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The good, the bad and the ugly. #11305805 12/27/15 03:56 PM
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What do you believe is the best and worst things to come along in bass fishing?

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Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305809 12/27/15 04:04 PM
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Being an old timer, I'd say the worst by far is the point that bass fishing became a "sport" rather than a pass time. Competition breeds rudeness.
The best has been the graphite rod.


Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305813 12/27/15 04:07 PM
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I would say Cmack has said it spot on.


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Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305822 12/27/15 04:17 PM
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Competition fuels the innovation in the sport. I have more problems with people that were not raised with respect. To bad you can not wait for em at the boat ramp like old days. You risk loosing all your rights if any confrontation starts. This is the bad and ugly for me. Not a single thing you can do to someone hole jumping and fallowing you.

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305859 12/27/15 04:48 PM
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GPS is the best and worst thing to happen to bass fishing.

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305939 12/27/15 05:39 PM
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Good - Florida bass stocking, C&R, management efforts
Bad - High end bass boats
Ugly - High end bass boats operators

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305943 12/27/15 05:40 PM
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Facebook the best and worst thing to happen to fishing, second place, the Go Pro. banana bang bolt


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Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11305960 12/27/15 05:44 PM
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The best would be the worm,the new a/m vest,then catch and release.
Worst would be Sport Fishing for money and draging fish around in livewells.

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Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306028 12/27/15 06:26 PM
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The good---time on the water catching fish.
The bad----idiots at the ramp and on the water.
The ugly---idiots at the ramp and on the water.

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306062 12/27/15 06:37 PM
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Haha. The "GPS". Yep. Pretty good. Went fishing with my step dad on Christmas Day. I was showing him the lake on Navionics in the morning. He went and drug out paper maps he's had for years. With spots circled all over it. Lol. Needless to say, his 20yr old circles held fish.

GPS is a crutch! Makes anglers think they know a lake.

GPS, structure scan, side scan.... Blah blah blah. 90% of "new anglers" wouldn't know a good spot if they saw it. Myself included, I guess. 9 out of 10 of my best fishing days were not due to graphs. Instinct was the key.

Graphs with GPS have probably saved a few lower units though.

My best thing? Equipment in general. Rods, reels, tackle, etc.
worst thing? The peer pressure from others to have a $60k+ boat to catch a bass.....and flat billed caps.


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Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306115 12/27/15 07:04 PM
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The good- electronics
The bad- the flat bill Ike wannabe's that try to emulate his rudeness
The ugly- the sublimated tournament jerseys!

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306121 12/27/15 07:06 PM
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Best: better built boats, motors and fishing equipment
Worst: excessive marketing and promotion through social media

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306156 12/27/15 07:23 PM
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The good-- The restocking/breeding/spawning programs that has put Texas bass fishing where we are today.
The UGLY-- The flat billed, tattooed, ear ring wearing,rude little "ikes" out there.

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306177 12/27/15 07:39 PM
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Good: The advancement of tournament fishing, especially high school organizations, that have grown the industry, allowed for old farts that have left other sports to have somewhere to compete, and being family friends together as a team.

Bad: Number of anglers on the water making our waters less of a tranquil place.

Ugly: Fishermen on the water that lack pride and respect. For the most part, probably because of the "good" listed above.

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly. [Re: reinke] #11306189 12/27/15 07:42 PM
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Man yall hate flat billed hats..... Hahaha

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