Seen the boat fishing for stripers.....seen the tuna fishing and the shark fishing....seen the ice fishing......how about trying something different?! They did the surfcasting from Cuttyhunk episode but how about doing more surfcasting episodes say from the edges of the canal or the sandy hallowed shoreline of Cape Cod or the beautiful rocky coastline of Rhode Island?? How about an episode fishing from a kayak???! How about an episode on the Marthas Vineyard Derby?? How about an episode on fishing wooden plugs??! Dare I suggest an episode on building plugs?? How about some more episodes on fresh water fishing....say for muskie??? Maybe an episode on Steelhead fishing Polaski?? What would you folks like to see OTW do a show on?? I like the show but would like to see some different things....tired of the same old same old!:)

How about new shows is right. I stopped watching

a plug building show would be great.some surf fishing shows are tuff as they burn spots

They're coming. Once they start airing the new episodes you'll see some great action along the cc canal from last year and some plug building......

NIB porno's..

I'll get out the 3 d glasses.
Show is lame IMO. Same stuff over and over again. Seems like every time I decide to watch it I have seen it already.

you'll see some great action along the cc canal from last year

OTW is going to make fishing the canal a living hell this year, especially in the spring when the canal supposedly had "the best week of fishing in 20 years" according to the article. Bleh...

OTW is going to make fishing the canal a living hell this year, especially in the spring when the canal supposedly had "the best week of fishing in 20 years" according to the article. Bleh...

We'll see. Takes alot more than one article. Also 7 miles both sides so there's plenty of room.....

Don't worry if it turns out to be a normal year this year than the next year will be fine. People like instant gratification and when they don't get it they give up and look elsewhere and we can go back to normality.

We'll see. Takes alot more than one article. Also 7 miles both sides so there's plenty of room.....

7 miles for those with a bike. I can see it now... first trip to the canal, can't even find a spot. Next morning, off to the junkyard to find a bike to outfit for the canal.

Don't worry if it turns out to be a normal year this year than the next year will be fine. People like instant gratification and when they don't get it they give up and look elsewhere and we can go back to normality.

Some people have told me they're still waiting for Race Point to go back to normality.

They missed out on the best time to film a show on building plugs last Saturday, didn't they?

We'll see. Takes alot more than one article. Also 7 miles both sides so there's plenty of room.....


I bought a gallon of Stealth aircraft paint for my bike. A soon as its warm I am going to apply a coat.

All great ideas Larruy. Although i do see the problem with a surfcasting show as it does burn spots.

Got my canal bike last year. From the junk yard no less....... Junk yard on the cape.

I would love to be entertained by a surfcasting-topic show, but not at the expense of even more people crowing spots with styrofoam coolers and coleman lanterns... Boating is no problem, but a shoreline can get cramped really quickly and get your access shutdown FAST... fishing TV shows are like commercials, that ultimately convince many people to go try something out... careful what you wish for...

I would love to see OTW skishing off Montauk with Melynck, Salmon River Steelheading or Salmon run, West branch Ausable River dry fly fishing in summer. Mix it up a little.

I wish they would leave the C.C. canal out! Having the herring run fishing show up on television brought tons of rude littering yahoos that finally ruined the herring run fishing for me. If they must show people how and where to fish why don't they spend sometime telling people to be respectful of others and take any trash they bring back with them. Some of us have spent decades fishing the canal and have seen just how bad it can get when it is featured on the television. Leave the canal out and let thoose who go learn or be shown by others and perhaps they to will respect the place and thoose that are their first. I will gladly fish shoulder to shoulder with others who have learned to fish a crowd and I usually leave there with more trash than I came with.

They should divide the show into segments. Fishing surf, boat, kayak ,fresh whatever for different speciec, then a "work bench" segment, then a "cook your catch" segment. Mix it up a little, something for everyone. Just me thinking...

The show stinks now. I would keep the show to ONE topic. If they break it up into 3 topics each topic can only be like 5 mins long. I would also increase the show to 1 hour. The topic I would like to see would be one about the MSBA and RISSA fishing shows, plug building, and WAY more surfcasting....I think they only had two episodes about surfcasting :(

reread your statments. one says nothing new on video then when they say new stuff , the responds is o no not here. they do 6 videos a season, and try to please all .its not ez to please everyone .if u r not happy or would like to add imput e-mail them .....now about brinking more people to the canal.get use to it.i've been fishing there 25yrs straight .and seen all the changes. from fishing at the h-run in the 70n80s when only the townies fished .to the 90s w/ roys army from franklin ,and the herrin wars, to no herrin at all .now for the spring run its bucktails ,tins ,rubber or skins . get good at night fishing and make room ,there comming..... if u must know i have wrote many articals w/otw on fishing the canal and i look at it as i'm offering up my know how and info to u people as a gift .cause most u have no clue wtf is going on..most just bitch and complaine about fishing or lack of ...... dave ...ps hows the mag ok ?

