What Elkrun and Todd have said, is what I was getting-at by asking their direction. At this point there is no direction. They do have a direcTIVE to recruit members and raise money, but no directION... as my impression. It seems to be money first, direction second. I have a hard time supporting a group that does not have a plan. They could end-up using my money for something I'm not interested in funding. They could end-up going nowhere and my donated money would have gone to waste. (Not likely, but possible.) Everything is peachy now, but it's going to get tough and people are going to bail.
To further expound, CCA is a "For Fish" group, not necessarily a "For Fishermen" group. To save the resource could include the taking-away of ALL opportunity/participation/harvest, by sporty, commercial, or tribe. I choose to support a group that is focused on rehabilitation of sportfishing. The primary means of improving sportfishing is to improve the strength of the resource on-which it relies... the fish.
I do not have a problem with CCA. Actually I'm glad they're here, they're just not the group for me. They're reaching a group of fisherfolk, who have not yet gotten involved. However, simply joining CCA with your $25 membership is not enough. If you're going to join, you need also to get involved. You'll need to donate your time and money. Nothing will happen with the $25 memberships, except you'll get a newsletter and stickers. You'll need also to be patient. Politics moves slower than any other process known to man, and this is politics.
