my only 2 experiences with Bill Dance were bad to say the least. No I did not personally interact with him. I witnessed how much of a "rear end" he was to kids. One of the dads had to be stopped because he was going to (in the dad's words) "teach Bill Dance he should be nice to kids". All the kids did was ask for an autograph. Nothing crazy, just Bill sitting in a boat in the Four Corners boat dock parking lot at Percy Priest. Kevin Van Dam and Jimmy Houston were there also. 2 of the nicest guys and talking, signing autographs, giving lures to kids, etc. Bill was such a rear end that finally no one went to his boat. He was also "cussed" by several guys for how he treated the kids. Truly sad in IMO.
I also, cannot verify them, have heard several stories of Bill's camera man trying to buy fish from fisherman so they could put them on hook and video Bill catching them. Can't verify the stories, but I for sure trust the guys who told me the stories.