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Did
you know that 74% of anglers surveyed said they would listen to a Bass
Fishing Radio Show;
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Did
you know that 78% of anglers have access to the internet ;
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Did
you know that more then one out of every 6 Americans 16 and older went
fishing in 1996. *
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Did
you know that 38% of all anglers had incomes greater than $50,000.*
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13.2
million angers spent 196 million days fishing for black bass in 1996.*
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Fresh
water fishing ranks as the 10th most popular participation
sport among women **
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Saturday
is the most popular day to fish - 86% of all anglers surveyed ;
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When
casual anglers were surveyed as to what time they left home to go
fishing on Saturday:
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21%
left home between 5am and 6am ;
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34%
left home between 6am and 7am ;
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13%
left home between 7am and 8am ;
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When
tournament anglers were surveyed as to what time they left home to go
fishing on Saturday:
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20%
left home at 4am or before ;
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63%
left home between 5am and 6am ;
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11%
left home between 6am and 7am ;
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When
asked "What type of fish do you like to fish for?" ;
|
Bass |
Panfish |
Walleye |
Lake
Salmon Trout |
Stream
Trout |
Catfish |
Pike |
| Totals |
144 |
80 |
90 |
61 |
45 |
25 |
49 |
| %
of Votes |
29% |
16% |
18% |
12% |
9% |
5% |
10% |
| %
of People |
84% |
47% |
53% |
36% |
26% |
15% |
29% |
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Total Reponds
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494
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Data
from SGMA & USDA Forest Service
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Table
5.1. --Number and Percent of U.S. Population participating in
outdoor recreation by activity and age, 1994-5. (Millions, top
row; percent of age group participating, middle row; and percent
of activity participants, bottom row).
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Age
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16-24
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25-29
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30-39
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40-49
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50-59
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Over
60
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Golf
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5.3
|
4.3
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7.8
|
5.1
|
2.8
|
4.5
|
|
|
15.3
|
19.1
|
17.7
|
15.5
|
12.1
|
10.3
|
|
|
17.7
|
14.3
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26.2
|
17.2
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9.4
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15.2
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Tennis
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7.4
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2.7
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5.1
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3.3
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1.4
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1.4
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|
|
21.4
|
12.3
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11.6
|
9.8
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6.0
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3.1
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|
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34.8
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12.9
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24.2
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15.3
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6.5
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6.4
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Fishing
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12.2
|
7.5
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14.9
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10.3
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5.7
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7.3
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|
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35.3
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33.8
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33.7
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31.3
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24.7
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16.7
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21.0
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13.0
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25.7
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17.9
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9.8
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12.6
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*
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1996 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-associated Recreation.
**
National Sporting Goods Association. Sports Participation in 1998.
;Independent
survey done on the web and at lakes and sporting good stores in the
greater upstate NY area.
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