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MY NAME'S JEREMY WADE.
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I'VE BEEN FISHING
FOR OVER 40 YEARS,
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BUT I'VE NEVER
HAD AN EXPERIENCE
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LIKE THE ONE
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
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OOH!
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IT BEGAN AS AN INVESTIGATION
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INTO VICIOUS ATTACKS IN INDIA.
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BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE,
IT CROSSED OVER INTO OBSESSION.
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[ GROANS ]
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I SET MY SIGHTS ON A FISH
SO ELUSIVE AND HARD TO CATCH...
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OOH! OH!
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...THAT IT TESTED MY PATIENCE
TO BREAKING POINT.
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THIS IS THE STORY
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OF HOW A FISH SAID
TO BE PROTECTED BY THE GODS
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TOOK ME TO MY LIMIT AND BEYOND.
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HE'S COME AROUND.
HE'S COME THERE.
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[ MAN SCREAMS ]
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[ HORNS HONKING ]
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I'M IN NORTHERN INDIA.
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INDIA IS WHERE
MY EXTREME-ANGLING CAREER BEGAN
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THREE DECADES AGO.
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AND IT WAS WHERE,
FOUR YEARS AGO,
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I CAUGHT ONE
OF MY MOST SHOCKING MONSTERS...
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I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO FOR A SWIM.
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...A 160-POUND GOONCH...
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...WHICH PROVED THERE ARE
MAN-EATING-SIZED FISH IN INDIA.
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SINCE THEN, MY SEARCH
FOR FRESHWATER HORRORS
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HAS TAKEN ME
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
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AND NOW FRESH REPORTS
ARE EMERGING
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FROM INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
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OF SOMETHING ELSE ATTACKING
PEOPLE IN THE WATER --
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SOMETHING SAID TO MAKE THE
GOONCH LOOK LIKE A GOLDFISH.
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[ MAN SCREAMS ]
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THESE REPORTS
SPEAK OF STEALTHY,
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LIGHTNING-FAST STRIKES
BY A CUNNING PREDATOR
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THAT APPEARS TO PATROL
NEAR THE SURFACE.
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SOMETHING BLASTING
OUT OF THE SHALLOWS,
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SOMETIMES
CLEAN OUT OF THE WATER,
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TAKING BIRDS, DOGS,
EVEN CHILDREN
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FROM THE EDGES
OF RIVERS AND LAKES.
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THERE ARE EVEN REPORTS
OF FISH BEING CUT OPEN
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TO REVEAL HUMAN REMAINS
IN THEIR STOMACHS.
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THIS DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE THE GOONCH --
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A SILENT ASSASSIN RISING SLOWLY
FROM THE DEPTHS.
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IF THESE REPORTS ARE TRUE,
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THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE
LURKING IN THESE RIVERS.
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[ CONVERSATIONS
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
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OVER THE YEARS,
I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT INDIA.
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HERE, REALITY IS AWASH
WITH MYSTERY AND MAGIC.
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AND THIS BUBBLES THROUGH
MOST POWERFULLY IN THE RIVERS.
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THESE RIVERS ARE SACRED --
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THE GATEWAY BETWEEN THIS WORLD
AND THE NEXT...
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...AND THE FOCUS FOR DEVOTION
FOR MILLIONS OF HINDUS.
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I'VE SEEN STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
IN INDIA'S RIVERS
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AND WITH THE FISH
THAT LURK BENEATH.
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I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN SCIENCE,
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BUT OUT HERE,
THAT'S NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH
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TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND ME.
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TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY
OF THESE NEW ATTACKS,
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I START WITH STRAIGHTFORWARD
DOOR-TO-DOOR INQUIRIES.
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I'M LOOKING UP A FRIEND WHO
I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR 30 YEARS.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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IT'S NOT THIS ONE.
IT'S A BIT FURTHER UP.
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MIGHT BE THIS ONE.
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BUT WORD TRAVELS FAST,
AND UMESH COMES TO FIND ME.
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HI, JEREMY!
HELLO!
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HOW DO YOU DO?!
I'M VERY WELL.
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LOOK AT YOUR HAIR.
IT'S TURNED WHITE.
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I TELL HIM WHY I'M BACK AND
ABOUT THE MONSTER I'M HUNTING.
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HOW DO I LOOK?
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I'VE HEARD ONE STORY
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ABOUT A SPEAR FISHERMAN
OUT HUNTING AT NIGHT...
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...TRYING TO SPOT HIS TARGETS
BY FLASHLIGHT.
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BUT IN THE DARKNESS,
THIS HUNTER BECAME THE HUNTED.
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[ WATER SPLASHES ]
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[ MAN SCREAMING ]
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JAWS SUNK INTO HIS LEG
WITH SUCH FORCE
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THAT THE CULPRIT
HAD TO BE CUT OFF HIM.
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[ MAN SCREAMS ]
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I NEED TO GET A LINE
IN THE WATER.
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UMESH SUGGESTS A PLACE
TO START.
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THE WATER IN THIS RIVER
IS RUNNING SHALLOW AND CLEAR.
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A WARY HUNTER IN THIS WATER
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COULD EASILY SEE ME
BEFORE I SEE IT.
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SO I NEED TO ADOPT
A STEALTHY APPROACH.
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TO START WITH,
I DECIDE TO TRY FLY FISHING.
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THAT'S WHAT I'M USING
ON THE END.
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NOW, THEY CALL THIS FLY FISHING,
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BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY DESIGNED
TO MIMIC SMALL FISH,
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PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S PULLED IN
THROUGH THE WATER IN JERKS.
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THAT MAKES THAT TAIL SORT OF
WAVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
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THIS MOVEMENT COULD TRIGGER
THE ATTACK REFLEX
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OF ANY PREDATOR
THAT'S DOWN THERE.
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BUT I'M ALREADY
AT A DISADVANTAGE,
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BECAUSE I'M NO EXPERT
IN THIS TECHNIQUE.
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THE LAST TIME
I TRIED FLY FISHING,
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IT LANDED ME IN MORE TROUBLE
THAN IT WAS WORTH.
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Wade:
OKAY, YOU CAN HAVE THE FISH.
YOU CAN HAVE THE FISH.
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Man: GO ON.
WHOA.
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AND THIS TIME, IT'S PROVING
JUST AS FRUSTRATING.
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[ GROANS ]
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
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THAT'S RUBBISH. THAT WAS
RUBBISH -- ABSOLUTE RUBBISH.
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TIME TO GO AGAIN.
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I NEED TO KEEP MY LINE ALOFT
AND UNTANGLED
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WHILE I WORK OUT ENOUGH
DISTANCE TO HIT MY SPOT.
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BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID
THAN DONE.
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I SAW A FLASH OF SILVER,
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A VERY SLIGHT TAP ON THE LINE,
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AND THEN NOTHING THERE.
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BUT I'M STARTING
TO GET THE HANG OF IT.
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HOOKING A FISH SHOULD BE
JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
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YEAH. YEP.
HERE WE GO.
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IT'S ACTUALLY
COMING UP THE CURRENT.
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IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SMALL.
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THIS IS JUST A JUVENILE,
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BUT IT COULD GROW
INTO SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER.
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RIGHT.
THAT'S A VERY SMALL FISH,
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A LOT SMALLER
THAN WHAT I'M USED TO,
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BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY
A MEMORABLE FISH FOR ME.
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THIS IS MY FIRST MAHSEER
ON A FLY.
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I'VE CAUGHT MAHSEER BEFORE,
BUT NOT ON A FLY.
