Rising gasoline prices will impact the amount of fishing participation this year. According to a poll of 2,481 sportsmen and women more than half of anglers indicated that rising gas prices will cause them to reduce their time on the water or reduce their travel distance this year. The rest either indicated that rising fuel prices would not hinder their fishing activity, or they weren’t sure of the impacts rising gas prices would have on their fishing this year.
A n g l e r s | S u r v e y
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Higher prices will cause me to fish less this year—35.5 percent • Higher prices will not affect my fishing activities—22.5 percent
• I will probably fish the same amount this year, but not travel as far because of rising fuel costs—30 percent
• I am not sure how gasoline prices will affect my fishing this year—12 percent
http://anglersurvey.com/ (data/statistics taken from anglersurvey.com)
"With gas prices so much at the pump, and with the way the fishing has been over the last few years I may start to feel that it's not worth it any more"
~owner of Parker 2320 Sport Cabin with a 225hp
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I n s h o r e | F i s h i n g : alternatives to rising fuel costs
I have been fishing inshore exclusively the last year or so targeting bay and kelp bass. I run my boat all day and only burn 2 gallons of gas. Since I have been fishing inshore more I get to spend more time on the water, usually twice a week, and it costs me less then $20. I would rather spend more time on the water then worrying about rising fuel costs and the offshore bite.
"With my bass boat I run out to the kelp beds and back and also fish inside the Big Bay without ever worrying about fuel costs"
~owner of a Crestliner 16 foot bass boat with a 40hp four stroke
