So we all know our buddy Dave Mercer, host of TV’s Facts of Fishing can get up to some pretty zany antics, but his last display, throwing out the first ever opening “cast” in Major League History has to take the cake. An angler walking out into the middle of the Rogers Center® rod and reel in hand was probably the last thing a mainstream baseball audience expected to see. However, in Dave’s mind that was part of the goal, putting our great sport of fishing in front of new faces, raising awareness that fishing really is something worth giving a try. The “cast” also created a great platform to raise money for Dave’s Casting for a Cure Charity.

With the biggest section of the night and $5 from each ticket sold courtesy of the Blue Jays® going to the Charity it proved a great success. But it hasn’t stopped there. It’s unbelievable and overwhelming where this “cast” has been seen; Morning Joe on MSNBC, The Score’s Plays of the Week, ESPN.com, Sports Illusted.com and 40 other major outlets have all helped spread the word. It even cracked YouTube’s top 50 most watched video list and right now sits as the number 2 video in Taiwan; how crazy is that. So if you have yet to see it, here it is and be sure to pass it on, continuing to spread the word about our great sport. The more times this video gets watched, the higher it will be ranked on YouTube and the more people will see it.