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I'LL GET HIM OUT OF THE SUN.
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IT DOESN'T LOOK MUCH,
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BUT I'VE CAUGHT MAHSEER
TO OVER 90 POUNDS.
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AT THAT SIZE,
THEY'RE A REAL MUSCLE FISH
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AND ONE OF THE MOST VALUED
SPORT FISH IN THE WORLD.
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BUT EVEN THE GIANTS
POSE NO THREAT TO PEOPLE,
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SO THIS CAN'T BE THE ATTACKER
I'M AFTER.
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PROGRESS IS BEING MADE,
YOU KNOW, NOTCH BY NOTCH.
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THE MECHANICS OF THIS FISHING
IS SLOWLY COMING, SLOWLY COMING.
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MY FLY FISHING IS NOT PRETTY,
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BUT IT'S STARTING
TO BE EFFECTIVE.
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I JUST HOPE IT'S A MATCH
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FOR THE PREDATORY HEAVYWEIGHT
I'VE COME TO CATCH.
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I'VE HEARD RUMORS
OF ANOTHER ATTACK SOUTH OF HERE
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ON A LAKE THAT'S HARVESTED
BY COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN,
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SO I'M HEADING THERE
TO INVESTIGATE.
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AT FIRST, IT'S TOUGH GOING,
AS THE FISHERMEN ON THE LAKE
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ARE TIGHT-LIPPED
AND WARY OF OUTSIDERS,
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BUT I MANAGE TO PERSUADE
ONE OF THEM TO TALK.
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Biswas:
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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MIHIN BISWAS TELLS ME OF A BOY
WHO WAS WADING IN THE SHALLOWS
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SEARCHING FOR WORMS
TO USE AS BAIT.
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BUT SOMETHING ELSE
WAS LYING IN WAIT.
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[ BOY SCREAMS ]
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IN INDIA, I'M HEARING
OF A VICIOUS ATTACK ON A LAKE.
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[ BOY SCREAMS ]
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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SO, LIKE, THE FISH ACTUALLY
TOOK THE WHOLE HAND?
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Wade:
THE CHILD WAS BITTEN --
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ACTUALLY PULLED HIS HAND
OUT OF THE WATER,
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AND THE FISH WAS STILL ATTACHED.
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THE CHILD'S MOTHER HAD TO COME
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AND PRIES THE JAWS OPEN
TO GET THE FISH OFF.
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HE TELLS ME THE ATTACKER WAS
A CATFISH KNOWN AS THE SARENG.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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MR. BISWAS SAID, YOU KNOW, A BIG
SARENG -- A 40-, 50-POUNDER.
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HE SAID IT'S GOT JAWS BIG ENOUGH
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TO ALMOST GRAB HIM
AROUND THE WAIST.
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THIS ISN'T YOUR USUAL
BOTTOM-FEEDING CATFISH.
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GOING UNDER MANY ALIASES,
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THE SARENG
IS A FORMIDABLE PREDATOR.
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EXPLOSIVE SPEED FLOWS FROM
A STREAMLINED, MUSCULAR BODY
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AND JETS OF WATER SHOOTING
THROUGH ITS GILL SLITS.
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BANKS OF NEEDLE-SHARP TEETH
BRISTLE IN ITS JAWS.
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AND IT'S BEEN REPORTED
TO GROW TO THE SIZE OF A MAN.
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THE UNPROVOKED ATTACKS
I'M HEARING ABOUT
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MAKE IT ONE OF
THE MOST AGGRESSIVE HUNTERS
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I'VE EVER COME ACROSS.
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[ MAN SCREAMS ]
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BUT ITS REPUTATION
DOESN'T STOP THERE.
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MR. BISWAS TELLS ME
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THAT HINDUS ALSO BELIEVE
THIS FISH TO BE UNTOUCHABLE.
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I WANT TO START FISHING,
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BUT MENTION OF THE SARENG HAS
TOUCHED A SUPERSTITIOUS NERVE.
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I CAN'T IGNORE LOCAL BELIEFS,
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AND THE LAKE'S FISHERMEN
HAVE ASKED TO SPEAK TO ME.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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IS THIS A FISH
THAT FISHERMEN ARE AFRAID OF?
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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IT SEEMS THE SARENG IS THE
SUBJECT OF A RELIGIOUS TABOO.
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BEFORE I RETURN TO THE WATER,
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I NEED TO SEEK AN AUDIENCE
WITH A HINDU HOLY MAN.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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RIGHT.
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I'M A SCIENTIST.
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MY INVESTIGATIONS DEAL WITH
HARD EVIDENCE AND DEDUCTION.
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BUT FOR MANY, FISHING
IS A SUPERSTITIOUS GAME.
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AND I'VE DONE THIS LONG ENOUGH
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TO UNDERSTAND THE POWER
OF BELIEF.
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THIS HOLY MAN MAY BE
MORE THAN JUST A DETOUR.
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[ CHANTING IN HINDI ]
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PART MONK AND PART MAGICIAN,
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HE LIVES IN A CAVE HIGH ABOVE
THE HOLY RIVER GANGES.
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IT'S SAID THAT HE CAN LEVITATE
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AND EVEN INHABIT THE BODIES
OF ANIMALS.
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I ASK HIM ABOUT THE SARENG.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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Wade: IT'S A BIG FISH.
IT LIVES IN THE RIVER.
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IT LIVES IN LAKES,
AND IT CLEANS THINGS UP.
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IT EATS DEAD MATTER.
IT EATS DEAD ANIMALS.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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AND, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY MAN,
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THIS FISH
ALSO EATS DEAD PEOPLE.
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[ MAN VOCALIZING ]
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WHEN A HINDU DIES, A FUNERAL
PYRE IS BUILT BESIDE THE RIVER.
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THE CORPSE IS BROUGHT DOWN
TO THE WATER'S EDGE.
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AS THE PYRE BURNS DOWN, THE
REMAINS END UP IN THE RIVER...
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...AS EASY PICKINGS
FOR THE SARENG.
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BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE BODY
IT'S EATING.
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[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
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THIS IS A FISH
THAT NOT ONLY EATS
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THE PHYSICAL PART OF PEOPLE,
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IT ALSO TAKES HUMAN SOULS
TO THE GODS.
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HINDUS BELIEVE
IN REINCARNATION.
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WHEN YOU DIE,
YOUR SOUL LEAVES YOUR BODY.
219
00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:53,233
THE SARENG SWALLOWS THE SOUL
AND CARRIES IT TO THE GODS,
220
00:13:53,233 --> 00:13:57,333
WHO, IN TURN, SEE IT
REINCARNATED INTO ANOTHER BODY.
221
00:13:59,867 --> 00:14:01,833
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
222
00:14:01,833 --> 00:14:03,633
THIS IS A FISH
THAT SHOULDN'T BE EATEN,
223
00:14:03,633 --> 00:14:07,800
BUT BEYOND THAT,
IT'S ACTUALLY A SIN TO KILL IT.
224
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,067
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
225
00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:14,300
I'M A FISHERMAN, AND I'M HERE
TO TRY AND CATCH A SARENG.
226
00:14:14,300 --> 00:14:16,200
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
227
00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:20,067
THE HOLY MAN WARNS ME
THAT TRYING TO CATCH THIS FISH
228
00:14:20,067 --> 00:14:23,133
WILL BRING NOTHING
BUT BAD LUCK.
229
00:14:23,133 --> 00:14:26,700
THIS FISH IS ACTUALLY
THE GODS' GIFT TO PEOPLE.
