Tauranga man pays high price for no trout licence, obstruction | Eastern Region
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Yip!
Damn that is 5 times what you get for taking a 222 into a prison without having a firearms license
The system is fucked alright :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
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It is always a problem while living down in Rotorua I witnessed an asian guy lose his kayak and gear for trolling within 200 meters of shore among anglers, exceeding the bag limit and undersized trout, back then it was $150 for a family license so my boy was always covered when he came to visit and the other half could fish aswell which is a high price we have to pay to fish for trout but is worth it with all of the work involved with the trout hatchery and releaseing fo trout to make sure there is enough for everyone. Bloody good job to that git for not just forking over $25 for a day license to fish but no they just want to break the rules.
Haha just round the corner from home...getting illegal trout in my chinese takeaway by the sound of it.
Creek is loaded though funny to see fish being hauled up in the middle of town.
It's great to see the backing of the Judicial Authorities in these cases. Makes your efforts worthwhile sometimes. Still can't believe the sod with an illegal firearm on Prison grounds, only getting his arse wiped with a pissy little fine. WTF is that
Ive had a licence every year since i could walk. Going to the shop to get the new licence for the season was always something i looked forward to as October got nearer. It was your ticket to the world. Seems not everybody sees them in the same light. I must admit though as i got older, price went up, free time for fishing went down which took the shine off it a bit but really its not a hige investment for a lot of hours entertaient if your willing to make the effort to get out there
Never seen a ranger in my life but will be giving F&G another $157 dollars soon:oh noes:
yep but make sure you scam more than one pair of polerizers from Richard mate!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
That could be seen as a public spirited act Rushy .Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
Yip Neckshot, will try for one each member of the family. After we saw you on Saturday bagged a rainbow in that pool you want to thrash with the fly rod.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Neckshot
Believe there's a lot of illegal fishing in Taupo, netting and spear, hard to police, I've fished Taupo for the passed 12 yrs always with a licence and have never been approached by F&G, I must look honest?
Nah Maca they don't look at dodgey barstards,only the innocent ones:PQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Haha i was fishing Rotorua (north island) ranger approached and i though, at last i will.have my.licence checkwd (never been checked) but he just hung around for.a bit and left. Ill he checked one day and always have a licence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
You better stay in the sticks then, they'd get your virginity really quicklyQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Mr Pitkethley says “income from licence fees is used to manage and maintain our trout fisheries –
How the hell do you manage Trout for Chrissake, it's not as if you have to water and feed them is it? Do they herd them up every night and explain what they have to do the next day, fucken hell they are imports shouldn't they be destroyed like Deer, Pigs, Chamoi and Tahr and at one stage Ducks? How the hell do they justify $106 for a licence anyway.
What's to maintain and what have the fisheries done to help the supply of trout...put the price of licences up so only the rich can go fishing legally!!! is the only thing I have seen them do to date.
I pay $260.00 a year in Waikato Regional rates, on top of my Taupo rates, some of this I believe goes to the upkeep of Lake Taupo, must be only the water quality as the Lake bed is owned by the local Maori?
Plus my $106.00 a year to fish it, own and run my boat and fishing gear, I'd be better just to buy Salmon from Countdown
I should get a rebate from a fine like that?
You manage them by breeding and releasing them. On top you try to manage all the dodgy bastards who think they are free.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steveh054
So they manage the people?? Breeding and releasing????Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Oh I wish. My management plan may be a bit more radical than others thou.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steveh054
".....................They told police they had caught the paua for a funeral at a marae........................"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
UUUrghhhhhh How many times do we see this on Coastwatch. So many times that I believe I am becoming a racist and want to end this never ending rort.
A 250 buck fine! Ffs!
Take all there Fuckin gear at least!
It doesn't even say if they were prosecuted. Take all the gear off them for sure but its probably not theres anyway.
Far Can Mongrels alright!!
So remind me again why public flogging and lynch mobs went out of fashion
And just to add insult to injury ,a percentage of the Taupo licence fee goes to local maori as well .Bit like a tax if you like & I believe they also manage & run the hatchery down there .Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49