I’m Living Rent Free In Ben Milliken’s Extremely Large Head… 

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No now you have to listen to reverend Randy. What he says is true right? Lol I think it truly is funny that randy thinks he is living rent free in Ben’s head. And is using this video to just piggyback on the algorithm after Ben’s video.

So full of crap , your just jealous he going to BASS and your not , i can assure you he is not threat by you 😂😂😂😂

​@@kennywitek771fishing must be for seriously ............people!

​@@MatthewMortonFishing %1

Well good morning folks! Love RGTFM

and whats the Machine's perspective. I'd like to know.

Haha hell yeah

he would never use FFS

@@davecfishing7907 good to know.

Don't you think though that Ben could of made the same message without putting Randy or Jacob with tears in the thumbnail? It did seem a bit rude.

Randy didn't watch the video.

Exactly

@@Steve13lb12ozYou sure about that? Ben has made a dozen videos degrading and mocking Randy directly, repeatedly dropped his name, used his pictures in his thumbnails, etc all for more attention and this is the first and only time Randy has ever mentioned his name or responded to any of it. What does that say about who is on whose mind the most? We all knew that Randy would eventually need to respond if it continued. Enough is enough. Ben could have spoken his mind and let it go. I’ve got to agree with Randy this time. Randy was one of the best offshore anglers on tour for years. He knows how the bass move and position out there. There’s zero reason to believe he couldn’t put a FFS on his boat and successfully catch fish with it. It’s also ridiculous to mock him for standing firm on his position on it even if you don’t agree with him. Ben is a great fisherman. I was an MFer from early on and will continue to be. Congrats on his win. Glad he made the elites. Wish him nothing but the best, but he should let it rest. Or at least rack up a few more career achievements before he does so much trash talking.

@@Steve13lb12oz This is the problem with YT, twitter, Instagram etc. as long as you get likes and views being a bad human being is just "collateral" I've been subbed to ben longer yet i don't do this ocity thing of follow celebs/fame like a region. 100% ben did and has mocked randy. But because he has more subs and ais talking about the "industry" its ok now? btw i had to skim though half the video as someone who got into JDM years ago... Nothing ben said was new or surprising. But somehow way to many in comments think its gold nuggets people pay to learn that ben gave for free. Count how many people said that kinda thing its hilarious. Not hating ben as its sad but just the most effective way to make YT fame/money and intern use those blind followers into buyers for your brands. If we all love Bass fishing and not the money/fame none of this from either channel should ever have to happen

All sports have their ups and downs. I agree wit what you are saying. In the 80’s owning a bass boat was a big deal and to see BASS weekly show or field and stream was all the information we had access.

Mr. Economics Professor Ben? Along with his delusions of grandeur he made a snarky comment about "not catching a bass since 1982" You think that's simply explaining something?

@@DIYAlliedoh the comedy lol

Were you already a fan of Ben's yes or no?

@@Benwtradarchery Because his fan boys swarmed over to spam "he's right", pretending to be impartial viewers who came to that conclusion.

@@michaelmannucci8585 sounds like your the fanboy going to every comment making sure they aren’t talking bad about your butt buddy randy. Get out your moms basement and Stay off your phone.

They are both closer aligned with each other than they think. They both make their living in the fishing industry. They both love and have a passion for bass fishing. It’s too bad that it’s so decisive. If they tried to work together they have a ton of influence to help the sport and each other.

And the fact that Ben threw shade on Jacob Foutz and then turned around and did his own take on the fishing industry

⁠@@J.L.ScottFishingit wasnt Ben’s take on the fishing industry its whats happening in the fishing industry for a fact. Big diff

@@BucketMouthFishing23 So what is the difference. He provided his opinion on the industry today right? He is entitled to his opinion but he has zero clue the factors of many small business decisions to sell or agree to being acquired. Period.

@@J.L.ScottFishing He's part owner of 6th Sense, so I think he has a better pulse on small business owners than you think. Period.

