Of course this doesn't include all the underlining cost.
How much do you spend on an average fishing trip? My favorite hole is two hours away. With fuel ( truck/boat) ramp, bait, chum, food/drink, boat wash/ flush, ice etc. cost about $ 400.00. I can usually get two other guys to chip in $ 50.00, ea
I think saltwater cost a bit moore -200 miles at 9, miles a gallon. 125 gallon tank in boat - twin 150s. I sure some here spend way more.
Sounds like gasoline is the main culprit in all of our costs. I often rent out a house on the albemarle sound (Nagshead) for a full week, and have a dock right on the sound. Just hop in the boat and head out every day. That takes care of my saltwater fix for a while. If I go on a big fishing trip I just try and stay for at least a weekend or so. Nice to wake up in the morning, and the only motor that has to fire up is the outboard. Sit and drink my cup of coffee as the motor warms up!!
Dude this is the saltwater section? I use to do the same at Rodanthe, and also fish the sound.Oh yeah, I'm sure they do! If you had said "saltwater" in the question I would have definitely stayed out of it!
Yea I could I guess but it is tough just getting the fifty. When my boat was up and running I'd go every other week or so. I think when I get it back together I'll go once a month and make it a 3, day event. I do have a hispanic neighbor that will give me a hundred and bring two friends that will do the same but they get drunk in a couple of hours - start singing ( in spanish ) and pass out. They don't catch much and only the neighboor speaks english. My new rule is no alchohol on my boat so thats that.
Are you a charter captain? Do you go out of OC for Tuna - Jacks Spot? I guess you have to pick your days with a 22'6" as will I.
I hope it was a Bluefin Tuna.The last time I was out, it was really expensive. New battery ($100) gas for the boat ($90), fuel in truck ($75), bait ($50). So far it has cost $315 and I have not fished yet and I am not including the cost of having to replace the timing thingy on the outboard a couple of months ago. Half way out the O/B dies and I have to troll motor back to dock. Rent a boat the next day, ($275) fuel ($100). The result? A beautiful day on the water and one fish…one $690 fish. On average however, it is about $200 to go fishing in salt and about $100 for fresh. It always cheaper to go to the fish market, but not as much fun.
Next time, I'm calling Sasto and chartering him.
BTW, that is funny about the neighbor. I think I'd rather just spend the extra $100 than to bring some guys that I couldn't even communicate with! Bahahahaha!!!
I mated on a charter out of Solomons before I got married but never got back into it. These days I mostly fish for fun with several tournaments a years thrown in to keep my skills sharp.
Well it would actually be $300. I use to make way better money. The worst part about those guys was we ( brother and I ) would have a chum slick going and be catching fish regularly - the hispanics would cast as far out as they could away from the chum slick - like they were having a casting contest. I explained that the fish were in the slick. My neighbor understood but in his arrogance , had to do it his way and his buddies followed his lead. They caught maybe 1, to our 20 - literally, and when they did catch one they would get all happy and say see, see - go figure.Man, $800 (plus basic maintenance) a month on fishing. Wish I could have that kind of budget.
Man solomons is so comercial now. When I was a boy my dad would take me there and we would rent a jon boat with a small outboard and fish the navel pier. I once caught 74, small bluefish on a broken back rebel on a ultralight - one of my most memorable days.
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Next time, I'm calling Sasto and chartering him.
