I Told You It Was Coming…Bassmaster Forced Into Reversing Decision On Payouts And Entry Fees…

[@jeremyduncan9165]

A couple of points… 1099 employees, no health insurance, no retirement package, no sick pay, no vacation pay… who wants to be a tournament fisherman or fisherwoman? Don’t add up to me…

[@nickdippold2258]

Exactly. Unless you have lots of money and can fish as a hobby, your chances of having a lucrative career through bass fishing are very limited.

[@jeb4836]

It’s a career for fools.

[@blindbasser]

You are the owner of your own business. So as with any business owner none of that unless you buy those benefits for yourself.

[@jamescoale2833]

Randy, I agree with you with on the information regarding the tournament circuit. You are out of touch with reality when it comes to the economy. Although there have been some gains in the stock market, it has been strictly specialty and unique stocks and they have all been, essentially boosted by the inflation. Money printed by the govt. The inflation factor does not make a gain of actual value because the dollar is worth much less. In addition to that the cost of groceries alone where I live, which is near you have doubled. Also, the cost of fuel which was triple the cost is still now over twice as high as it was four years ago. The economy has not been good. I’m hoping for a change and a great reduction in inflation.

[@shanememmott166]

Randy voicing his liberal views. haha

[@brianpierson7708]

Randy is dam fool if he thinks this country has made anything but back steps the past 4 years flat brain dead

[@scarecrow6741]

@@jamescoale2833 100% correct.

[@jaywolak2268]

RANDY !!!! Man!!!! The stock market is Artificially Inflated ! I love you buddy and all you stand for! But BROTHER ! Look at the interest rates ! What benefits do you get for fishing Bassmaster besides zero ? My point .. the Stock Matket is high because the entire world economy is monopolized . It has absolutely nothing at all to do with bass fishing payouts . We can wake up , this Monday morning and be in a situation 30 times worse than the Great Depression and the numbers and data reflect that . Bro please , I beg you , stick to fishing and stay out of economics and politics .

[@kelly-k8g6g]

I totally agree.I hope Randy does not lean to the left. Surely not.

[@stocktonlkfshg]

@@kelly-k8g6ghe does

[@tnbassin8307]

@@kelly-k8g6g Randy is a big time Joe Biden leftist lover.

[@guyfoscone3193]

Your right it is gonna crash...sometime this summer. Artificially inflated for 5 years huh? Never take the blame and never give credit where credit is due...Brilliant.

[@BamaBassCatcher99]

He voted for Kamala.

[@FishingWithJoshOakes]

Any chance you could bring back Mental Monday? If for nothing else - A special segment to get your take on the mysterious oversized drones flying all over the U.S. recently?

[@astrophysicistguy]

It doesn't matter what decisions BASS makes. Tournament fishing needs to be banned, period. No one has ever been able to name even one positive thing that tournaments have done to help our fisheries over the last 40 years but I can name a whole bunch of negative things it has done over this same time, and none of them have anything to do with FFS

[@BassholeByNatureFishing]

Let’s ban every sport. Let’s ban any sport held in an arena due to the lives lost to drunk driving, let’s ban all sports because more kids neglect their education because of far fetched dreams of being in the NBA or NFL, or MLB. All sports have pros and cons. Anytime it’s football season gas prices go up, people lose houses from gambling! Everything has a negative. Bass fishing has pros and cons as well,

[@horbie5039]

Good luck with that lol! This channel seems to attract all of the Bass Karens

[@bassman4201000]

Catch and release Kill switches Water quality awareness in government Ray Scott was the man.

[@blvfishing]

These tournaments provides a huge economic opportunities for these towns that host these tournaments

[@thomasebsen8821]

You need to be banned from opening your mouth!

[@lynnmoss1183]

Doesn't matter how profitable companies are now. They still aren't going to waste money on sponsorships, with little to no ROI. The winning bait is about the only thing that moves the needle in sales.

[@kevinhaley1150]

Hey Randy just wanted to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and also thank you for helping me through the last few years for teaching me all the tips and technics of fishing your awesome

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Same to you!

[@jaimeastin]

I own all the livescope stuff, but I do not think it should be in tournaments. I do not use mine much at all. I got it to learn because that was our... I made the Bree-Z Box .. but it's not fun to use. Where is the real skill?!

