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- The tigerfish. imagine you crossed a shark with a piranha you'd get the strongest and meanest freshwater fish on the planet. Tigerfish are terrifying freshwater predators; extreme angler Andy Coetzee undertakes a hazardous journey to study the giant-sized species in their habitat in Congo.
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Andy Coetzee: "I want to catch a Goliath Tigerfish, it would be the Holy Grail for me."
Jeremy Wade: "Been there, done that, in 2010."
He's not Wade though and it's always cool seeing it done by someone else. This guys a maniac though he's going to end up getting eaten 😂
Diving with Nile crocs and hippos is incredibly dangerous. This guy is one dedicated fearless wildlife documentary maker. Wow.
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
@@tropickman Jeremy Wade is awesome. The Goliath Tigerfish episode is one of the best TV programmes I've ever seen.
He took quite risk, if any one pay me Ransom money i won't doing , i so delighted he come out one peace.
Lol, I'd imagine a large support crew with its own armed cohort were standing by he is not aware of exactly how fast they can charge underwater and up current or what's already been laying in wait, observing, long enough to anticipate 1 hippos and 1 humans behavior and the direction the "fight or flight" reaction will send it's breakfast in. Lmao.
Lol, I'd imagine a large support crew with its own armed cohort were standing by he is not aware of exactly how fast they can charge underwater and up current or what's already been laying in wait, observing, long enough to anticipate 1 hippos and 1 humans behavior and the direction the "fight or flight" reaction will send it's breakfast in. Lmao.
Alligators disappear when they hear a boat. Crocodiles accept the challenge.
Yes crocodiles and alligators are very different and alligator might not attack you or crocodiles definitely going to eat you yes I Rastafari Tucson Arizona Sonoran Desert
As far as I know - and granted it ain't much - but African wild animals are usually the most aggressive ones, when compared to similar species/subspecies from other continents. Take (for instance) elephants from India and Africa as a comparison. The Indian ones can be approached and - in general - they are quite shy and retire when they see a truck full of men. On some occasions you can even get "in contact" if you have a good guide, with experience and someone who can "read" the animal's behaviour. African ones do not give a damn! If you get too close they'll simply charge you (especially if they have a young one in the herd, they need to protect). They'll even chase after you, and (being also surprisingly fast) if you don't get the hell away quick enough they'll turn your vehicle (with you inside!) into it's most basic components. With "Nile crocs" (i.e: African crocodiles) it's the same thing. They are even more aggressive than Australian "salties" (or so i've read at least).
Tiger sharks are more aggressive than great whites.
You dont see often a documentary specifically focusing on fish, let alone something as amazing as goliath tigers! Bravo! This is a treat
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
@@tropickman oh bullshit this documentary was better then river monsters........
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
@@b-bopeddie1290 this was a copy of river monsters lol
@@tropickman i wouldn't call Jeremy wade the best, or this vid the best, both are very watchable, its fine to have diversity,
Fine line between brave and crazy... this dive really Blured that line! Thanks for taking us with you!
NOT really, CROCODILES will not take large prey underwater only swimming or drinking as they hunt by ambush attack
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DON'T THEY MAKE UNDERWATER DRONES WHICH I THINK WOULD BE MORE SAFE?
@@frederickengland4204 Only for the army.
@@freddiestranger9783 didn't realise JC was a croc.
The part that mpressed me most was when he let the fish swim back into her world and he did it when he was sure the fish regained her strength! Good video. Thanks a lot.
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I thought he had to give the first one he caught to the Chief? Didn't he say as Chief, he had the right to eat it?
thats basic etiquette when catching and releasing big fish lol. everyone who is a catch and release fisherman like my self does this with every big fish. we want the fish to live. thats why were putting it back, it isnt anything special to appraise someone over. its literally expected from you to do when releasing fish over 5lbs
That chief better not find out he caught one if he wants to go back to that part of the river.
I'll bet that guide told him!
I used to live on the Zambezi river back in the late 70s, one day we were out fishing below the Vic Falls and hooked into a Tiger of about 5Kg, my mate handled the fish as I pulled it out of the water but as he took the hook out it started flapping like crazy and managed to shoot out of his hands and over his shoulder, as it slid down his back it's tooth/teeth got into his flesh and opened him up like a tripe tomato ,we had to cut the trip short and get back to civilization sharpish to get him stitched up.
Wow!
Maybe the fish are fisherman reincarnated. Seems to know most fisherman’s tricks. Shouldn’t be that hard to believe considering what we believe already
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
He respect nature, I love it when he finally caught the tiger fish, and released it. He not only respect the village, people, but kept his promise to release if he caught tiger fish. I would fear the tiger fish more than a shark. Just think of the wound it would cause.
Mosi-o-tunya Falls is the correct name.
I have to say... Jeremy Wade caught one of these way back and way bigger but unfortunately his got beat up on the rocks and didn't survive. Was very interesting to watch somebody trying again and now I appreciate really how hard of a task that is. Good work 👍
I was remembering Jeremy Wade catching one too and he felt bad it didn't survive.
It actually survive but the fish was very tired and too weak to recover in short amount of time and it would have been extremely dangerous to just release it in the water with such a strong current without the fish recover properly. He felt bad because he had to kill it.
@@angrymaniac53No he didn't, I think you must be getting confused with something else because Jeremy's fish died in his arms,he even said " I can feel the life leave it's body " he DEFINITELY did not kill it,he wanted to release it but his guide wanted to take it to the village and Jeremy even said " the decision has been made for me,I can feel the life drain from this fish,so we take it to the village
stop arguing the toss, yes he did!
Oh I remember that episode, that one was a huge one! He caught another one at some point but it was nowhere near the same size.
I need more of this caveman. A full 30 part series of him after increasingly strange animals.
@Trenton Vaught - AGREED!
@@alexandradittmann8588ever heard of river monsters
Madness indeed has gears. Great but dangerous expedition and great documentary of wild life.
I have come to the conclusion that this guy, Jeremy Wade, and the others who roam the earth hunting big fish, should take it easy, explore the area, have some fun, and not even drop a line in until the last day of the trip. It is the only time they catch one anyway. I'm sure they catch them the first hour sometimes, but it doesn't help the story much. I want to see what happens to him for not bringing that village chief the first fish he demanded. Messing with the voodoo can be more dangerous than the biggest Tiger fish.
Andy and phtographer, both with balls of steel. Would never dive with crocs near me
Loved this, thank you guys
respect for the cameraman
The only reason someone would dive in there is because they are a showman and need to get praise above all else.
Yeah.. The original "River Monsters" Jeremy Wade has claimed it was probably one of the toughest fish he's ever tried to catch as well. He did catch a huge one about twice this size and was truly scary to behold.
I saw that, the fish was a beast, you wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of a bite from it!
And he managed to kill it by "accident".
I remember that it, I watched most of jis Doccumetaries.
@@hackpens2246 It was a gift for the inhabitants of the village that hosted him.
I was thinking this dude is a rip off of Jeremy Wade
Hats off to the brilliant Cinematographer!
An interesting doco all around!
Wow what an amazing fish and predator of the Congo I'm glad you got one
I'm so glad he finally caught one!
amazing documentary and I'm so glad he finally caught big one...thanks for this great video.
That was amazing. Thank you.
I saw Jeremy Wade of River Monsters catch a massive tiger fish.....threy be scary.
The one Jeremy caught was 3 times the size of this guys but good effort none the less.
I saw it also, but remember these are TV shows. I doubt they fish alone as you see on camera. Probably have people who live there assisting.
@@rickjason215 Oh for sure i have no doubt about that. Im only for the monsters.
if i had seen your comment i wouldn't have commented the :), the one that Jeremy caught was a real monster, I think it had died, not sure.
@@stuartj1234 I like Jeremy Wade and his shows. I’m in it for the monsters too. Wade would probably research how the locals catch these fish and use their technique. The regular rod and reel for this fish, just doesn’t work and this guy got very lucky the fish got tangled in the line.
