I posted this before but just was wondering if maybe him winning the angler of the year might change what some of you think.
Dave

Is da man!

...please don't let me get paired with him in April

Well, if you do, just stay on the back of the boat......so he doesn't knock you overboard while he's break-dancing     

But my real dream is to fish with Bill Dance he is my hero.

Bill Dance is a joke.  The only reason he catches big bass all the time is because he is always fishing super stocked ponds.  Why do you think he is always in a little bitty alluminum boat.  But I have to give him credit, he does have a pretty sweet theme song.  His show is fun to watch but when I found out he only fished private ponds I lost all my respect for him as a fisherman.  Thats just my opinion. 

Thats why hes the man, He fishes nice places so If I fish with him im there. I dont think hes a joke at all thats your opinion. I guess you know that thats the only lakes he fishes, Or is that just your unvalidated assumtion? So you dont like him dont watch him. But he is still my hero and my dream is to fish with him. If you want to sell something give it to Bill to fish with and it will sell. Hes got that power.

Bill Dance knows what team to pull for    He used to be a great fisherman and didn't have to fish over populated ponds to catch the big ones. He filmed one of the local lakes I have around here for 4 days and didn't catch a fish but it's been years since he's done that.

Thats right, the teaching part is what makes his show one of the best of all time.  Who cares if its in a stocked pond, when its the information he's teaching that the most important.

Thats one reason I really like Joe Thomas' show Angler on Tour.

No its on the Outdoor channel, which I do not get anymore since I moved!! 

I can get it if I upgrade to the sports package, but its not worth the price for just that one show.

I didn't mean to say that Bill was a terrible person I just don't think he is a great fisherman I think he is a good one.  Don't get me wrong I love what he does.  He really helps promote fishing to the future generation.  He is entertaining I just felt very different about him when I heard about how he gets the big ones.  I am not calling him a liar I just don't think he compares to the pro level of fishing like KVD or even Ike.  Im not saying I like Ike ( and am definitely not saying I like him more than Bill) Just saying he is a good fisherman.  And also Ike isn't bad for the sport either.  He is bringing more people to the sport.     

I?ll just say this; any of the pro?s mentioned and probably 3/4th. of the people on this board can out fish me, even in a ?stocked? pond. I enjoy watching and trying to learn so I really don?t care about the issues.
Ike? Well he?s one of the reasons they invented the mute button!

Bill Dance is a joke.  The only reason he catches big bass all the time is because he is always fishing super stocked ponds.  Why do you think he is always in a little bitty alluminum boat.  But I have to give him credit, he does have a pretty sweet theme song.  His show is fun to watch but when I found out he only fished private ponds I lost all my respect for him as a fisherman.  Thats just my opinion. 

a joke?? no offence, but that is pretty dang disrespectful to one of the pioneers of the sport of bass fishing. by the way, have you not seen the episodes of him on the tennessee fishing for smallies? he tears them up...bad. he really is a great fisherman and he really cares about anglers, and bass fishing and the future of it. who really cares he if a lot of his shows are on dream lakes, they are still imformative and fun to watch.

I think you guys are taking this the wrong way.  I apologize to everyone and didn't mean to say that Bill was a terrible person.  You guys are right I shouldn't of put that he was a joke.  Sorry if I offended anyone.
David

Here is a little about him!

William G. "Bill" Dance
1940 -
2006 Inductee
For more than 30 years Bill Dance has been sharing his fishing knowledge with others. As a boy in Tennessee he was introduced to the joys of the sport by his grandfather. In the mid-1960s, Bill worked a regular job but dreamed of the fishing business, and his skills were already creating a sensation in local fishing circles. This dream became reality in 1967. When Ray Scott began searching for 100 top-notch anglers to participate in his first bass tournament, the name of one young fisherman -- Bill Dance -- kept popping up. Bill accepted Scott's invitation to fish the All-American Bass Invitational on Arkansas? Beaver Lake, and within two minutes of lines in the water, Bill caught the first bass in the first-ever bass tournament. This was the dawning of professional bass fishing and Bill Dance?s dominance of the B.A.S.S. tournament trail. It was now possible to fish for a living and Bill made the most of it, setting records along the way. In the 14 years he fished the tour, he won 23 national titles. Of his 78 total B.A.S.S. entries, he finished in the money 64 times. In 1968 he won three B.A.S.S. events; in 1969 he won two. In 1970 he won three more, and the first of three B.A.S.S. ?Angler of the Year? titles. The sport of bass fishing was less than a decade old but Bill Dance was already a legend, the personification of the word professional. In 1970 Bill quit his sales job and became a full-time pro (the first, along with John Powell). Tournaments were already having a profound influence on bass fishermen: anglers wanted to see their favorite pros, try out their techniques, and fish with their equipment and gear. Dance began working for plastic worm innovator Nick Creme, teaching seminars and entertaining vendors. The job even came with a company car. Clearly, sponsorship relationships between pros and tackle companies had been set in motion. In 1980 Bill Dance retired from the tournament circuit. He was just too busy. One thing keeping him busy was Bill Dance Outdoors, his television show launched in 1968. In the early days Dance was producing, shooting and editing the shows, lining up guests, doing promotional work, handling sponsor commitments and hundreds of outdoor shows a year, while fishing an increasing number of tournaments. But stressed or not, Bill was a natural on TV and Bill Dance Outdoors was an immediate success. Now in its 38 th year, carried on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) since January 2004, the series has aired more than 2,000 shows, making Dance one of fishing?s most recognizable icons. With his love of the sport and his irrefutable skills, he is the perfect fishing buddy. Dressed in jeans, sneakers, polo shirt, and his trademark University of Tennessee baseball cap and sunglasses, Bill Dance is an idol to millions of anglers. Dance shares his expertise in additional ways: he's the author of seven books; his articles have appeared in most major outdoor magazines including Sports Afield,Field & Stream, Bassmasters and Outdoor Life; and he's a monthly columnist for Mid-South Hunting and Fishing News. He?s also produced more than 36 educational videos on a variety of fishing-related subjects, including three hilarious out-take or blooper shows. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 1978 Congressional National Water Safety Award, Dance is an inductee in the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame (1986) and the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame (2001). Described as off-beat, humble and charming, Bill is as good with people as he is with fish. He'll tell you that fishing has been his life, that it's afforded him the opportunity to meet the greatest people: other fishermen. He'll tell you that fishing is a spiritual thing that brings the people who do it closer together. And he'll also tell you that his biggest thrill was being present when all of his children caught their first fish. For his unprecedented achievements, his remarkable aptitude for education and entertainment, and for the passion and enthusiasm he continues to share as one of sport fishing?s most outstanding ambassadors, IGFA salutes Bill Dance.