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WORLD FISHING NETWORK PERSONALITIES

Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas, also known as the Bob Ueker of Bass Fishing, brings a stout resume to "Ultimate Match Fishing."

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Aedan Dunning

Aedan Dunning is a professional guide and fishing enthusiast who has been hooked on fishing from a very young age.

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Al Lindner

Al currently resides in five different Fishing Halls of Fame including the prestigious International Game Fish Association (IGFA) and is enshrined in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as an educator and a legendary angler.

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Angelo Georgalli

Successful restauranteur Angelo Georgalli takes his bow and arrow and fishing rod to New Zealand's beautiful Wanaka and Queenstown regions in search of his next meal.

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Angelo Viola

Angelo Viola is one of the original pioneers of Canadian adventure television programming.

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Averie Rose

Averie Rose is a young multi-species angler who simply loves to fish.

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Bill Spicer

Bill has been fishing for more than 40 years and fly-fishing for more than 30.

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Bob Izumi

Bob Izumi is the host of "Bob Izumi's Real Fishing Show" on World Fishing Network.

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Brian O'Donnell

Brian O'Donnell, the mastermind behind Marine Customs Unlimited in Stuart, FL, got his start in the marine industry by opening up a plastics shop with his father back in the late 80's.

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Capt. Ed Zyak

Capt. Ed Zyak grew up wading the flats of Jensen Beach as a child. His experience and passion for inshore fishing led him to pursue a 20-year career as a professional guide and tournament angler.

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Capt. George Gozdz

George fishes both inshore and offshore out of his Stuart, FL home, but you can find him most days fishing on the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River on Florida's Treasure Coast.

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Captain Don Dingman

Captain Don Dingman is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, and was raised living the salt life.

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Captain Jimmy Nelson

Captain Jimmy Nelson is a Florida native who has dedicated his life to the world of fishing. His passion for the coast coupled with his commitment for the 'thrill of the big catch' has catapulted Jimmy to the forefront of the fishing community.

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Carlton and Leigh Wing

Carlton and Leigh Wing explore all things outdoors to help you get your outside fix each week.

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Carter Andrews

Growing up in Tennessee farm country, Carter spent countless hours on the local ponds, and fast became a dangerous quantity with a spinning rig and bait-caster.

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Chad LaChance

Chad LaChance is a professional fishing guide and author based in Colorado.

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Charlie Ingram

With over 40 years' experience as a professional angler, Charlie Ingram is a fixture in every bass tournament trail in America.

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Chase Parsons

As a professional walleye tournament angler, Chase Parsons has made an impressive imprint on the fishing industry throughout his career.

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Coby Treasure

Coby is great when it comes to spearing fish, but he's a master when it comes to telling a good joke. Coby has been Jon's best friend since childhood, and for as long as he's known him Coby's never been one to hold back in any situation, or say no to a dare.

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Colin McKeown

A veteran of 20 years of service in the military, Colin has been passionate about fly fishing for over twenty years.

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Curtis Fleming

As the son of a coal miner growing up in Central West Virginia, Curtis would sit in class daydreaming of being outdoors on a stream instead of listening to the drone of his teachers.

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Danny Jackson

Danny Jackson, Captain, US Army (Ret.) enlisted in 2005 into the Texas National Guard while attending Texas A&M University.

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Dave Mercer

Dave simply doesn't fit into your traditional fishing show host mold. He's loud; he's crazy and his passion for the sport of fishing is clearly contagious.

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Denis Isbister

Denis Isbister was born on July 2, 1976 in Fallon, Nevada. At a young age he was introduced to the outdoors by his grandfather.

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Doug Stange

Doug hosts "In-Fisherman Television", which offers a unique format that takes viewers to three different parts of North America to fish for three different fish species on each show.

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Dustin Wilks

Dustin Wilk's only aspiration growing up was to be a professional angler which he achieved at a very young age.

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Eric Ciocher

Captain Eric Ciocher is an established professional fishing guide on Florida's Space Coast and has numerous tournament wins in the saltwater arena.

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Fish Fishburne

If you're looking for serious in-depth analysis and insight into the sport of professional bass fishing, then move along because you're not going to get it from Fish Fishburne.

