Can u believe CT?

[ivanputski]

If they decide to make a law making it illegal to wear blue jeans on tuesdays, and I do anyway, that doesn't immediately make me an instant criminal.. it just means the state gov. is exercising a blatant abuse of power to create a nonsense law to SUIT THEIR NEEDS... not for the greater good.... screw them... fish the ocean for free ON PRINCIPLE!!! I bet the ticket is less than 80 bucks.

[gone fishin]

Amazing - they took the saltwater license and used it as an excuse to raise the out of state fees! I will bet we will see more of this occurring in all states soon.

Anyone know what NY NJ and the souther states are doing with the Saltwater reciprocal deals?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by gone fishin

Amazing - they took the saltwater license and used it as an excuse to raise the out of state fees! I will bet we will see more of this occurring in all states soon.

Anyone know what NY NJ and the souther states are doing with the Saltwater reciprocal deals?

CT offers universal reciprocity at present, so next year a Mass resident can fish there with his $10 Mass license. Unless that changes.

CT is the only state so far charging outrageous license fees. Most other states it's $10-$15.

NY only offers reciprocity to CT, and only on contiguous waters, I believe.

NJ hasn't agreed on a license bill yet AFAIK.

The southern states' licenses predate Magnuson-Stevens, so I don't believe there is any reciprocity

[gone fishin]

Thanks Mike. Between the beaches closing to ORV traffic and this years storm damage, we will be lucky to wet a line regardless of the cost. Next endangered species -- fishermen!

[Mike P]

By the way--what CT is doing is likely illegal and could jeopardize their receiving millions of dollars in matching Wallop-Breaux funds. The Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically requires that all monies generated by a SW license be kept in dedicated funds and used ONLY for fishery related expenses. My understanding is that they raised fees to close a general budget deficit. You CT residents should organize and challenge this.

File a formal complaint with NOAA, NMFS and any other Federal agency that might listen.

[stiff tip]

75.00 for a seasons lic for ny non res. fresh water lic.. 35.00 for a wk . is that fair .its all about how much they can squezze from the sportsman..look a the conn. non res hunting lic . $200 + to shoot there deer ???? they can keep them and there ticks too...

[likwid]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

75.00 for a seasons lic for ny non res. fresh water lic.. 35.00 for a wk . is that fair .its all about how much they can squezze from the sportsman..look a the conn. non res hunting lic . $200 + to shoot there deer ???? they can keep them and there ticks too...

Go look at the cost to hunt Elk in Idaho (non-res) then complain.

[HESH2]

ct dep officers are all over checking for licenses,1st time i've been checked in 50 years.if they go to an area they check everone.so make sure you have one.

[animal]

Originally Posted by Mike P

CT offers universal reciprocity at present, so next year a Mass resident can fish there with his $10 Mass license. Unless that changes.

CT is the only state so far charging outrageous license fees. Most other states it's $10-$15.

NY only offers reciprocity to CT, and only on contiguous waters, I believe.

NJ hasn't agreed on a license bill yet AFAIK.

The southern states' licenses predate Magnuson-Stevens, so I don't believe there is any reciprocity

Not according to Ditch.

[Roger]

Originally Posted by animal

Not according to Ditch.

It's a good thing he doesn't make the rules then.

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by ivanputski

If they decide to make a law making it illegal to wear blue jeans on tuesdays, and I do anyway, that doesn't immediately make me an instant criminal..

Your a bad boy.