Felt sole ban in RI

[Joe]

I have six pairs of studded felt soles saved for myself.

[striperman36]

Rip tide anglers reports ditmo in the farmington .
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[JoeBass]

I went through this in Vermont this year. Here it makes sense because it is all fresh water and we do have rock snot spreading. But they only gave us about 11 months notice. I looked around for ways to convert my felts to studs. No one did it around here and if you sent them away it was expensive. My buddy ground the felts off his and slipped on yak tracks. He lost them in a muddy river patch. Think about the cost....me and my son each wear chest waders in spring and fall and hippers in the summer. We both got new stocking foot chest waders ( about $250 each) with outer "eco boots" (about $125 each pair) and stocking foot hippers (about $140 each). That's over $1,000. It was a huge hit and It still hurts.

[piemma]

I don't know about the rest of you guys but I just bought a pair of Cabelas Lite felt sole boots which I just put $50 worth of Wearbar studs into. I am wearing mine until they catch me and fine me.

Like Bryan said, good luck catching me at 2 in the morning out on some reef.

[piemma]

I just did a pretty good search on the Rock Snot. The remediation is to soak the felt soles in a 5% solution of saltwater.
So let me understand this: You can't wear them in salt water but saltwater KILLS Rock Snot.

Same folks running DEM in RI also run the DMV who assessed my TrailBlazer with 214,000 miles at $10K.

[striperman36]

Dave at riptide said it was all water salt and fresh
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[Liv2Fish]

Lets hope Coupe Deval doesn't catch wind of this. There'll be a new "felt Sole" tax in mass.

[striperman36]

Pete g of swe blogged that dem is evaluating the total ban including shore fishing in salt, based on inquiries from Risaa. Hopefully the dem will get their understanding of what actually kills ditmo soon.
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[JohnR]

RISAA is looking into clarification but this may not impact Surfcasters along shore but may affect those fishing estuaries

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by JohnR

RISAA is looking into clarification but this may not impact Surfcasters along shore but may affect those fishing estuaries

Yes dear
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[Redsoxticket]

Cabela's Ultralight 2 Lug Wading Boots with stud pods are marked down from 69.99 to 49.99 SALE
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[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by Redsoxticket

Cabela's Ultralight 2 Lug Wading Boots with stud pods are marked down from 69.99 to 49.99 SALE
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Thanks I just ordered a pair

[Backbeach Jake]

States start banning felt-sole waders - USATODAY.com

[DZ]

Deputy Chief of RI F&W replied today that he has not yet heard back from the Freshwater Division yet because of the holiday break. He said that they (Freshwater Division) have no jurisdiction over marine waters which are under authority of the Marine Division with advice from the RI Marine Fisheries Council. He speculated that this laws "intent" may have been to cover waters "upstream" of the official fresh/salt water boundaries when high tides intrude. I'll post when I hear the official explanation so don't sell your felts yet.

DZ

[piemma]

Originally Posted by DZ

Deputy Chief of RI F&W replied today that he has not yet heard back from the Freshwater Division yet because of the holiday break. He said that they (Freshwater Division) have no jurisdiction over marine waters which are under authority of the Marine Division with advice from the RI Marine Fisheries Council. He speculated that this laws "intent" may have been to cover waters "upstream" of the official fresh/salt water boundaries when high tides intrude. I'll post when I hear the official explanation so don't sell your felts yet.

DZ

See, I told you guys to wait for DZ to get the real story. Thanks Dennis!

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by piemma

See, I told you guys to wait for DZ to get the real story. Thanks Dennis!

I told you HAH

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by piemma

See, I told you guys to wait for DZ to get the real story. Thanks Dennis!

You're acting like spence now, you never said that
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[MakoMike]

From what I understand the Freshwater fisheries dept does not have the authority to impose any regulations in the marine district.

[Stewie]

I just ordered a new pair of boots from Cabelas. I'll just have to carry two pair. Felts for the canal and rubber soles for Rhody. The Felts were a wee too tight anyhoo.

[DZ]

Our fishing club letter to Fish and Wildlife requesting "marine waters" be deleted from the new regulation is on its way. Looks like RISAA is also on board with support. Stay tuned.

Don't dump your felts yet.

DZ

[stripermaineiac]

LOL Years ago they tried to ban 4x4 beach rigs from historic access due to the risk of possible oil leaks. Some smart A-- brought the sales figures for sun tan oil and other oils used by bathers to the meeting.Over 100,000 gals sold on the Cape alone.Puts a nice sheen on the water and helps kill most fish larve. the oil issue was dropped.You never hear them tell other rec users they have to stop using something or going somewhere due to the damage they may cause just hunters n fishermen.Wait till it still spreads due to birds ,animals,swimmers an such. They'll try to tell us we can't fish in the water due to our lines scraping the stuff off the bottom.No point in looking at the issue an dealing with it just target fisherman an such--MMMMMM Makes a body wonder who is pushing the issue.

[Fishoholic]

This just in!! The whole thing has proven too confusing for DEM to enforce, so a ban on fishing all together will take place during the entire 2012 season.