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Table 14. Trip and Equipment Expenditures for Freshwater Fishing, Except Great Lakes: 2011(Population 16 years old and older)Expenditure itemExpendituresAmount(thousandsof dollars)Averageper angler(dollars) 1Number(thousands)SpendersPercent ofanglersAverage perspender(dollars) 1Total, all items ................................................................... 23,782,678 879 24,989 92 952TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURESTotal trip-related ................................................................. 13,373,390 494 24,539 91 545Food and lodging, total ............................................................ 4,960,614 183 20,962 77 237Food ......................................................................... 3,583,331 132 20,823 77 172Lodging ....................................................................... 1,377,283 51 4,324 16 319Transportation, total .............................................................. 4,462,519 165 21,091 78 212Public ........................................................................ 466,090 17 1,344 5 347Private ........................................................................ 3,996,429 148 20,591 76 194Other trip costs, total ............................................................. 3,950,256 146 20,600 76 192Guide fees, pack trip or package fees ................................................ 469,003 17 1,289 5 364Public land use fees .............................................................. 173,406 6 3,477 13 50Private land use fees ............................................................. 107,225 4 1,381 5 78Equipment rental ................................................................ 158,371 6 1,336 5 119Boating costs 2 .................................................................. 1,695,453 63 5,847 22 290Bait .......................................................................... 896,405 33 16,299 60 55Ice ........................................................................... 309,180 11 10,897 40 28Heating and cooking fuel ......................................................... 141,213 5 3,292 12 43EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURESFishing equipment, total ........................................................... 3,971,636 147 16,440 61 242Rods, reels, poles, and rodmaking components ........................................ 1,534,749 57 7,883 29 195Lines and leaders ................................................................ 360,198 13 9,836 36 37Artificial lures, flies, baits, and dressing for flies or lines ................................ 871,255 32 11,871 44 73Hooks, sinkers, swivels, and other items attached to a line except lures and baits ............. 376,457 14 11,826 44 32Tackle boxes ................................................................... 87,079 3 2,834 10 31Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff hooks ................................. 86,298 3 2,573 10 34Minnow traps, seines, and bait containers ............................................ 38,918 1 2,096 8 19Depth finders, fish finders, and other electronic fishing devices ........................... 284,072 10 691 3 411Ice fishing equipment ............................................................ 178,447 7 605 2 295Other fishing equipment .......................................................... 154,162 6 2,520 9 61Auxiliary equipment, total ......................................................... 560,314 21 2,598 10 216Camping equipment ............................................................. 138,054 5 764 3 181Binoculars, field glasses, telescopes, etc. ............................................. 65,985 2 242 1 273Special fishing clothing, rubber boots, waders, and foul weather gear ...................... 182,239 7 1,573 6 116Processing and taxidermy costs .................................................... *26,581 *1 *71 *(Z) *372Other ......................................................................... 147,456 5 462 2 319Special equipment 3 ............................................................... 5,877,338 217 1,653 6 3,555* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. (Z) Less than 0.5 percent.1Average expenditures are annual estimates.2Boating costs include launching, mooring, storage, maintenance, insurance, pumpout fees, and fuel.3Special equipment includes boats, campers, cabins, trail bikes, dune buggies, 4 x 4 vehicles, ATVs, 4-wheelers, snowmobiles, pickups, vans, travel and tent trailers, motor homes,house trailers, recreational vehicles (RVs) and other special equipment.Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses.70 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau