Just an observation.

[Ski]

Could not help but notice neither the MLF Pro series nor B.A.S.S. elites fished in California this year any reason why??

[gim]

Drought?  Wild fires?  Both?

 

Seems like the pro events at that level haven't ventured west for a while.  I don't even remember the last time the Elites had an event west of Texas.

[TnRiver46]

I think the cities have to want the trail to come, with their wallets 

[Mike L]

The unspoken reason is travel. 
Since the majority of touring pro’s don’t want to drive thier rigs across the country and back, and given that not enough of them live west of the Mississippi and certainly not west of the Rockies to field a competitive tournament. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[813basstard]

25 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I think the cities have to want the trail to come, with their wallets 

That.

 

You can answer almost every question with:

A. Money

B. Women

C. All of the above 

[roadwarrior]

Well, Memphis is kinda in the middle of the country and a round trip to Cali 

would be six days. Gonna pre-fish? Then three days on the lake. That's a big

commitment if you are not among the top competitors.

[MN Fisher]

They keep hitting the Mississippi up here - when are they going to return to Mille Lacs?

[gim]

25 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

They keep hitting the Mississippi up here - when are they going to return to Mille Lacs?

 

Hopefully not for a while lol.  The pressure there has increased ten fold since they were here in 2015/2016 and now the word is out because of it.

 

Mobridge, SD on Lake Oahe will be an interesting destination.  They were at Pierre a few years ago but Mobridge is further north.

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, 813basstard said:

That.

 

You can answer almost every question with:

A. Money

B. Women

C. All of the above 

 

So Kylie Jenner?....

[813basstard]

3 hours ago, Deleted account said:

 

So Kylie Jenner?....

That ain’t B.

[Deleted account]

57 minutes ago, 813basstard said:

That ain’t B.

I think you are thinking of her mom-dad...

[marmooskapaul]

Until tournaments start paying 500,00 to the winner and have no entree fees, it's probably not worth it monetarily for pro's anymore. 

[volzfan59]

On 7/25/2022 at 8:01 AM, TnRiver46 said:

I think the cities have to want the trail to come, with their wallets 

This is exactly the reason, the area sporting commission's don't want to pay the fees. The last few times the B.A.S.S. Opens tried it out west they couldn't fill the field. Yes, I realize that the Opens are not the Elites.

[InfantryMP]

I am sure the money is also related to the taxes from winnings, coupled with the travel required to get there. 

 

I bet that is one of the reason MDJ moved from Cali to Alabama when he started to really get in to the pro circuits. 

[jhoffman]

even tactical left California