I have never heard a grown man complain so much.

Kinda funny but isn't Ben actually also complaining in these recent podcasts and videos. Randy does his share of opinion generated rants but he doesn't attack fellow professionals with thumbnails and memes. Seems to me all this is nothing more than brand changing to the Anti Hero for the Elite Series .....Ben "Badboy" Milliken who don't need the industry or sponsors🤔

These Miliken trolls are out of control

@@J.L.ScottFishing BEN IS THE BIGGEST SCUMBAG EXAMPLE FOR ANY PRO BASS ORGANIZATION. I first heard Ben spouting off about Randy a year ago on Oliver Ngy's Livestream. Oliver just mentioned what he thought about FFS, then BOOM! HE HAD SO MUCH HATE for Randy. Called him names, accused him of being a cheater, the character assassination was unrestrained. And it was definitely undeserved by Randy. Attacking a legend who helped make the sport what it is today is damaging to the sport. AND THE REPEATED USE OF Randy's image on several of his episodes, lt's defamation and I hope Randy gets s lawyer to send Ben a cease and desist order. The last episode about FFS in the thumbnail was half assed. He was trying to blame people not liking FFS and Private Equity for PURE FISHING about to go bankrupt and making excuses for himself for tournaments anglers losing sponsors to social media influencers. And 6th Sense is owned by Private Equity, and he's part owner only because he has an equity stake, not a regular check or upfront payout. No royalties. Usually that's how getting private equity goes. He's working for shares of the company. He tried to make Chinese manufacturing look innocent and not the problem. He blamed COVID for starting all of it. But the first two years after COVID were record years. The competition is beating them, and they made stupid mistakes that basically caused them to make a huge gamble on inventory for this year. There's so much more. ...

@@secretbassrigs Pretty much. Most don't care one way or another about China which dominated fishing industry which is remarkable when you consider how the political class portrays them as our next biggest enemy yet we all buy Chinese produced items. Even Trace Swimbaits are made in China. Probably why he moved right past the China issue.

He is yet he really didn't discussed FFS like Randy is against. He talked about the money aspect of things.

Don’t think he is on anyone else’s side but himself. He was just pointing out the absurdity of pro fishing and trying to get sponsers who won’t pay shit. That’s why he has none and doubt he will want any. If what he says is true no way in hell I would want to be a pro .

by being on "our side". does that mean saying Americans are lazy, and there's nothing wrong with having everything made in China? By being on "our side", does that mean being a big LeBron James fan and not seeing anything wrong with the NBA censoring itself, it's players, and employees regarding anything bad about the government of China? But not censoring anything good about the government of China? On "our side" 🤔, does that mean we all should consistently drag someone, that's been in the tournament circuit and bass fishing industry longer than Ben has been alive, across the coals every time his name gets mentioned?

If that's true, bass fishing has really changed for the worse, since I was a kid.

His childlike drawings made his delusions more digestible at least. I think the Nobel prize in economics is safe as it can't be fished for with live scope.

People come to my channel to be educated… not to be entertained by fish catches

When are you Miliken Mulligans going to stop making Ben look like a rat faced "eat my own " Tik Tok lame? The boy beast Ben talked nonsense and trash on his channel behind Randy's back for a year, never ever reaching out to Randy. You like that kind of "entertainment"? Well I GUESS IT'S A GOOD THING FFS IS AROUND FOR YOUR GENERATION. SPECIALLY IF THERE'S NOTHING BETTER FOR YOU TO DO WITH THE MONEY. THAT'S A GOO GOO DADDY'S BOY. Daddy couldn't teach you respect or gratitude for the previous generations, he definitely didn't have time to teach how to fish.

That should tell you everything you need to know about each one of their fan bases. Ben’s are all kids learning to fish who needs to see someone actually fishing to learn, Randy’s are older more experienced guys who already know how to fish and are learning about the finer details of fishing.

