Food for thought; most of us grew up watching Jerry Mcginnis and the Fishin' Hole. He went fishing and would show you what he was doing and the lures he was using without making a huge sales pitch. This to me was enjoyable. I started leaning away from all the other shows when you felt you had to kiss a fish before you released it or holler out "AW SON".
As for the the changes being made with pro fishing and the hoopla around it? I look at it like this. If you have plans to fish proffessionally, then you will have to take these changes in stride and roll with the tide. Everything will always go where the money is!! If you fish for pleasure and or maybe small club tournies for a little competitiveness then don't feel that these changes are something to deal with, just relax and go fishing. Personally, I will never be good enough to fish at these levels, so my choice is easy to make.
Good Fishin' Folks