Much to be Thankful for in 2010 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kurtfish · 12-28-2010, 09:39 AM

I appreciate the supportive PMs I have received regarding my MLPA Donation Roll Call and R P coupon MLPA fight donation pledged. I also appreciate the cash donations made by Billy V and the owner of the squid seiner Barbara H, $1,000 to the legal fund. I know many of you have already made financial contributions to the legal fight against the one-sided MLPA process but may feel it is not appropriate to share those dollar figures. My take on this issue is that anything we can do to motivate others is worthwhile in this battle that is pitting us against them with the them recruiting innocent and uninformed students to fight their battle against us. Commercial and sport fishermen need to be united on this fight as the current fishing regulations have allowed us to co-exist quite comfortably especially if you have the buoy slalom skills that Wade has.

We all have much to be thankful for after this bountiful year of fishing in our local waters. I took my daughter out on my Pro Angler Christmas Eve morning in the dark and only pulled up egg sacks on one Lizard Fish. My daughter took a nap and actually fell asleep on the back of my PA. The squid finally seem to have completed their six months of incredible 2010 spawn and headed back to the depths. With a personal tally of 20 WSB and 19 Yellowtail so far in 2010 I have much to be thankful for on and off the water.

One of my favorite memories of 2010 was Billy Vs awesome effort to rally the troops to attend the San Diego City Council meeting where Billy's testimony prevented the SD Council from signing a blanket endorsement of the largest MPA closures proposals. A MLPA endorsement letter drafted by Friends of the Ocean or some such enviro group had places for each council member to sign. If this letter had been signed by our city council as it was by Laguna Beach's Mayor and City Council we very well could have lost more of La Jolla. Billy refuted the threatened species agreements with DFG data and Marti Emerald would not let Donna Surfrider Frye take over the SD Council meeting. Billy V, Paul L and Bob Fletcher are my heroes. If not for the dedicated efforts of folks like these and many more we would have been railroaded even more. We can't let these tremendous efforts now go for not. It is now our time to step to the plate and donate cash for the legal fight to support the efforts of our comrades that continue on the good fight spearheaded by our fearless leaders.

Another equally thrilling highlight of 2010 occurred when my son and I caught the below pictured Yellowtail while fishing together on my Hobie Pro Angler. With a 600 lb. load capacity we should be able to fish together for a few more years.
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Happy New Year, Kurtfish

12-28-2010, 09:39 AM	#1
kurtfish Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I work in the little Village of La Jolla Posts: 139	Much to be Thankful for in 2010 I appreciate the supportive PMs I have received regarding my MLPA Donation Roll Call and R P coupon MLPA fight donation pledged. I also appreciate the cash donations made by Billy V and the owner of the squid seiner Barbara H, $1,000 to the legal fund. I know many of you have already made financial contributions to the legal fight against the one-sided MLPA process but may feel it is not appropriate to share those dollar figures. My take on this issue is that anything we can do to motivate others is worthwhile in this battle that is pitting us against them with the them recruiting innocent and uninformed students to fight their battle against us. Commercial and sport fishermen need to be united on this fight as the current fishing regulations have allowed us to co-exist quite comfortably especially if you have the buoy slalom skills that Wade has. We all have much to be thankful for after this bountiful year of fishing in our local waters. I took my daughter out on my Pro Angler Christmas Eve morning in the dark and only pulled up egg sacks on one Lizard Fish. My daughter took a nap and actually fell asleep on the back of my PA. The squid finally seem to have completed their six months of incredible 2010 spawn and headed back to the depths. With a personal tally of 20 WSB and 19 Yellowtail so far in 2010 I have much to be thankful for on and off the water. One of my favorite memories of 2010 was Billy Vs awesome effort to rally the troops to attend the San Diego City Council meeting where Billy's testimony prevented the SD Council from signing a blanket endorsement of the largest MPA closures proposals. A MLPA endorsement letter drafted by Friends of the Ocean or some such enviro group had places for each council member to sign. If this letter had been signed by our city council as it was by Laguna Beach's Mayor and City Council we very well could have lost more of La Jolla. Billy refuted the threatened species agreements with DFG data and Marti Emerald would not let Donna Surfrider Frye take over the SD Council meeting. Billy V, Paul L and Bob Fletcher are my heroes. If not for the dedicated efforts of folks like these and many more we would have been railroaded even more. We can't let these tremendous efforts now go for not. It is now our time to step to the plate and donate cash for the legal fight to support the efforts of our comrades that continue on the good fight spearheaded by our fearless leaders. Another equally thrilling highlight of 2010 occurred when my son and I caught the below pictured Yellowtail while fishing together on my Hobie Pro Angler. With a 600 lb. load capacity we should be able to fish together for a few more years. YTLucKayak10.JPG Happy New Year, Kurtfish