Two years ago, Jacob Foutz made a widely distributed YouTube video titled “What the pros don’t tell you about the fishing industry.”
In some corners it was hailed as a necessary revelation. Elsewhere, it was considered old news. And some careful observers of the industry considered it a cry for help or perhaps even a professional suicide note.
And now the Tennessee pro leads a Bassmaster Elite Series event on the Arkansas River, on the verge of a six-figure check and the biggest accomplishment of his career. It just shows how fine the line is in this sport between a career being all over and just getting started…