Thread: Bad Idea....

x2 from a nooB on here. I don't understand what prompted this actions. It's not like there is so much traffic and new threads that things fell off page one in an hour or two... dead stories are still on page one days after their last post. I've seen other forums do this, but it was for exactly what I mentioned. If you posted a thread there were so many responses to other threads, new threads, etc. that your thread fell off page one/two in hours, not days.

Oh well, we're all just guest here. Don't worry, be happy.

Originally Posted by kcbrown

oh well, we're all just guest here.

bingo !!!

There's division?

Originally Posted by bwillaub

There's division?

Nobody told me I'd have to math! Rofl

Not many new post. Could be the effect of the change. Not a fan of the new set up.

There was some heated discussion last week about secret fishing spots and not wanting to share info. The guys from one lake were beter than the other because they were more likely to help others out. You all know the whaaaa whaaaa whaaaa. It is a shame that just a few can spoil a good thing.

I think the some of them were once green carp nuts or maybe even some trout guys not wanting to share info and instead giving smart remarks thus more fuel for the fire.

I started the "secret" thread last week when I posted a picture of a crappie and blurred out the background due to visible landmarks in the background. As a joke and a little ribbing I added the text about OSS secret spot #153. (all falls within the rules of the site) Nothing more than a joke was intended by the post. The entire thread was pulled do to the "heated discussion" that broke out. I never seen any of it. It is a big lake with plenty of fish and I regularly put how and the type of water being fished, just not exact location. Sorry if that hurts anyone's feelings.

The spot in question is a very small area and is known by a few locals as a great winter time spot. It can easily get to crowded to fish. The person that got called out for not posting info does a lot to help others out on here. More than most from what I have seen. As far as I know he never was a green carp or trout fisherman. He has been known to catch a few drum from time to time though. Can't blame a guy for holding out on one spot. Heck I have been razzed because I have gave out to much info on here. So kind of hard to decide what info to post at times. There are many who never post a report let alone where they were fishing. We just need to keep it friendly. It is up to each member what they post and how much info the give up. Not hard to get a pattern going by the info given by people on here. No one should have to give the exact location of where they are fishing to help others. If so if they PM him I am sure he would help them out further. When someone asks about info here it always gets a reply with help on an area to try and a technique to use. Let's keep the helpful info going and not worry about who post enough or not enough info in your opinion to be helpfull.