Super User roadwarrior Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, soflabasser said: Lots of parents do not want to admit they are not raising their kids nowhere as good as they did over 50 years ago. That is not the case with my millennials, friends and neighbors. Our "kids" are successful and happy. My grand babies are smarter, healthier and more active than we were back in the day. I don't buy the gloom and doom. When I look around my community I see a very bright future. 3
Super User soflabasser Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 I am fortunate to have been raised by my parents and grandparents so I can see how the newest generation is not raised as well. Yes there are many who do an excellent job at raising their children but that is not the case for many I see. When I was kid it was rare to see another kid say curse words now it is extremely common. The music they listen in the buses has gotten much worse compared to just 20-40 years ago. I am not going to name any of those ''musicians'' since their music is pure garbage and I am sure you can look it up if you want to. It seems parents these days let the internet raise their children more than they should. With that said the apple does not fall far from the tree so you can only expect so much from a parent if they themselves do not know how to show a good example.
Hawkeye21 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 6 hours ago, garroyo130 said: Unless you keep your children off youtube completely theyre gonna find naked yoga sooner or later ... It happens. We all stumbled across things we weren't suppose to see or hear yet we turned out alright. 1
evo2s197 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Nothing is more responsible for the "Good old days" than a bad memory. 3
Super User A-Jay Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, evo2s197 said: Nothing is more responsible for the "Good old days" than a bad memory. I'd say that a 'selective memory' can paint a fairly rosy & unrealistic picture as well. #crs ? A-Jay
Kdizzle Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 My biggest problem with todays Youtube "influencers", is that I rarely see any of them actually fishing or teaching others how to fish. Its usually a 20 minute video, with the first ten minutes of the video flaunting their upper class, excessive lifestyle with elevator music or absolutely terrible sound cloud hip hip playing in the background. Then two minutes of time in the vehicle driving the boat that their fathers most likely bought for them(and lets be serious these kids wouldn't be able to live this way without coming from a very upper crust background), five minutes of drone footage, and then two minutes of actual fishing, on a private lake of course. No actual skill involved, just mostly a commercial for what ever rod company they are pimping for, plus everyone has fishing gloves, a balaclava, and a flat brimmed hat on. So vapid and devoid of content. Mostly just modern materialistic influencer culture, but in a bass boat and with fishing rods. 2 2
Super User fishwizzard Posted February 25, 2021 Super User Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Kdizzle said: absolutely terrible sound cloud hip hip playing in the background. Rap was at it’s peak from ‘90 to ~’03 and I will furiously chase off my lawn anyone who says otherwise! If boom bap is wrong I never want to be right! 1
MGF Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 I don't necessarily think parenting was "better" years ago but the world was different. When I was a kid there was no internet or cell phones. TV (we didn't have any cable) was pretty tame and societal norms were even different. Things are being presented to young kids as normal in school that I think is absolutely bizarre. I wouldn't want to be raising young kids today. 1
huZZah Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 6 hours ago, soflabasser said: Well said! Lots of parents do not want to admit they are not raising their kids nowhere as good as they did over 50 years ago. Ummmm...that’s not what I said at all lol. 3 hours ago, soflabasser said: When I was kid it was rare to see another kid say curse words now it is extremely common. And this is the OP point I think. He is bothered by how available the things he doesn’t want his kids seeing, or hearing :), is on YouTube.
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted February 25, 2021 BassResource.com Administrator Posted February 25, 2021 4 pages.... 1 6
Super User soflabasser Posted February 25, 2021 Super User Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Kdizzle said: My biggest problem with todays Youtube "influencers", is that I rarely see any of them actually fishing or teaching others how to fish. Its usually a 20 minute video, with the first ten minutes of the video flaunting their upper class, excessive lifestyle with elevator music or absolutely terrible sound cloud hip hip playing in the background. Then two minutes of time in the vehicle driving the boat that their fathers most likely bought for them(and lets be serious these kids wouldn't be able to live this way without coming from a very upper crust background), five minutes of drone footage, and then two minutes of actual fishing, on a private lake of course. No actual skill involved, just mostly a commercial for what ever rod company they are pimping for, plus everyone has fishing gloves, a balaclava, and a flat brimmed hat on. So vapid and devoid of content. Mostly just modern materialistic influencer culture, but in a bass boat and with fishing rods. ^This^ I could care less for drone footage, B roll footage, what a YouTuber eats, or what company sponsors a Youtuber. I just want to see lots of fish caught with minimal talking. 2 hours ago, huZZah said: And this is the OP point I think. He is bothered by how available the things he doesn’t want his kids seeing, or hearing :), is on YouTube. I agree with the OP and I am sure many here do as well. Smoking and drinking are not kid friendly to say the least.
MGF Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Glenn said: 4 pages.... When the ice melts and we can go fishing again. 1
Super User Deleted account Posted February 25, 2021 Super User Posted February 25, 2021 14 hours ago, soflabasser said: The music they listen in the buses has gotten much worse compared to just 20-40 years ago. I am not going to name any of those ''musicians'' since their music is pure garbage and I am sure you can look it up if you want to. Lil' Kim was just paraphrasing and embellishing, this is from '75, I mean the term rock and roll originally meant getting busy... "Now there's a backseat, lover That's always undercover And I talk 'til my daddy say Said you ain't seen, nothin' Til you're down on the muffin And there's sure to be a change in ways...." Sometimes my wife comes home and I'm "singing" along to tunes in Relapse, while it's playing at 11, Yo, check it, more snare...
