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narrator: In the wild,
the right skills
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can make the difference
between life and death.
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- [groans]
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narrator: Now some
of "Alone’s" best competitors
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are taking on a new mission.
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- This is, like,
some Indiana Jones-type stuff.
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narrator: They’ll have
just three days...
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- Whoa!
narrator: And limited tools...
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- Here’s the fun part.
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narrator:
For a build challenge
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devised by one of their own.
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- Time is ticking.
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narrator:
At stake for the winner...
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- Whoo.
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narrator: Bragging rights.
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- You guys have your work
cut out for you.
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narrator:
Tonight’s challengers--
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Britt Ahart, 35-day survivor
from season three
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and runner-up
from season five.
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- Bam!
Gonna have fish dinner tonight.
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narrator: Joel Van Der Loon,
40-day survivor
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from season seven...
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- Whoo-hoo!
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narrator:
And Clay Hayes,
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74-day survivor and winner
of season eight.
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- Hot dog. I got another one.
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narrator:
Let the challenge begin.
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- Ooh, jeepers!
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Hey, guys,
this is Jordan Jonas
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from "Alone" season six,
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where I harvested more food
than any other contestant
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in the history of the show.
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Not done putting notches
on our hatchet yet.
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So the challenge for this week
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for Clay, Joel and Britt
is not easy.
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I know it’s gonna really push
these guys
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and I’m really excited
to see what they come up with.
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- So we got a box here,
a mystery box.
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- This is always
the nerve-wracking part.
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[laughs]
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♪ ♪
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- "Your challenge is...
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"build a fishing kit
and a fish smoker.
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You may use only the tools
in the box."
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Let’s see what we got to work
with here.
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Please be some fishhooks.
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Got a little bit of paracord.
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We’ve got some antler tines.
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Little pocketknife with some
different blades on it.
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And some kind of Damascus
Viking-looking ax-head.
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- With no handle.
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Well, obviously
I’m going to have
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to make some sort of ax handle.
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- Jordan’s not gonna make it
easy.
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So it looks like it’s primitive
fishing techniques.
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In a survival situation,
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your ability to catch a fish
might just save your life.
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- Whoo!
- Or, like on "Alone,"
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extend your stay and get you
that much closer to winning.
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- Ah!
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Dinner!
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"To complete the challenge,
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"you must catch a fish
six inches or longer,
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smoke the fish,
and then eat the fish."
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- Darn, I’ve gotta go fishing
and eat fish.
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- Jordan, challenge accepted.
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[upbeat music]
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- All right, this, I think,
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is gonna be a great spot
for the smoker.
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So I’ve made a quick little
digging stick out of cedar.
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What I wanna do is excavate out
basically a trench
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down through here,
make a firebox,
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and then have, like, a chimney
right here,
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so I’ll backfill
with some of this dirt
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and have my fish up here,
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presuming I can catch
some fish.
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Oh, yeah, man.
That’s gonna be nice.
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Oop, there’s some worms.
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Fish bait right there.
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[soft music]
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[grunts] Okay.
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I need to find some sticks.
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Some sticks.
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So I’m looking for something
that’s got a good flex to it.
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Gonna try to make a frame
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and then pack mud and clay
on top and around it
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and then burn the frame out.
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Well, got no idea
if this is gonna work.
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But...
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never know unless you try.
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[tense music]
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- There’s quite a big stretch
of river here
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that we have to work with.
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I have access
to some really good fish here.
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There’s good rainbow trout.
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I think that the challenge
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for me is gonna be making
effective hooks.
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Being out on "Alone,"
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we were fishing
with barbless hooks.
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- I think I got one.
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Oh, [bleep].
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- That was not easy.
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- No, we did not get a fish.
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- So using primitive methods
is going
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to also be very challenging.
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Oh, look at this.
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The land has presented.
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Looks to be from a deer.
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It’s not as fresh
as I would like it to be,
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but as far as getting strong
enough gorge hooks out of it,
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I think it can be done.
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A gorge hook
is a very small hook
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that’s not
an actual hook shape.
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It’s very straight
and very sharp on either end.
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I’d like to break the bone
right here and here
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because I can get several
gorge hooks out of this piece.
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And there we go.
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All I’ve gotta do is sit here
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and grind and grind and grind.
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A gorge hook is very difficult
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because you can’t rely
on the fish just biting.
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It actually has
to swallow the bait
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and the hook has
to actually unravel
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in order to capture the fish.
