I have been buying my NY state license for 25 years, and I will continue to buy it no matter what the cost is. I spend just about every weekend on the lake, many trips to the Salmon River each year, a few weekends on Oneida, and a 5 day trip each year up around the St. Lawerence. There's a reason why I travel to NY from PA to fish..................the fishing is better! The way I look at it is, if the money is there and there is a surplus, put it aside for another day. Always good to have some "mad money". It's just like the gas prices, we all complained when it went from $1.50 to $4.00, now we think we're getting a deal when it drops to $3.50/gallon. Leave the license fee where it is. Just my opinion.