Well said, sir. Hank Parker, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston put sport fishing on big screen and deserve the utmost respect!

@clintperry799

26 күн бұрын

I total agree with you ! 👍

@markcarter108

26 күн бұрын

I agree & the gates of Hell will not prevail against the truth.

@randyjamesrobertson

26 күн бұрын

I remember another guide I knew telling me about Roland Martin hiring local guides to pre-fish and show him where the fish were for him. Not saying Roland Martin is not a great fisherman. Just saying, that we are all human, not perfect, and people use whatever to get ahead whether from FFS to "other" methods. Sometimes people put other "people" on a pedestal and worship them without knowing or caring about the flaws in their character that are inherent in all of us.

@stevefisher2121

26 күн бұрын

@@randyjamesrobertsonI agree with you 110% but until I “saw” this alleged act then it is still a rumor to me.

@Jon45678

26 күн бұрын

@@jasonkidd9559 That’s how he rolls with everyone unless they help his business in some way. One thing you gotta say about Roland, he is not afraid to ask other people what they are catching them on. He even makes KZread videos demonstrating other people’s ideas like they were his own which I’ve seen in real time.

There is no shortage of angry, disrespectful people, especially in this day and age.

@tonydanja4266

26 күн бұрын

Yeah, Randy is very angry.

@michaelspanos269

26 күн бұрын

they've always been around, but we were never able to hear them before social media

If everyone was like Hank Parker, we wouldn't even have to lock banks!

Regardless of where one stands on the FFS debate, it’s important to remember that disagreeing is not the same as disrespecting.

@Tedthib

26 күн бұрын

Amen!

@warrenrayledbetter9957

26 күн бұрын

Exactly!

I'm a teacher and I see it everyday. There is a GIANT problem with this younger generation's lack of respect for their elders. It's gotten progressively worse and now its at an all-time low. There's a fundamental disconnect when it comes to respect with them and it's sad.

@roymorgan5498

26 күн бұрын

Starts with the parents. Johnny if you don't lessen you will go to time out! When younger ones call you by your first name Mr. Roy .that's when it took off with mean lazy kids that don't lessen. Not all are that way. Thanks for putting up with those kids." You deserve a raise!" ❤👏

@jwm2588

26 күн бұрын

I also teach, and I was going to say the exact same thing. This younger generation is some of the rudest, most disrespectful, and unethical group of people I have ever taught. With that said it isn't all of them, but it is the majority of them.

@ricknelson4793

26 күн бұрын

As already mentioned the parents are not doing their job!

@barnes80

26 күн бұрын

I teach middle school and I agree. Bad parenting and social media is the problem.

@toddowens9776

26 күн бұрын

So you're saying Rick Clunn is a disgrace because he has a different opinion than you? Talking about disrespect. You barely deserve to kiss the ground Rick walks on, let alone say he is wrong. I understand your anger about distespect but you're no different. You repeatedly say the young guys can't catch a fish without FFS and in most cases you're 100% wrong. Once again you feel YOUR OPINION is the only right opinion. You don't even need facts to back them up.

Thank you for having the courage to stand up and voice your opinion .

@jaym8257

26 күн бұрын

I guess bass fishing is a blood sport now. A group of people. Half are "good" and half are "bad".

It's obvious now why KVD retired

@arciefan

26 күн бұрын

Regardless of what he said. I agree with you

@chrisford736

26 күн бұрын

Not just a fishing issue. Nick Saban also saw the lack of respect and retired also.

@arciefan

26 күн бұрын

@@chrisford736 I'm from Arkansas, (razorbacks) and agree with you. I absolutely hated to see Nick Saban retire and you're right respect transends to other and it's disgusting to see people not raised to learn respect.

@charlieclayton6860

24 күн бұрын

@@arciefan Woo Pig Sooie!

@arciefan

24 күн бұрын

@@charlieclayton6860 Yes. Getting ready to watch baseball game against UAPB tonite. Go Hogs!

