Enough Is Enough Bass Anglers
What I am referring to is the rising price of everything that a fisherman
needs.
With the retail fishing stores and the state wildlife resource
agencies raising prices, the sport of fishing is becoming too expensive and out of reach for many
Americans.
Yes, Enough Is Enough Bass Anglers.
The Lure Companies have got the price of lures to the point where
a guy or gal can no longer walk into a store
and pick up a few lures and walk out just spending $10.00. I went in the other day and was just walking up and
down the aisles and could not believe what I
was seeing. I saw a minnow that a few years
ago went for $2.79 and now was selling for $25.00.
A real good example is the new Swimbaits that everyone is carrying on about,
check out what they are asking for them. You might
find a package that has five soft plastic swimbaits
inside and see that you are paying over $10.00 and
seeing that it comes to a little over $2.00 each.
I have seen a lot of guys that I fish with that have gone out and bought swimbaits to
try at our Southern Lakes and have wasted
their money, they might work real good out
west, but the southern bass are not interested in them.
Boat Prices Going Up, Fishing Licenses Going Up and Number
of Anglers Going Down
Take the tracker crappie and bass boats, back twenty years ago
those boats went for $6,000 with motor. That same
boat now goes for $17,000 and they wonder why
fishing folks are giving it up and they are loosing money in folks that buy License. They say that some of the money
that you pay for the license goes for the state
restocking and conservation, living down South I
have not heard to much about restocking the lakes around here. When you bring it up they say that they do not have
the funds to restock.
While we are on the subject of License, when I
first started fishing my year license cost me $5.00
and now days that same license cost
$28.00.
I have not even touched the Big Bass boats, but see where a lot
of dealers are either cutting back or closing its
doors. The only way I see a guy or girl getting a
Big fiberglass Bass Boat is have a dealer or
company offer to let them use the boat for the season on the deal that it must be sold at the end of season, if not before.
This has to happen or you are stuck with the notes for the boat. Some of them are
over $56,000, and I better be able to eat and
sleep on a boat like that, because the Boss
sees me bring home a boat like that and I would be eating and sleeping in it.
Are Fishing Equipment Suppliers and State Wildlife
Resources Going to Kill the Sport Of Fishing
Where does it all end?
A very good example is go out and see
what a cane pole cost these days. It just might
scare you. For a sport that use to be relaxing and
not dig to deep in your wallet, the cost of enjoying the sport of fishing has gone
through the ceiling.
I almost hate to mention the cost of reels these days. A reel that
I bought three years ago for $79.00 is now going
for $189.00 and it does not take a rocket scientist
to see that is more than double in price.
The rods are not any better either. A good rod that used to be $39.00 could run you $80.00 at
your favorite retail fishing supplier. And
take it from me, if you want to be a serious Bass Nut, you will be paying over $150.00 for each rod that you get.
The other day a guy was talking about the companies that deal
in fishing products. He stated the companies would
mark the price up so high that when you go in to
buy two lures you would be lucky if you get out of the store for less than $55.00.
They sell this lure real fast and get what ever they
can then either close up shop or move on to another
lure that the Pro's are stating will catch a
lifetime Bass.
Weekend Fishing Trips Costing $150 Are Now Costing
$900
I have tried to be real nice in this article and not mention any
product by name or company, but all the fishing
folks out there are going to either stand up and
say Enough Is Enough or pay through the nose just
for a weekend out.
It does not matter if you are fishing
a tournament or pleasure. I can remember when I
would go to the lake for the weekend. Counting gas
and food, it would run me about $150.00; now it
cost me about $900.00.
I am not sure what it will take for all of us to solve this problem
that we really have got ourselves in by paying what
ever they are asking for fishing items.
Or do we have to wait until the economy just hits the
dirt and everything drops back to normal where you
and I can enjoy a weekend of fishing without it
costing a house note to enjoy spending time with
our kids.
Let me hear your thoughts on this Subject "Enough Is Enough Bass
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me know.
Keep The Hooks Wet!
Steve McGoldrick
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