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It’s a very tough
fishing method,
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but it does work.
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So here’s a little gorge hook.
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The line goes into this little
v-notch, ties around here.
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One done, and now we’re gonna
work on a second one.
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All right, now that I got
my ax-head affixed on here,
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I am gonna put a little cordage
around there
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just to keep it there.
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I’ll tell you,
working around this blade
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does keep you paying attention.
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That’s a pretty cool-looking
ax handle.
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I think this is gonna suffice.
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I can harvest what I need
to make my reel.
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I’m thinking that I might make
just a small little hobo reel.
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If I can cut a couple
of pieces of bamboo,
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then I can make
a really bare-bones hobo reel.
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First thing I need to do
is cut this right about there.
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So depending on whether or not
my ax will do it smoothly,
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is gonna let me know whether
or not I’m gonna be using this
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as my materials.
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One, two...
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[clang]
No.
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Nope.
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[bird calling]
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[laughs]
And I made the peacock mad.
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Okay, so I’m not gonna be able
to use that.
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[sighs]
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Let me gather my thoughts
for a minute.
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[thunder rumbles]
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- I mean, it’s hot out here
in Georgia,
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but when it storms, it storms.
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But I was able
to procure my fishing pole.
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I mean, I was thinking about
going with the hobo reel,
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but the complexities
of using my hatchet
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and that little, tiny,
itsy-bitsy knife,
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I didn’t want to deal
with the frustration.
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I’d rather go
with the simplicity,
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just using a long piece
of cane.
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That’s gonna allow me
to get a lot of access...
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[imitates line cast]
Out there.
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Really simple.
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So we’re gonna wrap this up
for the day
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and head back in before
I get struck by lightning.
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- The smoker’s pretty much
done.
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So I’m gonna go find
some materials for a rod.
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So I’m looking for something
that’s relatively straight
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that’s got a good taper
and a good flex to it.
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I’m just gonna make
a simple tenkara setup.
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And I think one
of these branches
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on this Doug fir up here
might work.
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[tense music]
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Looks like a good one,
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but it’s a pretty good ways
up there.
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Climbing in a tree
with a ax-head.
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It’s not advisable.
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Perfect.
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I’m gonna kill myself
before I even get started.
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I’m gonna get it peeled
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so that it can be drying
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while I work on my hooks
and line and find bait.
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This thing’s got
a really pronounced bow,
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which is gonna make it
superhard to cast,
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and so I’m just gonna tie
this thing to a tree
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and hopefully as it dries
it’ll kind of dry straight.
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All right.
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So I want to try
to carve an actual hook
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with these antler tines.
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But with this tiny little
knife,
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I mean, it might be doable.
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Gotta be careful
with these doing this
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’cause they don’t have
lock blades on ’em.
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They can close on your fingers.
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Like that.
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I’m never gonna get it done
with a tiny little pocketknife.
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[groans]
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I just gotta figure something
else out.
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- I wanna finish
my fishing kit today.
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I opted to use a cane pole
instead of a hobo reel,
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and now I’m going
to make my hooks.
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I’m fortunate enough
to have a sour orange tree
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that has some
substantial barbs on it,
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so I’m gonna see about
fashioning these
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into some hooks.
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Ouch.
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[sighs]
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Ow.
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Ow.
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About 14 pokes later
in my finger...
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Ow. 15.
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So what I’m looking
for are the mature barbs
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that aren’t super long,
and I’m looking
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at little angles like this.
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I need to make sure that when
that fish takes this bait,
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it’s getting that hook stuck
in there.
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Ouch.
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There’s a local pond
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and I’ve pulled
some good sized largemouth
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outta there in the past.
Ow.
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I also know
there’s some catfish lurking
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near the bottom, so my plan
is to fish these waters.
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Ow. [groans]
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Okay, the next step I’m doing
is I’m just making a loop
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with separated inner fibers
from my paracord,
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and I’m looping it like this
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and I’m gonna start lashing
from the top down.
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[soft music]
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I like it ’cause I got
double barbs out of it.
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And I’m just gonna--I’m gonna
impale my bait on both sides.
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And I’m gonna hope
that when the fish comes up...
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[chomps] It just catches
this whole thing.
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So there’s one.
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Let’s build a couple more.
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[tense music]
258
00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:21,323
♪ ♪
259
00:10:21,421 --> 00:10:23,761
- Got some gorge
hooks made up yesterday.
