Only 1 thing will fix Bassmaster….Boycott their tournaments! All the pros complaining isn’t going to change a thing until Bassmaster is hit where it counts…..in their wallet.
@@BlobRob787yep just as clueless as these yuppies called co anglers. Who don’t have the common sense or knowledge to know the rules or fish hell you can catch fish throw a C-Rig and drag it all day with a 8’ rod I dump a 150 size spool and with the way the rules read they can not put you in the obese with no fish and can’t stop you from casting forward you have to be a man and step up know your rights and rules and don’t back down. In 45 years I have watched everything go to shit because of people scared, stupid, ignorant, or just plain out ignorant of the truth and facts
Yeah, he even said that a co-angler asked him what the plan was for the day so he could plan what to take along and Randy said it was none of his business. This fake outrage about dropping co-anglers is nothing more than Randy taking another opportunity to continue his endless whining about ffs.
I was reading that article and could not believe they blamed it on covid! What a joke Bassmaster is and always will be until they just get rid of FFS. I dont know anymore Randy, at least we have the NPFL
Bassmasters made a decision it's their sandbox their rules. Don't like it don't play in their sandbox not hard to figure out. Hard part for Randy is to not cry about things that he has absolutely no control over.
I was a Marshall several years ago it was an amazing learning experience. I would not want to do it now behind someone using FFS there is nothing to learn.
Five years ago, Co-anglers had to pre register for all three events of a division and put down their deposit money to get a chance to participate. If you were lucky, and registered as soon as possible, you were in! Now, no one wants to participate. The fall off of co-anglers participation should be the true signal to BASS officials, that there are problems.
Randy - I've been a big fan of yours since the early 80's. I always appreciated the way you fish. You will sink your boat or jump lay downs to win a tournament. That's what is missing in tournament fishing, plain ole hard work ethic. New anglers do not have to work near as hard to become pro anglers. No matter what time of year, no matter what what the weather is like, all they have to do is look down at the FFS CHEATER BOX to find fish. Accept it or not, this is the cold hard truth. Nobody should need a $100K bass boat with $5K worth of electronics to catch fish. Pro anglers and Co anglers should appreciate each other, because it is something that makes bass fishing tournaments such a unique sport. It is very obvious that the 'Politicians' at BASS hate the pro anglers, fans, and BASS members. They are selling their souls to the electronic companies and are for forgetting what made BASS so successful.
I knew the reason before even watching the video who wants to sit on the back of the boat in the middle of nowhere watching somebody catch fishing live scope what are you going to fan cast and hope you catch something. As far as a co-angler you’re there to learn not to win be respectful. It’s a learning experience for most once in a lifetime.
Bass fishing evolved into a commercial venture, driven by corporate interests to boost sales of gear and merchandise. Fishing was never meant to be competitive Fishing was originally a survival skill, not a sport, focused on sustenance rather than competition.
I find that in our very structured and scheduled lives that fishing a tournament trail forces you to get out of your comfort zone and try new things in new places. It also helps you meet people with similar interests. In my almost 50 years of tournament fishing I’ve fished hundreds of different bodies of water in 23 different states. What little I’ve won has helped to offset that. The club I fish with has 2 lakes I’ve never fished and 3 others I’ve only fished in tournaments on the 2025 schedule. It’s hard to drive past the lake that’s 3 miles from home that has good fishing to drive a couple hours to somewhere you’ve never been.
Pretty bummed to hear about this. I understand Pros would rather fish alone and maybe use FFS, however, while I fished as a Co for BASS I never felt the it was my place to complain about what my boater was doing. It's part of the gamble. It's part of learning to adjust!
I've said before, if I were a co-angler, I would just sit there and watch the pro. However, I wouldn't learn a dog gone thing by watching a guy looking at a TV screen.
How stupid does this 50 year old organization think The average angler is. It’s sad that they believe we are so gullible. Technology is inevitable but please BASS just call it what it is.
Get rid of co-anglers and make everyone a pro angler. One angler in a boat. Marshalls who ride along would be best but they will not be able get enough of them unless they pay them. They could put GoPro cameras in every boat that record the entire day of fishing to help eliminate cheating.
Well I've fished the co angler side since the top 150s, I've both fished and learned from some great guys and have been with some that I could have out fished, but if bass master gets rid of the co anglers than I think they're just going to shoot themselves in the foot. I know I would not want to fish with a spot lighter but really enjoyed fishing bass master events and financially the co angler side made it possible and probably for many other anglers and if they stop this program I may even cancel my membership.