Far too many of these young guys coming up haven't fished long enough to be throwing their "opinions" out there like they're the gospel. They haven't lived long enough, or fished long enough to have the "I KNOW EVERYTHING" attitude that they have. When you talk to them, they might ACT like they're listening, but, they're not...because they're convinced that they know it all, and their way is the only way....but, I guess that's just the attitude that a lot of today's youth have. They have no real knowledge of the history of the sport, nor respect for those that made this sport what it is....or, at least what it used to be in it's purist form before greed and egos corrupted it.

The look at me generation.

@johnfontenot7861

26 күн бұрын

Punks

@Roundawg

17 күн бұрын

Yep. They look just like the generation before them.

Hank Parker is so knowledgeable in everything he is passionate about,(fishing,hunting,nascar, etc.) people need to respect this wealth of knowledge. Randy is also deserving of respect, especially so considering the respect he gives to the legends he has encountered and learned from in his own time.

@keithknechg3217

26 күн бұрын

Agreed,respect is earned and the og,s have earned my respect.( even roland martin🙄)

@Tedthib

26 күн бұрын

Rick Clunn disagrees with Randy and Hank. Is he not also allowed the same respect?

@slickrick8383

26 күн бұрын

@@Tedthib Rick clunn deserves respect as well, maybe Rick and Hank should get together on one of these forums face to face to debate these issues that affect the sport of pro fishing. Until that happens we have to make our own opinions on who is right.

My dad and I watched all of the legends on the bassmasters growing he would talk about Larry Nixon, Rick Clunn, all of those guys. The one he had the most respect for was Hank Parker. It is pretty disheartening to hear young anglers talking bad about him. I am with you Randy this man deserves respect from everyone with what he has done for the sport of bass fishing.

@stevencrane9949

26 күн бұрын

Sir Randall Hank Parker for president

Yes sir ! Well said Randy ! This is another why I watch your channel. I appreciate you Randy ! Thank You !

Hank is the BEST. I meet him at a Bass Expo way back and he bought my wife and I lunch and told me a ton about the realities of professional fishing. He was beyond nice and gave me some great advice. RESPECT!!!

Why not skip forward facing sonar and go right to trawling nets Thanks for your video and position.

@charlesjohnsjr.5809

26 күн бұрын

How about dynamite or depth charges?

@CAN43725

26 күн бұрын

@@charlesjohnsjr.5809 You really need an answer to that?

@charlesjohnsjr.5809

26 күн бұрын

@@CAN43725 sarcasm need me to explain it?

@CAN43725

26 күн бұрын

@@charlesjohnsjr.5809 your funny!

@CAN43725

26 күн бұрын

@@charlesjohnsjr.5809 your funny

Hank Parker's point was valid and really has nothing to do with pro or anti FFS , it was about HS level competitors having to have $ to compete...pressure on parents. If you cant afford it you really are at a huge disadvantage. I agree with him on that 100%

@colt110987

25 күн бұрын

Absolutely, he has no gripe with FFS because he has it on his boat. Or at least the boat he was fishing on when we ran into him on Lake Murray

You have to respect Rick Clunn also! He is a legend! I see a lot of comments on this site knocking him down for his stand on FF sonar.

99% of the guys you're speaking of are Ben Milliken fan boys.

@randyblaukatintuitive

26 күн бұрын

Exactly

@Glock-1

26 күн бұрын

He is absolutely right though, as bad as I hate hearing that name!

@TheAverageFisherman99

26 күн бұрын

100% fact.

@millennialgeezer9734

26 күн бұрын

Really wish this FFS drama would end and we could all just get back to talking fishing instead of all the nonsense. Don’t let the idiots get to you and stay positive. Thanks for all your hard work and sharing your knowledge, Randy!

@millennialgeezer9734

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for also letting me know that is one of the idiots. I almost made an order from a certain company he works with. Looks I can cancel that and ignore that line of baits.

What you aren't understanding is that it's not disrespect It's the fact that 90% of the knowledge we have been fed has been proven false in the last couple years

Hallelujah! Totally agree with you.

