I can't begin to add up how much we have spent on fishing over the last 15 years. Two boats, two trucks to pull the boats, engines, electronics, gear, insurance, bait, ice, food, licenses. To top that off we bought a house in the OBX. We have employed many different contractors to remodel, fix, repair, ect. Local taxes paid for years. Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars. All for our passion for fishing.