Why 2025 Is Going To Be A TOUGH Year For Most Every Bass Angler

[@xdxdxdxd1643]

2025 is going to be a great year.

[@i.v.blankenship]

For billionaires for sure.

[@xdxdxdxd1643]

@i.v.blankenship Every American will make more and spend less. If a company wants to survive, they need to lower their prices. If a company wants to avoid Tarriffs, they will have to build here in the states.

[@i.v.blankenship]

@@xdxdxdxd1643 how will Americans make more? No, what will happen is the companies will continuously import, paying the tariff and passing the extra cost on to consumers because it’s still cheaper than manufacturing the product locally. On the off chance that a tariff makes a product more expensive than a local counterpart, the local company will be free to raise their price as well.

[@xdxdxdxd1643]

@i.v.blankenship No income tax, no tax on overtime or tips. ( More Jobs ) Companies will go bankrupt in America if they don't lower prices. It's already happening, and companies are switching production to the U.S.A. Auto industry and the fishing industry. We have been absolutely screwed for the last 4 years, and now we can get back to living the American Dream.

[@xdxdxdxd1643]

@i.v.blankenship Tarrifs are nothing new, and we have always had them. The U.S. pay a Tarriff to import to other countries. China won't even allow most U.S. products to China.

[@davidbrummett6178]

Randy, 12 of the last 16 years we've had a liberal administration. How much has our water quality improved? Have you gone to the gas station or grocery store lately?

[@THE.7.Q]

@davidbrummett6178 they're as blind as they think their opposition is and they have no idea indoctrination at its finest "edudated" they call it

[@arizonabassfishing8839]

They are proposed tariffs Trump knows we have all the leverage and the threat of tafiffs are going to be enough in most cases countries know he means what he says and will come to the negotiating table just like last time in my humble opinion .

[@winstonrocco1981]

Well maybe these companies need to make them here. Personally couldn’t care less I have enough tackle for a lifetime. Also these tackle companies still have to compete raise prices find out how insignificant they really are,

[@THE.7.Q]

Sounds like megabass needs to built some factories in the united states

[@stevoncrick7078]

Isn’t it fitting that a person that is sponsored by a company in Japan wants to help a company in Japan! But he’s not being political. 🙄 Start making things in America!!!

[@THE.7.Q]

@stevoncrick7078 and the only pollution they give a crap about is here while China uses slave labor and pollutes the environment worse than the U.S ever has.... but hey atleast he can afford his white new balance

[@THE.7.Q]

@stevoncrick7078 right?! And they have a problem with the "rich" and big corporations just not the ones that pay them. No better better than kapernick crying about oppression while wearing shoes made with slave and child labor

[@winstonrocco1981]

Way overpriced

[@i.v.blankenship]

Why should they? Even with tariffs its cheaper to import them and pass the increased cost the the consumer.

[@clay7514]

23 and 24 were my best fishing years ever, I plan on 2025 being even better! Despite all the doom and gloom that you speak of!

[@jaygerson328]

Be american buy american

[@Jeschitown]

Whatever that means

[@Pontiac69]

We don't hardly make anything anymore.

[@spencersmith6754]

@@Jeschitownif you don’t understand then you’re part of the problem

[@Jeschitown]

@spencersmith6754 I very much understand how it works trump is the one you looking for

[@spencersmith6754]

@@Jeschitown I’m looking for America first regardless of who’s in office

[@tomlarcher1]

Just what exactly do you want people to do for work if you just continue to send ever job over to these countries that pay pennies to work all day if they're not using slave labor. (china). If these companies didn't need to make 2000% profit on every little widget they make than they could pay a good wage here and build rods, reels, baits here.

[@glensims7959]

The tariffs that you are speaking about are only going to effect the cost of rods, reels, and tackle by about .70 per 100.00 at most. I don't think that will drastically effect the market at all.

[@glensims7959]

You can't blame the administration for the high prices of trucks, boats and fishing tackle. As long as consumers are willing to pay higher prices, and lenders are willing to finance them, then why SHOULDN'T the manufacturer & retailer set those prices?

[@herbsteiner1013]

I'm reminded of a well-known trope that millions of Americans may have forgotten this past electoral season: Be careful of what you ask for, because you just might get it.

