REELIN' VIEWERS TO NEW TV SHOW.Byline: Dave Strege Orange County Register Anybody tired of watching the same old fishing shows on Saturday mornings? Tired of seeing bass after largemouth bass largemouth bass see micropterus salmoides. caught by the likes of Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, Roland Martin Roland Martin can refer to at least two individuals:
In 1979 and again in 1989, the native of Clover, South Carolina won the Bassmasters Classic, the biggest event in his sport. For years, Parker has hosted Hank Parker Outdoors. ? Tired of seeing the eastern slant? Tired of seeing them fish lakes you'll never fish? Jim Halfpenny is. He has watched those shows for 10 years and found none of them has changed. He wondered when somebody was going to do something different, something with a California slant, something to help West Coast anglers. Then, five months ago, it hit him. He was going to bring a California angle to a fishing show. He was going to help western fishermen. Halfpenny, a film composer based in Van Nuys, hooked up with Dave Coleman, a Tarzana screenwriter and filmmaker, and produced a demonstration tape of ``California Reelin,' '' a half-hour show starring well-known western tournament bass anglers Carol and Aaron Martens of West Hills. ``It'll be entertaining and fun,'' said Carol Martens. ``This is how I feel I can get women and kids involved in fishing.'' Martens was at the recent Great Western Sports Show in Anaheim giving seminars and showing the demo tape. The response was positive. The typical comment: ``It's about time It's About Time may refer to:
``I've heard that complaint for years - that there's nothing here for us,'' Martens said. ``Everybody I've talked to said we need a show like this here.'' Martens, personable PERSONABLE. Having the capacities of a person; for example, the defendant was judged personable to maintain this action. Old Nat. Brev. 142. This word is obsolete. with a sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour , will be the host, conducting interviews and handling most of the human-interest content. Son Aaron will handle the technical aspects, such as what lures to use when. Each episode is to feature one lake with footage of Aaron and Carol fishing - without the harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. or banjo banjo, stringed musical instrument, with a body resembling a tambourine. The banjo consists of a hoop over which a skin membrane is stretched; it has a long, often fretted neck and four to nine strings, which are plucked with a pick or the fingers. music in the background. The video and audio will be more like what you'd see and hear on a snowboarding, skiing or surfing film. ``We're giving it a California flare so a guy from back East can look at it and feel California in it,'' Halfpenny said. The plan is to cover lakes from San Diego to Lake Shasta and east to Lake Powell. Largemouth bass will be the primary target, with other species highlighted occasionally. Episodes will contain a cartoon satire, and every third show will have a celebrity guest. Of course, it all depends on a buyer. Halfpenny hopes to have a fine-tuned demo tape this month and then start shopping for sponsors. After that, he and the sponsors will attempt to sell the show, either to network or cable television. Wishful thinking wishful thinking Psychology Dereitic thought that a thing or event should have a specified outcome has Halfpenny aiming for a spring TV schedule, but fall might be more realistic. ``We're excited about it,'' Halfpenny said. So are West Coast anglers. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Jim Halfpenny, foreground, and David Coleman work on a demo tape that looks at West Coast fishing. Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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