Randy talks about one of the reasons pro anglers become less competitive as they get older..#bassfishing ##fishingdaily #bass #angler #catchandrelease #fishingtrip #fishingtrip #fishing
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Randy I'm not diminishing your prior video's & I've seen a lot of them but not all. I think this is your most insightful video that I've seen. Thanks!
I only fished a club for a short time. I did it after a 33 year professional career that took me to five cities to live. I had fun club fishing but at 60, I just didn't want to get up at the crack of dawn and before to get to lake nearly two hours away. So I quit the club. I live on a pretty good lake so I still fish as much as I need to.
One way to keep that going is to fish in a local bass club. I know it's not on the same level but if you don't fish for money fish in a club. I have always said that I probably wouldn't fish as much if I didn't have a reason to fish and compete. The local bass club keeps me going at 68 yrs old. For me, pain is the biggest issue. Every joint, back, knees, neck, you name it. It takes me almost a week to recoup. But we fish monthly, so I have time to recoup. What you are saying is true on the pro level though.
Off topic but you speak alot about the problems with tournament fishing all the while fishing tournaments. I'm interested in if you had complete control. How would you set up the perfect tournament trail that everyone had to go by?
Is it true that "Angler of the Year" has never been won by anyone over the age 50 years old.
Some of my best friends when i was young are no longer part of my life. Even though many of them live within 10 miles of me i never see them!
Definitely agree with you on the friend groups making a difference. Pro sports in general are a young man’s game though. Even in something like fishing where it’s not as obviously physical, the older you get the more suseptable you become to the rougher days on the water. Whether is a bad back, shoulders or knees that start acting up, those will also affect you mentally. The speed at which you move and fish is also affected and while it might not seem like much even 5-10 more casts per hour really add up in a full tournament day.
So true,it's like stages,when you leave high school,people go off to college,I was busy in a different area,trying to fit everything and everyone in ,it just fragmented,three years went by,had to go into the military,three more years past,got married,I found myself with three of my original friends,try to fit everything in,business,personal time,fishing was squeezed in when I had time,I was a tournament golfer too,then I'm 45 and buying a bass boat,twenty years goes by,I still have my one original friend,now we're just too worn out to enjoy it,fun becomes work,so yes always appreciate everyday,it's a blessing.
Country star Tracy Lawrence has a song that was a big hit for him named Everything Changes. If one actually listens to the lyrics rather than the song itself you will find that it is absolutely, exactly what Randy is talking about. With time everything changes, it's a fact. Like it or not, everything changes …. friendships, work relationships, family relationships and fishing relationships. It's just a fact of life. I've had some change in the last few years myself, just a fact of life. Not something I like though.
I had no doubt that you would come to the conclusion that your drop in fishing prowess would be the fault of someone else (and in this instance, the lack thereof). Very predictable.
Talk about getting out of a slump . How do we get a chance to discuss this
I think the world is growing too fast. We need to slow down and go fishing.🤠👍🏻
"Young anglers fish with an open mind."…..Rick Clunn
just have to be open minded to new technologys and presentations .if thats how your making your living and standing in a bassboat for 8 to 12 hours and doing 70mph in a boat is very demanding of your body im 63 and my back is killing me . and i think once you have children and a wife it gets more complicated , i see alot of the older pros duck hunting , turkey hunting , deer hunting ect.. these younger guys have the burn like you did when you were young so when these older guys are doing other stuff these younger guys are fishing putting more time on the water learning all the new just and getting better at fishing in general , so just dont be fixed in your ways keep and open mind and you still can compete i believe .
sobering. there’s also something to be said about that friendly competitive drive amongst friends and how getting your butt kicked by a friend one day and having to hear them brag makes you get back out there with or without them to catch a bigger or more fish so you can shut their ass up lol
this day i’ll never forget i went fishing with one of my track friends and km supposed to be the nature loving outdoor expert type
well we went fishing and he caught fish after fish after fish everytime i time i turned around he had another fish skating across the surface rod bent and each time he’d be like “YO WHERE YO FISH AT” every. freakin. time.
it was bad everytime i went fishing after that and landed good ones i sent him a pic or bragged at practice
never went fishing with him again but that ass kicking and little rivalry was fun and formative
..and TRAUMATIC!!!! to this day i still here “where yo fish at boy!??” in my head whenever the skunk is threatening in his shrill ass mocking voice WHERE YO FEESH AT?!
Your reflexes go, you tire more easily but most importantly your eyesight goes and glasses don't cut it compared to a young persons eye sight.
All I do now is kayak down creeks and float ponds with my wife. We are having a blast!!! We have the places to ourselves!!!
Roland could still whip them all if he wanted to mess with the bs it has become.
