I am not sure if the law has changed but it was always legal in Florida to fish with a cane pole without a license.
Due to my age, I have a lifetime hunting and fishing license for Florida. Technically I don’t even need the license, just proof of my age. Still it is simpler just to get the free license so you don’t have to worry about it.
“I am not sure if the law has changed but it was always legal in Florida to fish with a cane pole without a license.”
It was the same in Louisiana - fishing with a cane pole and a fixed line from the bank didn’t require a license. I don’t know that the slang term for it would be welcome here, but it suggested that the purpose was to allow minorities to feed themselves.