@@clivecottam1509 yeah it did. Jeremy had wanted to release it like he does with all of his catches that aren't invasive species, though he also knew the local village could have used the meat. So he was conflicted. Fate decided to make the choice for him cause the Tigerfish had sustained grievous wounds during the fight, thus it died while he was holding it.
wow that was frustrating but good. I'm glad he finally got one.
Outstanding! Andy's determination is epic.
Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up
As a fisherman i love this documentary movies , thank you .
as a fisherman you should see he cannot fish and his trip did take days at a max, not weeks! Lots of action for excitement, no real fishing done!
@@casadelosotte I fail to see the issue, most of the documentary explains general aspects of the fish, as a biologist student, this is good for science divulgation regarding the species, they also explain aspects of the ecosystem they inhabit, I found it a good documentary about the fish.
Also taking into account most field work isn´t sponsored by big TV, spending weeks its not something affordable in most cases, you have to do as much in very little time.
@@squbax1022 you fail to see he is a bit of diving with a totally different kind of Tigerfish in a totally different habitat, making assumptions, then goes to the Congo River and shows he cannot fish and continues with unproved assumptions, just spectacular pictures, added with nonsense tribal superstition. Knowing the background of this man, I would be even more concerned.
Its an amazing documentary. IDK what u guys say it sounds like somebody is a big mouth. Go do your documentary. Very goos job Andy.
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
Sorry Andy, I was pulling for you all the way, and glad you finally prevailed but.....
I kept imagining a whole bunch of tigers down there telling each other about this great guy up there, giving them free fish, if they played tug of war with him.
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
Tell me why I said the same thing lol I imagined the sponge bob episode where they play with the hooks
Love this, thanks for sharing
Fantastic, this man is pure class, without doubt a true angler the fact he openly displays his immense respect for his adversary is appreciated by this lifelong fisherman for sure!!
Absolutely loved this documentary, im definitely going to be on the lookout for more work from this man,
Well played Andy!! 👏👏👏
your stupid he simply used this gay video to get a free ride to the congo like he said openly his ratings allow him to get to see and do things most of us don't these fish are nothing like piranha they are sweet kind pettable fish like you could totally cradle them and scratch their neck scales and they would probably even purr
nah hes a pure rookie fisherman who i was better at fishing then when i was 5 years old, been fly fishing since i was 3 . hes trash. i know a rookie poser fisherman when i see one, and this man just started fishing recently, i can tell by his cast, hook setting , the way he fights the fish, hes a new fisherman. plain and simple
@@gunny7769
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Yes Noddy,
but at least you love yourself thas obvious, go enjoy yourself
@@gunny7769 You're right.
He exaggerates too. That fish isn’t biting your hand off. A nasty bite, yes. Severed limb? No.
NOPE!! Couldn’t pay me enough to dive underneath 🐊!! 🫣🤷🏻♂️😁 Well done tho!! 😳🙌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thank you for this extremely wild documentary. I have no idea about the Congo river is that big, damn it's vast. I will include this river in my bucket list to visit apart from the Amazon river. Goliath tiger fish and piranha, I'm comin' for ya dudes.
there are no Piranha in Africa, the guy is full of shit.
I feel like I’m cheating on Jeremy Wade.😂
Great job brother and great job putting her back in the water 🌊
The man said he wanted to eat the fish. He put it back. Disrespectful
I'll bet the fish disagrees.
Very good job!😊
Great Video Thanks
“If you catch it I have the right to eat it” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Chief is gonna be pissed if he ever gets to see the end of this doco! 😬
only any good to eat, when they are juvenille, chokka full of bones
Chief is gonna be pissed if he ever gets to see the end of this doco! 😬
What a great episode! Very interesting and fun to watch. My only issue was the ridiculous amount of ads.
Awesome video .thanks.
Bloke has a screw loose! Diving with crocodiles and Tiger fish is plain crazy.
Not one. A couple 😜
Hes got a screw loose cause he cant catch a fish for the life of him, even after swiming where they live lol
So the chief didn't get to taste the fish... that's a Dam shame 😕
this is an insanely good doc...
