Though often thought of as a pastime for bloated businessmen or an opportunity to promote awkward father-son bonding, fishing is (and always will be) one of the great sports. Yet it seems lately that exactly what it is that makes fishing great is slowly being eclipsed by a gradually growing regard for fishing as just another excuse to buy expensive equipment and show off fancy duds. With the recent development of the so-called “extreme” fishing, in which fishermen yell and berate their catch adorn in advertisements, the element of fishing in which rugged individuals use wit and home grown expertise to triumph over the elements seems to have all but disappeared.

With Show Us Your Fishing Hole, however, this is not the case. To be bold, and admittedly cliché, Show Us Your Fishing Hole takes fishing back to nature; changing the focus of fishing programming from flashy, fancy competition to a more naturalistic, rugged approach. There are no well-dressed stars in Show Us Your Fishing Hole, the characters of interest are unremarkable except for their love and talent for fishing. Rather than pester the viewer with attempts at creating fishing celebrities, Show Us Your Fishing Hole attempts to incorporate the everyman (or perhaps the everyfishingman) and allow them to get excited about real fishing.

Upon further enquiry into our show, you will find the philosophy, as it pertains to education, conservation and discovery is truly a distinctive concept in comparison to other fishing shows. Current sport fishing series do not involve their viewers and that is what we feel is the most appealing to our audience. Everyday, hardworking men and women feel connected to our show because they can share the experience by showing us their very