CCA roll call...

Please do not respond to this thread other than to state that you have joined. Just trying to see how many have committed to the cause... would love to see just how high the post count will go on this one.

Big Daddy, would you be so kind as to delete any post that does not fit the request?

I'll tee off...

Sno-King Chapter Chair here.

Sno-King Chapter Treasurer...membership card in wallet!!!

I is a member too.....Gig Harbor Puget Sound Anglers!

Ng

I'm a member and I carry membership applications in my truck for people that fish with me.

Columbia county chapter member and contributer.

I'm in.

Sea-Tac

I am a member but have'nt been able to make a meeting yet. Hoping for a Kitsap County chapter soon. -Tom

I'm in.

Me too.

Yakima Chapter here

joined

I'm a member

Sno-king chapter and signed up five other people

Sno-King Chapter & sighing up my fishing cohorts as quick as I can.

I joined on line but not sure what chapter.

Guess I'll have to wait for the membership card to show
if it ever does.

Got a buddy or two that will also join if I ever find out
where I am signed up.

fp

HERE HERE Me 2!

VP Sea-Tac Chapter, State Board Member.
I'll be running the CCA Booth #946-947, EXPO Building, at the Puyallup Sportsmen's Show, Saturday 10-1500. Or go there anytime you are there and sign up.

Hello all, this is my first post on the forum, and I joined the CCA yesterday at the Sportsmans Show along with all the guys that fish out of my driftboat for a total of 3 new memberships- Fish ON!!!!!

I am in

Joined. Don't know what chapter. Waiting for card, etc.

Sno-King. Check out the booth at the Monroe sportsman show.

I'm a member.

joined but nothing in mail, also joined WSC same day and nothing about membership from them either...i need to be in the sno king chapter for CCA so Ill PM some of those guys and get up there, couldnt make meeting this week.

Member

I'm in

NOP - PSA and RFA, too

I'm in

Been in....thanks to all you newbs that have joined....pretty exciting watching the membership grow!

I'm in.

Sno-King Chapter, plus my son-in-law is a lifetime member, two grand-children are Associates.

My wife and mother will become members when we have our chapter banquet.

In, for over a year now!

Been in a while, got friends to sign up also. Waiting for Kitsap Chapter to happen.

Rainshadow Batson Enterprises is in!

I'm In. Tri Cities CCA.

I also make anyone that bums rides in my boat become a member. I keep applications in the boat. So far I have signed up three new members. Hey, $25 is cheap these days considering gas prices!

I'm in and have signed up 5 so far.

Sno-King CCA member here

yup!

I just kicked in at the Puyallup show

Just signed up as we speak! I'm way in!

yes lewis co

In.

I'm in.

Cowlitz Co./SW Washington member, just got a newsletter "the Ripple Effect" in the mail!

Secretary of the Tri-Cities chapter.

I'm in too!

I'm in.

I have been in a while... Sea_Tac Chapter Banquet/Auction Chair... please contact me if you have questions or want to help out!

Shawn

(will be at the show and booth (in the afternoon) again tomorrow stop on by and say howdy)

In.

Tillamook chapter. Sign up your family members

Member
State Board Member
Chapter Development Chair
My Wife is a member
All my kids are members or associates
The spouses are members
Feb. 9th I become a grandpa and my present to Shay will be an associate membership

Thanks for this thread FnP! Great idea!

50,000 members by next year...lets get it done!

THE MONSTER IS BREATHING

I'm in.

fb

im a member

my husband is a member

my mother was signed up for mothers day last year(from me, hey i bought her lunch too)

and i signed up my bass partner, he is starting to learn about other fish..he likes to get the newsletters...you kinda have to if your with me on a boat for more than 8 hrs..hahah

all of our cards just say CCA Washington

I'm in!

I am a member.

I'm a member.

I am in

Me, my wife, my daughter.

All tag buyers, all CCA members

Hello!

Seatac Chapter member.

member in camas chapter

Me too.

Thank to the guys and gals that signed up so far during the show. Thanks especially to you folks that signed up with me yesterday. If you took literature please read it. Please, do not just toss it.
It is not too late to sign up to day, Booth 946, EXPO HALL, Near Gold Gate.

P.S: Buy a hat, too.

Signed up after reading article in SSJ

Join in March '07, helped start the CCA Yakima Valley Chapyer in late November...and we now have close to 200 Chapter members.

found the booth at the sportsmans show friday as they were closing down. But still in time to join.

Signed up before Christmas still waiting for membership card

I am a member.

I have been a member for about 10 months.

I'm a member

And I vote in every election...

me too

In

I am........

I'm in

I want to give Lead Bouncer Kudos for the outstanding job he did in ram roding (herding) us cats at the booth. He done did good.

Got my buddiy to join. . .

Just joined. Hope they can do some good.

joined

just joined looks like a great group

Sea-Tac chapter here

Batter up!

There aare several good articles in "The Reel News" this month anent CCA, e.g. "Pollack's Pointers".

