YES!!..NPFL BANS Livescope!…Emerges As The Leader Over Bassmaster AND MLF In Pro Bass Fishing…

Randy talks about the announcement from the national professional fishing league that they are banning live scope…#bassfishing #bassangler #fishing #fish #sportfishing #bassfish #livescope
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[@zeppelin1n4]

NPFL is my new favorite fishing league Hell yea boyyyyy

[@brandonsmith-dw8st]

Put the npfl on tv! I will watch it!

[@jimpowers2047]

3 3 pounders win

[@nickburke7689]

It's broadcast live on the website

[@richardgene4231]

@@jimpowers2047. Come on man. There were monster weights consistently caught before FFS.

[@Boethius411]

NPFL is about to grow exponentially

[@jamesborders9841]

Yup

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

Doubt that big money is in bassmasters

[@jaywagner13]

No it's not. Will still take back seat to elites and BPT.

[@jamesborders9841]

@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm YES! But IF 50% LEAVE Bassmasters to start their own NON LIVESCOPE LEAGUE then Bassmaster will be brought to their knees! Many people are absolutely AGAINST LIVESCOPE & Bassmaster needs to address this

[@jaywagner13]

@@jamesborders9841 there are only a handful of guys that fish the NPFL that also fish the elites and BPT. it's a 2nd rate bass league that nobody cares about especially sponsors. It's a good move by them but I doubt it works. Does everyone here know how much money Lowarance, Hummingbird, and especially Garmin has????? A lot.

[@coldspring624]

All fishing tourneys need to follow

[@Jake-ky9ed]

Imagine they will, especially when they as they lose viewers and participants to NPFL

[@thomasebsen8821]

@@coldspring624 bs

[@thomasebsen8821]

@@coldspring624 bs

[@PhotoBob]

Just bought some NPFL merch! Fishing is back and Im going to support NPFL for having the balls to preserve our sport

[@CRGtx325]

Are you going to stop buying any product that has a relationship with BASS? Are you going to get rid of any product you have that has a relationship with BASS? No? Ok then, you’re a hypocrite and a joke. Stfu

[@chrisjames3087]

Nobody wants to watch a guy stare at a screen all day. We want real fishing, using skills and insights gained through experience.

[@TheREVIEWGUY1-ip1wm]

Drive put to any lake and you see it all day everyone who has a boat has livescope that's why I quit fishing in a boat fishing is tough because of dumb livescope and guides

[@cooper2220]

Was anyone watching the npfl anyways?

[@lrod3448]

Don't watch it then

[@Woefman911]

100 💯%

[@BlobRob787]

@@cooper2220 Yeah watch the fake fishing MLF and Elite Series instead. Enjoy the lack of fishing skills.

[@spothunter1376]

When some of the veteran fishermen start leaving BASS and going to the NPFL for this move, BASS and MLF will have to make some decisions.

[@palerider3800]

BASS could probably care less if the older crowd leaves.They have the Opens full of anglers ready to take their place. BASS and MLF wont do anything to hurt the sponsorship money from rolling in.The NPFL is just pay to play with no qualifying. Yes they have some hammers but probably a third of their field probably wont be back.Most of them have never cashed a check and all but 1 uses FFS.The one is John Cox.And he does quite well with out it.

[@spothunter1376]

@palerider3800 The fans might care and that's what matters most.

[@BlobRob787]

@@palerider3800 I'm supporting the NPFL now.

[@palerider3800]

@@BlobRob787 I have always liked them. I think they have a pretty good relationship with their anglers and not as much drama.I like the full field fishes all 3 days also

[@phildegraves9024]

@@palerider3800 and when BASS loses thier fox sports tv contract, then maybe theyll do something

[@gucciman4380]

Heck yeah! One step closer to being back to REAL BASS FISHING as a SPORT. Thanks be to the fishing gods.

