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How to Catch a Giant Stingray

Trying to catch a giant freshwater stingray is like trying to pull the plug out of the bottom of a river. Jeremy Wade recounts his fierce battle with this enormous River Monster.

Playlists

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  • Play Jeremy Wade's Fishing Tips
    5 Clips Playlist Jeremy Wade's Fishing Tips

    River Monsters (06:33)

    Jeremy Wade, host of River Monsters, reveals a few of the secrets behind his success. Get Jeremy's fishing tips for catching river monsters.
  • Play How to Catch a River Monster
    14 Clips Playlist How to Catch a River Monster

    River Monsters (25:08)

    Jeremy Wade reveals how to hook, land and release the world's biggest and deadliest River Monsters.
  • Play Monster Tales From the River
    19 Clips Playlist Monster Tales From the River

    River Monsters (40:46)

    "River Monsters" host Jeremy Wade recounts some of his oddest and most dangerous encounters while filming "River Monsters: Season 2."
  • Play World's Biggest River Monsters
    10 Clips Playlist Top 10 Biggest River Monsters

    River Monsters (18:24)

    Meet the world's biggest River Monsters: forgotten monsters from the deep like the prehistoric alligator gar and the enormous wels catfish.

Animal Planet Clips

  • Play River Monsters: Hooking a Goliath Tigerfish
    Hooking a Goliath Tigerfish

    River Monsters (02:30)

    After three weeks and three unsuccessful attempts, Jeremy Wade finally gets the "demon fish" he was after. Behold: the goliath tigerfish.
  • Play Hillbilly Handfishin': Kansas Girls Do It Better
    Kansas Girls Do It Better

    Hillbilly Handfishin' (02:11)

    This Kansas mom shows that girls do it better, when she makes one of the biggest catches of the day!
  • Play River Monsters: How To Catch a Congo Catfish
    How To Catch a Congo Catfish

    River Monsters (01:09)

    Jeremy Wade explains how catfish are traditionally caught in the Congo, and it's not with a regular rod and line.
  • Play River Monsters: The Demon Fish
    The Demon Fish

    River Monsters (01:50)

    The "Demon Fish," better known as the goliath tigerfish, is Africa's equivalent of the piranha, only much, much bigger. Its double-hinged jaw full of crocodile teeth is truly the stuff of nightmares.
  • Play River Monsters: Bitten by Flesh-Ripping Eels
    Bitten by Flesh-Ripping Eels

    River Monsters (02:39)

    To test the theory that longfin eels attack people, Jeremy Wade covers himself with fish guts and gets in the water with these slimy predators. Will he emerge in one piece?
  • Play River Monsters: How to Catch a Goliath Tigerfish
    How to Catch a Goliath...

    River Monsters (01:47)

    The goliath tigerfish is said to be the hardest freshwater fish in the world to hook and land. Jeremy Wade reveals how he caught this nightmarish-looking "River Monster."
  • Play River Monsters: Demon Fish: Jaws of Death
    Demon Fish: Jaws of Death

    River Monsters (01:35)

    "River Monsters" host Jeremy Wade recalls his encounter with the terrifying "demon fish," known by science as the goliath tigerfish. This freshwater monster is built like an underwater hyena.
  • Play River Monsters: How to Catch a Bull Shark
    How to Catch a Bull Shark

    River Monsters (02:12)

    Jeremy Wade reveals how he caught a giant bull shark in South Africa's Zambezi River. This is now the largest river monster of Jeremy's fishing career.
  • Play Hillbilly Handfishin': Is That Your Foot?
    Is That Your Foot?

    Hillbilly Handfishin' (02:40)

    Handfishin' sounds simple, but for one city-slicker it's a little more frightening than he could have imagined.
  • Play River Monsters: Hooking a Giant Bull Shark
    Hooking a Giant Bull Shark

    River Monsters (01:16)

    Jeremy Wade hooks a giant bull shark in an African river. This is his biggest freshwater catch ever, and the longest fight of his life.
  • Play River Monsters: The Silent Assassin
    The Silent Assassin

    River Monsters (01:58)

    Jeremy Wade is in awe of the short-tailed river stingray, a gargantuan, muscular creature with a poisonous barb that can easily kill a man. He says it's one of the strangest fish there is.
  • Play Hillbilly Handfishin': Diving for Catfish
    Diving for Catfish

    Hillbilly Handfishin' (01:25)

    When Matt catches a fish that is strong enough to pull him underwater, two firemen must come to the rescue!
 

Watch adventure fishing at its best with Animal Planet's extreme anglers Jeremy Wade and Matt Watson as your guides. See the best moments from their shows River Monsters and Madman of the Sea and pick up a few of their fishing tips and tricks in our how-to videos.

 
 

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