230
00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:30,667
AND NOT ONLY IS IT A BIG FISH
WITH BIG TEETH,
231
00:14:30,667 --> 00:14:33,367
IT ALSO HAS SOME KIND
OF DIVINE PROTECTION.
232
00:14:33,367 --> 00:14:36,333
THIS IS A FISH THAT YOU
MESS WITH AT YOUR PERIL.
233
00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:39,200
A KILLER INSTINCT,
FORMIDABLE WEAPONRY,
234
00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,400
SUPERNATURAL POWERS,
AND DIVINE PROTECTION.
235
00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,533
I'M STARTING TO WONDER
IF I'M OUT OF MY DEPTH.
236
00:14:52,867 --> 00:14:56,600
BUT IF I JUST CATCH, EXAMINE,
AND RELEASE THIS FISH,
237
00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,833
PERHAPS I WON'T INCUR
THE WRATH OF THE GODS.
238
00:14:59,833 --> 00:15:05,667
EVEN SO, I'M NERVOUS AS
I PREPARE TO GO FISHING AGAIN.
239
00:15:05,667 --> 00:15:08,867
THEN I HEAR THERE'S BAD NEWS.
240
00:15:08,867 --> 00:15:12,133
I WAS PLANNING TO GO OUT ON
THE LAKE WITH MR. BISWAS TODAY,
241
00:15:12,133 --> 00:15:14,700
BUT THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT
OF BOTHER.
242
00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:16,833
SOMEBODY WAS FISHING THE LAKE
UNOFFICIALLY,
243
00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:19,067
AND THE PEOPLE
WHO'VE GOT THE CONTRACT THERE
244
00:15:19,067 --> 00:15:20,933
ACTUALLY GAVE HIM
A BIT OF A BEATING.
245
00:15:20,933 --> 00:15:24,200
SO, THIS GUY CAME 'ROUND
TO THE LAKE WITH HIS FAMILY,
246
00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,567
STARTING TO KICK OFF.
247
00:15:25,567 --> 00:15:26,900
HE WAS SAYING,
"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
248
00:15:26,900 --> 00:15:27,933
MY FAMILY'S IMPORTANT."
249
00:15:27,933 --> 00:15:29,100
THE POLICE
ARE GOING AROUND TODAY.
250
00:15:29,100 --> 00:15:30,633
AND SO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DOING THE FISHING THERE,
251
00:15:30,633 --> 00:15:31,967
THEY SAY, "DON'T COME TODAY.
252
00:15:31,967 --> 00:15:33,400
THERE'S GONNA BE SOME TROUBLE."
253
00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:39,600
ARE THE HOLY MAN'S WARNINGS
ALREADY COMING TRUE?
254
00:16:04,667 --> 00:16:08,567
I MADE MY FIRST TRIP HERE
AT THE AGE OF 26.
255
00:16:08,567 --> 00:16:11,400
IN NORTHERN INDIA,
I'VE BEEN WARNED
256
00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,233
THAT YOU TANGLE WITH THE SARENG
AT YOUR PERIL.
257
00:16:16,067 --> 00:16:17,500
AS AN OUTSIDER,
258
00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:20,567
I'M NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO FISH
FOR THIS SACRED PREDATOR.
259
00:16:20,567 --> 00:16:23,633
I WAS PLANNING TO GO OUT ON
THE LAKE WITH MR. BISWAS TODAY,
260
00:16:23,633 --> 00:16:26,167
BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DOING THE FISHING THERE,
261
00:16:26,167 --> 00:16:27,500
THEY SAY, "DON'T COME TODAY.
262
00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:29,067
THERE'S GONNA BE SOME TROUBLE."
263
00:16:29,067 --> 00:16:33,300
BUT MAYBE I CAN GET A LOOK
AT A SARENG AT THE FISH MARKET.
264
00:16:38,967 --> 00:16:40,533
THIS IS NOT
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR,
265
00:16:40,533 --> 00:16:42,833
BUT SOMETHING ELSE
HAS CAUGHT MY EYE.
266
00:16:42,833 --> 00:16:45,133
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
267
00:16:45,133 --> 00:16:46,800
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
OKAY.
268
00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,267
I'VE JUST ASKED
IF I CAN GRAB ONE OF THESE.
269
00:16:48,267 --> 00:16:51,767
THIS BUCKET OF CATFISH
HIDES A NASTY SURPRISE.
270
00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:56,067
I'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL,
'CAUSE THEY GOT SPIKY FINS.
271
00:16:56,067 --> 00:16:58,400
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO AVOID THERE.
272
00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,200
DON'T WANT THAT ON MY FINGER.
273
00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:01,900
BLEH.
274
00:17:01,900 --> 00:17:05,400
BUT THEY'RE NOT THE APEX
PREDATOR I'M LOOKING FOR.
275
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,067
[ CONVERSING IN HINDI ]
276
00:17:09,633 --> 00:17:11,667
THAT'S HEAVY.
THAT'S A 20-POUND FISH, EASILY.
277
00:17:11,667 --> 00:17:16,367
SO, YOU KNOW, CAUSE OF DEATH,
I THINK, IS A SPEAR.
278
00:17:19,633 --> 00:17:21,067
IT'S A SNAKEHEAD.
279
00:17:21,067 --> 00:17:23,233
I'M USED TO FISHING WATERS WHERE
THIS THING IS THE TOP PREDATOR,
280
00:17:23,233 --> 00:17:24,233
THE TOP DOG.
281
00:17:24,233 --> 00:17:25,767
HERE IT'S JUST BAIT.
282
00:17:25,767 --> 00:17:28,133
I'VE CAUGHT SNAKEHEADS BEFORE.
283
00:17:28,133 --> 00:17:30,533
SOME HAVE A VIOLENT REPUTATION.
284
00:17:33,833 --> 00:17:36,500
BUT THEY DON'T GROW AS LARGE
AS THE SARENG
285
00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:38,767
AND THEY HAVE
VERY DIFFERENT JAWS.
286
00:17:40,967 --> 00:17:42,933
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
287
00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:48,300
[ CONVERSING IN HINDI ]
288
00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:53,100
IT SEEMS THESE TRADERS
ARE ALSO WARY OF THE SARENG.
289
00:17:53,100 --> 00:17:55,800
AND THEY, TOO, HAVE A STORY
TO WARN ME OFF.
290
00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,500
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
291
00:17:57,500 --> 00:18:00,067
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
HMM?
292
00:18:02,367 --> 00:18:03,667
THEY TELL ME OF A FISHERMAN
293
00:18:03,667 --> 00:18:06,433
WHO WAS BRINGING IN HIS LINES
AT DUSK.
294
00:18:08,633 --> 00:18:12,067
ON ONE OF HIS HOOKS
WAS A SARENG.
295
00:18:12,067 --> 00:18:17,467
THE FISH SPOOKED, SNAGGING
THE LINE TIGHT AROUND HIS LEGS.
296
00:18:22,633 --> 00:18:28,733
THE NEXT DAY, THE MAN'S
LIFELESS BODY WASHED ASHORE.
297
00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:31,167
FEAR OF THE SARENG RUNS DEEP.
298
00:18:31,167 --> 00:18:34,067
IT'S IMMENSELY FRUSTRATING
TO BE DENIED ACCESS
299
00:18:34,067 --> 00:18:35,567
TO WHERE I WANT TO FISH.
300
00:18:35,567 --> 00:18:37,600
I NEED A PLAN "B."
301
00:18:39,933 --> 00:18:44,167
I HEAD TO A PLACE THAT'S
QUIETER WITH FEWER PEOPLE.
