Say Goodbye To All Your Favorite Bassmaster Elite Series Pros…

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[@Dragonspad]

Why can't FFS be banned like the umbrella rig. Oh yeah, $$$.

[@Boethius411]

It kinda slow rolled into dominance. It wasn’t immediately apparent because those guys weren’t able to dominate with the first panoptix units like the new ones. BASS freaked over the A-Rig partly because after that one event on G’ville… it seemed like an unstoppable storm. And I think guy’s catching multiple doubles and on one lure was deemed a bad look for competition. I got 2nd in a BFL myself because I doubled with two 6+ smallies on it. I had another double the very next cast too but I culled the smaller one anyway. Lol whatever, I had almost 19lbs in two casts… I still think it was a terrible decision banning it. I’m with you on the FFS though. I don’t even care what side you’re on, that both major pro organizations let it become so controversial before making some kind of move is ridiculous. I’m not sure it isn’t too late now anyway. If it doesn’t kill professional bass tournaments, the implications for species like trophy striped bass and crappie aren’t good. Guys using live bait with it is a deadly thing.

[@kennethrowling-cz1vl]

I can't believe that fish and wildlife haven't made this illegal because it's definitely not a fair chance!!!

[@stevoky]

@kennethrowling-cz1vl they haven't because a change in creel limits is how that would be regulated if the fish population were being affected. In crappie limits will be changed

[@kerrytodd3753]

@@stevokyso everyone will have to suffer….

[@DanRanger-xk3dw]

My last tournament, an angler asked me if i had FFS. And if not, why? I said, "I enjoy fishing and competing. I refuse to loose the skills i have developed. The education about fish Ive acquired over the years. When I was deer hunting, my friends were buying long range rifles. Harvesting deer at 6-700 yards. I was bow hunting, harvesting deer at 30 yards. I guided elk hunters for years. I never ever got lost. The days i started useing a GPS, my skill fell away. Now i can't walk miles in dense forest without one." Technology destroys our god given gift of human skill and self satisfaction of earned success from hard work.

[@bobwalsh719]

I know what you mean, my days of Triangulating a spot are not needed anymore. Ive had anglers offer to buy my waypoint coordinates instead of hiring for a day of fishing.

[@stonehorn4641]

Nobody said that to you

[@ProbablyDope420]

​@stonehorn4641 get a life

[@astrophysicistguy]

Not sure I understand this ... I got FFS 2 years ago and it's done nothing but make me a better fisherman by learning new skills but I haven't lost any of my other skills. I haven't unlearned how to find fish and fish behavior and seasonal patterns just because I have FFS. If anything I've learned a ton about fish behavior directly BECAUSE of FFS since it lets me see how fish react to baits and retrieves ... talk about an education!

[@astrophysicistguy]

@@Imjodaddy357 exactly. The big problem with this is most of the people who complain about it have never used it, don't own one, have never even been on a boa where it is being use and really don't understand how the tech actually works. They get their facts from YT, not a rigorous analysis of the objective reality surrounding this ... I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since this is how these same people get their news an understanding of the world around them, it's pretty scary actually ...

[@richerwin6397]

Well, at this moment I am in Canada fishing Wolfe Lake out of a 13 ft aluminum boat with a 9.9 on it. I left my bass boat home in Syracuse and I am having more fun than I've had in 45 years.

[@brianbooser2170]

What irritates me the most about the whole forward facing sonar as those guys call themselves professional and they are far from it

[@DownSouthBassin]

Your right, a professional at there job has to adapt to newer technologies that come out. I would have lost my job a long time ago if I didn't learn the newest tools of my trade.

[@keek1337]

@@DownSouthBassinIt’s not a factory bro it’s a lake

[@tedsosnowski2809]

Can't agree more.. and it's funny that you say that I was watching the Bassmasters today on TV and that's all they were using if it was years ago like Randy saying none of these guys will be able to compete with all the others

[@stewboyslabs1578]

So they can win Elite series events and they're not professionals? 😂

[@jameshendley1975]

Imjodaddy357 You might be the top commenter on Randy’s videos. 😂😂

[@bkehl1]

Make no mistake, like everything, the God Almighty dollar rules. The owners of BASS and MLF only care about the amount of money they make.

[@TOM_T2000]

Yep. And when they've milked it for what they can get from it they'll toss it to the side. A lot of companies go under from this way of doing business. They don't care about the long term

[@davidhawkins6776]

You're spot on with this one man. I was a marshal at smith lake. My angler (who is a complete hammer) straight up told me if something isn't done soon himself and a lot of others won't be there much longer. Smith was pitiful man.

[@clay7514]

I watched bassmaster bout 30 seconds on my lunch break n cut that shit off. Like watching paint dry

[@user-bq9tw8lt5l]

Bassmasters isn't worth watching someone looking at a video game all day,those young guys can't fish and don't know anything about real bass fishing

[@edwardcowan7012]

I drive for work so I listen to it as I drive. I no longer understand what they are talking about?