[@bgood419]

It might not be correlated to FFS or maybe it is, but I’ve commented plenty of times about how most people, and also failing business models have not capitalized on these strong markets. If people invested heavily they would have, but if there is no money then there is no way to participate. The federal reserve has continued to create money (fiat) out of thin air to such an extent that wages fell behind massively. Technology in conjunction with a free market should be deflationary by making the production of things we consume better and cheaper. But because they are destroying the value of our money it takes more and more money to buy products that are worse quality in a lot of cases, than they were years ago. The only reason the US dollar is “strong” is because it’s only relative to the other countries currencies. If you put our dollar up against anything deemed valuable with a fixed supply our dollar is the weakest it’s ever been. (PRETTY OBVIOUS WHEN BITCOIN IS $100,000) If the country was actually prospering instead of the Fed creating the illusion of success by making sure there’s cash flowing we would see massive wages, lower taxes, lower deficit etc.

[@jaywolak2268]

Well I am glad someone knows the deal. Well said man , ON POINT !

[@ronknight7863]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@steelerfaninerie]

Corporations are making record profits and they are going to keep those profits. And they will continue to outsource everything to continue making record profits.

[@bobwalsh719]

Hey Randy, I figured out that if I see a lure on another channel I want to buy, I can come to your Tackle WH link and find it Cheaper! You musta cut a better deal! Thank you!

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Man, I really appreciate you using that!

[@alanrayg2]

Personally I think the sponsors are supporting the Junior, High School and College anglers more and more. The money sponsors allocate for anglers is being spread across many many more anglers. It is restricting the amount of dollars available for the professional anglers.

[@johnhenderson9048]

I can’t imagine Fortune 500 companies wanting to team up with the fishing industry when viewership is low and content is boring.

[@user-iy6rz1eq9x]

You can't afford groceries who gives a rip about a stock market 😂😂

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

 well then groceries and gas better be super cheap by the end of January since so many people think it works like that

[@bfg1836]

Actually, look at a graph of average gas price for the past 5 years. They started climbing the day after the 2020 election. Why? Because the oil futures traders believed Biden’s campaign promises to kill the pipelines and drilling on federal land. And they were right.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

@@bfg1836 that is fake news. Gas prices rose because Trump cut a deal with Saudi Arabia and Russia to raise the oil prices so he could bail out his biggest investor and backer. Domestic oil production has been at a record high level over the past four years. Not my opinion… just facts

[@ronknight7863]

If we have had the greatest economy in the last 4 years why have gas and groceries done nothing but gone up since 2020?

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

@ price gouging and post Covid recovery. Our domestic oil production is at an all time high and we have no control over OPEC prices

[@heavylifter3925]

So many people want to be professionals. The supply of people wanting to be pros is so high the tournament trails will never hurts for anglers. That being said the trails don't have to pay out more

[@DougLane-dj3oh]

Just a thought. Sponsorship monies are spread out to high school events, college events, minor tours and the major tours. Endemic fishing companies are being purchased at remarkable rates by investment groups and that may contribute to the down slide of tournament fishing. Don’t equate the stock market with the economy.

[@ronknight7863]

Exactly

[@winstonrocco1981]

Randy corporate America doesn’t see bass tournaments as a way to increase sales it’s too niche. FLW is gone the reason they payed well is because Walmart brought in a lot of corporate sponsors Walmart is out and so are the rest it ain’t coming back it is what it is. Non endemic sponsors probably will never be interested no upside.

[@packerfan8374]

10 grand for the year, good decision for bassmaster

Every major bass tourney format fishes during the spawn. Damn, the kid down the road can catch them during that time. They should fish during the tough months. Frauds.

[@toddaldrich1936]

Thats the truth

[@iBaloo42]

Yes, that's the real damage to the bass population. FFS' impact in diminishing the bass population is just miniscule comparing with this and the instant knowledge acquisition through KZbin added to the instant knowledge acquired by the growing fisherman population.

