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...Springs (Ark.) Convention Center was already down the block at 9:30 a.m., even though the doors wouldn't open for another half hour. The folks who turned out on this swampy summer morning were a consumer marketer's dream: young couples with two or three children squirming like fish out of water. They were there for the bass. Largemouth bass, that is, and all things bass related, from $50,000 bass boats to $2 lures, bass rods, bass reels, bass videos, bass T shirts. Also Castrol Motor Oil, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Snickers bars, Land O Lakes butter, Chevy...
Tony the Tiger and other advertising characters worked the floor while free product samples were distributed from exhibits. Kids played on huge inflatable slides or tried to hook a fish from a small pool while adults ogled 250-h.p. Yamaha engines and Ranger boats. A massive tank displayed fish from the region, including the guests of honor. Pro fishermen, swathed in a patchwork of their sponsors, signed autographs, gave demonstrations and chatted with fans. "The fishing pros are so nice. The other pros just sign and go," said Kim Davis, who had three kids in tow, one of whom longs...
...then busts a break-dance move, his legs spinning wildly. It's not unusual for a Phillies fan to do this in the stands. But Iaconelli is on a speedboat, and his smack talk is aimed at the pouty lips of a largemouth bass. "When I land a fish," he says, "I let loose...
...this summer, but on water nothing topped ESPN's Bassmaster Classic in Pittsburgh, Pa., where 47 anglers raced across a Y-shaped "playing field" covering the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. ESPN crews produced several live shows that captured the, um, thrill of watching grown men struggling to catch fish. It can take hours to get a bite, but cool editing tricks, Pixar-type animation and dizzying camera work keep the action moving at breakneck speeds. ESPN had 35 cameras, two helicopters and a blimp at the classic, while the FLW uses more outré gimmicks like underwater "snorkelcams." "Having competing...
Dave McKean: I have no idea. It’s a film. It’s probably quite warm in the cinema and you get to watch something that’s hopefully a little unusual. It’s a fantasy. It’s got flying fish in it, it’s got sphinxes in it, and hopefully it’s a pleasant diversion from studies. I can’t oversell this thing, I guess...