How Much $$$ To Compete as Bass Pro

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Ya think it's cheap to compete as a Bass Professional in the Elite Series in Bassmaster? Listen to what these pro's have to say. Click on the link below.

Pro Talk Episode 1: How much does it cost to be a BASS Pro? � North Rhoades Outdoors Fishing Show | Wisconsin Musky, Bass, Walleye, Northern Fishing (http://northrhoadesoutdoors.com/pro-talk-episode-1-how-much-does-it-cost-to-be-a-bass-pro/)

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$45K just to enter one tournament!!!! Wow. Better have deep pockets or good sponsors which are not easy to find in this economy. One thing to ask the Pro's is how much stuff are they given for free?

Drag racing is the same way. They say how do you make a million in drag racing is to start out with 2 million. Even for the little guy the entry fees are out of hand. Recently NHRA started charging an insurance fee for every driver for every national event. I think they have raised that rate a couple of times since it started. Many people just stopped going to their national events because of costs to participate. NHRA's TV ratings have dropped for the third straight year and that is not good for trying to get a sponsorship.