Signed up

I'm in as of Sept. 07. Signed my wife up as well.

Yup, my wife and I are in.

Anyone know how many members in the northwest now? Do they have a membership goal? Just curious.

I'm in.

Wife and I are in.

I'm a member (with some concerns).

I've decided to place all of my "donation" income into the CCA. So, when I recently received a mailing from the Lewis County chapter. I read it and called one of the people listed for questions to suggest they have an option for people who cannot attend their event to buy raffle tickets for something like a Loomis rod or whatever.

Obviously, I knew it was too late to do it this year. But, I got a response that said the gambling laws did not allow it and was fluffing me off as this was not something that could be done in Washington State.

Now, Trout Unlimited, the Girl Scouts, Schools, Little League sports all have raffles! Why can't the CCA???

Sorry, meant to include the (NOT) in my last rant.

Immediate membership goal is 5,000, which gets recognition from the legislature. Many more is better

I have been givent he nod from the board to start an Olympia chapter, which will provide immediate access to the legislature and the various boards that meet here. Anyone interested can email me here, we want to have an organizational meeting as soon as possible.

i belive that this has a lot to do with CCA really tring to make money for the clubs, and if they were to have a raffle of this calibier it would go into problems with gambling due to making over 5000 dollars...i beilve you cant make over 5000 dollars during a calendar year for non profit orgs...i dont think the girl scouts and little leagues actually make that much, and if they did, they are prob keeping it to themselves...c

i could not attend, so i sent them a check...from four of us....c

RickeyD... I sent you a PM.. please check it out...

As far as the rest of the discussion about what CCA is doing PLEASE do not... keep it on track... not intending to offend... just keeping it within CCA meetings.

Shawn

I am in!

RB

Just realized that I signed up my wife, too.

ttt

OK now that the other thread has been closed, I though it might be interesting to bring this thread back to the top... just to see how many more of you have signed on since this thread withered a few months back.

PLEASE.... no need to reply other than to say you are on board. If you already posted to that effect, no for a duplicate post. And PLEASE.... no derrogatory remarks about $25 experts.

Thanks

sww chapter member here... living on the skykomish..

Im in, have a few sign up cards to join, plan on being at miami beach boat launch the next shrimp day....so if you see a guy in a sling handing out membership applications, that'll be me.

Whoops I am with Haliman, Kitsap Chapter almost ready, come one come all.

Joined last week at Pacific County Anglers show.

Don't know what happened to my other post, but Im in....

Look three posts above your last one.

I'm in, and helping Don Freeman with the Olympia chapter kickoff meeting May 12th.

I'm in.

I'm in.

Just wondering how many more are willing to commit based on the "position statements" released at the Capitol City Chapter.

ttt

I'm in , what do we need to do to get the ball rollin'!!

I joined a few months ago. Hopefully will make it to a SeaTac meeting soon.

I'm hooked.

joined at the Lewis Co. Auction, Spent alot more than $25.00 that night.

I'm in
Wife is in
Dad is in
Mom is in ( got her a membership for mothers day) told her it was time to give back after all those years of slaying the Salmon in Port Townsend.
signed up three friends

SCARBOO

It is my understanding that the "Position Statements" are those of the CCA PNW State Board and not just the Olympia Chapter.

Anyone from the State level care to chime in on this one?

Those were the exact position statements that were presented at the Columbia County CCA meeting last night here in St. Helens.

It is my understanding that they are the positions on the CCA N.W.

The position papers were generated by the state board members including established fishery biologists and other industry professionals, reviewed by the PNW and national oversight , and released for public consumption. These opinions and objectives are those of the organization as a whole, and CCA stands behind them. Some critical issues are still under advisement, so until any further public announcement, these are the only particulars that the CCA is ready to go to the mat over. But you can be assured that these will be pursued wholeheartedly by the national organization, as well as the PNW Chapter and your local chapters.

You can take the recent release to the bank, so if you're on the fence about joining, or just curious about what CCA really intends to accomplish, read the position papers, it's short and concise. I believe that this fair and reasonable approach will succeed, and membership will continue to explode.

My son an I am in

SportJet?!?

Very cool.. This is way more productive. Getting people on the same page, instead of us always trying to focus on our differences.

The things we could accomplish, if we spoke with one voice.

Sign your family up as Associate Members. It's only $15, rather than $25, and the only difference is you just get one set of magazines and other mailings per address. Put the other money aside for fund raisers. Membership dues go to the national office (which is good). All other money raised stays in state for our projects (which is better).

Say what?

Did somebody say something?

Fish on...

Todd

Life member Sea-Tac and sponser table at banquet TOO!!

Yep Yep

Im in!

in

Yeah, me too.

joined 2 years ago.

Joined a few months ago.

I re-upped at the Sno-King chapter banquet 3 weeks ago.

The eats they served were worth the price of membership themselves!

1 for me, 1 for the wife (she doesn't know it)

yep

Gig Harbor PSA and Washington CCA

"what"

In since the beginning.

I'm in.

Wife and I on our 2nd year.

