bill dance

Lol, you mean Roland doesn't fish in a pond full of hungry 6 pounders
like
Bill Dance?

Warren

you know even though it is obvious he fishes stocked ponds a lot, his show
is very educational. i think it is one of the most informative shows on tv.
infisherman is also, but i don't care about all the northern species,
because they don't have many of them here. the show is good though and if i
lived farther north, or traveled more it would be one of my favorites. as
it is though they don't focus enough on my two favorites, which are bass and
hybrids.

peace
crownliner

No question Crownliner! We all know Bill as a TV celeb, as well as a
sell-out marketer. While he'll (obviously) advertise for anybody that pays
him, that certainly doesn't make him a bad guy.

What alot of people don't know is that in the early days of B.A.S.S.
tournaments, even before Roland arrived on the scene, Bill was the most
dominating angler on the trail. Keep in mind also that the only
sophisticated equiptment Bill had at the time were a sonar flasher & a
mercury thermometer. Even the lake maps of the day were crude to say the
least. Bill was very rarely not in the top 10 regardless of where he went,
in fact it was Bill's records that Roland broke on his way to becoming the
king of the tour. Bill was a master at finding & catching bass the old
fashioned way, and for that he will always have my respect.

And, for the record, I'd kill to fish the super-ponds that Bill films his TV
show on. Imagine, the bass are all hawgs & they aren't even spooked by a
great big rubber-band bouncing on the bottom like a yo-yo...

Warren
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http://www.warrenwolk.com/



"Crownliner" wrote in message
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Lol, you mean Roland doesn't fish in a pond full of hungry 6 pounders
like
Bill Dance?

Warren

you know even though it is obvious he fishes stocked ponds a lot, his show
is very educational. i think it is one of the most informative shows on
tv.
infisherman is also, but i don't care about all the northern species,
because they don't have many of them here. the show is good though and if
i
lived farther north, or traveled more it would be one of my favorites. as
it is though they don't focus enough on my two favorites, which are bass
and
hybrids.

peace
crownliner

Bill takes a lot of flak for fishing in those ponds and for his alleged
extreme commercialism. I've seen Shaw be much more commercial than Bill,
actually being toady to his guest from Quantum, or whatever.

But I've always liked Bill, he's instructive, entertaining and has an
engaging personality.

I noticed in the BPS catalog, Bill saying that he fishes only with Gamakatsu
hooks. He was with Eagle Claw for years and years. Anyone know if there's
anything to the switch other than an expired contract and bolting for more
bucks?

Why even ask Marty, with all due respect. It's no different from Roland
Martin & Ray Scott jumping out of their Rangers after 20 years & into their
Tritons.

Can't hold it against any of them, they've all got families to feed.

Warren
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http://www.warrenwolk.com/



"Marty" wrote in message
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Bill takes a lot of flak for fishing in those ponds and for his alleged
extreme commercialism. I've seen Shaw be much more commercial than Bill,
actually being toady to his guest from Quantum, or whatever.

But I've always liked Bill, he's instructive, entertaining and has an
engaging personality.

I noticed in the BPS catalog, Bill saying that he fishes only with
Gamakatsu
hooks. He was with Eagle Claw for years and years. Anyone know if there's
anything to the switch other than an expired contract and bolting for more
bucks?

go-bassn wrote in message
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Why even ask Marty, with all due respect. It's no different from Roland
Martin & Ray Scott jumping out of their Rangers after 20 years & into
their
Tritons.

Can't hold it against any of them, they've all got families to feed.

I don't have a problem, Warren, it's just that he was so closely identified
with Eagle Claw for so many years, when it ends it comes as a surprise.
Plus, there's always the possibility that there's something more than meets
the eye.

Let's not always assume it's Bill.

"Marty" wrote in message
...

go-bassn wrote in message
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Why even ask Marty, with all due respect. It's no different from Roland
Martin & Ray Scott jumping out of their Rangers after 20 years & into
their
Tritons.

Can't hold it against any of them, they've all got families to feed.

I don't have a problem, Warren, it's just that he was so closely
identified
with Eagle Claw for so many years, when it ends it comes as a surprise.
Plus, there's always the possibility that there's something more than
meets
the eye.

I remember a time long ago when the winter winds were blowing and we
(members of the group) were bored out of our respective minds and I would
post a note with Bill Dance in the subject and maybe nudge Bill about his
commercialism a bit and the thread would go on forever with pros and cons
whiriling around the topic.

It was always fun and a few members or so would laugh understanding the
post was as near to a seasonal land mark as anything. Thing is I always
liked Bill Dance. He's funny (one of the funniest things I've ever seen is
his show outtakes) and he does try to instruct and I understand he's
wonderful with charities, especially those with children, but what does
absolutely and completely drives me nust is . . . his voice inflections. If
he would just stop reading those damn cue cards and talk to me. Instead of
.. . .

If you will
use strike king lures
you wil see
how they
will make you a
better fisherman and
me and bubba
Lots more . . .
money.
g He just drives me nuts with that. g.

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God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear