Who are the top 3 public fishermen that taught you the most over the years.  I'll go first

1. Bill Dance

2. Doug Hannon

3. Rick Clunn / Homer Circle

Ok technically thats 4

1 & 2 The Lindner brothers

3. Rick Clunn

If the question were "4", Bill Dance has been important for me, too.

1. Scott Martin

2. Kevin VanDam

3. Tim Horton

1.- Rick Clunn

2.- Bill Dance

3.- Jimmy Houston

4.- Roland Martin

Oh well, I know.........I 'm an old fart.

Fritts

Clunn

Lindner crew (these guys catch everything that swims and 9 times out of 10,that fish is HUGE!)

The Linders - Tactics and presentations.

KVD - Mental toughness and determination.

Jimmy Houston - How to have fun fishing.

1) Bill Dance 2) Roland Martin 3) Orlando Wilson

linders     roland    and houston

roland martin

jimmy houston

rick clunn

Roland Marting was THE MAN when I started bass fishing.  He would always finish at or near the top.

Jimmy Houston has a gift for making things simple.  

And Rick Clunn is the Zen Master of bass fisherman.  He brought a whole new perspective into the sport.  If he wasn't so successful I think he would have been laughed off the circuit.

1.  Ike

2.  Jimmy Houston

3.  Hank Parker

1)KVD, I've read both of his books and have all his DVD's that I know of.

2)Rick Clunn

3)Denny Brauer

1. Jimmy Houston

2. Rick Clunn

3. Roland Martin

jimmy houston

kvd

bill dance

There are so many that have influenced me over the years that I'm going to add a 2nd "top" three. 1)Jimmy Houston 2) Denny Braur 3) Joe Thomas

1.  By far the Linder boys!  Their shows are the best teaching shows I've ever seen.  They explain everything, and man do they catch fish, like fivebasslimit said, they catch them all!

2.  Bill Dance.  I have to include him, I grew up watching him, he was the only fishing show I could watch when I was younger.  (We had no cable, when I was a kid)  He's the reason I fished every chance I could get when I was growing up.

3.  I'm going to kiss up too you all now, I'm going to say this forum.  I'm one that thinks you never stop learning.  I think I'm a decent fisherman, but can always learn and I'm not afraid to ask questions when I have them and this site is the absolute best for that.

(1) Jimmy Houston

(2)KVD I have read a couple of his books and have 2 of his videos

   very informative!!

(3) Ditto kbj3579!! ;D

    I have learned a ton of stuff from reading the posts on this site!!!

    Kudos and thanks to all you guys that share your knowledge with us!!!

3. I'm going to kiss up too you all now, I'm going to say this forum. I'm one that thinks you never stop learning. I think I'm a decent fisherman, but can always learn and I'm not afraid to ask questions when I have them and this site is the absolute best for that.

1. Al Linder

2. KVD

3. Mike Ike

I think I would have to say.......

1) Rick Clunn

2) Jimmy Houston

3) Joe Thomas

here in gadsden alabama our local cable provider "comcast" had a blackman out of georgia that relly showed the tek side and what baits he used and how to use them i think it was called " sportsman paridse"

A West Coast perspective here.....#1 Rich Tauber (saw 2 of His seminars in early 80's He convinced me to buy my 1st baitcaster), #2 Don Iovino (a So Cal Finesse Legend) and #3 Bill Dance. (always loved his "Dancin Lesons" in His Mags).

Bill Dance, easy. I'm also old enough to say I learned some of my first fishing tips from Virgil Ward and his old show.

Behind them would be Jimmy and Roland.  I also enjoyed Orlando Wilson.

On TV, I'd say

Bill Dance, I have no trouble understanding anything he's explaing, even oxygen, thermocline and water temps affect on fish location.

Roland Martin , he really knows what he's doing, but isn't as easy to understand as Bill Dance.

I actually learn most tips from right here on BassResource and I'm not just saying that to be nice!!

                        AL LINDER

                        BILL DANCE

                        RAUL I dont know if hes a pro but our very own Raul Just look at his posts ;)

1) The Linders, the only fishing show I care to watch

L.D.

The Lindners by far

Denny Brauer

Rick Clunn