I think now that Triton is in the Platinum Equity Fold, that is exactly what is going to happen.

Field is 150 for Tour level FLW.

1st - 100k
2nd - 37k
3rd - 27k

Bass pays
100k
25k
20k

Selling boats. That what its all about. Henceforth the chicken Sh@# rule of having a certain brand boat under 2 or 3 years old. When the super powers unite behind closed doors what is the purpose of the tours ? Trying to convince someone to pay 50k for some fiberglass with a big a$$ motor and 6k in electronics that took about .50 to make. Now that being said, yes I own a bass boat equipped the way I want. And yes I paid too much for it. In my humble opinion, the bass boats have become way too expensive and almost unmarketable. I am sure the current economy has a huge bearing on the state of both FLW and BASS. Until dollars start flowing more changes are inevitable. Making a quality boat for a reasonable price is not a reality because most boat companies are being unreasonable. There is my rant. Again, just my opinion.

3 years ago in April I think FLW killed as many fish on Amistad as Bass did. Ask the guys at Anglers Inn tackle shop. After that they told us not to use rejuvinade because of the FLW fish kill.
I know everyone was mad over both fishkills but I I am pretty sure TPWD would not tell them they cant come back.
On the other hand if the Del Rio CC wasn't going to comp enough rooms for the staffs and some $ I can guarantee they would not come back. Neither one of those groups go to a lake just because it is a great fishing lake. They expect CC perks and support.

Once again:

Del Rio was not nearly as popular before BASS, and Falcon was not either. FLW and Bass Champs all had events on those reservoirs. The ESPN and BASS memberships drove those reservoirs to the public, and those stringers in Bass Champs and other events are what got BASS there.

The price tag of real estate skyrocketed at Del Rio after the first Elite event went there. And the travel to Del Rio also increased for tourism. They had it before, though not from all over as they do now. Guntersville and areas around that Alabama lake are no different in the gain they have received from the long term coverage through BASS. Other reservoirs are similar.

You all forget that FLW had those TTT and Stren style events down in South Texas before with huge catches, though the organization does not have the same type of members or the number of members that BASS has.

FLW is a smaller niche organization of true tournament style anglers who compete in BFL and Stren (older) style events and that is their market base. It was originally for the purpose of selling retail products through and mostly boats. Though that focus is changing now as Irwin no longer owns Ranger through the bankruptcy.

This is all developing. Though those memberships are more the working anglers who fish closer to home and spend their dollars competing in a region around their homes. They are not as prone to travel as the larger BASS base. They are prone to buy new boats sooner and that was the goal there, to market boats to them.

The increased popularity of Del Rio, Amistad, Choke and Falcon is all due to the exposure of BASS and of course ESPN on that television screen and 530,000 members who are not all tournament enthusiasts, though want to go catch a fish easier and a lot of big fish easier makes that attractive.

Put it to bed guys, the membership size difference is huge. Add up the other factors and you have your answer from the past. The future is yet to be seen.

BCB

Well put BCB..

As far as fish kills from tournaments.

Some of FLW's TTT events on Amistad killed more fish than you could count.

As for the answer to the original question about BASS getting more attention.

If figure it's simple ---ESPN---

Its all in a name.Do you want to fish flw or BASS?