UNBELIEVABLE Day sends Me to the TOP of the Leaderboard!! (Bassmaster Open Toledo Bend)

[@KNRbaits]

Thank you so much for putting me in the video and taking time out of your day to talk to me

[@wannabefishing37]

To see your transition from starting out, then leaving your job for youtube full time, to now bringing it full circle fishing the opens has been incredible! Congratulations on the win and classic berth! Go get em MF'ER!!!!!

[@opinionatedviewer7730]

Guys a role model to follow your dream. I remember that update like it was yesterday. Do kinda miss seeing the dabmaster on the channel. May the rewards of your hard work continue to flourish!

[@wannabefishing37]

@opinionatedviewer 100%!!!! I remember it too, thinking to myself "man i cant imagine the hours this guy is putting into all this and working full time?! But he is so fun to watch!" And here we are! Dabmaster is the best. Im sure we will see more of him outside the tournament videos!

[@johnburris5927]

First time I’ve seen the pro angler give a little love to the co-angler!! Keep it up ! Make your mark in the sport!!!

[@LillyLegacyWWOD]

Your co-angler got treated to the best guided trip he has ever been in! 😂😂😂

[@unlock_your_dream_home]

Was thinking the same thing!

[@SirMissAlot859]

It’s awesome he still put 2 toad in the boat aswell!!! Amazing video

[@danramzinski2957]

You were very respectful to your co-angler. That was cool and notable!

[@stevoky]

He caught that second one and Ben was like gotta get him outta here! Lol

[@johnmitchell3743]

Does anyone know what the co anglers weight was

[@colewhitehead3385]

Wow a 29lb bag on the first day. Great job Ben as always.

[@sarahmae1650]

Congrats Ben!! And a big shout out to Cole for the hours and hours he must have spent editing…. Great job to both of you!

[@Big_bassin2023]

I already liked you and then I saw you get a fish for your co. Man I am glad you are down to earth and a regular guy. Keep on keeping on buddy!!! Good luck at Kerr, that's my back yard!!! Tight lines everyone!!!

[@fishlinktackleapparel9664]

Great footage as usual! Thank you sir!

[@chipsterblack7950]

Congrats brother....well deserved victory...much respect!

[@Mjones8383]

Let's freaking gooooo!!!!! Congratulations on winning and yes I'm driving my ass from Alabama to Tulsa for that classic to support you. Let's smash these opens!!

[@jasonpipes5487]

One of the best in the game! Congrats man!

[@daubss5204]

There isn't anyone who has influenced me in every aspect of bass fishing. Thank you for all you do and as a OG MFER YAAA BUDDDY

[@jwluciano]

Love how you gave your co-angler baits and helped land his big bass. Great job! Congratulations on your 5th place and 1st place finishes to start your season!!! Good luck in your next event

[@Tdubya48]

I was tracking every day of the tourney. So excited and happy for you!!! MF'ers are pulling for ya!!!

[@johnterrebonne8436]

Ben, you did not disappoint. Congrats on the win. Was waiting to watch how you caught them. We fish The Bend every spring, and this year we doubled down and left a camper out there all month. Crazy weather proved to be our biggest handicap.

[@blaketinsley290]

Everything about this video is amazing, Ben’s the best KZbinr out there and I really appreciated how he took the time to help land all of his co anglers fish and showed him such good respect, I know quite a few guys that do not like having a co and show it

[@theperfectpaintertoolreview]

Congratulations on your 1st place win brother u deserve it. I'm proud of u and don't even know u personally...it's so awesome to watch u after all these years

[@danthefisherman4793]

Great Video Cole!!!! This perspective gives a Hole new Outlook on Ben, the Slaunch Master's, fishing... Incredible Shots of the Fish Jumping! And the Drone footage Ties In the rest of the Atmosphere... Super Great Start Ben... Anyone Catch what his Co-Angler weighed in at?

[@taylorarcher46]

Slaunch master!! Awesome job Ben. Been a ride watching you from first leaving your job and starting full time. Great win man. Keep it up

[@pbassfishing]

Been watching you from the beginning! Congratulations, well deserved.