[@carefulkev9246]

I flipped it on there last weekend. It was 4 young guys in a split screen. All 4 just staring into their electronics. Who would want to watch that?

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

That's because the tradition is gone ray Scott and Hank parker commentary is gone they made it boring

[@robertwhite7537]

Cry baby.....

[@elliotdavis4542]

It’s a sad time for the whole country man. Not just fishing.

[@ronsaunders4491]

Agree

[@sektorify]

😂

[@stevencrane9949]

Sir Randall MLF and Bassmaster has made me start watching women's basketball 🏀 which I never used to do.

[@TOM_T2000]

Try watching surfing. When i switched off bass i ended up watching surfing videos lol

[@chrisepiscopo1313]

How is FFS spotlighting any different than sight fishing for bedding bass? Just cruze the shallows until you see a bedding fish and throw at it.....same thing

[@richdowdy4626]

Jordan Lee came straight out of college and kicked butt. He he didn't use FFS to start his career. Just because someone understands the use of FFS doesn't mean they can't fish without it. I'm not for or against it to me it's just another tool . But assuming someone can't fish without it is a grave error on your part with all the information that's at your fingertips.

[@jeffmoore4588]

Randy, your point is well taken and I agree 100%. With that being said, there is one word you are forgetting which is MONEY. Bassmaster and others are given incentives for allowing FFS to be used in competition. The boat manufacturers, dealers, sponsors are making more money by rigging FFS in the products they sell for those who can afford it. Fishery Biologists that I have spoke to in different states are starting to become concerned about the damage FFS is doing to the resource. It seems hypocritical to me that certain states want to limit the amount of hooks I can fish on an A-Rig but allow FFS with NO Restrictions. Go Figure....

[@spikymikie]

Randy, I keep saying it. There is an opportunity to start a new tournament trail that prohibits the forward facing live sonars. Call it the Real Fisherman's tournament trail. No more video game players. Just guys like yourself, like me for that matter. As you said, guys who have honed their skills through their understanding of seasonal patterns and fish movements. Understanding of "match the hatch". Ive fished with a few greats in my day. And I learned so much about fishing from them. Peter "T" taught me a lesson on Carolina rigging in 1992 that I was able to apply to my Federation tournaments and win several with what he taught me. These video game guys would be lost without their crutches. And with what I know, I could probably beat most of them on any lake without their TV's in their boats. Im so sick of it, I actually called BASS and told them to stop sending me magazines even though Im a life member from the early 90's. The way to win this battle is hit them in the wallet. If people stop watching, then the sponsors will stop paying. Its as simple as that. And if enough people would stop watching, suddenly payouts would start dropping. No more 100K bass rigs. Ray Scott must be rolling over in his grave at what this sport has become. Get the cameras out of the boats. And just let the guys fish. It used to be fun. Its not any more.

[@jerrypiguet2724]

Great idea, no forward facing sonar. Bet it would be a great opportunity and success.

[@nauseous001]

Nobody wants it, go look at that no ffs tournament that happened in April they only had 47 boats signed up. Hell even Randy didnt even show up. They even had a lot of signatures before the tournament saying they would show up... but hardly any of them did.

[@bassdojo]

I think Randy (and others) should be the founders of a new no FFS league!

[@spikymikie]

@@nauseous001 I never even herd about it. And there's the problem. If it is promoted good enough, people will sign up and fish it. But if nobody knows about it, then they wont sign up.

[@spikymikie]

@@bassdojo That would certainly bring me back.

[@TheShon42073]

MLF and Bassmaster are also straight up liars when it comes to the reporting the viewership numbers.

[@stonehorn4641]

No, they aren’t

[@donaldgregg7818]

@@Imjodaddy357I’m everyone and I don’t like watching it jackass!

[@timburton9514]

@@stonehorn4641oh yes, they are.

[@stephanieslaton1781]

@@Imjodaddy357you may want to be careful using the word “everyone”. I disagree completely with you and I’m part of the “everyone”. Speak for yourself only. This is my opinion.

[@stephanieslaton1781]

@@Imjodaddy357 actually it doesn’t. Again, you need to speak for yourself. “Everyone” isn’t extremist. Some people just don’t agree on things. That’s how it works. If you don’t like when people disagree with you, why are you even on this site???? Again this is MY opinion.

[@erichimmelreich8814]

Man did u nail it on that video about FFSonar!!!! We need to leave those untapped fish alone !!! Remember when we went fishing for fun and not for money!!! We want to see anglers use brains and wits to catch fish.. not just sonar!!! Preach on buddy!!!!!

