Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
High school and youth bass fishing tournaments are exploding in popularity, and getting more kids on the water is a great thing—but after seeing dead fish following a late-summer event on Lake Guntersville, I think we need to have an uncomfortable conversation about the traditional tournament format we’re teaching the next generation. In this video, I explain why youth tournaments are the perfect place to implement an MLF-style catch-weigh-release or CPR catch-photo-release format, using boat captains, standardized scales and tournament technology to immediately release bass instead of keeping them in livewells all day and transporting them to a weigh-in. This isn’t about fewer kids fishing or fewer tournaments; it’s about better fish care, bass conservation and tournament fishing, while teaching young anglers habits that could eventually change competitive bass fishing for the better.
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The PROBLEM in High School Tournament Fishing NO ONE Wants to Talk About
Nobody Wants to Say This About High School Fishing
Youth Tournament Bass Fishing has a HUGE Problem No one Wants to Talk About
High school and youth bass fishing tournaments are exploding in popularity, and getting more kids on the water is a great thing—but after seeing dead fish following a late-summer event on Lake Guntersville, I think we need to have an uncomfortable conversation about the traditional tournament format we’re teaching the next generation. In this video, I explain why youth tournaments are the perfect place to implement an MLF-style catch-weigh-release or CPR catch-photo-release format, using boat captains, standardized scales and tournament technology to immediately release bass instead of keeping them in livewells all day and transporting them to a weigh-in. This isn’t about fewer kids fishing or fewer tournaments; it’s about better fish care, bass conservation and tournament fishing, while teaching young anglers habits that could eventually change competitive bass fishing for the better.
#bassnation #tournament #highschoolsports #conservation #viral #bassmaster
Grab an MB shirt and hat bit.ly/48MF611
Get monthly tackle boxes at your door bit.ly/4fIsdp3
Precision Sonar Lithium Batteries bit.ly/4agzJGF
New Lowrance Active Target XL Forward Facing bit.ly/49Vy5Lp
The PROBLEM in High School Tournament Fishing NO ONE Wants to Talk About
Nobody Wants to Say This About High School Fishing
Youth Tournament Bass Fishing has a HUGE Problem No one Wants to Talk About