[@lucastindallfishing2473]

I work for a company like that its a world wide corporation that makes more money every year but over 15 years pays less haha

[@packerfan8374]

I always believed that with the cost of boats and electronics and so much use of electronics, the boat companies and electronic makers of Forward facing sonar should chip in more of winning purse

[@kurtbecker9609]

think the key issue here? making a living as a touring pro is hard. very hard and getting harder. might have been a good choice for me when I went to college and joined the daily workforce?

[@wciii3591]

Just because you are a pro fisherman, doesn't exempt you from the ever widening gap in income equality. It's about to get a lot worse!

[@toddaldrich1936]

He is not a pro,maybe an aspiring pro.

[@guyfoscone3193]

@@toddaldrich1936 2 million career earnings and he's not a pro...really Kevin?

[@toddaldrich1936]

@@guyfoscone3193 The money doesnt make u a pro.Spending alot to win alot doesnt make u a pro.

[@guyfoscone3193]

@@toddaldrich1936 Winning money and making a living at a sport is the definition of a pro! Look it up on the Google machine...🤣

[@TimEdwards-sx2pq]

Tournaments are disaster to our lakes and fisheries!!! Competition will always bring out the worst in people.....

[@martinan6294]

MAGA forever

[@BobbyMartin-gu6wm]

Drill baby Drill

[@LacyChuck]

Is it possible sponsors have decided that sponsorships don't sell as much tackle as compelling content on social media? There are many new ways for companies to find and speak directly and more efficiently to customers.

[@johnnymassengale6275]

The Angler Advisory Board does not consist of cheater box anglers as you stated. Most are seasoned veterans with two exceptions, Ben Millikan and Alex Weatherell. The rest are John Crews, Mark Menendez, Lee Livesay, and Drew Benton, none of which are what anyone would call cheater box guys. You'll probably start seeing a broader opinion, but it probably won't matter. BASS won't do away with FFS.

[@matthewczerepak]

I see Mark Menendez is on the board and having heard him talk he is definitely not pro FFS. I watched him on an interview when they started to ask him about how the pros feel about it he cut them off and said "We hate it...don't even waste your time (asking the question).

[@JasonBrown-es5yw]

Sweet! I been invited! To like and subscribe? 🤣 Where do you guys learn this stuff? I hope they fall right on their face. NPFL for life!

[@davidhurley8888]

Congratulations. I was too.

[@josheddy6905]

The Professional Bass Fishing trails are just one big Pyramid Scheme. The organizations and executives do well, the top 10% of the Professional level anglers make it, and they are constantly trying to recruit new anglers to compete, who will not theoretically make it.

[@ukjw2]

Homie it doesn’t reflect in wages either. The total economy and gap is fine. Per capita it sucks

[@Larryrandom2549]

Tournament fishing should be abolished.

[@sethtrice8843]

2:40 to 3:53 is the only part of this video worth watching

[@ZZ430T56]

One reason is viewership is down because of FFS and you never know when the tournaments for ANY series are on televised or what channel they are on.

[@AVA787]

I think you’re just salty that “flat brimmer” Ben Milliken is on the Elite Angler Advisory Board 😂

[@carolinagold8237]

why should a rookie be advising anything honestly? he been there one year

[@BassholeByNatureFishing]

@@carolinagold8237exactly!!! It’s a slap in the face to any pro with skin in the game,

[@J_Dover_1987]

That rookie has brought more attention/eyes to fishing/ BASS than anyone period! Himself and the other 5 where voted in by thier peers,the structure and future etc these guys have presented are positive and can only progress.​ these guys only want to move it in the right direction.@carolinagold8237

[@stocktonlkfshg]

@@carolinagold8237it’s his name they are using. And ol’ Ben is pretty salty with fishing industry knowledge.

[@tommaxwell-b1b]

And as far as a business man goes…..pretty salty there too!!!

[@joetucker63]

You answered the sponsorship question in previous episodes. Social media has a more cost efficient impact than sponsorship, TV, magazine ads, and success. add into that the decline in fishing tackle sales as a result of FFS. and as it relates to other species, live bait may make a comeback, because if you combine FFS and live or natural bait, all species, both fresh and salt, will be devastated. and you Don't love BASS any longer, they have turned into an EX WIFE, they won't listen, won't learn, and make bad decisions! Time for a divorce. you loved Ray Scott's BASS, but it is dead.

