Do to the facts at hand I will choose to plead the 5th on this topic as it may incriminate me.....oh wait I don't have a wife anymore so A LOT.  I'm gonna say this last year probably up close to $5000 and that's only counting rods, reels, tackle.  Yeah, I'm a proud member of The Bait Monkey Club.

Fortunately I am not part of The Bait Monkey Club. Why would anyone need 2000 baits.

Why would anyone need 2000 baits.

 

I constantly ask myself that same question 

I'm up to 500$ for this year but with a trip to Gutersville and Pickwick   on the horizon it may get up to about 600-650$ 

A couple dollars short of what I make in a year

1/5 of my income is designated disposable.  Seeing as how fishing is my recreational mainstay, I'd say exactly 1/5 of my income.

Despite a portly sum, my fishing budget is kept manageable only through severe mental abuse. I constantly beat myself up over what I consider non essential purchases, especially when they top $100, which is about the least I am able to spend on my frequent visits to BPS. The mental abuse helps me limit my visits to two trips a month. (the other two trips are to Cabela's)

Well the 3 rods and reels I got was around 900 alone then I bought a boat for 1400. So I'm going to stop at 2300 and delete my history so queenmotorboat doesn't see

Oh and a 4th rod and reel for about 250 is incoming soon

More than I will admit to but way less than my wife thinks.

I justify my purchases by telling myself and my wife that I don't own a $60K bass boat that drinks $50 in gas to fish 6 hours. I spend as much as I can without feeling guilty. I keep a written list of things I need to get next time I'm in Academy, Cabela's or BPS...even Walmart. I have a slush savings fund that I use for bigger purchases, like kayaks, canoes, guns...That seems to keep the peace.

I probably spent $3500 last year. The time I spend out on the water with my boy is absolutely priceless though. He is only 5 and he's already catching bigger fish than me.

I blew through my budget in the first four months this year.

The wife encourages my daughter to go shopping with me every time. She talks constantly and makes me miss at least two things every time, even on a written list. The wife knows this.

I will transfer a portion of my income into my "fun" checking account for fishing and last year I spent a little under $1k.  

I spend about $50 a month...

Too much. Way too much

 

I'm going to try to thin out the herd now by trading some things for some stuff I've always wanted to try out (spybait, etc...) instead of buying and sell the rest. Or so I've always told myself...

Since I been sick very little. I think I just spend 2k per year in the past between up grading everything

At brannans bass shop in Texas, Sieberts outdoors etc.

No boat too.

I got two new rods and reels and that was a total of 300 plus line braid in 20-50-65 mono fluorocarbon and mono plastics **** I think close to 500

 

Well I just spent a grand on a boat so there's that.

I don't want to know........................ lol

A lot more this year than in the last few since I just got heavily into bass fishing. 2 new rods and reels, a bunch of soft plastics, jigs, and spinnerbaits just in the past month or so with more stuff planned and probably goin shopping tomorrow. Can't get that monkey off my back.

Wow went back and looked at my current spending. I thought with the season starting "stocking up" would stop. But it is now termed "replacing". I lose a lure, so I buy 2 just in case. Or something breaking, in this case it was a rod so now I MUST replace that with something better. I said around $700, but after a new musky combo I almost added half of that.

I've got over $60k invested this year with a new boat and some new gear. On an average year I spend around $2-3K.

I upgraded my electronics on bow and console and purchased 2 new 10 foot Talons this year.  With a couple new rods and reels and boat upgrades I would guess I am close to 8-9K so far this year but the boat should be set for a while. My wife likes to fish as well so we have upgraded some of her rods/reels also.

 

It was my wife's idea to upgrade the boat and she proclaimed, "it is the year of the boat" so who am I to argue with her. :-)

Not counting gas probably $2000 or more.  Having a partner to split cost helps tremendously.