
00:35:19Right here, right here on the side of the boat
00:35:25Right here, I don't know how good I got him hooked
00:35:27Yeah, you got him
00:35:29Oh yeah, I'm barely hooked in the back
00:35:32Ooh, he's a good one
00:35:33Oh yeah, a good one
00:35:34I barely had him hooked in the way
00:35:38Give me this lead
00:35:39You got him
00:35:43Ready?
00:35:44One, two, three
00:35:46Good job Willie
00:35:47Good job Willie
00:35:51One, two, three
00:35:53One more time, ready?
00:35:54One, two, three
00:35:56Jacob and Willie have another ten-footer in the boat
00:35:59But with one look at the shape of this beast's mouth
00:36:02The hunters know this isn't their monster
00:36:06We pull him up and we're like, nope, this ain't our croc-a-gator
00:36:09So we're gonna have to keep our eyes peeled
00:36:10We're gonna have to keep hunting
00:36:12And we might run into him
00:36:13I'd buy one
00:36:15And a croc-a-gator though
00:36:28In the marsh
00:36:30Come on baby, be a big boy
00:36:32Be that big boy we're looking for
00:36:34After spending two hours resetting their baits
00:36:37Ronnie and Timmy returned to their lines
00:36:39Hoping to finally catch a monster
00:36:41I don't see no line going in the weeds
00:36:46You know right now we're having a tough time in the marsh
00:36:49The lines is not catching like we want them to
00:36:51We don't waste it an hour and a half
00:36:54But now we're back and hopefully it pays off, baby
00:37:06Oh yeah, that one's down
00:37:08Oh, you got it
00:37:11Oh, down to the middle
00:37:13Yeah, get the gun, T
00:37:14Get the gun, T
00:37:15Get the gun, T
00:37:16That's a big one
00:37:17Lord have mercy
00:37:19Watch him, baby
00:37:20Watch him, baby
00:37:21Get a good shot on him, get a good shot on him, T
00:37:22Get a good shot on him, T
00:37:23Get a good shot on him, T
00:37:24Get a good shot on him, T
00:37:25Get a good shot on him, T
00:37:26Get a good shot on him, T
00:37:27Get a good shot on him, T
00:37:29Get the gun, T
00:37:30Get the gun, T
00:37:32Get the gun, T
00:37:34Get the gun, T
00:37:36Get the gun, T
00:37:37Lord have mercy!
00:37:40Watch him! Watch him, baby!
00:37:45Get a good shot on him! Get a good shot on him, Chief!
00:37:57Atta, baby! Atta, baby!
00:38:00Woo!
00:38:02We startin' to pay off, bro.
00:38:05Well, we don't have a winch.
00:38:07Oh, that's right. I got two of them, baby.
00:38:09Come on, big boy, McCoy.
00:38:12All right.
00:38:13One, two, three.
00:38:16This 9-footer is a promising sign
00:38:18the higher lines are hooking bigger bases.
00:38:23It hit you in the face? Yeah.
00:38:25You all right? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
00:38:27We got a good-sized Gator.
00:38:28But right now, we're looking for ones that are much bigger,
00:38:31and I'm just hoping my plan pays off,
00:38:33and the rest of the day might pan out good.
00:38:38Good job, dude.
00:38:39Yes.
00:38:40Back in Bayou Benoit.
00:38:41Hey, buddy. You ready for that crowd?
00:38:43Mr. Daniel and Zach have 60 feet of Gator in the boat,
00:38:47but they still have their work cut out to catch 40 more.
00:38:49That's a lot of alligators in the boat.
00:38:50Yeah, but if we do that, I'm gonna cook you a crowd.
00:38:51Consider it done.
00:38:52Daniel and I love seeing me sling this rotten reel.
00:38:53To catch these alligators and 100 feet of them,
00:38:55I'm ready to absolutely slaughter these monsters.
00:38:57Daniel promised me a brand-new crab recipe,
00:39:00and that he'll cook it and show it to me himself
00:39:02as soon as we get back to the dock.
00:39:03I'm more excited than ever.
00:39:07I'm more excited than ever.
00:39:08That was a giant thing.
00:39:09Yeah, but if we do that, I'm gonna cook you a crab.
00:39:12Consider it done.
00:39:13Daniel and I love seeing me sling this rotten reel.
00:39:15To catch these alligators and 100 feet of them,
00:39:17I'm ready to absolutely slaughter these monsters.
