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Narrator: LEGENDS SAY IT
COULD SWALLOW A MAN.
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TIPPING THE SCALES AT 440LBS...
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IT'S THE LARGEST FRESHWATER
FISH IN AFRICA ...
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WITH AN APPETITE TO MATCH.
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THE NOTORIOUS NILE PERCH.
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NATURALIST AND EXTREME
ANGLER, ANDY COETZEE,
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KNOWS THAT NOT ALL FISH
STORIES ARE FAKE.
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Andy: AIBO! HOW CRAZY
IS THIS PLACE?
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Narrator: HE'S TRACKED
DOWN SOME OF
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THE BIGGEST FISH ON THE PLANET
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Andy: THIS IS WHAT KEEPS
YOU ALIVE -
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THIS KIND OF FISHING... AI!
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Narrator: NOW HE'S HEARD OF
A 'HOTSPOT' LOADED
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WITH MONSTER NILE PERCH...
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IT'S WILD AND REMOTE,
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BUT DOES IT REALLY HAVE THE
GIANTS HE'S FISHING FOR?
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Andy: HAHAHA... LET'S GO. MY
HEART'S RACING ALREADY.
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♪
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Narrator: SOUTH AFRICAN
FISHERMAN, ANDY COETZEE,
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HEADS TO CENTRAL AFRICA IN
SEARCH OF A GIANT.
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HE'S HEARD STORIES OF NILE PERCH
AS HEAVY AS SUMO WRESTLERS -
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AND HE'S DETERMINED TO SEE
ONE IN THE FLESH.
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Andy: THERE'S THE POTENTIAL
FOR ME TO HOOK A FISH
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THAT IS TWICE MY WEIGHT -
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POTENTIALLY CAN SWALLOW ME.
THEY GET THAT BIG -
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Narrator: BUT TO FIND ONE,
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HE'S GOING TO ONE OF THE MOST
TREACHEROUS FISHING SPOTS
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ON THE PLANET.
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THE NILE
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A RIVER OF GIANTS...
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AND STILL ONE OF THE WILDEST
PLACES ON EARTH...
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WHERE YOU COULD JUST AS EASILY
BECOME DINNER AS CATCH IT!
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ANDY'S QUEST TAKES
HIM TO UGANDA,
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DEEP INTO THE HEART OF AFRICA'S
RIFT VALLEY...
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HE'LL FOLLOW THE RIVER AS FAR AS
MURCHISON FALLS...
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HERE, 150-FOOT CLIFFS CREATE A
NATURAL BARRIER...
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THE BORDER OF THE NILE
PERCH'S TERRITORY.
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THIS... IS THE ANCIENT
WILDERNESS
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THE EUROPEAN
EXPLORERS CALLED
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"DARKEST AFRICA"
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A PLACE WHERE STORIES
OF MASSIVE,
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FEROCIOUS BEASTS...
BECAME LEGENDS.
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IT IS ALSO AN OASIS... WHERE THE
RIVER'S GENEROUS WATERS
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SUPPORT AN ABUNDANCE OF LIFE.
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SOME OF THESE SPECIES HAVE LIVED
HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS -
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AND HAVE EVOLVED TO MAKE THE
MOST OF THEIR HOME.
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FEARSOME JAWS SEEM TO BE A
PARTICULAR SPECIALTY.
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SADDLEBILLED STORKS USE
ELONGATED PINCERS
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TO PRISE FISH FROM THE MARSH...
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RARE SHOE-BILLS HAVE BEAKS THAT
ACT AS FISH TRAPS...
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AND GIVE THEM AN ALMOST
MENACING SMIRK.
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...BUT ARGUABLY THE MOST
NOTORIOUS OF ALL...
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IS THE RAVENOUS FISH ANDY
HAS COME TO FIND.
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Andy: NILE PERCH ARE JUST
EATING MACHINES -
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THEY JUST EAT EVERYTHING THAT
COMES ACROSS THEIR PATH.
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THEY'VE GOT HUGE, BIG MOUTHS AND
THEY JUST SWALLOW AND ENGULF
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EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG.
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Narrator: THE PERCH IS A
CUSTOM-BUILT, AMBUSH PREDATOR...
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AS ITS HUGE JAWS
EXPAND OUTWARDS,
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POWERFUL MUSCLES CONTRACT
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... CREATING A VACUUM THAT
SUCKS THE PREY
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INTO ITS CAVERNOUS MOUTH.
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FISHERMEN CALL IT...
'THE SWALLOWER!'
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SMALLER PERCH ARE COMMON UP
AND DOWN THE NILE,
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BUT THE REAL MONSTERS GROW HUGE
IN THE MOST REMOTE PLACES.
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ANDY'S DONE HIS HOMEWORK -
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BUT THERE'S NO GUIDEBOOK
FOR CATCHING
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A FOUR HUNDRED AND
FORTY POUND FISH.
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Andy: I'M SO EXCITED...THIS IS
GOING TO BE MY FIRST DAY FISHING
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AND IT'S SO WONDERFUL
DISCOVERING NEW WATER.
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GETTING INTO THAT FISH'S HEAD,
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND,
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'OKAY, WHERE'S IT GOING TO
BE HANGING OUT?
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WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE DOING?
HOW'S IT GOING TO BE FEEDING?'
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YOU KNOW, YOU CAN READ SO MUCH,
YOU CAN TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE,
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BUT YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT TO GET
OUT THERE AND DO IT YOURSELF
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AND GET INTO THAT FISH'S BRAIN.
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Narrator: ANDY STARTS IN
THE PROTECTED WATERS
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OF MURCHISON FALLS
NATIONAL PARK.
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LOCAL GUIDE GODWIN JUKECHA
HAS FISHED THIS RIVER
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HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
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HE KNOWS IT BETTER THAN ANYONE.
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Godwin: THERE'S SOME GOOD
POOLS THIS SIDE EH.
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Andy: LET'S GO THERE
THEN...LET'S GO THERE.
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Narrator: THEY'RE HEADING
UPSTREAM TO A DEEP POOL...
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IT'S EARLY MORNING, 7 AM,
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THE TIME WHEN THESE HUNGRY
AMBUSH PREDATORS LIKE TO HUNT.
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Andy: MY FIRST MORNING ON
THE NILE RIVER...
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VERY PLACID HERE...
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BUT WHAT LURKS BELOW?
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Narrator: ANDY CASTS A LARGE
LURE ... BIG FISH LIKE BIG BAIT.
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Andy: HMM... WHOLE BUNCH OF REED
CORMORANTS FLYING PAST HERE -
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THAT'S ENCOURAGING!
CORMORANTS EAT FISH,
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WHERE THERE'S CORMORANTS
THERE'S FISH,
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WHERE THERE'S FISH
THERE'S BIG FISH.
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Narrator: BUT THIS IS MORE THAN
JUST 'BIG FISH' TERRITORY...
