Fishing WA
Submitted by Cruise Control on Sun, 2013-03-03 16:59
Think I am going to have to give up watching Fishing WA live.
The last few episodes I have noticed the high incidence of general ads and ads for the sale of extreme gear on the show itself. Today was no different. I think that it was pretty evenly split by my reckoning, about 50/50 fishing and ads on a show that runs for 29 minutes.
Understand everyone has to make a living but I dont think I will be putting myself out to watch another episode as it runs on TV. Record it, watch the little amount of fishing which is interesting enough and flick the rest.
carnarvonite
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Not alone
You are not alone there, the show is 17 minutes of adverts and 5 minutes of interest with station ads inbetween to make it up to the half hour as listed.
Sadly its not the only show like it.
fish nut
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even worse now the those fn
even worse now the those fn ads are now on you tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
catch.fish
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youtube ads
Hey mate download Google Chrome browser then go to extensions and search for 'Adblock Plus' which is free. Install it and you'll never have ads on youtube or most websites again. Completely gets rid of all the ads before youtube vids and even the little popup ones mid video.
If anyone can't get it to work just PM me and ill walk ya through getting it done!!
pricey10
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I gave up on them when nick
I gave up on them when nick and jacko left. Not to mention Lisa and Harry.... Those 2 give me the shits
Karratha. WA
brayds
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local fishing shows would not
local fishing shows would not be on tv without advertising.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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correct info!!!
brayds is correct.....Extreme Tackle, Yozuri, McArthy, Recruitwest, Bradley smokers, Richter lures etc are show sponsors and their gear recomended when used. Its a no brainer (rolled eyes) that most all viewers want us to tell them what were using and we still we get asked " please show us more gear talk".........tuff to keep all happy
The break down;
30 minute show
9 minutes of channel ads (out of our control)
1 minute Extreme gear available plug
* 20 minutes of fishing/technique/info/gear used etc
* Each to their own on what you want to watch, Fishing WA Channel 7 ratings are very good and they have re-signed us for another series......happy days
pricey10
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You will never be able to
You will never be able to please everyone Ryan, unless your your matt Watson
Karratha. WA
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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agree!
Just gotta set things straight when info is incorrect!
All good pricey....hope to be up your way in the next year or so as I have a few mates up that way and plan to film
breamslayer
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Robson Green :) no ads
Robson Green :) no ads :)
Nah, I love fishing WA. Good to see a local show and get to meet the people, I love it. I try and watch all the shows.
crezz
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buy the mag and read at your
buy the mag and read at your leasure, no add breaks:)
crezz
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i love when robson looses a
i love when robson looses a fish. man he gets wound up
trymyluck
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Im the same as everyone else.
Im the same as everyone else. Im really not interested in the ads, they are boring ! .. businesses need to listen... Many veiwers are saying they are basically not interested in veiwing it. Its a fact.
You can give parralells to the boating industry. Boating businesses were saying a few years ago that they cannot reduce their prices anymore . Now importing a boat from the US of A is not only an option .. it is pretty quickly becoming common. Im looking around at kayaks to buy and seeing Finns kayaks here in WA seem to be competing nicely with the imports and seems to be doing well. They are offering free trials on their Yaks to ensure people get good value for their buck and get the right yak to suit their needs. ( just my preception by the way ) . They know they are competing with the world and are trying everything to remain competitive. I hope they do.
Many of us here already are using youtube and others for our entertaining rather than TV , better options Im sure will soon become available. Or other options I dont even know about. Consumers demands are keeping with the times. I dont even know when or where fishing WA broadcasts, but I enjoy watching it when the TV is on. (apart from the ads .. lol ) .
Im not knocking anyone here, just stating a fact , our needs for entertainment and information are changing quickly and businesses need to keep pace. What that will mean for a show like Fishing WA or any others Im not sure. Other channels seem to have more fishing than the normal commercial chanells with out heaps of ads ie 7.9.10 etc and I tend to watch them these days. Its tiring watching it anything on the commercial channels IMO.
