Thank you, CT. I subscribe to his channel, but I wouldn't be caught dead fishing on the back of Randy's boat during competition. I had a friend who drew him in a tournament and said he put his boat 5ft. from the bank and parallelled the shoreline all day. Needless to say, my buddy didn't catch any fish. Although I would've liked to have seen more back and forth between them, I understood why you had to swoop in to face-save Randy and move onto the next caller ('cause he was getting schooled by CT)
Depending on the technic you’re using. That’s the best way to catch fish. During certain times of year. IMO the non boater needs to look for technics that will work fishing behind the boat. If conditions allow . A buzzbait would be a prime example. You can make long cast behind the boat . Cover water and catch fish the boater missed.
Thank you! I loved fishing as a Co but I wouldn't tolerate getting screwed. I'm all about showing the Boater his respect HOWEVER - this kind of ego driven, HATE for over half the angling community, I just can't do it. Thank you for the kind words. 👊💯
@@cerebraltackle yeah when I fished draw tournaments . I tried to help my non boater a little bit. But in general . Boaters have invested to much to go to far out of their way to make it easy on there Co anglers. There’s been spring tournaments where cranking the the bank in 4 to 5 foot was the best way to catch a good bag. That usually means positioning the boat close to the bank. Definitely would make it difficult on a co. I think you just have to get a little creative though. Drag a mojo rig behind the boat. Or what until the boater turns the boat so you can get a good cast with a wacky rig. Also a boater targeting the bank will usually over look some cover that’s in a little deeper water.
@@timg185 You're not wrong here. I talked about doing exactly this in a two-part series I did on my Channel about being a better co-angler. th-cam.com/play/PL7gQAvNT9iIlwe8_yqUuzXrKfGwbmf8Ro.html&si=eLpHXLJcxjrs6mdv
Twice as a co-angler I helped my partner win a tournament. In both times I was getting hit on a specific lure and when they didn't have one, I gave them one of mine and they went on to win. No hard feelings. I considered those wins for both of us.
I fished as a co before fishing on my own and can say there were only a couple co's that I was looking forward to dumping at the end of the day. Their attitude at take off had a large part in whether I helped them or didn't give a rats ass. As far as Randy Blaukat, I'm tired of his whiny bs and especially his holier than thou attitude in general. I've already unhooked from his channel and it'll stay that way.
I completely disagree on the multiple lures going through an area. If you go by a piece of cover flipping a jig and a co angler gets his turn because you are by it it's the co-anglers fish. If a guy up front wants to work numerous baits slow down then an fish it with both before you go by it. The co-angler is already pretty limited on fishing through fished cover already. To handcuff him to wait till the boater finally gives his okay or is ready to move on is ridiculous.
@@timb426 I think he forgets that co-anglers pay as well and some of that entry fee is paid out in winning as well. Co-anglers don't get as much back as boaters do
And when he does give the OK he’s on the trolling motor to his next target. He’s not going to waste time letting the co-angler get more than one or two cast on that lay down.
I’ve seen videos of successful boaters and co anglers both giving advice on being a co angler and I’ve see multiple guys say to fish a different bait than the pro. If the pro is working a bank with a spinner bait you should throw a jig. Give the fish a different look. Randy wants the opportunity to give all the looks he wants before the co angler has an opportunity to make a cast.
CT had some great points and at 11:47 pointed out one of the main weaknesses of Randy Blauket's arguments: he makes these blanket statements based on how a small percentage of people may act or a small percentage of outcomes and pretends that this represents every possible situation. He uses that kind of reasoning about FFS and here he used it again about co-anglers. For him to say there should not be any co-anglers anywhere is so tone-deaf to the spectrum of possibilities of tournaments out there that it makes it very hard to take his arguments seriously.
He's in his 60's!! Randy was an absolute hammer and won over 2mill in his career fishing Bassmaster top 150's. He makes no bones about it that his time in the sun has passed, but make no mistake about it, he would outfish you blindfolded, standing on 1 leg.
@@danbasara4547 his listed earnings from fishing is 1.25m. Not sure where ur getting the 2million from? His first tourny was in 1985 and his last was in 2022. That's 37yrs as a pro fisherman. 1,250,000 ÷ by 37 is only 33k per year. Not exactly setting the world on fire. Plus no classic wins, no AOY wins, and no flw cup wins. He is hardly a hammer. More like mid/lower pack pro fisherman. I'd rather work my job where I make easily 6 digits, live a comfy life, and fish local tournys than to be a pro and only bring in 33k a year and struggle.
I gave Blaukat a chance and the more interviews I see and stories that come out about him. The less I like him not just as a Pro Angler, but as an individual. Bottom line is he is a selfish self centered person. I started as a co-angler. I progressed to a boater because I fished with good boaters who treated me with decency and respect. I have also fished with boaters that made me want to give up fishing. Which, are now the same boaters I beat on the water and there is nothing more satisfying than that. There are times I go back and fish as a co-angler. Just because it's presents a learning opportunity I can't get from the front of the boat. I consistently let co-boaters run my boat. When your fishing a tournament, every minute counts and I'm not going to take away fishing time from my co-angler while I'm retying. Maybe I had an epiphany while fishing and have to dig through my gear to completely change a setup. That cost my co-angler time they don't have. Now, some may disagree with that, but in my belief. That is part of being a good respectful competitor and sportsmanship. I believe in beating the other guy on my own merits. If I have to screw somebody over just to win. Then I've undermined the entire competition and my purposes for being out there. Blaukat's excuse almost every time is "I'm out there providing for my family," as if the other competitors out there aren't doing the same thing. As if he and his family is the only one that matters.
Randy is full of it, and himself. I started fishing Redmans in 86 at 17, and there were co anglers. There's always, in any FLW or BASS tournament, been a rule that co anglers fush from the BACK HALF of the boat. That means co anglers are not supposed to cast past the middle of the boat, period. Not just stand and fish from the back deck, and Randy knows that. And if he's allowed co's to throw past....he's been too much of a puss to say something or put his money where his mouth is, and protest them. That simple. I've been one both sides of it. Randy's just whining in my opinion. Because I guarantee he knows that he could be DQ'd for front ending a co angler. Besides, you're fishing against the fish, not anyone else.
Fished with Randy as a co-angler..caught a borderline keeper and asked for golden rule…he said definitely a keeper..only time I ever weighed a short fish in 30yrs
That was your fault! If you thought there was a chance the fish was short, you could've told him you wanted to messure anyway to be sure, or you could have asked to barrow a rule at weigh in. I've let people barrow my rule and my weigh in bag many times.
I respect Randy's experience but I am shocked that he would complain about a co-anger catching "his" bass behind his 1st pass through. I feel like pick up a different rod and make 2 cast.
Trolling is a highly effective method for catching fish. I was under the impression that using your boat to present lures was against the rules. Like the guys who who fish deep vertically with bass brakes. Same as Trolling
@@johnmiller5987 trolling can definitely be an effective method for catching fish no doubt...especially, and most commonly, when targeting deeper structure out in open water. However, your pro is gonna be spot locked the majority of the time in those areas. It's likely he wont get heavy on the trolling motor until he's running down the bank targeting docks and blow downs. This puts you at an extreme disadvantage as a Co angler, given you dont have the advantage of casting up ahead like your boater does you're limited to making casts directly off the side of the boat ...but due to how fast the boat is moving by the time your bait hits the water it's being dragged out of the strike zone before you can even begin your retrieve. I call it "Involuntary Trolling"😅
He has always been a know-it-all. Never met him personally, just going by the many videos I watched of his over the years. Some guys are not looking out for others, just themselves
I bet it would suck just to go fun fishing with Randy and there’s no way I would even pay him for his on the water lessons he pushes on his channel, I doubt you’d learn anything because he’s already said in the past he doesn’t talk when he’s fishing.
