I was at a seminar a month or so ago and a representative of CCA made a short presentation. One of his comments claimed that CCA will end gill net fishing in three years. To tell you the truth that turned me off right there. I believe the individual who made the statement was sincere, but he was certainly a neophyte when it comes to politics.

I maintain that the fish are politicized and the war to get changes will be a long one and those changes will only come through the political process. Washington is not the East Coast or the Gulf when it comes to fish politics or for any other issue.

Too many organizations have come and gone. I will join the one that tells it like it is, with all of the terrible realities, not the one that creates false hopes with a fast fix.