Close to a million bucks in cash and promotions.
Question is: would you lie about where you caught it and what you REALLY used to catch it on, just to catch & cash bigger checks?
You would be approached by all the biggest companies asking you to say you used their brand of
rod
reel
line
lure
hook
boat
motor
trollingmotor
tackle box
net
truck you used
coffee you drank that am
sunglasses
brand of jeans
brand of underwear
and so on.
Then you would have to be willing to cater to these companies every wim. And God help you if you got sucked in by ESPN!