25% Of Bassmaster Elite Pros In Full-Blown Panic Over Coming Spotlighting (FFS) Ban…

Randy talks about the panic mode some anglers have over the coming limitations on spotlighting for bass…#fishingtrip #baitandtackle #bassfishing #tackleindustries #fishing #lake #sportfishing #livescope #angler #bass
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[@terrymitchell7714]

Randy, You here some people saying "You can't fight city hall" Well Sir, YOU blew the hell out of that saying. Thank you, Thank you , Thank you. We need more people like you, that stand up for what's right.

[@concretekeithkl]

I say have tournaments with no elelectronics at all. The best pure bass fisherman in the world will show up. Contour maps of the lake, that's it.

[@williamdomey7584]

X2

[@deanbheffelfinger2829]

Love the idea.

[@maddmacsprecisiontacticall2295]

Yes!

[@DoctorSess]

This is what I’m saying. You can use the technology leading up to the tournament to scout but once it starts no electronics. Just you and the fish.

[@stewboyslabs1578]

😂😂 why?

[@robertmiller7366]

I wear a flat brim hat. I also own a 600$ jon boat with no depth finder. I like my hat though

[@ET-sp6qm]

Flat brim keep the face shaded better than the redneck roll. Depending on the conditions I will wear either that benefits me the most.

[@mallardcutter7209]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-fn9gw5gn7t]

Ban the livescope🎉. You are right!

[@stewboyslabs1578]

Keep drinking Randy’s kool aid

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

I Think That Is Why Kevin VanDam Retired He Just Wanted To Fish And Saw How Things Were Going and Did Not Want To Have To Compete Like That

[@deanbheffelfinger2829]

He made more than 7 million dollars in 2022 according to (Bass Forcast) saving his name as a brand is more important. That man has amazing casting skills.

[@ET-sp6qm]

Why go to the trouble of capitalizing every word in when it’s incorrect?

[@bigfish8473]

That's not fishing. It's not useing your mind to fish the season and learn how the fish relate to them and being able to catch them by your natural skill set.

[@joshjohnson3352]

If what I heard was true I heard that KVD dominant bc he understood side scan before anyone else did.

[@bigfish8473]

@joshjohnson3352 That dude was justva fishing machine. Remember he dominated before sidescan and down imagine.

[@user-sq4dh9ni2z]

Randy, ignore the critics! You have mass support....BAN FFS!

[@Butch12]

Our scoutmaster on a camping trip with our dads gave us all one jig and a 10’ piece of mono fishing line and sent us out to catch a fish. We as kids had so much fun and we all caught fish! That’s how I fell in love with fishing! 👍

[@depalebe]

I font care anymore. I would prefer professional bass tournaments just went away. Between anglers trying to sell you copycat baits. To not saying what the used to win the classic because it wasn't from a sponsor. Take it all back to 1970 standards and I may start watching again. Butler, Dance, Mann, Linder and others represented their own company's baits. Money, money, money. FFS or not its all the same. I've been following bass fishing in Japan to quite a while. Many of the anglers represent their own companies and use their own baits like the old days here. By the way I'm older than Randy so I've seen what I'm talking about, and I still have a flasher on my boat.

[@bill-qv3er]

Yep, fishing is a copycat industry and always has been.

[@bassdojo3925]

Look at the FFS pros who have dominated... they struggle when to comes to the real grind of old school fishing.

[@frez777]

same with any teenager when you give them a paper road map vs a cellphone

[@G-xi6ib]

New generation is sad

[@bigfish8473]

It's because that can't read the water of what the fish are telling them

[@grat8436]

Who has struggled?

[@thomasebsen8821]

Ya! just like David Fritz did when he ran the flasher, pure dominance by him. Ffs doesn't make fish bite! All you people against ffs just don't get it!

[@ronfish481]

I don’t know who really cares if it’s ban from professional fishing tournaments, because that’s just a few people, most of us fishermen just really don’t care, most fishermen have real jobs.

