Just When You Thought Livescope Couldn’t Cause Anymore Damage…THIS Happens

[@golfpro1233]

Randy, I'm 68 and retired a few years ago. I fish maybe twice a week and I bought a LS. I dont feel bad or guilty because I will not live long enough to learn the 1000 ways to fish a laydown. I don't keep my fish, I don't fish tournaments and I dont know that I catch a lot more fish with the LS. But you know what , its fun to see what's going on down there. I don't stand over it and miss what's going on around me, and guess what, I'm learning a few things. I dont wear a flat brim, I'm just an old guy that likes to fish once in a while. I have no problem if the big tournaments stop the LScopers, but dont take mine away.

[@arngreencare8955]

He's not targeting people like you. But if the tournaments don't atnleast stop it, then state regulation will take it from everyone...

[@roymorgan5498]

I think it's OK if you use it as you say , not on tounaments .

[@rumcoke9123]

while I understand what you are respectfully writing, you are missing out on a lot. The excitement of the unknown, getting better, etc... You give the fish zero chance which IMO is totally not fishing. Im younger than you by 15 years and am getting better and better every day without this tool, and that feels amazing.

[@AZAngling]

​@rumcoke9123 you should just go buy one man. They are fuckin awesome. Don't listen to Randy. You'll love it. You'll double the fun you're already having.

[@golfpro1233]

@@rumcoke9123 I promise the fish have as much chance now as they did before and I am learning a lot more. I might see a laydown and what it looks like underwater, I see a ledge and know where it is, I find rocks and brush piles and then I know where they are. I can't say that I never see any fish, but I still have to learn what to throw and how to present the lure. It ain't locate and load up but I'm having fun and not hurting anything. I catch and release every fish I catch. When I go back to these spots, I don't even look for fish, I look for my spot. Sometimes I catch and sometimes I don't and it feels amazing to learn more each time out. I don't feel like I'm cheating, just learning quicker.

[@kweeks10045]

I think this is right on target. I think there are a number of factors involved. Most people today want instant gratification. They don't want to spend the time necessary to learn all of the things that you mentioned. It's like paying to "hunt" on a high fenced ranch rather than hunting on public land. If you have the money and don't want to invest the time, there you go.

[@bradladyman8048]

I'd love to see Randy go out and fish live scope all day long and show us how easy it is

[@brandonwoodcock4374]

Randy why dont you go out and buy you a "spotlighter" and then go out and win every tournament you enter, just to prove to everyone has easy it is!?

[@stevethedude8740]

YES OR SHUT UP RANDY!

[@joshtheflatearthjedi222]

Because he had integrity

[@dalelogan6569]

I sent an e-mail to MLF this weekend letting them know that I was through watching their program every weekend. I don't watch to see them live scoping in the middle of the lake. As Randy said, there is no skill involved.

[@jaebass02]

No one cares if u watch or not 😂😂

[@frankmaddalena8570]

So. They won't miss you

[@03roadieblkpur]

@@jaebass02 Yes they do care, no one watching means no sponsors.

[@dalelogan6569]

@@jaebass02 You must be a live scoper.

[@billye9823]

I am leaning more toward banning or severe regulations for FFS. I am also for a more regulations on the number of tournaments being held, and eliminating live weigh in’s. Bass fishing has changed drastically many times. It will need to continue to change if it’s going to survive as a sport. I see the use of forward facing sonar, as sight fishing and I see sight fishing as an art form. There used top sight fishing pros out there that would dominate during the spawn, Of course this kind of fishing is also controversial, many tournament organizations have stopped doing tournaments during the spawn, nun the less it is an art to be technical proficient at Sight fishing. I fished the U.S. Open this year again, and most everyone had forward facing sonar, but again it was only an elite few that were really good at it. Not all of them were young. I don’t know if this can be done, but what if it was possible to limit the bottom reading on FFS to say 30 feet? Just an idea that would help with fish mortality.