260
00:10:23,857 --> 00:10:28,787
So today I wanna look for bait:
worms, frogs, lizards,
261
00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:30,635
grasshoppers,
anything I can find.
262
00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:33,230
♪ ♪
263
00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:34,403
[bird chirps]
Look at that robin up there.
264
00:10:34,501 --> 00:10:36,141
He’s got a big worm
in his mouth.
265
00:10:36,236 --> 00:10:38,666
So I’m gonna dig around
a little bit in here.
266
00:10:38,771 --> 00:10:39,871
♪ ♪
267
00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:41,343
Ooh.
268
00:10:41,441 --> 00:10:42,781
♪ ♪
269
00:10:42,876 --> 00:10:44,636
Earthworm.
270
00:10:44,744 --> 00:10:46,454
That’s a good sign.
271
00:10:46,546 --> 00:10:47,746
♪ ♪
272
00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:48,807
Oh, we’ll takes that.
273
00:10:48,915 --> 00:10:50,155
♪ ♪
274
00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:53,090
There’s something over here.
275
00:10:53,186 --> 00:10:55,146
It’s like a rodent.
276
00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:56,525
You see it?
277
00:10:56,623 --> 00:10:58,763
Now that’s gonna be good fish
bait.
278
00:10:58,858 --> 00:11:00,288
I gotta try and get him.
279
00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:07,403
♪ ♪
280
00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:09,500
I see him,
I see him under this rock.
281
00:11:09,602 --> 00:11:11,302
♪ ♪
282
00:11:11,404 --> 00:11:13,514
Yeah, there he is.
283
00:11:13,606 --> 00:11:15,366
Right there.
284
00:11:19,078 --> 00:11:20,478
Got him. Got him.
285
00:11:20,580 --> 00:11:23,380
[somber music]
286
00:11:23,483 --> 00:11:24,683
Sorry, little guy.
287
00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:26,924
But that’s perfect for bait.
288
00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:30,320
We already have the willow
branch as my fishing pole
289
00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:33,433
and the hooks made up,
so tomorrow morning
290
00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:35,996
the plan is just fishing,
fishing, fishing.
291
00:11:36,095 --> 00:11:37,695
Yeah.
[laughs]
292
00:11:37,797 --> 00:11:39,167
[laughing]
It looks good.
293
00:11:39,265 --> 00:11:41,125
Looks good.
294
00:11:41,234 --> 00:11:43,204
Now that’s the way
to end the day.
295
00:11:43,303 --> 00:11:46,213
[suspenseful music]
296
00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:49,236
♪ ♪
297
00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:51,212
- My fishing kit is all done.
298
00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:53,151
The smoker’s ready
for the fish.
299
00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:55,376
I just gotta go catch some.
300
00:11:55,481 --> 00:11:58,551
Get my fly line tied on here.
301
00:11:58,651 --> 00:11:59,751
All right.
302
00:11:59,852 --> 00:12:02,052
We’re gonna try
the wild plum thorn
303
00:12:02,155 --> 00:12:03,925
with a grub on it to start.
304
00:12:04,023 --> 00:12:05,863
This is about
the best natural thing
305
00:12:05,959 --> 00:12:07,689
around here
as far as hooks go.
306
00:12:07,794 --> 00:12:10,034
They’re really sharp
and they work pretty good
307
00:12:10,129 --> 00:12:12,399
as gorge hooks.
308
00:12:12,498 --> 00:12:15,198
That looks like a good spot.
309
00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:16,571
Oh, does he got it?
310
00:12:16,669 --> 00:12:18,499
Does he got it?
[inhales]
311
00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:19,915
Ooh, ooh.
312
00:12:20,006 --> 00:12:22,806
Holy cow, I think I got one.
313
00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,079
If I can get my line.
314
00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:25,537
Come on, come on, come on.
315
00:12:25,645 --> 00:12:26,615
♪ ♪
316
00:12:26,713 --> 00:12:28,513
Little bass.
317
00:12:28,615 --> 00:12:30,625
Hot dog! [laughs]
318
00:12:30,717 --> 00:12:31,817
Whoo!
319
00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:33,648
Got one on the gorge hook.
320
00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:34,953
Freakin’ awesome.
321
00:12:35,054 --> 00:12:37,194
But this guy’s a little
on the small side.
322
00:12:37,290 --> 00:12:39,260
I think I’m gonna need
something a little bit bigger
323
00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:42,429
to impress Jordan,
so I’m gonna keep at it.
