shareing useful tips are money saving tips

-You catch a lot of fish on a rod/reel combo that cost less than $300
-You don't have to buy a $40,000 bass boat to catch fish
-Use ethanol treatment in your fuel
-Drink Busch Light instead of Bud Light


-QUIT SMOKING,DIPPING OR CHEWING TOBACCO

1- Buy bulk fishing line instead of the little spools.
2- Always leave a backing on your reels so you only replace the 1/3-1/2 of your spool that you actually use.
3- Best Crank bait retriever is a 1-2oz casting sinker with a cross lock snap. Snap it on your line when your above the lure and let it go down to bump it free. Works 99.9% of the time and cheaper than other store bought ones. Also you can tie a piece of braid to it (on an old fishing reel if you wish for ease of storage and retrieve)which will allow you to pull it up several feet and drop it back for another good bump on the hung up lure. I have never had a system work as good as this and I have tried many store bought contraptions. Losing a $5-$20 hard bait hurts!!!
4- Look for lure clearance items in the winter. Some of my favorite plastic lures get marked WAAAAY down at walmart in the winter.
5- Take your kid fishing....best feeling there is and cheaper than beer or therapy! Lol :o

Slow down. Both boat and tow vehicle. Everybody knows the most expensive part of any day of fishin is gas. Leave a little earlier to get there and take a little more time tooling around the lake. My boat will do mid 70's but most of the time I don't break 50.

Pick up one or two of these on Ebay:

[URL="http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/119536-early-alice-packs/"]Early ALICE Packs - FIELD & PERSONAL GEAR - U.S. Militaria Forum[/URL]

They are cheap, and make a great "travel" tackle bag. If I'm going fishing with my buddies, I'll take a couple of tackle trays from my main box (or boat) and load up the Alice pack. I can fit like 4 or 5 trays into the pack, plus it has tons of large pockets for other essentials, sunscreen, tools, etc.

If you get one, make sure it comes with the straps. They are detachable if you're not planning on hiking to wherever you're going, but you'll have them just in case you are fishing from the bank or whatever. They are rugged as hell and you can pick them up on Ebay fairly cheap, 20 or 30 bucks if you watch the auctions.

Pick up a couple of these while your at it:

[URL="http://www.armysurplusworld.com/product.asp?ProductID=919"]Buy Like NEW USA 2-Strap Military Duffle Bags at Army Surplus World[/URL]

I use one to store my boat cover in while it's in boat storage or if I'm traveling with my cover. You can also stuff a ton of sleeping gear in one as well.

!.) After putting new line on a reel use a peice of masking tape with permanant marker to write the pound test and type line. So you don't forget whats on it. (14f)= 14lb florocarbon.
2.)Use a retractable dog leash with a plug knocker on it.
3.) make a rod cover or sock from wire loom. you can buy it by the roll and it's cheaper.
4.) use rod holders that would normally use for trolling for mounting your black lights to for night fishing. They stay in place and the cheap sucktion cups don't work anyway. I use small bunjie cords to tie them down to the rod holder.
5.) Place cigarette lighter outlets with weather proof caps at the locations on your boat you put your black lights to keep from having wire all over the boat.
6.) Use Brasso to clean and make your spinnerbait blades shine like new again.

[QUOTE=alycat;507627]!.) After putting new line on a reel use a peice of masking tape with permanant marker to write the pound test and type line. So you don't forget whats on it. (14f)= 14lb florocarbon.
2.)Use a retractable dog leash with a plug knocker on it.
3.) make a rod cover or sock from wire loom. you can buy it by the roll and it's cheaper.
4.) use rod holders that would normally use for trolling for mounting your black lights to for night fishing. They stay in place and the cheap sucktion cups don't work anyway. I use small bunjie cords to tie them down to the rod holder.
5.) Place cigarette lighter outlets with weather proof caps at the locations on your boat you put your black lights to keep from having wire all over the boat.
6.) Use Brasso to clean and make your spinnerbait blades shine like new again.[/QUOTE] if you have several rods rigged up carolina style you can spin the weight around your rod to keep you lines from tangleing.
read dave ramseys financial peace or total money makeover, used these to get out of debt, changed my life, probably my familys life, if I can do the debt snowball anyone can.
pour your own lures
learn to use a cast net (you can even use them in creeks for creek chubs and suckers) hey stay out of my hole.

[QUOTE=ronzo;507605]Slow down. Both boat and tow vehicle. Everybody knows the most expensive part of any day of fishin is gas. Leave a little earlier to get there and take a little more time tooling around the lake. My boat will do mid 70's but most of the time I don't break 50.[/QUOTE]

This is true. Ours will run mid 60's but we rarely go more than 40-45. It rides better, turns better, more fuel efficient, no chine walking and is much safer than full throttle. The extra running time will recharge the cranking battery a little better too.

Ice

Fill a five gallon bucket with water and put in the deep freeze. Take it out and turn upside down. Run the hose on it for about ten to twenty seconds. The ice will dis-lodge and you have forty pound chunk of block ice. Get an old fashioned ice pick at the neighborhood hardware store and split in half. Keep the ice pick on your boat so you can make smaller pieces if needed. I use it to keep beverages and food cold, keep bait tank water cool in the summer and cool down fish. My bait tank (15gal plastic drum) and fish box (live well) have no insulation and it keeps everything cool.

Those bags of ice at the gas station keep getting smaller and more expensive. Its a huge time saver too. I haven't bought ice since I started making it

This site says the cost of owning and operating a deep freeze is $11/month.
I am assuming that is for a 21 cu. ft. I use a 5 cu.ft about $180 purchase.

[URL]http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/07/16/is-a-deep-freezer-worth-it/[/URL]

If you dont have a deep freeze and you have room in your freezer these dish pans make a nice chunk of ice. The nice thing about these is they are rounded inside so when you turn it over the ice just falls out.

[URL]http://www.thefind.com/kitchen/browse-rubbermaid-dish-pans[/URL]

Target has them for just a few bucks.

In the fall after a weekend of fishing I have dumped the leftover ice on the street and it can take a day or two to for it to melt.

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Peter, you are a man that thinks as I do. I [U][B]HATE[/B][/U] buying ice.

Three things I refuse to buy.

1. Ice
2. Worms
3. Professional female companionship.

[QUOTE=Tyme2fish;507811]Peter, you are a man that thinks as I do. I [U][B]HATE[/B][/U] buying ice.

Three things I refuse to buy.

1. Ice
2. Worms
3. Professional female companionship.[/QUOTE]

I think then that it would be a fair assumption that you don't buy bottled water either. By volume it can cost more than gasoline.

Here is my bottled water.

To keep critters out of your boat. Small used butter tubs with holes poked into the lid filled with mothballs. will help keep mice and other destructive critters out of your boat.