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| What is your favorite musky fishing tv show? |
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| I guess mine would be:
1. Crash Mullins fishing in the bluegrass
2. Musky hunter with Jim Saric especially the trolling episodes
3. The old bad fish outdoors with Mark Lijewski |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | Keyes, musky hunter, and when larry is fishing skies on the hunt for big fish. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | None of them really do it for me but I watch them all just in case. Compared to the other drivel on the tube they are way ahead. I'm seriously thinking of giving up my dish and living with 4 or 5 channels on an antenna. |
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| simply fishing with bob mehsikomer
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| Uncut angleing with Adam something,i like these guys.then The Next Bite with Pete maina and of course Musky hunter,Jim saric.i set my genie to record em all and watch em during winter months. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I only get keyes and musky hunter and I like them pretty much equally. Wish I could get next bite! |
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| I like uncut angling and next bite because I like how they use more of a variety of baits, Pete definitely seems like he'd be a fun dude to fish with. Keyes Outdoors has it's moments. I really like his pmtt episodes and I know all of the shows mentioned have advertising that pays the bills but every episode of keyes is just one big musky innovations/joe bucher commercial. Every where he fishes it'll be a topraider/bull dawg promo. Other than that it's a good show
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Location: Northern Illinois | Enjoy the next bite w/ pete maina, just wish they were all musky episodes, who
cares about walleyes. Also, like when pete fishes musky w/J. Gillespie in the boat.
Do you notice when someone has a musky on & are screaming, you can always hear
pete laughing in the background...the man enjoys his work. I laugh just watching it.
Seems like there'd be room for a few more full time musky shows in my opinion.
Is it May yet?? |
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Location: Grand Forks ND | Next Bite. Walleyes or muskies, just a good production all the way around. |
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| I liked the next bite when it first came out (first 5 or 6 seasons). Seemed like it was more informative then. You used to be able to watch all the episodes online but now you can not. |
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| Even though he doesn't concentrate on just muskies, I think "The Hunt For Big Fish" with Larry Dahlberg is the my favorite. He such a great fisherman. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | 1) Keyes Outdoors 2)Musky Hunter 3) The Next Bite |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | horsehunter - 12/23/2013 9:47 PM
None of them really do it for me but I watch them all just in case. Compared to the other drivel on the tube they are way ahead. I'm seriously thinking of giving up my dish and living with 4 or 5 channels on an antenna.
We got rid of our dish over 2 years ago and rarely miss it. I watch keyes on you tube and a buddy tapes the others for me. |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | muskymagnet - 12/24/2013 10:09 AM
Even though he doesn't concentrate on just muskies, I think "The Hunt For Big Fish" with Larry Dahlberg is the my favorite. He such a great fisherman.
By far my favorite overall fishing show. Lots to learn from larry. Just wish more muskies. |
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Location: Central WI | Uncut Angling is pretty good..something new and different, but not always muskies. Keyes Outdoors, Bucher, and Dahlberg are all good. We haven't had cable TV or dish for about 6 years and haven't missed it. I can catch Bucher on a 'free' channel we pick up and there are a few other shows I'll watch on youtube. |
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| Love the older shows like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgme3uF8R8o
all the rest mentioned are great also but Keyes and Uncut are near the top of the list. |
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| Keyes outdoors all time fav. It seems he fishes the same waters I fish which makes it fun to watch. |
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| Keyes, Dalhberg and next bite. |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | Whichever one I am watching! |
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Location: Bloomington, IL | To me, Linder's Angling Edge makes the best shows, period. Just wish they'd do more muskie episodes. |
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Location: Ogden, UTAH 10 minutes from pineview reservoir | The next bite
Musky hunter
Keyes outdoors
Hunt for big fish
Big fish 365
Wicked tuna
All great shows that i am able to dvr out here in Utah! Stoked for the new series to start |
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| where is the hunt for big fish ? |
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| Keyes Outdoors a few years back when he fished with Hamernick, Thomas and Ronnestrand. IMO the show took a turn south when him and Steve parted ways. |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Just wish they would put them together in at min hour segments on one channel. (Like the original concept on WFN was planned) Where a guy could grab a cold one and have an hour of Muskie at least. |
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Location: The desert | Hard to watch fishing shows these days, they're more glorified infomercials promoting one product or another which is their job, but it's boring to watch. I've seen a few where only one fish was caught.....zzzzzzzz |
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Location: Smith Creek | Musky Hunter has a show and The Next Bite has a show, when is OFM (muskiefirst in particular) going to have a show?