[@RobertSheppard-rz2kl]

Randy you've

[@rickyledford9486]

Tournament BASS Fishing if someone would be willing to step up and become a Team Owner like Nascar it's never gonna get Bigger. Pay what ever the fees are. Work up a salary with the Angler , Run a Exclusive Boat Manufacturer. ETC. Like Ford, or Chevy. Make the sponsors pay the owner's and anglers instead if the tournament trail.

[@jayplugged-in7709]

ya and we see how well that went for nascar. sell outs! and look at latest sponsorship scandal that happened at martinsville. These big sponsors are no good for anything but the greedy! and btw the sponsors are already paying the anglers and that is why BASS thought it could get away with a Nascar style payout. But it turned out the anglers in BASS are not only not skilled using their bs cheat box but also greedy to the point it hurts the sport. who would of thought? again.. theres a reason why mlb players dont use aluminum bats.

[@rickyledford9486]

@jayplugged-in7709 , I'm not a Nascar Fan anymore due to there stupidity, but it is a pay to play sport just like bass fishing. The sponsors needs to be paying the anglers instead of the tournament trail. That's what the entry fees are for.

[@gwo8th211]

The economy is good for fewer and fewer people. You ask a good question. Another question is why dont wages follow prices and the DOW and the TRUE cost of living. I was not even a mediocre angler but back in Heartland and Central Pro Am but I could pay a lot of expenses with winnings but now fishing tournaments I am a 99% donator but it is by choice no body makes me fish and I am old and I really suck at it now but I still have a 51% love of competitive fishing.

[@HowieDewitt7575]

Those numbers are inflated just like the dollar is

[@tonyb-50]

Same as the trucking industry

[@bradhensley1134]

Seriously? 50th place is worthy of a check? Sounds alot like a "Participation Trophy" to me. Stop trying to pay everyone and the payouts will be bigger for the ones that actually earned a check.

[@rayclark8920]

It’s called greed.

[@winstonrocco1981]

Who owns bass now?

[@elliotdavis4542]

Chase anderson

[@slayerstacker2074]

MLF's payouts have been raised next year. 😂😂😂😂

[@donyarborough4114]

And when are you going to comment on the assault charges against the NPFL tournament director/President. You were just commending the NPFL on getting new anglers?

[@jackierutherford5179]

yes, the stock market has done well last couple years...however, the covid thing hammered investors in 2019-2020, so much of that is recovering huge loses.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Most all of them had bailouts

[@jeb4836]

Randy, bass professionals are a dead track for funding. It’s over. U lives thru the best cycle. It’s over.

[@SpookyRedz]

Where are the Wildlife and Fisheries ? Make FFS illegal !

[@fishybassvon5752]

Get ur fish on will have to do that earning math all over again😂

[@GrippingLipsFishing]

I don't watch it anymore since FFS.

[@AdamSimpson-x3j]

Im just an ole boy from SC near Hartwell. I'm a weekend angler with a 14 yr old son. FFS has made fishing together so much more fun together. I wish people would quit crying about technology advancing in the sport. If your problem is with the payout in the elite series getting 500 bucks for 40th place ....well guess what you aint elite for that tournament. Your comments on the economy seem to be based on democratic/ mainstream media info. If your asking your viewers to speak out about something they actually like (FFS) you should probably look at your business model from a 3rd party perspective. You can ask blockbuster video. Stick to vids about fishing tips and techniques (using FFS) because that population is larger than the "pros"

[@TracyRich-j9r]

What a crook they are a bunch of whiners there should not be any payout after 10th place if you don't win your a loser

[@bayoustateoutdoors9650]

2022 was terrible for stock market

[@jeb4836]

It’s over the entire crappy circuit. It’s over

[@eddiejones974]

Bassmasters are a mess anymore they don't know what to do.I have an idea. Just go back to tournament, fishing the way it was before

[@jackdixon4530]

Your comments about the economy are very ill informed. James Coale in your comments section tries to give you a basic understanding of what has gone on. Two things have gone on recently. One it appears that Bass will adjust to push back as you always advise them to do. Two, Humminbird has just started promoting their new Mega Live 2 ffs. These companies only make products and continue to make them and improve them that SELL!!!

