The Bassmasters Classic starts today at Oneida Lake and Central New York will see a big economic boost. Participants in this weekends Bassmasters Classic will compete for a prize of a quarter of a million dollars but Central New York will get a lot more. David Holder is President of the Syracuse Convention Visitor Bureau .
"The overall economic impact from the event is estimated to be around 5.8 million dollars for the area," Holder says.
According to Holder event organizers expect almost eight thousand people to visit the region this weekend. Hotels and fishing retailers are expected to bring in the most money.
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