Nice thread - I'm sorry I waited so long to read it
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Angler Ethics - Man I wish it would work!
Spots are what a lot of people, especially the newer anglers, crave to hear. A lot of people get peesed when they ask for spots and don't get them and in return give a "what gives you the right to hold out on me" attitude. Spots are the bane of anglers. Spots are probably the biggest division among anglers. To me it's fairly simple, most spots, many of which are good, are already well known courtesy of B&T Shops, WordAMouth, Internet, Books, Newspapers, yadayadayada. Most of these places are right next to better access a/k/a parking. These are the spots that should reluctantly be mentioned in private to people. I personally think only general areas should be mentioned. Like town names or general areas like South County.
I've learned spots on my own, been shown spots by others, & yes I've read spots in print and online too but like everyone else here, I never created a fishing spot - no one has - but I have worked out the access issues before and that access would be lost if I told someone my favorite spots. Some people have even had the cahones to e-mail me asking for my favorite hidden spots and saying how they wouldn't tell anyone
. But when it comes to a B&T, all I asked for was a point in the right direction... "I'm looking for "this" type of place with "these" influencing factors - "Can you point me in the right direction?" and the B&T guy pulled out a map of a good AREA to try and said good luck. So me and a friend spent some time learning an area...
Oh - this was about ethics not just spots, right? Dang...
No lights
No trash
Be quiet
No Booze
BE VERY QUIET IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA
Don't Blab Spots!~!!!!!~~~!!!~~!~!~!~