Back before Al Gore invented the internet, most everything fishing wise was word of mouth. Guy had to develop relationships with people to get reliable information about conditions or just go fishing. As an out of stater myself, I try to gather info here to determine where and when to come down as it is expensive to make the 5-6 hour trip down. The internet has been a help and a curse. Everyone I have talked to on this forum and in the state of Mississippi have been friendly and helpful (except the one guy at Lakeway who told me to go home!). Posts like Golden Minnows never took place before the internet. May have been shared with some good friends, but that would be it, so I get that. The ONLY thing I have a small issue with, and its really prolly just personal, is why post at all if ya don't want any details in the report. Knowing the lake couldn't hurt it that much unless it is really small. I would have said nothing at all about it on this site, but to each there own!