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FWC OFFERS INCENTIVES TO BUY FIVE-YEAR FRESHWATER FISHING LICENSE

February 14, 2003
CONTACT: Bob Wattendorf (850) 488-0331

If you’re a Florida freshwater angler, now is the time buy a five-year freshwater fishing license. During March and April, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has a special deal for resident anglers buying a $61.50 five-year freshwater fishing license.

Participating anglers will receive more than $60 worth of fishing tackle and magazines. Purchases of lifetime licenses and five-year combination licenses that include freshwater fishing privileges are also eligible for this promotion. In addition, the package will include special deals and rebate offers. In effect, you get five years’ worth of freshwater fishing virtually for free.

Sponsors providing free stuff include:

bulletthe FWC
bulletBass Anglers Sportsman Society
bulletBass Pro Shops
bulletBullet Weights
bulletCentral Florida’s Polk County Visitors and Convention Bureau
bulletCosta Del Mar
bulletCulprit Lures
bulletDOA Lures
bulletFlorida Media
bullet“Florida Wildlife”
bulletHover Lure
bulletGary Yamamoto Baits
bulletSeminole County Convention and Visitors Bureau
bulletMustad Hooks
bulletTruTurn International Hooks
bulletU-Neek Fishing Group
bulletWoodies Rattlers

Sponsors who provide coupons or special offers include the following:

bulletAllen Lures
bulletthe Big Bass Record Club
bullet“Florida Sportsman”
bulletthe International Game Fish Association
bulletLarsen’s Publishing
bulletLee Fisher Nets
bulletLuhr-Jensen
bulletMillennium Twist
bulletShakespeare/Pflueger
bulletSnag Proof
bulletSouthern Bass Trails
bulletTyger Leader

Licenses are available at tax collectors’ offices or from an online vendor (such as eAngler.com, where a $1.95 surcharge applies), or through FWC’s instant license number (call 1-888-FISH-FLOrida, where a $3.95 surcharge applies to these credit card transactions). Anglers can start fishing right away, and an attractive plastic license along with the bonus package will arrive in the mail within six weeks. Five-year and lifetime licenses automatically cover any fee increases that may occur before the license expires, and you save the administrative and convenience fees that you’d otherwise pay with annual license renewals. Anglers can set the activation date for as long as 60 days after they make the purchase if their current license has not expired.

Long-term license revenues are important to the FWC, because they ensure a stable funding base for fish and wildlife conservation in Florida. The law provides for the FWC to use $12 of the $60 five-year license fee plus interest each year for conservation, and the money cannot be diverted to other uses. In addition, each of the five years, the Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration Program counts the licensed angler, so the state recovers an additional $20 or so in federal money from taxes paid by anglers on fishing tackle and motor boat fuel purchases.

Visit www.floridafisheries.com for more details, and “All you need to know about freshwater fishing in Florida.”

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