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http://www.georgesmithmaine.com/art...ruary/2013/ifw-committee-debates-rubber-worms
Lance Wheaton spoke for the bill, recognizing “this is a tough issue” and reporting that he didn’t support the bill as written. Turns out he thinks it doesn’t go far enough. And then he broke out what he called “some gruesome pictures” of fish caught with rubber lures inside or hanging out of their bodies. One fish had 17 pieces of rubber!
He also handed out biodegradable lures and bait that he’d made himself. “I’d like to see manufacturers making these,” he said. And then he took on hooks, calling for changes that would allow them to be digested. I have to say, I am proud of Lance, who has not always seen eye to eye with me, for raising this critical issue and bringing it to the legislature for debate.
Senator Burns said many of the messages he’d received was that this ban would cost Maine hundreds of thousands of dollars and asked Lance if he agrees. “Well, they said the sky was going to fall too and it didn’t,” responded Lance, getting a good laugh from the committee and audience.
Seriously? They want to ban soft plastic baits. This is what happens when law makers have idle time. It was supposedly started because a fly fisherman friend of the politician doesn't like soft plastic interfering with his fly fishing. I hope BASS and FLW throw their weight into this.
This guy Lance probably has a patent on biodegradable lures and just wants to corner the market.
Lance Wheaton spoke for the bill, recognizing “this is a tough issue” and reporting that he didn’t support the bill as written. Turns out he thinks it doesn’t go far enough. And then he broke out what he called “some gruesome pictures” of fish caught with rubber lures inside or hanging out of their bodies. One fish had 17 pieces of rubber!
He also handed out biodegradable lures and bait that he’d made himself. “I’d like to see manufacturers making these,” he said. And then he took on hooks, calling for changes that would allow them to be digested. I have to say, I am proud of Lance, who has not always seen eye to eye with me, for raising this critical issue and bringing it to the legislature for debate.
Senator Burns said many of the messages he’d received was that this ban would cost Maine hundreds of thousands of dollars and asked Lance if he agrees. “Well, they said the sky was going to fall too and it didn’t,” responded Lance, getting a good laugh from the committee and audience.
Seriously? They want to ban soft plastic baits. This is what happens when law makers have idle time. It was supposedly started because a fly fisherman friend of the politician doesn't like soft plastic interfering with his fly fishing. I hope BASS and FLW throw their weight into this.
This guy Lance probably has a patent on biodegradable lures and just wants to corner the market.