A 32 yr old won with a baitcaster 😂 

 

Theories crumbling 

Honestly Justin Hamner is impressive and I'd love to see him continue to grow the sport of bass fishing and win some more derbies!

41 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

A 32 yr old won with a baitcaster 😂 

 

Theories crumbling 

Now, now - Don’t rush to judgement. “The Scope” is still undefeated (6-0) in major tournaments this year 😉

But all you need is a bunch of sissy crappie poles and a sack of minners, I read it on the internet. And only kids can win 

54 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Now, now - Don’t rush to judgement. “The Scope” is still undefeated (6-0) in major tournaments this year 😉

That’s the same as saying the field vs John cox cause all other boats have it

7 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

But all you need is a bunch of sissy crappie poles and a sack of minners, I read it on the internet. And only kids can win 

A 32 yr old is a kid 

 

And if you read a little further back, you’ll see jerkbaits were the original minnow imitator Scope Kids used 😎

10 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

 

That’s the same as saying the field vs John cox cause all other boats have it

Nope, only if they credit it for their win. Ain’t nobody crediting their Mercury engine or Hydrowave for allowing them to win - but they used to back in the day before FFS. The kid credited The Scope in write-ups I saw. I imagine a guy who actually won without using his Scope these days would go out of his way to point that out…but I get your point. It’s become a universal piece of equipment that plays in some respect most of the time these days. 

I’ve listened to all the weigh ins and skeeter Yamaha still get credited very often, as well as outer wear 

Even by 50th place “winners” 😆 They’ve got the stage and the mic for just a few minutes in their life - better name every sponsor you got for helping you get there.

2 hours ago, Team9nine said:

“The Scope” is still undefeated (6-0) in major tournaments this year 

And trolling motors haven’t lost a tournament in 50 years. 😆

2 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

And trolling motors haven’t lost a tournament in 50 years. 😆

I said it in a different thread, and I'll repeat it here.  If it's not a birch bark canoe, a hand carved paddle and a cane pole with a hook made from bone, it's not fair chase!

 

 

I’ve never really paid much attention to the BM Classic.  It got a little of my attention last year, after Gussy won it 🇨🇦.  I followed it a bit more this year, because it was too cold to enjoy anything outside myself.  I’ve got no baseline to know if these tournaments used to be better, but I found the coverage just what I’d expect - trying to make a non-spectator sport exciting, while bombarding us with ads.  Our whole world is like that now - commercialized and awash in sponsors and nonsense.  So not a knock against the Classic, I’m just about done with it all.  
 

I do agree with the earlier comment that so many of these pro bass fisherman seem like guys you could step on a boat and have a good day with, “average joes” so to speak.  I do appreciate that aspect very much, seeing a guy who’s quit his day job to pursue a dream and won it.  That’s very cool. 
 

So I watched some highlights, but only lasted a short while on the live coverage boredom.  I find the controversy over FFS more interesting than the sport itself.  lol 

Not sure if my issue is late or the magazine ad team is late, but just got this today.  But what got my attention is that the pics show two rods....neither of which is a baitcaster... still looks a bit weird to me.

 

  May have been the only two spinning rods in the magazine,  tho

I was listening to Matt arey today and he said he didn’t turn on his FFS unit the entire classic and finished 15th 

And Scott Martin was glued to his FFS and missed the cut.

 

Edited - I'm actually thinking of Lake Fork, not the classic.  But same thing.

 

5 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I was listening to Matt arey today and he said he didn’t turn on his FFS unit the entire classic and finished 15th 

 

I'm sure he'll be including that impressive bullet point near the top of his resume next year when he hits up potential new sponsors 

He got 2nd in the classic on the lake they are going to next year, he might be a good betting favorite in 2025