00:39:20Daniel promised me a brand-new crab recipe,
00:39:23and that he'll cook it and show it to me himself
00:39:26as soon as we get back to the dock.
00:39:28I'm more excited than ever.
00:39:35That was a giant straight ahead.
00:39:37I kid you not, go straight ahead.
00:39:39Go straight.
00:39:40Cut it. Cut it now.
00:39:43Cut it now.
00:39:44This might be him.
00:39:48Perfect.
00:39:53That's him, Zach. Whoa!
00:39:58Oh, my God. Whoa!
00:40:00Hold him, Zach.
00:40:01Hold him, Zach.
00:40:03Hold him, Zach.
00:40:06Hold him, Zach.
00:40:08No, he's going into this tree.
00:40:10Bring him on this side.
00:40:11Oh, oh, go on the other side.
00:40:13Hold on.
00:40:16Okay.
00:40:20That's him, Zach.
00:40:21Maybe.
00:40:32Oh!
00:40:33Oh, his head's right there.
00:40:34The damn alligator's right there.
00:40:35Shoot him, Zach.
00:40:39Shoot him, Zach.
00:40:40Shoot him, Zach.
00:40:43In Bayou Benoit...
00:40:45Oh!
00:40:46Oh, his head's right there.
00:40:47The damn alligator's right there.
00:40:48Zach's losing hold of his fishing rod.
00:40:51Shoot him, Zach.
00:40:53Shoot him, Zach.
00:40:54Shoot him, Zach.
00:40:55Shoot him!
00:40:56Shoot him.
00:40:57I had my hand right by his mouth.
00:41:11Oh, my God.
00:41:12It did.
00:41:13Let me cut this line, because he's all wrapped up.
00:41:15They can't hide, bro.
00:41:17They can run, but they cannot hide.
00:41:19This beast raises their total to 67 feet.
00:41:23But with only three hours left of sunlight,
00:41:26they have a long way to go to reach 100.
00:41:29I don't know if the math is adding up.
00:41:31This is going to be a little bit harder than I thought.
00:41:34We want to fill these tags with big ones
00:41:36in order for me to win this little recipe prize
00:41:38with this Daniel family secret crab recipe,
00:41:41and I'm starting to think we might not make it.
00:41:43Could you imagine if that guy took your finger?
00:41:45Damn, head was right there.
00:41:47He almost got you, son.
00:41:58Over in Franklin,
00:42:00Bruce and Anna have bagged four beasts
00:42:02in this remote slough.
00:42:04But they need a lot more to make up
00:42:06for the time lost moving their lines.
00:42:09I'm feeling pretty good back here,
00:42:10Anna, what do you think?
00:42:11This is what we needed.
00:42:12Quiet, no boat traffic.
00:42:15This is perfect.
00:42:16Yup.
00:42:17We're catching a few gators,
00:42:18and they're good gators.
00:42:19And I'm thinking to myself that this might have been worth it
00:42:22to come really far back here.
00:42:23Mr. Bruce had a good plan so far.
00:42:30Line's down.
00:42:31Get your hook.
00:42:36Straight ahead.
00:42:37Be careful now.
00:42:38Be careful.
00:42:42What you got?
00:42:43It's completely tangled.
00:42:45I ain't holding.
00:42:46I'm coming.
00:42:52Oh, gosh.
00:42:53All right.
00:42:54What you got?
00:42:55Is there something on this?
00:42:56Get him up.
00:42:57Get him up.
00:42:58I'll get the guns.
00:43:03Whoa!
00:43:04Hold him.
00:43:05Hold him.
00:43:06Hold him.
00:43:07Whoa!
00:43:08That's a good gator.
00:43:09Get him up, Anna.
00:43:10Get him.
00:43:11Oh, he's big.
00:43:12He's big.
00:43:16There we go.
00:43:17There we go.
00:43:18Crap.
00:43:19What's going on, Mr. Bruce?
00:43:20I don't...
00:43:21Watch him.
00:43:22Whoa!
00:43:23Watch him.
00:43:24Watch him.
00:43:25Get him over.
00:43:27Get him over.
00:43:28Hold him.
00:43:29Hold him.
00:43:30Hold him.
00:43:31Get him, Mr. Bruce.
00:43:33Oh!
00:43:34Get him up.
00:43:35Get him up.
