What is arrogant, is to infer that I am keeping you from joining. Nor is anyone else. I challenge you to find one professional in the business, that wont join because of me. That means a real name and a title.

"CCA was another voice in DC to remove thousands of ghost nets from Puget Sound. OH! Big deal!" [one sentence]

Todd Quote-
and I appreciate their concern about ghost nets...but to think that ghost nets would never go anywhere without the CCA,

"There have been individuals and organizations working on getting out ghost nets, and actually getting them out, long before the CCA ever came to the PNW...putting out a position paper supporting their removal and having the guy who actually does it speak at a CCA meeting doesn't all of a sudden turn ghost nets into one of Gary's "wins"...it's just supporting the right thing, like lots of other folks and organizations do. END Todd Quote

It would appear, you dont know about every meeting or application that was written or the letter from NW Straits Initiative, thanking CCA for their support. How could you... If anything, I understated CCA involvement in my original statement. Again, with the cheap shots, Gary is the founder and Washington Chair. Just like Microsoft is more than Bill Gates. However, Gary had reason to smile.

Ive seen the tapes of the legislative hearings. The CCA head count and the CCA speakers add up to a big win. But feel free to link to your or WSC testimony to keep the comission, in case I dosed off. Im dam proud of the results last year and I have the minutes on my cell phone and the emails to show for it. You bitch and denounce whenever it suits you and Im not gonna roll over and shut up. A bunch of 25 dollars experts, did more than you thought we could. Its certainly wasn't your network or membership base that woke up sleeping fishermen and hunters in every county in the state. The calls were 9:1 against the bill. No one in Olympia expected us to win that.

I dont see you telling your customers not to show off your lures. Nothing wrong with being low key, just dont expect anyone to get excited about something you arent able or willing to promote. Asside from fishing gear.

Ya I suppose C & R for wild steelhead was a good idea. But it also didnt keep you from targeting them during spawning season.