Cost of your fishing trips ??? 2024
Fish Chris reply :
{once again, I have no idea what section to post this in}
Anyway, gas in Nor Cal right now is at about $3.50 a gallon, but I totally expect $4 by Summer ! Just rediculous ! But anyway.....
My trophy Smallmouth trips (about 90 miles from my home) are costing me;
$30 gas for truck
$12 gas for boat
$18.50 for parking + launch + fish
rounded out to $60 a day.
My trophy Largemouth trips (about 40 miles from home... but includes a fair amount of stop and go, through city driving) are costing me;
$15 gas for truck
$5 bridge toll
$7 gas for boat
$12 parking + launch + fish
rounded to $40 a day.
To any of you guys with high performance bass boats, this might sound really cheap..... But for a poor guy like myself, that doesn't work as much as he should, and tries to fish 140 days a year, these freaking gas prices are killing me !
I guess I'd have to say, gas has finally gotten high enough that it might start to affect how much I fish..... or at least, where, and for what.....
Your thoughts ?
Fish
fishn bear reply :
Here in North Carolina gas in running about $3.10-$3.20 a gallon. Not quite as high but still to the point of starting to put a hurtn on how much and were I fish as well. Im not running a big bass boat by no means an old 17' procraft with a 140 johnson on her but still cant afford to fill her up and just run up and down the lake all weekend. When gas does get to $4 a gallon Im thinking I will have to park my bass boat and go back to my Jon boat to be able to afford to fish. >
but that might not be a bad thing I have cought a lot more fish out of my old Jon than my bass boat anyway.
I think we will start to see of the boat manufactors change the new models they come out with in the next few years to become smaller and something that can run well with much smaller motors.
Jimzee reply :
I have a few small lakes around me that have 10 hp limits or electric motors only. I fished these a bit more last year than the year before. I will probably do more of the same this year. I just trim the big motor up and use the trolling motor to fish these small lakes. I am kind of limited on the 300 acre lakes on how far I can go but the smaller 100-150 acre lakes are just right for a trolling motor. A few of these smaller lakes are C&R only like the bigger lakes I fish so that helps keep the size up I'm used too. It's gonna cost me about $40.00 in fuel every day I go out on the big lakes so I feel your pain too.
jrhennecke reply :
It's outrageous and is only going to get worse.
maxke01 reply :
Gas prices dont bother me too much. Just have to budget around it. Cutting down on stuff that isnt a necessity is a great way to fit the gas bill in the budget
KU_Bassmaster. reply :
The main lake I fish is about 50 miles from my front door. Last year I put a hitch on my 4cyl Honda Accord to combat the rising gas prices. Before I would just borrow my dad's 8 cyl Trailblazer.
So before with my dad's SUV it would cost me about $20 a trip. Now with my car I am down under $10 a trip. Putting the hitch on my car paid for itself with in the first couple months.
I fish out of a pond hopper type boat so my only means of propulsion is a trolling motor. = no $$ spent on gas I am liking that more and more everyday.
The more and more I think about it, a big fiberglass gas powered bass boat just might not be for me. I just don't need it for 99% of the fishing I do. Most of the lakes I fish or either no wake or electric only and all of them are less than 1000 acres. I thought that with in the year I would be in the market for a bass boat. Now I think if I get anything I will look for an older bass boat with no outboard, gut it, and make my own all electric boat.
CJ reply :
Kentucky passed a law that went into effect last year that abolished launching fees.
I pull with a diesel($3.65/gal). :-[
On the average:
$10.00 diesel for towing
$40.00 gas in boat (250 Merc)
$5.00 outboard oil
Here in a few days I switch over to a 225 Optimax. I think I'm gonna be getting out a little cheaper.
HesterIsGod reply :
I am lucky, I have three 2 acre ponds literally a half mile from my house that I can fish any time when I am feeling the high gas prices starting to effect me.
Pond Hopper reply :
They use to cost me about $100 for a weekend of fishing. This year I have moved to where I did most of my fishing and now have about a 5 minute drive to one of a few dozen ponds, a lake 10 minutes away, and a couple other great lakes within an hour. Good move so far 
George Welcome reply :
Diesel today in Fellsmere: 3.99 -
Tin reply :
The two lakes a fish often, about $10 in gas and $10 to launch. Others, about $15-20 in just gas.