[@charlesgrahammacleodstuart510]

Thanks to you, and other PROFESSIONAL anglers, this is the first step to returning out sport, to REAL fishermen and women, who have taken decades to perfect their skill set…. Well done Randy 🇺🇸

[@squonto47]

Hello Charles, the BPS guys say hey. 👋

[@johnsamsky6253]

You deserve a ton of credit for this Randy. Hats off to you.

[@guyfoscone3193]

Congrats to you Randy and the NPFL! Be nice if they could put a show together maybe streaming...I'm so happy something happened to protect this sport! 👏🙌

[@muskybites505]

Looks like there is a stream tonite on Luke Dunkin’s channel

[@mattcampbell3876]

Usually I’m a little negative in the comments towards pro fishing of any sort… but this gives me hope and actually need to give Randy his flowers on this matter for bring attention to situation

[@erichildreth7562]

Finally someone has stepped up to ban this! Your voice is getting out there and they are finally listening!! Keep up the good fight!!

[@danf4616]

This gives hope it will happen to all pro bass leagues. Technology should NEVER take the place of learning and experience for pros! WTG Randy for leading the fight!

[@hytekrednekbama4400]

Its about damn time!

[@Murphywashpros.]

Randy it would be awesome if we could get some of the lakes and other fisheries and conservation groups to start banning forward facing sonar and live scope on their lakes. Period because you’re absolutely right it is going to damage the fish population as it continues.

[@firetower71]

How about banning tournaments completely on public lakes? I’ve stated this for ever for one action there’s 3 reactions and if we are looking for what’s best for the resource , I know many fishermen that are fed up with tournaments being held every weekend on public water lakes. The studies show that a vast majority of these local tournaments are not handling the fish correctly and many fish are being stress in the live well to die later once released. These tournaments pound these lakes and fish can’t stand these livewells all day. So let’s look at really protecting our resource and ban tournaments all together. It’s time and thank your Randy for spurring this action! Sometimes you might look beyond your immediate action and think what can happen. Banning tournaments all together will reduce pressure on these fish tremendously. That’s the real thing to protect fishing heritage and resource.

[@stevefisher2121]

Bye Bye Bass and MLF - NPFL now has my support and viewership.

[@pogues2300]

Wonder why the rod/reel/ lure companies who have now had their inventory reduced to ffs techniques don’t negotiate with bassmaster to get rid of this tech in tournaments.

[@surgprep1]

Great Point !

[@christopher9076]

Rod, reel, lure companies are doing fine. Tournament fishing doesn't encompass the millions of other anglers. BFS tackle is exploding right now. I cast was inundated with BFS rods, reels, and lures.

[@nickburke7689]

What is BFS?

[@christopher9076]

@@nickburke7689 Bait Finesse System. Basically, it's casting rods and reels designed that allow anglers to throw baits that most could only throw on a spinning setups before. Things like Ned Rigs, tiny poppers, crankbaits, micro soft plastics etc. If you KZbin search BFS fishing, there are a ton of videos. It has been a thing in Japan for decades, but it's gaining popularity in the US.

[@contactosrs]

@@nickburke7689 bait finesse reels. Basically a baitcaster that is more geared toward the ultra-light fishing style and in general throws lighter baits than most baitcasters could optimally handle

[@keithtimmons378]

Great news!!! One of the NPFL tournaments is fished on Logan Martin Lake in Alabama and the weigh-in is in my hometown of Oxford, Alabama. This is really great news!

[@kerrycooperfishing2732]

Finally someone with the guts to do it!!

[@bigfishhoward]

NPFL- Every sport should go backwards in technology. That is so dumb.... The idea is to catch fish. So let's make it harder. Let's let retired people make ridiculous decisions. Just make a seniors league.

[@susans2463]

So glad !!!!!!!! It's about time !!!

[@lesslethaloffroad]

I bet he dont fish it!! all talk no show

[@christopher9076]

Whether one is for or against FFS, this decision insures that everyone has a place where they can go to watch fishing. That's a good thing in my opinion.

[@chriswainwright755]

About time! Ready to enjoy watching professional bass fishing again. Great news!

