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[gf2020]

Honestly, how much gas do you burn in a season? At 200 gallons per year you're looking at an increase of maybe $200-400 more than last season. If you can afford a boat and a slip, you can afford $400. Even a 1000 gallon per year user is only talking about $1000-2000.

Heck, even at $4.00 or $5.00 per gallon, gas will still pretty much be the cheapest thing about boating!

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by gf2020

Honestly, how much gas do you burn in a season? At 200 gallons per year you're looking at an increase of maybe $200-400 more than last season. If you can afford a boat and a slip, you can afford $400. Even a 1000 gallon per year user is only talking about $1000-2000.

Heck, even at $4.00 or $5.00 per gallon, gas will still pretty much be the cheapest thing about boating!

Thats why I said "my pleasure $" in my original post. Afford is different than willing to spend. I dont know if I am willing to spend $150 bucks a fishing trip for 6 hours on the water. Not counting eels. As much as I love being in the boat, it will cost me $15 to fish from the surf and I still enjoy it.
The past few years I spent way to much time and $$$ chasing bunker. That will end this year unless they show up in my harbor. I'll just stay closer to home. I never troll but I do run around to different areas, I may just stay within a few miles of the home port.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Thats why I said "my pleasure $" in my original post. Afford is different than willing to spend. I dont know if I am willing to spend $150 bucks a fishing trip for 6 hours on the water. Not counting eels. As much as I love being in the boat, it will cost me $15 to fish from the surf and I still enjoy it.
The past few years I spent way to much time and $$$ chasing bunker. That will end this year unless they show up in my harbor. I'll just stay closer to home. I never troll but I do run around to different areas, I may just stay within a few miles of the home port.

Does this mean that you'll be accepting some of my invites to come along and fish from shore this season? You'll be opening up a door to a whole new world.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Does this mean that you'll be accepting some of my invites to come along and fish from shore this season? You'll be opening up a door to a whole new world.

At this rate, the only way we'll be able to afford to fish is car-pooling.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

At this rate, the only way we'll be able to afford to fish is car-pooling.

My company pays for my gas. Too bad they won't give me a company pick up or suv.

[FishermanTim]

Here's something to keep an eye out for, and I wouldn't put it past the state or individual cities and towns.

Seeing that Chatham now has pretty much a "resident-only" boat ramp, how many other coastal towns will start charging more for non-residents to launch watercraft from their shores?
Boaters that plan on trailering their craft to the sea each trip will have to be aware of any fees, regulations and restrictions involved with the baot launch they plan on using.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of places follow suit with Chatham and impose a higher fee and limit non-resident use of their town boat ramps.
You know, anything to make a buck!

Of course with the rise in fuel costs, when no one travels to these locales because they can't afford to, who will suffer?

I would love to have a boat, but it's just too expensive. I love my kayak! fishing fresh, salt, day, night, spring, summer and fall!

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Does this mean that you'll be accepting some of my invites to come along and fish from shore this season? You'll be opening up a door to a whole new world.

I invited you to fish the canal with me a bunch of times last year but you were hanging with your pre-work, non-eel fishing buddies while I could only slum it on the weekends.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I invited you to fish the canal with me a bunch of times last year but you were hanging with your pre-work, non-eel fishing buddies while I could only slum it on the weekends.

That's why I put in these grueling 6 and 6.5 hour days at work during the winter. I need to have more time to fish during the spring, summer and fall. I'll be going at night after work more this season. Any time you want to go, call me. Oh yeah, I now have an eel tank, so you don't need to worry about untangling all your plugs.

We're looking to sell the boat and downsize this year. My dad wants something in the 17 to 19 foot range so we can trailer it more. I only fished 3 times from the boat last year and only 1 trip was for bass.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Thats why I said "my pleasure $" in my original post. Afford is different than willing to spend. I dont know if I am willing to spend $150 bucks a fishing trip for 6 hours on the water. Not counting eels. As much as I love being in the boat, it will cost me $15 to fish from the surf and I still enjoy it.
The past few years I spent way to much time and $$$ chasing bunker. That will end this year unless they show up in my harbor. I'll just stay closer to home. I never troll but I do run around to different areas, I may just stay within a few miles of the home port.

So stop chasing bunker. I called it quits on the bunker after ARK Bait cleaned out the upper bay. I went to eels at night and 3 way eels in the daytime. Pulled Montauk Bunker spoons on wire and lead core and started to fish Brenton Reef and Anawan. Lots of fish at all the usual places.
Don't get me wrong, I love livelining bunker. Nothing is as exciting as when the bunker start their nervous dance and a big bass blows up on the surface. I just saved a lot of time, aggrevation and gas by using other methods.
Jimmy, try livelining Scup. Works great and you have double the fun. Once catching the Scup and then catching the Bass on the Scup.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by piemma

So stop chasing bunker. I called it quits on the bunker after ARK Bait cleaned out the upper bay. I went to eels at night and 3 way eels in the daytime. Pulled Montauk Bunker spoons on wire and lead core and started to fish Brenton Reef and Anawan. Lots of fish at all the usual places.
Don't get me wrong, I love livelining bunker. Nothing is as exciting as when the bunker start their nervous dance and a big bass blows up on the surface. I just saved a lot of time, aggrevation and gas by using other methods.
Jimmy, try livelining Scup. Works great and you have double the fun. Once catching the Scup and then catching the Bass on the Scup.

I've chased bunker less than 4 times last year. I'm 90% eels. And spend most of my time in Newport and Narr. Its all doable when gas is less than $4. If its $5, that changes the story.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I've chased bunker less than 4 times last year. I'm 90% eels. And spend most of my time in Newport and Narr. Its all doable when gas is less than $4. If its $5, that changes the story.

Well, YOU were the one who said he spend a lot of time and money chasing bait. Maybe it wasn't bunker you were chasing.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by piemma

Well, YOU were the one who said he spend a lot of time and money chasing bait. Maybe it wasn't bunker you were chasing.

that was a few years ago.2007-2009. I only went up the river to get them a few times last year.