i cant think of any

So you can not think of any reasons to not join Washington Trout??

I would of never of thought of you as a Washington Trout supporter??

Besides being ostrasized by people who actually care about sports fishing in washington state?

Dont join WT because you support the harvest of our wild fish to extinction so we can have 10 hatcheries on each river so we can comercial harvest and sport harvest till we are sick of it. Thats about the only reason I can see.

So Rich, you say;

".....so we can have 10 hatcheries on each river so we can comercial harvest and sport harvest till we are sick of it."


Hey Rich, I am going on 57, and I still haven't gotten "sick of it" yet! How does it feel to be in the minority instead of being in the majority? It may be a "hard" pill to shallow, but more sportfishers prefer to have their opportunity to harvest then not! To each their own!

Like it or not, it's not minority; it's the "majority" that rules......thank goodness!!


Cowlitzfisherman

sparkey, i didnt say i "was" going to join them, did i ?

You asked for reasons why you shouldn't join Washington Trout and you turned around and said you could not think of any...to me, that sounds as though you are supporting Washington Trout.

You do nothing a comment that I made in a previous thread regarding the anti-WT folks.

I think some folks are making this issue a little black and white!!

In the hatchery thread, Salmo g. made an excellent point that when the topic comes to hatcheries there really can not be any straight 'yes' or 'no' answers. It is all gray area...

I think this issue is the same way. One can come to Washington Trout's defense but at the same time not be anti-hatchery. Also, just because one does not agree with the tactics that Washington Trout has employed, does not mean one does not agree with other aspects of Washington Trout's conversation methods and agendas.

Myself?? I dont think I would ever become a member of Washington Trout but at the same time, I would never attack them and label them and their supporters as Nazis.

I believe much of what they do is good. I believe their heart is in the right place but at the same, I do not agree with some of their methods and at times I find them to be a tad hypocritical.

And I do not have a problem with those that do not agree with Washington Trout. I do believe that they need to take a step back and find a way of working with Washinton Trout rather then against them.

I mean come on!! Sending threatening letters to manufactures who you have never supported in the past threatening a boycott is nothing more then a dirty scare tactic.

AuntyM...you sent a letter to Scientific Anglers (SA) threatening them with a boycott but did you realize that SA is a divsion of 3M?? Will that boycott continue over to all 3M products??...if so, I will gladly take all your Post-It Notes and Scotch Tape off your hands as those are two office supplies I can never have enough of!

hmmm...


Couldn't think of any reasons for not supporting such a positive voice for the wild fisheries. I'll join.

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