302
00:18:48,533 --> 00:18:50,900
IT'S A FORESTED VALLEY
303
00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:56,567
BORDERING A WILDERNESS RESERVE
CALLED CORBETT NATIONAL PARK.
304
00:18:56,567 --> 00:19:01,233
BUT GETTING IN MEANS
TREKKING MILES WITH FULL KIT
305
00:19:01,233 --> 00:19:03,367
THROUGH HOSTILE TERRAIN.
306
00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:14,333
AND IT'S OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
AND INTO THE FIRE,
307
00:19:14,333 --> 00:19:19,233
BECAUSE HERE, THE MAN-EATERS
AREN'T JUST IN THE WATER.
308
00:19:19,233 --> 00:19:22,267
I NEED TO KEEP MY WITS
ABOUT ME.
309
00:19:22,267 --> 00:19:27,800
WE'VE GOT SORT OF A PALM PRINT
AND THEN 1, 2, 3, 4.
310
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,533
HERE AGAIN.
311
00:19:29,533 --> 00:19:31,733
PALM, 1, 2, 3, 4.
312
00:19:31,733 --> 00:19:34,633
SO, GOING THAT WAY, TIGER.
313
00:19:34,633 --> 00:19:37,400
THERE IS ACTUALLY AN ACTIVE
MAN-EATER AROUND AT THE MOMENT.
314
00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,933
I THINK IT'S FIVE PEOPLE
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
315
00:19:39,933 --> 00:19:42,067
[ TIGER GROWLS ]
316
00:19:42,067 --> 00:19:45,367
BUT THIS IS
WHERE I HAVE TO FISH.
317
00:19:48,567 --> 00:19:50,133
THIS WATER'S ACTUALLY
VERY DIFFERENT
318
00:19:50,133 --> 00:19:51,900
FROM THE WATER
I WAS EXPECTING TO FISH.
319
00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:54,267
DOWN THE LAKE,
IT'S MUDDY, STILL.
320
00:19:54,267 --> 00:19:58,300
HERE, SHALLOW, MOVING FAST,
AND CLEAR.
321
00:19:58,300 --> 00:20:01,333
NOW, FLY FISHING IS ONE METHOD
I WAS GONNA USE DOWN THERE,
322
00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:02,533
BUT HERE, I DON'T KNOW.
323
00:20:02,533 --> 00:20:04,400
IT'S POSSIBLY
THE MOST APPROPRIATE,
324
00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:05,700
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING.
325
00:20:05,700 --> 00:20:08,433
THERE'S A RECORD
OF A 70-POUND SARENG
326
00:20:08,433 --> 00:20:10,100
THAT WAS CAUGHT
FROM THIS RIVER,
327
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:13,833
AND THERE MIGHT JUST BE
ANOTHER GIANT LURKING HERE.
328
00:20:13,833 --> 00:20:17,600
BUT I NEED TO OUTSMART THEM
BY PRESENTING A LIFELIKE LURE
329
00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,667
IN ALL THE LIKELY
HIDING PLACES.
330
00:20:19,667 --> 00:20:21,100
OHH.
331
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:23,667
THAT WAS A FISH.
332
00:20:23,667 --> 00:20:27,567
BUT WHILE I'M INTENT
ON THE RIVER,
333
00:20:27,567 --> 00:20:30,900
OTHER DANGERS
ARE PATROLLING THE SHORES...
334
00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:36,033
...WILD ELEPHANTS.
335
00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,767
THERE'S A COUPLE ELEPHANTS THAT
HAVE JUST GONE PAST BEHIND HERE
336
00:20:43,767 --> 00:20:46,100
VERY QUIETLY, VERY QUICKLY.
337
00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:50,833
IN INDIA, ELEPHANTS KILL
MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.
338
00:20:50,833 --> 00:20:53,133
I'LL NEED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE.
339
00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:55,067
DON'T REALLY WANT
TO SEE THEM TOO CLOSE,
340
00:20:55,067 --> 00:20:57,833
AND WHEN I'M FISHING, I TEND
TO BE VERY MUCH NORMALLY FOCUSED
341
00:20:57,833 --> 00:20:59,000
ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME.
342
00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,267
BUT HERE, IT'S DEFINITELY A CASE
343
00:21:02,267 --> 00:21:05,300
THAT YOU NEED EYES
IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
344
00:21:05,300 --> 00:21:07,467
IF THIS PAIR CHARGED,
345
00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:10,100
THEY WOULD BE ON TOP OF ME
IN SECONDS.
346
00:21:14,767 --> 00:21:17,700
I PUSH DEEPER DOWNSTREAM.
347
00:21:17,700 --> 00:21:21,167
I'M 20 MILES
FROM THE NEAREST TOWN.
348
00:21:21,167 --> 00:21:25,367
IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG
OUT HERE, I'M ON MY OWN.
349
00:21:27,367 --> 00:21:31,300
BUT MY LUCK
MAY BE ABOUT TO CHANGE.
350
00:21:34,300 --> 00:21:36,333
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
351
00:21:40,467 --> 00:21:42,233
STILL THERE?
352
00:21:42,233 --> 00:21:43,600
YES, IT'S STILL THERE.
I CAN FEEL IT.
353
00:21:53,633 --> 00:21:54,933
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
354
00:21:54,933 --> 00:21:58,433
I'M IN INDIA
HUNTING THE SARENG,
355
00:21:58,433 --> 00:22:01,233
AND I'VE GOT A FISH ON.
356
00:22:01,233 --> 00:22:02,467
GET DOWN BELOW IT.
357
00:22:02,467 --> 00:22:05,767
YES, IT'S STILL THERE.
I CAN FEEL IT. OHH! SHH.
358
00:22:05,767 --> 00:22:07,267
AHH.
359
00:22:07,267 --> 00:22:09,600
IT'S OFF. IT'S OFF. IT'S OFF.
360
00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,600
[ GRUNTS ]
361
00:22:14,633 --> 00:22:15,767
I THINK TACTICALLY,
362
00:22:15,767 --> 00:22:17,433
I SHOULD HAVE JUST LET THAT FISH
CLEAR THE RAPID.
363
00:22:17,433 --> 00:22:19,900
IT'S NOT GONNA -- YOU KNOW,
THERE'S NO DANGER IN THE RAPID.
364
00:22:19,900 --> 00:22:21,700
JUST CLEAR TO THE QUIET WATER
DOWN BELOW,
365
00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:25,667
THEN I CAN MAKE MY WAY
CALMLY DOWN AND LAND IT.
366
00:22:25,667 --> 00:22:28,133
BUT...
367
00:22:28,133 --> 00:22:30,700
MIXED FEELINGS.
MIXED FEELINGS.
368
00:22:30,700 --> 00:22:33,867
I'D NORMALLY SAY
THAT WAS JUST POOR JUDGMENT.
369
00:22:33,867 --> 00:22:36,500
BUT COULD IT BE MORE
OF THE BAD LUCK
370
00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:39,467
THE SARENG
IS SUPPOSED TO BRING?
371
00:22:41,067 --> 00:22:45,767
I TRY TO APPLY SOME CLARITY
OF THOUGHT.
372
00:22:45,767 --> 00:22:48,067
I'VE SPOOKED MY FISH
IN THE RUN,
373
00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:50,667
SO I TURN MY ATTENTION
TO THE POOL BELOW.
374
00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:57,167
PLANNING TO PUT A BAIT ON THE
BOTTOM, I RIG WITH HEAVY LINE.
375
00:23:03,467 --> 00:23:07,167
BUT I'M TIRED AND STARTING
TO LOSE MY FOCUS.
