Bigfish the bottom line is that the Standish Rod and Gun Club backs us in our endeavours and we should back theirs. We have a large booth at the show, which that alone is enough for our members to go and say hello to the members of the club who are manning the booth for the weekend, and show our support. I am quite surprised your response said nothing about John Cherico and Mr. Thoms and the other fellows who man the booth, and sell raffle tickets. Ya, the place can be crowded and hot because they have one awesome wood stove cranking our the btu's in there. I have never had a problems stopping at any table to look at anything being sold. I especially like it when Janet Mesineau shows up from the vineyard with her fish mounts. Or when Randy Julius another, you know, fishing guide, who has his bird drawings that made their way onto the duck stamps the state sells to those other guys, those hunters, you know the ones that carry guns to bag their prey, not fishing poles. Then there is always the 3 or 4 booths who are selling raffle tickets for flyrods to support the various clubs they represent. I just had a thought, thats similar to what we do, have raffles to support our club. What do you know? And so what if there were just guides there and not hardly a fishing rod to be seen. That statement is also without merit. I have seen many fish related booths at this show. Some of those same people buy tables, in case you hadn't notice, at our show in Kingston. Given the fact that you just spent a year as our clubs vice-president your response from a vice presidents perspective should have been respesentitive of the broad spectrum of outdoor sports activities and not just the ones the please you. Stop fishing in just the shallow end of the pool. Your responses affect more than just what makes your boat float.
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