00:43:36Get him up.
00:43:45Whew!
00:43:46You good?
00:43:47You got to worry about that one no more, no?
00:43:48Yes.
00:43:49None of the gators get in the boat.
00:43:51What's wrong?
00:43:52Nothing wrong with this thing.
00:43:54All right.
00:43:55I got him.
00:43:56Oh, that's a nice hitter.
00:43:57Get some tape on his lips.
00:43:58OK.
00:43:59Oh, boy.
00:44:00Oh.
00:44:01Ready?
00:44:02Yeah.
00:44:03One, two, three, go.
00:44:05Two, three, go.
00:44:06Two, three, go.
00:44:09That's where he's gonna rest.
00:44:11This nine-footer is exactly what they hoped for to get their day back on track.
00:44:16But the misfiring gun has Bruce concerned.
00:44:19This gun's misfiring.
00:44:20And we're so far back here, it's just too far to go back.
00:44:24You just can't do it right now.
00:44:26So we're gonna have to come up with something different out here.
00:44:29You good, Anna?
00:44:30Yep.
00:44:31Hold on, Ann.
00:44:32Get her time.
00:44:33Back in Lake Fossey Point, hunting alone is putting Troy way behind schedule to run his
00:44:51lines.
00:44:52But he's come up with a plan to speed up his pace.
00:44:56There he is.
00:44:57I ran about half the lines by myself this morning.
00:45:00And I could see I was about two hours later than Peewee and I would have been.
00:45:04And them alligators gotta be iced down as soon as possible.
00:45:07So I called Chase to help me get these alligators in the boat.
00:45:11I should have called you earlier.
00:45:13Dad is getting too old to run lines by himself.
00:45:16Yeah, it's hard by yourself, dude.
00:45:18Dad called me.
00:45:19He needed a hand running line.
00:45:21And whatever I can do, any way I can do it, to help out and build tags, I'm gonna do it.
00:45:33Hey, look, look, look, look, look.
00:45:37There you go.
00:45:38Get the gun.
00:45:41Come here, big boy.
00:45:45What we got?
00:45:46What we got?
00:45:47Let's go.
00:45:49Merry Christmas!
00:45:50Turn on.
00:45:51Come on!
00:45:52That's what I'm talkin of!
00:45:53Come on, big boy!
00:45:55We're always....
00:46:04...å–œæ¡.
00:46:06Watch him.
00:46:07Whoa!
00:46:08Watch him!
00:46:09In Lake Frossey Point,
00:46:12even with the help of his son,
00:46:15With the help of his son, Troy's at risk of losing this aggressive fighter.
00:46:19Ooh, watch him!
00:46:20Ooh!
00:46:25Yeah!
00:46:26Yeah!
00:46:27Get him!
00:46:29Get that!
00:46:30Ow!
00:46:31Get it, baby!
00:46:32Get it!
00:46:33Don't move the bomb!
00:46:35That's what I'm talking about!
00:46:38Fight, fight!
00:46:39Turn him up, sonny, boy!
00:46:43Right there, right there!
00:46:45Woo!
00:46:50Good shot, good shot!
00:46:52Let me find our doodadies.
00:46:54Let me put these on the front leg.
00:46:59All right.
00:47:00Loading this goliath with Chase's help saves the king of the swamp valuable time
00:47:05as he tries to make it through his 100 lines.
00:47:09Chase is strong, he hustles, and he's a good helper in the boat.
00:47:13I hated to call him because I know he likes the treble hook, but I really needed him today.
00:47:18Can't believe you wanted to come run all these lines by yourself, Troy.
00:47:22You know better than I.
00:47:24I'm sure glad you came to help.
00:47:26All you had to do was say something.
00:47:28Let's roll.
00:47:29We got a good way to go.
00:47:30Let's roll.
00:47:31We got a good way to go.
00:47:43In the marsh...
00:47:45We ain't catching much of nothing, bro.
00:47:47Yeah, I don't know, man.
00:47:48We tried putting them low.
00:47:49This last line here, T, bro, it better be a big one.
00:47:52After spending most of the morning resetting his lines, the size of Ronnie's gators has improved.
00:47:58But he's hoping to end with a giant.
00:48:02We need at least one big one to go in.
00:48:04At least one.
00:48:05Because right now, we going in there with all these little shoe shoes, bro.
00:48:08It ain't cutting it.
