i came to brainerd to win it all. me get fishing immortality. i'm going to be able to reel up something big with this thing? >> absolutely. >> reporter: how wide is this hole? >> an eight inch hole. >> reporter: the fish i'm pulling up are going to be too big for the hole. >> i hope so. >> reporter: but despite more than 20,000 holes drilled, and 10,000 lines in the water -- >> have we pulled any big fish? >> what do you mean big fish? >> big fish! >> reporter: catching a fish is more difficult than you'd imagine. on average only 700 are reeled in annually. giving contestants a less than one in ten chance of landing anything, other than hypothermia. >> and defreeze! >> reporter: so for a little help we sought some expert advice from the state's highest office. governor mark dayton. >> we're working hard to catch fish here. >> reporter: any luck so far? >> no luck so far. i repel fish the same way i do some voters. >> reporter: instead, you want me to put one down? >> i do, i'm waiting. >> reporter: the governor initia