The Future of KVD! Will He Return?

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Kevin Vandam comes on Ike Live! We discuss his future as well as the state of being a professional bass angler! So many great discussions on today's episode!

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@zebra3738 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mike and Kevin, for speaking out about FFS. Something needs to be done!

@JohnFlora1 4 ай бұрын

I 100% agree!

@dennisbrooks1226 4 ай бұрын

I hope you 2 know how important and loved you are by those of us out here. You are everyone's fishing buddy, so down to earth it's refreshing. Nothing but respect for you both...and I am 59 years old!

@gregfinnegan4518 4 ай бұрын

Great interview. I wonder if KVD would take over the MLF if Duckett stepped down? I believe he would and could give validation to the organization. Just a question that never gets asked but I feel it will take someone like him to get professional bass fishing on the right track and back to the ESPN days. Keep up the great work and thank you for what you do.

@joepworther2284 4 ай бұрын

Two giants, two friends, so great to see, thanks Kevin and Ike !

@thomaswright8884 4 ай бұрын

I'm almost 45 and remember my first suspending KVD jerkbait. Hope he comes back

@bobbycolson1957 4 ай бұрын

Anyone that can make a living in the fishing industry has gotta be a Sharpe person....and yall are 2 of the best

@stonehorn4641 4 ай бұрын

I made more than a living as a charter owner and fishing guide. 9 boats, bluefin licenses, an Atlantic Salmon lease on the Miramichi river, as well as guiding for striped bass. Spending every cent I made in the armed forces on a boat 20 years ago was the best decision I ever made (aside from marrying the woman who also became my business partner)

@pogues2300 4 ай бұрын

One of the best fishing interviews on both sides I’ve seen. Appreciate the passion.

@steveporteroutdoorsohio4739 4 ай бұрын

2 of the greatest anglers ever ! Great podcast!!!

@timg185 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been trying to be open minded about ffs. I have and I’m trying to learn . Although I missed the days when it didn’t exist. I have to admit that after 30 years of watching every B.A.S.S. tournament and every FLW tournament . I’ve only watched 2 events this year.

@F.Ronnie 4 ай бұрын

Great show. Thanks Ike!!!

@thaddbigler4639 4 ай бұрын

Great show Ike. Like the format. Keep up the good work that you do.

@martyaustin6545 4 ай бұрын

Great show Ike, thank you brother

@PGNFishing 4 ай бұрын

Awesome he gave you an interview even though you’re not part of the community 😂😂 jk. My 2 favorite pros!

@joespafford6499 4 ай бұрын

38:45 I will continue to follow guys i grew up watching like you 2. I don't support the technology of forward facing sonar. It's just not fishing 😊

@TylerBrubaker-hr5er 4 ай бұрын

Two legends! Really enjoyed watching you guys over the years!

@johnm2617 4 ай бұрын

Theirs nothing good about getting old ! I'm 60 and so thankful that I got too see these 2 guys at their best * And the Jimmy Houston! Roland * Ect * And even know what ray scott has done ! That's why I own a bass boat and still fish < A few club tournaments also ! Thanks guys for everything! Peace !

@tnbasser1995 4 ай бұрын

Good to see KVD finally accepted you into the community Ike!! LoL..JK...great show Mike

@chrisformella1526 4 ай бұрын

Awesome to see you two come back together and talk fishing. You are both excellent in whatever path you choose. I still remember when you guys were arguing on that lake years ago in a tournament. lol. Thanks for sharing. Very interesting. Would really like to see you two fish together and talk fiahing some more. Thank you

@joespafford6499 4 ай бұрын

What a great interview, very grateful for ambassadors like them in the sport

@metroplexbassaddicts 4 ай бұрын

Great show Ike! KVD is the GOAT plain and simple! Y'all are both all time greats and absolute legends and it's cool to see y'all kick it and talk fishing! We've learned so much from the both of you and enjoyed watching you both in your legendary careers! Keep it up and good luck in your next event!

@Fugettaboutit 4 ай бұрын

I remember when Zona had both of them on his show. He said something on the order of "Y'know you two are responsible for probably 95% of pro bass fishing fans." I'd have to agree.

@ErnieAdamson 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! You guys are in my opinion the true pioneers. And I think you two can save the sport

@Irishmule169 Ай бұрын

It takes guys like this with integrity and most importantly respect for the game and the pioneers who came before them. These guys today have none of the above. The disrespect shown by the younger anglers towards the older men is bs !!!