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

ALL I CAN SAY IS F YES, back to the clubs for the live scopers

[@johnsimpson2069]

This wouldn't have happened without you Randy! What a great day. Hope this snowballs and someday spills over into recreational fishing as well so much that they ban the product completely except for wildlife agencies for research like you said. Because ist's NOT just tournament fishing that is being hurt by livescope. Way to go Randy!

[@jaywagner13]

He had nothing to do with it.

[@EricScherrer]

@@jaywagner13 spreading awareness has a lot to do with it.

[@Etec86]

Does this mean you're going to sign up and put your money where your mouth is?

[@davidsedlacek3855]

Awesome job ..so happy for you. You have to be so excited to now fish a pro division standing for everything youve been preaching about! We all look forward to your upcoming season. Congrats and looking forward to many videos of your NFPL journey!! Of course NFPL had very little skin in the game with the electronic companys. So this was a smart business move separating and offering different option then BPS n BASS. Congrats on getting back into the game Randy...

[@mattwfishing]

Wait till 65 guys leave NPFL for other tours next year.

[@MJ_Bass]

That’s the part nobody is talking about. Apparently a majority of their anglers wanted to keep ffs. Ban ffs, lose a chunk of the field, NPFL might not stick around….

[@deline8ed619]

Yeah, maybe so, but they won’t have any problem filling those holes with guys that like the change. It’ll be interesting to watch how things unfold: If anything, it’s a great beta test to see this side of the contraversy play out.

[@MJ_Bass]

@@deline8ed619 we will see for sure. I’m not convinced the most vocal will put their own money up, but I could be proven wrong.

[@matthewhjort5021]

Good for you Randy on leading this. I’m in central Florida and I started an open tournament for weekend warriors every Saturday and when I banned FFS in my tournaments about a year ago you wouldn’t believe all the hate that came with that. A handful of us still get together and have a great time but the persecution was unbelievable and a few people even lied about me on Facebook and said I was stealing money off the top just to keep people from wanting to come out. This is a great day for bass fishing congrats to you my friend. Ps: I did get support as well though it was about 50/50

[@danlaur7973]

The ban was easier for NPFL seeing that they don't have the electronics companies as sponsors as opposed to BASS & MLF

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

The npfl needs triple a circuits so regular joes can qualify

[@MJ_Bass]

All you need to qualify is deposit money bro 😂

[@AaronS-ml1bh]

@@MJ_Bass can I borrow a deposit lol

[@johndoran7331]

This is great news. It's also the perfect platform for this decision. The NPFL does not have an affiliation with any electronics companies. So this will allow anglers who have not adapted or accepted the changing technology, or refused to change for personal reasons to get back to where they think they should be. And, there will be 50 or so pros looking for a job in the near future. Lets keep track of this. I think those that bitched, or want to spend more time in the "deer stand" … will continue to get their ass kicked regardless. I'm pumped to see this outcome. Definitely a victory. Randy - you should be fishing or singing the National Anthem at every one of these tourney's. You'll get blasted if you don't fish them.

[@guadalupe_rodriguez]

All right. This sets a level playing field

[@MrHabitat009]

Best thing I’ve heard all year. Congratulations

[@pbarron762]

Thank you Randy and NPFL finally people are waking up.

[@briandezurik7271]

Good for the NPFL, on a quick decision. It is a good thing to have a choice for anglers and fans. I am angler that is not anti FFS. But this is a good thing.

[@ChrisG9978]

Forward-facing Sonar, it's called Nintendo Wii fishing for a reason...I don't blame people for using new technology or getting all hyped up when they see a fish go after their bait on a flatscreen, but I wholeheartedly agree with the NPFL banning them because they do help "KZbin" anglers overcome shortcomings in skill & especially experience. The cost to compete is becoming unaffordable for most anglers...the top guys making money off sponsorships, etc. are spending a fortune on technology bolted to their $190k bass boats that clearly give them a huge advantage over someone who doesn't have state-of-the-art technology showing them EVERY single fish in front of them as well as the SIZE of the fish. 1000% the correct decision.

