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Originally Posted by Loony Singer
Two summers back, my elder son (no kid, he was 29 at the time) was fishing from our dock, something he does maybe twice a year. Sure enough, a Fish and Game person came alongside. He was unfailingly polite, but the fine was issued anyway. That seems to be their norm...be nice about it, but hand the ticket out anyway. He did say that Fish and Game is not funded out of the state budget, but have to support their work through licenses and fines.
My son was pretty down about it, then decided that it wasn't so bad when you consider that it wasn't so bad if you amortize the $90 bucks over all of the years he's fished since he turned 16.
My 25 year old nephew just picked up a fine yesterday. His excuse was, "but we just live one cove over." That didn't cut it, either.
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Loony Singer:
Don't you think that your son and nephew should follow simple rules? They aren't kids and by the sounds of it they purposely avoid getting licenses and my guess is you support their behavior. The way I view it is all of us who pay for our licenses are supporting freeloaders like your son and nephew. Your situation is clearly different than the seemingly innocent kids who got bagged on the paddle boat. Maybe it is because of repeat offenders like your family that make the fish and game officers so quick to issue tickets.