@jeffdempsey6478 4 ай бұрын

At 10 - 15 yrs old I woke up at 6am every Sunday to watch Jerry Mcguiness Outdoors and Kentucky Afield ..ESPN really helped. I will follow you guys..always ❤

@barrystanley2320 4 ай бұрын

Probably one of the best shows ever. 2 icons of the fishing world. I'm a fan, just subscribed.

@michaelmarema6785 4 ай бұрын

Awesome show. 2 classic pro's. Tight lines

@bitenbass 4 ай бұрын

Kvd is the goat.. great guy and one of the best ike great show bro

@frankpotisek8729 4 ай бұрын

Great interview! Just got into fishing myself, at the ripe age of 42. I was able to see one of KVD's seminars this past January at the Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi, MI.

@kerrypitt9789 4 ай бұрын

You are late to the addiction! Were you just interested in other things? I wish you well, you have so much to experience to look to.

@frankpotisek8729 4 ай бұрын

@@kerrypitt9789 I appreciate it - it's been a blast so far!

@keithpowell2786 4 ай бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO AND INTERVIEW, GREAT JOB

@richardharding8248 4 ай бұрын

Yo Mike Great job with your foundation. Wish I could play with you on the 1st , good luck and thank you and yours for all you do Again GREAT JOB!!

@mikeleistner1071 4 ай бұрын

Awesome show! Two true ICONS of the sport!!!

@mikeleistner1071 4 ай бұрын

I hope that Bass Pro Tournament Series happens! That would be awesome - so many big names - would be a huge draw for fans

@723fish 4 ай бұрын

Ike has been my favorite angler for the last 10 years! You gotta love his passion for the sport of bass fishing, great interview. Maybe you should have Robert Terkla as a guest 🤔

@brentcarr8365 4 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite anglers!! Love it Ike!!

@NCshooter1213 4 ай бұрын

Awesome show ike

@grillforthechill1500 4 ай бұрын

Best podcast ever. Subscribed

@Jrfeldhaus 4 ай бұрын

Fantástico! Sou fã do kVd e o acompanhado do Brasil…espero um dia conheço-lo pessoalmente e pescar com ele quem sabe hehehe

@southernbassin 4 ай бұрын

Amazing take on FFS. I fish local tournaments here in SC other than a few rare occasions you can’t compete in local tournaments without ffs. I have it and can catch fish on it but I just don’t enjoy staring at a screen all day so I choose not to use it. Only problem is it is extremely hard to compete without using it.

@davidcahan2978 4 ай бұрын

Your 2.0- one on one is very… very good. Show is Fun & insightful when you & guest discussing your questions or guests questions/answers. Just know KVD will be successful in his new tv production career. And yes it would be awesome to hear KVD “rip off the band aid” on this current negativity!

@Shawn_Lai 4 ай бұрын

Great to see both you and KVD discussing so many important topics. The mutual respect is so evident and great to see. I think FFS is old news... you see and hear the older anglers being against it and discrediting young anglers, but these seasoned veteran anglers have had exposure to and most likely ability to use it before everyone else. They chose not to learn something that now leaves them at a disadvantage. They have had probably more of an opportunity to learn and adopt FFS, but they chose not to. FFS isnt like some magical thing where fish just automatically get caught... anglers still need to figure out a way to catch the fish and find them at a macro level and then zoom in at a micro level using FFS. GPS mapping probably had a greater impact on how people fish.. nobody complains about that. I'm sure it is very hard to maintain that competitive edge at the sports highest level and its probably scary thinking that you might get cut in the next 2 years and be replaced by the next generation but anglers have to adapt. If anyone cared about conservation or any of the other negative impacts they claim FFS has on fishing, they would move tournaments outside the spawn and not allow bed fishing. Watching someone bed fish is 10x more boring that someone on FFS. Im excited to see KVD's show though, that will be interesting. A youtube series would be cool too! Good interview Ike!

@ericporterfield4599 4 ай бұрын

Awesome show mike love VanDam 💪

@billyburton4487 4 ай бұрын

All this needed to come out. Amazing show. Thank you so much!! Both of you have a ton of influence. Thanks for speaking up about technology in a true and calm manner.

@chrisl6733 4 ай бұрын

Great show can't wait for the next one

@ufcguruofficial 4 ай бұрын

Great show ! Get GMAN on next!

@StephenByrd-tg7dm 4 ай бұрын

What’s depressing is the public loves the drama and loves to see arguments between anglers. That to me is sad but it’s human nature I guess. I hate drama! Great podcast!!!