[@toddg.2638]

For me, it comes down to fishing which relies heavily on finding them based on experience versus catching. FFS removes years of experience from the sport to where all you're left with is catching. Anyone can catch a fish. The challenge is finding them.

[@glynnreid1217]

FFS helps finding them. cuts out the WASTED time. But you do you.

[@mikeandrade586]

If finding fish is a waste of time, why not just go buy fish at the petstore and snag them with a treble hook at your house? The excuses from livescopers are always so pathetic. You'd think with how sensitive these kids are they might reconsider their decisions when a majority of their own community views them as a clown. ​@@glynnreid1217

[@FishMonger-d2c]

I can find them all day on FFS and have yet to catch a single one of them.

[@mikeandrade586]

@@FishMonger-d2c congrats, you're officially the worst fisherman I've ever heard of.

[@mikejuby270]

I'm 40!! I'm a REAL FISHERMAN!!

[@moondog5553]

What’s next bumpers for pro bowling?

[@astrophysicistguy]

FFS doesn't cause any 'damage', BSEs absolutely do (bass slaughter events) ... your thesis that the young angers don't have any skills is proven wrong almost on every tournament ... MLF Team series just finished up down here in Florida where no one was using FFS, 2 young pros caught 60 lbs bass in 6 hrs the day AFTER a major cold front and never turned on their FAfS once. Please explain how they managed to do that? I'll wait ....

[@rogersmith8593]

Hopefully we will see more tournaments restricting the use of certain technology, maybe even throwback tournaments requiring lures and tackle from certain eras

[@thebeaverretriever3732]

It’s sad that anyone who disagrees with Randy’s opinion he just blocks their comments. Even if you are respectful. Sad

[@ShaneRoberts-c7d]

“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” 1984

[@ShaneRoberts-c7d]

“Their words were erased. The erasure was forgotten. Lies became truth.”

[@BassGeek]

He doesn’t want a real debate.

[@scarecrow_9895]

It's not a debate.

[@thebeaverretriever3732]

@@scarecrow_9895 I doubt he’ll ever have another one after Milliken

[@kevinhaley1150]

Get em Randy your preaching my language it’s so true I hate it as much as you thx again I’m with ya 100%

[@OnlyfinsfishingOK]

I agree 100%. I have hummingbird mega live and I really don't use it. Just not my type of fishing.

[@MidSouthKayaking-c1d]

I am not a bass pro and I don't try to be. However, if what Randy says is true then side scan, clear view, etc are the slippery slope that got us here. As far as that goes a flasher was the beginning. Maybe a "true" bass pro wouldn't use any imagining. I'm not a pro, but Rick Clunn is. 16 B.A.S.S. victories, two angler of the year and the oldest person to win the B.A.S.S. Elite series when he was 69. He is for forward facing sonar. I guess those of us that fish off shore salt water should just troll around thousands of miles until we happen on to some fish? Maybe I would feel different if I had 24 hrs a day to fish, but I don't. Time is limited. I have found that FFS disprove a lot of ideas and has explained fish behavior better than ever before in the history of fishing. Before FFS even the pro's had to just guess what the fish are doing in deep water, how they react, how they move and what interests them. I agree that fishermen are different today than in the past, however that's true of any sport. What did you think was going to happen with the increase in technology in fish finders? I didn't hear anyone complaining about the tech is getting "too" good, and we should slow it down when side scan came out. The sky is not falling and I have learned more about how fish behave since having FFS, not less.

[@brandonwoodcock4374]

Careful now, you're talking rational. Randy only preaches to people that have IQ's smaller than my shoe size. You know the "real fisherman" 😂

[@mistertwister1816]

Don Quixote’s out fighting windmills again. Thanks for defending us from them.

[@Gill-gn3si]

Well, if there was no Bass there, then all that was a waste of time

[@lainthdavidmartinez3974]

Exactly 😂

[@ProbablyDope420]

Its like the difference between reading a book and watching a movie .

