2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated ...

Table 16. Trip and Equipment Expenditures for Saltwater Fishing: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older)
Expenditures
Spenders
Expenditure item
Amount
(thousands
of dollars
Average per
angler
(dollars)
Number
(thousands)
Percent of
anglers
Average per
spender
(dollars)
Total, all items ........................................ 8,879,948 1,151 6,836 89 1,299
TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURES
Total trip-related ...................................... 5,290,630 686 6,730 87 786
Food and lodging, total ................................. 1,692,602 219 5,895 76 287
Food ............................................... 1,039,865 135 5,803 75 179
Lodging ............................................ 652,737 85 1,372 18 476
Transportation, total ................................... 1,055,945 137 5,551 72 190
Public .............................................. 218,961 28 446 6 491
Private.............................................. 836,984 108 5,304 69 158
Other trip costs, total .................................. 2,542,083 329 5,821 75 437
Guide fees, pack trip or package fees..................... 524,202 68 1,236 16 424
Public land use fees ................................... 29,173 4 635 8 46
Private land use fees .................................. 58,864 8 251 3 235
Equipment rental ..................................... 156,048 20 559 7 279
Boating costs 1 ........................................ 1,314,205 170 1,845 24 712
Bait ................................................ 339,122 44 4,228 55 80
Ice................................................. 109,153 14 3,200 41 34
Heating and cooking fuel .............................. 11,317 1 436 6 26
EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES
Fishing equipment, total ................................ 1,266,978 164 3,163 41 401
Rods, reels, poles, and rodmaking components ............. 530,540 69 1,644 21 323
Lines and leaders ..................................... 121,970 16 2,045 26 60
Artificial lures, flies, baits, and dressing for flies or lines..... 156,892 20 1,886 24 83
Hooks, sinkers, swivels, and other items attached to a line,
except lures and baits ................................ 84,690 11 2,230 29 38
Tackle boxes......................................... 20,389 3 541 7 38
Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff hooks ..... 33,666 4 640 8 53
Minnow traps, seines, and bait containers ................. 16,382 2 467 6 35
Depth finders, fish finders, and other electronic fishing
devices ............................................ 178,220 23 218 3 817
Other fishing equipment ............................... 124,229 16 703 9 177
Auxiliary equipment, total .............................. 108,267 14 551 7 197
Camping equipment ................................... 37,924 5 148 2 256
Binoculars, field glasses, telescopes, etc. .................. 13,918 2 134 2 104
Special fishing clothing, rubber boots, waders, and foul
weather gear ........................................ 35,647 5 308 4 116
Processing and taxidermy costs.......................... *7,173 *1 *27 *(Z) *264
Other............................................... 13,605 2 67 1 202
Special equipment 2 ..................................... 2,214,073 287 262 3 8,454
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.
1 Boating costs include launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.
2 Special equipment includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, etc.
Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.
72 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service