Outdoor Channel to re-air The Bassmasters
I don't get ESPN, but do have the Outdoor Channel. This will be a huge step up from Bass Champs.
Showing posts with label Bass TV shows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bass TV shows. Show all posts
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ike Reality TV Show Opportunity
Mike Iaconelli Begins Casting For A New Reality Fishing Television Show!
June 1st, 2010 --- Hey there fellow fish heads! Do you have what it takes to become the next bass fishing superstar? Do you posses the skills necessary to win bass fishing tournaments? Would you like the chance to compete against other young aspiring pros from around the world for a chance to win a fully sponsored entry into one of the pro tournament series. You'll be provided with the boat, and all the goods to get the job done. Do you have what it takes?
If so, Mike Iaconelli is casting for a new reality fishing show. You could be on TV telling your story and showing off your fishing skills to the masses! If you're between 18 and 25 (male or female) and you think you have what it takes, then send us a video explaining why you should have a chance to compete to be the next bass fishing superstar. In three minutes or less, please tell us: your name, where your from, how you got into fishing. Then take us to your secret fishing spot and prove to us you have what it takes. We need to see your favorite lure bring a big old bass to the boat. You will need to know how to operate a bass boat to be able to compete on the show. And of course a little bit about yourself. Also don't forget to include an e-mail and phone number so we can get a hold of you.
Please send all videos by June 15th to:
Blinde Design
22 Howard St. 5A
New York, NY 10013
(videos will be accepted after this date but they will be reviewed after the first group has been considered)
For more information go to Mike Iaconelli's Website or for questions call (212) 925 -7208.
June 1st, 2010 --- Hey there fellow fish heads! Do you have what it takes to become the next bass fishing superstar? Do you posses the skills necessary to win bass fishing tournaments? Would you like the chance to compete against other young aspiring pros from around the world for a chance to win a fully sponsored entry into one of the pro tournament series. You'll be provided with the boat, and all the goods to get the job done. Do you have what it takes?
If so, Mike Iaconelli is casting for a new reality fishing show. You could be on TV telling your story and showing off your fishing skills to the masses! If you're between 18 and 25 (male or female) and you think you have what it takes, then send us a video explaining why you should have a chance to compete to be the next bass fishing superstar. In three minutes or less, please tell us: your name, where your from, how you got into fishing. Then take us to your secret fishing spot and prove to us you have what it takes. We need to see your favorite lure bring a big old bass to the boat. You will need to know how to operate a bass boat to be able to compete on the show. And of course a little bit about yourself. Also don't forget to include an e-mail and phone number so we can get a hold of you.
Please send all videos by June 15th to:
Blinde Design
22 Howard St. 5A
New York, NY 10013
(videos will be accepted after this date but they will be reviewed after the first group has been considered)
For more information go to Mike Iaconelli's Website or for questions call (212) 925 -7208.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Bassmaster Classic: The Dream That Never Was
During this past Bassmaster Classic week I heard several different fishermen from Federation anglers to Elite Series pro's express the notion that fishing in the Bassmaster Classic was a lifetime "dream come true." A couple of times I heard it said that fishing in the Bassmaster Classic is the dream of all tournament bass fisherman. I must be an odd case then, because I can't say that fishing in the Bassmaster Classic has ever been one of my aspirations.
Growing up my family had a cabin on Lake Sylvia/Twin (now East & West Sylvia) near Annandale in Wright County Minnesota, which is about an hour and a half NW of Minneapolis; The two lakes are prolific largemouth bass fisheries. I was taught to fish at a very early age by my Dad, Grandmother Maas, and my Mom. Dad was my main fishing tutor and while he liked to fish, he was not overly serious about the sport, more of a casual weekend warrior type. Dad was much more serious about cars and Ham radio. Our fishing boat was late 1960's 14 ft Alumacraft with bench seats and a 5.5 horse Johnson motor. We also had a pontoon boat we would use for fishing. However, most of my early fishing was done off of our or our neighbors docks.
Of my 3 brothers and me, I was basically the only one to be badly afflicted with the fishing bug. I have just always loved to fish and we were up at the cabin frequently in the summer, so I got to go fishing often and as I grew older my love for fishing just grew and grew. My first exposure to fishing outside my family came from TV shows by Virgil Ward, Roland Martin, and Bill Dance. My first exposure to the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society probably came from commercials while watching fishing shows, but I also distinctly remember looking at Bassmaster Magazine at the Barber Shop in Annandale when I was probably around 8 years old. I remember thinking B.A.S.S. was the coolest thing and I wanted to join, but my parents didn't pursue it for me. I don't know when I was first made aware of tournament bass fishing, but I don't think it was until I was a teenager that I ever heard about the Bassmaster Classic and the information I heard about it was pretty scant. When it came to fishing I was much more interested in learning how to catch fish than I was interested in hearing about tournaments.
It wasn't until I was out of college and in my early twenties that I gave much thought to tournament bass fishing. In the 90's Lake Minnetonka used to be the site of a prestigious bass tournament called the Don Shelby US Invitational that drew in some of the big names of B.A.S.S.. The "Shelby" had a $50,000 top prize, which was big for those days. I was just astonished by how big a sack of bass it took to do well in that tournament. Sylvia/Twin is a peanut factory where 3lb and up fish are rare, and these guys were bringing in sacks with close to or over a 4lb average per fish. Also for the first time in my life I had cable TV and so I could watch the Bassmasters TV Show and I think I joined B.A.S.S. in 1993. In 1995 I went to see my first weigh-in ever at the Bassmaster Top 100 that was held on Lake Minnetonka.