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HIPPOS ARE NOTORIOUSLY
AGGRESSIVE AND TERRITORIAL -
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AND WHERE HIPPOS AND HUMANS
SHARE RESOURCES,
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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE
KILLED EACH YEAR.
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ANDY'S TRESPASSING...
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Andy: IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT
SOME WOUNDS OR SOMETHING
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ON THE SIDE THERE...
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I DON'T KNOW WHERE
HE'S GONNA GO,
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I HOPE HE DOESN'T GET
INTO MY LINE...
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Narrator: THE HIPPO'S SCARS ARE
A REMINDER OF PAST TURF WARS -
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BATTLES ANDY DOESN'T
WANT TO RECREATE.
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Andy: I'M GONNA GO LOOK
FOR ANOTHER PLACE.
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Narrator: ALONG THE RIVERBANK
THERE ARE DEEP OVERHANGS ...
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GOOD HIDING SPOTS FOR
HUNGRY HUNTERS...
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Andy: THIS APPARENTLY IS A VERY,
VERY GOOD HOLE FOR NILE PERCH
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SO I'M JUST SNEAKING
UP HERE QUIETLY
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SO I CAN FISH
ALONG THE EDGE.
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Narrator: BUT ONCE AGAIN,
THEY'RE NOT ALONE...
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Andy: OOH! THERE'S A CROCODILE
COMING STRAIGHT FOR US!
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LOOK AT THAT!
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LOOK AT THESE CROCS!
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Narrator: NILE CROCODILES
ARE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
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FRESHWATER PREDATORS
ON THE PLANET...
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Andy: THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. THIS
THING'S COMING STRAIGHT FOR ME!
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AIBO! AIBO!
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Andy: HOW CRAZY IS THIS PLACE?
THERE MUST BE FIVE OR
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SIX CROCS THERE. IMAGINE HOW
MANY NILE PERCH ARE HERE
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IF THERE ARE THAT MANY
CROCS FEEDING HERE?
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IT'S A LITTLE TERRIFYING
I MUST TELL YOU...
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I'M NOT SO SURE IT'S A GOOD
IDEA FOR ME TO WALK
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ALONG THE SIDE HERE.
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LET ME JUST CALM MY NERVES
A LITTLE BIT.
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Narrator: ANDY WOULD RATHER
FISH FROM THE SHORE -
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CATCHING A 440-POUND FISH IN A
15-FOOT BOAT WON'T BE EASY...
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BUT CROCS LURKING IN
THE UNDERGROWTH
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COULD MAKE FOR AN
UNPLEASANT SURPRISE.
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Andy: TOO MANY CROCS HERE.
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LET ME JUST HAVE A COUPLE
OF THROWS HERE
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Narrator: THE BOAT
WILL HAVE TO DO.
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STILL, THE CROCS COULD
BE A GOOD SIGN -
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NILE CROCODILES EAT
NILE PERCH...
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...AND YOUNG CROCS ARE
PERFECT PERCH FOOD
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... BUT NEITHER SEEMS INTERESTED
IN ANDY'S LURE.
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EIGHT HOURS GO BY WITHOUT
A SINGLE PULL...
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EVEN GODWIN IS BEWILDERED.
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Andy: THE NILE PERCH IS KNOWN AS
THE WATER ELEPHANT. GIWAN RUWA -
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THAT FOR ME EPITOMIZES WHAT
THE NILE PERCH IS LIKE.
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IT'S A WATER ELEPHANT.
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Andy: HOW AMAZING IS THIS?
UNBELIEVABLE...
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Andy: ELEPHANTS DON'T RUN
AROUND LIKE CHEETAHS.
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THEY LUMBER ALONG, IN THE BUSH,
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IN THE SLOW-MOVING AREAS. THAT'S
WHAT THE NILE PERCH DO.
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Andy: I FEEL LIKE GOING AND
SITTING IN THE WATER.
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IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD DAY.
WITHOUT A SINGLE PERCH.
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MAYBE I SHOULD JOIN THAT
ELEPHANT IN THE WATER.
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Narrator: IT'S BEEN A
FRUSTRATING DAY...
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MAXIMUM RISK WITH
MINIMUM REWARD.
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Andy: I'M COMPLETED FRAZZLED. I
SPENT TWELVE HOURS IN THE SUN -
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FISHED FROM QUARTER TO SEVEN
UNTIL QUARTER TO SEVEN TONIGHT
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AND NOT ONE PULL. I HAD VISIONS
OF BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW,
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REALLY PICK AND CHOOSE THE KIND
OF FISH I WANTED TO CATCH.
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BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE THE CASE.
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SO, EARLY TO BED AND THEN
START AGAIN TOMORROW.
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Narrator: TODAY ANDY GOES BACK
TO BASICS - USING LIVE BAIT...
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AND HIS 'OLD -FAITHFUL'
WOODEN REEL.
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IT TAKES SKILL TO FISH WITH THIS
SIMPLE 'SCARBOROUGH' -
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THERE'S NO DRAG ...AND ONLY A
LEATHER GLOVE TO ACT AS A BRAKE.
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IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE LANDING A
GIANT PERCH ANY EASIER,
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BUT AFTER A DAY WITH NO BITES,
MAYBE IT WILL CHANGE HIS LUCK.
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Andy: WHENEVER YOU HOOK A FISH
IT'S A BIT LIKE GAMBLING,
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YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW BIG
THAT THING IS...
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YOU SET THE HOOK, UNTIL YOU
HAVE TO PULL AGAINST IT,
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YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW
HOW BIG IT IS...
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AND THAT'S THE EXCITING PART,
IT'S... IT'S THE UNKNOWN.
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Andy: IT'S ROLLING...
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Narrator: IT'S DAY
TWO ON THE NILE
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Andy: ... I'M ON...
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Narrator: ...AND ANDY HAS
HIS FIRST BREAK!
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Andy: FIRST NILE PERCH... ON.
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Andy: THERE IT'S JUMPING OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER...
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NICE...
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THE TENDENCY OF NILE PERCH TO
JUMP, THEY DON'T JUMP OFTEN.
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TWO OR THREE TIMES AND
THEN THAT'S IT.
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IT'S ALWAYS NICE BECAUSE THEY
GIVE YOU AN IDEA
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OF HOW BIG THEY ARE.
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Andy: YOU CAN STILL SEE THE LIVE
BAIT ATTACHED TO IT.
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WON'T YOU JUST GET ME A GLOVE
THERE PLEASE GODDY?
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COOL, THANK YOU... COME ON...
JA JA BUCKET MOUTH...
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TRYING TO THROW THE
HOOK ARE YOU?
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Narrator: IT'S A 30LB FISH.
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Andy: THE WATER ELEPHANT. A
SMALL WATER ELEPHANT...
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Narrator: A DECENT SPECIMEN...