It's the PR firm he hired a long time ago as soon as his channel became monetized. That's how Ben got the Orkin commercial, through his PR firm. It's also their job to know how to manipulate algorithms. Once the algorithm is triggered by IT professionals, the subscriber count skyrockets. It's how they justify their fees. But they're nefarious too, it's a fact that they use social media bots/shills/astroturfing and instigate controversy in favor of their clients, even at the cost of someone else's PR. Hence the incredible amount of attack trolls... Consultation firms like McKinsey and Associates also have clients and connections to some very bad people, including despotic governments. All you have to do is pay their fees and do what they tell you and keep your mouth shut, they'll take care of the rest. I did a little research just now, it seems a bass fishing forum has a thread that mentions, I'm assuming the first social media controversy with Ben and a professional tournament angler, Drew Cook. It was about Ben appearing in the Orkin commercial. Cook mentioned something somewhere about the caption labeling him a "professional fisherman" before Ben attempted pro tournament angling and just a YT influencer. The shallow and false equivalencies and narratives, comments by Ben Miliken "MFr's", far outweighed the few in support of Cook. They primarily argued that being a RU-vidr was a full time job and how most pro tournament anglers are not professional because they have other jobs. Those few that defended Cook were called names and countered with "whataboutisms". Another controversy involving Ben, listed under the one with Cook, on a different platform was with Clark Rheems. Something about "interference" during a tournament. The same type of comments using the same non arguments, just short nonspecific ad hominems and whataboutisms, in favor of Ben. Some even mentioning how Ben would not have 500k subscribers if he wasn't an honest person, in one way or another. I think the most important thing to do regarding the FFS controversy is to hear what the guys that first made pro bass fishing popular through their merit, not their marketing abilities. KVD, IKE, RANDY, HANK PARKER, etc. They all say it's not appropriate for tournaments. But then there's Ben, with his derogatory thumbnails and narcissistic arrogance, that "somehow" accumulated his channel 500k subs? But there's this one thing about Ben as an influencer that really sticks out to me. It's not something he said, it's the lack of it. When has he ever mentioned the controversies directly involving his subscribers/viewers commenting in support of him? They make up most of the engagement content. Where is his public request to his "MFr's" that if the vitriolic comments are coming from them, they have to stop? They're really embarrassing to the sport. Some bad signs that I couldn't avoid noticing, that he should have noticed himself. There are other signs I noticed regarding statements and episodes he's made, usually playing the blame game or attacking other Bass Fishing YT influencers that go much deeper revealing much about his character, but I'm not the one fanning the flames or his "MFr" support trolls. I'm just calling them out to protect the integrity of bass fishing.

point is that randy just confronted ben on a podcast over using his face as a thumbnail with tears in his eyes. ben was disrespectful and acted like a total punk the whole podcast. Then few days later ben tries to clown him in a thumb nail again. Its just childish of ben. Randy says he was disappointed because of the thumbnail, not because of the content in the video.

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Ben would destroy him on the water and off the water. Ben is college educated and u can tell just by the way he talks. Randy has zero education and u can absolutely tell just by his vocabulary and way he presents himself. Just like how Randy never gives and credible evidence for any of his arguments or topics he is discussing. Ben all the way! Go back to ur shanty Randy. .

@@jaywagner13 Randy would admit Ben would beat him on the water; he even said it in this video

@@dualthreatoutdoors Randy is trash.

@@Garminrules randy is con artist or "snake oil salesman ". He complains about FFS yet once he manipulated his boat in order to gain access to water other anglers couldn't get to. If he is so upstanding why didn't he just fish against everyone in that tourny even ways or head to head? Because he is a 🤡. And he always will be. He also piggybacked his youtube success from Johnny (fish the moment). Without Johnny he would be a nobody on social media. Intuitive Angling- ya dude. Nothing Intuitive about accessing water other anglers can't. Looser!

@@jaywagner13 - Randy has zero education? LOLOLOL! GTFO, clown!