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Never. TV isn't what we do, and it ain't pretty trying to make any serious money at it these days. |
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| We could make a sitcom out of the basement crowd. "Musky misfits" |
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| I like musky hunter next bite and most any show on musky fishing we don't get a lot of choice in Canada so we cant be choosy I watch on line more then TV. I like to have the computer on with a show playing when I am making baits its nice to know someone is catching when I am in the basement |
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| 1) Next Bite
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3)Muskie Hunter |
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Location: WI | Musky Hunter for the education. Keyes Outdoors because Mike is "Joe Average". Will never watch Catch Ya in the Bluegrass again after watching Crash measure a 48" musky using a vertical hold, then carry the fish around the boat by 1 gill plate for another 30 seconds. |
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Location: central Wisconsin | My favorite would be Musky Hunter. I like the fact that they are not catching fish with baits that they produce and sell. |
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Location: Detroit River | Uncut Angling does some good musky episodes plus I like the fact that they're not over pushing product like most of the other shows do. I was sorry to see Big Fish 365 not make it. I thought that was the best show out there. Musky Hunter is good but I don't have the Outdoor Channel so I have to wait until it comes out on video. I liked Keyes until they did the 4 St. Clair shows. |
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| Emptynet - 12/28/2013 1:58 PM
Musky Hunter for the education. Keyes Outdoors because Mike is "Joe Average". Will never watch Catch Ya in the Bluegrass again after watching Crash measure a 48" musky using a vertical hold, then carry the fish around the boat by 1 gill plate for another 30 seconds.
They hold most of their fish out of the water for extended periods of time, that's why most of them they catch barely swim away if at all. As others have mentioned its slim pickings, but I like to watch pretty much all of them since its all we have out there. In order:
1 - Musky Hunter
2 - Keyes Outdooors
3 - Next Bite
4 - Fishing w/ Joe Bucher
If BigFish 365 was still around they may be number 1. Also I left out Hunt for Big Fish with LD, but if I included that it would also probably be at the top of my list. |
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Location: 31 | They hold most of their fish out of the water for extended periods of time, that's why most of them they catch barely swim away if at all. I sadly watched from another boat in 2012 while Jim Saric held a 50” vertical while measuring it with a round stick, it honestly didn't seem like he kept that particular fish out of the water too long though. |
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| Hands down Badfish Outdoors, loved it! |
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| Bigfish365 for sure. Hopefully Lee will get another show going in the future! |
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| Zib - 12/29/2013 8:55 PM
Uncut Angling does some good musky episodes plus I like the fact that they're not over pushing product like most of the other shows do. I was sorry to see Big Fish 365 not make it. I thought that was the best show out there. Musky Hunter is good but I don't have the Outdoor Channel so I have to wait until it comes out on video. I liked Keyes until they did the 4 St. Clair shows.
Funny how that works. That's exactly why I've sent Keyes numerous emails about naming lakes on their show. They've successfully outed a number of "secret" lakes/rivers prematurely, leading to an exponential increase in pressure on those waters. Keyes and other shows need to take a lesson from the Lindners, you don't need to name the body of water or region to put on a successful show. |
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| wicked - 12/23/2013 10:18 PM
Keyes, musky hunter, and when larry is fishing skies on the hunt for big fish!
