Fishermen (and Fisherwomen) beware!

SIKSUKR · 03-16-2010, 08:13 AM

Sounds to me that some hand slapping took place from big brother. You can't disagree or you will be chastized. Why doesn't this surprize me?

NoBozo · 03-16-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Sounds to me that some hand slapping took place from big brother. You can't disagree or you will be chastized. Why doesn't this surprize me?

That's the same conclusion I came to as I read the piece. ESPN inadvertently veered into the truth and Blurted It Out in their original story...and then all of a sudden....OH wait, It was just an opinion with no basis in fact. Yea right.

NB

Andy · 03-16-2010, 03:27 PM

Never going to happen. ESPN has retracted this story.

SteveA · 03-16-2010, 04:03 PM

Sure wish we had George Bush back...

Pineedles · 03-16-2010, 06:53 PM

Well at least I wouldn't have been charged $50.00 for an ocean shoreline license to fish when it was free last year. BTW the fee is supposed to cover the cost of telling the Fed that I am fishing on the Connecticut shore line! What a bunch of BS! Its about time that folks realize its the Gov't that's the problem. I'm so P'd off I can hardly continue to to even discuss it!

RailroadJoe · 03-17-2010, 02:42 AM

Big business still rules Congress. And the money comes through the lobbyists. Fishing in the ocean went from one line hooks to mile long hooks and NETS. Its still no reason to stop the week-end fisherman from catching his measly 5 to 10 fish free and without any stupid law.

wifi · 03-17-2010, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by RailroadJoe

Big business still rules Congress....

Insanity rules Congress these days ... beg to differ.

Back on topic, I'm all for sports fishing, and fish eating

ApS · 03-24-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by wifi

"...Insanity rules Congress these days ... beg to differ...
Back on topic, I'm all for sports ..."

Important things like sports-scores and Facebook are on the minds of Congress as they listen to the ideas of the Opposition.

MAXUM · 03-24-2010, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

Sure wish we had George Bush back...

There are lots of folks saying that and while Bush did a lot of things I had problems with, mostly his lack of controlling spending, he looks like a saint in that department compared to BO. Still that doesn't let him off the hook in my book, just the lesser of two evils compared to BO. Frankly the thing that needs to happen is for there to be a serious house cleaning of the house and senate and not just the Dems, but a whole lot of Republicans as well. This country needs to get back on track and you can't completely lay the blame on the Prez, remember he can only sign into law that which is placed on his desk. Although executive orders can be put into place, if they are in direct conflict with what is already written into law they should not under any kind of judicial scrutiny trump the law. That said we all should be concerned with the notion that a Prez can on a whim whip those things out at will. Seems to completely bypass the legislative process and to me anyways directly conflicts with the overall balance of government.

As far as this fishing thing goes, I did do some research on it and although I vehemently disagree with it for a number of reasons it seems to be targeting the commercial industry initially more so than us regular Joes. However the language that is troubling is that they want to create what is equivalent to the "wilderness" areas in the national forest which will be in the future used to further restrict access. First the designation needs to be made, then slowly over time they will be shut down to everyone. While I am all for common sense restrictions if needed, many of these things are started by people who have a fundamental problem with folks that enjoy things such as fishing and hunting and NOT on any kind of reasonable unbiased scientific or population survey data. This is why we have a fish and game department that manage various populations through conservation AND harvesting via hunting and fishing.

Eagle · 04-19-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Andy

Never going to happen. ESPN has retracted this story.

Yes, but the brainwashed sheep all believed it.

03-16-2010, 08:13 AM	#1
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Sounds to me that some hand slapping took place from big brother. You can't disagree or you will be chastized. Why doesn't this surprize me? __________________ SIKSUKR

03-16-2010, 03:27 PM	#3
Andy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no worries Never going to happen. ESPN has retracted this story.

03-16-2010, 04:03 PM	#4
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Makes you think doesn't it... Sure wish we had George Bush back... __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

03-16-2010, 06:53 PM	#5
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	BUSH league Well at least I wouldn't have been charged $50.00 for an ocean shoreline license to fish when it was free last year. BTW the fee is supposed to cover the cost of telling the Fed that I am fishing on the Connecticut shore line! What a bunch of BS! Its about time that folks realize its the Gov't that's the problem. I'm so P'd off I can hardly continue to to even discuss it!

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RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Big business still rules Congress. And the money comes through the lobbyists. Fishing in the ocean went from one line hooks to mile long hooks and NETS. Its still no reason to stop the week-end fisherman from catching his measly 5 to 10 fish free and without any stupid law.

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