Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 at 21:28
Gone Bush.
Fishing and Boating, although one would think go together like peaches and cream, unfortunately not as one can be done without the other.
Scenario 1: Me and my family can't eat seafood of any description, puts us in hospital for a week, that severe an alergic reaction. But I have a boat, we pull ski's, ski biscuits etc. I would be peeved if my fees for boat and trailer rego and skippers ticket were used to support fishing.
Scenario 2: Now me and my family love eating fish, but only eat what we catch from shore. Just the mention of the word boat and we go green around the gills. I'd be peeved under these circumstances if my fishing licence fees went towards maintenance of, or new construction of boat ramps.
You've made an assumption that to fish, you do it from a boat, or because you have a boat, you are always fishing from it.
As I've demonstrated, boating and fishing can be mutually exclusive from each other, so yes, "think about it - engage brain before putting mouth (fingers typing) into gear" remains extant.
It is better to fight two fights and have some chance of winning than to have them combined and have no chance at all.
Cheers,
Dion.
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