Gas cost and fishing?

Post by **Redbelly** » November 18th, 2007, 8:57 pm

How will the rising cost of gas affect your gulf fishing trips from now on?

I can pull my boat to Aucilla for $27 right now at today's prices. Usually can get by in the boat with no more than 2 gallons if I travel a lot.

I could afford once a week on my allowance easy enuff.

What a mess · Post by **What a mess** » November 18th, 2007, 9:15 pm

Boat around 40 miles $47.00 4500 rpm 30 MPH about 3 mpg.

( a buck a mile )

Truck around 225 miles towing a boat, $75.00 about 12 mpg.

( $.25 a mile )

Renew a non resident license for a year $52.00

( a buck a week)

Making my buddy get out of the boat to get my Skitterwalk I told him not to throw up on that Oyster bar.

(PRICELESS.)

Post by **jsuber** » November 18th, 2007, 9:37 pm

Kayak, no gas except to get to the water.

What a mess · Post by **What a mess** » November 18th, 2007, 9:44 pm

Old fat and lazy I would look like a Buffalo on a Bumble bee.

I have no interest in a dirt bike either.

Post by **tin can** » November 19th, 2007, 5:32 am

If I have the money, I'll go.

Post by **Redbelly** » November 19th, 2007, 7:15 am

tin can wrote:If I have the money, I'll go.

My sentiments exactly my dear Mr. Watson.

Post by **Reel Cowboy** » November 19th, 2007, 7:51 am

tin can wrote:If I have the money, I'll go.

Wise words

Post by **wevans** » November 19th, 2007, 8:00 am

Two Grouper trips and two trips on the river and I just used the $20 worth of fuel I put in the boat "around 6 1/2 gallons"

and about the same amount for the truck

What a mess · Post by **What a mess** » November 19th, 2007, 8:31 am

And I thought you had that goofy grin in your picture there because you was drunk.

Looks like you happy cause your wallet ain't empty.

The gas doesn't bother me as much as the time down and back.

It cramps either your fishing time or sleeping time one is as bad as the other.

Post by **Chalk** » November 19th, 2007, 8:36 am

Post by **RHTFISH** » November 19th, 2007, 9:45 am

Simple case of priorities!

1. fishing

2. everything else

I'm RHTFISH and my wife does not approve of this message!

reelcatch · Post by **reelcatch** » November 19th, 2007, 8:31 pm

Next to nothin. I bought a little 25hp on a 15 footer and it costs about 15.00 every third trip. Had the big boats, you can keep em I like gettin back in the shallows.

Post by **Reel Slow** » November 19th, 2007, 9:00 pm

When it gets to 4-5 bucks a gallon...yes. Now no.

yellow dog · Post by **yellow dog** » November 19th, 2007, 9:53 pm

fifty bucks a trip is still worth the chance to be alone on the water

breeze · Post by **breeze** » November 20th, 2007, 7:04 pm

reelcatch wrote:Next to nothin. I bought a little 25hp on a 15 footer and it costs about 15.00 every third trip. Had the big boats, you can keep em I like gettin back in the shallows.

DITTO.