Seems to be that the early BASS hero’s like Roland Martin, Tom Mann , Hank Parker and Jimmy Houston were more manly then today’s elite who whine about everything.
They found fish with flashers not FFS.
They studied ToPo maps and used triangulation to find and mark spots not GPS
They had 60 lb thrust trolling motors not 113 lb spot lock.
They had regular anchors not Power poles
They had to fight big water in 17 foot boats not 21 foot barges
They had coanglers , not marshals that don’t share the water with them
I could go on and on but today’s elites are soft and don’t have the basic skills their predecessors had.