I Saw Something VERY Disturbing At Bass Pro Shops Yesterday…

[@af4od02]

Randy, the development began in 1954 when the Corp of Engineers built a dam and flooded the valleys. Don’t you think there were farmers, home owners and land owners who were ticked off back in 1955? The destruction and developments has been going on for years. The place where your father had a little weekend getaway back in 1967 on Table Rock was probably some farmers land before the lake was built. And before the farmer, it was the native American’s home. Sadly, development will never end. I saw a pod cast earlier this week, where the guest was speculating that a super major development was coming to Table Rock. The guest also said Mr. Morris would love to have a BASSMASTER Classic at Table Rock in the coming years.

[@timmarkowicz779]

I assume the dams were built to provide water, flood control and electricity for the common good. What is wrong with that?

[@geraldkoth654]

@@timmarkowicz779 Foot in the door, camels nose in the tent. Every do good project seems perfectly good at the time IF that is all that will be done. All short term promises to lure the emotional response. Unfortunately, there is not a politician born that believes in a slippery slope. The dam is built, the valley is flooded and the generators start to produce electricity. The water plant is installed and water is piped to here and there. If the whole water reach was made a no further building zone, the majority would not be fine with it. And there is the rub. The Majority. Democracy, mob rule. 51 people like it, 49 people have zero say. And those major projects are precisely done to encourage "growth" and sprawl. They paved paradise and made it a parking lot.

[@timmarkowicz779]

@@geraldkoth654 I guess we should all go back to hunting and gathering.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

​@@timmarkowicz779wish I could

[@terrytresemer2864]

It use to be I'd go to the lake to decompress. NOW I get off the lake and go home too decompress.

[@maxcole3930]

I've been a carpenter basically my whole working life. Residential, Commercial, to custom furniture. Working on any of the big job sites or neighborhoods & seeing what was once a wild natural forrest turned to concrete & structures always made me sick. I absolutely hated that part of my job. I didn't clear the land, someone was going to do that then come build whatever anyways. But I absolutely hated that I had any involvement at all! Thankfully I got into another skill that I don't have to take part in it anymore... Unfortunately it's never going to stop. The world is slowly being covered up with concrete, pavement, buildings & BullShit!

[@timmarkowicz779]

It all started when the Europeans came to North America and slaughtered the Native Americans, killed off the bison, brought in slaves, trapped and shot everything that moved. When will it end? When mother nature pushes mankind into extinction. And with climate change, it won't be too long.

[@clyderussell6005]

Same here at my local lake which i mostly bank fish from. Every yr more shoreline that i can fish goes away to boat docks or something else. Very discouraging.

[@Sam62254]

The sad truth is; the need for humans to have access to natural areas that you mentioned is the very thing driving this overdevelopment. Millions of people with big money want to build their home in natural areas like this, and there will always be developers with big money who understand the demand, and buy up the land in order to turn big bucks into bigger bucks. In the end, the very thing the buyers sought is destroyed. I agree with you that we need to protect these kinds of areas from overdevelopment.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

It’s a vicious cycle

[@birdman9043]

Randy, sadly it is all over, old men like me and you were truly Blessed to live and fish in the 60-70 and 80's. Praise the LORD!

[@charlespuckett8429]

They need more lakes like Truman lake, I was not a fan of it . It was stated in the 70 around 75 I believe an I remember then talking about the affect of the spawning of paddle fish. My dad took me to see them working on the dam an we lived in Deepwater with has changed alot because of the lake. But the way its managed, I believe they got it more right.

[@scottkeiser3310]

We need more lakes like Randleman Reservoir in NC. It is owned by the city and there are no homes on the lake. Great launch area and it costs $15.00 a day to fish. Don’t mind paying because I don’t have to keep out of the way of skiers and wake boats. The states need to take more control of overdeveloped areas.

[@timmarkowicz779]

@@scottkeiser3310 Government intervention??? I thought that was evil???

[@geraldkoth654]

@@timmarkowicz779 Government intervention flooded the valleys. If there is a government, then decay and failure is assured.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

Local government is much better than feds and even state. A city or county protecting fishing and hunting grounds is a pretty good idea imo.​@@timmarkowicz779

[@ricknelson4793]

Future generations will never experience the beautiful landscape of years ago.

