I, as a boater, enjoy spending time with other rofb members, and have no
problem with taking anyone fishing. But, my intentions for pulling my boat
is to gaurentee that I have a ride, and that maybe everyone else has a ride
too. I'm don't bring it to be a guide, so I'm not going to expect anyone to
pay me for services. Helping pay for the gas used is a courtesy... but not
required, in my book. I appreciate anything offered however.

One thing I enjoyed last year at the NWC was giving my boat to Joe for Day
2, so that he could be a boater and I could be a non-boater. Doing that gave
me the opportunity to fish with someone that I usually wouldn't have had a
chance to fish with. This is one advantage that non-boaters have over us.
Maybe next year, Joe will have our Secret Weapon Lures Triton and I can
become a non-boater for a change. Let's hope!!


"Rob Storm" wrote in message
...

Here's something I've been thinking about for a long time. I've always
been a
nonboater in the ROFB tournaments. The first two I rented a boat, but
have
also had the pleasure of fishing with Jerry, Steve, and Charles. Each of
these
guys had gone to the trouble of hauling his boat 100s of miles to get to
the
tournament, then furnished the gas while we were fishing. (Ask Jerry
about his
extra expenses!)

I'd like for the rest of the nonboaters to think about this. How about we
nonboaters pay a higher entry fee and use the extra money to compensate
the
boaters for the trouble they take and the money they spend.

It's possible that this has been discussed before, but I've been out of
touch
with the group for a long time and I haven't seen it.

Family, Friends, Fishing,
Rob Storm
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