Zaldangerous Just Uploaded THE Most Disturbing Bass Fishing Video In The History Of YouTube… 

Im a bank fisher so electronics do me no good. Part of the fun of fishing is figuring where the bass are on your OWN!

Watching the backs of bass fishermen looking down at their electronics during the entire television broadcast is definitely disappointing.

Pro fishing is a joke.

This argument always makes me think of the time when Takahiro Omori won the Classic years ago. He went to this place where the water was muddy and there was a little bit of current, and he just was there on pure instinct- His instincts were screaming at him where to fish, and he went with his instincts- there were NO ELECTRONICS to tell him there were some hawgs up in that brush- He had years and years of dedication, years and years on the water, he had turned his brain into a bass finding computer- and on that day his brain had figured them out better than anyone else- And when he set the hook on that huge hawg that nailed his crankbait- He kept saying over and over ¨I knew it!!!! I knew it!!! I knew the fish would be here!¨ So here is the tragedy- The joy and the thrill that Takahiro felt on that day when he FIGURED OUT where the fish would be and then he won the classic- These guys now days will never experience a thrill like that in bass fishing...Without those stupid machines they probably couldn´t even catch a bluegill with a cricket and a bobber. Gimme 1985 anyday- Bill Dance versus Roland Martin Versus Tom Mann versus Jimmy Houston... That was REAL BASS FISHING! They had those slow crappy boats with a flash unit- and they knew MORE about bass fishing than these modern pros will ever understand, period! And as a child, I loved to watch those tournaments on TV!!!!

Randy I don’t always agree with you, but this video is spot on.

When people say just because you see them on FFS doesn't mean they will bite are wrong. Scott Martin proved that at the tournament at Lake Okeechobee where he chased down this big bass for 1hour until he caught it. Instead of it being a reaction bite it was an irritated bite. Irritate them until they bite.

My whole boat, motor, trailer, trolling motor, and electronics combined isn’t even worth $50,000!

Thank you Randy! You are 1000% correct

Ray Scott is rolling in his grave. How can you ban things like the number of lines on the water at one time, the maximum allowable rod length allowed, the number of hooks allowed on an Alabama rig, etc, but yet you can have 7 giant graphs and 12 different transducers ? What’s next using drones over flats with range finders or using underwater drones with cameras so you can count how many fish are on a structure and confirm their the correct species and size ? I totally agree Randy that the guys winning now are mostly talentless hacks. It’s like a Sim Racing driver competing against an actual professional driver in a real car on a real track. In reality they’re not even close in terms of talent. Fishing is being dominated by lazy gamers right now NOT professional fisherman.

Truck; boat, electronics and entry fees = worst business plan ever!

More and more pros, including some big names, are starting to speak out against FFS on vids, podcasts, and interviews. Support is definitely growing.

I showed my wife this video and another 1 of them using FFS (I have never mentioned ever to her about FFS) I just wanted to see her reaction. She looked at me in astonishment that why would they allow this and is that legal? My wife said do those young kids really need $50K of electronics in order to catch fish? Where did they get the $$$$ for that and $80K for a boat. etc etc etc My wife said these Influencers, Tik-Toker's, etc. generation of young adults are all looking for attention and want to out do each other. They do not want to work for it, they just want it given to them. Then she said your not going to buy 1 of those are you? You always catch fish and do good. What my wife really saying was "your not going to buy one"...LOL

7 to 8 graphs on a boat is just ridiculous. It's pure insanity.

It’s shining deer…you said it best

Really appreciate the Zaldains for putting together that video to shed light on what's going on. It's gotten completely out of control...the sport has morphed into something unrecognizable. This is not the same sport I fell in love with when first starting out...

It really sucks that FFS is allowed in the High School Bass Association Tournaments as well. We dont have one and there are a few other kids that dont have one. We dont even have a chance compared to all the other kids whose dad has the FFS. We were on Rayburn a couple weeks ago in the tournament and all you seen is people standing on the front of their boats staring at a screen trying to catch deep water fish. Just ridiculous. Its not that Im ticked I dont have one, I just dont think it should be allowed in High School. Not all kids can afford to have FFS setup. Make these kids all fish on a level playing field. At least at a minimum, have FFS allowed tournaments and FFS not allowed tournaments. I would like to see all these anglers bring in the fish they catch without FFS. It wont happen.

What's next? Robots, industrial grade targeting, automated casting ?? This is insane and Randy you are right 100%

People just want to cut in line and not put the leg work in and grow your abilities to compete the old fashioned way. Greed ruins all sports.

What sucks is even if the fishing industry bans FFS in tournament fishing it won’t help the fact that it’s decimating the crappie

I will say it was refreshing to see Ott catch some fish on a buzz bait this past week.