He posted a short from a lesson, and you could hear him in the background, "it's just not what it was 20 years ago..." Sounds like he does it the whole trip! 😂
What a tool. Of course it’s free game. I respect him less and less the more I hear him open his mouth. Compare what blanket says to what Todd casteldine says about COANGLER. No class versus class. Watch Todd castledine don’t give blauket your views.
I agree with CT.If im in the back and being told I can't cast at something that has come up in the back of the boat as we are passing because the boater wants to come back later,that's really limiting the co.I don't tournament fish so I might be way off.I agree if you don't want to put up with the co then go to the NPFL or other circut
i agree that a co shouldn't throw ahead of the boat. but no way a boater should be able to tell a co they cannot cast as something that is in their available casting area. the boater is not in charge, they do get the space in front of the boat... but i would also argue that the area the co angler is restricted to should be off limits for the boater. the boater doesn't get to claim spots that have left their casting area. I've never been a co, I've always been a boater so I'm not just jumping in to stand up for fellow co anglers. Co-anglers are at a tremendous disadvantage already, and when they get a bad boater or someone that fishes out deep, they can be pretty much out of contention.
@@brandonhavis8526 Good response.I don't tournament fish but I do keep up with it and telling a co that a certain spot is off limits because the boater wants to come back to it is kinda strange.Maybe it happens more than I know.I do agree not to cast towards the front of the boat and if fishing a dock to not trow within so many feet of the boater.The co paid to fish,not a guide service
Sometimes yes the Co has a disadvantage such as tight and paralleling the bank. Good Co's know how to watch and throw to the angles missed by the boater. When I parallel we do alternating casts.. Common sense missing in some boats. @@brandonhavis8526
I’m a boater and if I pass a fish cause I wasn’t doing/throwing the right thing then it’s up to me to make adjustments asap Randy should know how to handle a good co and know how to handle a bad one by now
In my opinion, if you hit a piece of cover and got nothing, coming at it in a different direction is not going to be high percentage of getting bit anyways. You’re better off going to another piece of cover instead of wasting time. Or maybe if Randy became more than a one dimensional angler, he would be able to find fish in other places instead of burning the bank and pretending he had skills
@@chrismalas8747 oh wow… wonder why that is. Just something different?? Mad weird. I’ve only been in tourneys where both me and my co are going for combined weights.
Be realistic. Don't want a coangler, then sign up for solo events. Coangler events keep people honest - lie detectors are not 100% accurate AND more importantly, not given to all solo contestants in a solo event. Also, always casting to the back of the boat is unrealistic because you will get snagged depending on the speed the angler is moving the boat. Casting parallel to the angler is best (don't go beyond 45 degrees). Another unrealistic comment from Randy is getting rid of most or all the leagues and back to one. You cannot get tens of thousands of anglers to want the dream then only have one professional league for 200 anglers.
I did a couple of videos on how to be a better Co-Angler. I hope it helps new Co-Anglers. It's in the "Better Co-Angler" Playlist. th-cam.com/play/PL7gQAvNT9iIlwe8_yqUuzXrKfGwbmf8Ro.html&si=-XG243a1HwUqrscA
Many pros currently started as a co-angler. So Randy I thought you were a better person than that. I’ll take your sponsors and boats and take co-anglers with me anytime.
Well Randy, you said that a co angler needs to fish behind the boat. You said a co angler won his tournament throwing a Carolina Rig. Now you say you don’t want him to throw a brush top behind the boat because you may want retrace his steps. Which is it?
Exactly. I caught the same thing. That is why BASS & MLF both have rules about the boater keeping the co from fishing. We can now put Randy's pic on this rule and know why it's there.
Randy is a cry baby cries about the co angler he use to cry about too many locals on the lake while he's fishing a tournament NOW almost every video cries about FFS he belly aches about everything never heard a grown man cry so much
And, this is why he has almost no friends on the pro circuits. He has been well known his whole career as a crybaby. You never even hear of him talking to any other pro because none of them can stand him. The guy really needed an older brother to straighten this out early.
BS. He was really good friends with Aaron Martens for one. It shows extremely LOW intellect to accuse someone of "crying" bc you don't agree with the opinions they voice. Randy has the balls to call things as he sees them, and people get upset bc everyone takes things way too personally today. He's 100% right about FFS and in 10 years we will all see.
I planned on doing some tourneys as a co but after watching loads of videos like this I decided not to. I think some of the unspoken rules are a bit ridiculous. Such as "if I go to this cover, then pass it without a fish, you can't fish it cuz I might wanna come back." That seems totally absurd on the face of it. Is what it is. Rather than do it and start an argument or get salty just decided not to do it at all😂
Dude go fish. Not all boaters act like this.. in fact the majority hate it when you don’t catch fish. My boater was awesome and I caught 5 for 11+ and took 7th. I also brought a bigger bag than Randy.. but that was due to my boater being great.
Don't let this be the reason not to do it I haven't had one bad boater yet actually last one was getting mad at me because he was fishing isolated stumps he found so I would cast off into no man's land out of respect for him and he continued to tell me all day if it's available to cast at from my position hit it, also the last 2 boaters I've had brought sandwiches for lunch for the both of us have had great times and learned many things
This helps showing randy true color I tried watching his TH-cam but got tired of his whining I have met different mfl pro and all have been more than nice and showed a amateur like me perfect respect
I respect the hell out of Randy for being a spokesperson against live. However that bit about making multiple casts at cover and the coangler catches it is taking a fish away is complete bull. They both rights to fish the cover available, crazy talk by Randy.
Ive lived and fished on Guntersville Lake for the past 40 yrs. I used to fish all kinds of different tournaments and guided this lake, and i can tell you that anytime i had a non boater fishing with me and i was on a good school of fish or happened to already have a good limit of my own that i knew would put me up the board, I'd always allow the co-angler to come fish the front of the boat and even run the trolling motor. I felt like they had skin in the game, just like i did and deserved a shot at gaining some of it back just like i did. I always tried looking out for a non boater. I wasnt fishing professional, which i wish I would've years ago, but even if i was fishing pro, I'd still give the co angler the opportunity to catch fish also.
"Unfair"? Telling someone they can't fish a bank you are moving down is unfair. If you don't want co Anglers because you want Marshall's instead, you can't complain about the entry fee going up significantly.
Quit watching Randy's channel when he went on a political crap spewing episode saying "politics is too divisive and we need to come together". Then proceeded to call half the county cultists for not agreeing with his politics.
Without question when someone (boater pro) has all that invested $$$ he should be the only one fishing 100%. Never did the co-angler thing because I just didnt think it was appreciated. Just my thoughts...........
Randy has a serious issue with anyone having a different opinion than him. If anyone posts something on his page that goes against what he thinks even if they give references he will delete everything they say.
That is a fact deleted many of my posts I only throw big swimbaits this guy pretends to know how to fish them but doesnt know jack about them when I would say something he would get mad and delete my comment hes a tool really unlikable character
I have my boat and my partner throw anywhere he wants ! it’s about team work and shared prize money when we come in place to the money 💰I’m there to have fun and try to win 🏆 lol
At 3:30. Randy's argument speaks to my soul during kayak tournaments. I travel to Hobie events, pedal for well over a dozen miles, and then on tournament day all other anglers from around the world seem to show up on the area, and because you don't have the speed you often find yourself fishing behind A LOT of people.