[@OzarkGeneralist]

I agree. I’ve caught maybe 100 crappie my whole life traditional bass fishing and with live scope I was able to go with 2 other guys and catch 180 in 2 days. Barely even trying cheating for sure

[@ET-sp6qm]

You’re not good a crappie fishin

[@OzarkGeneralist]

@@ET-sp6qm I don’t crappie fish I catch them on accident when bass fishing

[@backyardlures4767]

I can't watch bass fishing anymore, the real struggle that use to be there is gone and catching fish is way to easy with ffs.

[@stewboyslabs1578]

Have you used FFS?

[@bowhunter6875]

Randy, keep up the fight. The comparison to infrared drones finding deer in their habitat is spot on. There is zero skill needed to look at a TV screen, locate a school, and toss a lure in their faces when otherwise they would have no plan to fish those areas. No understanding of the effects of weather, color, season, pressure etc on the behavior of the fish and how to adjust accordingly. That is fishing!

[@stewboyslabs1578]

Wrong

[@BassDudeFishn]

Ban FFS. Bring back traditional fishing where it takes real skill.

[@stewboyslabs1578]

Keep drinking Randy’s kool aid

[@kimstoddard483]

Randy, you have been on the correct side of bass fishing history from the beginning! Thanks for your work. I’ve noticed less fish in my local tournament lake.

[@ET-sp6qm]

You do understand lake cycle

[@victorzagorski5599]

Spoken so clearly with real conviction for the longevity of, not just tournament fishing, but recreational as well. It’s hard to disagree.. Thanks for sticking with it.

[@TomKirkman1]

They need the crutch that LS and FFS provide. And let's not just say that these technologies are destroying bass fishing - they're destroying all sport fishing.

[@russellstewart5414]

Right about that, totally abusing the crappie stocks in our local area. I’m seeing pontoon boats with 4-5 guys dialed in and taking limits (30) per person and our smaller lakes have a good population but soon they won’t. If they ever are banned what about perishing and then marking the coordinates.Repeat what worked and you can get similar results.

[@russellstewart5414]

Correction- meant prefishing

[@davidhidalgo5662]

Keep fighting the GOOD fight Randy. Like you say all the time you are on the right side of history.

[@muddogger]

I totally agree with you, hope it's quick coming. Thanks for taking a stand and standing your ground.

[@rogercastle2434]

I think the light you have put on this has done a bunch of good! I credit you with keeping this topic alive. Keep up the fight, and I hope it stops in competition!

[@RandyMartin-ff7nb]

There are more important things going on in the world than forward facing sonar and bass fishing. I think you have to be careful calling someone a cheater if they are playing within the rules. I've been bass fishing for 40 years and have been using a fish locater with downscan mainly for depth information. Bass fishing has come a long way and has gained a lot of fans. I think all the complaining about the millennials winning tournaments with the latest technology is dangerous and sends a wrong message for the next generation of fishermen if we want bass fishing to continue into the next decades. Let's embrace change and the people and fishermen and women who are showing us old schoolers a new way.

[@jefflemieux8834]

That hasn't changed all the other sports that rightfully put restrictions on equipment, which was needed to sustain the sport. If they truly like the sport they will learn and stay. If not they probably don't belong in it. IMO.

[@sterlHAsilva]

I’m 35 and sadly I am a flat brimmer, I fish from the bank 60% of the time for exercise and that trails available to me it would be stupid to not take advantage. When I’m on my boat or kayak; depth finder and temperature only and it’ll be that way forever. Just giving you a hard time Randy. If I lived closer I’d book a guide trip just to take a picture of you next to a flat brimmer!

[@bassfishinglakenorman5662]

I fish the Cabelas Big Bass Tour every year on Lake Norman and I would love to see a ban of FFS in this tournament.

[@jaym8257]

What you ought to do is to not fish it if they allow FFS.

[@williammyers6766]

Thank you for sticking with your guns, Randy. Young folks have to learn that nothing is free, and they need to learn to fish!!!!!!

[@andrewschneider7976]

I'm in agreement with this. If it is a competition - for money? Yeah, skill and luck should be the deciding factors for a winner, in that order - NOT who has the better device that shows them where the fish are on the map.

