Davy Hite Rules, Rookies and Real Talk on MERCER-179

[@carlwalker8291]

What an absolute awesome Real show. If only all people in this clapped up world could be this honest and caring. Davy Hite hit the nail on the head. Mercer , Zona, and Davy himself are great people. My opinion from a chair infront of a TV. Keep up your integrity.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Carl, I can tell you we all truly love this sport.

[@raymondarnold5800]

I listened tonight and realized why I like your podcast so much, it’s because I feel like I get to know your guests at a different level than other podcasts on Mercer there is no opinions trying to be formed about someone it is just raw heartfelt discussion. Great job Dave!!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Raymond, I truly appreciate your kind words. I try to get to the point that we just have a real conversation.

[@jimbaumgardner1436]

Davy is an icon to the sport. I met him in 1996 at Lake Murray at the Bassmaster BP Top 100 during my military days in SC. What an opportunity!

[@factsoffishing]

Thank you for your service Jim, Davy sure is a special person

[@Cbartlettbo]

Davy is a legend of the sport. Always treats strangers with kindness and would do anything to help anyone. Lucky to have worked with him in the industry.

[@factsoffishing]

Davy sure is a great man. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts

[@edwood1424]

Davey Hite a class act. Take care and have a good upcoming season.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Ed, He is a good man

[@michaellamb1342]

The world needs more Davey Hite’s IMO. He’s honest humble.

[@factsoffishing]

I agree with that. Thanks for watching and commenting Michael

[@TheGlenngodfrey]

Davy Hite is also a great media presence. Love your shows Dave.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for watching, I could not agree more about Davy

[@ChrisHenderson-by8lj]

Thank you for giving our Bob Sealy a shout out, greatest thing to ever happen to family fishing, outdoors, and amateur fishermen.

[@factsoffishing]

Bob was a very special man

[@wynnridge08cruz75]

What a great podcast! I remember Davy when I worked for AC Delco. He was always my favorite angler during the Bassmasters’ classic

[@factsoffishing]

@@wynnridge08cruz75 thanks Davy is a great man

[@gregshelton4487]

Davey is the real deal fierce competitor just an all-around good guy! Another great podcast Dave! Look forward to next.

[@factsoffishing]

He is one awesome human

[@stephenknight7601]

I’m a SC guy and I will always hold Davy in high esteem. I still throw that mop jig and win with it. Always hear that idea of it is better to catch 5 big ones than 20 small ones that’s how I fish to this day. World needs more Davys. Thanks for a another great interview

[@JeffWhite-k5v]

Great stuff, Davy is someone to listen and look up to.

[@factsoffishing]

@@JeffWhite-k5v thanks and you are 100% correct Jeff

[@rickmoore2854]

Davy is one of the classiest guys around…always love hearing his views. Great show!

[@factsoffishing]

Takes one to know one Rick. You too are a very classy dude

[@davidcahan2978]

Was great to drop in & listen to good friends discuss the bass industry & life in general. You have an awesome show! I still use & have bacon rinds.

[@kevinmurphy6616]

Davy is one of my all time favorites. Great podcast Dave!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Kevin, Davy is a great person to work with and a even better friend

[@martyaustin6545]

Thank you Dave, absolutely a great show with a great guy, I loved watching Davy Hite fish all those years.

[@factsoffishing]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your support always Marty.

[@micropterus5868]

Great show Mercer! Thank both for all you do for our sport!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks we are very lucky to have the jobs we have. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@JamesMiller-cu6bt]

Dang, Dave! You just keep bringing it week after week. What a great interview! Thanks.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks James, that’s the plan

[@F.Ronnie]

Great conversation!! Davy is awesome. Thanks Dave.

[@factsoffishing]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching and commenting

[@briane.mcguire197]

Thanks , always look forward on Wednesday after church to catch Dave Mercer Podcast, to have Davey on was brilliant Dave. Ty. For that. Next season will be fun and exciting to watch with you too having talks live informative weather next to each other or live from studio like some of this year was, either way you guys feed off the others thoughts,along with the others. He is Honest but so are you, both funny dudes lol. Thnxs. Bman.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks BMan, I truly appreciate your support every single week.

