Stupid Question About Bassmasters 2024
toddwchandler reply :
I recently took back up fishing for the first time since I was a kid and have fallen in love with it all over again.
Anyway, I was watching Bassmasters the other day and the dumbest question came to mind. What do those guys do when they need to poop? I mean, there are cameras everywhere. Obviously, they would not film a guy trying to do his business, but still, how awkward.
Do they go in the woods, have some kind of portable toilet on their boat, how does that work?
BassAssassin726 reply :
Good thing for them they're usually surrounded by forest on those lakes. Keep a roll of TP in your boat and your set!
Ima Bass Ninja reply :
No intake no output. They are only on the water for 8 hrs I would I guess they do their business before they go. The guy that announces the British open every year stays in the same spot for 12 hrs without ever leaving his post. When asked how he does it that's his reply " no intake no output". Always got a kick out of that response.
Dyerbassman reply :
I always wondered the same thing. Your a BASS pro, being followed by spectators and cameras, and you pee off the side of the boat?
Marty reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 7:51 AM, Dyerbassman said:I always wondered the same thing. Your a BASS pro, being followed by spectators and cameras, and you pee off the side of the boat?
I'm a rank amateur without any cameras following me, but I never get into my canoe or friend's bass boat without a pee bottle. It's as standard an accessory as pliers or tape measure or line cutter.
wnybassman reply :
I have been fishing tournaments for nearly 22 years now, and have only had to poop once during the actual tournament. Makes carrying a roll of TP and a bucket well worth it for just such an occasion.
I can pee so discreetly sometimes the guy in the back of the boat doesn't even know I went. lol
slonezp reply :
Why do you think bass boats have dual livewells? One for the toads and one for the turds. 
Jack Fate reply :
If I'm not mistaken the rules do not allow the angler to leave his boat during the day so going in the woods is out of the question. I imagine the "nothing in, nothing out" is most plausible scenario
derekxec reply :
i can usually hold for 12 or more hours but sometimes you just have to go lol...so ive gone everywhere cause usually me and a friend go miles and miles from being able to get to a bathroom just carry some tp and a bucket or just some tp lol
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 8:45 AM, slonezp said:Why do you think bass boats have dual livewells? One for the toads and one for the turds.
I just recently realized that my plastic trash container, when lined with a plastic baggy can do double duty (pun intended) as the head. Flip up the step, sit, wipe, knot the top of the bag and resume fishing. Haven't had to use it yet, but should the need arise, I'm prepared.
The problem is the toilet is adjacent to the cooler. Oh well, whatcha gonna do.
stkbassn reply :
I have to admit, this hasn't yet made my list of things I've wondered about bass pros lol!
slonezp reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 9:07 AM, Fishing Rhino said:I just recently realized that my plastic trash container, when lined with a plastic baggy can do double duty (pun intended) as the head. Flip up the step, sit, wipe, knot the top of the bag and resume fishing. Haven't had to use it yet, but should the need arise, I'm prepared.
The problem is the toilet is adjacent to the cooler. Oh well, whatcha gonna do.
As long as the wife doesn't pack any fudge brownies in the cooler, you should be alright.
WRB reply :
Nearly every lake on any tournament trail will have "USS Relief" floating toilets for emergencys when nature calls. Eating properly isn't always going to happen, however keeping regular and doing your business prior to launching the only way to prevent accidents on or in the water.
Tom
Bluebasser86 reply :
No input, no output isn't an option on the water if you want to perform at the level these guys do. Just look at some of the on the water shots from the tournaments, plenty of pictures of them eating and drinking during the tournament.
BuckMaxx reply :
Yes they cannot get out of the boat to goto the woods. There is always a marshall with them. I had a grumbler come on one time on Bull Shoals I had to just hang it over the side and let er rip.
Oregon Native reply :
I asked em one time fishing a Federation tourney. Said couldn't leave boat unless it was an emergency. Taking a @$!# constitutes an emergency!
MarkH024 reply :
"Depends"
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 8:19 PM, MarkH024 said:"Depends"
No pun intended 
prjavelin reply :
I crap a lot. lets get that out of the way. Knowing that, Ive also given this thing a lot of thought. I guess those floating toilets are a good option, the problem is, where to go when you are in the middle of nowhere? you cant leave the boat...
I think human feces are not good for the environment or the side of your boat lol
mg4u2nv reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 6:29 AM, toddwchandler said:I recently took back up fishing for the first time since I was a kid and have fallen in love with it all over again.