[@mikebuehler6248]

How much of cost of materials and components is reflected in the price of energy. Lower energy costs reduce the cost of products produced. Plastic comes from oil.

[@eddievarnesfishing8495]

Here’s another point. Lower gas prices will save anglers more money than anything. Drill baby drill!!

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Drilling has already been at record levels the past 4 years in America… most of our domestically produced oil is put up on the world markets for sale. OPEC sets oil prices therefore our domestic production has a little to no effect on our gas prices in America.

[@Jeschitown]

@@eddievarnesfishing8495 we are drilling at a record pace already, the Biden administration has had us the USA the first and only completely energy independent country in the world

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

@@Jeschitowntruth

[@johnrobison9527]

You gonna be sadly disappointed that you fell for the lie

[@colingordon5950]

We are at record levels of drilling 😂. Producing more oil than at any time in history. Another low information voter.

[@jesseriggs8285]

American companies should build or make their products in the United States. Not in a foreign country and especially an adversary one.

[@kalebbrewer4509]

Why do vision 110s now say designed by megabass and no longer built by megabass Randy?

[@240LTS]

... The $$$ saved on other things in life beside fishing can be put towards the increased cost you are afraid of happening. .

[@mistertwister1816]

Randy, To get psyched for 2025, I was on the NPFL website reading a Brad Fuller lecture about organizational culture, written as a prelude to the 2025 season. In it, he alluded to the importance of culture and treating fellow anglers with “respect”. He talked about being “positive”, showing “integrity” and “resilience”. He stated that culture wasn’t “just a buzz word“ and that it was “everything” to the NPFL. Do you know if he penned that before or after his recent restaurant altercation? How do you think his inability to control his temper might impact the 2025 season? Do you think the culture of the NPFL took a hit and that the league will suffer as a result? Or, was he just demonstrating that everyone has 1st amendment rights, and that these rights can be lost if not exercised in family restaurants?

[@oldfishermanandhisdog]

Randy, I agree, and you didn't touch on this. Several companies in the fishing industry are struggling. Hummingbird Johnson Outdoors had an 11% drop in revenue in the 4th quarter with a 43.5 million dollar loss in revenue. Mercury Marine has laid off 1700 workers because of softening sales.

[@jt05-ki8em]

At least the new administration might slow the bucket brigade that has decimated the bass populations in many of my local ponds with their 10 foot surf rods casting live bait to clean out everything. Any feedback on this Randy?

[@tonyb-50]

Make Fishing Great Again!

[@andythebliss]

If they don’t ban it, maybe push for FFS technology to be limited to a 45-degree angle so you can only see as far in front as the depth you’re sitting over ? If your in 10 feet of water, you could only see 10 feet forward. That might only help the deep water guys though. Probably a dumb idea . . .

[@mikeharris130]

You need to move to Alaska, where these is no internet service, and live off the land.

[@kurtrindgen4708]

I don’t know that this is entirely accurate. I think if we looked at pricing it may be a case of North American manufacturers inflating prices on product from China. Project I work in, even with tariffs, goods out of China are waaaaaay cheaper than US product. Price comparisons for 2019 Chinese products with 20% tariff were still cheaper than the same product purchased in US back in 2006!

[@kalebbrewer4509]

There’s a cost to undo what’s been done to this country

[@i.v.blankenship]

Yep, rolling the clock back to the gilded age.

[@russwilliams484]

Have you been to Bass Pro or Bait Wrx lately? Doesn't look like there’s a shortage of crankbaits, etc., to me. As far as not being able to afford anything! This administration that's in office now has caused this inflation with their trillion dollar spending packages! I can't afford anything as it is right now. Hummingbird just pulled a shady move and discontinued all the Helix's and Solix's, and because of the current economy, I can't afford to upgrade to an Apex or Explorer! So good if they start hurting, maybe if guys stop buying their over priced stuff they'll come off their high horses and start making things affordable again!

