With fuel becoming more expensive the cost of travelling to the match is becoming a bigger percentage of the total cost. Thats where the intersite series is good as it gives the local members a chance to fish a venue near to them. I tend to restrict my matches to a 100 mile round trip with the ocasional excursion further a field. The beauty of being in the midlands is we are spoilt for choice. Probably my favorite venue at the moment is the Riddings which is about 10 minutes away.
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In terms of how much I pay, usually up to £6.50 a peg for club matches and up to £15 all in for opens. If you compare it to watching a football match, £30 for 90 minutes of depresion then fishing is cheap.