I used to have mad respect for randy but ever since he turned to complaining for subs, I have lost all respect. It is actually like he is saying it is unfair to him. Everybody plays with the same rules. New guys made it to the Elites this year, and I am sure some of them had co-anglers. It isn't the co's fault, Randy has just lost a step and doesn't want to believe it. It might be time to put on his big girls panties and start fishing instead of complaining for clicks.
I agree Randy can be a little abrasive in his opinions at times, but having a co-angler has got to be the most annoying thing about tournament fishing. Especially one who thinks he's fishing for the same prize pool the boaters are. BASS and MLF need to work out some rules that incentivize boaters and co-anglers working together. Something that doesn't make it seem like they're competing against each other in the same boat. Only then will every co-angler's advantage be fair. If you don't incentivize it, then at least draw some hard black and white rules that can't be broken without penalty to their weigh-in (for boater and co angler). Overall this doesn't seem like a difficult solution to fix, and fighting over preferences at this point is just petty. CT is an 18 year veteran to co-angling, and Randy is a veteran to hosting co-anglers. Of course they aren't going to agree on this stuff!!! lol
Randy was good back in the day. Hell he made a couple of Classics. However he is not that guy anymore. If you don't want a co-angler only fish circuits that don't have them. If you don't want to use livescope don't use it. He needs to pick his tournaments and fish. Tired of his constant whining and bitchin.
Paralleling the bank is way better for the guy in the front in most cases than casting to it. I understand being bummed being in the back, but frankly, if a guy wants to be the best he has to put himself in the best position possible to catch em. Personally I wish coangers were not a thing because it adds external influence to the anglers trying to make it pro, if you have someone backcasting, getting snagged and pulling the boat around, throwing loud lures, etc it can have a huge effect on your tournament.
Even though I normally fish the back of the boat I agree with Randy but maybe not for the completely same reasons….COST to own a boat!! Boaters have major costs Truck- 30,000 to 65,0000 Boat- new ones over 100,000 loaded with electronics Fuel Insurance Washing, detailing, maintenance Entry fees are higher Time pre fishing I get to fish with lower entry fee, 50-75 for gas and a bag of ice…. Boater can fish where and how he pleases.. if I dont like it I need to buy my own boat… That having been said, most boaters try to accommodate as much as possible
I agree with you, i have fished both as a Co and Boater. I have spent tons of time effort and money finding fish and trying to win. However i do not care for randy he seems to cry about a lot of things. His view on FFS is also ridiculous. I do think you should be a nice as possible to a CO but it is not the boaters job to make sure they catch fish in the back of the boat.
So Randy is over on his channel blasting Forward Facing Sonar again saying its killing the Co-Angler program and ultimately Bassmaster. Which is it Randy????? On one video you criticize the program and say there needs to be no Co-Anglers - then to try to get views so you create another video about FFS and say its hurting the Co-Angler program, the economy around tournament locations and ultimately it will be the demise of Bassmaster……. I commented about this and provided information about the 2 last videos on Money Bass and what do you know --- he deleted my comment.
I just wana know why more anglers do not utilize their co anglers . Using them as a searching tool . Have them try other things they think might work. Do co anglers still pay half the gas in travel with friends in add to prize pool in add a money aspect . Also alot of back boat guys wouldn't cast in front if u didn't crowd the bank. In every boater has the same advantage in his advantage of how many fish are in his area.
The gas money thing gets very controversial to me.. the boaters want to tell the co they have no rights in the boat but then they expect the co to put some cash in their pocket at the end of the tournament. IF i was to every sign up as a co-angler, whether or not I contributed to the fuel would be directly tied to how the boater treated me and whether he made small efforts to give me a chance at putting fish in the livewell.
Most Co-anglers are in a separate tournament. It has zero to do with the pro. They fish for Different prize money or boats. That's why Randy is saying he did the work and found the fish and they shouldn't be allowed to fish for his fish. Most people are talking and don't even know that simple fact. If they were fishing a draw tournament such as a BFL then the Co- angler would have a say in the boat operation.
Not all co-anglers are inexperienced they just have family obligations that doesn’t allow him to fish from the front of the boat even tho he is probably as good if not better than the guy in the front of the boat. They pay their entry fee just like the boater, so I’m there to compete not to necessarily learn.
Randy is now the old man hollering at everyone for everything. I lived in Missouri for 50 years, and fished all of the same water he did, and I used to have respect for him. He has shown his true colors over the last 5 years or so and I would never want to fish or be associated with him in any way. I think it's time for him to hang up the rods and dry dock his boat. He is not a consummate professional at all.
I have been a co angler and now im a boater and I dont put my co in unfair positions. When I was a co we drifted a seawall and in two casts I caught 10lbs casting in spots my boater had already hit. Not my fault he was using the wrong bait. After that I offered the bait to him and he took it. You're never to smart to learn. I did win big bass that day.
It's not just Randy who feels this way trust me. It's just that he, being the outspoken person he is, is one of the few who will voice his true opinion on the matter. I am NOT saying that I agree with him on this and most all other subjects, I just know this to be true from 1st hand accounts. Many years ago I fished as a Co-Angler in a couple BASS Pro/Ams. One "Well Known" pro, who is still somewhat active gave me the rundown before we started which basically consisted of don't do this, don't do that, sit back there and fish and don't bother me. Another Pro did about the same but put me in situations all day that basically did not allow me to fish at all (Front-Ended Me). I told BASS I would never fish another due to the way the Pros treat the co-anglers. Their response was that these guys fish for a living and I don't. This statement may be true but Co-Anglers do not spend their money to sit on a boat and be treated as a "Non-Fishing" passenger and not as a Co-Angler. When it comes down to it, the way it was done back then was nothing more than a way for BASS to increase gross revenues!!
I was a subscriber to Blaukat’s show, Intuitive Angling, until his rant on co-anglers. He was very rude and critical of all co-anglers. He is so negative about them, why would he ever fish a tournament with them. I’m not going to follow someone who thinks they are too good for co-anglers. I started out fishing club tournaments as a co-angler and eventually moved up to larger tournaments. I now have my own boat. Fortunately, I only drew one boater that treated me poorly and apparently had Randy’s attitude on co-anglers. It was a miserable day, but I still gave him gas money.
Really enjoyed this one. No arguments, just a discussion between grown ups without resorting to name calling and cursing. This was refreshing. Thank you for posting it.
Perfect irony he had to fish the back of the boat in the last tournament. No wonder he's all pissy now. He is exactly why locals aren't signing up to fish as a co-anglers. Pros have developed a bad reputation for being a holes. Imagine spending money to fish with someone that is intentionally sabotaging you all day.
I was fishing a top 150 and got front ended all day. When the "pro" changed baits, I got to cast to the brush, and he got up and turned the boat, so I had nothing to cast at he was told by a local where the fish were. Fished the next day with Steve Daniels and both of us brought in some good fish. Got a check
Back a couple years ago I followed Randy for all of about 3 to 4 months, then I began to realize that he's a dictator to the sport and all he does is whin🤦♂️ I dont get it really...🤷♂️
Both my boater and I won an SQT tournament this past weekend. We both worked together didn’t get in one another’s way and had plenty of spots in the area for both us to fish, netted each others fish and worked to get fish out of trees in some cases. 😂 We had a blast, it worked out great!
I try to be open minded when it comes to Randy because I do like his videos when he is giving tips or telling stories but man, this interview did him no favors whatsoever in regards becoming likable
Sounds to me like there is a distinct lack of communication in his boat if he is having so many issues with co anglers. Co anglers aren't mind readers. I've fished as a co angler quite a bit. It doesn't take all that much effort to say "hey, i'm gonna go down this bank and pitch to this laydown and then if I don't get bit throw a spinnerbait to it, so please don't cast to it till I'm done" Pretty simple. Every time one of his statements was challenged, he came up with another excuse, which tells me that his real point is he doesn't want a Co angler in his boat at all.
