[JPFisher55]

Skall, every year Tennessee hosts many bass tournaments. B.A.S.S. often has a tournament on Kentucky Lake. The FLW is the other large organization hosting bass tournaments. Those two organizations are the big guns in bass fishing. ESPN now owns B.A.S.S. and Walmart owns FLW, which is much younger, but may have more money. In 2008, the WBT, BASS' women's tour will have a tournament on Old Hickory Lake near Nashville. I fished it many years ago, but preferred Percy Priest. The FLW tour, its main and biggest tournament circuit, has scheduled a tournament on a lake in TN with which I am not familiar. Tournaments held by both BASS and FLW typically have first place prizes in the 5 figures.
Other smaller organizations hold bass tournaments through out Tennessee. All have an entry fee and give both cash and sometimes boat prizes.
I guess the TN authorities ignore this law as it pertains to bass fishing tournaments, which do benefit local economies.