Miner Altercations

Famed hand-fisherman Skipper Bivins leads a group of city-slicker clients through the paces of "noodling" -- using your bare hands and feet to catch giant catfish!

Two best friends from Boston hope noodling will be the perfect adventure to get them out of their comfort zone, a brother and sister from California face their fears together, and two Chicago cops give hillbilly handfishin' their best shot.

Two New Yorkers hope to throw an Italian-style catfish fry, a father and daughter hope to have one last bonding experience before heading off to college, and an older couple is looking to add noodling to their list of wild adventures.

Two friends from Atlanta are determned to have a party on the river after they catch their first fish, brothers-in-law from Phoenix embark on a noodling adventure, and Oklahoma newlyweds hope this out-of-the ordinary adventure will bring them closer.

Longtime friends from Charleston want to show the Bivins crew that they can noodle as well as anyone else. Midwestern moms from promise to catch the biggest catfish, brave firefighters from Virginia hope to be bold in the muddy waters of Oklahoma.

Two sophisticated socialites are ready to toast their catches with a martini in hand, A pair of college basketball players are ready to bring their game to Oklahoma to catch some catfish, Newlyweds are ready for their next big adventure!

Chicago best friends look for more adventure in their lives, lifelong friends from Louisiana claim not to be afraid of catfish, three brothers from Annapolis compete for the biggest fish.

Two sisters from Beverly Hills are definitely fish out of water, two brainiacs from Berkeley trade in their books for some outdoor Okie adventure, a couple of tattoo mavens from Kentucky bring on the heat with their love and dedication.

Skipper and Jackson anxiously await the arrival of another round of city slickers to Big Fish Adventures. Oklahoma is in for a surprise with this week’s guests, which include rock-band pals, two Vegas showgirls, and a pair of Southern cops.

Skipper and Jackson look back at a season full of city slickers, newbie noodlers, and outrageous characters, including a countdown of the five biggest catches.

Two bad-ass hunters from Ohio look for danger in the murky waters of Oklahoma. A woman bets she'll get a fish before her son-in-law. Two megachurch pastors from New Jersey are ready to call on the powers from above to catch the biggest fish.

A couple tough cops from Philly try to keep an eye on the competition. Cocktail waitresses Brenda and Elizabeth bring the Reno approach to Okie noodlin’ and ballroom dancers Mike and Alex adapt to the Oklahoma countryside.

Krystyna and Connie leave behind the hairspray to comb through the muddy Okie waters. Car salesmen Paul and Mark hope their charm will coax some catfish. Eddie and Daniel call themselves Ying and Yang, but will they lose their balance in the mud?

Beauty queens Lissette and Michelle prove all that glitters is not gold when it comes to catfishin’. Jersey boys Phil and Bob surprise the crew with a reason to celebrate. It's revenge of the nerds as dorky duo Drew and Ken take to the murky waters.

A husband and wife team from Louisiana, mother son duo from New Jersey, and a father-daughter team from New Mexico dive head first into the Red River to give new meaning to the term "family bonding."

Mechanics, gospel singers, and female wrestlers are in for some wild times when the Oklahoma weather takes a turn for the worse, but Skipper and Jackson have a few tricks up their sleeve to keep everything on schedule.