BUT NO MONSTER.
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Andy: LOOK AT THAT, NICE LOOKING
FISH. LOOK AT THAT MOUTH.
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AND THAT THING JUST WILL JUST
ENGULF LIVE BAIT PREY.
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STRAIGHT DOWN.
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IT'S PISCIVOROUS WHICH
MEANS IT EATS FISH.
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AND THEN IN THE GULLET
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YOU'LL GET THE PHARYNGEAL
TEETH WHICH THEN
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SCALE THE PREY BEFORE
IT SWALLOWS IT.
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WONDERFUL FISH - PROBABLY
AROUND 12-15 KILOS.
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Andy: I KNOW SOMETIMES IT
LOOKS QUITE DISTRESSING
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WHEN WE TAKE FISH OUT OF WATER
BUT NILE PERCH ARE QUITE HARDY.
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SO I'M GOING TO BE TAKING
THIS FISH OUT OF WATER
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FOR MAYBE THIRTY SECONDS OR SO,
WHILST I MEASURE AND TAG HER.
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I'M GOING TO PUT IT ONTO
THE GUNNEL HERE,
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WHICH IS JUST GOING
TO PROTECT HER.
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Narrator: ANDY MEASURES THE
FISH'S LENGTH AND GIRTH -
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IT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO
ESTIMATE ITS WEIGHT.
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VERY LITTLE RESEARCH EXISTS ON
THE NILE PERCH IN THESE WATERS.
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BY TAGGING IT, ANDY'S HOPING
TO CONTRIBUTE TO A
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DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
OF THEIR RANGE...
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WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HELP
TO CONSERVE THEM.
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Andy: HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT
LITTLE YELLOW TAG,
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STICKING OUT THE BACK END. I'M
JUST GOING TO PUT HER IN,
209
00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:56,334
AND SOON AS IT FLAPS I'M GOING
TO LET IT GO... THERE YOU GO...
210
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:07,946
I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, WHEN
YOU'RE THAT BIG...
211
00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:14,319
THANK YOU GODDY... WE'RE GOING
TO GO FIND ANOTHER PLACE NOW?
212
00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:18,189
Andy: OK... THE FEVER
IS UPON ME.
213
00:14:18,257 --> 00:14:25,229
I NOW WANT TO CATCH PERCH ALL
DAY... OK DOWN IT IS.
214
00:14:25,232 --> 00:14:28,099
Narrator: BIG NILE PERCH
ARE TERRITORIAL...
215
00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:30,702
NOW THAT ANDY'S CAUGHT ONE
FISH IN THAT SPOT,
216
00:14:30,770 --> 00:14:33,304
IT'S UNLIKELY HE'LL
GET ANOTHER...
217
00:14:35,108 --> 00:14:37,508
FORTUNATELY, THIS SECTION OF
THE NILE STRETCHES OUT
218
00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:43,214
OVER 2000 MILES - HE WON'T
RUN OUT OF CHANCES.
219
00:14:48,855 --> 00:14:52,924
Andy: IT JERKED THE BAIT...
COME ON NOW...
220
00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:56,661
THERE WE GO, THERE WE GO,
THERE WE GO...
221
00:14:57,797 --> 00:15:00,465
THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT,
THAT'S IT, KEEP GOING.
222
00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:03,267
Narrator: ANDY'S FOUND
THE TRICK -
223
00:15:03,270 --> 00:15:06,004
THE PERCH CAN'T
RESIST LIVE BAIT.
224
00:15:09,008 --> 00:15:13,544
Andy: THERE YOU GO...
TIGHT... YES PLEASE...
225
00:15:13,613 --> 00:15:16,180
JUMPING RIGHT OUT THERE
226
00:15:16,950 --> 00:15:22,287
RIGHT NEAR THOSE HIPPO... YES!
227
00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:26,290
Narrator: IT'S A BIG FISH, BUT
NOW IT'S ON THE LINE -
228
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IT'S BECOME BAIT ITSELF.
229
00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:31,395
Goddy: AH, THERE'S BIG CROC.
230
00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:33,564
Andy: AY, I'VE GOT A BIG CROC
IN FRONT OF ME, HERE...
231
00:15:33,633 --> 00:15:36,400
Narrator: THE CROC'S HOMING IN
ON THE STRUGGLING PERCH -
232
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ANDY NEEDS TO LAND IT ...
OR LOSE IT.
233
00:15:38,971 --> 00:15:43,308
Andy: I THINK THE CROCS GONNA
GRAB THIS FISH... JA...
234
00:15:48,348 --> 00:15:51,749
Andy: GODDY YOU MUST HELP
ME WITH THIS HERE, PLEASE.
235
00:15:54,053 --> 00:15:55,119
Narrator: IT'S A HEAVY FISH,
236
00:15:55,188 --> 00:15:57,922
AND THE DEBRIS FROM THE RIVER
IS ADDING TO THE DRAG.
237
00:15:57,990 --> 00:15:59,590
Andy: OK GODDY THAT
SHOULD BE FINE...
238
00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:01,792
GO FORWARD WITH THE BOAT...
239
00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:08,399
GO... JA, OK STOP... CHAOS.
240
00:16:11,537 --> 00:16:14,339
MAN THAT WAS A MASSIVE
CROC THERE JUMPING AGAIN.
241
00:16:15,875 --> 00:16:18,309
NOW WHERE'S THE
CROCODILE...
242
00:16:18,378 --> 00:16:21,479
Narrator: ANDY NEEDS TO REEL THE
FISH AWAY FROM THE CROC...
243
00:16:21,547 --> 00:16:22,814
BUT HE'S LOST SIGHT OF IT.
244
00:16:29,922 --> 00:16:30,722
Andy: OK STOP.
245
00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:35,426
Goddy: GET THE GLOVE ON.
246
00:16:37,097 --> 00:16:39,497
Andy: WHERE'S THAT CROCODILE?
247
00:16:49,074 --> 00:16:54,779
Narrator: THIS ONE IS MUCH
BIGGER... AROUND 45 POUNDS.
248
00:16:57,116 --> 00:16:58,482
Andy: 123 AND 80.
249
00:16:58,485 --> 00:16:59,483
Goddy: JA.
250
00:16:59,486 --> 00:17:02,186
Andy: DON'T WORRY, I'M
GONNA GET YOU BACK NOW
251
00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:03,988
Narrator: ANOTHER PERCH TAGGED
252
00:17:05,591 --> 00:17:07,925
Andy: OK, I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT THIS CROC...
253
00:17:08,327 --> 00:17:09,794
GONNA GET AWAY FROM
THIS CROCODILE.
254
00:17:11,798 --> 00:17:13,798
Narrator: A TIRED PERCH THAT'S
BEEN FIGHTING A FISHERMAN
255
00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,801
WOULD BE EASY PICKINGS FOR
AN OPPORTUNISTIC CROC...
256
00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:27,945
Andy: THERE YOU GO. I HOPE
IT DOESN'T GET LOOSE,
257
00:17:28,014 --> 00:17:31,983
BUT THERE'S ITS LATERAL LINE.
THERE, ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE.
258
00:17:32,852 --> 00:17:37,488
AND THAT IS WHAT IT WILL USE TO
LOCATE ITS PREY BECAUSE OF
259
00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:42,360
THIS MURKY WATER, IT'S GOT LARGE
EYES AND THIS LATERAL LINE
260
00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:45,095
THAT IT WILL HUNT WITH THROUGH
THE VIBRATIONS,
261
00:17:45,098 --> 00:17:50,100
SET OFF BY THE PREY.
A BEAUTIFUL FISH.
262
00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:52,736
Narrator: NILE PERCH USE
THEIR LATERAL LINES
263
00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:56,173
TO SENSE THEIR PREY'S
VIBRATIONS IN THE WATER.
264
00:17:56,176 --> 00:17:59,777
TODAY, THAT'S BEEN
ANDY'S LIVE BAIT.
265
00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:08,719
ANDY'S YET TO SEE ANY SIGN OF
THE LEGENDARY MONSTERS
266
00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:10,121
THAT LURED HIM HERE...
267
00:18:13,526 --> 00:18:17,261
HE'S HOPING THE LOCALS CAN
GIVE HIM SOME ADVICE
268
00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:21,466
WHERE DO THE BIG PERCH FEED
AND WHAT DO THEY EAT?
269
00:18:27,140 --> 00:18:30,107
Andy: AND DO THE NILE PERCH
EAT THESE FISH?
270
00:18:30,175 --> 00:18:32,777
Fisherman: VERY WELL, THIS IS
FOOD FOR NILE PERCH.
271
00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:36,681
Andy: WHERE DO THEY GET
THE NILE PERCH?
272
00:18:36,749 --> 00:18:39,517
Fisherman: NILE PERCH ARE CAUGHT
USING THOSE BIG, BIG NETS.
273
00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:40,417
Andy: THEY DON'T GET
THEM IN THIS?
274
00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:41,919
Fisherman: YAAA.
275
00:18:41,988 --> 00:18:44,421
Andy: I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE
NILE PERCH WOULD EAT THIS...
276
00:18:44,424 --> 00:18:46,824
IT'S JUST LIKE A MARSHMALLOW
FOR BREAKFAST.
277
00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:53,531
THERE'S A NILE PERCH HERE - A
BABY WATER ELEPHANT.
278
00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:58,068
Andy: I DO NOTICE THAT THE MESH
SIZE IS GOING DOWN AS WELL -
279
00:18:58,071 --> 00:18:59,570
WHICH IS VERY DISCOURAGING -
280
00:18:59,572 --> 00:19:01,706
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION.
281
00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:03,908
WHAT TENDS TO HAPPEN IS THEY
START WITH BIG MESH...
282
00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:05,576
GETS SMALLER, SMALLER,
SMALLER...
283
00:19:05,644 --> 00:19:08,746
EVENTUALLY YOU'RE CATCHING
ALL THE IMMATURE FISH
284
00:19:08,814 --> 00:19:11,015
AND NOTHING'S BREEDING. AND IT'S
THE END OF THE LINE THEN.
285
00:19:11,083 --> 00:19:13,083
THAT'S IT - GAME OVER.
286
00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:14,552
Kifarou: SO THESE ARE
THE FILLETS...
287
00:19:14,554 --> 00:19:16,587
Andy: OK, THESE ARE THE
FILLETS... MORNING, MORNING,
288
00:19:16,589 --> 00:19:19,657
HOW ARE YOU GUYS? AH, YOU'RE
CUTTING THEM THIN HEY?
289
00:19:19,659 --> 00:19:23,727
YOU'LL GET FOUR OF THESE
THINGS FROM A 10KG FISH?
290
00:19:23,730 --> 00:19:25,329
Kifarou: JA.
291
00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:33,671
Andy: JUST DRYING FILLETS
OF NILE PERCH.
292
00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:36,874
Narrator: NILE PERCH IS A
DELICACY AND FETCHES TOP DOLLAR
293
00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:39,510
IN RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE GLOBE.
294
00:19:39,578 --> 00:19:41,679
THE HIGH DEMAND FOR
ITS PLUMP FLESH
295
00:19:41,747 --> 00:19:46,284
HAS SPAWNED A $650
MILLION INDUSTRY.
296
00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:48,052
THESE FILLETS WILL
PROBABLY NEVER SEE
297
00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:50,187
THE FANCY KITCHENS OF EUROPE...
298
00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:52,389
THEY'RE A VITAL FOOD SOURCE
299
00:19:52,392 --> 00:19:54,992
FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
IN CENTRAL AFRICA.
300
00:19:54,994 --> 00:19:57,828
Andy: HMMM ... FASCINATING!
301
00:20:00,232 --> 00:20:01,899
Narrator: WHICHEVER WAY
YOU SKIN IT...
302
00:20:01,901 --> 00:20:05,936
NILE PERCH ARE A HOT COMMODITY.
303
00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:08,572
Andy: THE GENE POOL OF
MATURE FISH IS HERE
304
00:20:08,641 --> 00:20:15,046
IN MURCHISON RESERVE, OUTSIDE IT
LOOKS BLEAK... UNFORTUNATELY.
305
00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,581
Narrator: IT MAY BE
NOW OR NEVER...
306
00:20:17,584 --> 00:20:20,351
FOR ANDY TO FIND THE LEGEND.
307
00:20:25,658 --> 00:20:27,491
or: ANDY'S CHASING DOWN
A LEGENDARY FISH ...
308
00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:31,162
A NILE PERCH THAT WEIGHS AS MUCH
AS A BABY ELEPHANT.
309
00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:38,502
Andy: BIG NILE PERCH ROSE RIGHT
HERE, NOT EVEN 5 METRES FROM ME.
310
00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:41,071
Narrator: HE'S USING A
LIVE FISH AS BAIT...
311
00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:44,342
TO TRIGGER THE HUNTING RESPONSE
OF A MONSTER FISH.
312
00:20:56,189 --> 00:21:01,292
BUT TODAY IT'S GODWIN WHO
GETS THE FIRST BITE -
313
00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:03,894
MORE FRESH BAIT FOR ANDY.
314
00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:13,904
Andy: HEY I'M ON, I'M ON...
THERE IT GOES...
315
00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:20,945
PICKED THE BAIT UP...
316
00:21:22,981 --> 00:21:25,416
JUST LETTING IT TAKE THE BAIT -
THERE YOU GO...
317
00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:30,821
WHEW MY HEART'S PUMPING
RIGHT NOW...
318
00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:35,860
COME ON - DON'T DROP
THE BAIT...
