[SIZE=3]“Texans” certainly continue to get a bad rap by some posters on this site. I was born in Baton Rouge, lived in Baton Rouge until Katrina and now live in Houston. I have a camp in Hackberry, 50 acres of land in Baton Rouge and additional acreage outside of Baton Rouge. I bleed purple and gold and am a LSU season ticket holder. I venture to guess that I have spent more money in LA over the past two years than most people on this site. However when I am in my boat around the lake I get the cold shoulder from several folks because I have Texas tags on by boat. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]I have an appreciation for the state that a lot of people do not have as I have lived in other places and have come to truly appreciate how great the people of the great state of Louisiana are and how “our” saltwater fishing is second to no one. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Most of the people that I know in Houston have a great respect for our fishery throughout the state of Louisiana. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]There are several guides in Hackberry that would be out of a job if it weren’t for the state of Texas and let us not discuss what the economy in Lake Charles would look like without Texas dollars pouring into the casinos. My point is not all “Texans” are bad for the lake or the area.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]I am very lucky that Texans do not make rules such as those recommended on this site that would be a barrier to entry for me or I would not have been able to start my own business in Houston as an outsider from Louisiana.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]As always, I respect your opinions and believe this to be the best site on the web for good conversation and big lake information. That being said, I would gladly pay any amount of money I had to pay for an out of state license, the opportunity to fish in Louisiana means that much to me.[/SIZE]
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