How's the price of gas affecting your season ?

[Roger]

It hurts, but there are fewer googans on the water it seems.

[wader-dad]

John----S-B.com should set up some truck pooling system so guys can buddy-up to save gas.

[Rob Rockcrawler]

The only way its really effecting me is my language is a bit fouler at the pumps and i tend to stay the night when fishing, tent it up. Ive been putting more of it on plastic than in previous years but should be able to pay it off come winter. Oh crap, forgot bout intrest. Still fishin no matter the cost.

[BigFish]

Gas prices are not affecting my fishing....its the damn seals down the Cape! I don't mind spending the money but the damn things have ruined the fishing....not to mention the damn plovers and soon the mung!!!

[partsjay]

I have fished more than ever this year....but I have been fishing local...no more than 30 min......that being said, I am ready for a road trip...I need to catch some fish!!!

[Bigcat]

A lot less time with the boat,and a lot more time fishing the Canal.

[Squid kids Dad]

Dont have a boat..But I have a company car with gas card...So it really hasnt slowed me down

[Mr. Sandman]

considering most sport fish boats get between 1 and 3 mpg I would bet it effects many. I am not going boating as much this season as I am finding other things to do at home. I have a hobicat and a new home theater with a 60" high def TV which I am getting much enjoyment out of and it costs little to run. When I go fishing, I do my normal trips but it is painful to fill up. The other week I stopped putting fuel in when I reached $300 and had a ways more to go before it was full. Most sport fishing boats cost more then a grand to top off now. Some well beyond that. 300 for a CC gets me about 3 weeks of fishing so about 100/week is about my "mean" average for most of the season, add to that 3500 for dockage and probably double that for all the other misc stuff through out the year and you get the boating fiscal picture. For longer distance trips and during the derby it will probably be about 300 per week. Yes it is painful but a good day on the water is priceless. It does not effect my surfcasting significantly.

There was an interesting article in the newspaper here about a guy who went to Menemsha, took a look at the cost of a charter boat trip (400-600) and was told he could only take 2 fish. His comment was that is a lot of money for two fish and decided to fish off the dock in Menemsha with bait he purchased at the grocery store. He got several large bass, during the day, in the harbor ...one weighed in at 47# the others were 20 and 30#. Not bad considering the charter boats are not doing that good on average. You can do it on the cheap .

[Raven]

just paid out $520 for heating oil
in advance of a price increase with WW3
on the move...

thinking about other ways to trim the budget
all the time............

all the time

planning trips ever so carefully.

[ragfly]

When I take people out in my boat I tell them up front they will have to chip in for gas..... No more free rides. I have also requested that they pay for any of my tackle that they loss during the trip... Wait to you see the price of tackle go up remember plastic and rubber are all petrolium based.... it's only going to get worse.

["uffah!!"]

Originally Posted by wader-dad

John----S-B.com should set up some truck pooling system so guys can buddy-up to save gas.

ARE YOU CRAZY? THEY WOULD HAVE TO BURN ALL THEIR SPOTS!!!!

[Vermonter]

Gas prices havent affected me at all, its been work. Now that the dog days of summer are here its good I've got 10 days reserved at the Bourne Scenic Park for late sept/early oct. As long as this job is completed by then that is ...

[blue oyster]

i started putting money away last winter just for this reason , do i like it no but its a short fishing season and i work 65-70 hours a week , so on those days off i am going fishing damn it , no matter what the cost