[@grantschimek6506]

You guys hit the nail on the head B.A.S.S has created an awesome platform for kids to succeed in fishing the junior series, the high school series, college series and so on these kids r hammers coming in. I'm a boat captain in MN. I see it first hand on how these kids are learning and becoming great fisherman and fisher women! I'm pretty sure I do not want to fish against my son and daughter in a tourney. They are light years ahead of where I was when I was their age

[@factsoffishing]

The youth movement is definitely a thing. Thanks for watching and commenting Grant

[@grantschimek6506]

Another great one Mr. Mercer! Great positive conversation! Keep the positivity comin bud!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks! Will do!

[@randycasejr156]

Another great one Dave! Spot on about the kids...we have a 14 and 9 year old and trying to soak these days in!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Randy, I passes so fast

[@keenanmoore264]

Davy's take on the FFS is a great one. Not bitching and crying like so many do, but lookign at it as what it is. A new skill that needs mastering like any other.

[@Nate_Higgins]

I also got that he is concerned about what the sport might lose with the continued advance of technology.

[@surgprep1]

Sounded to me like he's not cool with it completely changing a once great sport.

[@petecook1611]

Always good having davy on hes real as they come

[@factsoffishing]

A great man

[@bryanfranks6327]

Great show, love when you & Davey get together

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Bryan, I too love hanging with Davy

[@rickrobinson7032]

Great show. Davy is an outstanding guy

[@factsoffishing]

He truly is. Thanks for watching

[@LEEMOTES-v4x]

Great show gentlemen!!

[@johnm2617]

DAVEY IS WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A CLASS ACT !! LOVE THAT DUDE < PEACE MERCER !😮

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks John, I agree!

[@Phillyfishing79]

I enjoyed this episode! So real!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks, it was a fun conversation

[@htbboats]

Great show! Two class act people!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks so much

[@scturkeytime55]

Great show as always! Somehow some way I feel like we become better friends each podcast even though you have no idea who I am. Thanks Mercer great show!

[@factsoffishing]

Thank you so much, that is truly the greatest compliment I could ever get.

[@1jimif]

Thanks Dave looking forward to this one!....FishOn...Jim

[@factsoffishing]

Hope you like it Jim

[@markeustice618]

Davy is awesome! The best thing that I heard was tell the truth. Everyone needs to quit codling everyone and tell them the real hard truth in all parts of life.

[@factsoffishing]

You nailed it Mark👊🏻

[@bobbycolson1957]

I fished a pro a m with Davey back in the day at wheeler. Has a great time

[@factsoffishing]

That’s awesome Bobby, Glad it was a good day

[@jeremylocke4764]

Great show. 2 Class acts right there.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks so much Jeremy!

[@milleda121]

No doubt… Davy height is top of the class and part of the elite bass broadcast and production which is the best in the business👍

[@factsoffishing]

He is definitely a great man. Thanks for watching

[@rickpurcell4920]

Great show tonight.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Rick

[@RealMitchRapp]

FFFUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH YEAH! Thanks, Dave! Get down to Maine and swim/hook these bass and eat Lobstah!

[@factsoffishing]

Dang that sounds like a fun trip. How clear are those lakes ?

[@RealMitchRapp]

@@factsoffishing I can see clear bottom in 10-15’ or more in some near me. A couple further north 20+. Anyway, We have some monster untouched smallies and large. Like 10 boats a week maybe though we expect it will keep gaining popularity. Pretty sure the bass look at me and laugh in the clear waters though I did take my old neighbor once not long ago and we sacked a 26 bag o fun.

[@trailerrick]

Great show Dave !!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Rick

[@lannyluckyj3227]

Awesome interview!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Lanny

[@tnbasser1995]

Podcast idea.." Dave & Davy-Rewind" Davy Hite interviews Dave Mercer...guaranteed hit :) The viewers wanna hear your story/fishing background Dave

[@factsoffishing]

That’s a neat idea, let me think about it 👍

[@jeremysharp5852]

One of the best.

