Interesting post Joe.. Funny.. day before you posted this, a "Senior Angler" who lurks on these boards, but has not posted yet, made the same comments to me.. (If ya see this, I think it's time for the "Senior Angler" to come on board!).... He has said the same thing, a lot of what he sees that is inacurate, gets preached as gospel, and if anyone says otherwise.. well.. the pigpile can be ugly.
And, his point was, "Who, is the person, behind the name?" No way of knowing, on the net.
I am what I am, and who I am, no hiding, my screen name, is my name. Misinformation, been guilty, on occassion, but, also try to go mop up, if I learn I posted wrong. I've been fishing a long time, but to me that does not mean much, could be I'm just making the same mistakes over and over.. still try to learn something each time I go.. and take this site, and others as "Entertaining Education"... some factual fiction, and fictional fact, too
.. just like ya hear in a B&T, or a coffee shop.. gotta filter info from those places too.
And John R is right.. it's just the internet.. a lot of folks opinions and myths.. yes, Good Acurate Schtuff too.. you have to seperate the wheat from the chaff.. but, as has been said, a lot of this has to be learned, up close and personal, and on your own. John, told me about his "credibility factor" scale, at the Gillette show.. I like that, makes sense too.. meybe he will post on that...