Quote Originally Posted by macpappy View Post
I know this may be an unpopular opinion but the internet has really overcrowded crappie fishing. There is a group of lazy fisherman that sit, read and wait for people to post things then off to the lake they go. My buddy ScottV use to be one of the biggest posters here and I will never forget 4 Spring Breaks ago I was fishing on the same lake as him and a boat came by me fishing and said "hey, do you know ScottV?" I said, yeah. Then what he said floored me, "can you tell me what color boat he has and where he fishes? Me and my 2 buddies have been reading the internet and see where he catches a bunch of fish on this lake. We are gonna find him and follow him to see where his spots are?"
I told them I would not be helping them play follow the leader....Called Scott and told him the story. Heck I enjoy Facebook simply bc it is a place to share pictures for free with my friends and family. I can not post a picture of crappie anymore without 10 people calling me or messaging me asking exactly where, how deep, what color......It is really annoying to me. I hate to be a scrooge but I don't want to play bumper boat with someone that is just playing follow the leader. If you find the same hole as me...so be it, but don't call me or text me about where I am so you can come crowd me and then bring 4 of your buddies. Rant over
Unpopular or not. Sometimes the truth hurts. I was just talking about how my dad used to scull us around fishing. Yesterday it took me 40 minutes to launch arriving at 630am. Parking lot was full. The vehicles, boats, gear on many of those rigs was $100k-$200k. Crazy the amount of $$ spent on catching fish. Times have changed.