Add simply fishing to the list! |
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| Big Fish 365 was the best.. too bad its not on anymore. |
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| Really, you've got to be kidding me about naming lakes. Since when is St. Clair a secret location? That's like saying Lake of the Woods is secret. I've never seen them name a small lake on the show and trust me -- any lake they named wasn't a "secret". Most regions usually like having their places named anyway as it is good for tourism business in the area -- and I'm sure that depending on the sponsors of the show it's part of the deal. It always bothers me when people get all bent out of shape about someone naming their "secret" spot online or giving locations. Trust me -- you might think it's a secret spot but I'm sure so do 1000 other people. |
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Location: Detroit River | jamesb - 12/31/2013 11:06 AM Really, you've got to be kidding me about naming lakes. Since when is St. Clair a secret location? That's like saying Lake of the Woods is secret. I've never seen them name a small lake on the show and trust me -- any lake they named wasn't a "secret". Most regions usually like having their places named anyway as it is good for tourism business in the area -- and I'm sure that depending on the sponsors of the show it's part of the deal. It always bothers me when people get all bent out of shape about someone naming their "secret" spot online or giving locations. Trust me -- you might think it's a secret spot but I'm sure so do 1000 other people. Prior to the various fishing shows (Keyes, Next Bite, Zona's show, Woods N Water etc.) that filmed in that spot on LSC, the only other musky guy I seen fishing there was Bondy. Occassionally I'd see another boat fishing musky but the rest fishing there were walleye guys. Now Bondy has to put up with the out-of-state guides fishing on top of him in that spot. Muysky Hunter & Next Bite ruined my favorite spot on the Michigan side when they shot a fall show there. I only had to put up with walleye & perch guys but now my boat gets hit with bull dawgs when I fish that area. |
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| Can't find any to watch, anymore. They've all been replaced with stupid reality shows in my area...
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John Gillespie's Waters and Woods episodes with Pete Maina are fairly entertaining. Everybody needs a laugh from time to time and there's plenty to laugh about during that half hour. |
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Location: WI | Wade Alexander - 12/24/2013 12:09 AM
simply fishing with bob mehsikomer
Is that still on? What channel on Direct TV? |
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| I totally forgot. I wish J Sloan and the Badfish crew would get back out there and make some more shows!!!
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| Keyes keeps it real.... |
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| I like the fishing with jobu.I really wasnt a fan of show until LAST FEW YEARS NOW ITS MY FAVORITE SHOW.0723 |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | 1 - Musky Hunter
2 - Keyes Outdooors (older ones w/ Genson were better)
3 - Next Bite w/ Maina
4 - Lindner's Angling Edge
5 - John Gillespie w/ Maina
6 - Fishing With Joe Bucher
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| speaking of...when are the new keyes supposed to start online? |
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| I was going to ask the same thing Ronix. Down south, I had Keyes on WFN last year. Keyes switched to Discovery America, so I can pay $25 a month for programming to get it, or hope they update their channel online quickly.
My favorite shows are:
1-Musky Hunter for the educational aspect.
2-Keyes because they are fun to watch
3- Pete Maina on any musky episode of Water and Woods or The Next Bite
4-Joe Bucher- He'd be higher, but the musky segments are so brief.
5- Water and Woods, because I would get lots of Johnsonvilles!
6- Angling Edge- Would be #3, but the musky episodes are rare
However, if I ever catch myself saying "Get the Frabill!" I will quit fishing, unless I get an endorsement. |
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| nice to see keyes is promoting targeting spawning muskies. I found this funny when i read it: https://twitter.com/UncutAngling/status/420922479259836416/photo/1/l... |
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Location: Hudson, WI | That Keyes episode was one of the most entertaining shows I've watched in a long time. I would love to try that in some of the feeder creeks around here. If we are really at the point where catch and release fishing during the open season is frowned upon, then I know why people who don't fish muskies hate us. |
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| Moltisanti - 1/8/2014 9:05 AM
T If we are really at the point where catch and release fishing during the open season is frowned upon, then I know why people who don't fish muskies hate us.