Anyway, I was watching Bassmasters the other day and the dumbest question came to mind. What do those guys do when they need to poop? I mean, there are cameras everywhere. Obviously, they would not film a guy trying to do his business, but still, how awkward.
Do they go in the woods, have some kind of portable toilet on their boat, how does that work?
"depends"
mg4u2nv reply :
d**n didn't realize someone beat me to it, lol
RyneB reply :
I have to go a lot. It used to affect my fishing. I resorted to a 5 gallon bucket, a garbage bag and a roll of TP. But when you have a co-angler in your boat, that isn't an option. I tried eating right and all that stuff and it never worked. I eat a saltine, its coming out. So I decided to take an anti diarrhea pill before I leave for the ramp. I'm #2 free all day. For #1, a Gatorade bottle is my best friend.
BassAssassin726 reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 8:48 AM, Jack Fate said:If I'm not mistaken the rules do not allow the angler to leave his boat during the day so going in the woods is out of the question. I imagine the "nothing in, nothing out" is most plausible scenario
Oh yea I forgot about that. They must keep a body part on the boat at all times. Like you said, no intake no output. lol
Marty reply :
QuoteSo I decided to take an anti diarrhea pill before I leave for the ramp
A friend does the same thing.
Osprey39 reply :
I'm kind of odd that if I am nowhere near a toilet, I can literally go all day without having to even take a leak. However, once I get off the water, the closer I get to the toilet, the stronger the urge to go gets to the point where sometimes I'm thinking I won't make it through weigh-in lol.
wnybassman reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 8:35 AM, Osprey39 said:I'm kind of odd that if I am nowhere near a toilet, I can literally go all day without having to even take a leak. However, once I get off the water, the closer I get to the toilet, the stronger the urge to go gets to the point where sometimes I'm thinking I won't make it through weigh-in lol.
That kinda reminds me of a story of a friend of mine.
Early spring perch fishing, my dad, my buddy and I were out all day. My buddy kept saying he had a "not so nice feeling" all day, blaming it on a sausage breakfast sandwich on the way to the lake. I kept offering the bucket (we were many miles from a launch) but he was proud enough to say no, he'll be OK. His stomach cramps were getting worse, and it was getting late in the day, so we called it a day. Getting close to the ramp, I could see he was getting mighty anxious to hit the bathrooms, if fact I let him off at the dock before even putting the boat on the trailer and he took off in a brisk walk.
So my dad and I loaded the boat, about a half hour went by, and my buddy finally wanders over to us. No shirt, no socks, carrying his boots in his hands. It's like 45 degrees outside, not exactly shirtless weather. You know how as you get closer to a bathroom for relief, you kinda pass the point of no return? Well, he did and was, and the bathrooms were locked!! He had to drop his skibbies right then and there at the door and let things fly. He said it looked like a crime scene when he was done. lol Shirt and socks were used as clean-up aids. He said the worst part was a lady that drove slowly by in a car right at that moment, rolled down the window and asked him a random question about something, saw what what going on, had a confused/disgruntled look on her face, and kept on driving. 
Use the bucket!! Be not afraid!!
deaknh03 reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 8:45 AM, slonezp said:Why do you think bass boats have dual livewells? One for the toads and one for the turds.
imagine a big "brownie" slipped into kvd's weigh in bag.
slonezp reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 9:02 AM, deaknh03 said:imagine a big "brownie" slipped into kvd's weigh in bag.
Wonder if there is a size limit on mudsharks
Dinky reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 6:29 AM, toddwchandler said:I recently took back up fishing for the first time since I was a kid and have fallen in love with it all over again.
Anyway, I was watching Bassmasters the other day and the dumbest question came to mind. What do those guys do when they need to poop? I mean, there are cameras everywhere. Obviously, they would not film a guy trying to do his business, but still, how awkward.
Do they go in the woods, have some kind of portable toilet on their boat, how does that work?
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1. Not all of them have an audience--in which case you really do not want to know!
2. At the Classic this year I Marshalled for 4 days--answer--you don't, period. Adjust your schedule or die.!
As for number one: it is easier but you have to plan ahead.
You are able to outrun the spectators and get to an isolated spot with a short (no pun intended) window to relieve yourself---this assumes you are not layered in heavy Gortex rain gear and can move fast. This also assumes you are not being watched by folks from homes on shore/bluffs, etc. who are already at the "isolated" spot.
I have seen the pros run to their spot, troll close by a dock --making them hidden for a minute-- and relieve themselves-----while still fishing!! Plan ahead--the back of the boat will slowly go by the dock also, but advise the pro--so he won't hit #8 and throw you out--or turn around and re-cast back to the dock.
