Proposed Fishing Ban

[snwbrdr435]

This is such an amazing idea! f***ing idiots. Who wants to cede from the US. http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/salt ... id=4975762

"The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters."

[dusred]

You voted him in. Now deal with it.

PS, this is a political debate.

[numbnuts240]

You voted him in. Now deal with it.

actually, i didn't vote for him.

[snwbrdr435]

You voted him in. Now deal with it.

PS, this is a political debate.

I most certainly did not vote for him. Also i know its a political debate but guess what i decided to post it here live with it.

[dusred]

Maybe I should say "we" voted for him. I didn't vote for him either (I was 17 at the time). At any rate the majority of people voted for him including many on this forum.

No personal attack on anyone. Just a general statement.

[ScrapMetal]

Good luck getting all these Cubans here in Miami to stop fishing.

[Mr1der]

cecede my a**, we take it back!

[r34 gtr]

I will personally kick anyone's a** who tries to stop me from fishing in my own damn country.

[RCA]

Yea Obama has plans for destroying an entire industry by banning fishing...

Relax, it won't happen.

[RobPaulson]

just like when they didnt ban flavored cigs?

this makes me a sad panda, it would NEVER be enforced by the majority of wildlife officials anyway. wonder if the equipment would become illegal etc too... uugghhh i dont even want to think about it

[nissangirl74]

That is such bulls***. Why the hell do they insist on f***ing up everything?!?!?!

Relax, it won't happen.

Relax? Really?

[snwbrdr435]

Yea Obama has plans for destroying an entire industry by banning fishing...

Relax, it won't happen.

Its not just the fishing industry, what about the towns that thrive because of the traffic created by fishing tourists? This is simple a ridiculous idea. Also I can see how they could start putting other things into effect, like banning certain types of hooks/bait, only can use certain rods etc. Make it harder to do legally until people just don't care anymore.

[HashiriyaS14]

This seems like it would anger such a HUGE group of people while achieving such dubious gains that I'm not sure I buy it.

Firstly, at least in MD, almost all inland fishing is in man-made (i.e. a dam) STOCKED lakes, and I cannot imagine they would ever have a reason to prohibit fishing in stocked lakes.

There *have* to be other details here that are getting left out. It must target specific species, or areas, or something. Admittedly, I didn't read the thing line for line.

[RCA]

Relax? Really?

Its not just the fishing industry, what about the towns that thrive because of the traffic created by fishing tourists? This is simple a ridiculous idea. Also I can see how they could start putting other things into effect, like banning certain types of hooks/bait, only can use certain rods etc. Make it harder to do legally until people just don't care anymore.

Yea I get that, the big picture has a lot of negative consequences and that is why I do not think anything will come of it.

It's like banning cigarettes....Way to many people make big money by making cigarettes so they won't go any where no matter how destructive they are.

[Otto.]

"O DE NOEZ. SAEV THA FISHES!!!!!1!!!1one!eleventyone!"

If this fishing ban goes into effect, I'm going to go to one of the local ponds, catch the biggest fish I can get, and personally shove it up Obama's butt.

[frapjap]

I'll ask my boss for the details on this. Shes an important member of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).

[Urabus GodofTraction]

First, they came for the anglers, but I did not speak up, for I am not an angler...Then, they came for the hunters, but I did not speak up, for I am not an angler...Then, they came for the cars, but there was noone left to hear me.

Welcome to the future, it's a slippery slope, comrades.

[ADDirishboy]

It's like banning cigarettes....Way to many people make big money by making cigarettes so they won't go any where no matter how destructive they are.

Because they haven't STARTED banning cigarettes?

They will never just up and ban anything all together right off the bat. It would anger too many people, and the government is smarter than that. They know that they have to start chipping away at these things little by little, so that it goes under the radar. And then, eventually, you wake up with no more cigarettes, fishies, guns, and a bill to pay for them taking all this away from you.

Welcome to the future.

[RCA]

So you think they are trying to illegalize cigarettes?

If some thing happens to fishing then the backlash will be large enough for law makers to change things. Also if you want to prevent this from ever getting off the floor, then complaining on a forum isn't the best way of going about things.

[Gaijin]

So you think they are trying to illegalize cigarettes?

you cant even smoke in your own car while driving through a few cities in LA

[themadscientist]

Obama has his eye on the bobber.

[troskinatior]

If this passes I'm moving to good ol Canada. I really don't see the purpose of this at all, why wouldn't they just put up stricter limits?

[RCA]

you cant even smoke in your own car while driving through a few cities in LA

Yea good point, I don't smoke so I totally forgot about the newer smoking laws passed. ADDirishboy, it sure looks like that is where they are heading with cigarettes...

Smoking in public is a iffy law. I do agree with closed buildings (that do not have a non smoking and smoking sections). But your own car, that is BS. They won't go away completely though...

[ADDirishboy]

Obama has his eye on the bobber.

[themadscientist]

They should march on Washington and have a "fish-in" on the reflecting pool.

[seang]

Obama has his eye on the bobber.

Awesome. Do not bite the hook!

I think I might have to vote Ted Nugent in for Governer of Michigan if some s*** like this goes down.
Modified by seang at 10:49 PM 3/9/2010

[Watermelonwarrior]

you guys seriously think they would ban cigarettes? Philip Morris a cigarette company is the reason we don't have flavored cigs.

[r34 gtr]

BORN 2 FISH Would be my license plate # if I lived in NY City or another elusive place where you can have 9 characters on there.

[yangs13]

ban not gonna happen. its such a large entity...it would be like banning football.

[f1seb]

I'm all for a San Angeles society. Save the sea kittens!!!!