How destructive is FB?

[Clammer]

Guz they wear bra,s & their tits don,t giggle in my face you greenhorn Port

[tattoobob]

I have alot to say about this issue, but It's pretty much all been said. I would rather not fish than fish in a crowd with a bunch of chest thumping bullies. I knew it was over when I fished alone there I started to carry a weapon

[wdmso]

Canal rats in my experience feel they are owed something and the canal is theirs and theirs alone .. be there when the fish push thru and you to can be a successful as any regular canal fisherman

[Moses]

The FB/Canal post could be used as an analogy for many other situations/locations. It's a world of instant information but of course it comes down to how one uses it from an etiquette/discretionary perspective.

Personally I find FB great for connecting with friends & family and post many pictures (mostly sunrises & other family stuff) but when I do post fishing related pictures, they are usually nondescript. I always try to snap a "location neutral" picture. If I can't, I simply don't post.

I've seen other social media tools/FB/online boards where boaters have posted pictures with exceptional details on the where & when. Same crowding happens almost immediately. Just like the canal on my bike, I simply move my boat and go find fish elsewhere.

Crowds don't bother me as much as rude people without common sense or courtesy. This is really what it boils down to imho.

[BEETLE]

What you are seeing is a complete decay of society. Instant gratification, ect. the new generation are a bunch of spoiled brats that can't do anything unless their phone tells them to. Everyone wants it NOW, whether you're on the road (everyone drives like they stole the f-ing thing) or waiting in a checkout line. Everything is fast paced and needs to be instant.... Rant over.
I don't do facebook or fish the canal anymore. I don't need the BS in my life. Like catching fish in a barrel anyhow. Peace.

[Nebe]

As a rule I never accept friend requests from anyone holding a fish that I don't know. I think it's saved me a lot of agony.
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[Jenn]

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!

[Raven]

the whole selfy thing is mental

fb is horrid ...i hate their policies

[seadogg]

It bums me out too. I used to enjoy going there on the breaking tides before 3 or 4 years ago. Sadly, the place is a zoo now. I've said it many times before, but I think fishing has become a new fad, which explains why there are so many more people around. Difference is, their deep down attitude towards fishing is a means of getting attention and looking cool, and Facebook is the way to get that. "Look at me, I caught a 20-lb striper during a blitz!", and they're hoping to get a pat on the back and some comments from a bunch of people that now think fishing is cool because it's all over the idiot box. Take that #^&#^&#^&#^& away and they're nothing more than wannabes. I miss when fishing was for oddballs.
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[FishermanTim]

Maybe it could be time for a major fishing "misinformation event"??

You know, send tweets or pokes (or whatever the terms are) to draw the fools in, and send them someplace else where we all know there are no fish.

** "Hey, the fish are breaking like crazy on White Horse Beach, 20lbers are practically beaching themselves."**

**"Get you arse down to Duxbury Beach, there are albies and cow bass blitzing all the way out to the point!"**

Luckily the fools wouldn't realize they've been punked until after the "tides had turned"...

[piemma]

Originally Posted by seadogg

It bums me out too. I used to enjoy going there on the breaking tides before 3 or 4 years ago. Sadly, the place is a zoo now. I've said it many times before, but I think fishing has become a new fad, which explains why there are so many more people around. Difference is, their deep down attitude towards fishing is a means of getting attention and looking cool, and Facebook is the way to get that. "Look at me, I caught a 20-lb striper during a blitz!", and they're hoping to get a pat on the back and some comments from a bunch of people that now think fishing is cool because it's all over the idiot box. Take that #^&#^&#^&#^& away and they're nothing more than wannabes. I miss when fishing was for oddballs.
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They say history repeats itself. I wonder if it will ever go back to "the good old days". I doubt it with the proliferation of social media but one can hope.

[Got Stripers]

I have rarely traveled along the canal shore road on the cape side of the canal, but have been this spring to get to a black sea bass kayak launch site and it's staggering how many vehicles are parked along the canal every morning. I'd say zoo is a good description of what that place might be like every weekend morning.

[Rappin Mikey]

Hate FB! Made a page a few years ago. My wife lurks on my page to spy on people. Every few days I get in trouble cuz someone posts something inappropriate to her standards that I have nothing to do with. I hate it!

[RickBomba]

Facebook been berry berry bad to my brother.

I like to post pictures well after the fact, and try to not give out specifics.

I think what I saw today was like 30 % FB, 30% whoever is doing the Outer Cape report now that Nelsons is closed, and another 30 % OTW trying to sell Striper Cup spots.

If you ask me, as much as I like to read OTW, their gorilla email blasts and fishing reports seem just as likely a candidate as Facebook for blowing up spots.

Just like Zuckerburg needs to make money selling ad space, those OTW guys gotta do the same thing....

I tell you what, though...just like we did in the old times. Keep a log, note the patterns year to year, and launch or fish when it's dark will always get a fish. Facebook or not.

Just my two cents. I do really like Facebook for non-fishing related networking and keeping up with friends who live far away.

Rick

[Rob Rockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey

Hate FB! Made a page a few years ago. My wife lurks on my page to spy on people. Every few days I get in trouble cuz someone posts something inappropriate to her standards that I have nothing to do with. I hate it!

I hear that My GF apparently pays very close attention to mine. I have to friggin explain why some girl i haven't seen in 2o years who lives 700 miles away "likes" something on my page. Its great for keeping in touch with people but its also caused a lot of needless drama in my life. It was easier before FB.

[In The Surf]

Maybe a post like "the time to catch 50#er's is when the surf is charged up and the waves are 6' or larger at Hazards Rock and Beavertail". You know they can't help themselves. They'll go to the edge just to get a selfy of a huge wave breaking or creating behind them.
A little misdirection never hurts, well, most times doesn't hurt.