[@RickyHeaton-yj6kx]

I agree with you. I’ve been a long time fisherman on White River below Boal Shoals dam & stop going because it’s thick with boats & boat docks. They did it right on Boal Shoals Lake by not allowing houses or boat docks on the water for many years now. Boal Shoals Lake is what Table Rock used to be

[@jimpowers2047]

'Boal' Shoals 😳😬

[@brucesmithoutdoors]

You said the politicians have to stop the development, they’re in cahoots with the developers. They have destroyed it here in Tennessee with subdivisions everywhere. It’s not going to stop and it is heartbreaking for sure. 👎🏻

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Same here in Missouri. It’s the fox guarding the chicken house.

[@allenivey8544]

I live in Guntersville and it’s beginning to be the same way here….. smith lake is terrible…… went on vacation for a week up to Tim’s Ford lake in Tennessee and it was the same way….. here in Guntersville their building big mansion houses everywhere but, when you ride around the lake in a car there’s real estate signs on 90% of the houses already built here ….. And,….. it’s hard to catch a fish here. Lake is fished to death….. hard to think what it will be like in 10 to 20 years from now

[@donnieshelton591]

John H. Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake was built in 1952 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and covers parts of Va and NC. It has 900 miles of shoreline and when it was built they implemented laws that greatly restricted shoreline developments. I suspect that about 10% of shoreline in certain areas could be developed. That’s the answer to stopping excessive building on every part of the shoreline.

[@CraftOutdoors_est2014]

I wish they would have done the same for Smith Mountain Lake, which is upstream from Buggs Island. Development has ruined that lake.

[@basssnatcher594]

yep,Kerr is flood control the homes have to sit way back unless they are on a bluff.BUT,look at gaston.

[@basssnatcher594]

the best way to fish smith mountain is at night on monday thru thursday.

[@bluewater9795]

I know what you're talking about. Here in SC, Lake Keowee suffered the same. Over development. The natural cover and lay downs are removed around the banks for the sake of the home owner.

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Keowee is still beautiful on the upper end, but yes houses everywhere! Hopefully Jocassee will remain the same wilderness area as it is now

[@scottehrlich6653]

Agreed it’s a mess. Timeshare has left the biggest footprint in Branson. Lake of the Ozarks is worse. Beaver is running a close third. Bull shoals is holding on. I remember when my friends started developing Scottsdale in the most inhospitable land you could find and when asked “ what are you gonna grow here?” The answer was “ People “ How can we reduce the number of overlapping bass tournaments? Do we build an attack boat like the anti-whaling crusaders? Like Belushi’s war cry “ Ramming Speed! “ Over

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

👍

[@ricknelson4793]

Yes it is sad and there is no end to it. Some of us guys and gals were lucky to have experienced the beauty of it before they started rapidly destroying it 😢

[@markwarren3535]

Imagine an old 75 yr old guy in his row boat lamenting back in the day, maybe a few boats , maybe with a 5 horse Evinrude, and now theres all the younguns with 200 hp 60 mph boats with sonar , leaving oil slicks all over the place. Creating giant wakes swamping everyone. See how that works ??

[@NewHopeFellowship-jf4vo]

I'm with you on this brother. I graduated highschool in Springfield in '79 and when I visited family there last year, I didn;t recognize anything around the lakes. What a shame. I have great memories of fishing the lakes in the area.

[@depalebe]

I thought you were going to say you saw Santa putting FFS in his sleigh.

[@bradleyrussell1973]

Im in the floor!!!

[@mikes9759]

I've seen it for a long time too Bud!! I think about it every freakin day!!!! I miss the old days terribly!!!! I grew up on a small lake that you could go from end to end with a 25 horse in about 5 to 8 minutes!! I go by now and it's surrounded by condos and apartments!! They have 30 foot monster boats on it!! I know you guys know how those people are in those boats!! It breaks my heart to see it!!!!

[@02155Tony]

Isn`t that the truth. But to be fair it is happening everywhere throughout the entire country.

[@arnoldfoote1925]

most people using live scope Bass Fishing are not fishing to kill fish? Also we still have great fishing on waters that are Catch and Release only?

