NARRATOR: In Bayou Sorrel, legendary gator hunter Willie
Edwards is back on the water.
[MOTOR RUMBLING]
NARRATOR: A solo hunter for many years, Willie's bringing
aboard his 17-year-old son--
Hey, you coming?
LITTLE WILLIE: Yup.
NARRATOR: --Little Willie.
With prices so low that only big bull gators bring good money,
Willie knows it's simply too dangerous to hunt alone.
WILLIE EDWARDS: Ready? LITTLE WILLIE: Yup.
WILLIE EDWARDS: Let's rock and roll.
NARRATOR: At 6' 2", Little Willie towers over his Daddy,
but he's brand-new to gator hunting.
--for the Edwards family.
--and everything to make a living.
And I'm ready for it.
NARRATOR: Today's mission?
Schooling Little Willie on an Edwards family secret
technique, treble hooking.
NARRATOR: Willie's are home-made,
an Edwards family tradition.
We found out about a treble hook--
--put some serious alligators in the boat.
NARRATOR: But catching something with them takes practice.
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
[HOOK SPLASHING]
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Oh.
[SPLASHING]
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Uh-uh.
[SPLASHING]
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
Hold
[WILLIE GRUNTING]
[WILLIE GRUNTING, BOAT GROANING]
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Aww.
Oh--
[THRASHING]
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Oh!
WILLIE EDWARDS: Now, roll that heavy--
Man, he's tearing me up.
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Big ol' gator, oh!
[UNDERWATER BUBBLING]
Come on, come on, come on.
[GATOR THRASHING]
[GUNSHOT]
That's a bull right there!
That's how you got him.
LITTLE WILLIE: First time of throwing
a hook like that by myself and hooking him by myself.
That's-- that's a gold.
Big ol' gator.
WILLIE EDWARDS: You got him, boy, you got him!
A big one!
LITTLE WILLIE: And I accomplished my goal today
and I feel pretty good about it.
First alligator, now.
WILLIE EDWARDS: And he's a brute.
Man, a monster!
NARRATOR: As day one comes to a close on the swamp,
at the buyer Professor Willie is handing out grades.
And after a rough start, his son's earned an A.
WILLIE EDWARDS: 11' 6".
LITTLE WILLIE: Thing was pulling like a bull.
Yes, indeed.
[RELAXED COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
Seem like just here a couple years ago,
he's putting diapers on.
And it's-- wouldn't change nothin' in the world for it.
Better watch, old man, I'm getting better than you.
LITTLE WILLIE: [LAUGHING]
WILLIE EDWARDS: Lot more to learn.