JotCast | BTL - BASS TALK LIVE OCTOBER 28th, 2019

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BTL - BASS TALK LIVE OCTOBER 28th, 2019

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Binkwood

9:34

Great show Mark!

ChadInCanada

9:34

Great show. Now you need Mercer and Z.

Dean in Kentucky

9:34

Way to go Randy Blaukat, could not agree more!

Dwayne from Norman

9:27

Randy is like the Dave Ramsey of Bass fishing! Love it!!

ChadInCanada

9:27

My prediction: MLF will feel pressured at some point to go back to the 5-biggest-bass per day format. BUT, it will remain immediate catch-weigh-release. WHY? It is the right thing to do if you value the bass fishery and not killing them just to hold them up on stage after dragging them around all day.

Mike_Cus from NY

9:26

Could you imagine Triple A weights vs. Tour Pro's weights on same waters where tour guys are fishing without GPS or any of the technology? Consumers would wonder who the "tour" pro is.

Binkwood

9:26

Let's get real here; in any business you get paid to generate money for someone that's paying you to be there. Tournament fishing will never generate money through tickets sales because it's not a spectator sport for a variety of reasons. That's something that separates it from other sports. The way anglers create value for someone is to sell equipment. That means 80 thousands dollar bass boats with 15 thousand dollars worth of electronics. Tournament fishing is anglers gambling for each other's entry fee for the opportunity to be on a stage to establish themselves as experts so they can sell tackle! That's the cold hard reality of "professional tournament fishing".

Dwayne from Norman

9:25

It's sad about the extreme cost of the sport, but the public buying 50-70k bass boats faster than they can be built isn't helping us.

Jim - Indiana

9:25

good ole American supply and demand...as long as guys will pay the entries, and get close to a full field, there is no reason to change.

Frank- Mich.

9:23

Totally agree with Randy with the level playing field and take some of that technology away and make the angler use more of his own intuition!!

Maynard

9:23

Chad, Bet Larry Nixon and David Fritts would be up there !

Rus

9:23

Did fan input help with your decision?

duckettank

9:22

The reason the electronics companies pay 100's of 1000's of dollars to our sport every year, is to be able to showcase their products. They have to have a stage to advertise or they're gone.

ChadInCanada

9:21

Maybe BASS should have a Heritage event where the anglers are in 14' tinners, with a 25hp motor and a flasher unit. See who comes out on top then.

Dave-sc

9:20

No practice is the best way to make things even. But not as fun for the fan when it takes guys a couple hours to put fish in the boat

Mitchell from Bama

9:19

The only thing with removing the electronics, you make it a shallow fishermans game only. You handicap the good deep fisherman.

Maynard

9:18

Good Lord Randy, there would only be 50 competitors on the tour !

MATT - SW MISSOURI

9:17

100% Agree with Randy on the cost of the sport! even the BFL's are even becoming elitist vs the average joe

Rick B in NC

9:16

Its getting to the elitist level at the BFLs......

Dave-sc

The problem is someone will

9:16

always pay and there will

Dwayne from Norman

9:16

Thank you Randy. Its about time an angler seriously talks about the outrageous costs.

Dave-sc

9:16

always be guys lined up to play. But they may not be the best

Maynard

9:15

How many MLB or NFL players had to have $65,00 to play their pro sports ?

Jim - Indiana

9:15

At the Elite and FLW Tour level, the circuit should have their main sponsors cover all entries.

Dwayne from Norman

9:15

Randy is right. The sport is much too expensive. How does anyone pay 60k in entry fees...plus expenses and make an income for your family?

ChadInCanada

9:14

I have been fishing from a kayak since selling my bass boat in fall of 2018. I still catch as many fish, and as many big fish. No motor, no batteries, no electronics. A jig or drop-shot is my depth finder. :)

Jim - Indiana

9:14

It forces the anglers that want to "play" get set up with sponsors

Maynard

9:13

Great point Randy, How many college grads can go out and buy a $40,000-$50,000 dollar boat let alone the rest of the expense ?

gclark

9:12

Randy, glad to hear you are going to the opens.

Josh the painter

9:08

The mlf bought flw so that they can have a fall back plan

ChadInCanada

9:06

Jim, if I were a BPT pro and got cut down to the lower ranks, I would take it as a sign that I need to go back to the 5-bass format and just to BASS. But, maybe I'm wrong.

Randy from Al

9:05

I look for several to leave the BPT this year and the top 5 FLW guys move up

Jim - Indiana

9:04

Randy.... can you see a BTP pro get cut, and return to the FLW to requalify?

Dwayne from Norman

9:04

No other company publishes how they hire employees.

ChadInCanada

9:03

In three years, there will be two tours. They will be polarizing where some fans love one, some fans love the other. Kind of like BEFORE MLF...