I have a good friend who is a lobbyist for a large sportfishing organization. We were fishing the Columbia last week and naturally there was a discussion as to why NT commercial mostly takes precedence over the sport allocation. We all know it has to do with who has the most political power. Time after time we all bitch and moan but the fact that sportfishers aren't organized politically has kept adding nails to our collective coffin. Everything from Alaskan overharvest to WDFW not supporting the gillnet buyback program on the mainstem Columbia, to the political cowards running the show trembling every time the tribes speak, we shouldn't expect any different results since most folks just want to complain but not join an organization that can fight back. Even if you don't agree with PSA or CCA, there at least is political power in having bigger numbers to oppose commercial overharvest. There was a WDFW meeting recently on Willipa Bay management that was likely to affect sportfishers. A grand total of three hundred people sent in protest emails. That doesn't move the f ing needle at all.