Quote Originally Posted by 7deadlyplugs View Post
I have never entered a tournament before. I cant' believe the money that the fishermen spend on new gear and tackle.

It is a larger money maker than I ever thought.
If' it's new, bass fishermen will buy it


Does all this mean that you have to spend your life savings on fishing equipment to catch a bass? Not really. A bass doesn't know or care if you're in $50,000 bass boat or a cheap aluminum cartop boat. It's called marketing and the industry knows how to market to the most gullible people of all the bass fisherman.
Guys have so much gear because of the sponsors. that's just the way it is, they have to have sponsors to compete at the higher levels.