Not impressed with video game fishing
Not impressed with video game fishing
Originally Posted by skeeterator
yep.. this is the most interesting thing to me, the decades of learning and "knowing" what bass do has in the last 5 years become mind blowing.
I remember growing up fishing and people fishing with me(that had little to no experience) would cast out away from the bank while im beating the bank i would laugh and say the fish are up here on the bank.. Or i would laugh at people fishing from the bank casting out towards the middle.. I knew i should of listened back then
Those boys literally get paid to find an advantage in thr hopes of staying in the gray and not getting caught in the red lol
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You tried it and didn't like it?
You don't like watching it?
Not impressed with the daily weights?
If professionals who's careers depend on catching fish use FFS then that's what I'm using. Might be too simple of a philosophy but makes sense to me.
I’d say many fishermen have already, and not just in the tournament world.
The trick is when to realize what old school knowledge isn’t correct or needs to be adjusted.
I agree with your general sentiment, though. Right now it seems like being unaware of conventional wisdom can be an advantage at times.
We are definitely on the precipice of an era of great success in fishing, and I think it’s fascinating to be able to participate.
Exactly, sounds like they need to form a seniors league or retire.
My dad just bought property at a lake we've been going to our entire life. Never fished the creek where the lot is, no house yet just the lot and dock the seller sold his pontoon to us. We went up saturday to run the boat and check on things, i brought a rod with C-rig just to fan cast off the dock and see what kind of bottom we were working with lol..
Said every electronics company.....
“Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching—even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” —Unknown
Maybe they will use their pull, gravitas and respect gained from being respectful and land on the advisory committee or push the advisory committee in a certain direction? I bet there will be a lot of squawking and whining of that being "unfair" when they use that power to change the rules in a drastic manner. Who do you think the BASS leaders will listen to- the legends of the sport with a perspective gained over decades of participation, or some kid barely out of high school or some third rate community college who is calling people fossils, dinosaurs, and "old dudes who can't hang"? Some of the comments are getting very close to being bigoted, and the Gen Alphabetters might need to learn what getting "hoisted on their own petard" means.
Which is exactly why I started the thread the other day about using technology that helps find fish vs technology that is used to catch fish. Until we get to the core disagreement, everything else is just wasted breath and will never allow one side to see the basis on which other side rests their argument.
There are two other issues on which the two sides disagree:
(1) Is using FFS that helps catch fish "fair chase." What is "fair chase?"
(2) Should there be any limit on technology or, as some have suggested, as long as the angler catches the fish using a rod, reel, and lure, everything else is fair game. If one believes that there should be a limit on technology, where should that limit be?
Last edited by Jeff Hahn; 03-04-2024 at 11:59 AM.
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NBA has different rules and degree of difficulty than college and high school, mlb has rule and equipment changes from college, high school. Golf has parameters their equipment has to stay within, so why should fishing be any different?
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Then again, why can't fishing be different?
I think the professional fishermen who are on the "Pro-FFS" side would be wise to not let the "Pro-FFS" examples on this board be the template they follow in any future discussion or debate.
My two cents. The pros with 6 or more graphs have made the average fisherman think he needs that many. I know of two people that have 3 or more graphs and neither one could physically punch in a waypoint. This has lead to making the cost of a bass boat unaffordable for a lot of people. You buy a 65,000 dollar bass boat and then add $30,000 worth of electronics. I think the boat manufacturers are recognizing this and will be chewing the ears of this new advisory committee.
I look for them to limit boats to no more than 3 depth finders. FFS will be allowed but with only one transducer.
Then the electronics manufacturers will develop a single transducer that has 2D, DS, SS, 360 live sonar, etc. Most likely in the works as we speak.
YES, but its a new generation. Sadly BASS and MLF is going to listen to the young up and coming guys because they are the future.
Steph Curry changed the game of basketball, if you cant shoot from half court consitently now you might as well give it up..
if these companies are pouring money into the tourneys why hasnt the payout increased ? So where has all this money went ?
Thats what i dont understand.. 1st place has been at near 100k for how long? on both trails.. Forest wood cup started out at $500k... Entry fees have gone up and the cost of living and the fishing industry is bigger then ever. Why are payouts at the pro level not more?
