1 00:00:05,472 --> 00:00:07,712 narrator: In the wild, the right skills 2 00:00:07,808 --> 00:00:11,848 can make the difference between life and death. 3 00:00:11,945 --> 00:00:13,705 - [groans] 4 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:16,124 narrator: Now some of "Alone’s" best competitors 5 00:00:16,216 --> 00:00:17,916 are taking on a new mission. 6 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:20,148 - This is, like, some Indiana Jones-type stuff. 7 00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:21,724 narrator: They’ll have just three days... 8 00:00:21,822 --> 00:00:23,862 - Whoa! narrator: And limited tools... 9 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:25,087 - Here’s the fun part. 10 00:00:25,192 --> 00:00:26,562 narrator: For a build challenge 11 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:27,990 devised by one of their own. 12 00:00:28,095 --> 00:00:29,265 - Time is ticking. 13 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:30,533 narrator: At stake for the winner... 14 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:31,531 - Whoo. 15 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:32,632 narrator: Bragging rights. 16 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,973 - You guys have your work cut out for you. 17 00:00:35,068 --> 00:00:36,638 narrator: Tonight’s challengers-- 18 00:00:36,737 --> 00:00:40,437 Britt Ahart, 35-day survivor from season three 19 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:42,511 and runner-up from season five. 20 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:45,249 - Bam! Gonna have fish dinner tonight. 21 00:00:45,345 --> 00:00:47,875 narrator: Joel Van Der Loon, 40-day survivor 22 00:00:47,981 --> 00:00:48,981 from season seven... 23 00:00:49,082 --> 00:00:50,882 - Whoo-hoo! 24 00:00:50,984 --> 00:00:52,294 narrator: And Clay Hayes, 25 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:55,786 74-day survivor and winner of season eight. 26 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:57,719 - Hot dog. I got another one. 27 00:00:57,824 --> 00:00:59,794 narrator: Let the challenge begin. 28 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:00,793 - Ooh, jeepers! 29 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:03,804 [dramatic music] 30 00:01:03,897 --> 00:01:07,827 ♪ ♪ 31 00:01:07,935 --> 00:01:09,375 - Hey, guys, this is Jordan Jonas 32 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:11,139 from "Alone" season six, 33 00:01:11,238 --> 00:01:14,208 where I harvested more food than any other contestant 34 00:01:14,308 --> 00:01:15,978 in the history of the show. 35 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:18,606 Not done putting notches on our hatchet yet. 36 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:20,482 So the challenge for this week 37 00:01:20,581 --> 00:01:23,081 for Clay, Joel and Britt is not easy. 38 00:01:23,183 --> 00:01:25,053 I know it’s gonna really push these guys 39 00:01:25,152 --> 00:01:27,752 and I’m really excited to see what they come up with. 40 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:30,494 - So we got a box here, a mystery box. 41 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:31,931 - This is always the nerve-wracking part. 42 00:01:32,025 --> 00:01:33,885 [laughs] 43 00:01:33,994 --> 00:01:36,604 ♪ ♪ 44 00:01:36,697 --> 00:01:38,227 - "Your challenge is... 45 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:41,672 "build a fishing kit and a fish smoker. 46 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,538 You may use only the tools in the box." 47 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:45,667 Let’s see what we got to work with here. 48 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,942 Please be some fishhooks. 49 00:01:48,041 --> 00:01:49,911 Got a little bit of paracord. 50 00:01:50,010 --> 00:01:52,510 We’ve got some antler tines. 51 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:56,223 Little pocketknife with some different blades on it. 52 00:01:56,316 --> 00:02:03,086 And some kind of Damascus Viking-looking ax-head. 53 00:02:03,190 --> 00:02:04,120 - With no handle. 54 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:05,164 Well, obviously I’m going to have 55 00:02:05,258 --> 00:02:06,688 to make some sort of ax handle. 56 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:08,293 - Jordan’s not gonna make it easy. 57 00:02:08,395 --> 00:02:11,465 So it looks like it’s primitive fishing techniques. 58 00:02:11,565 --> 00:02:13,035 In a survival situation, 59 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:15,573 your ability to catch a fish might just save your life. 60 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:17,169 - Whoo! - Or, like on "Alone," 61 00:02:17,270 --> 00:02:19,940 extend your stay and get you that much closer to winning. 62 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,040 - Ah! 63 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:23,182 Dinner! 