Man these are all great teachers.

I had to vote for Hank Parker. I have caught more Bass on his Mann's classic spinnerbait or as Hank refers to them, spinnerbugs then any other lure.

It cracks me up when he call them spinnerbugs. I guess I'm just simple.

Wheres Mark Zona?!?!?

Whatever happened to Fish Fishburn? His show was the only one that I watch consistently! That guy was always entertaining!...I don't know how much knowledge he imparted though.

I have to apologize to 90% of you guys, but I never liked Al Linder...nothing personal, but he didn't fish for bass often enough and a lot of the fish that he did fish for, like walleye, salmon, musky etc aren't found anywhere near my neck of the woods so I had no interest in watching him.

...So I couldn't vote

Really like all those mentioned but Bill Dance is probably favorite "TV personality"  Very entertaining and informative.  Al Linder would be a very, very close second.

Without a doubt it has to be Bill Dance. He's always catching the big ones and I pay close attention to what he's using. Al Lindner would be a close second though. He seems to show how much he enjoys fishing in general. I like to enjoy my fishing trips and in turn by catching a really nice one it makes it that much more enjoyable. LOL

Al Linder gets my vote

Bill Dance is the best of the bunch. Parker and Linder are also good.

Mike D, Doug Stange and the rest of In-Fisherman TV, The Lindners, and Babe Winkelman.

I grew up watching Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, Roland Martin and fishing the Big O and the Glades in south Fla. My fav used to be Roland Martin (when bass fishin was ALL he used to do) now it would have to be Bill Dance.

I just finished watching Dance's show and I've never seen so many hogs caught on one show. He had two that were 9-10 lbs +, a couple 7 pounders, and a couple more in the five/six range.

I didn't catch the first part of the show to see what lake he was fishing but he was using a tandem blade boo yah buzz bait in some heavy lily pad cover the whole time.

As a couple members mentioned earlier in this thread, it is possible that it was a private lake that he always fishes....who knows. If so, that would be a little disappointing.

I grew up watching Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston, Roland Martin and fishing the Big O and the Glades in south Fla. My fav used to be Roland Martin (when bass fishin was ALL he used to do) now it would have to be Bill Dance.

I just finished watching Dance's show and I've never seen so many hogs caught on one show. He had two that were 9-10 lbs +, a couple 7 pounders, and a couple more in the five/six range.

I didn't catch the first part of the show to see what lake he was fishing but he was using a tandem blade boo yah buzz bait in some heavy lily pad cover the whole time.

As a couple members mentioned earlier in this thread, it is possible that it was a private lake that he always fishes....who knows. If so, that would be a little disappointing.

Looks like you are going to be a little disappointed then. Most of the lakes he fishes are private that he probably helped design.

One guy that I like to watch that wasn't listed is Joe Thomas. He just seems like a real person. Makes you realize how hard it is to be a professional fisherman. You see him fishing when he is sick and discouraged because he pretty much has to. He has never won a BASS tournament but watch him and you realize he is still scary good.

Shaw Grigsby - He looks like he's out there just having fun.  He's excited about the fish.  And it doesn't look like an info-mercial.  My opinion.

Wow, somebody likes Babe Winkleman! ;D

1 Al Linder

2.1 Hank Parker

2.2 Jimmy Houston

2.3 Mark Zona

I always liked the Orlando Wilson show, and yes that song is still stuck in my head too.

learning something =Dance,Parker

Entertaining= Zona(worlds greatest fishing show)

Wow, somebody likes Babe Winkleman!  

I think that was him voting. JK ;D

I voted for Parker. Hes a good guy and a good fisherman. I agree with many of you Dance is funny but the private waters get old.

Zona, funny, I like watcing him.

....is the best!

Mike D number 1.

Mark Zona 2 (but that schmuck Tommy Sanders has to go)

Parker and Linder I like also.

Bill Dance I do not like. He owns the lake he fishes on (I know this because I have been there with a friend in my club that knows him since they were kids.) He is WAY too commericial (and yes I know its his job to plug the sponsors i just feel he goes overboard with it). And last but not least but not least I hate UT with a passion.

Roland Martin I lost all respect for after he refused a Make-A-Wish Foundation request to fish with a kid who had cancer and requested to fish with him.

Mark Zona

Mike Iacanelli

Doug Stange because he teaches as he fishes, and he's a multi-species guy.

Also Joe Thomas from when he had his "Angler on Tour" show on the Outdoor Channel. Joe wasn't just fishing stocked honeyholes, he really showed you how hard it could be to put together a pattern and catch fish on big public waters.

Joe Thomas - Reel in the Outdoors

Jimmy Houston

Bob Izumi - Real Fishing

Mark Zuna - WGFS

Thank God for DVR's

Bill Dance is a genuine guy and I owe him a debt of gratitude for his taking care of me in Iraq by sending me some VERY cool things.. *sigh* so cool that someone stole the DVDs ... grrrr

NOT to take anything away from Mike D.. he sent me some serious SWAG too  

Bill just is a hoot... specially when he gets ticked and says DAG GUMMIT.. when you KNOW what he really wants to say hahahaha

AL

im not sure why its a big deal that bill fishes private lakes. his show is about teaching techniques and introducing new lures. much like the above post, when you go to a seminar, you want to see thhe fish iin the tank be caught. its to illustate a point. i dont care if he catches 10 10lbers in a row, its the point that big fish like the lure/ presentation in the conditions that hes in. no matter if its private or not, you can bet that he does a show based on the conditions that week and adjusts lures and stuff accordingly. other wise hed catch nothinng. all the other t.v. shows do it too. just not as obvious.

btw ive seen bill do shows on big o and in tenn river and other public waters and while there wasnt the same ratio of lunkers, he still was catching them better than you and me.

Al Lindner

He teaches anglers how to fish for all freshwater species no matter what type of water you maybe on.  I really hate watching guys catch fish for 30 minutes and offering little to no important information.  Al's character on and off television is superb.  I had the chance to meet him a few years back and the guy was everything I had expected, a classy guy.

I grew up watching Bill Dance, So i would say he is my favorite