[@TheMNbassHunter]

I think FFS is great! Yeah, I fished for the last 30 years without it, but now it's available and it's a fun tool to have in the arsenal. Would everyone here who's crying about FFS be willing to give up their side scan? Why not? Side scan was an absolute game changer. All those "secret" spots guys had from hours and hours of 2D scanning were now available to everyone side scanning 200ft swaths of lake. No one is crying about that. Sounds like these "hammers" need to adapt. That's what weekemd club tournament guys life myself have to do. FFS was a new technology to me at one point, but now I'm getting to be effective with it and I'm just a weekend angler. Why can't these pros learn to use? Their job is learning how to catch fish. I'm sorry the techniques they learned 20 years ago aren't cutting anymore. Just like most of the rest of us, they have to continuously learn to stay relevant in it jobs.

[@txhuntsman]

I want to know where the Miliken cult is that was running their mouths before the season started that Nebraska Ben would walk away with AOY and ROY and shouted anyone down who dared not worship carpetbagger Ben......where all you at?

[@spencersmith6754]

Not really a big Miliken fan but but doesn’t this show that being a ffs hammer doesn’t guarantee winning?

[@brianwills4398]

I fished with a friend that has ffs, it was my first time using it and I'm not a fan. It felt wrong and completely took away the fun factor. Just my 2 cents.

[@TFish-lu1df]

Dude I’ve got scope and it’s pretty easy to learn. Some people don’t like it, it’s ok lol. You don’t have to suck off garmin in every single comment 🤣🤣 I will be the first to admit that there would be 1000x more crying if FFS was banned from tourneys than there is right now. Lots of guys of absolutely dependent on it for better or worse.

[@joshuagann8026]

@@Imjodaddy357 That's the problem people like you will never really understand his comment. And sadly that's the reason FFS isn't going anywhere and Bass fishing is fked for the future.

[@brianwills4398]

@TFish-lu1df never said anything about learning, it's super easy to use. I don't fish for money or to feed my family. I fish to get away from the daily grind. If I wanted to stare at a screen all day ide stay home and sit on my computer.

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

Well without it then bass get harassed by tournament pros and rich fisherman the fishing is getting tougher ask anyone that fishes it's getting tougher ffs has made it impossible for the average fisherman

[@brianwills4398]

@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm I agree 100 percent. I'm a diehard bass guy at heart, I sold the bass boat and started fishing saltwater. Calico bass on the kelpbeds in a kayak is my new thing. 🤙

[@chaddrumm6809]

The St James BPT was a decent watch this weekend! Pretty awesome to see Reese get his first BPT win power FISHING! Yes, there were some scopeadoping, but the dominant players were actually fishing! A refreshing watch for sure!

[@dannyhardy878]

Watching the BPT guys on the James River “fishing” is refreshing. I fish the Opens & Toyota’s- I can’t tell you how many co anglers say “Thank God” when I tell them I’m not Livescoping. They are getting frustrated paying to watch a guy watch his screen all day from the back seat

[@F14AB]

Hey dude how can I see this on a streaming platform? I would love to view that. Thanks in advance

[@MJ_Bass]

Let’s be honest, if you are paralleling a bank or bed fish all day it’s probably worse then riding with a scoper

[@MJ_Bass]

@@Imjodaddy357 exactly. Even if you are in open water with a scope, pitch around a dropshot and slow roll a keitech and you’ll get bit eventually.

[@TFish-lu1df]

@ Imjodaddy357 Lol, no your boaters were just ass at fishing 😂😂😂

[@lxvebassin2179]

@@MJ_Bass I made the state state team this year fishing with a boater that was paralleling bank. Paralleling the bank is bad unless your boater tucks you in super tight.

[@michaelspears9837]

Randy can’t catch fish but he gets likes and shares whining. Realize why he opines is for his wallet. He don’t even make fishing videos because he can’t catch them.

[@TOM_T2000]

He still finished top 20 in 2 divisions this yr. So saying he can't catch fish is flat out a ignorant statement.

[@mr.skeptical3071]

I'm with Randy, no way those young guns would ever beat Randy without electronics!!! Or any of the other real pros!

[@1980chardison]

id beat RANDY with out electronics lol

[@michaelspears9837]

Has Randy ever caught a fish. All he does is whine

[@Mark-mj3su]

Whiner, your done and give it up. Randy you are a disgrace to bass fishing.

[@Boethius411]

Yeah like Timmy Horton didn’t win AOY and Rookie of the Year in his first season. Like Skeet Reese, Hackney, Iconelli and others… my God Van Damn all didn’t excel over veterans in their first few seasons back in way before ffs day. These kids today were fishing 2&300 boat events before they could drive. Those guys didn’t even have that to hone their skills. Hell me and Timmy were skipping school to go fishing. Kids have school sponsored events and practice times… way better opportunities now to develop. I’m against live scope myself but Randy said himself on Zaldain’s podcast that youth and creativity can Trump age and experience in fishing. I think dependance on electronic is a problem but it’s not the only reason younger and younger people are able to compete. My 16 year old already has more time on the water than I did at 26… and he’s absorbed almost everything I could teach him and more.

[@coasterbrookie]

@@Mark-mj3suI bet you’re under 25 yrs old.

