09-13-2013, 09:41 PM
I'd like 'em to show me the fish up close and say, "look at the colors on that one." More enthusiasm, like "Son, that's a nice'n there!" "Man, look at him run!"
Seriously, its pretty tough to make fishing entertaining on TV. there are some on-line "movies" and videos that really are stunning, but it has to be of THE FISH, not the fisherman! The environment in which it lives. It's TV for cryin' out loud, so it has to be VISUAL! On most shows, you see and hear Bubba a lot, the water a little, see Bubba with a bent rod, and a quick glimpse of a fish out of water.
What I would tune into would be great video of the fly or lure being cast to the water, (preferably to a visible fish!), the lure or fly being retrieved or presented (Zoom in on just the fly or lure) the fish approaching said fly or lure, the fish eating said fly or lure, and the angler setting the hook. Edit to a few seconds of the bent-rod fish-on, 5-10 seconds of the release, and repeat. People would tune in to that visual aspect. We don't even need to hear Bubba. Most of the fishing and places fished would have to be shallow, fairly clear, and a lot of top-water and dry-fly fishing. There's plenty of that all over the place for a series though.
And if anyone on the show ever, ever says, "Look at the colors on that one," they are fired, fined $10,000 by the FCC, and spend a week in jail.[sly] If the camera work is any good, we can see the "flippin" colors if they're worth seein'!
Need a host? "Fishing On Top with Grumpy Jim" "Sight Fishing the World" [laugh][laugh]
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Seriously, its pretty tough to make fishing entertaining on TV. there are some on-line "movies" and videos that really are stunning, but it has to be of THE FISH, not the fisherman! The environment in which it lives. It's TV for cryin' out loud, so it has to be VISUAL! On most shows, you see and hear Bubba a lot, the water a little, see Bubba with a bent rod, and a quick glimpse of a fish out of water.
What I would tune into would be great video of the fly or lure being cast to the water, (preferably to a visible fish!), the lure or fly being retrieved or presented (Zoom in on just the fly or lure) the fish approaching said fly or lure, the fish eating said fly or lure, and the angler setting the hook. Edit to a few seconds of the bent-rod fish-on, 5-10 seconds of the release, and repeat. People would tune in to that visual aspect. We don't even need to hear Bubba. Most of the fishing and places fished would have to be shallow, fairly clear, and a lot of top-water and dry-fly fishing. There's plenty of that all over the place for a series though.
And if anyone on the show ever, ever says, "Look at the colors on that one," they are fired, fined $10,000 by the FCC, and spend a week in jail.[sly] If the camera work is any good, we can see the "flippin" colors if they're worth seein'!
Need a host? "Fishing On Top with Grumpy Jim" "Sight Fishing the World" [laugh][laugh]
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