2015 Fishing License

I just bought my 2015 fishing license online.  The price this year is $47.01.  I wonder who thought that price up?  I would pay an even $50 and think nothing of the of the $2.99 more.  Maybe it's my old retail mind but a price ending in a .01 makes no sense at all. ????

Dont forget Steelhead card/ Sturgeon card/second rod stamp.....what else is there? Going to add up fast

It's all the %'s added in for this & that ... ends up in a weird cost usually.  Much like gas $2.89 9/10 per gallon.  Ever notice that little "kicker" 9/10 in the price?

I haven't bought a fishing license since 2002. 

I just bought my 2015 fishing license online.  The price this year is $47.01.  I wonder who thought that price up?  I would pay an even $50 and think nothing of the of the $2.99 more.  Maybe it's my old retail mind but a price ending in a .01 makes no sense at all. ????

Do we expect "sense" from a bureaucracy?

I'm still waiting for my son to take interest in fishing. When he does, I'll give him the best gift a father can give --- a lifetime fishing license. I need to take him out more. Effin' video games!

How much is a lifetime license? And can you get a lifetime second rod with it?

How much is a lifetime license? And can you get a lifetime second rod with it?

$800 if you're something like 20-60 years old (not the exact price. It depends on your age).

Then it's $350 for second rod stamp, ocean stamp, steelehad, salmon report cards. Can't buy it separately.

I don't know how much it is now. In the ballpark of $800-1000 maybe, I have to check. And if I'm not mistaken, yes you can buy 2nd rod stamp lifetime. Imagine you're 17, you love fishing, and you don't have to worry about buying a license, ever.

That would suck if after you bought him a lifetime fishing license then he would chase after girls instead of fish, eh, Herb? 

My lifetime license cost $490 when I bought it 13yrs ago. Then another $150 for lifetime stamps. That was a lot of money for a poor college student! And it was hard to save enough... BUT it was the best investment I ever made. And it keeps getting better. So far, it's equaled $50 per year. In 8 more years it will equal $32 per year but I've probably already broke even @ $640 over 12yrs. Fishing for free for the rest of my life and I'm 35. I will definitely get my money's worth haha!

$490 + $150 = $640.
If you had invested the $640 in the stock market 13 years ago, averaged 10% growth, you would now have $2336. 

In the meantime, you would have spent a total of maybe $350-$400 for individual licenses?  (I'm not sure where to find previous year license fees) 

Total; $640 plus $400 = $1040 out of pocket and $2336 in your IRA.  A net gain of almost $1300. 
Of course, it might be you couldn't afford to BOTH invest the $650 and come up with the $20 or so back in 2001 for that year's license, but if you could, it shows that compounding interest in an IRA is a great way to get wealthy. 

My lifetime license cost $490 when I bought it 13yrs ago. Then another $150 for lifetime stamps. That was a lot of money for a poor college student! And it was hard to save enough... BUT it was the best investment I ever made. And it keeps getting better. So far, it's equaled $50 per year. In 8 more years it will equal $32 per year but I've probably already broke even @ $640 over 12yrs. Fishing for free for the rest of my life and I'm 35. I will definitely get my money's worth haha!

I didn't get mine until it was nearly 700. One of the best purchases I've ever made!

I just bought my 2015 fishing license online.  The price this year is $47.01.  I wonder who thought that price up?  I would pay an even $50 and think nothing of the of the $2.99 more.  Maybe it's my old retail mind but a price ending in a .01 makes no sense at all. ????

What doesn't make sense is that you bought it 29 days before you needed to. 

Good point Jerry. It's still the best investment I ever made.