The BREAKDOWN: What it costs to be a PROFESSIONAL BASS ANGLER

Back for another breakdown. Finished up the Bassmaster Elite Season and finally tallied up how much it cost me for the entire season!

[@Shaun_millertech]

Jacob All of us at MillerTech lithium batteries are super proud of you and how you never gave up. I'll be calling you soon.

[@jameswood1250]

Thank you millerteck for backing Jaccob. That speaks highly of the company. Keep up good work

[@Tedthib]

Good job Miller Tech. We noticed your kindness and character. Well done sir

[@gregarmstrong6798]

Good job dude! Keep grinding. Looking forward to following you next year.

[@D.A.1karp]

$77k in the bank, but $45k is rolling to next year. I think you've been the best guy to watch and follow. Your not a clickbaiter, not a flashy look-at-me kinda guy. Humble and honestly will go a long ways

[@nolanmanley5359]

You were a great fisherman before this year and you'll have many more because skill, following your gut, and not giving up always brings good things. As far as what I want to see is, ALL the things that a pro experiances, good and bad. I think your one of the few who may be honest enough to show that. Too many pro salesmen on youtube. Shouting out your sponsors is fine and expected but within reason. Thanks

[@jackyatwell6051]

45k just to play the game? Then have to pay your own expenses the entire season? Sell another company’s product for some free samples? You have to play at the top of your game every single time out on the water just to barely get by…I absolutely love fishing and love to compete but that business model just doesn’t add up no matter how I look at it. Everyone looks at the 100k for the winner. That will break you about even after the year. The real winners are B.A.S.S. and the tackle/boat manufacturers that are having their products peddled for them by someone who is ultimately paying to do it for them. These young guys coming up wanting to compete for a living are being sold a bad deal. I hope you win the classic coming up. You keep working hard and don’t let any outside influences distract you from the prize!! Tight lines Brother!!

[@edwardcowan7012]

I watched that first video that put you on the map. So glad to see that you’re in a better place now. You really deserve a lot of credit for the great service you’ve provided for many hopeful young anglers. I turned down my Elite invitation when I earned it almost 20 years ago because of the financial realities of the game.

[@bruiserbaits1671]

Thanks for the Breakdown, Its very relative to me, albeit at a lower level.. A lot of newbies, should find this extremely informative. Also, huge congrats on the P-4!!

[@randymcgee9176]

Great job I was hoping you would do great keep it going Jacob

[@JackSalmon21]

congrats man i’m happy for you

[@iam73en]

Let’s get some more fishing footage, love watching you catch them on livescope

[@randyhoobler9654]

Your updates and videos are great! Thank you for your honesty! Keep on following your dream!

[@guitarhiker4449]

Congrat's man!! Your a damn good bass fisherman! Your honesty went a long way too i think. God shined down on ya for it! Keep fishin! Keep winning!!

[@azbassman352]

Great year Jacob, keep your head down and don’t sweat the haters.

[@stuchumney]

FANTASTIC YEAR! Congrats! Really enjoyed this years videos from you! Super interesting! Tight lines!

[@kandbhicks9748]

Great season and great job keeping it real out there. Keep honing your craft-can’t wait to see you back out there at the Classic!

[@patricialeannshaw592]

Great year CLASS ACT . Good things will come ur way. Love ur Videos

[@BobbyMartin-gu6wm]

Congratulations Jacob on a great year

[@davidzellers3537]

Great job Jacob! I love how you keep it real!! Show us who all your new sponsors will be for the 2025 season

[@Tedthib]

Congratulations on a solid season. Keep it up Jacob

[@jeremypope9929]

Great job this year. Good luck next year and keep it up

[@tonyandrewsfishin]

Good Job Jacob! Congrats on a great year.

[@davidthompson3291]

Congratulations on the season, well done! A video suggestion for you. Pick one body of water and treat it as day one in a tournament. Show the process how you would fish that day and break down the water using FFS. Then go through that same process on another day, same body of water, without using FFS.

[@rickmathews8723]

Keep up the good work this country could more people like you I will keep watching thank you

[@joeg1709]

Congrats on getting a return on the work you put in. I hope it's momentum for a stable career and continued success. I hope the info you're sharing about the financial side helps folks know the painful reality of what it cost to chase bass.

