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welldoya · 10-20-2009, 10:24 AM

I was just wondering because I've fished off the beach in Navarre for years and never been checked. Of course, being a resident, I never would have needed one anyway but I've got a friend from out-of-state that comes down every year and he always buys a license but was never checked.

I can see being checked on a dock if the officer in a boat comes by but who would do the checking on the beach ? It would require an officer on a 4 wheeler to drive down the beach looking for fisherman. Either that or have an officer driving by in a car checking the popular spots where surf fisherman congregate.

10-20-2009, 10:24 AM	#7
welldoya Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pace, Florida Posts: 2,294	RE: License Check on the Beach ? I was just wondering because I've fished off the beach in Navarre for years and never been checked. Of course, being a resident, I never would have needed one anyway but I've got a friend from out-of-state that comes down every year and he always buys a license but was never checked. I can see being checked on a dock if the officer in a boat comes by but who would do the checking on the beach ? It would require an officer on a 4 wheeler to drive down the beach looking for fisherman. Either that or have an officer driving by in a car checking the popular spots where surf fisherman congregate.