Anglers getting involved and putting aside differences to reach a common goal
"All about the little guys banding together"

"Can one person really make a difference?"

The past posts only tell the partial story of what happened, guys and girls.

What really needed to happen was for angler groups throughout the state to get organized en masse and begin a letter writing and Congressmen contacting campaign to let them know that their constituents were not happy.

The JCAA got the ball rolling and deserve the lion's share of the credit.

However, there were dozens of other fishing clubs, organizations, and groups of guys who had to be convinced to go along. The gravity of the bunker situation had to be explained to them, and they had to be convinced exactly why their help was needed.

So in the end, it was thousands of these "little guys", their letter writing, and constantly contacting their Congressmen, that changed fishing history.

I'm posting up some of these older letters someone sent me to maybe help people see that these battles aren't won overnight, and everyone who's interested can make a difference:

Bunker bill S-722 1999




NJ striped bass gamefish bill, letter from Matthew Rinaldo, 2-16-90




NJ striped bass gamefish bill, letter from Dean Gallo, HR- 3903, 2-22-90