OCdockskipper Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said: Do we even know if they are allowed to curse or not? I’ve heard a few cusses words over the tourney so far. That’s usually part of live TV and since this is their own streaming product they shouldn’t be held to any regulations. Legally, they are allowed to curse, drop their pants and dance naked on the front deck if they want to. They are not bound by FCC regulations. The interesting thing will be what the BPT decides is appropriate, which will be based on who they believe is their target market and what is best for business. I can see anglers like Ike, Ish Monroe and other volatile anglers pull for anything goes. However, remember that this is the brainchild of Boyd Duckett & Gary Klien, who from outward appearances appear to be more interested in a family friendly product. This may be the first item that splits the BPT membership into 2 factions. My guess is the family friendly side will win out. There is cursing on the field of all sports, but the goal is not to do it when you are fully aware the camera is on you. Quote
GReb Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Does each boat has a camera guy? I thought they did. But the broadcast only a hangful of guys. Really sucked we couldn’t see Connell’s run live Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted February 2, 2019 Super User Posted February 2, 2019 They do but they can only handle so many live Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted February 2, 2019 Super User Posted February 2, 2019 No, each boat doesn't have a camera guy. They sent Rob Newell out to find Connell but I guess he never did. When Marty Robinson went on his run the other day he was being filmed from another boat from a distance. Jordan Lee had a camera guy get in with him during the 2nd period today. They definitely don't all have cameras but I'm sure the final 10 will tomorrow. 1 Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted February 2, 2019 Super User Posted February 2, 2019 32 minutes ago, Jrob78 said: No, each boat doesn't have a camera guy. They sent Rob Newell out to find Connell but I guess he never did. When Marty Robinson went on his run the other day he was being filmed from another boat from a distance. Jordan Lee had a camera guy get in with him during the 2nd period today. They definitely don't all have cameras but I'm sure the final 10 will tomorrow. Oh right forgot.about that marty clip I thought one of the initial selling points was that they were going to have cameras on every boat....or is that a future plan? Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted February 2, 2019 Super User Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Montanaro said: Oh right forgot.about that marty clip I thought one of the initial selling points was that they were going to have cameras on every boat....or is that a future plan? I'm not really sure, I thought that was the plan also. Maybe they meant everyone will have a camera in their boat at least once during the week. Quote
GReb Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Cameras and crew aren’t cheap. I certainly understand limiting them at first. Maybe they plan to expand their crew if they hit the right bottom line 1 Quote
OCdockskipper Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Watching the post game show for the first time. I have heard some people complain about Dave Mercers style (I personally enjoy listening to him), but the MLF Statue in Skinny Jeans is annoying. His interviews are okay, but when he tries to do the Monster Truck Rally voice, he ends up just screaming at times he doesn't need to. I know he is trying to induce excitement, he just isn't good at it. I'm sure they will clean that up over the next few tournaments. 1 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 Jordan ties it up!! Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 Jordan is running away with it! It's going to take a couple of big fish in the last 45 minutes to catch him. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 Jordan Lee is a Beast at the end of these things ! A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 And there it is ~ Jordan Lee for the WIN !!!!! Congratulations to him That was very entertaining. A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 This has been an awesome week as a fan! This format is so exciting to watch, can't wait for the next one. Congratulations to Jordan Lee! 1 Quote
Hawkeye21 Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 I don’t think there is an argument good enough to say any other tourney format is as good as what we just saw. Six days of great coverage and awesome endings. 3 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 The fact that they put the entire live stream coverage from the previous days events on the website is awesome. Otherwise I'd have to try to figure out how to watch it live from the Lund . . . #instantlyaddicted ? A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 I'll have whatever Jordan Lee's having. That was excellent. Really, all 6 days were excellent....and I don't mind at all seeing pros get just as excited as I do about a 2-3lber. 1 Quote
Rpratt Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 I really enjoyed what I saw of the coverage this week. Alot of drama, comebacks, some nice fish caught, and you got some really colorful unedited um, well I would say real life "situations" of your favorite anglers. ? The worst is what happened to Brandon's truck today! It made me shed a tear! Quote
