Pay to play

[ErikSmith]

Although we don't pay taxes toward F&W, this principle is still not bad. With the decline in hunting and fishing licenses and tags in almost all states, this could ease the burden and save money for other things. Although I don't think it should be mandatory, this country has enough laws, but as an organization that utilize the natural resources, we should want to help front the cost. But again it shouldnt be mandatory, just optional, like an option at the DMV of instead, donating to child care, an option to donate a dollar to KDFW.

[MagikSmallie]

This idea can never happen. You cannot treat tournament anglers differently here. These are public waterways which means its open to everyone to use in a legal manner. As long as tourney anglers fish legally you cannot in essence charge them to use the lake. Besides, every tournament I've ever fished has been catch and release and the mortality rate is extremely low, there is no need to restock lakes due to tournament anglers, period! How bout charging all you meat gatherers an extra fee for taking bass out of the lake?

[sweetwater]

This idea can never happen. You cannot treat tournament anglers differently here. These are public waterways which means its open to everyone to use in a legal manner. As long as tourney anglers fish legally you cannot in essence charge them to use the lake. Besides, every tournament I've ever fished has been catch and release and the mortality rate is extremely low, there is no need to restock lakes due to tournament anglers, period! How bout charging all you meat gatherers an extra fee for taking bass out of the lake?

To be totally fair to everyone you could charge a fee for every fish you decide to put in a livewell. That would be a tax where everyone could fish for free until you decide to keep a fish in your possesion.

[MagikSmallie]

To be totally fair to everyone you could charge a fee for every fish you decide to put in a livewell. That would be a tax where everyone could fish for free until you decide to keep a fish in your possesion.

I personally feel the current system is perfectly fair, a license system that allows a daily creel limit is perfectly capable of keeping fish populations where they need to be. I find this whole idea thats been brought up here "Pay to Play" absurd!

[ErikSmith]

I personally feel the current system is perfectly fair, a license system that allows a daily creel limit is perfectly capable of keeping fish populations where they need to be. I find this whole idea thats been brought up here "Pay to Play" absurd!

Yea no tax or anything. I would give a dollar to a donation fund ever year when I pay my car taxes though if given the option.

[sweetwater]

Yea no tax or anything. I would give a dollar to a donation fund ever year when I pay my car taxes though if given the option.

I'd like to see a fishing license plate. The state could add a little fee for it and we could have a nice looking license plate for our automobiles.

[ErikSmith]

I'd like to see a fishing license plate. The state could add a little fee for it and we could have a nice looking license plate for our automobiles.

That would be cool also.

[stripernut]

they already have a unique system where you pay to fish......its called a "PAYLAKE"

[Brandon__]

Seems that it would be the exact opposite. I am not advocating any new "tax" but my self being someone whom fishes tournaments i saw maybe 5 fish die last year total, why wouldn't there be a tax on people that eat the fish they take from a water way?(again not saying this should happen just proving a point)

[stripernut]

Seems that it would be the exact opposite. I am not advocating any new "tax" but my self being someone whom fishes tournaments i saw maybe 5 fish die last year total, why wouldn't there be a tax on people that eat the fish they take from a water way?(again not saying this should happen just proving a point)

we already DID pay for the fish we keep to eat....the day we purchased our fishing license. as magiksmallie said, creel limits are calculated to take in to account the fisheaters, the tournaments, natural mortality etc etc.
i see the essence of the idea...but it would be difficult to incorporate.
if im going to pay for fish i keep i will target walleye....whats next? a premium for certain species?

[Brandon__]

we already DID pay for the fish we keep to eat....the day we purchased our fishing license. as magiksmallie said, creel limits are calculated to take in to account the fisheaters, the tournaments, natural mortality etc etc.
i see the essence of the idea...but it would be difficult to incorporate.
if im going to pay for fish i keep i will target walleye....whats next? a premium for certain species?

Seems that it would be the exact opposite. I am not advocating any new "tax" but my self being someone whom fishes tournaments i saw maybe 5 fish die last year total, why wouldn't there be a tax on people that eat the fish they take from a water way?(again not saying this should happen just proving a point)

[zx150]

Lets say BASS comes to KY Lake. It has 100 boaters and 100 non-boaters. What does that do for the local economy, hotels, restaurants, gas stations. Not to mention all the new fishing licenses that are bought so guys can fish a week. Then it airs on TV. People from all over the country see the show and say hey, they caught them pretty good down there I think I may spend my vacation down there.

What does all that bring as far as money to the state?