[@jeffreymathers1632]

Strong economy? Haha I wish

[@ryanpotts9934]

😂 Big Corporate is worth money . Bass is no where nere in value what other fortune 500 companies are worth. It's the cost of living and you can thank clueless Joe for that we've had over 30 % if not more inflation in the past 4 years . The economy sucks for those working a 9-5 . And when it comes to Bass they don't need people in charge of putting rules in place that know nothing about bass fishing Chase Anderson and his family are wealthy and bought Bass on a business model to make money . They could care less who fishes as long as you got money.

[@NitroZ20]

S&P 500 for the last 4 years 2024 28.57 2023 26.29 2022 -18.11 2021 28.71

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Look at the NASDAQ

[@NitroZ20]

@@randyblaukatintuitive Year Annual Return (%) 2024 31.15 2023 43.42 2022 -33.10 2021 21.39

[@Jackie-r4l]

INFLATION!!!!! Help is on the way

[@fishinggman]

Why don't you address the fact the clown that runs the NPFL (that you continuously gush over) got arrested and flip flppped on canceling the last tournament? No because you seem to have a jealous vendetta against BASS. Come on Randy!

[@jayplugged-in7709]

doubt it. outside looking in BASS is lame as shit. clown show!

[@fishinggman]

​@jayplugged-in7709 doubt what? That the npfl will be around in 5 years? 🤡

[@glynnreid1217]

Randy is clueless to economics 101. Such a sheltered world he lives in.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Leading economic indicator statistics, do not lie as much as some people would like to spin it in the other direction

[@sj-hw8qb]

I think you need to take a course in economics. If you think the last 4 years have been great, I know where you stand politically.

[@josemarrero1282]

Blah blah blah they don’t know what to do! 😂😂I know 3.5 or no sport endorsements! Jaja

[@iBaloo42]

How is the FFS different from the use of POLARIZED SUNGLASSES? Should polarized sunglasses also be considered cheating and banned from Bassmaster? FFS increases the ability to see fish under the surface, which otherwise would not be visible AFTER the fisherman uses their know-how to get to the point of fishing. It's not like the fisherman uses the FFS when riding at 60mph to get to the fishing hole. All this FFS hate is illogical given that all of you accept to have a car, a motorized boat, an air conditioner, ... polarized glasses, etc. All people against FFS are cherry-peaking what is acceptable; generation after generation, history is full of examples like this type of pushback in the face of human evolution.

[@BassholeByNatureFishing]

Name a pair of shades that lets you see 100 feet down is any water condition. FFS isn’t analog is digital. And anything digital enhances and creates a edge or advantage. Shades do create an advantage but the shades aren’t interpreting the data for you,,, the shades are gonna give you a small ability gain over your natural skills. FFS requires little skill,, it’s why people who fish without it can use it and still catch fish but people who use it and fish without it can’t replicate same numbers if having it. It’s a crutch, one must learn to walk on a crutch but one shouldn’t depend on it. Just makes your skills dull!!!

[@danbasara4547]

Yet another RIDICULOUS whataboutism in defense of FFS. Polarized sunglasses? GTFOH. Why is it so hard for some people to comprehend that at some point too much technology is detrimental to sports? There's a concept called "fair chase", you should take some time and learn what it's about.

[@iBaloo42]

@@danbasara4547 That's not whataboutism. It's just logic. Both polarized glasses and FFS allows a fisherman to extend their ability to see fish and structure in the water, beyond their natural abilities. "Too much technology" was considered at any time during history; referring to this, is not whataboutism, but I'm explaining human nature). You probably got mature when polarized glasses existed already, so you accepted that technology. Probably the youngsters of the new generation will accept the FFS as existing technology and they will complain at their time when something like a air drone will scan a whole lake and show exactly where the fish is even launching the boat on the water. Probably, someone in 1800' would consider the use of a motor a gross violation of "fair chase"... If competition fairness is your problem, then you should not be as the rules are applicable to everybody. If diminishing the bass population is your concern, then become an activist to stop fishing pre- and during spawning. FFS' impact on diminishing population is miniscule comparing to this, increase of instant knowledge through KZbin and the increase of number of fisherman.