Chasing Monsters

- Season 2

(2017)

Imagine a giant 500 lb creature armed with a deadly eight-inch dagger-like barb capable of stabbing and injecting you with one of the most painful toxins in the animal kingdom...That's the unsettling, elusive ghost Cyril is after in Thailand. The giant freshwater stingray is possibly the biggest freshwater fish on the planet and Cyril has been called in by a team of researchers who need him to collect venom from stingrays in order to help develop an antidote. But for that he's going to have to get dangerously close to that vicious barb.

The wild coast of South Africa is known for its deadly shark attacks and slippery, sheer cliffs that have cost many people their lives - but it's also home to one of Africa's most brutal fighting fish: the powerful Kob. But finding a monster fish in this rugged environment isn't going to be easy. Between the massive hippos and Nile crocodiles he must avoid in his kayak, to the huge breaking waves that slam the jagged rocks he'll fish from, and a showdown with hungry sharks - finding a huge Kob is a bigger challenge than Cyril expected.

Cyril travels to one the most remote and dangerous environments in the world on the hunt for the largest freshwater fish in Africa, the Nile Perch, a massive beast with a cavernous mouth that can swallow big prey whole. But Uganda is the land of monster creatures, and not all of them are fish. Deadly crocodiles, hulking elephants and stampeding hippos await Cyril as he pushes deep up the White Nile River, and the torrential rains and armed Rangers make this quest as rugged as it gets.

After meeting with a young fisherman who was violently bitten by a monster barracuda, Cyril searches the Florida Keys to find this toothy torpedo, and to learn more about these ferocious hunters. Do barracudas really attack humans like some stories suggest? To answer this question, Cyril must wade with sharks in the mangroves, dive among moray eels, and face massive thunderstorms - because he'll only find out the truth when he comes face-to-face with a big barracuda.

Deep in the dark waters of the Amazon jungle lives a fanged creature that could have been born in your worst nightmares - the vampire fish. To track down this monstrous-looking predator, Cyril embarks on a rugged expedition that will put him to the test. Carrying boats through massive falls, swimming after fish in caiman territory, and learning tribal hunting techniques are just some of the things Cyril must do as he pushes relentlessly deeper into the Brazilian forest after this elusive monster.

Two massive prehistoric monsters are better than one, so Cyril travels to the dangerous swamps and wild coast of Louisiana to track down a pair of predators that hunt its murky waters. From the remote bayous to the Gulf of Mexico, he won't stop until he catches a huge shark and an armored alligator gar. But they aren't the only monsters he needs to worry about - he'll also have to brave the rattlesnakes and alligators that haunt the swamp.

Cyril has come to the remote jungle rivers of Nicaragua on a mission to catch one of the most explosive fish on the planet. Weighing over 300 pounds and measuring 8 feet long, the tarpon is a real primitive titan. But finding these ultra powerful fish will be harder than Cyril thought - Between the treacherous dirt roads, the remote rivers, the massive storms and the fish's giant leaps and relentless power, Cyril is in for an epic adventure.

Growing to over 1400 lbs, the blue fin tuna is a true titan prowling the oceans, and it's extremely powerful and fast. To help protect these endangered giants, Cyril is recruited by a team of biologists to travel up the East Coast of the USA and Canada, to catch and tag one. But that is easier said than done - with all the sharks stalking his boat, and the fact that tuna can break even the strongest equipment, Cyril really has his work cut out for him.

Weighing over 1300 pounds, the colossal marlin is one of the most storied predators in the ocean. Armed with a sword-like bill, it's super powerful and can explode out of the water, causing chaos and even serious accidents on boats. Despite meeting with locals in Costa Rica who were accidentally injured and almost killed by these animals, Cyril wants to catch one of these giants using a dangerous technique. But first, he'll need to practice, and that's going to involve crocodiles, sharks and even raging bulls.

Cyril has heard that although super-dangerous, the waters surrounding the remote archipelago of the Bissagos Islands in Guinea-Bissau are home to a fish known for putting up a brutal fight: the cubera. The problem is that deadly mamba and cobra snakes lie in wait for the right moment to strike and in the coastal seas, man-eating bull sharks hunt for their next prey. But even if he's blessed by the local shaman, between the sharks, snakes, and even stingrays, Cyril has his work cut out for him to find a fish that he's clearly underestimated.

Cyril has heard disturbing stories of people being accidentally injured and even killed by the huge jumping Gulf Sturgeon - and its even bigger cousin, the White Sturgeon, is the most massive freshwater fish in North America, growing to over 1500 lbs. In his quest to catch these prehistoric beasts, Cyril encounters accident victims, scientists and even Bigfoot hunters as he travels across the continent, from the murky rivers in Florida, to the mountains of British Columbia. But with a huge fish on the line in a raging alpine gorge, it's going to take everything Cyril ...

Cyril is in the Bahamas on a perilous mission to track down the biggest predator he's ever faced: a giant tiger shark. At over 1500 lbs, the tiger shark is one of the deadliest fish in the ocean. But that's not all, to help scientists study these beasts, Cyril must also catch the tropic's most aggressive and unpredictable shark, the bull shark - And to complete his mission, he will also have to dive with a swarm of reef sharks, a great hammerhead and even a giant tiger shark.