Rant II - Things get worse ......
Jesus, 85, Billy! That's just holy-shit-I-just-wet-my-pants-but-I'm-too-
d-to-notice fast!!! 
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we were on Legal Bill's boat and we wanted to see if it can go on plane with 8 people on it. Boy it did! and I was sitting on the front holding for dear life, hoping that I wasn't going to get thrown off.
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45 in open seas probably is fast. My brothers old boat went 40-50 (depending on how many lardasses were onboard) and it felt pretty slow... 
Again, I was usually on calm water, maybe 1-2' chop... nothing major!
Again, I was usually on calm water, maybe 1-2' chop... nothing major!
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From: Pt. A to Pt. B via VTEC!!
Thats has always made me 
you need a license to fish in a brook or a stream but NOTHING to fish the open seas 
I trust you saw my Tuna fishing thread a while back Billy? It was such a blast I would go again today if he invites me! If you ever get a chance to go, do it!
you need a license to fish in a brook or a stream but NOTHING to fish the open seas I trust you saw my Tuna fishing thread a while back Billy? It was such a blast I would go again today if he invites me! If you ever get a chance to go, do it!
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Mike,
In cali., where I went bluefishing a few times, the boat was somehow obligated not to bring back more than two fish per person...
So, I'm not sure whose license or even what license is at risk here, but there must be some sort of certification. Maybe personal craft don't have that restriction? In my case, these were fishing boats that specialized in taking groups of people out to fish blues...
Anyway, it's ALL good!
In terms of reasoning here (not that there necessarily is), I know that if you want to fish the streams or reservoir in my town you do need a license. I always figured this was because it's a protected waterway (the reservoir feeds Boston), whereas the high seas are not. Just a thought.
In cali., where I went bluefishing a few times, the boat was somehow obligated not to bring back more than two fish per person...
So, I'm not sure whose license or even what license is at risk here, but there must be some sort of certification. Maybe personal craft don't have that restriction? In my case, these were fishing boats that specialized in taking groups of people out to fish blues...
Anyway, it's ALL good!
In terms of reasoning here (not that there necessarily is
), I know that if you want to fish the streams or reservoir in my town you do need a license. I always figured this was because it's a protected waterway (the reservoir feeds Boston), whereas the high seas are not. Just a thought.