Comments on: Isn’t This Going a Little Overboard? http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/ Fly Fishing the Upper Sacramento River : Tom Chandler's Fly Fishing Life : Fly Rods are the Measure of Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:29:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Chandler http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56287 Tom Chandler Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:03:09 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56287 <blockquote cite="comment-56280"> <strong><a href="#comment-56280" rel="nofollow">catfish</a></strong>: But that was no Ninjinsky he landed. </blockquote> Yeah, but didn't he go mad at 29? (Is Iaconelli far behind?)

catfish: But that was no Ninjinsky he landed.

Yeah, but didn’t he go mad at 29? (Is Iaconelli far behind?)

]]> By: catfish http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56280 catfish Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:25:06 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56280 I'll give him points for athleticism and presence of mind. But that was no Ninjinsky he landed. And when the line breaks off at the rod it is the angler, not the fish, who is responsible. Don't get me wrong. I grew up watching guys like Bill Dance catch trophy largemouth on TV. But there is a big difference between instructional fishing TV and modern bass tournament TV. Bill Dance did not fish to a techno music soundtrack nor was he stoic. Sport fishing is inherently an emotional pursuit. Tournament fishing for a TV audience, through outsized egos and deft editing, is often reduced to a performance sport lacking basic respect for the fish. It's that disregard for fundamental sportsmanship that keeps me from classifying such flamboyant performances as fishing. To each his own, I suppose. I’ll give him points for athleticism and presence of mind.

But that was no Ninjinsky he landed. And when the line breaks off at the rod it is the angler, not the fish, who is responsible.

Don’t get me wrong. I grew up watching guys like Bill Dance catch trophy largemouth on TV. But there is a big difference between instructional fishing TV and modern bass tournament TV. Bill Dance did not fish to a techno music soundtrack nor was he stoic. Sport fishing is inherently an emotional pursuit. Tournament fishing for a TV audience, through outsized egos and deft editing, is often reduced to a performance sport lacking basic respect for the fish. It’s that disregard for fundamental sportsmanship that keeps me from classifying such flamboyant performances as fishing. To each his own, I suppose.

]]> By: Bjorn http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56268 Bjorn Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:46:32 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56268 Well, I'm going to admit here and now... I actually tivo his show... he's over the top, yes... he's very fond of himself, it's true... but, he catches fish and gets excited. I get a little annoyed by the folks that catch the fish of a lifetime and show zero reaction, just keeping it cool and pretending they do this sort of stuff all the time. Be excited. This guy... he gets excited. Plus, he caught a bunch of bass in Sacramento on his show and I thought that was pretty cool. Well, I’m going to admit here and now… I actually tivo his show… he’s over the top, yes… he’s very fond of himself, it’s true… but, he catches fish and gets excited. I get a little annoyed by the folks that catch the fish of a lifetime and show zero reaction, just keeping it cool and pretending they do this sort of stuff all the time. Be excited. This guy… he gets excited. Plus, he caught a bunch of bass in Sacramento on his show and I thought that was pretty cool.

]]> By: Capt Gordon http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56252 Capt Gordon Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:09:30 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56252 Notice what it says on the side of his hat... Notice what it says on the side of his hat…

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56250 Tom Chandler Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:03:55 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56250 <blockquote cite="comment-56249"> <strong><a href="#comment-56249" rel="nofollow">KBarton10</a></strong>: I’m not so sure all of us haven’t done that two or three times when an unopened beer was kicked over accidentally… </blockquote> What kind of miscreant stores unopened beers where they could be lost? That's Ale Abuse...

KBarton10: I’m not so sure all of us haven’t done that two or three times when an unopened beer was kicked over accidentally…

What kind of miscreant stores unopened beers where they could be lost? That’s Ale Abuse…

]]> By: KBarton10 http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56249 KBarton10 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:59:31 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56249 I'm not so sure all of us haven't done that two or three times when an unopened beer was kicked over accidentally... I’m not so sure all of us haven’t done that two or three times when an unopened beer was kicked over accidentally…

]]> By: troutdawg http://troutunderground.com/2009/07/03/isnt-this-going-a-little-overboard/comment-page-1/#comment-56248 troutdawg Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:32:29 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/?p=3548#comment-56248 Not sure which is funnier to watch that clip or his cheesy TV Show Not sure which is funnier to watch that clip or his cheesy TV Show

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