324
00:12:42,528 --> 00:12:46,868
♪ ♪
325
00:12:46,966 --> 00:12:48,326
- Oh, my God.
My hook just came off
326
00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:49,874
when I did that.
327
00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:51,799
[gasps]
The catfish just took it.
328
00:12:51,904 --> 00:12:53,914
Oh, I’m catching something
here.
329
00:12:54,007 --> 00:12:55,977
Yesterday I’d found
a dead corn snake,
330
00:12:56,075 --> 00:12:58,335
which is my bait for today.
331
00:12:58,444 --> 00:12:59,954
All right,
let’s give it a try.
332
00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:02,446
And I’m gonna go without
the bamboo pole.
333
00:13:02,548 --> 00:13:04,048
Trying to cast was a pain.
334
00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:05,820
I just have a small section
of bamboo
335
00:13:05,918 --> 00:13:07,288
just to wrap my line around.
336
00:13:07,387 --> 00:13:09,117
It’s quick and effective.
337
00:13:09,222 --> 00:13:10,492
♪ ♪
338
00:13:10,590 --> 00:13:13,290
Nice, and I can see my bait
sinking nicely
339
00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:14,933
to the bottom.
340
00:13:15,028 --> 00:13:16,458
♪ ♪
341
00:13:16,562 --> 00:13:17,762
Something just took it.
342
00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:18,864
♪ ♪
343
00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:20,235
[grunts]
344
00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:22,573
Ooh, no you don’t!
345
00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:25,069
Success.
346
00:13:25,171 --> 00:13:26,871
Small, but still a meal.
347
00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:29,413
So what I have left
to do is to start my smoker,
348
00:13:29,509 --> 00:13:31,479
but I wanna catch another.
349
00:13:31,577 --> 00:13:33,507
Come on, fish.
350
00:13:33,613 --> 00:13:38,983
♪ ♪
351
00:13:39,085 --> 00:13:40,855
- One frickin’ bite.
352
00:13:40,953 --> 00:13:42,893
♪ ♪
353
00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:43,919
No luck.
354
00:13:44,023 --> 00:13:45,523
This spot seems to be dead.
355
00:13:45,625 --> 00:13:47,035
I have to try something
different,
356
00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:49,086
so I think
I’m gonna head upriver
357
00:13:49,195 --> 00:13:51,495
and see what else we can find.
358
00:13:51,597 --> 00:13:52,867
Ooh, jeepers!
359
00:13:52,965 --> 00:13:54,465
♪ ♪
360
00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:57,097
[laughs]
I got a good bite.
361
00:13:57,203 --> 00:13:59,373
♪ ♪
362
00:13:59,472 --> 00:14:01,342
[gasps]
No way, no way!
363
00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:02,371
No way! I got one!
364
00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:04,185
Yes, yes!
365
00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:06,547
That is sweet.
He just swallowed it.
366
00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:09,916
See that, see the bone hook
in the mouth there?
367
00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:13,346
Now all I gotta do is go
and get the smoker prepared.
368
00:14:13,453 --> 00:14:15,353
Honestly, most of the time
when you’re in the bush,
369
00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:16,765
you don’t have
to spend a ton of time
370
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,086
making a fancy
elaborate smoker.
371
00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:21,532
For me,
the simpler the better.
372
00:14:21,627 --> 00:14:22,657
Oop, oop, oop.
373
00:14:22,762 --> 00:14:23,662
Get the bait.
374
00:14:23,763 --> 00:14:24,863
Holy crap.
375
00:14:24,964 --> 00:14:26,934
Take it, you little turdhead.
376
00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:28,773
Dang it.
377
00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,398
Oop, fish on.
378
00:14:30,503 --> 00:14:32,043
Ooh.
379
00:14:32,138 --> 00:14:34,768
Ah, dah.
380
00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:36,184
There we go.
381
00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:38,275
Two fish.
Let’s get smoking.
382
00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:40,148
- So the smoker’s pretty much
done,
383
00:14:40,246 --> 00:14:41,776
so I really wanna
get more fish
384
00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:42,821
to fill this thing up.
385
00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:45,145
Yes, yes, yes!
386
00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:47,221
[laughs]
387
00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:48,720
Look at this guy.
388
00:14:48,821 --> 00:14:50,921
- I am rapidly running out
of time.
389
00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:52,193
So I’m gonna be harvesting
a bunch
390
00:14:52,291 --> 00:14:55,131
of these elephant ears
to make a nice blanket
391
00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:56,728
around my smoker.