319
00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:49,273
EVEN THIS FAR INTO MY LIFE THERE
IS A SHAKE - LOOK AT THAT ...
320
00:21:49,775 --> 00:21:53,844
COME ON WHERE DID YOU GO?
321
00:21:56,983 --> 00:22:00,317
NOW IT'S GOING AGAIN,
THERE WE GO,
322
00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:03,888
THERE WE GO... THERE IT'S
ROLLING NOW...
323
00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:14,932
YES PLEASE...
324
00:22:18,203 --> 00:22:21,706
AY! SOMETHING POPPED!
325
00:22:28,213 --> 00:22:34,418
MAN! WHAT HAPPENED NOW? IT WAS A
NICE FISH ON THERE...
326
00:22:34,487 --> 00:22:43,294
WENT TIGHT AND POPPED...
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
327
00:22:45,597 --> 00:22:52,103
AY... MAN - HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?
328
00:22:55,641 --> 00:22:58,809
Goddy: THAT WAS A GOOD
FISH THAT...
329
00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:04,181
Narrator: NILE PERCH DON'T HAVE
CUTTING TEETH ...
330
00:23:04,183 --> 00:23:08,319
IT MUST HAVE BEEN MASSIVE TO
SNAP THE 80LB LINE.
331
00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:18,195
Andy: SO DISAPPOINTING - SIT FOR
HOURS AND HOURS,
332
00:23:18,197 --> 00:23:23,467
AND THEN WHEN YOU DO GET A PULL
AND YOU GO TIGHT ON THE FISH
333
00:23:24,337 --> 00:23:26,069
AND THEN THERE'S A
TACKLE FAILURE,
334
00:23:26,072 --> 00:23:28,338
WELL YOU CAN ONLY BLAME YOURSELF
335
00:23:28,407 --> 00:23:34,745
IT'S ABOUT BEING ACCOUNTABLE
TO YOURSELF SO YEAH.
336
00:23:46,959 --> 00:23:48,058
Andy: IT WAS LIKE A
NILE PERCH...
337
00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:52,062
RRRR RRRRR BIG FISH THAT...
338
00:23:52,130 --> 00:23:57,768
[BLEEP]... THAT WAS THE ONE
THAT JUMPED UP HERE.
339
00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:02,673
Andy: I SUPPOSE FOR
ALL THE BIG FISH
340
00:24:02,675 --> 00:24:06,577
AND ALL THE WONDERFUL FISH THAT
ONE CATCHES IN YOUR LIFE
341
00:24:06,645 --> 00:24:08,979
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THOSE
THAT GET AWAY,
342
00:24:09,649 --> 00:24:13,784
AND THAT'S THE BALANCING ACT -
THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS -
343
00:24:13,853 --> 00:24:24,695
THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND THE
ELATION... IS THAT WHY I DO IT?
344
00:24:26,098 --> 00:24:32,069
TO BE SUPER-ELATED AND THEN
SUPER DISAPPOINTED? MAYBE...
345
00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:43,513
Narrator: FED UP WITH FAILURE,
ANDY CHANGES TACK...
346
00:24:43,582 --> 00:24:46,851
AND HEADS DIRECTLY TO THE
POINT OF NO RETURN.
347
00:24:51,924 --> 00:24:55,025
THE NOTORIOUS
'MURCHISON FALLS'
348
00:24:56,228 --> 00:25:00,564
ONE OF THE MOST TREACHEROUS
FISHING SPOTS ON THE PLANET ...
349
00:25:00,632 --> 00:25:05,169
ONLY THE TOUGHEST FISH CAN
SURVIVE THESE WATERS.
350
00:25:09,441 --> 00:25:12,643
THE BASE OF THESE ANCIENT CLIFFS
IS THE FURTHEST REACH
351
00:25:12,645 --> 00:25:19,116
OF THE NILE PERCH'S DOMAIN -
IT'S THE NATURAL BARRIER
352
00:25:19,184 --> 00:25:21,719
THAT KEEPS THIS MONSTER
FISH CONTAINED.
353
00:25:27,193 --> 00:25:29,793
THE MIGHTY NILE FORCES ITS WAY
THROUGH A CREVICE
354
00:25:29,795 --> 00:25:35,198
ONLY 23-FEET WIDE... BEFORE
TUMBLING 140-FEET...
355
00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:37,201
INTO THE CAULDRON BELOW.
356
00:25:40,439 --> 00:25:42,806
MORE THAN 80,000 GALLONS
OF WATER...
357
00:25:42,808 --> 00:25:44,808
RACE OVER THE FALLS
EACH SECOND...
358
00:25:54,954 --> 00:25:58,756
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
SURGES OF WATER ON EARTH.
359
00:26:05,364 --> 00:26:08,065
THIS IS BIG FISH TERRITORY!
360
00:26:09,368 --> 00:26:11,902
THE PERFECT HABITAT FOR AN
AMBUSH PREDATOR...
361
00:26:14,974 --> 00:26:17,641
THIS IS NO PLACE FOR
HIS SCARBOROUGH -
362
00:26:18,778 --> 00:26:20,777
IT WILL TAKE HIS STRONGEST REEL
363
00:26:20,780 --> 00:26:23,580
TO FIGHT THE DRAG IN
THIS RAGING TORRENT.
364
00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:27,918
Andy: I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
WILD THIS WATER IS...
365
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:32,389
IT'S JUST A MOUNTAIN OF WATER UP
THERE, LITERALLY 50M FROM ME.
366
00:26:32,391 --> 00:26:36,994
THIS IS WILD STUFF... WHOO!
367
00:26:38,464 --> 00:26:41,465
Andy: THERE'S GOT TO BE
MONSTROUS NILE PERCH IN HERE.
368
00:26:41,533 --> 00:26:44,067
I DON'T KNOW HOW DEEP THIS IS
BUT THERE IS TURBULENT WATER
369
00:26:44,070 --> 00:26:45,235
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
370
00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:50,574
Andy: I'M SO EXCITED, I CAN'T
WAIT ANY LONGER, WATCH THIS ONE,
371
00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:58,015
WATCH ONE ... FIRST CAST! I
WONDER WHAT LURKS DOWN HERE.
372
00:26:59,752 --> 00:27:01,018
Narrator: IT'S THE MOST
DANGEROUS WATER
373
00:27:01,086 --> 00:27:02,987
THAT ANDY'S EVER TACKLED,
374
00:27:04,557 --> 00:27:08,292
BUT FOR NOW, THE NOVELTY
OUTWEIGHS THE RISK.
375
00:27:09,028 --> 00:27:11,695
Andy: A LITTLE BIT SCARY
I CAN TELL YOU.
376
00:27:11,697 --> 00:27:14,465
I WOULDN'T LIKE TO
CAPSIZE OVER HERE.
