Have rising gas prices affected your crappie fishing?

[Larry C]

Hey Moose,

You'll have to do like I do. First I put back some fishing money, then some beer money, then bowling money and if anything is left I'd buy some food..haha You just have to have your priorities in order..

[Small Minnow]

The price of gas here in Texas is high today and higher tomorrow. I drive 85 miles to Lake Sam Rayborn and burn $30.00 in the truck and one gallon in the boat. I will have to find a closer place to fish also.
Small Minnow

[Moose1am]

Today the price of gasoline jumped up another ten cents to $1.989

I see that over three hundred people have looked at this thread an only 11 have taken the time to post on this thread about high prices of gasoline.

No wonder they keep jacking up the prices. Is there nothing that we can do to stop the price increases?

The price of gas here in Texas is high today and higher tomorrow. I drive 85 miles to Lake Sam Rayborn and burn $30.00 in the truck and one gallon in the boat. I will have to find a closer place to fish also.
Small Minnow

[Clay95]

I just started Crappie fishing. Went to KL last fall. I pull an 1800 Lund to Lake Michigan twice a month to pre-fish and fish Salmon tourn'ys. It's 500 miles round trip.Wife and I have salmon 3 times a week.I'm 61 years old. My Dad passed away at 64,never made retirement. I've sent 2 kids thru college and now the wife says it's my turn to do what I enjoy. I don't plan on changing my quality of life I've worked for. Might have to cut back on spoons and flies, I really don't need any more. LOL
I've worked construction all my life and I'm not rich. But by God I'm going to FISH. End of sermon. Clay

[Kokomo Bob]

I love it. Less jet ski's, less skiers, less pleasure boaters, less ramp traffic.
How sweet it is.

[Moose1am]

Are any of you guys or gals thinking about vehical gas milage when you go out looking for a new truck to pull your boat?

How about those hybrid gasoline/electric vehicles?

I read where the sales of SUV's are dropping and the auto companies are increasing the rebates for SUV's.

What will your next tow vehicle be?

I would love to see less skiers and jet skies on the lake. Fortunately I fish a lake that has areas that are out of bounds for those activities and I can fish peacefully in one area of the lake and if I choose go to another area of the lake to water ski. Never did like fishing with those peskie ski boats running around my fishing boat though.

I love it. Less jet ski's, less skiers, less pleasure boaters, less ramp traffic.
How sweet it is.

[Jerry Blake]

Are any of you guys or gals thinking about vehical gas milage when you go out looking for a new truck to pull your boat?

How about those hybrid gasoline/electric vehicles?

I read where the sales of SUV's are dropping and the auto companies are increasing the rebates for SUV's.

What will your next tow vehicle be?

I would love to see less skiers and jet skies on the lake. Fortunately I fish a lake that has areas that are out of bounds for those activities and I can fish peacefully in one area of the lake and if I choose go to another area of the lake to water ski. Never did like fishing with those peskie ski boats running around my fishing boat though.

Hey Moose,

I bought a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummings Diesel engine almost two months ago for pulling my heavy 21’ Kenner Center Console every day.

I can still get diesel for $1.69 and I’m getting nearly half again better mileage than I was with the V-6 Ford E-150 Conversion Van I traded in. And the mileage is supposed to get better as the truck gets broken in.

I’ll have to drive it for 10-years to make it worth it for what it cost – just hope it holds up that long!

Hopefully with the higher gas prices people will start driving more economical vehicles for basic transportation. Seems like everyone drives an SUV now.

FISH ON!
Jerry

[slab_seeker]

Since I normally fish close to home and on a hard day of fishing I don't burn no more than 3 gallons of gas, it hasn't affected me YET.

[Tim The Lippa Rippa Mon]

Since I normally fish close to home and on a hard day of fishing I don't burn no more than 3 gallons of gas, it hasn't affected me YET.

The closest tournament I have fished this year was 220 miles away, one way. I am really feeling the pinch from these ridiculous prices. I will be traveling nearly 800 miles 1 way for a tournament in 2 weeks. Some of the tournamentss we have fished, a 1st place finish would not even cover the expenses of going to the event.

I do enjoy local waters, but I have fallen in love with many lakes through out the USA. I hope I can afford to continue my love of the sport in more than my neighboring states. <,"}/>{Rippa

[Roberta]

This has been an interesting thread to follow.

My old '92 Chevy Beauville (14 mpg) van finally had to be replaced so now we're pulling our little boat with a 2002 Blazer (18+mpg). The boat is so small it hardlym akes a difference, but with gas prices hovering around $1.96, I don't take a drive to see how the lake looks like I may have in the past. We dom ost of our fishing within 25 miles of home, so gas prices haven't had a major impact on our fishing.

As for the hybrids, they don't pay - a least for us. Purchase price and ACTUAL mileage don't compare to what Doug's Cavalier 5-speed stick gets (32mpg) and it had a pretty low purchase price. - Roberta