MLPA DFG Commission meeting: March 3rd!!!!!

[Holy Mackerel]

The next round of MLPA DFG Commission meeting for public comment will be held on March 3<SUP>rd</SUP>.

Of course we do not have the specific details, but it will be in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/ /><st1:City alt=</st1:City>Upland, <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></ST1:p. Since most meetings will likely be in Sacramento<ST1:p, let’s get the numbers to attend this meeting close to home.

We need ceded time, and speakers! If this meeting is anything like the first, it will take 15 cards to cede time towards one speaker.
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http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2010/2010mtgs.asp (http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2010/2010mtgs.asp)
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Who will continue to fight for our fishing rights?


1. Chris
2. ??????

[FISHIONADO]

I'm in for the fight, count me in.

[Iceman]

50 miles in land and opening day for Fred Hall Long Beach........do ya think they planned it this way?! I am committed to working Fred Hall that day but would like to offer up free passes (and a beer on Brent!) for those that represent at the meeting and want to stop by, that is a long drive and what better place to go after. PM me for my cell phone # if you want in.

[emrliquidlife]

50 miles in land and opening day for Fred Hall Long Beach........do ya think they planned it this way?! I am committed to working Fred Hall that day but would like to offer up free passes (and a beer on Brent!) for those that show up and want to stop by, that is a long drive and what better place to go after. PM me for my cell phone # if you want in.

Andy, I'll take you up on that offer!

Ed

[Matt]

I'll be there for yet another lovely meeting with my pals in blue shirts!!!:biggrinjester:

[WahooUSMA]

In!

[teto116]

a looong ride, but ill be there to cede time to anyone representing!

[PAL]

You know I'll be there, right through to the bitter end. I know its tough, but we wouldn't ask you turn out if it didn't make a difference. You can't always see it, but its there.

[Tman]

This whole stuff has got me crazy...

I...can't sleep at night...wonder where I can get fish...voices inside my head...Neptune speaking to me...goals and dreams I've worked so hard on, set to vanish at the blink of an eye...what is my recourse...should I listen to the voices...oh, those voices...must maintain...yet I must remain calm, logical...yet those voices persist...

Yet still I wonder, the elder fish also ponder, why don't they address the water quality issue first, deal with the runoff, create fish friendly habitats, limit take, find ways to make sure all persons are abiding by the rules designated to promote optimum growth for our denizens, and find ways to enforce said rules?

Oh, those dang voices...now I see little fishies, asking the same thing, over and over again...make the water clean again, make it so...so many questions...why must you make it so easy for us to get caught in nets, yet you chastise the people that care about us the most?

[dgax65]

I'll be there.

[Hunters Pa]

Working on it.

Will there be a booth to man at the show again this year?

[PAL]

Will there be a booth to man at the show again this year?

Thanks for asking. No, there won't be a KFACA Hall Show booth this year.

[T-Rex]

I'm going to try to make it. Anybody know the time? I didn't see it posted on the fgc website.

[IntrntFshrman]

I live right there in Rancho Cucamonga and will be there. I can give my time to speak to anybody that we deem should have it.

[Holy Mackerel]

Anybody know the time? I didn't see it posted on the fgc website.

There has not been a time announced, stay tuned, we'll post it as soon it is confirmed.

[JoeBeck]

Yet still I wonder, the elder fish also ponder, why don't they address the water quality issue first, deal with the runoff, create fish friendly habitats, limit take, find ways to make sure all persons are abiding by the rules designated to promote optimum growth for our denizens, and find ways to enforce said rules?

That would make too much sense, you can't take over the state and have it make sense. :doh:

[wmbeusch]

Hi all I'm new to this but if you need bodys I'll be there.:leaving:

[Holy Mackerel]

Hi all I'm new to this but if you need bodys I'll be there.:leaving:

yes, we need the kayak nation there, and to see this process through to the end.

thanks for committing to attend.

[lamb]

Chris, I got it on my calendar, I should be able to make it.

[wmbeusch]

ICEMAN I want in but I do not know how to PM you? and I will buy you a beer!!!! Wild man:cheers1:

[thien]

I'll be there with my new to me wife! Been MIA for a while, but will be there to support and cede mine and wifey's speaker card. An added thank you for the one's that have been in the trenches for so long to preserve what is so precious for all of us. Wish I could have been involved from the get go with the others who have put in so much time and sweat, but unfortunately circumstances haven't allowed me too. But better late then never. Anything I can do, please let me know!

Thien

[PAL]

We have a meeting location (finally!).

DoubleTree Hotel Ontario Airport
March 3, 2010 (Wednesday)
Doubletree Ballroom1
222 N. Vineyard Avenue Ontario
8:30 am

The public comment session for the MLPA could be any time after 8:30. More info if it becomes available.

[Iceman]

if it becomes available. :rolleyes:

[robmandel]

see y'all again. i'll be there.

