What price will keep you at the dock

[captcl]

Bill, and to think you were considering selling that rig! IMO that's a great all around boat. Got to work late tonight but I'm hooking up the Mako when i get home tomorrow and to the gas station we will go before it gets any higher.
I love my trailer.

[catchemup]

I hope it doesn't go above $4.00 a gallon, but as the boss said "It is what it is" so I don't think it is going to keep us at the dock. May be doing more tuna fishing at the Jackspot. I know he won't like it come August and Sept. during the marlin bite when were burning 350 -400 gallons.

[Seacows]

My buddies and I went to my smaller boat and we picked up a comercial Bass permit. Then we simply fished hard on the days when you can sell bass in MA. We would fish overnight sometimes 12-16 hours. We caught enought fish to pay for gas for the entire season. Something you guys may want to think about with the higher prices.

[Fissues]

I thought about it REAL hard for a least a nano second. No cost too high. Fishing is my crack cocaine.

[c-witch]

I live on a private lagoon. So I will just go to the regular station and fill up my 30 gallon tank on wheel and then pump it in to my boats. Should save 25-30 buck per fill up.

[rarhomes]

It has already held me back. I fish with my daughter a buddy and his son most of the time. We generally split the cost 2 ways.
So on a regular day of dragging baits or dottom fishing it cost about $500.00. I have trouble justifying spending that much money
per day to fish. My boat is good on fuel but it is FOR SALE.

But for as long as I own it, I will not waste the money unless it is a perfect day, 3' or less, and no more than twice a month, it just cost to much.

[Miles Offshore]

good question, the price of fuel and the way the state/government and everyone else wants to charge, surcharge, and make the creel limits and regulations so restrictive that you cant keep more than a couple of any species really sux. I have been thinking about just selling my ride and maybe getting a small carolina skiff or something similar and just trout fish and shit up inside the inlet. fuel cost, slip fees, maintenance and yearly hauling, etc etc etc. it would be a lot cheaper just to charter someone a few times a year.

[randall r]

doing a lot more kayak and inshore from the inflateable......im lucky...my friends take me offshore and the bertram is seeing half the hours it did 5 years ago......my wife says "i got two words for you and your boat........dock party"...we compromise

[WildLines]

Originally Posted by Tricia Lynn

Please , really think about this question. What price on gas will keep you at the dock this year ? What price will truly have you re-evaluating boat ownership ?? Please no ego's

Fact is if Fuel gets much higher you won't be able to sale your boat and get out if you wanted to....so you might as well fish. IMO Not many NEW people really coming to the Offshore boating, the guys in it are addicted and will eat spam in order to fish offshore...but the you guys that have to eat the first big boat purchase, the 15k in tackle, fuel and etc...are not getting into the sport. It is killing the boat market and sport.

[pal156]

fortunatly i can troll for stripers all day and only use about 8 gallons,my little 18 footer w/115 merc,gets me most places and can handle some rough water 4-6'. so that being said it probably wont slow me down unless it gets to be about 6 bucks a gallon.maybe the prices will keep some of the idiots on the docks.