It is unbelievable to me how people can’t tolerate others opinions without becoming hateful and mean. Polite society is crumbling and I see it everywhere I go.

@TheAverageFisherman99

26 күн бұрын

It's the fact that they're on social media behind a screen that makes them brave. They haven't got punched in the mouth before for smarting off in person.

@user-sb3sp6mz2k

26 күн бұрын

They are cowards hiding behind their mama's saying things to people they would never say to their face

@JohnSmithFFS

25 күн бұрын

You are falling for Randy’s misinformation. Nobody was disrespecting Hank at all

Randy I am the same age as Hank. I remember watching you as you started fishing BASS as well as many others. It took us many many hours of reading, viewing, listening and time on the water to get the knowledge to catch bass. We handed that knowledge down like it was penny candy but forgot to hand down teaching respect. Now days watch a few university utube and your an instant professor of any subject. Everything respectful in this world has disappeared I'm afraid. Much respect for you and what you do sir. Thank you from a dinosaur

That's like a baseball player disrespecting Micky Mantle!!

@gregkuhn7123

26 күн бұрын

Spot on!

I dont understand the idea of FFS users not being able to catch fish without it. Its easier to me to go flip bushes for a bass then go offshore and try and catch them suspended.

You are totally right. I 100 % agree Randy !!!!

100 % agree with Randy 👍

Great video, Randy. There's a difference in free speech and being disrespectful to the individuals that put bass fishing on national TV. Hank is a phenomenal ambassador to our sport. Along with many others like Roland Martin and Bill Dance, there are too many to count. Hank was 100% correct in his analogy of this subject, and thank you for defending him. He didn't put anyone down. He's a class act, and I'd be willing to bet that most of these comments are coming from people who don't even know who Hank Parker is.

Hank Parkers Bassin Black Bass for Super Nintendo is still the best fishing video game ever.

Hank Parker is spot on in his opinion!!!! We are starting to see some of bass shallow water hammers rise to the top when you actually have to fish to catch a bass

I’ve met Hank Parker back in 2015 @ the Bass Pro shops in Springfield, MO and I still remember what a gentleman and legend in this sport he is. You can have a difference of opinion but once you throw low ball shots your opinion is irrelevant!

Unfortunately this happens now in just about every industry. There is zero respect from the younger generations to people who literally paved the way and started a whole industry. Disgusting

@bigdawgggbachi5394

26 күн бұрын

Think it’s a little wild to lump the whole younger generation together as having zero respect…I mean Jacob wheeler is the same age as Milliken and you can’t pretend like for a second he doesn’t respect the older generation of anglers…

@user-oh5ic4fy2h

26 күн бұрын

@@bigdawgggbachi5394 I see your point But it’s a small minority of younger gen who is like that.

@bigdawgggbachi5394

26 күн бұрын

@@user-oh5ic4fy2h I could see that on social media and KZread but I just don’t think it’s true overall for just average bass fisherman..I’m 35 and I have nothing but respect and admiration for the legends of this sport especially hank Parker…all of my buddies are the same…I would assume that a large majority of millikens fans are kids in middle school or high school and are drawn in by his douchebag pompous ass attitude and they think live scope is cool bc that’s what’s on tv and all the kids want is to just make other people think they’re cool…you might be right about the generation thing but I kind of think its more of conservationists and people who are truly passionate about the sport and health of fisheries and then there’s people like milliken who see bass fishing as nothing but a source of income and that’s the big divide I see personally.

You are right Randy ! These technology fishermen are ruining fishing. FFS is bad for fishing tournaments. There needs to be a panel of the legends. All the tournaments are won today by fishing a certain bait & technique.

THANK YOU RANDY AND HANK

Well said young man,you are correct,I am old school and will never have FFS on my boat, and funny thing I watched a tournament this morning and top 3 went old school

I listen to Hank Parker give his testimony at central Baptist in jonesboro arkansas. I have met him twice and watched him fish all my life. He has my utmost respect, and he is a heck of a guy.

