Did I CANCEL myself?
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- I give you guys a long overdue update of everything I've had going on since my first two viral videos. Good, bad and everything in between. I clarify some of my thoughts and let you know that it's not all bad!
You went from being completely off my radar to one of the anglers I'm gonna root for the most in 2024.
Of course the establishment is gonna push back on what you're doing, but truthfully I think you're doing the everyday BASS fan a huge service by speaking the truth. Keep it up 👍
Jacob, sheeting some light on tough subjects will always get scrutinized. Just keep telling your story about your journey and keep putting out good content, and great things will come of that. Haters will always be haters, but thats generally due to them having regrets of giving up on their own dreams and wanting someone to blame or vent about. I believe you have good things coming your way, and I cant wait to see it happen. Go make your dreams come true and then all the haters will be left with a bad tastre left in their mouths. Jacob Fouts Lets GO!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone, and I mean everyone, has the right to voice there positives and negatives no matter the situation. Thank you very much for doing this!!
I’m 77 years old know and back in the late 70’s I wanted to go pro. I thought I was ready. I was a pretty good fisherman around my area. Then when out on the road it hit me. Sponsorship wasn’t coming like I wanted but bills where coming at home. I just could manage it. That was back when entry’s where 500 bucks. You still had lodging and fuel. Had a job I could fall back on. Went back to fishing locally. There will always be haters so don’t let that drag you down. Live your dream.
Excited to follow you for the upcoming season!
The best way to silence the critics is to WIN! Focus on winning and let’s see if the fishing industry ignores you then. Keep pushing and ignore the negativity.
Couple thoughts/questions: 1) Do you know how views/impressions actually translate into $ (from a RUclips and sponsor perspective)? I'd be curious to see a video on that. 2) Not sure of the technicalities of doing this, but my son mentioned that I ought to do it. Can you stream each of your tourney days (practice, maybe???) on something like "Twitch" and potentially get subscribers to pay to watch/follow along? My thought behind this is that the leagues ought to have this as an offering, where we as fans can have an annual or specific tourney subscription and pick say 4 guys to physically watch them fish on that day. I think it would be so cool to have a voice breakdown along the way (as if you're talking to a guy in the back of the boat), on why you decided to start here, throwing X lure because, and so on through out the day. Anyway, keep your chin up.
Definitely can be done now with the tech just not sure if the pros have any restrictions from series to do that live during an event given the series is also doing live feeds with commentary. Would be awesome though.
Your videos are perfect. I love it being real. Keep pushing, and you will grow exponentially.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on how things are behind the scenes where the public does not see. I give you all the credit for standing up and speaking out!!!! Keep up the good work!!! God bless you on a successful year in 2024!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!
Love the content bro. Keep doing your thing man. You keep it real and it’s a nice change from typical fishing channels.
Your just being real and there is nothing wrong with that. Keep doing what you’re doing.
You just keep getting more comfortable! Just keep on doing you and speak the honest truth. The sponsors will come around after the smoke clears. You have definitely lit a fire in the industry, and a lot are talking about it. Never sugar coat a turd and call it a tootsie roll! Go out and have a solid year and maybe snatch that first blue trophy 🏆
Keep up the good work and good luck this season!!!
Problem with 'Professional' bass fishing is that it is not about catching fish anymore, its about being a content creator that actually knows how to fish. The platform that people refer to is just a content creator platform to be a youtuber. To me thats far from a Professional career..
It's always been about self promotion
Wrong it’s always been about promoting yourself
Exactly my point. Be a RUclipsr that fishes and you'll be more than successful. If you just fish, well....
Personally this is where this 'sport' is having its demise. I give it 3yrs max..
@@brewcrewfishing agreed. It was never meant to be a stand alone profession
Love the video brother and love the whiteboard
DON’t give up and keep digging, you worked too hard, and made it too far far to give up there
Like you said, a lot of people need to take that advice you don’t give up when they go and gets tough
You’re gonna do great in the 24th season
This is great stuff and I appreciate what you're doing and saying. Taking a "Dream" to reality and making it a career is tough. First off, it becomes a job and work. It's no longer for the fun of it. Then, you have to win, now you have to be an influencer and on all the social media. While this is the new reality, it is also tough to deal with. This struck a chord with me as I was a professional drummer for about 7 years. My love of music and drums was and is still in tact, but it became work at that time, because I needed money. The best musicians in the world are not making millions. They are WORKING and working every day. I had one time that I was stepping off a small stage, playing in front of about 20 people and I bumped into a very famous bass player. For that night, he was getting paid almost nothing and beer tickets, just like me. The only difference was that he would get a call to play on a tour at any point, and even then it's not for the millions that everyone thinks. To make a dream your job is hard and it is work and many times that can shatter the dream. Keep your head up, man. You got this and never let the dream die. Keep up the vids, do everything you can to build your following I know I subscribed, because I know how it feels. I support you...for whatever that is worth. I'll be sharing your videos as well. Cheers man!! Go catch-em!
