Gas prices keeping you from fishing?

[mstrelectricman]

Naw, coffee and beer are still running a little over 10 bucks a gallon, and gas is about $3.65 or so a gallon, about double the price of gasoline. What it means to me is more drifting and wading, shorter runs, more "free" fishing like in the surf and walking the bayside, and picking the better weather and tides." The guys it hurts the most are the offshore fishermen who can burn 50 to 250 gallons in a single 12-hour fishing day. In July 2008 we put 1,100 bucks into one day's worth of fishing after topping it off at the fuel dock! What's your average inshore daily burn, like 5 to 10 gallons?" You got cheap expenses even at ten gallons of gas and two gallons of beer, cokes, or water in small plastic bottles, less than $70. Ugh, lose the live shrimp, dude, them are like 40 bucks a gallon!

That's fo sho! Gotta pick the best days and fellow fishermen to split the expenses.

[JT]

Moonpie....kindly STFU about high gas prices.

Sincerely,
jt

[mstrelectricman]

Moonpie....kindly STFU about high gas prices.

Sincerely,
jt

HeHeHeHe...dang JT. Why don't you tell us how ya really feel!

[FishinAddiction]

gas prices keeping you from fishing?

nope...

work is keeping me from fishing.

you got that right my friend!

[corndog]

I just quit drinkiing coffee. Have you seen how expensive a bottle of Aqua Velva is these days GeeZ!!

[Gater]

[QUOTE=mstrelectricman;125752]That's fo sho! Gotta pick the best days and fellow fishermen to split the expenses.[/QUOTE]

I hear ya...I think my boat is rated for 10 people and I might utilize every bit of that! LOL

[Moonpie]

Not gas prices but work and wind have been keeping me off the water.

[kenny]

Moonpie....kindly STFU about high gas prices.

Sincerely,
jt

I can't believe how selfish and self-serving some people are!

[Milkjug]

There are times when kayaking and having a truck that gets >26mpg are nice. Still, it keeps me from fishing "far away" places like SLP, the Brazos, and X-mas as much.

[Sheepsheader]

yeah for me, when im driving from northside down to galveston plus live shrimp, catch my own live croaker etc..,so if anybody needs a partner in crime we can split the trip

[Moe]

I don't have a boat but willing to drive from Baytown to Galveston and split the cost if you don't mind a fishing partner!

Moe

[PasadenaMan]

yeah for me, when im driving from northside down to galveston plus live shrimp, catch my own live croaker etc..,so if anybody needs a partner in crime we can split the trip

I hear ya, I live by the woodlands mall. I leave my boat at my parents in pasadena. Where abouts area ya. I am almost contemplating starting to fish lake conroe since its closer and I've never done it.

[Curmudgeon]

[QUOTE=corndog;125773 Have you seen how expensive a bottle of Aqua Velva is these days GeeZ!![/QUOTE]
Yep! And it doesn't taste near as good as it used to!

[GHSmacker]

Not keeping me off the water yet...but i also either walk in or yak it most days.

I may have to start fishing with other people...but since i don't like most people, i'll probably just stop fishing.

[Sheepsheader]

I hear ya, I live by the woodlands mall. I leave my boat at my parents in pasadena. Where abouts area ya. I am almost contemplating starting to fish lake conroe since its closer and I've never done it.

Off of 45 north and little york...about 4 miles west of 45