Jeremy Wade on the fly

[TurbineBlade]

I like this program when I happen to tune into it.  I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.  I read somewhere that he tends to use 2 knots:  The uni knot, and a 4-turn untucked clinch knot.  This is probably with heavy braid and monofilament though I'd imagine ;).  

http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=4&from=en-us_msnhpvidmod#/video/5f06d347-1d31-457b-b411-c4173e448e93

Gene

[FlyTimesDC]

Beautiful fish. He's still the equivalent of clown shoes in my opinion though. Silly, over the top, and ultimately - useless. 

[Matthew Longley]

I love watching that show because he gets into some really cool fish in some beautiful locations (Taiman in Mongolia might be my favorite).  But listening to him talk about how close to death he is at every moment because of some big catfish or really angry school of herring makes me want to jump off a bridge.

[r...@robsnowhite.com]

The manufactured drama and scripted formula does get old. The entire show could be done in 5 min. I still watch though. It's fishing on the idiot box. 

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[TurbineBlade]

Man, you guys are too highbrow.  If anything, I kind of wish the program had a little more wrestling in it -- 

On Sunday, April 7, 2013 7:05:14 PM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:

The manufactured drama and scripted formula does get old. The entire show could be done in 5 min. I still watch though. It's fishing on the idiot box. 

 

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On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Matthew Longley <matthew...@gmail.com> wrote:

I love watching that show because he gets into some really cool fish in some beautiful locations (Taiman in Mongolia might be my favorite).  But listening to him talk about how close to death he is at every moment because of some big catfish or really angry school of herring makes me want to jump off a bridge.

On Sunday, April 7, 2013 5:53:04 PM UTC-4, FlyTimesDC wrote:

Beautiful fish. He's still the equivalent of clown shoes in my opinion though. Silly, over the top, and ultimately - useless. 

On Sunday, April 7, 2013 2:56:52 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

I like this program when I happen to tune into it.  I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.  I read somewhere that he tends to use 2 knots:  The uni knot, and a 4-turn untucked clinch knot.  This is probably with heavy braid and monofilament though I'd imagine ;).  

http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=4&from=en-us_msnhpvidmod#/video/5f06d347-1d31-457b-b411-c4173e448e93

Gene

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[FlyTimesDC]

He'd be great on Hilly Billy Hand Fishin'. But he's a clown. Definitely not "a world class angler" or "scientist". More like someone who spreads doomsdays prophecies about the sky falling. You see that snakehead episode? Went to the motherland of snakeheads and had to spear one. I'll still watch the show, but his angling credentials are completely overblown due to the british accent. Steve Irwin would be rolling in his grave.

[TurbineBlade]

No I didn't see the snakehead one -- the first I remember is the bull shark one where he had to have those special hooks forged for the job (supposedly..?)

Hey, hill billy hand fishin' and snagging paddlefish (locals call them "spoonbill") are both activities popular in my home state (Missouri).  Snagging basically consists of using a very stiff rod (spinning or bait cast) and usually 100lb mono (or heavier braid) to pull a large treble hook placed about 12-20" above a 1-6 oz bank sinker to snag a very large and fairly tasty cartilaginous fish.  Actually the 2-week season should be right about now here in April.  I've done it and it's exhausting...but the meat is good.  Some people think it's a bit "greasy" but it seems fine to me.   

I just like watching people catch huge fish -- it motivates me to remember to go fishing, and sometimes with an English accent.

I also used to watch Croc Hunter back in high school and enjoyed it.  I'm not sure that a man who caught venomous snakes in a pair of shorts and without any tools, and who hand-fed chicken scraps to crocodiles would be "spinning in his grave" watching Jeremy Wade ;). And I doubt either will publish in Copeia any time soon.  I suspect that if Copeia or Nature were made into a television series it might draw 5-6 viewers....4 if one guy has to take his son to baseball practice.  

Gene

[Brendan]

I've watched several episodes, it's pretty much the only fishing related show on netflix streaming (tho the yellowstone river float film just came popped up!)....  agree w/ Rob on the manufactured drama getting old.

along the same lines as Matt, i think the only redeeming value is they go to interesting places and catch crazy species. don't think very highly of him as a fisherman, conservationist or entertainer.  wish netflix, hulu or amazon would license fly rod chronicles or even jimmy houston, severe lack of fishing shows available for streaming. if anyone has any recs on other shows available online, i'm all ears. 

[Paul]

Other than Orvis FFF. How about some Walkers Cay Chronicles.

http://www.hellsbayboatworks.com/index.php?/media-pages/media-walkers-cay-chronicles-1

[FlyTimesDC]

Paul....now we're talking