Thread: The Things We Buy

There is no way I'm gonna write down how much I spend crappie fishing,Thumbs Up the wife might see it.Doh

Originally Posted by Fish Slapped

I did a back of the envelope estimate of the cost per pound of crappie meat. I had to make a lot of assumptions. But I came up with $3.33 per pould of fillets.

Boat depreciation $600
Boat maintentance $100
Rod/Reel $100
Lures $100
Line $30
Gas (truck + boat) $390
Annual cost $1,320

Limits 30
Fish 600
Avg length (in) 11
Avg weight (lbs) 0.81
Raw Weight (lbs) 487.5
Fillet % 81%Fillet weight (lbs) 396
Estimated $/lb $3.33

This information should be considered confidential and should not be shared with anyone not addicted to crappie fishing (especially spouses)! True cost per pound will vary based on how much you spend and how many keepers you bring home.

I guess you get lots more meat off a fish than I do. I would figured about 33 % fillets. I give away most of my fish and live within 4 miles. Would still hate to know what they're actually costing me.

Originally Posted by creekslick

There is no way I'm gonna write down how much I spend crappie fishing,Thumbs Up the wife might see it.Doh

ain't that the dadgummed truth!

This is by no means a scientific analysis. I got the 81% from a google search. 1 lb fish gave 13 oz of fillet and 3 oz of discard. I thought it sounded high too, but I have never done the comparison myself. And the guy in the post claimed to have taken several measurements. Nonetheless, if I change the fillet assumption to 33%, that ups the cost to $8.20/lb of fillets with all else being equal. Still well worth the cost I'd say!

Hmmm, Maybe I'm looking at this wrong. I fish for a hobby and the Doc. said I would live longer. If God made anything better than Hunting and Fishing, he must have kept it for himself. I've met some great people fishing. I'm not even going to attempt to put a pencil to it. I love it and am still doing it, so it must be worth it. As long as wife don't question it, I'm sure not going to. Can't wait until I can become full time fisherman. 15 months or less.

Originally Posted by Fish Slapped

I did a back of the envelope estimate of the cost per pound of crappie meat. I had to make a lot of assumptions. But I came up with $3.33 per pould of fillets.

Let me know when you're ready to get rid of some $3.33 lb crappie. I'll buy all you got.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

I guess you get lots more meat off a fish than I do. I would figured about 33 % fillets.

That's about right on. A 1lb crappie, without eggs, dressed is around 10oz. That same fish will have between 4 and 5 oz of fillets. Crappie fillets are around $15lb....I hear.

It'd be nice to get that for catfish fillets wouldn't it Nimrod??

Originally Posted by LA yard dog

That's about right on. A 1lb crappie, without eggs, dressed is around 10oz. That same fish will have between 4 and 5 oz of fillets. Crappie fillets are around $15lb....I hear.

It'd be nice to get that for catfish fillets wouldn't it Nimrod??

I'd be tickled to get 1/3 of that for Catfish fillets. At 5.00 lb it might be profitable again.