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I am on FB but dont really follow it for fishing other than a few peeps ....dont belong to any fishing groups or anything...so I really can't say for myself the effect it has had. I also admit I dont come around here as much either and in general dont even fish the salt as much either but thats more of "life" and work taking effect. I can say that it's not like "the good old days". There was a time when I first found this site (and really only stuck to this site, not any others) that I felt truly comfortable making the meets and fishing with folks I never even met before, in essence, strangers! That is saying a lot for someone like me who has social anxiety AND being female in what can be considered mostly a "man's world". 99.9999% of my experiences with folks on the site back then when it was a much smaller group were so good, positive and my own social awkwardness aside.... I never felt uncomfortable meeting up or with anyone "from the internet" in a "stranger danger" sort of way. I have met many great folks and was always mostly humbled and in awe of most folks skill and generosity to share their knowledge. Never regret any of it other than I didnt captialize on the opportunities like I could have at the time.
So what changed? Maybe getting older, a larger group of folks, less of a "small group feel"? who knows...probably all of the above. What I do know it we will never have "the good ole days" back but with that said I remember folks complaining about spot burns then as well and it wasn't all just internet burns....it was the fishing mags and reports, the radio chatter, etc. It has always been something but now with social media (FB) I am sure word just spreads further and faster then any of us would like with less actual personal relations!
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