[@jeffboswell68]

It's a sad time for the sport I grew up loving..... RIP.😢

[@TobyIAH]

Here is what i don’t understand. If everyone is out there shaking minnows (which they are on my lake) and you have docks/laydowns literally unfished. Why are the shallow guys not making a comeback? I do truthfully believe that these Damiki Rig or minnow shaking fish are becoming more and more skittish by the day. It might not be next year, but give it time and i think this will play itself out. Just like the Bama rig, chatterbait, or even drop shot when it first came out..these first are getting conditioned fast.

[@TracyWMitchell]

Couldn’t agree more. No box no catch.

[@PhilipVaughn-ri8vb]

lure color white, bait square bill, position shady side, work out to edge of tree. done

[@geoffstatum7363]

If thats true the the old school guys who have picked up ffs would doninate everything. Thats not happening because its not true.

[@andybales7318]

No, old school guys are true bass fisherman that respect the sport & the fish...cheating isn't on their DNA like Scopers

[@CAN43725]

@@andybales7318 Most of the professional anglers who are over 50 use FF sonar. Most respect the sport and do not 'Cheat'. Get your facts straight and also look up the definition of 'Cheating'. Your repeated statements on this channel are less than intelligent.

[@andybales7318]

​@@CAN43725ahhh yes, u again...master Scoper...here's a thought...don't read it then cheater...👍 besides, my comments are made for real fisherman, not video game "experts" like yourself...now move along

[@armandbattaglia2222]

I just watch fish chase my lure and stop short of striking on my live scope.😂

[@LuckyLucky-bm1pg]

randy did you have an issue with kvd's hydo shock??

[@Busabuck100]

Im wondering if the average fisherman wouldnt get bored or burned out with fishing if it was all livescope.

[@mikeandrade586]

Can answer, YES, it SUCKS. My homie and I couldn't even sit through one "session" on the FFS boat. Once we realized you can follow a fish around the lake with perfect accuracy until the fish is exhausted it was over. It's not fishing, they will bite ANYTHING to make you go away at that point. They know you're there, they know they're being fished, they literally bite to get you to finally go away. Oh and for reference it is JUST as easy as Randy makes it seem, we have an old man who fishes with us and he had no problem catching on the cheater box.

[@mikedaley2882]

So a group of ten year old quality anglers kick your teeth in every tournament! You know that's ridiculous

[@tomsmith9212]

Just got my live scope Eagle I-9 went out and cut my limit of Bass going out tomorrow for my crappy good eating more life scope

[@darrellnevius7824]

Im just a bank angler and my ffs is a nrx 893.

[@waynerandles6126]

There’s a thing called Deeper that you can cast out and it relays information back to your smart phone for bank fishermen 🤣

[@daltonlawson7081]

Randy, with all the sales going on, I’m looking for a dedicated shad rap rod. Any specific recommendations?

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Yep…the 6’11 model here…www.tacklewarehouse.com/Megabass_Levante_Spinning_Rods/descpage-MBLSRD.html?from=INTAG

[@tombates4235]

Make it simple: tournament no FLS/etc. Non tournaments use it all you like

[@pal-pdbaits1119]

Some good news is that more big names are signing up for the 2025 NPFL season ❤❤

[@donyarborough4114]

You are talking apples. And oranges. Shallow water fishing and deep water fishing is two different things and must be approached with different mind sets. Im a little older than you, i would say todays younger anglers are more advanced because more information is readily available at the click of a button 9:12

[@ronsaunders4491]

Doesn't make them a true BASS FISHERMAN

[@NOLA-vv3sz]

So not really fisherman. More "fish catchers." I would put it in the same boat as hand crafted furniture vs. fabricating via machine. Both are creating furniture, but only one is a craftsman.

[@donyarborough4114]

There's not a true bass fisherman on here We all use some type of technology. So the statement" not true bass fisherman" applies to everone on here is not a true bass fisherman. Where are the old cane poles versus the 200.00 dollar reels and 200.00 dollar rods.

[@BassmasterSteven]

Thanks for taking your time to make another great video. Keep fighting the good fight!!!

