I think there are varrying levels of helping others, advice, spots among them in fishing. I think one of the greatest ways in helping someone with fishing is to give them a piece of info and let them run with it and not dole out every last bit of detail. Help is good but it is at a time and place of one's choosing. This is fishing and not life or death.
Sometimes I have a hard time containing myself when I come across someone, especially when fishing, that acts as a horses ass or a sub level hack in the making. I don't want to come across as elitist as I think most that know me will agree that I'm not. In that particular case with a group of guys hammering brews more than blues I might respond in a less than pleasant, nurturing way. In similar situations I've dumbed down my technique (not much further to go though) not to give a bunch of hacks some hope.
I will go out of my way to help someone fishing that needs some help if it is a person realistically trying to catch and doing so in a smart and "fishing ethical" manner. If its a hack and a six pack, I'm less inclined to do it... And if the hack has had a few in them I have no desire to offer something that might enhance their success an keep them fishing, because I'm not up to pulling their drunk/buzzed a$$ out of the drink if it comes to that.
So while I think you got pig piled in that thread a little unjustly, I don't think Eben was Satan, the second coming.
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If anyone can find a post of mine that asks for that kind of specific info, I'll write John R a check to cover this site's expenses for the next 10 years.
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How about you give me rough cost of expenses for 20 years and after the check clears I'll give you the site
