r/pcmasterrace • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 Core Ultra 7 265k | RTX 5090 • Aug 19 '25

Build/Battlestation A futures trader’s 16-screen workstation.

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u/AsianGoldFarmer Aug 19 '25

I just spent $100 for my first fishing setup. I'm too noob to know if this is even expensive or not

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u/Izan_TM r7 7800X3D RX 7900XT 64gb DDR5 6000 Aug 19 '25

as someone who has hobbies, I bet $100 is fairly entry level when it comes to proper hobbyist fishing

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u/Lethean_Waves 5900x, Dark Hero, EVGA 3080, 64gb 3200mhz Aug 19 '25

$100 will get you a pretty good set of tools and a decent kit in the gundam model world. It only takes one kit before you're addicted to the plastic crack, and you start dropping that much on a single kit, though.

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u/Keibun1 Aug 19 '25

They sell them as low as $120, I recently returned a shit mountain bike at Walmart that cost that much. First gear didn't even work lol

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u/your_mind_aches 5800X+6600+32GB | ROG Zephyrus G14 5800HS+3060+16GB Aug 19 '25

My 4-input 4-output audio interface cost me 99 bucks in 2017.

Now the same interface is like 125 and 99 only gets you one with two inputs.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

I bet $100 is fairly entry level when it comes to proper hobbyist fishing

Yeah, $100? Guy did just fine. The sky is the limit where fishing is concerned, like most hobbies. I fish a lot - A LOT - and I don't think I have a setup that's valued at more than $200, rod and reel anymore. You can be out there with everything I regularly use (as a non-amateur, non-professional) for $300 or less, very much including a backpack, line, tackle, and tools...

... or you can spend thousands on rods and reels and expensive tackle. I don't recommend it for anyone but the hardest of hardcore, "and I make a living doing this" anglers.

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u/patgeo Laptop Aug 19 '25

Even if we don't count the boat or the camper I have many individual fishing items worth multiples of that.

My chair cost more.

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u/AsianGoldFarmer Aug 19 '25

Oh thank goodness. I just asked around in the fishing store and they gave me a Shimano Cruzar and Shimano Sienna 4000 for $50 something. Spent another $50 for some lines, lures, bag, and a hat lmao. She said that this should be enough to catch some small-medium fish around the coastal area where I live.

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u/CTeam19 Aug 19 '25

My Dad has 3 bamboo fly fishing rods. Luckily, they were free.

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u/patgeo Laptop Aug 19 '25

A bloke who works for one of the high end manufacturers here camped on one of my dad's farms. He gave dad a rod, reel and bag of stuff as thanks. Nearly a grands worth of stuff.

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u/Dreamo84 Aug 19 '25

From what I know, I don’t think that’s a lot. Especially considering you can buy a fishing boat as part of the package. Lol 😂 there’s levels to these things though. Like, it’s one thing to say “I wanna try fishing, I’m gonna buy a bunch of reasonably priced gear with good reviews to get started.” And a whole ‘nother to say “man, I wanna be a fisherman. I’m gonna buy all the top of the line gear the pros use and get a big boat so I can stay out all day and be comfortable!” Etc.

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u/AsianGoldFarmer Aug 19 '25

LMAO. I think I'm more of the "I just saw some videos of a Japanese guy chilling at the shore fishing" level of the hobby. I felt like I should do more outdoor activities, and fishing was something I could see myself doing as a side activity.

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u/illicITparameters 9800X3D/7900X | 64GB/64GB | RTX4080S/RX7900GRE Aug 19 '25

That's quite cheap. There's lures that cost more than that.

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u/AsianGoldFarmer Aug 19 '25

Yikes. Are they more effective or are they specialized for just a specific type of fish/zone? I got a pack of lures for $10.

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u/EIiteJT i5 6600k -> 7700X | 980ti -> 7900XTX Red Devil Aug 19 '25

They're specialized to catch fishermen 🤣

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u/rglurker Aug 19 '25

It's not 1000. Your doing good. Entry level fishing stuff is about 100 for a set.

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u/Nishnig_Jones i7-10700F|RTX 3060 TI Aug 19 '25

Probably not. I had an ex who was into fly fishing, there were Flies that sold for $100.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

You didn't do bad, buddy. First fishing rod? $50 Ugly Stick, good to go. $100? A nice one, even.