Jacob Powroznik - The Fishing World Has Gone Bananas on MERCER-131

[@factsoffishing]

Hey All, Hope you dig this weeks show. Sorry I have not been as active in the comments the last few episodes. I have been crazy busy the last few weeks. Thanks again for watching please remember to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE 👍

[@SpookyRedz]

We love it all mr Dave !

[@jimbaumgardner1436]

I haven’t heard from Jacob much but enjoyed listening to him. Love how he just tells it like it is. Good show Dave!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks Jim, He definitely tells it like he sees it. He is a good dude.

[@markeustice618]

Jacob is a cool dude. First time I have ever seen him on a pod cast. Dave brings the best. Thanks

[@jamesmims5850]

Dave I actually met Jacob in the tackle shop on Toledo Bend. Such a great guy. Will never forget that. Can’t wait for them to come back in February

[@cameronjones1674]

Cool chat with Jacob. What a mentor in Woo Daves awesome. 👏

[@JH-ev7wn]

that is probably the most reasonable, logical opinion on ffs I have heard from anybody in the industry

[@factsoffishing]

Well that’s great to hear. Glad you enjoyed the show. Thanks for watching

[@oghostcc5649]

Mercer is the man, met him at the delayed day 3 launch at champlain this season after take off. Got a photo. I admire how he is always very positive. Keeping BASS a huge deal

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks very much. Life is too short to waste time being negative. Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words

[@kristinefischer2289]

Great show guys! Couldn’t agree more with what was discussed

[@Nate_Higgins]

How do you silence the voices? Drugs 😂. What a gem. I'm not tired of hearing people's opinion on FFS. As long as it's well thought out and genuine, I'm happy to hear it. I know it feels like a dead horse, but it's and important topic in fishing right now, and this is a fishing podcast.

[@factsoffishing]

That was my favourite line of the whole show 😂. Glad you enjoyed the show & I do agree it’s hard not to talk about FFS now days. It is a very big topic & no matter what you talk about it seems FFS winds it’s way into the conversation. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@Woefman911]

Those Bassmaster shows to me blow the doors off of live today.

[@jamesmims5850]

Great podcast. Dave can’t wait for next week.

[@LucasBoone318]

Jacob I never got fired for watching Bass Live, but I did have a foreman in our fab shop ask if I could send him the link so he could pull it up on his computer. I spent the entire 2022 season with my phone propped up on my work bench, and Bluetooth connected to my Milwaukee speaker. I didn't miss a single minute of it. It helped that my foreman was a high school fishing team coach, and we had 4 or 5 of us in the shop that really enjoy fishing.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for watching Lucas, Glad you never got fired for watching BassLIVE. Sounds like you are working with a good group of people. Proving once again that people who fish are good folks.

[@LucasBoone318]

@@factsoffishing yessir, during the off-season we stick with BTL, Mercer, Scott Martin Challenge, etc to get us by until the 1st event.

[@davidcahan2978]

Enjoyed your conversation with Jacob. Another very interesting Elite! Would liked to have you ask him questions about his decisions concerning going to MLF & then coming back to BASS.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks David, I appreciate you watching. As far as the MLF / Bass deal I think it’s getting old. Maybe I am too close to it but it just feels like it’s been covered & unless the guest takes it in that direction I usually don’t go that direction. Hope that makes sense

[@russwilliams484]

When I was 9 years old I couldn't sleep the night before my grandfather would take me fishing. Fast forward to I'm now 57 and still cannot sleep the night before a bass tournament. I have buddies that sleep like a baby but I'm so excited I can't! 😂

[@bobbycolson1957]

I'm glad Jacob is back where he belongs...how cool is practicing with woo for the classic...I fished with woo in a pro am and had a rabbit supper afterwards

[@brucesmithoutdoors]

I never got fired for watching Bass Live, but I have watched hoping so 😂😂. Great interview of Jacob.

[@JimGLopez67]

Great guy , very experienced angler.

