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03-23-2011, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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The Truth about Kayak Fishing:
The truth of a kayak fisher man
fficeffice" /> One day the desire to fish in born within you. You tell yourself I will buy a cheap fishing rod and fish how hard can it be. A few weeks later your reel starts to rust, next thing you know your reel is useless, and you are left with a big fishing stick without a reel. By this time I hope you have learned not to buy the cheap stuff and buy a good Reel and Rod, and while you’re at it you pick out a few more lures and leader lines and maybe a few more weights. So after a couple of times out on the pier you realize you’re not catching anything, and you tell yourself if you could only reach that spot where the kelp is. So you look in your wallet , yes the one with the hole in it, you realize that after your car payment, mortgage payment, utility bills, and groceries there is hardly any money left to spend. So you start saving…. By now you know that it is not cost effective for a poor guy to own a boat so you realize you can get a kayak and don’t have to spend money on boat maintenance and gas for the boat or registration, so you go out and buy a kayak. Hopefully, you tested out many kayaks at the rental shop and choose the one you want. So finally you buy a kayak and buy a cheap seat and a cheap paddle your off in the water take out the fishpoles and are having a great time. Until, you paddle breaks and you realize that you went cheap on the paddle and your should of bought the nice Carbon Fiber Werner paddle. So fine, you buy the nice paddle and now you’re out in the water and THEN you realize you can’t find the fish!!! So you drop some more money on fish finder/gps and battery with an inline fuse. You go out again and BAM you find the fish. You start catching bait fish, and then you realize you don’t have a bait tank. So you wait until your next paycheck and go out and buy a bait tank. Well by this time you finally realized that this new hobby is costing a lot more money than you thought. And let me tell you it’s not over yet: You find yourself buying more reels and rods more lures, fishing rod leashes for your new reels, gaff, net, A VHF RADIO, a game clip. More lures, fluorocarbon line, more fishing rods and reels. Well, the best advice I can give anyone who is going to start this hobby is: Don’t tell your wife how much money your things cost.!.@!!! And the real truth about kayak fishing is: If you think you’re going to save money and if you think that kayak fishing is only going to cost so much well your DEAD WRONG !!! Please feel free to add any more truths you have found over the years... |
03-23-2011, 04:35 PM | #2 |
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03-23-2011, 04:36 PM | #3 |
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Kayak fishing is very inexpensive in the total scheme of things. It only gets expensive when you try to keep up with the "jones'". I like the "kiss" rule....I remember back in the day when I worked two jobs to afford anything...
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03-23-2011, 04:47 PM | #4 |
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And now you need a truck (or a bigger truck) to haul everything down to the beach....
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03-23-2011, 05:27 PM | #5 |
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There are only so many ways to get out there and a kayak is about as cheep as it gets. Use your savings to buy the best equipment and clothing you can afford, it really pays off.
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03-23-2011, 05:34 PM | #6 |
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I got the Kayak to pick up chicks... Hasn't worked yet though!!! ha ha
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03-23-2011, 06:29 PM | #7 | ||
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No my wife doesn't know the real price, i keep my receipts at work. Lol i thought this sport would be cheaper that playing video games. Lol was i wrong. Quote:
Don't get me wrong I am not complaining about the price, just when i first started I think i just deceived myself and thought this sport was a set price. I keep finding things I need... (want/need is a fine line) Last edited by wiredantz; 03-23-2011 at 07:06 PM. |
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03-23-2011, 06:08 PM | #8 | |
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all in all I have spent less on kayak fishing then I did on just my boat. New truck included.
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03-24-2011, 09:57 AM | #9 |
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Save the headache and get your wife to go out with you, ya it does double the expense but you get double the gear. Just think how easy it is to get new reels, rods, and tackle by saying "I think you could really use this, it'll make time on the water easier dear." Get her hooked on fishing saves money, your wife will want better gear instead of fine jewelry, at least it works for me. I should also mention that my wife and I have been fishing together since we dated in high school.
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03-24-2011, 10:11 AM | #10 |
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Ok Frank,
great post, well done.... various fishing trips to various locations $? depends on how you roll... various fishing trips with good friends...$? again it depends on your choices in hotels various fishing trips, with good friends, and just bein "out on the water" with all the afore mentioned...priceless... |
03-24-2011, 10:41 AM | #11 | |
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03-24-2011, 12:12 PM | #12 |
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You gotta pay if you want to pay in any hobby but I think yak fishing is fairly cheap. No entry fees, use fees, lift passes, special licenses, registration fees. I'm using an old Malibu Extream that I bought used. Came with seat, paddle, FF, and dry bags. My gear is mostly used or rods that I wrapped myself. I keep saying when this yak gives out I'll buy some thing else but I just keep catching fish on it. I fished this kayak all over So Cal, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and a few places in Baja. Of course, if you need to have the latest and greatest it can get pricey. MIke
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