I Did my part...

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by WARRIORMIKE

Whats the benefits ?

How about you and your kids and me, get to continue to fish into the future...is that a good enough reason? I think so!

[WARRIORMIKE]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

How about you and your kids and me, get to continue to fish into the future...is that a good enough reason? I think so!

ok so am I giving my money to a charity that helps in keeping the oceans clean and prosperous for all of our fishing needs?

Or is it for research? What exactly do they do?

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by WARRIORMIKE

ok so am I giving my money to a charity that helps in keeping the oceans clean and prosperous for all of our fishing needs?

Or is it for research? What exactly do they do?

Ya know Mike...I'm not going to explain it to you, nor do I want to. You've been around here long enough to figure out what CCA is and what they do, and who has put their names and reputations on the line for this organization. If you honestly don't know what the CCA is and what they do, then GOOGLE it and find out.

[ful-rac]

Very good mike...you googled it.

[WARRIORMIKE]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Very good mike...you googled it.

Thanks for all your help on this. Was hoping to get more educated on the CCA from a reputable fishing veteran like yourself. Maybe to much to ask? Especially since I've done more freshwater fishing then salt. Didn't even know these program existed until I saw your post.

Happy Kayaking sir......

[Mahigeer]

I am already a member, so I helped out with distribution of signs to various booths.

[rossman]

Originally Posted by WARRIORMIKE

Thanks for all your help on this. Was hoping to get more educated on the CCA from a reputable fishing veteran like yourself. Maybe to much to ask? Especially since I've done more freshwater fishing then salt. Didn't even know these program existed until I saw your post.

Happy Kayaking sir......

I think Mike asks a question similar to what I have been noodling over. Since I began fishing in California there has been 3 or 4 of these organizations that seemed to copy the mission statements from the previous organization. I bought their hats. I displayed their stickers. I donated. I joined. I sent them recurring monthly donations, which they continued to take even after effectively disbanding. Quite honestly, I felt they were impotent in fighting for our rights in most cases. I am trying not to be cynical and I don't know what the answer is but a frilly mission statement does nothing for me. What did they do for us last year? Specifically, what are they doing for us today? I did Google it and got the same platitudes. I asked the same types of questions before I started supporting HOW when I was in the states and liked the answers and supported them as best I could.

[HELLSTER INC.]

Signing up at the show today!

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by rossman

I think Mike asks a question similar to what I have been noodling over. Since I began fishing in California there has been 3 or 4 of these organizations that seemed to copy the mission statements from the previous organization. I bought their hats. I displayed their stickers. I donated. I joined. I sent them recurring monthly donations, which they continued to take even after effectively disbanding. Quite honestly, I felt they were impotent in fighting for our rights in most cases. I am trying not to be cynical and I don't know what the answer is but a frilly mission statement does nothing for me. What did they do for us last year? Specifically, what are they doing for us today? I did Google it and got the same platitudes. I asked the same types of questions before I started supporting HOW when I was in the states and liked the answers and supported them as best I could.

Yeah I hear ya rossman...believe me, I asked the same questions before I started to support the CCA. It seems like there is a new organization every few years with the previous one taking our money and going belly up. It's unfortunate...with the CCA being a National Organization much like HOW, hopefully everything will be watched carefully from the top this time to make sure there isn't any funny business. Hopefully if or when something goes wrong with this organization I'm sure the guys on the board of directors, most we know some we know personally will alert us.


I am giving CCA a chance to do the right thing and make a difference, and I encourage all fellow anglers to join in. But my support as well as everyone else's is not unlimited. If at some particular time in the future CCA get's greedy or tries to take advantage of our generosity or money, it will be over for them quickly.

[octico]

I will be renewing tomorrow!

[WARRIORMIKE]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

How about you and your kids and me, get to continue to fish into the future...is that a good enough reason? I think so!

This was more of the answer I was looking for

Thanks


Mission Statement

The purpose of CCA is to advise and educate the public on conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote, and enhance the present and future availability of those coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.
"Conserving the resource and anglers' access to it."

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Who Are We?

CCA California is a statewide, non-profit marine conservation organization working to protect the state's marine resources and interests of anglers.
Why Join?

By joining CCA you become a part of the more than 100,000 member strong organization that has participated in virtually every national fisheries debate since 1984.
On a State and Federal Level We Have...

• Outlawed destructive commercial fishing gear
• Protected game fish designations
• Funded finfish hatcheries and marine science labs
• Created a national marine habitat program
• Supported marine law enforcement
• Awarded marine science scholarships
• Defended conservation gains in court
• Forced bycatch reduction regulations
• Prevented arbitrary no-fishing zone