[@clintperry799]

Glad to hear this , let's keep the pressure up ! NPFL 🇺🇲👍

[@davidweber4181]

Just my observation.would not of happened without you're you're never-ending commitment to seeing this happen,randy job well done!

[@ScottieReed-s8f]

This shows some bass fishermen have the common sense that major league baseball and golfers have shown with the love of thier sport. Finally someone grew some balls😮😊😊😊😊

[@MrDeputy83]

Never heard of NPFL

[@tomrippen6570]

I recently fished with my son on a small lake with only a canoe and no electronics at all. We had a great time and the fishing was good. It makes me wonder if some lakes or areas should be designated electronics free zones. I bet the quality of those fisheries would noticeably improve.

[@noswad75]

Let's gooo! This means the weekend angler has a chance to learn and grow into the sport and eventually compete!!

[@BobbyMartin-gu6wm]

I bet Randy want fish! He can talk the talk but want walk the walk

[@kylefishing21]

NPFL, we want an opens series! $1000 boater $400 co angler

[@quietyourmindfishing]

lets see you fish the NPFL in the coming years!

[@James-s9h]

Thank You for Your support on this issue and Your dedication to the world of bass fishing.

[@Tmann4437]

It's about time, Great news. Do they televise any tournaments? Because if they do im back in to watching. It's something I miss, I don't watch anymore because of the FFS. Great video Randy!!!

[@Reelentlessbassfishing]

Honestly, I think NPFL banned ffs so they can draw more big-name fisherman that aren’t as is good with livescope. I don’t think we’ll see Bass or MLF follow suit at all. Npfl will be gone within a couple years.

[@joshshort6122]

I hope they are gone along with Randy. These people are fools! Let's just go back to the Stoneage with no Tech advancements. absolute idiots

[@christopherwood2290]

Great news. BASS and MLF should follow suit. Now put in rules to lower the barrier of entry.

[@briandezurik7271]

Why lower the bar? Honest question.

[@christopherwood2290]

@@briandezurik7271 "barrier of entry" means make it so you don't have to be rich to compete.

[@waynelagarde7956]

It's about damn time someone has the balls to ban ffs.

[@eddiejones974]

So many big names will leave the Elites and MLF join NPFL bassmasters and MFL will be left with young kids and livescopers and video game geeks nobody will watch them NPFL is the next big tournament organization its will pass both bassmaster and mfl well done NPFL the next Big thing

[@Bass970]

Hell ya. I’m ride or die NPFL now. Bass can kick rocks. NPFL sells shirts and hats on their website. Let’s show them some support.

[@skevincampbell]

Good job, for beating the drum, Randy. You have used the influence you have, to bring about change. The Live Scope is destroying competition, as well as fisheries.

[@spothunter1376]

Good news. But it's prohibited, not banned. They left the door open for brining it back in the future. Still, a great step in the right direction.

[@Dylan-si1rn]

You’re exactly right. Itll never get banned in mlf or bass. What they do need to do is focus on conservation. Catch and release and slot limits. Lake fork is a shining example. Get a universal scale cough bubba cough cough and an official judge on every boat. Maintain and bring in more corporate sponsors. Literally everyone wins

[@mattadams3721]

If you don’t fish this league, you will be the biggest hypocrite in fishing history. I love your content where you share your fishing knowledge, but I don’t care for the ffs bashing.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

I never said I was interested in fishing any leagues other than what I’m doing right now. This is about me it’s about the future of our sport. FFS is cheating.

[@mattadams3721]

@@randyblaukatintuitive we will never agree on ffs, and that’s ok. This is what you’ve wanted primarily since you started your channel (I’ve been a subscriber since you started) you should be the headliner of the tour. You’ve preached this for so long it should be a no brainer for you.