Looking forwards to seeing you at Toledo Bend. Hopefully it warms up!
It’s hard work, and cost a lot. You’re not alone. Good luck and win 🤙
Keep grinding!! I’m gonna be rooting for you.
Hang in there there’s a lot of folks pulling for you!
Great video Jacob. Keep being honest and true to yourself
You lit a fire 🔥 brother. I LOVED it. Keep hitting them wins and fishing as long as you can...The fan sponsored donations are a great idea. We give money to all sorts of things we enjoy. Super chat donations are also a way we show love.
You will figure your next steps out. God bless
Everything this guy talks about is so true! Im not sure why any other fishermen would hate on him for talking about this. Hes talking truth thats it!
People don’t like when the TRUTH is told! That’s all there is to it. Love and respect the honesty. Keep rollin and be yourself. Fish on boss!
Keep it up! If you keep tracking your journey like this, it could be a great niche you could own here on YT. Keep showing your tournament costs and breakdowns, sponsor income vs. YT, etc. You have a real shot to give a real and transparent insight into professional bass fishing in our new social media driven world. It won’t be an easy grind but I think you can do it!
I agree! Keeping it true to yourself and your thoughts and opinions! It sure can be hard to hear truth when so many create such falsehoods about everyday life! Just fish on and only great things will come! Remember to take someone out to enjoy the outdoors.
Dude, everybody who actually goes out and tries in life feels the same way as you at some point. It’s nothing to hang your head over. Just keep digging. Those “must be nice” types never even get in the game, much less win.
Did you even watch? Definitely not hanging my head lol
Hope you win an elite event this year man. … God Speed!
Buckle down and outwork everyone. You got this !
great job putting out what most guys will not talk about. do your thing man,stay strong and good luck. the white board is great
Enjoy the fishing videos you have done so far! Sometimes the dark doesn’t like the light/truth.
How about running your GoPros during practice and tournaments? Then talk about the plan and how it worked out and what you learned do you can help your viewers catch more fish. Being a teacher can help you and your subscribers. Happy to see you made the first cut!!
Great Video. You are spot on about the sponsor stuff. I paid $$$ for my kid to go hear pros and sponsors "give advice and teach them". The biggest sponsor at the event, the owner said "I don't return anyone's emails or phone call. If I want you, I'll call you." I don't buy his product to this day. He wouldn't give the kids the time of day. BASS fishing is broken all the way down to the High school level in some shape or form. But our saying is, Participation is Voluntary. Keep Digging and rolling out the great content.
Coming from a somewhat introverted fishing nerd..... keep your head down keep grinding. Dont worry about those that dont support you in your endeavors.... the gurus that own the industry wanted to grow the sport and it grew immensely.... you now have a huge number all competing for fewer pieces of the pie. That being said with low to no sponsorship dollars you aren't tied down by telling the truth or doing whatever you want or need to do to keep your dream going..... Head down grind it out and along the way keep teaching what you want to teach in videos .... dont focus on the negative, just realize it exist everywhere and do your best not to be led into that aspect. Articulate your words to sound more comfortable in your talking and in no time you will be spitting out chats like Gman. God Bless and keep crankin!
Hard to listen to any podcasts without a foutz reference. Especially bass after dark, they can’t do a show without mentioning foutz, living rent free in everyone’s head right now. Keep grinding!
We live in an entitled society saturated with narcassistic personality types! Drama will sell because everyone thinks they should be the one in the spotlight with or without any knowledge or time putting in any work! They feed off your downfalls because it validates their ego! This goes for any industry or institution! ....People that think they are better than everyone else will always focus on other peoples struggles...it makes them feel better about themselves and soothes their insecurities💯💯...this is why drama sells!!...
Appreciate you sharing your truths brother...keep being yourself💪🏽🎣
It’s all about the sponsors they’re the problem they don’t want to pay up and they want some rate of return on their product so they make these fishermen become creators on RUclips and social media. Love your videos man keep up the good work.
This year just stay positive. Try and get in the money each and every tournament you go to. My grandfather told me about competition. Fame does not put money in your pocket, how you finish does.
