...if you're going strictly by definition, then buying tackle doesn't make you a tackle whore - no matter the amount.
What makes you a tackle "whore" is when you pedal your #%*# to buy the tackle... and if you are wearing gold lame waders with clear, plexiglass heels when you pedal your #%*#, that makes you a back-alley tackle whore. It's all a matter of the level of desperation...