Had this conversation loads of times , but hear goes ........ It need to be banned , I know its a big winner $$ wise but the damage in human life ( I know you cant help stupid) it causes year in and year out is unacceptiable , not to mention the damage it does to the reefs . For god sakes you can hunt the damn things almost year round , why have 2 openings days ? at the very least limit the licensing to FL residence only ,to atleast cut down on some the the yahoo's towning boats down from every freakin state in the union who mostly have neve been in the water down here .
I agree it should be banned, and I'm also not so sure how much of a $$ winner it is. Think of all the taxpayer money wasted every time the Coasties have to rescue some idiot. Just to turn the ignition key on one of those rescue aircraft must be 10 grand in fuel.