If you were a PRO....

[Anonymous]

who would you want your sponsors to be?
Let's have some fun.
This is completely hypothetical because I think if (and when) any of us go pro we would probably except anyone who would help us out to get us to were we wanted to be.

For me I would want:
Bass Pro Shop
Mercury
Tracker
Shimono
Gamakatsu
Yamamoto
P-Line
Oberta
Huddleston
Harrisons Footwear (have to get a local family business in there)
and of coarse WashingtonLakes.com


fishnislife

[CK14]

WOW, great question!!!

Yamamoto
McCoy
Pflueger
Bass Pro Shops
Skeeter
KGM Custom Baits
Rogue Rods
Zoom

i guess i'll stop at that, i could go on forever :colors:

[A9]

Yamaha, Yamamoto, Shimano, Abu Garcia, Lund, Lamiglas, Booyah....

[Volk]

whats with this SPONSOR stuff? i hear a lot about. you mean that companies will just throw free things at regular fisherman and have you wear their gear or something?

[A9]

No. When you become a pro, THEN they will throw things at you...Ever watch bassmaster classic on espn and seen all the decals and companies that those guys have on their shirts? Well, they are the sponsors...

[A9]

No. When you become a pro, THEN they will throw things at you...Ever watch bassmaster classic on espn and seen all the decals and companies that those guys have on their shirts? Well, they are the sponsors...

[Volk]

so turn pro, the get the companies to sponsor you. i wont ever get there, but whats the process of going pro? turn in application? earn certain amount of points in tourneys?

[kickerfish]

You can get sponsors even as an amatuer. Many companies have a field pro staff and will donate some lures/line (or whatever their product is). It is tough to get in the door since they receive many requests and also requires you keep in constant contact with them as well as help sell their product. In my old fishing club in NC half the mebers were sponsored from companies like Luckycraft, Gamma fishing lines, Culprit, Flying Fishermen Eyewear, Monster Enegery drinks.

They just don't throw the stuff at you in buckets either, usually they give a $100-$200 worth of stuff each year and you have to provide feedback to the company. You also have to worth the local fishing expos if they plan to have a booth there.


Lots of work to have a patch on your tourny shirt

[kickerfish]

so turn pro, the get the companies to sponsor you. i wont ever get there, but whats the process of going pro? turn in application? earn certain amount of points in tourneys?

On the FLW circuit you could fish pro now, only that you would have last priority and would have to cough up 3K entry fee per tournament. Problem is there are many qualifiers that give you priority on sign up and the field would be filled prior to being able to get in.

Also I would never do it unless you have had a lot of tourney experience. You can sign up as a coangler for $600 a tournament and get a back seat with a pro to see what it is like fishing in a 200 boat tourny. It is a lot different than a club tournament.

[fish4brains]

G-Loomis
Evinrude
Ranger
McCoy
Shimano
Yammamoto
Rapala
Minnkota
Cabelas
Toyota
Huddelston
BFGoodrich
And last but not least EXXON. Gotta have fuel!

[sommysom]

hmmmmm.....

Skeeter i-class
Yamaha VMax hpdi
Toyota Tundra
Minn kota
Power Pro
Gamakatsu
Gary Yamamoto
G-Loomis
Lucky Craft
Pflueger


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[gpc]

Berkley
G.loomis
cabelas
grady white
rapala
Budweiser

[Roadkill]

Triton boats
Mercury
Minn-Kota
Lowrance
Shimano
Fenwick
Uncle Josh
Gamakatsu
Senko plastics
Heddon or Rapala
Ford trucks
Outdoor Emporium/Sportco
Red Hook/Ballard Bitter...beer would be nice!~
Chevron...cause I wanna have free gas too!~


tc,
Road

[Rizzla]

if nike was a sponsor thats who my pick would be. also gamakatsu and yamamoto to represent the asian fishing population and tracker boats would be nice.

[Wilkstr]

1) Loomis
2) Vision Hooks & Tackle
3) BPS
4) Ranger
5) Hendrick Motor Sports
6) Esmart Home Loans (That’s a plug for me…)

[Lyndon]

Well, If a was pro.... My sponsors would have to be

1. Hostess (the stuff)
2.Mcky d's
3. And little debbies
LOL
For real....
1. Bass pro shops
2. Cabelas
3. Pepsi
4. Americans around the world
5.Rapala

[BassFishingWA]

my favorites would be
- lake police/jackall bros.
- evergreen
- yamamoto
- rapala
- cabelas
- basspro shops
- lucky craft
- gamakatsu
- imakatsu
- .....
- .....
- and so on


TL
Merit

[robberelite96]

1. Skeeter boats
2. G-loomis rods
3. Shimano reels/storage
4. Berkley GULP!
5. Gamakatsu hooks
6. P-Line/power pro
7. Lucky Craft Lures
8. Minn-kota
9. Yamamoto
10. Toyota Trucks
11. Coors light :compress:

[JWerner]

Skeeter boats
Mercury
Ford
Lowrance
G Loomis
Shimano
Yamamoto
Lucky Craft
Tru-Tungsten
Jackall Bros
River2Sea
Omega
Berkley

[jake campbell]

Quantum
Bass Pro Shops
Fenwick Rods
Motor Guide
Mercury
Nitro Boats
Zoom
Berkly
Strike king
Yamamoto
kgm
Ford Trucks
Rapala
Bomber baits

And many more........

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