As a fly fisher who tries to catch native whatevers, I release most of my fish. My mean old wife figures that when I finally catch and kill a hatchery trout/steelhead or salmon, it cost us about $1,000/pound. However, she keeps buying me more fly fishing gear!
When I got back into fly fishing years ago. She bought me a new rod and reel from my mentor/guru in Oregon. She rolled her eyes at the cost and made some comment. My guru said that fly fishing is expensive but sure beats the costs of some other alternatives! Since then, she buys the gear, moans and then say that I'm not fishing enough!