The original 10 year ticket was produced for the CS to raise money for the purchase of Horseshoe Lake, anglers then went on to sell their tickets after a year or two of fishing, in its start Horseshoe was a relatively new fishery partly used as a boating lake then changed to full Fishery, until the stock grew in quantity and size anglers were selling tickets and moving on, then the last 4/5 years the tickets went up in value as the fishery was more sought after. the 10 year ticket served a purpose at the time but tickets were not intended to be sold on, however that didnt stay the course.
The issues with the previously removed directors (well you can read alot more about it out on the www) but basically some of the then directors tried to reduce the mship to change the lake from a membership basis to them owning shares. since this was stopped the CS has returned fully to its company limited by membership status which is how it should always be. all the directors, vice president, presidents etc are fully voluntary roles. these people saved the CS from being sold under members noses and only want to see it protected for the future. whilst it might seem top heavy it is based on the original design as a membership organisation where the directors are overseeing the running of the business, the number was set when the members and arts were first written and serve to protect the companies assets, investments and have a broad range of experience.
Is it worth joining, I would say so yes, but i am probably biased. the money from memberships goes back into the business, running the fisheries, events and future investments. currently members receive two carp fisher magazines a year and the options to fish our waters, along side attending our open day event for free.
