Fish & Game :(

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

You are assuming that people dont live near the border and the water is on the other side,,,

The reality is that its not a big point in my world, I haven’t been into fishing for many - many years now, I just have way too many hobbies and not nearly enough time for them. If I were interested in fishing the license fee wouldn’t stop me in any way, but then I am fully employed and earn a reasonable living.

I’ll be the first to admit that mine may be a different perspective, but I don’t see how you can reasonable argue that a fishing license fee should be legitimate because a day of skiing costs X or a day on a charter boat costs Y. Again I may well be the odd man out, but I can’t help but feel like anyone who could make such a statement must live in an isolated world. Nothing wrong with that, but if you look around, you have to see that there are plenty of folks not as well off as we are and for some of them fishing is an inexpensive hobby that is fun and relaxing and in some cases it can put food on the table. So I for one don’t see fishing from shore or from a rowboat in the same class as downhill skiing or fishing for tuna from a chartered boat, or any of these other more expensive luxuries.

I hope that none of you who would argue that the $35/$53 fee is reasonable should ever find themselves unemployed or otherwise on the low end of the income spectrum, as it will surly come as shock to find that you can no longer afford the “simple things” in life,,,

OK, now I’m really done (I promise,,, this time LOL )

I thought you were done with this thread. poke; poke.
I hear ya and you make some good points. It is still a choice to pay the fee or not, better than a tax. At least we have input as to whether or not we want to enjoy the recreation or you can just fish from the underside of a bridge and play dumb if someone comes around.

I won't keep drawing you back, I promise.

[upthesaukee]

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.

[trfour]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

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.

UpThesaukee says it so well...
Hi Dave, reminds me when I used to take just some old bread, a string and some hooks down to the waters edge on Cape Breton Island, NS as a lad... As fast as I could ball up some bread to bate the hook, toss her in, I'd have a keeper... They "Want no sardines either!"
GameFeesh heaven!



Some life long friends have done very well fishing for Bluefin tuna off the New England coast as well!



Terry
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