1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Kind of reminded of that guy we all went to high school with, or like will Ferrell in the back of the car in step brothers 

He sounded like a guy that felt he could have cured cancer and would still have caught ****. He has advanced FFS usage so far in such a short time and has been destroyed for becoming proficient with it to the extent he has. I used to not care for him because of it, but the more I watch and learn (don't own it myself), the more I am becoming a fan.

3 minutes ago, Drew03cmc said:

He sounded like a guy that felt he could have cured cancer and would still have caught ****. He has advanced FFS usage so far in such a short time and has been destroyed for becoming proficient with it to the extent he has. I used to not care for him because of it, but the more I watch and learn (don't own it myself), the more I am becoming a fan.

His accomplishments are impressive, I didn’t say anything about those. 

There will always be naysayers to new technology. I'm almost 70 and I think it is amazing. I don't fish enough nowadays to justify the investment but if this was available when I fished 6-10 times a month, it would be on my boat. Ben Milliken from Texas is a YouTuber with a huge following that has also had amazing success with FFS. All the critics said "Let's see you do it in a tournament." Well, this year he went all in to qualify for the Classic and is fishing all of the Opens. His first tournament he got a 5th against some BIG names who are trying to qualify again. People need to understand that this is just another tool and does not guarantee anything. I've got many friends who have it and can't catch a cold. But if you put in the TOW like these guys have, you can be successful as well. I admit that these guys with their long hair and skateboarder looks don't appeal to many. It probably will affect future sponsorship opportunities but Milliken has been smart enough to take an ownership stake in his relationships like 6th Sense. Check out Mercer's podcast with him. It's just a new breed of angler.

 

 

27 minutes ago, Big Swimbait said:

There will always be naysayers to new technology. I'm almost 70 and I think it is amazing. I don't fish enough nowadays to justify the investment but if this was available when I fished 6-10 times a month, it would be on my boat. Ben Milliken from Texas is a YouTuber with a huge following that has also had amazing success with FFS. All the critics said "Let's see you do it in a tournament." Well, this year he went all in to qualify for the Classic and is fishing all of the Opens. His first tournament he got a 5th against some BIG names who are trying to qualify again. People need to understand that this is just another tool and does not guarantee anything. I've got many friends who have it and can't catch a cold. But if you put in the TOW like these guys have, you can be successful as well. I admit that these guys with their long hair and skateboarder looks don't appeal to many. It probably will affect future sponsorship opportunities but Milliken has been smart enough to take an ownership stake in his relationships like 6th Sense. Check out Mercer's podcast with him. It's just a new breed of angler.

 

 

Pretty awesome tourney for him, I like his stuff

Josh has been putting on a clinic, incredible fish.

I still watch the 61.37 lb video often.