"Allen Epps" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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A bit off topic for the subject but I was intrigued by the idea of
required instruction prior to taking up fishing. Driving, sure (in
fact, most in the US ought to go back for a refresher! ) Hunting, makes
good sense as you're dealing with potentially lethal mistakes, but
fishing? Is it conservation that they want to teach or is it a safety
issue? I fish with Frank Reid regularly so no one is more aware of the
dangers of fishing than me (and I've pulled some pretty stupid stuff
myself I just don't share it!) but I can't think of any classroom or
on-the-water course that would have saved me.

Happy Easter

Allen
Catonsville, MD

Basically it is a combination of a number of things. Conservation, safety,
legal aspects, and of course it has political grounds. "Greens" and other
similar groups are very powerful here, and this tends to make things like
angling and hunting extremely restrictive. Germany is also basically very
bureacratic per se.

These tests, including 36 hours mandatory classroom instruction, six hours
casting instruction ( extra if you want to flyfish, the basic tests are only
for spincasting), a valid and current first aid certificate, and a current
police report, followed by the practical and theoretical tests, are a legal
requirement before one may obtain a licence. It would take far too long to
go into all the background here. If you do a search on google, some time
ago ( couple of years maybe?) there was considerable discussion on here
about it.

Before anybody gets their knickers in a terrible twist, as I live here, I am
subject to the laws here, as is everybody else. Whether I am principally for
or against them, either generally or specifically, is quite another matter.

TL
MC