I'm on an "angler survery" email list and I fill out a survey every month. Each month it asks about different things, tackle purchased, fish targeted, days spent fishing, etc. They released their results for 2011 and I thought it interesting enough to post here. Forgive me if it's the wrong forum, it didn't fit neatly into any one.

Top rod brand: Shakespeare (9.6% of all purchases)

Top reel brand: Shimano (21.4% of all purchases)

Top fishing line producer: Berkley Trilene (13.1% of all purchases)

Top hard bait brand: Rapala (21.8% of all purchases)

Top soft bait brand: Zoom (15.2% of all purchases)

Top spinner bait brand: Strike King (16.4% of all purchases)

Top sinker brand: generic (28.8%), Bullet Weights (12.1% of all purchases)

Top fly rod brand: Orvis (10.4% of all purchases)

Top fly reels brand: Orvis (16.5% of all purchases)

Top fly combo brand: Cabela’s (31.5% of all purchases)

Top fly line brand: Scientific Angler (3M) (23.8% of all purchases)

Top fly leader brand: Rio (28.9% of all purchases)

Top tackle box brand: Plano (45.8% of all purchases)

Top landing net brand: Frabill (24.5% of all purchases)

Top fishing knife brand: Rapala (25.2% of all purchases)

* Largemouth bass remain the number one targeted species of freshwater fish, with 52% of fishing activity targeting largemouth bass.

* Saltwater anglers were more varied, with 31% of trips targeting redfish/red drum, followed by any saltwater fish that bites (25%), flounder (24%), spotted seatrout or weakfish (23%) and striped bass (20%). Please note these refer to species targeted on trips and not the number of fish actually caught.

I'm on an "angler survery" email list and I fill out a survey every month. Each month it asks about different things, tackle purchased, fish targeted, days spent fishing, etc. They released their results for 2011 and I thought it interesting enough to post here. Forgive me if it's the wrong forum, it didn't fit neatly into any one.

Top rod brand: Shakespeare (9.6% of all purchases)

Top reel brand: Shimano (21.4% of all purchases)

Top fishing line producer: Berkley Trilene (13.1% of all purchases)

Top hard bait brand: Rapala (21.8% of all purchases)

Top soft bait brand: Zoom (15.2% of all purchases)

Top spinner bait brand: Strike King (16.4% of all purchases)

Top sinker brand: generic (28.8%), Bullet Weights (12.1% of all purchases)

Top fly rod brand: Orvis (10.4% of all purchases)

Top fly reels brand: Orvis (16.5% of all purchases)

Top fly combo brand: Cabela’s (31.5% of all purchases)

Top fly line brand: Scientific Angler (3M) (23.8% of all purchases)

Top fly leader brand: Rio (28.9% of all purchases)

Top tackle box brand: Plano (45.8% of all purchases)

Top landing net brand: Frabill (24.5% of all purchases)

Top fishing knife brand: Rapala (25.2% of all purchases)

* Largemouth bass remain the number one targeted species of freshwater fish, with 52% of fishing activity targeting largemouth bass.

* Saltwater anglers were more varied, with 31% of trips targeting redfish/red drum, followed by any saltwater fish that bites (25%), flounder (24%), spotted seatrout or weakfish (23%) and striped bass (20%). Please note these refer to species targeted on trips and not the number of fish actually caught.

A walk thru the fishing dept. of your local Walmart would've told you the same thing.

Interesting. The saltwater survey participants may be heavily weighted from certain geographic areas. Do they catch redfish in the Pacific?

followed by any saltwater fish that bites

Are there any targeted fish that don't bite?

A walk thru the fishing dept. of your local Walmart would've told you the same thing.

I was thinking the same thing. Those are all the most available brands. Not necessarily the best.

Availability.

What is the second most sought after freshwater species (or third or fourth)?

What is the second most sought after freshwater species (or third or fourth)?

Probably trout, then catfish/crappie/perches

Wow, Shakespeare outsells St. Croix!

Wow, Shakespeare outsells St. Croix!

I don't even think St Croix would be second or third........

Jeff

Probably trout, then catfish/crappie/perches

I would think walleye,pike?

I would think that of the top two or three fish all would be from the sunfish family. I don't think it would come to a hatfield-mcCoy situation- I am sure the data is out there somwhere though.

On 5/3/2012 at 7:26 AM, SirSnookalot said:

Interesting. The saltwater survey participants may be heavily weighted from certain geographic areas. Do they catch redfish in the Pacific?

Are there any targeted fish that don't bite?

I think what they mean is that they aren't targeting a specific species. They just throw out a line and see what takes it. Kind of the way I fish saltwater.

 

I think what they mean is that they aren't targeting a specific species. They just throw out a line and see what takes it. Kind of the way I fish saltwater.

* Saltwater anglers were more varied, with 31% of trips targeting redfish/red drum, followed by any saltwater fish that bites (25%), flounder (24%), spotted seatrout or weakfish (23%) and striped bass (20%). Please note these refer to species targeted on trips and not the number of fish actually caught.

It does say targeting. I'm not really surprised, redfish is an excellent fish to both catch and eat, people do travel to locations to specifically fish for them. My son in law just got back from Venice La, ( he's from Indiana) fishing for reds.

I do target certain saltwater species, for me it's the weather, the tides, the wind direction and time of year dictate what my quarry for the day will be.

It does say targeting. I'm not really surprised, redfish is an excellent fish to both catch and eat, people do travel to locations to specifically fish for them. My son in law just got back from Venice La, ( he's from Indiana) fishing for reds.

I do target certain saltwater species, for me it's the weather, the tides, the wind direction and time of year dictate what my quarry for the day will be.

If you took the survey it says something like:

Which saltwater fish do you target most often?

-Red Drum/redfish

-Striped bass

-Flounder

-Weakfish

-Blackfish/Tautog

-Bluefish

-Any fish that bites

I take that to mean if the person chooses the last he heads out without a specific species in mind. I encounter it all the time. I'll see a guy fishing in the canal or off a bulkehead and ask what he's fishing for and he'll say "whatever I can get" If you look in his bucket you may find a flounder, a blowfish a few porgy, etc.

If you took the survey it says something like:

Which saltwater fish do you target most often?

-Red Drum/redfish

-Striped bass

-Flounder

-Weakfish

-Blackfish/Tautog

-Bluefish

-Any fish that bites

I take that to mean if the person chooses the last he heads out without a specific species in mind. I encounter it all the time. I'll see a guy fishing in the canal or off a bulkehead and ask what he's fishing for and he'll say "whatever I can get" If you look in his bucket you may find a flounder, a blowfish a few porgy, etc.

Incomplete list of choices in my opinion. All those fish listed are found in inshore locations and/or saltwater rivers. They didn't give a billfish choice or any other primarily offshore species for that matter.

I would think walleye,pike?

Trout are stocked all over the states, catfish live everywhere, walleye/pike are more regional