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I would like to start by saying thanks to all those who have helped me in my first few years of crappie fishing. I have learned much from y'all.
For those of you who want to criticize me for posting the general area I caught my " dinks" and what bait I was using.... Keep it and to yourself!!!!!
Or PM someone who gives a crap.
Next time I will post geo coords!!!!
This country had enough hate and greed to go around i don't need yours!!!
Fetmo:mad::mad::mad:
Let me elaborate.... Fetmo got his feelings hurt when I recommended for him not to post to many details on the open board. I may very well have " burnt a bridge" posting too much info about a members home lake this spring.
I am not greedy by any means but on the other hand look at gold creek.... It's so crowded you can't fish it.
It's fine and dandy to help some of your friends on here, but most of the viewers on the open board are
NON members looking for an easy catch for the weekend. I work too hard to have the success that I do to have it exploited. If you can't catch crappie let's talk about it and get you catching fish, but let's not
Tell the world where in the lake to fish. NOT because I am greedy but because it would RUIN it. I have ran into many many people that say they learned about a particular spot from crappie.com I ask there user name and they are not members.
I had alot more to say but i am trying to drink beer and talk to my neighbor.
Sorry for those who disagree but, we don't have to agree right?
I sir really think you are wrong if you can not share and if you would critizie someone for sharing then you are wrong that is all Ihave to say about if you would like to comment further pm me and we can discuss this personally.
NOSLAB.
I checked out jiggin pole joe profile and I was not impressed a little humility would go a long way C.D.C. is all about crappie fishermen sharing information if you do not think this what it is about maybe you should not participate in fine information sharing board good fishermen will find the hotspots (yours as you see it ) they will find the the tops you put in the hotspots ( if you ever did ) but maybe not maybe you are one of those fellows that will catch a few fish in a spot and think he has accomplished a great feat due to his knowledge understand I assure you a fisherman has been there before you and will be there long after you are gone . Enjoy your fishing let the rest of us enjoy theirs as we see fit.I am sorry for the long winded outburst but this whole situation just seems wrong wrong wrong and if the rest of the board can not see it then maybe I am in the wrong place.
Noslab.
I agree noslab
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Originally Posted by noslab
That's what we are here for and what CDC is all about....sharing information and helping our fellow fishermen. Remember, 10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish anyway....fishing technique is far more important than location any day. I don't have a problem sharing location, technique or jigs if it will help put fish in someone's boat and promote this sport!
I hope you don't mind, but I think this is a good topic. I think we all start out here as 'lurkers', which is what my state board calls it. Posting info is what C.c is all about, I believe? After a series of chronicles our board is truly dying from this very topic. There's only a select few who can share their info without persecution from the envious. Or, they feel like they've been 'shown-up' and it's their business to enlighten us with their talents. As far as posting hot-spots and what not, most groups of fisherman won't even dent a school of fish, probably because they didn't look-n-learn here. There are varying degrees of knowledge when it comes to fishing. When I started out there wasn't anyone really to help, it was all hands on and billfold open. I really enjoy helping others, saving them some green, and "passing knowledge" on, since I'm not an author. Info sharing is what makes C.c a great "tool" for any fisherman. WE ALL STARTED SOMEWHERE, help a brother out, SHARE! And no GPS coordinates aren't really necessary, just leave an X there.
Ya'll can give up all your secret honey holes on this board but then don't gripe when they get too crowded. We can share info with everyone but I will not give GPS coordinates or exact locations. If a person is good enough to clue you in on a PM or phone call that means it is not public information. Please don't jump on anyone for not wanting to give out exact spots or details. Please don't take this wrong, if it makes you happy then post your exact locations and invite everyone.
Really, peoples profiles impress you all?
Let's make this simple for simple folks.
IF YOU ENJOY CATCHING FISH DO NOT GIVE INFO ON THE OPEN BOARD.
