[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by captbogan

Thanks for your comments.

The bottom line, from the way I see it, is that beach replenish and other man-made enviromental indiscretion (such as chlorine going through water treatment pipes and the steady flow of nitrates from fertilizer, and the continued building on fish estuaries) are doing way more harm to stripers and other near shore fish than any fishing activity.

It's amazingly hard to get anyone interested in the fact that underwater hills that have been fish habitat for eons are now a holes! If that was done in any forest, there would be public outcry --but, out of sight, out of mind.

There are fewer and fewer of us left. I'm not just talking about the for-hire fisherman, but across the board. And our voice keeps getting smaller.

Fisheries managment has done a great job of divide and conquer with fishermen.

We may not agree on everything but we need to come togther on the things that we DO agree on.

I'm really sick of anglers saying: "It doesn't matter what we say, they're going to do what they want anyway." --If we don't say something, we have nothing to complain about.

If you do not have the time to get involved, support a group who aligns with your intrests. And let your politicians know your concerns that that you vote.

AMEN... Apathy is the enemy here! Keep at it, get personally involved or join a group that best represents your interests.