Dinky reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 8:14 AM, BassAssassin726 said:Oh yea I forgot about that. They must keep a body part on the boat at all times. Like you said, no intake no output. lol
Actually they can do this--it is called declaring an emergency. It is ok as long as they are not fishing from outside the boat.
Dinky reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 8:01 AM, RyneB said:I have to go a lot. It used to affect my fishing. I resorted to a 5 gallon bucket, a garbage bag and a roll of TP. But when you have a co-angler in your boat, that isn't an option. I tried eating right and all that stuff and it never worked. I eat a saltine, its coming out. So I decided to take an anti diarrhea pill before I leave for the ramp. I'm #2 free all day. For #1, a Gatorade bottle is my best friend.
I have the same stuff in my boat. It is heavy, heavy duty garbage bags. Also-my co-angler just gets to sit in front of the boat for a while--doesn't have to be downwind--mine don't stink-- just task Pro Crafter and Rhino!!
Dinky reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 9:07 AM, Fishing Rhino said:I just recently realized that my plastic trash container, when lined with a plastic baggy can do double duty (pun intended) as the head. Flip up the step, sit, wipe, knot the top of the bag and resume fishing. Haven't had to use it yet, but should the need arise, I'm prepared.
The problem is the toilet is adjacent to the cooler. Oh well, whatcha gonna do.
Good to know , Rhino. Now I know why you wanted to take a separate additional ice chest on board at Pickwick--it must have been those Krispy Kreme crème filled chocolate covered pastries. yum.
Chris at Tech reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 9:08 PM, Dinky said:I have the same stuff in my boat. It is heavy, heavy duty garbage bags. Also-my co-angler just gets to sit in front of the boat for a while--doesn't have to be downwind--mine don't stink-- just task Pro Crafter and Rhino!!
Hehe, you said "heavy duty"...hehe...
Zach Dunham reply :
When I was a marshal at Lake Oneida last year, I was with Terry Butcher, Bill Lowen, and Fletcher Shryock. They definitely adjusted their eating schedules. Terry Butcher ate nothing the entire day. He drank a few waters really fast when he needed too and just went number one off the side when he had a chance. Bill Lowen ate one cold slice of pizza toward the end of the day, just drank water, same deal. Fletcher Shryock didn't eat anything the entire day (maybe 1 granola bar?), and just drank a few waters and a mountain dew.
If you drink just the right amount of water to keep you hydrated, and you don't eat much, you may not even half to go number one.
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 9:08 PM, Dinky said:I have the same stuff in my boat. It is heavy, heavy duty garbage bags. Also-my co-angler just gets to sit in front of the boat for a while--doesn't have to be downwind--mine don't stink-- just task Pro Crafter and Rhino!!
Stink? I couldn't tell you whether or not it does. What I can tell you is that the blisters in my nasal passages are about healed. It took a week for my eyes to stop watering. I had to throw the outfit I was wearing in the trash. It looked like it had been dipped in battery acid, and chlorine bleach.
toddwchandler reply :
Never in a million years did a dream that this thread would go south like this. Ha Ha Ha!
Traveler2586 reply :
I too have had my days where my body is out of whack while on the water, and most often I'm in sight of homes, highways, industrial/government plants, etc.
I solved my problems with BassRoom http://www.coveryourbass.com/product.html, I got the complete set and everyone that has had an occasion to use it, loves it. BassRomm is fast to put up and stow away. It also works as a rain cover if your getting dumped on, but it is not water proof, and it helps if you need to get out of the sun for a while.
ColdSVT reply :
I have a ritual before long days on the water or in the woods.
that is eat a light dinner, force one out at wake up, no breakfast, try to poop again before launching the boat...try hard lol
I have yet to take a dump while on the water.
airborne_angler reply :
On 5/15/2013 at 9:16 AM, slonezp said:Wonder if there is a size limit on mudsharks
That's also known as a Brown Trout
airborne_angler reply :
On 5/16/2013 at 10:36 AM, Traveler2586 said:I too have had my days where my body is out of whack while on the water, and most often I'm in sight of homes, highways, industrial/government plants, etc.
I solved my problems with BassRoom http://www.coveryourbass.com/product.html, I got the complete set and everyone that has had an occasion to use it, loves it. BassRomm is fast to put up and stow away. It also works as a rain cover if your getting dumped on, but it is not water proof, and it helps if you need to get out of the sun for a while.
He said "dumped"
airborne_angler reply :
Wanna get plugged up...eat some Military MRE's...they'll plug ya up for days and its a real PITA (no pun intended) when you finally go...
