Have rising gas prices affected your crappie fishing?

[papasage]

my luck they would all be driving desiel

[FalconSmitty]

I am thinking about going to the parts store and buying a new locking gas cap for my old truck. Before now there was not much worth stealing from the 1986 truck. But with the price of gas these days it will be like the movie with Mel Gibson in it where they fought over that Gas Tanker. What was the name of that movie? Mel was driving some hot sports car and there was a guy that flew a small airplane like thing around. One of those powered glider planes if memory serves me right.

That movie is Beyond Thunderdome. I hope it doesn't come to that moose..

[slabbandit]

Right now I'm still running the '88 model Mercury 35 that came with my boat. I get a couple trips out before I need to fill my 6 gal. tank.

Would sure like to have one of those new 40 hp. 4-strokes!

[speediib]

the movie was road warrior. beyond thunderdome was the third one. the aircraft was a gyro copter. i have all 3 on vhs but it has been awhile since i have watched them

[Eager Beaver]

Come on folks. Who are we kidding? Gas is still cheaper than milk, pepsi, bottled water etc.

Even if your tow vehicle gets 15mpg and it is 75 miles to the lake (150 round trip), that is 10 gallons. If it jumps 25 cents overnight, you are telling me that extra $2.50 is going to hurt? If $2.50 gets ya, you were due to give up fishing very soon anyway. I burn about another 10gal in the boat. So, that is $5.oo per trip. I am not going to sweat it. That is one hamburger combo.

It ain't that bad. Gas prices have been artifically low for a long time. Don't forget that 37.5 cents per gallon is tax. And in VA you can get a 17.5 cents per gallon refund from Dept Motor Vehicals for all gas not used in a road vehicle.

Go fish.

Dayton

Guess who works for an oil company!! that kind of thinking is why Gas prices are as high as they are.

[Eager Beaver]

Eager Beaver, that is good mileage - just curious, what liter engine do you
have, 5.3 or 6.0 -or none of the above Lets just say I'm looking at new
things, wondering what else is out there. Also, what is the GVWR on your
truck? I have sort of lost track of GM, they have made a lot of new stuff
lately.

J White I have the Crew Cab with the short 6 ft box on it, with the Vortec 5700 engine with an axle ratio of 3.73 (very important) that is where the gas mileage comes from. If you need power than you want 4.10 gear ratio. Great power for pulling but only 9-10 MPG, 3.93 ratio will get you about 14-15 MPG. The GVWR is 8600 lbs. on the truck. I have the towing package which is bigger radiator and extra transmition cooler. Better suspension system, and better hitch, along with better braking system. The only draw back that I have found with the truck is the turning radius. It takes 40 acres to turn it around, as the old saying goes. Still a great vehicle for pulling the boat and for long trips. If we go anywhere that is long distance we take the Truck and leave the TrailBlazer at home. Just a more comfortable ride.

[Eager Beaver]

Yes I have 2-4wd vehicles and they don't get that bad of gas mileage for what we use them for. When I bought the truck I still worked construction and used it to get to the job sites when it rained or in the winter time to haul people and equipment to the job site until they got the driveways paved. They always start new construction in the fall and we have to work thru the rain and snow in the fall and winter getting new construction of commercial buildings started. I live in Ne. and we have Icy streets and roads thru most of the winter months here and need our 4wd SUV's. Never under stood why people in the South needed 4wd SUV's. I wouldn't have one if I didn't need one.

[Ranger690]

Guess who works for an oil company!! that kind of thinking is why Gas prices are as high as they are.

Nope. Just a guy who doesn't worry about things I can't change. If I want to fish, or drive 60 miles to hunt, then I am going to do it. I am not saying higher prices are fun, but man, it's like talking to the barber about the weather. The same old complaining gets old.

Dayton

[Mrs. Crappie Stalker]

That's a no for me too. The only thing that's affected my crappie fishing is 105 degree heat index.

[crap-king]

Yes I have 2-4wd vehicles and they don't get that bad of gas mileage for what we use them for. When I bought the truck I still worked construction and used it to get to the job sites when it rained or in the winter time to haul people and equipment to the job site until they got the driveways paved. They always start new construction in the fall and we have to work thru the rain and snow in the fall and winter getting new construction of commercial buildings started. I live in Ne. and we have Icy streets and roads thru most of the winter months here and need our 4wd SUV's. Never under stood why people in the South needed 4wd SUV's. I wouldn't have one if I didn't need one.

We do get some snow and ice in the winter as well - so we do not need 4wd often - but I got it when I do need it - we use ours to get around in wet or muddy areas as well - 4wd works great on some of our steep ramps when we need a little help from the front wheels that might be on a dry surface - we are not on flat land like in the midwest plains area - that is the biggest reason we have 4wd