Quote Originally Posted by Hillbilly910 View Post
they dont offer residents a season pass? yikes, thats rough.
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.
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!