[@timothysander1267]

Hey Randy I like watching your videos with your skills and knowledge but hey your day in the sun is over and it is with a lot of anglers. That said quit all your darn negative talk and whining. This is 2024 the times have changed either get with it or not but quit your belly aching. It’s pitiful

[@DAY5-l2f]

Thinking a 19yr old techy can outfish Randy is a joke....heck, they can't even tell time....or so I've heard. BAN FFS..GO RB!

[@st.claireric4587]

I Love the picture of Skeet in the thumbnail..As he's about to Win today..lol

[@TOM_T2000]

Hes on his way out also. Watch his interview with ike

[@markmarini6934]

lol right?! Kvds last tournament he finished second. Cliff prince just won without it and skeet won today. Time will tell what is ahead.

[@b.s.fishing5902]

Here’s the thing, completely taking out FFS from the picture, this turnover is as bound to happen at some point. It happens in every sport, hell every actual job too. If you have ever had a job and trained your replacement there are plenty of signs, most people ignore a lot of them until it’s almost time for them to be laid off

[@fishinggman]

Meanwhile Skeet Reese just won the BPT on the James River.😂

[@countrymen1231]

fishing shallow with a small squarebill how he said he's always loved to fish!

[@eltonjeans7394]

Funny alll he cry's on is exactly what bank busters do last 35/40 years exactly to the letter haha 🤣 all ungodly souls bowing to money 💰 lying 🤥 to get any check they can now there own game won't work anymore and it's all cry's 😢and I can't compete..... all he feels sorry for is his wallet 💳

[@brettfilbrun9193]

I don't care either way whether or not FFS is banned from tournament fishing. What irritates me is people like you calling people that use FFS spotlighters like it's somehow equivalent to spotlighting deer at night. It's not even remotely close to the same thing.

[@JasonSullivanBigBass]

If yal hate it so bad why watch it. Why don't yal make you're on tournament no FFS and go fish it . This channel is always negative stuff about Bass and MLF . So don't watch right

[@billbush1645]

"Spotlighters"- hahaha. 75 years ago, the new cheaters were called "powerboaters". Hahahaha. Get over it. All those professional bass whiners will be forgotten in 5 years.

[@stevoky]

The most well-known pro of them all put 400+ hours idle time on his motor every year for the past 25 years looking at a screen, and you never cried then. 100% no difference except the ease of interpretation of what you're looking at. Thats what these guys are crying about the fact they aren't the only one's that know how to interpret new sonar. I've made this comment a hundred times, and no one has an argument to that.

[@15CNickelson]

Your cult is NOT the majority of the viewers/public. BASS live viewership only keeps going up

[@stevoky]

Cmon Randy, if its that easy, prove it. Then retire and say I just proved what I've been crying about. No action is just B!^@hin

[@stevoky]

Just like with all competitive sports, there are not a lot of 60 year old guys competing. An anti FFS tournament trail isn't going to help these guys they need a 60+ age limit tournament.

[@northernbassalliance1442]

Jordan lee is not on his way out 😂. Hes a household name with back to back classics BEFORE FFS. And is crushing it this yr.

[@FiciousCritik]

It's saddening when a hard-earned profession/skill is no longer marketable. I had to change mine several times ... carefully. Some say, "Specialization is for insects."; I say it's _mind-numbing,_ as most routine activities become ... for me.

[@jerrymiller8313]

Until the tour goes broke they will continue to allow equipment that should only be used for commerical fishing.

[@brianward5963]

It should definitely not be used for commercial fishing. That is how China’s unlawful unregulated fishing is wiping out fish populations.

[@wmkoehler3942]

As long as garmin,lowrance and hummingbird keeps giving them money..nothing will change

[@robertpatterson3406]

commercial fishing has already destroyed recreational fishing they damn sure dont need FFS !

[@bill7778]

​@@brianward5963Unregulated is the problem. The commercial fisherman should be able to use every "legal" means of securing their livelihood. I watched part of the bass masters program this morning and they were basically shooting fish in a barrel. What's the point? I am not against tech, but what they were doing is just playing a video game, not "fishing".

[@rcp8287]

No one is known at first! And you can't compete forever! Things are always changing! Most of what is said on this channel is false and opinions!

[@Fishing_with_Fincher]

If there is no skill involved, why aren’t the “hammers” able to keep up? If it is that simple, and their livelihood and career is dependent upon learning it, why aren’t they still dominating? KVD was young when he came on scene…J. Lee, Wheeler, Connell….they all won before FFS so what is the excuse for them? New names always come on scene, it’s part of the sport. Some stick around by evolving and learning and others don’t. No one cares, or is losing sleep over the fact you’re embarrassed for them or whether or not the way they catch fish has no honor to you simply because they’re not beating the bank….I feel sure their sponsors appreciate it, which at the end of the day, is the name of the game.

[@kennygann6024]

Who is your buddy your talking about?

[@tbone6924]

Forget banning FFS, the best thing that could happen to our fisheries and aquatic ecosystems would be banning tournaments and "professional" fishing in general. Randy always talks about his concern for the environment and the decline of fisheries, but he is a totally hypocritical in that he supports and participates the single most destructive influence...tournaments.

