ESPN2 Going Coastel

[Roger]

Interesting show. I liked the host, but Capt Rich was a little too boastful and exaggerates a bit much for my taste.
Ex:
- At the start he tells about how he uses the fishfinder and that he can tell bass from other fish; then they only hook bluefish every time he finds bass on day one? Yet he seemed convinced that they were bass when they hooked up.
- He considers 20# line to be "light tackle" eeling?
- His 30# bass look more like sub 20s to me. The last bass caught by the host seemed pretty big though.
- He endlessly ribs the host about his fishing ability, yet he had to get a guide to find bass on day 2.

Nothing wrong with the actual doing, just the boasting/BSing. BS is like salt on food; a little makes it interesting, too much is distasteful.

I like that he had good energy for TV, and explains the techniques, conditions and equipment that they use. Too many shows just show hookup through release.

All in all a good show.

[stcroixman]

He did go overboard ribbing the host - Byron. I wonder if he would have done that with a bigger name. I also wonder if that hurts his chance to guide any other TV fisherman around BI

[Roger]

Originally Posted by stcroixman

He did go overboard ribbing the host - Byron. I wonder if he would have done that with a bigger name. I also wonder if that hurts his chance to guide any other TV fisherman around BI

Probably won't affect him. His guiding area is Western LI sound. Also, he has is own show, Northeast Angling with co host Andy ?. Capt Andy is quieter and seems to keep things realistic. Together they have a pretty good show, though the last one was about catching scup (iow, bait).

Maybe he was just trying to upstage host Byron, the freshwater bass guy.