What are you talking about? You couldn't qualify for the elites even if you won the overall co-angler for the year. The only way to make it to the Elites is to place in the top 5 overall in all of the open series. I would think for $100.00 you could learn more from watching one of these pros then trying to fish against them. I was one that hated the thought of stopping the co-anglers in the Elites but after watching the first two events and hearing all of the feedback from the pros I have changed my mind. Two days of following the best of the best along your favorite lake I would say is well worth the hundred dollars. I wish the KY Lake event wasn't allready full with a waiting list!