To see your transition from starting out, then leaving your job for youtube full time, to now bringing it full circle fishing the opens has been incredible! Congratulations on the win and classic berth! Go get em MF'ER!!!!!
Guys a role model to follow your dream. I remember that update like it was yesterday. Do kinda miss seeing the dabmaster on the channel. May the rewards of your hard work continue to flourish!
@opinionatedviewer 100%!!!! I remember it too, thinking to myself "man i cant imagine the hours this guy is putting into all this and working full time?! But he is so fun to watch!" And here we are! Dabmaster is the best. Im sure we will see more of him outside the tournament videos!
I already liked you and then I saw you get a fish for your co. Man I am glad you are down to earth and a regular guy. Keep on keeping on buddy!!! Good luck at Kerr, that's my back yard!!! Tight lines everyone!!!
Great Video Cole!!!! This perspective gives a Hole new Outlook on Ben, the Slaunch Master's, fishing... Incredible Shots of the Fish Jumping! And the Drone footage Ties In the rest of the Atmosphere... Super Great Start Ben... Anyone Catch what his Co-Angler weighed in at?
Ben, you did not disappoint. Congrats on the win. Was waiting to watch how you caught them. We fish The Bend every spring, and this year we doubled down and left a camper out there all month. Crazy weather proved to be our biggest handicap.
Everything about this video is amazing, Ben’s the best UA-camr out there and I really appreciated how he took the time to help land all of his co anglers fish and showed him such good respect, I know quite a few guys that do not like having a co and show it
Love how you gave your co-angler baits and helped land his big bass. Great job! Congratulations on your 5th place and 1st place finishes to start your season!!! Good luck in your next event
Bro I got a feeling you’re gonna blow up I think you’re gonna be the next big thing in fishing I could see you having three 4 million subscribers crowds of people wanting your autograph and pictures and huge sponsors coming your way to try to get attention to their brand.. and they’re gonna want you in the elites and for your popularity and talent big Swimbait brands big boat brands there gonna come a knocking and I hope you all the success in the world brother you have definitely put in the time you deserve it and you’re my kids favorite angler big MF’er fan
Let's freaking gooooo!!!!! Congratulations on winning and yes I'm driving my ass from Alabama to Tulsa for that classic to support you. Let's smash these opens!!
Hell yea dude congratulations. You and Cole have such good teamwork with what you do… I hope he realizes how much of a asset to the team he really is .
Watched all the podcasts and lives ,people are acting like you have not caught them for years. Nothing new besides getting the recognition you had coming as a strong angler.
Congratulations on your 1st place win brother u deserve it. I'm proud of u and don't even know u personally...it's so awesome to watch u after all these years
Congrats on the win sir...I watched it all live.77 lbs 14 oz is impressive to say the least....many more wins to come and you're gonna earn your spot on the mount Rushmore of bass fishing I'm positive
Been watching you for about a year or two now. Not a huge fisher myself but I’ve fallen in love with the weigh ins and seeing how well you do in your first big professional tournament series. Keep it up. Never guessed I’d see you topping the leaderboards in your first year but damn well done brother!
Congrats on the win!! You are the talk of BASS this year!! I think you’ve got them a little nervous!! Lol keep it up man I look forward to watching you dominate the opens and then doing the same at the Classic and Elites next year!!
I couldn't be happier for you Ben!! I've been watching your channel since before you left your job...It's been amazing to watch you and your channel grow into one of the best fisherman and UA-camrs out there!🤘🤘
Congratulations Bro. You, Cole and family are raising the bar on expectations and performance in pro bass fishing. And your ability to determine fish patterns and behavior is second to none. Keep up the great work! And what other pro helps his co-anglers out like this! Great job.
Super pumped for you Ben! I know I speak for many that have followed your journey from your kitchen oven baking jigs to now being on the biggest stage of bass fishing! You rock dude, keep up the grind and may the Lord continue blessing you and yours.
