Here is a hypothetical question for James - If you had been on the Elite tour in 2018 and received an invite from the Bass Pro Tour, would you have accepted it?  More importantly, what would have been the major factors in your decision either way?

 

Thanks!!

Hypotheticals...Early on I was invited to be a part of the Major League Selects and really wanted to take part, but could not swing it and the new BPT is different from the Selects.  Personally, knowing how I fish, my style and competitive history I think the 5 fish format suits me more as an angler, however in all fairness I haven’t competed on the “all fish count” platform.  To me the decision has to include what best works with your family, sponsors and where the competitor feels they would be most successful.  One of the most challenging decisions I have ever been faced with was when I was invited to come back to the Elites while competing on FLW.  My wife and I prayed and got a sense that I was supposed to stay at FLW,  so that is what I did.  Which way would I have gone??   Over the years I’ve learned that I don’t particularly gravitate to change all that much, so I might have stayed.  Hope that gives some insight on the decision making process and all that goes into making that come together.

Cool, thanks.