You need some serious Sponsors or other income. After 7 events half the guys have made less than the season entry fee. Only 6 have made more than the $100k generally considered to be the minimum to compete for a season. Martens and Evers are having a nice year.

Angler Total Checks
Aaron Martens $271,500.00 6
Edwin Evers $236,500.00 4
Justin Lucas $155,000.00 6
Skeet Reese $144,000.00 5
Chris Lane $133,500.00 4
Kevin VanDam $100,000.00 5
Cliff Pirch $78,500.00 6
Dean Rojas $77,500.00 6
Greg Hackney $68,500.00 5
Bill Lowen $66,000.00 5
Bernie Schultz $63,500.00 6
Brent Ehrler $63,000.00 6
Jacob Powroznik $63,000.00 6
Brandon Card $61,000.00 5
Jordan Lee $61,000.00 6
Matthew Herren $60,000.00 6
Randy Howell $60,000.00 6
Keith Combs $58,500.00 5
Chris Zaldain $56,500.00 5
Brett Hite $56,000.00 3
David Walker $56,000.00 5
Alton Jones $55,000.00 4
Bobby Lane $54,500.00 5
Tim Horton $54,500.00 3
Mark Menendez $53,500.00 5
Stephen Kennedy $52,000.00 5
Josh Bertrand $51,000.00 5
Chad Pipkens $50,000.00 4
Derek Remitz $49,000.00 3
Micah Frazier $48,500.00 4
Gerald Swindle $46,000.00 4
Jason Christie $46,000.00 4
Ish Monroe $45,000.00 4
John Crews $45,000.00 4
Davy Hite $44,000.00 4
Jonathon VanDam $43,000.00 4
Russ Lane $43,000.00 4
Greg Vinson $42,500.00 4
B Palaniuk $41,500.00 4
Terry Scroggins $41,500.00 4
Brandon Coulter $41,000.00 4
Brent Chapman $41,000.00 4
Ott DeFoe $41,000.00 4
Boyd Duckett $40,000.00 4
Brandon Lester $40,000.00 3
Brian Snowden $40,000.00 4
James Elam $40,000.00 4
J Niggemeyer $40,000.00 4
Marty Robinson $40,000.00 4
Morizo Shimizu $40,000.00 4
S Browning $40,000.00 4
David Williams $36,000.00 3
Mike McClelland $35,000.00 2
Billy McCaghren $34,000.00 3
Andy Montgomery $33,500.00 3
Mark Davis $33,500.00 3
Casey Ashley $33,000.00 3
Shaw Grigsby $33,000.00 3
Scott Rook $32,500.00 3
Ken Iyobe $32,000.00 3
M Iaconelli $32,000.00 3
Mike Kernan $32,000.00 3
John Murray $31,500.00 3
Britt Myers $31,000.00 3
David Mullins $31,000.00 3
Fred Roumbanis $31,000.00 2
Gary Klein $31,000.00 3
Matt Lee $31,000.00 3
Seth Feider $30,500.00 3
Bradley Roy $30,000.00 3
Dennis Tietje $30,000.00 3
Hank Cherry $30,000.00 3
Jared Lintner $30,000.00 3
Jeff Kriet $30,000.00 3
Kelley Jaye $30,000.00 3
Kelly Jordon $30,000.00 3
Kevin Short $30,000.00 3
Paul Mueller $30,000.00 3
Tommy Biffle $30,000.00 3
Takahiro Omori $26,000.00 2
Byron Velvick $25,000.00 1
Carl Jocumsen $25,000.00 2
Kotaro Kiriyama $22,000.00 2
Todd Faircloth $22,000.00 2
C Morgenthaler $21,500.00 2
J Williamson $21,000.00 2
Keith Poche $21,000.00 2
Randall Tharp $21,000.00 2
Casey Scanlon $20,000.00 2
Cliff Prince $20,000.00 2
David Smith $20,000.00 2
J Todd Tucker $20,000.00 2
Koby Kreiger $20,000.00 2
Kurt Dove $20,000.00 2
Matt Reed $20,000.00 2
Nate Wellman $20,000.00 2
Paul Elias $20,000.00 2
Kevin Ledoux $12,500.00 1
F Shryock $11,000.00 1
Charlie Hartley $10,000.00 1
Cliff Crochet $10,000.00 1
Cliff Pace $10,000.00 1
Jared Miller $10,000.00 1
Kenyon Hill $10,000.00 1
Randy Allen $10,000.00 1
Rick Clunn $10,000.00 1
Zell Rowland $10,000.00 1
Joseph Sancho $- 0
Kevin Hawk $- 0
Scott Ashmore $- 0

Interesting... I guess when two guys win a total of 4 out of 7 events and the payouts drop off steeply after first, it doesn't leave much to spread around the table. Vandam is the only non-winner to crack $100K.

Hard way to make a living.

Don't forget minus the tax.

Not much tax on a loss.

I think it's really sad that with Tour fishing what's on your shirt is more important than what's in your live well...