Evan Pease reply :
My trips usually cost $10-$15 in gas for the trip+a few days after that and a few bucks on some type of snack. I fish from a 9'6" basshound in a 300 acre electric only reservoir about 30-40 minutes from my grandpas house so its not bad at all.
FishinDaddy reply :
Around $80 for a tourney day with gas at $3.50+..
Most of my non-tourney fishing is now in smaller lakes with a lot of time on the trolling motor....
BucketmouthAngler13 reply :
When you go fishing driving one of these....
...its pretty cheap. I get 20 miles to a peanutbutter-jelly sandwich. 8-)
~MG
tkite16 reply :
Its gonna be ugly this year. For a weekend at tablerock this year it will be.
109 for condo for 2 nites
20 to keep boat at marina
180 gas to get there and home
50 boat gas
100 food
60 show for the wife in branson :-/
Thank god for overtime.
Hooked_On_Bass reply :
Sweet ride BucketmouthAngler13!
Bob Kavanaugh reply :
Depends on where I go. I have some good choices nearby, and luckily my boat sips gas (Merc 4 stroke 40).
Guntersville - $60
Pickwick(@Waterloo) - $25
Wilson - $15
Pickwick(@McFarland) - $10 tops
Cypress Creek(wading) - $3 8-)
I hope to add Wheeler and the Bear Creek Lakes to my rotation this year, should be equiv. to the Pickwick @ Waterloo outings.
Fishing Doug reply :
My fishing partner and I fish lakes that have a 25hp restriction so we bought a Tracker 170 XT w/25 four stroke. Gas for the boat isn't bad but the SUV takes a tank to get there and back-approx 170 mile round trip.
I would estimate one day of fishing costs approx $100. If we fish on a Saturday, we usually end up at a bar either talking about how good of a day we had.....or....drowning our sorrows from a bad day on the water! ;D
Korea_Bassin reply :
When I saw the title of this post, I thought you might have been referring to the cost of TACKLE. I guess I was thinking that because I bank fished some rip-rap today and lost almost as much tackle as it cost me to drive there (1 Rat-L-Trap; 2 Flukes; 1 Jig w/ trailer...all gone! Yeah yeah...I know...how do you lose not only one but TWO weightless flukes over rip-rap??? I don't know, but I did it.).
vtspinnerb8t reply :
Louisiana is about 3.10-3.20 for Regular. You would think since we make it down the street it would be cheaper but nope.
I have a 150 Carb that doesn't use a ton of gas, but I consider myself lucky it isn't any larger, not t mention the boat is pretty light, so it helps when towing.
My trips usually vary based on the level of competition.
Club Tournaments (Local):
Truck Gas = Usually $10/day (include Prefishing and Tournament Fishing)
Launch: $2/day
Boat Gas: $10-30/day
Oil:$5/day
Larger Local Tournament(BFL/BASS Weekend):1-2 Days
Usually 3+ hours drive
Truck: 20+ Gallons= $60.00-$120.00/ trip(usually no more than three tanks per trip , approx. 24 Gal tank
Boat: Same $30-40/ day
Ramp Fee: $5-10
Oil:$5/day
Out of state license? Usually ~$20 buck for temp.
It never hurts to take someone and be a guide.. It pays when someone else pays 
ba7ss3in reply :
I'm pretty lucky except when i want to take a trip. It cost me under $15 bucks on a regulary weekend trip to the river or lake closest to my house. When I take a trip it cost me about $120+ in gas for the truck and boat. Another $15 for food and dip.
Chris at Tech reply :
It's times like this that I feel REALLY good about fishing the electric only lakes.
My cost?
$25 season pass for my favorite lake (and anywhere from $3-10 to launch on any of a few other lakes in the area) and whatever it costs me to recharge my trolling motor batteries.
Daniel My Brother reply :
I try not to think about what it's costing...but if I break it down:
$15 gas to and from my favorite lake ($3 gallon)
$2 gas for the boat (mostly troll, though I fire up the 9.8hp merc a couple times a trip)
Sometimes more, sometimes less.
When gas is high I'm happy to have a 14' jon and a decent mileage mini-van to tow with.
Big Lakes+Big Trucks+Big Boats = Big Money
Grey Wolf reply :
I guess I'm lucky , my primary lakes I fish are within 15 min. of my house.