This is a terrible decision for the sport. Many pros started on the coangler side. I actually met you at the Open on Pickwick a few years ago when I fished my 1st Open as a coangler. I haven’t fished one in the last couple of years because of FFS. If they want FFS so bad that they’ll sink the ship because of it, let it go down. It’s sad to those of us used to support them. I use to record their shows but now they’re unwatchable for those of us that want to learn.
Sorry Randy, no one is going to pay $ to just sit in the back of the boat and watch another guy catch fish, especially on FFS. The only way co-anglers works is in the shared weight format. Essentially, turning it into a team tournament. It has worked great out west in the WON circuits. It gets rid of the "back-seating" for the most part, and makes it more participatory for the co-angler.
@@ronknight7863 They are going to further hurt the tackle industry. The Black Friday sales were HUGE...BOGO $10.00 crankbaits...Sales on Bait Cast Rods and Reels
I understand what the lure manufacturers are upset--all you need is a FFS and a drop shot with a fake minnow attached to compete. Need to get back to electronics for depth and temperature all that should be allowed.
I have done the 0pens as a co. Since 2011.And have had the opportunity and luck to fish with 3wlite anglers and 2 classic champs. Yes FFS make it harder but it's the best learning I ever had. I always looked at it as the cheapest guide trip you can get Plugs if you're lucky you can make a buck. Yes BASS has shot themselves in the foot. It's going to hard to come back from this one
I agree it’s got nothing to do with Covid. What a bs excuse. Even before the new sonar problem , fishing as a coangler was tough. Most of the time you were back boated like hell.
Go pro's and RUclips have had bigger impact on co-anglers than FFS. You used to have to be a co angler to learn what the top guys were doing but now all you need to do is watch RUclips and watch what all the best guys did. It's like being a coangler in 20 boats at the same tournament. Why would anyone pay to learn less? FFS may be the nail in the coffin but it was not the main contributor. It was going down way before FFS.
They lost me when the started letting guys drive 300 hp motors. Screw safety, take the money from the manufacturers. Now it’s ffs, taking the true skill out of catching fish. Follow the money every change they make. Very disappointing.
As a Co w/70+ events, I'll no longer be signing up for a full season b/c of FFS and the next level of heightened emotionalities of Boaters, with or w/o FFS, it has created. Like RB said, being a Co isn't fun like it was B4 FFS and my last Regional in '24 was the last straw. I'll miss vying for Regionals but Cos may likely convince themselves to buy their own boat, but only for recreation and maybe to jackpot an occasional (BB) tournament.
Other than returning to the pro on pro draw format I don’t see how they can police these events. 80% of the anglers at a BASS open are just club/bfl level guys with nicer boats. 225 paid observers wouldn’t be cost effective. I always thought that the draw format resulted in better sportsmanship. If you didn’t play nice everyone knew it and you were going to have a bad day every day.
I always say this,an educated experienced co can fish all day in back without the alleged pro turning his head,unless he has ffs,then it's just a joy ride and try not to pee on the back of the boat.
Bassmaster is cutting off the feed for future pros. Im sure every existing pro started out on the back of a pro boat in the lower tier tournaments then stepped up to the opens.
Ray Scott is probably turning over in his grave to see what is happening with his B.A.S.S. organization. I agree that FFS has made a direct impact on the Co-angler program. The way they should have handled it is to create a co-angler division much as W.O.N. Bass does here in the west whereby it is a shared weight between the Pro and Co and each is credited with the total weight in their respective divisions. This way the Pro has an advantage of having 2 rods in the water, his and his Co and back seating the Co is not advantageous to him. I've fished a number of W.O.N. Bass events as a Co and never have I not had a good time with my Pro. We caught fish and encouraged each other on the water.
Co-anglers fishing with ffs pros should just use noisy top water plugs and buzzbaits in the back. Like whopper ploppers, which attract the most aggressive fish. Probably a throphy bass, lol.
who cares for the reasoning, they wasn't having a full field of co's the last couple years anyway. so some boaters would and wouldn't have co's. now its a level field for all boaters. co anglers "RIP"
I feel like fishing is a very precious gift that the Lord has allowed us to have. The lust and greed of money and pride are the elements of competition.FFS it's just the icing on the cake. As long as we take these sinful thoughts to the lake and it's condoned and even praised, we as a general population I mean will suffer.