[@1970pdavis]

@@mattadams3721 I totally agree with you, but he's not going to do it

[@acme9538]

Awesome ! . . . Huge Kudos to NPFL !!!!!! 'Targeting Pixels' . . . . DAAAAAMMMMM . . . Shots Fired & I LOVE it !!!

[@CRGtx325]

Where can we watch these tournaments on TV? Oh!…..we can’t? Bahahahha 🤣

[@1970pdavis]

🤣🤣 exactly

[@Michael-Skipcaster]

This from a league that was going down the tubes just a year or two ago. It's like a Democrat or Randy anything to buy a vote/click.

[@ronbishop3263]

Super news. Please keep the pressure up. Don’t give up the good fight

[@northernbassalliance1442]

Now you can join your dream league!

[@leemo5864]

Wish them well. Hope some of the veterans consider going over to there trail. May start following bass fishing again. Hope the large electronic companies don't flex there muscles and undermine it with their monopoly on the sport currently.

[@rodmakermagazine7117]

Commercial fishing technology has no place in any type of sportfishing.

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

Now We Have To See How All The Young Guys That Have Depend On Livescope Do Now To See If They Won With Using Livescope Or If They Really Have Good Fishing Skills It Is Going To Be Interesting

[@georgemorgan685]

Nice job Randy for all your efforts to make this happen and your advice on bass and safety good job brother

[@user-tp4tl4jz5w]

That’s great news to hear 👍👍

[@tcliveaction]

Awesome news Randy!!!! I was just watching a walleye tournament video on KZbin and one of the anglers said, we have to win this tournament so we will use FFS and just target all the bigger walleye. I then turned it off and said this is a joke

[@naturaloutdoorsoklahoma7054]

I love catching fish but when money is being played for that’s not fair. Now the big issue is the charters taking people out and slaying the fish population. The food chain is a fragile thing. Thank you Randy. It is a big deal. Brings back the wonder of the sport. Love your channel and learn a lot. Been soaking in your fall fishing videos. Hope to break my pb this fall.

[@father1st894]

Forgive me if I am wrong but I tried to do some research on the NPFL to find out what major sponsors they have. I do not see any electronic companies such as (Lowrance, Garmin or Hummingbird) . It would seem that NPFL will not be swayed by sponsor funds. Im not a guy that is militant against ffs however I do not think it is good for the sport. The NPFL has taken a ethical approach with this decision. I can really respect this decision and the difficulty in making it. I do indeed think that this will be integral in the popularity of the NPFL tournament trail. Hats off to them for taking a brave stance.

[@kurtschuler5036]

NPFL for the win!

[@MaineManBassing]

Was fixin to write a 10 paragraph response about how wrong you are and how you need to unlearn everything you think you know about seasonal movement etc and use FFS to relearn. Then I realized no one has ever heard of the NPFL.

[@taymot2131]

YESSS! Great, Randy, congrats! 🍾

[@frankbibletruth]

Fantastic News. How can I support them?

[@parisite99]

I was with you until you said it shouldn’t even be in the hands of recreational anglers. That’s where I disagree. Do whatever the hell you’d like on your own time and dollar. As long as it isn’t in tournament fishing, I’m fine with it.

[@contactosrs]

if casual anglers use ffs to fish, then competitive fishing will be alien to them. The best competitive sports make themselves as close to casual gameplay as possible so that people can hop into the broadcast and know immediately what's happening and not be confused right away. Guarantee that if FFS is banned competitively but not casually it will hurt viewership for the organizations over time because young anglers will want to watch people doing the same thing they are.

[@kennygann6024]

I bought mine to find the crappie faster for my grandkids. Nothing turns a kid off from fishing faster than not getting bit. I get to take them maybe a couple or three times a year. So you want to take FFS away from all fishermen. What are you going after next. You already want me to quit hunting. What's next.

[@rodney8075]

Thanks for speaking out on this. Without a doubt your voice made an impact.

[@user-gn1dg8fs6e]

Awesome news! NFPL made the right decision for the right reasons. Well thought out and took the necessary time to look at what's best for the sport. Thanks for continuing to push for this decision by major tournament associations, Randy.