[@garystewart9699]

I must say that on Lake Berryessa in California the bureau of resources owns the property 400 yds from the highest water level. It's also used for drinking water. They do allow leases of the land to private entities, but California makes it so hard and expensive to build without enough time on the leases to recover the money, entities won't go through with it. They go through the bidding wars, and everyone gets excited, but once they see actually bid of the construction costs, they pull out. The last bid for just electrical was 40 million. I love it..got the place to myself, especially in the winter ( If you consider 50 degrees winter).

[@mikeharris130]

I was at BPS in East Ridge, TN. It was a very positive day. Everyone that came in stopped and had a photo taken by the fire at the entrance. Kids were standing in line for pictures with Santa. Everyone was really enjoining their day, smiling, and laughing. I felt better about the world after I left. The entire world, including the "developers" are not evil and selfish.

[@timmarkowicz779]

They're not evil. They just don't really give a fuck if you are dead or alive.

[@gillgetter3004]

I drove through the ozarks on my way to New Mexico a few years back, looked like a shopping center from the road

[@rubbabubba6489]

i can relate to a point. My local river was pretty much "locals only" with a crappy dirt launch that only dedicated fisherman would use. around 25 years ago the town made a fancy launch with docks and a park with soccer fields and basketball courts. They even have fishing tournaments on the river now. It's so busy on the weekends I don't even bother going there anymore. Not even worth it because the fishing is so poor now. I'm all for free enterprise but there has to be a limit. There's a developer around here that buys every vacant piece of land he can find and puts up these massive housing complexes that gobble up all the open spaces. Here comes the neighborhood

[@Colt-gx4bk]

Amen brother!! I live on a peninsula in one of the most remote areas on Bull Shoals lake. We had it to ourselves for years. It was truly pristine. The fishing was world class. Now, not so much. I too hear heavy equipment and development from houses being built on both ends of my property. They want what we got, and are unwittingly destroying it in the process. California and Texas city folks, bringing their angry city attitude and politics with them. I feel your pain Randy.

[@Synthetic11]

Randy, we owned Gobbler's Mountain Resort by Point 7 near Kimberling City back in 1981. The water was so clear then you could see down to the bottom many many feet below. You could leave your boat in the water in the dock for a month and take it out and just rinse it off and it was clean. Not that way anymore. It's a shame how such a beautiful place can be picked clean. Table Rock Lake such a special place.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

👍

[@joshjohnson3352]

If I'm not mistaken you moved to the country as well. You think they build that house in a meadow?

[@douglascarr2991]

I was born on the island of Galveston, and lived in the Lamarque Texas,Texas City Texas, as kids we played fished and hunted in the marshlands and local canals. Today that marshland is a large multi-million dollar apartment and billion dollar homes, with yachts with their own helicopter pad. My childhood was wiped away by project developers😮😢.

[@robertlauzon3172]

What has increased.The number of bass eaten by fisherman,or, the tournament/sportfishing 'industry'? Who is really killing the fishery?.

[@davidjacoboski4657]

Randy, same thing in Northern Wisconsin but it happened much earlier. Over harvesting of perch and bluegills, etc. There was a point when if you caught one nice walleye, you had a good day. The fish spearing and gill netting by the natives was devastating and continues to be. Then they leave the fish on the bank to rot. There was a news story when the natives loaded the bed of a pickup truck with fish and dumped them in a parking lot for everyone to see. The event is scheduled every year on a lake rotation. They do it because they have a right to but really! You would think they would be more considerate of their resources. Very saddening.

[@dhigdon7698]

Thats every lake now😢

[@larrystromberg2840]

Randy, I feel you. Im 75 and grew up in Minnesota where we had a lake every 10 feet or so..but when i went back last year it was horrible. Almost impossible to find a boat ramp and it seems everyone of the wealthy that purchase a home on a lake think they own the lake.. I have lived in Idaho for the last fifty years and it has hit real hard here also. In our lifetiime we have doubled the population and we are on the way to doing it again..Like I said im 75 and i can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it is okay (as long as it isnt tomorrow) . We can only do what we can do but you are fighting an upstream battle..People, technology, etc....God bless.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

And we are still facing demographic collapse...

[@bowhunter7887]

Everybody wants a lake house. If they have the money they will get what they want

[@johnlantz7278]

Check out who owns all these business outlets and how they handle your data.start with sportsman’s warehouse , then bass pro sold out to what they call unidentified people,there is a part of the example of why we’re losing our future in the USA includes Johnny m stores .no more money for fishing tournaments . We are not allowed to comment or even ask about anything.