[@imjustsomeone7692]

i just purchased my first sonar.....I love it. the salesman said they are flying off the shelves because of all the attention it's getting-good and bad...he directly mentioned randy and milliken...good job

[@frez777]

Forward facing?

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

B.s

[@davidmagro7888]

Thank you Randy for standing up so strong for our sport. you Were spot on about the PUNKS that's fishing today. With Absolutely no respect for the sport are the fish. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BROTHER !!!!!!!

[@billybryson2009]

If it’s so easy and the bass jump in the boat then why do many of the old heads absolutely suck at it? I mean , they should be dominating too

[@tommyhoward5782]

Everybody always knocking on MLF. The anglers over there do a excellent job explaining what they are doing, baits and why. Thats why I like watching MLf over bass. The team series is the best just anglers sharing info

[@stevewaggoner8237]

🙄🙄🙄🙄, then go back to flashers! Get rid of down imagining, side scan, and 360.

[@jasonsmith3189]

Speaking of deer hunting....let's ban the use of FEEDERS, trail cams, etc.

[@deanmentjes7774]

Good video, thanks Randy!

[@johnmckeown2605]

One problem I see is, there are too many fishermen. I grew up fishing Lake Bull Shoals, it was so pleasant without tons of other boats. We had 25% of the tackle and caught more fish easier.

[@stevefisher2121]

Excellent video Randy- like I’ve always said - change is inevitable but that doesn’t mean it’s always for the better!!!

[@timvaughan8518]

I wonder if he believes half of what he says or is just fanning flames for 💵

[@kurtcarter761]

Someday they will figure out how to ID fish species , where to cast a lure based on distance and depth, and project that exact spot onto the map on one of the 4 screens on the bow. Lures that propel themself to right in front of the fish and follow it around.

[@morsebaittackleco.5250]

Id almost argue it takes more skill to target and catch specific big fish than it does to fish the "old school" way and just hope you get lucky. You make the argument about using infrared drones to hunt big bucks, but does simply seeing that big buck guarantee that it will just hop itself right in your freezer? I highly doubt it and im sure once youre on the ground hunting youll find that drone doesnt do you much good anymore. Does it increase your odds? Yes, but so do cell/trail cams. Equivocally so do si/di units, theyre pretty effective in locating fish.

[@jamesrose7657]

Hey Randy, is it ok to use spot lock or is that cheating as well?

[@danhaire9567]

Who cares what happens on the Elites, Opens or BPT. If you aren't in those tournaments you don't have a say. Personally I wouldn't lose any sleep if there was no Professional Bass tournaments.

[@stonehorn4641]

Tournament fishing for 24 years. I want it gone, but as long as it’s a necessity, I’m going to use it

[@Southpawreb]

All nascar drivers did it. And they ran with it untill they got caught.

[@stephanieslaton1781]

I agree Randy they’re only going to regulate screen size next year and how many units you can have, ect. There is a reason we have so much controversy over FFS. I’ll keep fighting with you. As I’ve said I get called the “Randy Blaunket” on other podcasts. I just say thank you. I have a right to my opinion, as does everyone else. But I take a lot of heat for saying I’m Anti FFS. I don’t believe in it. When I cast a lure I don’t know if there is a fish there or not. I’ve actually had younger generation people tell me they learned to fish from a video game they played on in their bedrooms. That’s ridiculous. That also gets into parenting styles. IMO. But I hope these Pro FFS don’t call their parents deluded, old and washed up. Sad. Love the video Randy. I’ve actually learned a LOT about bass fishing from you. Thanks for that.

[@bassfishingwithrandy]

I met KVD at the bassmaster Classic. I joked and told him my 7-year-old would be live scoping in tournaments soon... I could tell by how he reacted and laughed at that joke what his opinion was...😅

[@davewagner9545]

So what if they ban it. You won't fare any better in your derbies. Then you won't have anything to gripe about.

[@DirtyDangles111]

I agree with you, 100% Randy. I just hope Garmin doesn’t put a hit out on your head!

