Best and worst TV Shows...

[ba7ss3in]

Angler on tour is my fav after that i will watch everything although that Charlie Moore guy can get annoying i will still watch him because he loves fishing.

[Tin]

I will watch most shows except Charlie Moore, Bill Dance, and of course...Roland.

[jdw174]

The worst, would have to be Roland Martin, especially the episodes that have his wife in them.

OH. MY. GOD. his wife is absolutely intolerable.

Is she any more so than Roland?

[dave]

"Next on my list would be Bill Dance. I find his show entertaining and enjoy his wit and charm. I have met Bill on numerous occasions and he seems as genuine in person as he appears on his show."

Don't get me wrong, I like Bill Dance as a person. I have also met him, and he is a good man, and a great fisherman.

Just IMHO, his show is a joke now, b/c all he fishes is private strip pits in FL where you and I can't fish. He catches 3-7 lb fish one after another (fish see no pressure), and he has turned the show into a Booyah infomercial.

If he fished public water and caught an occasional dink like the rest of us do, his show would have a lot more credibility.

That said, his bloopers are hilarious.

SC

Here is my take on Bill Dance.  Have you ever tried to teach a kid to fish?  The number one and two rules are,  make it fun and catch fish. (no matter what species)   I think that Bill fishing in those private stock tanks are a teaching tool.  He shows his viewers how and why and then catches fish.  If he didn't catch fish then,  his lesson would not be complete.  While a lot of his viewers are not kids,  they do run a vast range of experience and knowledge.   I think everyone who watches can get something from his show.  

I too like the Linders.  They take the education to another level.

[farmpond1]

Which show was/is it where the artificial lure (obviousy the one being promoted) is mentioned in every sentence (and sometimes twice)?  Was/is it Shaw Grigsby?  If so, that's the worst one.  Can't say about the best.  I don't have cable or satellite so I don't watch anything anymore.

[tfisherman]

There are NO good fishing shows anymore but the ones I can tolerate....

Hank Parker

(Sometimes) Bassmaster

CAN"T STAND

(Most times) Bassmaster

Anything Roland Martin

In Fisherman...unless yer from Minn aa sotaa eh!

Remember when Bassmaster had actual fishing instead of talking from a desk???

[FivePoundBluegill]

Best:

1. Elite Series

2. The Bass Pros

3. Ultimate Match Fishing- was # 1 until this stupid college stuff. These guys stink!

4. Scott Martin Challenge

5. Day on the Lake

Honorable mention- FLW and WGFS (Zona is hilarious)

Worst:

1. Bill Dance- infomercial on private strip pits in FL that no one else can fish

2. Fishing University- infomercial and that's all

3. In Fisherman- they think Carp is a game fish.

4. Roland Martin- another infomercial

5. Bass Champs TV- the host is a complete jack_ss! Fishing action is actually pretty good.

Dishonorable mention- Shaw Grigsby- acts way too goofy when he hooks a fish- "oh man is ths awesome or what ?"; Bass Edge- host squeels like a little girl when he gets one on :-* .

Ok have you EVER caught a carp or at least hooked into a carp? I think you would have a lot more respect for them once you hook into them. These fish often get up to 20+ LBS and put up a huge fight. They do not jump like bass but nothing I have ever hooked into has taken more drag than a carp. I dont mean to sound like a jerk in this post its just I think carp are a very misunderstood fish that is very fun to catch.

[Big T]

My top five best are:

1. Flip Pallot's Fishing the Keys.

2. The Spanish Fly w/ Jose Wejebe

3. Addictive Fishing with Blair Wiggins.( Myonly gripe is he plugs W@M

   too much.)

4. The Hunt for Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg

5. Angling Edge

My top five worst:

1. Roland Martin-infomercial for who ever the flavor of the month is.

2. Shaw Grigsby- The Quantum, Triton, Dick's Sporting Goods

   infomercial.

3. Fishing Unviersity- Too Boring.

4. Beat Charlie Moore-Anoying.

5. Bill Dance-Fishes what looks like strip mine ponds too much.

Another honrable mention but is no loner on is Jerry McKinnis, this guy was cool

[Redlinerobert]

Best: Larry Dahlberg.

Worst: Roland Martin.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

"Hook n Look" got rave reviews on the board last week.  I have it TVO'd for 8:30 this morning, anxious to see this one.

Charlie Moore- No respect.  Long story, most of you already know it,lol

[Crestliner2008]

I really like the Lindner's shows (any!) along with the In'Fisherman. Just wish they'd leave the religion message out of it. One thing I don't discuss with friends. Another good one which is new is called, "Hook N' Look" which is on only during the week on the "Versus" channel here. Great UW videos and support by DNR representatives. Very informative. I use to somewhat like Bill Dance, but way too commercialized these days. "Day on the Lake" is good, along with "The Bass Pros".

[SuthernProg]

My faves are Bass Pros, (straight to the point) and the Elite series. I like In-Fisherman and Anglers Edge. I'll never dislike Bill Dance cuz he started me out fishing, but I don't watch him anymore. Don't like Roland Martin and Fishing University puts me to sleep. As does the College edition of Ultimate Match Sleeping...uh...Fishing. Now, I'm a true believer in Sufix line, so I can overlook Shaw going on and on about it, I've even heard he's a great guy. But I can't tolerate anymore of the giggles and "Oh my LORRRDDDD!!!" over a three pound bass. Same reason Dean Rojas went from being a fave to not caring much for. Him and his giggling and "Kermie this and Kermie that". Please.

