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Originally Posted by MathGeek

No thanks. I've done my homework and gathered lots of facts. I'm not into shell games that require personal interaction. People and organizations that put their positions in writing and are willing to be judged by their actions are more believable than verbal positions taken at meetings.

CCA consistently pushes for more restrictive limits just to be on the safe side, even when there is no scientific data suggesting that the current regulations are not sustainable. They've done this for black drum (statewide), specks (Big Lake), and most recently tripletail (statewide). They even wanted to narrow the redfish slot to 21-24" in Florida and close the redfish season in October, even though redfish stocks have made a tremendous recovery since the closure of commercial fishing and the ban in federal waters. They also opposed Florida recently raising the redfish limit from 1 to 2 slot reds.

Finally, CCA recently backed LA raising the saltwater fishing license cost by 136%. Louisiana needs data driven regulations. The "better safe than sorry" philosophy will always favor increasing restrictions on liberty. The focus on fisheries conservation in Louisiana should be on habitat: marsh, oyster reefs, artificial reefs, reducing erosion.

As soon as CCA comes out in public lobbying to REPEAL the tripletail restrictions and REPEAL the trout limit of 15 in Big Lake, I will give a membership serious consideration. But when a group has been screwing the sportsmen, you don't get into a closer relationship to "get to know them better" until they make amends for past wrongs.

^^^^^^^^ Best statement ever ^^^^^^^^^^^