Ed Walker's no stranger to angling or fishing tournament glory. He's been guiding for 26 years with experience as a deckhand and a pier fisherman before that. With 18 IGFA world records to his name, over $500,000 in tournament winnings and having been named the Florida state champion freedive spear ...

Sometimes when you want to catch a monster you have to battle it in its own territory. That's certainly the case for this angler who said he had no choice but to get in the water when he hooked a 43 inch snook under a dock. Good thing he didn't get wet for nothing. Image: YouTube