Anglers hooked on Outdoor Channel's HD fishing programming
By Darren Murph 
posted Jul 17th 2008 5:20PM
posted Jul 17th 2008 5:20PM
For those who thought that fishing on TV was dead as soon as ESPN cut it out in large part from its NFL-slanted coverage, Outdoor Channel would like to politely inform you that you're wrong. Dead wrong. According to the numbers, ratings for the network's Friday night fishing block increased 77% over the first half of 2007. Needless to say, the bulk of programming found in this segment is shot and aired in high-def, and just to make sure onlookers stay hooked, the channel will be adding in The Catch: Costa Rica and Fly Fishing the World (both captured in high-definition) in Q3. Anyone here helping to boost those ratings? Don't be shy now.
I could be watching fishing on the most expensive Hdtv in the world and would still want to shoot myself.
I'll save my Hd watching for the NFL network.
OOoh, HD fishing. Turning incredibly boring programming into high resolution boring programming.
Seriously...what is the point of 'HD' fishing? Want to see the individual spots and scales on a fish zoomed in?
What are you missing in Standard Def fishing that HD fishing is going to fix?..