Don't worry if it turns out to be a normal year this year than the next year will be fine. People like instant gratification and when they don't get it they give up and look elsewhere and we can go back to normality.

paul ..most peeps dont get it ..the ditch has a group of very good long range casters on bikes durning the day. and nights are for the canal rats.....

The mag is great Dave...always waiting by the mail box when it arrives!:read:

How about an episode fishing from a kayak???!


i want to see a KAYAK CAM mounted on the rear off to one side

up high so you can film a huge Nantucket sleigh ride
with a tuna doing the towing :btu:

.... if u must know i have wrote many articals w/otw on fishing the canal and i look at it as i'm offering up my know how and info to u people as a gift

Yeah.......and for God's sake, whatever you do, DON'T look this gift horse in the mouth...........at least unless you're wearing a gas mask.

Yeah.......and for God's sake, whatever you do, DON'T look this gift horse in the mouth...........at least unless you're wearing a gas mask.


Are you saying he has a face for the written word.Or the breath that has launched a thousand ships..:rotf2:

I did a surf fishing show with them 3 years ago and it worked out real well. Since then, I 've only seen one( shark fishing- which was interesting). I think boat shows are just alot easier to film but I see no reason why they don't do surf stuff more often.

i knew that i would pay for that statement (a gift) can't win um all............ take it or lump it.......u get what u get ...ripleys beleave it or else...thats all fokes...i love to tell lies... pick one or all..

reread your statments. one says nothing new on video then when they say new stuff , the responds is o no not here. they do 6 videos a season, and try to please all .its not ez to please everyone .if u r not happy or would like to add imput e-mail them .....now about brinking more people to the canal.get use to it.i've been fishing there 25yrs straight .and seen all the changes. from fishing at the h-run in the 70n80s when only the townies fished .to the 90s w/ roys army from franklin ,and the herrin wars, to no herrin at all .now for the spring run its bucktails ,tins ,rubber or skins . get good at night fishing and make room ,there comming..... if u must know i have wrote many articals w/otw on fishing the canal and i look at it as i'm offering up my know how and info to u people as a gift .cause most u have no clue wtf is going on..most just bitch and complaine about fishing or lack of ...... dave ...ps hows the mag ok ?

don't forget how hard it used to be to get in at Keene St. when chunking was the rage and the live Pogie fishing at the jungle when you couldn't find a parking spot for a 1/4 mile each way on the road. Roy's army, LOL. 1 blitz last year and everyone thinks it will be like that every year on the same tides. If it don't pan out this year I am sure it will be back to normal.

i wanna see more surf fishing episodes, or light tackle fly fishing...something along those lines

They should do some night time surfcasting shows.

More shows with fishing legends showing their favorite techniques.

A few things to consider are the facts that...
a. filming a night is not the easiest task
b. don't want to give away too many spots, thats why boat fishing shows seem more popular
c. they are trying to reach everyone's fishing needs
d. IT AIN'T FREE... and this economy isn't helping. TV time isn't cheap and I'm sure OTW needs some sponsorship dough to get their shows on the air. They can film a bazillion tv shows all over New England, but if they can't afford to air them then its useless.

I hope they can get some more shows, particularly surf fishing with reputable anglers like they did with steve mckenna and mike laptew a few years back. I'd like to see a show on the outer cape beaches. I feel like you could preserve the specific location and just focus on the water.

I'd really like to see more fly fishing but I think it's probably fine th way it is. I think it's the best new england fishing show, although the bar's not very high. If anyone's interested I'd be willing to host a show!!

They should do some night time surfcasting shows.

i agree!

They should do some night time surfcasting shows.

at least then they cant burn the spots :hee:

I almost had a stroke when I saw them at my favorite area one very early morning as I drove by in my boat. Nutin ever came of it i guess, thank god.

The mag is great Dave...always waiting by the mail box when it arrives!:read:

I let my scrip lapse for a while hoping it would improve, but it's the same old same old it seems.

And the show has gotten really lame. I nearly ralphed when I heard they were going to do an episode with Nolan. Did it ever air?