As someone who fishing team event tournaments and I spend the majority of the time at the back of the boat, you have to be able to adapt and learn ways to catch fish so that your not jumping your partner or your boater. Is that said my partner is phenomenal, he will ask what I think fish are doing, if I start figuring fish out he will put me on the trolling motor, but once again we are fishing team style tournaments so any fish in the live well is a fish for us. I absolutely love fishing with my partner and we both learn a lot from each other
As a boater, I usually get first crack at the fish. If my Co picks up a fish I didn’t catch, that's on me to do better. Just because I'm the boater doesn't mean I can't occasionally learn something from a Co. A little bit of respect goes a long way for both anglers in the boat. Randy doesn't seem to have the respect for anyone but himself. Too bad. Because that little bit of give and take makes a much better day for all involved.
All I’m gonna say about this is that every complaint on the water can be handled with better communication. All you have to do as a boater is communicate with your co angler what you’re wanting to do. And as a co angler just communicate with your angler, like “hey man if we are going to be doing ffs all day long, could you help teach me so that I can be a more effective fisherman during these situations”. Simple communication can go a long way in all aspects of boating with someone.
I have been on both sides of this issue. My take is this. Coanglers are the future of Bass fishing. They are competing too. These anglers are the ones that are trying to move to the next level , example Brian New. They are future boat purchasers and the ones buying all of the tackle your sponsors are pushing. Without coanglers the tackle industry would fold up. There are rules in place and both the boater and coangler must fish within these rules.
Randy is a professional piss and moaner. You never heard much about him but he survived. I haven't followed fishing in years because they destroyed the sport I enjoy. I live on Chickamauga Lake and they've destroyed it also. When you start catching fish you learn that most fishing shows are BS. Randy does better on TH-cam than he ever did in a boat. He's a SS TH-cam fisherman.
Randy wants a boat marshal, just isn't good enough to get to that level apparently. Instead he fishes co angler tournaments and is mad they are fishing.....
Randy is out of his dam mind someone catching his fish. You passed it up that’s on you. Your basically calling dibs on a ghost fish because you actually don’t know it’s there if your coming back through later. Cut that crap Randy go qualify for the elites oh wait you can’t
As a co-angler what worries me more about boater/co-angler relations is when I look at his profile and it says that he's fished 56 events and only has $989 in career earnings in those events....Yikes 😬
I think it comes with the territory. I watch alot of these guys and i have been a co-angler off and on for years. The fact hes calling them goobers is inappropriate! Most of those goobers are also your youtube subscribers! Its a good way to lose subscribers! If your a co-angler know the rules! Do not be casting in or towards the front of the boat! Also not all of us have the money to become a pro!! I will bass fish against any pro any day of the week for pink slips!! Alot of co-anglers are damn good fisherman! Dont be so quick to count them out! Fish on! 🐟🎣
I cant lie if you have invested over a thousand dollars to fish a tournament i could see people getting irritated having a co angler or being distracted by other people being in the boat .
True im looking at a aba tournament and they are discussing the same thing they have lack of co anglers 80 boaters and 20 something co anglers so they are making it a solo event which is sad like a guy just said everyone cant afford a boat but want to fish too.
@@kevinbeaudean704 when it comes to the guy in the back of the boat...it's about respect and communication! As long as the two are respectful and communicate, it should be an easy day.
@deltabass9697 not sure which division you are in but ETX is the opposite. No boaters show up and 50 co angler's are registered a month in advance. Aba has gotten horrible at scheduling with bigger events going on the same day so they do good if 20 boats show up.
About the question/situation of, how is that your fish, Randy might as well call out "claimed" on a structure that he wants to make a couple of passes on. Once that structure is about the middle of the boat it is fair game.
Btw, ABA has tournaments now without cos. So do some others. Here is the BFL rule: “Any boater 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 boater may be disqualified for that day.” And no, just because I fish as a boater in BFLs etc does not make me a pro. I have a day job. And FLW/MLF has always described BFL as top competition for “weekend anglers.”
Thank you, CT. I subscribe to his channel, but I wouldn't be caught dead fishing on the back of Randy's boat during competition. I had a friend who drew him in a tournament and said he put his boat 5ft. from the bank and parallelled the shoreline all day. Needless to say, my buddy didn't catch any fish. Although I would've liked to have seen more back and forth between them, I understood why you had to swoop in to face-save Randy and move onto the next caller ('cause he was getting schooled by CT)
Depending on the technic you’re using. That’s the best way to catch fish. During certain times of year. IMO the non boater needs to look for technics that will work fishing behind the boat. If conditions allow . A buzzbait would be a prime example. You can make long cast behind the boat . Cover water and catch fish the boater missed.
There was more to their conversation. The link to the full video is in the description.
Thank you! I loved fishing as a Co but I wouldn't tolerate getting screwed. I'm all about showing the Boater his respect HOWEVER - this kind of ego driven, HATE for over half the angling community, I just can't do it. Thank you for the kind words. 👊💯
@@cerebraltackle yeah when I fished draw tournaments . I tried to help my non boater a little bit. But in general . Boaters have invested to much to go to far out of their way to make it easy on there Co anglers. There’s been spring tournaments where cranking the the bank in 4 to 5 foot was the best way to catch a good bag. That usually means positioning the boat close to the bank. Definitely would make it difficult on a co. I think you just have to get a little creative though. Drag a mojo rig behind the boat. Or what until the boater turns the boat so you can get a good cast with a wacky rig. Also a boater targeting the bank will usually over look some cover that’s in a little deeper water.
@@timg185 You're not wrong here. I talked about doing exactly this in a two-part series I did on my Channel about being a better co-angler.
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Once you pass that bush or lay down, it is no longer your fish.
Randy’s ego can’t fathom a peasant co-angler pulling a fish out of the very spot he fished, caught nothing, then passed.
Blaukat is a whiner nothing more nothing less. His whole 2 tournament wins proves he's just a co angler himself😂
🤣 I fish tournaments and am highly against co anglers
Exactly. This is downright silly. Lol
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I wouldn’t either but then again I wouldn’t sign up for any tournament that had co-anglers to begin with
Twice as a co-angler I helped my partner win a tournament. In both times I was getting hit on a specific lure and when they didn't have one, I gave them one of mine and they went on to win. No hard feelings. I considered those wins for both of us.
I fished as a co before fishing on my own and can say there were only a couple co's that I was looking forward to dumping at the end of the day. Their attitude at take off had a large part in whether I helped them or didn't give a rats ass. As far as Randy Blaukat, I'm tired of his whiny bs and especially his holier than thou attitude in general. I've already unhooked from his channel and it'll stay that way.
I completely disagree on the multiple lures going through an area. If you go by a piece of cover flipping a jig and a co angler gets his turn because you are by it it's the co-anglers fish. If a guy up front wants to work numerous baits slow down then an fish it with both before you go by it. The co-angler is already pretty limited on fishing through fished cover already. To handcuff him to wait till the boater finally gives his okay or is ready to move on is ridiculous.
Amen! Thank you!
The more I hear Randy the more I understand the crap he gets. Kinda deserved.
@@timb426 I think he forgets that co-anglers pay as well and some of that entry fee is paid out in winning as well. Co-anglers don't get as much back as boaters do
And when he does give the OK he’s on the trolling motor to his next target. He’s not going to waste time letting the co-angler get more than one or two cast on that lay down.
I’ve seen videos of successful boaters and co anglers both giving advice on being a co angler and I’ve see multiple guys say to fish a different bait than the pro. If the pro is working a bank with a spinner bait you should throw a jig. Give the fish a different look. Randy wants the opportunity to give all the looks he wants before the co angler has an opportunity to make a cast.
