With nearly 40 million practitioners, angling remains one of America’s dominating outdoor recreational activities, the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) reports.
US Anglers generate over $45 billion annually in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation’s economy, creating employment for more than one million people, a press release from ASA, a trade association, says.
Not surprisingly, Florida of Hemingway fame leads state involvement with 2.77 million anglers, followed by oil-rigged Texas (2.52) and long-coasted California (1.73 million).
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