Cost of fishing: I see the advertisement on the stage for the Mercury V12 600hp outboard motor and wonder just who among us will be able to part with a minimum of$77,000. A new bass...

Ugly fish Loc: W Penn

I see the advertisement on the stage for the Mercury V12 600hp outboard motor and wonder just who among us will be able to part with a minimum of$77,000. A new bass boat anywhere between $55k and $75k. Plus a new tow vehicle at min $35k. I look at these figures and think I could buy a pretty nice house for that. Why do we submit to paying these prices and put up with the new and better always costing much more?

Just askin

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Forest Gump's Mama said it, "Stupid is as Stupid does."

I don't understand that cost for a boat either.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Ugly fish wrote:

I see the advertisement on the stage for the Mercury V12 600hp outboard motor and wonder just who among us will be able to part with a minimum of$77,000. A new bass boat anywhere between $55k and $75k. Plus a new tow vehicle at min $35k. I look at these figures and think I could buy a pretty nice house for that. Why do we submit to paying these prices and put up with the new and better always costing much more?

Just askin

You can't look at it that way. It's just the cost of doing business.

Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio

My boat is on the conservative side but I have it pretty well equipped and it gets me where I’m going and brings me back
I picked up a 4 year old truck this spring . Pretty nice and low miles. I didn’t want the new truck payments.

Prior to this I went thru a few boats that I’d redone , customized for what I wanted. Those got the job done too.

I am also struggling with the necessity of a $100k bass boat.
Sure they are nice. I’d love to have one but I’m just not there yet.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Ugly fish wrote:

I see the advertisement on the stage for the Mercury V12 600hp outboard motor and wonder just who among us will be able to part with a minimum of$77,000. A new bass boat anywhere between $55k and $75k. Plus a new tow vehicle at min $35k. I look at these figures and think I could buy a pretty nice house for that. Why do we submit to paying these prices and put up with the new and better always costing much more?

Just askin

One word here " Kayak "

Suits me fine, and as for the fish, they taste the same no matter what price the craft.

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

Must be a status symbol somehow......a dude finances a high powered bass boat and super duty to tow it and lives in a dilapidated mobile home

dryb Loc: Sharon CT

Its all about what you’re priorities are

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

dryb wrote:

Its all about what you’re priorities are

Mis-placed priorities?

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Many years back I had a 12 foot aluminum boat with a 18 hp evinrude and it seems that every time I went out fishing 🎣 I caught a lot of fish 🐠 a few years back I bought the pro team 195 txw Tracker and for two years going out I would be lucky if I got limited each time sometimes get skunked I think the fish 🐠 would look up and said if I can afford this nice boat then I can go to the store and buy a fish 🐠 where as when I was in my old broken down aluminum boat they felt sorry for me 🙏😜 just saying

Jim Kay Loc: Franklin, Virginia

Shop smarter!

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

Sinker Rig wrote:

Mis-placed priorities?

I guess everybody has their reasons/priorities and are different than the others. If a guy or gal is single, or if their mate fishes with them all the time, they may want to spend more money and time on their boat than they do on/in their house.
That’s just not me but ......
To each their own.

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Ugly fish wrote:

I see the advertisement on the stage for the Mercury V12 600hp outboard motor and wonder just who among us will be able to part with a minimum of$77,000. A new bass boat anywhere between $55k and $75k. Plus a new tow vehicle at min $35k. I look at these figures and think I could buy a pretty nice house for that. Why do we submit to paying these prices and put up with the new and better always costing much more?

Just askin

It seems to me, that anything will only cost as much as somebody is willing to pay for it. (That "somebody" is $URE NOT ME!)

Barnacles Loc: Northern California

Okay now, let me paint a picture for you: Trolling with a 600 HP outboard!
kind of like using a Lamborghini to carpool the kids to school.

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Well, IF I buy tickets for te Mega Mill and WIN! I'll buy that boat and trailer. LOL

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

audigger53 wrote:

Well, IF I buy tickets for te Mega Mill and WIN! I'll buy that boat and trailer. LOL

Me too....and lots of other cool toys