[@dustinpitts2741]

I’ve seen it on my home lake it went from 30 bass in 4 hours too 7 in 10 years

[@bubbafarmer4867]

While I’m also not a tourney fan, I think there’s a happy medium… Ban LiveScope and the overall number of allowable screens. Ban live well use and move to the catch, measure/weigh, release method. Disallow tournaments during known spawn times, and otherwise ban tournament bed fishing. Automatic disqualification for clear boating violations (running no wake zones etc). Thats a start…

[@tbone6924]

@@bubbafarmer4867 agreed

[@guadalupe_rodriguez]

For $30/hour, I can help you learn FFS? Level the playing playing field. JK!

[@stevefisher2121]

God bless you for not letting this topic go. Unfortunately this is the new generation of bass fishing and it is only going to be for the upper class or kids with trust funds that can afford it. Whenever I comment on ffs I always get the same comments but my most hated comment is the "your just another good ole boy" who can't compete anymore. Yes, that is 100% correct, I am a "good ole boy" and a lot of these "elite" anglers wouldn't be where they are without us "good ole boys". You don't think Ray Scott wasn't a good ole boy???? It sickens me Randy but technology is taking ever facet of life as we know it, including fishing, but I will stand my ground and never give up my ethics and values for some piece of technology.

[@stevegannon9419]

BASS callers anglers athletes and call the tournaments a sport and in all the other sports the athletes don’t get to hang around forever bass fishing is changing and Randy what your saying is BS if you was 21 now you’d be scoping the guy that made wagon wheels was really good but no one cares now

[@chrismalas8747]

Your crazy negativity is all your adding feel sorry for you

[@spencersmith6754]

I’m not a fan of ffs but if it’s as easy as you describe then why can’t the old school guys be just as successful with it? They all have it but choose not to use it but my question is why? I think if some of the veterans of the sport were consistently in the top 10 using ffs there would not be an issue. I’m not sure I buy the excuse that they are not willing to use it because of tradition or the expense so what’s the real reasoning for getting beat? I think pride is a stubborn thing and gets lots of people in trouble. If you believe in tradition that’s okay if you think it’s hard on the fisheries I can understand but if want it banned because you’re getting beat that’s pride and jealousy talking!! If catching fish on ffs is as simple as you described it then why aren’t all the pros on all the top trails able to compete? Some pros say they can’t compete against it like yourself but then describe how all you need is ffs and a minnow to win. If winning is not the reason to compete then just fish for fun.

[@bronzebackbilly9034]

Interesting, Skeet Reese just Won today! Isn’t he in your thumbnail for this video?

[@MattDemand]

There you go again calling out guys you know nothing about

[@williamwinter5257]

With all due respect Randy... Then I'm thinking, I'm a bass fisherman and I've caught three 10's multiple nines and the like but isn't a bed fisherman in tournament fishing the same thing? I'm not trying to be an asshole or hating but if, wait I don't have ffs so I don't know and none of the big ones I've caught have been on bed's so it would be a good conversation to ban both types of tournament fishing, right??? Keep giving us the great content!

[@danielmyatt3494]

Stop your mental Mondays !

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Those are the best part of the channel

[@secretbassrigs]

They admit it evens the playing field. FFS tournaments are for the Minor Leagues. A lesser skill set so desperate to compete they've dragged the sport down to a childish level of Bass Fishing Bingo. The few repeat winners just happen to have better instincts. That's the most they'll ever have to perform with.

[@mattcampbell3876]

How bout no pro fishing or tournament fishing at all, cut all the ego’s out of fishing, looks like your gonna have to learn to swing a hammer Randy

[@hoodmatt2011]

I live on Smith Lake. I was so looking forward to seeing the pros come to my home lake. I wanted Cox, Kennedy, Hunter, Lee etc to win so bad but after watching 2 days that it wouldn't be possible. It's absolutely so dang boring watching them fishing FFS not throwing there jig minnow until they see a fish. Didn't learn anything from what I watched of the tournament. It's not bass fishing to me. Something has to be done! I got a Livescope but I use it to fish brush piles or other isolated targets for throwing a jerkbait over it. But I don't scope don't have the patience to do it. I don't tournament fish. I fish bc I absolutely love it! These guys that only scope that I thought I was fan of. I can't stand them anymore. I get the ones that have to compete but some of these guys only scope All the time I don't have to name them. I didn't watch this weekend plus didn't go to any weigh-ins. I went to Guntersville to actually fish! TIGHT LINES!

[@craiggoodloe60]

While I am with you on FFS being limited or banned on the elite series. I’ve gotta say, you need to take a step back on some of these wild comments like saying anglers in their early 20’s would be at the bottom of every tournament without ffs…. Jordan Lee proved you wrong there along with several others. I agree that a lot of these young anglers may not be in the position they are now. But there are some young hammers that belong there without ffs. What we have happening now is a young class of anglers that have been competing in high level high school tournaments at a younger age than the household names had the opportunity to. It’s just the nature of getting more kids involved at an earlier age. While FFS has a lot to do with it, there are some young anglers with a ton of fish IQ based on the hard work put in at such a young age in these tournaments.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

There’s always an exception to the rule. I’m talking about the majority.