377
00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:17,701
Narrator: THE SMALL BOAT IS
FIGHTING A MASSIVE SURGE -
378
00:27:17,703 --> 00:27:21,005
AND THAT'S WITHOUT A 440-POUND
FISH ON THE LINE...
379
00:27:21,607 --> 00:27:22,706
IF THEY GO OVER,
380
00:27:22,708 --> 00:27:25,442
THEY'LL BE AT THE MERCY OF
DEADLY WHIRLPOOLS...
381
00:27:25,511 --> 00:27:27,478
AND HUNGRY CROCS!
382
00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:40,858
Andy: THIS IS WHAT KEEPS YOU
ALIVE... THIS KIND OF FISHING.
383
00:27:42,595 --> 00:27:44,862
Narrator: WHILE ANDY
FIGHTS THE DRAG,
384
00:27:44,930 --> 00:27:47,464
GODWIN FIGHTS THE
FIERCE CURRENT...
385
00:27:47,533 --> 00:27:50,834
HOLDING THEM STEADY IN THE
FACE OF THE FALLS.
386
00:27:52,304 --> 00:27:53,437
Andy: MY HEART'S RACING,
ONE JUST FROM
387
00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:55,539
THE SHEER VOLUME OF WATER
388
00:27:55,541 --> 00:28:00,210
COMING DOWN IN THIS CAULDRON AND
ALSO, THE FISH POTENTIAL.
389
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:07,351
IT'S GOT TO BE TEEMING WITH
FISH HERE. COME ON!
390
00:28:20,166 --> 00:28:23,901
Andy: I'M STUCK ON A ROCK -
NOW I'M IN TROUBLE...
391
00:28:30,609 --> 00:28:32,609
TRY AND GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
392
00:28:44,990 --> 00:28:46,457
FOR [BLEEP] SAKES!
393
00:28:48,494 --> 00:28:53,464
OK, GET ME CLOSE, I'LL HAVE TO
CUT IT - CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.
394
00:29:04,009 --> 00:29:11,048
YA, SNAPPED, LET'S GO, GODDY YOU
OK? I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN.
395
00:29:12,618 --> 00:29:16,086
DISAPPOINTING TO LOSE A LURE
AGAIN BUT I'M BOUND
396
00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:20,891
TO LOSE SOME TACKLE.
BUT WILD STUFF. AY!
397
00:29:22,294 --> 00:29:24,828
Narrator: THERE'S A FINE LINE
BETWEEN DETERMINATION -
398
00:29:24,830 --> 00:29:30,901
AND RECKLESSNESS... BUT
ANDY STILL WON'T QUIT.
399
00:29:30,903 --> 00:29:34,070
Andy: I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO
PUT MORE TACKLE ON
400
00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:35,372
IT'S VERY HECTIC
ROUND THE CORNER
401
00:29:35,374 --> 00:29:40,444
THAT WATER WAS WILD. WILD,
WILD WATER THERE MAN.
402
00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:43,113
I'VE NEVER FISHED WATER LIKE
THAT IN MY LIFE.
403
00:29:43,181 --> 00:29:46,816
WOW. UNBELIEVABLE STUFF. BUT THE
FEVER IS UPON ME -
404
00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:50,621
TRYING TO GET BACK THERE
AS SOON AS I CAN.
405
00:29:55,628 --> 00:30:00,530
WELL, IT'S WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF APPREHENSION I GO BACK THERE.
406
00:30:00,599 --> 00:30:10,207
IT'S VERY WILD WATER THERE.
RIGHT, HAHAHA LET'S GO...
407
00:30:10,275 --> 00:30:12,409
MY HEART'S RACING ALREADY!
408
00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,406
Narrator: ANDY'S PITTING
HIMSELF AGAINST
409
00:30:26,408 --> 00:30:29,242
THE MOST POWERFUL WATER
ON THE PLANET.
410
00:30:29,245 --> 00:30:32,412
Andy: OK, HOLD ME HERE, NICE.
411
00:30:35,350 --> 00:30:38,752
I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE WHAT
THESE PERCH ARE LIKE.
412
00:30:38,754 --> 00:30:41,822
THEY MUST BE HANGING RIGHT
AGAINST THAT CLIFF FACE
413
00:30:41,890 --> 00:30:45,559
BECAUSE IT'S TOO TURBULENT
OUT HERE FOR THEM
414
00:30:46,228 --> 00:30:49,830
AND THEY JUST AMBUSH AND
ENGULF ANY BAIT FISH
415
00:30:49,898 --> 00:30:52,666
THAT GETS WASHED DOWN
THESE FALLS.
416
00:30:53,669 --> 00:30:59,172
SO I'M TRYING TO CAST AS CLOSE
AS I CAN TO THE SIDE
417
00:30:59,241 --> 00:31:02,809
AND HOPEFULLY ONE WILL RUSH
OUT AND GRAB IT.
418
00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:16,123
Narrator: ANDY'S REELING
FOR HIS LIFE...
419
00:31:16,191 --> 00:31:19,192
IT'S HARD TO TELL IF IT'S A
FISH... OR THE CURRENT.
420
00:31:19,194 --> 00:31:26,500
Andy: YA! I'M ON. I GOT ONE...
HERE WE GO!
421
00:31:28,470 --> 00:31:31,772
I'M FIGHTING THE FISH AND THE
CURRENT, WHICH IS HUGE.
422
00:31:38,814 --> 00:31:40,581
YA LET'S GO DOWN A
LITTLE BIT GODDY.
423
00:31:47,689 --> 00:31:50,591
Andy:YA LOOKS LIKE A FISH
AROUND 10 KILOS.
424
00:31:52,561 --> 00:31:55,762
Narrator: RIGHT NOW THE FISH
IS STEERING THE BOAT...
425
00:31:55,965 --> 00:31:58,098
IT'S NOT A MONSTER, BUT
THE FIERCE CURRENT
426
00:31:58,100 --> 00:31:59,766
MAKES THE FIGHT MUCH HARDER.
427
00:32:02,171 --> 00:32:06,506
Andy: I NEED TO PUT MY GLOVE
ON - HERE IT IS.
428
00:32:12,981 --> 00:32:16,583
RIGHT, I'M ON TERRA FIRMA, NOT
ROCKING AND ROLLING IN THE BOAT.
429
00:32:20,789 --> 00:32:21,388
HERE WE GO.
430
00:32:22,457 --> 00:32:25,525
Narrator: ALL THAT WORK -
FOR A 25-POUND FISH.
431
00:32:28,964 --> 00:32:31,331
BUT ANDY IS STILL LOOKING
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
432
00:32:31,867 --> 00:32:39,006
Andy: GOT A FISH OF AROUND 10 OR
12 KILOS, REALLY NICE - MAN!
433
00:32:39,608 --> 00:32:42,609
MY FIRST NILE PERCH AT THE BASE
OF THE MURCHISON FALLS.