Personally I hope they don't do exposes no shore spots. We are already under attack from can tossing, line crossing, parking lot pissing idiots.

W

once you have a clue do you really need a fishing mag or show? It's like baseball, fun to play, BORING to watch. :yawn::yawn::yawn:

Show topic: "how-to properly confront & persuade Porgy fisherman to pick up their &^#*@!% trash without losing your temper and getting into a fist fight"

cancel it

once you have a clue do you really need a fishing mag or show? It's like baseball, fun to play, BORING to watch. :yawn::yawn::yawn:

Ehhh. Not sure on that as a few here and their are entertaining. I don't watch too many anymore as I don't have the spare time to watch fishing shows, but there are some that get the juices flowing...

Yeah I enjoy watching them. I don't really try to learn anything from them it's just for entertainment.

I took it off the DVR. Same episodes every week.

2 Favorite episodes over the years though,

1. steve's surf fishing with sluggos

2. cuttyhunk surfishing

so I guess the question should be, when does the new season start? Its March already and the winter was all re-runs.

once you have a clue do you really need a fishing mag or show? It's like baseball, fun to play, BORING to watch. :yawn::yawn::yawn:

If you're bored watching baseball, you're not watching close enough.

maybe they should fish with some colored folks...:eek5:

I like the show and think the crew of OTW do a great job but some diversity is in order to keep it fresh.....it is too much of the same stuff! As far as repeats go I have seen the "Cinto" episode about 40 times and not seen the McKenna show even once??!:confused:

how about a documentary on poaching? how to do it, where to sell it.. how to keep it a secret... how not to get caught. That would be interesting wouldnt it?

If you're bored watching baseball, you're not watching close enough.

I have played enough to know what it is about. It's one thing to be on the field, another to watch it on t.v. You have to admit most games are not close, well pitched, with clutch hitting affairs. My bigger point was watching some guy catch a few 10 to 20 pound fish isn't the same as catching them yourself, hopefully much bigger. Now i will watch fishing I never get to do, like rooster fish in the surf or big G.T.'s on poppers.

Catch enough 20# fish and that gets boring too.

Set up a big ramp, get a live 20ft Great White in a cage, and then have an episode where Flaptail jumps it in his skiff.

In general I really like the show. Yes, I am sick of the episodes, but I am pretty sure that there will be some new episodes out in a little while.

Surf casting shows will have major implications in spot burning and unless they do it at night, which is difficult, I think they probably will not. I did hear that they were filming a little during the day down at the canal during the infamous mackerel blitz. I will be curious to see how they filmed it because the spot they were fishing is a little off the beaten path with not a lot of access.

Set up a big ramp, get a live 20ft Great White in a cage, and then have an episode where Flaptail jumps it in his skiff.

Been there, done that. Didn't generate any interest on thier part. I am now trying to sell the idea to a travelling Bosnian amateur circus troupe for this coming summer. Only problem is they want to pay me in potatoes and cabbages.

Been there, done that. Didn't generate any interest on thier part. I am now trying to sell the idea to a travelling Bosnian amateur circus troupe for this coming summer. Only problem is they want to pay me in potatoes and cabbages.

Oh yeah, another thing. They think it would be more believable to eastern europeans if I changed the great white to a Sturgeon.

I totally agree with others. It's not just OTW it's the other New England Based shows as well. It's all of em. I pretty much gave up for now. I enjoy my sports pack. I watch fishing shows from all over the country and the same ones can get boring too.

The highlight for my off season TV watching has been the independent video, Reel People Fisherman of Plum Island. What a benefit it would be for us and future generations to have a video library on the entire history of Striped Bass and it's presence in New England. Fish stories, beach buggy stories, kayak stories, Plug making, plastics, manufactures, anything and anybody. If it can't be done now.........when is a good time?

But lets be honest in another month or two we will be all on our own quests for glory.

Looking forward to MSBA show!

I know they filmed an episode of yakfishing Block Island with some friends of mine, don't know if it made it out of the can yet.

Catch enough 20# fish and that gets boring too.

not the 30 to 40 range though.

I let my scrip lapse for a while hoping it would improve, but it's the same old same old it seems.

And the show has gotten really lame. I nearly ralphed when I heard they were going to do an episode with Nolan. Did it ever air?

Personally I hope they don't do exposes no shore spots. We are already under attack from can tossing, line crossing, parking lot pissing idiots.

