Cuivre Posted January 31 Posted January 31 20 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Amazing how much more enjoyable Bass fishing is to watch with diversity of techniques and locations. Gonna be really hard to watch the Elite Series after seeing this format and then getting to watch pure Bass fishing with the NPFL. Sure hope BASS changes next year. I agree. These three organizations stumbled into conducting an experiment that will demonstrate how fish are caught, and who wants to watch what type of fishing. Although, BASS has a huge finger on the scale with their organization legacy weight. It may take a couple years for people to shift their viewing, express their preference and the viewing platforms to adjust so people can view conveniently and without glitches. 2 Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted January 31 Author Super User Posted January 31 So let’s hear your predictions. When the year is over, how much higher (or lower) will the average weight caught per angler per period be during FFS periods? 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 If it was a 5 fish format, I'd say 4/5 fish would be FFS ones. So maybe 75-80%. Every fish counts format kind of muddies the water. There's just no way that traditional methods will hold a candle to the scope. 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 41 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said: So let’s hear your predictions. When the year is over, how much higher (or lower) will the average weight caught per angler per period be during FFS periods? May be several factors to consider that could effect the out come. Not sure if the FFS use in every derby will play out like this first one has so far. These are some serious sticks with a lot on the line, so I am betting that as this deal moves forward, they will figure out on average how to make the best use of that unit. Since 2/3's of the time they are not using it, I could see it all evening out. But we'll obviously find out. 😃 A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User gim Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 16 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: There's just no way that traditional methods will hold a candle to the scope. 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 31 Global Moderator Posted January 31 Biggest fish on BASS tour last year was caught ultra shallow with a frog in summer heat of Alabama 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Pretty sure Justin Hamner's Lake Fork 11lb+ fish caught on a jerkbait was big fish of the year. 2023 Big Fish was Jason Christie with a Lay Lake 9.4lb fish caught ultra shallow on a whacky worm out of pads. Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 31 Global Moderator Posted January 31 Ah yes you are correct, I was a year off. He got two large cardboard checks for that frog eater. And Alex was at the tourney I believe ! 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Yeah that's the one, still one of my all time favorite catches. I love the Marshall's reaction 🤣 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 31 Global Moderator Posted January 31 Oh heck that’s a spinning rod and I think wacky worm. Was that the one that rolled on a frog and he followed up? I remember listening to the live while fishing so I wasn’t looking Crazy shallow, that ls where we catch them downriver on my Alabama vacation every year too, water temp in the low 90s and they stay about shin deep haha 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Yeah I seem to recall him losing one perhaps on a frog, and then casting back with the whacky worm. Not sure if it was the same fish, but he was clued in by missing or losing a fish before the monster. He came close to winning it, I think he lost another giant fish on the last day that would have given him the win. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 So glad the entire 2nd period has been a FFS Fest - 🥴 A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 My buddy who just missed qualifying for the BPT by a spot or two roomed with Jake Lawerance last year on the invitationals. He said the dude is next level good, and genuinely a really nice guy. Obviously he's a savant on the scope but watching his second period you really get the sense that he's a well rounded angler. The BPT only takes 6 anglers from the Invitationals whereas the Elites take 9 from the Opens. I wonder if this is partly the reason we haven't seen the rookies outside of Drew Gill dominate the BPT like the rookie Open guys dominated the Elites last year. Surprising to see Wheeler fall down the leaderboard today after such a dominate day yesterday. Wonder what changed for him. Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted January 31 Author Super User Posted January 31 10 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Surprising to see Wheeler fall down the leaderboard today after such a dominate day yesterday. Wonder what changed for him. If you don't think you can beat the guy on top and you're not worried about dropping out of the top 20 there's no reason to try to move up. He's scouting for tomorrow. 1 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Just now, Tennessee Boy said: If you don't think you can beat the guy on top and you're not worried about dropping out of the top 20 there's no reason to try to move up. He's scouting for tomorrow. So the weights reset after the first two days/knockout round? If that's the case I can totally understand, but then why is a guy like Lebrun burning through all his fish? Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted January 31 Author Super User Posted January 31 Just now, AlabamaSpothunter said: So the weights reset after the first two days/knockout round? If that's the case I can totally understand, but then why is a guy like Lebrun burning through all his fish? Yes weight go to zero tomorrow and in the final round. The guy at the top skips tomorrow and moves straight to the finals. Sometimes I wonder if being off the lake for a day doesn't hurt you more in the end. 4 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Thanks, and that's really wild! I assume you mean just the number 1 place guy skips a day. I agree with you; no way would I want to take a day off in the middle of leading an event. We've all seen how fast a school of fish, or a huge swath of bait can move in 24hrs. 1 Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted January 31 Author Super User Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: I assume you mean just the number 1 place guy skips a day. Yes LeBrun skips tomorrow if he hangs on to first place. The other 19 of the top 20 fish tomorrow and the top 9 move on to the finals. 1 Quote
GReb Posted January 31 Posted January 31 6 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said: Thanks, and that's really wild! I assume you mean just the number 1 place guy skips a day. I agree with you; no way would I want to take a day off in the middle of leading an event. We've all seen how fast a school of fish, or a huge swath of bait can move in 24hrs. Theres about a $5k difference in finishing 10th and 11th. You take the guaranteed top 10 if you can get it. Most of these guys $5k is huge not to mention points, standings, and qualifying for red crest 2 Quote
woolleyfooley Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/30/2025 at 11:06 AM, TnRiver46 said: I do watch MDJ and DC on YouTube, that’s the extent of my BPT consumption . They are hilarious Who are MDJ and DC? Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 31 Super User Posted January 31 Mark Daniels Jr., and Dustin Connell. They do a "rate the bait" show along with a couple other pros on youtube. 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted February 1 Super User Posted February 1 I'm glad they're trying this new format. 3 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 1 Super User Posted February 1 17 out of the 19 anglers using the FFS in this first period. DC just pinned a mutant. A-Jay 2 Quote
Pumpkin Lizard Posted February 1 Posted February 1 I sort of like this format. Faircloth is the only angler with FFS in the final period of the day and lets see if he can close the gap and get above the cut-line. Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted February 1 Author Super User Posted February 1 Shuffield is the only one using FFS in period 3. He did well with it yesterday in the 3rd period. I assume scoping is not working as well for him today. 1 Quote
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