THE MAD FISHERMAN: KICK SOME BASS WITH AMERICA'S WILDEST TV HOST

THE MAD FISHERMAN: KICK SOME BASS WITH AMERICA'S WILDEST TV HOST Charlie Moore was married with two kids (and one on the way) when his Massachusetts bait-and-tackle shop sank without a trace. A skilled fisherman and a savvy entrepreneur trained in his fathers cigar shop, Charlie decided to support his family by starring on his own TV fishing show.After all, the ones playing on the TV in Charlies shop all day had one thing in common: they were dull. As a rule, people called Charlie many things, but never, ever dull. In fact, when he told friends about his television idea, they called him crazy.Today, everyone calls him the Mad Fisherman.The Mad Fisherman is the incredible story of how Charlie cold-called his way into doing short spots for no money for a regional outdoors show while working odd jobs to pay for diapers. When the TV station refused to pay up once the show was a hit, he hooked show sponsors himself, turning Charlie Moore Outdoors into a profitable enterprise.Charlies success opened doors at ESPN and gave birth to the groundbreaking Beat Charlie Moore, an entirely new kind of outdoors show on which Charlie goes mano y mano with pro fishermen and celebrities alike. Charlie's very competitive, but he still pays more attention to amusing his audience than beating his competitors. But he usually does both, anyway.Guest fishermen on Charlies boat have included NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe, Massachusetts governor and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (who waterskiied off the back of Charlies boat), Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd, UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun, Ted Nugent, Adam West (TVs Batman), and Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC. No matter how famous they are on dry land, they turn into ordinary guys when Charlie hands them a fishing pole. Well, except Ted Nugent.With unflagging energy, a wild sense of humor, and a sheer love of the outdoors, Charlie Moore entertains and amuses a million and a half people every week.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Charlie Moore hosts Charlie Moore Outdoors and Beat Charlie Moore, two top-rated outdoor shows on ESPN2 and NESN (New England Sports Network). Between the two shows, Charlie reaches almost one and a half million households per week and has won two New England Emmy Awards for Best Sports Series. ISBN: 0-312-37472-0 publish date: 07/01/2008