MR WANGO TANGO...HERE WE COME

[Foul Hook'd]

Good luck guys!

Foul Hook'd

[WAHOONBOX]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING WHEN I THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY THE NUG' HIMSELF WOULD SHOW UP...

[Capt,Ray]

Yea box I was looking forward to hearing uncle ted lash out too.I dont know what the deal was on that.It was a good turn out though.Its was cool to see everyone unite and come together on our fishery issues.Thank to everyone that atteded.

[Thunnus Amongus]

It was a great experience to be there and thank you to all who attended!!!

[All Lines Busy]

That's aweseom guys!!!

Biggest question is do you think anybody listened!?!?!?!?!

ALB

[WAHOONBOX]

That's aweseom guys!!!

Biggest question is do you think anybody listened!?!?!?!?!

ALB

I THINK SO...I DIDN'T TAKE OFF WORK AND SPEND 14 HRS IN A TRUCK ROUNDTRIP WITH THE BELIEF WE WOULD NOT BE UNDERSTOOD....

YES....I FEEL THEY LISTENED ...OR RATHER THEY ACTED IMPRESSED THAT SO MANY DID SHOW.


VIDEO COMING TOMORROW ON THIS EVENT

[fowlscay]

When the Representatives from MASS. paraded a whole of people over to there office next door I know that they heard us !!!Well worth it .

[French]

Great work Box and fellow fishermen. I am a little embarressed to admit that I was ten minutes away and could not attend the rally. I ended up stuck in the office working on position papers until 10:30PM EDT last night. I spoke to a couple of staffers this morning who indicated that your prescence was felt, however those of you who met with staff need to follow up at around the one week note. If you got the business card of the staffer you met with, use the email to write a thank you note for taking the time to meet with you. Also, if you were asked any questions about data that you didn't have handy, that gives you a great opportunity to follow up.

If the staff start to reach out to you directly for information, you know you made progress. Stay on them with weekly communication (either email or phone). Always be polite, but don't let yourself be ignored!

[Capt. Terry]

I MADE IT AND IT WAS A GREAT TURN OUT......JT AND I JUMPED ON THE BUS OUT OF OC FISHING CENTER.....AWESOME TURN OUT HANDS DOWN.....

MANY SENATORS AND POLITICIANS CAME UP AND SPOKE TO US,....WITH WHAT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE A SUPPORTIVE SPEACH....

NEWLY ELECTED REPUBLICAN SCOTT BROWN FROM THE STATE OF MASS. WAS ONE OF THE LAST ONES TO GET UP FRONT AND SPEAK......HAD A GOOD MESSAGE AND SOUNDED TO ME TO BE A VERY STAND UP MAN....

I PERSONALLY THINK WE WERE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR......KINDA WISH IT WOULD HAVE STARTED EARLIER IN THE MORNING AND THAT MORE POLITICIANS COULD HAVE BEEN OUT THERE - BUT I PERSONALLY THINK THE MESSAGE WAS DRIVEN HOME LOUD AND CLEAR.....

BOX & ADMIN - IT WAS CERTAINLY GREAT TO SEE YOU BOTH THERE AND THANK YOU FOR COVERING THE EVENT.....

IT WAS STATED BY A FEW IN THE CROWD THAT THE TOYOTA TROUBLES WERE ALSO BEING COVERED AT THE SAME TIME - SO MAYBE THATS WHY THERE WASN'T MORE MEDIA PRESENCE THERE....

IT'S A GREAT THING THAT IT WAS WEDNESDAY AND NOT YESTERDAY,.....AS THE WEATHER SET IN YESTERDAY AND IT IS STILL GETTING IT DONE HERE THIS MORNING....

....IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE CAPTAINS, COMMERCIAL WATERMAN, RECREATION FISHERMAN AND TACKLE SHOP OWNERS,.....ETC ALL GATHERED TOGETHER TO STAND FOR ONE CAUSE.....

THAT LADY THAT GOT UP FROM KODIAK ALASKA....AND SPOKE ABOUT HOW THIS COST SHARE PROGRAM AND CUTS INTO THEIR FISHERIES HAVE COST HER BUISNESS TO PLUMET,,......SHOULD IN MY MIND REALLY BE AN EYE OPENER TO ALL WHO FISH.....THIS MEANS CHARTER, COMMERCIAL, RECREATION,......ALL WHO FISH!!!!!!!! THEY ARE COMING FOR ALL OUR FISHERIES PERIOD YA'LL.....

GIVE 'EM AN INCE AND THEY WILL TAKE A MILE....

........TO PRIVATIZE A PUBLIC RESOURCE IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY INTEND ON DOING AND WE AS A WHOLE FAMILY ALL NEED TO CONTINUE TO STAND UP AND FIGHT IT........

.......AFTER I GOT OFF THE BUS IN OC, MD THAT NIGHT....AND GOT INTO MY CAR, I TURNED ON OUR LOCAL FM TALK RADIO STATION 92.7 WGMD AND LISTENED TO WHAT THE LOCAL TOPIC WAS AND BY GOD I CALLED IN AND INFORMED THEM WHAT WE HAD ALL DONE THAT DAY WITH OUR STAND IN WASHINGTON D.C. AT OUR NATIONS CAPITOL BUILDING'S SIDE LAWN. I STRONGLY URGED ALL THE LISTENERS ON THE AIRWAVES TO CALL AND WRITE ALL OF THEIR POLITICIANS LOCALLY, STATE AND FEDERAL TO GET A GRIP ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THAT WE CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...........AND BY GOD, .......THE PHONE LINES LIT UP FOR THE NEXT HOUR IN MASSIVE SUPPORT.........I GUESS PITA, PEW, AND THE REST OF THE LIBERAL GROUPS EITHER WEREN'T LISTENING, OR POSSIBLY CLOUDING THEIR LEFTWING BRAINS WITH DRUGS OR MAYBE THEY WERE AT A HIPPIE RALLY.............

........... BUT THE CALLERS THAT FLOODED THE AIRWAVES ALL STATED THAT THEY WERE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE THAT WE HAD MADE A STAND IN D.C. TO ATTEMP TO GET CONGRESS TO CHANGE THE MAGNUSON ACT AND REVAMP OUR WAY OF LIFE BACK TO A SUSTAINABLE EVEN FLOW.............

....PERSONALLY I THINK THAT WE HAVE JUST STARTED TO GET THEIR ATTENTION,.........BUT WE CAN'T QUIT NOW.............THIS IS A BATTLE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S......CHILDREN'S.......CHILDREN'S.......CHILDREN'S FREEDOM AND RIGHT TO FISH RECREATIONALLY AND COMMERCIALLY. SO IT WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US AND YES - I LIKE MARTY AND THE REST OF THE CHARTER CAPTAINS HERE HOPEFULLY SUPPORT BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUEMENT HERE BECAUSE I CHARTER FISH, I COMMERCIAL FISH, I EAT FISH, BOTH THAT I CAUGHT, IN RESTAURANTS, AND I SELL BAIT......I BUY BAIT.....AND FOR THAT REASON - I THINK THAT WE ALL NEED TO STICK TOGETHER 100000000000% ON THIS MATTER.

HOPE THAT EVERY BODY MADE IT HOME SAFELY.