No I dont need to watch any videos on FFS these companies just made its easier for the tournament anglers to catch fish they would be catching if they had to work for them a little harder. It a legal why to cheat now is all. They all still get some kind of from some one or some social media outlet some where. Like I said polygraph the entire field 99.5 % would fail. This type of fishing is not being competitive its way to easy. Say what you want it is a legal from of cheating bottom line. For the companies that make the cheater boxes the bottom line is $$$$ signs. And who foolish enough to buy them.

No I dont need to watch any videos on FFS these companies just made its easier for the tournament anglers to catch fish they would be catching if they had to work for them a little harder. It a legal why to cheat now is all. They all still get some kind of from some one or some social media outlet some where. Like I said polygraph the entire field 99.5 % would fail. This type of fishing is not being competitive its way to easy. Say what you want it is a legal from of cheating bottom line. For the companies that make the cheater boxes the bottom line is $$$$ signs. And who foolish enough to buy them.

Ain’t nothing foolish about buying one. Mine was bought and paid for by other peoples entry fees. Both of them….and the updated graphs to run them. Only thing foolish is NOT having one.

I am 54 years old and have been a BASS member since the early 80's. I am probably considered an "old" here on the TFF. I watch and listen to all the podcasts, hear all the hub-bub and try to keep an open mind and not draw to quick a conclusion. The whole "rookie class" became a story early on this season, with Milliken being the headliner, even though he was one of the last to qualify from the EQ's. Funny how that narrative shifted about mid way through and Milliken became less of a story because of other rookies doing so well. It was about this time, we started hearing the "barking" from several sources about this rookie class.

Listen to what the "olds" are saying on the elite series tour. Listen to em say how great the rookies are one week and then turn around the next week and slam them all on another podcast. Its no secret, they all hate them because its gnawing at their pocketbooks. They cant keep up with the technology or are too stubborn to adjust, they cant make the 80 mile boat rides you have to make to win. They have been left behind!! It only takes 3-4 old timers to start pointing fingers and BASS is gonna listen to them and that's what has happened over the last 5-6 tourneys. I don't have to drop names because we all know who they are if you have paid any attention at all.

I am not defending the rooks, just saying they have been under the microscope for a while now and when you are under a microscope, even the smallest things can be blown out of proportion. And it does not help them in any way when they do stupid stuff to fuel the fire and give the olds more ammo. Unfortunately, they keep doing it.

No doubt some is just veterans nervous about losing their jobs....but I think there's more to it than that. Only reason for saying that is that 2023s rookie class was pretty successful as well. I think at least 4 tournaments won by rookies in 2023, and half of them made the classic..... I don't remember hearing any drama about that rookie class, there was some talk about FFS, but not around their ethics or cheating. Przekurat and Huff did pretty good in 2022, I believe that's the year Jay won @ St. Lawrence, no drama around them.

So maybe there's something behind all the drama around a few of this year's class......beyond jealousy.

No doubt some is just veterans nervous about losing their jobs....but I think there's more to it than that. Only reason for saying that is that 2023s rookie class was pretty successful as well. I think at least 4 tournaments won by rookies in 2023, and half of them made the classic..... I don't remember hearing any drama about that rookie class, there was some talk about FFS, but not around their ethics or cheating. Przekurat and Huff did pretty good in 2022, I believe that's the year Jay won @ St. Lawrence, no drama around them.

So maybe there's something behind all the drama around a few of this year's class......beyond jealousy.

Half of the rookies did not make the classic, all 9 of them did. The guy that qualified for the Elites from the Nation is also a rookie, not sure if he did or did not make the Classic but all the guys from the Opens did.

No doubt some is just veterans nervous about losing their jobs....but I think there's more to it than that. Only reason for saying that is that 2023s rookie class was pretty successful as well. I think at least 4 tournaments won by rookies in 2023, and half of them made the classic..... I don't remember hearing any drama about that rookie class, there was some talk about FFS, but not around their ethics or cheating. Przekurat and Huff did pretty good in 2022, I believe that's the year Jay won @ St. Lawrence, no drama around them.

So maybe there's something behind all the drama around a few of this year's class......beyond jealousy.

By the way, a pile of these rules are in place because of the good old boys doing every shady thing you can think of before these kids were even born..... it's not like the color gray just got invented