bassmaster on tv

It's sad that they changed the format and don't show more fishing I have just stopped watching it! Hope they go back to the old way!

I feel the same way about BassChamps.

For some reason my recorder missed it. But watching a weigh-in is about as boring as it gets. I feel they are trying to improve the show . If the viewers don't like it they will change the format.

That's the reason why I never watched the flw tour tv shows. I want to see how and what they are fishing, not a recap.

I don't like that they give it away at the beginning of the show. It takes all of the excitement out if it. It's like watching the Super Bowl and already knowing the outcome. I still watch but don't like the new format.

That's why MLF is my favorite. Bass champs, flw, bass masters is boring compared to mlf. just my 2 cents

My DVR a only catching the 2nd day of the Classic, it's wearing me out.

Yeah, this new format is awful.

I'm not sure, but it looks like a cost saving move to me. Instead of having multiple camera men in the top guys' boats they just put GoPros on all the boats and have one roving camera boat. No travel for the host crew either, it's all in studio now.

And of course they still have the dubbed-in fake cheering during the weigh-ins. It's no fun to watch any more.

I agree, it was better when they showed more fishing and showed that these guys didn't know what was happening. It would have been especially good for a close tournament like Table Rock.

I cant wait to see the Dax show! I saw the camera man in your boat at Texoma!

I'm not a fan of the new format which I agree is just about cutting costs. I don't want to read the last page of a book before the rest. Nonsense. The TV show is about telling the story of how the event unfolded. The part we missed because we weren't there. I want to see the end of the event at the end. Save the studio stuff for the Winning Ways or season recap.

I wanted to see more of what Kreit was doing. Looked like a small chatterbait or something for those suspended fish. Lots of WiggleWarts Even KVD was throwing and not one of his own.

Did anyone else notice how McClelland snubbed Davis when he found out that he won. Davis just stood there waiting for a hand shake or something and finally Trip just escorted him off the back of the stage.

New format for BASS and new champs sucks. I wanna see fishing not u talking about sponsors or showing all this filler crud. Or even all this dumb go pro shots. Go Pros are cool but I don't wanna watch pros filmed on it. Get some more camera men

I miss Bob Cobb, the good ole days

Yep...get on on youtube and search for 1980 Bassmaster shows....it will take you back in time! Love the old intro song!!

The thing is, they air it so far after it happens, everyone already knows who won anyway! They should air it a few hours after it happens!

75% of all "fishing shows" are about pimping products. The best show going is MLF hands down. It's the best model for TV and should become the gold standard for bass fishing shows.

Not necessarily. There are hardcore followers that pay attention online, but I'd bet well over half the first time viewers watching did not already know the outcome. Just a guess but lots of guys I fish with don't follow closely online and watch the shows with no clue who won. It's just not an enjoyable format to watch. They've changed the recipe to try and save money and it tastes cheap in my opinion.

MLF is definitely tops right now as far as watchability. As far as Bassmasters goes, they should split the show with 30 minutes of fishing, no weigh in at all, and then 30 minutes in studio with the top 3 finishers explaining the pattern, lures, structure, cover........oh, and replace Zona with Sheli Saunders in Spanish channel-style outfits and watch the ratings soar.

That would help. Actually, I'd keep Zona-he's good at talking with some of the pros and can be entertaining in small doses.

Here's what I recommend--Approach it like you do fishing and tell a story. It's a drama, tell it like a story




1 hour show

First 15 minutes--go over the weather conditions in detail--temp, cloud cover, air pressure, wind direction patterns going into a tournament. Get a detailed map out and circle predicted good fishing spots due to time of year, previous tournament history, current vegetation, lake level, water temp, and current weather pattern, bait fish activity, crawfish life cycle. Talk about which lures/techniques strategies should do well with the current conditions. They currently glance over all of this in about 20 seconds. More detail, and yes X10 for Sheli Sanders

Next 30 minutes--Show the fishing. When they catch a fish, show a graphic showing water depth, water temp, structure/cover, line used, lure used, etc details. More Sheli

Last 15 minutes--talk about the unexpected. What was predicted to work well, but didn't, and why. Any tactics that worked surprisingly well, and why. Sheli would be good at this.

Do away with the obviously fake ramped up crowd noise and the choppy/scattered editing/production. Tell a story. In a drama, you don't give away the climax (tournament winner) at the beginning of the show

I would love to see a format like you described. I use to be glued in to the previous format. Now I just skip the whole way through...not good for sponsor's ads either when you just skip right past it. We want to learn and be entertained.