Yes because Ben is a bigger channel and they all came here to do exactly that lol

You're missing the point 4365, Ben could of conveyed the same message without Randy or Jacob in the thumbnail. Very unprofessional in my opinion.

I agree that they both are acting unprofessional. But I believe Ben has a more realistic point on the big picture problems with the industry. FfS is a change not the problem.

I promise you randy didn't even watch the video.

Pissing contests pay better.

And I will just add to that, we talk about all of the destructive things that technology and forward facing sonar is doing to fishing. Across the board. But that is the one thing above and beyond everything else, which forward facing sonar is robbing from the sport of fishing. In ways that it does not deserve to. What it implies is that when Ben Milliken gets to Randy Blaukat's age. Ben will be staring into a phone camera at that point in his lifetime, and thinking to myself. Remember that dude who used to fish on Table Rock Lake. And I wish at that point, when I was a big star, I'd learned something from that guy. What the technology has done (and Ben is the tip of an ice berg in this regard), is it has robbed generations now of that opportunity. To gain benefit from that knowledge transfer between the generations. Something that fishing as a sport was build solidly around for decades. Recall that scene a long time ago from 'A River Runs Through It', where the father teachers the sons to fish a certain way. And at some point, the sons start doing their own thing. They want to fish in the way they want to fish in. The point is, is that at least they learned something from that older generation, before they gained confidence to invent for themselves. And what's happened now with technology, is that it short-circuits that process. That's the most important thing of all it has robbed from the present generation, and anglers ho are a lot younger than Ben.

Man Ben grow up watching Randy! I don’t know what the deal is but I’m sure there is more behind the scenes stuff we are not aware of. I’m sure he has read ever article Randy was a part of and had watched every bass master show that Randy did good in. To many people say the same thing about Randy for there not to be something to it. The video Randy decided to say something about didn’t even speak on Randy. Yes his first name was wrote on a list. And I’m sure that wasn’t an accident on Bens part. If you seen the names it was Randy, Larry, Kevin and 2 more I don’t remember. People are tired of Randy allows being negative about everything. Hell it has even turned me away from Randy. He has turned in to the “kids stay off my lawn guy”” not the hey there youngin let me show you something guy!

Being honest is the only way to be recognized as being legitimate. Being deceptive is the only way to be recognized as being illegitimate.

I dont think randy even listened to ben video

Yeah, but he tends to complain/cry over everything on almost all his videos.

@@oklahomaditchpickles8705 that's another fallacy and ad hominem. When he does share his concerns they're consistently about the environment and what his children and your children will inherit when we're gone. That also includes FFS and it's effects on the next generation of anglers abilities to compete by being better anglers, not dumber ones that can't win without FFS.

@@secretbassrigs absolutely

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Were you already a fan of Ben's yes or no?

Old Randy is so up his own ass he thinks he was the topic of Ben’s video.

Just a kid.Who care's?

Miliken is very likely trying to use Randy as clickbait. I say trying because clickbait is supposed to be self promoting. If it makes you look legitimately bad, it's stinkbait. Stinkbait attracts fish that survive by eating 💩.

@@secretbassrigs lol your buddy Randy uses click bait and people’s faces all the time and is the most opinionated person in the industry.

@@kennywitek771 dude, by implying Randy is my "buddy" only proves, you're just a hater. Anyone familiar with this channel or familiar with my comments especially, knows I'm not a blind follower. I know Randy would agree. I say what I mean and I mean what I say. When I'm wrong or being wrong, and I feel the need to apologize, I do. THAT'S WHAT REAL MEN DO. We don't jump into a dog pile because we like dogpiles. What does that say about you?

@@kennywitek771 opinions don't go far if they don't have any merit. Looks like Randy's opinion on FFS has gone so far it has become a hair up a bunch of people's (rectums). Including yours. 🤔🤭😝😂🤣

@@Steve13lb12oz and competition are not trades.

