Never understood the economics of buying a $100,000 dollars worth of equipment to fish. Having said that this happens all the time in tournaments. Sometimes they sneak out and stake fish out before the tournament.Lot of people enter very few win.
It's quite simple actually — The first year, the fish you catch average out to $2000-$3000 per pound. If you fish frequently enough (and long enough), you can eventually get your cost down to around $100 per pound. :=)
“Never understood the economics of buying a $100,000 dollars worth of equipment to fish.”
Chicken feed compared to over $million to buy a boat to marlin fish.
used to run a charter fishing yacht down Texas way, back in the 80s....dockwalkers would stand there and ask about prices, etc...I would be in the cockpit answering....almost always got asked..."That boat have a fish finder on it?"....my answer...."yep, your lookin at it"......anyother frequent "layman" question....."How many people does it sleep?"........canned answer, "Depends on how friendly they are".......or "Where did you catch all those fish?".....answer..."In the lips"....