In a time where fishing is on a decline all over the state, bass fishing seems to be bucking the trend. Bass tournaments are popping up all over the state. And New York Sea Grant is putting up $150000 to figure out what more can be done to take advantage. Researchers at SUNY ESF in Syracuse will be working to figure out how to best bring in not only outside anglers, but get some locals out as well. “What motivates someone to come to the community,” New York Sea Grant Recreation and Tourism Expert Dave White said (in this May 2009 clip from Syracuse’s News 10 Now) about the study. “What kind of services and facilities are they looking for and what kind of economic impact do bass anglers currently have. What might they have if you begin to welcome them and bring them into the community.”