Hi Guys,
Latest updates on the new fishing regs is that the government in their infinate wisdom has withdrawn the 15 Oct start date for their new rules as even they can't understand the implications of their own new laws.
Our freediving club has sent in some simple questions about the new limits and filleting etc in the new rules and they can't answer them. So essentially, their new rules are frustrating, over complicated and confusing. Another well thought out government initiative!
The new rules allow for a boat limit of 2 personal bag limits so there is no point in going out with more than one other person on your boat as your personal bag limit is severely restricted by additional fishers, but again, the start date has been delayed until they can understand their own rules!
It is making it more and more expensive to get a feed from the ocean as costof boat, plus insurance, plus registration, plus maintenance, plus ridiculous fuel costs, parking fees at boat ramps, mooring fees at Rotto, license fees for crays all add up to an expensive day fishing. Fishing is to become an elite sport for the wealthy only. Gone will be the days where I will be able to afford to take my kids out fishing if we are even allowed to in another 10 years.
Fresh fish on the table isn't that cheap anymore.
W@nkers! Vote Liberal at the next election before Labour decide to ban fishing altogether.
Good fishing,
