posts ruining your fishin

[Takeum]

Wow... It never ceases to amaze me how selfish some people are about helping others in the sport they love so much,,l learned years ago in archery hunting that I get much more satisfaction in helping others then I get from the hunt itself.... So if any of you fisherman out there care to help someone out with fishing and catching fish,, please feel free to send me anything that will help other fisherman out...Warning though,,,, things you may share with me may reach another fisherman one day with the desire to learn how to fish,,,,it's about fisherman helping fisherman so we can continue the sport and tradition of fishing with to our family and friends,,,

[Takeum]

We on the Arkansas board are all too familiar with too much information and crowds. Like it or not there will be lurkers who just surf for fishing reports. We had a new sub forum added to slow this down but it is not used much. Most just cut back on details or just don't post after hotspots got hammered.

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I believe the Arkansas forums use what some would call" Baiting " by hinting the name of lakes and all to make them want to guess and seek further into what everyone is talking about when it comes to names of lakeX or O and people take a liking to such things,,, so thank yourselves for baiting the curiosity cats out there,,,,

[Takeum]

Short story for ya,,,,, I guy shared with his friend how to catch trout one day,, the guy he shared it with was my stepdad. My stepdad shared it with me as well as my 3 brothers .He also showed us how to Tie our own flies and make our own fishing poles , which introduced me and my brothers into the world of fishing trout,,,This has stayed with me now some 50 years and I have shared it with all with my friends and family as well as with anyone who listens.... now for the friends name of my stepdad,,, You may know him to be quite the good baseball player,,,, Ted Williams,,, thanks Ted if your listening,,,,

[Cmj]

Last year I inadvertantly posted the location of one of my honey holes on the Arkansas River. The fishing in this spot was unbelieveable, and I always had it to myself. The next time I went there after posting this info, there were 6 boats in the small cove, and if looks could kill I would have been dead six times over!!! Not wanting to infringe on "their" spot, I just turned around and found another spot that was just as good as the first. I never made that mistake again, deciding to give details by pm only......UNTIL someone recently posted information that I gave them by pm., now I am done with that too. I started out on this site freely posting any info that I thought may help someone. After that bit me several times, I started to be a little more reserved, and once you experience it, so will you.

[CrappiePappy]

Wow... It never ceases to amaze me how selfish some people are about helping others in the sport they love so much,,l learned years ago in archery hunting that I get much more satisfaction in helping others then I get from the hunt itself.... So if any of you fisherman out there care to help someone out with fishing and catching fish,, please feel free to send me anything that will help other fisherman out...Warning though,,,, things you may share with me may reach another fisherman one day with the desire to learn how to fish,,,,it's about fisherman helping fisherman so we can continue the sport and tradition of fishing with to our family and friends,,,

The sharing of information, tips, tactics, and even tackle is what this site is all about, and it goes on day after day. Where the concern lies is when unscrupulous non-members troll sites like this one, with the express intent of finding these hot spots to rape & pillage the resources. One can teach another angler new techniques, advise them on new baits & riggings & equipment, and even point them in the general direction of where to try their new found information ... without specifically naming or showing a picture of the "spot" where they had their success.

With the technology of today, it's quite easy to cruise a lake & mark every spot that other boats are working, just by cruising by within 100ft of that boat. But that takes a SI capable unit, costing in the thousands of dollars. The meathog lurkers won't spend that kind of money, or make the effort to become a sharing member of a website, when they can simply cruise the discussion boards & find where someone has all but given out the GPS coordinates of a spot where they had great success. They're not interested in learning, sharing, or being part of a membership that teaches .... they're too lazy & self-centered for that. They want success & glory with the least amount of effort. IMHO

... cp

[troutcrazy]

I agree that spots get ruined when they are mentioned publicly on the internet. It's good practice to avoid posting specific locations.

In person I'm pretty talkative, and I'll also share via PM. Just not where Google can see it!

[Crappitier]

I realize that I like to "yap" a bit about fishing! I enjoy taking pix, and I used to like to post a lot (I'm becoming lazy with my picture taking)!

I've posted thousands of fishing reports with lots of pix (usually on fly fishing sites, but a couple on here) and in all those years I have never seen any "spot burning" caused by me? What I have found is: a awful lot of wonderful people who give me more info than I give them! The best folks in the world are folks who love to fish!

One time a guy I didn't know at all (fishing in the world famous Yellow Breeches) gave me a fly that he was catchin' trout on! LOL People are great!