Sir Randall Bassmaster has not learned anything about the sinking of the Titanic they are headed towards the FFS iceberg let the captains go down once again , let's all remember you warned them
😂 this is rich. So no co anglers for a sport that is shedding viewers and people at weigh ins. Let’s get rid of the the remaining fans at the scales. They are just taking up good parking spaces for the PRO’s 😂 OH OH OH please make me a Marshall 😂 so i can just sit in a boat for 8 hours. 😂 This is like one step below being in a waiting room at a Doctors Office. 😂 At least the Doctors Office has a rest room. lol 😂 this is sooooooooo F’en dumb.
RANDY YOU NEED TO COME BACK TO EARTH!!!! You have dun gone way to far off to far Now. Just like the crybabies who think we should not eat bass and that’s why there are no big bass left. Not every bass will get big no matter what you feed them to for them or where they at.
Transparently fake outrage. The stated reason Bassmaster gives for eliminating co-anglers is just as genuine as Randy’s concern that co-angles are going away. Fake. Randy never suffered co-anglers well. But, because he can drive a wedge with the issue, co-anglers are now the most important people in the world.
Co anglers are not needed. No "Pro" wants a "CO"... if they are really being honest. Chit... I've listened and liked many of your vids about your bad interactions with CO's. Once again....Click bait. Be careful what you with for.... with out this "stance" you have taken; your not relevant with current baits and techniques. Viewership will plummet.
I gotta say, this is one of the best decisions to come along in a while ... it's a case of Big z brother doing the right thing. Being a co angler is one of the biggest waste of time and money I ever heard of. Spend upwards of $1,500 or more just to sit in the back of the boat and pretend you're competing fishing and watch some pro. And then complain because he's catching* fish on a very specific spot that you can't fish. If you really want to learn fishing take that money and go hire a guide on your local lake. You should be able to get 3 or 4 guide trips for the same money and actually learn something
Ffs is the real reason they got rid of co anglers.
Bingo
Exactly 💯
Yep
Only 1 thing will fix Bassmaster….Boycott their tournaments! All the pros complaining isn’t going to change a thing until Bassmaster is hit where it counts…..in their wallet.
How can the back of the boat compete with FFS ? They can not !
Bassmasters press release on this was an insult…. I’m so done with that clown show.
It is a clown show. The people who own and run Bassmaster are clueless.
@@BlobRob787yep just as clueless as these yuppies called co anglers. Who don’t have the common sense or knowledge to know the rules or fish hell you can catch fish throw a C-Rig and drag it all day with a 8’ rod I dump a 150 size spool and with the way the rules read they can not put you in the obese with no fish and can’t stop you from casting forward you have to be a man and step up know your rights and rules and don’t back down. In 45 years I have watched everything go to shit because of people scared, stupid, ignorant, or just plain out ignorant of the truth and facts
I been dun with that shit show for 5 years now
Randy you made multiple videos hating on co-anglers. Pretty much saying co-anglers should just sit in the back of the boat and not try to win
Yeah, he even said that a co-angler asked him what the plan was for the day so he could plan what to take along and Randy said it was none of his business. This fake outrage about dropping co-anglers is nothing more than Randy taking another opportunity to continue his endless whining about ffs.
I wish solor bat would come out with a clip on for people that where prescriptions glasses.
Isn’t the co-angler the only ones buying tackle anymore? Lure companies can’t survive on minnow sales and jig heads.
Yes the Everyday Angler is responsible for the majority of all Fishing related tackle sales.
I was reading that article and could not believe they blamed it on covid! What a joke Bassmaster is and always will be until they just get rid of FFS. I dont know anymore Randy, at least we have the NPFL
Bassmasters made a decision it's their sandbox their rules. Don't like it don't play in their sandbox not hard to figure out. Hard part for Randy is to not cry about things that he has absolutely no control over.
I was a Marshall several years ago it was an amazing learning experience. I would not want to do it now behind someone using FFS there is nothing to learn.
The fact they lied their ass's off over the topic proves who is making their decisions IS a huge problem for their future.
Well, I do agree with you on this one Randy I think you are 100% correct
They wanted to get rid of the co-anglers ! That’s why I don’t compete anymore ! Thanks Randy !
Besides you can’t fish in the back of a boat with two damn power poles sticking up and 2 to 3 freaking GoPro’s on pedestals sticking up everywhere
Although I have no issues with FFS I completely agree that co angler interest has diminished because of it.
Five years ago, Co-anglers had to pre register for all three events of a division and put down their deposit money to get a chance to participate. If you were lucky, and registered as soon as possible, you were in! Now, no one wants to participate. The fall off of co-anglers participation should be the true signal to BASS officials, that there are problems.