W

I know they filmed the episode with Bill and Jim White fishing bunker. I was withing 50 feet of them in my boat. It probably didn't air as that morning was absolutely pee soup fog and I imagine the quality of the film was less than optimal. They did get a ton of good fish up to the mid 30# but the fog was brutal.

There was a crazy public access show a while ago on surfcasting - the guys were from Charlestown, RI....It was very whacky, I liked it.

There was a crazy public access show a while ago on surfcasting - the guys were from Charlestown, RI....It was very whacky, I liked it.

funny that you should mention that, as
i've been considering filming me nephews at a coupla spots,
at night, slinging snakes into sum feeshy suds, documentary style~~~

problem is i only have a home version minicam and it would prolly
be very "Cloverfieldesque". i'm still gonna give it a shot, for our own
viewing and rememberance pleasures, but NOT at the risk of burning me HH.

does anyone know where i can pick-up sum "night film"?
:bl: :bl: :bl:

check Sears

they have all the old Crap :)

based on the response number to this thread, a lot of people are watching and just not liking the show!
they did do a show on the salmon river fishing a while back, it was pretty good. they also did a show on FW fishing way the hell up in Maine for touge I believe.

I would love to see more surfcasting shows and a kayaking show would just be awesome. I'm sure it's on their radar, we just have to be patient. As ridler said though, why not pick up the camera yourself? a buddy of mine is into film editing, maybe we can put a surfcasting show together and post it on this site this season, anybody interested, let me know..god knows the show can't rely on my fishing skills! :D

oh I wanna add that Mike Laptew does a good job showing surfcasting in his vids, but it is still wayy too boat heavy IMO.

I'd be interested in doing a boat fishing show. I don't know anything about film editing but I have movie star looks! LOL!

My favorite episode of OTW has to the one from season 5 where they're fishing in the new Grady and if you look closely you can see an empty sam adams bottle. That's how you know it's a real NE fishing show! Truth be told I really like the show. There's lots of things they could do to improve but it's great to be able to watch people fishing for the same fish I'm fishing for, in nearby places.

That is a good show....seen it 43 times though!:smash:

A few things to consider are the facts that...
a. filming a night is not the easiest task
b. don't want to give away too many spots, thats why boat fishing shows seem more popular
c. they are trying to reach everyone's fishing needs
d. IT AIN'T FREE... and this economy isn't helping. TV time isn't cheap and I'm sure OTW needs some sponsorship dough to get their shows on the air. They can film a bazillion tv shows all over New England, but if they can't afford to air them then its useless.

I hope they can get some more shows, particularly surf fishing with reputable anglers like they did with steve mckenna and mike laptew a few years back. I'd like to see a show on the outer cape beaches. I feel like you could preserve the specific location and just focus on the water.

my sediments exactly

"We're fishing today with John Doe at the Phantom Beach for striped bass sometime during the fishing season at no tide in particular."
"John, what can you not tell us?"

It's unrealistic to expect a for profit fishing show not relay the basics related to the show's subject matter. The viewership and advertisers expect certain things.

Now, a not-for-profit web or public access show - different story. You want the host to swear, let him. You want to tell the viewers they can watch, but we're not going spoon feed you spots, you can. You want to engage in irreverant zaniness - go for it. What you've got in the end could be something really creative or useless - depending on who did it.

you guys can always watch Oprah instead

I just want to see the Wachusett Reservoir episode from a few seasons ago. I live at the place can tell you there always the same amount of people. I hope they head back.

There's an episode about catching tuna on the fly that's pretty fantastic, I like the one about fishing on the bonito bar too. That's a place I need to check out this season.

I wonder whats keeping them from releasing new episodes? Its Mid-March and still re-runs.

Also, anyone watch Hunt for Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg? I think the economy is hitting him this year. Most episodes have been local Minnesota or filmed in his basement instead of traveling the world for exotic species. On one episode he mentioned that flight tickets were 2K and he couldnt afford it.

I like The Hunt For Big Fish - that's my favorite fishing show. My guess is the advertisers are not paying their bills.
I like those shows from his basement though - I like when he added weight to the butt of the rod and measured how that would reduce stress on the elbow.

The Hunt for Big Fish is the best show on the tube. And not to mention Dahlberg has an awesome guitar collection as well.

That guy has endured disentary and all kinds of other tropical ills to go into places where no average angler would dare.

