Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge (2012)
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge is a factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5 and a spin-off series to Extreme Fishing with Robson Green. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world to some of the greatest fishing destinations, where he challenges local masters of their craft over five rounds of competitive fishing. For both series, the show has aired Mondays at 9pm on Channel 5.
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Episode 1 - Brazil
Release Date: 2012-04-09Robson makes his way to Florianopolis near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where he fishes in the ocean before making his way inland to a tributary of the Amazon. After catching some catfish and the notorious vampire fish, he finishes the competition on Ipanema beach along the coast of the capital city.
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Episode 2 - USA
Release Date: 2012-04-16Robson makes his way to Michigan and Lake St Clair for his first battle against the world's greatest fishermen, facing off against a father-and-son team of expert muskie fishermen. He then makes his way to Detroit and Lake Huron and finishes this week's adventure by taking part in a professional fishing contest against 40 other anglers.
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Episode 3 - Mexico
Release Date: 2012-04-23Robson makes his way to Mexico for a five round sea fishing competition. The country offers a wealth of different salt water targets.The compettion starts at the Marlin capital of the Pacific, Cabo San Lucas where Robson faces a match-up with a trophy-winning Marlin hunter.
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Episode 4 - Canada
Release Date: 2012-04-30Robson makes his way deep into the Canadian wilderness where he faces four of the country's most experienced fishermen.
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Episode 5 - Texas
Release Date: 2012-05-07Robson is in the American state of Texas where he attempts to find a monster catch, visits the Gulf of Mexico and fishes for shark on a beach.
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Episode 6 - East Coast of America
Release Date: 2012-05-14Robson is on the east coast of America where he fishes tuna, shark, lobster, cod and haddock. His opponents have local knowledge and are very competitive.
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Episode 7 - Peru
Release Date: 2012-05-21Robson makes his way to Peru, where he faces a tough 4,000m ascent of the Andes mountains to meet a local village chief, who competes against him to catch some lake trout. He then travels 700 miles north to the village of Pimentel, where he takes on a group of reed canoe fishermen, before meeting his youngest opponent yet on the Amazon river.
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Episode 8 - Alaska
Release Date: 2012-05-28Robson is in the American state of Alaska, where he goes fishing for varieties of salmon, trout, lingcod and halibut.