Mike D from Lunkerville

if you guys videotape yourselves catching a nice bass, don't forget to make a DVD and send it to Lunkerville if you want to be on TV We're expanding our "Home Videos from Lunkerville" segment of the show and will try to put someone's home video on every week. Just remember to keep the original audio on it and send it to us unedited and without music. Lunkerville Submissions c/o Rockville Pictures 241 Centre St. 6th floor New York, NY 10013 Thanks, Mike

we have a couple shows in the editing room now with more to be filmed throughout the year... look for new shows online and on the air starting in may.

woah! a lot of conversation on the show... you guys are really kind, thanks. AJ, to answer your question how the show came about: i went to film school back in the late 80's and broke into the film production biz producing independent films and other film and video productions... i co-own and operate a production company here in new york city... around the year 2000, i started bass fishing and by 2001 i became the co-owner and operator of a very popular bass fishing website nybass.com... around 2003 i had the idea of doing a pilot for a fishing show; a new kind of show that features everyday bass fishermen as the guest experts and me as the guy who is always trying to learn and have fun... my persona on the show is of a novice fisherman and guests are encouraged to bust my balls and just have fun like they would fishing with their good friend(not to say i'm pretending to be a bad fisherman, i really am not that good)... this new approach to a fishing show gives me an opportunity to meet lots of interesting people, which i really enjoy... and being a filmmaker, the 30 minute format is a great chance for me to be creative and have fun while making short documentaries on people and places. after we produced a couple of pilot shows, we brought it around to different networks and ended up making a deal with the sportsman channel; a new outdoors network at the time... the show was an instant hit at TSC, being voted the viewer favorite fishing show the first 3 years of broadcast... we recently moved to the world fishing network and the soon to launch water channel... you can view us on television throughout the usa and canada and anywhere in the world on the web... we'll be in over 30 million television homes by the summer... we launch on DirecTV in May and hopefully will be on DISH and more cable systems later in 2008. so, that's the story in a nutshell... we're having an amazing time putting the show together and have enjoyed a nice, steady growth through our 3 1/2 years of production.

...and thanks for all the kind words guys... i really appreciate it

yes, we're trying to get together with LBH and Glenn this season for episodes... we'll be featuring cast for kids and hopefully one of these guys can teach me how to fish

LOL!... funny thread and you're absolutely right... i suck!... watch the show a few more times and you'll catch on to the schtick bucketmouth

Tank... i appreciate it... this is something we've done in the past, but this season we'll be doing a lot more of it. LBH... just pick your best fish, any fish buddy!... like i said, its better if it's unedited, NO MUSIC, and no still photos... if you have the entire cast, hookset, catch and release in one shot, even better... natural audio too is preferred... send me 2 fish if you want... it should only be a a few minutes. also, i'd prefer footage that is shot from inside the boat where the fish is landed, not from another boat far away. thanks, mike

CFFF, Right now, I'd prefer if you burn the video to DVD or CD-ROM... or you can upload it to the web and give me the address to download. Mike

i need unedited/home video style footage with audio but no music... one or two fish being landed... if you have the entire cast, hookset, catch and release in one shot, that would be great... you can talk to the camera or do your best IKE impression if you want, whatever you think makes good TV. LBH, if you could send me a dvd without the music, but with natural audio only, that would be ideal.

Hey folks, Thanks to everyone who responded to our casting call for Lunkerville in 2008. We've had a lot of great submissions and we thank you. We will be choosing our guests shortly. We're also looking for video clips for our "Home Videos from Lunkerville" segment of the show. Send in any video of you or a friend catching a bass and it may end up on the show. It can be shot on ANY video camera, even a cell phone! If you want to make a submission, send a DVD of the footage to: Lunkerville Submissions c/o Rockville Pictures 241 Centre st., 6th floor New York, NY 10013 Thanks a lot and I hope everyone has a lunkerful 2008! Mike D

russ... yes, we'll make it happen this season... sit tight and i'll be in touch. we're getting a lot of submissions already, but most are emails only... i can't stress enough that a video submission will give you an advantage... it doesn't have to be of you on the water catching fish, just an explanation of why you think you meet the above criteria and why you would be a good guest... it can be shot on a home video camera or even a cell phone.

Hey guys and gals, for a limited time we're accepting submissions to be on Lunkerville: The homegrown fishing show that features real people with real fish stories. This spring, we're going on tour across the USA and Canada to fish with the most interesting bass fisherpeople we can find. If you want to be on the show, email us now and tell us why you think you'd be a good guest. There are 4 qualifications to being on Lunkerville in 2008: #1 You not only love bass fishing, you're crazy about it. It occupies way too much of your time. Your friends and family think you have a problem. #2 You're not a professional bass fisherman. You go to work everyday at a real job. You might fantasize about being a pro or just love recreational fishing, it doesn't matter. #3 You're the master of your honey hole. You have a favorite fishing spot and know it better than anyone you know. #4 You're not afraid to reveal a secret. You have a special technique or bait that you want to share with the world. We'll also give special consideration to those who send us a video submission. You can record and deliver it in any format you want. A cell phone video email will work just fine. Just tell us why you meet the four criteria mentioned above and we may be fishing with you this year on Lunkerville. Also let us know where and when you want to do the show. email those submissions to: submissions@lunkerville.com If you want to make your submission via snail mail and video tape, you can send it to: Rockville Pictures Lunkerville Submissions 241 Centre st. 6th floor New York, NY 10013 Thanks! Mike D