[@brendanlee8287]

Uncle Randy is right on target again. Keep up the videos. I love hearing from the real pros on how this is not fishing

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

Kyle patrick is one of them , that dude coudmt even win a club turney before ffs now he is a pro lol

[@lancefontenot9448]

Why just Kyle? There is a strong possibility a few more fit that category! Maybe some of the winners from last year.

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

@@lancefontenot9448 just speaking about the ones I have fished against. Kyle is a good dude but it's the reality of the matter.

[@lancefontenot9448]

@@AaronS-ml1bh I figured you had some experience competing against him. There are many more out there playing the game. It used to be the ole saying,time will tell. Catch um or you will not survive in the industry. Not so much anymore. Fishermen fish and sellers sell!

[@bigfish8473]

We the same thing on our home lake. Guys could caught a cold. FFs They wouldn't even come out until they new that the top water bite was on. When that stop they didn't come out. Lol

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

@@bigfish8473 crappers plain and simple

[@donkimmel9375]

You Nailed it Randy...Short Cuts...Trust me I witnessed this 1st hand last week in the MLF. Running around a flat with underwater stumps that you cant see. But Mega 360 FFS can see the stump and if there is a Fish there.

[@generalgorn]

Randy, what other channels do you suggest to learn to bass fishing. Just retired and bought my 25 year old boat.

[@tomecalm7]

I'm so glad that they are finally figuring this out. Every professional level sport is supposed to limit crutch type equipment. Look at golf, bowling, football, baseball, ect.

[@brettaylor9098]

I appreciate Randy's perspective. Two comments: 1. I wish he wouldn't call it cheating. Cheating is breaking the rules. FFS is legal, so it isn't cheating. I wish he would say, "It should be illegal" and leave it at that. 2. I know he doesn't like MLF (even though he fishes some of their tournaments) but he should look at Heavy Hitters going on right now. Scoping is not being used very much at all in this tournament (becasue of the conditions) and look at who is in the knockout round - J. Lee, KVD, Ott, Mark Rose, Poche, Faircloth and Omori are the 8 guys who made the cut from group A. That affirms his point. It's the guys who know how to old school fish who survived.

[@frostyvibes3704]

They’re gonna be down there in personal submarines with extendable fishing poles if they keep going this way.

[@fishinninja18]

I practice for livescope with Rapala pro fishing game on PS2. caught a 28lber the other day.

[@user-sp9hy8tq4j]

Lmao

[@workout3676]

It's not going to happen and you just described 360 you going to ban that too

[@lancelamoon6743]

360 is totally different not even comparable

[@faifersfishing]

I'm very basic in my fishing. I won't ever get ffs due to I won't spend that😂 but I have a question where is the line drawn? Do you see clear vu and side vu acceptable? Just wondering thanks.

[@easton00033]

“You’re not as good as you what you think you are , you’re not as good as you are, you’re not as smart as you think you are” I think their bank account says differently ! lol

[@lesyoung9294]

Funny thing is the pros that are so upset by FFS haven’t been doing so hot lately anyway. Plain & simple getting older & being so hard headed instead of trying to learn how to use the best tool there is available to legally use is their own fault. Either get modern or go home. Bank Parker definitely would have used it if available in his time. He even said he liked it.

[@bobbyswain7049]

Good talk RB👍

[@daniel_fogle_fishing]

I love the videos, Randy. The subject really doesn’t bother me either way, but I hate to say it. The live scope will only be limited. It will never be banned in my opinion.. But maybe I will be wrong. Keep making the great videos. Thank you.

[@markbuscher8183]

Never gonna ban it

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

My observation on the change in deer hunting is analogous to your bass fishing. When I was young we went to the words weeks before season began and scouted trails, movements, and so forth. We chose a tree we could climb that gave us a good vantage point and if bowhunting maybe made a few practice shots. Now, people plant oat patches, maybe scatter some corn and sit in a hut until a deer wanders in for a snack then blast him. I say we used to go deer hunting, but today most just go deer shooting.

[@DennisMorgan-ls8sc]

Maybe we can go back to clubs like the cavemen. No bow and arrows as Rsndy would say. And fishing just a cotton string on a stick with a fish bone for a hook.. but he sits in a 80,000 dollar boat.

