Eric uses plywood and an inner tube to build a raft, then sets out off the coast of Miami to nab a sailfish.

Eric travels to Florida and tries to land a lemon shark, blacktip shark or bull shark while on a paddleboard.

Eric tries white-water kayak bass fishing on the Devils River in Texas, then travels to San Antonio to balloon fish for redfish.

Eric fishes from a Jet Ski for amberjack 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina, and later moves to more shallow waters to spear flounder after dark.

Eric goes to Rhode Island to try an extreme form of surf casting called skishing, and later learns how to jig for squid at nighttime.

Eric learns how to catch catfish with his bare hands, aka noodling, in Tennessee; and is introduced to jug fishing, a technique that uses empty cans or jugs.

Eric tries spearfishing in Rhode Island, and later attempts to catch striped bass in New York City.

Eric tries to catch a mako shark 20 miles off the coast of San Diego. Later, he goes scuba diving for sea urchins, which are used to make sushi.

Eric goes to the Gulf of Mexico to learn how to spearfish under an oil rig. Later, he tries to catch a powerful predatory fish called the crevalle jack.

In the Season 1 finale, Eric goes bow fishing for invasive species of Asian carp in Illinois. Also: remote-control fishing boats.