SBCregal Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 almost makes me glad that I can't seem to catch anything worthy of a report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 lol..some people should just give up and take up lawn darts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Wow, been gone most of the day and missed all the replies to this...lots of good points. I still think the minimum requirement idea of 100 posts for a "special" members forum is a good idea. I think I know which forum Bill is referring to as I am a member there as well...the requirement is quite a bit less than 100, but, it does cut down on lurkers. I also agree with Steve R...I don't even bother reporting my steelhead trips, between either having to distort backgrounds, or worry about somebody taking your virtual head off for showing them it just isn't worth the hassle. That said, I still enjoy reading these reports when posted by Mike or Bill or whomever...I take it for what it is...enjoyment of the sport. There aren't too many secrets left out there, and, I am darn sure that any of those special spots are well guarded by the guys (as they should be)!!!! Going way back to the beginning of this post, don't let it bother you Doc, not worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daplumma Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Back to the original point by the Doc...it is interesting though...right now there are 65 members online and 57 guests (lurkers)...thats kindof odd...why not join? takes what about 30 seconds? Every once in a while I clear out my cookies.Then I become a "visitor".Then when I try to post I have to log in.Then I am a memeber.That might explain some of the visitors.I would be all for a members only steehead and trout forum to keep the spring trib fights contained.Maybe a native walleye/pickeral netting and selling to reastaurants member only area would be good also.A vertical hold musky/bigass pike area may work also.All smartassiness aside maybe a members area only would encourage some of the lurkers to come on board and cuntribute instead of just taking from the forum.You might be onto something here. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Good call...if you want to show off a special fish...Crop it...no harm no foul..takes 4 seconds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Every once in a while I clear out my cookies.Then I become a "visitor".Then when I try to post I have to log in.Then I am a memeber.That might explain some of the visitors.I would be all for a members only steehead and trout forum to keep the spring trib fights contained.Maybe a native walleye/pickeral netting and selling to reastaurants member only area would be good also.A vertical hold musky/bigass pike area may work also.All smartassiness aside maybe a members area only would encourage some of the lurkers to come on board and cuntribute instead of just taking from the forum.You might be onto something here. Joe if we're gonna go back to pissing each other off, you're gonna have to stop saying funny stuff like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) Every once in a while I clear out my cookies.Then I become a "visitor".Then when I try to post I have to log in.Then I am a memeber.That might explain some of the visitors.I would be all for a members only steehead and trout forum to keep the spring trib fights contained.Maybe a native walleye/pickeral netting and selling to reastaurants member only area would be good also.A vertical hold musky/bigass pike area may work also.All smartassiness aside maybe a members area only would encourage some of the lurkers to come on board and cuntribute instead of just taking from the forum.You might be onto something here. Joe About 12 years ago,..before the smoking ban went Province wide, it was enforced in Guelph, ON. The univeristy campus bars had a little scapegoat in that you had to have a student card to get in...making it a private club....downtown all the bars felt a choke almost overnight.....Ingenious as i thought the idea...i talked to 2 different pub owners and told them to charge $1 for a lifelong membership...not sure how that worked out as I left town the same year...but it could be a concept here..I would pay $1 to be a member here...anyone else? Edited April 5, 2010 by StoneFly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 I really can't figure out what guide from t Bay would be upset about fishing steelhead in the Sault. I can understand a guy from the south not wanting people to head up to the sault because he would loose customers. T Bay has as good or better steelhead fishing. I would think he would be happy that sal was getting guys pumped up to get out and newbs would call the guide for a few trips. Nope..I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 I think the mods should ban fishing reports all together! Ya say The Bog and the shore angler get pissed,take a picture of a rock on a river bank and the trout guys get pissed,take a picture with a cottage in the background and the boat anglers get pissed,say you caught a Walleye with a spinner bait and another group gets pissed,mention a spot on a lake and some guide gets his shorts in a knot. Gotta love todays selfcentered all about me people and the ones using the resource to cash a cheque seem to be the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brifishrgy Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 post counts don't mean anything .. look I got one for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brifishrgy Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 and this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brifishrgy Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 and this one .. so how does a post count total mean the member is contributing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 I think the mods should ban fishing reports all together! Ya say The Bog and the shore angler get pissed,take a picture of a rock on a river bank and the trout guys get pissed,take a picture with a cottage in the background and the boat anglers get pissed,say you caught a Walleye with a spinner bait and another group gets pissed,mention a spot on a lake and some guide gets his shorts in a knot. Gotta love todays selfcentered all about me people and the ones using the resource to cash a cheque seem to be the worst. Should ban your Habs Avatar..Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daplumma Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 if we're gonna go back to pissing each other off, you're gonna have to stop saying funny stuff like this! Wea re good bud..I'll be sure to find sumthin to get under yer skin aboot soon enough...Meanwhile happy easter. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Good call...if you want to show off a special fish...Crop it...no harm no foul..takes 4 seconds... Ya crop the crap out of it then it`s just like looking at a picture from a magazine whats the point of posting it unless your looking for a bunch of ata boys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) if you can identify a river by seeing a fish, a few spruce trees and some rocks then wouldn't you already KNOW where that spot it? You already said it Doc... I've identified a couple of spots in a few members posts, but the truth is I recognize it...cause I fish it. No body is EVER going to recognize a spot they've never seen You Kinda have to have seen it in order recognize it....just common sence IMO Keep keep'n on and ingnore the haters. Edited April 5, 2010 by Cookslav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 and this one .. so how does a post count total mean the member is contributing??? Valid points, but, how many people are going to actually bother doing that? Anyways it was a thought/suggestion that I'm sure the "mods" have already considered. In the end it comes down to the point that for better or worse the internet and fishing forums exist...if you don't like them...don't use them. Like anything else dealing with a large group of people, you will have many opinions. You will also have arguments, it just isn't worth taking them personally...two guys on another forum were ready to come to blows over comments made...ironically they met on a cruise ship not long ago...one of them recoginised the other, they talked and came to terms sharing a few "pops" over the duration of the cruise. Things can get really twisted on the internet! I for one am happy that I have met some quality people through this and other forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Should ban your Habs Avatar..Lol I wish I had the discipline to avoid reading post with this subject matter, makes my blood boil!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 You already said it Doc... I've identified a couple of spots in a few members posts, but the truth is I recognize it...cause I fish it. No body is EVER going to recognize a spot they've never seen :whistling:LOL... You Kinda have to have seen it in order recognize it....just common sence IMO Keep keep'n on and ingnore the haters. Bingo!!!Cook is the winner!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 he since said that it's NOT that i'm giving away spots, it's that my every day posts are providing up to the minute conditions on superior tribs for people... i can't win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 When I invite someone out fishing with me I don`t tell them where we are going and I insist they wear a blindfold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 We should all post favorite spots and see if anybody can recognize them. One of my favorite spots is behind me and a mile down the trail in this pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 here is me at my favourite spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 See, thats ok because you obviously aren't catching fish. Them waders sure look cute though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 is this better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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