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I agree with skeeterman. It is not hard to figure out the best crappie lakes in central/southern Indiana by reading this board...the hard part is the cost of buying gas to travel there and if you are close to a fee only lake...it saves you money to pay the fee rather than travel 2 hrs pulling a boat. What seems absurd, is actually the better economic choice.
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they dont offer residents a season pass? yikes, thats rough.Originally Posted by High Tide
Got a few ramps around here that require a park pass to use, which is 4-8 bucks a day or 40 something for a year...dont sound so bad after hearing about the money pit you live on. Least it sounds like the fishing is good.
Crappie Wall Hanger
This is way too funnyIt wasn't all that long ago I posted state boat launch fees went up $2 to $22/year. You would have thought the state was requiring each of us to sacrifice our first born and submit DNA samples by the way some were carrying on. I'll take the $2 increase for the year versus $15 / $30 per launch. Judging by those fees my kids will definitely be able to fish state waters with their families versus the Indy waters.
Out of curiosity do they provide garbage cans there? If they do, I can understand why with those rates. They ought to wash your boat and truck too!
Crappie Wall Hanger II
No season pass for residents, because they expect you'll put your boat in the spring and pull it out in the fall. Because I pull mine out often, I get killed each year! Just like the state of Indiana they just kept raising alittle each year, until it pushed the fisherman off to another lake. They have the ramp staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week, so they can get that money! This year, I'll probably buy a small boat to keep on the lift, and use my handheld GPS to get on the structure... My daughter and I did that last year with my neighbor's boat (little 12 ft alum., 9.9 and a small trolling motor) and had a blast all spring and summer.
Gijimbo, laugh now, but we've just seen the start of fees going up! Michigan, is about to make a serious increase to out of state fishing licenses with more to follow. I'm sure the state will look at Morse and Geist and use it has a guide to continue to justify additional increases in state parks as well. Hey if they (the state) keep raising it, they'll be just like Morse with little to no pressure and most of the lake to myself!
Crappie Wall Hanger
They told us that the high fees were help keep the riffraff off the lake...But we still scrape up the money and fish it...
Slabmaster
so the boaters who get intoxicated in cocktail cove each weekend are ok since they own $20000.00 + boats ?
riffraff should then just go to state water and have a "milwakee's best" lol
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lol elfros
do you need a sticker for a float tube?
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well giest and morse are both privately managed water supply lakes, not state run. Rates are usually the same on both, and I won't fish either of them.
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RS,
That’s a great question. Maybe someone knows... What are the rules on inflatables?
Crappie Wall Hanger II
The state of In has a huge cash surplus yet they raised DNR Lake permits. I don't fish Boggs Creek anymore just because of their high fees. There is no way I would pay Geist fees. I would rather take another trip to another state which would be more costly, but also have better fishing. IMO In does nothing to collect that out of state revenue from fisherman coming from other states to fish and hunt but then I guess they don't have too they can just keep raising the taxes on residents.
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