GobbleDog reply :
Gas prices have certainly effected the amount of pre-fishing I do. The further the lake, the less likely I am to trailer my boat and make the haul. That's probably true with a lot of club fisherman like myself. The winnings don't quite justify the costs, especially when the lake is 50 miles away or more.
DangerRanger reply :
It cost me at least a c note (100) everytime when you figure everything in that is even if I split the cost with someone else. You figure the gas to and from the lake, the gas and oil on the water, the food and drink you take, launching fees and or yearly pass, fishing lic., insurance on boat, etc. it adds up a lot quicker than what people think. Here is a good idea that I have been doing with my fishing buddies here lately is I have a full tank of gas truck and boat when we head to the lake. When we get back I stop at the gas station and fill everything back up then have them give me half the money. If I can supply the truck and boat they can afford half if not more. Does anyone else have any thoughts on how to recoup some of the cost from fishing partners/buddies? With gas prices the way they are I need all the help I can get.......... >
Bassnbrett101 reply :
i try not to fish unless its where my next tournament is, when i win the tournament i get my gas back ;D 8-). lol I'm j.k but i do try to get some gas money back in tournys when i can
kiss my bass reply :
Too much!!!! I live 14 miles from my home lake and it still costs to much! Gas is out of control! @3.59 is what I paid for it yesterday..... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( Sux!!!
Kiss my Bass
dumb_dog11 reply :
i pay about sixty bucks just for a rental boat plus the gas to get to the lake which is usually about an hour long drive
not to mention my addiction for fishing gear. ;D
Land Surveyor13 reply :
Alright I think I have everyone beat. This is for a tournament on Lake Eufaula/Walter F. George this past weekend.
Truck Diesel: 32 gallons @ $3.75 per gallon = $112.50
Boat Gas: 15 gallons @ $3.25 per gallon = $48.75
Tournament Fee: = $50.00
Breakfast, Lunch, Drinks & Snacks = $25.00
Boat Launch & Parking Fee: = $3.00
Total for Tournament Day = $239.25
On a normal fishing day you can cut the diesel in half, Boat gas in half and no Tournament Fee = $108.62 give or take a few dollars. The only silver lining is I purchased both the boat and truck through my company so I can use them as a write off on taxes and the fuel too. We had 80 boats this past tournament and we had 120 at the tournament before this one. I wonder if the rise in gas prices play's a part in why we had 40 less boats on Sunday.
Jerrod
Yakfish reply :
Paddle power baby.
Packing a lunch and filling a thermos at home leaves just the gas there and back. Maybe $6 bucks for a 50 mile round trip.
alger319 reply :
this is for when i go to Kentucky for my Lake Cumberland tourny
Tournament cost: $150
Truck gas: $ 400(round trip)
Boat gas: $200(6 days)
Lodging: $150(per person-6 days)
Food : $100
And i'm sure the expenses will execed $1000 due to unexpected stuff too...
Alpster reply :
My home lake is within walking distance if it weren't for the boat. I pay a $40 yearly fee for a launching sticker. Lake is electric only and I burn almost no gas to get there. Food is the biggest expense. I am glad I don't have to think about cost to fish. I spend a few $ on snacks/drinks.
Ronnie
fishizzle reply :
I'm sure glad eastern CT doesn't have any big lakes for those gas guzzlers and the state is small which helps for the gas guzzling V-8s too
My fun trips cost me $1 in electricity to charge my batts for my trolling motor only lakes and $25 in lures lost to pickerel
My tourneys cost me $10 in gas and $40 total for my entry fee and the boater
For 3rd place I win $30 so its lose-lose
FR0G reply :
Well, since I got a season pass to all the regional parks here in Cali, I just gotta pay the cost of gas, which my parents pay for, so really, I only pay for any tackle if I need any. So pretty much its free for me. I love my life ;D
llPa1nll reply :
Well yet again I count my lucky stars gas has risen here, to approx $3.10/gal. My home lake is just down the street and when I mean just down the street I can see it out my window(not water front but water view). Its a small +200 acre lake that has no public access and is loaded with fish. I see myself fishing this allot more this year than years past, just to save on gas.
Nitro 882 reply :
QuoteGas prices dont bother me too much. Just have to budget around it. Cutting down on stuff that isnt a necessity is a great way to fit the gas bill in the budget
Like food, clothes, shelter etc
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