Bottom Feeders

TV Show · Sports

There's money to be made in commercial fishing, even if the job is to catch freshwater fish that other trawlers rarely want -- bottom-feeding fish like carp and suckers. "Bottom Feeders" follows the lives and struggles of a group of fishermen as they battle the working conditions and one another while riding the lakes and rivers of the Midwest for the chance to net thousands of pounds of carp, sheepshead and buffalo fish. The operations are a mix of small-time businesses and multiman, automated teams, but all share the same goal: to catch the big haul and put food on the family table.

2012 · 21m

Season 1

  • We Are Bottom Feeders
    EPISODE 1
    We Are Bottom Feeders
    This week on Bottom Feeders, Jedd Monsoor is tough on his crew while the fishing is tough out on the water. Mike Johnson and his brother try their luck in the icy waters of Wisconsin, and the fishing has been rough for Tim Adams and his crew. kwfishing
    21m
  • Never Give Up
    EPISODE 2
    Never Give Up
    This week on Bottom Feeders, Mike Johnson and his son keep looking towards tomorrow for that big haul and Tim Adams and his crew face their own unique challenges out on the water.
    21m
  • Identity Crisis
    EPISODE 3
    Identity Crisis
    This week on Bottom Feeders, it's the first week of April in the upper midwest, historically a profitable stretch of time. Our fisherman are looking for record setting hauls while market is still high.
    21m
  • The New Generation
    EPISODE 4
    The New Generation
    This week on Bottom Feeders, everyone deals with harsh conditions as Mike and his son work a tough Lake Pepin, Jedd and his father can't seem to see eye to eye in Wisconsin and Tim heads out with a first timer only to come up pretty much empty handed.
    21m
  • Win Some, Lose Some
    EPISODE 5
    Win Some, Lose Some
    On this episode of Bottom Feeders, it's the last week of March and a warm spring has upset typical fish patterns and our experienced commercial fishermen are struggling to adjust.
    21m
  • Family Ties
    EPISODE 6
    Family Ties
    It's late spring in the upper midwest and our commercial fishermen continue to endure a difficult season. The unpredictable and erratic weather conditions are an opportunity for crews to pull together. This proves difficult for some.
    21m

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Bottom Feeders

Sports

There's money to be made in commercial fishing, even if the job is to catch freshwater fish that other trawlers rarely want -- bottom-feeding fish like carp and suckers. "Bottom Feeders" follows the lives and struggles of a group of fishermen as they battle the working conditions and one another while riding the lakes and rivers of the Midwest for the chance to net thousands of pounds of carp, sheepshead and buffalo fish. The operations are a mix of small-time businesses and multiman, automated teams, but all share the same goal: to catch the big haul and put food on the family table.

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2012

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