Ice fishing - whoo hoo!!!!!
I haven't been here long, but one thing I've noticed is that the Jig Tying board gets a ton of posts - don't bury it too deep :-)
I've been wanting to reorganize the forum home page. There's just too much stuff piled together in that first tab. Here's what I'm thinking, but I need help. Does anyone out there have organizational skills! I obviously don't!
FISHING
Main Crappie Fishing Forum
Panfish/brim/bream
Whitebass/striper/hybrid
Salt water fishing
Icefishing
Additional FISHING subcategories
catfish
fly fishing
bass fishing
walleye fishing
perch fishing
carp fishing
trout fishing
muskie fishing
salmon fishing
I don't know what to call this list - maybe "Tools n Stuff"
Electronics and trolling motors
Jig Tying/Making
Kayaks Canoesjig swaps
tools and vises
Jig Scent
Soft Plastics
Lure Making
Live Bait
Cover and Structure
Mechanics Corner - Boats and Motors
I don't know what to call this list - maybe just "MISC n OT"
For Newbies
Contests and free stuff
Trade A Trip
Cooking crappie
Fishing Tournaments
Classified ads from sponsor members
Classified ads from members
Post pics from your phone
Fishing stories
Fishermens Memorial
Archives
Off Topic
way off topic
hunting
State Boards
Then all the state boards....
The indented topics would be there own forums, but would not be listed separately, they would reside as a group under their category topic.
Ice fishing - whoo hoo!!!!!
I haven't been here long, but one thing I've noticed is that the Jig Tying board gets a ton of posts - don't bury it too deep :-)
Doesn't matter to me. I'll still spend 2 or 3 hrs a day surfing this thing.
Mike Barnett
Off the top of my head
Standardize the list of states by name only and in alphabetical order.
Some other sites I frequent use the same version of vbulletin and do not have the 100 posts limit on searches. It would be a great help to me if you could take that limit off like they did.
Put all fishing forums in their own category (like the states) and then the rest in maybe a misc category.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
Bill H. PTC USN Ret
Chesapeake, Va
How about:
"The Boat Ramp - The entry to all things fishing! Pull up your chair, and join other guys and gals with similar interests -- Got questions about fishing techniques? Join the crew in here discussing crappie fishing."
Main Crappie Fishing Forum
Panfish/brim/bream
Whitebass/striper/hybrid
Salt water fishing
Icefishing
Additional FISHING subcategories
catfish
fly fishing
bass fishing
walleye fishing
perch fishing
carp fishing
trout fishing
muskie fishing
salmon fishing
"The Bait Shop - Every boat, depth finder, rod, reel, lure, etc that you can dream of, can be seen or discussed here."
Electronics and trolling motors
Jig Tying/Making
jig swaps
tools and vises
Kayaks Canoes
Jig Scent
Soft Plastics
Lure Making
Live Bait
Cover and Structure
Mechanics Corner - Boats and Motors
"The Back Porch Coffee Shop & Bulletin Board - Where you can find information about events, tournaments, and the archive. You can also swap lies about non-fishing topics here.
For Newbies
Contests and free stuff
Trade A Trip
Cooking crappie
Fishing Tournaments
Classified ads from sponsor members
Classified ads from members
Post pics from your phone
Fishing stories
Fishermens Memorial
Archives
Off Topic
way off topic
hunting
"The State Park - Feel free to stop by and discuss fishing as it pertains to a specific state."
State Boards
Then all the state boards....
I "borrowed" this idea from a truck forum i visit sometimes. The Stovebolt Page
J
I like AgriHawg's suggestion
I am so glad I ask for help, just because you guys are so great. I love the responses, the Bait Shop, the Back Porch.....suggestion, excellent. Thanks AgriHawg
And I just now raised the search limit from 100 to 1000. I'm thinking I might use Google's search engine, at least provide that as an option. There's a mod to integrate it here with vB. Heck, why not use their resources.
I am sure what ever you do will be good. I spend a lot of time reading and learning from everyone on here. Thanks everyone.
With all the hits/posts the electronics get I would like to see---- Electronics and trolling motors, and Mechanics Corner - Boats, Motors, and Trailers be one class by itself as I feel its buried in the section with jigs live bait & structure. If u have a trailer problem why should you have to look thru live bait & plastics? Just my 2 cents
To follow along with your titles you could call it The Boat Shop-If it floats or not, we will fix it here..........
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AriHawg is on the money. The only thing I might change is instead of using "the bait shop" I would look at naming it "the tackle shop". Tackle is a little more representative of the broader subject matter. Then again I am a Marine, we are not known for our smarts....
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