Thank you for being honest!!
Jacob, I don’t know if you will read this or will respond but I really appreciate the content you are putting out and follow your career. Keep up the good work my friend and through your perseverance, I believe you will be the better for and good fortune will come you way! All the best! Can’t wait til the next vid.
Just keep fishing. You are talented enough to make it big. Just go out there and do the best you can and keep learning. Success will come and you will get sponsors.
All this will pass.
Drama videos always seem to do better but don't let that discourage you. Just make videos and have fun doing it. Good luck 👊
Pulling hard for you, I am in the older generation if you want something then you work hard for it. Nothing is free in life. My daughter just graduated from college, I did not pay for a dime of it, If I paid her way through college then she probably would not appreciate it. But since she had to pay for it her self she is working hard and saving money to pay off her loans. Good luck hard work pays off,
What your doing building your career is just like building a house. Have a plan, work every day, and one day you take a look, and it's a house! Make a plan and execute the plan. We are pulling for you!
Keep grinding man!
I don’t think there should be any entry fees when once you make to the elites.
Hush w that nonsense...that would make it a Professional Tour..
I totally agree! Sadly the sport can’t sustain that! Solid sponsorship is the only way most pro anglers can remotely make it! The sport will never have the sponsorships like it did in the early 2000s. Hell, if I could live life over again, I woulda put my effort in being a pro golfer! lol Of course golfing is extremely difficult, but a gamble that makes way more sense then pro bass fishing! A shit ton of practice,(same as pro bass fishing) golf equipment opposed to the whole fishing equipment scenerio ( No comparison obviously) Plane tickets opposed to hauling your 150+ grand plus rig all around the country (obviously no comparison). Winning amounts obviously no comparison! When you think about it, to strive to be a pro angler in this day n age is pretty dumb! lol And for the record, I don’t even golf! 😜
hopefully this will be the last time i see you post a video about this topic and we can move on and prepare to fish the 2024 elite series and enjoy the job at hand, its a privilage to get to be an elite series pro and fish for a living, no its not cheap but its what we love to do and thats over see's any money we put out to be involved, hope you have a great season out there id love to be in your position. tight lines
You are so right about what your saying.
I was talking to my cousin one day recently about this. Sponsorships used to really mean something in fishing. Now there's local "guides" that use the buddy system sometimes to help find fish or what have for themselves to get clicks and some of them don't even fish tournaments. The worst part is they have sponsors that are solid in the industry not because of their effort.
to quote another well known youtuber 'keep it realistic'. keep plugging away brother.
Jacob all your videos are filmed very well , keep the white board , we can see it in writing , great job
No matter who you are, or what you do, if you put your true self, your heart and soul, out on the Internet, there will ALWAYS be someone who's having a bad day, that will say whatever they think they can say to get under your skin, and bring you down to their miserable place. The more people that see you, the more A holes there will be that make themselves heard.
They're not a good reason to stop doing what you love to do. Nothing is a good reason to stop doing what you love to do.
Feed your mind and change your mindset. "The psychology of winning" by Dennis Waitley. Also, a couple of more "Think and Grow Rich" Napoleon Hill, "How to win friends and influence people." Dale Carnegie. (READ these. I said READ, the Ol fashioned way.) Lastly this was told to me many years ago that hurt, it really hurt, but I took action and has stuck with me over the years, "FOR THINGS TO CHANGE YOU HAVE TO CHANGE, FOR THINGS TO GET BETTER YOU HAVE TO GET BETTER, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO BE THAT WAY! See you at the top!
I like keeping it real! Thanks!
Dude I wanna see you win one, it would be epic!!!
Some of us will always be struggling with the cost. Do me a favor and keep living your dream. I'd like to hear your thoughts on the requirements placed on tournament anglers to have a wrapped boat and jerseys while sponsors aren't willing to pay for the advertising/exposure. Why the tournament organizations feel it's ok to require this? Would tournament anglers still promote these companies if they weren't required to?
Keep doing what you do. I do have a couple of things to say, though. I don't think getting to the Elites is an easy thing to do at all. You have to pay and fish all nine qualifiers and finish in the top nine. That's no easy task. Patch Pirates: That's a bit of a slap in the face to guys that are looking for any break they can get. If I can get a 15 to 20 percent break on a product you can bet I'd take advantage of it, in exchange for a little promotional work.
Having said that, I do hope you have the best year you've had as an Elite.