376
00:23:16,067 --> 00:23:18,933
EVEN WITH GEAR
I'M FAMILIAR WITH,
377
00:23:18,933 --> 00:23:21,867
I'M STARTING TO MAKE MISTAKES.
378
00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:24,367
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU USE LINE THAT'S TOO THICK.
379
00:23:24,367 --> 00:23:27,767
BIRD'S NEST ON THE CAST,
THAT LINE IN THE CURRENT,
380
00:23:27,767 --> 00:23:30,167
AND JUST PULLS IT ALL
OUT OF POSITION.
381
00:23:30,167 --> 00:23:34,133
IT SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING
IS STARTING TO UNRAVEL.
382
00:23:34,133 --> 00:23:37,667
IT MIGHT EVEN BE SNAGGED.
NO, IT'S NOT, THANK GOD.
383
00:23:39,700 --> 00:23:44,267
A BAD CAST,
BIRD'S NEST ON THE REEL.
384
00:23:44,267 --> 00:23:46,767
GETTING THAT OFF,
THE CURRENT TAKES IT DOWN,
385
00:23:46,767 --> 00:23:48,167
PULLS IT OUT OF POSITION.
386
00:23:48,167 --> 00:23:50,300
IT'S SNAGGED ON A ROCK.
387
00:23:50,300 --> 00:23:52,533
YOU GO TO ALL THAT TROUBLE
MAKING UP A LEADER,
388
00:23:52,533 --> 00:23:53,933
YOU GET IT SNAGGED, IT BREAKS,
389
00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:55,933
YOU GOT TO [BLEEP]
START ALL OVER AGAIN.
390
00:23:55,933 --> 00:23:57,733
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS --
391
00:23:57,733 --> 00:23:59,600
JUST BLOODY RIDICULOUS.
392
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:04,467
IT'S NOT JUST THE GEAR --
MY TEMPER IS FRAYING, TOO.
393
00:24:04,467 --> 00:24:08,867
I HAVE TO GET THIS SITUATION
BACK UNDER CONTROL.
394
00:24:10,533 --> 00:24:14,833
THAT MEANS GETTING INTO
THE WATER TO RECOVER MY GEAR.
395
00:24:26,300 --> 00:24:29,200
I'M PUTTING MY FEET
POTENTIALLY VERY CLOSE
396
00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,067
TO WHATEVER IS IN THERE.
397
00:24:41,333 --> 00:24:44,767
THIS FISH HAS GOT ME
PUSHING MY LUCK,
398
00:24:44,767 --> 00:24:49,700
MAKING BAD CALLS,
AND TAKING UNNECESSARY RISKS.
399
00:24:55,100 --> 00:24:58,100
WHAT'S MORE, NO FISH
IS GOING TO BE HANGING AROUND
400
00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:00,467
AFTER ALL THAT DISTURBANCE.
401
00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:09,500
THE FISHING
IS STARTING TO FEEL FUTILE.
402
00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:16,533
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE ANSWER IS.
403
00:25:18,633 --> 00:25:21,333
[ THUNDER RUMBLING,
RAIN FALLING ]
404
00:25:30,300 --> 00:25:32,700
MAN-EATING TIGERS,
WILD ELEPHANTS,
405
00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:36,633
LOST FISH, SNAGS, AND NOW THIS.
406
00:25:42,067 --> 00:25:45,500
LAST YEAR,
MY CREW NARROWLY SURVIVED
407
00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,733
A DIRECT LIGHTNING STRIKE
ON A RIVER.
408
00:25:47,733 --> 00:25:51,167
I CAN'T RISK
THAT HAPPENING AGAIN.
409
00:25:56,867 --> 00:26:00,500
THE ANNUAL MONSOON STORMS HAVE
ARRIVED UNSEASONABLY EARLY.
410
00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:04,467
THESE RIVERS WILL SOON BE
IN FULL SPATE AND UNFISHABLE.
411
00:26:04,467 --> 00:26:07,367
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
412
00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:11,267
BUT THIS MIGHT JUST BE
THE BREAK I NEED,
413
00:26:11,267 --> 00:26:13,433
AN EXCUSE
TO ESCAPE THESE WATERS
414
00:26:13,433 --> 00:26:15,700
SWIRLING WITH SUPERSTITION.
415
00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:19,500
THERE ARE OTHER PLACES
TO CATCH THIS FISH.
416
00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:25,400
SARENG ATTACKS ARE KNOWN
ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA.
417
00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,133
IN MALAYSIA AND THAILAND,
418
00:26:27,133 --> 00:26:30,133
THEY ARE BELIEVED
TO DEVOUR SMALL CHILDREN.
419
00:26:30,133 --> 00:26:32,933
SO, WHILE THE MONSOON RAGES
IN INDIA,
420
00:26:32,933 --> 00:26:36,533
I CONTINUE MY QUEST
IN THAILAND'S FAR SOUTH.
421
00:26:36,533 --> 00:26:38,433
I'VE FISHED IN THAILAND BEFORE
422
00:26:38,433 --> 00:26:41,633
FOR ENORMOUS
FRESHWATER STINGRAYS...
423
00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:43,600
I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.
I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.
424
00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:46,067
...AND VICIOUS
GIANT SNAKEHEADS.
425
00:26:46,067 --> 00:26:49,767
AND I'VE HEARD OF A LAKE HERE
THAT'S LEGENDARY AMONG ANGLERS
426
00:26:49,767 --> 00:26:52,767
FOR BEING HOME TO THE STRANGEST
COCKTAIL OF MONSTER FISH
427
00:26:52,767 --> 00:26:54,200
IN THE WORLD.
428
00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,400
[ SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
429
00:26:58,300 --> 00:27:00,133
IT'S A FRESHWATER FREAK SHOW
430
00:27:00,133 --> 00:27:03,700
WHERE RARE GIANTS FROM ACROSS
THE GLOBE HAVE BEEN RELEASED
431
00:27:03,700 --> 00:27:08,367
TO SWIM WITH NATIVE SPECIES,
INCLUDING THE SARENG.
432
00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,267
THERE MUST BE MORE
RIVER MONSTERS HERE
433
00:27:13,267 --> 00:27:16,633
THAN IN ANY OTHER LAKE
IN THE WORLD.
434
00:27:16,633 --> 00:27:20,467
IT'S A LONG WAY
FROM MY NORMAL FISHING.
435
00:27:20,467 --> 00:27:21,933
[ BOAT ENGINE HUMS ]
436
00:27:21,933 --> 00:27:24,233
BUT AFTER MY STRUGGLES
IN INDIA,
437
00:27:24,233 --> 00:27:26,533
THIS COULD BE
THE CHANGE I NEED.
438
00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:31,433
I KNOW THEY'RE IN HERE,
AND HERE IN THAILAND,
439
00:27:31,433 --> 00:27:33,567
THE FISH DOESN'T HAVE
THE SUPERNATURAL POWER
440
00:27:33,567 --> 00:27:35,400
THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE
IN INDIA.
441
00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,733
SO, I'M BACK TO WHAT I'M USED
TO -- JUST ME AGAINST THE FISH.
442
00:27:38,733 --> 00:27:42,733
BUT EVEN HERE,
I'M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.
443
00:27:42,733 --> 00:27:45,733
I'M FISHING LIKE
I'VE NEVER FISHED BEFORE --
444
00:27:45,733 --> 00:27:49,400
WITH FOUR HEAVY RODS...
