A lot of old hard heads on here with stubborn mindsets about how things should be. Tunnel vision is rife and the goggles are firmly in place.
'No' is the easy answer isn't it, but surely there must be a way to get better outcomes for recreational fishers in decisions affecting the fishery. A licence would be equivalent to 'buying' a stake in the fishery which we a not currently recognised as having, and consequently we would have more influence on management decisions.
Honestly, the way some of you are going on you would think you are broke. How much does a new outfit cost you? A single fishing trip out in the boat? A nominal figure of say $30 would be a drop in the ocean compared to what most of you already spend, so why does this bother you so much financially?
Jeremy