To be honest with no upcoming tournaments I will be crappie fishing a lot more

We will bounce back, but it’s gonna be a bumpy ride for most that have lived past their means for way too long

I think I’ll be OK and will come out of this unscathed because I work in an essential situation and people being at home like this will actually help me long term. The guys I really feel for right now; and it’s because of where I grew up,
Is the guys working in the oil field. The corona virus; I believe, will have little if any effect on them but $20 a barrel oil is going to send most if not all of them to the house with no paycheck. I’ll be sending up prayers for these guys as well as others that will loose work and loose business......

Nothing will change for me. My family has lived on my income alone and everything my wife makes goes into savings, retirement, etc. We are very prepared to live frugally because we already do. This stuff going on is the reason why. We were just fine in 08 and will be through this. Our retirement accounts have lost a lot of money but had made a lot the last three years, just the way IRAs go. We both work in education and we are still working, just from home. I was ordered to come in only 3 days a week, so I actually will be fishing more than usual.

You might be surprised. The price for new vehicles may go down alot.

hopefully the whole pricing of the bass fishing industry gets back closer to reality like it used to be.

I’ve changed my target species from LMB and SMB to better eating fish
Had several friends and neighbors request I bring them back some fish
I’ve always just done catch and release
Well, not anymore.

I'm thinking maybe for a short while, but once things get back to normal everything is going to go even higher to make up for the losses.

So very thankful to be in an industry considered essential in all of these declarations. As long as I can still hook up my boat and drive to the lake without getting arrested I will continue to fish and buy the essentials i need. Oil, Line, plastics, sea foam, ect...the plan to upgrade one of my graphs has been put on hold though. Should something change with my job and a mandatory shutdown were to happen I’d have to adjust further but would still find a way to fish even if it meant from the bank.

Fewer trips. Probably focusing on lakes closer to home. Things may get so bad I even have to fish Conroe. Purchases will be limited to the bare essentials I need lure wise. Luckily I'm pretty well stocked up. Fishing is a great way to keep your mental health in a good place, but until I know more about how this is all going to play out I'm going to be vastly more frugal.

They may lock us down today, if so all the warehouses I ship from will close for short time, there will be nothing but fishing to do. I spent GC money at academy Sat and thats first time I have been in there in months. I am really holding on to all the bread I make now.

Did get a small garden in yesterday!!

I made it through 2008 with my job and recently, I have been telecommuting for the past 3 years, in the banking industry, which is essential business and for that I am thankful. I am making sure my neighbors that may need assistance are good, my family is fed, my animals are fed. Business as usual for me luckily, was stocked up for the spring and summer on baits, now just trying to get stable weather to kick that spawn into gear and catch some fish.

The spots I have been catching may turn into some filets, we shall see.

Being an RN, the work front is fine (actually, even better...........assuming I live through it). I hope to take advantage of the time off and people staying away to have at least more of the lakes to myself.

I was cutting the amount of money I spend on tackle, rods and reels anyway. I have enough plastic to supply zoom for a year anyway. Was considering buying a new Ranger this year but unless they cut the price a bunch that's out too.