Texas wasn't the problem, having it in the city of Houston was the problem. You're average bass fisherman hasn't no interest in going into a MAJOR city like Houston and dealing with the craziness and traffic. I'm in Shreveport/Bossier and the location/traffic is what kept me away from the Houston Classic.

If it was ever in the right location in Texas, it would blow the attendance records away.

I would love to see the classic on Clear Lake or the California Delta. But i feel like they lose so much money when they have them out there, good as fishing as anywhere in the country but so much money to actually have them there.

California is a logistical nightmare for everyone but the very few fishermen that live there and fish B.A,S.S.
It's just not monetarily feasible to send the fishermen, support groups and service yard people all the way out there for 1 tournament. It's not just 52 anglers that make up a classic, it's hundreds if not thousands. The elites are a traveling circus, that's why they start out in Florida and work their way north every year, the weather being one reason and the travel distance being another. A lot of these guys and the support people are literally away from home for months at a time, living in motels. That's why the California guys always end up moving to Alabama , Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or other more centrally located states. It gives them a few more days of sleeping in their own bed per year. Plus the fact that California pretty much has every tree/fish hugger in the country.

Texas wasn't the problem, having it in the city of Houston was the problem. You're average bass fisherman hasn't no interest in going into a MAJOR city like Houston and dealing with the craziness and traffic. I'm in Shreveport/Bossier and the location/traffic is what kept me away from the Houston Classic.

If it was ever in the right location in Texas, it would blow the attendance records away.

I would like to see it in Vegas on Lake Mead. That's a destination that I would probably fly to and the wife would tag along. I wouldn't mind seeing a California Classic either. I'm thinking the next one will be in Alabama

I'm betting the 50th may be at Mead. Buy your tickets now.

They need a large city to pay for it. They won't come back to DFW for an elite level event because fans don't support it. I don't know the numbers but I'd bet TTBC Ray Roberts and Bassfest Texoma are among the worst for attendance numbers.

I dont know if it was the music or the low lighting. But it did not seems like a very excited crowd during weigh-in and with the low lighting could not tell how full the venue was.

I'm betting the 50th may be at Mead. Buy your tickets now.