Poor kid that won the classic

Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

Anyone could see this reaction from miles away…from the TV screen I was watching, as I was staring at it all day, watching people fish on TV, on a screen..

So people watching bass fishermen catch bass on a TV screen are mad that fisherman catch bass using a TV screen?


Ok, put your mask on unless your eating and stay 6 (maybe 7 not sure) away from me

I hate FFS and the like as much as any decent logical sportsman. But if the rules to the competition allow it, then people criticizing him are just dumb.

I'm sure the kid is really concerned about what some 50 and 60 year old weekend warriors are saying about him on social media. If it makes it so easy Brian, go do it yourself and become a Bassmaster Champion. I've never understood sportsmen bashing other sportsmen for not doing it the way they think is correct. The kid played within the rules and won, congratulate him. He's laughing all the way to the bank anyway.

Certainly Easton is not at fault here. He was not doing anything that was not allowed. The debate is really about FFS and how it has changed the art of fishing into a video game. Obviously most of the names on the leaderboard were young anglers with no real history in the sport. The big question is this really fair chase and will it kill of tournament fishing. Last year I fished the big bass splash on Rayburn and Toledo. Almost no one was beating the banks. Everyone was offshore with their heads down. I was just donating money as I don't have it yet.

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If it makes it so easy Brian, go do it yourself

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You could become an instant millionaire

I've heard them say that only about 10% of the fish they see bite.

Not my place to say if it's right or wrong but it has hurt the sponsors of the sport and bait/reel/rod sales.

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Last year I fished the big bass splash on Rayburn and Toledo. Almost no one was beating the banks. Everyone was offshore with their heads down. I was just donating money as I don't have it yet.

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Same for me at Eufaula this weekend. There are some lakes where we fish just for points. We know we will lose before the tourney even starts.

I couldn’t care less about the “is it fishing” argument, if they all have access to the same tech then it’s a level playing field, and it does take some skill to use.

My issue is it just isn’t entertaining to watch. What has always made competitive bass fishing at least somewhat compelling is the idea that these guys show up and read a lake better than you do, so you want to watch how they break it down. Sure they’ve always had a lot of sponsored gear and many are probably being fed scouting reports, but there was always at least the illusion that you could catch that same fish if you knew what you were doing. Now, it feels like they’re operating an F1 racecar and I’d be showing up to the race with a Camry.

I guess they idea was they would sell electronics like they did reels and baits, but I got too many other hobbies to sink that kind of coin into it, so it just pushes me away from the sport.