Like any city, Pitt$burgh i$ in it for the money & PR. I think it'$ great that they were able to $nag a tournament of that size. On average, each Wal-Mart FLW Tour event generate$ more than 100 new$paper and magazine article$ nationwide with a total circulation exceeding 7.9 million copie$. This type of expo$ure help$ identify host communities as bass-fishing destinations and would cost each host nearly $240,000 to run ads with similar reach and influence. Additionally,the Forrest Wood Cup will generate several hundred articles around the world. The 2006 championship at Logan Martin Lake,
for example, produced more than 740 articles with a total circulation
exceeding 69 million copies. In terms of advertising dollars, that kind of
exposure would cost more than $2 million.

So yeah, bring me a tournament to my city anytime, regardless of the fishery.