[@greghiday]

Great year Jacob. Keep it going for next year. Looking forward to seeing your new boat and setup. Maybe a couple new sponsors. God Bless.

[@CBGRTR]

Hell of a season man you damn near pulled AOY in... keep hammering 👊

[@scottholland8357]

You had a great year. Hope your confidence stays high and it continues for years to come.

[@jerodjmoore]

You hammered it this year bud…..hammered it just doing what you know how to do. Get it done at the classic and the next season elites man. Good luck!

[@scubaduba7879]

Congrats on the effort youre putting into your passion. Way to represent Cleveland! 🤙🏼

[@notsogood6249]

Jacob You had a very very good year. I will tell you that any other KZbin channel that I had watched or subscribed to that complained about you. I gave it back to them and unsubscribed them. Thanks for be open and honest about your expenses and feelings. There are other Elite anglers that never ever placed in the money in every tournament or even come close to being AOY. Good look next year and I will be watching out for your next video.

[@christiankell6074]

Jacob, you had an amazing season which I was certain you would have. I cat wait to see how well you do again next season. It was a pleasure meeting you at fishtails and I will continue to pray for you ad be a fan sir. Hopefully I will be able to maybe take a guided trip with you some time soon.

[@eugenefoster9120]

Good Luck for the coming season !

[@jamesniggemeyerfishing3432]

Congrats on a great season!

[@Wil_D]

You know what you can do. Go do it and have fun. Good luck next year

[@chrisrhame6364]

Great year man! Great content as well. You are Jerry Maguire:). Super proud of you and great seeing your efforts pay off. More to come, I am certain.

[@billstopinski2568]

great season and a great job all year long

[@davidgoodspeed362]

Great year man. Glad to see you do well. You need to reach out to some of those podcast guys. Don’t wait for them to call you

[@mattadams3721]

Congrats on your season! I would like to see some local tournament footage if you fish any of those. Good luck next year

[@bradenellison7031]

Keep going Man you are a hammer 🔨 Go catch there ass next season too🤙🏻💪🏻

[@iluvjenni20]

Rock on man 💪 Hope to meet you sometime!

[@mtayloroutdoors]

Great year. Impressive consistency. I’d love to see videos on breaking down a lake you don’t know well. Or if you only have a few hours, how to maximize your bites. I’m sure I’m not the only weekend angler who doesn’t get to fish for 8hrs straight, so we want to get on some fish quick. Thanks.

[@jamesjerding1397]

Helluva year man, keep it up!!

[@jeffhayes8422]

Great job this year. Was really pullin for you to win AOY. I know it's cliche, but would be cool to see you do some videos showing your winning ways. Show us the baits and techniques that you used this year. You have found a really good niche for yourself showing us the breakdowns of the costs. Noone else has ever done this. Hope you keep it up. It's really interesting to see the reality of what it costs. Thanks man!

[@Cbartlettbo]

Hell of a year. Loved this series

[@rickystapleton8120]

Congrats on a great year! Hopefully an even better 2025 for you!

[@jeb4836]

Congrats !!!!!!

[@schwonce]

Congratulations. Keep it up

[@matthewspell416]

Incredible year bud

[@davidroush4818]

Great Job this year jacob will be watching next year for some wins. No pressure from us ohio boys

[@xongh]

“Passion over fame!!!!” 👍👍💯💯💯

[@J-remyM]

You gonna do a video about the recent change and bass with the entry fees?

[@wmweekendwarrior1166]

Good job Jacob, AOY or a Classic win next year.

[@thomasroach3965]

Awesome season!

[@MrFishhook]

Great year ! Hopefully you can get a little more sponsor support ! To help counter the entry fee expense . Bass should have a top 10 AOY incentive to lesson entry fees as well! Maybe 3 k per spot ! And are you going to guide in the off season to make some extra Cash ? Good luck in the Classic Jacob ! LFG !!!!

[@kylecoolman8797]

Great season. Way to prove the haters wrong

[@bill-qv3er]

Great job!!!!!!!!!!! Don't pay any attention to these idiots who talk bad about you. They probably don't know how to fish anyway !! Best of luck next season .