Love the narration.
This was very entertaining, great fisherman and a good looking and charasmatic guy..oh my! That has to be the most terrifying fish besides the shark i have ever seen..BRAVO
please! Moonchild! You got it way wrong...when a man loses 50 fish in a row? Hes a certified Moron! Now the Nature side of his video..was done well! But he for sure is not a fisherman!!
This guy has stones of Steel. I appreciate your bravery to bring us this beautiful bean footage.
Now that Ill agree with! It takes some real bravery to show the world!! How bad you are at something!!
Thank you for the entertaining insight for what we just take for granted, truly entertaining
Interesting documentary, I wasn't expecting anything at first
He needs a big net to land that tiger. Props to this man. Very inspirational and entertaining to watch,
That chief would be pissed at Andy.. 😆
Brilliant thanks ♥️
Potentially a great documentary.
Something tells me if you were bathing in the river naked and this fish attacked you it would go straight for your privates.
You'd be safe in that event.
In that case, the tiger will probably lose his teeth, only a person with steel balls will bath over there.
@@hughjaanus6680 you know what they say takes one to know one lol
@@GuardianAngel.. Two months later.....
@@hughjaanus6680 Now 40 min later, that’s what I call improvement 😉
This guy lost his fish, because he made the basic mistake of not fighting the fish.
nor did I see him once use a landing net for the ones that would have fit. the bigger ones, as you have stated, should have been fought to the point where he could have landed them on the river edges.
Also if he had double-rigged a smaller circle hook, doubt the fish could have thrown it
Thanks !
Great happy ending 😊👍
Two thumbs up Andy... wondeful documentry... thank you.
he's good but Jeremy wade already caught the huge goliath tiger fish lol
Jeremy knows how to fish!!Big difference !
One thing i learn from him. Never give up. Thanks
Great documentary 👍👍
Did he take it back to the chief?....no,oh boy!!!
cursed
Your perseverance paid off... I've never seen one being caught before and one thing is for sure, I'm not even going to try to by myself...
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
Why not …. You can get eaten ….
I LOVED Those , *_'Swimming up to the Line/Bait-- video shots_*
great camera work. I wonder how many small Line - cams he lost
Outstanding sir perseverance
Nice documentary about a fascinating fish in a very challenging river.
Amazing stuff just curious he’s the expert I am by no means anywhere near an expert on fishing nor have I ever been to Africa but when you have the fish on the line and you ruined it in as it gets closer to the boat why not just put a net underneath and scoop it up
Reeled not ruined...(damn autocorrect anyway lol).
However for your question: netting the fish is possible but it depends on the size of the catch, what spines (and teeth) might become entangled in the net, and what terrain you are fishing from (boats can be terrain in this case).
i commend the respect shown through releasing the marvel. mad respect. as a man and a fisherman
Thanks so very much for this vid, greatly appreciated.
I've seen a few vids showing the catching of Tigerfish but this is one of the very few that actually tells me ABOUT this incredible fish!
That is what I was missing. Though I've seen Wade's and others with their catch and honestly, Jeremy always does a great job explaining what he knows about the beasties he seeks but this vid went the extra mile. Highest props to the Diver-Photographer! Awesome job!!!
I've had really good success fishing some pretty wild places (N America, S America, Europe, Middle East, Asia) but I always wanted to hit the African Congo for this incredible opponent.
Regional politics has always put a damper on my plans.
Perhaps with some well timed luck, my chance will soon come. 🥰
p.s. I never fish anywhere without having a net available. Even if you can only get the head in, you still stand a better chance of winning the contest. :)
A lot of overblown hooey, guys have been fishing for Tigerfish in Africa since before the first world war.
Shivering with excitement. This man is crazy brave😂
Outstanding.
Very good documentary hope you continue your research on rare dangerous fish🐠
I own a goliath tiger for five years.
Majestic creatures and bond well with owners. I missed him!
You ate him?
Little truth, but plenty of 'old school' TV editing, bloating and ruining a fantastic subject.