[@Taylor8Fam]

Maybe in all the yourh tournaments they should only allow what are now the basics down and side imaging. When a person makes it to a tournament series they can use forward facing and such.

[@GC-yz5zn]

All the acquired knowledge, calculated variables, and highly skilled anglers honing crafts for decades... still not winning tournaments even with a Livescope. It's not the Livescope. Disclaimer: I do own a livescope and rarely utilize for bass fishing with the exception to look for some in water activity and to watch for hidden stumps. It is great for crappie fishing I will admit.

[@danlaur7973]

Randy, I'll bet you could teach that "flat brimmer" a thing or two about flashers

[@JF71951]

It would be good for young anglers to first become bank fisherman. They would need to know about fish migration to pick the spot and weather and light to discover the best time to fish. Plus they would learn social skills by talking to other fisherman.

[@timjones8184]

Forward facing sonar. The fishing equivalent of T-ball.

[@fishinninja18]

If it’s a bed fishing tournament and you don’t have polarized glasses; you’re not going to win. You may still catch a few, and it is possible to get lucky, But the other anglers have a technological advantage that can only be beaten by the intervention of luck and not by natural skill.

[@Lexithegreat]

Most people live for today. Not thinking of tomro. When God made this planet it was not intended to be treated as it is and if not took care of it will fail just like our bodies do. And for the tech people have just gotten lazy if the can cut corners to achieve a goal well here we go. I take pride in figuring out where and what fish want. Had a guy crappie fishing across from me the other day scoping I seen him boat one fish. As I put 5 or 6 in the boat. I have followed scopers and caught many of the same trees they where scoping I love it I can here them mumbling sometimes 😂. We are kinda like the cowboys of the old west not many left. And as long as tournaments and people have lots of money to spend it will probably get worse. I just do what i do i cant control anyone else's decision I can state my opinion and you can take it or leave it, and i move on.

[@Hawhyin69]

Randy, you cannot stop technology. This mindset can be used with literally anything that becomes easier with technology. You cannot call technology stupid because it requires less skill to use.

[@CBGRTR]

Bingo I want randy to show me how easy it is to go catch thse bass using FFS show me randy then we can talk

[@scottehrlich6653]

Hover and Stroll is all they need

[@kelemaney753]

One day with livescope would humble Randy big time. it’s plain ignorant to say that the same variables you mentioned for shallow water fishing don’t apply to targeting fish with ffs.

[@CBGRTR]

I agree you can not knock it if you never tried it so show me randy show me how easy it is!! ....can you see the fish yep sure can can you make it bite hell no!!😂

[@MichaelKoutny]

You’re completely correct!

[@adamk7117]

That would mean he blocked me… i don’t think he has, but ill see. I agree with him on this stuff.

[@ericginsel5621]

Technology is always advancing, progress is never gunna stand still , i understand what your saying, but i also know I’m 61 and I’m certainly not using 5’ pistol grip rods and 4500 ambassador C’s anymore, i’m not nor have i ever been or desired to be a professional angler , i also recently purchased live scope , i find very helpful for a number of things , but bass fishing is not one of them i will always be a bank beater , but if you offer a Indian modern compound bow it’s gunna be damn tough to get him to go back to a long bow .

[@daroth50]

If all that info was perfect we would catch on every cast. It’s not. We still have to be able to cast pick a lure etc. I think you overstated the sonar.

[@scottehrlich6653]

Flat Brim’r is hilarious

[@mikem2590]

Well.I guess playing video games is a "skill".😂Randy the genie is out of the bottle.There will always be divided opinions about technology.Personally I'm not a fan of FFS.Others are using it as a tool to fast forward their success.I agree with the term "cheater box".Regardless of my opinion and yours people young and old are prone to taking the easy way.

[@cliffbates7828]

I don't like it but I know it's necessary to be competitive now In any decent trail. I also know alot of what we thought about fish behavior is BS. Don't really know which way to go but I do know it's not going away!!!!!!

