08-05-2013, 05:35 PM
Well I have been to Yuba for boating many times. I've seen a few huge pike cruising the shoreline. I've also fished it but just for carp and perch. Also, All the money/expenses going towards the pike fishing trip are going to be my dads. Unless I go with him, I'm stuck paying whatever costs come with fishing when I go. My computer was also bought for me as well (it was mostly for college). In truth, I have a fairly large sum of savings that I could technically spend but it is intended for college and with how expensive it is, that money is gonna drain as fast as the lakes are this year.
Like everyone else, of course I'm going to be biased towards whats best for me. However, in all honesty I don't feel like the majority of fishers should be paying double what the smaller portion of people is paying. I have more sympathy of the elderly but am not so sympathetic for 14 year olds.
Currently I'm living with my parents now but I'm expected to graduate fast and pay bills/stuff very soon. Pretty much, these next 5 years are going to be a very big financial challenge for me and any increases in prices are going to hurt me. I might even struggle longer if our job market continues to suck. Aside from every person financial problems, my future is going to be FULL of medical expenses. Unfortunately, I was born with a crappy back and very soon I may have to undergo a ridiculously expensive surgery and be sidelined for about 9 months. So yeah, I'm sorry if I come across as whiny/etc. but believe me, I want to continue to fish but I'm just not happy about the increase at all.
As for the trip, I don't know the first thing about Pike fishing/equipment, so any advice helps. For the trip we'll be fishing from a boat. We might even sleep overnight for a couple of nights. Hopefully we get something so I can say I caught another type of fish. Thanks for the advice.
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Like everyone else, of course I'm going to be biased towards whats best for me. However, in all honesty I don't feel like the majority of fishers should be paying double what the smaller portion of people is paying. I have more sympathy of the elderly but am not so sympathetic for 14 year olds.
Currently I'm living with my parents now but I'm expected to graduate fast and pay bills/stuff very soon. Pretty much, these next 5 years are going to be a very big financial challenge for me and any increases in prices are going to hurt me. I might even struggle longer if our job market continues to suck. Aside from every person financial problems, my future is going to be FULL of medical expenses. Unfortunately, I was born with a crappy back and very soon I may have to undergo a ridiculously expensive surgery and be sidelined for about 9 months. So yeah, I'm sorry if I come across as whiny/etc. but believe me, I want to continue to fish but I'm just not happy about the increase at all.
As for the trip, I don't know the first thing about Pike fishing/equipment, so any advice helps. For the trip we'll be fishing from a boat. We might even sleep overnight for a couple of nights. Hopefully we get something so I can say I caught another type of fish. Thanks for the advice.
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