One of my tourney friends was talking about this yesterday “Might as well let the Yankee’s cork their bats, let their pitchers use all the pine tar they can find, why not make steroids legal” He does have a point

Agreed 100% afraid to watch the Bassmasters Classic because IM sure it will be won with this bs and that’s a hard pill to swallow

You ain't seen nothin' yet! Have you seen the heads-up FFS display the guy put into his eyeglasses, like a fighter pilot's helmet? They don't even have to stare down at their unit anymore. I've long said it; fishing has gone the way of NASCAR. The average Joe can't compete with corporate sponsorship. I sure do miss America!

Keep up the fight Randy!! Us real bass fishermen need a voice and you are that voice, much love brother

Perhaps you could start a elite series or tournament that doesn't allow that type of technology...

Makes you sick what fishing has become!!!😡😡😡

I sick of hearing this is a tool! It's a tool that is destroying a sport I have enjoyed for over 50 yrs. The arrogance of BASS is unbelievable. The anglers even admitted it's not fishing anymore.

Not to mention $5,000+ trolling motors.

Spot on again Randy. I am 60 years old. I have a 2022 Tracker 170 and no I am not a tournament angler but I have caught fish my whole life just fishing. 50K for electronics?? Dude I have purchased houses for less in my life. Ridiculous. And I have stopped watching any fishing shows or videos with FFS it is just boring.

I fish around 2 days a week retired and enjoy fishing but I can’t afford forward sonar I love just being out in the wild

Thanking Randy for fighting the good fight.. You’re doing the noble thing and I really appreciate it.

Well said Randy...Thank you

You could hear the disgust in Bryan New’s voice. He gets it and hopefully more pros will speak up and do the right thing.

Now we are talking , get em MrRandy , and we agree with you BASS needs to stop letting these guys use this tech , it’s cheating , it’s spotlighting , it’s taking over the use of big tackle bags full of tackle , Tackle Warehouse , and Bass Pro Shops profits on tackle is going down hill , no one needs all the tackle we needed before , it’s going to get to where they only need FFS baits , no more big tackle bags , we need these companies to bring up that their losing profits w tackle cause of FFS

I've been a BASS member since the 70's & have always enjoyed in watching & learning new techniques. FFS has taken the actual skill level to an absolute low. I questioned side imaging when it came out, however I have adapted & like it, but has never replaced my way of fishing, but has greatly enhanced my way of discovering new places & provided me with more of a underwater picture of the places I do fish. Nothing should take away actual fishing & the experience needed to & the surprise of, catching that one in a lifetime fish. Go Randy Go!

They should capitalize on this by having 2 tours. The man’s tour and the screen stare tour

Keep preaching Randy! Hope more people keep jump on the bandwagon against this ridiculous trend. Can you imagine a dad taking his kid out to teach him how to fish? "Look son, just keep an eye on the screen until you see a fish"......."Thanks Dad! This is just like my video game at home! Why didn't we just stay home and do this?"

The sport of bass fishing is in trouble on so many levels and no one is stepping up to govern this mess. Where is this generation's Ray Scott? Keep going Randy!

Very nice Randy. Totally agree.

Absolutely agree, Randy. Thanks for leading the charge! Our fisheries are slowly dying, as a result.

Somebody needs to setup an incentive program that will pay the top two anglers who don't use FFS a bonus. This could be similar to how boat manufacturers pay a bonus to the top finisher using their boat. A sponsor like Bridgeford would make a huge splash with a program like this and it would allow the anglers who don't use FFS to actually win some money.

I started searching for this video the moment I saw the title of the other video pop up on my feed. It’s a sad time in competitive bass fishing… Keep preaching Randy!

Lots of respect to you Randy. You talk about the things that none of the other pros will.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep your videos coming please.

When, Lord willing, FFS is finally banned from certain aspects of tournament fishing....we will owe Randy a big debt of gratitude.

Most of the pros seem to be unhappy about it too

Great video Randy I 100% agree

I too love Dangerous and what they do. I watched the video yesterday and my take away ? Every veteran he interviewed either said they wanted to go back to fishing or, they clearly were uncomfortable having it in their boats. Plus, the vets had the least amount on the boats. You could see it in their eyes, even Scot Martens body language showed the discomfort. They are clearly being forced into this and honestly, they are stuck. Great great video and will help bring more light to the ridiculous nature of how things have become. 👌

You just spoke up for a million bass anglers that actually go out and have fun trying to figure out the puzzle and actually working to get a bite

I’m going to start talking to my state legislators about stopping tournament fishing…. I seen Zs You tube yesterday- we are destroying our natural resources.

No practice days, no FFS, limit tackle, rods, etc.

