The huge number of fellow anglers that Joe Balog encountered on a recent visit to Florida's Lake George, just a few weeks after the Bassmaster Elite Series had visited the St. Johns River system, was further evidence that many venues receive heavy pressure in the wake of professional tournaments. Live-streamed broadcasts that reveal precisely where the pros fished are a boon to recreational fishermen, but the flip side is that the fisheries pay a price.
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