Interesting comment, since the sports fishermen has been forbidden to "be at the table" in the NOF for some time. WDFW has proven by their actions (or better in-actions) that they have abdicated any real representation of the terminal area sport fisher.

The point I'm try to get across is, our sport is under siege. WE ARE LETTING ourselves be run off the water (public water's) by exactly what Curt has eluded to. Lack of outrage and participation! The Commission is supposed to be OUR representatives, yet we have let it morph into a political cease pool that does the Departments bidding. There are cronies in WDFW leadership like Ron Warren, who is abjectly unfit for service. His scheming and conniving has cost the sport fishermen dearly, and yet, I see sportsmen clammer to shake his hand and slap him on the back like he's a freaking celebrity! Too many guys are content to bitch, yet very, very few are willing to dig into the facts and expose the travesties and back room deals that are really hurting our sport.

I guess I'm just old fashioned in my beliefs that wrongs should be addressed and stood up against.

The Tribal members were willing to be jailed and humiliated to gain their rights, and now the pendulum has swung to the other side and instead of outrage, most sportsmen choose to computer bitch...