Randy - I've been a big fan of yours since the early 80's. I always appreciated the way you fish. You will sink your boat or jump lay downs to win a tournament. That's what is missing in tournament fishing, plain ole hard work ethic. New anglers do not have to work near as hard to become pro anglers. No matter what time of year, no matter what what the weather is like, all they have to do is look down at the FFS CHEATER BOX to find fish. Accept it or not, this is the cold hard truth. Nobody should need a $100K bass boat with $5K worth of electronics to catch fish. Pro anglers and Co anglers should appreciate each other, because it is something that makes bass fishing tournaments such a unique sport. It is very obvious that the 'Politicians' at BASS hate the pro anglers, fans, and BASS members. They are selling their souls to the electronic companies and are for forgetting what made BASS so successful.
I knew the reason before even watching the video who wants to sit on the back of the boat in the middle of nowhere watching somebody catch fishing live scope what are you going to fan cast and hope you catch something. As far as a co-angler you’re there to learn not to win be respectful. It’s a learning experience for most once in a lifetime.
Bullshit. Alot of co anglers know how to fish and are out there to win. Most just can't afford a boat.
I heard about one co-angler who was shafted by a pro who pulled his kill switch and couldn’t figure it out.
Bass fishing evolved into a commercial venture, driven by corporate interests to boost sales of gear and merchandise. Fishing was never meant to be competitive Fishing was originally a survival skill, not a sport, focused on sustenance rather than competition.
I find that in our very structured and scheduled lives that fishing a tournament trail forces you to get out of your comfort zone and try new things in new places. It also helps you meet people with similar interests. In my almost 50 years of tournament fishing I’ve fished hundreds of different bodies of water in 23 different states. What little I’ve won has helped to offset that. The club I fish with has 2 lakes I’ve never fished and 3 others I’ve only fished in tournaments on the 2025 schedule. It’s hard to drive past the lake that’s 3 miles from home that has good fishing to drive a couple hours to somewhere you’ve never been.
Pretty bummed to hear about this. I understand Pros would rather fish alone and maybe use FFS, however, while I fished as a Co for BASS I never felt the it was my place to complain about what my boater was doing. It's part of the gamble. It's part of learning to adjust!
I've said before, if I were a co-angler, I would just sit there and watch the pro. However, I wouldn't learn a dog gone thing by watching a guy looking at a TV screen.
How stupid does this 50 year old organization think
The average angler is. It’s sad that they believe we are so gullible. Technology is inevitable but please BASS just call it what it is.
Yeah… they’re PATHETIC
BASS will be out of business in less than five years. Ray Scott is rolling over in his grave.
NPFL will take over eventually, you watch.
Npfl doesn't have co anglers either
It is interesting they let the Co's sign up and pay. then cancel it. They had to have know months ago they were going to cancel it.
Get rid of co-anglers and make everyone a pro angler. One angler in a boat. Marshalls who ride along would be best but they will not be able get enough of them unless they pay them. They could put GoPro cameras in every boat that record the entire day of fishing to help eliminate cheating.
Well I've fished the co angler side since the top 150s, I've both fished and learned from some great guys and have been with some that I could have out fished, but if bass master gets rid of the co anglers than I think they're just going to shoot themselves in the foot.
I know I would not want to fish with a spot lighter but really enjoyed fishing bass master events and financially the co angler side made it possible and probably for many other anglers and if they stop this program I may even cancel my membership.
This coming from the guy who said co anglers should not exist! Wow!
This is a terrible decision for the sport. Many pros started on the coangler side. I actually met you at the Open on Pickwick a few years ago when I fished my 1st Open as a coangler. I haven’t fished one in the last couple of years because of FFS. If they want FFS so bad that they’ll sink the ship because of it, let it go down. It’s sad to those of us used to support them. I use to record their shows but now they’re unwatchable for those of us that want to learn.
Does anyone want to bet the Sr. Leadership at Bassmaster are getting kickbacks from the FFS companies?
Thanks for the information!
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I don’t like all your whining but u are 100% correct on this.
Sorry Randy, no one is going to pay $ to just sit in the back of the boat and watch another guy catch fish, especially on FFS. The only way co-anglers works is in the shared weight format. Essentially, turning it into a team tournament. It has worked great out west in the WON circuits. It gets rid of the "back-seating" for the most part, and makes it more participatory for the co-angler.
Randy do you think the BFL's, Toyotas should have no Co-Anglers???