[@joewinkler2168]

I really do feel for ya, Randy I drive semi up here in Iowa and as the days are the shortest of the year, I'm finding that I drive 2 hours in the morning in the dark. And driving across the middle of the state, there isn't a single 5 mile stretch that ya can't see miles of red flashing lights from fricken windmills. And if anyone's electric bill has gone down, give me a buzz.

[@robfunke909]

Windmills arnt the problem Joe get real

[@timmarkowicz779]

@@robfunke909 Lol...

[@corymiles248]

@@robfunke909windmills are a serious problem. They should’ve never started that government welfare program.

[@jimjohnson1944]

I live in East Tennessee and am sorry to say that the same problem is going on in most of our lakes. You can't go anywhere on Center Hill lake without seeing a new home going up on every hilltop.

[@0013619511]

Yes I live on Smith lake in Alabama . The power company here that owns the lake and Army core has made a huge improvement in restrictions from the normal pool line back to flood line ! Also the steam plant and coal barges are gone on north warrior river .

[@ivanwesley8182]

It’s the same everywhere. The area I grew up in was mostly dairy farms. None exist in the entire county now. All subdivisions full of mid eastern and Asian families

[@Nate_Higgins]

Similar story just upstream here at Beaver. The world has discovered the great quality of life in the Ozarks, especially NW Arkansas. The growth here since I was a kid growing up in the 80's is staggering. Part of that is good because it's allowed me to have plenty of work and increasing property value, but it's affects on the natural places are quite heartbreaking.

[@jakebridgetimpastato5622]

Be glad you had so much enjoyment when you did. Same thing is happening all over. Down here in south Louisiana we are losing our entire delta due to the oil companies, storms and subsidence from the levee system blocking sediment from being redeposited. We are all in this together.

[@dannybarker442]

Randy, the fishing you enjoyed back in the ’60s, the ’70s, and ’80s is gone and they are not going to come back. There was a time when you couldn't give some of that land away but now developers and investors are making lots of money. National Bass with Ray Scott and Local Bass Tournament fishing has led the way. That put Johnny Morris in a position to build Bass Pro Shops and capitalize on selling fishing and camping products. You are right it is happening all across America and there is no one there to stop it. Enjoy what's left my friend because it's almost gone.

[@rockytopkg]

As much as I appreciate your lament, what is your solution? Who do you think your state legislators are beholden to: developers who make big donations to them, or hunters and anglers who just buy fewer licenses year after year? What would your plan be to turn it around to A) make development less prevalent, and B) turn around the "suckiness" of Table Rock Lake? Are YOU going to be the voice of the movement to "step up" and lead a return to natural, peaceful aesthetic beauty?

[@markbryant2958]

Here's what I see: my home lake is around 1800 acres and has 250 personal boat docks. I remember it having zero. The fishing sucks compared to those old days.

[@reyd6119]

So you are saying that the families that own the land, that they sell to the "developers," probably for life changing amounts of money if it is a parcel of any size, should not be able to sell it? Particularly after many of those families probably had their land taken when the lake was first built. TVA took part of my grandparents farm and the adjoining property is still in the family. Of course they took the best bottom land and paid a pittance for it. Now you think the government should come back and tell us "no building on this land" after which it will be worthless and, again, we get paid nothing.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

The best thing that would happen is if the federal government would purchase all the land surrounding the lake, and turn it into a national park and protect it forever

[@TomKirkman1]

If you own a house on a lake shoreline you have a nice view. If you're a person on the lake the shoreline looks like crap. That's why advertisers use select photos for their advertising. A shot of a bunch of shoreline lake homes won't sell fishing products. States should have purchased land along the shorelines as far back as they could afford in order to save that property for the future. Currently, it is the land conservancies that are doing what they can to protect undeveloped land but they rely on money that people like us donate. They do not get any Government funding.

[@charlesclayton7815]

Yea it's a sad thing!! I've got a little oxbow in southwest Arkansas that is still completely undeveloped. Beautiful cypress trees and it full of 2 to 3 lb bass. Still my favorite place to go.

[@briankillgore7129]

Same with Weiss Lake Neely Henry Logan martin Guntersville and lots more. Mitchell Lake Lay Lake etc.

[@just_chi11in_]

Do you think it would be worth getting live scope to see if there really is any fish left in Tabor rock?