[@brwoutdoors3690]

i get way too excited over this stuff lol absolutely love the videos man and stoked that you did so well!

[@BobbyBalsaRNM]

Congrats Ben! Well deserved W!

[@KyleB3434]

Hell yea dude congratulations. You and Cole have such good teamwork with what you do… I hope he realizes how much of a asset to the team he really is .

[@bowfreak21]

Super pumped for you Ben! I know I speak for many that have followed your journey from your kitchen oven baking jigs to now being on the biggest stage of bass fishing! You rock dude, keep up the grind and may the Lord continue blessing you and yours.

[@billhillybiker49]

I couldn't be happier for you Ben!! I've been watching your channel since before you left your job...It's been amazing to watch you and your channel grow into one of the best fisherman and KZbinrs out there!🤘🤘

[@a.b.robinsonjr.4301]

Congratulations Bro. You, Cole and family are raising the bar on expectations and performance in pro bass fishing. And your ability to determine fish patterns and behavior is second to none. Keep up the great work! And what other pro helps his co-anglers out like this! Great job.

[@burs_bobby_iaga]

Congrats on EVERYTHING Ben. You and Cole deserve to be in this spot light. Keep up the killer work Cole on your skills behind the camera/computer.

[@SpasticBean]

Been watching you for about a year or two now. Not a huge fisher myself but I’ve fallen in love with the weigh ins and seeing how well you do in your first big professional tournament series. Keep it up. Never guessed I’d see you topping the leaderboards in your first year but damn well done brother!

[@dankjay6902]

Keep on kicking azz! Love seeing a new generation of real young men.

[@CrankCaveBaits]

Love the way you interacted with your coangler and the fans man. Congratulations and I hope you make the Elite’s!!!

[@danramzinski2957]

You were very respectful to your co-angler. That was cool and notable!

[@williamguinn45]

Congrats on the win!! You are the talk of BASS this year!! I think you’ve got them a little nervous!! Lol keep it up man I look forward to watching you dominate the opens and then doing the same at the Classic and Elites next year!!

[@donkswampey3874]

You’re a monster my dude, keep it up. Love to see you on the Elites

[@josephabeytajosephabeyta9305]

Ben, living his best life. Thanks for taking us with you 🎣📽️💪

[@AdamRyanA]

Stoked to see you at the top man!!

[@upstateangler9575]

Watched all the podcasts and lives ,people are acting like you have not caught them for years. Nothing new besides getting the recognition you had coming as a strong angler.

[@matthewwyrickfishing5484]

Crazy how far you have came I remember watching you from the start then you quit your job fished full time now this your killing it !!

[@Z71Ranger]

Way to go Ben... This is great and to have your family there with you has to be special... GO WIN THIS THING...

[@kraigallison5300]

He did

[@geraldsaylor1743]

I knew you would kick some butt and you will continue to.congrats brother, look forward to watching you win win win.

[@youremomsvilleplayzmc9528]

Wow, you are very impressive to watch. Your explanations of what you are seeing and what you are thinking is very educational. Your co-angler had a front row seat to an epic day…for both of you! Congratulations, you are going to the Bass Master Classic!! Keep up the amazing work. Bring on the world!! Go team MFERS!

[@Vanbooskie]

Top tier level content. This was the best fishing video I have ever seen.

[@joshtaylor2316]

Awesome job brother. Can’t wait to see you at the Classic!!!

[@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit]

Congrats on the win sir...I watched it all live.77 lbs 14 oz is impressive to say the least....many more wins to come and you're gonna earn your spot on the mount Rushmore of bass fishing I'm positive

[@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit]

@@chenyangli798 subscription sir

[@mattwiederholt7258]

@@Meet_Me_In_The_Pithm have to look into that. But to the other reply apparently the last 5 opens are all going to be live on the website for free

[@michaelschlarman7835]

Congratulations on the tournament win!!!!! It’s crazy to see how far you have come. Can’t wait to see the other two days that led to the win!!

