How To Obtain Permission For Fishing

[FishinCricket]

Honestly? It's too wordy for my tastes. I've got people trying to sell me stuff all the time, and I have a pretty good sniffer for BS. I believe I detected some there :^)

I'd just go up to the door most times, look him in the eye and get right to the point. I'd make time for smalltalk or make an offer after that, if the guy seemed like he was in the mood. Otherwise, I'd give him a smile, thank him for his time and walk slowly back to the car, sulking.

Uhm, yeah.. I made the whole thing up, so hopefully your BS meter was going haywire.. But assuming that if I did write you that letter and you were Mr Jones, I feel my letter has a better shot than your impromptu visit..

But I spose you can't please everyone.. (especialy your Mr Jones, sounds like if I had walked up to his door unannounced I stood as good a chance of getting shot as I did of getting permission.. Most certainly if I had brought my disabled friend, lol)

[DaddyO]

Ness and Cricket,

Thank you for this bit of correspondence. I was sitting at my desk reading this and I laughed out loud at Ness' responses to the letters.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I would simply ask after telling them who you are and making a promise to treat the land like you would your own.

[FishinCricket]

Ness and Cricket,

Thank you for this bit of correspondence. I was sitting at my desk reading this and I laughed out loud at Ness' responses to the letters.

Well at least somebody got something outta this.. lol

All I know is my letter killed Mr Jones! Who'dathunkit?

[smallmouthjoe]

I would simply ask after telling them who you are and making a promise to treat the land like you would your own.

This is usually what I do and most people are just glad you asked. It's better to ask than to get yelled at or worse.

[ness]

Uhm, yeah.. I made the whole thing up, so hopefully your BS meter was going haywire.. But assuming that if I did write you that letter and you were Mr Jones, I feel my letter has a better shot than your impromptu visit..

But I spose you can't please everyone.. (especialy your Mr Jones, sounds like if I had walked up to his door unannounced I stood as good a chance of getting shot as I did of getting permission.. Most certainly if I had brought my disabled friend, lol)

I'm not opposed to writing a letter -- I've done it too. But, like in a face to face, I'd get right to the point. Gushing over a beautiful property, or offering to clear the culvert are fine, bringing up a disabled friend may all be sincere, but you'd lose a lot of folks by the end of paragraph two.

How about:

Dear Resident,

Can I fish in your pond? I'd pay for the privilege.

Cricket.

[FishinCricket]

So much for the years of sales training and dealing with the public.. lol

[eric1978]

So much for the years of sales training and dealing with the public.. lol

Cricket, why don't you just walk up and offer him a nice handful of your wife's pubes? That should seal the deal.

[Buckshotdad1960]

I thought Crickets approach was quite cleaver. Nothing beats a little well mannered respect. Either way you do it, by knocking on the door or correspondence, with your hat in hand and a humble attitude, this will usually win the day for you. Of course in the case of more stubborn people, blackmail and kidnapping may be in order! LOL

Why should they be happy! LOL

[FishinCricket]

Cricket, why don't you just walk up and offer him a nice handful of your wife's pubes? That should seal the deal.

Hey, you can't be crossing up threads like that, no one's gonna know what the heck your talking about..

But I did.. So that's what it feels like to shoot Dr Pepper and Cashew chicken out of your nose! Now I know.. lol