[@rodneymagee6661]

It's the same here in the Finger Lakes area, huge so called "cottages" with many trying to restrict fishing. The Adirondack Mountain area is having issues with development, it's everywhere.

[@Twangtown7]

"Table Rock has literally been flushed down the toilet". Literally? Damn that's wild!

[@annettebartlebaugh]

I hear you sir. Fort Loudon and Tellico have exactly the same problem. Developemnt is ruining the pleasure of fishing these lakes down here in east TN and its getting worse. There is also way too much fishing pressure and no regulation.

[@chrisfuller3277]

Randy, I feel your pain and hate it for you. I lived close to that area for years and saw the demise, and now live on Wheeler. Our area is doing the same thing you are mentioning. I hate it. Build UP and not OUT.

[@Papi0009]

I feel ur pain. Its like that at Buckeye Lake

[@samsterling1462]

one of the main reasons I prefer fishing Stockton or Pomme. TRL and LOz are just tourist traps these days.

[@adamsnelson4689]

The problem with Table Rock & Bullshoals is the never ending Moss on the bottom its EVERYWHERE on them 2 lakes .. you cant fish nothing without dragging 9 lbs of moss on your lure every cast

[@timothydempsey3763]

What's causing it,septic runoff or ag

[@winstonrocco1981]

Quit complaining what do you want a sterile lake?

[@scottwaters9843]

Randy, we are going through the same thing in and around Central Florida. It’s unfortunate that the environment has been the last thing on most peoples’ agendas when it comes to development. They can “designate” all the small parcels of land to try to convince the general public that they are making an effort to try to balance nature and development in harmony, but inevitably, nature seems to come out on the short end of the stick. I’m fortunate that my children were able to grow up here at a time where we could go out just a few miles out of the city limits and still see wild Turkey, deer, And an occasional wild hog on some of the back roads near the Kissimmee-Saint cloud area. and now that my grandchildren are of age enough to understand what is going on around them, I tell them to enjoy every minute that they are out in nature. One of the biggest casualties of development is the Kissimmee chain of Lakes. Every Developer with deep pockets full of money and no regard for anything except profitability will turn this once great recreational area of the Lakes of Kissimmee chain into nothing more than glimpses of what the past was really like.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

Heck my deer hunting spot this season is inside town limits and has more deer than any place I have ever hunted in rural Florida or Alabama.

[@bassngal3314]

I’ve had a lake lot on little aunts creek for years waiting for me to retire and build my lake home as I grew up in Missouri and fished table rock frequently in the 80’s and 90’s and wanted to return home. I visited the lot the first of December, across the creek arm was a major condo development along with another one on the same side plus the water was slightly dingy, I couldn’t believe it! Never had I seen the water that cloudy in that creek! And new docks all over, used to be that if you didn’t buy the dock slip with a lot you couldn’t get a dock. Truly is being over developed!

[@tonypickens5920]

Bass Pro is supposedly buying up property on the st johns river in florida to build a big bass pro shop and a bunch of comdos on the river.

[@handymoore-ik7oc]

Doesn't anyone take Johnny Morris to task for some of the problem?

[@DR4296]

Well, my retirement dream of being able to actually LIVE on a lake year-round and fish (because I'm lucky if I fish three days a year these days where I'm at and with my circumstances) really sounds like a useless pipe-dream now.

[@ronwhited1224]

Think Table Rock times 1000 and you have what developers have done to Florida. A thousand people a day are moving here and there is no let up. It's criminal what has happened to the environment here.

[@garlandalmarode6396]

I really detest seeing mountains altered.

[@bradleyrussell1973]

Dale Hollow, and Lake Cumberland are still as pristine as ever!! The Corps of Engineers doesn’t need to sell property lol.

[@jodyrhea]

RANDY stop falling in love with things of THIS WORLD, they will always fade away...focus on eternity!! once you figure that out you will be HAPPY FOREVER AFTER...

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Sounds like an excuse for allowing bad behavior by others

[@squonto47]

Ok, “user”. 😏

[@terrybonsell1561]

Question. Did u build yur home on a previously on developed lot or is it in a development. If so, u r part of the devrlopmen process

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

A city limit residential development is not the same as ripping off a mountain side to put in a 5 million dollar weekend home

[@terrybonsell1561]

@@randyblaukatintuitive it was at one time.

