They make their money from sponsors and not us dudes that like bass fishing. You're so deep into to your emotions and feelers that you have put the cart before the horse. First priority make a profit, second priority appease those that follow and likely do not spend one penny on the sponsor products yet bi*ch constantly. lol Bass fishing is not a "Walk in" business that is relying on your dollar to succeed. They rely on that you buy products that relate to their sponsors whether you like the league or not you are likely in the demographic that makes them producing revenue through sponsorships possible.

They will adjust and regroup and if they cannot turn a profit they will be gone or absorbed by another league.

Honestly fans do not matter for the most part, their dollars come from JM and many other large sponsors.


Oh and that "quote" was not a quote unless you'd like to quote me.

Maybe because he's a beat down?

....and how 1162 hours of TV time for a handful events was reshaping the sport. He constantly references the TV time abs turns out it wasn't helping their bottom line and they actually saw less viewers watching their product this year.



MLF is pretty well saying TV is a dying medium and live coverage is where they will now focus.


https://ustvdb.com/networks/outdoor/shows/major-league-fishing/#:~:text=Major%20League%20Fishing%20(MLF)%20is,measurement%20on%20January%2021%2C%202023%20.

keep in mind that B.A.S.S. only had about 6 hours TV exposure for anglers until MLF was formed and until ESPN bought them,you had to wait 3 months until the magazine came out to find out who won a tournament.....also MLF deserves a lot of credit for buying FLW and providing fishing opportunites for several thousand weekend,college and high school tournament anglers plus preserving the Toyota series as a stepping stone for guys who want to be professional fishermen........
if you still think there is no future in tournament fishing,go to any lake on any day of the week and there is going to huge increase in boats on the water compared to ten years ago....

Doesnt that mean theres going to be alot of Pros looking for a place to fish?

keep in mind that B.A.S.S. only had about 6 hours TV exposure for anglers until MLF was formed and until ESPN bought them,you had to wait 3 months until the magazine came out to find out who won a tournament.....also MLF deserves a lot of credit for buying FLW and providing fishing opportunites for several thousand weekend,college and high school tournament anglers plus preserving the Toyota series as a stepping stone for guys who want to be professional fishermen........
if you still think there is no future in tournament fishing,go to any lake on any day of the week and there is going to huge increase in boats on the water compared to ten years ago....

They get MLF Invitationals spot just like McLelland, Elias and Grigsby, go Opens like Lambert, NPFL or just quit pro like Ebare. That's the options right now.

With the move to only 50 spots on the BPT what exactly will tge Toyota Series guys be fishing for now? Odds are pretty high that several of those guys that busted [censored] to get to the BPT through qualification will get cut to preserve a "bane brand".


Stop with the " they put HS and college fishing on the map" stuff. Both were thriving well before FLW/MLF got involved. Let's also acknowledge that the BFLs are losing steam too. Now there are rumors tgey will raise those entry fees abd reduce tge payouts at that level too.


TV is dead. Even MLF thinks so.

Did I read that right, no live coverage next year for the first two days of competition?