[blitzburgh]

50 miles in land and opening day for Fred Hall Long Beach........do ya think they planned it this way?! I am committed to working Fred Hall that day but would like to offer up free passes (and a beer on Brent!) for those that represent at the meeting and want to stop by, that is a long drive and what better place to go after. PM me for my cell phone # if you want in.

Andy I'll take you up on that offer as well.

[Holy Mackerel]

Bump

[yakrider]

I am still on the short list...
not sure if I will be able to attend...
large job looming...
many mandatory meetings to attend...
I should know by Monday afternoon if I can go or not...
I will be ceeding time this time...
no time for speach prep...
I feel bad...
but it is what it is...

[so cal shaggy]

You do not even have to ask if I will be there. I will not be in the best shape due to an ongoing problem that baffles the doctors but I will be there I most likely will not be able to speak though so please do not get offended if I do not say much.

[PAL]

Thanks to you all! Feel better soon Jeff. And Josh, no worries, we all need to make a living. You've done more than many. Come on, we need a lot more help. This thing is far from over, and if we cede the field to the other side it can damn well get worse.

[zenspearo]

Spearos are in. We will see this thing through.

http://spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=100353

Here's a reason why we need to be there on March 3rd.
http://spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=100457

Note the voice of experience

"The final maps drawn for the central coast were not what most people expected. The DFG commission decided to draw their own maps. May history not repeat itself. Keep up the fight!"

[Socalrobt]

I will be there!!

[PAL]

Friends, we need to crank it up. The other side will be there, saying their 3 favorite words: more, More, MORE!!!! Be the counterbalance. Push back.

This thing is far from finished. Wake the hell up and get back in the game. If you think you've won anything with all the hard work that's gone into keeping a sliver of La Jolla, you better think again.

We have to seal the deal and keep our level of commitment up to the bitter end. That means hitting the hearings, and if you can't do that, write emails and letters and fire up your friends to continue the battle.

[Tman]

Friends, we need to crank it up. The other side will be there, saying their 3 favorite words: more, More, MORE!!!! Be the counterbalance. Push back.

This thing is far from finished. Wake the hell up and get back in the game.

I will try to make it, unfortunately I won't be able to leave until after I drop the lad off to school. Hopefully besides all the 'regular' attendees we will see a lot of fresh faces...

Typical tactic of theirs though...have it during the week, and at an obscure, out-of-the-way location...on the opening of the Fred Hall show no less...hmmm, coincidence?:mad:

I will be sending a letter to the DFG today about the upcoming meeting, and will definitely mention all the BS we've had to put up with in this fair and balanced act.

[bellcon]

Seeya there
happy happy joy joy
can't think of anywhere I would rather be:the_finger:





Chris thanks for keeping the fire lit:cheers1:

[Holy Mackerel]

Guys/gals,

what is preventing you from attending this meeting?

[dgax65]

Look at the DFG Commission meeting schedule for CY 2010.

http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2010/2010mtgs.asp

This is the only meeting in SoCal until October. Effectively, this is your only chance to get to a meeting and have your voice heard. Are you going to pass up this opportunity? What is more important than this right now? I understand that there were a lot of meetings last year and maybe you couldn't get to all of them. This is the only meeting that is going to really matter this year. You have to make the effort. Sure, I'd like to be fishing on Wednesday, but some things are more important.

GO TO THE MEETING AND LET THEM HEAR YOUR OPINION. MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY WORK.

[Holy Mackerel]

bump

[John M]

It looks like I will be able to attend. Anybody want to car pool? I live in Escondido.

John

[aftahour]

i can make this.. see u there and ill give my time to whoever.

[PAL]

There's room for more! We haven't held onto anything yet. Hard as it is to make these meetings, please make the effort.

I'm not going to say much more here in public. If you don't know the issues, look for me or one of the other meeting regulars. For La Jolla, our biggest problems remain the proposed expansion of the current reserve all the way up to the pier (half of it anyway), and the new SMCA that would allow bait only north of the pier.

At Malibu, its closure of the birthplace of the sport at Pt Dume and its lee, and at Dana Pt, shifted effort from the enormous Laguna SMR aimed squarely at the shoreline. Both of these are absolutely brutal.

See you there! Remember, free Fred Hall admission for the first 100 anglers to check in with the Watermans Alliance, and gratis pizza for lunch for all ocean hunters. Mooching posers will not be welcome, so you can be sure the company will be good.

[WahooUSMA]

I will cede my time.

[T Bone]

830 at the double tree.What colors are we flying?Someone PM me a cell # to rondezvous with.

[T Bone]

so go and wear blue.

[Holy Mackerel]

The pro closure people wear blue, fishermen have shown up in black.

we will have people helping to organize ceding of time, dont worry we will find you.

if you are on the fence, please show up, we need the numbers!

[WahooUSMA]

I had a last minute change at work and I am now en route to Santiago, Chile....good luck today and I appreciate all you everyone is doing.