I would love to go to the Amazon with him sometime for giant peacock bass and thier Dorado (not to be confused with MAHI MAHI)

yeah, any guy that fishes and plays guitar is ok in my book. That golden dorado episode, (was it Argenina?) is my favorite all time fishing show.

yeah Dahlberg is the man! I was thinking of all of you when I saw the episode this past weekend with him in his basement talking about plugs the whole time.

my favorite was when he was surfcasting for a big game type species (maybe tarpon or rooster fish?) in Mexico

I wonder whats keeping them from releasing new episodes? Its Mid-March and still re-runs.

Also, anyone watch Hunt for Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg? I think the economy is hitting him this year. Most episodes have been local Minnesota or filmed in his basement instead of traveling the world for exotic species. On one episode he mentioned that flight tickets were 2K and he couldnt afford it.

Jimmy...did you see the collection of vintage amps that Dahlberg has stacked in his cellar!!!!:eek5:

The hunt for big fish is pretty awesome. I also like anything flip pallot does. Jose's not bad either. Saltwater experience is really good on dvd

you guys can always watch Oprah instead

Naw, seen enough beached whales.:hidin:

Anyone see the Hunt for Big Fish when Dahlberg jumped into the Amazon? to retrieve a peacock that got wrapped up in a tree. That was pretty wild. I would never get into that water. His shows are pretty great.

I like Flip, Jose, and the Saltwater Experience mainly because they're all good anglers and fish places that I hope to make it to. I also like Tred Barta. He does some stupid sheeeet but knows his stuff and makes a good show.

Would like to see a local show get the sponsorship backing that those shows get.

[QUOTE=stiff tip;6 i look at it as i'm offering up my know how and info to u people as a gift .cause most u have no clue wtf is going on..most just bitch and complaine about fishing or lack of ...... dave ..[/QUOTE]

I think it's great that you want to help all the retarded fishermen Dave. I'd like to see an episode where you are dressed as Santa and angry, feeble minded fisherman sit on your knee and you present them with your wisdom.

There was only 1 kayak fishing episode...and not very well done, compared to the other shows. There are some unique shows throught out seasons 1 - 4, but not surfcasting. NY?, NJ?

[QUOTE=piemma;670549] It probably didn't air as that morning was absolutely pee soup fog and I imagine the quality of the film was less than optimal. QUOTE]

That's GREAT news.

:thanks:

Today's broadcast was done in 2007. Live lining pogies from a boat off Fisher's Island. Still did the trick for my Sunday morning fix, as that is probably my favorite style of fishing off the boat.

As far as repeats go I have seen the "Cinto" episode about 40 times:confused:

41 times with today's airing of the same episode..... but it is striper fishing.

nice boat too.

But 2 years old now?

How about a show on how to pee over the gunwhale in six foot snot while wire lining at the same time.

How about a show on how to pee over the gunwhale in six foot snot while wire lining at the same time.

That's a true fishing challenge. Despite all the criticism I really like the show it would be nice if the hosts emoted once in a while. They honestly catch a 100# bass and don't even smile, "that's a respectable fish". Is about all they have to say.

all in all I really like the show and thank you to you guys who put it together. Keep it coming.

my favorite was when he was surfcasting for a big game type species (maybe tarpon or rooster fish?) in Mexico

My favorite was when he was fishing for the Giant Catfish in Suranam.

Hooks into this thing and has to follow it in the boat for 1/2 a mile down river while fighting it...then hop out and lands it on shore.

Friggin thing had to be 8' long and weigh 300 easy.....And he's hugging the thing after he landed it.

Yeah that was a scary lookin thing, I don't think I would jumped in and hugged it like that, although maybe if I were on tv I would have

Face it, between OTW and the NE Angling, the northeast has been covered, nearly every species inshore, offshore and onshore using every method has been filmed. Last week I watched guys catching porgies (scup) and winter flounder...that is how bad it is. All the formally "secret" places that were rarely fished have now been fully exposed.
Next week we should be seeing how to catch and cook dogfish and cunners. Dalberg is an entertaining guy but mostly does fairly exotic locations that 99% of fishermen will never see. I like Jose too but even his shows are getting a little predicable now.

My favorite OTW show was the Cinto relives, I think what the did with the old footage, the music, the boats and all was touching. I think a lot more thought and planning went into that show than dragging spreader bars off Chatham for 40" tuna.

I would like to see a reality show format about fishery management and the behind the scenes illegal comm fishing busts.


IMO I think you will see OTW drop the TV show. Their show is stale with way too many repeats. Advertising on that show is costly. Boating companies are REALLY hurting. Add the two up and you will see a drop of advertising revenue. Also, I noticed there seemd to be a lot fewer ads in this months OTW...although there was a nice side profile of #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&...:tooth: