Fishing News
New fishing show tries to attract 'nonfishermen'
The Associated Press
BRAINERD, Minn. - First there was "Survivor," then came "Big Brother," "Real World" and "The Amazing Race."
Are TV viewers ready for "Battlefish?" Chris Hermans hopes they are.
The former field producer at Babe Winkelman Productions, along with friends Sam Alvar and Ben Finch, is creating a reality fishing show he hopes will find a niche in an otherwise less-than-daring genre.
"Most of the fishing shows you see on TV today are too perfect," said Hermans, who moved to Brainerd from Duluth five years ago. "They just don't seem real. Guys catch fish at the right time and everything goes smooth. I hear it all the time in the fishing industry: 'The only people watching fishing shows are fishermen.' This show will be different."
"Battlefish" will feature a pair of two-man teams, each of whose goal is to out-fish the other.
The prototype contest will air on KARE-11 TV in October, Hermans said. An ice-fishing show will be taped this winter. Later contests will feature freshwater fishermen competing on saltwater venues and other locations.
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