64 00:02:23,276 --> 00:02:24,576 "To complete the challenge, 65 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:27,308 "you must catch a fish six inches or longer, 66 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:29,784 smoke the fish, and then eat the fish." 67 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:32,753 - Darn, I’ve gotta go fishing and eat fish. 68 00:02:32,853 --> 00:02:35,993 - Jordan, challenge accepted. 69 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:38,989 [upbeat music] 70 00:02:39,092 --> 00:02:46,132 ♪ ♪ 71 00:02:49,403 --> 00:02:50,903 - All right, this, I think, 72 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:54,514 is gonna be a great spot for the smoker. 73 00:02:54,608 --> 00:02:57,978 So I’ve made a quick little digging stick out of cedar. 74 00:02:58,078 --> 00:03:00,778 What I wanna do is excavate out basically a trench 75 00:03:00,881 --> 00:03:03,421 down through here, make a firebox, 76 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:05,447 and then have, like, a chimney right here, 77 00:03:05,552 --> 00:03:07,552 so I’ll backfill with some of this dirt 78 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:09,764 and have my fish up here, 79 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,386 presuming I can catch some fish. 80 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:14,632 Oh, yeah, man. That’s gonna be nice. 81 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:15,828 Oop, there’s some worms. 82 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:18,329 Fish bait right there. 83 00:03:18,432 --> 00:03:20,972 [soft music] 84 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:22,538 [grunts] Okay. 85 00:03:22,636 --> 00:03:24,466 I need to find some sticks. 86 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:26,111 Some sticks. 87 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:30,236 So I’m looking for something that’s got a good flex to it. 88 00:03:30,343 --> 00:03:32,253 Gonna try to make a frame 89 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:35,575 and then pack mud and clay on top and around it 90 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:37,482 and then burn the frame out. 91 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:39,324 ♪ ♪ 92 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:41,989 Well, got no idea if this is gonna work. 93 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:43,919 But... 94 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:45,124 never know unless you try. 95 00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:48,125 [tense music] 96 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,628 ♪ ♪ 97 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:52,231 - There’s quite a big stretch of river here 98 00:03:52,332 --> 00:03:54,072 that we have to work with. 99 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:55,997 I have access to some really good fish here. 100 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:58,443 There’s good rainbow trout. 101 00:03:58,538 --> 00:04:00,008 I think that the challenge 102 00:04:00,107 --> 00:04:02,377 for me is gonna be making effective hooks. 103 00:04:02,476 --> 00:04:03,676 Being out on "Alone," 104 00:04:03,777 --> 00:04:06,247 we were fishing with barbless hooks. 105 00:04:06,346 --> 00:04:07,376 - I think I got one. 106 00:04:07,481 --> 00:04:08,721 Oh, [bleep]. 107 00:04:08,815 --> 00:04:10,415 - That was not easy. 108 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:12,987 - No, we did not get a fish. 109 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:15,716 - So using primitive methods is going 110 00:04:15,822 --> 00:04:17,792 to also be very challenging. 111 00:04:20,127 --> 00:04:22,427 Oh, look at this. 112 00:04:22,529 --> 00:04:25,369 The land has presented. 113 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,765 Looks to be from a deer. 114 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:30,568 It’s not as fresh as I would like it to be, 115 00:04:30,670 --> 00:04:33,210 but as far as getting strong enough gorge hooks out of it, 116 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:34,866 I think it can be done. 117 00:04:34,975 --> 00:04:37,715 A gorge hook is a very small hook 118 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:39,751 that’s not an actual hook shape. 119 00:04:39,846 --> 00:04:42,916 It’s very straight and very sharp on either end. 120 00:04:43,016 --> 00:04:45,916 I’d like to break the bone right here and here 121 00:04:46,019 --> 00:04:49,559 because I can get several gorge hooks out of this piece. 122 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:50,956 And there we go. 123 00:04:51,057 --> 00:04:53,257 All I’ve gotta do is sit here 124 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,700 and grind and grind and grind. 125 00:04:56,797 --> 00:04:57,757 ♪ ♪ 126 00:04:57,864 --> 00:05:00,504 A gorge hook is very difficult 127 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,470 because you can’t rely on the fish just biting. 