I’m taking my wife to Deveaux Bank on Saturday.Can I have more than one rod and reel in the boat and be legal without her having a license? I’ve been told if there’s more than one rod&reel in the boat that she needs a license also. She hasn’t renewed her license yet and I was just wondering if she needed to before Saturday? Thanks
ten bucks (if she’s a resident) gets you both unlimited gear till next july. keep it to one otherwise.
never had anyone mention it while being checked, but i still abide.
You can even do it online and they will give you a printout and then mail one in 5-6 days… $10 is cheap for peace of mind imo
I agree, I watched DnR give out tickets in the ICW this last weekend. I would not like to see any one get a ticket unless they were doing something stupid. Stay safe and enjoy!
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Semper Fi!
I saw a boat get pulled over last winter. Multiple lines, 2 guys. DNR questioned them repeatedly but at the time only one guy was fishing. Nothing could be proven if DNR didn’t see the other guy fishing.
NOT ENCOURAGING THAT! Just telling a story. Get Momma a license and invest in our resources. For the price of a McDonald’s lunch for 2 you get a years worth of the most beautiful waters God has to offer. And the money goes to keeping it beautiful and maintained.
Your REAL problem is if you let her fish and she catches something! She’ll want to get quipped up! Been there, done that, x2 kids! What was I thinking! LOL!
Enjoy your outing!
Vinman
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“Every saint has a past, every sinner a future”
When fishing salt, all on boat do not need licence. Just those fishing. No limit on gear.
When fishing in freshwater, you need to limit your gear to one pole per licence (or ‘unlimited’ if all aboard are licensed.)
Buy the license
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Originally posted by tpriceBuy the license
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>agreed…if it is just the wife you are concerned about, buy the license…I have had an issue before with another couple on the boat (wife and I both have licenses) and I had 4 rods (2 rigged topwater and 2 bottom rigged)…other couple did not have licenses and had to explain to DNR…he said had he happened to have rolled up on us and someone was passing one rod to another he could have ticketed us…I understand the confusion and now do what I can to prevent this…
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My wife’s been fishing in saltwater since before a license was required and has bought one every year since then. We weren’t trying to get out of buying a license,just wanted to know what the law was.
You can’t catch fish on a dry line
I fish four rods when inshore. Wife rides and brings a book. I get checked almost every weekend. They check my ticket and we are done. Wife has a ticket but with no rod in her hand. They never ask for hers.
big dog
$10 is always better then up to $500…
18 Pioneer CC 115 Evinrude E-Tec
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Originally posted by Marsh-pickerMy wife’s been fishing in saltwater since before a license was required and has bought one every year since then
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>then you have no problem…
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Could be wrong, but feel pretty sure they can state “intent to fish” as legality to write a ticket if they desire in this scenario. My buddie’s wife got one last year WHILE she was laying out reading on the deck of the boat…there were 3 rods and one license. Prob one of those grey areas, but $10 ensures no problem.
I deleted my first post and did a bit more research. Here is the law regarding number of fishing devices in general and in a boat. While these laws are paraphrased in the Rules & Regulations PDF document and shown only in the freshwater section, they are listed under Article 1 which applies to both fresh and saltwater fishing:
SECTION 50-13-10. Lawful methods of catching game fish. [SC ST SEC 50-13-10]
The catching of game fish in all waters of the State shall be only with hook and line, fly rod, casting rod, pole and line and hand line. Not more than two of the above-mentioned devices may be used by any one individual while fishing.
SECTION 50-13-11. Use of unlimited number of fishing devices. [SC ST SEC 50-13-11]
Notwithstanding the provisions of 50-13-10, any person fishing in a boat may use an unlimited number of lawful fishing devices so long as every other occupant of the boat who, if fishing would be required by law to have a fishing license, has in his possession a valid fishing license.