I'm about half way through and I noticed that you include your co angler in quite a bit of your content. I can't express how much I love this. Showing both of your successes on your video just makes me glad. I also said to myself I would hate to be your Co angler only cause I know you catch giants. Lol
Wow, you are very impressive to watch. Your explanations of what you are seeing and what you are thinking is very educational. Your co-angler had a front row seat to an epic day…for both of you! Congratulations, you are going to the Bass Master Classic!! Keep up the amazing work. Bring on the world!! Go team MFERS!
Seeing where you started to now is amazing and to see you are the same person that I started watching makes watching your videos that much more enjoyable keep up the amazing work
Solid content! Way to treat your co angler like a person. I fished co angler for years, and I can't explain what a better day it makes to be treated right.
Was just thinking that, no ego, heard he even gave the dude some 6th sense baits to use. Co did a great job too, when both the boater and co have a great day, that's as good as it gets right there
Congrats Ben! I see a classic win and a Century belt in your future! Keep catching donks! I can't wait to go to the Classic next year to see you walk onto that stage in front of thousands of mfers in the crowd!
So proud of you bro, proud of you and your journey and everything that you've done since the old days on the white boat.. keep grinding, never stop being YOU!!
This guy is gonna break records as a professional angler and the way he can catch fish and how he carries himself with humble but confident personality deserves respect. Can't wait to see him fish my home town Wheeler, will be at the weigh in hope to see Ben win!
Remarkable! You are making some noise in the bass fishing world! Appreciate sharing your adventures and helping others along the way! Great job my friend!
Just watched. Great job Big Ben! The dynamic of someone in the back slamming 6s is so odd to think about when they are your competitor. You handled it well.
Man this is a fun ride just watching it I can only imagine what a rush it is for you. I mean I know you are already an accomplished angler but they way you have shown up at the opens is incredible. These guys are some of the best and they are hungry. Man this is great!
When you have over 3x the views on your video than some of the other big name guys on tour that released a video the exact same time as this one …. So fucking awesome to watch you over these years man
Way to go been you've come a long way since that day I meet you at that truck stop on I 80 in Nebraska. I hope I'm home when you come to Kerr Lake would love to see you again. You probably wouldn't remember me but that's OK you've meet many more people since that day for sure
CONGRATS BEN!!!! YOU ARE MY FAVORITE UA-cam FISHERMAN!!!! I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BLESSINGS AND PROSPERITY!!!! I'm a MFer from Monterey California!!!!
You're an absolute hammer, Ben! Have enjoyed watching your journey to get where you are now. Congratulations on all your success so far, and this is only the beginning. Can't wait to watch you kill it at Buggs!
Congratulations dude, you are killing it!!! Now all you need is a lock of coleslaws hair, and do it like old times and take it all… I want you to win it all!!!YOU BET!!!
Congrats Ben!! You really have an incredible talent for reading the fish and there habits. Catching the fish is the easy part but figuring out where they going to be and what or when they going to feed on is the key. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us it is truly interesting to apply these tactics on our own waters.
Bro, I have been refreshing UA-cam every hour for DAYS waiting for you to drop this tournament content. Haven't watched it yet but I can already tell ya. 1000% worth the wait!!!!!!! Spoiler not Spoiler Alert. I have never cared for fishing enough to follow an elite "Bassmaster" until I found Ben "The Golden Rod" Milliken.
Unbelievable.... congrats man. I believed this would happend since the announcement you'd be fishing the opens. Been watching you for about 4 years now!
Your co-angler got treated to the best guided trip he has ever been in! 😂😂😂
Was thinking the same thing!
It’s awesome he still put 2 toad in the boat aswell!!! Amazing video
You were very respectful to your co-angler. That was cool and notable!
He caught that second one and Ben was like gotta get him outta here! Lol
Does anyone know what the co anglers weight was
To see your transition from starting out, then leaving your job for youtube full time, to now bringing it full circle fishing the opens has been incredible! Congratulations on the win and classic berth! Go get em MF'ER!!!!!
Guys a role model to follow your dream. I remember that update like it was yesterday. Do kinda miss seeing the dabmaster on the channel. May the rewards of your hard work continue to flourish!
