ReelJeremyWade

In the Congo, we had an incident where we were staying in a village and the chief's brother disappeared while fishing. Some people there blamed us for his disappearance because we arrived right when he went missing. We heard later on that there were people thinking of killing us to avenge the situation. They thought we were responsible.

1. No because the only way to catch a Paddlefish is by snagging, where you hook the fish in the body. That's because Paddlefish feed on plankton, so you can't hook them with bait. I consider snagging to be unethical, really. I've seen them, though.
2. I'd say a toss up between alligator gar and muskie.
3. Let me see. I was filming, but it wasn't for River Monsters. I was in a light aircraft doing aerial filming in the Amazon and the plane crashed.
4. We have one moment in one of the episodes when we film something that hasn't been filmed before ever. I'll just leave it at that.

I sometimes eat small fish that I catch if there's plenty of them in the river. I've eaten piranhna, but they're not very good. I do it more for the role reversal. My favorite is a tambaqui, a relative of the pacu. The tambaqui has teeth a bit like a horse's teeth used for crushing nuts. When the river floods, they hang out under trees that are dropping nuts, so they have a very rich, organic diet. Their meat is delicious.

Very good, thank you! I had a surprise party, which was a total surprise. We went into a very crowded restaurant, thinking I was going to have a quiet meal, and then I realized I knew everyone in the room!

I would say Mekong Giant Catfish.