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Angler Expenditures Per Angler in 2006


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Angler Expenditures Per Angler in 2006
  All Anglers Non-Residents
Travel Expenditures $596.91 $687.74
Food $144.47 $160.65
Lodging $65.95 $154.92
Airfare $13.58 $28.20
Public transportation $3.90 $13.51
Private transportation $148.17 $154.39
Boat fuel $60.69 $36.29
Guides $27.79 $55.55
Public land use fees $5.90 $3.83
Private land use fees $4.79 $4.21
Boat launching $4.51 $4.73
Boat mooring $48.61 $18.13
Equipment rental $12.60 $17.43
Bait (live, cut, prepared) $39.51 $23.00
Ice $12.63 $9.72
Heating & cooking fuel $3.80 $3.19
Fishing Equipment Expenditures $175.97 $69.42
Rods, reels & components $74.76 $36.14
Lines & leaders $18.03 $4.83
Lures, flies & artificial baits $30.14 $11.64
Hooks, sinkers, other terminal tackle $12.93 $3.54
Tackle boxes $4.24 $0.98
Creels, strings, landing nets, etc. $3.56 $0.85
Bait buckets, minnow traps, etc. $2.04 $0.80
Depth finder, fish finders, other electronics $17.15 $5.47
Ice fishing equipment $3.51 $0.82
Other fishing equipment $9.60 $4.34
Auxiliary Purchases for Fishing $32.34 $15.73
Camping gear $19.57 $10.36
Binoculars $2.59 $0.53
Special fishing clothing, foul weather gear $10.19 $4.84
Special Equipment Purchased for Fishing $561.18 $302.63
Bass boats $57.94 $30.46
Other motorized boats $138.36 $146.28
Canoes, non-motorized boats $4.57 $1.10
Boat motors, trailers, hitches, etc. $29.91 $30.60
Pick-ups, campers, motor homes, etc. $261.67 $61.01
Cabins $24.67 $13.43
4x4 and off-road vehicles $40.32 $19.21
Other special equipment $3.74 $0.54
Other Miscellaneous Fishing Expenses* $147.22 $173.88
Taxidermy & processing $1.78 $0.98
Books & magazines $5.13 $1.68
Dues and contributions $7.15 $3.23
Licenses and fees $18.37 $19.61
Land purchased for fishing $101.80 $145.38
Land leased for fishing $9.62 $2.03
Other misc. fishing expenditures $3.37 $0.97
TOTAL $1,513.62 $1,249.39