Finally…The Full Story How I Sunk My Boat To Win My 1st Bassmaster Tournament…
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Randy describes how he won his first Bassmaster tournament…#bass #bassfishing #fishingdaily #fishingtrip #angler #fish #fishinglife #fishing
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These type videos are what brought me to your channel!
Who’s that young handsome guy in that photo?! This is a great story, Randy. Wow….1989. Back when the sport was respectable, and had a soul, and our COUNTRY was respectable, and had a soul.
Great story! Thanks 🙂
Loving the hat!!! 🤠 Loving the stories!!! 👍 What about that "New Tackle room tour" 🤔 Still the#1 fan Randy!!!
I remember watching on bass. Great story.
Good memories, Randy. This was the second tournament of the Top 100 season of 1989/90, with the first held a month earlier. I can relate to partially sinking boats to get under bridges, especially at the west end bridge at Lake Mitchell, SD around 30 years ago, using bags of water softener salt for weight and just pumping in or using a bucket to dip lake water into the boat. (I couldn't reach far enough behind the transom to pull the drain plug).
Awesome video! Love hearing stories from past tournaments. You got alot of trophies hanging on that wall for a lot more stories!
Ohhhh!!! Things we did when we were young.
Oh man, love it ! Sometimes this is where the adventure starts. " Just send it " which is what you did..Good stuff
Nice garage Randy.
I can remember hearing about that tournament. And how you won it. Legend!
Good story Randy, love it. I am old enough to remember that tournament, so it was nice to hear you tell more in-depth details. Thanks
this story awesome
I have seen that bridge under water to the top of the gaurd rails.
Wow great story, shows your competitive nature.
I remember that so clearly. I thought this guy is thinking outside the box. AS a river rat on the Potomac I started fishing the creeks that everyone said was to shallow to get into. I started carrying a hand saw to clear wood that blocked some creeks. (Murasco was one) and it almost always paid off. Thanks Randy
I remember this great story
I have heard this story from and old timer. Great to hear it from you. Makes me wonder if that would work with todays boats? Greta job sir. Love the story
good story
I remember that tournament as well. We had a tournament the same weekend as hurricane Hugo. The first day was canceled. We fished the second day but I honestly don’t remember anyone starting up their big motor because winds were still blowing 25-35 mph and I can’t imagine that there were 6-8 ft swells on the main lake. Oh yeah,that tournament was out of the boat ramp right at the damn. Crazy times!
I remember that like it was yesterday.......
I went back and watched that episode where you won that tournament. Man, you was wearing those 80's style "coaches shorts". That's all I wore in the 80's and 90's lol.
😂Great Channel Randy. I had just left that bridge that day you sunk your boat. I came back and a guy that lives down in that area told me he seen some guy sink his boat.. I kept up with the standings during the tournament to see who won. Great Job that year.
Thanks!
Thank you, Mike!
I was a coangler in that tournament. The talk at the Holiday Inn bar in South Hill about you doing that. The next day, I drew Robert Tucker (Ray Scott would call him "smiling Robert Tucker). We tried to do it in another creek but couldn't get under that bridge. It was a very cool win. Was there a Potomac River top 150 tournament before that Buggs Island tournament? Maybe another year. I can't remember. Anyway, I fished that tournament and one day was canceled because of a hurricane. I believe Hugo.I remember a coangler staying next door won fishing the rat. Loyd Talent comes to mind. I believe Manns started producing it. Fun times back then.
Yes. Although Randy says this was the first tournament of the season, it was the second, of the Top 100's. The Maryland Top 100 on the Potomac was held a month before, in Sept.
@@andywilliamson7846 Thanks, Andy
I remember that Randy of of course I am a little older than most of these guys on your channel.
So you are telling us you was really fishing and having to understand what fish will do with weather and water depth changes and not relying on electronics to find fish. That is fishing. Nice job.
I remember the tourney. Never say never. Been a fan ever since.
Neat story! Tell more stories like that! Experiences you had on the water!!!
I remember you doing that to go under a bridge to get to some back water and fishing with a jig yoyo ING it over limbs.
Dad and I were cruising down the lake (6:00) am in a smaller boat (25 hp) both of us heads down re-tieing our rods....look up and we are almost in a cove of stumps at full speed. ...stopped just in time...dont remember, but probably had to change my pants...be Aware on the lake..always!!!!..I remember this from 8 yrs old until today at 61...safety first..plz❤
And the beautiful thing about this is you didnt need the spotlight to do it. Man what a story Randy.....good times back then👍
Incredible! What the pros will do to win. It’s true about the Rangers. Cut parts of the boat out and they won’t sink (completely). I had a 482V and loved that boat. Wish I never let brother in law borrow it. He burned the 175XRI up because he got into the thick vegetation and clogged water intakes up. The horn was blaring but he ignored it; thinking it was just “low on gas or oil”. 😡 I sold it after that and never got another bass boat. 😢
You got to want it and you proved that by flooding that boat!! 😂❤
I was there for the second day launch. I watched the Bassmasters to see what everyone was doing for the rest of the tournament. As I recall, they had a camera record the bridge or you coming out from under the bridge. I mentioned this to you on another of your youtube videos. In 1989, I fished Buggs Island a lot. It was also a big stop for the Redman tournament.
