Jim Baugh Outdoors TV
has been diligently working at re-mastering our 30 year library of television.
The programs that our studio is re-mastering are in the widescreen format and
edited from original NTSC broadcast tapes. We are continuing to put the shows
up on our YouTube Channel where they will remain forever.
There are not many outdoor programs that are able to
make available their catalog online and span close to three decades. Although
we post our new HD and 4k programs online as well as broadcast, our number 1
playlist is our show archives and we are very proud of that.
It is interesting to go back and see how the advancing technology
has changed things. The new development in underwater
cameras and drone technology simply enable JBOTV to film things that were not
even possible back in the days of three quarter and beta sp. It truly is an
exciting time to be a producer of outdoor television and the best is yet to
come.
We would like to thank all our viewers over the many years
who have followed our program and our sponsors that continue to support us.
Myself and much better half, super talented, why does she put up with me, beautiful, sexy, charming, extremely hard working, best legs in North America , wife... Donna, wish everyone
Monster Rockfishing with Captain Clint Lessard feature JBOTV. Hot out of the studio, this was just filmed yesterday Chesapeake Bay.. Wishing everyone safe travels during this coming huge Rockfish week...See everyone at the Mid Atlantic Rockfish Shootout. JBOTV will be filming from the Eastern Shore out of Cape Charles. See ya! Enjoy this!
WOW! What an arrival! It has been around 20 years since our
last visit to this beautiful waterfront area. On arrival the sun was shining,
the fish were biting, and the fryer was hot!
I checked into the new Island Inn and Suites on St Georges Island and immediately
fell in love with the accommodations. What a GREAT view of the Potomac! This place is on an island so you are waterfront
on BOTH sides of the facility. Right next door, actually in the same parking
lot is an awesome seafood restaurant called the Ruddy Duck. If you like fresh
seafood, this is the place. What can I say, just arriving I was happy as a duck in water.
Our first filming for Rockfish started early the next
morning. We are currently fishing the trophy season and yes we have already
caught a trophy. A Fat 41 inch Rockfish
only to be followed up by a slot fish. The second Rock landed was a robust 38
inch fish. Hard to throw that big of a Rockfish back, but we did. For our first
day of fishing that morning we hooked into one more monster but could not get
him to the boat. The weather turned, and then it was time for the ride back to
port.
Captain Phil and his son provided a great charter and we so appreciated
the captain for putting s on such big fish. We are hoping for a return trip
later in the week to film more Striped Bass.
41 inch hog!!!
JBO TV has been filming many attractions in the St. Mary’s
County area, one of which is the Potomac River Maritime Exhibit. This is a must
see while here as well as the lighthouse and welcome center. Did you know that
there is a German U boat sunk right within sight of the Piney Point Lighthouse?
The exhibit at the center is fascinating and we filmed some great footage of
the exhibit for JBOTV.
Well only half way filming on this trip and I think I found
“Nirvana” for my beautiful wife Donna. Yes, a Bed & Breakfast Winery. How
Cool!! We visited Woodlawn and it really took our breath away. A gorgeous
historic B & B featuring their own wine called Slack. We tasted some and bringing a couple of bottles back home.
Excellent stuff!! This place sets right on the Potomac
and it is just gorgeous.
Woodlawn B & B & Slack Winery
"Donna we are waiting for you"
We still have some days left filming, back on the water
tomorrow and we are filming more cooking segments today at the Ruddy Duck. Lots
more to come! Hey check this out..
Paddleboard Yoga!
Now here is something hat the ladies will LOVE, and quite honestly I had never seen this. Get ready for... Paddleboard Yoga! This was some serious fun and the ladies were very nice to let us film them. A great way to spend an afternoon on the water, just o much fun!
To check out all these wonderful attractions we are filming
just log on to the
St. Mary’s Website.Everything you need to know in order to book a trip here is right there. Book
now while we are still early in the season. The fishing and the weather are
just getting better everyday!
You could not find a better place to fish out of and bring
the family than St. Mary’s. Loads of attractions, rich in history and awesome
access to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
A must visit!