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

@@DennisMorgan-ls8scCan’t tell if you even had a point or constructive comment, but doesn’t seem so.

[@lancelamoon6743]

I agree with you 100% I have Mega Live but don’t use it like that. I scan just to see if Im wasting time in that area basically just see if anything is there.

[@fishingwithmikeg]

Flat brim hats have been a standard for the black community since I was a kid it has nothing to do with character or age please be careful how you choose to categorize people much respect

[@payto62]

So many young guys who are absolute hammers dont get noticed as much because spotlighters are so quickly overtaking them and taking away opportunities for them. Guys like Kyle Welcher who are shallow water specialists are being forced to do this crap to try and provide for their families. Change cant come soon enough

[@TheSkinnyWaterDude]

I will stand with you Randy!

[@richardpatch6710]

Look at these young bucks names you've never heard before dominating tournaments who basically just came out of college. What ever happened to the guys who jig fished or spinner bait, crankbaits,rubber worms,tubes. You don't see them on top anymore. Crazy. No livescope go back to reading contour maps or just regular down/side imaging it's all you need. Learn seasonal patterns like The old timers had to....jmo

[@timlor1789]

Talk about cancel culture. Cant beat them cancel them. Cannot compare deer hunting to fishing. Fish lay thousands of eggs compared to a deer.

[@johnm2617]

😮 Johnnie cox just had some great anti FFS STUFF ON BASS UNIVERSITY < TODAY ABOUT 16 MINUTES IN ! HE IS A OLD SCHOOL FISHERMAN

[@tomgibson649]

God bless you Randy for standing up for what is right.

[@DennisMorgan-ls8sc]

Yes, Sitting in an $80,0000 boat, 15 rods at $800 each, 250 hp yamaha, side scan, spot lock, satellite navigation and gps mapping, $10000 worth of lures, $6000 trolling motor, cell phones and lake mapping with GPS coordinated from friends and his business associates who sell lake maps and coordinates. Keep standing up for what is right. Get real. You are being used just like the rest of us for clicks and money in his pocket through sponsors, tackle kickbacks and commercials.

[@tomgibson649]

Dennis what do you suggest?

[@DennisMorgan-ls8sc]

Let everyone fish the way they choose to. There are plenty of lakes. Rivers and streams for everyone to fish without running down young hard working Americans and anglers just because the choose to use technology that others don't enjoy. Why keep ranting about fellow a glers. A lot of lakes in Texas are better than ever, some have too many tournaments for me, but I don't want to condemn anyone for fishing in a legal manner.

[@abibritton8791]

I pretty much suck at fishing, but I don't mind - I still love fishing from my kayak! And I COMPLETELY AGREE with your feeling about the 'cheating '. You shouldn't be in a tournament for fishermen if you can't find fish by learning how to fish successfully...without electronics. Keep up the hard work, and fish on! ❤

[@waynecrowe9075]

Keep up the good fight!

[@jordangourley3955]

PGA Tour is currently implementing ball technology rollback because the tech is making the famed courses obsolete.

[@msw812]

I agree 100% banning FFS in bass fishing. Excellent technology for fish SCIENCE and studying that improves bass life and preservation in their habitat. But to use it to conquer bass in their natural retreat from constant pressure is not reasonable. I also have an understanding that the younger generation of people in general have been raised on high tech devices and interfacing components in many aspects in life. I can appreciate that aspect with the younger anglers, but it just isn’t the sport nor activity to incorporate such technology into. The big importance is leaving the fish with the edge over the angler and if you take that away from the fish it changes everything negatively.

[@CvC1167]

Plus, the Co’s will stop fishing like they have over here in the West because they are tired of getting back seated in open water just casting out into the abyss. FFS= no fishing skill required defeating the purpose of the sport.

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Thier afraid because they have no clue how to fish without ot!!!!!

[@donnieshelton591]

You really think that ? 🙄

[@motherlodebassin5369]

@@donnieshelton591yes. It’s not that they can’t fish. It’s that they literally do not believe in their own skills enough to compete without ffs. And when it’s band you really think the same guys are gonna be winning?