[@factsoffishing]

👍

[@andyd834]

We need some mercer podcast merch. I'd rock a mercer podcast shirt or hoodie with my FBD hat. 😂

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Andy, I will work on making that happen

[@AndyCrawfordPhotos]

I actually won the Media Tournament the year Van Dam won his New Orleans Classic. I was in the boat with Scott Rook that practice day. Earned a $500 check. And I thought it was crazy, but Scott was as excited as I was when I hooked that 4 1/2-pounder. Earlier I asked if it bothered him that I was fishing, and he said "Have you ever won Classic money? I haven't either." After I caught that bass, he grabbed my lure and a pair of snips - and clipped my hook. "Now they'll have to come and get you," he said. lol

[@factsoffishing]

That’s a great story Andy 😂

[@AndyCrawfordPhotos]

@@factsoffishing Scott and I laughed about that for years. lol

[@pjb.customflies]

Epic show Dave! Davie is the man.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks very much

[@daniel_fogle_fishing]

Look I love bassmaster and will watch regardless, but let’s be real. The only thing Bassmaster will be monitoring as far as forward facing sonar is how much money Garmin puts in that pocket every year. Great show Dave love the podcast.

[@factsoffishing]

Glad you enjoy the podcast 👊🏻

[@jeffreyyoung8605]

As always great show Dave!! Davy is a great angler and all around good guy!! How can I get an autographed picture from you to hang in my wall of fame? Gotta hang all the great one in my office at work!!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks very much Jeffrey, As far as a signed picture that’s easy just send me your mailing address and I will get you one. If you don’t want to post it on here please DM me on Instagram

[@johnmango6056]

I’ve never seen someone so awkward while receiving compliments. You’re the man Dave just excepted it pal. Great show lol.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks very much John, It’s definitely something I have to work on getting better at 😂

[@johncoppock1558]

Another slam dunk! By the way: Go Chief’s!!!!! Last game crazy ending….

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks John, Go Chiefs Go

[@Lexithegreat]

Great show. Think bass could listen a little more. Get a chance watch stray cast from last nite.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks glad you enjoyed the show.

[@Doug-e1z]

Big fan of Davy Hite

[@factsoffishing]

Me too. Thanks for watching Doug

[@one-of-a-kind6606]

Someone has to still be the leader, even if there is no right or wrong.

[@factsoffishing]

That is true, however only the future will tell who the true leader really was. I think there are many more chapters to be written on FFS and the rules will change with that.

[@natcoman]

I think MLF made the best decision on the FFS.

[@factsoffishing]

@@natcoman it’s the exact same idea Davy and I have pushed for a year that everyone said they hated 😂

[@ChrisHenderson-by8lj]

Making a living today has more opportunity with social media and you tube. Twice as many sponsors today, 10x more bait companies, more boats brands, survival is possible if your marketable for sponsors and you catch a few fish.

[@factsoffishing]

Social media is definitely the driving force behind all things now days. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and watching Chris

[@fishingthe262]

People that say don’t meet your hero never got to meet Aaron Martens…..

[@factsoffishing]