we did that interview with doug quite some time ago; when doug was working with ugly ducking lures... at the time i had never heard of the idea of mashing the barb to get better hook ups, but doug makes a lot of sense... in central park, it's required so to protect the fish and make for an easy release... and i have to say that i've landed most of the fish at CP without the barb

joel... i most definitely will be there... it would feel like a total idiot if i missed another seminar... i'll see you there buddy. also, to all the good members of bassresource: Lunkerville is airing exclusively on World Fishing Network in 2008... we're taking a short hiatus from the sportsman channel... if you don't get WFN, it's available on Verizon FiOS... if you don't get Verizon Fios or don't want to subscribe to their service for some reason, you can always watch our show online at lunkerville.com... party on!

cajun, you got me!... that's entirely my fault... i'm such an airhead sometimes and you're not the first one i've heard that from...we'll make sure from now on that we set a good example and wear life jackets when speeding in the boat... thanks buddy joel!!! dodge!!! bassboy!!! waaasssup?!

thanks guys... pat x is one of my favorite guests cause he has lots of personality and is a great fisherman... the brag rag episode has a bunch of great tips on jig fishing and i really learned a lot that day.... look for pat again in 2008!

i also want to let everyone know that we're expanding our "home videos from lunkerville" segment of the show this year... that's where viewers send in home video of themselves catching bass... if you have any video whatsoever of you or a friend catching a nice bass, even if it's taken from a cell phone, send it to me on DVD and there's a good chance it will appear on Lunkerville... we'll also put people who submit video on our potential guest list for the show... and if you don't have any video now, take some and send it... the address to send it to is: Rockville Pictures Lunkerville Submissions 241 Centre Street 6th floor New York, NY 10013 Thanks! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday

wow... thanks a lot guys for the support... i really appreciate it... yes, we're a grass roots show that relies on the everyday fishermen (and women) to make our show successful, so the votes are HUGE in helping our program be successful... we're shooting our 4th season and air on the sportsman channel and world fishing network and we will continue to feature real people and real fish stories: so the efforts of you voting for the show, watching the show and talking about the show helps us in a big way... thank you!! if you haven't seen the show or don't get it on cable or satellite, you can watch it online at lunkerville.com.... we recently shot 3 new shows in western new york featuring people you may know... the first of these shows features wnybassman in "the curse of lunkerville" and you can watch that now online... in the next couple weeks, we'll be posting shows featuring fishermom and cus, so watch out for them! again, thank you so much for your support... and thank you bassresource.com for supporting the show

Lunkerville is excited to be involved with Cast for Kids and look forward to spreading the word about this good cause. And yes, we plan on doing a show with Russ, so look out everyone...we are coming to RI to party! And be prepared to see a bunch of new shows in 2007 with people you know from here and other popular bass fishing forums, because that's what we're all about: real people and real fish stories!

one thing i forgot to say is how impressive this site is... really well organized with a ton of information... i joined a while back but never got to posting because i am so busy with my 2 other forums, nybass.com and lunkerville.com, that i can't even find the time to post enough there... and the only reason i became aware of this thread is because it popped up on my google alert for lunkerville... which i'm glad it did, because this is a terrific place... well done folks!

hello everyone... mike d here, host of Lunkerville... i appreciate the kind words and am happy to answer any questions you have about the show murray: i've been bass fishing actively since only 2000 and also co-own a popular bass fishing website, nybass.com... the dynamic on Lunkerville is to let the guest be the expert and teach me how to fish their spots and techniques... i also encourage teasing and good-natured fun, with the jokes usually on me... this makes for a unique show as almost every fishing show on TV has a host that's "the expert"... so you're not entirely off-base when you say it looks like i have no idea what i'm doing when i'm fishing! craig: i'm loving those hogs you've been posting at the lunkerville forums... it sounds like florida is treating you right, buddy... say hi to the missus for me. regarding where and when we air, you can find all that info here: http://research.backchannelmedia.com/programs/Lunkerville we aired 86 times last week on various networks, but are mostly seen on The Water Channel, DISH ch 217 and The Sportsman Channel... we're also coming to WildTV in canada beginning in January. randall: good to see you man!... i need to come back to atlanta and score a hog... because as long mike says, we catch way too many dinks on the show... but it is real people real fish stories, you know?... we're always looking for the "lunker", and when we find her it's a big deal... cause we're just not going to be pulling pig after pig out of the water like bill dance and roland martin... we could if we wanted to, like randall says, with a little help from friends and the viewer would never know it wasn't 100% real...but it's not our style to do that and we're very happy with catching what we can while the camera's rolling. duke... you sound dead on!... i take what you said as a major compliment russ: i got your video, dude... and i plan to use some of the material this season on Lunkerville... we do a "home videos from lunkerville" segment, which has only popped up a few times on the show thus far; but we're expanding that idea in the upcoming season and want to make it a regular feature on the show... i'll notify you when and if we use it!... also, you're on the list now as a potential guest, but please understand we get a ton of inquiries and can't feature everyone... but stay tuned... the chance that we'll use your video is very high at the moment. thanks everyone for watching the show!... tell your friends about it and look for a whole season of new shows and a tactics DVD in the coming year!