05-05-2012, 07:08 PM
They are only available to the more wealthy as it is, so your point is mute.
You think those people lining the shore are there by choice? What's the first thing a fisher does when they can "afford it"? They buy a way to get out off the shore. Many start with a $100 blow up raft, then a $300 canoe, then a 12' aluminum with an electric, soon upgrade to a 6hp, then a 14'. next thing you know they have a 18' Lund with a 150hp and a 10hp kicker and a $1000 GPS fishfinder being pulled by a 3/4 pick-up truck.
The rig I described last can easily go $60,000.
So, if you want to play with the big boys, yes you have to pay, if not you can sit on shore and probably catch more fish per dollar spent.
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You think those people lining the shore are there by choice? What's the first thing a fisher does when they can "afford it"? They buy a way to get out off the shore. Many start with a $100 blow up raft, then a $300 canoe, then a 12' aluminum with an electric, soon upgrade to a 6hp, then a 14'. next thing you know they have a 18' Lund with a 150hp and a 10hp kicker and a $1000 GPS fishfinder being pulled by a 3/4 pick-up truck.
The rig I described last can easily go $60,000.
So, if you want to play with the big boys, yes you have to pay, if not you can sit on shore and probably catch more fish per dollar spent.
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