Bought My Old Fart's License This Morning

[hunts2long]

Come on RG, after that first rabbit hits your garden you will be hunting....h2l

[rgfixit]

It'll have to jump a 5' fence. But, if it does........

Rg

[reelcharacter]

I regret not getting my lifetime sportsman's license back when they were first offered. It was just more than I could see spending at the time. Should have expected them to raise fees.

For this years'  fishing license a few weeks ago  tried the DEC site 3 times and could not get my online license purchase to go through. Called several sporting goods stores who were either closed or could not offer through curbside pick up. Then tried several local town offices (both in Rochester and Syracuse) until I found one that would accept a credit card payment over the phone. I picked up this years' fishing license and DEC guide in an envelope taped to their front door.

Interesting times we are in right now ...

[taxid]

I'm a "lifer"!
Turned 70 in March. Fishing license expired yesterday. Bought my lifetime sportsman's license this morning.

Last sporting  license I'll ever have to buy!

I like that.

Rg

Jeeze in my state once you turn 65 you don't have to buy a license anymore! But then NY requires a fishing license to fish your own private pond! Not here.

On the other hand my state stopped selling lifetime licenses. They were loosing their butts in lost revenue! 

[rgfixit]

Indiana has always had osme different tax and licensing procedures.

Rg

[filetandrelease]

finally straightened out my login stuff. Heard some stuff about the opening to Lake Ontario from Sandy Pond wasn't naviagable. Yoau heard anything.

You want to watch out my bud is a captain told me it’s filled back in , last time he was out told me boat beach side was the deeper side , which would be the south side of the channel and very close to shore  , now that info  is a couple weeks old and things change so be careful , wish I had more up to date info

[rgfixit]

I've been making use of my lifetime license every day. Today I started out to launch the boat......rained out.....so I grabbed the 2 wt and chased gills for a while.

Later I did osme drift float fishing for cats in an outflow I know. Went 12 for 15 averaging 1.5 - 5lbs.

Fun way to spend a re-retired day.

Rg

[filetandrelease]

 Sounds like a good time RG

[rgfixit]

Played with the cats this morning. Went 2 for 3 before the sky turned an ugly color. It poured just as I got my stuff in the car






They were pretty nice and certainly fun.

The net is 20" across. I'll go back when the rain settles down.


Rg

P.S.

Went back after it stopped raining. 4 for 6 this afternoon. Line got so twisted up I had to stop. Don't know how to defeat this problem. I re- spooled with new line before I went back. 2 ball bearing swivels in line. One above the bobber and one above the hook. The drifts are very long. Out to 125 yards or more I'd guess with the current taking out a lot of line.

Wish I had a centerpin.

Rg

[Raquettedacker]

Looks like fun Bob...