Hank Parker is the Mr. Rogers of bass fishing. Don't make Chuck Norris angry

I’m so glad you are standing your ground on this. Bass fishing is turning political, and it sucks. These young anglers couldn’t win a tournament without FFS. They need to do away with it. Period.

Watching Hank Parker as a boy with my dad. I learned things that were more about life than it had to do with fishing. Just watching his show and talking to my dad taught me things like Respect, Valor, and a Moral Compass. These were things my dad may not have been able to put into words by himself, but, when I asked questions, it made it easier for him to talk to me about it.

So Rick Clunn is being disgraced? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hank Parker is an absolute living legend!!! What an absolute CLASS ACT! I have personally met him multiple times, the good Lord doesn’t make a more fine Man and ambassador of the sport!

Our generation raised them so take responsibility people...

I was a fishing guide for 35 years. my dad was a fishing guide for 40 years. my grandfather was a guide since the 1930's. I learned the old-school way. it wasn't until today I learned I was a "sheep". LOL 😂

@drh488

26 күн бұрын

Could you catch a bass if FFS didn't exist?

@randyjamesrobertson

26 күн бұрын

@@drh488well, I could use a land line phone if a cell phone did not exist…but I would rather use a cell phone ( modern technological wonder that is glued to younger people’s hands) I am surprised there is not someone out there calling for the ban of cell phones). So the answer to your question; could I catch fish without FFS …… well I have for 60 years but do I want to go back to land lines and no ffs…..NO.

@drh488

23 күн бұрын

Even my homeless friend has a cell phone, i don't think he has ffs. I'm sure its a great tool for guides and amateurs that can afford it. Do you think its a good thing for professional tournament fishing though? I personally don't think its fun to watch.

Loving the hat!!! 🤠 Tell them like it is Randy!!! 👍 I'M STILL THE #1 FAN!!!

Thanks for being our Voice Randy...

Hank Parker and Randy for that matter has forgotten more about bass fishing than you spotlighters will ever learn!

They are lazy. Looking for instant gratification. Have no work ethic. Give em hell randy I’m with you 100% .

Keep up the fight Randy!!!

Randy is one of the most knowledgeable compassionate considerate yet. Dependable anglers slash podcasters in the game.. Not only where when my while, how but research and Data thoughtfully gathered By himself and his posse Showing the changes in the animals behavior the habitat so on and so forth. .. I mean, it's literally the difference between those who think the earth is flat and the rest of us... It is a wide known fat that all of the bodies of water all over the planet are shrinking and losing mass. And volume. ... And I believe it was maybe also one of randy's videos or someone associated ... Where it was asked how many baths have to be. Or fry have to be hatched. Or produced in order to make 8 pound bass... One bass live to be eight pounds... And the answer was millions millions....

Randy I don’t always agree with everything you say or where you stand on everything but I respect you and your positions. After all that’s the beauty of our country. On this video I’ve never agreed with you MORE! Thank you for doing this and I second what you’ve said. Hank Parker is joy of my adolescent years watching Outdoor Magazine on TNN with my Dad. PRICELESS memories.

Hank Parker has great values and makes the world a better place

I’m on your side. There is the “art of fishing” that becomes lost with all the fancy electronics available today.

Thank you Randy. Hank Parker is a man of Character, faith, and integrity.

Totally agree 👍

DRAMA DRAMA...40 %....39%...38%...

Agree 100 percent. These legends of the sport have earned total respect.

Randy, everyone has a right to their personal opinion even if it is different than mine or yours. Just because our opinions are different than someone else does not mean we are disrespecting them. I personally don't believe in competitive bass fishing at the national or local levels and if I could put a stop to it I would but I am in the minority group. The mortality rate is very high and pulling them off spawning beds is just wrong this has been going on for almost sixty years.

@motherlodebassin5369

26 күн бұрын

Agreed but people were being disrespectful in the comments it wasn’t just they disagreed

So your saying that what ever Hank Parker's opinion is that is the only right opinion. It don't work like that. Hank is great guy but his opinion is his opinion not everyone's opinion.

