Oneida Lake & Local Sportsman
Featured On National TV
Captain Ted Dobs, local sportsman
and owner of Oneida Charters will be featured on national television next
weekend. The show “Hook and Look” will be aired on the Versus Channel on
Friday, February 5 at
The show will highlight the great
fishing opportunity that
Although many know Ted Dobs as a
charter captain who guides for walleye and bass and frequently gives seminars
on both, he has also hit the bass tournament trail. Dobs has entered many of the regional
tournaments and won many of them. Although
he enjoys the competition and winning, a main purpose is to get the attention
of other fishermen for programs that he believes in like Future Anglers
Outreach (FAO).
Winning tournaments, and now the TV
program, gives Dobs a platform to explain the Future Anglers Outreach program
that he helped develop several years ago. In 2008 Dobs was honored by the NYS
Outdoor Writers Association and Bass Pro Shops with its Pass It On Award for
outstanding efforts in recruiting youth and passing on our outdoor heritage.
FAO is not a derby or competition.
It is simply a learning experience where parents and children learn basics that
they can use for a lifetime. To get them started every participant receives a
rod and reel they get to keep. This is a reward for their efforts and helps to
spark interest in the outdoors within the youth.
Bass tournaments are a great way to
reach other fisherman, especially when some of the bigger events are broadcast
on TV. Unfortunately, Dobs may have the talent to compete at this level, but
financial restrictions keep many such anglers from touring the country. He did
the next best thing. He called the producers of a few of his favorite fishing
shows, and was blown off his boat when Kim Stricker; host of TV's “Hook and Look”,
called back. The segment was filmed in
summer of 2009 on