Vigil Ward , who remembers?

siscoken · #1 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 01:21 PM

Just wondering who remembers the old Virgil Ward Championship Fishing show?
The reason that I am bringing this up is that back in 1978 .. ish I helped to film a show at Plummer's Great Slave lake Lodge and I thought that it might be interesting to try and track down a copy of this tape. I don't think that I was ever in the final cut , but I drove the camera boat.
If anyone has any info that may help track this down I would apprediate the help.
Thanks Ken

deathb4disco · #2 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 01:44 PM

I remember Virgil! I watched his show when I was a kid.

I think your best bet would be to contact Dan Galusha who did a documentary on Virgil:

http://www.geocities.com/dansfishntales/

Here's something else I Googled:

http://www.geocities.com/dansfishntales/virgilward/

prchjerker · #3 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 03:10 PM

AAaahhhhhhhhh,
From the lakes of northern canada to the gulf of mexico,wherever fish are bitin thats where we're sure to go.

Now that everyone has that old theme song stuck in their head for the rest of the day.He truely was a pioneer.

Bruce Carp · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 03:23 PM

But if you haven't see him in a while, he has probably gone fishin! Great show

Smoky · #5 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 04:26 PM

I too remember watching Virgil on TV...seemed like a "reel" nice man.

CastandBlast · #6 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:12 PM

Sure, I remember watching him. In 1970 or so my dad got a pair of male Brittney Spaniel pups from him. They grew to be real hoss's. Still the biggest Brittney's I've ever seen. My dad and I shot a lot of quail over those two.

donut slayer · #7 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:16 PM

I grew up watching his show. Hardly ever missed it.

Specktater · #8 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:38 PM

Boy does that bring back some memories. He promoted Johnson spincast reels. I had to save up and buy a Sabra reel because of watching that show.

whackmaster · #9 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:50 PM

I remember that show...always just kinda ran across it as a kid...never really knew when it'd be on ....was always so excited to watch...wasn't too many of those shows back then .....watched it on a fuzzy old console t.v. with an antenna

siscoken · #10 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Specktater

Boy does that bring back some memories. He promoted Johnson spincast reels. I had to save up and buy a Sabra reel because of watching that show.

He gave me one of those Johnson reels as part of my tip for the week.
I remember it being green. He always fished with Bass Buster Jigs and Pork rine... I don't even think that he had a tackle box with him!
Ken