Give them time. They will probably follow bass. All I know is without co anglers they are going lose out on alot of money.
@@ronknight7863 They are going to further hurt the tackle industry. The Black Friday sales were HUGE...BOGO $10.00 crankbaits...Sales on Bait Cast Rods and Reels
I would fish tournaments if I didn't have to worry about co- anglers.
Just makes it more elite
Never understood the co angler situation. Does a prp basketball player have a co basketball player buy his side. Or a co pro fessional golfer.
I used to be a proud BASS member. Its totally irrelevent to me the last few years.
What can a co-angler learn from someone in the bow who's looking down at his feet?
Old man yells at cloud.
I understand what the lure manufacturers are upset--all you need is a FFS and a drop shot with a fake minnow attached to compete. Need to get back to electronics for depth and temperature all that should be allowed.
I have done the 0pens as a co. Since 2011.And have had the opportunity and luck to fish with 3wlite anglers and 2 classic champs. Yes FFS make it harder but it's the best learning I ever had. I always looked at it as the cheapest guide trip you can get
Plugs if you're lucky you can make a buck. Yes BASS has shot themselves in the foot. It's going to hard to come back from this one
Video Killed the Radio Start in modern day technological form.
I agree it’s got nothing to do with Covid.
What a bs excuse. Even before the new sonar problem , fishing as a coangler was tough.
Most of the time you were back boated like hell.
Go pro's and RUclips have had bigger impact on co-anglers than FFS. You used to have to be a co angler to learn what the top guys were doing but now all you need to do is watch RUclips and watch what all the best guys did. It's like being a coangler in 20 boats at the same tournament. Why would anyone pay to learn less? FFS may be the nail in the coffin but it was not the main contributor. It was going down way before FFS.
They lost me when the started letting guys drive 300 hp motors. Screw safety, take the money from the manufacturers. Now it’s ffs, taking the true skill out of catching fish. Follow the money every change they make. Very disappointing.
250 hp is max.
I fished alot of events as a co, every co angler complained about ffs being the issue in tournaments.
As a Co w/70+ events, I'll no longer be signing up for a full season b/c of FFS and the next level of heightened emotionalities of Boaters, with or w/o FFS, it has created. Like RB said, being a Co isn't fun like it was B4 FFS and my last Regional in '24 was the last straw. I'll miss vying for Regionals but Cos may likely convince themselves to buy their own boat, but only for recreation and maybe to jackpot an occasional (BB) tournament.
The only option a co angler has in deep open water to jig a spoon. They don't need to fish with a pro to do that.
I agree 💯👍
Other than returning to the pro on pro draw format I don’t see how they can police these events. 80% of the anglers at a BASS open are just club/bfl level guys with nicer boats. 225 paid observers wouldn’t be cost effective. I always thought that the draw format resulted in better sportsmanship. If you didn’t play nice everyone knew it and you were going to have a bad day every day.
So, if they get rid of the co anglers, will they pair the pros together or will they fish by themselves?
Nobody wants to pay money to be stuck out in 60ft of water with nothing to throw at.
They gonna miss us when we’re gone, that’s FACT!
Covid was years ago this bs
They would rather allow cheaters to use livescope then listen to co angler's complain. FACT
I always say this,an educated experienced co can fish all day in back without the alleged pro turning his head,unless he has ffs,then it's just a joy ride and try not to pee on the back of the boat.
Lol against all the electronic direction. But sell those glasses to get better clarity lol
Apples and oranges
Bassmaster is cutting off the feed for future pros. Im sure every existing pro started out on the back of a pro boat in the lower tier tournaments then stepped up to the opens.
It is 100% FFS, it is too hard fishing as co when spotting
Ray Scott turning over in his grave faster than your prop going flat out
No need to police the bass masters.
Ray Scott made this fun! And it gave guys a sample of tour life to maybe become a full
Time pro, not no more
I want Bassmaster off our public lakes!!! Toirnff do me by belong on private waters. Period.
100% truth
Ray Scott is probably turning over in his grave to see what is happening with his B.A.S.S. organization. I agree that FFS has made a direct impact on the Co-angler program. The way they should have handled it is to create a co-angler division much as W.O.N. Bass does here in the west whereby it is a shared weight between the Pro and Co and each is credited with the total weight in their respective divisions. This way the Pro has an advantage of having 2 rods in the water, his and his Co and back seating the Co is not advantageous to him. I've fished a number of W.O.N. Bass events as a Co and never have I not had a good time with my Pro. We caught fish and encouraged each other on the water.