I've been signed up for a while and have donated a few trips to them...let's see more people post that they have joined

Don said something like one can include family members at a reduced amount 'cause there is only one mailing sent out...

Todd, I appreciate your time and effort, especially the testimony before the Commission. The Chairman altered the order of testimony. You covered my points allowing me to speak from the heart. Francis brought along copies of the Region Six Harvest Management numbers.

I'd like to sponsor you as a brother from another mother, at Oysterfest tomorrow. Let me know...

Together, we can drive home the need for reform.

I have the same membership as Killerbee!

Steve

Thanks, Hans...if by "sponsor" me, you mean sign me up for the CCA, I'll pass...I probably wouldn't have done it anyway, not until some changes take place, but an attempt to extort it out of me has soured me on it even more...I'm not going to give into that, and I'm also not going to do anything that might even make it look like that had some sort of an effect on me joining or not...other than making it even less likely.

Fish on...

Todd

I'm in

My wife and I are members and members of NOP - PSA. I'm also a member of RFA

We will not take change until we all get together on one page.

IMHO CCA looks to be the vehicle to alter the current mindset at WDFW.

We do,
we know that
and she is a asset and a associate member

I'm in. Like your 'no card, no fish' boat policy too.

bathtub bob cca 3 years

bathtub bob cca 3 years

Aye.... I'm in.


CNB

I joined a couple years ago and went to the Sno King banquet and I am now involved with the North Snohomish Chapter that is closer to home. Both groups have an excellent dedicated group of members. Just come to a meeting and meet some of the people.

Going on year three Doc.

Captain

Card carrier, sticker on the boat. Have encouraged and (well actually browbeat) two friends so far into signing up. I dont understand why people who say they are interested in protecting our fishing resource could be against it. Is there an evil agenda I am not aware of?

hats off, there are maybe three or four other lifers in the state, according to the list in the Tide last year.

Thanks webo


Let us know if Elkrun ever signs up. I still remember those fights.

yes, we browbeat our friends into joining.
The banquet planning never ends....
Volunteers fish less.


Mostly, people dont trust, non profits.

Browbeat??? So what, fishermen have proven for 50 years that unless someone "browbeats" them they will just keep going fishing and bitching about how bad it is getting!
If browbeating works then everyone should be doing it and it does work, no one wants to spend anymore time doing things that are not fun, but unless you get involved, it will just keep getting worse.

I'll bet every commercial fisherman on the west cost belongs to their organization and many of them were "browbeat" into joining. They seem to have plenty of power!

tony and i are active with the Kitsap CCA and 3 PSA clubs....c

I'm in

the current mindset to me anyway at the wdfw is to do everything we can so they dont lose hatchery funding, turn every fishery in the state to a selective fishery because "the hsrg said so" and actually believe that the hsrg recommendations can lead to recovery, sounds like you guys are the same already.

Start your own group. You CF and Fossil.

read this, how can it lead to recovery ?

http://www.hatcheryreform.us/hrp_downloa...ok_01-31-09.pdf

On another note, didn't they put a wier in the lower Grays river to stop all the Deep River gillnet hatchery fish from returning to the Grays and intermingling with the Grays River Stock?

What a wonderful river that has been given more and more restrictions every year..... We used to have a blast fishing that river for the kings/coho and chum and winter steelhead.... Now it's so limited with it's fisheries.... Heck I was down there 3 years ago and found a gillnet on the shoreline....

Plus it get's stray spring chinook from the Deep River program as well....

Keith

Start your own group. You seem to know more than anyone from the HSRG.

i dont know more than anyone about them but i do know more about them than you since i read them and you dont

ya, i think within the last year or two

LB - No, I have not joined CCA. Not intending too unless they actually get past the banquet stage, and do something of significance. So far, nothing is different from the first year.

I'm in

Ya, I remember that money thing, really bugged you. They hold banquets every year. They have five chapters in one state that raises more than a quarter million in one night. That means lots of donations and lots of buyers. They also passed the 2 million dollar mark for college scholarships in marine and fisheries majors.

A lot of people are doing the heavy lifting. Have fun fishing.

BTW you still have a commission. Koenigs is gone. Want to run for Jacobsons seat?

Member for 2 years, SnoKing chapter.
Meeting timing always seems to conflict with work. Maybe I will make it to a meeting this year.
PSA SnoKing Too!

Active Sno-King member

grays harbor chapter

North Snohomish County VP here.

yup

I joined last year thru my brother-in law(kitsap chapter), and since I live in Bham something got lost in the shuffle....I've contacted them, and have been meaning to go to a local meeting to "re-join", but haven't. So Yes....Tom

Its quicker and easier to join online, as long as you know your PC is virus free.

I suppose you could also contact the vancouver office, but unless something changed recently, it gets mailed down to Texas. Doesnt hurt to call them.

If the chapter doesnt have receipts get two people to scratch something out. Cash can get lost or forgotten. They Probably.. arent set up for credit cards. Online is....

Canyon Man recruited me in.