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Fish TV Hosts

Jeff Chisholm, Ron James and Leo Stakos are hosts of "Fish TV" on World Fishing Network.

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Gary Parsons

Gary Parsons, of Glidden, WI, is a professional walleye fisherman, specializing in tournament fishing and walleye fishing promotions.

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Gary Zumwalt

Gary is truly a master of spearfishing. As a kid his dad wouldn't let him get certified until he was able to free-dive to 40 feet, and it's that dedication and raw talent that led him to become the youngest free diving champion at only 18 years old.

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George Poveromo

George Poveromo is the producer and host of the immensely popular, nationally-televised series - "George Poveromo's World of Saltwater Fishing."

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Hank Parker

Bryant Gumbel, former host of "CBS Morning Show," best described Hank Parker when introducing him as, "The rod-and-reel answer to Michael Jordan in popularity and talent."

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Huey Lewis

As the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News, singer and songwriter Huey Lewis has 19 top-10 singles to his credit and has sold over 30-million records.

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Italo Labignan

Italo Labignan graduated from Fleming College as a Fish and Wildlife Technician and worked for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in the mid-70's.

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James Lindner

James Lindner is in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, an avid fisherman and top grade tournament fisherman in his own right.

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Jarrett Edwards

Jarrett was your typical little boy, loved fishing and being outdoors. Fast forward a few years and Jarrett catches the Colorado state record for largemouth Bass.

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Jason Przekurat

Jason Przekurat “Shuh-Ker-Rit” grew up fishing the Wisconsin River at a very young age.

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Jeremy Smith

Jeremy has been fishing since he was old enough to hold a rod and reel. He loves to catch anything that swims and tries to take full advantage of the best bite going.

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Jimmy Houston

Jimmy Houston is one busy guy, but you can rest assured that he seldom misses the opportunity to be available when called upon to participate in worthwhile causes, especially if it involves children.

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Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel is a comedian, voice actor, actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, television host, radio personality and most notably - the host and creator of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," one of the highest rated late night talk shows in America.

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Joe Cermele

Joe Cermele is "MeatEater's" Senior Fishing Editor based on the East Coast.

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Jon Brunson

After 15 years of producing outdoor television with 30 national production awards under his belt, Jon has become an icon in the outdoor sports world.

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Karl Kalonka

Karl Kalonka has taken great pride in providing an informative, entertaining and educational series that captivates audiences around the globe.

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Kim Stricker

Kim Stricker is a 27-year veteran of the Bassmaster and FLW Tours. In addition, Kim is an experienced underwater videographer who has spent countless hours beneath the surface of freshwater lakes earning a reputation as an expert on largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass.

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Korey Sprengel

Korey Sprengel is a full-time professional walleye fisherman from Beaver Dam, WI.

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Lisa Roper

Lisa Roper, a committed nature enthusiast, dedicates herself to learning from and educating others about the wonders of the great outdoors.

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Mark & Jake Romanack

This father/son team combines years of fishing experience on freshwater species and the many skills required for fishing success.

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Mark Davis

Mark Davis is the consummate outdoorsman. Having fished and hunted all over the world, Mark lives and breathes the outdoors.

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Mark Melnyk

Mark has been fly fishing since he was twelve and grew up fishing the upper Credit River in southern Ontario Canada.

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Mark Zona

Mark Zona is well-known as a passionate and opinionated angler and expert analyst when it comes to tournament bass fishing.

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Michael Anderson

Capt. Michael Anderson has been fishing and competing in tournaments on Tampa Bay and Florida waters for over 20 years.

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Michael de Avila

Host and producer Michael de Avila (Mike D) is a graduate of the renowned Purchase College Film Program where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film Directing and Cinematography.

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Mike Mitchell

Mike became involved with "BC Outdoors Magazine" in 2005, becoming Editor in 2007. Three years after that, Mike started the "BC Outdoors Sport Fishing TV" show and continues today as Host and Executive Producer.

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Mike Robinson

Mike is one of the UK's most respected chefs. A champion of sustainable wild food and game for over 20 years, Mike has helped create and run some of the UK's most iconic restaurants.

