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it has a bit of a twist these days. when it comes to fishing sites, you need to be way more cautious. there are others out there that would not be as conservative as you. don't post lake names and locations. your local fish hog could be watching!
say what you will. yank it out of view. delete it if you cant tolerate my opinions. it wont change the fact that not all is good in these domains. they can do as much harm as good.
I am sure it has happened
im sure its happened too. I have watched it in person. many other members have too.
I have as well. I would rather I hadn't
No-one ever needs to post their location or honey hole. Never have, never will. But sharing technique, depths, colors....etc...has always been encouraged. Let folks learn from others, that's how we all pretty much learned everything we know. And please realize, word gets out about hot locations in many different ways. I would not just warn folks about what they post, one word to your neighbor or at the bait shop can also cause a flood. But as always, they still have to have the skill to catch the fish. :peacesmile
I have fished Ky lake 70 years. I still don't know where all the good luck spots are. I share stuff. I don't need a boat load of fish, I just need to see the smile on my wife's face.
At Sardis it seems like you are rarely fishing by yourself unless you go to a spot with undesirable conditions such as wind. It doesn’t matter too much what’s posted on here, if you’re catching fish people will find you on the lake and a hot spot can go cold pretty quick in a day or so with the way the water level changes. That said, posts on social media might make the lake and ramps a little more crowded.
I am all about helping out fellow fishermen just as I was helped. Never hurts to pay it forward.
You guys give out all your spots and you will break my bank buying all the those paper lake maps and various map cards to mark your spots. :Rofl
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Found this spot and word got out on the net. Just kidding. This is one of the most popular spots in Erie Pa for steelheads. It gets worse as the season progresses. Not my kind of fishing.
Hogs can't catch the fish I catch.:crazy: But the Raccoon and I been guilty and fished areas listed by others in the reports section expecting stellar catches like the report maker only to blank badly.
Been there and done that. Full contact fishing is not my idea of fun. Ask me and I won't lie but I won't give you the full meal deal. I will share info but it is a big lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
Looks like the crappie are shallow:biggrin Spring run at a good spotQuote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
I sent a struggling angler to a favorite spot this week , he has asked me before for information .
he found me on social media , I don't really know him .
he went absent for a good while and last week asked me again to help him .
I sent him here and there and then he told me why he hadn't been around in the last few months .
Stage 4 cancer …..so every spot I sent him he still struggled and only managed 1 small crappie at 3 different lakes .
I finally said ok do EXACTLY what I am about to tell you and for sure you will ketch some slabs .
I said this time at this dock at this depth with a live minnow in the exact spot I sent you a map of and bring your ice chest .
later that day he sent me a photo of 5 real nice slabs and a large thank you ….
told me he was a very happy man ….who won in this adventure you ask
both of us for sure ….:highfive
so you see I will in fact give it up to select individuals and sometimes I don't worry about messing up a small water body with to much information .
but I wont post the kind of specifics like I gave him on any media platform
if I think you are trying in person to find fish and need help , you holler at me ….I will help
media trolling to find them makes me sad …..
I believe a lot of us share your beliefs on thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
I don't like being crowded when I'm fishing from the boat. But shore fishing is different. I have caught a ton of saltwater fish on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that looked exactly like this picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
Each person must decide how they wish to share information. I have always and will continue to share information to those who ask or who I see have a problem with catching. That includes where I have caught fish over the past week as there are always more places to fish and finding new "honey holes" is part of the fun for me.
Looks like saltwater pier fishing. Heavy weights and hooks flying everywhere :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by ezgoing