Great story and a great career! Don’t take the crap from these young wannabes talking garbage to you. You have accomplished more than they ever will and have forgotten more than they will ever know
And that folks, is how it's done Amazing!
I did the exact same thing in 2003 with a ranger 496 . That bridge is known for this happening
Hey Randy ! What an awesome story ! Thank you for sharing! I usually head to Clarksville once a year and fish Buggs! Do you remember the name of that creek ? Brother i appreciate your channel and all the tips!!👊🏻
I fished Buggs a week later, stayed at Nutbush campground. We slayed them in Nutbush creek to. Buggs is not near as good as back then.
There's a lake here in Ohio, some guys will guess it, where there is a low bridge that is only passable if you flood your boat. I've heard of a few guys who have won a tournament by doing just that. I always turned around when I got there, even though I knew. But I wasn't fishing for $55K. This was in the mid to late 90's, so who knows, maybe they got the idea from you.
Nice story bud.. love ur videos and how u explain life challenges..
You were the "Talk of the Town" in North Carolina... You had guys really brainstorming after that...I can remember many a night staying in Henderson NC for Red Mans and Club Tournaments and guys would be outside talking about what you did... Grassy Creek was my Favorite Creek to fish...When the water got high it was willow bushes or sweet gums or a lil of Both...And a question Randy about Fishing Line...Back Then I used 20# Mono Fluorescent Blue to jig fish...And caught fish everywhere and big fish at that. So does line today like Fluorocarbon really make that big of a difference today on a jig which I kind of consider it to be a reaction bite.
That’s a great story, can only imagine what the coangler thought. Lol.
Would love to see video of the coangler
That is an awesome story. I just fished a bfl on buggs last weekend. Love that lake.
Awesome story!!!
Great story enjoyed it
I was at the weigh in, first day....Remember it well. I went back in there the following spring, as water was up about 3 feet in bushes....Could get in without much effort....Caught some good ones on Sluggos....I thought about you as I were back there! Grassy Creek is a great creek...I go, put my boat in at the landing in GC, and fish it all day!
Loved this!
Hey Randy! Were those your skinny white legs in the early moments of that video waking up to the wake up call?
I like these history videos!
Good old Stanley’s jig with the bigger Gene Laru bottom half of the craw , Stanley’s used to make a pumpkin seed skirt it was brown with black pepper , with that craw worm color kind of like cayenne or pink with red flake , and they used to gobble it up , I was even pitching it over the tops of the shorter willows , I used 20 pound Berkley Tri-Max it was called Photochroich and let me just say this that line was so so strong , great abrasion resistant , but back then all we had was mono , trielene xl was nice but soft and would brake in heavy cover
When I was real young that’s what dad used tri max with Stanley 5/16 brown orange n black jig. Number 11 crawdad brown pork chunk. Caught so many 7 plus pounders on that jig
How did your co-angler do?
I remember it like it was yesterday , my dad and I watched what u were doing and I used it with my dad in Venice back then Venice was loaded with flooded willow trees and Rosocanes , but after hurricanes they killed all the willows but the Rosos are still there
I actually saw that on BASS T.V. ! Its way cool that you did that
Good story 👍
That was my favorite bassmaster of all time. That lake used to be unreal for 4-6 pounders. Did you catch fish on any baits other than a jig in that tournament?
Cool story. I know how crazy those dudes were back then, I drew brower and Thomas.b4. They would run through timber wide open.
I liked that... 😂 You got a subscriber!! 😂
I love this story. How did your partner do in this tournament?
I remember that.....
I worked with a guy that knew and had worked with your dad he would really be wound over "that Blauket kid"
Submarine angling should be a thing.
Wow. That took a lot of courage to flood your boat to get under the bridge.
Thats a huge risk becuase you didn't know for sure there was fish beyond that bridge. Just knowledge bases on the days prior, but it payed off.
I realize a boat is a tool, but I could never do that.
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Good story, but I don't think I would sink my boat.
To get in a very good spot and to win the tournament , I would have no doubt
All he did was change his draft of his boat meaning it did not sink , he controlled with the plug
I remember the tourney. Never say never. Been a fan ever since.