I voted for the first one for "reasons already cited" (albeit not completely accurate). The kiwi thing just didn't do it for me. Still liked the first one the best although I've only watched it in it's entirety once,,,,,,,,,,I've watched Mongolia several times but ......
I guess I had "high hopes" these fish (Taimen) would be something as they were trumped up to be ( baby eaters and all that ...& bag o' chips)...........I'd still love to put those boys on some stripe (or hybrid for that matter).

Lb. for Lb. I probably wouldn't know the difference other than the
total experience itself. That's a
huge part of it............ the ambiance.
I'd do it either way............just for the sake of doing it if I had the opportunity.......but where does it end? ( the challenge).