The facts are very few and very far between, a few shots of the actual fish, and the rest is nothing but bs filler.
I wish I would have read this first :[
That was AWESOME!!
Okovanga has enormous crocs as well, hats off to these guys for taking such risks to create such great content.
They fight like crazy when hooked. You have to use a special thin steel line. You let out only 20 feet with a floating bobber on hooks and bait which floats the surface and then just troll and wait as they come up from the bottom to smash it. We had our best luck in only 10 feet of water on the Congo River.
caught heaps of them on rapalas and even spoon spinners. if it looks remotely like food they will go for it.
That Tribal Chief is gonna have his head if he see's him again. That was HIS fish! :D
🤣🤣andy forgot
Chief won't be happy about being played on the first fish.
Yo you did an amazing job i love it thank you.
50 years of fishing 🎣 and he didn't bring a landing net.
LMAO!! So True sir!! Im pretty convinced..that this guy never fished in his life !! He didnt do anything correctly! Iff??? Those fish? had an entire mouth made of aluminum!!? What would you do? I personally would use like a 5 inch shad and hook it with a single hook..like a weedless Bass rig.. and then after the fish hit it? wate about 5 to 10 seconds.before raring into it! In other words...Let him swallow the bait. The throats gonna be way softer......dont you agree?
Yeah and play the fish longer instead of ripping it in like a bass, and cause these tigers mouths are so bony id be Using a treble, let them swallow the treble and then they aint going no where
Net would help but the fish would probably cut through it with their teeth just like a muskie or pike does lol
much respect to this guy
Brilliant!!!!
Dynamite, or electronic fish shocker, and baited giant hoop nets are my preferred ways to fish.
Thanks so much for this there's literally almost no content I can find on this fish and I check regularly 😅
Seriously?! If you want to see the best, watch River Monsters with Jeremy Wade.
He travels the world, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish of Kongo).
@@tropickman BULLSHIT
This was a pretty average fishing vid. If you want to see the best, look up River Monsters with Jeremy Wade. He travels the whole globe, fishing for the most elusive & giant of fish (including tiger fish in the Kongo).
Nice sock account, both even spelled Congo wrong.
I know I've seen every river monsters episode but even then remember he couldn't catch one he had to use on from the market and that makes sense because all the other info on them always talks about how they are extremely hard to catch and there's not that many of them that's what made me want more content if Jeremy Wade can't catch it then who
50+ losses , your set up and method certainly arnt right , fair play for sticking with it and catching one at end
He should have brought a small net to easily bring the fish into the boat.
I guess he had to make it look difficult for the camera.
The current is too much with all the rocks snagging that fast it seems like hook ups
What a beautiful fish.
Love it...
This narrator is awesome, the “Big Bigger, Biggest” show he did is one of my all time favourite documentary series.
Is this the same guy who narrated the show "I Shouldn't Be Alive" some years back?
@@ralphfiligenzi6180 couldn’t say, never saw that one, but if he is, I will definitely need to check it out.
You disrespected the Chief!!!
Something I definitely wouldn't do, out of respect... *AND...* *Out of Wisdom!*
I wouldn't want to have to pay a "Toll" of some kind "aka it might not be money" if I got caught lying to a Chief in D.R.C
🔥THNX!🔥
Beautiful story.
I want to buy this fisherman a 3' gaff. I never lift the fish's head out of the water as I'm trying to get it in the boat ,this seems to make them shake the hook or snap the line . Thanks for showing this part of the world and your fishing skills are remarkable. Thank you.
This man is just beautiful. His work ethic is unmatched. His determination is beyond words.
work ethic? Maybe he should have talked to an Ichthyologist. He sounds like a fool to anyone who knows about fish.
Great!
Great show Sir
great to see a fisherman being so humble
The best Tiger fishing is in Zimbabwe on the Lake Kariba. Besides sport Tiger is also eaten in these parts though it's full of bones and difficult to deal with
Zambezi River tiger fish is great fish. Beautiful and very aggressive 😎
Great 👍 video!
Great stuff ✊An awesome adventure!, for an absolute monster of a fish.