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Originally Posted by numbskull
I'm still a bit confused about this.
What do I have to do if a summer guest wants to go fishing on short notice (you know, like a 2 hour after dinner spur of the moment beach walk to throw some plugs). Is there some sort of transferable guest pass you can buy?
How about when 4-5 college kids show up and decide they want to go chase bluefish or bonito for an afternoon? Is there a boat pass?
10 bucks for me, another 10 each for my three sons, seems OK, but having to buy licenses in advance for any guests that might or might not like to tag along will add up quickly.
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At the MV Surfcasters Annual Banquet this year the local EPO (MA) talked about the lic.
Here is what I took away:
Everyone must have a lic. those under 16 or over 65 do not pay for one but must have one anyway. You can get one online but there is a "convenience fee" even if it is free.
I think it is 10 bucks for everyone else.
There is a boat lic but that is for lic'ed charter capt's and covers everyone on board. I don't think there is a boat lic for for rec fishermen.
I think you will be able to get them at tackle stores at some point.
He said the entire reason for this lic is to create a list of fishermen (name address, phone credit card numbers etc) and this list will be given to the Feds. They will call you (at the dinner time hour) to query you on your fishing habits/success. According to him the money will go to create the list and pay for the web site. Any remaining monies will go to the access fund. No money will be going to enforcement of this. As of right now he said there is actually NO law written and there is technically nothing to enforce. (But it is coming) BTW, Rate hikes are already in the works for coming years.