Doesn’t take much strategy to lure in the gullible.

Maybe you should use your legend exemption and go back on tour, show us how it’s done.

Maybe you should go back where you came from and people here won’t hate you like they do. Do you see people on the forum whining and crying to get “clicks and views”? No, you don’t. Do us all a favor and go away. Take the Zaldains with you.

Have you listened to their show? They aren’t all filled with contentious fbd banter. Steve Kennedy got on awhile ago, showed some of his swimbaits, it was great.

Well. If I went back to where I came from I would go from MN back to TX. Don’t worry, I’m from the part of TX that has water, you won’t ever run into me.

I think most of the people on here don’t watch YouTube. Which is pretty dumb. Many great fishing content creators on YouTube. Way better than the advertisements you watch on tv. Heck, I don’t even have tv anymore.

Chris and Trait are doing great things for bass fishing

Because in his mind being an Elite pro angler should mean something to every other angler on the water. I know some guys think it means something & they should get preferred treatment but nobody should be upset if someone doesn’t choose to do so, Professional contractors shop everyday at Home Depot but normies aren’t stepping out the way at the checkout line. These guys have to realize that it’s OK for people not to care.

Chris said the guy was streaming bass live. Was he trying to fish what the pros were fishing? if so, that’s real lame.

I personally have zero interest being on any lake that has a big tournament going on. Much less arguing with a tournament competitor about a spot. There are so many spots on a lake, and so many lakes, it’s not worth it.

If I didn’t know an event was going on, and if chris stopped on a point I was fishing, I would welcome him in, and either fish a bit also or say good luck, and leave…

If I’m fun fishing I have zero desire to be in the way of someone trying to win money. I also have zero desire to follow them around and watch them.

You basically made my point. Some guys are going to give the pros courtesy because they’re in an Elite tournament. That’s totally OK but pros can’t expect everyone to feel that way. If Chris had been there 1st I can totally see him not liking the local rolling up on him. The comments out of Chris mouth certainly implied he thinks pros should get special treatment on the water. Anyone is entitled to think they do but it’s just as much right for someone to think the opposite. I can see myself conceding to him in that situation but I can also see myself asking him to back off. It totally could depend what my expectations were for that day. What if I was with my son & we hadn’t fished together in six mths. That’s probably going to be a important trip for me that day

I see you ignored my earlier question in response to your statement that you run from crowds and prefer to be by yourself. So, let me try this again...why the F are you still here?

"Ok, the video is new. I don’t keep track of where people go. I go the opposite direction a crowd goes.

Was fishing a benefit tournament this weekend. Had a guide (entered in tournament) pull up to another entrant (whom also donated lots of products to be raffled off). Guide proceeded to drift over a flat this guy was fishing and caught a 7 lb fish 20’ away from the gentleman that was there first.

Then later that day 2 other boats pulled up 100 yards away from said guide and he ran them
Off the spot after yelling expletives at them. He even approached one boat began casting weights and lures at the contestants. There were 2 young guys in that boat, called their dad and he was waiting at the launch. Game Wardens were called and the guide was DQ’d from tournament. It’s a shame what people will do in a benefit tournament. I can only imagine how they would act on any other tournament day.


My partner and I were fishing an offshore ledge that dropped from 10’ to 30’. We just pulled up and stopped about 50 yards from the “spot” and began fishing our way towards it.

Then another boat comes screaming in and shuts down right on the juice. He lowers his trolling motor and picks up a rod. I’m staring him down and he asks if I’m in a tournament. When I said yes he said he would
Give way and cranks up his motor right on the juice and plows away. I appreciate him giving way, but I don’t understand why it mattered if I were fishing a tournament or not.

If you can have a casual conversation without yelling, you are too close IMO. Out of respect you should ask permission or find another spot.

Had a boat spot-locked about 75 yards from where I was wanting to start that morning. I just idled by and went about 200 yards away on a completely different flat.