Times have changed. In the 90’s and mid 2000’s in the local bass tournaments, when someone won or you won, everyone congratulated each other. We would meet together somewhere and eat dinner and just talk fishing with great fellowship. It stung sometimes to be beat out of first place when you got second but we always showed sportsmanship. I fished a tournament last year and I was shocked how the guys acted. No fellowship or congratulations, it was weird. Just found this channel, subscribed, awesome fishing, thanks!!!!
Congratulations on the down-to-the-wire win! That is exactly why I quit bass tournaments after 35+ years traveling from Oklahoma to Georgia. Things have changed and not for the better. I was winning or in the money a lot. People actually got pissed. In 2015 I entered a local tournament that only paid out about 2 grand. No one knew it but me; it was my final bass tournament, and was I every blessed that day. 5 at 19+ pounds and big bass of the day with a 7+. Won 1st and big bass and went out with a BANG! 😂 Got my check and hardly anyone said a thing. Went home and stored my gear. In 2016, I went to school for a 100 Ton Vessel Merchant Mariner Captain license and I work on the Lower Mississippi River out of Natchez. 363LMR Neat part is I'm running a 30' crewboat with twin 250's and have a lot of waiting time between jobs, so I catfish. We have huge catfish in this area, of course. I don't have a job tomorrow so I'm going catfishing. It's 10-31. The river is extremely low and the fish are in the channel or near it. Geared up ready to roll. My UA-cam channel is @EddieRobertsRiverGypsy. Right now my Shorts are crew changes to the huge towboats but I am setup to film the catfishing trips now. I'll soon be uploading them. I really enjoy this channel and have learned that I'm doing the right thing, plus I learned a few new techniques. Thanks! We get 100 pounders each year so thats my goal. I have a 70+, some 60's and a bunch of 40 to 50's over the years but wasn't videoing. I'll upload the next good trip. Thanks and again, I enjoy your channel. Come see soon @EddieRobertsRiverGypsy.
That last fish man, so freaking clutch! Weird to see myself in one of your videos haha! Again it was nice meeting you, glad I could be part of your big win!!
Great job. Glad to see you doing well in Hoover again. The state is so ecstatic with how Hoover has turned out, they have been stocking blues in about 9 other reservoirs the past few years. Will be some outstanding blue catfishing in Ohio in about 10 to 12 more years. Caesars Creek (about the same size as Hoover but up to 115' deep with lots of standing timber) started stocking in 2018. It will start getting good there in just a couple more years.
I was in the weight division so I was an hour behind you. That bite definitely picked up the last couple hours. I did the same thing you did and scrapped my plans and did a downwind drift. Picked up enough fish to get us third, but we lost a monster at the boat that may have put us over the top. Thanks for coming out and enjoying Hoover. Mike and I worked hard to put the weekend of events together
I've been waiting for this video! I fished in the Hoover Cats tournament that ran concurrent with the king kat. It was a tough day, but some nice fish were caught.
Go Jason! Go Jason! That was amazing! Wooohooo! We eat good tonight Martha!!! lol keep up the good work! Got my rods from the boho sale and will try them out this weekend! Thanks for all you do brother!
Man I don't know what else to say about bringing #1 and big fish back home to TN. Other than he'll yeah brother congrat. I honestly couldn't be happier for you and the best fishing channel on the UA-cam.
HEY JUSTIN BROTHER.. CONGRATULATIONS....WAY TO GO! AWESOME....KILLED IT AT THE END. ...KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING AND WE WILL KEEP WATCHING THANKS...FAM...WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DOING....
Great last minute victory sir, love the videos. You, Ryan and a few others have really inspired me to get out on my Kayak more in search of bigger cars here in central Kentucky. Keep up the great work buddy.
Hey Justin’ Terry King here. We met at the dock as you were going out the first day. Love your channel. Congrats on your win. The wind on Hoover is often bad.
