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Originally Posted by baetis
Private clubs and fly fisherman are a minority and do not have a larger voice. The problem is that people are lazy and/or ambivalent about the rules.
I say congratulations to them for stepping up. There will often be 40+ posts on this board congratulating someone for catching a nice fish, not including lurkers and people who don't post and yet only 12 people will take the time to write to F&G about a proposal that may affect them or they disagree with.
The way I see it, if you can get a core of 100 njfishing members together, you could have a good chance at changing/amending policy.
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Well said Baetis. Trying to get more folks from here to become involved in the process is a big factor in my original posting of this thread.
Bear in mind gents, since we are on a 2 year regs cycle right now is the time to begin working on any potential changes for the next cycle. The process is long and involved, and both the legal requirements the Div personal must follow as well as the internal review processes by both Freshwater Fisheries staff and in many cases the DEP legal team, not to mention the field work that must very often be done to support or refute any proposed changes, all of these things take a great deal of time. This long process was a driving force behind the Div going to the 2 year reg cycle in the first place.
Getting your/our views, ideas and opinions heard now provides the best chance for seeing results in the 2020 regs, but there has to be follow-through, not just a one-time meeting attendance.
One thing I would personally like to see happen is an issue someone posted in an earlier thread, that being the Council meetings being held on an evening or weekend to allow for more sportsmen/women to attend. The current practice of midday, mid-week meetings is certainly not conducive to allowing most of the angling and hunting public to participate in the process.
One other item, anyone who belongs to the NJ Federated Sportsmen whether through a club or as an individual, attending your county's monthly meetings can go far toward helping you stay informed of the goings on at F&W.
