How much money have you spent on your fishing addiction?

[ironbjorn]

What OP has spent has been a single order for me a time or two... And here I am thinking I don't spend too much.

[ATA]

Lets not talk about it, My estimate is the 21' fully loaded bass boat

[LrgmouthShad]

1 minute ago, ironbjorn said:

What OP has spent has been a single order for me a time or two

I'm just saying, the most I ever spent on a purchase was my spinnerbait rod and reel along with a good bit of tackle. But it was the best researched purchase I've made and I regret nothing. Wonderful equipment

[Jmilburn76]

 I guess 1 positive about me having a brain injury and stroke last May is I forgot a lot of my past so I honestly don't have a clue what Ive spent all in. I do know is pretty modest compared to most. Jeep upgrades is another rabbit hole for me as well!

[Deleted account]

19 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

My baitcasters sure look nice in new rod covers though just arrived today from tackle warehouse. Bait monkey tells me so. He likes the colors 

 

 

Please tell me you are not right handed...

[5/0]

Don’t know, don’t want to know, and will not try to find out. The only thing I do know is that it will continue.

[LrgmouthShad]

Just now, Deleted account said:

Please tell me you are not right handed...

You gotta be kidding me. Left handed baitcasters are the most common sense thing to happen for right handed anglers.

[Catt]

How do I put a price on that?

 

Plus I recouped $38k

 

[Deleted account]

Just now, LrgmouthShad said:

You gotta be kidding me. Left handed baitcasters are the most common sense thing to happen for right handed anglers.

Oh boy...

[Mike L]

Don’t want to know 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[J Francho]

51 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I tried to post but I think I may have broke the internet.

A-Jay

I fixed it.

[LrgmouthShad]

5 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

Oh boy...

I'm about to go bank fishing and I'll be reeling with my left hand the whole time ?

[MarkG52]

I don't know and I certainly don't want my wife to know, but it's a whole lot!

[BrianMDTX]

The only correct answer is “not enough”. 
 

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[LCG]

I have spent far more than I care to admit, and I don't have near the collection of gear that many members here have.

 

That said, it's a passion for me and I very much enjoy the sport. I spend within my budget being an average middle class working family man.

 

I remember when I first started, I bought a cheap Walmart combo for $15 about 8 or 9 years ago. I have since bought and sold dozens of combos, my latest combo cost $700 ish. 

 

Does this help me catch more fish...no it doesn't. What it does is increase the pleasure of fishing with lighter, higher quality equipment that is dialed into my style of fishing.

 

The best thing I probably bought fishing related was a kayak. $500 investment that gets you to where the fish are located and you can't get on foot.

[NYWayfarer]

Thousands, a large chunk of which came between 2016 and now. That’s when Life became less hectic so I could actually go fishing regularly.

[Junk Fisherman]

2 hours ago, PressuredFishing said:

this year I got carried away and I have tallied up a total of 311$ spent this year.

 

 

 

I spent more than $311 for gas on my spring fishing trip.  

[Deleted account]

21 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I'm about to go bank fishing and I'll be reeling with my left hand the whole time ?

Yes, and a lot of folks drink Budweiser and enjoy it, doesn't make it right...

[Johnpenguin]

50 minutes ago, ironbjorn said:

It's got to be 5 figures in rods, reels, line, lures, and tools alone. I have no idea. A lot. Unless my house burns down I'm not going to total it.

I’m probably 5 figs deep total.

[Mobasser]

I've spent too much period. Buying stuff since the early 1980s. It's all good.

[Fishlegs]

I'll tell you just like I tell my wife...

 

[Tennessee Boy]

18 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

Yes, and a lot of folks drink Budweiser and enjoy it, doesn't make it right...

There’s nothing wrong with drinking Budweiser unless you pick up the can with your right hand and then switch it to your left hand before drinking.

[BrianMDTX]

16 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

There’s nothing wrong with drinking Budweiser unless you pick up the can with your right hand and then switch it to your left hand before drinking.

You need to do the same with the toilet paper after drinking Buttwiper! 

[Derek1]

I have to keep pretending I’m not really sure. 

[Way north bass guy]

Couldn’t even imagine a number, but over the years I’ve owned a Triton bassboat, Lund Pro-V, couple other smaller boats and now the Smokercraft I currently run. That alone totalled up is well over a 100 grand. For gear, it’s up there, way, way up there. 
It’s all good with me though, cause I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, and it’s never once made my, or my families life harder because we couldn’t afford to live properly. 
If I had to do it all over again, I’d do the same in a heartbeat.