@opinionatedviewer 100%!!!! I remember it too, thinking to myself "man i cant imagine the hours this guy is putting into all this and working full time?! But he is so fun to watch!" And here we are! Dabmaster is the best. Im sure we will see more of him outside the tournament videos!
Wow a 29lb bag on the first day. Great job Ben as always.
Thank you so much for putting me in the video and taking time out of your day to talk to me
First time I’ve seen the pro angler give a little love to the co-angler!! Keep it up ! Make your mark in the sport!!!
Congrats Ben!! And a big shout out to Cole for the hours and hours he must have spent editing…. Great job to both of you!
Great footage as usual! Thank you sir!
I already liked you and then I saw you get a fish for your co. Man I am glad you are down to earth and a regular guy. Keep on keeping on buddy!!! Good luck at Kerr, that's my back yard!!! Tight lines everyone!!!
One of the best in the game! Congrats man!
Congrats Ben! Well deserved W!
I was tracking every day of the tourney. So excited and happy for you!!! MF'ers are pulling for ya!!!
Great Video Cole!!!! This perspective gives a Hole new Outlook on Ben, the Slaunch Master's, fishing... Incredible Shots of the Fish Jumping! And the Drone footage Ties In the rest of the Atmosphere... Super Great Start Ben... Anyone Catch what his Co-Angler weighed in at?
Congrats brother....well deserved victory...much respect!
Ben, you did not disappoint. Congrats on the win. Was waiting to watch how you caught them. We fish The Bend every spring, and this year we doubled down and left a camper out there all month. Crazy weather proved to be our biggest handicap.
Everything about this video is amazing, Ben’s the best UA-camr out there and I really appreciated how he took the time to help land all of his co anglers fish and showed him such good respect, I know quite a few guys that do not like having a co and show it
i get way too excited over this stuff lol absolutely love the videos man and stoked that you did so well!
You were very respectful to your co-angler. That was cool and notable!
Love how you gave your co-angler baits and helped land his big bass. Great job! Congratulations on your 5th place and 1st place finishes to start your season!!! Good luck in your next event
Bro I got a feeling you’re gonna blow up I think you’re gonna be the next big thing in fishing I could see you having three 4 million subscribers crowds of people wanting your autograph and pictures and huge sponsors coming your way to try to get attention to their brand.. and they’re gonna want you in the elites and for your popularity and talent big Swimbait brands big boat brands there gonna come a knocking and I hope you all the success in the world brother you have definitely put in the time you deserve it and you’re my kids favorite angler big MF’er fan
There isn't anyone who has influenced me in every aspect of bass fishing. Thank you for all you do and as a OG MFER YAAA BUDDDY
Keep on kicking azz! Love seeing a new generation of real young men.
Slaunch master!! Awesome job Ben. Been a ride watching you from first leaving your job and starting full time. Great win man. Keep it up
Let's freaking gooooo!!!!! Congratulations on winning and yes I'm driving my ass from Alabama to Tulsa for that classic to support you. Let's smash these opens!!
Stoked to see you at the top man!!
Hell yea dude congratulations. You and Cole have such good teamwork with what you do… I hope he realizes how much of a asset to the team he really is .
Watched all the podcasts and lives ,people are acting like you have not caught them for years. Nothing new besides getting the recognition you had coming as a strong angler.
Been watching you from the beginning! Congratulations, well deserved.
Congratulations on your 1st place win brother u deserve it. I'm proud of u and don't even know u personally...it's so awesome to watch u after all these years
Way to go Ben... This is great and to have your family there with you has to be special... GO WIN THIS THING...
He did
Congrats on the win sir...I watched it all live.77 lbs 14 oz is impressive to say the least....many more wins to come and you're gonna earn your spot on the mount Rushmore of bass fishing I'm positive
@@chenyangli798 subscription sir
@@Meet_Me_In_The_Pithm have to look into that. But to the other reply apparently the last 5 opens are all going to be live on the website for free
Been watching you for about a year or two now. Not a huge fisher myself but I’ve fallen in love with the weigh ins and seeing how well you do in your first big professional tournament series. Keep it up. Never guessed I’d see you topping the leaderboards in your first year but damn well done brother!