[@georgepostins812]

That’s great news, glad to see some gratitude for your fight , hope it continues

[@marypeek1179]

Congratulations Randy, you had a large hand in it. You are correct, it is a huge deal. It appeared as no resistance was forthcoming,but some has appeared. It was so wrong for it to it to go with no resistance,nothing should. Now, hopefully, it can be reviewed, possible consequences of it can be investigated, and any faults or shortcomings can be identified if present. Hopefully, in light of this, many more eyes will be taking a closer look, and an informed decision can be made, one that is investigated, information that is heard by all, an all will have their input.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Thx man

[@rodmakermagazine7117]

They'll be able to rightfully claim having the best anglers in the world now. (Ban braided line and they'll have to learn how to properly fight fish!)

[@randyjamesrobertson]

I see a league for those who do not like new technology. No electronics are allowed. No spot lock . No power poles. Just an anchor, a compass, a map, and some string with a lead weight to determine depth. Non electronic trolling motors . Oars are optional. 😂😏

[@gumslinger11]

NPFL is the leader in this sport? Lol, cmon randy.

[@Fishingin290]

Ban it entirely!

[@mikecomeau3102]

Thank you for the support. I'd like to send you an NPFL tee and a hat. Send me a message with your address. This is Catharine part of the NPFL ownership group.

[@TheKnotcase]

I'm throwing all my support to NPFL! Love, love, love the decision.

[@Dylan-si1rn]

Never heard of em

[@NytronX]

Using a relevant video game reference, the Minimap killed the single player video game experience by handholding the player, highlighting all the POIs on their HUD, which removes any sense of wonderment and exploration from the game. The line has to be drawn somewhere, and that somewhere is NOW. They keep jacking up the power on these FFS ducers, they're only going to get better until it literally just becomes a minimap. Imagine hunting with a minimap, that'd literally be poaching.

[@jondoepenn3637]

So, do you think they'll have an influx of guys leaving Bass and MLF and head over to NPFL? Hell, a bunch of guys will probably fall off the NPFL as well. There's a whole slew of pros out there that have probably never caught a bass off of a pattern.

[@MJ_Bass]

No. BPT and Elites pay back way over 100% to top level guys. NPFL guys are fishing for their own entry fees.

[@TonyAnthonyRichards]

No there won’t be an influx of guys leaving. However NPFL will schedule themselves to allow current BASS and MLF to fish both. Until they are big enough to do whatever it is they want. Just my opinion.

[@Fatto77936]

Ah yes, the seasonal pattern argument. Who the hell doesn't know seasonal patterns that fishes for a living? People who scope just expand the area and see what's coming and going into the pattern. They still know the pattern.

[@TFish-lu1df]

If they know these patterns and don’t need FFS then why do they give a shit if it’s banned?

[@Danxiong]

The top guys will still be the top guys.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Not hardly

[@codynewton5977]

About time there is go be some New real fisherman becoming pro now

[@bcase09]

Per the President of the NPFL, this was a pure business decision that he felt was in their best interest. He specifically said Randy Blaukat had nothing to do with this decision.

[@macdaddyblues1]

Wow... must feel pretty good Randy! Proud of you man..

[@dwolff9598]

Keep ringing this bell, Randy! It is working

[@christopherberry8477]

Tournaments are shyt. I'll fish how i LIKE!

[@whitefishfins]

Awesome - setting the ethical bar. Great work RB in advocating for this positive movement.

[@robertjohnson8742]

Wonderful I will go back to watching NPFL . Thanks Randy for sharing this great news.

[@lynnmoss1183]

More about attracting big names from MLF and BASS, than it is about FFS and the integrity of the sport. There may be some currently fishing NPFL that won't like it, but they can't just jump ship to the BPT, or BASS Elites, but the BPT and BASS Elites can jump ship to them, unless the NPFL has qualifying tournaments I'm not aware of. Smart move for the NPFL. It will be an interesting off season.