[LILY]

Update: Mariner Point Park

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Great news. They have posted the new regulations for launching @ Mariner Point Park. Maryland Residents remain free of any cost

Effective May 1, 2009. All out of state residents must pay @ 15.00 launching fee every time they launch. I just read the sign this morning. It looks like there will be a gate and they will have someone collecting the money.

This applies to anyone that has a boat that is not registered in Maryland or there tow vehicle that has out of state license plates. They will be designated to there own parking lot in the back of the park and will have to walk.

Parking lot A which is the one right next to the building is for Md. residents only.

I hope that other places like the WYE RIVER and CHESTER RIVER follow there lead.

Again this should help with the overcrowding and the issues @ Mariner Point Park.

Phil(lily)

 

[Hakuna Matata]

What body of water does Mariner Park serve?

-JB

 

[LILY]

GUNPOWDER RIVER

Phil(lily)

 

[finatic Jason]

That's great news. Maybe I can start using the ramp again.

 

[vinny83]

thats great for us gunpowder guys

that place is a zoo in august and september for crabing




Vinny

 

[Johnny Rockfish]

Thanks for the update Lily. I will update my webpage with the information as well.

 

[plunger]

just hope they open the gate early or there will be a line all the way back to the royal farms store

 

[HCountyBasser]

Lily - According to the Sign(s) it has nothing to do with being a "Maryland Resident". It looks like your tow vehicle AND trailer have to be registered in MARYLAND......or else you Pay and get put on the back lot

Who has Maine Tags?

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[LILY]

I'm sure your Drivers License will determine? Why do people use Maine tags to save a few dollars, what a joke.

I don't even use the ramp. I use the marina. I keep my bigger boat there, so I can launch my jon boat whenever I want for free:thumbup:

Phil(lily)

 

[RYASON]

I wonder what about hour restrictions. Nice to come in when you want to.

 

[night nurse]

My trailer has MD tags and the truck has WV tags, boat is reg. in MD... now what?

 

[Hedda]

Agree there will be some serious lines if they go with a gate instead of a drop box!

If it is a gate, forget those early launches. Or maybe that just impacts out of state and not MD tags??

Either way it is a huge step in the right direction to manage the resource and provide some "perk" to those who pay for it.

If I went out of state, I would expect and have no issue paying additional fees above and beyond those paid by the residents of the state. I would also not be surprised or upset if my catch limits, etc... were limited.

 

[d_nickel]

I'm sure your Drivers License will determine? Why do people use Maine tags to save a few dollars, what a joke.

I don't even use the ramp. I use the marina. I keep my bigger boat there, so I can launch my jon boat whenever I want for free:thumbup:

Phil(lily)

using Maine tags has nothing too do with saving a few bucks,it has everything too do with not paying(what works out to be extortion fees) for the maryland plates.I understand MD raising the cost,but to double it all at once was just legalized stealing.Its more principle than saving a few bucks.

 

[crab ballzz]

instead of it being 15.00 it should be 50.00 for out of staters, and the out of state rec. crab lic. should be 200.00 dollars that would help to cut down on the problems at the ramps and the crab population and over fishing.

 

[mikehn]

They should do this for all the public ramps in the state, not just Mariner point. Rather than furloughing state employees and cutting services in the current financial crisis, there is no better time than now to shift the financial burden to out of staters. That is a no brainer.

 

[Fish Fish'n]

They should do this for all the public ramps in the state, not just Mariner point. Rather than furloughing state employees and cutting services in the current financial crisis, there is no better time than now to shift the financial burden to out of staters. That is a no brainer.

Agreed!!

 

[iFishMD]

They should do this for all the public ramps in the state, not just Mariner point. Rather than furloughing state employees and cutting services in the current financial crisis, there is no better time than now to shift the financial burden to out of staters. That is a no brainer.

Gotta disagree. I had a couple of trips planned to launch from DE this past fall but their fishing license fee and public ramp fees had me decide to make trips elsewhere. Being that weather is a factor for future trips I didnt want to take on those taxes/fees and end up only taking one trip. It is too bad for local businesses too because I am sure I would have eaten at a local restaurant, filled up with fuel, and probably bought bait/eels from a local tackle shop. Due to the fees, the state and local businesses lost.

 

[HCountyBasser]

My trailer has MD tags and the truck has WV tags, boat is reg. in MD... now what?

Sounds like you get to launch free, but have to pay the "Parking" fee.

 

[Timbo]

Thanks for the info Phil. I missed getting out fishing with you last year. Let's not let that happen again this year!
I'll be in touch.

 

[Pathfinder 2200]

Lily: Is the ramp area frozen? Today is 1-21-09.