00:48:09You know, coming up on this last line, what we doing is pissing in the wind.
00:48:13I got to do something to salvage the day.
00:48:16Because if not, I'm going to have a bad season.
00:48:18And I'm not looking forward to that.
00:48:26We got a line down right here, T.
00:48:28Hell yeah.
00:48:31Oh, I see all kind of mud on the ground.
00:48:33Oh, good.
00:48:34I hope it's a nice gator.
00:48:35Me too.
00:48:40All right, T.
00:48:43Ooh, ooh, ooh.
00:48:47Wait a minute, T.
00:48:51Yah!
00:48:55Yah, bleep.
00:48:56He is a monster, T.
00:48:58Who's watching, T?
00:48:59Watching, T?
00:49:00T, you got to shoot him, bro.
00:49:10Did I hit him?
00:49:11I don't know, T.
00:49:12I think so.
00:49:13I think so.
00:49:14Well, that's just you pulling on him like that.
00:49:16Look, pick him up.
00:49:17I'm going to grab the rope right here.
00:49:19All right?
00:49:22Put him again, T.
00:49:23He's a while away, T.
00:49:24T, T.
00:49:25Oh, come on.
00:49:29Ooh, what a dinosaur.
00:49:33He's a popper.
00:49:36T, you got to shoot him.
00:49:37You got to shoot him.
00:49:38Whoo!
00:49:39Dude took my hook and everything right out my hand.
00:49:54Although this wasn't the day he hoped for, Ronnie feels a lot better heading back to the dock with this 11-footer on board.
00:50:01It was kind of a mixed bag type day, finishing up real strong.
00:50:05We caught a really good gate at the end here.
00:50:08Every year alligator season just seems like it brings more and more challenges on.
00:50:12Good job, my dude.
00:50:13All right, we're getting out of here.
00:50:14More than another day.
00:50:15Yep.
00:50:16Back in Bridgewater Bayou, Jacob and Little Willie still haven't caught their legendary monster.
00:50:20But they're not giving up.
00:50:21If we see something, we're going to go after it.
00:50:22We're catching good alligators.
00:50:23But I know deep down in me that this is where one of them Kroka alligators is known to be.
00:50:26We're going to try to pull every alligator we can out the water.
00:50:27And hopefully we catch one of those so we can finally prove that it's not just a fish.
00:50:32It's a true story.
00:51:03There he go!
00:51:12Over there!
00:51:14I see something swimming out, it would look like over there.
00:51:19Heyyyyyy.
00:51:22Oón!
00:51:25Let's go inside of the grass.
00:51:30In Bridgewater Valley, Jacob and Little Willie are locked in a battle with a behemoth.
00:51:47Hold on to him, Willie.
00:51:52Damn crocker gator.
00:51:54Push your head there, Fred.
00:51:57Come on, Willie.
00:52:00Good eye, my boy.
00:52:08Good eye.
00:52:09Yes, sir.
00:52:13Look how white he is.
00:52:14Look, his back's even white.
00:52:17Never seen one have some white spots in him like that.
00:52:21Weird, huh?
00:52:22Like a booty hybrid.
00:52:24White stripe, black stripey like a zebra.
00:52:26With one look at the size and markings of this monster, the hunters think they found their target.
00:52:33Right away, I knew something wasn't right with this alligator.
00:52:37Something was different about it.
00:52:38And he noticed it right away also.
00:52:40Look at this.
00:52:41He got like a bluish looking, grayish color in his head right there.
00:52:46The pattern on this alligator, the colors on this alligator, it's throwing crocker gator balls.
00:52:52Man, how crazy.
00:52:53So, we think we found our nemesis.
00:52:5717 years, I ain't never seen a crocodile in my life.
00:53:12Back in Vallée Benoit, Mr. Daniel and Zach are 10 feet short of meeting their goal for the day.
00:53:20All right, let's try this again.
00:53:23We've been catching these gators on the rod and reel, and I think we have around 90 feet of alligator in this boat.
00:53:29So, if I can get one more big one, we're done and I'm enjoying crap.
00:53:34Let's see.
00:53:44Look, look.
00:53:46He stopped right there.
00:53:50There he is.
00:53:59Oh, yes.
00:54:00Oh, my God.
00:54:01Hold him, Zach.
00:54:03Don't give him no slack, buddy.
00:54:05Oh, my God.
00:54:06He's right here.