You’re a monster my dude, keep it up. Love to see you on the Elites
Congrats on EVERYTHING Ben. You and Cole deserve to be in this spot light. Keep up the killer work Cole on your skills behind the camera/computer.
Congrats on the win!! You are the talk of BASS this year!! I think you’ve got them a little nervous!! Lol keep it up man I look forward to watching you dominate the opens and then doing the same at the Classic and Elites next year!!
I couldn't be happier for you Ben!! I've been watching your channel since before you left your job...It's been amazing to watch you and your channel grow into one of the best fisherman and UA-camrs out there!🤘🤘
Congratulations Bro. You, Cole and family are raising the bar on expectations and performance in pro bass fishing. And your ability to determine fish patterns and behavior is second to none. Keep up the great work!
And what other pro helps his co-anglers out like this! Great job.
Super pumped for you Ben! I know I speak for many that have followed your journey from your kitchen oven baking jigs to now being on the biggest stage of bass fishing! You rock dude, keep up the grind and may the Lord continue blessing you and yours.
I'm about half way through and I noticed that you include your co angler in quite a bit of your content. I can't express how much I love this. Showing both of your successes on your video just makes me glad. I also said to myself I would hate to be your Co angler only cause I know you catch giants. Lol
I’ve already watched this 4 times now, freakin love it Ben, I feel like I’m competing with ya dude
Thats definetly passion 👍🏆
Crazy how far you have came I remember watching you from the start then you quit your job fished full time now this your killing it !!
Love the way you interacted with your coangler and the fans man. Congratulations and I hope you make the Elite’s!!!
This has to be such a rush! In a tournament setting, and Ben's absolutely crushing it.
Ben, living his best life. Thanks for taking us with you 🎣📽️💪
I knew you would kick some butt and you will continue to.congrats brother, look forward to watching you win win win.
I believe u r witnessing a new star in the bass fishing world. Compliments of one of the M Fer's
gotta give props to your co-angler for slaying it too!
Wow, you are very impressive to watch. Your explanations of what you are seeing and what you are thinking is very educational. Your co-angler had a front row seat to an epic day…for both of you! Congratulations, you are going to the Bass Master Classic!! Keep up the amazing work. Bring on the world!! Go team MFERS!
Congratulations 🎉 was so awesome seeing you win live and the interaction with Kane!
Your breathing during that fish at the 6:00 mark! You were nervous and jacked! Awesome tournament Ben!
Love seeing the co-angler catches. Some videos make me think these guys never catch anything, but not today😂
Top tier level content. This was the best fishing video I have ever seen.
Awesome job brother. Can’t wait to see you at the Classic!!!
Congratulation Ben!!! Awesome fishing, so happy for you and your family. Can't wait to see you fish the Bassmaster Classic.
Ben, super excited for you! What a start to the season. God bless. I’ll keep you in my prayers.
You killed it man! I can’t wait for the rest of these videos 🎣
Congratulations on the tournament win!!!!! It’s crazy to see how far you have come. Can’t wait to see the other two days that led to the win!!
Seeing where you started to now is amazing and to see you are the same person that I started watching makes watching your videos that much more enjoyable keep up the amazing work
Solid content! Way to treat your co angler like a person. I fished co angler for years, and I can't explain what a better day it makes to be treated right.
I've been following for a really long time. This is so awesome to be a part of!
That hair and Ben being a hammer, he's basically the Thor of fishing! 🤣
I've been waiting for something detailed about the tourney! Ben, you are the man! You never cease to amaze.
Incredible to see just how much celebrity you have going on now!!
Good job Slaw!!! Ready for day 2
Just don't forget were you come from keep that at heart.
Top notch catching them… But can we talk about how good Ben is to his co-angler. Doesn’t always happen that way 🤙🏻
Was just thinking that, no ego, heard he even gave the dude some 6th sense baits to use. Co did a great job too, when both the boater and co have a great day, that's as good as it gets right there
My MAN!!! I didn’t want it to end! What a performance my dude! You deserve it! 💚
Keep’em cummin
Congrats Ben! I see a classic win and a Century belt in your future! Keep catching donks! I can't wait to go to the Classic next year to see you walk onto that stage in front of thousands of mfers in the crowd!