I agree No Respect Randy ! Get it right grasshoppers ,you haven’t done your time.🇨🇦

Very true ..Hank Parker is a true legend of our sport and deserves complete respect 🙏🏻

Hank Parker is a phenomenal person but he's wrong on this issue... Am I allowed to say he's wrong and still admire him?... Randy brother control the anger issues! Just breathe my friend. Breathe...

Man if u can't scroll past the haters without it affecting you it might be time to get off the Internet. People are always going to talk trash and hide behind the Internet. Most likely their cowards and never have the balls to say those things to a person's face. You're doing them a favor by acknowledging it. They're probably laughing at this video bc they're to brain dead to understand.

Totally agree

Welcome to the internet Randy 🤣 but when you intentionally go out of your way to take a hard stance and call out the other side with the vitriol that you do every time you bring up FFS you are going to bring out a hose kind of people. Just because people don’t agree with your stance doesn’t mean that they don’t respect those that came before them, you need to be a little slower to jump to these irrational decisions about people

Much respect to the true pros..and great respect to the sport of using no technology my brother could smell fish in the water I believe he had a humming bird ol flasher...he and I caught many bass 8 pounds and up...

Hank is a legend, total respect for the founders of our sport, nixon, clunn,fritz, all of those guys.

Wow, it honestly sickens me and I am shocked that anyone would disrespect a patriarch to bass fishing and the outdoors in general. I am 63 now and it's appalling to witness what our world is turning into. Respect, honor and integrity don't have a spot in people's hearts anymore. You touched on ethics ? This is simply manners, this was something that made us feel good. Times have changed and it's the mentality of every man for himself, piss on everyone else. It's a jagged pill and a huge loss and failure in the up bringing of the last 3 decades. Shallow, self centered narcissistic A Holes. Stay safe

So when you gonna do a video on Rick Clunn's opinion on FFS?

@CAN43725

25 күн бұрын

This site is a big echo chamber, probably will never happen unfortunately.

Truth is these guys can't fish. I went fishing yesterday and I saw boat after boat pull up to the same spot over and over again the fisherman went straight to the technology never even looked at the lake. don't even know if they knew a lake was there😂 and after not catching anything they rode off to do it all over again at a different spot. That's not fishing that's watching TV on a boat. Understand those are not fishermen. Those are video gamers on a boat.

@ronelkins1057

26 күн бұрын

Those same guys hunt squirrels with a 12 gauge, kill turkeys in blinds w/decoys…….but they call their kills ‘trophies’.

@jrdavis8062

26 күн бұрын

Do you feel trail cams should be illegal? ​@@ronelkins1057

It's not just a lack of respect. The people you speak of have no discipline and can't change a tire without looking it up. I see it at the archery range all the time.

100% agree Randy.

Great post Randy, My dad was the same way and despite the fact that he really suffered at the end, he never complained but admitted he had a good life. Most people don't realize how death is just as natural as birth. Love? It is a universal natural energy that never disappears.

I started bass fishing in the 80's. If it weren't for the TV programs of Orlando Wilson, Jimmy Houston, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Hank Parker, Al Lindner, all the videos I watched by Bill Dance, and including Doug Hannon, and Homer Circle, and all the local seminars I attended, by Roland Martin and Larry Nixon, Rick Clunn and others, I wouldn't have gotten better at bass fishing. These guys paved the way for everyone else, gave of their time, and their knowledge and deserve our respect. We didn't have internet, KZread, GPS, long rods, fluorocarbon line, fancy baitcasting reels or anything else. We had 5.5'-6' pistol grip fishing rods, basic baitcasting reels, monofilament line, color selectors, paper graphs, flashers, and paper maps. We learned how to pattern fish using seasonal changes, barometric pressure, water temperature, light penetration, wind, and weather conditions. We didn't have forward facing sonar, spot lock, side scan, or any of the technologies available today but we caught fish because of what we learned from these legends.

Now whose “feathers are ruffled?” Randy… Rick Clunn is cool with FFS. He said bass fishing doesn’t discriminate and do it how you wanna do it. Rick Clunn’s credentials far surpass you and Hank.

