James Watson’s MLF Suspension Should Disturb Everyone In The Fishing Community.., 

Boyd didn't qualify to fish MLF but since he owns MLF he broke his own rules

there's definitely some oligarchy attributes about Boyd's attitude and actions. his personal feelings, overreacting so publicly in such a petty way, only gave more credit to James. what kind of fool tries to do damage control by reminding everyone what a out of touch fool he is? Particular ty[es of wealthy people often can't help showing how undeserving they ultimately are.

When the fox guards the hen house.

A little “conflict of interests” don’t ya think!!

@secretbassrigs well,he was prob raised with his father having more money,than a good showdog can jump over,and they didn't teach him how to play with others as they say.

I think about Ray Scott everyday. He would be furious!

Yes, and Ray Scott most likely would have suspended James Watson for life.

Ask Ike....it was good old boy tourney No better just silence I lived it

@@thock30 James Watson would not have had to Stand up to Ray Scott because Ray Scott would not let Anglers break Rules.

@bmannichols4157 I am not aware of any issues that may or may not be happening with other anglers. Things should for sure be consistent across the board. My comments are more about how this specific incident was handled. Take care.

This is what happens when city folk get involved in rural folk activities. They go to shit.

Agree 💯👍

The problem is professional bass fishing has always been an anomaly in how you define it. Is it really a professional "sport"? It's certainly not like any other professional sport because the players have to pay to play and most never get back what they put in. Is it a legitimate "business"? It's certainly not in a traditional sense because the business is subsidized by the players. What it really is an exploitive ruse to take advantage of a desperate class of fishermen who I think enjoy being screwed over and over again. I never really thought about it like that before but how sad for most of these poor fools. Lets be honest Randy is no longer making a living on tournament winnings and has had to (successively I might add) monetize his image and knowledge and righteous anger in order to make it. He is the exception not the rule. Few anglers score lucrative advertisements and some are able to scrape out a modest living through social media but they are still putting most of that back into the entry fees and operating cost. Good grief why would anyone in their right mind continue to feed this scam?

The problem with this channel is a lot of Randy's subscribers are anti tournament guys.

@@horbie5039I am anti tournament, but I really enjoyed tournaments when Ray Scott ran it all.

That crash could have been so much worse and they could have killed people but like you said nothing to much happened but this guy is using a protected constitutional activity and gets banned for a season and a half for FREE SPEECH!!!!!! This should really piss all Americans off even the ones that have nothing to do with fishing

Well said, I just brought that exact same point up in a recent video. This sport is completely out of control, and has reached the point of not being even remotely about fishing.

MLF suspended them for a year

@@5150Fishing Only the rest of this year. Not next year also. Probably should have been kicked out for good. (Not a knock on your comment, just filling in some info)

@@kenbrown5449not true . MLF website says he is banned until December 2025.

100%

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF US.

I also. Bass fished passionately from 7 yrs old until about 30 yrs old, the son of a regular bass fisherman. The sport began to become something that I didn't identify with anymore, and that gap has only widened since then. I'm not far away from 50 yrs old now, and don't even really identify as a bass fisherman anymore. I mostly just panfish now.

@@Resistculturaldecline yup panfish, catfish and anything with teeth for me these days. When I catch a bass it’s a bonus. The whole industry has become more like the WWF and less about a family fun sport. Idk, saddens me a lot as I have two small children.

@@joetobacco6515 Precisely

it definitely has changed for the worse ever since random corporate conglomerates started treating a lifestyle like a soulless commodity. And a few YT hot heads that have known nothing but table scraps from their masters, only ended up embarrassing us all by masquerading as our representatives and becoming victims to their very own narcissistic delusions of grandeur,.fueled by anonymous simps. It only took a few undeserving immature personalities and a few years of poking at social media technology to stoke the flames burning down the great establishmentrs they never truly deserved to inherit.

Especially the part about censoring your customer base is a bad idea. Free speech is essential to Randy... Mostly

No for profit organization should be able to profit from publicly owned waterways. Period. They should have to build their own lakes to fish tournaments on.

I fish tournaments but I have said for years that there should be limits on the amount. Every weekend on both days is just not good for the fishery and does really impact non tournament anglers .

Too much tourney me first, money money money, greedy quarreling, and even cheating going on. Seen from the outside I’d ban them the heck out of public waterways. The come flying past without regard for the safety of those who don’t know they must turn their boat into those big waves caused by the speed happy tournament fishermen….bad public perception!!!

Amen, I agree with you 100 %

Duckett has also pushed the idea that he is the one that introduced "micro guide" rods to the American bass fishing public. He didn't. Not even close. North Carolina's Steve Gardner did that and his articles were published years before Duckett ever saw a micro guide rod.

@@TomKirkman1 wow! taking credit for other peoples work. no wonder both tournament trails are losing their market share. they've become liars and thieves and lsquandered away the respect that they inherited.

He must have been taking my wiping advice

A guy on the westcoast was using micro guides to make his rods 40 years ago. They were called Revolver Rods. I still have one.

We know who you are talking about re: the poly angler, but I personally have only seen Class from him online and on screen. Unless a lot has gone on behind the scenes, in which case ALL the anglers should speak up and out. BD is obviously only concerned for himself... money and a spot to fish in. #FBD

@@kenbrown5449that would be one jacob wheeler, boyds adopted kid

Conflict of interest? Whose name is on Wheeler’s rods & reels….

