If extreme angling has a face, it would definitely be that of Jeremy Wade. Long story short, he is destined to host a show built to uncover secrets lying deep within the world's famous, as well as the remotest, rivers.

Our hero started his angling badassery long before hosting River Monsters, says IMDB, an equally badass, nine-season reality TV show that made waves on both Animal Planet and Discovery Channel.

The show is famous for its leave-no-stone-unturned approach in solving every mystery, mystery that struck fear among the locals where it happened. To do this, Jeremy Wade and his crew had to let the camera roll for as long as they could.

Despite the crew's effort, however, there were times that the best moments on River Monsters just happened behind the scenes.

Here are 14 of those things that happened behind the scenes of River Monsters that viewers never got to see.

14 That Time When Jeremy Wade Was Smacked Square By An Arapaima In The Chest

Jeremy Wade first encountered the massive arapaima somewhere in the Amazon. Wade and others successfully netted an estimated 80-pounder in a pond.

But without warning, the arapaima managed to score a headbutt square to Jeremy Wade's sternum. He recounted in Entertainment Weekly that the pain lingered for six weeks.

13 That Time When The Show's Crew Rescued A Real-Life Castaway While Filming In Australia

While filming in a remote Australian location, Jeremy Wade and his crew spotted a blue-and-white cooler abandoned on the rocky beach - which to them was a bit weird.

The crew, in search of a giant grouper at the time, inadvertently stumbled upon a strange discovery instead: a real-life castaway, confirmed ABC News.

12 That Time When Lightning Turned Its Anger To One Of River Monsters' Film Crew

Jeremy Wade revealed in Reddit everything we need to know about the show. According to him, his sound recordist was at the wrong place at the wrong time in Suriname.

The guy was struck by lightning during a lightning storm. He luckily survived and was able to tell the tale.

11 That Time When Jeremy Wade's Camera Guy Refused To Show His Injury On TV

While fishing for their giant grouper in the open water in Australia, Jeremy Wade had put his thumb literally on the line.

During the tug-of-war against a huge fish, the plaster on his thumb flew off. Friction burned the skin off on the underside of his thumb as a result.

10 That Stinking Fish Gut Body Smearing He Did Just To Catch The Eels' Attention

While in New Zealand, Jeremy Wade did something uncommon. Usually, he would use his fishing line to see if a certain river contains the creature he came there for.

But on this particular episode, Jeremy smeared his hands and body with stinky fish guts to attract the longfin eel. Eew!

9 Those Three Weeks That've Been Spent Filming Most Episodes

Each River Monsters episode runs approximately 45 minutes on average. But did you know that Jeremy Wade and his crew spend up to three weeks filming just one episode?

The actual fishing alone could last between four to 10 days. The rest is spent gathering data for a backstory.

8 Those Scuba Diving Trips Jeremy Wade Did To Scout For Fish

The River Monsters star is a complete package. Well, he could definitely do more than just fish and fish.

When the need arises, he would not hesitate to dive underwater to scout for his target fish. He once swam dangerously close to a Nile crocodile in the Nile River.

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7 Those Two Important Questions Asked By The Show's Production Company When Things Don't Go As Planned

Despite meticulous planning and careful anticipation during filming, things sometimes have their own way of unfolding.

When accidents happen on set, the show's bosses back home would only ask two questions: "Is everyone alright?" and "Did you film it?" Because the unexpected is what makes reality TV more exciting, right?

6 Those More Than 15,000 Casts Jeremy Wade Had To Make Just To Catch A Notoriously Elusive Fish

Jeremy Wade is such a dedicated angler that he once counted the number of casts he made trying to catch the notoriously elusive Canadian muskie fish.

And guess what? It took him more than 15,000 casts to finally reel in a monster he oh so wanted to catch.

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5 That Time When One Country's Government Would Not Cooperate With The Whole River Monsters Crew

The Congo episode was full of drama. Filming was postponed indefinitely because of one thing: the crew didn't have the needed documents for the country that owned the other side of the river.

Then, the requested document progressed at a turtle's pace because the government involved was uncooperative at best.

4 That Whole Time When Jeremy Wade Was Trying To Reel In A Big Monster Fish And The Camera Guy Can't Keep Up

India is home to the notorious Goonch catfish. But the problem is that it is now so rare that Indians need a superhuman like Jeremy Wade to prove that it still exists.

He did just that but not without swimming across fast waters first, outrunning his cameraman in the process.

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3 Those Times When Jeremy Wade Eats What He Hates Eating

When you've caught fish all your life, it's just natural may be that you develop an emotional attachment to them.

It might just be a mere assumption, but, hey, Jeremy Wade is caught deep into it he refuses to eat fish every time unless it is a sustainable species.

2 Those Tense Moments Between Jeremy Wade's Team And The Locals In Congo

Not so long before the team arrived in Congo, a local fisherman went missing. And that particular individual also happened to be the brother of the village chief.

And who would be so fitting to take the blame than the group of newly-arrived white-skinned foreigners, right?

1 That Time When The River Monsters' Director Performed A Super Glue Tooth Surgery To Jeremy Wade On Set

While filming an episode back then, bad luck caught up with Jeremy Wade. He accidentally chipped his tooth.

But thanks to superglue, the chipped part of Jeremy Wade's tooth was reunited with its body still attached to his gums. The trending "superglue surgery" was performed by the show's director.

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