Just because something is legal doesn't mean it is the right thing to do. Similar to fishing for muskies in super warm water. It's legal but anyone with common sense or enough respect for the resource knows it can be extremely detrimental to the fishery. I am unaware of the episode in question here, if it occurred on a body of water where there is no natural reproduction then I agree it is no big deal, and no harm is being done. If it is a natural water that relies on reproduction, then it probably isn't something a national TV show host should be promoting IMO. |
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Location: Hudson, WI | I'm not sure exactly what body of water the creeks ran into. But let's say it was a naturally reproducing body of water. If you catch a fish that has moved a mile upstream to spawn in 45 degree trout water and release it, does that harm the fish and the fishery? They did encounter paired up fish on occasion, but those fish had no interest in a bait. |
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| Do you really think Keyes, which is sponsored by Muskies Inc, would knowingly do something that may be detrimental to a fishery? People fish pre/post and during the spawn in a lot of stocked waters. |
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| ARmuskyaddict - 1/8/2014 11:03 AM
Do you really think Keyes, which is sponsored by Muskies Inc, would knowingly do something that may be detrimental to a fishery? People fish pre/post and during the spawn in a lot of stocked waters.
I was more or less just trying to play devils advocate in this situation, and will again. I personally do not know Keyes, but I would not doubt for one second that someone who is running a business and doing something looking to make money would do something questionable regardless of who one of their sponsors was. |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | Moltisanti - 1/8/2014 9:05 AM
That Keyes episode was one of the most entertaining shows I've watched in a long time. I would love to try that in some of the feeder creeks around here. If we are really at the point where catch and release fishing during the open season is frowned upon, then I know why people who don't fish muskies hate us.
Ditto! Definitely unique. Even got my wife interested the whole show. I'm excited to see the rest of the season. I used to think the older ones were better, but I think Keyes has possibly stepped it up this season. |
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| Keyes way stepped it up this year(no thanks to me. I was zero for the season!) That was the coolest musky show I've seen in years! Catching fish that big in water that small is epic! Can't we get over the whole "sacred cow" mentality. It's getting old! Everyone on this website has intentionally injured and killed(delayed mortality) muskies. |
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Location: Vilas County, WI | 1.) Keyes Outdoors 2.) Musky Hunter 3.) Next Bite (Muskies only) |
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Location: WESTERN WI | All things considered, Keyes Outdoors!
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Location: Contrarian Island | Big Fish 365 was one of the best the short time it was on imo.. hope Lee can find a way to get back on the air... I enjoy the Next Bite musky segments and the old Badfish shows were pretty "real" ... some shows these days are simply infomercials for whatever resort they are staying at or baits they are sponsored by or make... |
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Location: Detroit River | Moltisanti - 1/8/2014 10:05 AM That Keyes episode was one of the most entertaining shows I've watched in a long time. I would love to try that in some of the feeder creeks around here. If we are really at the point where catch and release fishing during the open season is frowned upon, then I know why people who don't fish muskies hate us. Fishing the smaller rivers & streams for musly is nothing new. The Linder's have many of those types of musky shows. Keys is just following their lead. |
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Location: MN | I've never seen Lindners wade fishing a stream for muskies. Always been in bigger rivers in a boat. Could be wrong but don't think so. |
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Location: Detroit River | Propster - 1/10/2014 2:21 PM I've never seen Lindners wade fishing a stream for muskies. Always been in bigger rivers in a boat. Could be wrong but don't think so. Not wading but they fish out of a smaller boat & have had to get out of the boat to pull the boat through some rough stuff. I know of smaller musky creek here in Michigan than the one Keyes was fishing. The DNR closes it off to fishing until a month after the opener to protect the late spawning fish. Still holds musky in the summer but mostly small ones.
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Location: MN | My point was that I agree it was a different show than everyone else does. I grew up fishing small creeks for trout, and dabbled with steelhead for several years, and it reminded me of that only with bigger fish. I thought it was a good show for a change. |
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Location: North Fork, Flambeau River | My vote is for Musky Hunter...for me I find the show the best for learning specifics, plus the show doesn't feel like an info-commercial. |
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| Dont think it ever made TV but Giant Quest on Youtube is pretty awesome. |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | I don't know anyone that works harder to produce awesome muskie shows more than Mike Keyes!
