I fsih as a non-boater once a month in the Yuma Bassmasters tournaments.
Nobody has every complained about the boater fees being less than than the
non boater fees.

Boaters pay 30 and non-boaters pay 45. The other 15 goes back to the
boater. I think it is more than fair when you consider how much fuel alone
costs. I have easily burned $30 or more in a day in fuel in my big boat
when running way upriver. Thats doesn't count wear and tear on my boat,
batteries, or fuel to tow it. Heck my big truck probably burns at aroun 11
mpg when towing. Its almost 30 miles one way to where we launch. Imagine
driving hundreds of miles to go to an ROFB classic.

I definitey think a small difference in entry fee is more than reasonable.



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"Rob Storm" wrote in message
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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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