445
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,533
BOMB-PROOF LINE, PROFESSIONAL
FISHING GUIDE SCOTT,
446
00:27:52,533 --> 00:27:55,167
AND ELECTRONIC BITE ALARMS.
447
00:27:56,700 --> 00:28:00,500
IT'S LIKE
AN ANGLING MID-LIFE CRISIS.
448
00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:01,767
THE BAIT
HAD HARDLY HIT THE BOTTOM.
449
00:28:01,767 --> 00:28:03,233
BUT IT'S WORKING.
450
00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:07,067
THAT COULD BE AN ASIAN REDTAIL.
451
00:28:09,533 --> 00:28:11,633
I MUST BE
DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
452
00:28:11,633 --> 00:28:14,867
I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN WHAT
IT FELT LIKE TO CATCH A FISH.
453
00:28:14,867 --> 00:28:16,800
IT IS A REDTAIL CATFISH.
454
00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:21,067
NOT WHAT I CAME HERE TO GET,
BUT AN INTERESTING FISH TO SEE.
455
00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:23,300
THIS IS A NATIVE
OF THESE WATERS,
456
00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:24,967
NATIVE TO SOUTHEAST ASIA.
457
00:28:24,967 --> 00:28:26,067
[ SIGHS ]
458
00:28:26,067 --> 00:28:27,867
A LARGE NATIVE CATFISH
459
00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:31,267
SWIMMING IN THE SAME WATERS
AS THE SARENG.
460
00:28:31,267 --> 00:28:34,667
IT'S TANTALIZINGLY CLOSE
TO WHAT I'VE COME TO CATCH.
461
00:28:39,633 --> 00:28:42,133
[ ALARM BEEPING ]
462
00:28:44,367 --> 00:28:45,867
OOH.
463
00:28:45,867 --> 00:28:50,167
THAT LOOKED LIKE A CATFISH
OF SOME DESCRIPTION.
464
00:28:50,167 --> 00:28:52,067
THAT'S AN AMAZON REDTAIL,
I THINK.
465
00:28:54,133 --> 00:28:57,067
THE FISH ARE GETTING BIGGER,
AND THIS ONE IS PROOF
466
00:28:57,067 --> 00:29:00,067
THAT I'M FISHING
A UNIQUE AQUATIC SANCTUARY.
467
00:29:00,067 --> 00:29:02,700
THE AMAZON REDTAIL CATFISH
ARE ACTUALLY QUITE DIFFERENT.
468
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:06,433
THE ASIAN REDTAIL
HAS A SMOOTHER SKIN
469
00:29:06,433 --> 00:29:10,267
AND A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SHAPED,
MORE DEEPLY FORKED TAIL.
470
00:29:10,267 --> 00:29:13,467
I'M USED TO SEEING THIS IN THE
AMAZON HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD,
471
00:29:13,467 --> 00:29:15,467
AND HERE IT IS
THRIVING IN THAILAND.
472
00:29:15,467 --> 00:29:20,667
THIS LAKE REALLY IS
A PLACE OF SURPRISES.
473
00:29:20,667 --> 00:29:22,433
TIME TO GO.
474
00:29:22,433 --> 00:29:24,600
AFTER ALL THE FRUSTRATIONS
IN INDIA,
475
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,433
PART OF ME FEELS LIKE I'VE DIED
AND GONE TO ANGLING HEAVEN.
476
00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:32,433
BUT ANOTHER PART OF ME WONDERS
477
00:29:32,433 --> 00:29:35,800
WHETHER HOOKING A SARENG
LIKE THIS IS CHEATING.
478
00:29:38,433 --> 00:29:41,167
HAS MY GOAL
OF CATCHING THIS FISH
479
00:29:41,167 --> 00:29:43,900
TURNED TO
AN UNHEALTHY OBSESSION?
480
00:29:47,733 --> 00:29:51,400
BUT AS THE NEXT DAY DAWNS,
THE PROMISE OF A SARENG
481
00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,800
AND ALL THE OTHER
REMARKABLE FISH IN THIS LAKE
482
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,433
IS TOO MUCH TO RESIST.
483
00:29:58,967 --> 00:30:01,333
WHAT IS THAT?
484
00:30:03,900 --> 00:30:05,633
LOVELY.
485
00:30:05,633 --> 00:30:07,300
[ CHUCKLES ]
486
00:30:07,300 --> 00:30:09,467
THAT IS A VERY, VERY RARE FISH.
487
00:30:09,467 --> 00:30:13,067
SCOTT TELLS ME THERE ARE
OVER 100 SARENG IN THIS LAKE
488
00:30:13,067 --> 00:30:15,167
BUT ONLY EIGHT OF THESE.
489
00:30:15,167 --> 00:30:17,867
THIS IS A CHINESE SEERFISH.
490
00:30:17,867 --> 00:30:21,567
THIS FISH IS SO UNUSUAL, I KNOW
NEXT TO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
491
00:30:21,567 --> 00:30:22,967
I DON'T KNOW.
492
00:30:22,967 --> 00:30:24,200
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
LOOK THIS ONE UP,
493
00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,567
FIND OUT EXACTLY
WHAT IT'S RELATED TO.
494
00:30:27,567 --> 00:30:29,733
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THIS PLACE IS MOCKING ME.
495
00:30:29,733 --> 00:30:32,133
"HERE'S A RARE FISH.
HERE'S ANOTHER RARE FISH."
496
00:30:32,133 --> 00:30:33,933
THE ONE I WANT
IS JUST ELUDING ME,
497
00:30:33,933 --> 00:30:35,800
AND THERE ARE MORE OF THOSE
IN HERE
498
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,467
THAN THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THAT.
499
00:30:41,033 --> 00:30:45,967
THOSE INDIAN WARNINGS
ARE STILL PLAYING ON MY MIND.
500
00:30:45,967 --> 00:30:48,500
COULD SARENG BRING BAD LUCK
EVEN HERE,
501
00:30:48,500 --> 00:30:52,067
THOUSANDS OF MILES
FROM THE HAUNTED HIMALAYAS?
502
00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,333
THIS IS EVEN STARTING
TO FEEL LIKE INDIA.
503
00:31:05,867 --> 00:31:09,733
BUT AS THE RAIN CLEARS,
I'M INTO A FISH.
504
00:31:11,333 --> 00:31:13,367
GOOD-SIZE FISH.
505
00:31:13,367 --> 00:31:15,867
AND THIS ONE FEELS DIFFERENT.
506
00:31:17,433 --> 00:31:19,100
IT'S JUST GOING, GOING, GOING.
507
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:21,633
[ REEL WHIRRING ]
508
00:31:21,633 --> 00:31:23,700
I'VE JUST GAINED
A BIT OF LINE --
509
00:31:23,700 --> 00:31:26,600
THE FIRST BIT OF LINE
I'VE GAINED.
510
00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:31,100
GENTLY. GENTLY. GENTLY.
OH.
511
00:31:33,867 --> 00:31:36,967
OOH. OH!
512
00:31:36,967 --> 00:31:39,733
SILVERY FISH
JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER.
513
00:31:39,733 --> 00:31:43,067
FOR A SECOND,
THAT LOOKED LIKE A SARENG,
514
00:31:43,067 --> 00:31:47,400
BUT IT SLICED STRAIGHT THROUGH
MY SUPER-TOUGH LEADER.
515
00:31:50,300 --> 00:31:52,600
SO, I WAS HOPING THAT HERE
516
00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,633
I WOULDN'T GET THESE SORT OF
RANDOM THINGS HAPPENING.
517
00:31:56,633 --> 00:31:58,733
SOMETHING'S BITTEN THAT THROUGH.
