If your gonna tournament fish once or twice a month you will have to consider gas costs. I'll pretty much use almost a full tank each tournament wich runs around $60-$90 depending on the price per gallon. However, if you plan on practicing a few times a month like myself , that can triple or quadruple your monthly costs on gas and oil. I go out about 4 times a month total which runs about $300/mo. x 6 or 7 months= about $2000 a yr. not including broken trolling motor, batteries, tires, tune-ups or anything else that may break...it s all worth it if you can afford it...Good luck!!!