I usually only post general locations or lakes where the "bite is on" because I feel that is all the info needed for a serious Crappie fisherman to zero in on the fish fairly quickly. If someone PM's me I will usually reply with more specific information if I have it. I have a few friends on the board that I will PM with detailed specifics regarding where, depth, rigging, color, speed, ect to simplify things and they usually reciprocate when they themselves find a really good bite. I won't post information given to me by another fisherman who wants it "kept under my hat" as is sometimes the case on the smaller lakes. Most of the time I do not fish specific "spots" or "honeyholes" because I troll and therefore am constantly moving. I may start fishing at the boat ramp and end up at the other end of the lake by day's end. Usually if the bite is good on one part of a lake at a certain time Crappie can be caught at many other areas on that lake. If one area gets too crowded it just takes a little effort to find another good concentration of fish that you can have to yourself!! I started out lurking on the board looking for hot lakes to save time and I realize that is why 95% of the people read the boards in the first place. I do not believe putting out information on good fishing is going to hurt the bite for the serious fishermen. It might for the marginal fisherman who always heads for the thickest crowd when he gets on the water. I am catching as many or more Crappie now as I ever have and I don't have to rub elbows and go Pole-to-Pole with a crowd to do it.
My opinion is one of a non crappie fisherman. I say i am a non crappie fisherman because I can go to a hot spot and fish the same baits the same depth in the exact same spot as the person who instructed me on what to do and come back with 1/2 the fish the helpful person caught that gave me the details. However, the 1/2 the fish number that I caught was twice as many as I would have caught without the help. So i figure the real crappie fisherman who could actually put a dent in a hot spot already have their own hot spots and pay little attention to the posted details of someone elses fishing success. My point is, it is us rookies who benefit most from the posted info so your posting details will have a very small effect on your hot spot. However, what you gain from posting this information is more beneficial to you than you could imagine. Such as, I continue to buy a liscense which supports your fish habitat, restocking programs and management, I continue to by boats, equipment, and baits, which helps keep the price you pay down and keeps your suppliers in business. So, My thoughts are post away!
Wow you all still don't get it.....
Wether these people catch the fish or not... If you post where you like to fish they will crowed you out.. If it is crowded no one can efficiently fish. I am not worried someone is going to catch all the fish... Gold creek is still full of fish, BUT YOU CAN'T FISH THE WATER BECAUSE TOO MANY PEOPLE GO THERE DUE TO PEOPLE "sharing" INFO.
Let's say Walmart ran your favorite beverage on sale as a buy one get three free but didnt advertise it, would you want someone to tell you about it before the sale was over?Quote:
Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe
Is there only 1 lake in Arkansas with crappie? Or, maybe only 1 person posting info and they all crowd up there. Come on up here then, you should've seen Glen Elder last year and I'm sure this year too. Every parking lot full, and so full there was a half mile walk to the water after you put your boat on. We've got the eastern metro boys, the corn farmers from Neb., and the fish hungry, water puppies from Denver, which is about a 8 hr drive all crowded into this lake. This year ice fishing there were up to 400 guys on the ice at the lakes smallest area. The lurkers will find you, they glass you from afar, or drive up to you and tap the WPT button on their graph or just plain ol nose right in on you. And I don't know about you guys, but our local guides are the worst of all, I've seen them almost hit another boat setting there anchors (on your spot). Or if you p^*s them off, they'll sprinkle walnut shells on your hole, and that ones done for years sometimes. Nope, a little info goes a long way, use it to your advantage.
Folks learn to catch fish by fishing with their dad or grandad. Or they learn by trial and error, spending countless hours on the water trying to catch fish. This was before the internet, the most powerful information sharing method ever invented.
THANKS TO THOSE WHO SHARE ON THIS FORUM!
As a person who grew up without the benefit of fishing with a dad or grandad, and as a person who was busy working long hard hours earning a paycheck and trying to raise a family (no violin, please), I am definitely a novice fisherman who is eager to learn. THANK YOU to the fine folks on this forum who share anything and everything to help me catch fish. By the way, I've known Gold Creek was a great place to fish for over 30 years, way before the internet forums. How? Driving on I-40 on a Saturday and looking at all the boats, thinking to myself, "That must be the fishing hotspot".
Now, will someone please adopt me as your grandson and take me fishing?
