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Little wonder that BASS LLC., the bass-fishing organization owned by Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN network, boasts 550,000 members, while the not-for-profit Carp Anglers Group claims just 700. I don't know that I would agree with those numbers on either side. There are far more Carp anglers than the numbers show. Many people are embarrassed to be known as a "Carp fisherman". While sporting a "B.A.S.S." sticker on your vehicle somehow puts you in the company of people like Bill Dance or Kenny what's-his-name. Also from a monetary standpoint Bass fisherman have a far superior campaign of promtion than do the Carp anglers. But things are looking up in the US Carp world with events like the WCC, ATC and CCC. There may come a day in the US when Carp fisherman will have there own little outfits like the Flyfisherman and Bass anglers. Wait a minute, Carp Angler's do have their own uniform it'a called a "Cloak of Anonymity"