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THE ECONOMICS OF BASS TOURNAMENTS
Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation Tournaments draw fishermen from all over Alabama. Not only do these anglers fish in scheduled tournaments, they spend days on the water prior to the event “pre-fishing” and then come in prior to the tournament date for additional “practice days”. They bring their family with them to enjoy local attractions, go shopping, and attend the tournament weigh-ins. Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation Tournaments are a catalyst for the expenditure of funds in the local economy such as lodging, meals, fuel, shopping items, tackle sales, and much more. These expenditures provide a “multiplier effect” which results in thousands of dollars to the city or area where such tournaments are staged and increases tax bases substantially. See the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation Economic Impact Statement and Fact Sheet.
BASS ANGLERS SPORTSMAN SOCIETY
It all started in 1967 when Ray Scott started the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. During the past 30 plus years, B.A.S.S. has grown to be the major bass angler sport organization in the world. One in every 150 U. S. households includes a B.A.S.S. member. One in every 400 Americans is a B.A.S.S. member and bass anglers are found in every state – even Alaska; the only state that has no black bass. B.A.S.S. has over 600,000 members and more than 4 million BASSMASTER magazine readers. B.A.S.S. Times, B.A.S.S., Inc’s monthly newspaper has a circulation of more than 75,000 with readership of more than 245,000.
