World Fishing Network Announces Winter 2013 Programming Schedule
OutdoorHub 12.20.12
WFN to Deliver 24 New & Returning Original Series in January & February
WFN: World Fishing Network, the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America, today announced its schedule of winter 2013 programming featuring 24 new and returning television series.
“World Fishing Network is excited to present our winter programming lineup, which offers a broad selection of entertaining and informative programming to our viewing audience throughout North America and the Caribbean,” said director of programming for WFN, Ana Rodrigues. “The debut of our WFN original production, Beyond the Cast with JP DeRose, along with new episodes of many popular shows and the introduction of several new programs combine to make the best lineup of fishing programs anywhere. No other network offers the content that WFN delivers to anglers and outdoor enthusiasts on a daily basis.”
Headlining the schedule in the New Year is the new WFN original, Beyond the Cast with JP DeRose, premiering Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Each episode of Beyond the Cast with JP DeRose brings together a panel of experts to test and evaluate some of the best-in-class fishing gear, including rods, reels, lures and accessories. Products similar in function and price range will be evaluated on performance, quality and durability by the panel with JP designing each controlled test and making sure it’s properly conducted. JP will be on the water each episode, giving viewers the opportunity to learn proper technique application with some valuable pointers and helpful tips related to the category of products being rated.
Beyond the Cast with JP DeRose will encourage anglers to contribute their personal reviews on Beyond the Cast online forums as well as Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheCast) and Twitter (@Beyond_the_Cast).
“I want anglers to share their hands-on experience with the gear we’re testing on the show; we want to know what he or she thinks of it,” said DeRose. “Whether it’s good, bad or indifferent, Beyond the Cast will provide honest and unfiltered opinions on the best – and not so good – equipment out in the marketplace.”
Seven additional shows make their WFN debut in January: 24 Hour Rod Race (Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. ET), featuring Europe’s leading fisherman, Matt Hayes, engaged in a series of ultra-tough fishing challenges; Timmy Horton Outdoors (Monday, Jan. 14 at 10 p.m. ET), where one of America’s top anglers, Timmy Horton, creates situations on the water that any angler can take away and apply to their home lake; host Mark Romanack educates anglers on techniques and destinations on fishing fresh water species in Fishing 411 (Friday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. ET); and Fishing with Joe Bucher (Friday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. ET), as Joe and his crew, true pioneers in authentic underwater camera videography, produce innovative, award-winning outdoor TV programming featuring multi-camera shoots on every episode.
New shows for January continue as Game Fisher’s Diary (Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. ET) takes viewers around the world to experience the best that fishing has to offer; Copout Fishing Adventures (Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ET) chronicles Captain Jeff Brown – a retired police officer of 30 years – giving amazing trips to hard working individuals that do charitable work and good things for others; and Keyes Outdoors (Thursday, Jan. 31 at 10 p.m. ET) presents a fast-paced, cutting edge outdoor program consisting of some of the most knowledgeable, hard-working and intense individuals in the outdoor industry today.
11 returning series are on the docket for January with new seasons of Lindner’s Fishing Edge (Friday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. ET); John Gillespie’s Water & Woods (Friday, Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. ET; The Musky Hunter (Friday, Jan. 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET); BC Outdoors Sportfishing (Saturday, Jan. 5 at 11:30 p.m. ET); Bob Izumi’s Real Fishing (Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET); The New Fly Fisher (Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 9:30 p.m. ET); Inside Sportfishing (Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 9:30 p.m. ET); The Fish’N’ Crazee Show (Thursday, January 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET); The Next Bite (Friday, January 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET); Scott Martin Challenge (Monday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. ET); and Oakley Big Bass Tour (Monday, Jan. 28 at 10:30 p.m. ET).
WFN delivers fresh content to its audience in February with four additional programs appearing on the network for the first time: Captain Ron Hueston gives hard-working individuals a day of guided fishing at one of Florida’s top fishing destinations on Ultimate Day Off (Friday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET); join some of the UK’s top anglers who are ‘doing the business’ to find out just what they are doing to make their catch on The Session (Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 p.m. ET); Boat Fishing with Barham (Saturday, Feb. 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET), where Boat Fishing Monthly magazine editor, Dave Barham, goes in search of the best charter fishing the UK coastline has to offer; and FORCE on FORCE (Sunday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. ET).
Each week on FORCE on FORCE , produced by ArmyBassAnglers and hosted by Major Cody Roberson, teams representing four of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines) compete head-to-head in a no-holds-barred military operation to bring in the biggest legal limit and top dawg service branch bragging rights. Two brackets, each consisting of four teams representing the four branches of the Armed Forces, participate in a single-elimination tournament with the finalists from each bracket battling head-to-head for the championship and title of FORCE on FORCE Champions.
