$4.00 in California !!

[grab the net]

I know this topic has been beat to death, but with gas at $4.00 a gallon out west, do you think it will get that high here, and if it does, how much do you think it will effect your fishing or other outdoor pursuits?

I think it will do very little to slow me down significantly, but it will make me think on how to be more efficient on my trips.

[riverrat56]

It won't deter me from taking fishing trips, but it might keep day trips closer to home.

Being in highschool and working part time during the school year, my whole pay check goes to gas and vehical payments, fishing funds are in short supply. I really don't want to see what the future of gas prices will be.

[DTro]

Didn't we have this same discussion last year.....and the year before? It seems to be a compounding affect. People panic and then before you know it the price skyrockets people start hoarding....etc.

I have no control, therefore I try to forget about the roller coaster and try to enjoy life.

I realize it hits some people very hard and that really sucks.

[Cyberfish]

Wow, glad were are in Minnesota! Gas is cheaper, and the lakes are closer!

[cliffy]

Yeah, I agree....I have no control over the price of gas...BUT...it will have a big impact on my summer plans. I probably wont run to the lake every other day..and will probably be fishing closer to home. I still plan on having a good time.

[LovenLifeGuy]

Looks like I will have to sleep in the truck instead of driving back home if I want to fish back to back days. Either way It will not effect my time on the water. I might have to bike the 4 miles to work to save some money! I could use the workout !

LovenLifeGuy

[Ralph Wiggum]

It sucks, but what are you going to do. A guy still has to have fun. Besides, we're paying $6-$7 a gallon for beer!

[SUNNYD]

"Besides, we're paying $6-$7 a gallon for beer!"

But I don't know too many people who can drink a gallon every 15 miles...my truck does!

I guess for the time being I will have to live with it...or start riding a bicycle to work!

Take care!

[Mr. Pike1]

It is .17 cents. Yes 17 cents in Brazil. They decided in the 1970's that they no longer wished to be dependant on foreign oil. They produce sugar cane as a renewable resource to convert to fuel. It is earth friendly, good for the economy, and limits any need to deal with the middle east. America is addicted to oil and now is in a pickle.

Oh and don't for a second think the American technology to produce the vehicles to run on corn, sugar cane, or wheat fo that matter does not exist. The vehicles they drive in Brazil are for the most part Ford and Chevy and they are filling up for 17 cents a gallon.

Exon and other large American companies are cashes huge checks at the expense of the people. Exxon just cut a 400,000,000 million dollar check to the old CEO.

It is time my friends to cut the ties with oil.

[cold one sd]

I think the oil companies should provide us with BOHICA buttons to wear on our shirts. (Bend Over Here It Comes Again!)

[Captain B.R.K]

I think when gas goes well over $3.00 a gallon, like they are predicting, I believe my trips across MN will be very limited. Fishing closer to home will be the area of choice. Don't get me wrong, there are some great lakes in the Sterns, Douglas and Wright counties but it still takes gas to get those places. Not to mention the boat needs gas once in awhile too!

I hate to see the price of gas go up each day just as much as you all hate to see the price go too. The problem is that the oil companies are a huge cog in the economy. Sorry to say that I doubt they won't be leaving our capitalist system anytime soon.

[hanson]

I say screw it!

We talk'd this to death last fall after Hurricane Katrina threatened us with $3 gas prices. Now we're being threatened by lord knows what. Can't wait for hurricane season to jack it up to $5 this year.

I'm still going fishing and I'm still traveling all over the state. I'll just have less money to spend on beer so I'll probably come out ahead. LOL!

There obviously is no relief on the horizon so what you gonna do? Stay at home and cry? Ya right!

[End of the Line]

The highest gas reported this morning on the TODAY show was in San Diego, CA at $3.12 and lowest in Boise, ID at $2.54. I saw nothing about $4.00 yet although I am sure we will top out between Mother's Day & Memorial weekend.

[Guest]

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There obviously is no relief on the horizon so what you gonna do? Stay at home and cry? Ya right!

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No Chris.. I wont stay home and cry.. I'll stay home and fish and I think many other people will be starting to do the same when they have a family to support and cant budget in $200(or more) in fuel every weekend to go fishing on the other side of the state. If you can do that.. more power to you. Many of us cant.

It must be rough if your biggest concern is your beer budget being decimated.

[danfall]

The great problem is gas has no competitive pressures. If you look at an economic model, the only fuel that has large demand is gas (oil). China is starting to demand it as well. We are [PoorWordUsage]ing off the Arabs, and the Venezualans, and well most of the world, so we get zinged with higher oil $$, along with demand pull inflation.

If you ran your vehicle on natural gas, or 1/2 the people did, these competitive pressures would push the price of oil down. There simply aren't any competitive forces. GM/Ford, and other major US manufacturers of cars don't care. They profit by making a ton of cars all the same.

Look for the American model to change to more and different fuel sources, like propane, natural gas, electric, etc. It has to.. We will all have to do our part, or we'll be spending thousands making no impact for $4-5 gallon gas.

Gallon equivalent for natural gas is about $1.40 roughly right now, for example. In the summer time, this usually drops. The problem is there just isn't enough public demand for these vehicles.. You can fuel them at home with about a 3 grand dispensing device, but there is only one station in Minneapolis for the entire metro for fast fills.

The great question for me is which alternative vehicles will manage to pull my 2000# rig? So far, the only thing I've seen is LPG or CNG or biodiesel.

I've been wondering about the 100 million pounds of siscowet in Superior. If I have the math right, that's about 10 million gallons of biodiesel.. At 4 bucks a gallon, that's 40 million dollars..

Maybe one day, we'll just throw a fish in the tank.

Keep it light.