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We're heading down to Buchanan Resort in April and I was wanting to know if my Ky license would be all I need, or do I need a Tenn. license also ? I know the line is the bridge, but I had someone tell me that your Ky. would work as long as you stayed in the river channel ? I think I'll get a Tn license anyway, they're alot cheaper than a ticket.
That's not how I read a few years ago. You want to look at the TWRA.org website. If I remeber correctly you had to put in within whatever state your license was good for. You could go past the state line but for only so far. Hope that helps a little.
Page 15 of 2012-2013 KY fishing and boating guide. You can fish with a KY license, the lake and all embayments to the Hwy 79(Paris,TN) bridge. Past that you will need a TN non-resident License.
If you put in within KY right?Quote:
Originally Posted by SirBob
Yes, but if you are launching in TN you would need to obey TN law and purchase a non-resident license.
The guys are right. Staying at Buchanon you will need a Tennessee non-resident. I usually get one just so I don't have to worry. It is too tempting once I get down around the 79 bridge to slide into Big Sandy.:fish
their aint no fish in bigsandy,heheRoflRoflRofl
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Originally Posted by Old Guide
Yea, sure, no fish in Sandy, sorry, I forgot. The state shocked all the crappie out of Big Sandy last fall. Yep, no fish there! Best bet is just above the dam in about 70 feet of water with 2 ounce jiggin spoons. Yea, that's it!rotfl
Just kiddin Goldeneye. You will be in a prime spot!:fish
The first time I got to spider rig was in the Big Sandy area. I bit my lip when my brother in law and his buddy took me, but stopped in Paris("you need to get your TN non-resident license"), after the third 14inch slab I just smiled and enjoyed the day as the extra cost was worth it all. Enjoy your trip, just be ready for a lot of people in April. Go get um Goldeneye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guide
Thanks guys, I'll be carrying both license. With gas $3.50 + , can't afford any unexpected expenses. Might not have enough cash left for gas to get home ! It would be just terrible to be stranded way down there with only enough money for minnows, an bobbers.:Hands Clapping
Nothing ruins a fun fishing trip like a $75 ticket and the suspension of fishing for the rest of the day/trip. You'll either have to chance ANOTHER ticket or pay for the license anyway so you can keep fishing. Always opt for the extra license. If you can't afford it, you shouldn't be wasting you money on a fishing trip anyway.
I looked at the reciprocal agreement and I never seen anything about having to put in within the state that your license is from. If anyone can document this
rule I would like to know to find it.
From page 15 of the KY Fishing and Boating Quide 2012-2013
OTHER BORDERING WATERS
"On all other bordering waters,
boundaries are set by state lines. Obey
the laws of the state in which you are
fishing."
I believe if a TN licensed person put in at any KY ramp from 68/80 to the 79 bridge and fished that area you would be ok. If you put in above this area and get checked it may pose a problem. They would have to obey KY size and creel limits.
It is my understanding you can launch in either State as long as it is between the bridges and not in Blood River.
The rule reads
On Kentucky Lake, anglers with either a valid Kentucky or Tennessee sport fishing license may fish from Eggner’s Ferry Bridge (U.S. 68 and Hwy. 80) in Kentucky south to the Governor Ned McWhorter Bridge (U.S. 79 and Hwy.76) in Tennessee. This includes all embayments and tributaries, except the Blood River embayment in Kentucky. Anglers must abide by the fishing regulations of the state in which they are fishing.
When fishing Crappie USA we occasionally launch at Paris Landing depending on where we are fishing and if the weigh-in is there. I just don't fish south of the 79 bridge if I don't have the TN license. But for $41 I like the option to go south of the bridge. If you launch at Kenlake or Fenton (in KY), don't show up at the ramp with 30 crappie (the TN limit) or you could get busted. When guiding I often launch in Blood River and I require clients to have Kentucky License there per the regulations. It really isn't to tough and I sure would hate to go back to the days of no reciprocity.
I hope this helps.
This is the same thing I Read, just don't see where people get that this means you must launch in the state your license was issued from. As an Illinois resident I have always bought a TN nonresident license to fish Big Sandy but I also launch from and fish the Cypress Creek and Patterson area in KY too. I've never fished Blood River so I have only been getting the TN license to fish both states, just not looking for any trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guide