Most Expensive Hobby’s Besides Fish Keeping?

[Guyb93]

In fairness in terms of keeping animals fish are kind of cheap to keep if you think about it , the initial cost are fairly high but after that it’s just a few pounds or dollars here and there
I find most hobbies have an high starting cost but once started they seem to get cheaper and cheaper I love match fishing here in uk carp mainly and my gear at first I had to finance because I wasn’t prepared to pay thousands of pounds up front for stuff but now it costs me a few pounds a time for bate etc

 

[noobfish]

I used to be super big into fishing, but it sort of died down after I started fish keeping.

It would almost seem as a conflict of interest, but I manage!

I love match fishing here in uk carp mainly

I'd love to get across the pond to wrestle with some of their carp (wouldn't mind catching a few wells too)!
Funny how in the US carp are just deemed trash fish and almost no one targets them. They're a fun fight and aren't a quarter of the size over there.

my gear at first I had to finance because I wasn’t prepared to pay thousands of pounds up front for stuff but now it costs me a few pounds a time for bate etc

Bait, lures, new line, more rods, new reels, trips to different parts of the country... never ends for me.

 

[Guyb93]

It would almost seem as a conflict of interest, but I manage!

I'd love to get across the pond to wrestle with some of their carp (wouldn't mind catching a few wells too)!
Funny how in the US carp are just deemed trash fish and almost no one targets them. They're a fun fight and aren't a quarter of the size over there.

Bait, lures, new line, more rods, new reels, trips to different parts of the country... never ends for me.

My personal best is a 29lbs common carp I’m not the best angler to be fair I lack the patience of the real pros , and yeah it’s crazy I love how over there you have the bass I’d love to go bass spinning , it’s strange how you crave what you don’t have , iv never caught a Wells cat my friend has caught many but they are pools and lakes filled with them I like to find a natural place and see what’s there

 

[Rocky998]

I try and make sure any hobby I pick is as cheap as possible.

I do however have a ton of hobbies but next to no time to partake in any of them.

Blacksmithing/Redsmithing - Started off cheap with home built charcoal forge and scrap metal, recently got a new anvil and 3 burner propane forge which was a pretty big chuck of cash. Got in in July but still not actually had chance to fire it up yet.

Miniature/model painting/making - Some of the models and paint and kit was expensive. Some of it I literally make from scrap. I have picked up a resin and fdm printer though and I 3D model and print my own stuff as well now.

Green wood carving - Probably my cheapest hobby. I made the carving tools myself and the wood I get for free mostly from tree surgeons and woodland management people. Only just got into this but is fun.

Bunch of other different craft/maker bits and bobs.

So you do a lot of cheap hobbies that add up to being expensive lol

 

[Rocky998]

I LOVE to do catch and release fishing! And I tend to get snagged a lot on thing ya cant see underwater, which means replacing the lures! and DANG lures can be expensive

 

[Rocky998]

I LOVE to do catch and release fishing! And I tend to get snagged a lot on thing ya cant see underwater, which means replacing the lures! and DANG lures can be expensive

I also just broke my pole a few months ago but I luckily found a good deal on one

 

[noobfish]

I’d love to go bass spinning

Cool nights mean water temps are dropping and the fall bite has started!

 

[Rocky998]

In the east coast fall and winter means that the speckled trout are schooling down! I cant wait

 

[noobfish]

I LOVE to do catch and release fishing! And I tend to get snagged a lot on thing ya cant see underwater, which means replacing the lures! and DANG lures can be expensive

I'm all catch and release. Never took to eating fish, texture always threw me off. And you're telling me. I lost 4 lures in a matter of 3hrs last weekend. Price I pay for throwing around laydown trees I guess.

I also just broke my pole a few months ago but I luckily found a good deal on one

Before you know it you'll have more. Think I'm up to 16 rods now. Getting ready to start trying my hand at fly fishing, so #17 is coming soon.

 

[Rocky998]

I'm all catch and release. Never took to eating fish, texture always threw me off. And you're telling me. I lost 4 lures in a matter of 3hrs last weekend. Price I pay for throwing around laydown trees I guess.

Before you know it you'll have more. Think I'm up to 16 rods now. Getting ready to start trying my hand at fly fishing, so #17 is coming soon.

I only have 2 rods. One is a medium lite and the other is for saltwater fishing and its a medium heavy... Ive lost about 4-5 lures in one trip! I hated that day... I dont mind not catching anything but when I lose a lot of lures and dont catch anything its irritating lol. And wdym you dont like fish!? I love the taste of salmon! And I LOOOOOVE sushi

 

[OliveFish05]

I love the taste of salmon!

I like salmon with teriyaki glaze

 

[Rocky998]

I like salmon with teriyaki glaze

Yah, we could get along just fine

 

[PheonixKingZ]

My personal best is a 29lbs common carp I’m not the best angler to be fair I lack the patience of the real pros , and yeah it’s crazy I love how over there you have the bass I’d love to go bass spinning , it’s strange how you crave what you don’t have , iv never caught a Wells cat my friend has caught many but they are pools and lakes filled with them I like to find a natural place and see what’s there

My personal best largemouth bass was a 12pb monster I caught on a bleeding shad rooster tail. (Also caught it on a light spinning with 5lb test line. That was interesting )

My personal best black crappie was 18 inches long and weighed 8lb. Pretty big for a crappie.

 

[OliveFish05]

I don’t do much fishing, but I once caught a fish with one of those little Disney princess children’s rods, a hook, and no bait. It must’ve swam too close to the hook, because it was caught by its side

 

[fishyfun&fans]

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