In my opinion what it really boils down to is BASS is a business. If lake X puts together a better $ package than lake Y BASS is going to choose lake X every time. I am sure there is a size limit on required surface area to hold an event. I have no idea what the number is but to be creative I will make one up. Lets say lake Y is 30,000 acers and located near a heavy population area with many motels and resturants for BASS and the people who show up for such an event. The minimun surface area is 15,000 acers but lake X is only 12,500 acres in a somewhat rural setting and everybody will have to travel a little farther to reach a motel and eat. The town of lake X puts together a package that gives any BASS member huge discounts to motels,resturants and shopping plus throws in some money to help offset the cost of the tournament. Even though lake Y has an made a similiar offer it was not as good of a package I believe they will choose lake X everytime.

In my opinion BASS puts the business side of the sport first and the angler side second.They run a business and do what finiancially is best for the business and that is what they should do as business people. If the fishery is a good place or bad place to fish that is somewhat irrelavant if $ is there to draw them in.


Look at the Classic that was held in Pittsburg a few years ago. I find it hard to believe that BASS did not realize that the Three Rives area was going to be a battle of who would catch three to five 12" fish a day. They set the record for lowest classic weight but I also bet BASS hade huge $ from Pittsburg to draw them there.

I think BASS is a good organization that promotes the sport of bass fishing in a positive way espically to the younger generation which is the future of bass fishing. I just do not like how they handle some of the business decisions that they make as to where and when to fish...However I do respect their business descisions. If they do what is best finanically for BASS they will survive even though I may not like thier descision. Please do not take this reply as a bashing of BASS because that was not my intention.