A question to Todd and Salmo. We basically just got told to STFU if we're not willing to do the dirty research and figure out how each agency works with each other so that we can become educated about the issues before we even speak.

I know I don't have the time, energy, or even the mental capacity to sift thru all of that information and become educated enough to voice my opinion on all of these issues in a manner that will be persuasive enough to help try and effect any change. And if everyone of us on the board did read thru all the "information that is out there" and tried to comprehend all of the variables do you think we would become a more united and informed group or just a bunch of guys who again would have different opinions because of the way each of us would interpret that "information?"

I have nothing but respect for people such as Todd or Salmo and the many others who do put in the hard work behind the scenes so that folks like myself have decent opportunities to fish in this state. But the one thing that seems clear to me is that what has been happening within our state and the way many issues are being dealt with it just isn't working. Blame it on whatever you want but John Q fisherman/crabber/general outdoor enthusiast just SEEMS to be of very little importance to the people who run this state.

Respectfully, Dave