My dad is in the ABA Hall of Fame. He still fishes, and fishes tournaments, but he's 72 now. Takes him longer to tie knots, can't stand and fish all day, etc. Getting older sucks.
Another HARSH REALITY is that they'll have to become extremely proficient in shaking minnows on a video screen.
Nailed it
Geez… it's like any sport. You can always go out and have fun fishing!
No more mystery makes no more history…
As you get older your group gets smaller. You just don’t compete as hard.
….best video in a long time…..one of the best ever. This is a real eye opener. Thanks
I get where you're coming from on the fishing side, but this is a fact of life in general. I've been with the company I work at for over 20 years, and almost everyone who was here when I started has either retired, moved on to other companies, passed away, or any combination thereof… now I'm the "old man" around here, and all my stories & memories are second hand to the people around me. As the saying goes… "The only constant is change."
There's a lot to be said for that "hothouse" environment when you've got a handful of people who breathe, eat and sleep the same passion. It helps you be more productive and creative, and it's hard to make it last, especially in a marginally sustainable sport (financially) like tournament fishing. RIP Aaron…
Sounds like a good mental Monday conversation
The FFS guys are making the new tribes. Imagine having Milliken in your friend group haha. At some point you gotta just enjoy fishing for fishing and have fun passing it on to your kids.
Hey Randy. I’m 75 and I still take my boat to lake every chance I get. I had a stroke about seven years ago and the Dr. told me that I can’t go fishing by myself anymore. I did great on recovering from that. I would go fishing every week instead of once a month if I could find a fishing partner.
It’s hard finding anyone my age that is still able to go fishing. Time catches up with us all.
I fish on weekdays and don’t fish all day but I still enjoy it just as much as when I was a kid.
Just like my dad and uncles that fished until they were physically unable to do so anymore is just what I plan to do.
Keep fishing and keep living.
This is very true. Everything is better when you have a support group….moreso than just tournament fishing. Deer camp…duck camp…long range fishing trip…There's a social aspect to it that keeps you in high spirits, and positively affects your mental performance.
I turn 70 soon and I look back and I say to myself Wow that was too fast. Cherish every thing in your short time here. 🇨🇦
I am at the end of the line. Fish mostly by myself and am very protective of my 45 years of knowledge. alot of my most of my fishing friends have either passed on or cant fish anymore. I totally get what your talking about.
Look man it ain’t just fishing it’s life in general I’m almost 62 I get so pissed when I can’t do the things I once did it’s part of life.
I have some older buddies that haven't fished much the past few years and since I've been showing them the fish I've been catching and just talking about it more its got them fired back up. We need inspiration from our friends.
Tournament bass fishing career was never designed to last more than 10 years or so. Bill Dance got out in 30s, Hank Parker got out early 30s. They could see the end. It was not ever a 30 or 40 year career model with stability, 401k and retirements. It has always been a stepping stone to a tv show, a lure representative, product representative, etc. Never a steady paycheck from a factory or company where you go to work 40 to 50 hours a week. Most only fished a few months a year. It was just used to promote fishing industy boats, motors, tackle and outdoor products. Most of the fisherman didnt earn enough to make a living. A few did and got rich but they were the exception. Its a pastime and a sport if you can call it that where you gamble an entry fee vs. 200 others. What are the odds? 200 to 1. How many old gamblers do you know?
I think u just nailed it , plus I think it has to do with loss , but it does suck , miss the good old days , thanks MrRandy for this video
Doom and gloom that’s what you can look forward to when you get old. Here is a tip, find a young man and help him learn to bass fish and this really brings back the good times. To pass some knowledge to a youngster and watch him grow is amazing. Yep buddies move on, you lose people and every day is a blessing to be alive. Cherish the day for it may be your last!
As we get older we are set in our ways, that's why we can't compete. You got to be open minded, and let the fish tell us what they want. Age has nothing to do with it. We are just not open to new ways and presentations. You just got to be smarter than all the rest.
This is why the younger anglers are dominating. It's not so much technology.
I'll turn 68 this summer and still fish from my canoe, but I don't pretend for a nanosecond that I'm the angler I once was. I tire sooner. My hands and eyes don't work as well as they once did. I'm not as strong.
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The more fishing buddies you have the more your sharing information 🤗
I'm 50, getting better every time I go out.
It's all in what your expectations are quite frankly.
If you have unrealistic expectations with anything, you're setting yourself up to fail.
Once i cancelled out the "friends" in life, all things became way better like fine wine.
Be independent, be realistic and gravitate towards what makes you happy.
Life is too short to worry about the small stuff and you only get one shot.
If you look hard enough you will find folks that are better than you at everything and anything.
Get busy LIVIN y'all!