I could see the low tier or up and coming guys in this situation.. Its hard for me to believe its a majority though. I mean they are able to consistatly fill 150+ boat fields. I would think if this were the case the organization would have folded by now.
Its not like this is a local club tournament costing 60 bucks a pop. Most guys with a boat can afford that and work a job for a living. We are talking thousands upon thousands of dollars that most if not all do as a job..
Then again I know no one at that level and have no idea.