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

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?!

[@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!

[@packerfan8374]

10 grand for the year, good decision for bassmaster

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@johnhenderson9048]

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

[@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

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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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).

[@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.

[@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.

[@martinan6294]

MAGA forever

[@BobbyMartin-gu6wm]

Drill baby Drill

[@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.

[@sethtrice8843]

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

[@GrippingLipsFishing]

I don't watch it anymore since FFS.

[@SpookyRedz]

Where are the Wildlife and Fisheries ? Make FFS illegal !

[@bayoustateoutdoors9650]

2022 was terrible for stock market

[@slayerstacker2074]

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

[@winstonrocco1981]

Who owns bass now?

[@elliotdavis4542]

Chase anderson

[@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?

[@fishybassvon5752]

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

[@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]

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

[@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? 🤡

[@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

[@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!!!