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Blind spot reservations would fix this. Some people can't afford a 600HP motor to get to their spot first.

They should have just sat on their spot. Fish around it or something.

Never had any as far as tournament fishing goes.

Professional fishing is a joke in general

I never move in on someone but if someone leaves a spot I may or will get on it. But if I'm on a honey hole and I have my daily bag. I'm not going to leave it. I'll lay down my rod, eat a sandwich, have a Coke and a smoke, save it for the next day. But if someone moves in on me, I'm going to call them on it.

Reminds me of a time when I pulled up on a community hole early with not one soul in sight on Pickwick below the dam. IYKYK. Anyways, just sitting on a prime spot off a point with the current generated by the damn pushing shad into the slack side of the post and bass just going nuts on topwater, my friend that took out were casting spooks and whooper bloopers and just slaying them. The average size was 2+. Just pure fun. That's when I see several boats fishing downstream along the southern side and a couple from the Rockpile Rec area, for those familiar with Pickwick, power up their big motors and cons streaming in like what Ben Miliken calls hole vultures and proceeds to literally cast over our lines, snagging us several times. Look I know it's a community hole, but do you really have to busting up on us because you weren't catching anything tossing your shad and drifting or your jug on some boulder rocks just of the current break not catching a darn thing because you suddenly saw us slaying schooling bass? I would've welcomed them. Yet they came in literally casting over our lines knowing the exact spot we were casting into with their popping corks and plugs. Felt nice "setting a hook" on some yahoo with a spinning gear setup tossing that plug over my spook on 65 lb braid. Thought I had a setup for a second until he cried about it. 😂 Served him right.

Bass tournaments are crying privileged babies.

Im just a regular fisherman but i think all of these bass tournaments amd competition fishing is ruining fishing.

All bass count is better. I miss it

You cant claim a spot that big on a public lake... There are weekend fishermen as well as other local tournaments...that's part of the challenge. If I only get a chance to fish with my dad, brother,son or grandson on Saturday first come first served...deal! It's kind of like weather,deal with it, if it's tough for you it's tough for everybody.

There aren't any ethics left in society, much less fishing

No ethics in ANY fishing these days! People are just assholes! FFS should be outlawed!

JT, I think it's just part of the sport. If you was first boat out on day one, Bad practice, found the spot by accident. Loaded the boat, Day two, you last boat out and there is someone on the spot. You can't just reverse the spot for yourself, the lake is open to everyone fishing the tournament. What if you came on the spot on day two and a local is fishing it. You going to tell him it's my spot, get off. Which Ethics are you talking about. If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

That's one of the biggest problems in America imo. There are no ethics. And if you have them. You will probably lose your job to a backstabbing brown noser. Unless you are the top 10% of your profession

Myself I try not fish anybodys spot or if they are fishing I try move little ways from them not next to them

In several local tournaments I've been in we have a 50yrd buffer from the next boat to allow space. Alot of people think that's too close. But if someone is 400 yrd away and they want to complain your taking their spot? Come on man. Entitled much?

As soon as you add prizes , you open the door for greed. Fishing should only be for food or fun! Tournament fishing is as bad as hot dog eating contests. It is a basteradation of fishing born out of competition. Fishing should be about more than the biggest weight in the shortest time. It is an obsene piggish perversion of a great pastime!

Bunch of hookset zombies and a bunch of dudes that can't fish and watch where you go and they have a new spot hahahahhaha jokes

I personally cant watch these garbage tournaments anymore just my opinion...If I want to watch video game fishing I play on Steam.

Bass Boats and tournament life has become so expensive the average person can simply not keep up. Most of the current bass pros are rich kids, with rich kid ethics. Yes there are some outliers but the current bass pro is an adult spoiled brat.

It's everywhere. Very similar to road rage. People just need to be respectful of other's spaces. Just imagine reaching into a dog's dish while he's eating. You can't blame the dog for nipping at you, can you? Humans have the same safe space psychology in their DNA. Maybe it comes from the caveman days when someone was trying to steal your food & woman?

When you turn a hobby to a sport, sport to a career and now you make your living off of this people will do whatever they have to to be ahead of the next person whether it’s cheating lying or just not giving a shit it’s ruined a lot of things definitely Fishing has gotten a hell of a lot worse because of this. Not to mention the lake takeovers on because of these tournaments and the egos on some of these guys are insane. it’s like anything else these days pay to play.

When you have knockoffs winning awards at ICast, I'd say ethics has left.

Whenever money is involved ethics go out the window

Whenever you have a major payout in a sport where your pros are not on salary, and they're struggling to make a paycheck, this is the outcome you're going to have, especially with guys just getting into the BPT who have yet to make a name for themselves or significant payouts.

Unfortunately the money is a lot not like the old days Money brings out the true character

This happens everyday in real life. not just fishing...hole hopping, poaching drifts, cutting people off, pulling up side along others. No more ethics in fishing....live scopes are ensuring limits...ethics are gone.

