Because FOX doesn’t have BASS on too? Why do you guys keep taking his bait.

I think it’s a valid question. We’re waiting Big O....

comparing apples and oranges again.

Look at all those that got triggerd. Dang y’all so silly.

Lol, now you’re catching on, they’re rhetorical, as I already know the answer and it’s not gold. It’s just a crowd there to watch a weigh in. Nothing more, nothing less.

Not to leave without mention, their small community was featured LIVE for 3 hours on Fox Sports today and will be again tomorrow. The positive economic impact on that community and directed towards any vendor or business who participated would be how ever much more exposure they received than if MLF were to be the one bringing an event to any of the communities they visit. Each business, and depending on its service sector in the local economy will see different results and returns, but brand building and awareness isn’t something that is truly calculable.

Both BASS and MLF are selling a product to the general public and others that is largely derived by what individual anglers produce and do. MLF for some reason, which likely is financial, seems to think fans of the anglers and spectators to their events are a burden full of unrecoverable expenses. BASS has shown by being in business for over 50 years and gaining over 500k members that their vision of how things should be works, and I believe the vast, vast majority of people who are interested in Bass fishing will agree, that FANS MATTER!

This just in, MLF loads in fans and anglers into communities across the country from the Pro Series to Toyota Series to the BFL’s. What’s your point?

You said in your OP that it was sponsor gold, now it’s changed to host community gold, which I actually agree with more... assuming all those fans are from out of town. Do you have the list of fans and their hometowns? How many nights are they staying in Orange?

Who would be the target audience and customers of sponsors? Could it possibly be the “fans”?

The TW Pro, Toyota series, and BFL’s are not even close and are of no equivalency to what BASS Elites and even the Opens bring to a community from an economic impact standpoint. Especially now that they’re being managed under the MLF umbrella which places little to no value on spectators and fans.

Listening to you two is like choosing between Fox News or CNN. Just pick the one who spins it in a direction I want to hear(I choose Fox)

Big O, I’ll save the discussion around the scale of the FLW side of the house because we already had that one and you ignored it when I laid the facts out for you. Send me the data when you can on Orange so we can check it for gold.

Congrats on the crowd, you did good!

I just watched MLF for 2 hours after fishing BassChamps on Roberts today.

I'll watch Bass when they have shows I can watch also.

I love the cups for MLF.

“MLF for some reason, which likely is financial, seems to think fans of the anglers and spectators to their events are a burden full of unrecoverable expenses.”

“Seems to think fans of the anglers and spectators are a burden...”

Proof, please?

One has first-hand knowledge of such things, uses his real name, has disclosed his affiliation, etc. The other is a troll.

There is a distinct difference here, and whether or not you like either side, one is a lot more honest, forthright and open than the other. I’m not choosing sides, but I at least like that one lets me know his bias, affiliation and is publicly posting facts that someone else could possibly refute if he’s lying, so I can at least try to make an informed decision. The other either obviously is plugged in personally somehow or is full of it, and we don’t know which it is, so that’s a problem, in my opinion.

I respect the side that discloses their allegiance/employer/whatever because at least I know where they’re coming from and can accept they know what they’re talking about, even if it’s BS. The anonymous nature of the other side, which is constantly negative and aggressive towards MLF is hard to take. If he wasn’t anonymous or was suddenly forthright with his affiliation, it would be much different. All the cards would be on the table at that point.

Until then, it’s pretty hard to say Mark is CNN.

the reason they are there its free if they put a five dollar gate fee on it you could put them under a umbrella.

LOL his comments didn't backfire, nice try