says two jackpotters.

I have no problem with those types of tournaments, most are, even FLW Costa is right now.

However, I think a high entry, high payout, and statewide series where you must fish all events or give up the complete entry would be successful. Jackpotters shouldn't be threatened by this type of series because they still have FLW Costa, TTT, Bass Champs, BLT, Media, JC Outdoors, etc to choose from.

This^^^ and if they had stuck to their guns they would have had people standing in line. I believe their are enough people in Texas that can afford to do this that are not pro's that would have kept this tournament going and growing. I believe it will take time now to convince people to come back and they will lose money to get it back. This is kinda like a spouse running around it's hard to regain trust. just my .02

Jackpotter's are just good ole boys who spend more time on the lake than on social media.

...at one or two lakes. they're also "thrifty" meaning they don't like to burn their entry fees for nothing. I have no problems with that.

there are others like me that don't have a single lake, single way to fish, or care that much about making money at a "hobby". we like the challenge of figuring out different bodies of water different times of year and putting a consistent season together with all the variables and challenges as a "series angler". to each their own.

I have been approached numerous times by anglers asking me to host a "high entry fee / high payout" series, and I'm always interested to hear your thoughts and ideas for tournaments. However, one thing I learned early on was that no matter what you have to offer you will not please everyone. The tournament business is very difficult and the costs associated with hosting a single event has significantly increased over the past two years that the majority of tournament anglers are not aware of. Besides the basic costs of hosting a tournament such as fuel, staff, and fish care, we now have mandatory permit fee's plus secondary liability insurance requirements that are above and beyond what many organizations carry annually. I know of one event recently where the tournament director had to pay over $700 for a one-day liability policy.

TTZ Solid!

This, and for the record if you can't write a check for 4 k some people should be selling some boats they can't afford. I bet that deal would still have had close to 100 if not full.

Actually only $2k for most people.