bratko

togetherness seems to be the key so far...we're all different...but we need to be together like RJ5023 said....AS ONE... whose not goin to listen to nearly 300,000 smelly fishos  ....300,000 people with a good agenda together...everyone will listen...let me remind you all...THEY work for us....we must not be afraid or doubtful...we must put a side our differences and unite...reminds me of a 5 a side indoor soccer team I used to play for...RECFISH REVOLUTION UNITED    

....man I vote for you for Prime Minister...you speaka my language bigtime...bravo champ bravo  

...problems are only there...until we find solutions...ancient southern suburbs proverb    

since we're all together in the one spot...how about we start coming up with ideas how to make the recfish license a happening thing...now that we're all aware of the various problems associated with getting one off the ground...together we can make magic happen...peace

ps....Mods please don't shut any of this down cos without this magic forum of yours/ours how are we to educate ourselves and each other with regards to moving forward and saving our fisheries...I read somewhere the greatest gift you can give to another fisherman is....a fish...peace everyone

Howdy Poppa Snake...no shit fight here brother...im not against you or BarnyB either....this is a learning process for me and a few other people I rekn...I think everyones heart is in the right place...but none of us know how to improve this terrible situation we have...fishn obviously means a lot to all of us on here...that's why we all care about this "argument"...on our own none of us can do much...together as a team on the other hand...we can change this terrible situation...you know the old saying...300,000 fishos together are smarter and more powerful than any force on the planet  ...essentially we all want more fish in the water for all of us...less or no pro fisherman taking out too many fish out of  our fisheries...rules and regulations that make a difference for the future and are actually upheld...less bureaucratic BS and more action to protect our fisheries and our rec fishn futures....you get the picture....on our own individually...nothing will change...together with a recfish license we have an army and approx. $6 000 000 bucks per year to do something properly for the future of our fisheries...its in our hands and only we can make a difference....we have to be united somehow and I don't see any other way except by paying our union/club/license fee and standing together as one...peace brother and may the fish be with you  

Yes sir I do...Booma put it sweetly...politics doesn't do anything for anyone....politics just keeps everything the same...theres no goodness or answers there... let alone for our fisheries...imagine there was no drivers licence...no license for tradies....etc...people would be running amok and doing whatever they wanted to...in society we have to obey the law to keep our basic human rights...you disobey the law or break the law...you pay a fine or you get your rights taken away from you and you go to jail...now you go to any metro jetty any day of the week and people who don't care or are ignorant are doing whatever they want....taking undersized fish and crab left right and center....breaking the law...to me no rec fishn license means nothings going to change and things are going to get worse...less fish....I don't understand the argument against a rec fishn license...pollies only listen to their pay masters...theyre there to do what whoevers paying them wants them to do...theyre not there for us....or havnt we figured that out yet      300,000 rec fishers in SA they rekn...ok...minus the pensioners and kids who don't have to pay lets guess for arguments sake and say theres 150,000 fishers paying for a license here...150,000 x $40 = $6,000,000.....with that money we can do some serious good and change things around for the better..education programs...more fisheries officers to enforce the law...fish restocking...and a whole range of other things which I'm not smart enough to put into words on here right now....im not for the pro fishermen or for capitalism...im totally against the super trawlers, especially that one from Geelong....how hard does this have to be...its not about you its not about me....its about more fish for everybody...peace