392
00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:58,529
I’m doing something
that’s gonna be quick
393
00:14:58,631 --> 00:15:00,201
and efficient and effective.
394
00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:02,099
I’ll smoke it in the ground.
395
00:15:02,201 --> 00:15:03,441
♪ ♪
396
00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,296
- Calling it.
397
00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:06,845
I got one fish.
398
00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:09,409
One dumb fish.
399
00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:10,809
- What I’m trying to do here
400
00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:13,850
is have a nice
really smoking coal bed
401
00:15:13,946 --> 00:15:15,946
and then I could put my meat
over here to the right.
402
00:15:16,048 --> 00:15:17,378
And then I’ll cover
the whole thing
403
00:15:17,483 --> 00:15:21,093
in the elephant ears
and let it smoke in there.
404
00:15:21,187 --> 00:15:24,717
Ooh, that thing is smoking.
405
00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:26,894
[blows] Gotta make sure
that my fire stays
406
00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:28,193
at a nice smolder.
407
00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:29,634
I could burn up my leaves
408
00:15:29,729 --> 00:15:31,499
before I have a chance
to get my fish smoked.
409
00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:41,971
♪ ♪
410
00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:48,382
- I’m gonna go ahead
and just start a fire.
411
00:15:48,481 --> 00:15:51,151
I got some green serviceberry
sticks here.
412
00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:53,990
It’s gonna produce more smoke
and a cooler smoke
413
00:15:54,086 --> 00:15:56,116
than dry wood.
414
00:15:56,222 --> 00:15:58,862
And we’ll set that right there.
415
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:02,798
So I’m just gonna place
this bough over the top
416
00:16:02,895 --> 00:16:05,095
just to help hold some
of the smoke in.
417
00:16:05,198 --> 00:16:07,468
Just gonna keep this fire
going real low
418
00:16:07,567 --> 00:16:10,767
and we’ll come back and eat
my one lonely little fish.
419
00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:13,470
[tense music]
420
00:16:13,573 --> 00:16:15,173
- Oh, man, the stakes are high.
421
00:16:15,274 --> 00:16:19,414
[laughing] I--I have built
a very quick smoker here.
422
00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:21,812
I’ve got some bark
that covers it up.
423
00:16:21,914 --> 00:16:23,854
I got a little fire going
in here,
424
00:16:23,950 --> 00:16:29,050
and then I got my fish cut
into very thin strips up here.
425
00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:32,225
But I should be able
to have all of this fish
426
00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:36,105
thoroughly dried out and edible
tomorrow morning.
427
00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:41,695
♪ ♪
428
00:16:41,801 --> 00:16:43,241
- All right, so three days ago
429
00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:47,436
I gave Britt, Joel, and Clay
a piece of antler,
430
00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:50,680
a ax head,
a little pocketknife,
431
00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:52,206
and some paracord
432
00:16:52,311 --> 00:16:55,911
and challenged them to catch
a fish six inches or so,
433
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,815
smoke it, and eat it.
434
00:16:57,917 --> 00:16:59,077
So let’s see how they did.
435
00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:01,895
[suspenseful music]
436
00:17:01,988 --> 00:17:03,788
- All right, you can obviously
tell the effect
437
00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:05,790
that the smoke has had
in there.
438
00:17:05,892 --> 00:17:07,332
Whew, it’s hot.
439
00:17:07,426 --> 00:17:08,686
♪ ♪
440
00:17:08,794 --> 00:17:11,064
Take it apart. [laughs]
441
00:17:11,163 --> 00:17:13,073
Cooked a little bit more than
I would have wanted it to,
442
00:17:13,165 --> 00:17:15,495
but wow.
443
00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:17,471
It really did
this fish up nicely.
444
00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:18,870
♪ ♪
445
00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:20,371
[chewing]
446
00:17:20,473 --> 00:17:21,943
Oh, damn.
447
00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:23,911
That tastes like Mongolia.
448
00:17:24,010 --> 00:17:25,880
This stuff came out very tasty.
449
00:17:25,978 --> 00:17:27,678
I think that’s a wrap.
450
00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:28,680
Mm.
451
00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:31,621
♪ ♪
452
00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:33,387
- If I were gonna keep these,
453
00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:35,146
I would let ’em smoke
for a little longer.