I also DVR Saric and Bucher, but fast forwar through Bucher's smallie segments. |
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| i have stop to watch them years ago.im waiting for the one that will use the good things even if he don't get paid for using it.kind of boring to see the same lures years after years.it must be not always funny when you don't have the freedom to use what you want when you want.at the end it's just less big fish on the tv and less useful info for the viewers. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | is spelling considered part of production? |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | jano - 1/11/2014 7:17 PM
i have stop to watch them years ago.im waiting for the one that will use the good things even if he don't get paid for using it.kind of boring to see the same lures years after years.it must be not always funny when you don't have the freedom to use what you want when you want.at the end it's just less big fish on the tv and less useful info for the viewers.
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | jonnysled - 1/11/2014 7:33 PM
is spelling considered part of production?
LOL. Yeah baby, that's what I'm talking about ! |
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| the new Keyes for those that dot have it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIb_BHM_ljI |
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Location: S.W. WI | jano - 1/11/2014 7:17 PM
i have stop to watch them years ago.im waiting for the one that will use the good things even if he don't get paid for using it.kind of boring to see the same lures years after years.it must be not always funny when you don't have the freedom to use what you want when you want.at the end it's just less big fish on the tv and less useful info for the viewers.
You do realize that these people are trying to make a living filming muskie shows, right? (it's their job) Because a $$ paying sponser probably wants to see you use his product in the show- that he's paying you $$$ to make, and in turn you're paying a network $$ to have it aired. This isn't rocket science. . .
Also, Keyes shows are freaking great. Down to earth regular guy I can relate to, who gets pumped up and obviously loves muskie fishing. Musky Hunter, NextBite, Hunt for Big Fish, Linders Edge, In-Fish, All of them.......Awesome. I am happy people are willing to put the time and work in to get the required sponsorship $$$ to entertain me in the off-season. I will gladly try to use the products that pay them to produce these shows.
-Jon
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Location: Maine Township, MN | jano - 1/11/2014 7:17 PM
i have stop to watch them years ago.im waiting for the one that will use the good things even if he don't get paid for using it.kind of boring to see the same lures years after years.it must be not always funny when you don't have the freedom to use what you want when you want.at the end it's just less big fish on the tv and less useful info for the viewers.
Unless they're trust fund babies, how do you expect anyone to put on a TV show? Sponsors pay the $$$.
I'm just happy that if I don't feel like ice fishing Saturday or Sunday mornings, I can lay in my jammies and watch muskie fishing! How cool is that? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | how could you "not feel like ice fishing"? |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | jonnysled - 1/12/2014 8:17 AM
how could you "not feel like ice fishing"?
More like I'm stuck in the metro and not up north. LOL |
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Location: IGH Minnesota | Keyes Outdoors. Musky Hunter. Next Bite & Dahlberg. Loosing interest with Bucher fishing LOW over and over but have to respect all of them for putting their shows out. It's not easy to do so hats off to all that give it a go! |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | I would like to see someone like Dahlberg work with Charter and put a whole group of Muskie related shows together under their Primetime Free Sports section in On Demand from December through April. Even if they were last years shows. Why LD? because we'd have to get the word out, Charter pulls what is not getting viewed, or if there is a chance to SELL the programing. I would be regular viewer several times a week. Come April I can live without TV on the weekends, I'm outside, hopefully FLOATING! |
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| I am going to have to add Keyes to my list after the first 2 shows of this year. I have really enjoyed both shows so far and it is great that they are free to watch on the internet. |
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| oh boy, somebody forgot to spell check...
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| I do like both the Musky Hunter and Keyes Outdoors, but I think it'd be cool if someone did a musky show like In-Depth Outdoors where all the shows were filmed during week prior. That way you'd see what's working currently and not when you're locked up dreaming about muskies. Might be tough to do a weekly show, but I'd imagine if you had several contributors in different locations it'd be possible. Now, that'd be awesome. |
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