breakthrough!!!!

[Pond Hopper]

I have decided for the kind of fishing I do I have what I need.  Some Avids and Carrot Stix matched with Revo's.  Seems to work alright for me and I have 5 BC setup for different techniques even though I only take 2 at a time.

[Raul]

What do you guys do for a living?

I'm not knocking anyone, but I read these forums and see people list thousands of dollars worth of gear. I do pretty well for myself and love fishing just as much as the next guy, and have a decent amount of gear. but couldn't afford a tenth of what you guys have. I must be in the wrong career or something.

I 'm a veterinarian and businessman.

Nope, I don 't sweep the money from the floor, all you see I listed was purchased through time and through years, but it also has to do with what you earn and how you spend it, for instance, I own my house ( no mortgage payments ) so I can squeeze a few bucks every week from my earnings, I don 't drink on a regular basis, I can squeeze "beer money" from my earnings, when I purchase a vehicle I pay it in full, get a discount and don 't have to make monthly payments ( I do make "payments", the money of the payments is money I save for the next purchase ), I don 't spend much on clothing for myself, in my line of work you don 't have to dress like a dandy and so on; a few bucks saved here, a few bucks saved there and before you know it you have some extra cash..... to blow it on tackle.  

[SPEEDBEAD.]

List of baitcasting reels I 've got:

Now we know where all the Bailout Money actually ended up!

I'm Jealous!!! :)

I didnt know the Mexican government was doing that too.....

Raul is from the deep, deep south brotha.

[bass wrangler569]

What do you guys do for a living?

I'm not knocking anyone, but I read these forums and see people list thousands of dollars worth of gear. I do pretty well for myself and love fishing just as much as the next guy, and have a decent amount of gear. but couldn't afford a tenth of what you guys have. I must be in the wrong career or something.

Its all about priorities bro. Its just like when you see a  guy who lives in a trailer driving a corvette. Some guys I know are low middle-class and yet they have $35,000+ boats filled with GLXs and $250+ reels. Its all about where your priorities are. Some people are willing to trade the nice house for the tricked out boat and expensive gear.

As far as the original post, the day I am at peace with the amount of gear I have is the day I know its time to hang up my rods.  8-)