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It's way to hard to follow. They kicked the public right out on day 1 with the no weigh ins….that's the day I quit following them. So glad my man Jason Christie came back to the Elites……best move he ever made,,,,,won a Classic and several more of those blue trophies since doing so. It's a clown show over there imo
Competitive bass anglers might be the biggest Karen's on the planet. Most obnoxious, self-centered, cry babies on the water.
It has to be Ducket and Wheller the whole deal is a mess!
Had enough of your bitching. Unsubscribed. It's fishing. Something that, what 500 people do professionally? Not like it makes any difference in the world, FFS. What was the last "intuitive" thing you posted about? The only reason people would even follow the channel is b/c you enable their anger. Congrats. You're the Donald Trump of bass fishing. You must be so goddamn proud. Change the name to "Angry Bitch Sorta-Kinda Fishing-Related Channel".
I LOVED the tube video you posted. Glad you did that before you went all PMS to get clicks.
The only good thing about MLF vs BASS is catch, weigh, and release.
Randy, you know I am a fan. Let me tell you I like Dustin Connell, Mark Daniels Jr. Adrian Avena and Jacob Wheeler. They room together on tour and make a lot of videos. That being said, they all favor FFS. This is where it gets boring. I watch all their backs and listen to them talk while looking into their electronics. I'm sorry. it is boring. Their travel logs are much more entertaining. They admit that they have to have FFS to make any money. That is sad because I like them. They all have their families to support. Dustin Connell just had their first BABY. He says FFS is a must for him to win. He fishes off shore because of FFS. I am sorry, but that ain't right. I would sadly say that without FFS, these 4 guys would not be in the top 20 of MLF. Man I hate saying that but it s true. I am against FFS not because I don't have it on my Ranger but I don't believe it is good for the sport. Oh my wife told me if I wanted it, go ahead and get it. No, I told her. I catch just as many bass without that stuff. Sure, I am not a PRO. I don't even fish tournaments. I don't think it is fair to the fish.
MLF Has always been a watered down product.Format is terrible , change the rules,they flat out lied about anglers getn paid ,Ducket ,kline, were always average at best. ALONG WITH MOST OF THE FIELD. Cometary is awful, Cornhole gets more tv time!!!! Now the guys who left BASS crting about FFS ,Karma comes round.Cant have 2 pro leagues. Imagine if the XFL was pro league .MLF is a clown show. ITS FISHING ENTERTAINMENT!!! Just like wresting.
China will end up owning BPT and BASS. Actually, the deal has already been made. It's a good thing for the anglers in that there are going to be million dollar payouts in the near future.. Hang on guys it's just around the corner.
There are two types of people, givers and takers. When the takers outnumber the givers ability to give, there will be failure. MLF is no different. I’m too old for the drama.
I quit watching when MLF went to the team format. Also, televised tournaments are only conducted during seasons of ideal weather. I would like to see how the televised pros do when they have to fish conditions like the rest of us: oppressive heat, bitter cold, highly pressured lakes.
Boyd is what has screwed the pooch. Him buying FLW was horrible. What he has done with MLF is horrible. I feel for the anglers. I fished as a co with the PAA a couple of times and was hoping that would have taken off. Maybe some anglers will form a solid tour.
Comparing BASS to MLF is like comparing WWE to AEW (wrestling). You’re always going to have the king of the hill, that’s a given. Much like both wrestling organizations, Both BASS and MLF have a boatload of talent, and personalities. Both can co-exist and be extremely successful. The difference is leadership.
Hey Randy. Been watching you for a while now and I am curious about the shop area that you film in and I am wondering if you have a tackle shop.
Would love to see the FLW back with the Walmart sponsor. This way we can get those FLW Walmart bass fishing lures again
#FBD
FFS has ruined both MLF and Bassmaster. I have no interest in watching someone else watch a screen and fish. Over the decades, I've enjoyed watching Anglers make decisions on weather, water conditions, etc. but have turned it off if I see more than 50% of footage watching someone's backside. WAKE UP … listen to the fans!
As for MLF, again leadership … listen to your pros and your fans! Instead, they've chased profit over the interest of fans and it is slowly spiraling down the toilet hole. I still love every fish counts format and think it does better for the fishery (like kayak fishing tournaments) than keeping 5 fish and weighing them in half dead for the few fans that turn up. Slight rudder corrections are always needed but drastic rudder swings will only push the Pros away.
#FBD
These days who knows where the whole industry is going to wind up
Randy I know this video wasn’t about the ruination of our sport FFS, but I totally agree with your view on it. Seems like the new guys know one way to catch fish and that is using FFS. I feel like the new guys don’t have a respect for the sport or the guys who built it into what it is. I would love to hear your take on what happened between Gerald Swindle and Trey McKenny. Love the channel, keep up the fight.
