any regrets selling fishing equimpment

[mrpike1973]

hi i know a lot of people on here have been affected by no jobs layoffs etc i'm in a place were i need a car a cheapie about the only things i have is a small fish trap and a 4x5 spear house auger etc do any of you guys regret it i'm afraid if i sell them it will be hard to buy back some day any thoughts or opinions thank you

[Duffman]

I still regret selling my Vex FL8 to help offset the price of a new LX5. It would still be nice to have as a backup or for my wife or others to use at times. But I was not in the situation that you seem to be in, a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do.

[Chef]

Try to hang onto your important and costly items if possible. No one can really steer you in the right direction, however, it's really your own decision at the end of the day.

Best of luck to you.

[Scott K]

All the fishing equipment doesn't matter if you dont have a way to get it to the lake, or get to work. Sell what you need, and hopefully you have a friend or two that will let you go along with them sometime. If you are ever in my area, I would let you tag along with me. There are many others that have open seats here as well.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Thinking back to when I first started ice fishing I had some jigs, a 20 dollar pole/reel combo, a hand auger, and an 88 prelude. Along with some DNR lake survey maps I was still able to catch fish.

The point is it doesn't take a whole lot to still enjoy a couple hours on the ice. If it means selling it all so that you can keep the income coming in than it is worth it. The basics are cheap, it's all the other toys that cost a lot!

[FLaker]

I work to enable my lifestyle. If I cannot get to work, I cannot live. If you have to, sell the stuff to get the car.

FLaker

[Deitz Dittrich]

Like others have said. It may not be the easiest decision. But it may be the only. Once your life is back on track you can save for the things you really want or need to replace.

[SP180]

At one point in my life my wife told me to tailor my 4 hobbies (hunting, fishing, music, photography) down to one. We could not afford all 4 hobbies with 5 kids and one job. That was 15 years ago. Now i am back to a point were i have a Bass boat (new), bass fishing gear (and a lot of it), Hunt with all the waterfowl stuff, 2 ice houses and all the gear. It took a while, but once i got on my feet and cleaned house things will start to come back to you when you are ready. Sell the stuff now, get back on your feet, and start back slowly when things get better. As others said on this sight, you should find enough friends on this sight to give you a hand when you want to get on the ice.

Good luck.

[BoxMN]

Good advice above! Do what you have to to get by right now. My bro and I talekd about this type situation, and while we live to fish and hunt, all the stuff would be for sale if it needed to be. You can always get new stuff, and the good thing is it will probably be better stuff once you are back on your feet

Good luck, times are tough, but we will all get through.

[CJH]

Do what you got to do to get by. People are always upgrading to new stuff anyway, you'll just be ahead of the curve when you can afford to buy again!!

[SpecialK]

I sold my boat (little 14' aluminum) and trailor 2 years ago, worst decision I have ever had to make but I was in the same boat. Needed to pay rent and buy a different vehicle. Glad I did it but I still miss the boat. I will tell you that I will probablt get a better boat than I had sometime this Winter / Spring so I am pretty happy about that.

Stuff happens but you gotta eat...

[Chode2235]

At the end of the day fishing is a hobby, and although it will suck you will live without ice fishing.

Do what you need to do, with the plan of getting equipment when you are back in a more comfortable spot financially.

[mrpike1973]

thanks for all the replies i'm really torn on what to do i think my car will make it a month maybe i can save up enough to get a cheap car by then or maybe sell the big money items first if need be i really appreciate your help my wife was very ill for a while and i had to do the bankruptcy thing very ashamed of it but i couldnt make it so now i cant get a loan unless its a 3000$ car for 10 years he he i have been in this boat before sold everything and took for ever to get it back thanks for all the help

[Blainebob]

About a year and a half ago i wasnt working and brought my FL18 to the pawnshop and got $100 loan on it.I now own a $520 fl18 with the interest i had to pay. My wife made it very clear that if i would have sold it i wouldnt be getting another!

[magic_minnow]

I sold my H2OC + Lakemaster chip and i've still never got over that.

[mojogunter]

Wow maybe I should open a pawn shop

[BK19]

yeah I had to sell my fl20 to pay some bills as my wife hadn't been working for a year but what do you do had to pay some bills now tht she is working again I hope to get anoher one sometime I still have an fl 8 that my boy uses

[zamboni]

3 years ago I bought my first StrikLite at the end of the season for $399 on clearance. Ran it one year, then lost my job. Sold it to the pawnshop. My dad liked mine so much he bought one, so I figured I didn't need my own, but I am the kind of person that hates borrowing stuff, so I bought another one last year. That one cost me $529.99. This one is mine for life, no matter how desperate I get. I see they went up another $20 this year. Crazy

[Woody61]

I would say if you have a lot to sell and get big bucks go ahead, but if it's not going to get you most of the way out of the fix your in you'll be in same predicament soon again.

Iv'e been there myself and all I did was prolong the inevitable.If you must sell try to at least keep your shelter and a few rods and move to a hand auger if you have to but no sense in being miserable all the time. A guy needs some way to let off a little steam now and again.

[Boar]

Sell the stuff, its just stuff, you can get more, I always have a seat for those in need. Good luck. boar