What does this mean? It’s not clear to me, based on the law. It COULD mean that as long as I limit number of fishing devices to two per licensed person, the other people who don’t fish don’t need a license. But it doesn’t actually say that. That would make sense and protect my right to enjoy boating with non-fishermen while I fished. I’ve fished these waters for 30 years and have always done it that way, carried two devices per licensed person if I had non-licensed folks aboard. Never got a ticket. Your mileage may vary. 
Tidewater 196DC
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Pungo 120He has to see her with a rod in her hand. Period
I have seen them watch with binoculars before coming to
our boat to see who was fishing and who was not. I have
even asked officer and was told they watch to see who touchs
rods.
Does anyone seriously believe that the enforcement of revenue producing violations is based on common sense, open interpretation, or reasonable arguement? You would need to be seriously out of touch with economic reality if a shadow of doubt touches you on this subject. The $10.00/yr. license fee WILL GO UP, but it in and of itself is not the source of revenue it was designed to produce. It is the violation of the license requirement that is the cash cow for the enforcement agency, and they are on life support for taxpayer funded revenue. Remember that the government agency does not produce any product or service that it sells for a profit to sustain it’s viability and growth…all government by design is charged with the responsibility of taking revenue from the public to sustain it’s enterprize. You can meally mouth argue about the public safety and the public use provided by these law enforcement agency employees, but the economics of the relationship that the agency has with the public is indesputable. You cannot fight city hall…buy a license even if you use it once, or fund the shortfall.
Sol Mate
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DNR is not in the business of generating revenue from tickets. First they only get a small percentage of the fine the majority goes to the court system. Second it is my understanding that over 60% of the citations issued are warnings. Does not sound like generating revenue is the priority.
Hungrynecker…Your point is taken in context, and it would be innapropriate to dispute it’s legitmacy. I would point out that LE is an extension of the Court, in fact an integral part of it, and as you point out the fines go to the court system. A somewhat circular relationship and logically they share a certain symbiotic economic self interest. To my greater point it is constructive to recognize that costs associated with the day to day operation of a revenue funded state agency must be borne to some extent by that agency itself. In tough economic times rigorous cost containment strategies such as hiring freezes, elimination of overtime pay, reallocation of resources, cost sharing, etc., etc. go hand in hand with 1 other arrow in the quiver of LE agencies…Write More Tickets!!
P.S. How is it that DNR always has the fanciest rigs on the water? For my tax dollar they can get the job done just fine with the same average quality stuff that the average citizen can afford. After all, they’ve already got guns and Blue Lights. I’m just sayin’.
Sol Mate
Mako 20B
225 Optimax
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Originally posted by bossdog1Hungrynecker…Your point is taken in context, and it would be innapropriate to dispute it’s legitmacy. I would point out that LE is an extension of the Court, in fact an integral part of it, and as you point out the fines go to the court system. A somewhat circular relationship and logically they share a certain symbiotic economic self interest. To my greater point it is constructive to recognize that costs associated with the day to day operation of a revenue funded state agency must be borne to some extent by that agency itself. In tough economic times rigorous cost containment strategies such as hiring freezes, elimination of overtime pay, reallocation of resources, cost sharing, etc., etc. go hand in hand with 1 other arrow in the quiver of LE agencies…Write More Tickets!!
P.S. How is it that DNR always has the fanciest rigs on the water? For my tax dollar they can get the job done just fine with the same average quality stuff that the average citizen can afford. After all, they’ve already got guns and Blue Lights. I’m just sayin’.
do you really think there is some conspiracy to try to catch you violating some law so you can pay a fine?
personally I would not want my tax-payer-supported DNR officers riding around in a 16’ Sea Fox…they need equipment that will help them do their job, not keep them from doing it…
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Good point on the boats I can remember when Ben Moise rode around in a 15 foot whaler and Locky Freeman had a Glastron. But I do not think revenue derived from tickets is a motivating factor for any thing at DNR. A look at the overall budget would confirm that. However I am not sure where to find that information.
Small town police agencies operate that way for sure but DNR has numerous sources of both federal and state funds with which to operate over and above what the legislature directly appropriates. Dont get me wrong they have seen huge (50%)cuts in appropriated dollars.