Maybe locally produced shows need to look further afield for their $$$ also. Maybe producing a show for a local market is old hat ...So, Is the fishing good enough in WA to go global ?? probably !! Maybe thats the future for locally produced TV.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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agree!!
Many of us here already are using youtube and others for our entertaining rather than TV
Fishing WA are apart of youtube and agree it has its place!!!
Maybe locally produced shows need to look further afield for their $$$ also. Maybe producing a show for a local market is old hat ...So, Is the fishing good enough in WA to go global ?? probably !! Maybe thats the future for locally produced TV.
Fishing WA is in 10 country's around the world!!!
sideshow
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Why not an hour long show?I
Why not an hour long show?
I may be wrong but then u can spread it out and the viewer doesnt notice the in show ads as much.
Just a thought
All work and no fishing makes me a dull boy!!!!!!!!
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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why?!!!
Why not an hour long show?
Most all TV stations will "generally" allow a 30 min show " only " which translates to 21 minute's of fishing footage!!!!
sideshow
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Fair call damn tv
Fair call damn tv staitions.
We deed a dedicated channel for fishing 4x4 camping boating etc and all hour long episodes haha.
Maybe I just need to get foxtel
All work and no fishing makes me a dull boy!!!!!!!!
Shag
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Just wish they could get a
Just wish they could get a bit less footage of that Ryan guy (Jacko was so much better) hehehe
Before you can become a Master Fisherman You must be a Master Baiter
Cruise Control
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Each to their own I guess.
Each to their own I guess. Its up to the individual and they can vote with their feet (or eyes in this case) as I have chosen to do. As regards timekeeping my old kitchen clock gave me these times:
Actual fishing 14 mins
Fishing ads 3 mins
Station ads 11 mins
That accounts for 28 mins of a 29 minute show - like I said 50/50
I have no axe to grind, this was just an observation about a show on my favourite pastime that seems to inundated with adverts rather than about the pastime itself and as someone else commented there are plenty of other shows in exactly the same boat, if you will pardon the pun.
I have always believed in providing feedback, be it positive or negative as without feedback how is one to know how the other parties ie the viewers in this case are feeling.
cheers
Pilbra Dave
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Get Foxtel
Record it and fast forward the adds, I record all the fishing shows on te weekends and watch them when I get a chance, never watch free to air now because I can't stand how many adds there are.
If you ain't Fishin you ain't Livin
beachsoul
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Remote control
You don't even need to leave the lounge to make your own personal choice...........sooooo easy...I always watch it if it is on
Garry Lilley
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yep, no ads in the mag
yep, no ads in the mag crezz..hahahahaha..rotflmfao.
lets just say its uncontaminated by fishing articles then.
Subaquatic
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Its free to air, so Im happy
Its free to air, so Im happy with whatever I get. Tivo fixes the crap I dont wanna watch!
Thanks for the effort Ryan....all you need now is the advertise SubAquatic Solutions, and it would be a perfect show!
lol
Dave
Justo82
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I love fishing wa as well as
I love fishing wa as well as ifish. Very informative, and info is why I watch fishing shows! Seeing the lures and rigs is my favourite thing to see.
Keep up the good work Ryan! I just wish there were more episodes on tv. I even have you series linked on my foxtel.
However, a good local episode would be good. Trolling the 3 mile for marks and tuna, and bottom bashing the 3 mile too. Seeing different techniques would be great. Most people know bait, and struggle with that to be honest.
If you took out a local viewer for a hints and tips day on your show that would be great too ;) that's one thing I like about mark berg.
