In around 10 years on this site I have never been put on the fish by coming to Crappie.com and reading the threads. I've learned a lot about different techniques and what time of year one technique is more likely to be effective than another, but I have never figured out somebody's hot spot by logging on and looking at fish pics or reading a report. About the only useful info that can be gleamed from this site in terms of finding fish is which lakes are hot and which are not, and there are many here that seem like they would rather that information not be shared either, its like they don't want anybody else to catch fish. But if a lake is hot enough, word is going to get out whether it comes from crappie.com or somewhere else, you can bet on that.