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Originally Posted by biggun
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U must be living under a Rock... I've spent my money and attended GULF Counsel Meetings When ever they come close to LA.. LA CCA IS leading the fight for state management of RS..
Just come to a guld council meeting once... And see the amount of comericals attending.. Making comments, saying we the rec's are trying tyo take food out of there childrens mouths... Etc... Environmental Defense Fund pays most of the commercial snapper fisherman to attend EVERY GC meeting, no matter where it's held... Meals, Hotel bills, mileage etc.
CCA isn't Perfect... But until another organization comes up with better idea's.. I support them... I stopped Supporting DU... After Being greenwing state chair for almost 10 yrs...
Why.. Because they spend money on private land... Which doesn't help me with opportunities to Hunt... Just my opinion...
I can assure U.. Me and the majority of peps that support CCA are not in anyway Politician's, or silver spoon babies etc.
Quite the contrary... We are just everyday saltwater fisherman that have a passion just like U and anyone on this site...
If U want to effect change??? Get involved... Be part of the solution... Just don't ***** and moan...I challenge U to attend a GC meeting...
Just MHO...
Gunner
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Firstly, I would like to state that your rebuttal didn't even touch on 97% of what I was referring to.
My honest opinion is as follows,
I know what CCA has done, I know what they try to do and I also know the bull**** they pretend to do.
They are in at gulf coast council meetings because its a pay check for them, anytime someone sits there supporting them on an issue as big as the red snapper issue is right now they are collecting money. If they were really wanting to do something good they would've funded a televised program highlighting the corruption that is going on but they didn't, and of all people who did a damn politician. I get that they cover there *** and they are wanting "to do good" but until they get out of that glorified circle jerk, I am sorry counsil meeting and start putting pen to paper all I see is a pay check for them. Because "saltwater fishermen like you and me" will keep showing up, will keep donating, and will keep thinking they are fighting for a red snapper.
And the whole time you are looking at snapper, just like you did following up on my post they are waving some bull**** law through to hault crabbing or shrimping. The whole look at this hand while this hand is stealing from you trick seems to be working for them.
And lastly, you living on the west side of the state have seen more shallow water rigs get pulled, more coast line get neglected, and most importanly, reef management get turned to **** something that was told to us by CCA that they would protect. Oyster harvesting in big lake (that's a big one), RED SNAPPER RIGS in 50-70 ft of water gone because they don't take action against the feds. The list goes on. Stop being blinded by what you think they are doing for you, because a long time of wrong won't make up by going to council meetings to pretend like they give a ****.