If you fish, you need to read this...

[smallie_guy]

I know, shoot me, this article might cross the lines into being a political topic. If the mods feel that way, please delete it, no hard feelings.

However, this information/story is directly related to what we all enjoy. And, ironically enough, if things go the 'wrong' way with this issue, sites like MA Anglers wont really be necessary anymore.

Again, if the mods want to delete it, no hard feelings. I just felt this information needed to be shared.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/s...ory?id=4975762

[fishinkid]

be careful..trickle down effect if it goes through

[scooper47]

Please read the last line: it is an opinion column. Brought to you by the same people who think Obama is not a US citizen and who are now out icefishing the Ox Bow because the earth is not warming up.

[DaveGH]

Smells funny to me. So there will be no fishing on the coasts and/or on any lakes and ponds? That's absurd. Basically the whole economy would collapse to where this recession would seem like a winning streak. Restaurants would close, Cabelas, Dicks, hotels, whole coastal towns, commercial fishermen, tackle shops, seafood industry, resorts, marinas, boat dealers... and I would fish anyway, lol

[brookiemaster]

"U.S. citizens from fishing some of the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters"

[GUNNER]

Read something about that in February's Bass Master Magazine, hope its not TRUE!

[bob peters]

read that a couple days ago but you need to read this, this is the real story.

http://www.examiner.com/x-37128-Char...to-ban-fishing