@randyblaukatintuitive

26 күн бұрын

I respect Rick, but he’s on the wrong side of history with this topic

@MDG_Fishing

26 күн бұрын

Aight….you win Randy!

@5150Fishing

26 күн бұрын

@@randyblaukatintuitive MY COMMENTS ABOUT HANK PARKER WERE WRONG. I MISUNDERSTOOD HIS COMMENTS. I APOLOGIZE

As I read the comments I see 95% of these people agree with you ,including myself. Let's make dynamite legal again! Less work more fish.

Randy, Yes Sir Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Rick Clunn , Paul Elias , Brought Bass Fishing for the massive to see and 7:45 enjoy. Thanks Again Sir for all you do . I'm 63 years old and Old School Bass Fisherman.

I agree with you 💯

The kids and goobers were given a cheat code in angling with FFS. Plain and simple it's the instant gratification gene in industry

Amen Randy! You are correct, guys like Hank, Rick Clunn, you and others that have helped grown the sport deserve respect. When watching a tournament, I don't want to watch guys watching a screen and then catering at a fish . I want to see the techniques they are using and how I can apply that to the lakes I fish. I can see how the technolgy could help me better understand the environments I am fishing but to rely on it solely to catch fish takes the fun out of it. Like you said in a past video, if I am spending all my time looking at a screen and not paying attention to what is around me, I am missing the whole point of being out on the lake.

Agreed, good job!

Young anglers need to understand this: "Even a fish would stay out of trouble, if he kept his mouth shut!" 🙊 Be respectful and you will get respect...

@Tedthib

26 күн бұрын

That's a very disrespectful statement to young people

Hank Parker is one of the best people you will ever meet and he is one best anglers in the world.

I been watching Hank on TV for 30 something years now. Nothing but respect

Totally agree with you on this subject.

I've seen you post about a month ago on FFS and voiced my opinion on a few sites I'm a member in. I never in my life got so much negative responses from idiots and guy saying I was to illiterate to learn to use FFS. They brought up my granddaughter in the conversation and really pissed me off. I grew up respecting the sport over 50 years, and it's got to the point the rich well be the only winners in tournaments with the use of FFS. I started out with a flasher and used them several years. The generation grew up with a Joy Stick in there had playing video games. They have no respect for the sport or other anglers, one call you Randy a crying little bitch and didn't even want to here you complaining about FFS. We had a heated battle till the site shut us down. I see these high school kids with a boat operator cutting me and other boats off with 3 to 5000 acres of shoreline on a lake like Ky & Lake Barkley all the time. There educate is going to come back and bite them in the ass one day when a fight breaks out. I'm 70 yrs old and grew up with Hank, Bill, Jimmy, and the real pros of this sport. It's got to the point I'm thinking very seriously of selling out and finding a new hobby. Like being a hunter all my life, the money people from other states have came in and leased up all avalible properties I use to hunt for deer & turkeys. I gave that up 10 years ago because I couldn't afford $10.000 a year to lease property large enough to hunt and not be walked up on after sitting in the quite comfortable outdoors. It's our responsibility to keep this things avaliable for future generations. I've always brought out more trash on a hunting trip or fishing trip because of those who don't respect nature as we did 50 to 60 years ago. I support you views and will continue to stand up against those who try to bad mouth the legends of these sports activities. Keep up the good work and continue the fight for all, God Bless and will continue monitor what's taking place here.

These people are like this because inside they really know that people like Hank, and Randy are right. They'll never admit it but deep down they know without ffs they don't stand a chance. Hank parker is a great ambassador of the sport. I used to watch all the weekend bass fishing shows including Hank Parker. I was just a kid man it made me want to fish. I used to watch the shows then after I'd go set up a bucket and spend hours flipping a jig into the bucket. It's not like that anymore, and thats sad.

Well said . Just watch MLF . Their boats have so many screens on them that they look like a floating sports bar .

Hank is an awesome person!