Basswhippa reply :
Just hang it off the back let er rip. It is just natural. The birds and the bees and the cows all do it. It simply makes the lake more fertile and helps to grow larger bass and other lower order oganisms at the bottom of the foodchain such as bottom feeders and the lowest of all Jetskiers!
deaknh03 reply :
On 5/17/2013 at 9:28 PM, Basswhippa said:Just hang it off the back let er rip. It is just natural. The birds and the bees and the cows all do it. It simply makes the lake more fertile and helps to grow larger bass and other lower order oganisms at the bottom of the foodchain such as bottom feeders and the lowest of all Jetskiers!
Dinky reply :
On 5/16/2013 at 2:18 AM, imanidiot777 said:When I was a marshal at Lake Oneida last year, I was with Terry Butcher, Bill Lowen, and Fletcher Shryock. They definitely adjusted their eating schedules. Terry Butcher ate nothing the entire day. He drank a few waters really fast when he needed too and just went number one off the side when he had a chance. Bill Lowen ate one cold slice of pizza toward the end of the day, just drank water, same deal. Fletcher Shryock didn't eat anything the entire day (maybe 1 granola bar?), and just drank a few waters and a mountain dew.
If you drink just the right amount of water to keep you hydrated, and you don't eat much, you may not even half to go number one.
On 5/16/2013 at 2:18 AM, imanidiot777 said:When I was a marshal at Lake Oneida last year, I was with Terry Butcher, Bill Lowen, and Fletcher Shryock. They definitely adjusted their eating schedules. Terry Butcher ate nothing the entire day. He drank a few waters really fast when he needed too and just went number one off the side when he had a chance. Bill Lowen ate one cold slice of pizza toward the end of the day, just drank water, same deal. Fletcher Shryock didn't eat anything the entire day (maybe 1 granola bar?), and just drank a few waters and a mountain dew.
If you drink just the right amount of water to keep you hydrated, and you don't eat much, you may not even half to go number one.
I have experienced the same behavior by the Pros when I Marshal ....But remember that they are metabolizing what they ate the day/night before the morning you got in the boat with them. Sooo..the question is what did they do BEFORE you got into the boat with them that morning! I do not know for sure what they did, but I am willing to wager a good guess.
rangerboy reply :
On 5/14/2013 at 7:31 PM, BuckMaxx said:Yes they cannot get out of the boat to goto the woods. There is always a marshall with them. I had a grumbler come on one time on Bull Shoals I had to just hang it over the side and let er rip.
my new hero, i just held it for 8hrs last week at clear lake.painfull, hats off to you my freind
BassinB reply :
I've often wondered this too.. I always assumed it was legal to get off the boat to take a dump midday if needed. Are they that strict that they wont allow that?
Basswhippa reply :
On 5/18/2013 at 12:05 AM, deaknh03 said:
Loved that movie Deak. LOL
rockchalk06 reply :
On 5/16/2013 at 4:38 AM, toddwchandler said:Never in a million years did a dream that this thread would go south like this. Ha Ha Ha!
Well it does flow down hill
slonezp reply :
On 5/18/2013 at 11:28 AM, BassinB said:I've often wondered this too.. I always assumed it was legal to get off the boat to take a dump midday if needed. Are they that strict that they wont allow that?
In my club, the only time we are allowed off the boat is in an emergency or to seek shelter during lightning. I'm not sure a #2 is considered an emergency
I eat light the night before, and no coffee in the morning.
rockchalk06 reply :
No coffee in the morning? I might accidentally kill someone without my coffee that early lol
slonezp reply :
On 5/19/2013 at 1:44 AM, rockchalk06 said:No coffee in the morning? I might accidentally kill someone without my coffee that early lol
I might accidently crap myself with it.
deaknh03 reply :
On 5/19/2013 at 2:43 AM, slonezp said:I might accidently crap myself with it.
accidentally? Depends my friend, Depends.
Traveler2586 reply :
Like I said eariler..... Get a room...... a Bassroom.....
Fishing Rhino reply :
Bassroom, bathroom, has me wondering. Why do we call it a bathroom?
I mean it really makes no sense. A half bath is a room with a sink and a toilet, but really no place to take a bath. A full bath is a room that has a toilet and a sink, possibly two sinks. So why is it a "full bath" when you can do more than just take a bath in it? The British term "water closet" doesn't make a whole lot more sense.
And, in the nautical arena it's called a head. Now that I can somewhat understand since I have been told, on occasion, that I have my head up my .............................................
