Bass Dude Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Does anyone highly dislike Charlie Ingram's Fishing University show?? I'm not saying anything about Mr. Igram personally, but his show is very DULL and I seldom get anything new out of it. He seems to do shows solely for the purpose of promoting some product. And....he doesn't appear to be the most technically sound fisherman either! Just wondering what you guys thought? Maybe I'm missing something. Quote
thetr20one Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I am getting to the point of not liking ANY fishing show. Nowadays they are more like infomercials. Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted January 20, 2009 Super User Posted January 20, 2009 I'm turned off to most shows. Catch a fish, have a commercial. I've timed it on several different occasions. Here's a rought breakdown. Commercials, 2 - 3 minutes. Show, 2 - 3 minutes. In a half hour show, there are five commercial breaks. The intro, a commercial. The last couple of minutes are promos for either other shows, or the evening schedule. Less than half of the thirty minutes is the actual show. That's for WFN. Don't know about the other networks, but suspect they are the same. My nomination for worst show, Gillz and Finz. It seems to be as much about the club scene as it is fishing. Quote
Super User CWB Posted January 20, 2009 Super User Posted January 20, 2009 I like The Bass Pros, A Day on The Lake, and Zona's show. If you get Classic Patterns it's pretty good. City Limits with Ike is O.K. because you get to see Ike go Ike. Also they did a show in my backyard- Chicago. Quote
silvercliff_46 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Does anyone highly dislike Charlie Ingram's Fishing University show?? I'm not saying anything about Mr. Igram personally, but his show is very DULL and I seldom get anything new out of it. He seems to do shows solely for the purpose of promoting some product. And....he doesn't appear to be the most technically sound fisherman either! Just wondering what you guys thought? Maybe I'm missing something. I agree, when they discuss the shape of the crotch of his jeans, it's a bit much. I don't watch Hank Parker either since it became his home movie show. I really enjoy "A Day On The Lake" You can learn something from it. Lindner's show is good, but not as good as when he first hit the air waves with the diagrams, little lake X, and stuff. It was like going to class. I wish there was more stuff like that. Quote
fathom Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 catch a fish, sell the lure... catch a fish, sell the rod... catch a fish, sell the reel... catch a fish, sell charlie's crotch... and so it goes. will say that ike's show was one of the few i've seen that did not push product. a day on the lake is good, as well. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted January 21, 2009 Super User Posted January 21, 2009 I'm not a Charlie Ingram fan from way back. Won't even stop the remote if I see his show on. Same goes for Babe Winkleman. I like Hook n Look, In Fisherman, City Limits, Scott Martin Challenge and Day on the Lake, plus the FLW and BASS tournament coverage. Quote
thetr20one Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I'm not a Charlie Ingram fan from way back. Won't even stop the remote if I see his show on. Same goes for Babe Winkleman. I like Hook n Look, In Fisherman, City Limits, Scott Martin Challenge and Day on the Lake, plus the FLW and BASS tournament coverage. The absolute worse is Babe. He seems like a truley nice guy but, the cooking segment at the end with his wife is often enough to make me puke in my mouth! Quote
Simp Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I can't stand Charlie Ingram and his show! While I do enjoy Babes show for the most part and I actually like the cooking segment. I'm not a HUGE fish fan for eating but my niece and nephew LOVE FISH! My niece's favorite food is probably sushi. My dad caught a couple bluegill and a bass with my niece and nephew last summer on one of our camping trips. They then cleaned the fish (fillet style) and threw it on the camp site grill. We had made steak and hot dogs and the only thing they wanted to eat was more fish. They weren't even breaded nor had any other flavor added. So I like to see the different cooking segments and think about making a dish for my niece and nephew. Quote
Super User MALTESE FALCON Posted January 21, 2009 Super User Posted January 21, 2009 My favorite fishing show is "Hook n' Look". Kim Stricker's underwater videos are incredible, and very educational. Other shows I like are: Bass Pros. Day on the Lake. Worlds Greatest Fisherman. Lindner's Angling Edge. FLW Bass Master's Elite Series coverage. I don't care for the commercials either, but without them the shows wouldn't exist. Plus my wife works in advertising, so maybe I'm a little more tolerant to them. Falcon Quote
BARON49_Northern NY Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Of all the shows his is probably the worst of the bunch. It is VERY little fishing information and a ton of commercials rarely interrupted by him catching a fish. Quote
moloch16 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Get a DVR so you can fast forward through the commercials. I can watch a fishing show in 15 minutes With shows like The Bass Pros I can watch it in 5 minutes if I'm only interested in one of the segments ;D Quote
Daniel A. Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I made the mistake of watching one of Mr. Ingram's shows. I learned about chatterbaits, All-Star custom rods, and Diamond Gusset jeans. I've never watched another episode and do not plan to. Quote
SoFl-native Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Lol at the jean comments. I know they are his sponsor but his jean 'segments' are ridiculous. Quote
skinsfan Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 And he always tries to get the other person in the boat to pick up the fish he caught because he's to big to bend over. How about Bass Edge? I've been watching that quite abit lately and it seems pretty informative to me. Quote
Jake. Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I've never liked Ingram's show. It just seems like a long, boring infomercial to me. My favorites are Hook & Look, A Day on the Lake, Scott Martin Challenge, and WGFS. Quote
Olebiker Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Ingram spent a lot of time on the show last week touting those fishing jeans. I will admit that it got me to look at the manufacturer's web site. The fishing jeans are not even available yet and the jeans that are available cost more than three pairs of the ones I wear. Quote
silvercliff_46 Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 And he always tries to get the other person in the boat to pick up the fish he caught because he's to big to bend over. How about Bass Edge? I've been watching that quite abit lately and it seems pretty informative to me. I'm probably as fat as he is and I make sure I bend over and get my own fish. I can't afford those fancy jeans so mine split. It's nice and cool on a hot day and if anyone is crowding me they clear out after the show. Quote
fishintroop Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 New member here. Charlie seems like a good guy, but the show does seem like an infomercial for all the products - don't forget the gusset jeans! I really find Classic Patterns and Bass Edge to be pretty informative and have them set for recording. Quote
EastTexasBassin Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 On the one I saw today, Charlie and his guest just rambled on and on about how cool this boat was and how long his guest worked on making it. As far as the fishing, they were just chuckin rattletrap type baits at the bank the entire show. No real knowledge or insight at all, no mention of anything really other than the boat. Quote
flipinstick88 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 As far as the fishing, they were just chuckin rattletrap type baits at the bank the entire show. No real knowledge or insight at all, no mention of anything really other than the boat. Thats the show I saw tonight, they never mentioned why they were fishing the way they were. He just talked about his boat sponser the whole time. > Not watching that show anymore. Quote
EdKras Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 I think we all got stuck watching it this weekend because ESPN2 had tennis on. If he said "aruku" one more time I was going to throw a shoe through the TV Quote
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