Anyone want to go fishin' -Better hurry

[RidgeRunner]

the fish Nazi are getting warmed up. Fisherman's march on Washington didn't have much impact, apparently. Check out the article..

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/s...ory?id=4975762

[THEFERMANATOR]

And should we have expected any less from the messiah? He is all for the few and not the masses. When the fisheries went under the supervision of agencies like NMFS which are part of the department of commerce to govern commercial fisheries, what do you expect. I have personally said at a meeting for NMFS that if people are not willing to get off there couch and go get the fish themselves, then why should they have the right to go buy it in the stores? Those who are willing to do it are being punished meanwhile those who aren't are being rewarded due to a few who have good lobbyists to control DC. If you can't go down and buy whitetail deer at the local butcher, then why should you be able to go and buy wild caught fish when the stocks can't support it(or so they say)?

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

And should we have expected any less from the messiah? He is all for the few and not the masses. When the fisheries went under the supervision of agencies like NMFS which are part of the department of commerce to govern commercial fisheries, what do you expect. I have personally said at a meeting for NMFS that if people are not willing to get off there couch and go get the fish themselves, then why should they have the right to go buy it in the stores? Those who are willing to do it are being punished meanwhile those who aren't are being rewarded due to a few who have good lobbyists to control DC. If you can't go down and buy whitetail deer at the local butcher, then why should you be able to go and buy wild caught fish when the stocks can't support it(or so they say)?

Dang Ferm...never thought about comparison to deer and the like...I LIKE that idea...if you can catch it, you can eat it...

But I gotta tell ya...if there's anything gonna spark a revolution in this country, just wait til the govt tells us we can't fish anymore..it's time for a good ol house-cleanin' in Washington anyway...

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Dang Ferm...never thought about comparison to deer and the like...I LIKE that idea...if you can catch it, you can eat it...

But I gotta tell ya...if there's anything gonna spark a revolution in this country, just wait til the govt tells us we can't fish anymore..it's time for a good ol house-cleanin' in Washington anyway...

I posted about this a few years back, but at that time they were mostly targeting just the gulf coast. Now these idiots in DC are targeting EVERYBODY, both salt and fresh water. They won't be happy until the only people that can fish or hunt will be licensed individuals who have heavy Washington influence on them. And this isn't just a democratic issue, it is a POLITICAL issue as Bush was the one who signed the Magnusson act back into law that started all of this. This all goes back to the bickering before the election of democrat VS republican, now that they divided us and have us fighting each other they can move forward with there political agenda.

[RidgeRunner]

I sent FWC e-mail a while back. It took them a few weeks to reply. They are all about the politics. I pointed to the favoritism toward the commercial take (IMO) and a lack of science with respect to actual fish stocks. They simply said that Florida was aligning their regulations with the Feds. (NMFerS) They could care less what is actually going on or the financial impact of their actions.

[THEFERMANATOR]

http://forums.floridasportsman.com/f...ervation-front

You can read over here until you are red in the face from anger at some of the stuff going on behind the scenes. The people over there have been fighting NMFS for A LONG LONG time now.