Fishing? It's a sport for the rich!!!

[theoldfart2]

I recently listened to 'Talk Sport' radio ,and they were saying that golf is in the decline as it is too  expensive .

Well.....let's take Ryde Golf club for example.

membership is around £550 a year. 

After that, you have to pay for lost balls, tees, and pencils, assuming you have bought the clubs, which can last a lifetime.

So let's say it cost around £12 a week



Fishing, assuming you have the basic tackle.

Bait, at least £10 a week.

hooks, weights,swivels etc £5

Could be club membership say 50p a week

Nammet to take with you on nights £5

Torch batteries or gas for Tilly. 50p a week

If you have a boat,or go on charter trips £10 a week over the year

Thats £1,612 a year.  Around £30 a week

So ,,it costs two and a half times as much to go fishing as it does to join the golf club!

Elitist sport is fishing, only for the rich!

[loopy78]

Pi##ed all over that getting the Yak and gear this year!

Plus the chiropractor bills from lifting the damn thing onto the car!!

[Sunny]

I would hate to total up my angling costs....but its about quality of life :0)

[bleth]

boat,storage,repairs,bait ,tackle £2.5k and counting