Cooperman, a good article, I agree. I paid ?10 to get my name mentioned, how much did you pay?
Seriously now, I think groups are a good idea. In fact, for a long time I've looked at joining a single species group. Only problem is, I like them all, and would spend far too much joining every one. And because I would want to be fully involved in the mechanics of each group, I wouldn't be out fishing that much !!
One of the factors in starting the BCSG recently is the fact that it is not a single species group.