CT had some great points and at 11:47 pointed out one of the main weaknesses of Randy Blauket's arguments: he makes these blanket statements based on how a small percentage of people may act or a small percentage of outcomes and pretends that this represents every possible situation. He uses that kind of reasoning about FFS and here he used it again about co-anglers. For him to say there should not be any co-anglers anywhere is so tone-deaf to the spectrum of possibilities of tournaments out there that it makes it very hard to take his arguments seriously.
Thank you! You are awesome! 💯👊 Much appreciated!
Randy doesn’t have to worry about the co angler catching his fish. When was the last time that patch pirate won a tournament or cashed a check
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2001. Lol. Dude is a clown.
Probably the time before you
He's in his 60's!! Randy was an absolute hammer and won over 2mill in his career fishing Bassmaster top 150's. He makes no bones about it that his time in the sun has passed, but make no mistake about it, he would outfish you blindfolded, standing on 1 leg.
@@danbasara4547 his listed earnings from fishing is 1.25m. Not sure where ur getting the 2million from? His first tourny was in 1985 and his last was in 2022. That's 37yrs as a pro fisherman. 1,250,000 ÷ by 37 is only 33k per year. Not exactly setting the world on fire. Plus no classic wins, no AOY wins, and no flw cup wins. He is hardly a hammer. More like mid/lower pack pro fisherman. I'd rather work my job where I make easily 6 digits, live a comfy life, and fish local tournys than to be a pro and only bring in 33k a year and struggle.
I gave Blaukat a chance and the more interviews I see and stories that come out about him. The less I like him not just as a Pro Angler, but as an individual. Bottom line is he is a selfish self centered person. I started as a co-angler. I progressed to a boater because I fished with good boaters who treated me with decency and respect. I have also fished with boaters that made me want to give up fishing. Which, are now the same boaters I beat on the water and there is nothing more satisfying than that. There are times I go back and fish as a co-angler. Just because it's presents a learning opportunity I can't get from the front of the boat. I consistently let co-boaters run my boat. When your fishing a tournament, every minute counts and I'm not going to take away fishing time from my co-angler while I'm retying. Maybe I had an epiphany while fishing and have to dig through my gear to completely change a setup. That cost my co-angler time they don't have. Now, some may disagree with that, but in my belief. That is part of being a good respectful competitor and sportsmanship. I believe in beating the other guy on my own merits. If I have to screw somebody over just to win. Then I've undermined the entire competition and my purposes for being out there. Blaukat's excuse almost every time is "I'm out there providing for my family," as if the other competitors out there aren't doing the same thing. As if he and his family is the only one that matters.
He cries about everything never heard a grown man cry so much
Amen brother! You're Spot-on.. I too tried watching his channel not anymore
Some people just think they are entitled and not smart enough to learn from others 🙄
@@viking6888 He just doesn't come across as a good/likable person
@@craigtobias1404he’s just another entitled liberal, that’s never wrong about anything and doesn’t feel that your opinion is worth listening to.
If Randy was a better angler, he wouldn’t be stuck down at the pee-on level like most of us. He would be fishing with the big boys with a Marshall.
Excellent point. He’s an amateur masquerading as a pro
Randy is full of it, and himself. I started fishing Redmans in 86 at 17, and there were co anglers. There's always, in any FLW or BASS tournament, been a rule that co anglers fush from the BACK HALF of the boat. That means co anglers are not supposed to cast past the middle of the boat, period. Not just stand and fish from the back deck, and Randy knows that. And if he's allowed co's to throw past....he's been too much of a puss to say something or put his money where his mouth is, and protest them. That simple. I've been one both sides of it. Randy's just whining in my opinion. Because I guarantee he knows that he could be DQ'd for front ending a co angler. Besides, you're fishing against the fish, not anyone else.
Fished with Randy as a co-angler..caught a borderline keeper and asked for golden rule…he said definitely a keeper..only time I ever weighed a short fish in 30yrs
That was your fault! If you thought there was a chance the fish was short, you could've told him you wanted to messure anyway to be sure, or you could have asked to barrow a rule at weigh in. I've let people barrow my rule and my weigh in bag many times.
What tournament was that? When/where?
@@sonar5676 Lake Norman 2001 or 2002 I think
Randy, Do you ever quit crying...Seriously??
I respect Randy's experience but I am shocked that he would complain about a co-anger catching "his" bass behind his 1st pass through. I feel like pick up a different rod and make 2 cast.
That's what a smart angler would do.
You shouldn't be shocked. He thinks every fish in every lake belongs to him
What about having to wait until after his third pass?
Forward momentum means the boat is moving forward. If you're casting directly behind the boat, you're not "casting", you're trolling. 🤣
Trolling is a highly effective method for catching fish. I was under the impression that using your boat to present lures was against the rules. Like the guys who who fish deep vertically with bass brakes. Same as Trolling
@@johnmiller5987 trolling can definitely be an effective method for catching fish no doubt...especially, and most commonly, when targeting deeper structure out in open water. However, your pro is gonna be spot locked the majority of the time in those areas. It's likely he wont get heavy on the trolling motor until he's running down the bank targeting docks and blow downs. This puts you at an extreme disadvantage as a Co angler, given you dont have the advantage of casting up ahead like your boater does you're limited to making casts directly off the side of the boat ...but due to how fast the boat is moving by the time your bait hits the water it's being dragged out of the strike zone before you can even begin your retrieve. I call it "Involuntary Trolling"😅
He has always been a know-it-all. Never met him personally, just going by the many videos I watched of his over the years. Some guys are not looking out for others, just themselves
I bet it would suck just to go fun fishing with Randy and there’s no way I would even pay him for his on the water lessons he pushes on his channel, I doubt you’d learn anything because he’s already said in the past he doesn’t talk when he’s fishing.
He posted a short from a lesson, and you could hear him in the background, "it's just not what it was 20 years ago..." Sounds like he does it the whole trip! 😂
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You would only learn how to be a whining loser😅
Randy I agree with most of the time but when you fish past a tree or bush an an you go past the tree or bush an it in front of the co it flair game
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100% agree!
Absolutely!
for sure
What a tool. Of course it’s free game. I respect him less and less the more I hear him open his mouth. Compare what blanket says to what Todd casteldine says about COANGLER. No class versus class. Watch Todd castledine don’t give blauket your views.
I agree with CT.If im in the back and being told I can't cast at something that has come up in the back of the boat as we are passing because the boater wants to come back later,that's really limiting the co.I don't tournament fish so I might be way off.I agree if you don't want to put up with the co then go to the NPFL or other circut
Exactly, thank you.
i agree that a co shouldn't throw ahead of the boat. but no way a boater should be able to tell a co they cannot cast as something that is in their available casting area. the boater is not in charge, they do get the space in front of the boat... but i would also argue that the area the co angler is restricted to should be off limits for the boater. the boater doesn't get to claim spots that have left their casting area. I've never been a co, I've always been a boater so I'm not just jumping in to stand up for fellow co anglers. Co-anglers are at a tremendous disadvantage already, and when they get a bad boater or someone that fishes out deep, they can be pretty much out of contention.
@@brandonhavis8526 Good response.I don't tournament fish but I do keep up with it and telling a co that a certain spot is off limits because the boater wants to come back to it is kinda strange.Maybe it happens more than I know.I do agree not to cast towards the front of the boat and if fishing a dock to not trow within so many feet of the boater.The co paid to fish,not a guide service
Get ur own boat and qualify if u want to cast where u want
Sometimes yes the Co has a disadvantage such as tight and paralleling the bank. Good Co's know how to watch and throw to the angles missed by the boater. When I parallel we do alternating casts.. Common sense missing in some boats.