[@billvalentine6532]

You are complaining about the livescope why don't you complain about the prices of equipment boats,rod&reels,jigs&worms etc when a pro tells everyone it's helps you catch more fish I call that fraud with livescope it actually helps you catch more fish you ought to be complaining about the boat companies lure companies charge 25bucks for 10 plastic worms someone needs to complain bout all the issues not just ffs

[@TOM_T2000]

He does plenty

[@ghostdragon6695]

Let's take the livescope off their boat for one event to see how good they really are

[@RickieJohnson-tb5sc]

You are telling the truth. It not just bass it all fishing industry from crappies to walleye. It a shame.

[@guyfoscone3193]

We need a tour without FFS. Yesterday Skeet Reese was throwing a square bill all over the place and beat the scopers. It was great watching some old school fishing. He might have looked at a few times but not staring at it for hours. I miss the old days when each guy had a specialty. Nixon with a worm. Jimmy and his roll cast spinnerbait technique. Fritz cranking. Guido with his finesse game. Brauer and Hackney with a jig. Usually the weather decided which style would benefit-not an AI box. I don't see it getting banned anytime soon. I just don't watch when its the primary method. Give me a crankbait and some rocky shoreline and I'm good to go! ✌

[@atthebrink74]

Guys so focused on their little video screen that they have to have Mommy call them to tell them they are late to weigh in…

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

lol good one

[@lancefontenot9448]

We call that helicopter Mom. Always hovering over.

[@jaym8257]

That was a sign of immaturity. He likely never held a job where you had to clock in.

[@xb2003280]

I lol ‘d

[@larryhauser5183]

Everyone putting out all the information that took years to learn. The internet sucks

[@scottdeshotel7094]

That is why younger guys are good so young,

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

But you on it reading and watching videos 😂😂

[@mistertwister1816]

Love Taku Ito. Overcomes all the odds ... while everyone else lays down... You're way off on this week's bass fishing, Randy. Sad you're too lost in victimhood to enjoy his win.

[@jordangourley3955]

Jacob wheeler avg finish pre Garmin live scope? 34th place with 2 professional wins. Jacob Wheeler avg finish since Garmin Livescope? 14th place with 10 professional wins. Jacob wheeler is 60% better with live scope than without.

[@sauceboss7571]

Stick,for sure! But,he learned and knows the seasonal movements and tendencies of bass.He has earned his way.

[@jordangourley3955]

@@sauceboss7571 I’m not even saying I don’t like the guy, but in my opinion he is the biggest beneficiary of livescope tech in the world. He went from obscure no name to world beater over night.

[@jasonlance76]

@@jordangourley3955Dude won FLW championship in late teens early 20’s way before ffs. Like him or hate him hes a force to be reckoned with.

[@TonyAnthonyRichards]

Why aren’t you putting any blame on the Anglers in your thumbnail? I fast forward through the weigh ins and when “ your favorite old school bass fisherman comes up” not ONE mentions these things. They all turn their head and walk off stage down $5000. For the first time in our sport’s history they need to be business men. For me to sit back and watch these guys lose their careers because of a simple patch on their jerseys that’s loaded with other patches is insane to me. I see it as they are horrible entrepreneurs.

[@sl4078]

FFS in professional Bass angling is the equivalence of Bubba Wallace to NASCAR! I just turned on a live BASS event and they were talking about how they solely focus on their Lowrance screen and never look up! The screen shot of the four kids were all staring down at the huge ass lowarace and not a clue what's around them. This sport is shit now!! I've watched my last event as of today

[@markbrooks8472]

I think as long as the electronic companies support the tournaments with big bucks it's not going away. It's always about the money.

[@bassingman9911]

Bingo, "follow the money" is the answer to a lot of problems.

[@paulskog22]

Who is this buddy you keep referring to

[@mikebeech942]

We caught 25 in a jon boat two baitcaster a chatterbait a jerk bait, deep water. We had an anchor an oar and two life jackets. You mean to tell me these pros are using computers to catch bass and I’m supposed to be impressed

[@paulerickson3556]

I thought it was cheating when I first saw it and that will never change.

[@sparks2spare782]

Sonarmasters and Major League Sonar have lost me. Even as a viewer on tv it’s become so boring. Guys watching a screen fishing as where before they were focused on the spot, cover around them they were fishing. It might be a good time for another league to form that really challenges these anglers.

[@warrenrayledbetter9957]

The last Bassmaster Elite tournament I watch, I only recognized 3 people.

[@bobh6583]

I turned it on Sunday morning and they had a four box of fisherman on. All four (not kidding) had their heads down staring at their FFS! I turned it off as fast as I turned it on. I find it hard to believe greats like Davey Hite and Mark Zona on Live actually think FFS is good for the sport.

