Originally Posted by
CrappiePappy
:welcome to Crappie.com
Posting GPS coords of well known "community fishing spots" or those clearly marked on maps available to the general public is not going to do any harm. What does, or potentially can do harm, is posting GPS coords of "hot spots" you may have found, or even pictures with identifiable background scenery that isn't common knowledge. This is what causes the problem of gangs of people rushing to those spots & doing some unsportsmenlike activities.
Sad as it is to say ... there are those that troll sites like this, hoping to find those specific spots & information, while not joining in & sharing with those that are members. Many of them are what we call "meathogs" ... that care nothing about size or number limits, or even putting forth an effort to find these spots on their own. They don't, or won't, become members ... simply because they have no interest in sharing the resource, just abusing it for their own self interest.
Some state forums even have specific sub-forums for the sharing of such information, so that only members are able to view the discussions & information. Texas doesn't happen to be one of those states with the private sub-forum, but there are several that do have them.
... cp :kewl