Striped Bass Gamefish 2006

"A Landmark Event"

Saturday May 20th 2006  - Save This Date !

by Brad Burns

(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association March 2006 Newsletter)

Striped Bass Game Fish 2006 will be the most

 important event in the history of saltwater recreational advocacy in the Northeast. We have aligned ourselves with three of the nation’s top recreational fishing organizations – the International Game Fish Association, the Federation of Fly Fishers, and the American Sportfishing Association - to organize an afternoon symposium on May 20, 2006, in Foxboro, MA, with top experts who will address the major issues behind designating wild saltwater species like striped bass as game fish.  The presentations will later be published and widely distributed to fishery policy makers.

Immediately following the Symposium we will host a cash bar with hors d'oeuvres followed by a first class banquet and auction where you can rub shoulders with many of the East Coast's best-known fishermen and select from an unparalleled array of super guided trips, top-shelf merchandise, original art, and much more.

Please take a minute and go to the SF website at www.stripersforever.org , click on the Striped Bass Game Fish 2006 event link, and check it all out.  Plan to get together with your fishing friends and attend.  You can buy tickets on line or through the mail.

For those of you in MA or RI with an activist bent, this is a perfect opportunity to buy a ticket for your local state representative/s and ask him/her to come see and hear what this movement is all about.

Dear Striped Bass Fisherman

Our favorite fish is under more pressure than ever, and Stripers Forever, a free membership, internet-based organization is fighting for them on many fronts.  They need as many members as possible to show the politicians how many people depend on striped bass for recreation, food, and income.

If you haven't signed up yet as a member of Stripers Forever, here are a few things you should know:

Ø       Membership is free
Ø       There are no meetings to attend
Ø       Everything is done via the internet and e-mail
Ø       Many of the top fishermen in the country support Stripers Forever
Ø       Stripers Forever’s only goal is to make striped bass a gamefish, which means it would be managed for the benefit of the recreational fishing public, now and for future generations

Here is all that you have to do, it will take less than a minute and cost nothing:

Ø       Go to www.stripersforever.org

Ø       Select "Become A Member"

Ø       Fill out the very easy to follow sign up sheet.

This is a critical time for striped bass.  Help Stripers Forever successfully advocate to protect wild striper populations by "Making It A Gamefish. "

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