[@birdman9043]

Your a old Coot, be proud I am at 75

[@joetucker63]

Matt Robertson is a great example. with FFS he can go out drinking all night with Seth Feider, show up to the take off the next morning drunk on his ass, and cast to what he sees on the screen.. i am sure you wonder , that if thats true, why he/they havent gotten a DQ or suspension. BASS turns a blind eye

[@icatchfish9387]

Cry more.

[@21DaHoagie12]

Yeah fishing used to be about skill and knowledge and now it’s about whose daddy has the most money. And this comment section just reinforces how horrible fishing has become, so glad I don’t waste my time competing against cheaters anymore.

[@williamlyles4414]

"I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots." Albert Einstein

[@FishingwithClyde]

I want to watch a fishing chanel where people fish and sometimes catch. Please can you send me your competition channel. Wishing you all the best. I am a fisherman from Norway who's job is fishing on long line boats. I love to fish in my spare time and also eat all tje fish I keep. I have only recently started the Chanel but I do listen to the comments from my followers. I have just returned from 93 days from fishing the Atlantic Ocean in northern Norway.

[@ShaneRoberts-c7d]

“Resist technology at each turn.” -Ted Kaczynski and Randy Blaukat

[@winstonrocco1981]

Maybe Ted was right

[@boognish.]

Ted was right

[@ShaneRoberts-c7d]

Most of Ted’s criticisms were right. His solutions were wrong, tho.

[@benrobertson2467]

Most guys don't win Shallow anymore. Skills required to win are technology. That's the skill you don't have. If you were younger in the game. You would want the technology too. Their skills they win more. Your skills you loose more.

[@JEB_FISHING]

Very spot on.

[@marhill77]

Randy is the smartest most knowledgeable Angler in the history of fishing. He’s won countless tournaments all over the World. Rick Clunn, KVD, Roland Martin, Randy Blaukat 👍

[@LuckyLucky-bm1pg]

bottom line is we are living in the technology age, the industrial age has died. those are the facts.. either adapt with the changes or die as dinosaur..

[@rodmakermagazine7117]

LS and FFS are commercial fishing technology. Neitrher should be allowed in sport fishing.

[@lloydmorgan8006]

I have watched these young guys fishing with the FFS. all i see is their back most of the time. Mlf has been on the last few days. I've noticed them fishing using the FFS, they didn't do that good and I'm sure their older partners would have liked them to fish old school. the guys who fished old school. are still gonna be fishing the next few days, for a lot of money. I feel sorry for these kids that never got to learn about a Bass's life.

[@Xfishf00D]

It's just another tool that shouldn't be relied upon completly just like the internet or any other technology...most people couldn't survive in the wild but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take advantage of what is offered or maybe it does?

[@TimLambert-p7q]

Talk about complicating fishing,,, I'm sure we all think of all these factors when we pull on a lay down. Someone's getting a little ego going...

[@chrisogburn6364]

Started with GPS and has gone downhill ever since. $ have taken the place of knowledge and experience

[@WillCory]

Sounds like you described bed/sight fishing. Nobody analyzes a laydown in that form, most are using water color and depth to fish structure as such, you can over think it and beat yourself up but if a fish isnt on the laydown you're wasting your time. Stop making something out of nothing I own a tackle shop and see the young guns they arent dumb down fisherman those are you're assumptions. I was discussing dock flipping with a 11yr old and how he taught himself

[@jamesnicolai6313]

Your absolutely correct

[@davecfishing7907]

another tourney won by FFS with 3/4 boats not using it...

[@catlifeoutdoors6369]

I believe bass anglers are becoming dumber as to boat driving also. They act as the lake belongs to them and drive/pass entirely to close to other boats

[@CWR3212]

LOL.... the butt hurt people are coming out of the woodwork...😢😢😢😢

[@danperry1415]

Randy how about the way that AI is going to effect fishing very soon. It will make drastically beyond the issues FFS has. A chip in the lure, the rods, etc...

