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Table 16. Trip and Equipment Expenditures for Saltwater Fishing: 2011(Population 16 years old and older)Expenditure itemExpendituresAmount(thousandsof dollars)Average perangler(dollars) 1Number(thousands)SpendersPercent ofanglersAverage perspender(dollars) 1Total, all items ...................................................................... 10,266,904 1,155 8,115 91 1,265TRIP-RELATED EXPENDITURESTotal trip-related .................................................................... 7,325,932 824 8,046 91 911Food and lodging, total ............................................................... 2,376,956 267 6,920 78 343Food ............................................................................ 1,623,310 183 6,767 76 240Lodging .......................................................................... 753,647 85 1,677 19 449Transportation, total ................................................................. 1,547,405 174 6,809 77 227Public ........................................................................... 324,336 36 979 11 331Private ........................................................................... 1,223,069 138 6,199 70 197Other trip costs, total ................................................................ 3,401,571 383 6,885 77 494Guide fees, pack trip or package fees ................................................... 576,874 65 1,596 18 361Public land use fees ................................................................. 49,424 6 894 10 55Private land use fees ................................................................ 131,347 15 289 3 454Equipment rental ................................................................... 61,736 7 493 6 125Boating costs 2 ..................................................................... 1,835,036 206 2,230 25 823Bait ............................................................................. 546,716 62 4,725 53 116Ice .............................................................................. 186,435 21 3,534 40 53Heating and cooking fuel ............................................................ 14,003 2 482 5 29EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURESFishing equipment, total .............................................................. 1,424,590 160 3,936 44 362Rods, reels, poles, and rodmaking components ........................................... 608,539 68 1,880 21 324Lines and leaders ................................................................... 154,622 17 2,622 30 59Artificial lures, flies, baits, and dressing for flies or lines ................................... 180,156 20 2,288 26 79Hooks, sinkers, swivels, and other items attached to a line except lures and baits ................ 163,544 18 3,139 35 52Tackle boxes ...................................................................... 29,830 3 731 8 41Creels, stringers, fish bags, landing nets, and gaff hooks .................................... 27,856 3 645 7 43Minnow traps, seines, and bait containers ............................................... 28,270 3 587 7 48Depth finders, fish finders, and other electronic fishing devices .............................. 127,941 14 158 2 809Other fishing equipment ............................................................. 103,831 12 997 11 104Auxiliary equipment, total ............................................................ 216,557 24 858 10 252Camping equipment ................................................................ *41,261 *5 *164 *2 *252Binoculars, field glasses, telescopes, etc. ................................................ *17,818 *2 *132 *1 *135Special fishing clothing, rubber boots, waders, and foul weather gear ......................... 76,434 9 621 7 123Processing and taxidermy costs ....................................................... *14,690 *2 *48 *1 *309Other ............................................................................ 66,354 7 159 2 417Special equipment 3 .................................................................. 1,299,825 146 332 4 3,912* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.1Average 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.72 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau