Will High Gas Prices Affect Your Fishing?

[throttleplate]

38 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I drove my truck a long ways today, it’s amazing how much better the MPG is without my boat haha. Went from 12-13 to 18-19. 
 

I rarely drive it without a boat behind it 

well i can see how that woud make a difference.

[CrashVector]

Nope.  Im a kayak man.

[Drew03cmc]

On 5/19/2022 at 1:35 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

Already has for me. Trips are much closer to the house to the lakes that aren't nearly as good and trips are much less frequent. Not sure how much longer I can keep the Stratos at this rate either.

 

It's killing us as a single income family. 

Definitely can't argue this. I haven't gone to chase my river smallies yet this year and it's killing me. The $60 for gas there and back will be $80 or higher this year. 

[scaleface]

My back is affecting my fishing more than gas prices . I had to quit yesterday . First time I had to do that because of back pain . .

[Mike L]

8 minutes ago, scaleface said:

My back is affecting my fishing more than gas prices . I had to quit yesterday . First time I had to do that because of back pain . .

You’re not alone Pal!

 

 

 

Mike

[Adrift]

I've already canceled one trip. I'll be fishing close to home this year. 

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, scaleface said:

My back is affecting my fishing more than gas prices . I had to quit yesterday . First time I had to do that because of back pain . .

You’re still a spring chicken yet 

[MN Fisher]

14 hours ago, Glenn said:

Keri and I have a combined age of 114 years.

Youngins'

 

Nora and I are 118 combined.

 

[WRB]

36 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Youngins'

 

Nora and I are 118 combined.

 

Children, Kay and 1 have 155 combined ?

[TnRiver46]

Rachel and I are about to hit 71 combined early next month haha. Time flies when you’re frying fish! 

[Dogface]

30 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Rachel and I are about to hit 71 combined early next month haha. 

 Rubbing it in are you? ?

[scaleface]

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

You’re still a spring chicken yet 

I'm old enough that I'm not required to carry a fishing license and have a Medicare card .

[TnRiver46]

56 minutes ago, Dogface said:

 Rubbing it in are you? ?

I just tell them my name is @scalefacewhen the game warden rolls up on me 

[Hammer 4]

144 for  the wife and I.

[tander]

Gas prices will not affect me. I live 8 minutes from the ramp and I can see the areas I fish from the ramp for the most part.  I also fish an aluminum boat.

[Catt]

Meanwhile in Southwest Louisiana!

 

 

[Glenn]

Reminder!

 

 

[throttleplate]

save the planet, save gas, ride an elephant

[Captain Phil]

14 hours ago, Hammer 4 said:

144 for  the wife and I.

 

150 for us.   

[Alex from GA]

151 for us and wifey is 12 years younger than me.

[Zcoker]

On 5/20/2022 at 2:55 PM, gimruis said:

 

That's pretty good mileage.  I might be considering a Ranger when the time comes to replace my current F-150.  I have to imagine that the mileage drops a fair amount when towing a boat though.  If you don't mind me asking how big is the fuel tank on the Ranger?

 

I came out of a F150 and into the Ranger. It has a 18gal tank. I couldn't tell you what the mileage would be towing because I haven't towed anything with it yet. But it can tow about 7500 pounds and I'm quite sure the mileage would suffer towing that much. 

[gim]

21 minutes ago, Zcoker said:

 

I came out of a F150 and into the Ranger. It has a 18gal tank. I couldn't tell you what the mileage would be towing because I haven't towed anything with it yet. But it can tow about 7500 pounds and I'm quite sure the mileage would suffer towing that much. 

Excellent, thanks.  I currently have an F-150 and I'm considering a down grade.  My boat doesn't weigh nearly that much.  Its about 3500 pounds fully loaded with the trailer.

 

I just moved and its a little tight in the garage with my F-150 so a Ranger would save me some reasonable space in there.  I used to have a Ranger about 15 years ago right out of college.

[Zcoker]

12 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Excellent, thanks.  I currently have an F-150 and I'm considering a down grade.  My boat doesn't weigh nearly that much.  Its about 3500 pounds fully loaded with the trailer.

 

I just moved and its a little tight in the garage with my F-150 so a Ranger would save me some reasonable space in there.  I used to have a Ranger about 15 years ago right out of college.

 

Well, as it pertains to this thread, getting into a newer vehicle with great mileage is certainly a way to curve these higher gas prices. In my case, I went with the Ranger because of fishing, I simply got tired of living at the pump. I do a ton of traveling to fish, so along with work and general use, it just made sense to get into something a bit more versatile. And the Ranger is the best of both worlds, in my opinion, great on gas without sacrificing big truck performance. 

[Captain Phil]

4 hours ago, gimruis said:

Excellent, thanks.  I currently have an F-150 and I'm considering a down grade.  My boat doesn't weigh nearly that much.  Its about 3500 pounds fully loaded with the trailer.

 

My 2020 Explorer with the standard EcoBoost 4 gets 27-28 mpg on the highway and it tows my RT178 like it's not even back there. 

[GaryH]

My last trip to Dale Hollow last month was 700 miles each way. $550 in gas. Since were in Amish country things are gonna change