Try to pretend you don’t know Milliken 😂😂

@@secretbassrigs wait 😂 so you’re tight with grandpa?

@@MyChaoticFishing dude you know I'm not tight with Grandpa either. I just happen to have a repoir with them. Besides, they're both Liberal Democrat idiots. Lots of contradictions. Randy, I respect because He's been a pro his whole life and he's a fighter! Ben is just a privileged and emotionally disturbed selfish POS that really doesn't care about his country.

@@MyChaoticFishing btw. I think the rumors are true. You've never been with a woman have you? Have you thought about why that is? They scare you, right? RU-vid is not a safe place for your id, kid.

@@MyChaoticFishing context. You kids always mouth off without understanding what the context is. I was on Big Bass Dreams live chat, last year, asking Ben a couple superchat questions about Randy, and about hard baits made in China. His trash talking mouth was already running by the time I asked.

His success doesn't in any way excuse him having no class. It doesn't give him a "pass"- it raises the bar more than it lowers it.

Congrats on being one his first 100 subscribers you jackwagon!

Ben is definitely a hard worker and a hell of an angler. I just get major bully vibes from him. His whole personality seems like a bully. The opposite of a Jordan Lee personality. I’ve met Jordan a few times and he’s super down to earth.

@@jasoncoles8063 Think it’s a bit early to start crowning him the next kvd

@@winstonrocco1981 Yeah- I haven't heard anyone claim that for BM.

Now that’s a really god awful take

Randy can't capitalize and get views and comments unless he makes it about him.

spot on, they are worried there not gonna be looked at like KVD which there not. because there cheating

You do realize the majority of fishermen, who use FFS, were fishing before FFS existed, right? Those who didn't aren't having the success you think they are having with FFS. It's a tool, just like side-scan, down-scan, DC reels, power poles...

It’s not real fishing. It’s a video game. For the record I thought technology went too far when we got beyond 2D sonar. FFS is a continuation of a lousy trend.

No its not a fishing tool. Its changing the game too much to be a tool. Its used by Tools though@@bucketmouthcharmer

I liked that episode where he showed big swimbaits underwater, at the time. But everyone is doing that now. I'm not sure if there is anything else about Ben's channel that is left that appeal anymore. The lack of maturity is definitely unquestionable now.

LMAO so people who fish once or twice a month deserve to catch more than people who can fish everyday? stupid analogy. you can learn like a real man by going more often

Yes, it sure does. Both videos lack professionals for different reasons. The one thing Ben's video has that Randy's does not, is Ben's video contains actual content that addresses the situation in the fishing industry.

800k isnt a check?

@@davecfishing7907 lol he has 800k career earnings. based on results, randy cashed a whopping 900$ last year. hes been a nobody for years and only reason hes relevant is because he cries about livescope and its comical to others.

As long as he has FFS.

He didn't watch it

@@banned4life857 well that's a shame. I would like to hear his thoughts on the subject

The drama only helps both sides for viewership. And the state of the union is sad. (For tournament fishing) Most of us just love to fish with family and friends and that will never change!

@@blakeraider5312 ain't that the truth

I can tell you (respectfully) there’s a 0% chance Randy watched that video lol. You can just tell by how he’s talking.

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He gets a lot of engagement with his controversial takes.

@@Steve-ev6vxthat is true

someones got a man crush.. 😍😂

Dude called me a missouri meth head. What you you expect?

hes made most of his money fishing without it lol guess youve never watched Ben

DRAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@shoplife8103 Most people are so blinded by FFS that they can't take a second to research Ben and what he's done. It's just blanket statements because " it has to be the FFS mmmkkayy"

@@shoplife8103 he cheats , I want to see Ben go fish a BASS tournament with out it

@@FunkE.Fisherman Ben started the drama

@@Steve13lb12oz Not directly mocking him the way Ben does. He had an old video where he addressed Ben vaguely without naming him, but it was in response to Ben openly mocking him. I like both of them and I'd prefer if guys in fishing didn't talk negatively about other guys period, but it's 2023 and that isn't gonna happen.

