It came as a surprise to Joe Balog to learn that only 13 Opens-level anglers had ponied up to compete at BASSFest this week at Kentucky Lake. Yeah, the entry fee was a whopping $6,000, but the event offers numerous incentives for an aspiring tour-level competitor to jump-start his career. Could it be that a lot of triple-A competitors are merely exercising some prudent financial restraint?
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