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[QUOTE=JohnR]Join a club!!!!!! Joining a good fishing club, be it a Weekapaug, MSBA, RISAA, Newport, CT, Salties, or Gansett. You will learn etiquette better and quicker, have an eye opening to what goes on behind the scenes. Gain comraderie, insight, and might get a couple people to point you in the right direction.QUOTE]
johnr, excellent point, but to go one step further, GET INVOLVED IN THAT CLUB! anyone can join a club and be a "member". sure, you learn some things from other anglers, but there's more to it than that. many clubs have committees and are always looking for new blood, ideas, and especially help! so, again, get involved! those of you in risaa, did you know risaa has about 2 dozen committees?
all of us fall under one label, "fisherman". (this can be used in your article makomike). whether you are a wetsuiter, kayaker, fly fisherman, guide, captain, "weekend warrior", scupper on wet rocks, whatever, those people and groups that fight against "us" look at us as one label, fishermen. numbers speak volumes, but money can beat numbers. clubs need your volunteerism. so, dont just join, get involved!
i'll try and add more later, busy now. this subject could easily be broken up into several part in different months. or, one summary.
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