Cheers!
lawnman
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just have a pvr like me and
just have a pvr like me and record it and watch it when you have time and ffwd ads easy done .......i record all my tv shows done have time to watch much tv..
andym
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Local
It's local ,good presenters who know their shit ,ads are everywhere that's your beer siping time ,I'll watch it or record it ,keep it up I say .
id watch a turd on a stick on a beach at Steep point for 10 minutes ,just for the nostalgia .....
cheers Andy
Seafari
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it's no different to sitting
it's no different to sitting down to whatch a good movie on CH7/9/10. It starts at 8pm and you'd be lucky to see then end before midnight! Ad breaks are getting longer. No wonder TV is losing an entire generation to Youtube. My 16yr old watches nothing on main stream TV, all his interests are instantly available online for immediate viewing.
uncle
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hardly watch any shows live
except aunty and sbs,use the hd recorder and watch later or chase playback! FWA has some good info and video
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Nimbin 157
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I tried recording the show
I tried recording the show and saved them to watch all at once as i work on most weekends .I think i scored the first couple of episodes then there was a stuff up along the line followed by some more shows and half of a double episode that i was not aware of. I then copped about 2 weeks of shitty tennis and then i caught a heap of segments on Bradley smokers (ie the end of the show)because the dumb arses at 7 decided to change the screening time.
Fishing WA is a good show its just the station that lets you guys down with its inconsistant Bullshit.
Now wheres my turd on a stick?????
grantarctic1
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Yeah
Yeah, I watch lots of fishing shows. They all have their good points and bad . I just hate how all these threads turn into ( I hate that guy Blah blah, he sucks. Blah blah. )
Any fishing show on main stream TV is a good thing. But i have to agree. 7 puts other sports first, and consistantly goes into over time at the loss of my favorite fishing show.
Great work Ryan, keep it up Bro ,
Cheers Grant .
meglodon
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yep i don't watch any fishing shows live
I agree the amount of adds inserted into fishing shows just kills them. I record them and watch later when I can fast forward through the adds
sherbert
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It is funny thay love to hate
Its all the same cant keep you all happy , Lots of kicker out there ryan
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sea-kem
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I'm spewing i always forget
I'm spewing i always forget to watch the bloody thing. Love any fishing show with local content. Just be thankful guys, without the ad content and sponsors the whte shirts who run things over East would pull the plug. Keep it up Ryan.
Love the West!
terboz123
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sign up to FWA for 50 bucks
sign up to FWA for 50 bucks and you can watch them all!
a hard days fishing still beats work
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do what I do and buy the dvd
do what I do and buy the dvd set, autograph next set Ryan
. cheers to a great show
terboz123
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my opinion on this thread....
all you haters or negative comments regarding tackle advertisement etc etc need to realise a few things.
1) how do you expect FWA to fund the entire series without sponsors......
2) a sponsors contract generally requires you to promote their product
3) compared to other fishing shows FWA is 10/10 , purely WA fishing with the odd international segment.
4) Ryan and crew are very informative in techniques, and what there using, and to be honest i like that, i am a bit of a tackle junkie and like to try new things and learn....and FWA does that. If you just want to see them pull up big fish with out learing how, what ,where and why i find it pretty pointless and to me it would eventuelly get boring.
5) if you think its that bad all the promoting, get off your ass and try it yourself and see where it gets you with the lack of funds etc etc etc....
thats my take on it all and im not diggining personally at anyone just sometimes look outside the box.
a hard days fishing still beats work
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GCGFC memberRyan Thipthorp (not verified)
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TV Times!
Fishing Western Australia 30 min show/Break down;
Grooveepants
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Adventure Bound
Adventure Bound is another great fishing show, it goes for half an hour and only has one advertising break in the middle of the show. Very informative and has even had Ryan in it a few times
It's on Monday and Wednesday nights (Wednesday is a repeat of Monday just in case you miss it) and is on channel 44 (West TV - WTV44) around 8pm - 8:30pm (it changes)
Yes there is a small amount of referral to sponsors and their products but it is very subtle and usually beneficial to me the viewer.
bitten
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i dont know what the
i dont know what the complaint is fishing WA is clearly much better than 95% of the fishing shows on tv, my kids enjoy it so there must be enough fishing content to keep there attention.
i particularly enjoy the lanbased fishing as i am predominatly a shore fisher myself, ryan i reakon it would be very cool of you to do a trip to DHI or quobba somthing different that you would never see on another show
cheers
p.s
not steep point enough people know about itas it is and i have only just done my first trip there :)