holy crap

[Nebe]

My biggest beef with all of this is that this is called a "commercial fishery". Yet, it apears that this is how many recreational anglers are able to afford their fishing habit. After the season is over, do they call themselves commercial fishermen?? Just my opinion, but this fishery should be regulated to the point that you must clamr at least 75% of your income as a commercial fishermen before you can get a comm bass liscense. Those are the guys who deserve to reap the financial rewards of the fish.. Not a rec guy who struggling to make the payments and dockage of his regulator.
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[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by Nebe

My biggest beef with all of this is that this is called a "commercial fishery". Yet, it apears that this is how many recreational anglers are able to afford their fishing habit. After the season is over, do they call themselves commercial fishermen?? Just my opinion, but this fishery should be regulated to the point that you must clamr at least 75% of your income as a commercial fishermen before you can get a comm bass liscense. Those are the guys who deserve to reap the financial rewards of the fish.. Not a rec guy who struggling to make the payments and dockage of his regulator.
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I hear you but it is what is allowed. The guys that do it and the guys that don't will never agree on what should be done. I think this will remain the case till the fish are wiped out and even then they will probably never agree. Granted it does help pay for the bills associated with a boat and fishing. There are all kinds of things I don't agree with, more on how it is run, like flooding the market and driving down the price, letting out of stater's obtain licenses, etc...but most of the guys I see in my neck of the woods during weekday fishing are not regulator owners they are older retired guys in semi crappy boats looking to make a few bucks. I think it all boils down to what is allowed. If it is allowed than I can't see many not doing it if they want to. The problem should not be with them but with the system. I got plenty of friends who deplore the fact I do it but like I say to them the quota will be met whether I do it or not, not that I really have any bearing on the overall take, so make it a game fish and I will live with it.

[inTHERAPY]

Originally Posted by Nebe

My biggest beef with all of this is that this is called a "commercial fishery". Yet, it apears that this is how many recreational anglers are able to afford their fishing habit. After the season is over, do they call themselves commercial fishermen?? Just my opinion, but this fishery should be regulated to the point that you must clamr at least 75% of your income as a commercial fishermen before you can get a comm bass liscense. Those are the guys who deserve to reap the financial rewards of the fish.. Not a rec guy who struggling to make the payments and dockage of his regulator.
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So let me get this straight??? I can do part time hours at, let's say Home depot, as a second job. Work 25 hours a week, probably weekends, so I can supplement my income to afford boating (which I'm not using because I am working weekends ). So maybe after my part time week I take home 250 bucks. Or!! I can hop in the boat with my kids, after work or on Sunday, sell 100 pounds of bass a trip. I can pay for the boat slip and fuel, use the boat and have more fun, and be with my family and friends.
How many fishermen you know make 75% of their income rod and reeling? How many fishermen you know claim all their income?
All imo of course.
We all know what opinions are like....