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I’m a boater and if I pass a fish cause I wasn’t doing/throwing the right thing then it’s up to me to make adjustments asap Randy should know how to handle a good co and know how to handle a bad one by now
In my opinion, if you hit a piece of cover and got nothing, coming at it in a different direction is not going to be high percentage of getting bit anyways. You’re better off going to another piece of cover instead of wasting time. Or maybe if Randy became more than a one dimensional angler, he would be able to find fish in other places instead of burning the bank and pretending he had skills
I don’t get it. Aren’t they on the same team and all fish count?
No co angler fishes against all the other guys in the back of the boat and boaters fish against each other who own the boats two separate tournaments
@@chrismalas8747 oh wow… wonder why that is. Just something different?? Mad weird. I’ve only been in tourneys where both me and my co are going for combined weights.
It’s so boaters can’t cheat really you draw someone you don’t know around me it’s just bfl and bass nation.
Be realistic. Don't want a coangler, then sign up for solo events. Coangler events keep people honest - lie detectors are not 100% accurate AND more importantly, not given to all solo contestants in a solo event. Also, always casting to the back of the boat is unrealistic because you will get snagged depending on the speed the angler is moving the boat. Casting parallel to the angler is best (don't go beyond 45 degrees). Another unrealistic comment from Randy is getting rid of most or all the leagues and back to one. You cannot get tens of thousands of anglers to want the dream then only have one professional league for 200 anglers.
Bingo!
Exactly 💯
Exactly
Yes sir! Typical cry baby randy!
1000%
I bet Randy is the type of person that yells at people to stop fishing his boat dock at home and sprays them with a water.
Nope
Get real. That comment is just to stir up more BS... "Blaukat Stories". Feat the beast silly boy.
I did a couple of videos on how to be a better Co-Angler. I hope it helps new Co-Anglers. It's in the "Better Co-Angler" Playlist. th-cam.com/play/PL7gQAvNT9iIlwe8_yqUuzXrKfGwbmf8Ro.html&si=-XG243a1HwUqrscA
Many pros currently started as a co-angler. So Randy I thought you were a better person than that. I’ll take your sponsors and boats and take co-anglers with me anytime.
Well Randy, you said that a co angler needs to fish behind the boat. You said a co angler won his tournament throwing a Carolina Rig. Now you say you don’t want him to throw a brush top behind the boat because you may want retrace his steps. Which is it?
Exactly. I caught the same thing. That is why BASS & MLF both have rules about the boater keeping the co from fishing. We can now put Randy's pic on this rule and know why it's there.
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!
Simple fact, Randy can’t fish. What kind of whacky game plan is that. Going back to beat up a log or twig.
Once again, Randy thinks, whatever he thinks, should be law and what he says!! It's laughable the way he thinks.
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Nonsense he’s a card carrying Democrat
Standard lefty thinking. Entitlement at its worst!
Don’t torch me, but aren’t both anglers on the boat the same team and all fish brought in count towards the weight?
But he's going to get the various circuits to outlaw FFS. Right?
Randy is a cry baby cries about the co angler he use to cry about too many locals on the lake while he's fishing a tournament NOW almost every video cries about FFS he belly aches about everything never heard a grown man cry so much
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Agree!
And, this is why he has almost no friends on the pro circuits. He has been well known his whole career as a crybaby. You never even hear of him talking to any other pro because none of them can stand him. The guy really needed an older brother to straighten this out early.
When you’re not super successful but you think and tell everyone you are ……. You always have to blame it on something. 😂
BS. He was really good friends with Aaron Martens for one. It shows extremely LOW intellect to accuse someone of "crying" bc you don't agree with the opinions they voice. Randy has the balls to call things as he sees them, and people get upset bc everyone takes things way too personally today. He's 100% right about FFS and in 10 years we will all see.
I planned on doing some tourneys as a co but after watching loads of videos like this I decided not to. I think some of the unspoken rules are a bit ridiculous. Such as "if I go to this cover, then pass it without a fish, you can't fish it cuz I might wanna come back." That seems totally absurd on the face of it. Is what it is. Rather than do it and start an argument or get salty just decided not to do it at all😂
'I don't understand that logic either.If he claims the second pass, then how is the co-angler ever green lighted to make a cast? That is ridiculous.
@@farmfanatic8824 yup!
Dude go fish. Not all boaters act like this.. in fact the majority hate it when you don’t catch fish. My boater was awesome and I caught 5 for 11+ and took 7th. I also brought a bigger bag than Randy.. but that was due to my boater being great.
Don't let this be the reason not to do it I haven't had one bad boater yet actually last one was getting mad at me because he was fishing isolated stumps he found so I would cast off into no man's land out of respect for him and he continued to tell me all day if it's available to cast at from my position hit it, also the last 2 boaters I've had brought sandwiches for lunch for the both of us have had great times and learned many things
This helps showing randy true color
I tried watching his TH-cam but got tired of his whining
I have met different mfl pro and all have been more than nice and showed a amateur like me perfect respect
I respect the hell out of Randy for being a spokesperson against live. However that bit about making multiple casts at cover and the coangler catches it is taking a fish away is complete bull. They both rights to fish the cover available, crazy talk by Randy.
Ive lived and fished on Guntersville Lake for the past 40 yrs. I used to fish all kinds of different tournaments and guided this lake, and i can tell you that anytime i had a non boater fishing with me and i was on a good school of fish or happened to already have a good limit of my own that i knew would put me up the board, I'd always allow the co-angler to come fish the front of the boat and even run the trolling motor. I felt like they had skin in the game, just like i did and deserved a shot at gaining some of it back just like i did. I always tried looking out for a non boater. I wasnt fishing professional, which i wish I would've years ago, but even if i was fishing pro, I'd still give the co angler the opportunity to catch fish also.
What does a coangler do if the boater is picking off individual suspended fish with livescope? Do they blindly cast and hope to get lucky?
Yes.. What else can you do? Complain?
"Unfair"? Telling someone they can't fish a bank you are moving down is unfair. If you don't want co Anglers because you want Marshall's instead, you can't complain about the entry fee going up significantly.
Quit watching Randy's channel when he went on a political crap spewing episode saying "politics is too divisive and we need to come together". Then proceeded to call half the county cultists for not agreeing with his politics.
Without question when someone (boater pro) has all that invested $$$ he should be the only one fishing 100%. Never did the co-angler thing because I just didnt think it was appreciated. Just my thoughts...........
Randy has a serious issue with anyone having a different opinion than him. If anyone posts something on his page that goes against what he thinks even if they give references he will delete everything they say.
Exactly! Isn't that the same thing going on in the nation right now? If you don't go w the flow you will be deleted !
Cancel Culture!
Randy is to woke.
That is a fact deleted many of my posts I only throw big swimbaits this guy pretends to know how to fish them but doesnt know jack about them when I would say something he would get mad and delete my comment hes a tool really unlikable character
Yep. I've provided links debunking his global warming agenda, and he deleted my comments.
Who’s the man talking in the black box?
Blaukat doesn't like co-anglers but cant make the cut to qualify for marshal tournaments. He's washed up and is nothing but a narcissist.
Its literally rule 10 in the mlf handbook
Careful, they don't like facts...and they sure don't like sportsmanship. 😁
What rule? That your Not allowed to throw in front of the boater?
I have my boat and my partner throw anywhere he wants ! it’s about team work and shared prize money when we come in place to the money 💰I’m there to have fun and try to win 🏆 lol
Randy is making him self look out to be an absolute idiot I feel sorry for anyone whoever draws him as a boater
People are so sick of him in the sport.