[@davecfishing7907]

No one cares about all the technical stuff.....the new guys just want to catch and win dont care how they get it done

[@johnsanders9888]

I agree with what you’re saying, but it’s the way bass fishing is headed. Everyone sees how successful the pros are using these electronics, To me it looks like a video game you’re playing, instead of the traditional way of fishing. Sad!

[@mikeandrade586]

If you have fished both FFS and without you know how upsurdly overpowered that this technology is. If you think you can fish just as well without it you are absolutely delusional. There is literally never a reason to fish without FFS anymore. It's a way for people buy "skill". Sure that skill can be picked up in a half hour by most 10 year olds, but I'm sure the livescopers are excited they can finally catch a fish. Really sad. People try livescope and go "omigawd im so gooood at this!" and will bend over backwards to trick themselves into thinking that their input had anything to do with it. For reference, I've been (actual) bass fishing for a long time. I have an elderly friend who does tourneys. He took me on his boat one day to try FFS. Never had less fun in my life. You can literally follow fish until they're exhausted or irritate then until they bite anything. He took it off the boar after that. In my first hand experience its something an old man can learn in one session and see massive "success". Never met an angler who enjoys it or thinks its good for the sport.

[@jimordway9287]

It's sounds like you have no competition

[@scottkeiser3310]

They don’t need that skill you are talking about. They only need the FF sonar. So they don’t care about your rant. I fish like you do but times are a changing. I don’t like it either.

[@frankgilroy3189]

Pro level scoping is not as easy as you say, I’ve witnessed it myself. You must get more educated about it.

[@rodmakermagazine7117]

Right. Sort of like thinking that a magneto for shocking fish is easy. It's not. You still have to find them and still have to net them as they float to the surface. They don't just jump in the boat.

[@onthefish3984]

If you did all that and still didn't catch a bass in a brush pile you tell me your going to just stay there and not catch fish? Seems like more fish are out deeper because less lakes have cover and weeds. You cant stop technology and call it dumb fishing is a terrible take cause your not winning anything. I've got a idea you want more guys shallow water fishing than start protecting the weeds and not letting them use herbicides to kill are fisheries stop worrying about electronics and start protecting are lakes from poisoning

[@jrc480]

I fish what I can walk to with what I can carry. You fly around a lake with a million dollars worth of equipment. Your complaints fall on deaf ears. By the way, my Dad would think I couldn't fish at all with my fake worms, Ned rigs, swim jigs, microswim jigs. 200 colors to match the hatch. Progress...

[@crappietoutdoors2159]

Incorrect. Tons of skill involved. Biggest fish may not be on the bank. Most often are not. How hard is it to fish around a log or brush pile It’s all relative. They have multiple rods on deck so they just cycle through em until bites are generated and that has no real huge science. Adaptation to new techniques and technologies is life as we know it. Kind of like u tube to generate income as compared to years prior when we all had to go to a workplace.

[@chasinthedreamwithericdani2411]

NOBODY CARES - WORK HARDER

[@lanceh.5671]

I think the young guns are just as smart. Their problem is they are just plain lazy. I deplore ffs period.

[@verndacks]

Still on this soap box.

[@louisianag]

All over some fish swimming around that doesn't give a shit about us. Funny, ive been fishing my whole life and it's ridiculous seeing bunch of kids put their wholeeee life into some fish. Joke

[@AVA787]

“Resist technology at every turn” 😂 You could not sound more like a “back in my day” know it all if you tried. It’s such a damn shame how you talk down to younger anglers for embracing new technology in the name of enjoying the sport we all love. But hey, keep up your rants for the views. We all know why you’re doing it.

[@buddyburgard]

Randy it is so true you do have a lack of skills

[@davidgilreathhomes]

I just recently started using FFS and I can't catch shit! Matter a fact, I suck at using FFS...... Good turkey hunter though.

[@steveodonnell2921]

Good comment

[@CBGRTR]

Yeah the proa make ot look easy cause they got those in of house wity it the common fisherman or weekend warrior not so much some folks think it's so easy

[@bassman4201000]

Randy I just started a youtube channel. Beyond the Bite Fishing I have an offer: I'll fly you first class to California. I'll take you to a good lake. If you can catch 20lbs for 5 fish on live scope, I'll pay you 5k USD. If you can't, you have to admit publically on my channel and yours that livecope takes skill to utilize.

