I though of a new buy back scheme I want implemented.
Recreational buy back.
Here is how it works.
Govt has 9 million to waste
They will buy back any excess rods and reel and tackle you have around the place
You just have to put up in the tender any old crap rod or handline and they will pay you for it in belief that it will be doing the rec fishing industy and fish stocks a good thing .
They imagine that giving you money for your unused fishing gear that has no productive purpose since santa has bought you new fashionable stuff will somehow reduce your fishing effort. Goes for old sounders as well boys as when you hand in the old unused sounder you will obviously be reducing your fishing effort - ha ha.
Now to encourage a wider range of participants in the sport no pink rods and barbie reels will be accepted in the tender. This is to encourage girls and minorities to still be able to participate in fishing and have access to the pink rods they obviously require so they can be identified as the "pink fisherpersons"
If you voted green in any election you will recieve double the money of any other tender participant as we appreciate you will get a far warmer and fuzzier feeling than a member of the general public. We like warm and fuzzy so that is your reward. Spend it on as many josh sticks as you like ( organic of course and with as few a carbon miles a spossible) This will help pump prime the green industry ecconomy which is the only ecconomy , industry we intend to alow to exist in Australias future
Yes I'm being serious - it is as good as the proposed policy we are seeing being implemented now.
Old torn dunlop volleys with corroded rock cleats are included in the tender but thongs are not unless you can show that they have only ever being used ( via stat dec) for the purpose of fishing.
Now this new Recreational fishng buyback shouldn't start until after santa has come so we can get all our old stuff organised and listed for tender and if we have been good santa will deliver new shiny pink barbie outfits.
I wonder right about now if it is sinking in to politicians just what a ill concieved and contrived idea this is.
Now guys don't give up all the good logical ideas on how to solve the problem in the real world with real money as we need to set up "Ausfish fisheries consulting" and we can earn mega consultants fee of millions dollars to educate these nongs on how to ensure money spent actually produces a better fishery , industry and recreation for alll and also keep doing fisheries research to maintain the fishery. Hell then we can resell the exact same consulting package to dept of Ag and get their grants system to actually do good and improve the farming land based environment that affect so much of the water quality issues. We are on a winner boys , fisherpersons and pink rod holders.
Edit
Bugger -I have just been relaibly informed that pink barbie outfits catch all the fish - my whole policy is falling apart - oh the pain.