BUGHUNTER
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Is there a special licence for the the use or purchase of a spear gun in Mass?
Spear gun license
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Most states require a fishing license, which is good for any method of recreational fishing.
In Florida you can only spear in salt water. You go to http://myfwc.com/marine/regulation.htm for all the information.
I'd google search for the official Mass website, it shouldn't take you long to find the regulations from there.
Chad
In Florida you can only spear in salt water. You go to http://myfwc.com/marine/regulation.htm for all the information.
I'd google search for the official Mass website, it shouldn't take you long to find the regulations from there.
Chad
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BUGHUNTER:
Oh please don't give the lawmakers any ideas..I know guys who own 8-10 spearguns. I have at least 15 ticklesticks and lobster loopers. If we had to pay a yearly tax or license on them, I'd be broke,,,then hungry!!
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I live in MA, and started spearfishing at the end of last summer. There is no permit required YET in MA for spearguns. Does your LDS have any spearfishers working there? I was lucky, all the guys at the shop I frequent are avid spearfishermen. Mostly freedivers, but a couple do it on scuba. The advice I have been given by them has been great. The owner of the LDS even showed me how to properly fillet the first fish I caught, and yes, it isn't as easy as it looks.
As a lobsterman, (I am guessing here in MA waters), you are well aware of how stringent they are about the fishing laws, so just be sure to get a copy of the fish limits and sizes. I have marks painted on my gun, to show the legal limits for the fish I will be catching. Another good tip shared by the LDS guys.
As a lobsterman, (I am guessing here in MA waters), you are well aware of how stringent they are about the fishing laws, so just be sure to get a copy of the fish limits and sizes. I have marks painted on my gun, to show the legal limits for the fish I will be catching. Another good tip shared by the LDS guys.
Loneranger
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Not sure but I here you don't need a license to hunt "BIG GAME" on land in Texas!
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