Toyota championship is on Wheeler lake this week....assume each boat cost $60,000.(a real conservative figure)...that's 14 million dollars worth of boats....there are 402 boaters and no-boaters and assume each of them owns a conservative estimate of $5,000. worth of fishing tackle...that's 2 million dollars worth of tackle......counting tournament officials,the tournament has brought approx 225 people to the tournament for 5 days...assuming a conservative figure of $500.00 for food motel and gas,that amounts to $212,500.00 and that doesn't count probably another $50,000. spent by fishermen practicing before the cut-off...nice economic boost to the local economy....
NOW CONSIDER THIS IS ONE TOURNAMENT,ON ONE LAKE,IN ONE STATE....multiply all the above numbers by the tournaments held in our country each year and although we can't compete with stick and ball sports, we do have a sizeable impact on towns near lakes and the equipment and tackle manufactors that supply our sport.....

I can’t argue with that. What does that pay to the Champion and second place?

Edit: I looked it up, pretty good payout. Poche whacked them today, 27lbs!

Are they having to buy a new boat, rods and reels, and tackle for each lake, or what?