518
00:32:02,833 --> 00:32:07,167
BUT I MIGHT JUST HAVE
A SECOND CHANCE.
519
00:32:07,167 --> 00:32:10,200
I'VE HOOKED ANOTHER FISH
STRAIGHTAWAY.
520
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,900
OH, MASSIVE BUBBLES OVER THERE.
521
00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:15,067
I THINK THAT WAS -- DON'T KNOW
IF THAT WAS IT OR ANOTHER FISH.
522
00:32:16,833 --> 00:32:19,067
YES. YES. YES. YES.
YES. YES. YES.
523
00:32:19,067 --> 00:32:21,167
COULD THIS BE THE ONE?
524
00:32:21,167 --> 00:32:23,200
I'M GONNA COME OVER THERE.
I NEED TO COME THERE.
I NEED TO COME THERE.
525
00:32:34,167 --> 00:32:37,433
MY QUEST FOR THE FISH
THAT HAS BECOME MY NEMESIS...
526
00:32:37,433 --> 00:32:39,067
[ GROANS ]
527
00:32:39,067 --> 00:32:41,467
...HAS LED ME
FROM THE HAUNTED HIMALAYAS
528
00:32:41,467 --> 00:32:45,233
TO A LAKE IN THAILAND
BOILING WITH MONSTERS.
529
00:32:45,233 --> 00:32:48,733
AND I'M LOCKED
INTO AN EPIC BATTLE.
530
00:32:48,733 --> 00:32:52,633
I'M GONNA COME OVER THERE.
I NEED TO COME THERE.
I NEED TO COME THERE.
531
00:32:52,633 --> 00:32:57,800
AT THIS ANGLE,
THE FISH WILL SNAG MY LINE.
532
00:33:00,333 --> 00:33:04,100
WITH NO ROOM TO MANEUVER,
I HAVE TO GET INTO THE LAKE.
533
00:33:18,867 --> 00:33:22,467
THIS IS A HELL OF A FISH
IF THIS IS HOOKED IN THE MOUTH.
534
00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:25,067
[ REEL WHIRRING ]
535
00:33:29,067 --> 00:33:33,233
I'M NOT SURE IF I'M PLAYING
THE FISH OR IT'S PLAYING ME.
536
00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:57,267
AFTER A FULL HALF-HOUR,
FINALLY IT BEGINS TO TIRE.
537
00:34:02,633 --> 00:34:05,900
GOSH.
538
00:34:05,900 --> 00:34:08,867
INCREDIBLE FISH.
539
00:34:08,867 --> 00:34:13,600
THIS MONSTER IS A CATFISH
BUT THE WRONG ONE.
540
00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,067
MEKONG GIANT CATFISH.
541
00:34:16,067 --> 00:34:17,700
[ GRUNTING ]
542
00:34:21,933 --> 00:34:23,467
IT'S STILL FIGHTING ME.
543
00:34:23,467 --> 00:34:25,833
IT'S STILL FIGHTING ME,
THIS FISH.
544
00:34:25,833 --> 00:34:27,267
MEKONG GIANT CATFISH.
545
00:34:27,267 --> 00:34:31,633
THIS FISH IS KNOWN
TO GROW OVER 600 POUNDS.
546
00:34:31,633 --> 00:34:34,867
650 POUNDS IS THE BIGGEST ONE
AUTHENTICATED.
547
00:34:34,867 --> 00:34:36,267
BUT THIS ONE ACTUALLY ROSE
548
00:34:36,267 --> 00:34:39,067
AND TOOK A PIECE OF MAIZE
DANGLING UNDER A FLOAT --
549
00:34:39,067 --> 00:34:41,067
TOOK SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZE
OF MY FINGERNAIL.
550
00:34:41,067 --> 00:34:42,200
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
551
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:43,833
TURNED INTO A FISH LIKE THIS.
552
00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:45,767
INCREDIBLE, STRONG FISH.
553
00:34:47,767 --> 00:34:50,100
AFTER ALL THIS INTENSE FISHING,
554
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:53,067
CATCHING EVERYTHING
BUT THE SARENG,
555
00:34:53,067 --> 00:34:55,600
IT'S DAWNING ON ME
THAT BY COMING TO THAILAND,
556
00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,133
ALL I'VE DONE IS RUN AWAY
FROM MY PROBLEM...
557
00:34:58,133 --> 00:35:01,733
WHICH IS WITH THOSE GODS
BACK IN INDIA.
558
00:35:04,433 --> 00:35:07,100
IF I'M EVER GOING TO
CATCH THIS FISH,
559
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:10,633
I NEED TO FACE MY DEMONS
AND MAKE MY PEACE WITH THEM.
560
00:35:15,833 --> 00:35:19,533
I'VE GOT A NEW PLAN, AND I'M
TAKING IT BACK TO INDIA.
561
00:35:21,500 --> 00:35:25,433
IF I CAN SOMEHOW MAKE IT CLEAR
THAT I MEAN THE SARENG NO HARM,
562
00:35:25,433 --> 00:35:29,067
THAT I JUST WANT TO CATCH IT,
EXAMINE IT, AND LET IT GO,
563
00:35:29,067 --> 00:35:32,367
PERHAPS THE GODS
WILL LET THEIR GUARD DOWN.
564
00:35:35,933 --> 00:35:41,400
FIRST STOP IS A TEMPLE
DEDICATED TO THE RIVER GODS.
565
00:35:48,633 --> 00:35:51,600
THIS TEMPLE IS ON THE CONFLUENCE
OF TWO RIVERS.
566
00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:53,933
NOW, IN HINDUISM,
RIVERS ARE SACRED
567
00:35:53,933 --> 00:35:57,233
AND CONFLUENCES
ARE DOUBLY SACRED.
568
00:35:57,233 --> 00:35:59,433
NOW, I'M NOT SURE
569
00:35:59,433 --> 00:36:01,567
IF I TOTALLY SORT OF
BUY IN TO ALL THE BELIEF,
570
00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:03,533
BUT, CERTAINLY,
WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE,
571
00:36:03,533 --> 00:36:05,133
YOU DON'T GET
THIS AMOUNT OF SMOKE
572
00:36:05,133 --> 00:36:07,400
WITHOUT SOME KIND OF FIRE.
573
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,133
IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO MAKE A LEAP OF FAITH.
574
00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:16,067
PILGRIMS FLOCK HERE SEEKING
BLESSINGS AND GOOD FORTUNE.
575
00:36:16,067 --> 00:36:22,533
I'M HERE TO LIFT THE SARENG'S
CURSE OF BAD LUCK.
576
00:36:22,533 --> 00:36:24,867
[ SPEAKING HINDI ]
577
00:36:27,700 --> 00:36:31,533
THE PRIEST GIVES ME A BLESSING
AND A BAG OF SACRED RICE,
578
00:36:31,533 --> 00:36:35,067
AN OFFERING TO THE GODS
AND THE FISH IN THE RIVER.
579
00:36:35,067 --> 00:36:36,733
[ BELL RINGING ]
580
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,400
AND WHERE BEFORE THESE
INDIAN RIVERS SEEMED EMPTY...
581
00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:56,533
...SUDDENLY,
THEY SPRING TO LIFE.
582
00:37:03,633 --> 00:37:06,600
IF I'M HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS
WITH THE LOCAL FISH,
583
00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,933
IT SEEMS I'M DOING
SOMETHING RIGHT.
584
00:37:08,933 --> 00:37:12,933
THIS IS WHAT FISH DO
IF YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE
585
00:37:12,933 --> 00:37:14,733
AND IF YOU FEED THEM
OCCASIONALLY.
