The Cost Of A days Fishing?

[Guest Brumagem Phil]

Well I've not long got in from an evenings fishing.

 

6 miles each way in the car.........didnt see the bailliff so no 4 quid fee to pay.......a few handfulls of tesco value mixers and 4 slices of bread.

 

Result, 10 nice fat carp and enough saved to buy me a nice bottle of wine!

 

I think your biggest mistake is buying your bait from a tackle shop. 13 quid for a 15 kilo sack of hemp........30 quid for a 25 kilo sack of halibuts........and so the list goes on.......do a search for bulk baits and you should find a couple of useful threads. I'm not a big fan of boillies either (specially for commercial fisheries)........yeah I know they work, but do they work ENOUGH to warrant the price difference compared to a tin of sweetcorn or luncheon meat?

 

Each to there own of course though and if you are happy to spend 90 quid on a fishing trip then its no business of ours to tell you you shouldnt

[ColinW]

.........didnt see the bailliff so no 4 quid fee to pay.......

 

I bet you packed up quicker than you normally do!!

[Ken L]

Leads £3

Rig Tube £2

Split Shot £5

Floats £3

T float stops £2

 

You manage to loose £15 worth of terminal tackle during a one day session !!!!!

Man, the trees arround your regular venues must be festooned with kit.

[rooney888]

I do match pleasure and speciemen fishing so i know it varies on what your doing. heres my prices:

 

Plesure Fishing

 

fishing= free

maggots £1.80

worms= free (dig them up sometimes i get half kilo)

groundbait= 56p (asda bread liquidised)

 

total £2.36

 

Match Fishing

 

fishing= £5 (£10 in october when i turn 16)

maggots= £1.80

meat= £1

corn= £3

pellet=£3

groundbait= 56p (asda bread liquidised)

hemp= £2

 

total= 15.80(£20.80 end of october)

 

Speciemen fishing

 

Fishing=£22

boilies= £10

corn= £5

groundbait= £3 (abou12 loaves of liquidised bread)

maggots= £10

hemp= £5

pellets=£10

food & drink=10

 

 

total=£75(this will last me 6 nights =£12.50 night)

 

So if i look at it i spend more of fishing a five hour contest than i do fishing 24 hours whilst going speciemen fishing.

[rambo]

hook & shot £2

walk or bike to river...

dig worm or use some bread,

 

does 20+ hours fishin p/week

[Ferg]

Depends but I agree find a good pet food suppliers and buy in bulk. I was visiting a friend recently and his wife put me onto a great place. Micro, 4mm an 6mm pellets £23 quid (approx) for 25 kilo and brown crumb £11 for 25 kilo.

 

Tightlines