Congratulations Justin on the victory and the biggest fish ! 🏆 I live only about 1 hour away from Hoover, but I am recovering from an illness and couldn't be there ! You got a very nice payday here in Ohio ! 👍
Good job brother love to see it I was hollering at you you need to switch it up glad you finally heard me so many ppl in the boat guess you will have that
Justin I've been watching ya for a while and man o man that was awesome! I was fist bumping right with ya. Hope to get on the water soon myself. Congrats on big fish and first place! Sending good luck from Lake Hamilton Arkansas!
Congratulations Justin on the win & big fish!!!! What a GREAT move going to that point the last hour! I must admit i won enough money on you to get me another Golly Whopper rod, Thanks to you!! I took you to win over the field with five of my buddies.
That's is the most exciting video boy the last 2 clutch fish wow you da man Justin go Tennessee you make us proud great job and your channel is amazing
You know that made Ryan salty lol... Congratulations Mr Johnston... I'm glad to see you spending time on the water at Hoover... Maybe one of these days I will see you around up there... Great job brother and happy Fishing as always... There is another place you may be interested in next time you come up this way... Be an interesting video
Congrats!!!! Bottom of the 9th inning and you did it!!! I want you to know that I watched all the ads, it wasn’t looking good for you bud…lol keep up the great content. Long time watcher first time commenting
Times have changed. In the 90’s and mid 2000’s in the local bass tournaments, when someone won or you won, everyone congratulated each other. We would meet together somewhere and eat dinner and just talk fishing with great fellowship. It stung sometimes to be beat out of first place when you got second but we always showed sportsmanship. I fished a tournament last year and I was shocked how the guys acted. No fellowship or congratulations, it was weird. Just found this channel, subscribed, awesome fishing, thanks!!!!
Society is getting worse.
catfish tournament I enter every month usually has a free breakfast at weigh in.
I bet they did just that after the filming was done. Same guys were alive in those days too. It's the video that gives it a hurried feel.
Congratulations on the down-to-the-wire win!
That is exactly why I quit bass tournaments after 35+ years traveling from Oklahoma to Georgia. Things have changed and not for the better.
I was winning or in the money a lot.
People actually got pissed.
In 2015 I entered a local tournament that only paid out about 2 grand.
No one knew it but me; it was my final bass tournament, and was I every blessed that day.
5 at 19+ pounds and big bass of the day with a 7+.
Won 1st and big bass and went out with a BANG! 😂
Got my check and hardly anyone said a thing.
Went home and stored my gear.
In 2016, I went to school for a 100 Ton Vessel Merchant Mariner Captain license and I work on the Lower Mississippi River out of Natchez. 363LMR
Neat part is I'm running a 30' crewboat with twin 250's and have a lot of waiting time between jobs, so I catfish.
We have huge catfish in this area, of course.
I don't have a job tomorrow so I'm going catfishing.
It's 10-31. The river is extremely low and the fish are in the channel or near it.
Geared up ready to roll.
My UA-cam channel is @EddieRobertsRiverGypsy.
Right now my Shorts are crew changes to the huge towboats but I am setup to film the catfishing trips now.
I'll soon be uploading them.
I really enjoy this channel and have learned that I'm doing the right thing, plus I learned a few new techniques.
Thanks!
We get 100 pounders each year so thats my goal.
I have a 70+, some 60's and a bunch of 40 to 50's over the years but wasn't videoing.
I'll upload the next good trip.
Thanks and again, I enjoy your channel.
Come see soon @EddieRobertsRiverGypsy.
That last fish man, so freaking clutch! Weird to see myself in one of your videos haha! Again it was nice meeting you, glad I could be part of your big win!!
Thanks Quentin! Glad you were able to come out to the tournament
Well done. Nice narration and great work on that last fish. You got you a new subscriber on this one.
That was intense. 👊
What are your poles called?
Best fishing video ever! 🎉🎉🎉 Cograts!
Great job. Glad to see you doing well in Hoover again. The state is so ecstatic with how Hoover has turned out, they have been stocking blues in about 9 other reservoirs the past few years. Will be some outstanding blue catfishing in Ohio in about 10 to 12 more years. Caesars Creek (about the same size as Hoover but up to 115' deep with lots of standing timber) started stocking in 2018. It will start getting good there in just a couple more years.
Thanks buddy! Ohio is going to be a great place to fish again in the very near future
Caesar’s creek the one near Dayton right?
