06-05-2009, 02:27 PM
I live in Washington state and our regulations are so incredibly complicated I do not fish for salmon, steelhead or sturgeon because it seems like the rules are different for every peice of water and "this side of the bouy it is OK" and "that side of the river it is not" it is not worth it to me. There are also some very nice waters here that only fly fisherman can fish. And some you have to have barbless single hooks and then there is the new anti-snagging laws that I really do not understand.
The point is we are regulated to the point where I almost do not want to go fishing, so to create more "rich guy" streams where you have to have barbless hooks and no bait and you can not feed your family with what you catch is not a good answer...for me.
And that is my $.02 and yes, you get what you pay for LOL.
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The point is we are regulated to the point where I almost do not want to go fishing, so to create more "rich guy" streams where you have to have barbless hooks and no bait and you can not feed your family with what you catch is not a good answer...for me.
And that is my $.02 and yes, you get what you pay for LOL.
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