Why did you have to drag Hank Parkers name in the mud by referring to him on your channel? Hank Parker helped develop FFS with Hummingbird. Still has it on his boat, never said he doesn't use it. Only said it could be reviewed.

I don't know exactly how old you are Randy. I am 58 and fished local and state tournaments for last 35 years. Now I mainly pleasure fish and some Wednesday nighters. The forefathers of our sport deserve the utmost respect for building it to what it is today. Although I agree with your views on FFS, I also acknowledge that youth and technology must be served. We as tournament anglers must see that the younger generation is forced to use this technology in order to compete at the highest level period. Until this is banned or limited in some way you cannot fault the youth of our sport for using the tools it was given. As for the disrespect that these mislead and poorly parented individuals are showing we can only pray for them. Stay positive and try to uplift these youngsters.

Well stated. I agree. I fish out of a kayak with no electronics

New subscriber Well done 👍👍🎣

I am 61 years old and fished at many different levels of bass fishing, in my time i developed a system that keeps your plastic baits from pulling down and covering the hook point, one day i got a phone call from Hank Parker, out of the blue just because he is a good Christian man, offered and did help to promote my products free of charge, never asked for a dime ,mind you he was my idol and did not know me from anyone, helped me get my product in bps and many other stores .This man has earned my respect and the people that are bad mouthing him should have been raised better, I guarantee he does not deserve to be attacked by folks that have only been out of diapers for 15 years, instead of berating him maybe shut up and listen and you might learn how to be a ambassador for the greatest sport going .Chuck Ditto parasiteweights

Randy, I was not the biggest fan of yours, but I must say thank you and keep up the good fight for the real fisherman out there. Learn from the legends. Don't disrespect them. Thank Again

They need 2 completely separate Tournament Divisions in all large Bass Organizations. 1) Limited and, 2) Unlimited . 1) Limited being No ffs/ Limited Hp . 2) Un Limited being All Tech available to general public/ no hp limit. This will show organizations many things, and certainly help to cut the influences the Big Money Tech has on each organization, as well as allow each angler the opportunity to choose which side of the ffs fence they agree with. It's almost 2 different sports as things stand, and certainly unfair to the less wealthy . This would also show the organizations that a large majority of the fans would sway to the Limited class as the most desirable division, to watch and be able to potentially compete in.

@Wiscobassin

26 күн бұрын

I have been thinking this for a long time. Two divisions or series and go from there. It would be very interesting to see what "most" do when given a choice. I also think that before it can be fact ffs needs to be studied with fish mortality and whatever metric you would want to measure to trying say one way or another this tech hurts the fish population, maybe it has been done idk. If the facts show no detriment to the fish it's unlikely it will ever change, for catch and release fish that is. I think we all agree that catching and keeping your limit more often isn't good for the fish population.

Well said Randy. Hank Parker is a legend and just seems like he would be great to just talk to. Some of these young guys are just chirping, because most of them would be able to compete without the fastest and greatest.I had the pleasure of meeting one of my favorites , Bill Dance , about 20 years ago at a small local boat show in Worcester Mass. and he was so fantastic to us local club guys . Could not have been nicer and just shot the breeze about bass fishing. Got a great pic and it is something I will never forget. No respect these days.

For me, fishing's way more fun when you develop a plan, pour over lake maps, look at survey data, factor in water clarity, account for weather, and choose a presentation instead of simply dropping a "see-stick" into the water. I hope FFS is banned. On the flip side, I could care less about Hank Parker or that douche Ben Miliken.

I’m new to your channel and fishing for that matter but I like your stance and your calling out disrespectful comments

Amen to that Randy! Hank is a legend in Bass Fishing

Fishing tips, techniques. only please.

The older anglers grew up in a time that you'd get punched in the face for being disrespectful. Now we got entitlement minded kids that hide behind their computers and cell phones...

Rick Clunn basically has said the exact opposite of you Randy. Should he not be respected or does he not count because he doesn’t agree with you. You are mad because people are not agreeing with you and Hank. Do you not have representation for Clunn. How about Alton Jones?