@spinnerbaitking2 4 ай бұрын

This is an AWESOME talk Tight Lines 🎣

@leeyarbrough9636 4 ай бұрын

Very good show and wow I love you both idols an legends for sure , to bad I didn’t or couldn’t go to no more events than I did to see you 2 , maybe one day I’ll get to see you two pretty soon.

@jimschreiner6482 4 ай бұрын

You and KVD are my 2 favorites of the pro bass fishing world. You guys had the best rivalry in bass fishing. It reminded me of Tony Stewart Jeff Gordon in NASCAR. Also, picked up one of your Abu signature series jerkbait rods. It has Welded itself to my hand and I can't put it down now. Good stuff

@uncutangling 4 ай бұрын

FFS talk starts at 34:05

@donkimmel9375 4 ай бұрын

I just fished the MLF Toyota at Eufaula and my Day 2 Pro was using FFS Humminbird 360.... * sweeps up to 125 feet;* provided very-clear images in every direction of structure, the bottom and the fish, even when sitting still;* gave a 360-degree view under the water that was constantly updating;* zoomed up to 10X to show fish, structure and vegetation; and * had Range Rings to show the distance from an angler’s boat to the target to precisely cast to the fish. He targeted underwater stumps where he could see fish and he caught them and he had his 5 keepers. I spent my time as the Co Angler fan casting blindly behind the boat and actually caught 2 fish (keepers) and I was the his only Co Angler in 3 days to weight in Fish...I missed the 3rd day cut by 1oz b I had 1 fish dead 4oz penalty MLF Rule: Any pro that, in the judgment of the tournament director, operates the boat in such a manner that unfairly handicaps his/her co-angler and any co-angler who unfairly handicaps his/her pro may be disqualified for that day. So you could interpret the Pro Angler that is using FFS to catch fish and the Co Angler does not have the that opportunity, really does Unfairly Handicaps the Co Angler IMHO ..So really what is the incentive for a Co Angler to Spend $550.00 to enter a tournament as a Co Angler??? Both my Pro Anglers were great guys, Day 1 we power fished all day which was really fun I caught a #5-6oz And my day 2 Pro used FFS and he was a great guy but to be competitive he has to use FFS to compete

@hmgtechnics 4 ай бұрын

I'm 5 mins in and all I can think about is.. "you think that's cool...?" Lol.. All jokes aside.. you guys a legends!!

@warsawdougschneller3271 4 ай бұрын

Great show... Bass fishing has become an elitist sport. In the 90's I could go out and tournament fish without the crazy expense. It still cost a lot but you could compete out of a $10,000 boat and a $100 fish finder.

@jeepernj99 4 ай бұрын

Fishing small local tournaments can be done in a $5,000 bass tracker. Which is what most people do.

@dualthreatoutdoors 4 ай бұрын

Great interview; this is like Drew Brees interviewing Tom Brady!

@b.s.fishing5902 4 ай бұрын

Great interview! Maybe him going to TV will trigger another boom in the tv anglers as the old guard potentially passes the torch? As far as tournament fishing on TV…people saying it’s unwatchable really crack me up. It’s still the same view of the anglers ass and same amount of dead air as we wait for the bite. FFS didn’t make it that way, it’s just something you don’t like. You need one of 2 things to keep viewers and ideally you get both: 1) super charismatic anglers who will talk candidly to the camera even when fish aren’t biting. Zona, Mercer and Co can’t carry the convo the entire time. Best case is that person is also giving out details that people can take to their home lakes and use. 2) you need fish catches, the more the better. Sprinkle in some mondos to get everyone fired up! To me that’s what the Cups did so well, very little dead air (I realize it’s a made for TV product) but you got to see people’s personalities develop on the water, maybe learn a little and see a bunch of catches. For slower sports like fishing and golf I would much rather see something like that over tuning in for an entire days worth of live coverage

@lwbuck7948 4 ай бұрын

Great show

@lancevickoutdoors 4 ай бұрын

Awesome

@BrianSousa1 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, he needs to return with a no FFS tour, put this crap to bed.

@muthafukajones1513 4 ай бұрын

Fortunately, kvd is a real professional and adapts and overcomes. The opposite of your supreme leader Randy “can’t cash a check” blanket, who sits in his car and bitches all day.

@joespafford6499 4 ай бұрын

51:41 I consistently have little kid moments every day I fish

@secretbassrigs 4 ай бұрын

I like the intro!

