If You Thought Fantasy Golf Was Crazy...

Then I DARE you to check out fantasy fishing.  Yeah, that's right.

I received a press release about it, and just had to share because (1) it seems completely ridiculous and (2) it is so ridiculous that the presenters have to offer a $1 million prize to induce people to play.  And, it might work on me.

Established by the creator of FLW Outdoors and the Forrest Wood Cup, fantasy fishing is rapidly growing in popularity. There is no entry fee to enter, but for that added edge, participants can purchase Player's Advantage for only $10 to assist them in trying to win a $1 million payday, plus six $100,000 payouts, one for each qualifying tournament.

Fantasy Fishing is sponsored by FLW Outdoors, which brings the world's richest bass fishing tournament, the Forrest Wood Cup, to Pittsburgh this summer from July 30-Aug. 2. The Forrest Wood Cup is the final event in the Walmart FLW Tour, and just like fantasy football and fantasy baseball, you can follow the leading money winners on the FLW Tour all season long and win America's richest fantasy event when the Fantasy Fishing winners for 2009 are announced here in Pittsburgh on July 31.

How do you play fantasy fishing?  It's as easy as fantasy golf.

Fantasy Fishing is one of the easiest fantasy sports to play, especially with Player's Advantage. Players can simply register online at www.fantasyfishing.com and start enjoying the fun. A team of ten anglers will be selected randomly for all players, who can simply play all season with that team, or select their own team from the FLW roster of anglers.

This is beyond ridiculous.  Really, you should just pick a fantasy team of bass fish because fishing is a lot of luck.  Still, a free chance at a million dollars the mercy of some fish is still a free chance at one million dollars.