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Matt and Joe navigate a shallow-water swamp in Florida to hunt bullfrogs using gigs and nets.0:32 The crew operates a boat equipped with a Suzuki outboard motor, which repeatedly overheats due to vegetation clogging the water intake in the dense lily pads.19:38 To clear the intake, the crew frequently stops to manually remove debris from the motor.18:30 When the engine triggers an overheat alarm and shuts down, they use cattail weeds to cleat the boat to the bank for stability in breezy conditions.22:26 The hunt takes place within a Wildlife Management Area, requiring specific licensing for gigging; Matt uses a hook and line to comply with regulations while Joe uses a gig.17:01 The team struggles with navigation in flooded, shallow terrain and eventually becomes stuck in mud, requiring an hour of manual effort to free the vessel.21:28 The outing concludes with the engine continuing to signal maintenance alerts, highlighting the difficulty of operating standard outboard equipment in heavy swamp vegetation.21:57

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