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BF my friend, the money grab of 18 months ago went like this. All of the money slated toward MASSWildlife (read fresh & salt water fishing) was taken from dedicated accounts and put into the general fund. The money that was put back into dedicated accounts was sales of some duck stamp from hunters and frrsh water /sportsmen licenses. The Hullabaloo mentioned really did nothing. The money was put back when the state was told by the dep't of the interior that they were about to lose 6 million in federal monies. The DMF or salt water money was NEVER and still has not been put back. 10 years ago MA DMF had over 40 employees. Today they have less than 20 doing more work. It is well known that most salt water fishers would support a license that was guaranteed to bring money back to the fishery or related items. That is why there is soooo much propoganda around praising all this federal matching money.
I know the issue's and afterhours is poorly mistaken. MA is maxed out on its matching funds in all areas for salt water fishing.
I do not care what BS is posted after this post as I am tired of posting about political issues on the net. Fishermen love to bitch and then do not have the sack to call in sick or show up at all. Of the thousands of people who yap on threads like this, less than 10 actually make it to any hearings and less than 5 of us make it to just about all of them. this is why we lose. This is why the politicians do not listen. The greenies, the commercials, they show up, fishermen do not. fishermen cry, and crying is for kids.
sad, very sad
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