Thank you Randy. 👍

The people that own bassmaster haven’t got a clue what they’re doing. Singlehanded ruined bass fishing. What’s next?

watched Zaldangerous video first thing this morning and was waiting for you to respond as he mentioned you at the end. just so disgusted with FFS, ITS NOT FISHING! i refuse to watch MLF and Elite tour, everyone in Randy's camp needs to do the same, dont watch their RU-vid channels either. Randy stay strong you are on the correct side of this issue and you have a lot of support.

Go Randy Go! Thanks for being our voice and don't stop. History will be on your side, you're speaking the truth and we appreciate it.

Hell yea Randy , spot on man . This might be one of your best videos

It's all about the money

How about the state’s wildlife agencies ban these electronics!

Well spoken, intelligent man. Very impressive. Thanks for being a Leader Randy!

Amen. Keep fighting the good fight Randy, thank you!

These anglers have more money in their boat than their bank accounts.

I’ve been a BassMaster member for 15 years.. I’ve emailed them & let them know how boring watching the Elite Series is.. I don’t plan to renew my membership & that’s sad.. I hope they do the right thing. It’s getting totally out of hand

You are 100% correct. Deer hunting with a thermal image drone is not hunting. That is why its illegal. Fair chase is important. We can drain the lake and pick up the fish with a shovel. We could have a robot with a shovel do it. The states need to ban them. I would eliminate side imaging as well. The live imaging is beyond acceptable.

Well said! Keep fighting!

No sport in pro fishing anymore

🤣😂 It's absolutely hilarious that Randy is "losing sleep" over it!

Thank you Randy for speaking out.

Totally agree with your concerns! With advanced sonar technology on the rise, it will kill Bass Master! You can no longer call this fishing!

Best Video yet Randy! Kudos! Setup 50 computers somewhere and have virtual fishing game tournaments. Its basically the same thing- for sure not "fishing"

Well said Randy. I don’t compete in tournaments at all. I fish because I love it and grew up with it, but I still feel like fishing has gotten exceedingly worse since FFS became more and more popular. I live on the Potomac River. Occasionally MLF tournaments will come by and blow up all my spots and I sit there and shake my head at them all staring at their screens, taking away healthy chunks to weigh in somewhere else, where the fish will inevitably die from the stress of being in a live we’ll all day.

Well said Randy spot on

I’ve been tournament fishing since I was 12 years old and then last two years have been the worst two tournament seasons of my life. I hate FFS and know it definitely has hurt my success rate. So many fish are getting caught in the middle of our lakes that probably die, due to delayed mortality. Hope we have fish to catch years from now, but don’t know what will happen. I agree with you 100% Randy. It’s so sad.

Well shoot. Best advertising for Zaldangerous you could ever do. Never watched that channel but how could I not go watch this video now!!!

Randy, Thank you for standing tall on this issue. Me and my kids use to bond over fishing and watching bass tournaments. My kids like video games but even they do not like watching anglers staring at a screen. They have lost all interest in watching fishing tournaments which really sucks! FFS has ruined fishing! And kids and adults interest in watching the sport of bass fishing

It was pretty fun to see these pro's setups ... it's all about efficiency for them. The reason they all have so many graphs is that they want to dedicate a graph to a single function. Each graph is dedicated to do8ng only one thing so they have one for FFS, one for mapping, one for 360. They are also running multiple transducers so they don't have to constantly switch between them. Is it truly necessary? Not really it just makes things easier for them. You don't see recreational anglers doing this. We just have 1 or 2 graphs on the console and 1 or 2 on the bow and just switch modes between them when we need to use different modes. The world of bass fishing does not revolve around pro tournaments. The fact that 200 guys have $30k of electronics on their boat is pretty much meaningless to the rest of the 5 million bass fisherman in the US ...

If this keeps up I bet you see the co angler numbers drop tremendously because they will figure out that casting to the dead sea isn't paying off without ffs

Keep going Randy! The word is spreading.

I agree 100%, thanks for your voice

Thank you for having the balls to stand up to these greedy corporations pushing this crap on the sport. THIS IS NOT FISHING AND THERE IS NO SKILL INVOLVED ANYMORE

Yep, more people are starting to catch on. Good job, Randy!

Preach it Randy. BAN it all as far as I am concerned

100% truth. Keep up the good work.

Your spot on Randy.