[@josephvillalobos09]

I'm about half way through and I noticed that you include your co angler in quite a bit of your content. I can't express how much I love this. Showing both of your successes on your video just makes me glad. I also said to myself I would hate to be your Co angler only cause I know you catch giants. Lol

[@alissaross5306]

Congratulations 🎉 was so awesome seeing you win live and the interaction with Kane!

[@troysummers7675]

Ben, super excited for you! What a start to the season. God bless. I’ll keep you in my prayers.

[@robbymatherne9987]

Congratulation Ben!!! Awesome fishing, so happy for you and your family. Can't wait to see you fish the Bassmaster Classic.

[@GrumpyGillsFishing]

You killed it man! I can’t wait for the rest of these videos 🎣

[@trevormartindvm]

Your breathing during that fish at the 6:00 mark! You were nervous and jacked! Awesome tournament Ben!

[@BigGuy86ed]

Solid content! Way to treat your co angler like a person. I fished co angler for years, and I can't explain what a better day it makes to be treated right.

[@benjimanphillips7642]

Seeing where you started to now is amazing and to see you are the same person that I started watching makes watching your videos that much more enjoyable keep up the amazing work

[@ckyle4423]

Congrats Ben! So happy for you, I knew you could do it!

[@joshuajadolon3591]

It is a lot of fun following you on this journey. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@bamadondon0495]

So proud of you bro, proud of you and your journey and everything that you've done since the old days on the white boat.. keep grinding, never stop being YOU!!

[@ericschell2073]

I believe u r witnessing a new star in the bass fishing world. Compliments of one of the M Fer's

[@passionateoutdoors7217]

I’ve already watched this 4 times now, freakin love it Ben, I feel like I’m competing with ya dude

[@JonnyJetson754]

Thats definetly passion 👍🏆

[@davidwilliams1805]

Remarkable! You are making some noise in the bass fishing world! Appreciate sharing your adventures and helping others along the way! Great job my friend!

[@keithfoco]

I've been waiting for something detailed about the tourney! Ben, you are the man! You never cease to amaze.

[@DakotaB90]

I've been following for a really long time. This is so awesome to be a part of!

[@DirkDigler209]

Bro I got a feeling you’re gonna blow up I think you’re gonna be the next big thing in fishing I could see you having three 4 million subscribers crowds of people wanting your autograph and pictures and huge sponsors coming your way to try to get attention to their brand.. and they’re gonna want you in the elites and for your popularity and talent big Swimbait brands big boat brands there gonna come a knocking and I hope you all the success in the world brother you have definitely put in the time you deserve it and you’re my kids favorite angler big MF’er fan

[@mikesherman1523]

That hair and Ben being a hammer, he's basically the Thor of fishing! 🤣

[@southernokdeerrecovery]

Good job Slaw!!! Ready for day 2

[@unlock_your_dream_home]

You're an absolute hammer, Ben! Have enjoyed watching your journey to get where you are now. Congratulations on all your success so far, and this is only the beginning. Can't wait to watch you kill it at Buggs!

[@larrylegends4922]

Love seeing the co-angler catches. Some videos make me think these guys never catch anything, but not today😂

[@pedrovasquez3103]

My MAN!!! I didn’t want it to end! What a performance my dude! You deserve it! 💚 Keep’em cummin

[@mrpaul6971]

Thank you for letting us see all of this! Fantastic job overall brother!

[@jeffreyhuff4673]

Awesome, Ben! Congratulations! I've been loving the in-boat video and chaseboat video by Cole-slaw during these events.

[@fredhuffman7320]

Incredible to see just how much celebrity you have going on now!!

[@barflentigo7060]

gotta give props to your co-angler for slaying it too!

[@josephbusciglio9260]

Bro, I have been refreshing KZbin every hour for DAYS waiting for you to drop this tournament content. Haven't watched it yet but I can already tell ya. 1000% worth the wait!!!!!!! Spoiler not Spoiler Alert. I have never cared for fishing enough to follow an elite "Bassmaster" until I found Ben "The Golden Rod" Milliken.