[@j.t.h3091]

I would pay to see this....personally I have had livescope for a couple years. I fish tournaments and win my share but livescope hasn't contributed to any of them. It takes skill and is simply not plug and play success.

[@ronsaunders4491]

Don't want it don't need it And Sure didn't wanna fish well let's just say certain places

[@DAY5-l2f]

What Lake?

[@adaptedphysicaleducation9613]

I’m commenting to keep this thread going I wanna see this

[@motherlodebassin5369]

Ffs is fishing for dummies. Ffs is like if MLB stopped making guys hit pitches and just allowed them to use tee ball stands because hitting a pitch takes a skill they don’t have. I know you can’t fish as soon as I see the ffs unit on your boats

[@tayloralexis1504]

Hahahaha hahahaha 🤣😂😂🤣

[@robertcarr5190]

I like randy but the whinning has me blocking his channel after this post

[@CindiB_Does_America]

Wanna know why your viewership is down…..here you go. Attacking a whole generation of anglers is NOT the way.

[@clay7514]

I disagree with the way you handled this Randy. You always remind us drama gets views… well u insulted 1000s of fellow anglers but hey u got ur views!

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

The only ones I'm insulting are the electronic companies and tournament organizations

[@clay7514]

@ well I assure you the way you are presenting it makes people think otherwise

[@mikejuby270]

I can tell Randy you have not spent much time around High School angling. The coaches (at least here in Oklahoma) are giving these young men & women valuable skills and information to the world of bass fishing & very seldom, if ever, refer to FFS. Perhaps you are speaking of a different age group ( 20 somethings ) I would challenge you to not take such a narrow view of our youth...

[@redranger6751]

Unfortunately there are many guys who watch him who seem to have such a narrow view of younger anglers as well. I see it in the comments all the time. Its quite dissapointing.

[@ronsaunders4491]

They shouldn't need coaching.Learn like the rest of us did from fishing with friends.Or maybe like me teaching my son to fish.Figure it out.

[@fishinninja18]

High school tournaments dominated by kids whose parents have FFS on their boat. At least when I was beaten in Highschool events, I knew it was because the other angler out FISHED me. Not because they were bed fishing over 50 foot of water all season.

[@mossyjawcustombaits6903]

@@ronsaunders4491​​⁠In the state of Oklahoma our HS fishermen/women have to have a boat captain in the boat. Thus many High Schools & Junior High’s have called on local bass anglers to coach/teach our youth. It is awesome to see these older men & women interact with the youth. And they absorb so much information.

[@mikejuby270]

@@ronsaunders4491 Well, some of these youngsters don't have a parent with the means to provide this or a brother or sister in which to share the outdoors with. So they learn from who they can, which are local anglers willing to take time to teach/coach these children techniques that will enable them to catch fish.

[@ScottAskins]

More tips and less preaching…

[@paulenglish1741]

None of what you have said is true!

[@mikejuby270]

And to add, "Real Bass Fishing" is not shallow water fishing... I don't think Paul Elias had FFS and I am pretty confident he wasn't fishing shallow when he caught 132 pound on Falcon in 2008... Tell him that he wasn't doing real bass fishing...

[@winstonrocco1981]

But he didn’t use ffs !

[@mikejuby270]

@@winstonrocco1981 No he didn't, but according to Randy he wasn't really doing "Real Bass" Fishing because he wasn't shallow water fishing.

[@MrJNOTHUM]

You talking about something you have VERY little knowledge about. This is so far off from what it actually is. No doubt its "easier" to present a lure to a fish which equals more fish catches but its not the way you make it seem. Back up what you say by fishing the Pure Fishing tournament trail. No ffs allowed. If youre an advocate for no FFS then you need to show up and support that trail epecially it being local to you.

[@tonyb-50]

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