He has completely ruined his legacy.
Sad.
WHY DOES ANYONE EVEN CARE ABOUT WHAT RANDY THINKS? No one does.
I care!
Next question is..Who cares about you?
At 3:30. Randy's argument speaks to my soul during kayak tournaments. I travel to Hobie events, pedal for well over a dozen miles, and then on tournament day all other anglers from around the world seem to show up on the area, and because you don't have the speed you often find yourself fishing behind A LOT of people.
I was always told only cast to the front of the boat if the angler says you can .
IMHO, The Co Angler has his on Tournament to Win?! Right?! 🤷🏻♂️ WTH, Randy..Wussup with that Bruh ‼ 🎣 💯
I used to have mad respect for randy but ever since he turned to complaining for subs, I have lost all respect. It is actually like he is saying it is unfair to him. Everybody plays with the same rules. New guys made it to the Elites this year, and I am sure some of them had co-anglers. It isn't the co's fault, Randy has just lost a step and doesn't want to believe it. It might be time to put on his big girls panties and start fishing instead of complaining for clicks.
I agree Randy can be a little abrasive in his opinions at times, but having a co-angler has got to be the most annoying thing about tournament fishing. Especially one who thinks he's fishing for the same prize pool the boaters are.
BASS and MLF need to work out some rules that incentivize boaters and co-anglers working together. Something that doesn't make it seem like they're competing against each other in the same boat. Only then will every co-angler's advantage be fair. If you don't incentivize it, then at least draw some hard black and white rules that can't be broken without penalty to their weigh-in (for boater and co angler).
Overall this doesn't seem like a difficult solution to fix, and fighting over preferences at this point is just petty. CT is an 18 year veteran to co-angling, and Randy is a veteran to hosting co-anglers. Of course they aren't going to agree on this stuff!!! lol
Randy was good back in the day. Hell he made a couple of Classics. However he is not that guy anymore. If you don't want a co-angler only fish circuits that don't have them. If you don't want to use livescope don't use it. He needs to pick his tournaments and fish. Tired of his constant whining and bitchin.
Randy Blaukat wants to be the only angler in every tournament. That is the only way he will be happy!!!
Also the only way he can win. Lol
Paralleling the bank is way better for the guy in the front in most cases than casting to it. I understand being bummed being in the back, but frankly, if a guy wants to be the best he has to put himself in the best position possible to catch em. Personally I wish coangers were not a thing because it adds external influence to the anglers trying to make it pro, if you have someone backcasting, getting snagged and pulling the boat around, throwing loud lures, etc it can have a huge effect on your tournament.
Even though I normally fish the back of the boat I agree with Randy but maybe not for the completely same reasons….COST to own a boat!!
Boaters have major costs
Truck- 30,000 to 65,0000
Boat- new ones over 100,000 loaded with
electronics
Fuel
Insurance
Washing, detailing, maintenance
Entry fees are higher
Time pre fishing
I get to fish with lower entry fee, 50-75 for gas and a bag of ice….
Boater can fish where and how he pleases..
if I dont like it I need to buy my own boat…
That having been said, most boaters try to accommodate as much as possible
I agree with you, i have fished both as a Co and Boater. I have spent tons of time effort and money finding fish and trying to win. However i do not care for randy he seems to cry about a lot of things. His view on FFS is also ridiculous. I do think you should be a nice as possible to a CO but it is not the boaters job to make sure they catch fish in the back of the boat.
So Randy is over on his channel blasting Forward Facing Sonar again saying its killing the Co-Angler program and ultimately Bassmaster. Which is it Randy????? On one video you criticize the program and say there needs to be no Co-Anglers - then to try to get views so you create another video about FFS and say its hurting the Co-Angler program, the economy around tournament locations and ultimately it will be the demise of Bassmaster……. I commented about this and provided information about the 2 last videos on Money Bass and what do you know --- he deleted my comment.
Randy "good for me but not for thee" Blaukat
I just wana know why more anglers do not utilize their co anglers . Using them as a searching tool . Have them try other things they think might work. Do co anglers still pay half the gas in travel with friends in add to prize pool in add a money aspect . Also alot of back boat guys wouldn't cast in front if u didn't crowd the bank. In every boater has the same advantage in his advantage of how many fish are in his area.
The gas money thing gets very controversial to me.. the boaters want to tell the co they have no rights in the boat but then they expect the co to put some cash in their pocket at the end of the tournament. IF i was to every sign up as a co-angler, whether or not I contributed to the fuel would be directly tied to how the boater treated me and whether he made small efforts to give me a chance at putting fish in the livewell.
Most Co-anglers are in a separate tournament. It has zero to do with the pro. They fish for Different prize money or boats. That's why Randy is saying he did the work and found the fish and they shouldn't be allowed to fish for his fish. Most people are talking and don't even know that simple fact. If they were fishing a draw tournament such as a BFL then the Co- angler would have a say in the boat operation.
Missed the point. Separate tourament? No. Same tournament against different anglers in the same position. @@bobramsey8380
Not all co-anglers are inexperienced they just have family obligations that doesn’t allow him to fish from the front of the boat even tho he is probably as good if not better than the guy in the front of the boat. They pay their entry fee just like the boater, so I’m there to compete not to necessarily learn.
Randy is now the old man hollering at everyone for everything. I lived in Missouri for 50 years, and fished all of the same water he did, and I used to have respect for him. He has shown his true colors over the last 5 years or so and I would never want to fish or be associated with him in any way. I think it's time for him to hang up the rods and dry dock his boat. He is not a consummate professional at all.
I have been a co angler and now im a boater and I dont put my co in unfair positions. When I was a co we drifted a seawall and in two casts I caught 10lbs casting in spots my boater had already hit. Not my fault he was using the wrong bait. After that I offered the bait to him and he took it. You're never to smart to learn. I did win big bass that day.
It's not just Randy who feels this way trust me. It's just that he, being the outspoken person he is, is one of the few who will voice his true opinion on the matter. I am NOT saying that I agree with him on this and most all other subjects, I just know this to be true from 1st hand accounts. Many years ago I fished as a Co-Angler in a couple BASS Pro/Ams. One "Well Known" pro, who is still somewhat active gave me the rundown before we started which basically consisted of don't do this, don't do that, sit back there and fish and don't bother me. Another Pro did about the same but put me in situations all day that basically did not allow me to fish at all (Front-Ended Me). I told BASS I would never fish another due to the way the Pros treat the co-anglers. Their response was that these guys fish for a living and I don't. This statement may be true but Co-Anglers do not spend their money to sit on a boat and be treated as a "Non-Fishing" passenger and not as a Co-Angler. When it comes down to it, the way it was done back then was nothing more than a way for BASS to increase gross revenues!!
The more I watch Randy the more I want to boycott his sponsors, who the hell would have this bad of marketing judgment?
I was a subscriber to Blaukat’s show, Intuitive Angling, until his rant on co-anglers. He was very rude and critical of all co-anglers. He is so negative about them, why would he ever fish a tournament with them. I’m not going to follow someone who thinks they are too good for co-anglers. I started out fishing club tournaments as a co-angler and eventually moved up to larger tournaments. I now have my own boat. Fortunately, I only drew one boater that treated me poorly and apparently had Randy’s attitude on co-anglers. It was a miserable day, but I still gave him gas money.
The cuestion is , how many pro has the same sentiment about not co? Do the co have to pay the entry fee too?
Really enjoyed this one. No arguments, just a discussion between grown ups without resorting to name calling and cursing. This was refreshing. Thank you for posting it.
Thanks. The link to the full interview is in the description. There were a few guys that came up and asked questions and made comments.