It's not just that. He let's Sprague snag spawners. No tournament fisherman I have ever seen takes the hook out over the water unless he doesn't want you to see how/where it is hooked. And Sprague is not the only one

@@kenbrown5449That may have been all you have seen. But that’s not him. You have to understand that he is marketing himself a certain way when the cameras are on. All that thanking God lips service he pays when the cameras are on him is fake. I’ve seen it first hand. I could give you a list of fakes and questionable ethics guys a mile long. And I could give you a list of some great guys I have had the pleasure of interacting with. Like Andy Morgan. Those in the business know the truth.

Boyd probably was upset that he didn't get a cut from the sales of the #FBD stuff!

@@daveysketter9186 lol!

To me in a civil court of law Boyd would have to prove that FBD stood for something other than Fishing Boat Docks or James would be able to sue Boyd for defamation of character and loss of income making James a very rich man . If the other anglers wore WWJD hats (World Wide James Defender) hats and shirts Boyd would have a brain fart trying disprove that it stood for anything other than the traditional meaning .

@@kenbragg120 the best part is that Watson is a free man, and nobody owns Watson but Watson when it comes to his influence in the profession. He's very likely been preparing for the situation, and knows he's gained more than BD could ever take away from him by his own actions.

Watson signed a contract with MLF. Boyd Duckett is not MLF. He is just another angler. Yes, I know he is the president, but in a courtroom, he would have to separate himself. FBD is in no way a slam on MLF.

Man they are that’s the best jacket I’ve ever had. I got it for Christmas a couple years ago and I love it.

@@randyblaukatintuitive they are big into skiing apparel. Huge . Maybe h and Watson can rep them in fishing industry.

Iam from Demopolis👀👀👀

lmao

No way it’ll happen. Too many suckasses that will vote against it.

I agree!!

@@brentcarr8365 that's because you're not very smart...at all.

Larry Mac, you still alive, old man?!?!

He’s only giving you cherry picked information so everyone agrees with him. Do a quick search and you’ll see that Randy handpicked the information he presented

@@5150Fishing I haven’t really looked into it deep yet to be honest

@@clay7514 your original instincts are correct on this matter. don't let someone that goes by the name "5150Fisting" make you doubt them. being a fisherman is all about faith! faith in yourself and faith in gods country.

It’s still a “ live” score tournament….. they all catching them on beds…. lol

Randy loves it! It's just unfortunate that a spotlighter won the event and several scopers in the top 10. The going wisdom was that they couldn't catch them without FFS. We're waiting for Randy to let us know our next direction so we can organize against FFS again

What's a spotlighter? ​@@Tedthib

Gutless is what it is !!! Suckass employees ruin every job !!!

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great point!

100%

The backstory is 8 years running. If you think BD is a stand up guy, you're sadly mistaken. He is a horrible human.

@@MikesBassFishing I agree with you 👍

I'm not defending BD but these replies are crazy. IDC if u work for McDonald's if u stay on social media and even use the logo to say FMcD I bet u get fired. U can only push the bottom so many times till there's retaliation.

Corp of engineers does have a regulation prohibiting for profit tournaments but it’s never been enforced to my knowledge

Heck yeah that includes marinas too

@@tennesseetharp8473 I wholeheartedly agree with you. Some of the marinas try to block anglers from fishing around the boat docks.

That's a difficult proposition. Should the NFL make money from publicity funded stadiums?

@@scottankers6690 No they should not.

Agreed. Duckett is having trouble cashing checks. No mystery there. However, if you're calling people out, then don't do it half ass.

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He has to know more of the backstory. Everyone does. He just chose to omit it. Giving people half the information so they agree with him!!!

Basically James called out Boyd Duckett over his bullshit and Boyd got him suspended. The Hashtag #FBD is exactly what it means lol aka #Fishing Boat Docks lol

Think it means “Fk Boyd Duckett” 🤫🤫🤫🤫

Bryan was wrong, Andrew was right, End of story.

​@@mikeharris130I was literally typing the same exact comment... What he said 💯

​@@mikeharris130I agree 💯

DC yes, Wheeler no way. egotistical AH

Probably won't see that unless BPT shuts down. They are the poster boys for BPT......not that that's a bad thing for them...they have earned it. But would like to see them back at BASS myself

Wheeler is Boyd's poster child.

DC already won a BASS Open on the Alabama River.

lmfao

@@MrCoffeekelly Why? Mike Ikeonelli was talking about it. It's been discussed.

@@ordinaryangler4153 lmao

It would be nice

Absolutely and what would people like Boyd do about it? Embrace ffs to try to get a whole roster of rookies that can only fish using sonar? I doubt that’d work out well for them. Union does make a lot of sense

Ahhh. But were the remarks about the organization? Or about an individual. The two are not synonymous. Duckett may have walked into a trap. Worldwide might sue him personally and not MLF.

Don't be using all that common sense here! No! Boyd is the devil! 😂

He’s only giving you cherry picked information so everyone agrees with him. Do a quick search and you’ll see that Randy handpicked the information he presented

MAMBY PAMBES

No

It is not a 1st Amendment violation.

@@scottclark2448 how sad for you