I did not fish in my first bass tournament until 2 years later in 1997 when I was 27 years old; That summer I fished as a non-boater in 2 Military Bass Angler (now ABA) tournaments at Clearwater Lake in Wright County. I got skunked in my first tournament but did manage to catch a couple of fish on my second try. Looking back at it now, I had very little clue as to what I was getting myself into when I fished those tournaments. But despite the poor results I did enjoy myself and wasn't all that discouraged. In 1998 I joined The Fishers of Men Fishing Club (Twin Cities) which is just a fishing club, not a bass fishing club. It was not until I was 31 when I started fishing bass tournaments with any seriousness.
I think because I wasn't brought up with it and didn't start tournament fishing until well into adulthood is probably why the Bassmasters Classic for me is the dream that never was.
Growing up my family had a cabin on Lake Sylvia/Twin (now East & West Sylvia) near Annandale in Wright County Minnesota, which is about an hour and a half NW of Minneapolis; The two lakes are prolific largemouth bass fisheries. I was taught to fish at a very early age by my Dad, Grandmother Maas, and my Mom. Dad was my main fishing tutor and while he liked to fish, he was not overly serious about the sport, more of a casual weekend warrior type. Dad was much more serious about cars and Ham radio. Our fishing boat was late 1960's 14 ft Alumacraft with bench seats and a 5.5 horse Johnson motor. We also had a pontoon boat we would use for fishing. However, most of my early fishing was done off of our or our neighbors docks.
Of my 3 brothers and me, I was basically the only one to be badly afflicted with the fishing bug. I have just always loved to fish and we were up at the cabin frequently in the summer, so I got to go fishing often and as I grew older my love for fishing just grew and grew. My first exposure to fishing outside my family came from TV shows by Virgil Ward, Roland Martin, and Bill Dance. My first exposure to the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society probably came from commercials while watching fishing shows, but I also distinctly remember looking at Bassmaster Magazine at the Barber Shop in Annandale when I was probably around 8 years old. I remember thinking B.A.S.S. was the coolest thing and I wanted to join, but my parents didn't pursue it for me. I don't know when I was first made aware of tournament bass fishing, but I don't think it was until I was a teenager that I ever heard about the Bassmaster Classic and the information I heard about it was pretty scant. When it came to fishing I was much more interested in learning how to catch fish than I was interested in hearing about tournaments.
It wasn't until I was out of college and in my early twenties that I gave much thought to tournament bass fishing. In the 90's Lake Minnetonka used to be the site of a prestigious bass tournament called the Don Shelby US Invitational that drew in some of the big names of B.A.S.S.. The "Shelby" had a $50,000 top prize, which was big for those days. I was just astonished by how big a sack of bass it took to do well in that tournament. Sylvia/Twin is a peanut factory where 3lb and up fish are rare, and these guys were bringing in sacks with close to or over a 4lb average per fish. Also for the first time in my life I had cable TV and so I could watch the Bassmasters TV Show and I think I joined B.A.S.S. in 1993. In 1995 I went to see my first weigh-in ever at the Bassmaster Top 100 that was held on Lake Minnetonka.
I did not fish in my first bass tournament until 2 years later in 1997 when I was 27 years old; That summer I fished as a non-boater in 2 Military Bass Angler (now ABA) tournaments at Clearwater Lake in Wright County. I got skunked in my first tournament but did manage to catch a couple of fish on my second try. Looking back at it now, I had very little clue as to what I was getting myself into when I fished those tournaments. But despite the poor results I did enjoy myself and wasn't all that discouraged. In 1998 I joined The Fishers of Men Fishing Club (Twin Cities) which is just a fishing club, not a bass fishing club. It was not until I was 31 when I started fishing bass tournaments with any seriousness.
I think because I wasn't brought up with it and didn't start tournament fishing until well into adulthood is probably why the Bassmasters Classic for me is the dream that never was.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Ultimate Match Fishing Championship Round
I try to catch Ultimate Match Fishing Friday Nights on Outdoor Channel. It is now into the Championship Round with a match on Kentucky Lake between FLW pro's JT Kenney and David Dudley. Last night was the first part of the 2 part finally. With about 1/3 of the Match over as of right now Dudley is in the lead. Personally I am rooting for JT.All I know is that they need to bring back Fish Fishburne every season.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Dang It!!!
I was alerted at the Bassholes that the Bass Edge fishing TV show that was going to be on today was shot in Minnesota at Leech Lake. I have a tournament on Leech this summer and I think it would be a good show to watch. I didn't want to miss it so I set my alarm clock just in case I was sleeping. I slept through the stupid alarm and woke up just after the show had finished. DoH! Unfortunately Bass Edge is not affiliated with My Outdoors TV Channel, and I don't think Bass Edge shows their episodes online. As a consolation prize I listened to Mark Dove and Aaron Martin talk about their Minnesota experience.
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