Awesome Win. And a Big Pay Day!
I was in the weight division so I was an hour behind you. That bite definitely picked up the last couple hours. I did the same thing you did and scrapped my plans and did a downwind drift. Picked up enough fish to get us third, but we lost a monster at the boat that may have put us over the top. Thanks for coming out and enjoying Hoover. Mike and I worked hard to put the weekend of events together
You guys did a great job organizing and running the event.
Couldn't have happened to a more skilled fisherman and better person....Justin certainly puts in the time and work and deserves it...CONGRATS big man
Love how you still get excited after all of them big fish, wins, and it being your job. Keep grinding buddy
Oh yeah! Awesome job.
Congratulations on the win there Justin.
Glad to see them rods being bent.
Best dang Cat fisher east of the Mississippi.
Congrats, Justin! I was fingers crossed till the end. You deserved it! Cheers from Brazil
Congratulations Justin! The tournament videos are my favorite. I keep pulling for you throughout the video.
I've been waiting for this video! I fished in the Hoover Cats tournament that ran concurrent with the king kat. It was a tough day, but some nice fish were caught.
Go Jason! Go Jason! That was amazing! Wooohooo! We eat good tonight Martha!!! lol keep up the good work! Got my rods from the boho sale and will try them out this weekend! Thanks for all you do brother!
😂😂😂go Justin!
Congratulations dude you are killing Ohio tourney this year!
Congratulations Justin. Great to see you on a regular length video again!
Man I don't know what else to say about bringing #1 and big fish back home to TN. Other than he'll yeah brother congrat. I honestly couldn't be happier for you and the best fishing channel on the UA-cam.
Thanks James!
GREAT job Justin!!! Way to fish HARD all the way through!!!! CONGRATS and GOD BLESS ALL!!!!!!👍😊🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏
Congratulations on your BIG win, Justin! You deserve it buddy! 🙂👍
Congrats Money. Big time win. Was fun to watch and c u pull it out. Stay safe Money.
This video is awesome! Loved the excitement with just a few minutes left.
Great win! I was even anxious for you those last hours. Way to pull one out. Congrats!
That is awesome what a last minute win only you could pull that off lol. Congrats.
Congratulations Justin !!. Great video
HEY JUSTIN BROTHER..
CONGRATULATIONS....WAY TO GO! AWESOME....KILLED IT AT THE END. ...KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING AND WE WILL KEEP WATCHING THANKS...FAM...WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DOING....
I’m so happy for you! I knew that you would do well while watching the previous video. My intuition is good, when I listen. 🎉
Thanks Penny!
Great last minute victory sir, love the videos. You, Ryan and a few others have really inspired me to get out on my Kayak more in search of bigger cars here in central Kentucky. Keep up the great work buddy.
Yessir! Glad to see you take the win in my home state.
Great video man keep up the good work
Hey Justin’ Terry King here. We met at the dock as you were going out the first day. Love your channel. Congrats on your win. The wind on Hoover is often bad.
What up terry
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Thanks Terry! It was nice meeting you.
O wow, wheeler in September, wheeler is my home lake. Congrats on the win
Great video really enjoyed watching you fish
Way to go, Justin. Everybody can use a little extra pocket change way cool.😊
Congratulations Justin on the victory and the biggest fish ! 🏆 I live only about 1 hour away from Hoover, but I am recovering from an illness and couldn't be there ! You got a very nice payday here in Ohio ! 👍
Good job brother love to see it I was hollering at you you need to switch it up glad you finally heard me so many ppl in the boat guess you will have that
Justin I've been watching ya for a while and man o man that was awesome! I was fist bumping right with ya. Hope to get on the water soon myself. Congrats on big fish and first place! Sending good luck from Lake Hamilton Arkansas!
Your videos get me through my nights
Love the tournament vids🔥
Great job Justin. You did it. Clutch last couple fish pulled it out. 🏆
This was so exciting to watch. Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations Justin on the win & big fish!!!! What a GREAT move going to that point the last hour! I must admit i won enough money on you to get me another Golly Whopper rod, Thanks to you!! I took you to win over the field with five of my buddies.