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Misty Wells

Misty Wells is proud to be a Florida Native, born and raised in her hometown of Clearwater, Florida.

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Ott DeFoe

Ott DeFoe is a professional angler on the "Bassmaster Elite Series" and "Major League Fishing."

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Paul Marier

Paul Marier grew up on the Detroit River, near Windsor, Ontario, and fished for anything and everything that would bite his hook.

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Pete Bowman

Pete Bowman put the "cool" factor in today's outdoor programming.

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Peter Miller

Peter Miller is an Emmy Nominated television host, producer, spokesperson, philanthropist, professional angler and 3 Time World Sailfish Champion.

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Phil Rowley

Phil's love of fly fishing has taken him across North America pursuing trout, Atlantic and Pacific salmon, char, pike, walleye and numerous other species on the fly.

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Randy Bowser

Randy Bowser, "Yucatan Anglers TV host", is a professional inshore angler living in the Yucatan of Mexico for 17 plus years.

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Rebekka Redd

Having worked on CBC TV drama Heartland and previously a fly fishing TV host on Outdoor Channel, she joined "The New Fly Fisher" as a host in 2013.

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Rick Ryals

Rick Ryals has been fishing Florida for more than 50 years and is one of the most respected anglers in Northeast Florida.

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Rob Fordyce

Nominated in 2014, as one of the top "50" fishing captains in the world, Rob has competed and placed as a top three finisher, in more than a 100 tournaments fished around the globe.

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Ronnie Green

Ronnie Green is the charismatic host of "A Fishing Story with Ronnie Green".

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Rupert Boreland

Chef Rupert now works for GBS Food Service Equipment as VP of Retail Grocery and on cooks for the TV series, "Wild Game Cooking".

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Scott Stewart

Scott Stewart is a host of "Reelistic Outdoors" on World Fishing Network.

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Shawn Dalrymple

Shawn Dalrymple, a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army, serves as the Commanding Officer of ArmyBassAnglers and holds the position of Owner and CEO of ArmyBassAnglers Enterprise, encompassing all Force on Force TV brands.

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Sparky Sparkes

Sparky took his love of hunting and has grown to be one of the most sought after outfitters in the USA and hunting companions in North America for your wild and crazy adventure.

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Stacy Lyn Harris

Stacy Lyn Harris has dedicated herself to passing on her knowledge of land and home to a growing number of people — both men and women — yearning to do the exact same thing.

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Steve Pennaz

Hall of Fame angler Steve Pennaz is one of the nation's highest regarded multi-species anglers.

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Steve Rodger

Steve Rodger is co-host of "Into the Blue".

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Steven Rinella

In MeatEater, author hunter and outdoorsman Steven Rinella will walk on the wild side where cliffs, claws and the culinary art all come crashing together in one nail-biting outdoors adventure.

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Tim Milne

From an auspicious start fishing the bass, pike and muskie lakes of Northern Ontario, Milne has spent the past two decades plying his angling passion on the West Coast of British Columbia.

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Tom Brokaw

Multiple Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist Tom Brokaw served as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004.

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Tommy Gomes

A native San Diegan whose Portuguese family settled in the city in 1892, Tommy Gomes, aka Tommy the Fishmonger, hails from a long line of professional tuna fishermen.

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Tommy Kemos

Tommy Kemos got his start in the sport at a young age where he developed his passion for fishing growing up on the shores of Pewaukee Lake.

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Trev Gowdy

Signature outdoor television & Emmy award winning producer and fishermen Trev Gowdy, son of the great sportscaster Curt Gowdy, currently hosts "Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish" and is considered "the most complete angler."

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Tyler & Sara Trampe

Tyler and Sara Trampe host "Sportsman's Journal" on World Fishing Network.

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Wade Middleton

Wade Middleton the host of Bass Pro Shops Fisherman's Handbook has decades of fishing experience both on and off the camera. He's well known for sharing insight on fishing tactics as well as having fun on bodies of water all over the world. You never know where or what Wade will be fishing but you can bet every episode of Bass Pro Shops Fisherman's Handbook will both entertain and educate you.

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Wes David

Wes David is an avid angler that loves fishing for all freshwater and saltwater species.

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