[@jaredknuth-o3m]

Mercer I would love to have a conservation with you from a guy who made the classic in 2013. Bass fishing world is in a crazy place

[@ericshedrock6052]

Choke Canyon lol that was something i did not expect to be mentioned. She isnt fishing to good right now . A lot of the south and central Texas lakes or getting low . 🙏rain Multiple live images sonars? I cant even imagine one . Where do u sign up for the Santabass donation? My pride wouldn't stop me from using a donated live target lol 🧑‍🎄🎣🏆 Thanks for all you do

[@williamknight5142]

Good one Dave got a friend that looks like Jacob's twin too bad he can't catch fish like Powroznic.😃😃👍👍👍👍👍

[@stephenwhitesell3408]

Bring back the A-rig and bring back 6 seconds! Always got a kick out of that segment!

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for watching Stephen, I can’t make any promises on the A Rig but the good news is we do plan on bringing back 6 seconds this season. 👍

[@stephenwhitesell3408]

@@factsoffishing 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@blakeraider5312]

This next season is going to be very very tough on the vets. You watch the Top 9 Open guys kill it this season on the Elites.

[@edwardcowan7012]

Front Runner is great. I caught doubles twice in BASS Federation Eastern Divisionals with that thing. I’ve caught more doubles on a front runner than the ARig!

[@ericsmith9965]

Can we plz get an audio only version of live. Buffering and phone battery dying sucks listening to tournaments

[@mitchbennett6019]

Mister Twister Phenom worm on a Zebco reel… would be killer today since nobody uses any bait older than 6 months … Rick Clunn Poes Cedarwoods still nail bass… but nobody has one😂😂.. well some of us do🤙

[@rogerdudra178]

It's the day after Christmas here, now.

[@calebolgers6581]

I love his opinion on FFS

[@bryanfranks6327]

Great show as usual. I agree with Jacob. I think they will eventually have to set a rule to limit the amount of electronics used. Just to make it a level playing field. I don’t believe it will ever be done away with. It’s just a tool.

[@brent3323]

As soon as FFS became a thing, I said that it would eventually come around to pushing fish and fisherman back to the bank and visible cover. Because of what Jacob said so far as fish hearing you coming. Anymore, if my rod touches bottom, I'm turning all of my electronics off... just to try and get an advantage.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

In 10 years, someone will be sitting around, asking what it will be like in another 10 years. In both instances, the sport of bass fishing is going to be better than it was 10 years prior. The most hilarious thing about the technology discussion to me, is that no one, literally no one, talks about the fact that mapping technology has made the biggest impact of anything. You can sit at home and identify every area you think should hold fish, and just drive around on the lake to check each spot out in person and at that point, a 2D sonar and sidescan can tell you if there are fish there and what they’re doing. But nobody talks about how mapping is what actually got people finding and catching more fish than anything else has come close to.

[@715basser]

Mercer has a point, Kyoya’s FFS knowledge levels the J Proz’s experience, which is true! End game, lol.

[@jamesmims5850]

Toledo gonna be on fire the end of February gonna be insane. First time in 3 years we have hydrilla

[@rogerdudra178]

I hunted Merriam turkeys in the mountains of south central Montana for 3 years. I ate 2, and, I quit hunting them.

[@coreytanner253]

I didn’t get fired lol but did get wrote up and sent home

[@factsoffishing]

Come on, does your boss not understand the positive effects BassLIVE can have on your life. 😂

[@grantloiler4571]

👍

[@FloydMayes-me3jc]

Forward facing sonar should be outlawed in all tournaments!

[@jasonperry5456]

Hope BASS does something about it. Bass Live has become soooooo boring to watch the past couple years with FFS. I basically quit watching it once they are post spawn because that's all they do.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for watching Jason, You won’t get an argument from me. The FFS tournaments can be difficult to watch at times. Only time will tell how it all shakes out.

[@jaywagner13]

​@@factsoffishing This is probably a unpopular opinion but I honestly wish they would do away with live bass fishing except for the classic. And bring back the 1hr wrap up shows of the old days. Love ur podcasts!

[@edwardcowan7012]

I think the FFS thing is way overblown. My club, 5 Alive BASSMasters has 150 members. We just finished up our season and the top 5 fish as follows, 1st shallow/flipper, 2nd FFS, 3rd off shore 2d, 4th FFS, 5th shallow/flipper. 5 of our 11 events were on Tidal water so that might negate some of the effectiveness of FFS but I’ll put my money on and stick to shallow/flipping. Thanks for mentioning the Federation Jacob, anyone can get to the Classic that way, I did twice!

