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Whats your limit?
Posted By: rxkid2001
Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 03:32 AM
Was at my favorite tackle shop the other day and a guy I've seen in there once before is grabbing a new GLX rod. I think "sweet, he's getting an early Christmas present". Then he goes to the reel counter and decides on a steez, merry Christmas to him and runs out to his truck and brings back a handful of Benjamins to pay for it. After shooting the breeze for a bit he goes back and grabs a NRX. A bit later he grabs some high end fluoro and some other lures, once again going out and grabbing some Benjamins to pay for it. Conservatively thats $1500, whats the most you'd drop normally at a tackle shop?
Posted By: JIM SR.
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 03:36 AM
$20-40,..just to replenish tackle.
Posted By: Bayou Burner
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 03:47 AM
I might spend 20-100 bucks a month on tackle. Sometimes more. I fish Fresh and Salt so the addiction can be overwhelming. Just got off of a Corky (Soft plastic plug)bender here recently.
Posted By: Mark Perry
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 03:49 AM
$20-100 usually unless I am stocking up on something. If I get out of a tackle shop for less than $20 its a victory.
Posted By: Leever
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 03:53 AM
Couple million easy.
Posted By: Bayou Burner
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 03:54 AM
Posted By: Douglas J
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:14 AM
It's classified
Posted By: David Burton
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:21 AM
Your wife reads the forum?
Posted By: big fish2
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:24 AM
It's all an effort to get you to spend more money! That guy probably works for the tackle shop.
Posted By: rxkid2001
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:49 AM
It's all an effort to get you to spend more money! That guy probably works for the tackle shop.
I know the owner, he's not tied to the shop.
Posted By: 184Champion
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:54 AM
Usually depends on how much stuff I lost.
Posted By: toddfish
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 09:44 AM
I probably don't spend $1500 a year most years.
Posted By: BrotherB
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 11:25 AM
#11301171 - Today at 03:44 AM Re: Whats your limit? [Re: rxkid2001]
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I probably don't spend $1500 a year most years
Posted By: lamoon78
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 11:39 AM
$20-100 usually unless I am stocking up on something. If I get out of a tackle shop for less than $20 its a victory.
This
Posted By: snmcc
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 12:53 PM
Generally I spend the 50 bucks to get free shipping.
Posted By: pelican
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 01:03 PM
What I tell my wife or what I really spend?
Posted By: Kevin R.
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 01:06 PM
Depends on what I want versus what I need. Most of the time I spend less than $20 a month on stuff. This year I spent a bunch upgrading my rods and reels. This next year I plan on spending mostly on my boat to do some upgrades on it.
Posted By: reinke
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 02:05 PM
I go middle of the road on reels Shimano Curados and Cores and step up on rods to G Loomis GLX,NRX and Dobyns Championship Extreme. 90% was bought here used on the forum for about half of original cost.
Posted By: Jarrett Latta
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 02:12 PM
I usually buy stuff for each trip cause, you know the fish bite different stuff each time.
Or that is how I justify it...
Posted By: TysonS
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 02:20 PM
Generally I spend the 50 bucks to get free shipping.
This.
Posted By: Squirrely Dan
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 02:22 PM
I prob avg $40 a week
Posted By: KenTx1962
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:13 PM
Wait there's supposed to be a limit?
If I'm gonna get a rod and reel that is gonna be $1000, I will order it from TW or some other established dealer that offers free shipping and no sales tax. Otherwise I probably try to keep it under a hundred bucks when I hit a tackle store, but I already have more stuff than I will ever use.
Posted By: ChanceHuiet
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 04:39 PM
I'll admit and this is the dead honest truth. I probably spend $200 a year on tackle. Mainly just line and a couple bags of plastics to replace what I ran out of. I have more tackle now than I ever use since I don't fish a quarter of what I used to.
Posted By: 361V
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 06:07 PM
My "limit" always get raised AFTER I enter a tackle store.
Posted By: catslayer
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 06:18 PM
Generally 20-40 once a month or so....
last night....
very nearly 300.... my xmas present, other ppls presents... added up quick...
now I need a new reel for my new rod... hmmmm
Probably 100-200 a month with new baits to try and tungsten for sure isn't getting any cheaper plus I'm always trying new colors. Don't let my gf see this or I might be single...
Posted By: Fishspanker
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 09:56 PM
Usually between $50 and $300. Just about always from Tackle Warehouse. I got tired visiting stores trying to find what I wanted. No real tackle stores in Houston unless you count BPS or Fishing Tackle Unlimited.
Every once in a while I will spend more on rods and reels. $300 for a combo is my max.
Posted By: SIR-FISH-LOT
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 10:47 PM
If I'm gonna get a rod and reel that is gonna be $1000, I will order it from TW or some other established dealer that offers free shipping and no sales tax. Otherwise I probably try to keep it under a hundred bucks when I hit a tackle store, but I already have more stuff than I will ever use.
+1
Posted By: Cmack
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/24/15 11:59 PM
Some months I don't spend a dime and rarely ever drop more than $30-$40 at a time unless I'm specifically looking to buy a rod or reel. I'm pretty cheap these days. That being said, a week or so ago, I took my wife tackle shopping with me and she said "why don't you let me buy you something nice" Jokingly I strolled her over to the G.Loomis rack and showed her an NRX, expecting her to choke and gag at the prices. Long story short, I walked out with 4 new Loomis rods. Love those NRX!!!! Funny part is they had Metanium and Aldebran reels on sale and she quipped "you sure you don't need new reels for all those nice rods" I'm glad she doesn't like to fish.
Posted By: chas1
Re: Whats your limit? - 12/25/15 12:18 AM
If you drop 250.00 on a rod another 200.00 to 225.00 on a reel = 475.00 + tx ,you dropped 500.00
I long for the days the most you could spend was 50.00 on an abu 5000 and 30 to 40 on a rod.
You will not see that again along with 25 cent gas ....lol