Off the Hook: Extreme Catches - Episode Guide

Showtime 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 of Miami, from a homemade raft he'd built himself.

Showtime 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.

Showtime 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.

Eric 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.

Eric 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.

Eric Young travels to Tennessee, where the catfish is king. He's there to learn how to handfish from a team of bikini-clad, local legends known as the "Girls Gone Grabblin".

Eric Young heads to Long Island Sound, NY, where he'll take on 'the Race' - a dangerously fast, boulder-filled stretch of water that is an underwater superhighway for striped bass. He'll be freediving, and hunting the stripers with a spear gun.

Eric Young heads to San Diego to fly-fish, but he's not after a measly trout. He's fly-fishing for one of the deadliest predators in the sea - the Mako Shark. EY also dives for "California Gold": sea urchin gonads, a delicacy used in sushi.

Eric Young travels to the Louisiana Bayou to compete in the Spearfish Rodeo. EY heads 30 miles into the Gulf of Mexico to spearfish at the base of oil rigs, and go after the largest fighting fish in the Atlantic, including the powerful Jack Crevalle.

Eric Young heads to Illinois to battle the millions of Asian Carp that have taken over the region's river systems. He meets the Peoria Carp Hunters, and they're extinguishing the invasive problem using samurai swords and tridents, while on water skis.

Eric Young is in Hawaii, and he's throwing a luau! But his party will require some deadly to get delicacies. First he's ater opihi, also known as the fish of death. Then he's diving for octopus, where he'll have to wrestle them into submission by hand.

Eric Young tries fishing in the fridgid Bering Sea. He's in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, but he's not after crab... he's fishing Deadliest Catch-style for cod. He'll be facing huge waves, driving snow and long, grueling hours pulling up pots. Good times!

Eric Young is in Minnesota at "Mardi Gras on Ice" - a huge ice fishing tournament/party called the Eelpout Festival, which is held on a frozen lake and attracts more than 10,000 partygoers. He's out to catch the biggest fish... and to have a good time!

Showtime Eric Young is in Cape Cod, and he's out to catch the massive and powerful bluefin tuna. From a kayak. He's paddling out miles from shore to go on a "Nantucket Sleigh Ride", which means being towed by the fighting fish as he battles to reel it in!

Eric Young is in Montreal to try his craziest fishing adventure yet - free dive spearfishing for bass under an iced-over river! He risks hypothermia, dangerous currents and getting trapped without oxygen, all to try this most extreme style of fishing.

Eric's in Hawaii to become an old school warrior! First he's cliffdiving from a 70 foot ledge to prove his courage. Then he's braving massive waves in a traditional outrigger canoe to handline for ahi tuna, as Hawaiian warriors have done for centuries.

Eric is in Florida to do battle with the Goliath Grouper, a giant fish that can weigh up to 800 pounds. And he's going to bring one of these behemoths in using only a rope and his brute strength. This could be the toughest wrestling match of his career!