Yea and don't forget to fill up the SUV cost almost $100 for gas and not to mention about 50 bucks to fill up a boat with a big gas tank these days.

Fishing is gettin a lot more expensive in IN these days. I still go fishing but just don't take the long trips anymore. I fish closer to home. I still had to pay the money to register my boat and I still purchased the $20 permit sticker for Patoka Lake even though I only fish it a few times each year in the spring and fall. Now if the price of gasoline would drop down I would go a few more times. My little truck only has a 12 gallon gas tank and it costs me about $35 bucks to fill it up with over 10 gallons of gasoline these days. I can get to Patoka and back on one tank of gas in my little truck and that's hauling the boat there and back. It helps to have the tires air up to the correct air pressure and to check the air filter and change the oil in the truck. My little truck gets about 20 mpg still and it's got over 167,000 miles on it. It still pulls my boat ok.

Quote Originally Posted by fishNnut View Post
It is nice that now they not only get you for $20 to launch, but they also get you for $25 extra when you register your boat. "Lake Enhancement Fee"