It's not the boat speed that catches fish. It's knowing where the fish are and how to present the bait to the fish that catches fish. I have yet to see a boat going 60 mph catch any fish!
And the lightweight aluminum boats are much better on gas mileage.
I wonder what the big bass boats guys are going to be doing when Gasoline prices jump up to $4.00/ gallon? These guys have to have big trucks to haul their big boats around all over the country. I sure won't be paying the money out for gas that they will.
I have a small truck... 4 cylinder... that gets me where I want to go and that's hauling my <1500 lb aluminum boat. My little 35 HP Johnson is paid for. Hell I paided cash for it when it was brand new. I have been fishing with this boat since 1978 and loving every minute of it. It's got everything I need to fish. Sure I could use a little bigger boat but I am not going to go out and go into debt or sell my home to buy a big boat. Why would anyone want to do that with the way gas prices are skyrocketing. And it's not going to get better guys. Oil is getting more scares and world demand for OIL is INCREASING every day. As long as China and India continue to modernize the price of oil will not go back down. The Chinese are using more and more oil every day. And if you look at the Populations in China and India you soon realize that all those people are tied of walking and are going out and buying cars. The picture is clear!.
The only thing that may slow down the increase in gasoline consumption is a world war that decreased the population of the Earth by 3/4 or more.
That may happen someday in the future .. I just hope it's after I am gone.
Originally Posted by cumberlandguy1
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