[@SpookyRedz]

I have the same problem here about scenery , Bays that I used to go fishing with my dad are all part of the Gulf of Mexico today , the land is disappearing, banks that I fished last year will be gone this year coming , land erosion here has almost wiped out the entire marsh , and it pisses me off too

[@Re-liner_outdoors]

I haven’t watched this video yet, but I’m assuming bass pro put the live scopes on sale?

[@johnhelems721]

Randy you really need to move to Alaska to a fly in lake and live there

[@04RedFairLadyZ]

Having the same issue in FL. Ever since Covid everyone from California have come down here and Ruined our state.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

It's been happening since before I was born and that was in the mid 80's.

[@perrymatherne9264]

I know exactly where randy is coming from, it's pathetic what money does to people, it's really sad what's going on in Louisiana, with landowners gateing canals,SO CORRUPT

[@MichaelSwirzewski]

When I was a kid there was a pond you could get several 3-6+ pound fish every time youd walk it for a few hours- then one year a condo complex went up on the far side- chopped down the woods- could'nt get a bite- condo fisherman fished it out.

[@toddknox685]

The same thing is happening to Grand Isle, LA. Last bad storm tore up the island and then the millionaires showed up. Million dollar homes and the people who used to be there are going to be forced out. Soon, it will be dizzyland for only the rich can afford.

[@UltimateNinja-fe6yh]

New subscriber here but i followed u since right after ur classic qualifier so around 87 i think. My dad had the older bassmasters on vhs and i always watched them. Good channel randy!!

[@bobwalsh719]

Ive been fishing Lake Anna (Virginia) 1hr 30 mins. south of Wash.DC. since 1978. At First it was just a few homes on choice points with deep water docks. This year after not visiting it since Covid, I think I cried. It was almost unrecognizable. All my old "line ups" I used to triangulate a spot before GPS. are gone. Its not just your lake Im afraid, Enjoy the memories like birdman says below.. Bob

[@hbdejean6538]

It’s sad. We need more places like the woodlands Texas. If you cut down a. Tree you have to plant 3 more. Wal mart is hidden in a forest of trees in the woodlands. I hope there can be more places like that

[@petemoore8923]

Just be happy that you were part of the good ole days. We can’t change it. I live in “the country” and a neighborhood is being built in a giant hay field that I cut last year. The only good thing about it is my future neighbors will want to hunt my property and will think it’s cute when I ride my horses down there streets. I’ll at least have the satisfaction of educating people about what the “good life” truly is.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

I believe Oregon passed a law that in rural areas you have to have at least X amount of land (like 40 acres) to build a house on. I am all for that, but it seems to only come with crazy leftist politics. The kind of folks who want to make drugs legal and guns illegal while transitioning all of their kids...

[@ryanvarner6520]

I hear what you're saying. Perfect example is the mountain top they just flattened and built homes on right next to Mill Creek campground.

[@gwo8th211]

I agree 85% Sad and true. Remember driving down 65 headed to Tanney co mo or 86 launch on TRL, once you drove past Selmor it was wild and wooley hills until you was at Branson. Now its bill boards and cell towers. Nicer highway but a loss of that atmosphere and scene.

[@timtighe9718]

You are absolutely correct. I am on Ky. Lake and the northern part of the lake in relation to the rest of it are like the difference between day and night.

[@Zanzabar5]

Do you think Bull Shoals will be next up for development?

[@mikegullette]

I agree with you 100 percent. It's that way here in KY. There is more boats and docks on our local lake than ever before. Cumberland lake is the best here because the cliffs are so high

[@rick4649]

We still have Sam Rayburn. No shore lined houses, no boat docks. Just fisherman, stumps, and water.

[@1chefbr]

Randy you know that will NEVER happens Man destroys Everything because of Greed!!!

[@BillDeverney-ee3xm]

I remember walking around at the pre tournament deal the night before the Ranger m1 and saw you walking in and I was in shock first star of fishing I seen in person lol long ago, I was disappointed when you finished 2nd to Dudley I believe you would have took off like kvd

[@okiefish7066]

Its amazing to me that there are THAT many people with THAT much money.