I have been a fisherwoman for many years. Creeks, rivers, lakes, ponds, banks, docks...and I mean I had a rod in my hand when I was 2 years old and fish 2-3 times a week in all seasons and in all weather. Fishing is in my DNA. My uncle was a charter boat captain on Lake Erie and Lake Michigan and on our journeys fishing, he taught me many many things. One thing he taught me, radar will never be as good as your experience on the water. He said never rely on it to find fish as it will not produce the biggest, best fish. He used his instincts to find fish for his clients. And used radar only to find depth. So as I grew, his advice stayed with me. I have fished boat, kayak, and wade. I have flied, baitcasted, spin fished. Hell, I went noodling once. I have climbed rocks in sketchy situations in remote regions to find large fish. And over the years, I have learned to read water, judge weather, read each species and their behavior and find the fish. I never had sonar, refused all electronics though I could afford it for my kayaks and judged depth by how fast my sinker or spinner dropped to hit bottom. I dragged the bottom with my rod and could tell you what I was hitting. Did I spook em, sure....don't care, still caught em. That's how I trained myself. So fast forward.....I actually considered maybe joining a kayak tournament to challenge myself more with no aspirations other than to challenge my skills on paper: and I started watching videos and was SHOCKED to see the electronics on these boats and kayaks in the pros. I have no doubt these pros are great anglers. But you couldn't tell given all the gadgets they have on their boats to try and find fish. I'd be upset if this was required of me in a tournament. I actually think I would fail miserably if I relied on a screen to find fish. I think I would catch less fish. Fish can sense those sound waves in the water. How do I know this: I fished near a bass boat one day in a tournament. He scooted up behind me. No matter. I am used to it. I was raking those bass in while that angler on the boat was getting pissy staring at me catching "his" fish. I said to him, fish can hear, and sense sonar vibrations at certain depths. That's a fact. And they are driven away from it in many cases. My uncle had to shut down his sonar during fishing sessions because of it. I said are you using sonar, he said yes. I said stop and you might have more luck. And I told them you're spooking them over to me. Thanks. He sped off. I have no idea who he was.....but I don't think he won. But that day, I sure did. Best day I had bass fishing on a lake in awhile. I lost count how many bass I caught. All because those boats were spooking the heck out of those fish to safer zones like under trees and rocks and far away from sonar. And this lake was used to boats, but not these fancy bass boats with all the sonar. I feel bad for the anglers in the pros if they are forced to do this. I'd be bored out of my mind doing it. And, I'm convinced it hurts them. Something should change for their sake. They want to fish, not stare at screens. Great topic and I hope someone looks at this from a logical perspective and not with dollar signs in their eyes. Should it be banned.....absolutley....but not because of a fair chase situation but because I think they would do better without all of the sonar.

I don't agree with everything, Randy, but you NAILED this one!

Well said Randy. I watched the BASS tournament at Lake Fork and one of the contestants said at weigh in you either embrace the electronics or you loose. I miss the skill that we used to see from a seasoned pro, instead of watching a tv screen of someone with a rod in hand watching a screen.

Randy what you have been saying about ffs finally found an answer for me. I looked forward to the weekend and watching bass fishing on TV but now I don't watch any. The problem is I've lost interest because the shows are boring watching the pros using ffs.

Randy you've been spot on about all the things you've talked about concerning FFS. I watched the video last night myself and the amount of electronics on all of the boats is absolutely 💯 ridiculous. 5 to 8 graphs 4 transducers and let's not forget the newest thing Boat breaks of all things up to $60K just to fish.

I saw that video yesterday and my first thought was Randy’s head is going to explode! 🤯

Im not gonna see it because I refuse to waste my time watching that garb. Awesome video RB

That is beyond ridiculous.😮

I love the way you speak about this topic. It's the 100% truth & as a person who loves fishing. I absolutely hate what this is doing to the sport. Not to mention what will happen to the population of fish around the world.

Good video👍 keep up the good work you do👍 🇸🇪

I am a freedive spearfishing guy, so I never do hook and line. A guy invited me to go bass fishing on a lake. He showed me the proper rig, and how to tie a Palomar knot etc. He had super fancy FFS. I was casting towards the bank like I figured the bass would be. All of a sudden, I saw a huge fish signature behind me. I would have never thought to cast into deeper water behind the boat, but there it was. The FFS even told me depth and distance. I cast the rig where the FFS said it was, and on the second or third retrieve got hooked up hard. I had been bass fishing for the first time in my life, and caught a giant 9 pound bass. Lake Casitas, California. Never would have caught that fish in a million years without FFS. Who would have dreamed it was in deep water behind me.

I feel the extact same way Randy! I watched Chris’ video the other day and you could just tell every single one of the pros were almost embarassed at what is needed to compete and where we are going in the sport.

If they can ban the Alabama rig they can band FFS.

We were laughing at the video. The 4 graphs at the console 🤣🤣🤣

Thee was this 11yr old in Texas who just recently caught a record 14lb largemouth using live scope. I agree it ain't fishing. It's like an entire police force comprised of 8s - 10s posing as prostitutes, walking the streets, approaching civilians with propositions and then arresting anyone that gives in. It's electronic fish in a barrel.

REAL fishermen know that you're our voice in this discussion, Randy. Thanks for helping us be heard.

My forward facing sonar is bluetoothed to my dc reel so the perfect amount of line is cast and the reel is self cranking so the corresponding bait runs at the right distance and depth.