[@steveskinner8195]

Please consider doing an episode about "so called instinct fishing". Most tournaments in the last 15 yrs have been won by extensive use of technology. Then you have these other non-instinct scenarios: sight fishing, shad spawn, herring shad, drop shot deep vertical, marinas, lake history/home lake way points,,,,,,,,,,etc. Fishing riprap is not some great instinct.

[@toddcamons6518]

But there were differents takes on it this time.

[@lancepoore3045]

I'm self employed, but my production decreases because of live. You should at least send me a bumper sticker. 😅

[@phillipeakes8648]

Jacob compared Alabama rig being banned and not forward facing.. the big difference is no sponsorship/money coming from Alabama rig. The big electronic companies running the show

[@bgood419]

People will debate the affordability of electronics and boats and talk about whether or not it's fair that guys that can afford the best have an advantage. This is the victim mindset of modern times lol I started with a small boat with a 150 on it and no electronics and fished tournaments like that and I still had top 10 finishes in BFL's and BassNation events and it can still be done to this day. John Cox is proof that you don't need a 75mph boat with 5 screens on it to compete at the highest level. People want an excuse for their failures. This year I have a brand new boat with FFS and you know how many times I used it during a tournament this year? 1 time. I used it once and it was one of my worst finishes. I ended up 5th in points in BassNation and didn't need it at all. I don't care if some one else relies on it to catch em because they will spin out when it isn't working out some times too. Either buy it and learn it if you feel like you're at a disadvantage or don't and stop complaining is how I feel about it lol

[@timg185]

When I drove . I did the math. If I made $11 an hour and worked the same number of hours. I would have made more money.

[@WaconiaBassFishingGuy]

Wait till someone is standing on the front of a bass boat with virtual reality goggles hooked into their sonar that removes the water and all you see is fish

[@jimharris714]

The fishing in fishing as we all knew it is forever gone with ffs. The young guys don’t make wrong decisions or struggle to find fish with it. The machine doesn’t lie. Take that off their boat and they couldn’t win a local derby. Take it off Powrozniks boat or Hackneys boat and there is no drop off in performance. That’s the real difference.

[@jarodshelton]

i would love to bear hunt with jpow and see if the bears get scared

[@brianjamison4272]

So much drama and crying with tournament fishing now....

[@timhigdonoutdoors5276]

I am so sick of hearing about FFS it’s on every podcast. Soon as it starts, I’ll turn it off.

[@bobbycolson1957]

Ok Dave use you cheifs connections to get Taylor swift on the podcast...that would grow the sport

[@FunkE.Fisherman]

Another whining about sonar. It’s beyond old s this point.

[@factsoffishing]

Thanks for watching Funke, I would hardly say he was whining about sonar he simply shared his opinion on it.

[@FunkE.Fisherman]

@@factsoffishing you are probably right. I may be a little hyper sensitive about the issue since it’s been non stop almost all season. It seems to me the old school “network” guys have the most to lose because now the new guys (getting 9 a season) don’t have to rely as much on knowledge and “networking” to find their fish. The sport is evolving very quickly and it’s grinding my gears that most of these anglers focus on “banning” or limiting the technology vs. adapting and overcoming. It’s gotten very old for me personally. And I’ll say this. If BASS does ban the tech or limits it, it’s not gonna be good. But nobodies asking me. And I do find it hilarious that some of these. “Old school” anglers all the sudden give a crap about BASS ratings. Lol. Come on man. Btw. Kudos to Schlapper for manning up and adapting and overcoming.

[@Natureboy1607]

Unfortunately there is very little natural talent anymore . Only a select few that can really be competitive without electronics . Jacob is one of those select few .

[@mikepadgett4647]

That’s the way it should be. It prices the average Joe out of these local events and to an extent some of the intermediate type events. Turn em off for the tournament. Don’t get it twisted. I love it. But facts are facts. Their expensive

[@mikepadgett4647]

Drugs, lmao 😂 now that was funny. Great show. Crap reinstate the lures if you gonna let em fish with the ffs may as well you have driven the sport to guys standing on the front looking at the TV which be honest. It boring

[@mikepadgett4647]

If you can’t fish the Alabama rig you definitely can’t have ffs. Lol 😂

[@mikepadgett4647]

Cut em off for the tournaments. Lol

[@mikepadgett4647]

Just turn em off for the tournament