What’s your favorite rod set up for the drop shot? 7”-7”2 medium?

Did you really see Jacob on that spot were he pulled up at earlier in the week or tournament? Great top 15 finish.

Great recap!!! Very proud of how you handled the situation on Day 2. Just goes to show who the better man is and you have the best person within you to guide you in those situations!!! 😇 Have a Blessed 4th!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!! 🤠👍

Awesome bud good.for you ... I wonder if Jacob was watching lol😂😂😂 happy 4 th god bless America 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

Great recap, Matt!

Sure like your recap videos

How long had you been sitting in that place before wheeler pulled up?

Good stuff Matt, ><>

Thanks Matt. Great rigging tips for that little lead hook.

Excellent recap Matt. Another good tournament and now onto the smallmouth. Enjoy your time off and see at the next one.

Very professional and great job on the water.

I'm really enjoying your podcasts! Keep up the good work!

Man, I think it's cool you didn't post a reaction video or bitch about Wheeler. This sport has turned into a drama fest. Great to see you had a back-up. Fish on brother!

Thanks for the tips on the battery. I just subscribed to you. I love your channel. Keep up the good work out there on the water and wheeler was totally in the wrong for dropping on you that was your spot.

Matt, I also want to say you handled that situation with Wheeler like a complete classy dude. I am a fan of Wheeler, but I think he was in the wrong in that one. I’m sure there is a ton that goes into that situation that the public is not aware of, but man you are a class act! My son was a Bassmaster All American last year and is fishing in college. We talk constantly about how tournament fishing just seems to be drama all the time. Loved that I can show him that clip and he can see how you handled that situation. Total class move. Now, I would hope you and Wheeler have had a “PROFESSIONAL” conversation off the water. I’m sure you let him know you were angry and won’t be intimidated at any time, but man what a great example you set for these young guys coming up and aspiring to be professionals. Seriously, very classy way to handle that situation! I’m a real fan.

What? No jigging spoons? CC, Hopkins, Manns, Bomber, War Eagle, Mark Rose Ledge and the like. Or is that just an old school secret? LOL.

True Professional on the James!

I don't understand why you wouldn't just throw a texas rig its all the same right?

Wheelers actions 100% back up the fact that he’s not a southerner.

IMO you handled the situation very well with JW. You said what you had to say and moved on. I'm glad you spoke up and handled it with class. He called it "defense"? If the shoe were on the other foot, he would have been so ticked off. I unsubscribed from his channel as well. Best of luck on the next tourney. 🎣 👊

Wheeler, loss my respect

I just blasted your ole buddy wheeler😂😂😂

Long-time fan Matt. I understand why J-Wheels did what he did but a bit greedy given his standing at the time and poor display of etiquette from a pro. Numerous fans including kids look up to you guys and you handled the situation like a true professional. Rooting for you moving forward!

In my opinion, you won the James River tournament. You showed the bass fishing community and, most importantly, the youth, how to be a great sportsman and example how to keep the sports integrity instead of acting childish. You showed good character.

How do you change that many batteries? Do they make a 5 bank charger? I have 2 starting batteries for the same reason if my main one doesn’t get charged all the way for some reason. I’m 65 with heart issues and can’t get stranded because of a battery problem starting the motor. BTW good job for taking the high road with JW. I really wouldn’t have a problem if you would have continued and fished that area. If he wanted to protect it he should’ve been there first.

🍺 Bottom line, and regardless of the reason 🤠the 36V battery already paid for itself🤑.

Nice job thinking ahead and being prepared on the battery! Also much respect for how you handled Wheeler.

Cool emergency option! Also, JW deserved worse than you gave him for rolling up to block you at the James. Hats off, you handled it well.

The way that lure landed was insane

Just recently started watching your vids. Good stuff, looking forward to more tournament coverage, keep them coming. As a side note, ex specially is not a word.(a pet peave of mine, sorry)

You are right JW would have lost it. You handled it well. God Bless.

sounds like that single battery lasted all day...right?

Karma came for ole Wheeler today didn’t it? You were in the right, Matty. You did the right thing. Me on the other hand, I would have went right on past him and not said a word. 😂 I unsubscribed from him after that. Ducketts poster child can kick rocks.

Matt - Joined the channel a while back as I really appreciate your content. I am not a FFS guy, but appreciate your videos and definitely pick up some good nuggets that translate into my fishing style on TX lakes. **After watching you have to deal with that POS wheeler completely pull a dick move like that and watching how you managed the situation in a professional manor … I am dedicated follower and will be marketing your channel fellow fishing buddies. Keep up the good work!

Should have went in front of Wheeler and kept on rockin'

That’s pretty handy that you had a spare. Do you run a powerpole charge or anything that tops up your batteries throughout the day?

You are cool under the gun. I commend You on how You responded.

Good on ya Matt!!!!!

Congrats bud way to preserve.... And over come adversity 👍👍

Before I retired as a carpenter, I carried spares of most of my tools with me. When I ran a wedding DJ business, I had backups for all of my sound equipment. When you are making a living at something, and people depend on you to do your job it only makes sense to hope for the best and plan for the worst. Add one more thing to the list, check to make sure the batteries are charged before going to bed. That list is getting pretty long about now.

Wheeler lost my respect and my subscription

As a professional angler, I don't see anything wrong with it, and I think it's a very smart idea. For us recreational guys, it could be overkill. But the way I see it to each their own, it's your boat, and if you want to have four backup batteries, you sure can. And to anyone that says it's ridiculous too bad for them

People that think it's overkill, may very well find themselves in a bad situation one day. The dealership will be rigging my new bay boat in a couple weeks, been thinking strongly about using the Power Pole charge just because it may be "overkill" for my engine to be charging the batteries that need the charge. I plan on putting a second high volume bilge pump in this new boat like one of my previous boats, just for overkill. Know how many boats out there have a bad connection or corroded fuse on the bilge pump, the pump will not work when needed? That's why I test my bilge pump on a regular basis. If you have the space and the funds, redundancy is never a bad thing!

Awesome Pro Tip!!!!

Congrats again. Liking how you handled the situation at the James. No need for drama.

Nice work.

“Fish Jerk Worms” Total dick move Wheeler pulled on you! A little KARMA that Wheeler didn’t make the Champioship round!

Great tip to have the extra power for emergency situations and I’m glad to see you fish the invitationals👍🍀😜🍀 I watched roomie Spencer make the top 10 today😜 and our boy pulled up 😮 but, 😂 Spencer just Caught More Bass👏👏👏👏😎🍀🎣🍀

Good stuff. I think that Wheeler got a little taste of Karma today.

Awesome job on James river 👏🏼 . That was a BS move by Jacob Wheeler and God doesn't like ugly... poetic, he didn't make the Championship Round 😊.