454
00:17:35,254 --> 00:17:36,664
They’re--got a little bit
more moisture
455
00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:37,956
than I would want.
456
00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:40,287
♪ ♪
457
00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:43,763
But got a really good flavor
to it.
458
00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:45,903
Wish I didn’t suck so bad
and I had some more.
459
00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:48,768
♪ ♪
460
00:17:48,868 --> 00:17:50,598
- And there we have it.
461
00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:52,873
Look at this. Fish jerky.
462
00:17:52,972 --> 00:17:54,812
Check this out.
[crunches]
463
00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:55,967
Just snapped it in half.
464
00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:57,735
There is no more moisture.
465
00:17:57,843 --> 00:18:01,583
And now I’m going to enjoy
the fruits of my labor.
466
00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:03,781
♪ ♪
467
00:18:03,883 --> 00:18:05,453
Mm.
468
00:18:05,551 --> 00:18:07,521
That is good eating.
469
00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:10,290
♪ ♪
470
00:18:10,389 --> 00:18:12,359
- Primitive fishing
is not easy at all
471
00:18:12,458 --> 00:18:14,988
and I was really impressed
that all three guys were able
472
00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,834
to make it happen
and catch a fish and smoke it.
473
00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:19,330
So first off we have Clay.
474
00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:21,002
I really liked his smoker.
475
00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:22,800
I liked that he built it
into the hillside,
476
00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:25,642
so the smoke naturally rises
up and through.
477
00:18:25,738 --> 00:18:28,038
As for the fishing,
he got off to a great start,
478
00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:29,440
caught one right away,
479
00:18:29,542 --> 00:18:32,412
but wasn’t able
to snag a second fish.
480
00:18:32,511 --> 00:18:34,611
Next up we have Britt,
481
00:18:34,714 --> 00:18:37,654
who ultimately went
with a old handline
482
00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:39,590
and built a nice hook out
of the thorns
483
00:18:39,685 --> 00:18:42,545
and was able to catch not one,
but two fish
484
00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:44,965
and smoke ’em beautifully
in his little smoker
485
00:18:45,057 --> 00:18:46,557
he covered
with those big leaves.
486
00:18:46,659 --> 00:18:47,729
I liked that.
487
00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:49,457
And thirdly we’ve got Joel,
488
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:53,002
who did an excellent job
of using materials
489
00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:55,899
and critters that he found
in his environment.
490
00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:57,202
He made
a really nice gorge hook
491
00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:58,973
out of a chunk of bone
he found,
492
00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:01,911
and was able to snag
two little rainbow trout.
493
00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:04,538
And then he got ’em smoked
in what was a very simple,
494
00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:06,884
but actually very effective
smoker.
495
00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:09,679
And his end product
was exactly what you want,
496
00:19:09,782 --> 00:19:11,222
so I really liked that.
497
00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:13,687
So this was a really tough
challenge to judge
498
00:19:13,786 --> 00:19:15,886
because everyone accomplished
499
00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:17,858
the task and did it well.
500
00:19:17,957 --> 00:19:19,257
But ultimately,
501
00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:20,758
I kind of had to go with
502
00:19:20,860 --> 00:19:22,060
who went above and beyond.
503
00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:24,301
♪ ♪
504
00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:26,597
And that was...
505
00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:27,699
Joel.
506
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,070
Why did I pick Joel?
507
00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,998
Not only did he succeed
in catching his fish,
508
00:19:32,104 --> 00:19:34,974
we got to see some ingenuity
in using materials
509
00:19:35,074 --> 00:19:38,244
that he found around,
and most importantly,
510
00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:40,484
he smoked his fish
to perfection.
511
00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:41,649
Exactly what you want
512
00:19:41,747 --> 00:19:43,647
in a long-term survival
situation
513
00:19:43,749 --> 00:19:45,019
where you’re trying
to preserve meat,
514
00:19:45,117 --> 00:19:47,317
not just for a couple days,
but for weeks.
515
00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:48,350
Great job, Joel.
516
00:19:48,454 --> 00:19:50,424
You really went
above and beyond.
517
00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:51,823
- That was
an absolute challenge,
518
00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:53,294
trying to catch those two fish,
519
00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:56,832
and I worked my butt off
right until the last minute.
520
00:19:56,929 --> 00:19:58,399
Thank you, Jordan,
for seeing that
521
00:19:58,497 --> 00:19:59,767
and giving me the win.
522
00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:00,765
I’m stoked.
523
00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:05,096
♪ ♪