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Old 08-05-2014, 05:38 PM   #1
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Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

I was just wondering if the USFA was still around and if anyone had any information on what they are up to, or if the association went away?
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Old 08-06-2014, 05:40 PM   #2
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

I was wondering the same thing??
Terry was involved and never gets back to me and Josh is usually to busy as well?
RMSA: www.rockymountainspearfishing.org
Hosted 3 meets this year and was planning to support the annual Fish Lake meet Aug 30 that Dive Addicts plans, but I am not sure if this meet is happening now.
It was so great having a Ut dive-spearfishing club pop up, I am bumbed if it died?
Check out the RMSA for local meets and safety, and blogs on dive trips, we are also the group the campaigns for better fishing rights in every state, next yr its CO.
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Old 09-16-2014, 04:15 PM   #3
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

RAC meeting tonight DWR office North Temple 6:30pm. Need support to keep spearfishing in Utah. Spearfishing will be a topic of discussion, we need to be able to defend our sport.
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Old 09-16-2014, 06:45 PM   #4
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

Are you going? Or how was it?
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Old 09-17-2014, 10:06 AM   #5
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

Yes I went. It went well spearfishing regulations should stay the same. The board members where very nice and understanding of spearfishing. Seems like most negative feed back comes from other anglers. Intresting fact though they did a survey last fall of fishermen and most anglers responded negative to spearfishing, which means we need to always be putting our best foot forward. Side note there is Pacu in blue lake and we should be able to spear them in the next year.
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Old 09-17-2014, 01:08 PM   #6
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

Thanks for going torepresent us. I have classes on tues Wednesday Thursday so I was unable to make it. are you going to all of the rac's?
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Old 09-17-2014, 01:23 PM   #7
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

No, that was probably the only one I will be able to attend, hopefully someone else can go to the other ones.
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Old 09-17-2014, 01:51 PM   #8
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Re: Utah Spearfishing Association where are you?

"Intresting fact though they did a survey last fall of fishermen and most anglers responded negative to spearfishing"

I'm curious who said this? I have attached the survey results and though there are negative comments it is far from "most"

http://wildlife.utah.gov/pdf/2015_fi...ey_results.pdf
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Old 09-17-2014, 02:25 PM   #9
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Drew Cushing state biologist, showed a graph, that had three bars, favor spearfishing, don't favor, and then another, don't favor was the highest bar on graph. Please try and make it to one of the other RAC meeting, I think the same info will be shown. I made a small presentation defending spearfishing, and I talked with the board members afterwords. They said they liked it and stuff like that helps and does make a difference.

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