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I am guessing but lets say 1000 lic's are sold @ 25 bucks per...that is 25K of rev for the state. It probably cost more to do the admin. then these fees produce.
802K lbs probably sold for about 3 bucks /lb which is $2.4 mil. Divide that by the 1000 lic and you get $2400 per lic. IMO the damage cause to the fishery is far greater then the palutry revs and fees this fisher produces. The fisherman probaly spent half that in fuel bait and boat related costs. Sure I am sure a few guys made out big but what is the point????
As much as I dispise selling this fish, next year I may just do it and fish my ass off just to see how much I could $ make and then write a newspaper piece pointing out that this activity does more harm then good and produces little rev/man and no significant rev for the state.
BTW, when was the last time you took 40 big bass in a night? What is wierd about this law IMO is that for 25 bucks I can take 40 fish in a day, for no lic I can take 1. huh? I spend more then 25 bucks in plugs alone for a friday night at the tackle shop. Here is your measly 25 bucks! How many guys take the fish home or sell on a black market?
Make the fee several thousand dollars not some lame-o amount that will invite anyone who wants to take more then one fish to pay 25 bucks. The people in charge are swayed by the commerical people BECAUSE THEY PAY LIC FEES AND THEY THINK BECAUSE THEY PAY THE FEE THEY OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE FISHERY AND THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE LAWS GOVERNING IT.
Better yet...Just shut it down and take the $ off the fish's head. Such a grand fish with a dramatic past to see it exploited like this for a couple grand...if that.
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