It's crazy enough that someone can get paid $1 million for catching a fish--the angler who wins the championship tournament on the largest professional bass-fishing circuit in the country takes that awfully sweet bait. But it's certifiably insane that someone else can sit on his or her butt and win a million bucks by predicting (actually, more like guessing) which fisherman will hook the biggest bass.
All the fantasy baseball leagues that give $1,000 to the winner are small fry compared with the high-stakes world of fantasy fishing. That's right, fishing. The fantasy-sports craze has grown so large--it's now an $800...