They have mortages and mouths to feed too. It is just on a larger scale. I have had the chance to get to know a few of the elite series anglers and from what they have said they have to go where the money is and where they feel there "money water" is. I dont care for the flw series as much as the elite series but I don't hold anything against a pro angler for "switch'n gears". Just my 2 cents. 8-) 8-)