gas prices

"Mike Getz" wrote in message
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And the huge vehicles are still popular. sigh...

Well, it's kind of hard to tow a Triton TR21 with a Toyota Prius......
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"Mike Getz" wrote in message
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And the huge vehicles are still popular. sigh...

Well, it's kind of hard to tow a Triton TR21 with a Toyota Prius......

I did back off from the 6.0L 3/4 to to a 5.3L 1/2 ton. Doesn't gain much,
but some. I kept the 3/4 for the big trialers though. Daily its 2-3 MPG
better. With boat about the same. Maybe 1 mpg better.

My problem is that I went smaller vehicle-wise and boat-wise both, a
long time ago, so I've got nowhere to go for savings now. I run a G3
Eagle 175 with a Yamaha 50 on it. I'd save some gas switching to a 4
stroke, but I don't bun all that much now, and the trade-up price tag
would take years to reach break-even. Can't live without my trips to
Champlain every three weeks or so, and each of them between towing up
and back, and back & forth while I'm up there for a couple days, is
about 50 gallons in the truck and another 10 or 12 in the boat. Other
than that and maybe a yearly trip to Maine and a few trips to the
Hudson, I rarely fish more than 50 miles from home, and if I burn 10
gallons in a month in the boat, it's a lot.

I did pick up a used kayak to fish a couple no-motors-at-all lakes last
year, but only used it once. Maybe I'll fish from the yak a little more
often this year. Gotta take a-hole lessons first though, so I'll fit in
with the yak crowd.

....it's an election year. I'm expecting promises without resolution.
said Huck

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"Doug" wrote in message
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$3.27 and climbing here in Northern Indiana.... Everyday it's gone up 3
except for the 2nd, that's when the BIG jump cames, .20 cents...

Think it'll make it to $4.00 a Gal. like their prediction??


Yep, they will climb it up well over 4, back it off to just under, and
then raise it back up to a few cents over. Just like they did at 2 & 3.
Its about desensitization. When you have seen gas at 4.59 then 4.09 will
seem cheap.

"Ken Blevins" wrote in message
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Gas prices changed my fishing habits late last summer. I fish 3 lakes 30
minutes from home and because of gas prices I went back to fishing the
Ohio river.From the time I pull out of the driveway to the time I'm in
water is maybe 5 minutes .Unless something changes I'm looking at a year
of river fishing. It costs me around 30.00 or more a trip last year to
fish a lake[ 2001 champion /w 150 Mercury] and I fish every day . Kinda
expensive on a retirement income.

Ken
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lurk here some and just wondering how the high gas prices have or will
change your fishing habits?




Could not believe the prices this week. Just got back from a month in Costa
Rica and was paying about $3.76 / gallon for premium and come back to $4.12
diesel and $3.57 regular. I do have to fill up the truck a couple times
next week as have to drive a 150 miles each way to pick the boat up from
repair in Yuba City and then drive to Los Angeles area for Easter with the
kids.

My response was in general, I see lot's of BIG SUV's that don't pull a thing
and don't get dirty. I have a 4.0L Ranger, It's more than enough to tow my
17' 90/65 jet and has to work to tow the 21' Champion. 18mpg except when
towing the Champion, then it get's down to 12-14 mph


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"Mike Getz" wrote in message
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And the huge vehicles are still popular. sigh...

Well, it's kind of hard to tow a Triton TR21 with a Toyota Prius......
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Last week, regular was going for $5.39 a gallon in Gorda,Ca.--(Dick from
El Cajon)

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"Dick" wrote in message
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Last week, regular was going for $5.39 a gallon in Gorda,Ca.--(Dick from
El Cajon)





ENJOYING SPRING BREAK

"Mike Getz" wrote in message
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My response was in general, I see lot's of BIG SUV's that don't pull a
thing and don't get dirty. I have a 4.0L Ranger, It's more than enough to
tow my 17' 90/65 jet and has to work to tow the 21' Champion. 18mpg
except when towing the Champion, then it get's down to 12-14 mph


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"Mike Getz" wrote in message
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And the huge vehicles are still popular. sigh...

Well, it's kind of hard to tow a Triton TR21 with a Toyota Prius......
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com


I towed my boat back from Yuba City yesterday and after losing a wheel, and
using 2 lug bolts from the other side to attached the spare. Some guy in a
pickup took the rim and almost new tire before I could find a wide spot on
the levee to pull over. I could only get one more lug bolt in Sacramento,
and towed back the 55 mph speed limit. Averaged 16.7 mpg for the 90 miles.
4300# boat and 2004 Duramax Crewcab. As an aside, I filled up at Flying J
in Lodi, Ca and spent $90 to fill up at $4.089 / gallon.

"Dick" wrote in message
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Last week, regular was going for $5.39 a gallon in Gorda,Ca.--(Dick from
El Cajon)





ENJOYING SPRING BREAK



I thought it was bad when I paid $3.99 in Barstow at Thanksgiving.