@Irishmule169 Ай бұрын

We have a whole group of anglers in the last 4-5 yrs that have had everything handed to them in order to get where they are. Boats , equipment and expenses no hard work involved in order to get there but fishing. When a person has zero hard work involved in that type of investment.you get what we have today. And what I mean is if someone works their ass off to get the capital together to buy all things necessary to compete at that level they are less likely to do shady shit and or cheat. When everything is handed to you there’s none of that. The negative press coming out of professional fishing I’ve seen in the last 4-5 yrs is a direct consequence of guys who have zero respect for the game. Your own hard work builds integrity and that’s what’s missing today’s game.

@Crankinstien 4 ай бұрын

My two faves

@treylee7623 4 ай бұрын

Is it true that Kevin wants a list of approved questions before he will come on podcast??

@justinlane9740 4 ай бұрын

James Watson V FBD is one of the best things to ever happen to bass fishing.

@ronfish481 4 ай бұрын

You 2 are good fisherman and provide good tips to fishing which I appreciate, but your lucky to make a living fishing, most people have to work til there 65 or older.

@mikethomas7649 4 ай бұрын

DAMN GOOD SHOW !!!

@davidharris4030 4 ай бұрын

I want to be around when KVD finally lets his hair down and tells us truly what he thinks!😁

@one-of-a-kind6606 4 ай бұрын

I am struggling right now on what to do, I was fishing tournaments till 2019, sold boat, got shoulder surgery, now looking for a boat again and i cant commit to the price of the boats or the declining of the fishery, so what is the motivation to continue?????? Price per fish is crazy and as time goes, you cant catch a fish unless your a pro. Weekend warrior is dead. So if you do math, fishing will only be for the rich with no job. How can it be anything else. Money ruins everything and now it has ruined fishing. Thanks ike. Whats going to get me to buy back in? Harder fishing. Lol

@maxcole3930 4 ай бұрын

I agree there needs to be some limitations on how much tech the anglers should be able to have & use! I'm not against FFS, and have a lvs34 system on my Hobie pa12-360 kayak. I've only had it a year & been fishing my whole life & an avid kayak angler for 10 years. That said, I don't use it all the time. I can find & catch fish without it. In my opinion the tournament organizations should limit amount of units, size screens, or do a total screen surface area limit. So then the anglers could choose how & where they want what sized units. They should limit to 1 single FFS transducer & I think they should limit amount of tournaments FFS should be able to be used! Let's say half the tournaments without & half with it.. then we can see who's the best all around anglers & not who's best at FFS! I believe there's a small group of guys that completely depend of FFS to complete at all. That's not a professional angler! It would be nice to know who can't find & catch them without it & remove them from the professional level because they don't deserve to be there if that the case. They can't ban it, it's to late for that & electronics companies wouldn't allow it. But some serious limitations should be put in place. I stopped watching the tournaments because of it, it's boring to watch, I'm not impressed with what "pro angler" wins because of using it. I can catch them without it & I'm a nobody that would get my ass kicked in most tournaments! I don't fish tournaments but love fishing. Even a bad day of fishing is a good day on the water in my kayak!

@chrispence8547 4 ай бұрын

Miss you KVD

@mikeleistner1071 4 ай бұрын

KVD mentions FFS 5 or 6 times and Conservation Initiatives and Efforts several times throughout......kind of think they are tied together....obviously to most but yet people blast Randy Blauket for saying the same exact thing. Glad to see more and more top guys in the sport speak out against it.

@BayJoua 4 ай бұрын

Can we take scope away from rifles and bows as well?

@gregphillips8299 4 ай бұрын

I can envision a new show for Kevin. It would be called Get off of my lake, It would be Kevin vs the young ffs guys but they both fish with no electronics but GPS. Kevin would dress like the dad from grumpy old men .

@PHATBASSASSASSIN 3 ай бұрын

What happened to BTC on this show ?

@Fishingin290 4 ай бұрын

BAN FFS! It hurts the sport!

@bitenbass 4 ай бұрын

U guys and the old school were honed in onnthe bass patterns.. u guys were the real deal , not ffs

@jaypowers2258 4 ай бұрын

I thought u and kvd didn’t get along

@ImUrMISERY 4 ай бұрын

Wtf he mean by yanking a bass on the bank and it fops lol. Thats bank fishing which is more common. We watch youtubers bc its fun to see average ppl have fun bass fishing. Fishing is just all work for you and thats boring.

@Crankinstien 4 ай бұрын

FFS has ruined it

@ordinaryangler4153 4 ай бұрын

I respect you both but disagree! I view FFS helps eliminate water! Still have to catch them! It just opens up the bass who are suspended! We could never access them! We didn't ban flashers, we didn't ban sonar, we didn't ban down scan or side imaging! Limit it to two transducers on the bow, and that's it! Sorry, but we can't let Randy Blaukat run things!