A Fisherperson needs your help!

[dales529]

Ok so i get that things with the regulations have not gone the direction a lot of us would have liked but does that mean we stop the fight? No joke here but we could really use your help to keep at what I still believe is the right fight.
If you want to have a slot fish for fluke and stop taking only 18" females the discussion is on the table in some fashion. It will take support meaning $$ to lobby this through Trenton at the state level and of course through NOAA and others at the federal level. I have also been dismayed at times with the lack of results and took a little break due to family issues but honestly have been trying to support our fisheries since 2008. I have run multiple fishing trips and tried to honestly run fundraisers that I believe would support the cause for all fishermen in NJ. I still support SSFFF and RFA-NJ.

Gerry our fearless leader of this site has been onboard as well and been a huge help guiding common sense in a nonsense environment.

While this has been a pretty good year for summer flounder, better in some areas of the state than others your donation will help not only the charter industry that we all rely on but the fishery as a whole and one day I swear we will get the proper data through MRIP . What is undeniable is that NJ has one of the best fisheries in the nation and we mean to keep it that way

The Fisherperson that needs your help is YOU! All of us!. Please review the link below and consider sending a few bucks. The Link details some of the many accomplishments of RFA-NJ and our Lobbyists
https://www.joinrfa.org/rfa-new-jersey-chapter/

I am also considering a few more fishing trips but get you all are frustrated. A little from the many would go a long way.
Thanks for reading this

[acabtp]

joined + donated

[tjd24]

Member for years & donate every Spring.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by acabtp

joined + donated

Thank you!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by tjd24

Member for years & donate every Spring.

Thanks again!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Let me try and put things in perspective here. Each time we go fishing we happily spend at least $100, probably more. We do this because it’s worth it and it’s what
we do. What would happen if we couldn’t fish because of prohibitive regulations, closures, entirely closed fishing areas like the MPAs in places like California.

Take some of those dollars and invest in an organization that fights for your future rights. $5, 10, 15 or whatever you can afford, it all helps. No matter how much the show of your individual support puts wind into the sails of everyone in the organization to continue volunteer their time and energy to continue the fight.

[NJ219bands]

I caught, tagged and released RFA Stacey on the Barnegat Inlet north jetty many years ago, then a fisherman in Ocean City, MD, caught and ate her the next year.

[Fin Reaper]

Joined and donated
Thank you for the reminder

Dave thanks for your continued commitment to represent, on your own time, the interest and rights of the recreational angling community and the fishery itself. Your efforts don't go unnoticed. What's disheartening is even if it's been only three days, there's a total of seven replies. Three coming from the owner of the site and the initial post from yourself.

It's as simple as this, without organizations like RFA the recreational angler won't have representation. Fisheries management is clearly an example of "The squeaky wheel gets the oil". The wheel doesn't squeak without representation and representation doesn't exist without organizations like RFA and organizations like RFA don't exist without funding. Would be a good thing to see 800 views accompanied by 500 replies regarding contributions.

We're all here and this site exists because we have a common passion in life. If we want our children and future generations, both commercial and recreational, to co-exist and enjoy and benefit from those same passions and resources, here's an opportunity to have an impact or at minimum know you tried.

Remember the post I made a month or so ago where fisheries management's own data states there were 7 million recreational angler trips in 2018 with not one keeper fluke caught. The same post showed 4 plus million less angler trips since 2013 because quite frankly people are tired of catching quality fish and being forced to throw back dozens of fish per trip perfect size for the dinner table and in the process forced to harvest fish representing the future of the fishery. If you accept that, don't contribute but realize in doing so you accept the restrictive regulations we've been living with for way too long. If you don't, show your support. There's probably 4,000 members on this site. At $25 each, $100,000 could be raised to have substantive lobbying efforts directed at the decision makers in Washington which is what it's going to take to properly manage this fishery, insure it's future and have a fair allocation of quotas between sectors. If we don't have representation at both the State and Federal level, we won't have a voice.

Dave, I don't have a PayPal account, too technologically challenged I suppose. Will figure out a way to get you a check. Thanks again for your continued efforts and commitment to the fishery.

[dales529]

Thanks to the regulars that replied so far and this quickly.
Tom / All
You can donate with a regular debit or credit card also. There is another button just below the PayPal button.

Also while memberships are certainly important we are trying to raise funds directly for Lobbying and Winter meeting costs for representation in NJ FOR NJ. So not mandatory for a membership. Every little bit helps and a little from the masses goes even further.

Thanks as always