AMEN

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Other sports, even at the highest levels, are not sports based on having millions of potential participants(anglers), being limited to 100 total competitors, and only having half of that already tiny number(50), being able to make a paycheck at that competition. Golfers get paid to show up and compete. Fighters get paid for stepping in the ring. Tennis players get paid for showing up and competing. Football, basketball, baseball, all of those competition based sports are paying you to show up and compete, not just because you won or finished in the top half in that event. Those sports also have hundreds of top level competitors, with hundreds to even thousands of just average competitors, who get paid to show up and compete. Fishing can’t figure that out, because fishing tournaments can’t figure out how to make a product that is marketable and digestible in a 3 hour maximum length televised broadcast competitive sports format. Or how to get more people to tune into the televised first 3 hours of an 8 hour event, when they know that they really only want to see how it all goes down in the final minutes of the competition, as it happens LIVE. Fishing competitions just can’t seem to figure that out to save their life. More people would be interested without a weigh in stage, and having your weights tracked throughout the day, so they can see it all play out in real time. You have to make the format something that helps you create the story. It sucks to watch when you have to also watch someone try to make up the story of an 8 hour day, like 4-5 hours before it’s even over. It just takes all the chance of having that iconic kind of moment that is synonymous with sporting competitions of all kinds, but not fishing. The fishing industry is just stuck in this “we are what we are” mindset, that they can’t get out of their own way. They just keep trying to piss head first into the wind, instead of with it.

[@factsoffishing]

I have said for years, fishing tournaments are too long. I would love to see the day drastically shortened. Everything gets more exciting when it’s faster.

[@patricialeannshaw592]

BASSMASTER should only pay 1 out of 5 20 places 50 percent goes to FIRST PLACE

[@bigwaterbassin4961]

Stop talking

[@factsoffishing]

50 % going to first place would be crazy! But I am all for anglers getting more opportunities

[@grantloiler4571]

👍

[@factsoffishing]

👍👍

[@mossfishandflip]

first

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Sharing information rule is a stupid rule to begin with, someone can tell you what they did and where, you can go out there the next day and find a ghost town. It means absolutely nothing. The only rule on information should be “not allowed to share information in the moment, by calling/texting other anglers during the fishing hours of tournament”. That’s it.

[@factsoffishing]

👍

[@johnmango6056]

I’m glad that info rule got changed but the fact that it was implemented in the first place is wildly concerning. Would love to know who actually came up with that idea. Hands-down one of the most out of touch things I’ve ever seen in professional fishing.

[@factsoffishing]

I hear ya, I am just happy it got changed

[@petecook1611]

But yall do have to agree that the 5 idiots deciding these rules dont know nothing about bass fishing or that rule decision wouldnt have been wrong an they wouldve gotten the ffs rule closer to being right w half the yr w it half wout it! They allowed it so nothing changed and its already proven scheduling doesnt help.

[@mikeiskric966]

Keep ffs for all the tournaments but i think for the classic it should not be allowed,

[@factsoffishing]

That’s would make the classic even cooler

[@shawncollins7123]

Dave and Davey what an episode of Mercer🫡

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks it’s always fun talking to Davy

[@petecook1611]

Until ffs is taken away from those guys we dont know if they can really catch them thats a fact because look at the guys who made it wout it an what happened to them w it so until its ran both ways we dont know...

[@factsoffishing]

I don’t disagree with that

[@petecook1611]

I love yall u an davy an tommy but those 5 guys making the rules need to be gone!!

[@factsoffishing]

Who are the 5 guys

[@petecook1611]

I'm not sure who they are heard one of the elite series guys talking about it...

[@eastTnbigs]

THE ROOKIES….. this was a pathetic display of toeing the line by you Dave and Davey to an extent. You say the success of the rookies wasn’t because a unit! I don’t believe that you believe what you said. FFS took over in 2023. It was a player before but in 23 it dominated. The rookies that survived the opens in 23 had to be prolific with ffs. When they got to the elites they were better scopers than most of the field. They had to be to survive the opens. The pros already in the elites didn’t have to go all in with ffs if they choose not to which put them behind. I agree they’re all accomplished anglers but yes the reason they dominated was 100% the unit

[@factsoffishing]

The last thing we did was toe the line. But then again our options are formed by what we actually see not just the popular narrative on social media. Some rookies use FFS a lot but not all of them & very few of them will disappear without it. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

[@ervland7635]

Stop the spot lighting on Bass Elites

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for watching

[@geraldbalser4581]

Win open tournament and in classic is stupid justly opinion

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Anglers seem to like it, I think it is a works in a lot of ways. Thanks for watching & commenting

[@surgprep1]

Great Interview Guys !!!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks very much