[@daveysketter9186]

This is NOt a table rock problem its all over! I lived in NC for 7 years and the same thing Kerr has been destroyed Falls is a joke! Now I moved to Central Florida, you should see all the tournaments on the Harris chain of lakes and all the other lakes here in Florida. What a shame!

[@robertmcewin8581]

Saw you at the 86, 87 bassmaeter classic

[@joshuamurphy8270]

Yeah but 16lb's to 20 some pound's is nothing. I use to catch 90 to 100lb's by the 3rd day with let off too. No electric sonar as well.

[@joshuablankinship8842]

We will be in Springfield 12/29-1/1. Looking forward to the trip to BPS. But really love Fin & Feather! They’ve got some skirt material I can’t get online. So the trip from Indiana is well worth it. Probably be there on 12/30 if you aren’t busy! Merry Christmas!

[@billyfitzgerald5684]

I feel you buddy same way on Lewis Smith lake where I’ve fished for 50 years I tell my kids and grandkids all the time how it used to be with maybe a old mobile home up in a creek every now and then and now those million dollar houses everywhere I wonder where all the money comes from there’s only so many doctors and lawyers Have a good day Randy

[@burdettehoeppner1062]

The state representatives are probably getting kickback dollars from developers. They dont care about resources. They are all greedy. Greed is destroying the world. Keep making these great ideos.

[@billbrantley7290]

Same thing has happen allover the state of Texas. I lived in Siloam Springs Ark. back in the 70's. So Beautiful. Now Highways Housing. Just a shame!!!

[@playingwithmytrains5440]

It is like that everywhere now. And I mean EVERYHWERE. It isn't going to get any better. Just worse! These are the times we live in. I don't mean to be a downer but it is just a fact. One more thing Bass Pro Shops and good ole Johnny Morris are part of the problem. I went into BPS for the last time recently. Their prices suck! I personal opinion is Johnny checked out and has a bunch of really bad people running the joint now.... I am done with BPS. Sorry for the rant. Merry Christmas.

[@playingwithmytrains5440]

Money is the root of all evil! Randy of 100% correct about the greedy developers......

[@lawrenceohair5347]

Sounds like Randy will soon be in a "retirement" home where he can fish in the detention pond. LOL

[@johnhahn9485]

Same thing has happened in Virginia at Smith Mountain Lake. I gre up fishing there and remember catching small mouth bass 25-30 a day and average of 2.5 lbs some up to 5.5 lbs now there are so many ski boats, pontoons and jet skis you can’t fish from Thursday thru Sunday!!! Its rescues.

[@paulahart4513]

I fully understand Randy’s sentiments on the overdevelopment of outdoor recreation areas. Most is rampant population growth. USA population in 1946 (year I was born): 141 million. 1964 (graduated high school): 192 million. 2023: 335 million. Throw in the fact that we now have way more STUFF than our parents and grandparents. We now live in the Anthropocene, where human numbers and our activities impact the planet more than anything else.

[@TheShon42073]

Theres alot of things wrong with California but every once in awhile they get it right. On one of the most popular lakes in northern California and one of my home lakes. Several years ago all pvt residences, and docks were removed. I guess sometimes things change for the better and theres always hope. Very few of our lakes are actually developed. It's inda rare to see any homes or pvt docks.

[@RaymondR2998]

I had a recent thought about forward-facing sonar. Is it legal to hunt with a night vision scope? Is it legal to hunt with heat signature optics? No, it's not. It adds an unfair advantage to the individual. I stopped at referencing "sportsmen" because there is no sporting advantage when using high-tech gadgets. The states must step in and ban forward-facing sonar just like they regulate other unfairly weighted tactics for catching game fish.

[@jarodshelton]

its funny that you were at Bass Pro when you saw a picture that reminded you of this. I cant deny that Johnny has done a lot for conservation, and a ton for table Rock, but! ---- He is one the biggest developers at Table Rock! so who is aloud to build and who cant?

[@christopher9076]

What's disturbing about Bass Pro Shops is you can't hardly buy anything that doesn't say Bass Pro Shops on it...

[@waynekaye6883]

Oh wow what a brilliant post. how many hours of forethought went into it ?

[@TheAverageFisherman99]

Their crappie Maxx pro rods are legit.

[@winstonrocco1981]

Lol

[@bamadondon0495]

Agreed​@@TheAverageFisherman99

[@christopher9076]

@@waynekaye6883 less time than it took for your comment