Hookset Finds No Published Impact Figure Behind Alabama's $500,000 Bass Event

Alabama is paying to host a bass championship the way convention bureaus pay for tour stops, minus the after-event numbers. Hookset's Oct. 5 column contrasts the Ultimate Angler with the 2023 Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, where B.A.S.S. published a $35.5 million impact figure from Visit Knoxville with attendance and hotel room nights attached. Its argument: publishing a measured number is the cheapest way to protect the event, whichever way it comes out.