Federal Slat water fishing license coming?

[Raven]

UNLESS...it allows me to fish in any state anywhere anytime no questions asked .... this would cover fresh and saltwater....combined.
otherwise its not worth it.

[blue oyster]

i think a licens is a great idea but not for the feds or the state but for us , i'm tired of idiots , you should have to take a test for example (1) you should troll through a school of breaking fish true/false , how far should you stand next to a stranger when fishing the beach a) 10 feet , b) 20 feet c)30 feet d) 50 feet e) go home . things of this nature and if you do not pass you are not allowed to fish

[MakoMike]

Guys,
Good luck with both of those requests, somehow, I don't see them happening.

[capesams]

already pay dearly for a boat lisc. so everyone is covered during comm. season..does this mean I'm going to need a off season lisc. as well?

no way is the state not going to have their own lisc. as well...fed. and state lisc. you'll be paying for two.

do you think that lisc. money will go for enforcement..not.....general fund is where it'll go.

and do you also think that the keep all you catch gang will get a lisc...I dought it......O! we no speak english..lisc.

this is the only thing that they[ fed/state] haven't gotten their finger's into your pocket for...yet.

are guide's/charter's going to ask their customer's ....sorry you don't have a lisc. so I can't take you out.

[MakoMike]

Capesams,
No mention of what the PB/CB guys will have to do. We could wind up with both state ans federal license. As to where the money goes, let me put it this way, currently the NMFS Highly migratory species permit costs $26, and all of that is used to administer the licensing program, not a dime of it goes anywhere else!

[Raven]

i thought i thought of everything....
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would'nt it be cool to have a license number to track the take everything in site basturds with though..<-....and if they dont have one exposed!!!! they're busted...presto... i know it's like THE patriot act type of control but we're heading in that direction anyways...with identification so why not in the saltwater fishing part of societies best and brightest....
that way your bound by the agreement of that License. and when your caught poaching your licence both fresh and saltwater is revoked. Then its like getting caught driving on a re-voked licsense. but maybe capesams is right...
I was only thinking of: what benefit it could possibly have ....in the best case scenario....and if it's an eventuality anyway in our not so distant future how could we pre-modify the situation to our liking.

[jeffsod]

As far as the Charter boats they would have to do it like FL and that is no license required if you are with fishing on a charter boat. My guess is they hit the captain up for one that covers the season. Then in FL if you are a resident NO license required if I remember correctly while fishing from shore but is required from a boat. You need a snook stamp to keep a snook in season from either shore or boat.

Personally I agree the money will end up in the general fund if they can pull it off in which case I would be againest it.

I think it is bound to happen sooner or later though.