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Crafty Angler · 01-09-2005, 09:31 PM

I sat in on a coupla meetings DEM had in regards to the saltwater fishing license - and while we all know that there are a LOT of worthwhile things the monies could be used for here in RI, the problem is the license money was going to go into the General Fund

Which means that the money generated wouldn't necessarily be used to take care of the vital issues fishermen would like to see addressed - money from the licenses could be diverted to other state projects that have nothing to do with recreational angling, the state of the fishery, enforcement, access....and so on and so forth. They'll just squirt it all away, like VF said - with very few explanations and fewer apologies.

If the monies were to go strictly towards the issues we're interested in, I'd be behind it 1000% - and I think a lot of others would be too.

But given the track record of the legislature in this state, it's just not a good idea.

01-09-2005, 09:31 PM	#13
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	I sat in on a coupla meetings DEM had in regards to the saltwater fishing license - and while we all know that there are a LOT of worthwhile things the monies could be used for here in RI, the problem is the license money was going to go into the General Fund Which means that the money generated wouldn't necessarily be used to take care of the vital issues fishermen would like to see addressed - money from the licenses could be diverted to other state projects that have nothing to do with recreational angling, the state of the fishery, enforcement, access....and so on and so forth. They'll just squirt it all away, like VF said - with very few explanations and fewer apologies. If the monies were to go strictly towards the issues we're interested in, I'd be behind it 1000% - and I think a lot of others would be too. But given the track record of the legislature in this state, it's just not a good idea.
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.