I do not blame an orginization as well meaning as the WSC for the division in our fellow sports fisherpeople.I took jerrys original post as a question of why more people were not interested in becoming involved with the WSC and I see the c/r issue as the biggest reason within the WSC.I wish the WSC views and ideas were more of a common ground than it is.

I worked within the comercial fishing industry for long enough to learn that they are a powerfull lobby.The comercial lobby power does not consist of a few local fishermen but a whole WORLD of fishermen.There coffers are bottomless.I see them as the biggest lobby against that which needs to be done.Understanding this,my mind is always mulling for a way to orginize the sportfishermen in numbers that will actually reflect the depth involved.A few thousand sport fishermen in the state of WA. is not enough to acomplish anything.A few thousand fisherpeople per state would!Where is the common ground that is needed?.Even though I would love to see the state go c/r as the WSC wants it,I also see it alianating alot of good healthy members of our beloved sport.For whatever reasons they do not want statewide c/r,right or wrong,I feel that there voice is crucial to have an effect on our ever growing problems.