How many Pa anglers.....

I'm with anadromous on this one.  After losing my license no less than 3 times a year, I wised up and started buying them online and making atleast 10 copies.  Now, no problem.
 
I always have one pinned to my vest, pack, whatever.
 
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I wasn't fined, but got a warning for not displaying it....
 
I think it's a pretty stupid law if you ask me. If a WCO comes close enough to see my license, than I would be glad to reach in my wallet and give it to him.
 
The law is driven by the state's trout fishing program. A WCO can walk behind the line of anglers to see who has a license and who doesn't. It's silly really....
 
PA is so geared toward trout fishing that I have to risk losing my license that is pinned to my jacket. Not to mention the person walking behind me can read my name and address. I actually have a problem with this law, but that's another topic on it's own.

Those little numbers at the bottom... hole punched mine one time for not wearing it.

Best way to NOT lose a license.

Take a regular holder, remove the pin, throw it in the garbage.
Take a key ring, put it through both holes
Get a caribeaner, put the key ring on it.
Never lost one since, doesnt put holes in stuff and is easly transferable in seconds.

great story carp, great story.

Best way to NOT lose a license.

Take a regular holder, ... , throw it in the garbage.

...and buy it online and print 10 copies and laminate them.  Then, punch 2 holes in each for the diaper-pin to slip through.  They're made to not open, and they don't!  Place each laminated and pinned license in/on each of your tackle box/pack/vest/boat.  Then, no fine/warnings.  Fish on!

Its still lame no matter how you look at it!  jlh...I like your idea and will try that, but it will go on my pack only.
 
Its just like my hunting license during archery.  I wear a safety harness and the license interfears with the harness, so I pin it to my pack....I almost got fined for it once....almost.

carpitiss, very well said.

They say you have to wear it so that they don't have to come and molest your fishing just to see if you have one.  Funny how in every other state they just check when they aren't disturbing you........I was told here that it you are fishing without it, you have 24 hrs to produce it.  I leave mine in the truck all the time, probably shouldn't.   
 
An older friend of mine who is kind of sickly looking to begin with got checked on pymy one time, then when they found the license they wanted to check all the walleye in the livewell (on the lake) my friend told them to go ahead.  He kept fishing, made them hang over the boat and check every one.  They first told him he had to stop fishing, and he said that when they found something illegal he would.  He never took his line out of the water......The second time they wanted to check the livewell that day he told them to go ahead but that he had AIDS and his hand were all cut to hell from those fish.  They didn't check again......

If I could purchase a lifetime fishing license/tattoo, I probably would...although I'd tattoo it on my****so that when the wardens wanted to check it, I could kill two birds with one stone and show them the license/moon them at the same time!

Not related to original post but, a few years ago, before I joined this forum, I received my fishing license and holder in the mail from somebody in Pittsburgh (I think).  I did not even know that I lost it.  I think I lost it on 20 mile because that is where I was fishing most of my time in Erie.  I did send a thank you back to that person.  So if it was someone on this thread, I would like to thank you again for that very nice gesture.

it is a reason for the wco's to stop you. used to be the trout stamp and lake erie stamp was visable from a distance. now they have to stop you and make you pull it out to check your stamps. getting more and more a police state everyday.

Your stamps ARE highly visible on the face of your license. Look at it, there 2 fish outlines (if you have a combo stamp ). The number of fish, and their position indicate which stamps you have. Also, if pinned correctly no one can see your adress, etc. as the face not the back would be visible.
 
In the 34 years that I've been required to possess a license, I've lost mine a grand total of ONE time. There are folks out there ( and on this board ) that have issues with authority figures. Thus fewer unnecessary interaction between WCOs and the public, avoids unnecessary confrontation. I don't care either way, but I fail to see how the display requirement creates any undue, or excessive hardship.

Those make perfect sense to me.  While I'm sure there are a few officers that care about your saftey and check you to protect it, its all about the cash. I bet they get alot of cash from fines given for things that weren't a saftey hazard to anyone.

I guess the license display thing makes sense when people are lined up on the streams.  Maybe that should be the law.  Only when stream fishing, but wait, that would probably just make it more complicated and annoying.  Then maybe they should get rid of it alltogether, but then they couldn't fine us for it and there's noway theyll give up a way to collect fines.  I dont see either happening anytime soon.

All I know is it really annoys me on my trips to the state.  Maybe it wouldn't if I lived there and was used to it.

Agreed.  Violations that damage wildlife, wildlife habitat, or endanger people should have much stronger penalties. 

Now not having your license pinned to your hat (or elsewhere) come on...is it really that important when compared?

I think gremlins stole mine one day at Walnut.
I had it when I went out but could not find it later that night.
I allways kept it on my camo hat.
I think I lost it too, but I am not sure because most of my hats seem to be camo.
Maybee a brighter hat might help

Most things gremlins steel from me are just borrowed and are returned when I don't need them.
I think this time the little bassturds kept it!