Another year is coming to an end, and despite a troubled economy the fishing industry has seen many exciting innovations and continues to fuel the passion of anglers around the globe. The past year has been a very important one for WFN as we have vastly expanded the availability of our channel through service providers such as Comcast, Charter, and AT&T U-Verse. Below is a list of some of the top content from WFN.tv over the past year. Take a look and follow the links to make sure that you didn't miss out on some of the excellent information and news from 2009.
WFN News premieres with an interview with the recent 5-time Angler of the Year winner Kevin VanDam.
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Mark Melnyk goes offshore jetski fishing with Brian Lockwood. This video has been getting a lot of views, and if you haven't watched it yet then you are missing out on a new and exciting way to fish offshore.
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Jeremy Sweet and Dave Mercer go over some of the improvements made to the new Shimano Stradic CI4. This reel was almost completely reinvented using a new lightweight reinforced carbon fiber, and Getting School'd got all the details at ICAST.
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Ashley Rae won WFN's Adopt an Angler Contest with her video titled "Ashley's Pathetic Plea."
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Mike Iaconelli explains how he got started in the fishing industry and how he managed to turn his passion into a career. He's one of those characters that people either love him or hate him, but no matter what your opinion is of his outgoing and boisterous personality you have to respect his love and passion for the sport.
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Scott Martin answers a special Father's Day edition of WFN's 20 Questions about becoming a professional angler with one of the most succesful anglers of all time as a father.
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Curt Richardson places second in the BASS Open on Chesapeake Bay.
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Mariko visits Costa Rica and heads to an arena to watch the locals run with the bulls.
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Mark Melnyk leaves his fishing rods in his truck, and jumps in fist first noodling for catfish
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The WFN Ambassador program has been a long time in the making, and has undergone several changes over time. The program finally launched this December and already features content from hundreds of Ambassadors from across the continent.
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With a little rest and rejuvenation under this girl's rhinestone-studded belt, Janet Parker is excited and geared up for the 2012 tournament season.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for a lottery drawing for fishing permit access to the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) between March 15 and Aug. 15, 2012.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians will jointly host two public meetings this month to share information about plans to reduce the number of non-native northern pike in Box Canyon Reservoir on the Pend Oreille River in northeast Washington.
Local teams of bass anglers flocked to the Potomac River in Brunswick on Saturday, February 4, 2012 to participate in the 4th Annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Bass Tournament.
JJ Ducharme of Brackettville, Texas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 23 pounds Saturday to win the EverStart Series Texas Division on Lake Amistad with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 63 pounds.
WFN: World Fishing Network is the only 24/7 television network dedicated to all segments of fishing with programming that covers instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food, boating, outdoor lifestyle and more. WFN's wide-ranging programming lineup includes a selection of the best international series and the most diverse species coverage of any outdoor network. Featuring popular programs hosted by the world's top anglers, the network also includes a variety of exclusive lifestyle shows including Hookin' Up with Mariko Izumi and WFN's Reel Fishy Jobs. WFN also delivers the beauty of fishing in stunning High Definition with WFN HD, which delivers 100 percent High Definition programming 24/7. Originally launched in December 2005, today WFN and WFN HD are available in more than 20 million households through North American cable, satellite and telecommunications distributors. In the U.S., distributors include Verizon FiOS, Dish Network, Comcast, AT&T U-Verse, GVTC and Charter Communications.