Jacob , these guys with the hating comments block em and don’t listen to em , love Waterland sunglasses too , I believe when you make it to the elites you should be in better shape , elites should not have to pay entries , keep grinding , and you will see a change that will help you , don’t stop talking on here Jacob , stay honest , I’m over 50 years old
Stay positive. It will all payoff.
You gotta keep the drive there’s going to be viewership numbers go up and down. You can do it just keep pumping them out that’s the way to keep the videos popping in the feed like randy blocket even if it’s 10 min fish tips
Randy Blaukat said the same thing about views. His drama filled, controversial videos always go viral. But nobody watches the fishing videos anymore. Keep doing what you're doing. Find different ways to put out fishing material that the other guys aren't doing. Find your niche. You already have 6k followers. Keep it up
Good luck. Keep it up
Unfortunately drama on you tube is like a car crash you can’t drive by without looking! Look at old Randy the drama queen he’s successful on you tube because of drama the world is a crazy place but just keep working and it should work for you!
Keep grinding bud
Nothing worth having comes easy if it was easy everybody would do it and yep times have changed not only u gotta catch'em u and gotta be a good business man to i think the business part now days is even more important now
16:57 if you need content for tournaments just sit down every night after practice or tournament day and film a recap of how that day went or even do a live video where you can talk about your day and interact with the fans in the chat and you even get some superchat money too
Yes, Thoughts going into the tournament in one video, post practice/pre tournament, post tournament recap.
Hey Jacob don't listen to the negativity you go live your dream bro .
I like these videos...your sponsors will come....keep it real...
If you go out and win the first tournament of the year the fishing industry will take you back quick I do believe. You’ll be getting those calls quick for sponsorship also as far as watching fishing videos for me I like to watch tournaments, practice and during the tournament. See how and what other people do when fish don’t bite for them or someone fishing their spot how the adversity affects others
You're no Quitter. You are getting every opinion, which as you are saying, has to be interesting. 1 2 3 GO!
I applauded you brother for being a normal hard working person in the industry. However, there is no prestige behind the title of “Pro Fisherman” anymore. Once upon a time it was the pinnacle of our sport but unfortunately things have changed. As a whole, the professional fishing circuit is simply a platform for anglers to dance on social media for their sponsors. You’re correct in that most anglers, with a desire to succeed in the industry, could simply start any number of social media channels to promote themselves and respective products they use to catch fish. Unless our sport takes a solid stance, in support of the best athletes we have, The title of “Professional Bass Angler” will be replaced with “ The best fishing Influencer” regardless of your skill and talent level. SMDH. Keep up the good fight Jacob!
Dude, go get in your boat, rig your tackle and talk to the camera. Anything to make the video’s interesting. I am not dogging your videos but to be in the fishing industry, social media is key. I watch nothing but fishing videos on you tube . I am just trying to help you as what a fan is wanting to see in these videos. I’m going to keep watching as your story is interesting, but your going to have to do something to catch the attention instead of just sitting in front of the camera. Good luck to ya my dude. Hope this channel blows up for ya.
Or I could sit inside where it’s warm and I don’t have to fight wind noise….
He's right
have to make it interesting
I'm pulling for you too
If failure didn't exist, success wouldn't exist either. Failure is an opportunity to never repeat a mistake which means you've then taken one more step towards your goals, that's real progress. good luck.
12:19 I’ve been self employed for 22 years and every so often I’ll go through a slow period and my dad is always quick to tell me to hang it up and get a regular job lol
Focus on storytelling. Even in your on the water vids. If people want drama, mix a little of that in, too. Storytelling is everything in marketing and on social media platforms. People like Gary Vaynerchuck and Casey Neistat talk a lot about this and have great content. Being creative and original is difficult. Try to find something unique about yourself, and brand it. Whether it's something like a catch phrase you overus or something you wear, a signature technique, for example. I want to see you win this. Great attitude. Keep after it.
Just go out there and kick ass this year and everything will fall into place..........it still is about fishing....
Nice video
Do a video on your boat wrap with your sponsors
What is the link to your GoFundMe page? I would like to donate. Big fan and want to continue to support your career and see you succeed. When we the fans invest in you and you we feel like we have won ourselves. Keep up the honest content. You are one of the good guys man!
Keep learning the marketing side of fishing. Its uncomfortable and difficult and takes time. Hang in there. Meet the right people and make the right connections.
But more importantly, fish too well for them to NOT sponsor you. Top 10s and blue trophies. Good luck.
