The Truth about Kayak Fishing:

[hatchetman]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

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.!.@!!!
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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.

[mtnbykr2]

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...

[JoeBeck]

Originally Posted by hatchetman

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.

X2, my wife was using my old gear now her fishing poles are better than mine . All that said, once you have the gear kayak fishing is not that expensive. Good fishing rods and reels last a long time, same with good tackle if maintained. Compared to a boat I'm saving thousands a year. When I go skiing I'm dropping a good dime on lift tickets, golfing you have green fees. I thought running would be cheap but now I have to get new shoes every couple months along with fees for races. All and all comparative I don't think fishing is that expensive. Really all you need is 1 fishing pole and reel spooled up with line to have a good time.

[taggermike]

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