Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

Re: Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (flyflingerandy1) — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:57:17 PST

Yeah, it affects me pretty seriously. I have one lake two miles from home that is closed for renovation, which means the fishing won't be worth crap for a few years there, I have another about 4 miles from home that I fish A LOT. We were planning a camping trip as a family down to southern MO, but that is a 5+ hr drive at 55mph most of the way, so do the math there...that is over $135 on gas alone in a 4 cylinder ($45 to fill from E at $3.56/gal), now we have a 1 yr old, so needs to be a hotel room $80/night, and MO out of state permits and trout tags ($45 each), so total, before food, drink, etc, looking at $400 or so, before any of that...guess what, the state of MO will not be getting my money. We will have to find something closer to home here so we can afford to live while on this vacation.

I need to get a moped to ride the gravel to the city lake.

Re: Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (jvmorton2002) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:18:23 PST

My fishing buddies and I ride bicycles to all of our spots to fish. Saves a ton of money, but, Wichita actually has plenty of public ponds with easy access and it's actually makes the fishing a bit more memorable... Now I just have to make a trailer to haul my pirogue behind my bicycle(I'll probably wind up on the news for that one-lol)

Re: Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (armyflyfisher) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:23:21 PST

Cut back on fishing?????? Are you kidding??? NEVER!

I've got a 15 minute commute to work and lots of small lakes/large ponds, creeks and a smallish river all within about 20 minutes in my pick up....so it's not too bad.

I got a kayak this Spring so that I can expand my fishing on th ponds closest to home.

David

Re: Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (flyfishing4goldentrout) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:42:20 PST

Move to the fish, I think sense Ive retired the normal months gasoline usage varies between 20-30 gallons including the every 6wk drive into the bigest town nearby (160 miles round trip) to go to the supermarket, walmart and such. The rest just here on the river and lake if I want to go farther than I want to walk from home. River edge of the lake is just a mile below the house.
We are already at $3.99.9 here and always run around $.40 a gallon above the state average, they have to truck everything in from that same big town threw our narrow winding canyon rod.
Richard

Re: Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (JeffSod) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:50:04 PST

One of the reasons I decided to take up FW fly fishing was it started getting too expensive to drive to the Salt to fish for Stripers. Up until two years ago June when I met up with the Bass Pond crew at Burrage I hadn't bought a FW license in 10 years. I love fly fishing for stripers but when gas broke 2.00 a gallon I realized I had to cut back the number of trips. I am enjoying hitting the FW again though I am not sure I saved myself any money

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feeds@kickapps.com (warren) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:54:15 PST

I have 7 ponds and 3 rivers within a 10 mile drive so it doesn't affect my fishing at all. When I expand out to about a 40 min drive I have more fishing available to me than I can fish in a year! When I go fishing the price of gas isn't even considered. I will cut back on other things if I have to but not my fishing.

Warren.

Re: Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (Flytackle) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:35:56 PST

When I moved to Cape Cod I had one goal in mind... HOME WATERS. I am glad I live in a place that has great fishing steps from the front door. Seven minute commute to my job with a six-cylinder engine, four would be even better. I can fill the tank and have it last a couple weeks - thank goodness. Gas isn't going anywhere but up, up, up. Alec

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feeds@kickapps.com (bill0215) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:07:47 PST

The last time i took my daughters skiing, it cost me $76.00 to drive 500 miles. In a way i'm lucky; i sold my car in 2000. I use public transportation for most of my fishing trips(salt, cold & warm water). I can fish a different fishery everyday and not need to drive a car to go fishing. "I live in BROOKLYN but I love New York."

Bill

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feeds@kickapps.com (B52 bugger) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:58:11 PST

I can't believe the politicians arguing about sex and race - no body addressing the issue of our sliding economy. I live in beautiful Massachusetts and I have to tell you the govenor, and the two senators make me sick. The light's on but nobody home. They are worried about illegal immingration and how we can give them the store and what's in it. I like all kinds of fishing but I think this will be the year for bass and pan fishing from my 12 ft canoe. I am going to enjoy every moment as if it was the last day of my life. Hope the price of a license doesn't go up. Hopefully Deval won't increase the license to fund the general treasury.

just a tired old man

Fishing and Gas $$$$ prices

feeds@kickapps.com (gillbuster) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:09:51 PST

Gang,
Just finished listening to CNN news (depressing as always), Secretary of Energy says he thinks gas will be close to $4.00 a gallon this summer....I may be fishing a little closer to home this year to cut down the expenses, but not much, fishing is all I have to keep my sanity. My costs have never been that much to begin with. Many folks at my work are changing their family vacation plans this summer. Are the high cost of fuel going to alter your fishing plans this year? I have several new ponds nearby to explore and want to get back into making/using poppers for gills and bass.
Gillbuster