Oct. OTW

[tattoobob]

I am from north shore in Mass and I fish So.Co. in the fall, why? because 1) I want to extend my season, and 2) the chances of catching a trophy is great. now with that said, I fish about 7 different spots that I learned from other's. now there is no way I like to show up at some B-way and find 5 guys out of 12 wearing sneakers and not doing what everyone else is doing Ie rotation. I don't want to go down and land there fish or release it. I want to fish. but if you don't help them there going in the water. usually when I see this I go fish the beach or look for another spot. I don't like to drive for 2 hrs. and find 25 guys at a spot I planed on fishing at midnight. I guess what I am saying is "Lose lips sinks spots"

Rhody has an access problem as it is and putting it in writing is not right
it is the magazine's fault for publishing it not the writer,

This is in no way a bashing of Steve just my opinion on spot burning

[Redsoxticket]

Since this thread of OTW is receiving many reviews by fellow members, I would like to introduce an idea that will contribute to good fishing edicit.

I would like to see the tackle shops post in there shops a note stating "please do not litter". There should be a few other choice words in there such as "or access will be closed".

More importantly is that it should be in other languages.

I will be willing to put something together but I need your help.

1) Appropiate phrase but not offensive to anyone.

2) Translate to languages such as spanish, asian, etc. english if course.
By having other languages will get more respect from the people that
speak and read that language

3) Graphic design like a catchy border maybe flags.

I choose to introduce this idea of this thread because I know a seperate thread with no introduction will get lost to the bottom in a short while. Action should be taken soon.
I will be creating a seperate thread (Fishing access maybe closed "No Litter") for this but I will not want to do it alone and I need your help.

The final draft can then be on this web site for you to give to your B & T.

[Roger]

Wow. It’s amazing how much was written about an article that most seemed not to have read or gone to the seminar.
The irony is that this thread has probably significantly focused attention on the article and increased sales of OTW. IOW, your attention to this has helped burn those spots. Actually, there are even a couple references to other spots that were not mentioned in the article.
The hypocrisy is that many responders learned of “their spots” by being told, mentored on fishing them or followed seasoned fishermen by “noticing which vehicles were always there”, etc. This article is simply a matter of degree. Is it envy that those that considered themselves the privileged few are no longer as privileged as they wish they were? I hope not.
The reality – Steve wrote of 5 spots from Westport to almost Connecticut. That’s it, just 5 spots. If one of those very public spots is one you’ve been learning all season, you need to broaden your horizons. Fishing the same spot all the time? All season? I sort of feel sorry for anyone truly in that position, but whose fault is it for being a one trick pony?
For those that read the articles or went to the seminars they would have noticed that he also told how to fish these spots – GASP! Except that his first rule, and one repeated is that you need to fish at night for big fish. Is this going to be a problem? I know I run into lots of googans in the summer during daylight, but very few as the weather gets colder, and almost none at night. I rarely even see another fisherman late at night. If a fella shows up for a 3am tide after having walked 20 minutes in soft sand, I’m pretty confident that he’s serious about the sport and, if a newbie, willing to learn and work together. I don’t have a problem with that, and suspect that most here wouldn’t either.
Same thing with the access (which IMO, is the most important issue). Most of the spots have a ton of mixed use parking and/or a bit of a walk. Anything more than a hundred feet of walking and most googans are not interested. That leaves real fishermen. At night they are few and far between. I don’t have a problem with that either.
My point to all of this is that, like all other spots written about, it won’t amount to much of anything. It seems like the only spot burning that creates problems are spot/activity reports like “30 pound bass are being caught at X.” But even then, my experience is that it only affects fishing at X for a couple of weekends, and usually the bite has died then anyway.
That’s my 2 cents, which is probably only worth half that.

[Saltheart]

Sometimes it only takes a few more people to ruin a spot where 2 people could have fished for years with no complaints.


The guy who has to make many trips to learn spots is going to appreciate it more when he finds a good one. He'll treat the ability to fish there as something valauble.
God knows who or how many will show up at the spots because they have a $5 guide (OTW Mag) to show them just where and how. The guys who get it easy tend to trash the places more.


I see it all the time. The guys who have put in their time are carrying out trash left behind by half a dozen first time fisherman at some spot that should have taken them 2 or 3 years to find and figure out. Thank god the Dunkin Donuts cups stack up or you could never handle all the trash they leave.

Anyway , its not the end of the world but I don't like the idea of mass media exposure of specific spots. I don't really care who's doing it , I just don't think its good for the sport.


I do think that the thread is excellent. Discussing the article and the access implications of naming spots too specifically will raise awareness and that is good for the sport.


As a moderator , I'm sure glad it was Steve who did this. If it had been #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& , this board would have been flaming for three weeks!!

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

As a moderator , I'm sure glad it was Steve who did this. If it had been #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& , this board would have been flaming for three weeks!!

I heard that #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& typed it for him

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Nebe

I heard that #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& typed it for him

Who is #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&?

[beachwalker]

who's #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& ?

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by beachwalker

who's #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& ?

I said it first.

[STRIPER77]

Roger really gets it.
If you guys just sat down, caught a breath, and thought about it---you'd end up at the same place.
The thing I really worry about is what I hear people saying about this site---- "You can't have a discussion without mentioning a " spot" and then everyone jumps all over you and you never get an answer to your question,"
Maybe lighten--up?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by STRIPER77

Roger really gets it.
If you guys just sat down, caught a breath, and thought about it---you'd end up at the same place.
The thing I really worry about is what I hear people saying about this site---- "You can't have a discussion without mentioning a " spot" and then everyone jumps all over you and you never get an answer to your question,"
Maybe lighten--up?

I worry about that too but I am also worried that spots are going to be more and more in short supply - regardless of where they are - and that we are doing a disservice to ourselves and the sport...

[Roger]

Originally Posted by JohnR

I worry about that too but I am also worried that spots are going to be more and more in short supply - regardless of where they are - and that we are doing a disservice to ourselves and the sport...

There is also a fine line there too. Often, we need more fishermen in the ranks in order to preserve access that we currently have. Remember Black Point? OTOH, as is often pointed out, poor behavior at most little out of the way spots will get you thrown out, etc.

[Squibby17]

I just spent a half hour reading this thread. I subscribe to OTW and I enjoy most of the articles. However it seems some stuff has been over looked here.

The magazine has several sections in the back every month which give reports about different sections (and spots) in NE. Soco, block island, upper cape etc. If thats not spot burning I don't know what is.

I'm from the south shore of Boston. Do you honestly think I'm going to drive to rhode island or cape cod and scout spots not having any idea of where to go? Especially these days? Many of you are living in fantasy world. People who enjoy things like fishing, skiing, cooking you name it, want information and they will get it one way or the other. I'm sorry to tell you.

I want spots, I'm not ashamed to say it. I guarante all the sharpies on this board have more than one spot that was shown to them or they heard about. I under stand if you have a couple secluded honey holes etc. I have those too and don't want them burned (cough cough....Ron Powers). But you bet your ass I'm going to research well known spots, Pt Jude, Race point etc before I spend $63 driving down there only to find out I'm fishing the wrong tide and half mile to the left from where I should be. Maybe I'm not a true surfcaster in the sense that I don't snorkel and scout every spot i try but honestly i don't have the time or $ to waste when I can have information that will help me for $ 27 a year. I respect the water I don't litter, I don't slam beers and discard beef jerky wrappers but perhaps I'm not a pure breed