We thought LJ and the SMM were safe

[Billy V]

Originally Posted by tylerdurden

Please read the MLPA thread. Get your head out of the sand, out of your ass, or where ever it is stuck and help us with this. Attending rallies on weekends for fishing is great, attending the benefit tournament was awesome, donating money is commendable, but to actually get things done you have to show up to these meetings.

The MLPA Process is designed to wear You down.
-Is it working?

I say Hell Yes, because guys still won't show up at the Meeting Where it Counts.

You should be Mad as Hell because You are getting Punked by a bunch of Nerds, and Rich Old Ladies!
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Its a Proven Fact that when We Kayak Fisherman show up at these meeting in force we make a difference, and stop, or slow the theft of our fishing rights.
-It has happened at several key meetings during this bullsh^t process.

Then the Corrupt BTRF changed the rules of engagement to dissuade us from attending future meetings and shook off a few people.....Yes it worked, but we got back on track and kept fighting for our fishing rights. We are still surviving!

How about it Guys?
Do we have what it takes to bring this battle to an acceptable conclusion?

Lets stick it to them at these final 2 meetings.

Are you going to make an excuse that you could not attend the meeting because of prior commitment ???

Make Your Commitment Here, Where it is Truly Needed.

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I have Canceled an all expenses paid for Vacation to Koh Samui Thailand to attend the October Meeting. Now if you have ever been to Thailand you know what I will be missing! Considering my good friend owns the entire resort it may be a little more than you can imagine.

Thats my commitment.

[Tman]

Big to all who realize the signifance of what is at stake, the games they are playing, and the RR job they are trying to pull.

I will be there...I have some Q's for them...and I will be polite about it, don't worry...

[robmandel]

Originally Posted by Tman

Big to all who realize the signifance of what is at stake, the games they are playing, and the RR job they are trying to pull.

I will be there...I have some Q's for them...and I will be polite about it, don't worry...

you might be polite. I don't plan to be. hell, I live north in LA, and LJ isn't my area, but it pisses me off immensely nonetheless. I love seeing all the reports of big fish down there. wish I could head down there more, or at all. and they're targeting my fav spots too up in malibu.

but it doesn't matter though if I can "save" malibu or some part and you lose LJ. we all still lose, period. any loss is a loss for all. the fact that they can do this is disgusting.

everything in this whole process if f****d up big time. the funding, the arbitrary and inconsistent maps, the inconvenient meetings, the changing agendas and rules, the people on the board (as if the DFG guy isn't the epitome of conflict of interest!!), the bogus science, everything.

this isn't an issue of "compromise". how can we say there's any victory when they are the only ones taking. even if no closures occur, did we "win"? hell no. we have no more than we started with. we want nothing from them, no monies, no special privileges, nothing at all. just to be left the hell alone. hardly alot to ask for, huh??

they have nothing to bargain, nothing to offer. saying they'll take less is b******t. they still win, and they'll come back again and again and again and again and...

and the worst part is that they take and those rat bastard mlpa blue shirt idiots don't even gain a thing. they're as lenin said, "useful idiots". they're tools and fools and they're too stupid to know it. "oh, save the fishees" yeah, like the packard foundation and the RLFF give two shits about the fishes. they don't throw 10's of millions into this for the fishees.

I truly feel for you guys down in SD. I have lots of spots to launch and fish. but you guys got one big one. as scared and pissed as I am, y'all gotta be even more so. I'll be there to join in the fray.

[tylerdurden]

Everyone, we have to remain polite. Just think about what being rude, making perosonal attacks, or anything else will accomplish? Nothing. It will piss people off, especially the open minded middle ground that would be a huge benefit to our side.


I know this thing sucks. I am very frustrated with the whole thing. I know it isn't even right or fair, but at this point we are playing the hand we are dealt. If we had involved in stacking the deck earlier like they did we wouldn't be in so much trouble now.


Oh yeah, and the excuses of the people that can't make it are getting really lame. I will give the people that have attended multiple meetings already a pass. The same tired example, if you skip work to fish, why not skip it for this meeting to ensure you can fish in the future. For those that haven't been to a meeting yet, or only attended one, what are you waiting for? We are running out of chances. When you drive by your favorite launch spot next year and it's closed down, you may kick yourself. "If only I had attended a couple of those meetings I could still fish."

[B Slate]

School or mlpa meeting?
Hmmm thats a stupid question
See you all there

I could sure use some good luck Karma

[dgax65]

I'll be there. I hope we get a better turn-out than we did at the Santa Monica meeting.

[FISHIONADO]

I really want to attend but that is the only day my hair stylist is available.