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Originally Posted by TNBronzeback
I totally agree and understand that!
And not to be a negative guy on that note, but im sure the police would come back and say we cant patrol everywhere all the time, and let the corps patrole it, or the corp would say well we arent law enforcement....i could see it being alot of back and forth while nothing gets done.
More lights at the ramps would be good at night but people would shoot em out or break em or something.
I would LOVE to see all ramps go to a pay system. Yearly fee of X amount to have somebody in a little booth checking for the yearly pass or a daily pass. Ofcourse that would leave night fisherman S.O.L. but it would be a start. Ive proposed just that to the people at Long Hunter dozens of times for just that reason....security, lights, ramp upkeep, parking lot repaving, ect. And they have agreed with me, but no movement is ever taken. I would gladly spend $50 a year for a pass for ramp access on these lakes IF the proper entities are managing them and managing them properly.
I would love to fish the cumberland Access points more but its lack of ramps in decent areas is a big deterant for me. So far long hunter has been OK for me so i will keep using that ramp and use more boat gas to get me where i want to go on the water. But others here have had problems at that ramp as well, so its a crap shoot of sorts.
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At one time, there was a user fee at Long Hunter ramp in fact it was in any state park, as I recall purchasing a yearly pass and it hung on my mirror. During that time crime did significantly decrease at least at Long Hunter. I believe the access fee did not last but a year before being receded.
I do agree for a fee access at JPP, Corps of Engineers or State Park level, at least a few ramps for evening users with the proceeds supporting security.