Congrats Ben! So happy for you, I knew you could do it!
So proud of you bro, proud of you and your journey and everything that you've done since the old days on the white boat.. keep grinding, never stop being YOU!!
This guy is gonna break records as a professional angler and the way he can catch fish and how he carries himself with humble but confident personality deserves respect. Can't wait to see him fish my home town Wheeler, will be at the weigh in hope to see Ben win!
It is a lot of fun following you on this journey. Thanks for bringing us along!
Remarkable! You are making some noise in the bass fishing world! Appreciate sharing your adventures and helping others along the way! Great job my friend!
I wish I could find the video from when you started that I left a brash piece of advice that you responded to, glad to see where you are today.
Keep setting the bar higher every cast !
Just watched. Great job Big Ben! The dynamic of someone in the back slamming 6s is so odd to think about when they are your competitor. You handled it well.
Dude you talk about all these hammers and your the king of the hammers stay humble i cant wait to see the rest of the turnament im pumped
Awesome camera boat work by the legend Coleslaw.
Man this is a fun ride just watching it I can only imagine what a rush it is for you. I mean I know you are already an accomplished angler but they way you have shown up at the opens is incredible. These guys are some of the best and they are hungry. Man this is great!
👊🏾 all the hard work, consistency and countless hours coming together beautifully for Ben. You get out what you put in and you’re living proof
When you have over 3x the views on your video than some of the other big name guys on tour that released a video the exact same time as this one …. So fucking awesome to watch you over these years man
Way to go been you've come a long way since that day I meet you at that truck stop on I 80 in Nebraska. I hope I'm home when you come to Kerr Lake would love to see you again. You probably wouldn't remember me but that's OK you've meet many more people since that day for sure
Awesome, Ben! Congratulations! I've been loving the in-boat video and chaseboat video by Cole-slaw during these events.
I knew you would win, I’m sure the way you catch fish there’s many more to come! 🎉
So cool watching you on a familiar reservoir. Love your videos.
Great job Milliken!! Killin it! Forget the haters and stay focused on your dream.
CONGRATS BEN!!!! YOU ARE MY FAVORITE UA-cam FISHERMAN!!!! I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BLESSINGS AND PROSPERITY!!!! I'm a MFer from Monterey California!!!!
Been waiting for this episode. Great stuff as always bro 👊🏻
Thank you for letting us see all of this! Fantastic job overall brother!
Thanks for bringing us with on your dream run....
Nice frikin work and as a few other people are saying I liked how cool you were to the co-angler. Awesome stuff right there!👏👏
You're an absolute hammer, Ben! Have enjoyed watching your journey to get where you are now. Congratulations on all your success so far, and this is only the beginning. Can't wait to watch you kill it at Buggs!
Congratulations dude, you are killing it!!! Now all you need is a lock of coleslaws hair, and do it like old times and take it all… I want you to win it all!!!YOU BET!!!
Keep living your dream and getting them big one's. I love watching your videos and cant wait for you to get to ny
Caught a 3.5 pound bass today on a craw on my kayak at the end of the day after not catching much and made the whole day worth it haha feels great!
Congratulations brother. Way to show up.
Congrats Ben!! You really have an incredible talent for reading the fish and there habits. Catching the fish is the easy part but figuring out where they going to be and what or when they going to feed on is the key. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us it is truly interesting to apply these tactics on our own waters.
Bro, I have been refreshing UA-cam every hour for DAYS waiting for you to drop this tournament content. Haven't watched it yet but I can already tell ya. 1000% worth the wait!!!!!!! Spoiler not Spoiler Alert. I have never cared for fishing enough to follow an elite "Bassmaster" until I found Ben "The Golden Rod" Milliken.
Unbelievable.... congrats man. I believed this would happend since the announcement you'd be fishing the opens. Been watching you for about 4 years now!
You have come a long way from small lakes in Nebraska and Iowa, now is your time to shine!
Instant subscribe as soon as I saw the respect showed to the co-angler. Gonna do great things sir.