More to come,
Godspeed.
Jim Baugh
JBO TV
Point No Point lighthouse
Check out a couple of our recent videos, the new Sea Chaser
in Miami at IBS
and one of our new soundtracks for JBOTV. Enjoy. JB
This week we are packing our gear and headed on a return
trip to one of our favorite destinations, St. Mary’s County Maryland. This
historic area has over 500 miles of shoreline and is cradled between the
Potomac, & Patuxent Rivers as well as the Chesapeake Bay. With five water based state parks and St. Mary’s
rich history there is simply a ton of things to see and do. This center point
on the Bay offers everything a boater and fishing enthusiast could ask for.
This will be our third filming out of St Mary’s however our
first in over 20 years. There has been a lot going on at St. Mary’s since our
last visit and we are looking forward to filming lots of new attractions and
see what’s “Cookin” as well.
We will have JBOTV on location reports next week here on the
JBOTV Blog site and post on social media as well. Our fishing and boating segment
will be on Sunday and will have all the info posted by Monday morning, so stay
tuned.
Tight Lines! Jim Baugh
For more info on St. Mary’s county visit their web site here. Also look for the May issue of Coastal Angler Magazine where we unfold a hilarious
story about one of our first trips to the area. One fun read that also has some
pretty good fishing tips!
Look for column on St. Mary's
County Maryland in May issue of
Coastal Angler Magazine
The “Pigzilla” Rockfish month long invitational Rockfish tourney is well under way! Here is the leader board updated Dec 7th 2014. WOW!!!! They are back!!!!!! Hoggs, Hoggs, Hoggs. I smell swine! PIGZILLA LEADER BOARD updated 7 Dec 2014 1.Dewayne 58 lb. 5 oz. 2.Wayne Hobgood 51 lb. 12 oz. 3.Teacher 49 lb. 2 oz. 4.Melvin 48 lb. 6 oz. 5.Stanley 46 lb. 11 oz. 6.Frank S. 46 lb. 7.Mike B. 45 lb. 6 oz. 8.Bruce F. 45 lb. 6 oz. 9.Dewy 44 lb. 3 oz. 10.Brandon 42 lb. 5 oz. 11.David M. 42 lb. 5 oz. 12.Max 42 lb. 5 oz. 13.Chad 41 lb. 8 oz. 14.Mike Green 41 lb. 1 oz. 15.Tom Mooney 40 lb. 16.Jamie Judy 38 lb. 13 oz
"It’s the ride that makes the journey –and we’ve had some wild
rides starting back in 1965." ~JB
Veteran cameraman Wayne Baker & Jim Baugh filming West Palm Beach FL. Photo Credit: Ben Baugh
Join us on a cruise back in time for a look at some of our show
boats and equipment we’ve featured during our almost 30 year TV history.
This is what started it all
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The list of companies Jim Baugh Outdoors has worked with is
extensive. We promoted and featured various marine manufactures including OMC Boat Group, Javelin Boats, Procraft
Boats, Kenner Boats, Fishing Ski Barge, Carolina Skiff, Sea Chaser, Zodiac, Mercury Marine,
Colonial Outdoors, Suzuki Marine, Evenrude, Bottom Line, Furuno, Hummingbird, Cannon, Lowrance,
Tidewater Sensors, Tideline Catamarans, and many others.
During this 30-year period, companies were bought, sold, merged,
or went bankrupt, and some are still thriving –bigger and better than ever.
Keeping up with the changing times and technology is not easy in any field. Our
experience in dealing with the marine industry has been an ever-changing
adventure.
Jacques Cousteau
One of my biggest thrills was working withZodiac. Talk about first impressions. Walking in their corporate
office looming over us was a massive oil painting of Jacques Cousteau –WOW! As
a kid watching him on TV, Cousteau greatly inspired me.
So imagine my
excitement years later when I was able to feature the Cousteau Ship Alcyone on our program. I am proud to say we are the
only outdoor show ever allowed to film onboard and produce a cooking segment on the Alcyone. The
homemade pesto is still one of my favorite recipes, made sweeter by this
awesome experience.
