Name: Fishing for History
Released: 2024-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

Mike Lenton and Justin Gerbrandt are commercial fisherman who thrive on water and ice. After discovering magnet fishing on YouTube, the boys are convinced they can do it better than most. With Toban waiting at home to evaluate whatever artifacts they find, Mike and Justin take off across North America in search of places to dunk their magnets. The people they meet and the stories they hear are tre

2024 · 43m

EPISODE 1

The Hunt for T-33

Novice magnet fishermen Justin Gerbrandt and Mike Lenton scour massive Lake Winnipeg for remnants of a Cold War era fighter jet crash; Toban makes a shocking discovery when analyzing what they find.

43m
EPISODE 2

Land Grabs & Power Plays

In the early 1940s, the US government created the Tennessee Valley Authority so they could create hydroelectric power for a secret military project, as a result, people were displaced and entire towns were flooded out.

43m
EPISODE 3

Canada's Howard Hughes

Millionaire Donald Bain loved his private hunting lodge on the shores of Lake Manitoba, so much so he'd greet strangers with a shotgun and turned away Hollywood royalty.

43m
EPISODE 4

The Battle of Stones River

Justin and Mike visit Murfreesboro, Tennessee, site of one of the fiercest battles between the Union and Confederate armies. Toban visits Mike's General store with the Tennessee artifacts and gets a surprise lesson in British Royalty.

43m
EPISODE 5

Space Rocks & UFOs

Faith and good sense are tested when Justin and Mike search two lakes near the Ontario border, hoping to find proof of a famous UFO encounter and remnants from an ancient meteor; Toban visits the geology department at the University of Manitoba.

43m
EPISODE 6

Fast Times & Moonshine

Wilkes County, N.C. is the birthplace of two American institutions, NASCAR and some of the finest moonshine known to man; for Justin and Mike, this might be the equivalent of magnet fishing heaven.

43m

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