[TheSpecialist]

For those new to the sport, in the fishing world it is considered rude to constantly invite yourself, ask for spots, and ask a million questions. Others have been let go from the site for similar things. Here are some general rules to follow:
1. Before you ask a question do a search using the site's search feature. If you still have an outstanding question, send a nice pm to the person from your searches, who seems to know the most of what you are talking about.

2. Guys will post reports here all of the time. These guys fish everywhere from Jersey to Maine, and everywhere in between. Most of these guys are just letting you know , in general, that there are fish around a general area. This does not mean that they want all 1100 members of Striped -Bass .com coming over to fish with them. Also keep in mind that many here worked very hard to figure places out, some it took years to gain the knowledge they have. That is part of the fun of fishing. People here will not hold your hand, show every place under the sun, and every which way to fish those spots. They are doing you a service by letting you know that the fish are around. Now you can go and find them.

3. As a relative begginer to fishing, you should focus on where it is you want to fish. Instead of 100 spots around Boston, The Cape Cod Canal, Weekapaug RI etc. Learn the areas you fish the most around the Boston area and maybe a couple of new spots around there.

4. If you mostly dunk bait, learn to fish with an eel, a plug, or live herring. Use the search feature here to get you started. Also before asking a question, be sure of what you are asking.

5. The more that you jump onto post, and are unproductive, the less people are going to pay attention to you. Also the less they would want to share a spot, or take you out fishing with them.

Please keep these points in mind. It is only to help you in your quest for knowledge here. Please also note that we will have 4 get togethers called the Four Leg contest. They are Catch & Release tournaments with the members of this site. We will start a post when it is time and let you know when they are going to be. This would be the best oppourtunity for you to meet some people from the site, learn some techniques, and maybe even a spot or two.