128 00:05:03,570 --> 00:05:05,410 It actually has to swallow the bait 129 00:05:05,505 --> 00:05:07,665 and the hook has to actually unravel 130 00:05:07,774 --> 00:05:09,144 in order to capture the fish. 131 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:10,982 It’s a very tough fishing method, 132 00:05:11,077 --> 00:05:12,407 but it does work. 133 00:05:12,512 --> 00:05:14,682 ♪ ♪ 134 00:05:14,781 --> 00:05:16,551 So here’s a little gorge hook. 135 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:20,590 The line goes into this little v-notch, ties around here. 136 00:05:20,687 --> 00:05:25,017 One done, and now we’re gonna work on a second one. 137 00:05:25,125 --> 00:05:31,535 ♪ ♪ 138 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:34,871 All right, now that I got my ax-head affixed on here, 139 00:05:34,968 --> 00:05:36,268 I am gonna put a little cordage around there 140 00:05:36,369 --> 00:05:37,539 just to keep it there. 141 00:05:37,637 --> 00:05:39,907 I’ll tell you, working around this blade 142 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:41,806 does keep you paying attention. 143 00:05:41,908 --> 00:05:43,908 That’s a pretty cool-looking ax handle. 144 00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:45,280 I think this is gonna suffice. 145 00:05:45,378 --> 00:05:48,048 I can harvest what I need to make my reel. 146 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:51,248 I’m thinking that I might make just a small little hobo reel. 147 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:53,491 If I can cut a couple of pieces of bamboo, 148 00:05:53,587 --> 00:05:56,587 then I can make a really bare-bones hobo reel. 149 00:05:56,690 --> 00:06:00,760 First thing I need to do is cut this right about there. 150 00:06:00,861 --> 00:06:03,131 So depending on whether or not my ax will do it smoothly, 151 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:04,960 is gonna let me know whether or not I’m gonna be using this 152 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:06,775 as my materials. 153 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:08,667 One, two... 154 00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:10,638 [clang] No. 155 00:06:10,737 --> 00:06:11,667 Nope. 156 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:14,241 [bird calling] 157 00:06:14,341 --> 00:06:18,511 [laughs] And I made the peacock mad. 158 00:06:18,612 --> 00:06:20,782 Okay, so I’m not gonna be able to use that. 159 00:06:20,881 --> 00:06:22,751 [sighs] 160 00:06:22,849 --> 00:06:24,979 Let me gather my thoughts for a minute. 161 00:06:28,688 --> 00:06:35,328 ♪ ♪ 162 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:39,730 [thunder rumbles] 163 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:41,273 - I mean, it’s hot out here in Georgia, 164 00:06:41,368 --> 00:06:42,898 but when it storms, it storms. 165 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:46,273 But I was able to procure my fishing pole. 166 00:06:46,373 --> 00:06:48,813 I mean, I was thinking about going with the hobo reel, 167 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:53,009 but the complexities of using my hatchet 168 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:57,053 and that little, tiny, itsy-bitsy knife, 169 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:58,420 I didn’t want to deal with the frustration. 170 00:06:58,518 --> 00:06:59,788 I’d rather go with the simplicity, 171 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,746 just using a long piece of cane. 172 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:04,525 That’s gonna allow me to get a lot of access... 173 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:06,534 [imitates line cast] Out there. 174 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:07,756 Really simple. 175 00:07:07,861 --> 00:07:09,831 So we’re gonna wrap this up for the day 176 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:12,600 and head back in before I get struck by lightning. 177 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:18,639 ♪ ♪ 178 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:20,508 - The smoker’s pretty much done. 179 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:24,477 So I’m gonna go find some materials for a rod. 180 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:27,047 So I’m looking for something that’s relatively straight 181 00:07:27,147 --> 00:07:32,417 that’s got a good taper and a good flex to it. 182 00:07:32,519 --> 00:07:34,749 I’m just gonna make a simple tenkara setup. 183 00:07:34,854 --> 00:07:36,894 And I think one of these branches 184 00:07:36,990 --> 00:07:39,090 on this Doug fir up here might work. 185 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:40,492 [tense music] 186 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:42,033 Looks like a good one, 187 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:44,458 but it’s a pretty good ways up there. 188 00:07:44,564 --> 00:07:47,334 Climbing in a tree with a ax-head. 189 00:07:47,434 --> 00:07:48,404 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:50,201 It’s not advisable. 