If you are catchin' Crappie like crazy over a submerged tree, well! anybody who sees that structure will give it a shot? They probably didn't see a pic post on the internet? They know that Crappie love structure?

I just don't buy it! Fish pix are a wonderful thing!

[SlabSlider]

This subject is moot in my opinion.
I know most of you watch crappie shows on TV or read magazines about lakes all the time and in those media you see the lake and locations they are fishing. Yet, you don't come in here and complain. You use that knowledge and if you are lucky to be close to that lake you go fish it and in particular that spot.
People share info to let others less fortunate to have fancy electronics or years of experience like many of you do.
Truthfully, when has it ever hurt you personally to share a spot or two on a multi acre lake? Your spot can only be 50 ft square on that multi acre lake so what's the big problem?!?! I will venture to say you seasoned anglers are hurt emotionally and not personally because you spent time with your fancy electronics, or hot tips you got about a lake and hate to see others get info you had to spend your own time to find.
From this point forward, I swear, I will post spot info on any location I find fish at that I know I cannot fish 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I am not going to be selfish and sit on that spot that will help others catch a few. Do you seriously think sharing info in the forums will drain your supply of fishing spots? Think that a hoard of people will "steal" all your fish? Think that there will be a big "fight" at that spot because of you? You can't fix stupid. People will be who they are no matter what you do or say. In other words, you can't do anything about others that may or may not do something bad at that spot you give out.
Shame on anyone that are bashes people for posting info on any spots they have. Shame on you. Bashing someone for posting their own info on their own spot is immature and unprofessional. I think the people that bash these people are the biggest problem and not the other way around.

[kgalla02]

This seems to be a recurring thread on pretty much every fishing forum I've seen since joining the internet community ... not that's there's anything wrong with that, , people need to vent sometimes and I've posted stuff before only to have "my spot" overrun within days, particularly during ice-fishing season. It's one of those "Why do I fish?" moments and is what it is. You catch fish, you like telling someone about it. You're talking with someone who may not be having as high a success rate as you, you wanna' help 'em out ... just nature of the beast and a matter of personal preference. If it's someone else's thread and they don't want to be too specific on location, I'll try and respect that if I post in there. If it's my thread, I'll generally only give an area, depth, temp, wind, not because I'm fishing for the CIA/Secret Service, but because fish tend to move around, ie there today/gone tomorrow and a fishing reports are just that, "reports" .. not "guarantees of future success" ... take 'em & give 'em with a grain of salt anyway, we all know how fisherman love to "embellish", ... gps coordinates are a little much though, IMO,

[Cmj]

This subject is moot in my opinion.
I know most of you watch crappie shows on TV or read magazines about lakes all the time and in those media you see the lake and locations they are fishing. Yet, you don't come in here and complain. You use that knowledge and if you are lucky to be close to that lake you go fish it and in particular that spot.
People share info to let others less fortunate to have fancy electronics or years of experience like many of you do.
Truthfully, when has it ever hurt you personally to share a spot or two on a multi acre lake? Your spot can only be 50 ft square on that multi acre lake so what's the big problem?!?! I will venture to say you seasoned anglers are hurt emotionally and not personally because you spent time with your fancy electronics, or hot tips you got about a lake and hate to see others get info you had to spend your own time to find.
From this point forward, I swear, I will post spot info on any location I find fish at that I know I cannot fish 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I am not going to be selfish and sit on that spot that will help others catch a few. Do you seriously think sharing info in the forums will drain your supply of fishing spots? Think that a hoard of people will "steal" all your fish? Think that there will be a big "fight" at that spot because of you? You can't fix stupid. People will be who they are no matter what you do or say. In other words, you can't do anything about others that may or may not do something bad at that spot you give out.
Shame on anyone that are bashes people for posting info on any spots they have. Shame on you. Bashing someone for posting their own info on their own spot is immature and unprofessional. I think the people that bash these people are the biggest problem and not the other way around.

Let me ask you this: Have you personally ever seen your favorite hot spot be transformed from a quiet, secluded area where you can enjoy the peaceful outdoors, and great fishing, to this:all because of something you or someone else posted on the net? Its frustrating. And yes, I have seen fights break out in these areas because of people's lack of consideration. Last year, I saw a guy and his young son get flipped out of a small flatbottom on a 40 degree day because some guy in a Bass boat thought it would be okay to pass by them on plane from literally 15 feet away. As you said, "you can't fix stupid," but I dont think it is selfish at all for someone to want to keep this from happening to their favorite spot.