586
00:37:14,733 --> 00:37:16,800
YOU KNOW, THE WATER
JUST TEEMS WITH THEM.
587
00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,633
COMPARE THAT TO WHAT RIVERS
ARE NORMALLY LIKE.
588
00:37:18,633 --> 00:37:20,600
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NORMALLY
STRUGGLING TO SEE FISH.
589
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:22,933
BUT HERE WE ARE,
VERY POPULAR SPOT OF INDIA,
590
00:37:22,933 --> 00:37:24,567
AND THEY LEAVE THESE FISH ALONE,
591
00:37:24,567 --> 00:37:26,467
AND THE WATER'S
JUST FULL OF THEM.
592
00:37:26,467 --> 00:37:28,433
BUT CAN THIS CHARM OFFENSIVE
593
00:37:28,433 --> 00:37:31,733
TRANSLATE INTO A SARENG
ON THE END OF MY LINE?
594
00:37:41,733 --> 00:37:47,900
I HEAD BACK TO THE RIVER,
NOW SWOLLEN BY MONSOON RAINS.
595
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:52,200
THE WEATHER'S
ACTUALLY BRIGHTENED UP,
596
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,667
WHICH IS NICE TO SEE,
BUT THE EFFECT OF ALL THAT RAIN
597
00:37:54,667 --> 00:37:56,500
HAS BEEN TO MAKE THE RIVER
RISE A BIT,
598
00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:58,267
BUT MORE TO THE POINT,
599
00:37:58,267 --> 00:38:00,133
IT'S VERY, VERY COLORED,
VERY MURKY NOW.
600
00:38:00,133 --> 00:38:02,467
SO, I'M GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE
TACTICS AGAIN, IMPROVISE,
601
00:38:02,467 --> 00:38:04,667
DIG INTO MY EQUIPMENT BOX
602
00:38:04,667 --> 00:38:06,867
AND FISH SOMETHING STATIC
ON THE BOTTOM
603
00:38:06,867 --> 00:38:09,867
WHERE SOMETHING AT LEAST
HAS HALF A CHANCE OF FINDING IT.
604
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,833
A PREDATOR WON'T SEE MY BAIT,
605
00:38:19,833 --> 00:38:24,433
BUT I'M USING ROTTEN FISH,
SO IT WILL SMELL IT.
606
00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:41,667
I TAKE MY PLACE IN THE MIDDLE
607
00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:44,667
OF THIS PLAYGROUND
OF GODS AND SPIRITS.
608
00:38:49,067 --> 00:38:52,067
I CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING
THAT I'M BEING WATCHED.
609
00:38:54,067 --> 00:38:57,167
[ OWL HOOTS ]
610
00:38:59,067 --> 00:39:02,067
YEAH, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
A KNOCK.
611
00:39:03,933 --> 00:39:05,633
SOMETHING ACTUALLY
KNOCKED THE LINE THERE,
612
00:39:05,633 --> 00:39:06,833
AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FISH.
613
00:39:06,833 --> 00:39:08,967
IT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN SHIFTING
IN THE CURRENT.
614
00:39:08,967 --> 00:39:14,067
IT'S A VERY TURBULENT
SORT OF WHIRLPOOL DOWN THERE.
615
00:39:14,067 --> 00:39:17,233
WAS MY LEAP OF FAITH
AT THE TEMPLE ENOUGH
616
00:39:17,233 --> 00:39:19,167
TO LET ME FINALLY
CATCH THE SARENG?
617
00:39:23,233 --> 00:39:26,500
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING.
618
00:39:34,700 --> 00:39:36,900
[ Strained ] YEAH.
619
00:39:36,900 --> 00:39:39,067
THAT'S A FISH.
620
00:39:47,867 --> 00:39:50,767
I'M BACK IN NORTH INDIA,
621
00:39:50,767 --> 00:39:54,133
AND I'VE MADE MY PEACE
WITH THE RIVER GODS.
622
00:39:54,133 --> 00:39:56,933
Wade: YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING.
623
00:39:56,933 --> 00:40:00,433
AND THIS FEELS LIKE A MONSTER.
624
00:40:00,433 --> 00:40:03,067
[ Strained ] YEAH.
625
00:40:21,033 --> 00:40:22,967
OHH!
626
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:33,400
THAT'S GONE, WHATEVER IT WAS.
627
00:40:35,067 --> 00:40:40,667
135-POUND LINE SLICED
CLEAN THROUGH ON A ROCK.
628
00:40:40,667 --> 00:40:43,033
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.
629
00:40:43,033 --> 00:40:44,467
THAT WAS A FISH,
630
00:40:44,467 --> 00:40:48,367
AND THAT TOOK MOMENTS
AFTER THE BAIT WAS IN THE WATER.
631
00:40:50,333 --> 00:40:53,033
I THINK THE BAIT WAS ACTUALLY
IN A SHALLOWISH BIT OF ROCK.
632
00:40:53,033 --> 00:40:54,467
IT BUMPED DOWN INTO THE DEPTHS,
633
00:40:54,467 --> 00:40:57,267
AND THEN THERE WAS A REAL
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.
634
00:40:57,267 --> 00:40:58,767
AND THEN THE LINE TIGHTENED,
635
00:40:58,767 --> 00:41:01,067
AND THERE WAS A REAL WEIGHT
ON THE END.
636
00:41:01,067 --> 00:41:02,467
THAT WAS A SIZEABLE FISH.
637
00:41:02,467 --> 00:41:05,167
I WAS REALLY LEANING INTO THAT,
AND THAT'S JUST...
638
00:41:07,067 --> 00:41:09,067
THAT'S A FISH GONE.
639
00:41:09,067 --> 00:41:13,600
AFTER ALL MY TRAVELING,
PLANNING, AND WEEKS OF FISHING,
640
00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:16,400
MAYBE I'VE FINALLY
MET MY MATCH.
641
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,500
THAT COULD BE...
642
00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:23,333
THE NET RESULT OF MY RETURN
TO INDIA -- A BROKEN LINE.
643
00:41:25,833 --> 00:41:28,067
PERHAPS I'M JUST NOT WORTHY
644
00:41:28,067 --> 00:41:31,233
OF CATCHING AN INSTRUMENT
OF THE GODS.
645
00:41:31,233 --> 00:41:34,100
OR MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.
646
00:41:36,500 --> 00:41:39,533
EITHER WAY,
MY BATTLE WITH THIS ENIGMA
647
00:41:39,533 --> 00:41:42,133
THAT SWIMS BETWEEN THIS WORLD
AND THE NEXT
648
00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:46,200
AND THROUGH HOLINESS
TO VIOLENCE IS FAR FROM OVER.
649
00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:48,533
[ BOY SCREAMS ]
650
00:41:48,533 --> 00:41:53,467
IT TOOK ME 25 YEARS
TO CATCH MY MONSTER GOONCH...
651
00:41:53,467 --> 00:41:57,633
AND THE SAME TIME TO LAND
THAT GOLIATH TIGER FISH.
652
00:41:57,633 --> 00:41:59,500
AH, THOSE TEETH!
653
00:41:59,500 --> 00:42:01,333
WHOA.
654
00:42:01,333 --> 00:42:03,667
[ HISSES ]
655
00:42:03,667 --> 00:42:06,933
SOME RIVER MONSTERS
ARE WORTH THE WAIT.
656
00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:14,933
FOR BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORIES,
FISHING GAMES, AND MORE,
657
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