Thanks buddy!
Loved the excitement, been waiting for this video! Congrats
Thanks Chris!
long time watcher and first-time commenter, amazing fight to the finish, glad to see you pull off the win and big fish! much love ! keep'em coming!
Congrats on the win!
Congratulations Justin!
Great video and congratulations Justin you was talking about going with you if I had a kayak I would glad too
FIST PUMPS ALL AROUND! Nice one, Justin! Congrats!
I got so excited for that last catch wow what a blessing.
great job. awesome stuff
AWESOME video! Great stuff. Love these tourney vids!
LAST FISH WAS INSANE BRO. WELL DONE
Awesome video man 🔥🔥🎣🎣
Congratulations on your win love your videos i watch them all the time even the raw and uncuts. Big fist bump on the win
That's is the most exciting video boy the last 2 clutch fish wow you da man Justin go Tennessee you make us proud great job and your channel is amazing
Congrats my man!!!!!!! Gotta love the last minute win 🎉❤
That's awesome, I was about as excited as you were. Ahh,the bragging rights! But a giant grin works too.
Man them Ratliff boys sure know how to fish! Shad and John are good dudes
Nice win buddy! Fun to watch 🤙🏻
I loved seeing you put it on ryan nice win and big fish justin stay safe out there
Way to go Justin !!!! Congratulations buddy and God bless. 💪💪
Congratulations kayak Goat JT awesome tournament $$$ 🦈
From Georgia 🤠
Been waiting for this video! Lol.
👊🏾 pump action means success!!! Keep dropping lines bud!!!
You know that made Ryan salty lol... Congratulations Mr Johnston... I'm glad to see you spending time on the water at Hoover... Maybe one of these days I will see you around up there... Great job brother and happy Fishing as always... There is another place you may be interested in next time you come up this way... Be an interesting video
Johnston.
Great job!! Way to go justin!!
I'm not much into the tournaments but I am very interested in how you are targeting those kitties! I definitely learned some stuff from this one!
I like it when you are in a tournament! This was a great video
Congratulations Justin! Adapt and overcome!!!!
Way to go, Justin. Nice last minute win!!!
Thanks buddy!
still have not finished the last couple raw and uncuts, anyways congrats on the win my man.
Congratulations! You earned it Justin!
Great job Justin😊😊
super video. what a come back for the win. fishing partners get half lol. l know it to late to ask you be humble lol. stay safe.
Hell yeah man!!! Congrats!!!
Awesome Justin That deserves a thumbs up!
Congratulations buddy!
Thank you for this video Justin! I went back out to Hoover and piggie backed off your method and walked away catching 6 cats. Much love man!
Thanks Blayne! Glad you were able to get on some fish
🎉🎉CONGRATS 🎉🎉 on your big win Justin
Congratulations Justin I bet ole Ryan was just tickled to see you win another tournament.
Sweet win! Great fishing Justine
Dam just in the nick of time what a great catch to take the lead and big fish, nice
Hoo-wee! I've been waiting for this one!
Congratulations!!! Nice pay day!!
Congrats Justin and thank you for you channel
whats going on man its been a long time since ive had time to watch you but its just makes the videos better
CONGRATULATIONS JUSTIN 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
nice win, congrats!
Congrats man!! That was hilarious
new to the channel so glad i found ur vids, keep it up.
Awesome day, finished with the win. Congrats
Finally I cant do 4 hour vids haha keep killing it man.
Great job Justin. Congrats
Congratulations. I never count you out on tournaments. Great job, a real nail bitter.
Great job brother!
Congrats!!!! Bottom of the 9th inning and you did it!!! I want you to know that I watched all the ads, it wasn’t looking good for you bud…lol keep up the great content. Long time watcher first time commenting
Thanks for sitting through the ads! Much appreciated
Man talk about using every ounce of time! What a insane win!
You did it
Awesome Job 🦈🦈🦈🎣🎣🎣🥇
Man I was so pumped when you hooked into that last fish
Dang brother nice work!
Yeah buddy, awesome win!! Great video!
Thanks Teri!
love seeing these vids from my home lake