Lunkerville
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Lunkerville is a television series dedicated to bass fishing
enthusiasts across the U.S.A. and Canada. The host, Michael de Avila
, referred to on the show simply as "Mike D," travels around the country fishing with local experts learning their secrets for fishing in their favorite spots.
The show was created in 2004 by its host and indie film director, Michael de Avila. In contrast to the many other shows in the genre that rely on a host-as-the-expert format, Lunkerville instead highlights everyday, recreational bass fishermen traveling to their own secret spots and sharing their techniques. Lunkerville was voted “Favorite Fishing Show” three years in a row by viewers of The Sportsman Channel
and recently was awarded a CINE
Golden Eagle.
Lunkerville currently airs on television on the World Fishing Network
and online on the show's official website.
Bass fishing
Bass fishing is the activity of angling for the North American gamefish known colloquially as the black bass. There are numerous black bass species considered as gamefish in North America, including largemouth bass , smallmouth bass , Spotted bass or Kentucky bass , Guadalupe bass Bass fishing is...
enthusiasts across the U.S.A. and Canada. The host, Michael de Avila
Michael de Avila
Michael de Avila is an American television personality, filmmaker, and producer from Rockville, Maryland. He is the host of the fishing television show Lunkerville, which airs on the World Fishing Network....
, referred to on the show simply as "Mike D," travels around the country fishing with local experts learning their secrets for fishing in their favorite spots.
The show was created in 2004 by its host and indie film director, Michael de Avila. In contrast to the many other shows in the genre that rely on a host-as-the-expert format, Lunkerville instead highlights everyday, recreational bass fishermen traveling to their own secret spots and sharing their techniques. Lunkerville was voted “Favorite Fishing Show” three years in a row by viewers of The Sportsman Channel
The Sportsman Channel
Sportsman Channel is a television speciality channel dedicated to hunting, shooting and fishing programming. It launched in 2003.-History:Sportsman Channel was started in 2003 by C. Michael Cooley and Todd D. Hansen of Muskego, Wisconsin...
and recently was awarded a CINE
CINE
CINE is a consortium formulated to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience. CINE recognizes and fosters the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual film competitions....
Golden Eagle.
Lunkerville currently airs on television on the World Fishing Network
World Fishing Network
World Fishing Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Insight Sports Ltd...
and online on the show's official website.