A buddy of mine has guided some very well known TV hosts that were filming episodes. The stories he tells me are pretty crazy. Fish caught by other anglers used in the show, fish caught by himself and re-hooked, lol. Anything for that shot I guess.
You wanna overseed in the fall, overseeding in the spring really isn't what you wanna do. Fall seeding grass takes so much better. We're talking October/November!
Spinnerbaits and jerkbaits for me for the opener. Topwaters closer to Aug in the early morning/evenings. Although I'll take a topwater bite over ANYTHING if I had my choice.
I can't take how scripted it is... And the fact that when fighting a fish depending on the angle, it's obviously film taken from a different day (Different waves, sky, etc).
Good premise though.