keep in mind that it took several years for the Bassmaster Classic to grow to where they drew enough people to attract exhibitors to their tournament.....and for years the only TV exposure BASS fishermen got was 30 hours or less a year and most of that was standing on the stage holding up a fish or a trophy.
MLF fishing has achieved 850 hours of TV exposure a year over 5 networks and it is now rated as the #1 rated outdoor program....more importantly it's close up exposure where each fisherman and their sponsors get national TV exposure..this makes it a lot easier for pros to gain sponsorship......also both college and high school fishing is showing huge growth and this will generate future growth as the parents,friends and relatives of these kids follow their fishing careers...
there's a lot of criticism directed at boyd duckett and several others for forming major league fishing and for leaving BASS but keep in mind,BASS had 40 years to grow the sport and all they had accomphlished is about 30 hours of TV exposure and fishermen were still fishing for their own entry fees...
my prediction is that 20 years from now,professional fishermen are going to thank Duckett for paving the way for them to make a good living at fishing......and....us non professional fishermen are going to cuss him for popularizing fishing to the point where every lake to drastically overcrowded....

Well it is the off season, they will be live again in february. I really don't understand why they don't do a cup after every two BPT events and show that cup LIVE. Make the BPT go to big 5 catch weigh release and leave the MLF format for the no info mystery lake cups. Make those 4 cup events the majors with the most $$$, I think if they'd had followed this route they would be in much better shape than they currently are.

That’s a self proclaimed narrative that no one believes, including the sponsors that pulled out of MLF/BPT after 1 year and felt like they were sold a bill of goods because they realized those numbers weren’t coming even close to adding up. Oh, you also omitted that KSE (majority owner in MLF) also has majority ownership stakes in 4 of the 5 networks they put broadcast hours on.

If they were doing so good they wouldn’t have cheated the anglers out of so much purse money in 2020. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2021 after the success they had last year. That was a slick move on the skimming of $100k out from under the FLW Pro AOY winner! - There are shysters from around the world that are envious and are now incorporating the phrase “TBD” into their contracts. Who knew such a simple insert into rules and regulations document create such a nice pay.

actually MLF stepped up and saved FLW from having to declare bankruptcy which saved a lot of jobs and fishing opportunities for FLW pros and their weekend series anglers....

Well I see Warren is back with all his imaginary made up bs. Did you ever find your baseball

I envision this every time I read large florida’s MLF hate....then its a bit more funny and not such a beating. Now we just need use2fish to let go of his jock. Haha, next he will be telling us moving the classic date to fishing the in the Texas summer and running fish across town for two hours in the heat is actually a BENEFIT. You go girl.

That's about nails it

The worlds best bass anglers won’t sill be a part of MLF if they felt they were getting ripped off. I enjoy MLF and what they’ve done for bass fishing!

Old man I'll steal your cane. I've never been on that dude's jock. I just can't stand most little fish.

Don’t worry, there is a select group of people on here that can’t handle the truth about the stench coming from the boots they have been licking. I like to sit back and watch them expose their lack of intellectual capacity. You will quickly notice not a one of them can or will try and refute what’s been said... speaking of... just who was the beneficiary of all that implied money MLF had arbitrarily taken off the anglers table in 2020? I mean, it was a significant amount... e.g. [poof gone] - FW Cup, 2020 Redcrest, $100k reduction in FLW Pro AOY award from previous years payout, dilution of FLW Pro tournament purses with introduction of “super tournaments” for the last 3 normally scheduled events, how many BPT tournaments were just flat out cancelled with no effort to reschedule? Conservatively, the amount of purse money snatched away from the angler tables could be estimated well north of $1 million! Just who was the beneficiary of all that money?

Here is the funny thing... in the humongous 5 rules for 2021 they changed the wording in the clause outlining AOY award... instead of “TBD” that was used in 2020 to stealthily reflect the $100k reduction, they’ve changed it to “to be announced”! That will fool em!

What’s the old saying?; - Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on _ _! (Fill in the blank)

Good God you are an idiot

Owners will get a special exemption while the invitees will be shown the door... Dan

Good come back... That'll teach him... Dan

What’s going to be more interesting is who they will say qualified to get in, and how. It won’t be anything like the “official” flow chart put up by MLF that was included in the OP. Look at how they’ve handled it when needing replacements thus far for a clue as to how a membership in the “good ol’ boys” fishing club will work. Sad thing is it looks like there are some who didn’t recognize all the red flags and have re-signed up for the humongous 5 in 2021... one would think after they witnessed all the smart money leave in 2020 to fish the Opens, then experience the stealth removal of the $100k FLW Pro AOY award money, and all the other shenanigans, those who fished in anything related to MLF ownership would have got a clue... I mean, look at what was overlooked to let John Cox in... if that’s not the slap in the face needed to wake those guys up, maybe they kinda deserve what they get.

Wasn't meant to be a "come back". Just stating a fact.