Propane Prices

aarons23 · February 26, 2014, 10:55:51 AM

Propane guy stopped by today, price was $2.70/ gallon...good news is we only needed 100 gallons to be full. We cut our propane use down by almost 2/3's. We burn wood all the time. Plus this fill up will probally get us to at least May!

imnofish · February 27, 2014, 06:57:19 AM

Quote from: aarons23 on February 26, 2014, 10:55:51 AM
Propane guy stopped by today, price was $2.70/ gallon...good news is we only needed 100 gallons to be full. We cut our propane use down by almost 2/3's. We burn wood all the time. Plus this fill up will probally get us to at least May!

Hopefully, the lake ice will be gone by then, as well as the need to heat your house.

bigG · March 02, 2014, 12:54:21 PM

Nothing better than needing neither heat nor AC.

imnofish · March 02, 2014, 01:23:42 PM

Quote from: bigG on March 02, 2014, 12:54:21 PM
Nothing better than needing neither heat nor AC.

Looking forward to time at the lake. Hope it comes sooner than last year and that I won't have to burn up 60 lbs. of propane again, due to cold nights.

bigG · March 02, 2014, 01:28:15 PM

Spent more on propane for the camper than I would have liked; but also caught some very nice fish.

Do most of you guys believe in (gill) bleeding the fish right away, as opposed to keeping it live for awhile?

imnofish · March 02, 2014, 01:37:01 PM

Quote from: bigG on March 02, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
Spent more on propane for the camper than I would have liked; but also caught some very nice fish.

Do most of you guys believe in (gill) bleeding the fish right away, as opposed to keeping it live for awhile?

I usually keep them in an aerated livewell, but if the water temperature is too high, I prefer to immediately ice them down in a cooler. I've never found it necessary to bleed them, as these two methods have both yielded tasty fillets.

bigG · March 02, 2014, 02:31:03 PM

Lately, I've been gillbleeding , then ice. Good meat.

Trout seem to benefit from this. When they're out of their element, they're dead, though.

imnofish · March 02, 2014, 07:04:24 PM

Quote from: bigG on March 02, 2014, 02:31:03 PM
Lately, I've been gillbleeding , then ice. Good meat.

Trout seem to benefit from this. When they're out of their element, they're dead, though.

Yes, for trout that's a good idea. It's been so long since I fished for them that it just slipped my mind. Brings back distant memories of native brookies, caught on opening morning and cooked over an open fire with potatoes, onions, and eggs. Stayed in a friend's old log cabin overlooking a trout stream up by Gordon. Good times...