[@renabranecki3760]

Congratulations Ben so fun to watch you bring home the W keep it going Nebraska proud ❤

[@ijustwanacatchbigolefatbas3653]

Great job Milliken!! Killin it! Forget the haters and stay focused on your dream.

[@Nicktaylorfishing]

I knew you would win, I’m sure the way you catch fish there’s many more to come! 🎉

[@AP-1983]

So cool watching you on a familiar reservoir. Love your videos.

[@SammysBaits]

Man this is a fun ride just watching it I can only imagine what a rush it is for you. I mean I know you are already an accomplished angler but they way you have shown up at the opens is incredible. These guys are some of the best and they are hungry. Man this is great!

[@robertwhite6106]

Keep living your dream and getting them big one's. I love watching your videos and cant wait for you to get to ny

[@dustin2919]

Congratulations. This is awesome to see. The success is well deserved man

[@kosarsakic1982]

Awesome camera boat work by the legend Coleslaw.

[@ryanschultz4119]

This has to be such a rush! In a tournament setting, and Ben's absolutely crushing it.

[@shedwrightoutdoors204]

Congratulations again! What an awesome day 1!

[@BassRaider]

Nice frikin work and as a few other people are saying I liked how cool you were to the co-angler. Awesome stuff right there!👏👏

[@kelvinlloysellis5976]

Congrats Ben!! You really have an incredible talent for reading the fish and there habits. Catching the fish is the easy part but figuring out where they going to be and what or when they going to feed on is the key. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us it is truly interesting to apply these tactics on our own waters.

[@rodneychandler82]

Just freaking AWSOME well done buddy 👏👏👏

[@mariuskirsten3378]

Hi Ben, been watching your channel for years before you left your fulltime job. Congrats on all the success.....you're a great person and Father love the way you interact with your family and friends. This is why people call this channel a family. I have seen many KZbin'ers fall in pro fishing becouse of fame and losing sight of the big picture of family. All the best

[@a.c.ybarra4474]

CONGRATS BEN!!!! YOU ARE MY FAVORITE KZbin FISHERMAN!!!! I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BLESSINGS AND PROSPERITY!!!! I'm a MFer from Monterey California!!!!

[@clintonbruning]

👊🏾 all the hard work, consistency and countless hours coming together beautifully for Ben. You get out what you put in and you’re living proof

[@michaelbergolla6921]

I’m so impressed you’re doing a hell of a job. Congrats on the win!

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

Congratulations brother. Way to show up.

[@zaccollins7495]

can't wait for the next video. good work slaw on camera and Ben on catching the slaunches

[@jammer3speed1]

Instant subscribe as soon as I saw the respect showed to the co-angler. Gonna do great things sir.

[@rodneystewart7334]

This guy is gonna break records as a professional angler and the way he can catch fish and how he carries himself with humble but confident personality deserves respect. Can't wait to see him fish my home town Wheeler, will be at the weigh in hope to see Ben win!

[@BrianGaberFishing]

Congratulations on well-earned results! Sooo much time on the water culminating in precision. Love watching you go man

[@danaaccola8342]

You have come a long way from small lakes in Nebraska and Iowa, now is your time to shine!

[@johncriddle9860]

Wow. You are doing great. Hope you win it all

[@swannyoutdoors703]

Amazing work all around. Even knowning the outcome watching these videos is an experience. Excellent editing, behind the scenes details, your etiquette towards your co-angler and all the fans...class act man. Keep it up.

[@travisterwilliger8952]

Unbelievable.... congrats man. I believed this would happend since the announcement you'd be fishing the opens. Been watching you for about 4 years now!

[@David-wb9vw]

Thanks for bringing us with on your dream run....

[@RandyBanscope]

Congrats Ben! I see a classic win and a Century belt in your future! Keep catching donks! I can't wait to go to the Classic next year to see you walk onto that stage in front of thousands of mfers in the crowd!

[@Gophacyerself]

I wish I could find the video from when you started that I left a brash piece of advice that you responded to, glad to see where you are today.