วีดีโอ

Kindly remember there is substantial expense for co-anglers also. Too much expense to justify a boat ride to the middle of the lake and watch pros stare at their screens all day, with little chance to recoup the cost of travel from the back of the boat. The sport is in a downward spiral of industry denial. Understandably, you pros are cash driven, but the industry depends on viewership, advertising revenue and product sales in relation to those. Literally, foreign carp fishing tournament clips on Tik tok are more entertaining to watch than this new version of bass fishing. Does any of this resonate with you Pros?

Buying waypoints is the biggest cheat going on today. If a guy can’t find a winning school of bass on their own. They are not professionals but just flat out bums !!!

Very good video Jim. Looking forward to following you in the Opens. Hope you make the Elites.

Maybe the beginning of the end

Jim, the scale doesn’t lie. Look at what it’s done to the tournament non boater interest drop. It is NOT fishing Jim, it is scoping. I have it. I don’t bother blind casting as much anymore. I scan the area first. The art is gone, the box shows u where they are when u are fishing depths greater than 6’. Love your videos.

Thanks

great video. I'm glad you brought up the "cheater box" & "spot lighting". It's not fitting for people to say that.

Great video! Needed to be said and said more often. That's one thing that I've never heard in our local wednesday nighters or during my own I-BassSeries Tournaments here in Iowa, "They wouldn't of won if they didn't use FFS" or "they couldn't catch fish without using FFS" . But once in a wile i here on different web sights during Tournaments guys will put in the chat about Ben Millican couldn't even compete without FFS. And it doesn't take me long to post how much money I've paid him in my tournaments many years before FFS. Anyway, thanks for the video!

Amen, thanks for posting this video

Nice hat. New sponsor? Lol

Jim, how can I ship you some product? Next generation. Digital Tournament Culling System. Nothing like it. Game changer… time saver. Please inbox me your address.

Good video

You can’t deny it’s a total game changer on lakes like Tablerock when the fish suspend offshore. The guys in my condo community have massively increased their catch rates at T Rock using it. And they were using SI/DI before.

Did you quit drinking for New Years? 😂.

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed

I don't have an issue with FFS necessarily but I don't see myself using it for any reason really I just enjoy the rush of catching fish off straight instinct and experience.

During your off season. Would be a good time to replace the shredded straps on your chair!!

Good vid way to spit some truth

You and Randy should box LOL.

Great video.

Do you need a new chair?

Is that a new chair

I know a anglers here in East tx that has caught 5 bags in last month 34 to 35 pounds. Anything lest than 25 bad day for hm. He's definitely has figured out something special with ffs

Nice try. They should give you a raise. I will consider you as my rep when I complete ODIN. "The God of fish finding". I did type what it does but I deleted it. They will steal my invention. This is not "spotlighting". This is hunting from helicopter with infrared optics. You are right about one thing. There is something positive about it. You can bring your girlfriend, who has no idea how to even fish, and after a brief explanation of what's on the screen... Poof! She's a "hammer". 🤣 Lame.

Let’s see who can throw a cast net the best! You don’t always catch fish with every throw.

Every point you make is annoying. You've made some really really dumb comments. First of all, the co angler thing. Give me a break if you're saying the co should bring his own ffs...thats the dumbest comment I've ever heard . If you are out in the abyss, if you think that's the same as being shallow you're absolutely insane. Smh.. ill be back to tear apart the rest of your bs in a little while

There's no telling how much money Randy Blaukat has made TH-camrs by pissing and moaning about ffs.

I'm annoyed with EVERYTHING FFS!

I use dynamite and gill nets. Don't question me.

Matt Pangrac says that with FFS, it enables one, 'to know what it feels like to be Kevin Van Dam'. Is that true?

I'm a follower, and always watch your videos. Pull for you in the tournaments. This video should have stayed on the cutting room floor. Just unsubscribed. Sorry.

Spotlighting for deer is done at night and if used to take a deer, is illegal. You are talking about one TH-cam "influencer" and his followers who use the term spotlighting and cheater box.

This reminds me of a left wing comedian or actor that thinks it's smart to split there fan base. To be honest I'm shocked you did this video. Click and unsubscribe so fast.

Thank God someone with some common sense about fishing. So sick of everyone hating other fishermen, younger anglers and complaining. We need all fishermen, however they fish.... This is such a breath of fresh air. You need to be on the tournament director rules committee for all circuits. P.s. so glad you are responding to these clown statements, we need to have more fishermen like you to speak out with the truth. You are a true American.

FFS is ruining tournament bass fishing I am not going to pay money to watch a guy look at a screen

That not fair

All good points Jim .

The shared weight format is the only way to get more co-angler interest.

September of 2024 Ive been out of tournament fishing and I miss the guys I’ve fished with and against. The tournament scene is a shithole from hell due to one thing… corporate greed. It makes me sick. When is enough profit enough?

Something is off. I know that bassmaster is not doing well with bassmaster subscription renewals, and the payout reductions. A lot of changes at once to try to shake things up I guess. I do see some cheating protests coming fast with this model. Good luck.

Make all bass, tournaments, one angler per boat .Pay to play isn't professional it's gambling. Some people have the money, and some don't . If you fish the mlf bpt or bassmaster, their the only true professional fisherman. Lower level gamblers.

In fact Jim the last time I saw you was on Leech Lake in the BASS Open I was in the back of the boat with Randy Howell and you were on the same rock area everyone else was drop shoting. Randy said lets give it an Hour I think we gave it 30 minutes then we went bank fishing. We had a blast.

The co angler numbers were down due to ffs. Nobody wants to fish in the back and have basically no chance to catch fish. Another reason is to many younger people fishing the opens that don't know anything but ffs. Can't learn much from them.

It seems like when FFS got very prevalent on the bass fishing circuits, the sport, watch ability, and competitiveness went downhill quickly! Being a naturalist, I’d be totally ok with banning FFS not only on the competition side but also all together! 🎣

I agree with your concern...perhaps Anglers could be required to use zGoPro camera & turn on their SD card....

Happy New Year Jim and Best Wishes And Big Fishes....I fished the Northern Swing BASS Open last year and had a great time. I did change my mind before BASS announced NO Co Anglers to Fish The MLF Toyotas As a Co Angler because they Market the Tournaments for Both Anglers. Plus the MLF Toyotas offer the Strike King Co Angler of the year at the Big Tournament you can qualify for. So there is more incentives for a Co Angler to Fish the MLF Toyotas vs BASS OPENS...

Very good video nobody too police . Such as releasing a dead fish etc . Todd Castledine just done a video about the same thing who’s gonna police the pro in boat by there self

I’m been a Marshal the last couple years while in Florida for the Elites and no there isn’t a Marshal in every boat maybe in some other parts of the country but not Florida. Won’t be a Marshal this year down here though.

Jim time to bail out. These tournament organizers don’t care about you guys. It’s all about money for the organization. The non tournament public is sick of the lack of respect for the conservation practices of tournaments. Bed fishing spawners, deep summer tournaments and weigh ins are destroying fisheries.

Bass went from a top level organization! Too a laughing stock ! Payouts suck ! Did nothing about the cheater box ! And now no co anglers *** Whats next shoreline fishing only ??