[@user-sb3sp6mz2k]

I think that

[@lantose]

@@donnieshelton591 we all know that! Learn how to fish! Any video gamer can do this and win tournaments, which is really, really sad!

[@donnieshelton591]

@@lantose so you think these guys just opened a FFS box and went out and started beating everyone becoming pro immediately and didn’t have a history fishing before FFS?

[@midmissouriangling]

I just fished Lake of the Ozarks yesterday with my buddy. NO FFS OR FISH FINDER. Everything was OFF. We caught 42 bass with 62.3 pounds total weight. 15 keepers. 5 fish bag was 18.54. My big fish was 4.65. We had a blast. You do not need FFS to fish and have fun. We watched guys in the same cove fishing FFS and just laughed as we came in behind them and caught the fish they missed. WHY? Because we know how to fish. I'll have a video on my channel up today.

[@wendellsuiter7869]

Thumbs Up as Usual Randy! 👍

[@BassLor3]

Enjoy your vids randy and while i think the ffs are a really neat piece of equipment. It takes all the unknown out of fishing which is what i have always loved about it. Its the unknown and skills learned over time that when they do pay off you have put the pieces of the puzzle to earn that catch. Honestly i have a older Lowrance and just use it for depth. Most of the times if im on a lake i know the depth i dont even use it lol

[@johndoran7331]

I'm a 56 year old angler. I do not use FFS. That said, FFS can be limited, regulated, or even banned... 75% of the rookie class will remain relevant. As will the next class, and the next next class... so on. The last few tourneys have shown that there was an opportunity to showcase their skills not using it.. and most struggled. The veteran anglers are being out worked. Plain and simple. Randy, can you do a show on that? I would like to hear your opinion. Your a prime example of what I just stated.

[@user-wj4hx1bf2y]

Just as a comment of the change in fishing with FFS, I stopped Fantasy Fishing on BASS. Before the newer rookies came to the h e Elite Series I was in the 95% groups a lot. This year I hit rock bottom on the first two tournaments. I know fisherman and how they fish. This was a great strategy for thousands. FFS killed my standing. I quit. I fished competitive bass tournaments for 47 years. I retired and went hog wild on Fantasy Fishing. The greatest addition to Bass Fishing is spot lock and GPS. I still fish the old fashion wayn. Good luck Randy

[@cbradquillen]

Just how far out can you see with these things?

[@sonnyadams7894]

Make ALL electronics (depth/temp/mapping/way points) illegal to use in professional bass fishing. Same with bass boat size and HP should all be the same/equal for a level playing field.

[@jamesvircik2865]

Randy, I noticed your smile was a little bit bigger at the beginning lol lol, last elite series I learned how to rip a huge spinner bait through my area so I can scare out the 4 to 6 pounders that wouldn’t bite and save their waypoint for later. That’s how you tournament fish simple, and awesome. It’s over boys.

[@SpookyRedz]

Don’t listen to the video gaming bass fisherman when they try putting you down , the Ban Live Scope Army is growing and you are opening so many fisherman’s eyes , without you we did not stand a chance , this technology is cheating and the guys for it need to go buy a video game and sit in ur living room an plug into your TV and play the game on your TV with fish on a screen cause there is no difference for catching bass with it this is no different than fishing in a video game this should not be considered as a Real Catch , it’s cheating the mind of a bass , it’s cheating with allowing it to be weighed in any tournament , DWLF need to make it illegal

[@frez777]

now do crossbows in archery hunting

[@spencersmith6754]

You tell em fanboy!!!!!

[@stewboyslabs1578]

😂😂 you’re delusional. Keep drinking Randy’s kool aid

[@stewboyslabs1578]

Keep drinking Randy’s kool aid

[@SpookyRedz]

@@CAN43725 go buy your video game , y’all are not real bass fisherman , you are a console bass fishing video gamer

[@user-og7il2wf3w]

good job

[@carolinagold8237]

I agree randy. Another point to bring up, other sports realized it's not right to record holders' records being broke by newer people using greater technology for an advantage. How bout when Dean Rojas caught that record bag without live sonar for example.

