05-25-2011, 08:29 PM
You know, I keep pretty quiet on here (an other forums that I bum around in), but this is pathetic. Why does everything have to be such a secret?
I just moved back here (Utah) a couple years ago and I appreciate the folks willing to share a little information. Do I need them to hold my hand and tell me every little detail of their success? Nope, but it is nice to share a little. Otherwise, why are we on here (other than to boast and brag about our fish stories)?
I am a 99.99% catch and release guy, I pickup my own trash (and other's), and I respect every fishery I visit (all over the country). Does it really hurt to share a little info with soemone like me? I LOVE to share with other fisherman (and women) and do so whenever I can.
I don't like to see fisheries wasted and trashed anymore than you do, but honestly, if someone is too lazy to obey the rules and pickup their own trash, are they really going to drive all that way to do a little fishing? I doubt it. I would guess that a large percentage of the unfortunate crap I see while fishing is done by a local, not someone who had to actually spend his/her $$$ on and travel to enjoy a fishing opportunity that they realize is special and treats it so.
Paying my taxes and buying my fishing license give me every right to fish anywhere that it is legal and share my "secrets" with whoever I want. If you want to share with me, thank you. If not, no big deal. But don't try to dictate what I should share and who I should share it with. I have some special places that I enjoy and I don't scream about them at the top of my lungs, but if someone asks, I don't mind sharing one bit.
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I just moved back here (Utah) a couple years ago and I appreciate the folks willing to share a little information. Do I need them to hold my hand and tell me every little detail of their success? Nope, but it is nice to share a little. Otherwise, why are we on here (other than to boast and brag about our fish stories)?
I am a 99.99% catch and release guy, I pickup my own trash (and other's), and I respect every fishery I visit (all over the country). Does it really hurt to share a little info with soemone like me? I LOVE to share with other fisherman (and women) and do so whenever I can.
I don't like to see fisheries wasted and trashed anymore than you do, but honestly, if someone is too lazy to obey the rules and pickup their own trash, are they really going to drive all that way to do a little fishing? I doubt it. I would guess that a large percentage of the unfortunate crap I see while fishing is done by a local, not someone who had to actually spend his/her $$$ on and travel to enjoy a fishing opportunity that they realize is special and treats it so.
Paying my taxes and buying my fishing license give me every right to fish anywhere that it is legal and share my "secrets" with whoever I want. If you want to share with me, thank you. If not, no big deal. But don't try to dictate what I should share and who I should share it with. I have some special places that I enjoy and I don't scream about them at the top of my lungs, but if someone asks, I don't mind sharing one bit.
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