​@PB13lb12oz he 100% has taken shots at Ben in the past. Imo it's worse when you try hide that shot at someone yet everyone knows who you're talking about anyway

@@Steve13lb12oz Where are those videos? Where he calls out Ben? I've been watching Randy for a couple years and I've never seen it. I agree with Randy that livescoping fish isn't something to be proud of and doesn't deserve any accolades or respect, just like gill netting or long lining or any other non sporting way of catching fish.

@@Scrub_Zero Have you seen any of his videos where he said calls people using FFS Spotlighters, and that anyone who used FFS to win a tournament is an illegitimate win? He calls everyone out, which would include Ben and others.

@@Steve13lb12oz Dude you're in the wrong comment section. You want to argue about livescope in a Randy Blauket video comment section? Wow.

You missed the point of my video

Clueless to when Covid hit? You know it stared in China right, in 2019 right? Before it came to the US and the rest of the world in 2020. Research much?

@@Steve13lb12oz The world shut down in March, 2020. Retail shut down in March, 2020.

@@Steve13lb12oz His point was WHEN did it cause the BOOM of boat sales etc.: it was 2022. He shifted to saying 2022 about midway through the video and I'm sure because he'd already completed so much of his content it made zero sense to go back and recut it. His transition was pretty seamless, but the WORLD was not impacted by Covid until 2022. Did it start in 2019? Yes...but that wasn't his point.

And then he changed his Covid reference point to 2020...but whatever. If you need to think you're right, then by all means, do so.

It's not what you've accomplished, it's how you carry yourself as a professional.

Let’s be honest. G-man has better accolades and Milliken has more followers. Sounds like to Randy is just butt hurt!!! Let’s be honest, 50% of the people here are from Jonny Fish the moment stuff. He is the only reason Randy has half of the followers. I don’t like Milliken either but if I wanted to watch drama I would watch the kardashians.

Randy called it, Mulligan is butt hurt cause he's riding on his youtube groupies likes and with out ffs he'd just be another tik tocker.

So he's respectful to others when he claims that anyone that has a FFS is essentially doing something illegal (spotlighting) and that anyone uses FFS to win a tournament is an illegitimate win?

Yes he's voicing his view without cursing or name calling.

@@josephphillips590 Randy has been known to cuss in his videos. Do I understand you correctly, calling anyone that uses FFS a "spotlighter" and any win they have is illegitimate is ok and "professional" as long as they don't specifically mention any names that anyone could find out with a Google search?

He also called out FishingHQ early on saying that he was making the same videos that randy and Johnny were making and stealing their topics and making similar videos and that his channel was growing fast because he was a good showman.

@@tonyduran4764 I don’t remember him specifically calling out any channel by name that was coping his ideas? And even if he did that ids very different than someone making a personal attack. There’s nothing wrong with identifying people by name who do things, ie: “Randy is a vocal opponent of FFS but I don’t support his position”, vs the childish name calling behavior hat Zaldain, Swindle & Milliken do

@@Steve13lb12oz 😳

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Look at his thumbnail

Dam. You hit it on the hammer here iam commenting how he's wrong about Ben then read your reply. I've been Millikened

It's just another young dude that hates us old time fisherman.

Lol! Wow. If it's that bad at home.....

Fellow Nebraskan here. Half of Nebraska likes him and half don’t care for him

One of the reasons I like Ben is because he doesn’t give a shit about what other people think

@@miamifinsfanLots of notorious villains throughout history were the same way, so that isn't exactly sound logic. He has to hold firm to good principles- not poor ones.

I know that next time I hear Randy say something positive or uplifting about the bass community, will be the first time.

Randy has some very impressive stats, I want to say he finished in the money in 75% of the events he fished in..

@ralphgarbiras5450 You mean "professional" like when he calls anyone that wins with FFS an illegitimate win?