Bass Fishing on TV???

[nboucher]

Goose 52, what's the story behind that Ted Williams reel? I love it.

Ted's reputation as an outdoorsman was well known in the '50s and '60s. Sears had a marketing arrangement with Ted and used the "Ted Williams" logo on a lot of Sears sporting goods, including fishing reels. I've had that Ted Wiliams reel since the late '50s/early '60s and it was my only reel for about 6-7 years until I saved up enough to get a Garcia Mitchell 408 spinning reel (which I also still have and fish...).

Hang onto that reel. It looks like it's still in great shape. I've seen those Williams ads from the old Sears catalogs. I'll bet he turned a lot of boys onto fishing with those adswhen they weren't sneaking a peek at the bra ads.

[Olebiker]

I remember, back in the late 1960s, watching Jerry McKinnis demonstrate Texas rigging a plastic worm. He was doing a television show called the Falls City Fisherman that was sponsored by Falls City Beer.

I bought some Creme worms and tried it. I got bit on the first three casts. I still feel like I can almost always catch fish on a Texas rigged worm. I'm wrong oftentimes,

but I am always confident.

[Mike D from Lunkerville]

I remember, back in the late 1960s, watching Jerry McKinnis demonstrate Texas rigging a plastic worm. He was doing a television show called the Falls City Fisherman that was sponsored by Falls City Beer.

I bought some Creme worms and tried it. I got bit on the first three casts. I still feel like I can almost always catch fish on a Texas rigged worm. I'm wrong oftentimes,

but I am always confident.

i love that: "falls city fisherman"... i need to work on a beer sponsor for lunkerville... it's a perfect fit and i can drink beer at the end of every show

if there are any beer companies out there that want some international exposure on the show that features "real people with real fish stories", PM me!

[duckettank]

The best fishing show that I've ever seen is Major League Fishing! It's PPV on the internet now and will air on the outdoor channel sometime in April.

[Bass Dude]

I know it's off topic....but why are there so many d**n hunting shows on. Everytime I go to Versus or Outdoor channel it's GD hunting show!!!

[whittler1]

Being one of the older members here I do fondly remember all the shows from the 60'S. I like most of the new shows especially if they try to teach some of the new techniques.

Tried watching Zona and Moore twice each and it is a lot like watching one of the late Billy Mays commercials, lots of yelling and noise with extremely limited content.

[Roach87]

Tried watching Zona and Moore twice each and it is a lot like watching one of the late Billy Mays commercials, lots of yelling and noise with extremely limited content.

Agreed. I tried to check out Zona a few times, and it's more look at this look at this than any kind of good information.

The Bass Pro's was the best, but I haven't seen it in a while.

[flippin and pitchin]

If you have Direct TV, check out the new NBC sports channel and the Outdoor Channel. Plenty of bass related shows. Some are infomercials, some entertainment, some informative and some plain stupid. I caugt a show this past winter that is out of Pennsylvania and is smallmouth rich. I forget the name but it is a very good show, especially for guys who fish rivers for smallies. I miss Classic Patterns the most. I love Fish Fishbourne but his show was, how can I say it without being rude, juvenile.

[tomustang]

It's just a mystery that I run into more people that fish than golf or hunt and yet fishing is the least shown on the two major networks, I mean seriously it's likes 50 to 1 ratio of hunt-fish shows. It puzzles the mind that any wants to watch 12 hours of someone sitting in a tree stand waiting for a big deer to walk by so you can fire a large round 100 yards away.

[bigbill]

I grew up watching Gadaboutgaddis and then Jerry McKinnis these guys are the godfathers of fishing for sure. Jerry McKinnis actually make bass fishing what it is today... I miss watching him on TV. I wished they showed his old shows when he build his own boats out of plywood that lasted for one year.

I watch Bill Dance, the InFisherman boys, Hank Parker, Charlie Moore (sometimes when tv is boring) most of the time i watch these guys often. Woo Daves is very educational too in his BPS video's.

But i also put together a libruary of dvd & VHS video's of bill dance, infisherman, KVD ect to watch on my own when io want too like now to get motivated. Plus read here to review my lures and presentations to keep the edge sharp sort of speak. I like the how to video's too. But the key thing to learningfrom any video or tv show is to listen to them and watch very carefully on what they do too.

During the season hunting and fishing shows are shown while were all out fishing and hunting ever think about that?? We actually miss most of the shows. I don't know why there not shown at night so we all can watch them?

[crankbait2009]

I was watching Bill Dance on TV last night (DVR) and I almost fell out of my chair when he left his boat at home and did some wading in the local streams/rivers. Not sure where he was but it was good to see him discuss that type of fishing.

Finally, he was pulling in smallies in the same size that I pull in.....Finally, I can relate

I like Bill Dance, City Limits (Ike), and sometimes In-Fisherman.

As for In-Fisherman, I can only take so much of the host that has that squeaky voice. He (can't remember the guys name) talks normal then out of the blue his voice squeaks like he's entering puberty

[Clash City Rocker]

I like Bill Dance, City Limits (with Ike), and the Bass Pro's. Can't watch Jimmy Houston for more than 2 minutes, the giggling drive me nuts.