191 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,843 ♪ ♪ 192 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:54,569 All right. 193 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:58,884 ♪ ♪ 194 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:00,909 Perfect. 195 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:03,154 I’m gonna kill myself before I even get started. 196 00:08:03,249 --> 00:08:04,279 ♪ ♪ 197 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:05,724 I’m gonna get it peeled 198 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,919 so that it can be drying 199 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:12,891 while I work on my hooks and line and find bait. 200 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:15,163 ♪ ♪ 201 00:08:15,261 --> 00:08:17,561 This thing’s got a really pronounced bow, 202 00:08:17,664 --> 00:08:19,704 which is gonna make it superhard to cast, 203 00:08:19,799 --> 00:08:22,569 and so I’m just gonna tie this thing to a tree 204 00:08:22,669 --> 00:08:26,639 and hopefully as it dries it’ll kind of dry straight. 205 00:08:26,740 --> 00:08:27,770 All right. 206 00:08:27,874 --> 00:08:31,714 So I want to try to carve an actual hook 207 00:08:31,811 --> 00:08:33,311 with these antler tines. 208 00:08:33,413 --> 00:08:35,113 But with this tiny little knife, 209 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:36,785 I mean, it might be doable. 210 00:08:36,883 --> 00:08:38,623 ♪ ♪ 211 00:08:38,718 --> 00:08:39,948 Gotta be careful with these doing this 212 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:41,453 ’cause they don’t have lock blades on ’em. 213 00:08:41,554 --> 00:08:43,964 They can close on your fingers. 214 00:08:44,057 --> 00:08:45,627 Like that. 215 00:08:45,725 --> 00:08:49,425 I’m never gonna get it done with a tiny little pocketknife. 216 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:51,129 [groans] 217 00:08:51,231 --> 00:08:53,601 I just gotta figure something else out. 218 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:57,770 ♪ ♪ 219 00:08:57,871 --> 00:08:59,641 - I wanna finish my fishing kit today. 220 00:08:59,739 --> 00:09:02,439 I opted to use a cane pole instead of a hobo reel, 221 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:04,242 and now I’m going to make my hooks. 222 00:09:04,344 --> 00:09:07,414 I’m fortunate enough to have a sour orange tree 223 00:09:07,514 --> 00:09:09,624 that has some substantial barbs on it, 224 00:09:09,716 --> 00:09:11,316 so I’m gonna see about fashioning these 225 00:09:11,418 --> 00:09:13,488 into some hooks. 226 00:09:13,586 --> 00:09:14,746 Ouch. 227 00:09:14,854 --> 00:09:16,194 [sighs] 228 00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:17,589 Ow. 229 00:09:17,690 --> 00:09:19,190 Ow. 230 00:09:19,292 --> 00:09:20,332 ♪ ♪ 231 00:09:20,427 --> 00:09:23,397 About 14 pokes later in my finger... 232 00:09:23,496 --> 00:09:25,456 ♪ ♪ 233 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:27,795 Ow. 15. 234 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:30,271 So what I’m looking for are the mature barbs 235 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:31,970 that aren’t super long, and I’m looking 236 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:33,572 at little angles like this. 237 00:09:33,673 --> 00:09:36,243 I need to make sure that when that fish takes this bait, 238 00:09:36,342 --> 00:09:38,282 it’s getting that hook stuck in there. 239 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:39,785 Ouch. 240 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:41,309 There’s a local pond 241 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:43,054 and I’ve pulled some good sized largemouth 242 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:45,279 outta there in the past. Ow. 243 00:09:45,385 --> 00:09:46,755 I also know there’s some catfish lurking 244 00:09:46,853 --> 00:09:49,623 near the bottom, so my plan is to fish these waters. 245 00:09:49,722 --> 00:09:52,062 Ow. [groans] 246 00:09:52,158 --> 00:09:54,988 Okay, the next step I’m doing is I’m just making a loop 247 00:09:55,095 --> 00:09:58,135 with separated inner fibers from my paracord, 248 00:09:58,231 --> 00:09:59,501 and I’m looping it like this 249 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:01,829 and I’m gonna start lashing from the top down. 250 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,205 [soft music] 251 00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:07,174 I like it ’cause I got double barbs out of it. 252 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:10,813 And I’m just gonna--I’m gonna impale my bait on both sides. 253 00:10:10,910 --> 00:10:12,310 And I’m gonna hope that when the fish comes up... 254 00:10:12,412 --> 00:10:14,912 [chomps] It just catches this whole thing. 255 00:10:15,014 --> 00:10:15,984 So there’s one. 256 00:10:16,082 --> 00:10:17,252 Let’s build a couple more. 257 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:20,250 [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 ♪ ♪