Dave -
Excellent point. When I bought my first fishing lic (freshwater) in 1963 it cost me $5.65. Of course at teh same time I remember also paying $0.19 a gallon for gas - for the same $5 while in hi school I could get a 1/2 a tank of gas, take a date to a movie and have enough left for burgers and shakes.

My fishing and hunting lic. $$ still is my cheapest recreation investiment and today they are a better value than when I started fishing.

Tight lines
Curt