[@shugzkeck2256]

Well I just watch Skeet Reece win on the BPt James River and I watched Clif Prince win Wheeler no FFS 😂😂😂😂😂

[@SpookyRedz]

The Big name PROs are finally opening their eyes , you are gaining ground , keep it up , and you are 100 percent correct

[@spencersmith6754]

Team Castledine

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

Kvd and shaw grigsby said it ruin the game

[@SpookyRedz]

@@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm agreed 👍🏻

[@robinmeade1827]

Its called evolution we never go backwards. Dont you remember KVD kicking butt at 19.

[@MarshallLanier]

Brauer - gone Rowland - gone Fritts - gone Davis - gone Grigsby - gone Klein - gone KVD - gone Nixon - gone And now, the GOAT Clunn - gone

[@donyarborough4114]

Goodbye, too much negativity in todays bass fishing and social media commentaries.

[@martyclaburn144]

Start your league & do not allow FFS.

[@frankgilroy3189]

Randy, you also forget back in the 80s when you were learning to become a good fisherman and even the 70s the only way to learn was a magazine or a TV show nowadays you and almost every pro and every top fisherman puts their content about all those things that you say …….you have to take time to learn, they put all that content out on KZbin so everything to do it Fishing is a fast track now.

[@MrVinced1201]

Well, Randy if FFS is so easy and everyone can do it, then why is it there are only a few guys that can? and are you telling me that the Johnson's brothers were not catching fish before FFS?

[@MrVinced1201]

@@Imjodaddy357 No doubt, I am surprised he has not deleted my response.

[@MrVinced1201]

@@Imjodaddy357 I agree 100%. Also every time you try to debate him all he says is you missed the point. I also love the way he uses the term "Spotlighting" like for deer. Well it is very obvious to anyone who has that Randy has not because FFS is nothing like that. Every time I have called him out on it, he can not defend himself and delete my post. What I think is another crazy thing he says, 90% of all people believe the same thing he does and even if it is 90% of all his viewers at 100k it is a very small portion of the fishing community. Like you said mis/dis/conspiracy theories.

[@sliderman6899]

Takuo Ito was the only pro I seen fizzing his fish. Ever time they showed one of the other pro's livewell fish were all floating upside down. If they are going to catch these fish deep it should be mandatory to fizz them.

[@MVPikerMike24]

If you don't know who Chris and Corey Johnston are, I question anything else you might say......they've been around a long time and are always near the top. Saying they have no skill is sour grapes. They came up through the system and local tournaments honing their expertise before FFS was even around. If you are complaining that they are now using it and adjusting to what everyone is doing, then I wonder what you expect them to do...quit fishing because "you" don't like or respect it? Tournament fishing will evolve, whether FFS eventually gets banned or not, to simply say all the top anglers have no skill is really an extreme case of sour grapes. IMO.

[@heyjim52]

Money has to be at the center of it.

[@rissersmilling]

Based on the way you’re talking any Tom Dick or Harry could go out and drop 150k on a boat with FFS and dominate MLF or BASS with no other experience and I just don’t think that’s the case because if it was every single angler in MLF or BASS would be out there smashing catching 100lbs every tournament and they just don’t. You still have to know how to fish

[@rissersmilling]

@@Imjodaddy357 I’m not expert, but it’s not hard to figure out

[@jaym8257]

This should be obvious as these guys have been fishing competitively for eight to ten years when they start the tour. But there is little doubt they've spent a ton of time in deep water finding suspended fish. Nobody catches fish on the bottom in 200 feet of water. BASS now has all these junior, high school and college tournaments. You know, teach a young person to fish and competitively as a goal. Expand the sport. BASS is seeing the fruits of their labor.

[@rissersmilling]

@@jaym8257 I think it’s pretty obvious these guys all have may years experience before they got to where they are I really just don’t understand Randy’s overall hate and negativity towards FFS, Everyone says it’s boring staring at guys backs while the look at a screen Fishing open water but I don’t see how that’s different than watching a guy flip a jig for half the day or fan cast a crank bait a thousand times. I doubt we will ever see BASS and MLF do away with FFS it’s just another technique a guy needs to be proficient in yo be competitive no different than flipping or running a jerk bait

[@TonyAnthonyRichards]

Why aren’t you putting any blame on the Anglers in your thumbnail? I fast forward through the weigh ins and when “ your favorite old school bass fisherman comes up” not ONE mentions these things. They all turn their head and walk off stage down $5000. For the first time in our sport’s history they need to be business men. For me to sit back and watch these guys lose their careers because of a simple patch on their jerseys that’s loaded with other patches is insane to me. I see it as they are horrible entrepreneurs.

[@johnharris7353]

Don't y'all tournament fishermen catch fish, put them in live wells for hours, take them back for photos weights and measurements, then toss them back in the water in a foreign area, whereupon a lot of them die? If that's true then I'm disgusted and disturbed!

