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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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These figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

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Brand
Coastal Angler Magazine logoBAbove average
Coastal Angler Magazine
Business Services
2026 FDD
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DISCOVERY MAP logoBAbove average
DISCOVERY MAP
Business Services
2025 FDD
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Hunting Lease Network logoDBelow average
Hunting Lease Network
Business Services
2026 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Feb 23, 2026
FDD issued Dec 1, 2025
2026 FDD
Investment range
$29K – $35K
$29K – $36K
$25K – $43K
Liquid capital
$3K – $6K
$0 – $2K
$3K – $7K
Franchise fee
$25K
$25K
$15K
Royalty rate
8.0%
10.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
0.0%
5.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
$58K
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
$53K
Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
BAbove average
DBelow average
Verdict score
63 / 100
68 / 100
36 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Not SBA-matched
Not SBA-matched
Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
34
116
12
Net change (latest yr)
0
-3
-3
Signed, not yet open
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
4 (0.03 per open outlet)
Not extracted
Turnover rate
9.1%
5.2%
45.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
5
Renewal term (years)
10
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
16
17
10
Contacts
Franchisee phones
33
78
42

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