08-18-2019, 03:50 AM
[quote fish_fanatic] ... questioning how they manage our natural resources will make them better at their job ...[/quote]
My observation is Free Fishing Day is not a loss -- it's a gain. It's a day that many who don't fish are introduced to fishing. I help with that by inviting non-fishing friends and loaning my fishing equipment. Many times, they can't go on that one day.
Regarding the running it like a business conversation, Free Fishing Day is what business would do to attract more paying customers. Perhaps a few more Free Fishing Days would get even more. If you want less of something, then tax it. Once people decide they like to fish, they will get more and more into it and the revenues come with that.
Health Clubs have membership fees. Of course, that's how they make money. To make more money, they get more customers buying memberships. Often members are encouraged to bring guests with a free pass. They also sometimes offer an introductory low rate.
One way the $16 dollars for three days can be made a better deal and still get the $16 would be to make it like deer tags where they have to notch their day and then they will still have two more days sometime that year. At least they can use the remaining days. For those who get invited out on a boat for fishing, it's not their boat and it might not be three days in a row, but it might be three invitations in that year.
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My observation is Free Fishing Day is not a loss -- it's a gain. It's a day that many who don't fish are introduced to fishing. I help with that by inviting non-fishing friends and loaning my fishing equipment. Many times, they can't go on that one day.
Regarding the running it like a business conversation, Free Fishing Day is what business would do to attract more paying customers. Perhaps a few more Free Fishing Days would get even more. If you want less of something, then tax it. Once people decide they like to fish, they will get more and more into it and the revenues come with that.
Health Clubs have membership fees. Of course, that's how they make money. To make more money, they get more customers buying memberships. Often members are encouraged to bring guests with a free pass. They also sometimes offer an introductory low rate.
One way the $16 dollars for three days can be made a better deal and still get the $16 would be to make it like deer tags where they have to notch their day and then they will still have two more days sometime that year. At least they can use the remaining days. For those who get invited out on a boat for fishing, it's not their boat and it might not be three days in a row, but it might be three invitations in that year.
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