Well that's fair enough, but don't current regs suck for guys who grew up snagging? What about live bait? And what about folks who can't afford any kind of fishing tackle, or don't want to have to learn how to use it? Are they being descriminated against because the regs prohibit spearing fish with a pointy stick?

Again, I'm not advocating anything. I hate having to fish around a bunch of other flyfishers; they're snotty and they take up too much room (that I need). I'm just trying to make the point that ALL regulations are restrictive of SOMETHING, and you can't really claim you're being persecuted just because you don't WANT to have to get with the program.