00:54:07Oh, that's my shot, huh?
00:54:10That's a good throw.
00:54:15Okay, I'm going to bring him to you now.
00:54:17Here he is.
00:54:23I got him, Zach.
00:54:26This is the monster.
00:54:29He's rolling on me.
00:54:31Jack, get the big gun, please.
00:54:37Oh, look at the size of that thing.
00:54:39Get him up here.
00:54:40Oh, my God.
00:54:47Shoot him, Zach.
00:54:49Shoot him.
00:54:53Hold on, hold on, hold on.
00:54:54Oh, you slowed him down.
00:55:06Look at that monster, dude.
00:55:08I feel like I was in a fight with Tyson.
00:55:10This 12-foot goliath puts the hunters over their gold.
00:55:17And now it's time for Mr. Daniel to uphold his end of the bargain.
00:55:22I'm feeling great in my stomach.
00:55:23I can hear a rumbling right now.
00:55:25I'm about to enjoy a secret, probably ancient, passed down from who knows how many years,
00:55:31family recipe of how to cook a Daniel Edgar crab.
00:55:35I can't wait.
00:55:36100 feet of alligator and some fresh crab and a new way to learn how to cook it?
00:55:42Come on.
00:55:43That's a good deal.
00:55:44Back in Franklin, as Bruce and Anna make their way to the last line in the remote slough,
00:56:06Anna's concerned her captain's gun is fried.
00:56:10A little crunchy, but hold on.
00:56:11Mr. Bruce's gun doesn't seem to be working very well, but we can't just run back to the dock.
00:56:17We are far out in the swamp because we had to get away from the traffic.
00:56:20So I don't really know what we're going to do.
00:56:22I'm just praying that the gun's going to hold up and we can finish running our lines.
00:56:29Is that a line up here?
00:56:31Yeah, up here on the right.
00:56:33It's down, Mr. Bruce.
00:56:35Oh, yeah.
00:56:38See anything?
00:56:39Yep, it's pulled out to the left.
00:56:41Okay.
00:56:43Got it?
00:56:44Yep, it's up.
00:56:50Hold up, see what you got.
00:56:51I got it.
00:56:54Get him up there.
00:56:54Come on, come on, come on.
00:56:58Oh, that's a good deal.
00:56:59Oh, get that gun.
00:57:02I got it, I got it, I got it.
00:57:04Don't let me pull you over.
00:57:05Try not to.
00:57:06Oh, oh.
00:57:08Oh, this is a good gator.
00:57:16Get him, Miss Bruce.
00:57:18There he is.
00:57:20Crap.
00:57:21What's going on?
00:57:23This one's gone.
00:57:24Bruce's gun jams at the worst possible time.
00:57:37I got my bow.
00:57:38We've got to get it.
00:57:39Yeah, get the bow.
00:57:40Hurry.
00:57:41I'm coming, I'm coming.
00:57:43All right, I'm ready, I'm ready.
00:57:44Pull him up, pull him up.
00:57:45I got him, I got him.
00:57:50Get him, get him, get him, get him, get him.
00:57:57All right.
00:57:58Yes.
00:57:59Got it, Mr. Bruce.
00:58:01That's why I bring the bow, just in case.
00:58:03Give me the hook.
00:58:04We're going to hook him and try to get him up best we can.
00:58:06This 12-footer ends their day on a high note.
00:58:09And Bruce is grateful for his resourceful deck hand.
00:58:13That arrow did a job on it, huh?
00:58:15Oh, yeah.
00:58:16This is what having a partner on the boat comes in handy.
00:58:19As soon as I got it to the top, she stuck it.
00:58:21Whew, dead gator.
00:58:22I'm sure glad she had her bow with her.
00:58:24Worked out real good.
00:58:26Hey, we did what we had to.
00:58:28I love it.
00:58:29All right, girl, let's get it.
00:58:31Yee-haw.
00:58:43Back in Lake Fossett Point, with Chase's help,
00:58:47Troy kicked his hunt into high gear,
00:58:50and he's finally reaching the last of his 100 lines for the day.
00:58:54I'm saving a lot of bullets now that you're in the boat.
00:58:58We will shoot everyone nine times.
00:59:01He said the same thing about you.
00:59:03I'm sure my dad was missing Pickle this morning,
00:59:06so hopefully everything's all good
00:59:08and she'll be able to get back on the boat with him maybe tomorrow.