Traveler2586 reply :
On 5/19/2013 at 10:18 PM, Fishing Rhino said:Bassroom, bathroom, has me wondering. Why do we call it a bathroom?
I mean it really makes no sense. A half bath is a room with a sink and a toilet, but really no place to take a bath. A full bath is a room that has a toilet and a sink, possibly two sinks. So why is it a "full bath" when you can do more than just take a bath in it? The British term "water closet" doesn't make a whole lot more sense.
And, in the nautical arena it's called a head. Now that I can somewhat understand since I have been told, on occasion, that I have my head up my .............................................
I've always thought the term "water Closet" makes a lot more sense than "Bathroom"; and I never understood where the term "Head" came from on ships. That may make for some interesting reading.
However, I came to understand why some use the term "Bathroom" when I found the Japanese and middle-eastern people have just that - the whole room is used just for bathing, the toilet and bidet is in a separate room away from the bathroom. In these "Bathrooms" you can spray water everywhere and it doesn't matter cause the room is made to handle it, and there are no shower doors or curtains to deal with.
The BassRoom on the other hand is nothing more than a tent that literally pops up when pulled from its pouch, but if it's windy you have to be careful because you've just deployed what amounts to a parachute and it can get away from you if your not paying attention.
With all the times I've been told to "get a room", now I can say I have one.
slonezp reply :
On 5/19/2013 at 10:18 PM, Fishing Rhino said:Bassroom, bathroom, has me wondering. Why do we call it a bathroom?
I mean it really makes no sense. A half bath is a room with a sink and a toilet, but really no place to take a bath. A full bath is a room that has a toilet and a sink, possibly two sinks. So why is it a "full bath" when you can do more than just take a bath in it? The British term "water closet" doesn't make a whole lot more sense.
And, in the nautical arena it's called a head. Now that I can somewhat understand since I have been told, on occasion, that I have my head up my .............................................
On occasion? 
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 5/20/2013 at 7:06 AM, slonezp said:On occasion?
Well, now and then, if you prefer.
flyfisher reply :
lets just say hanging it over the edge of a kayak isn't the easiest thing when breakfast fights back......on more than one occasion i was extremely happy that my kayak had scupper holes 
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Diapers
Traveler2586 reply :
On 5/20/2013 at 1:27 PM, Grizzn N Bassin said:Diapers
I would wager that you would not wear one if you had to. Until you get much, much older.......
mtaag3 reply :
On 5/20/2013 at 12:41 AM, Traveler2586 said:I've always thought the term "water Closet" makes a lot more sense than "Bathroom"; and I never understood where the term "Head" came from on ships. That may make for some interesting reading.
The term "Head" on ships (specifically square riggers) came from the fact that on sailing ships, the "facilities" were holes over the water in the front or "head" of the ship. The reason they were in the front or "head" was the wind always blew from behind or "aft" of the ship therefore blowing the smell forward or away from everyone on deck.
Traveler2586 reply :
On 5/20/2013 at 9:08 PM, mtaag3 said:The term "Head" on ships (specifically square riggers) came from the fact that on sailing ships, the "facilities" were holes over the water in the front or "head" of the ship. The reason they were in the front or "head" was the wind always blew from behind or "aft" of the ship therefore blowing the smell forward or away from everyone on deck.
Is that where the term poop-deck came from??? But I believe thats on the stern of a ship, I think?
It's always interesting to learn where phrases come from.
basscatcher8 reply :
Man no matter what forum this questions is posted on it always ends up in a 10 page post and Im always laughing by the end.
Cant ever forget the orangutan hang off the motor. They need to start putting a handle back there for that.
slonezp reply :
On 5/20/2013 at 10:42 PM, basscatcher8 said:
Cant ever forget the orangutan hang off the motor. They need to start putting a handle back there for that.
This was our pre tourney dock talk yesterday.
mtaag3 reply :
On 5/20/2013 at 10:33 PM, Traveler2586 said:Is that where the term poop-deck came from??? But I believe thats on the stern of a ship, I think?
It's always interesting to learn where phrases come from.
No, unfortunately it's not that fun. The word poop comes from the French word "poupe" which means the stern of the ship. The poop deck is usually an elevated deck on the stern that was a ceiling for an aft cabin and is where the officers commanded the ship.
Sherlock 60 reply :
Thanks guys! I've been laughing out loud for the last 10 minutes.
This subject has never been a problem at all for me, but the power of suggestion will now come into play and I will most likely never be able to venture more that 50' from my pier for the rest of my life.
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