[@borbonic]

I left a negative but not out of line comment on the bass master KZbin video yesterday morning regarding how the camera was filming people from behind staring at screens. I think they deleted it

[@richardpace5809]

I tried watching some of it this morning. Watching guys stare at fish on a screen in 100 feet of water lives coping bass cruising at 15 feet where the average fisherman would never start fishing that deep. FFS is definitely showing people options to catch bass in areas that you would never conceive possible in the past but after 5 minutes of it I was bored.

[@borbonic]

@@richardpace5809 It's evident that some people will never be satisfied with their dominance over the fish until they can set out on the water and catch fish at will. No challenge, no mystery, no learning the animals. Just instant results.

[@MZKIZZYFACE]

I get that it's new but did you have that same pushback when depth finders, 360 or any of the other tech equipment came out? Have to grow and adapt. Should you not allow any of the improvements? Ban anything new? I think not.

[@MarshallLanier]

I wonder what Ray Scott, Forrest Wood, Harold Sharpe, or Dewey Kendrick would have to say about what B.A.S.S. has become?

[@brianshort2101]

If anybody can do it then why don't you go do it?? Deep water sanctuaries?? Hahaha So David fritz used to violate those deep water sanctuaries with his paper graph and he got respect. But now you're too old to learn ffs and now your all butthurt. Kinda sad really

[@brittperry4007]

I agree with you 100% but i do think this will go the way of the Alabama rig. Firstly, i dont do this for the same reason you dont, but i already know folks who have started to do this exclusively. They are telling me that they are getting very difficult to catch. I hope it will eventually get to the point that you cant catch them doing it. I feel the same way about folks who go sit on a bridge all day long in the spring... Go learn how to catch fish in a dignified way.

[@andybales7318]

Biggest difference today with bass fishermen... the new age anglers...money is 1st, then catching....true bass fishermen, the sport itself is a passion that comes 1st & making money is 2nd....There's no passion in the sport today from the Scopers & it's all about catching

[@RTHD84]

He's exactly right, Smith lake is my home lake. We went out to watch them and they were all floating in the middle of the lake and trolling spotlighting for bass. Very boring, we didn't even run back to watch the weigh in and enjoy the event. We just went fishing instead, boring. Ffs has ruined bass fishing.

[@TrilogyOutdoorsMedia]

Because they don't want to be the best in the sport They rely on their name and who they "used" to be! They are the ones that will speak to a group of young anglers and say that anyone can do it! And then complain when they beat their ass 😮

[@garylesage7250]

Who are the Tournament sponsors, the people that sell FFS..... Stop your whining and get on the band wagon or find new sponsors to run different tournaments...... Good luck with that... See if you can get Stay Free Maxi Pads to run your tournaments....

[@keithmason8322]

Well, bass and MLF have chose their path. The sad part is they will have just enough support to make it work for them as a spectator of the sport and avid bass fisherman I can only hope someone can start and other series that doesn't include F FS and quickly becomes popular and is live streamed and televised so I can have something to look forward to watching again

[@mikeklokus2568]

Ffs is only small portions of the problem. Between the cheating allegations, the favoritism amongst small group of anglers, the loaded schedules, bass fishing is on shaky ground. Pro fishing will become thing of the past. Now it's more about clicks than AOY points. Randy, u seemed to learn that. Bass tournie s will always be around on the local level. Pro format is on shaky ground.

[@jeanpaulhammes3024]

The one thing I don't agree with is these anglers speak of their old school skill and have 1 maybe 2 wins under their belt in a 20-30yr career. You aren't as great as you think you are. Like cell phones, adapt or get left behind, period.

[@NickLindner]

Randy says there’s “no way” someone in their early 20’s can beat veterans on the tour, but fails to remember that this has been happening for YEARS before FFS entered the equation. Let’s just forget that guys like Jordan Lee, Brandon Palanuk, and Jacob Wheeler exist. Oh, and don’t forget KVD was whooping up on the pro field when he was that age. RB is just pulling random rage-bait talking points out of his butt at this point

[@jordangourley3955]

Bruh Jacob wheeler was a nothing before Garmin launched the live scope, then Wheeler became basically the original scoper and won everything.

[@NickLindner]

@@jordangourley3955 Tell me you know nothing about Jacob Wheeler’s career without telling me you know nothing about Jacob Wheeler’s career.

[@jerryking9215]

Hater.

[@mikethomas7649]

Once again LISTEN!!!! to what he is saying. STOP only hearing FFS.

[@davidharris4030]

@@NickLindnerHe obviously doesn’t know how good Wheeler has been for years. Long long before FFS!

[@richardmoses7812]

Smith lake before ffs, angler on every dock and every creek lay down with shakey head worm. 27-30 pounds get paid

[@jes5434]

I really think it should be 3 screens 2 transducer of ur choice it's really turned into a joke with TV screens and transducer everywhere u can stick one oh yea no more than a 12 inch screen