434
00:32:42,678 --> 00:32:46,680
HOW WONDERFUL. I WANT TO PUT
IT BACK IN THE WATER
435
00:32:46,748 --> 00:32:48,315
AND I WANT TO TRY AND TAG IT.
436
00:32:52,755 --> 00:32:55,389
Narrator: ANDY'S STILL HUNGRY
FOR THE CATCH OF HIS LIFE...
437
00:32:56,825 --> 00:32:59,059
IF HIS MONSTER FISH
WON'T COME TO HIM...
438
00:32:59,061 --> 00:33:01,862
HE'LL HAVE TO GO TO IT.
439
00:33:04,232 --> 00:33:06,566
IT'S TIME FOR DRASTIC
MEASURES...
440
00:33:06,835 --> 00:33:08,501
THERE'S A SECRET FISHING SPOT...
441
00:33:08,504 --> 00:33:11,571
EVEN CLOSER TO THE BASE
OF THE FALLS...
442
00:33:11,907 --> 00:33:14,908
BUT IT'S STEEP AND INACCESSIBLE
443
00:33:14,976 --> 00:33:19,212
NOT EVEN CROCS AND HIPPOS
VENTURE THIS FAR UP.
444
00:33:19,815 --> 00:33:22,683
IT'S KNOWN AS 'THE
DEVIL'S CAULDRON' -
445
00:33:23,752 --> 00:33:25,485
THE LAST OUTPOST OF
THE NILE PERCH.
446
00:33:28,457 --> 00:33:31,958
...THE PERFECT HIDEOUT FOR A
ROGUE OF A FISH.
447
00:33:42,938 --> 00:33:44,771
ANDY'S PUTTING HIS THEORY
TO THE TEST ...
448
00:33:46,075 --> 00:33:48,475
HOPING THE REALLY BIG PERCH WILL
BE USING THE ROUGH WATER
449
00:33:48,543 --> 00:33:53,146
TO THEIR ADVANTAGE - WAITING TO
AMBUSH SMALLER FISH
450
00:33:53,215 --> 00:33:55,115
THAT ARE DISORIENTED
IN THE TURMOIL...
451
00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:21,708
IT'S OVER 100-DEGREES...
EVEN IN THE SHADE...
452
00:34:23,745 --> 00:34:27,114
ONLY A REALLY BIG FISH
WILL BE WORTH IT.
453
00:34:51,072 --> 00:34:56,476
Andy: I'M ON. YEAH I'M ON.
YES PLEASE.
454
00:34:59,815 --> 00:35:04,751
HAHAHA, YAY, HE'S RUNNING.
455
00:35:05,086 --> 00:35:07,254
I'M HOLDING ON AS
HARD AS I CAN!
456
00:35:07,522 --> 00:35:09,990
I'M FIGHTING CURRENT
AND THE FISH...
457
00:35:13,762 --> 00:35:16,296
IT'S GONE INTO A QUIET BAY
HERE...
458
00:35:22,704 --> 00:35:25,305
COME ON.
459
00:35:25,874 --> 00:35:27,107
ALRIGHT, YOU WANNA DO BATTLE?
LET'S GO.
460
00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:37,467
ator: ANDY'S DOING BATTLE IN
THE DEVIL'S CAULDRON...
461
00:35:37,469 --> 00:35:40,237
A MASSIVE WHIRLPOOL AT THE BASE
OF THE MURCHISON FALLS.
462
00:35:41,406 --> 00:35:42,772
Andy: IT'S RUNNING OUT
INTO THE MAIN.
463
00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:46,209
Narrator: HE'S GOT A BIG
PERCH ON THE LINE -
464
00:35:46,879 --> 00:35:48,378
BUT IT WON'T COME IN EASILY.
465
00:35:50,148 --> 00:35:55,452
Andy: AIBO! COME ON, I
CAN SEE HIM COMING.
466
00:35:55,687 --> 00:35:59,256
ALRIGHT, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
WORK MY WAY AROUND.
467
00:35:59,891 --> 00:36:05,262
IF I LOSE MY FOOTING HERE,
THAT'S THE END OF ME.
468
00:36:16,008 --> 00:36:17,307
Andy: HOW'S THIS FOR AN
OBSTACLE COURSE?
469
00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:21,778
THE LENGTHS ONE GOES TO
CATCHING FISH...
470
00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:28,985
IT'S THE ONLY PLACE I CAN LAND
IT SO I'M PRETTY MUCH FORCED
471
00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:36,726
TO MAKE MY WAY ROUND HERE... I
JUST HOPE IT STAYS ON THE LINE
472
00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:43,166
AND I DON'T LOSE MY ROD, THIS
IS CHAOTIC. COME ON!
473
00:36:46,671 --> 00:36:50,607
Andy: RIGHT, SLIGHTLY BETTER
POSITION NOW
474
00:36:50,675 --> 00:36:52,409
TO BRING IT IN CLOSER.
475
00:36:57,649 --> 00:37:01,451
THERE IT IS. COME ON.
476
00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:12,862
YOOHOO. LOOK AT THAT!
477
00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:16,600
WOW! THAT'S A NICE LOOKING FISH.
478
00:37:21,974 --> 00:37:23,973
THIS IS A REALLY NICE
SIZED FISH.
479
00:37:24,042 --> 00:37:27,010
PROBABLY ABOUT 30KG
I WOULD THINK.
480
00:37:29,014 --> 00:37:32,616
Narrator: IT'S A 65LB PERCH...
HIS BIGGEST FISH YET!
481
00:37:34,052 --> 00:37:35,318
Andy: AND LOOK AT ITS MOUTH -
482
00:37:35,654 --> 00:37:37,721
I MEAN THAT'S JUST
ENORMOUS!
483
00:37:40,725 --> 00:37:42,192
RIGHT, I'M GOING TO
GET YOU BACK IN.
484
00:37:42,461 --> 00:37:46,062
I DON'T WANT TO KEEP IT
OUT ANY LONGER.
485
00:37:46,064 --> 00:37:49,532
I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR A WAVE TO
COME. THERE WE GO...
486
00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:56,206
THERE WE GO.
487
00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:03,279
Andy: THAT IS THE ULTIMATE
IN WILD FISHING.
488
00:38:06,151 --> 00:38:09,619
Narrator: BUT STILL NOT THE
MONSTER ANDY'S SEARCHING FOR.
489
00:38:10,689 --> 00:38:16,426
HE PRESSES ON... AND THE
CAULDRON KEEPS PRODUCING...
490
00:38:16,428 --> 00:38:24,167
Andy:YES! LOOK A THAT!
IT'S A SMALL ONE...
491
00:38:29,608 --> 00:38:32,676
YA, I'M ON. YA, A LITTLE ONE.
492
00:38:33,612 --> 00:38:36,980
YOU MUST GROW UP TO BE A
HUGE BIG FISH...COME.
