….is a hard core fisherman!
I personally like the show…he’s fishing a different place 51 weeks of the year..in all weather…some of same places I fish.
If I’m home..I watch.
A great write up in the Milwaukee Journal….
John Gillespie article
John Gillespie like him or not……
No, but that’s just me. I can’t stand Babe Winkelman either. 
I like the show too!
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Gillespie saves time by usually doing only one take – this isn’t about staging things for the camera. It’s just about the fishing.
Nice write up.
-J.
His “get the Frabil” and overly optimistic comments on fish size can be a bit much at times, but both the wife and I enjoy his program more than many of the others out there.
Gotta give him credit, and he sure looks like he’s having fun.
Al
If we could only get him to SHUT THE PHUCQUE UP!!!!
John has done well after the passing of his father. Remember watching his dad fishing the walleye spring run at Eureka dam.
Interesting to see John with the camera on and off. He knows when that camera is on, and really makes sure EVERYONE knows who’s his sponsors are. He’s actually a very calm guy when the camera is off.
i had cocktails with him at a joint in MKE about 15 years ago.. nice guy. like the show too
You know he likes what he does. Nobody can fake that kind of enthusiasm. He gets on my nerves sometimes, but I watch his show most every week, especially if it is somewhere that I fish.
I like the shows where he is wasted and can’t talk right. 
I’ll watch because he fishes a lot of local water. We can’t all go to Canada, Rainy, LOW regularly. I wish other shows would do this more…just sayin’ 
I get tired of the yelling but will continue to watch the show. He goes wherever the average Joe can go and just fishes. The information is the same week so a guy could use the info to catch fish yourself. Hmmm I think i have a zip lure somewhere
Mwal
I’m not a fan but I seem to watch his show when I’m not fishing on a weekend.
He’s to loud and runs his mouth a bit to much for me.
can’t believe no one said it
GET THE Johnsonvilles 
Best show on TV.
Staging seems very minimal, no fisheye lenses, they are always having a good time, and best of all every show is new!
I know John personally, yeah he tends to go off the deep end sometimes but he is very ,very involved with the sport of fishing. I have attended numerous events, adult as well as kids, he loves teaching and learning the art of fishing. Off camera he’s a little more subdued, he is genuine and an asset to his profession. 
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John Gillespie like him or not……
No, but that’s just me. I can’t stand Babe Winkelman either.
Seems like a nice guy and does alot of good but there is a joke between my dad and about his loud comments “DON’T LOOSE HIM, OH WOW IT’S A MONSTER”, he would get thrown out the boat. Iaconelli is another one. John beats out In-Fisherman anymore though for watching, just mute it.
John is a very nice guy to talk to , we have seen him filming his show several times over the years. to.
Hard to beat the current shows he does and in our area too I can tolerate the excitement. He loves what he does and it shows. It would be a trip fishing with him.
I like his show & enthusiasm! Takes a little getting use to but fishing 51 different spots & 51 weeks all year long is great. Always only a 1-2 weeks old from filming date.
He has grown on me over time. I would rather have guys like this on our side than against.
“It’s a slobosaurusrex!!!!!!
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can’t believe no one said it
GET THE Johnsonvilles
I was thinking the same thing!!
At least he got dinner covered, even if it isn’t a shore lunch!
You can’t forget the famous “look at that walleye”.
We have all fished with someone that effing annoying! Thats why we dont fish with them anymore. Id throw him right outta the boat or throw my ice scoop at him if he continued grab my fish and put his damn arm around me for the millionth time!!!! 
I like the show
Just alittle too heavy on the Slob-o-Sauras schtik tho 
Like. local waters and no easy canada fishing.
I would rather have BK in the boat than that clown—-nuff said 
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I would rather have BK in the boat than that clown—-nuff said
That is a fishing fact
I don’t mind him.
I do like the fact that his shows are current and mostly on local waters.
The one thing I do wish he would change is this: Learn how to properly hold a fish up for pictures or the camera. Another words: Stop pulling the gill plate out on the camera side of the fish and get your hands behind that thing so we (the viewers) can actually see how big it is.
One simple rule will cure this mistake for everyone. Left hand in the left gill or right hand in the right gill.
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