00:59:11But right now, we're definitely in a rush,
00:59:14trying to get all of our lines ran.
00:59:16But that's nothing new.
00:59:18We used to it.
00:59:19We're a team.
00:59:25Oh, got a tree checker, Chase, Michael.
00:59:33Oh, here we go.
00:59:35Big one.
00:59:49Ooh, watch it.
00:59:51Ooh.
00:59:52Yeah.
00:59:55Ooh.
00:59:57Bring him up.
01:00:00Ooh, jump it.
01:00:01Ooh, I mean, he's fighting, buddy.
01:00:16Give him a shot.
01:00:18What an alligator to catch on the last lawn of the day.
01:00:40What?
01:00:40What?
01:00:41With this 12-foot leviathan on board,
01:00:46the king of the swamp ends his day with a full boat just before sunset.
01:00:51One, two, three.
01:00:52I could tell you next time not to be so hard-headed and give me a call first
01:00:58instead of trying to do this by yourself.
01:01:02As soon as Pee-wee tell me next time she can't make it, I'm going to call you.
01:01:05Okay.
01:01:07You know, it was nice for Chase to come,
01:01:08and we spent at least the last half of the day together,
01:01:11and it brought back a lot of old memories,
01:01:14and he's a good helper in the boat.
01:01:15He hustles.
01:01:16Chase is strong.
01:01:17He saved me today.
01:01:19Believe me, he saved the day.
01:01:20Let's head to the boat ramp.
01:01:24Is there a way to finish, huh?
01:01:26Yep.
01:01:27I'm talking now.
01:01:38Back at St. Mary's Seafood...
01:01:40Check this out, Zach.
01:01:41Those are some big old crabs, son.
01:01:44After catching 100 feet of gator,
01:01:46Mr. Daniel is ready to reveal his secret recipe for a cookin' crab.
01:01:52Is this what you're cookin' them with right here?
01:01:54Look.
01:01:54No.
01:01:55You use a pot, then you have to wash it.
01:01:58Then you have to heat the water, and you have to do all that.
01:02:01Look at the size of these things.
01:02:03You ever cook a crab in a Ziploc bag?
01:02:07I'm looking at every detail and every move that Mr. Daniel makes with this crab.
01:02:11A recipe like this, with Daniel cookin', I don't know if he's gonna fry it,
01:02:16if he's gonna saute it.
01:02:17Something new that he promised is brand new to me.
01:02:20I can't even imagine what he's gonna cook, but I'm so excited.
01:02:24Wait.
01:02:27Did you just put that crab in the microwave, or am I not sure?
01:02:29No, you're messing with me. What'd you do with it?
01:02:33You put it in there for real?
01:02:34It's in the microwave.
01:02:36You came to show me that? What kind of...
01:02:38Microwave crab. You know what?
01:02:41Fresh boiled crabs, huh?
01:02:43Just like you boil it in water.
01:02:46You're gonna have plastic running through your veins until the day you die.
01:02:49No pots to wash?
01:02:50A pocket knife and a microwave. That's all you need in South Louisiana, huh?
01:02:55I'm telling you.
01:02:55Bro, this is the swampiest thing I've ever seen in my life.
01:02:59We've got a hundred foot of alligator.
01:03:01Now I was expecting some gourmet crab cooked by the legend himself.
01:03:06Look at the quality of the meat, Zach. Look at that.
01:03:09Mmm.
01:03:11It just flakes off.
01:03:12All right. Here goes nothing.
01:03:17I can't.
01:03:18You can't beat that.
01:03:19That's good.
01:03:20That's good, bro.
01:03:21The meat's just so white and flaky and tasty and perfect.
01:03:26Ancient Creole recipe by Daniel Edgar, fishing in the Gulf by myself.
01:03:31I can't even believe it.
01:03:33I'm sorry for ever doubting you.
01:03:35The only reason I even tried it, though, truly, was because I trust you with everything.
01:03:40The crab is really good from the microwave.
01:03:44I guess it just cooked within its shell, kind of like boiling water.
01:03:48I don't know how it all works, but Daniel didn't lie.
01:03:51I caught a hundred feet of alligator and he showed me a new secret family recipe.
01:03:55Damn, that's good.
01:03:56So are you going to tell me I was right?
01:03:58Hey, you were right, dude.
01:04:00Daniel, my friend, you are full of surprises.
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