Childish behavior everywhere you turn these days. Bass tournaments are no exception. Even smaller local tournaments get ridiculous, which is why I no longer fish them. I wouldn't mind if states abolish tournaments and give the water back to the general public.

The water is open to everyone, if you're not on the spot it's free. If you want to protect the area stay on the spot. Once you leave it's open season. I respect your view but it's not illegal and not a written rule. Don't get mad at the anglers get mad at the game or the person writing the rules.

Guys that pull right up on top where your fishing are the worst ! These types of guys can’t find fish on their own so they basically cheat doing this. D Bags The Toho deal isn’t what I’m saying. That was a complete miscommunication by both parties.

If you don't need anymore and want to save a spot why not just camp on it?

Great video. I don't tournament fish but understand your point. I see other men fish on my lake but I stay away from them and fish other places. It is just good manners. These same pe0ple see me and treat me the same way. Love the sport but need to treat each other in a good way.

Ethics are falling by the weigh side because there not being taught. People have stopped talking to one another and just immediately go full Karen and act as if they have some sort of moral authority. It's the whole unspoken rule scenario because it's assumed that everybody was raised with those same ethics. Another issue is money. Your right, the guy in 60th place has no chance to win it, but if he's just outside the cut to get a check to at least cover his expenses. I also get that. It doesn't make it right, but for him, it might be worth living in the gray to get to the next tournament. The single biggest thing I notice more than anything else is approach and tone. A few years back I almost came to blows with some guy about disposing dog waste in his garbage can. He didn't approach me in a friendly manner or even ask my nicely not to put dog waste in his garbage. He immediately went straight to the threat. I would of gladly apologized and made a conscious effort not to do it again, but you come at me without so much as an explanation, yeah I'm not going to lie down. I'm going to respond in kind rather I'm right or not. It's more than just ethics. It's showing respect for your fellow man. But today, it's all about going out of your way to disrespect somebody as quick and as aggressively as possible. Nobody in this world is perfect and we all make mistakes. You want to call me on a mistake and bring it to my attention. I can except that, but if come at me like you've never committed a mistake your life, threaten me, or immediately go out of your way to disrespect me, well then were going to have a problem. I won't start a fight, but I will finish one.

It's all about Money and putting pictures on social media

It's all about Money and putting pictures on social media

You can’t use love for thy neighbor in a sporting event. That doesn’t apply brother. Come up with a rule then. It’s all a game so make rules that keep it agreeable. I don’t really watch these events much and I don’t know the inner workings. Keep it all a secret until the final day if you want to protect those spots. It’s all rules based. You want God to keep you honest in a competition where money is involved? And you’re literally playing with a food source God has provided for people to survive as a sport. Come on man!

When it comes to ethics it’s gone Bass fisherman from where I live just run right on top of other fisherman. I crappie fish and do a lot of tight line trolling and they come so close half of my rod goes under their wake and it has gave bass fisherman a bad name on the local lakes. They don’t respect other fishermen

BPT anglers should be blinded during fishing hours to the other anglers' names in regard to their position. Each angler should only know their own position and weight and differentials between. Knowing who is catching them promotes this type of hole buzzard activity.

same thig happens these days even if recreational fishing. Somebody sees you catch a nice one and next thing you know they are spotlocked 10 yards away from you. That didn't used to happen.

Always level headed opinions form you JT!

Well said,Its all about money

Just my two cents. Showing 8 hrs of live tournament fishing has created several problems. Firstly, people find it boring and are blaming FFS when in reality if you had live fishing 20 years ago before FFS spectators would be bored watching an angler catch a bass every other hour anyways. Secondly, live fishing opens the door for anglers to “cheat” by showing up the next day in the same area the day one leader fished. And thirdly, the cost for cameraman is expensive and can be used to increase payouts. We need to keep it simple and go back to highlights.

You go JT. So much CRAP today with a bunch of whining guys. Why can’t they just fish like we used to and keep it fair

And who cares exactly?

Ethics been gone ever since side imaging came out , definitely down here on the Tennessee river on them ledges , an it seems it’s the young ones , once they pull in on my ass I reel in an troll all over the ledge or place I’m fishing , it’s a damn shame folks would do mess like this for a bass shameful , parents have gave birth to spoiled entitled folks , iv learnt to deal with it good luck out there.

How close is too close ? That is the question that should be answered by the tournaments....before hand. The answer to the problem seems kind of easy to me. This for pro on pro or, and just as important a pro pulling up on a non tournament fisherman acting like he owns the lake because of the tournament.

I think it’s ffs that makes it seem that way. I don’t have it, fish shallow most of the time and find that I’m seldom fishing around anyone

Jacob wheeler and Chris Zaldain..

Nice video man! Your videos are very well done and I love watching! I make fishing videos as well and it’s cool to see what you’re up to!! Keep up the good job!👌👌

Hard going from a producer country to a consumer country, thanks capitalists. Gotta get those almighty clout dollars.