I think you said it all there. Just as there are different levels of
sponsored guys, so are there different levels of sponsorship. The rarest
form of sponsorships are paid sponsorships. Only the very best & hottest
guys get those. Much more common are smaller sponsorships where anglers are
given product, or in the case of expensive items like boats & vehicles, are
given discounts on products.

Warren

"Illinois Fisherman" wrote in message
.com...
That's a big can of worms. But in it's simplest form it is:

A sponsor provides either cash or products in exchange for the angler
becoming a spokesperson for them. There are varying degrees of sponsorship
based on the advertising budget of the sponsor and the Pro's name
recognition - skills, potential for producing return on investment etc.


"Craig" wrote in message
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I would like to get a consensus on what people believe a sponsor is
suppose
to do. The reason I ask, is because I see a statement like this quite
often: "Yeah, I am sponsored by X Company and I just bought my X brand
boat
(truck, rod, reel, etc) ." . . . .

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Craig Bauer
a.k.a Baugher