Gone Fishin’

Joe Waters and Gus Green are blue-collar best friends living in Newark, New Jersey. They win a stay in the Florida Everglades to go angling and promise to return home in time for Thanksgiving. Their plan is simple: enjoy fishing and their friendship on what should be a carefree trip.

An Englishman named Martin discreetly steals Joe's car keys and disappears. Joe and Gus are forced to push their boat along the road toward the Everglades. Rita and Angie, two women who are after Martin, offer them a ride. A jolt of the road causes the boat to disconnect from the car, stranding them again.

The bumped road causes the boat to disconnect and it is accidentally hooked to a passing train, pulling away with their beer and supplies. Joe and Gus watch in disbelief as their modest gear disappears down the tracks. The incident leaves them more stranded and determined.

The duo hitches a ride with two men and spot Joe's car at a gas station. Inside a bathroom, Joe confronts Martin, only to back down when he realizes Martin is armed with a gun. They flee, and Joe discovers a blood-stained knife still in the car dashboard.

They spend the night at a trailer park, where a documentary reveals that Martin is Dekker Massey, a wanted criminal who has conned several women. Dekker is suspected of a murder tied to his fortune. The presenters offer a cash bounty for Dekker's capture, and Joe and Gus decide to turn in the knife after their fishing trip.

With Dekker exposed and sought by authorities, Dekker begins actively hunting Joe and Gus through the Everglades. The hunt raises the stakes as the two friends realize they are now targets. Their resolve to bring Dekker to justice hardens.

Following a tip, they visit Phil Beasly's boatyard to rent a speedboat. They manage to break nearly every gadget, lose the knife, and accidentally wreck the boatyard, leaving them frustrated and light on supplies. They decide to push ahead despite the mess.

A flat tire derails their plans as they try to return home, but Joe discovers a map hidden in the car trunk pointing to Dekker's hidden fortune. The map rekindles hope of a quick resolution and motivates them to press on. They press forward, chasing the treasure rather than retreat.

The two women track them to a nearby hotel and question them about Dekker, revealing they are after him because Rita's mother was one of his victims. Joe and Gus vow to help bring Dekker to justice, cementing their alliance with new allies. The tension rises as the group contemplates the next move.

That night, Gus sleepwalks and starts a fire in the hotel suite, destroying the room and the map. The blaze forces a chaotic escape, and their car breaks down on the road. A lightning strike on Joe somehow restores his memory and points them toward the cave where Dekker hid his fortune.

Memories guide them to a swamp cave where Dekker hid his fortune. They retrieve the treasure but are confronted by Dekker, who tries to reclaim the loot. They survive an alligator encounter and secure the prize.

Dekker forces them to push Joe's car into the swamp and ties them up inside a sheriff's office, intending to flee the country with the treasure. The plan stalls when Dekker leaves, and the stranded duo must wait for rescue or a new plan.

Billy \"Catch\" Pooler arrives to save the day, and after a tense swamp chase they corner Dekker and capture him moments before a planned escape by plane. They hand Dekker over to the police and collect the reward, which they largely spend on repairing the damages from their chaotic journey.