Best year was $80,000 in 2005 - when I bought the boat and gear

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Probably the last 12 months is the most I have spent. I haven't calculated it, but it must be in the $3000 to $7000 range.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Does it include the boat to go fishing in :)

Just fishing gear, I will put up another one for boats a bit down the track.

probaly 100--200

almost easy 7000 plus , cant help its a habit

Obvious Mako Matt hasn't voted yet LOL 

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

on the rate i spent money on fishing gear the last 12 months, shhh but im the only one that so far has voted the $7000-$10,000

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unit 3/11 Alexander Drive  Malaga.

As I read it to be per year I probably have spent only a few hundred dollars per year since I started fishing at about 10yrs.

If it said how much did you spend last finacial year then im not going to add it up as I might pass out .

How much do I expect to spend this financial year just on gear Hmmm ouch

How much do I expect to spend on Diesel this year .

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Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

I go on average twice a week, that adds up in bait fuel and tackle!

1 to 3 grand for me , a couple of reels add up to a grand , then there is terminal tackle , owner gear is expensive , and soft plastics aren't cheap we will go thru 10 packs of softies up the dam in a weekend lures at $20 each , fluro at $30 a spool, braid for the reels , ohhh boy I'm starting to freak myself out here , even the little snaps I use to hook my plastics on are $5 a pack of 10 and I never reuse them , every lure gets new Owner splits and hooks .

I forgot rods as well ohhh boy I better go change that vote .

And I have been like this ever since I got a job at 17 .

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Since I am not a resident of Australia, I have converted expenses as incurred in my country's currency.

I have also included fishing trips expenditures in it. So $1,000 to $3,000 is tentatively a reasonable expense.

Maverick can you expand on that please? I always tie knots, but snaps would be really handy.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

for us

 I mean just this trip to exmouth has cost us over 1,500 in gear alone and still got the tackle shack tomorrow night ha ha ha

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

Yeah its my only habbit so why not eh?

Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!

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Just in case the wife sees this thread Adam can we Add a $10 - $20 range so I dont get in trouble again. 

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I've been arround the 3 grand mark for the last couple of years just rods'n'reels.

So if you want to include hooks and lures and stuff, i'd be 3-7 

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V8 twin turbo diesel....Ohh what a feeling!

Myself, i went down as the $1000 to $3000 group but thats just what i payed for, all the stuff dad has got me and presents etc, comes up to quite a bit, more than i can count hahaha. I better start saving for a car.

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huge range of stock to suit any fisherperson.
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Well from that amount I suffer from a hiding from the missus but you do what you need to do to get through life, lol.

Cheers lads,

Darda. H

LOL! In here, there's more bloody bragging rights than 'I caught a fish this big' thread - I'm just jealous

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

have my second Staal on layby if I add that I slip into a higher bracket than 1-3G's

ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN' 

im over spendin all that money on expensive gear....ill make do with the good shit i have and enjoy for the next how ever many years...... ill just stick to restockin the tackle box when needed....lures included but as for rods and reels when you get to 25 of em i tend to think ive got enough to play with for the next 20.......so really not that much is spent........anymore........!!!!!the single life used to be wonderful.....!
SO MANY FISH.....SO FEW SICKIES!

I don't get away often enough or have much free time on weekends but the yearly jaunt to Denham would cost = Fuel $1000, accomodation at $450. food at around $ 250, tackle and bait around another $ 250 amd beer etc about $ 150 - and i tell the wife it's about $500 all up so she doesn't tap me for a week at Surfers.

I'm in the 3-7K mark m'self.

Quote plagarised  from another members signature from another fishing site:

'my one biggest concern is that when i die, my wife will sell my fishing gear for what i told her i payed fot it' 

Like most here i assume, i have faaaaaaaar too much gear. 

I live that fear.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

hehe- its got to the stage in my house, that when she spots and asks about any new gear i've tried to hide, my standard response is "oh- that old thing, had it for years....."

(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

layby all my exspensive gear!! Get it down to a reasonable amount, then hit it with the plastic!!!! Then when the wife gets the statement and asks what I bought!!!

But darling I got a good bargain!!!! Then show her how much their worth!!!!

She didn't know about my staal at all(nephew bought one so she knew the value). Then when I joined the site!!!

quote(wife)

"how can you call yourself STAAL LOVER when(long pause) how long ago did you buy that?!!!!!!

ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN' 

would be upto a grand.

.......Maxy.......

Don't forget your Bogga Undies!

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

mmmm too dangerous to put up a figure, she would kill me if she knew the real amount.....

but with four to five reels, some rods, some lures and extras every year...it's easy to bust the piggy bank.

Tony

Full-time piscatoral-idiot, in The Vines. "It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC) Greek poet.
Supporter of Meals on Reels

Tax return time = new rod & reel time. 

I'm in the $1000-$3000 range.

Would hate to know!

One thing though, I never pay for bait and I would have 50 trips at least out wide a year.I take about 4-5 kgs of occy every trip and the same in squid.

The cost of that alone through a shop would be about $5000.

What I use for bait is all eating quality so the real cost would be more!

That is scarey!

IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!

just spent about $5000 in my last trip to the tackle shop buying more gear for Monties in Aug.  Can't help buying more marlin lures...

I voted $1000 to $3000 then read the threads and started to think of all the gear I have converted to braid,the upgrades and the new tackle box (bigger of course),then the bait,ice and fuel,Bloody hell I cant afford to stop doing flyin/out.I need new reels again !!!!!!!

Cheers

Solly

Sorry but most of my stuff comes from OS , I do occasionally buy from Tackle shack and bluewater and my last drop shot came from Ryan but most lures and line comes from USA .

you can't get Xraps here in WA for $4.50 but I can from the USA , $15 postage and handling , well a spool of 250m braid for $9 and 1 lure covers that easily, Gulp soft placcies for $3.50 here there $9 or there abouts.

 Rapala's are sooo cheap in Finland

About the only thing these days bought from shops are rods , bait and some terminal tackle that I need straight away .

JMHO  JMHO  JMHO 

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