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Scott Martin DQ
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:10 pm
Man this doesn’t sit well with me. This is his home lake. Random guy talks to him at launch on how he’s been catching them. Scott didn’t shut the convo down right away. He self reported anyway and bassmaster gave him a DQ. LINK
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Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:16 pm to lsuson
I seen this on YouTube but didn’t watch it yet.
BASS will let you cheat with FFS but can’t talk to some fella at the launch?!?!? Come on!!!
BASS will let you cheat with FFS but can’t talk to some fella at the launch?!?!? Come on!!!
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:27 pm to lsuson
Professional bass fishing fans are sh#t outta luck
One trail is a wack format where the guys target 20 dinks a day and the other is nothing but scoping with minnows 24/7 and unnecessary drama like this.
From the sounds of it if I go yell unsolicited fishing advice to any Elite Series fisherman he's Gotta dq himself for that body of water, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
One trail is a wack format where the guys target 20 dinks a day and the other is nothing but scoping with minnows 24/7 and unnecessary drama like this.
From the sounds of it if I go yell unsolicited fishing advice to any Elite Series fisherman he's Gotta dq himself for that body of water, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Posted on 2/26/25 at 9:49 pm to John_V
The aggravating thing is yes my 15yr old can be dq’d from a high school event sanctioned through BASS if he or his captain hear fishing chatter from anywhere within a certain amount of days called a dead period.
This is no different than a fella asking if they saw/killed anything while making a hunt. It’s common nature amongst outdoorsmen.
What’s killing “pro” bass tournaments is the FFS. No body what’s to watch a “pro” fishermen stare at a damn screen all day. We want to hear how you figured those fish were there and why you thought they’d be there.
This is no different than a fella asking if they saw/killed anything while making a hunt. It’s common nature amongst outdoorsmen.
What’s killing “pro” bass tournaments is the FFS. No body what’s to watch a “pro” fishermen stare at a damn screen all day. We want to hear how you figured those fish were there and why you thought they’d be there.
This post was edited on 2/26/25 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:41 am to lsuson
What the hell are you suppose to talk about at the ramp ?
This is stupid, Scott said he was just talking about water clarity in a certain area and never visited the area in practice or planned to fish it.
All professional fishing is taking a hit right now, bunch of DRAMA every week.
Two weeks ago Keith Poche had a big hissy fit
This is stupid, Scott said he was just talking about water clarity in a certain area and never visited the area in practice or planned to fish it.
All professional fishing is taking a hit right now, bunch of DRAMA every week.
Two weeks ago Keith Poche had a big hissy fit
Posted on 2/27/25 at 6:37 am to The Torch
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Scott said he was just talking about water clarity in a certain area and never visited the area in practice
They are fishing a big system, eliminating water helps tremendously.
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or planned to fish it
That could have changed after he got the intel.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 6:55 am to The Torch
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bunch of DRAMA every week.
Ain't that the truth lol. Matt Herren was DQ'd last week at the St Johns for same thing, but was caught by polygraph vs self reporting like Martin did.
This post was edited on 2/27/25 at 6:57 am
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:03 am to WillFerrellisking
quote:One is cheating. The other is not. I swear you people use "Cheating" simply when you don't like something. So dumb.
BASS will let you cheat with FFS but can’t talk to some fella at the launch?!?!? Come on!!!
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:41 am to AlxTgr
lol, you know it’s cheating. I have buddies that have them and say it’s cheating.
When you can see the fish, then see your bait dropping to the fish then watch the fish’s reaction to the bait, that’s cheating or as ole boy on YouTube calls it “spotlighting”
When you can see the fish, then see your bait dropping to the fish then watch the fish’s reaction to the bait, that’s cheating or as ole boy on YouTube calls it “spotlighting”
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:48 am to WillFerrellisking
quote:You have a strange idea of cheating. It doesn't mean what you thik it means.
lol, you know it’s cheating.
quote:They don't know what it means either.
I have buddies that have them and say it’s cheating.
quote:It absolutely is not. This isn't up for debate. Cheating is "...act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage..."
When you can see the fish, then see your bait dropping to the fish then watch the fish’s reaction to the bait, that’s cheating
You don't like it. Lots of people don't like it. It's not cheating. Getting information against an established rule is cheating
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:52 am to lsuson
If you read between the lines, he got water clarity info from his family. Scott said he was at his shop (Roland Martin Marina) getting his boat rigged 3 weeks ago when a conversation started about water clarity. Guess who was fishing a college bass tournament on Okeechobee a few weeks ago. His daughter. I'm team Scott and he self reported but apparently we are at the point of not being able to have a conversation with a family member three weeks before a tournament. It's dumb.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 10:03 am to AlxTgr
Haha, you got me. It’s not cheating yet then. I have a hunch it’ll be banned from professional fishing within 5 years or sooner.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 10:04 am to WillFerrellisking
quote:Pretty good hunch. Fans hate it. Without fans, it can't exist.
I have a hunch it’ll be banned from professional fishing within 5 years or sooner.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 5:05 pm to lsuson
My buddy fished the elite series quite a few years ago and I ran into him right before an event on Toledo. I had been wearing them out.
I said, "Dude, I've been crushing them on..." and he shut me down right there saying, "Nope! Stop!!! Don't say it...".
I never realized how serious it was until then and this was years ago.
I said, "Dude, I've been crushing them on..." and he shut me down right there saying, "Nope! Stop!!! Don't say it...".
I never realized how serious it was until then and this was years ago.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 6:27 pm to WillFerrellisking
While I don’t support it for the lack of entertainment purposes, I don’t consider it cheating.
This is a play by play of fishing bed fish so I think that kills that argument. I also hate the floggers as they are the same thing if not easier than livescope. They are actually putting eyes on the fish eating the bait. Might as well just use a camera.
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When you can see the fish, then see your bait dropping to the fish then watch the fish’s reaction to the bait,
This is a play by play of fishing bed fish so I think that kills that argument. I also hate the floggers as they are the same thing if not easier than livescope. They are actually putting eyes on the fish eating the bait. Might as well just use a camera.
Posted on 2/28/25 at 7:35 am to AlxTgr
I used to watch the tournaments on tv. I turned one on last Saturday and the guy never looked up from his screen except to cast. I turned it off. Boring as shite and he didn’t say anything.
Posted on 2/28/25 at 8:00 am to Ray Finkle
Basically being a computer nerd will make you millions fishing bass Tx's nowadays.
Posted on 2/28/25 at 9:23 am to Ray Finkle
quote:Honestly, it's been that way for northern tournaments ever since the drop shot hit the scene. You watch a guy's back the whole time with him either seeing the bottom or staring at older sonar. When I would see a smallmouth tourney was on, I'd switch to something else.
I used to watch the tournaments on tv. I turned one on last Saturday and the guy never looked up from his screen except to cast. I turned it off. Boring as shite and he didn’t say anything.
Posted on 3/1/25 at 2:10 pm to WillFerrellisking
FFS is not a very sportsman like technique. Boring as hell also!
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