Super User the reel ess Posted February 25, 2021 Super User Posted February 25, 2021 I'd like to respectfully make a suggestion to anyone who wants to make fishing videos. Stop filming yourself driving in the dark to the spot. Stop filming yourself choosing baits at WalMart. It's a waste of your viewers' time and I skip right past it. People have a short attention span. Most fishing vids on YT should be 10 minutes or less. 2
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 25, 2021 Global Moderator Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, the reel ess said: I'd like to respectfully make a suggestion to anyone who wants to make fishing videos. Stop filming yourself driving in the dark to the spot. Stop filming yourself choosing baits at WalMart. It's a waste of your viewers' time and I skip right past it. People have a short attention span. Most fishing vids on YT should be 10 minutes or less. They have to be over 10 minutes to get monetized I thought
Super User the reel ess Posted February 25, 2021 Super User Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said: They have to be over 10 minutes to get monetized I thought IDK. I see ads on videos that are less than 10. But if that's the case, they need to be 10 entertaining or informing minutes. 1
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 25, 2021 Global Moderator Posted February 25, 2021 5 hours ago, the reel ess said: IDK. I see ads on videos that are less than 10. But if that's the case, they need to be 10 entertaining or informing minutes. Ha! In the labeling industry they refer to that as puffery (words that fill space and don’t mean much) 1
DaubsNU1 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Met Roland Martin at the Omaha boat-show last spring. We walked up and talked for about 20 minutes...Super nice guy! It was towards end of the day and not many people around. We talked fishing and turkey hunting. Didn't even know he had a YouTube channel until recently. I've been watching his videos...and will keep watching... 2
Super User NYWayfarer Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 5 hours ago, DaubsNU1 said: Met Roland Martin at the Omaha boat-show last spring. We walked up and talked for about 20 minutes...Super nice guy! It was towards end of the day and not many people around. We talked fishing and turkey hunting. Didn't even know he had a YouTube channel until recently. I've been watching his videos...and will keep watching... I watch Roland’s YouTube channel. He still got the influence on me. I was very close to buying the Favorite Pro Series rod he was raving about and the Cush’ it thing he had on the end of it. I had to slap myself to snap back into reality and put my wallet away. 1 1
MGF Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 My wife and I get a kick out of Roland's videos. There's a little tackle store I stop in that has a stock of Helicopter lures on the rack. I thought about buying one just to hang on the wall. LOL
Sphynx Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 I think parents of all generations have been concerned with the social influences on their children, the only answer I can offer is that at 7, the only social influence of significance in my life, or in my step children's lives were parents and other close family of whom there was zero reason for moral concern, there was never a concern about what they were watching because if they were watching it, the parents had already viewed and approved it, as to the nature of the content, there are many fishing channels on YouTube which are family friendly, and they provide content directed at the market of those with these concerns, the other channels cater to other audiences, it is not considered such a big deal to drink a beer or to smoke to some people, and certain parts of the world/country have different prevailing opinions on these matters, really it is incumbent upon the parents to monitor and facilitate what access the children they are responsible for are watching, in accordance with whatever they deem right so long as that isn't running foul of the laws of the land. On 2/24/2021 at 4:43 PM, A-Jay said: I'd say that a 'selective memory' can paint a fairly rosy & unrealistic picture as well. #crs ? A-Jay Go through a Texas summer without air conditioning and then we'll see how many rose tinted glasses are to be found eh? Lol...things are not always better just because they used to be done a certain way anymore than things are not always worse now, there are objective trade offs with anything, not so much right and wrong as it is about making choices, if you want to go left you cannot go right, each way has its ups, each has its downs, but you'll have to choose eventually.
Super User Teal Posted February 27, 2021 Super User Posted February 27, 2021 Youtubers are gonna do whatever they want, my suggestion is just be active in what they watch, and when you find the youtubers that do not coincide with their age or your family values just talk to them about why we dont want them watching it. There's several of them out there that do good stuff without the bad language and the drama. We really like B-Lat, Mikey Ballz, Hank Parker and Tactical Bassin' and others that are pretty much PG and stick to the fishing Nd teaching. This is a long thread. Come on spring. ???
Super User Paul Roberts Posted February 28, 2021 Super User Posted February 28, 2021 It's always been a click-bait world, even before there were "clicks". Drawing an audience is what media must do. But, it has got out of hand, or has been taken advantage of, in some despicable ways. The "free world" was, and is, an experiment. And we're obviously experimenting away! I find it hard, even impossible, to monitor everything my child was able to see. My wife, being an elementary schoolteacher, hears this from every parent. My son's take (he's 19 now, and pretty media savvy -he's grown up with it) is "let the chips fall". People are responsible for their own actions. However, he's not quite able to factor in how much parenting went on in his life, and how much processing he's received of all that "viewage" he's been exposed to. On 2/25/2021 at 7:39 AM, the reel ess said: I'd like to respectfully make a suggestion to anyone who wants to make fishing videos. Stop filming yourself driving in the dark to the spot. Stop filming yourself choosing baits at WalMart. It's a waste of your viewers' time and I skip right past it. People have a short attention span. Most fishing vids on YT should be 10 minutes or less. My thoughts exactly. I understand it, my mind is racing with anticipation driving to a fishing spot. But what's much more interesting is the drive home. Or, even better, after I get home, when I can collect my notes into something... that doesn't waste everyone's time, including my own. The one thing I cannot do it make a 10minute video though. Be glad you don't have to hear me rambling away in my truck! Marketing your videos (getting attention, meeting the ravenous YT algorithm), and selling products both lead you into doing things, and spending (everyone's) time toward things that are not education content focused. If you are not independently wealthy, or have backing up-front, you are not part of the business side of fishing that could support a channel. I guess you have to decide what it is you want to spend your time doing. 1
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