[tfisherman]

In the defense of Shaw Grigsby He is a super nice guy and a religious man!

I met him once in greensboro NC and he talked to me like his best friend for a long time.He finally told me he had to go he was going to be late for his flight and as he was walking away another guy stopped him and he still took the time to answer the guys question that showed a lot of love for the fans.

He also told me he only promotes tackle he'd really buy himself.When he was starting out he had to buy his own tackle and after he made it big the same companies decided to sponser him. I know that sounds cheesey but I believe him he'd have no reason to lie!

Know yes I don't care for his show but I don't think it's in the same league as Billy dance and Roland Martin

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Most hated

#1 One more cast with Shaw Grisby (SUFFIX, SUFFIX, SUFFIX)

Yeah, and just last year it was STREN, STREN, STREN.

Anyway, I pretty much like all the shows.  Hank Parker's show can be really informative, but it seemed like last season every other show was coverage of family picnics with a bunch of kids dunking bobbers from the bank.

Don't get me wrong--kids are great, and family time is second to none.    I myself am a new dad, and it's an incredible thing that has completely changed my life.  But do I REALLY want to fire up my Tivo'd fishing shows to find hours of some other dude's family time with his kids.  Um....nope.

[jack1]

I love anything that the Lindner's are currently producing or have produced over the years.  IMO, visually they are the best.  I enjoy the fact that they educate people on a wide range of freshwater species, instead of narrowing down to only a selected few.  Living up here in Wisconsin, we're blessed to be able to take advantage of the many species of fish the Lindners have been teaching over the years.

Oh yeahI hate that d**n Charrlie Moore show.  You don't learn anything but to be an annoying loud mouth. :-/

[Guest muddy]

Sorry for being ignorant: Who the   is Charlie Moore. When i first came here i saw a lot of posts with LBH challanging him to some kind of fish off?

[jack1]

The show is called, "Beat Charlie Moore" on ESPN Outdoors.  Basically, he's a loud mouth from Boston who takes on challengers who thinks they can beat him.  Along the lines of the Scott Martin Challenge show, except this show is pointless.

[RiskKid.]

There was this Beverly Hillbillies episode where they went fishing at the aquarium. Granny wanted to catch the whale kind of using Jethro as bait......in the end Ellie May ended up catching a seal and bringing it home  

[HesterIsGod]

I dont have Satellite or cable and i dont get to see them but a couple times a year. So when i do get to see one i drool over it. When i stayed at a family members house a few weeks ago i saw a few. One of them was Fishing University with Charlie Ingram. It was the WORST show hands down ive ever seen.

First of all 29.999999 of the 30 minutes was spent promoting this spinnerbait, they were fishing it on lake Champlain. At the beginning he said this new spinnerbait is going to impress us. All they caught were little dinks. There was one decent smallmouth at the end. At the very beginning of the show where he was holding a smallmouth with the spinnerbait in its mouth while he was talking that. I thought it was a joke because the fish was SOOO small. They also caught several small muskie or northern and they were too scared to touch them. They called them "smelly toothy crittas" (say that in a deep southern accent). They just took the pliers to the hook while the fish was still in the water.

[mattman]

My alltime favorite was GO FISH with fish fishburn. right now it would be WGFS. I also really like Bass Center. Those are fun. After that I like anything with compitition. Although Boston Charlie tries this Texans Patience....

Dont really have any that I dont like.

[senile1]

My favorite by a long shot is In-Fisherman, I wouldn't mourn the loss of any other show (save Lindner's Angling Edge)

The In-Fisherman is extremely informative, and they employ the latest techniques and state-of-the-art photography.

I appreciate the fact that they're not stuck in a rut but cover all worthy fish including sturgeon, giant catfish and carp.

Once you've tangled with a 35-lb carp you gain a whole new respect.

Incidentally, if I'm not mistaken (may T-rig correct me if I'm wrong), I believe that the carp

was rated the number-one game fish in parts of Europe.

Roger

I've heard that the lowly carp has been rated as number 1 in a few places.  If you want to hang into a freight train, catch a carp.  Just make sure you have your drag set correctly.  

My favorite shows:

The Bass Pros

In-Fisherman

Bill Dance

Angling Edge

[dave]

Sorry for being ignorant: Who the   is Charlie Moore. When i first came here i saw a lot of posts with LBH challanging him to some kind of fish off?

I remember that.  I also remember LBH making reference recently about it being a long story.  Please Dad,  tell us the story.

[dave]

I just watched The Scott Martin Challenge for the first time yesterday.  Excellent show.

[ww2farmer]

My favorites:

Lindners Angling Edge

In-Fisherman

WGFS

The Bass Pros

Ultimate Match Fishing

Day on the Lake

Bassmasters Elite Series

The Hunt for Big Fish

Some that I will watch if nothing else is on:

Bass Edge

Strike King Pro Team Journal

Skeeter Bass Champs

Jimmy Houston

Hank Parker

Babe Winkleman

Bass Pro Shops fishing

And the ones I can not stand:

Fish TV

Bill Dance

Roland Martin

Shaw Grigsby

People Who Fish

Beat Charlie Moore

[meanmuskie]

best - in fisherman

worst - roland martin