JBO TV Filming "French Pesto" on board the Alcyone
Cousteau Ship Alcyone
We produced several cool shows on the ten-foot Zodiac. We just loved this little boat
and landed a lot of Croaker and Flounder in that air-incased hull. We rigged
the boat with a 25hp tiller Evenrude and boy it was a flying ride! Only thing
missing were the red caps and none of us spoke French –but neither did the fish.
As they say, all good things must come to an end. Once we dragged
the rubber boat over enough oyster shells, the leaks far out numbered our time
to repair them. The boat ended up housing potted plants at the river house, and
then years later given to a very patient friend who needed a hobby. But it sure
was a fun ride while it lasted. The shows we produced flying around the Chesapeake in that little
rubber boat were some of our most memorable.
R.I.P. (it did make a nice planter for a while)
The first marine sponsor we promoted wasJavelin Boats and theOMC
boat group. It was a big deal for us since it was JBO TV’s first national, fiberglass
boat sponsor. No longer did we have to fear the wrath of oyster shells. We ran
several different Javelin bass boats
powered byEvenrude, the first being
a 20 foot 396Javelin powered by a
200 hundred hpEvenrude. This was a
roomy ride for a bass boat. Back in the day, 16 to 18 foot bass boats were very
popular and a bass boat the size of the 396 entitled one to bragging rights.
Javelin 396 (Pic is not actual JB showboat)
Javelin 409 (JBO Showboat was white with 200 Ev.)
The next boat we featured was a Javelin 409 bass boat (above pic). A real screamer with speeds near 70 miles
per hour –it’s where I said good-bye to my remaining hair. We also used the 409
in some saltwater applications –just a great ride.
Procraft 210 Chesapeake Bay
After Javelin, we were looking for more of a saltwater/bay boat
and ended up promoting Procraftfor
several years. The Procraft 210 was
our official show boat powered by a Mariner 200. The boat would fly and was a
nice boat for big lake striper fishing and light bay angling. It wasn’t really
designed for rough water cruising, but that didn’t stop us as pictured here.
Other than taking some waves over the bow, the boat didn’t give us any
problems. However since we started producing mostly saltwater shows, duh, we
needed a saltwater boat. Our quest for a good saltwater boat
manufacture took us on the road to Fishing Ski Barge which eventually led us to Kenner Boats.
The first part wasn’t so lucky. After we ended up cutting a deal to
feature theFishing Ski Barge on the
show, the boat was delivered. Its maiden voyage was almost straight to the
bottom of a Virginia
lake –the hull was cracked big time. Someone clued us in later that the boat
had spent its previous life laying in a yard busted.
JBO TV 21 Mako Camera Boat
Soooooo that sponsorship didn’t last long. But the boat’s engine
lived on. We put it on a 19-foot Mako that we used as a second camera boat for
years. The Ski Barge I gave away to a captain friend of mine, who worked on it
but like Humpty, couldn’t put it together again.
Kenner 23V
Kenner 23V Twin Suzuki 115
Kenner 23V just offshore Ocracoke Island NC
On to a well-respected Arkansas
boat manufactureKenner Boats, run
by first-rate boat builders Bill and Gary Kenner.
Bill had started building a nice Bay boat, a 23V that was almost 24 feet long,
nice deadrise and really did well for a center console design. We had three of
these boats, one of which we had custom built to enable us to rig the boat with
twin 115 four stokes
Custom Kenner with twin 115 four strokes
This was
back around 1999 when we first landed our first four stroke outboard company. From this point on as Suzuki
grew in horsepower, so did the boats we featured. At the time the 115 was the largest HP the company produced.
The live aboard
During this this time we were spending so much time in the Hampton and lower Chesapeake Bay area I decided for the company to get a boat that we could stay on for extended periods of time while filming. We decided on a boat that was the same model as one my father had when I was a teenager, a 36 Trojan Tri Cabin. A great boat with two staterooms, two heads, full galley, central air, ice maker, and twin 350 Crusaders. We purchased the boat in Myrtle Beach and brought it back to the Chesapeake through the Inland Waterway. This was such a comfortable boat I ended up living on it full time for over 5 years. Our show boat the Pursuit would be tied up next to the Trojan in downtown Hampton along with our rubber dingy. The most fun 5 years of my life and lived to write a book about it.
