BASS has a choice Clark Wendelant and Jason Williamson or Patrick Walters and Wesley Gore


It's really that simple, for every veteran that hates it there are 100 farm league FFS guys that want in.

is he upset cause it is easy to catch fish or because it is easy to catch big fish. B.A.S.S. is about the biggest 5. Scope can definitely make it easier to catch fish but not find the 5 biggest fish. you would think experience combined with the scope would put the older crowd ahead of the young. But the older crowd has to embrace the technology cause it ain't going anywhere if the big 3 fish finding companies cant display the power of there products then why sponsor anything.

I love the fact that everyone seems to have an opinion on this. It is bothersome that to some the only opinion that counts is theirs, but hey I get it, it’s a forum and we need a little humor and some on here are pretty humorous. So to those folks and you know who you are

So glad I'm way past the point when I launched my boat with only one thing on my mind and only one reason I was there. TO WIN!
I don't mind Technology and FFS but it would get in my way of the thing I enjoy most about tournament fishing. I have always been just an average club level weekend warrior that used to be on the water every weekend, every holiday and every vacation day. But I think that the reason a lot of people have opinions like Clark is that a lot of us so called "OLDIES" came along and the whole sport was about using your instincts, experience, visualizing what was under the water, where a fish might be at and relating to what structure and thinking about how you are presenting your lure. And for me the thing I like best is the anticipation of getting that bait slammed at any moment without warning. That feeling to me is why I'm glad it is not my way of making a living and I don't have to change everything I learned and like about catching bass for the sake of just getting more fish in the boat.

What does Jason Williamson have to do with this, has he come out against FFS too?

Humans have a bad tendency to kill the things they love. Nothing turns a fun past time that is good for your mental health a not fun job that is bad for it like tournament fishing.

I agree with WAWI, you might see them limit the angler's to 1 screen and 1 livescope transducer but that's about it. Once the Jennie is out of the bottle as they say, good luck with trying to put it back in.

I’m not really impressed with tournaments won at any level using FFS. The reason young guys use it is because they couldn’t beat guys like Clark or Hackney in a million years without it.

Be really interesting to see if they took it away how many of these young guys that rely on it would end up looking like Brody of the lake every weigh in. I think some would still be competitive but some would be totally lost without it.

The same negative statements were made when the original Lowrance green box came out in the 1950-60's. The present equipment is just an updated tool that is available to everyone, and you still have to actually catch the fish on a lure. I still feel the person who lives on a lake for decades and fishes that lake for competition has the biggest advantage of anyone, but that is just they way it is. Kind of like basketball, when a team has a 7 foot 6 inch player-- you still play the game to win even though they "may" have a clear advantage. I can see both sides of this debate, but professionally I don't agree with imposing limitations. On a local event, however, when everyone may not have access to the high end equipment, I can see why you might have rules on what equipment is acceptable with your event to perhaps level the playing field. No simple clear solution that will make everyone happy. Even if everyone was given the equipment, there is still a steep learning curve in order to take advantage of this equipment. I never was able to master the flasher Lowrance green box.

he has said "something has to be done that is for sure" on live earlier in the year


just a good fit for the guys that manage to stay on tour mid packing and making classic here and there.

With FFS you still have to beat the other guy. That’s been true with a lot of technology introduced. If you don’t adapt and use it you lessen your chances of winning. With FFS the advantage gap is probably the widest of any new technology. Overall if you don’t use it your AOY position will be lower.

GPS anchor on trolling motor can be a big advantage. Side Imaging. 360. Mapping. Waypoints.

Someone should get some old stick steering, 75 horse with a flasher and put the top 10 in both leagues and host a 4 day tournament

lol I think the Clark’s of the world should be careful what they wish for. FFS gets taken away and then they have to dig into the excuse jar and pull out another one.