[@frez777]

just like the guys who despise crossbows during archery season. Nothing will stop them

[@jordangourley3955]

I don’t like crossbow use in archery season, but that is apples and oranges compared to FFS. At a minimum there is an argument that some older guys or disabled people can’t draw a bow. So at least there is an argument for it. There is exactly zero justification for FFS.

[@coachbb899]

You are correct, been shot in the shoulder and four surgeries later , I can’t draw a standard bow. The crossbow allows me to hunt during archery season.

[@ntwtransam]

Can’t use aluminum bats in MLB, so they should totally start to regulate the electronics situation in bass fishing.

[@user-sq4tu2qu4p]

dumb

[@ntwtransam]

@@CAN43725 ok how about you can’t use a drone while hunting

[@ntwtransam]

@@CAN43725 and I can shoot carp with a bow what’s your point. Mine is there are rules to limit technology and ffs should be one.

[@user-sp9hy8tq4j]

I’m seeing a rapid major decline in sockalait on my home town lake in south louisiana

[@DennyR-qk1zw]

I don’t think the sonar companies would care if the pro class of tournaments ban ffs .. their biggest opportunity for exposure is on social media not the the pro tourney exposure… in the big fishing picture not that many people care about tournaments. Tournament fishermen are a tiny tiny percentage of fishermen .they will find other ways to supplement the tiny loss for tournament bans .. I’m neutral on the the whole situation but understand the concern.

[@bigtimfish01]

I bet it doesn't get banned. They'll say they'll limit use of it. Something stupid like you can't use it on Sundays or something

[@paulletchworth2036]

Yeah have no electronics just a depth finder that’s it , then the real bass fisherman will win , old school only or go home

[@charlesaston9892]

I don't know what the way a person wears a hat got to do with the issue -tournaments are the issue tournaments has wrecked bass fishing.😊

[@user-nl1hb2tf7l]

Soooo Randy....all the States that allow baiting for deer is ok? Whats the difference....ask the Bass "Pros" who do that?

[@elmadriz]

I agree that forward facing sonar is changing the sport. I don’t agree with calling people that use it cheaters. That’s a heavy charge to bring to the table specially if guys are fallowing the rules of the tour they are competing in.

[@FM-qq2kk]

I can see Game Controllers in the future- Drop Electric Shock Lure in the water- Use controller to dive down to the fishes level- Fish bites lure- Press Control button to Shock fish- Fish becomes immobile- Use Controller to bring fish back to boat- Throw fish in Livewell - Start Process Again

[@dannyhardy878]

I’m not throwing shade on anyone- but if you go back and look at the Classic this year. Guys were throwing a jerk bait with FFS- you hear them say “ Here he comes- he’s almost got it” and then they set the hook and real in a good fish- hooked in the side, back, outside the mouth…. If he was bed fishing that wouldn’t be legal but snatching one with a jerk bait using FFS is legal- I say no.

[@liammoodyfilms]

I think this push from the electronics companies for FFS is actually really tone deaf to the future of bass fishing. I’m 27 now and I own a 14 foot Tracker. I can’t afford FFS, neither can ANY of my friends who like to bass fish. Everything is expensive now a days due to inflation. And my generation is pretty much on track to never own a home. I don’t know how these companies think they are gonna keep selling these units when all the old dude’s and middle aged dudes start dying off and quit fishing. My generation can’t afford these electronics and they are alienating and forgetting about the whole next generation, who is more broke and poorer indefinitely.

[@twifishing]

I have Livescope and suck with it! I’ve caught fish with it but not as many as I would like. At the highest level of bass fishing possible if all guys have it on their boat, why not allow it? Now weekend tournaments, sure implement your own rules; I am in favor of what ever the club/circuit there chooses. Guys without Livescope don’t realize that you see 10x the fish at least (who knows the species)looking at your bait verses who you actually eat. IT IS SO EYE OPENING HOW MANY YOU DONT CATCH.

[@kev3860]

I've always thought that what will happen is that there will be a random draw that limits the use of livescope to 4hr blocks per day(morning or afternoon) then the opposite block on day 2.Then on cut day 2hr block on day 3,and no livescope on championship Sunday.