captwesrozier

guys...it is coming whether you want it or not...i make my living on the water and everyday they are taking away from me my right to fish. maybe now you flounder giggers will stand up with the snapper anglers and support them...then they can support you.



you see nobody wants to help or support until it is in your back yard...well it is in your back yard now...do you think the snapper anglers should stand up and help you out?



where were you guys when the flounder issue was brought up this past year in destin? hmmm...maybe you were hoping the snapper anglers were there fighting your battle...hmmm you see you sit around fat and happy gigging your flounders and doing nothing to ensure your fishery for tomorrow and now somebody is going to take it away from you.



tight lines and great fishing adventures!

angus_cow_doctor

I'll tell you what Ithink is coming. Not that I want it, but I think it is coming.

I believe we are approaching a time when we will be forced to pay an excise tax on all the fish we catch. I.E., go fishing (with appropriate license) and catch X number of fish. Then you would enter various tax collector entities and pay for your "catch". It is the forsee-able end to the current debacle.

angus_cow_doctor

Just look at the current proposals for unified REQUIRED health care. They are talking about imposing fines on anyone without health care. Indigent people will be 100% subsidized.

People who actually have a job and are not on welfare will have to foot their own bill, and then pay taxes on any amount reimbursed by their employer. The only thing that rewards is people refusing to work. Being an immigrant to Mexico is looking better and better.

Welcome to the United Socialist States of America (USSA).

saltfisher1

It seems when Florida imposes new strict laws or taxes on the people Alabama will follow suit in a matter of a couple of years so folks across the line better be ready soon.

bama1

This has been talked about before in Alabamawhen the new gillnet laws were up for vote. At that time there was only a size limit flounder, then some jackass had to gig over 400 and put a picture of his calim to fame in the paper. That is when too much pressure from non fishing tree hugging liberals forced a limit of 10. Now there is no telling what is going to happen because their going to hire more people to enforce the laws and then they will have to raise the license tax to pay for the new people.

Then the new people will have to think of a new regulation to justify their jobs.

This goes for inshore, offshore, gigging or even trying to teach your five year son how to throw a 3' bait net.

Flounder9.75

I think that about somes it up. Plus thier might have been a few jealous people that don't know how to find a fish so they didn't want the ones who could to get to keep any.

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saltfisher1

Back in the 80's it was nothing to gig 50 flounder in 2 hrs with the right weather...not sure about now..I have not been in awhile.....I did go flounder track hunting 2 years ago and the flounder tracks were everywhere....Looks like theyre doing good.