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upthesaukee · 06-04-2010, 09:45 PM

I believe that when I lived in Lousiana back in the 70's, you could fish with a cane pole and not have a license. For those who don't know, a cane pole is a piece of cane, thicker on one end that the other and looks a lot like bamboo. No reels, just a line tied to the thin end, and you would use bait like worms or crickets. Catch bream (sunfish) and other panfish like white perch, crappies, etc.. It was actually a lot of fun and a good way to take a kid fishing.

I could see this type of fishing in NH, and also tossing out drop lines.

But unfortunately, even with such a law, if you pick up a regular rod and reel, you better have the license or be ready to pay the fine if you get caught.

06-04-2010, 09:45 PM	#70
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	A solution? I believe that when I lived in Lousiana back in the 70's, you could fish with a cane pole and not have a license. For those who don't know, a cane pole is a piece of cane, thicker on one end that the other and looks a lot like bamboo. No reels, just a line tied to the thin end, and you would use bait like worms or crickets. Catch bream (sunfish) and other panfish like white perch, crappies, etc.. It was actually a lot of fun and a good way to take a kid fishing. I could see this type of fishing in NH, and also tossing out drop lines. But unfortunately, even with such a law, if you pick up a regular rod and reel, you better have the license or be ready to pay the fine if you get caught. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!