[Gerry Zagorski]

Russ - I give you credit for stating your case and not getting personal or confrentational about it. Easy to get that way since this can be such an emotionally charged subject, especially when the sport we all love and some of us rely on for our livelyhood is at risk.

Having said that, I respect your opinion but am sticking to my guns and will rally around what is best for us locally here in NJ. Our NJ fishing recreational community has endured a lot recently and many businesses are tetering on the edge. Cost of fuel, the local economy and then last year Sandy. You can argue that it's short sided or selfish but that's where I stand. I want our local regs to be as favorable as possible and regionalzing the managment of a fishery does not serve that end.