Hillbilly Handfishin'
Season 1
Hillbilly Handfishin' is an American reality television show about noodling, the sport of fishing for catfish using only bare hands and feet. The series aired on Animal Planet from August 7, 2011 to August 5, 2012. The show stars Oklahoma fishermen Skipper Bivins and Trent Jackson, self-proclaimed "hillbillies" who take tourists from cities on noodling expeditions in muddy lakes, rivers and streams. Hillbilly Handfishin' was developed by Sara Helman and produced by Half Yard Productions, the executive producers for which are Abby Greensfelder and Sean Gallagher.
The Bivins family runs Big Fish Adventures, a noodling-exhibition company based in Temple, Oklahoma. Among the participants will be a group of police officers from Chicago, outdoors-loving mothers from the Midwestern United States and a funeral director and his daughter. Although officially set to premiere in August 2011, a pilot for the series first premiered on Animal Planet on September 24, 2010. At the time, it averaged 630,000 viewers, which was 44 percent better than the timeslot average at the time. Subsequent encores of the pilot on December 9 and December 22 drew viewerships of 653,000 and 722,000, respectively.
The Bivins family runs Big Fish Adventures, a noodling-exhibition company based in Temple, Oklahoma. Among the participants will be a group of police officers from Chicago, outdoors-loving mothers from the Midwestern United States and a funeral director and his daughter. Although officially set to premiere in August 2011, a pilot for the series first premiered on Animal Planet on September 24, 2010. At the time, it averaged 630,000 viewers, which was 44 percent better than the timeslot average at the time. Subsequent encores of the pilot on December 9 and December 22 drew viewerships of 653,000 and 722,000, respectively.
Where to Watch Season 1
14 Episodes
- Catfish Are Wicked CuteE1
Catfish Are Wicked CuteTwo best friends from Boston hope that noodling will be the perfect adventure to get them out of their comfort zone, a brother and sister from California face their fears together, and two Chicago police officers give Hillbilly Handfishin' their best shot. - Come on You Noodling Diva!
E3Come on You Noodling Diva!Two friends from Atlanta are determined to have a party on the river after they catch their first fish, brothers-in-law from Phoenix embark on a noodling adventure, and Oklahoma newly weds hope this out-of-the ordinary adventure will bring them closer. - Kansas Girls Do It Better
E4Kansas Girls Do It BetterLongtime friends from Charleston want to show the Bivins crew that they can noodle as well as anyone else, Midwest moms from Kansas promise to catch the biggest catfish, and brave firefighters from Virginia hope to be bold in the muddy waters of Oklahoma. - Barin' It All
E14Barin' It AllAfter weeks of taking out city slickers into the wilds of Oklahoma, handfishin' experts Skipper and Jackson have seen it all. On this episode, they're giving out awards for the best, the biggest and the most outrageous moments as they look back at their fishing season. They'll even reveal some footage so shocking it's never been shown on TV... until now.
