JB, you are 100% right looks like some people don't know the difference between land and water.
Vatican, I own a 60' x 300' lot with a camper in Theriot and pay about $ 750.00 a year in property taxes. I was at the capital yesterday and talked to a tax assessor. I was told some of theses multi millionaire property owners that are leasing their land to hunt & fish for about $4000 a year per person are only paying about 45 cents an acre for property taxes for the land and pay nothing for the water .
The State is also spending billions of dollars on costal restoration to build up these land owners property. Now I see why the State is so for in debt.
Why should we not be able to fish on water that surround the land that us tax payers are spending billions of dollars on.
Don't forget witch Reps. vote for & against HB 391 next election .We will get our turn to vote.
I never saw anyone fish on land the fish are in the water. If the land owners want to block the ponds where the tide cannot enter go for it. That's the legal way. What the land owners are doing is unconstitutional & greedy.
Don't waste your money on CCA join LASC.
I joined the CCA about 5 years ago but now that I know that they are against the bill HB 391. I will not be renewing my member ship.Why join something that is supposed to be for fishermen but is for blocking the canals we fish in.
You pay taxes on the land under the water. Not the water you also make money on the mineral rights, If they strike oil on your water bottom.You should pay taxes on all of your land & water bottom . You people don't know the difference between public water & water bottoms, thats the problem.