How much money have you spent on your fishing addiction?

[FishinBuck07]

Not even going there!

[Zcoker]

My two cents, it's like anything else in life: you get what you pay for. You get back what you put into it, whatever it be. Tight lines! 

[Fishingmickey]

In my lifetime... Probably about the same as the budget of a third world country.

FM

[crypt]

On 5/6/2022 at 3:03 PM, DinkDreams said:

your spending way to much on food......

[Sphynx]

Could save $800 a month if you bought a tent too, in fact that cuts out your utilities as well, extra grand a month, kids are going to grow up with that big money. 

[HookInMouth]

What I currently use? Probably about $5K. 

[BassNJake]

In my tourney years I was probably spending 3K+ in entry fees a year

 

[Big Hands]

On 5/6/2022 at 11:16 AM, PressuredFishing said:

How much have you invested into your fishing??? And how much have you lost in lures?

Honey?

 

Is that you?

[Bird]

Actually the money I'm spending above SS is the kids inheritance.

 

[MAN]

Its the hardbaits that keep hitting me in the wallet.  I can't stop. 

[LrgmouthShad]

1 hour ago, MAN said:

Its the hardbaits that keep hitting me in the wallet.  I can't stop. 

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[thediscochef]

In total probably close to 2k in gear, I've lost or broken probably close to 400ish. Booooooo

[slonezp]

On 5/11/2022 at 9:48 PM, Boomstick said:

I spent around $10k for kayaks for myself and my two kids plus a trailer and accessories, another $2k for fish finders. I would estimate $2k in rods, another $2k in reels and probably $3 f9r rods and reels for the kids (often bday and Xmas presents). At least I can honestly say that each of our arsenal is pretty complete.

It's all about the kids 

[roadwarrior]

Well if you don't count your boat and  tow vehicle fishing can be pretty cheap

if that's the way you roll. One rod & reel, a few hooks,  a couple of bags of soft

plastics and you're good to go.

[Unk]

Way too much but not nearly enough . Surely , if I spend just a little more , I'll catch 1) more 2) larger fish ?

[king fisher]

     When I retire, I plan on spending as much of my time fishing as I can.  Since I will be fishing when I retire, I consider any tackle purchases as an investment towards my retirement, a 401 tackle plan.  I also currently fish, which relieves stress, which improves my health, so any tackle I purchase is basically part of my health care plan.  I also fish for recreation, which as every body knows, all work and no play is not good for a quality life.  Making any tackle purchase part of a quality balanced life.  I also occasionally eat the fish I catch, making tackle purchases necessary to provide subsidence for my family.  In other words, I spend everything on my fishing addiction.  The exact dollar amount is confidential, legally accessible only by myself, and the Bait Monkey.

[casts_by_fly]

On 5/13/2022 at 1:15 PM, MAN said:

Its the hardbaits that keep hitting me in the wallet.  I can't stop. 

 

How does that stay standing when you're running full out in the boat?  I'd think the wind would grab it pretty good.

[Trox]

My UPS driver told me today that he's never seen someone get fishing poles that required signatures before, which reminded me of this post... We'll just leave it at that...

[MAN]

57 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

How does that stay standing when you're running full out in the boat?  I'd think the wind would grab it pretty good.

Those are the ones I don't fish with.  All the ones I do fish with fit in a 3700

[Big Hands]

[Gera]

I do not worry about how much I have spend, I'm more concerned about what I will spend in the near future.. 

 

[soflabasser]

On 5/6/2022 at 2:16 PM, PressuredFishing said:

 How much have you invested into your fishing?

I have invested thousands of dollars into my fishing hobby, and every single penny was worth it.

[Woody B]

I work hard, and make decent money.  I don't spend more than I make.  I don't worry about what I spend.   

[Munkin]

On  advice of counsel I reserve the right to plead the 5th amendment.

 

I have really cut back lately and have spent less than $100 on tackle this year. 

 

Allen 

[Sphynx]

I know I gave a smarty pants answer before, but the total figure is WELL into the 5 figure range, and no, I don't own a boat. My basic philosophy for this is that as I am still working, I can adjust my financial situation around this now, doing it at 65+ is going to work far worse, if at all, and short of medical catastrophe, I will die with a fishing rod in my hands if I have a say in it.