Boat Charities

C.T. has many issues like an increasing yearly vehicle/trailer/boat tax, increasing yearly income tax, increased taxes on food items and cigarettes, gas cost is 5 to 10 cents higher than the national average, yearly property taxes for homes start around $2,000 and go beyond $5,000. The state offers nothing to national and world wide tourists so it does not see any money from tourism. C.T. has many laws and regulations that drain it’s people to create state and town revenue through fines, fees, taxes, and penalties. It is the only state where you can not own a bullet proof vest for personal safety whether for hunting or otherwise. There are more reasons to avoid C.T. but we don’t have all day.

http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-poverty-increases-0929,0,4149770.story

I wanted to go fishing and this is what I had to do .
First was obtain a drivers license so I could tow a boat to the lake . To do this I needed to be examined and approved by the state .
Second I needed to register the boat I hand crafted myself and pay a tax on its value to receive a sticker that must be displayed on my boat registering it with the state.
The trailer needed to also have a tag as well as the car .
This is just part of it .
I needed to get a fishing license and this was easy enough to do but then they asked what kind of fish I would be trying to catch . Seems that some fish require extra stamps on my fishing license .
I wonder what happens if the wrong fish takes the bait . One I have no stamp for .
Anyhow a violation or failure to meet with any of these above mentioned items can land you in jail and at the very least an appearance in court and fines .
The coast guard can even take your boat if they want . SO tell me is this all a bit to much to go fishing .
By the way lets not blame one party or the other for this since they both have a hand in this mess of laws and regulations that can and often do result in people going to prison for failing to follow the laws and rules .