[@colingordon5950]

Wrongo! Quit blaming others for you not saving money. Trillion dollar spending packages? Republicans are in control of approving that. 😂😂😂

[@hugostiglitz993]

$16 2x4s , $70 osb the day Trumpy left, inflation had already started from his disastrous handling of covid. Shelling out trillions in handouts paying people to stay home, yeah that shit all started from Trumpy. And don't even get me started with operation warp speed, how many lives were ruined with that?? And you morons thought it best to give his geriatric ass another go at it. Trump Dick Sucking has consequences

[@NineSpot]

Grocery prices, gas, everyday life will be more expensive for the regular Joe. And guess what, rich people won't be affected, you know the 80 year old billionaires you elect, yah turns out they don't care about you. Keep being in a guilt fighting invisible problems, all while the rich go to the bank and pay none of the taxes to help rebuild

[@THE.7.Q]

@@NineSpot tds much?

[@i.v.blankenship]

@@THE.7.Q No, not enough TDS (Trump Discernment Syndrome)

[@josemarrero1282]

Dark clouds!!

[@ronfussell8244]

Ffs minnows all you need right

[@xdxdxdxd1643]

@@ronfussell8244 Med Sucker Minnows all day. I catch some monsters with them.

[@hwsmith619]

🎉

[@DavidNew-t7u]

All the sportsman that agree with all the deregulation of the environment. What's really going on. " It's all about the money boys". We need to consider the future and not live in the past.

[@bfg1836]

So, now FFS is bad because everyone will be too reliant on it when civilization collapses. I better learn how to whittle a jerk bait, because those won’t be shipped to my doorstep once civilization collapses, either.

[@joetucker63]

never have i been in more agreement with you, except on the tariff issue. once upon a time, almost all of our fishing tackle was manufactured in this country. the Chinese wiggle warts suck, lots of local manufacturers and workers have lost their jobs, so that manufacturers could expand their margins. Maybe Cumberland lures should import your lures, so that both of you make more money. On the tariff issue YOU are just as self serving as the "Billionaires BOy's Club"! think about the industry and how it flourishes back in the 70's and 80's. i don't support trump, but the tariff thing is a great step back to a sustainable economy!

[@stuarttisdal8422]

We finally agree on something, Trump sucks !

[@paulenglish1741]

Hey iam first Randy!

[@lynnmoss1183]

Just make it here 😆 The outlay of capital, for facilities, manufacturing and labor, to move manufacturing here is not going to happen. I like to ask my "build it here" friends why they don't buy their clothes made here in the USA. Answer- Well I can't afford to. EXACTLY! Consumers aren't going to pay double or triple of today's prices. Bait companies can't take a 60% hit to their bottom line and survive. The majority of hard baits are made in China. Outsourcing will be moved out of China, to Costa Rica, Korea, Vietnam, and Guatemala, to save 50% (60%-10% tariffs) of costs. A positive note is Lowrance products including FFS are made in Mexico and subject to 25% tariffs. Garmin products including FFS are made in Taiwan. The costs to "cheat" with FFS is going up.😀

[@2005champ198]

How will a large number of Americans have jobs without American munufacturing? How do you propose we get manufacturing jobs back here?

[@davelerner8461]

MAGA with tariffs? Wrong! People voted and now have to live with the results = higher prices, pretty ironic since the new administration was bashing the economic policies of current administration.

[@spencersmith6754]

People who voted understand the consequences of tariffs it isn’t a secret so what does that say about the current administration?

[@davelerner8461]

I'm not supporting the current administration, all I'm saying is that tariffs will only increase prices further and hurt Americans standard of living, not improve it which is what the new administration is claiming.

[@nicholasroberts5826]

​@@spencersmith6754the most googled question after the election is "what is a tariff". Followed by "Can I change my vote?" The people understood nothing.

[@hwsmith619]

Randy I respect you as a decent bass fisherman and your position on ffs but honestly where do you get off thinking you know anything about tariffs and politics? Seems to me there's more important things to worry about than having to pay a few extra dollars for a reel or rod or anything for that matter! What would a dirty bomb brought in the country by a illegal alien that wasn't properly vetted do to our prestige lakes and rivers let alone our loved ones? Once again you don't think about the things you say before you say them. One nuke can ruin a good day of fishing for hundreds of years!

[@billpatterson6249]

@@davelerner8461Wanna bet? Tariffs will be used as a negotiating tool. Have you not heard about the trade imbalance?