493
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,552
Narrator: THE WILD WATERS OF THE
FALLS DON'T DISAPPOINT.
494
00:38:42,554 --> 00:38:45,388
Andy: HAHAHA - AAAH I LOVE THIS!
495
00:38:45,390 --> 00:38:50,060
Narrator: BUT STILL THE MONSTER
OF THE NILE ELUDES HIM.
496
00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:59,069
SOMEWHERE ALONG THIS RIVER...
A GIANT STILL LIES IN WAIT.
497
00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:06,810
BACK DOWN RIVER, ANDY
PICKS HIS FINAL SPOT.
498
00:39:14,152 --> 00:39:24,193
Andy: I'M ON... IT'S GOING
NOW... JA... OK THANK YOU...
499
00:39:24,262 --> 00:39:30,700
Andy: I'M ON... IT'S GOING
NOW... JA... OK THANK YOU...
500
00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:34,838
JA MAYBE WE SHOULD FOLLOW...
501
00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:39,776
I'LL JUST PULL THE BOAT
AFTER THE FISH...
502
00:39:41,679 --> 00:39:44,114
Narrator: A BIG FISH RUNS
WITH HIS BAIT...
503
00:39:45,283 --> 00:39:46,516
BUT IT WON'T SHOW ITSELF.
504
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,086
Andy: HASN'T JUMPED YET...
505
00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:58,194
GODDY WHAT YOU THINK? YOU DON'T
WANT TO SAY ANYTHING?
506
00:39:58,196 --> 00:40:00,997
Goddy: I CAN'T SAY, I HAVE NO
IDEA OF THAT,
507
00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:02,465
IF IT'S NOT JUMPING UP.
508
00:40:02,534 --> 00:40:06,102
Andy: IT'S NOT JUMPING, IT'S
HOPEFULLY A BIG ONE.
509
00:40:07,672 --> 00:40:08,538
Goddy: FORWARD?
510
00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:11,741
Andy: JA GO DEEPER
INTO THE RIVER,
511
00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:14,210
GET AWAY FROM THE BANK FROM THE
CROCODILES AS WELL...
512
00:40:28,893 --> 00:40:40,970
THAT'LL BE OK GODDY... YOU WANNA
CLEAN IT?... IT'S GOING NOW...
513
00:40:51,249 --> 00:40:54,818
Andy: AIBO! AY THAT'S A BUS!
514
00:40:56,254 --> 00:40:57,520
Narrator: THIS IS THE
MASSIVE SPECIMEN
515
00:40:57,522 --> 00:40:59,189
ANDY'S BEEN WAITING FOR!
516
00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:07,396
Andy: ONE SURE WAY OF GETTING MY
HAND BITTEN OFF BY A CROCODILE
517
00:41:07,399 --> 00:41:09,833
IS DANGLING A FISH
OVER THE SIDE.
518
00:41:11,069 --> 00:41:13,002
I'M GONNA TRY AND PUT THIS FISH
IN THE BOAT...
519
00:41:13,004 --> 00:41:16,072
2... 3...
520
00:41:17,609 --> 00:41:19,008
OK...
521
00:41:19,010 --> 00:41:21,544
RIGHT GODDY TAKE US TO
A BANK PLEASE.
522
00:41:24,616 --> 00:41:27,750
Narrator: IT'S A BEAUTY! EASILY
OVER THE 100LB MARK.
523
00:41:41,065 --> 00:41:43,766
Andy: WONDERFUL FISH THIS ONE...
524
00:41:45,436 --> 00:41:47,837
I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP IT
IN SOME WATER HERE
525
00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:50,873
AND KEEP MY EYES OPEN
FOR CROCODILES.
526
00:41:50,942 --> 00:41:55,511
JUST SO IT'S GOT SOME WATER
FLOWING OVER THE GILLS.
527
00:41:55,579 --> 00:41:58,815
AND IT'S COMPLETELY CHILLED.
THERE YOU GO, MAMA.
528
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:12,195
63... 40... THERE WE GO... I
WANT TO JUST REVIVE HER...
529
00:42:12,263 --> 00:42:19,835
NOW LOOK AT THAT HUGE BIG
MOUTH... LOOK AT THAT...
530
00:42:19,838 --> 00:42:20,937
LOOK AT THAT TAIL -
531
00:42:21,005 --> 00:42:26,009
THAT'S A HUGE, BIG PROPELLER
FOR AN AMBUSH PREDATOR.
532
00:42:26,077 --> 00:42:31,414
SNEAKING AROUND THE BOTTOM
AND THEN CHARGING FAST
533
00:42:31,416 --> 00:42:39,689
TO ENGULF THE PREY. IT'S LIKE
A SACK OF CEMENT -
534
00:42:40,558 --> 00:42:44,294
THIS IS THE REAL WATER ELEPHANT!
535
00:42:49,067 --> 00:42:50,967
50 - NICE!
536
00:42:51,035 --> 00:42:54,671
SACK OF CEMENT 50 KILO 110 LB...
537
00:42:54,906 --> 00:42:58,975
THERE YOU GO MOM, THERE
WE GO, THERE WE GO.
538
00:42:59,343 --> 00:43:02,612
Narrator: A FEMALE PERCH THIS
SIZE CAN PRODUCE 7 MILLION EGGS
539
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,247
THREE TIMES PER YEAR.
540
00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:11,054
Andy: WONDERFUL... 50KG OF FISH
- THAT'S THE BROOD STOCK.
541
00:43:11,856 --> 00:43:14,323
Narrator: AT THAT RATE, THIS
LARGE FEMALE COULD PRODUCE
542
00:43:14,326 --> 00:43:17,527
UP TO 260 MILLION EGGS
IN HER LIFETIME.
543
00:43:19,331 --> 00:43:22,698
Andy: THOSE ARE THE MONSTERS
OF THE NILE RIVER.
544
00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:26,802
♪
545
00:43:26,805 --> 00:43:30,539
Narrator: THERE MAY WELL BE
BIGGER NILE PERCH OUT THERE,
546
00:43:30,542 --> 00:43:33,309
BUT ANDY'S FINALLY MET ONE
WORTHY OF THE LEGENDS.
547
00:43:37,949 --> 00:43:40,717
SHE RETURNS TO THE MIGHTY RIVER
THAT SPAWNED HER...
548
00:43:41,986 --> 00:43:45,388
TO SOME A FISHERMAN'S
FANTASY...
549
00:43:45,456 --> 00:43:48,624
TO OTHERS A PRIZED COMMODITY.
550
00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:50,760
AN 'EATING MACHINE'...
551
00:43:50,762 --> 00:43:52,829
A SURVIVOR...
552
00:43:52,897 --> 00:43:55,364
A LEVIATHAN ...
553
00:43:55,367 --> 00:43:58,368
WORTHY OF THE MIGHTY WATERS
OF THE NILE.
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