jtharris3 Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 3:42 PM, OCdockskipper said: Will Ike get the first BPT suspension? Couldn't happen to a more level headed guy. Ike - "Got one, its a big one" Official - "13 ounces, non-scorable bass" LOL....d**n it, I missed that. Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 3, 2019 Super User Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Rpratt said: I really enjoyed what I saw of the coverage this week. Alot of drama, comebacks, some nice fish caught, and you got some really colorful unedited um, well I would say real life "situations" of your favorite anglers. ? The worst is what happened to Brandon's truck today! It made me shed a tear! I had a fire and missed the ending. What happened to his truck? Quote
Rpratt Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 He got T-boned. It tore his truck all up. He has a video of it on his Facebook page Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 4, 2019 Super User Posted February 4, 2019 That kid is one fire & they're going to Conroe next where Jordan won the 2017 Bassmaster Classic. Can we see back to back! ? 1 Quote
DamonP Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Anyone else notice IKE did not got through the postgame line after getting knocked out? I know he was ticked but just like any other sport the media time should be a requirement and not optional. 3 Quote
Jeff Browning Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Totally agree with the comment about Ike. I'm a fan of the guy and know he's an emotional guy. But it's all part of the gig - time to grow up! Take the good with the bad and face the music man! 3 Quote
Logan S Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 On 2/3/2019 at 3:56 PM, Hawkeye21 said: I don’t think there is an argument good enough to say any other tourney format is as good as what we just saw. Six days of great coverage and awesome endings. I'll bite ...Few flaws from my perspective. My opinion only, although pretty much all my fishing friends feel the same way. We all watched most of the live coverage. Lee is unreal and this is not meant to take anything away from his victory...He beat all the other top pros playing by the same rules. But he won the event without ever catching a 5lb bass. In FL. During Pre-spawn/Spawning time. I'm not calling it a 'dink-fest', just saying that there's no question (IMO) that the format favors smaller fish in greater numbers. Whether that's good or bad I guess is up for debate. IMO, a limit is preferable...Doesn't even have to be 5 fish (though that's the standard now), just something. Weights resetting meant that the top anglers basically quit fishing on the 2nd day. It also means that anglers will often shoot for 'good enough' as opposed to the best they can do. How cool would it have been to see Howell or Robinson or Ott or anyone else break the 100lb mark on day 2? If the format is going count all fish, let those guys keep the pedal to the metal and really put some crazy numbers up. At the very least...Go take the live camera out of the dude's boats when they're coasting and give it to another angler in the mix! Since weights reset, the drama on cut day ends up being on 20th (or 10th) place. It's entertaining but at the same time, I want to watch the guys at the top smashing fish...Not watch guys who have 'kind of figured it out' scrape up a 20th place spot (no hate, just obvious observation based on their placement). Some other observations.... I don't really understand what the separate periods accomplish since they don't need to run back or be anywhere for the start or finish. Seems like it's just a built in break for the anglers, which is fine I guess. I don't like or dislike it, just don't see a need. My initial thought after the 1st event is that I'd rather just have the extra fishing time (or viewing time as a fan) and no break. The free ride time in the morning and not needing to be back at the ramp for the end of tournament is an interesting twist. I really don't know how I feel about it. As someone that's made the gamble of long runs on tournament day (with success and failure), I can see two sides to it. It would be nice to have that risk taken out of the equation, but at the same time it takes away that reward for choosing to be bold. I can see myself both liking and disliking it in certain situations. I thought the overall live show was pretty good, although I had a ton of technical issues and needed to refresh constantly. I know some seemed to have no issues, but I'm a tech guy and I'm 99% certain the issues weren't on my end. I watch BASS/FLW the exact same ways and have zero issues with either. I was bothered by the anti-livewell comments made by anglers and the announcers and the little commercial they run slamming normal tournaments was in poor taste. It's all fine to promote their system, but but actively putting down the standard format is not a good look and could result in some negative unintended consequences. The fact that many of these anglers will still be fishing in the Classic this year, yet were slamming livewell usage is a bit hypocritical IMO. The MLF format is not workable on a large scale at the local level, at least not yet, so what do they expect 99% of the tournament trails out there to do? Quit fishing? I also believe their fish-care comments and concerns are way overblown...Livewells are not a death sentence for bass, not even close. Finally, just for my own defense from criticism of being a 'hater'...I actually like the catch-weigh-release format, though I prefer 5-bass limits. I have fished in many CWR tournaments (with actual scales, not length - exactly like MLF style) and will be fishing in 7 or 8 more this year. My club uses the format for some tournaments, so I am very aware of the challenges and limitations of putting this type of tournament on at a local level. That's a lot more than I thought I'd write...Oh well, nothing else to do except work . Enjoy. 4 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 5, 2019 Super User Posted February 5, 2019 Has anyone run the numbers to see how a 5 best limit would stack the competitors? Quote
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