Pro fishing is dead …. U are DEAD RIGHT that Elite doesn’t do anything but give u a credit. Don’t let this F up your life. Find a trade to make money and do this on the side
It’s a saturated industry and there isn’t much to go around. Every company has 100k boat, last year was the worst in sales for boats, and prices have stayed the same. That is what a resistant market looks like. Until something changes it perpetuates and steepens brand depreciation. It’s just like the railroad crash in the 1800s when that industry was over saturated. No one sees or accepts that it is going to happen until it happens.
I hope you win and when dave asks how you did it you can say " well i didnt use (insert name of company that got personal and or others ones that were a$$'s) and i think thats what won it for me. . Lmao
Love the white board
Start your own lure company or partner with someone who is That’ll give you some sweat equity in the business for being/ running the marketing side
Is that sponsor dollar real dollars or like donated tackle? Is it real money? Just curious
Real money
There are so many fishing channels on RUclips with people who don't have a clue about fishing .
I know how it works but what perplexes me is what other professional sport do you have to pay to play?
I don't know of any anglers doing this out there, professional or otherwise, but perhaps you could do a Patreon? Again, not sure what the success could be from that but just a thought. Randy Blaukat just touched on the thing about his actual fishing and knowledge videos getting way less views than his industry or really gossip videos. You're correct, that's the world we live in sadly. It doesn't mean that the fishing videos aren't valuable, not all is about the views but reality is views pay the bills. Good luck!
I think you should try to do a collaboration with Randy Blaukat on the water, where you two can share your thoughts as they naturally come up while you both fish. I think it would be a nice juxtaposition to see two professionals from opposite points in their careers. I think it would be something you both could appreciate, and something both of your audiences should definitely benefit from by gaining a greater understanding and appreciation for the life of a professional angler, through the balance of both of your perspectives. Both of your sincere and honest personalities seem like they would compliment each other well, as your audiences are probably very similar too.
Just my two cents. You are chasing your bass fishing dreams, which is far more than 99% of us can say, sir! tight lines!
Me and Randy couldn’t fish together. I like spotlighting then to much!
@@jacobfoutzfishing lol! well I think you have something on him that the audience would really love to see -- Randy Blaukat actually using FFS to fish, by default. It's got to be something people will tune in for and stay tuned in for till the end, just to see if he was convinced enough to see some meaningful purpose that benefits the sport.
Like I said before, I think the juxtaposition of both of your perspectives can have some very rewarding attributes for everyone. Almost like poetry, if I can dare to say so.
Thanks for the reply Jacob. You have a long career ahead of you if you accept the fact that there is no such thing as bad publicity in the marketing world. The hardest part has always been getting ones name to cross peoples lips to the point everyone eventually recognizes it. That's how a name brand recognition is established, and must continue to develop or it just gets forgotten about, no longer being recognized.
Tight Lines and best of luck to you, Sir!
They do love drama and they do eat it up. I agree. You don’t have a media guy at all correct?
I think the first video I saw of yours came off as a guy griping about gettin to have a dream job...I know it had its downsides and there's hurdles to jump, but it's still fishing for a living and it's the road you chose. I'm a diesel mechanic who loves to bass fish..that's the road I've chose, no reason for me to make a video griping about my job, if I want a pachcheck I gotta go work
Not even remotely the same scenarios
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JUST QUIT!!!!
The guys suggesting that already quit and want to see you fail, too - pathetic.
I am watching every video, cause i want to see you succeed!
I agree. No one cared what Denny Brauer’s wife thought about fishing. That’s the problem with fishing today.
Keep catching them. The majority of RUclips fishermen are clueless. Catching bass consistently is much more than a bait or a technique. The insight you share about the workings of the fishing industry is interesting, not many people are doing that.
Get a few top tens this year and they won't be able to cancel you.
I don’t think Elite Series is a must. I’m taking a break from fishing tournaments and making more quality content
You being open and honest is a good thing for the sport...but your position and transparency are not going to be profitable long term in this sport. It's a very good chance that fishing the Elite Series might not be the best avenue for you to pursue your passion. Good luck!! I do hope it goes well for you.
The sport of fishing is amazing. Tournament fishing is just an exploitation of something pure . I still fish 3-5 big tournaments a year out of state but I really have my most fun just going on vacation catching fish . Tournaments are fun and overrated at the same time. I can guarantee anyone who fished saltwater for a season straight will wonder why they even chase 3 pound fish in freshwater.
They cancelled you cause the TRUTH HURTS! Keep your head up. At least you have come to the realization of whats going on..
Same thing happens in all companies. The toadies are the bosses favorites, and the truth tellers are the ones on the outs.
Keep it up
Might want to get a different background- it looks kind of like a hostage video without a decent background behind you. LOL!