Fishing is not fishing anymore
I really think bass circuits are on the way out. Entry fees and payouts are making the sport obsolete. It will collapse and a new platform will have to come about.
I think it’s going down. My personal opinion is I think they’re in financial trouble. Also, I don’t believe an owner or co owner should be fishing for the money that’s put up for other anglers. You either own/co-own or your an angler. I mean an owner/co owner, whatever he is, should not be fishing for his own money or any part of his own money. One thing I’d like to know is when did any tournament organization start declaring foul hooked fish LEGAL? I know it used to not be that way even on treble hooks. Is breaking rules cheating? I say yes. But the penalties are different for breaking the same rule. It should be the same penalty for ALL anglers. Not just pick and choose who gets more and who gets less punishment. Just my opinion. Good video Randy.
It seems to me that a lot of these Angry Pro Fishermen need to get a hobby
My opinion, which comes from 35+ years of fishing lots of circuits. 1st and foremost, I do not believe the Top Prize should soooo much larger then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. The folks who finished 2nd, 3rd, etc, fished just as hard, maybe even harder, spent a chunk of money to compete and yet, they get a pittance of a check. Now, I believe First Place should receive more money, but $50K for aa win v/s $10k or so for 2nd?? or $5k for a Win versus 2nd, 3rd, etc. only paying $1,500.00, $800.00, etc. or so. Furthermore, this equates to payback further down the line being Minimal and in some cases, not even covering your entry fee. I have no issue with any person or organization making money. Just spread the payback out more evenly down the line. One other comment, the Federation use to be a great place to hone your skills against some really good local sticks, but the payout, at least where I competed was terrible!!! The Federation scraped off waaaay tooo much money to send to the Regional and State Tourneys. This is why that split occurred many years ago and the promised payout never got better! There are lots of folks who just want to fish local and with or through the Federation and that is Great, but you must know going in, the payback will barely cover your boat gas.
The big Circuits usually get a contract with the City / County they plan to host in and this money does not go to the Anglers. However, the Entry $ the Anglers pay should be used to pay 100% back to the anglers. These big Circuits should stop scraping $ from each Local tourney to sending it to the next level(s). There are lots of ways this could be done better.
One last Food for Thought comment….boat costs have spiraled out of control. The average fisherman today, can not pay $75k for a boat, much less finance it at 8% or more, then attempt to compete, even on a local level without going broke!!!!
I think Boyd knew from the beginning that in order for the BPT to succeed B.A.S.S. had to go. That whole push of drawing anglers away from BASS and promising the world to them was that attempt. Not to mention BPT tried strong arming the sponsorships to try and pull more money away from BASS. BPT had the better content and was on the rise and BASS was wounded and faltering. It might have worked if the pandemic hadn't hit but that really changed and realigned the sponsorship dollars and the number of people consuming content from both leagues.. For a short period there were enough people participating and watching the content from both leagues that the BPT just couldn't draw enough support away from BASS. They also screwed the pooch by changing the format mid stream which only served to confuse and alienate viewers and anglers alike followed by the investment in to the FLW which drained away a substantial amount of operating capital. Then as the pandemic subsided the viewership decreased and tightened up the sponsorship dollars available. Boyd failed and now is trying to salvage what's left.
The BPT is horribly mismanaged and really should go back to the original programmed and edited product but expanded. There was absolutely nothing wrong with it. They could do so much more with that format and it would be social media friendly. You could have the the MLF channel with individual angler content, seminars, tournament coverage broken down to easy to watch 2 hour blocks. They could create an entire ecosystem like a you tube type platform designed to not only make the league money but give the anglers the media exposure that they were promised when this first started. So many possibilities. On the flip side of that though I still believe there are way too many tournaments in general buts that just me.
I think the Pros had the right idea when a bunch of them created the Professional Anglers Association (PAA) back around 2010-13 time frame. Their tournaments were a Pro AM format and you had BASS and FLW Tour Pros, plus guys that fished the BASS Opens and FLW Everstart tournaments fishing them. It was pretty cool seeing so many of the FLW and BASS Pros competing. I think they even had some fisherman who were guides fishing the tournaments. If I remember right, it was run as a non profit, but I'm not sure about this now. Anyway, a Buddy of mine and I fished several of them as non boaters on the Tennessee River and they seemed to be well run and the payout wasn't bad for just starting out. Then Major League Fishing showed up and the PAA seemed to disappear. Maybe someone like a Randy Blauket should try to bring the PAA back?
BPT sucks, fish boat docks all day long…. FFS sucks its ruining the sport of bass fishing. The original MLF tv series was great, closest grassroots relatable fishing there has been to watch and they messed it all up. Ding boy is spoon fed cheater. Keep fighting the good fight Randy, sincerely a supportive flat brimmer