How many of you would spend a thousand dollars a day for a double-digit bass?

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1 hour ago, Quillback said:

.  But if I'm going to spend a $K fishing, I'd go up north to one of the smallie lakes.

Me too!!!

[Al Agnew]

I've paid well over half that much for a day of guided fishing, without any guarantees that I'd catch anything.  But I happily paid it because it was the best way to get on some great fishing water that I was unprepared to do it myself.  To me, it was the fishing on that gorgeous water that made it worth it, not the catching.  So these guys are spending that to fish private water where they presumably have a better chance of catching a double digit bass than in public lakes.  It's always cool to fish private water, but only you can decide whether it's worth $1000.

Also, only you can determine how important it is to you to catch a ten plus pound bass.  If it WAS guaranteed, it wouldn't be worth it to me.  It's not the 10 pound plus bass that I care about, it's being able to figure out how to catch enough big bass that one of them is likely to be a double digit fish.  To me, fishing is like a lot of things, it's the striving that's most important.  I'd love to catch a 6 pound plus Ozark river smallmouth.  But if by some chance there was a private stretch of river that I was guaranteed to catch a six pounder, I wouldn't care to do it.  I want the fun of trying, and the satisfaction I'd have if I ever caught one on the same water that every other good fisherman can fish.

[BilletHead]

                  Good honest answers from all. Do as you wish we are not all the same. 

[Terrierman]

It doesn't count if a guide puts you on it.

[Ham]

I’ve caught 2 and a 9 lb 13 oz. I’m not hiring a guide for bass fishing. 

[Devan S.]

I am currently a size queen when it comes to fishing....no if and or buts about it. This logic speaks to me. 

I've spent thousands to go west and trout fish and will do again, and again, and likely again. Something about the scenery and exploration that adds to the costs but I cannot get the same here so west I will go. 

Have spent hundreds chasing a 2.5+ Crappie. I don't have the gear(live scope + PP brakes) nor the fishery in my backyard to make it a reality easily. The offset is that nearly every time I get really close and bring home a bunch of filets. 

Have considered spending $1k on White river brown trout but have not pulled the trigger.  I need a better river rig to access other spots otherwise I wouldn't even consider. 

Have spent hundreds on river catfishing trips....again...its a location and confidence. I just don't trust my equipment in that bigger river scenario. 

Would probably not consider spending on walleye or striper. In backyard and feel like sufficient chance + equipment. 

If I was interested in bass....10/10 would spend. However I could care less about bass. 

Edit to add: I scanned through the article. The discussion about guides and O.H. Ivie, which is where I expected the whole article to go, was about 2 paragraphs of the entire article. After review, 90%+ of the article is more about private club membership and private personal lakes and effort to grow fish. Both expensive endeavors but have benefits beyond just the double digit bass. 

[Flysmallie]

4 hours ago, BilletHead said:

          I believe that back when you started but with today's fishing pressure could you repeat that? 

    

Yes. If you are willing to go where I went I think they are fairly common. I would love to go back but it was sketchy back then and I’ve heard it’s a lot worse now. 

[BilletHead]

5 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Yes. If you are willing to go where I went I think they are fairly common. I would love to go back but it was sketchy back then and I’ve heard it’s a lot worse now. 

Ah that border lake in Texas. 

[Flysmallie]

11 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

Ah that border lake in Texas. 

Nope. That is a good one though. But you gotta cross the river and drive a ways to get to the really good stuff. You know, past the machine guns setup in the median of the highway, through the town ran by a cartel, then out in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn’t take anything that I wasn’t willing to give up. 

[BilletHead]

That would be a no go for me. I remember old fishing shows about that place.