I'll bet the pros are all high giving each other over this one! No more whining co anglers to worry about in your boat all day
Before FFS I would've recommended that a new angler join a bass club to learn how to fish. I'm not sure it's a good idea anymore.
what now you like co anglers
They do have a program. It’s called the BASS nation.
I’m not a fan of co anglers in any event with a 1500 or higher entry fee. With Toyota Series would eliminate the Co Angler as well.
So we are going to trust everyone again. That’s crazy.
I thought you hated co-anglers.
Co-anglers fishing with ffs pros should just use noisy top water plugs and buzzbaits in the back. Like whopper ploppers, which attract the most aggressive fish. Probably a throphy bass, lol.
And I'm glad that NPFL has banned forward facing sonars. No co anglers. will enjoy fishing. behind the guy at the front of the boat.
who cares for the reasoning, they wasn't having a full field of co's the last couple years anyway. so some boaters would and wouldn't have co's. now its a level field for all boaters.
co anglers "RIP"
Un F*kin believable!
Ffs ruined fishing because people suck snd nobody that uses it has any integrity
I would not spend one minute of the cost of electricity to watch the bassmasters what a joke they have become 🙄
Randy block it for president
Randy you hated co anglers as much as any pro.
I feel like fishing is a very precious gift that the Lord has allowed us to have. The lust and greed of money and pride are the elements of competition.FFS it's just the icing on the cake. As long as we take these sinful thoughts to the lake and it's condoned and even praised, we as a general population I mean will suffer.
Ray Scott is rolling over in his grave.
Cost cutting measures - maybe sponsorship $$ has dropped. Be interesting to see how NPFL and their anti FFS stance does
Sir Randall Bassmaster has not learned anything about the sinking of the Titanic they are headed towards the FFS iceberg let the captains go down once again , let's all remember you warned them
😂 this is rich. So no co anglers for a sport that is shedding viewers and people at weigh ins. Let’s get rid of the the remaining fans at the scales. They are just taking up good parking spaces for the PRO’s 😂 OH OH OH please make me a Marshall 😂 so i can just sit in a boat for 8 hours. 😂 This is like one step below being in a waiting room at a Doctors Office. 😂 At least the Doctors Office has a rest room. lol 😂 this is sooooooooo F’en dumb.
We All Know Why! FFS!!!
RANDY YOU NEED TO COME BACK TO EARTH!!!!
You have dun gone way to far off to far Now. Just like the crybabies who think we should not eat bass and that’s why there are no big bass left. Not every bass will get big no matter what you feed them to for them or where they at.
Don't fish the tournaments.
the glasses are great for viewing my ffs
More of same negative trend actions by BASS , post-Ray Scott.
Transparently fake outrage. The stated reason Bassmaster gives for eliminating co-anglers is just as genuine as Randy’s concern that co-angles are going away. Fake. Randy never suffered co-anglers well. But, because he can drive a wedge with the issue, co-anglers are now the most important people in the world.
Co anglers are not needed. No "Pro" wants a "CO"... if they are really being honest. Chit... I've listened and liked many of your vids about your bad interactions with CO's. Once again....Click bait. Be careful what you with for.... with out this "stance" you have taken; your not relevant with current baits and techniques. Viewership will plummet.
Ban FFS of DWLF need to make it illegal on any fishing boat
Fish and wildlife can’t ban anything…..only the states legislature can ban it. FFS is here to stay in Bass tournaments, and that not a good thing.
Why?
Bassmaster needs Sir Randall on the tournament directors board they would be money ahead by doing so
Tournament fishing is one big infomercial. Back then co angler is how you got your education if you didn't have somebody helping you.
I gotta say, this is one of the best decisions to come along in a while ... it's a case of Big z brother doing the right thing. Being a co angler is one of the biggest waste of time and money I ever heard of. Spend upwards of $1,500 or more just to sit in the back of the boat and pretend you're competing fishing and watch some pro. And then complain because he's catching* fish on a very specific spot that you can't fish. If you really want to learn fishing take that money and go hire a guide on your local lake. You should be able to get 3 or 4 guide trips for the same money and actually learn something
I think Bassmasters knows what they are doing. You just have a hard on for FFS!🗣
The phrase "a hard on for" means you love something dip shit.
I found this video really interesting. Guy talks about repurposing ffs. ruclips.net/video/40U5D-KPju8/видео.htmlsi=K_NjcTKX37JH8S1V
They do have a program. It’s called the BASS nation.