Fellow Ball Boarders:
I am amazed, aghast and appalled that this board isn't filled with posts about the new Washington Anglers Alliance, after an announcement a couple weeks ago! Jim Bain and a few other bright, sensible guys are putting together the sort of organization that sportfishers (and other wildlife advocates) have needed in this state for decades. Every single one of us should be supporting this cause.
No one is looking for money -- just go to www.gamefishin.com/waa and sign on the list. Numbers alone will give us most of the clout we need in Olympia. Ideally, we'll eventually have an attorney, biologist and lobbyist, but for now it's a large head count that's needed.
If you are part of a fishing organization, push for total club involvement. Either way, get into this as an individual supporter, and pass the word to others.
Let's get with it and bring ourselves up to the forefront in the state's fish management priorities, up from the third class status we now "enjoy!"