Anyone want to start a betting pool on the boat count at "Box Canyon" at a projected $5.00-$6.00 per gallon fuel price?  Let's see, Kirk (maybe), Smitty (maybe), uh, that makes two............  My calculations @ 10 MPG x $5.50 per gallon x 600 miles = $330 bucks in van gas alone.  First place with 5 boats, payout will be like $35.00!  Total net winnings (w/o factoring fuel for the boat, food, motel (or camping) a loss of $295!!!!  You better love the trophy!!!!!
  Too bad we drive right by Potholes, Moses, Banks, Roosevelt, Sammamish, Lake Wa, Riffe, Scootney, Chelan................

I think you might be forgetting a few things here.
#1 We changed from Silver Lake to Lake WA this year for the Draw tourney to help offset the cost.


My truck with camper gets 11mpg at $5.50 a Gal that is 50cents a mile

Trip to Silver lake 115m X 2 = 230m $115
Trip to Pot Holes 180m X 2= 360  $180
Trip to Box Canyon 355m X 2= 710 $355
Now subtract the Silver Lake From Box = $175 so its $175 more to go to Box but you didn't spend on Silver this year thus your net dif is $60
I used $5.50 a gal for all my numbers
I for one am exited to see new parts of the State & fish new waters. If you can get a back seat to split cost with then It might not be a bad deal. We might just go as a family & spend a week there call it our vacation.

Side note this is no guaranty that I can go. Because of my work I can not anticipate what my income will do at any given time so I have to fish on a wait & see. If business is good I go if its bad I don't.

Ditto Terry.  April & I , and the new Malamute puppy are going to make it a mini-vacation and visit family in Spokane after the "T".  Its a good drive for us too, but you guys on the east side voted on it. 
Oh but then the east side voted in the current administration who have done nothing to control the price of fuel, let alone put forth a comprehensive energy policy. Life is about choices on a daily basis.  I chose to continue to fish with the club and drop fishing circuits this year in order to save some money on fuel.  Some folks will make a long trip several times a year to go hunting.  They justify those trips by saying they are putting lean meat in the freezer.  Figure out what a pound of Elk meat or venison really costs and then tell me it's worth it.
Just sayin, it all evens out in the end and we get to get together as a club and fish some new water.  New water that has a lot of LMB in it for you bigmouth afficianados.


Smitty

AKA Dune Hopper

I for one am excited just cause it is a new body of water for me. Making it a vacation and visit family on the way back and maybe hit some of those other lakes mentioned.

I will be there also. Just to say I was there. Who cares about gas, we were saying that crap when it hit $4 a gallon. Plus Ron, you have a sponsor. ha

Daryl

I'll split a cabin with you.

Wish I could go, but will be fishing with 40 of my special needs kids down in California on Lake Oroville.

I have fish there several times over the years and each time has been a minimum of GOOD and a maximum of GREAT.  So unless it has changed drasticially, those that take the long trek with be more than glad they did.

Last time I fished a tournament there my partner and I came in the first day with a six fish limit of a little over 22 pounds.  We were not in the top 10!

Good luck to all and have your nets ready.