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    Have the answer but looking for facts, nothing but the facts:D

    Read somewhere that GREEN CARP is #1

    and Crappie was #2 and fast closing to #1

    For the life of me can't find it again.

    Also looking for record catches on #2 (know I can find
    that one, just looking for particpation
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob # 1 View Post
    Have the answer but looking for facts, nothing but the facts:D

    Read somewhere that GREEN CARP is #1

    and Crappie was #2 and fast closing to #1

    For the life of me can't find it again.

    Also looking for record catches on #2 (know I can find
    that one, just looking for particpation
    NY record Callie is 3# 12oz caught on Duck lake....... I think that is what you are looking for...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crappie Kid View Post
    NY record Callie is 3# 12oz caught on Duck lake....... I think that is what you are looking for...
    That's 10 minutes from the house :D

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    This was from Outdoor Adventures website year 2000

    48.8 million Americans 7 and older fish. 2 (An estimated 55 million fish including all age groups)

    More than 1 out of every 6 U.S. residents 16 and older fish. 1

    27 percent of U.S. males fish, and 9 percent of U.S. females fish. 1

    Excluding those who fished the Great Lakes, freshwater anglers account for 82 percent of all anglers. 1

    Anglers spend an average of 18 days fishing and take an average of 14 fishing trips annually. 1

    Anglers 16 and older took 420 million freshwater fishing trips in 1996 totaling 515 million days. Including saltwater anglers, 507 million fishing trips totaling 626 million days were taken. 1

    From 1991 to 1996, freshwater fishing days rose 13 percent. 6

    The average number of freshwater fishing days per angler increased from 14.3 in 1991 to 16.7 in 1996. 6

    Between 1980 and 1995, the number of Americans who fished increased 16 percent. 7

    Between 1995 and 2000, the number of Americans who fished increased 11.4 percent. 2

    Residents of the South provided the biggest increase in fishing (21 percent) in the United States between 1980 and 1995. 7

    The number of males fishing increased 14 percent from 1980 to 1995. 7



    Popularity:

    Fishing climbed one place in 2000 and now ranks as the 4th most popular participation sport in the nation. It ranks ahead of bicycling, bowling, basketball, golf, jogging, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, football and skiing. Only walking, swimming and camping are more popular. 2

    Among the five most popular sports and recreation activities, fishing showed the strongest growth from 1999 to 2000. Fishing participation rose 4.5 percent compared to Swimming (2.3 percent) and Walking (.6 percent). Camping and Exercising with equipment declined 2.3 percent and 4.4 percent respectively. 2

    More Americans fish than play golf and tennis combined. 2

    More Americans fish than play soccer and basketball. 2

    The number of youths ages 12 to 17 who fish increased 10.2 percent since 1990 to 4.8 million. During the same period, the number of youths ages 12 to 17 who play baseball decreased 14 percent to 3.9 million. Basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball participation declined between 4 and 56 percent. 2

    Fishing ranks as the 2nd most popular water-related outdoor sport in the United States. Swimming ranks 1st. 2

    Freshwater fishing ranks as one of the top-five participation sports in 11 states. Fishing in general (both freshwater and saltwater) ranks as one of the top-five participation sports in 20 states. 2

    Freshwater fishing is the No. 1 participation sport in Kentucky, Louisiana and South Carolina. 2

    South Carolina and South Dakota residents are more than twice as likely to participate in freshwater fishing compared to the national average. 2

    Idaho residents are more than four times as likely to participate in freshwater fishing compared to the national average. 2



    Why People Fish:

    33 percent of anglers fish to relax. 3

    25 percent of anglers fish as a way of spending time with family and friends. 3

    65 percent of non-anglers and 88 percent of anglers say that being asked by a child would make them want to go fishing or make them want to fish more often. 3


    What People Fish For and Where They Fish:

    Bass fishing the most popular type of fishing in the United States. 6

    44 percent of all freshwater anglers in the United States fish for black bass. 6

    31 percent of freshwater anglers fish for trout 6

    28 percent of freshwater anglers fish for pan fish 6

    26 percent of freshwater anglers fish for catfish 6

    Bass are sought on 39 percent of all freshwater fishing days. 6

    92 percent of freshwater anglers fish in their state of residence. 1

    21 percent of freshwater anglers fish out-of-state. 1

    86 percent of freshwater anglers fish in flat water, including ponds, lakes and reservoirs. 1

    46 percent of freshwater anglers fish rivers and streams. 1


    Anglers spent $38.4 billion in 1996 to pursue their sport. They spent $15.4 billion for fishing trips, $19.2 billion for equipment, and $3.8 billion for licenses, stamps tags, land leasing and ownership, membership dues and contributions, and magazines. 1 If hypothetically ranked as a corporation, this revenue figure would put sport fishing 33rd on the 2001 Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies. It would rank just behind WorldCom and just above Motorola.

    Total economic output generated by freshwater fishing in 1996 exceeded $76.9 billion, including the impact on retailers, suppliers of goods and services to retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, plus the indirect and induced impacts resulting from these activities. Including saltwater fishing, economic output reached $108.5 billion. 4

    The average angler incurs $1,072 in fishing-related expenses. 1

    Freshwater fishing expenditures in 1996 generated more than $19.9 billion in wages. Including saltwater fishing, $28.3 billion in wages were generated (up 28 percent since 1991), which is roughly equivalent to half of the nation's entire military payroll. 4

    854,512 full-time jobs exist due to freshwater fishing. Including saltwater fishing, the total exceeds 1.2 million (up 31 percent since 1991), or slightly more than 1 percent of the nation's entire civilian labor force. 4

    $2.03 billion was spent on fishing tackle in 2000. 2

    Fishing tackle ranks 4th in terms of consumer expenditures for non-team sports equipment. Golf equipment ranks first followed by exercise equipment and firearms for hunting. 2

    California and Florida anglers both spend more than $3 billion annually on fishing and related equipment. 4

    Angler expenditures exceed $1 billion in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. 4

    While the number of people fishing in the U.S. from 1991 to 1996 remained roughly the same, the number of fishing days increased 22 percent from 511 million in 1991 to 626 million in 1996, and fishing expenditures increased 37 percent. 1

    Purchases of special equipment such as boats, 4 x 4 vehicles and campers increased 123 percent between 1991 and 1996. 1

    Of $830 million spent on used sporting goods equipment in 1999, $500 million was spent on outdoors sports equipment (camping, fishing, and the shooting sports). 2


    Tax Revenue and Conservation:

    Sport fishing generated more than $1.9 billion in state sales taxes in 1996 - up 54 percent from 1991. 4

    In 1996, sport fishing generated more than $450.5 million in state income tax - up 73 percent from 1991. 4

    Sport fishing generated more than $3 billion in federal income tax in 1996 (up 26 percent from 1991), which equates to nearly a third of the entire federal budget for agriculture. 4

    In 1996, anglers contributed more than $644 million to conservation and management of the nation's fisheries. Contributions came from license fees and federal excise taxes on the sale of fishing equipment and gasoline used in motorboats. Excise taxes benefit the Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund. 4

    In 1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service distributed $212.4 million to states under the Sport Fish Restoration Program to improve fish habitat. Funding for the Restoration Program comes from a 10 percent excise tax on fishing equipment, a 3 percent tax on electric trolling motors and sonars, taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels and import duties on fishing tackle and pleasure boats. The funds pay up to 75 percent of the cost of each improvement project while states contribute at least 25 percent of the cost. 1
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    Quote Originally Posted by joejv4 View Post
    That's 10 minutes from the house :D
    20 from mine.........
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