Thread: Where has common courtesy gone?

I love this site but when you have around 25 percent member to 75 percent guest (app. number) what do you think the 75 percent are contributing to this site ? I wish Ed would make it member only as I would be willing to pay a yearly fee for use. I have noticed a lot of crappie.com members have quit posting and I understand why. It is hard to help people who are not willing to spend the time on the water to learn. Over the years I have read everything I could find plus have had excellent help in teaching me to become a better fisherman. You people who want join and post and help others are missing a great teaching tool. I spend hours on this site trying to learn as well as help others when knowledge allows. I guess this old world is to fast paced for some to learn. As far as manners go I once was told I GOT GOOD MANNERS JUST DONT WANT TO USE THEM AND WEAR THEM OUT.

I agree with Quackrstackr's assessment of how bad it has gotten. I am a guest on Kentucky Lake although I spend time in Spring and Fall there. If these yahoos can roll up in a 20 foot cutback with a tree down where I am sitting with Bow and Stern both almost touching the bank and get lines tangled with mine because I pulled in a couple Bluegill, it is getting crazy. I try to give everyone a wide berth and like most members here realize there is a lot of water out there holding fish. I have had the members here treat me like friends and family, bought a beautiful dog from MRDUX and had Wiskers feed me and the wife at the fall shindig. I can only add that as bad as it has gotten on KY lake it is worse in Louisville and no doubt any city. I don't envy our next generation of sportsmen and women. Don't know what is worse, the Asian Carp or the Lake Lice.

Common courtesy and common sense are neither very common these days.

I see folks come on here and ask questions on a public forum then get all testy when they don't get folks rushing all over themselves to spill their guts and give out all their knowledge that has taken years to acquire. PMs are your friend. Nobody should feel slighted when their questions go unanswered. Many of us have fallen victim to the "I won't tell your spots" gremlin. When my secret spots or tactics become public knowledge, I tend to clam up. Believe me, I have fallen victim to the internet scouts several times.

I'm new to this site I wish I had known about it years ago but i didn't it is a great site. I joined it because it is full of guys and gals thats like me we all have a passion for crappie fishing. With that being said there are people in this world that cares for no one other than themselves I fish 99% of the time with my two sons one is 19 and the other is 16 I have tried to teach them to respect others while on the water (ITS CALLED SPORTSMANSHIP). Just yesterday we was fishing at Nolin and several boats went past us just flying nearly washed us to the bank. they came within 10 ft of us I thought one was going to hit us. As far as jumping on someones fishing hole that is just wrong no matter how you put it I dont mind someone coming up and asking for pointers but fishing on top of me is wrong. If I ask questions on here its because I don't know. Someone one time told me the only stupid question was the one you didn't ask. You never get to old to learn some thing new and when it comes to crappie fishing I have alot to learn. Thanks for all the posts I have learned alot on here. I hope to be able to meet some of you at one of the events this year.

I personally have conceded Jonathon, Blood River and Big Bear to them. I find other places to fish and other than grumbling at a few Green carp racers I am happy with the deal. Last Wednesday I fished all day in a bay by myself no other boats in sight, caught a limit, and it was nice.

When I go I never fish the popular bays and I hammer em every time. Im a loner. Ky lake is too big and plenty of fish for everyone. Im in Illinois and I couldn't agree more. Some of the things I see when im there is crazy!!!!! You guys are spot on with your assessment.

Can't imagine fishing in a area like that. I spent today fishing in a small trib off the Ohio today by myself. There was one other boat in there and we both kept our distance from one another. We finally got close enough to ask each other how the day was going. I do wish the fishing was better here locally but I wouldn't want to deal with the crowds that would come with it.Common courtesy is a lost trait it seems. Boils down to you can't fix stupid.

"Those guys drove right up to my marker and actually stopped when they bumped it so that they could scan it and enter a waypoint."

I throw out markers so I can check my gps and its amazing how many people will go to it thinking its on a bed. Best thing to do is put the two markers 50 feet in a 90degree angle and it throws them off your bed.

Myself I move fast and cover a lot of water so its hard to figure my waypoints.