If crappie fishing was that easy who would need help, are
You all too lazy to get out and work (fish), get out there put you beers down and find em,
When i go fishing it's work, I relax when I get home. I interpret this site to teach and learn how to fish.
Do teachers just give the answers to the test?
I fish Wister lake in Oklahoma during the spawn. I will tell you that by noon on a weekend it is impossible to fish a stretch of bank that has not already been fished that day. Funny thing is everyone still catches fish and I mean limits of Slabs (Current Oklahoma record 4.2 lbs from there last year) A good crappie lake must be fished regularly and hard or the quality of the fish will suffer. My opinion on this matter is this. If you don't want to give out your information, then don't. But no one has the right to judge anyone who does choose to post specifics. Last I heard the lakes in question are public and the sharing of information is a choice made by the person giving the info. The only case I know of where this would be wrong is if someone takes another to a secret honey hole and asks the other guy to keep it quite. In this case it would be a breach of trust to pass along the info, and is wrong to do so.
If you consider fishing "work" then you are doing it all wrong anyways. But carry on...Quote:
Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe
Where's your fish? How many did you catch this week?Quote:
Originally Posted by slabcrazy
Just leave it be, the best I can tell the only ones that are mad is the ones
That can't catch fish, if you can quit getting mad... Catch your own.
Seems YOU ALL are the greedy ones. Keep you jealousy to your selves.
I am not telling the world.... AGAIN LOOK- AT- GOLDCREEK!
GET OVER IT!
Not telling anyone is your right, But for the record I am not mad nor am I greedy. I only give my honest opinion which is my right. Besides, with todays gas prices I don't see myself driving over an hour and a half to fish anywhere unless it's a special trip with someone I wish to spend some quality time with and in that situation catching a crappie would only be a bonus to an already wonderful trip.
Ain't mad at ya got no reason to be. I was simply stating that I don't consider fishing work. Only got to go yesterday and only caught two nice crappie and two big red ear. Not much but enough for me and the wife. I guess if I would have worked at it I could've caught a few more but oh well sure was nice relaxing. The only other time I've gotten to go this year, I posted pics on here and they are a few pages back if you care to view.
JigginPoleJoe, KEEP YOUR PANTS ON! (LOL) Keep spewing the anger about making someones day a bit easier isn't worth it. EVERYONE, AND I DO MEAN EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO POST OR NOT POST ABOUT SPECIFIC INFORMATION! You can post how you want and anyone else can post how they want. Other folks are right. If you post specific information and 30 boats invade your spot don't get angry. Go catch em somewhere else. I personally am VERY thankful to those fishermen who go out of their way to post great information on this board no matter if it is general or specific. This board is designed to SHARE INFORMATION! Let's keep it that way without gettin all worked up about it! Now let's go fishin.
My opinion for what it is worth: I am older now and I started fishing at around the age of 4 years old. I fish now because of many appelaing aspects of the sport but one aspect that has remained constant and is the primary reason that I contiue love fishing is because it is practically the only public activity remaining that is comprised of mainly friendly and respectful people who realize that the fellowship and friend making oppotunities on a lake are far more valuable than a few fish. I love being associated with these type of people. They generally understand that this is not some competetion and that if we were really in need of the meat that a fish provides, we could come out a lot better financially if we purchased fish at a fish market. In short, it is the experience that is the true joy of fishing....not the fish itself. That said, I have, nor will I ever withold information that could be of value to a friend or even a stranger who respectfully and politely asks for it and I take serious offence to anyone that tries to chastise me for doing so. What is the point in witholding it? So you can be less crowded and maybe catch a few more fish? Really??? The reason that I stay true to this message board is because it is full of well intended gentlemen who really "get it" and contribute whenever they can. Part of contributing is giving information to those in need of it. Think about that fellow who would like to take his Son or Daughter fishing but works so much that he can't fish often enough to stay on top of them. It is our responsibility to pass our knowledge on to the next generation of fisherman. It will truly be a sad day for me if I have to leave this message board and the many friends that I made because of it due to the lack of civility of newer members (or any members for that matter).
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Originally Posted by Gut Shot
amen.
Well said Gutshot. Could not agree more
As the world turns ya'll making my day,the good the bad and the better.
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