[@keithray9194]

I was pulling for you to take home that AOY. Would have been a sweet victory for you

[@rickvann3489]

Yup, regular job pays more... my trucking expense is around $130,000 year and I grossed $180,000 and working 18 hours a day. It's not worth it anymore. Thanks to Joe Biden, who sold out my equipment, now looking for something new.

[@briantherion9145]

Great year!

[@tyronecovington8125]

Awesome job continue to fish hard

[@johndoran7331]

Ya Buddy!

[@StingofTruth]

I appreciate your perspective and after you got canned by ark because you told a general truth i got ANGRY. I heard about you from the bilge. Don't think that chris and trait were using you bro, they were ticked off over what happened to you. That phone is a two way device my friend. Go back on the bilge. Chris and trait need a new program to come out. Reach out to them.

[@derrickhulley9718]

well done!

[@PistolPete3322]

I don’t think you should add food as an expense since you would eat if you weren’t at a tournament. We took it out of our travel budget for that reason too. Thx for the video!

[@crankinforbass7080]

Great season bro run that AOY back again next year and get you a blue trophy

[@mikeharris130]

Great year, congrats! Hopefully some sponsor dollars will fall your way. You need to loose the bitterness.

[@steveblankenship1093]

High Five!! ✋️ dude

[@johnm2617]

Yep Was with ya from that first video ! Went to bat for ya * with 2 Haters ! Anyway ! Great job cuz keep grinding! The Big mouths are like church mouse's now ! Peace dude !

[@zachpatch8450]

Damn! I'm about 1 hr from the big bridge across Champlain. The lake hasn't been quite the same since y'all were up here. Did you teach the fish how to sniff out a fisherman or something? Congrats on your phenomenal year! Been following you in each event all year Nice work man, seriously, from last year to this year, you've turned into a bass catching machine. Hope you keep it up next year, and I would love to see you win the classic this spring.

[@Gene_Parmesan]

how much are your boat payments and what do you expect to sell it for?

[@chaddrumm6809]

For a “Professional Sport” the majority of Pros in Pro bass fishing scrape to get by! You had a good year for sure and made minimal $$$ for all of the hard work. The only way to live comfortably is sponsorship. I don’t ever see the sport getting back to where it was in the early 2000s. Is what it is I guess.

[@marcusdavis4246]

What is the record for the most consecutive top 50’s in the elite series?

[@chrism2042]

I will never agree with FFS. But that aside, congrats on doing well and actually making money at the end of the year.

[@rickvann3489]

Now get your boat cleaned up and become more organized...lol I seen a Pic of your boat floor board.

[@jonathancarter3999]

Do you eat out a lot or eat at the hotel/house?

[@JPWNC]

You'll never find a hater doing better than you. It's just another form of projection and personal accountability avoidance.

[@ethanshaw2268]

They hate ya cause they ain't ya

[@RPeacock1128]

Congrats Jacob, You should hold your head up high. First one to be honest and after all of the reprocutions you prevailed. Best of luck in 2025

[@skeeterchamp]

Bro you created the drama. Dont worry. You will be back in the opens soon enough struggling away as an irrelevant angler.

[@nicholasporter4682]

Haters= clicks=money. You have always been a stick bud. You needed last year to push you to be the angler you were this year. Next year is going to be even better.

[@kevindavis8607]

Don’t forget at least 30% of that is going to federal taxes.

[@bobwhite9670]

So I was one of the first to respond to your poor me whining video. I said you were lining yourself up with the losers with the diatribe you were spouting. I also said if you wanted to fix your issue simply catch more fish.....seems like you took that to heart and had a positive year. Not sure if you understand how this game is played but you will fall down the mountain again and have to climb back up. Its not the sports issue its not the design of the business model its all about catching more and bigger fish than the next guy. If you can do that consistently enough you will do ok. Additionally if you can learn to bullshit you can enhance those earning opportunities. Congrats on a successful year but know adversity is the next door you open....

[@jacobfoutzfishing]

You don’t understand the game as well as you think you do.

[@D.A.1karp]

You'd be a great guest on @bassgalaxy with @aaronteal