Perfect irony he had to fish the back of the boat in the last tournament. No wonder he's all pissy now. He is exactly why locals aren't signing up to fish as a co-anglers. Pros have developed a bad reputation for being a holes. Imagine spending money to fish with someone that is intentionally sabotaging you all day.
Randy needs to fish tournaments that don't require co-anglers. He's such a big cry baby
I was fishing a top 150 and got front ended all day. When the "pro" changed baits, I got to cast to the brush, and he got up and turned the boat, so I had nothing to cast at he was told by a local where the fish were. Fished the next day with Steve Daniels and both of us brought in some good fish. Got a check
Back a couple years ago I followed Randy for all of about 3 to 4 months, then I began to realize that he's a dictator to the sport and all he does is whin🤦♂️
I dont get it really...🤷♂️
You guys are getting the real picture of Randy ,like i did years ago .
Both my boater and I won an SQT tournament this past weekend. We both worked together didn’t get in one another’s way and had plenty of spots in the area for both us to fish, netted each others fish and worked to get fish out of trees in some cases. 😂 We had a blast, it worked out great!
I loved the Milliken content while Randy was bloviating 😂😂😂
Milliken really trolled Randy hard lol. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy.
I bet Randy is fun at parties
“The co2 of everyone breathing at this party is going to make the planet’s temperature rise .001 degrees! I’m super cereal, guys!!”
You ain't a pro if you haveva co angler they got rid of that years ago. Why listen to Randy . Washed up and bitter
I try to be open minded when it comes to Randy because I do like his videos when he is giving tips or telling stories but man, this interview did him no favors whatsoever in regards becoming likable
Casting a crank bait off the back of the boat while the boater is moving forward almost always guarantees that the bait will get hung up and lost.
Yep! And that any bottom bait will be a foot under the surface!
Randy is wrong on this one.
If you pass a piece of cover after casting to it...the said piece of cover is fair game.
TELL the co-angler your going to go back and fish certain cover. The Co-Angler has the right to throw in the Cover the Boater passes up!
Sounds to me like there is a distinct lack of communication in his boat if he is having so many issues with co anglers. Co anglers aren't mind readers. I've fished as a co angler quite a bit. It doesn't take all that much effort to say "hey, i'm gonna go down this bank and pitch to this laydown and then if I don't get bit throw a spinnerbait to it, so please don't cast to it till I'm done" Pretty simple. Every time one of his statements was challenged, he came up with another excuse, which tells me that his real point is he doesn't want a Co angler in his boat at all.
As someone who fishing team event tournaments and I spend the majority of the time at the back of the boat, you have to be able to adapt and learn ways to catch fish so that your not jumping your partner or your boater. Is that said my partner is phenomenal, he will ask what I think fish are doing, if I start figuring fish out he will put me on the trolling motor, but once again we are fishing team style tournaments so any fish in the live well is a fish for us. I absolutely love fishing with my partner and we both learn a lot from each other
If you don’t want a co, qualify for the Elites or BPT. Or, you could just go do something else. I hear Target is hiring.
youre blaming the co-Angular for the way the tournament is set up??
As a boater, I usually get first crack at the fish. If my Co picks up a fish I didn’t catch, that's on me to do better. Just because I'm the boater doesn't mean I can't occasionally learn something from a Co. A little bit of respect goes a long way for both anglers in the boat. Randy doesn't seem to have the respect for anyone but himself. Too bad. Because that little bit of give and take makes a much better day for all involved.
What I don't get about these tournaments is why should it matter who in the team catches a fish if its a team when their is a co-angler?
Not a team tournament, they each catch their own fish
@@TripleAstyle1Ah sounds terrible for both parties.
Don't debate with Blauket it's aways his way on just about E ERYTHING, bass or other issues.
All I’m gonna say about this is that every complaint on the water can be handled with better communication. All you have to do as a boater is communicate with your co angler what you’re wanting to do. And as a co angler just communicate with your angler, like “hey man if we are going to be doing ffs all day long, could you help teach me so that I can be a more effective fisherman during these situations”. Simple communication can go a long way in all aspects of boating with someone.
Randy is not going to win so why is he complaining.
I have been on both sides of this issue. My take is this. Coanglers are the future of Bass fishing. They are competing too. These anglers are the ones that are trying to move to the next level , example Brian New. They are future boat purchasers and the ones buying all of the tackle your sponsors are pushing. Without coanglers the tackle industry would fold up. There are rules in place and both the boater and coangler must fish within these rules.
What if a chandler was fishing off the back of the boat and the boater came back and started casting on top of him would CTs argument be the same?
Randy is a professional piss and moaner. You never heard much about him but he survived. I haven't followed fishing in years because they destroyed the sport I enjoy. I live on Chickamauga Lake and they've destroyed it also. When you start catching fish you learn that most fishing shows are BS. Randy does better on TH-cam than he ever did in a boat. He's a SS TH-cam fisherman.
Randy wants a boat marshal, just isn't good enough to get to that level apparently. Instead he fishes co angler tournaments and is mad they are fishing.....
Randy is out of his dam mind someone catching his fish. You passed it up that’s on you. Your basically calling dibs on a ghost fish because you actually don’t know it’s there if your coming back through later. Cut that crap Randy go qualify for the elites oh wait you can’t
As a co-angler what worries me more about boater/co-angler relations is when I look at his profile and it says that he's fished 56 events and only has $989 in career earnings in those events....Yikes 😬
I think it comes with the territory. I watch alot of these guys and i have been a co-angler off and on for years. The fact hes calling them goobers is inappropriate! Most of those goobers are also your youtube subscribers! Its a good way to lose subscribers! If your a co-angler know the rules! Do not be casting in or towards the front of the boat! Also not all of us have the money to become a pro!! I will bass fish against any pro any day of the week for pink slips!! Alot of co-anglers are damn good fisherman! Dont be so quick to count them out! Fish on! 🐟🎣
Anyone who disrespects their co-angler is a disrespectful person. I always am helpful to my co-anglers'; most of them are even more broke than me.
I cant lie if you have invested over a thousand dollars to fish a tournament i could see people getting irritated having a co angler or being distracted by other people being in the boat .
BUT they signed the dotted line. It's not like it's a surprise.
True im looking at a aba tournament and they are discussing the same thing they have lack of co anglers 80 boaters and 20 something co anglers so they are making it a solo event which is sad like a guy just said everyone cant afford a boat but want to fish too.
Aba is a great trail ran by good friendly people. Most 90+% anglers are very respectfull of each other.
@@kevinbeaudean704 when it comes to the guy in the back of the boat...it's about respect and communication! As long as the two are respectful and communicate, it should be an easy day.
@deltabass9697 not sure which division you are in but ETX is the opposite. No boaters show up and 50 co angler's are registered a month in advance. Aba has gotten horrible at scheduling with bigger events going on the same day so they do good if 20 boats show up.
HoW dArE yOu finesse Randy’s fish that he had the first shot at😢😢
I swear every time I heard this guy talk I hate him even more . Could you imagine being a co angler and drawing this guys boat ! ?
They say cast behind but youre trying to work a shakey head while they have their ultrex on high and were 30 ft away already. Ridiculous mindset
If you don't want a coangler, then fish a different trail.
About the question/situation of, how is that your fish, Randy might as well call out "claimed" on a structure that he wants to make a couple of passes on. Once that structure is about the middle of the boat it is fair game.
Btw, ABA has tournaments now without cos. So do some others. Here is the BFL rule: “Any boater 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 boater may be disqualified for that day.” And no, just because I fish as a boater in BFLs etc does not make me a pro. I have a day job. And FLW/MLF has always described BFL as top competition for “weekend anglers.”
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