Crappie, Money is not tight, the question is, where do we draw the line. I can tell by your posts that you are not concerned with the line since you think you have earned the right by paying taxes to hold a yardsale on my private property. I don't think the per angler fee is a big deal, but it is another fee. What I do think is a big deal is the fee that is vague at this time for the organization to apply:

"The proposed fees include a non-refundable application fee for all tournaments held on state waters, which the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) approved at between $20 and $750. Also proposed is a $5 per boat user fee for tournament anglers. The user fee would be based on the number of estimated boats listed on an organization's tournament application, not how many boats actually show up. "

When the top payout for a large tourney is around $1000 and my fee to enter is around $100, where do you think the $750 will come from? This in turn will lower the turnout for these events.

I agree with one thing you have said and that is that you have the right to drive from your house to mine and back. You have paid your taxes to use the road and hopefully your registration, perhaps we should allow I-65 to become a toll road to since we all use that resource?