JB 45th Birthday Party 2007
After promoting Kenner Boats for several years we ended
up simply purchasing a hull and totally customizing a 28-foot Pursuit with a full marlin tower running station –all
fabricated to our spec by Marine
Fabricators in Topping Virginia.
Marine Fabricators building custom Marlin Tower for Pursuit Show Boat
Custom Pursuit
JBO TV Show Boat 2800 Express Fisherman Hull. Was rigged with 3 power plants, twin 140, 225, and 250hp
JBOTV 36 Trojan Tri Cabin & Pursuit 2800 Show Boat Downtown Hampton
For about 8 years we kept the Pursuit
because the boat enabled us to grow along with the new power plants that would soon be available. We started
out with twin 140’s, then twin 225’s, then twin 250 hp. The Pursuit was one
heck of a fishing machine and a great weekend boat. Our awesome partnership
with our engine sponsor has spanned over 17
years.
As the economy changed, basically going straight into the holding
tank (and not the one for gray water) so did the marine industry. Back then,
when you filled up the gas tank, you could shell out $1200 –easy. Boat builders
were closing up shop left and right, engine companies were looking for paddles,
and not many people in America
had the money to keep a big boat afloat.
Time to GO GREEN!
It seemed a no-brainer to start promoting downsizing. This meant
smaller, more efficient boats with markedly increased fuel-efficient power
plants. JBO TV was the first to devise this custom boat package, along
with promoting the first ever GO GREEN FISHING MACHINE!A 20 foot JVX with 90hp
four strokethat
enabled one to go fishing with a fuel bill that coast less than your bait. No
kidding. Most days we did not spend over 2 bucks in gasoline.
Fuel bill average less than 2 bucks!
The GGFM may have been my proudest show boat achievement. At the
time, there were not any other outdoor shows promoting fuel efficiency to this extent.
This was also a safe, reasonably unsinkable boat built by the number one
largest boat builder in the world, Carolina SkiffThanks to this boat, people could once again enjoy a day on the
water without sacrificing clothes for the kids.
Producing some aerial photography for Jim Baugh Outdoors and Hampton VA
Filming at the HRBT
In 2015 we were proud to announce the introduction of Sea Chaser to JBO TV.
One of our first looks at the HFC line was at the 2015 Miami
International Boat show. JBOTV filmed several segments at the MIBS that later broadcast on NBC Sports. We featured the HFC line for two years on our program.
HFC 24 Miami International Boat Show 2015
New for 2017, JBOTV Announces sponsorship with Tideline custom built catamarans.
This exciting boat will be featured in our home waters of the Chesapeake Bay, offshore, and greater mid atlantic area. The boat comes in a 235 Hybrid and a 360 offshore. Jim Baugh Outdoors TV produced an introduction film promoting Tideline and the video received over 42,700 views in just the first few days. During this time the new boat also received over 50,000 page views on JBOTV media including blogs and YouTube Channels. Tideline also was the featured boat in the Jim Baugh Outdoors TV Coastal Angler Column April 2017 issue, annually over 160,000 copies.
The boating public has shown great interest the JBOTV launch of Tideline Catamarans as they should, it is a remarkable product!
During spring of 2017 JBOTV will film performance test and a factory tour and then offshore segments over the summer. Fall the boat will be highlighted in various JBOTV Tournament films. For more info check out their web site HERE
Godspeed,
Jim Baugh
Below pic is our favorite canoe that we have had for over 30
years. I have caught more catfish, bass, and crappie out of this boat than
anyone could possibly imagine. More fun than a barrel of monkeys and an
excellent go green alternative. Each year we use to host canoe trips down the
Dragon Run as well as the James River, then
wind up back at the house for a pig picking. We featured a few shows about this
awesome outing that we called the Pig and Paddle. You can watch it here. Great
times and something our kids will always remember.
