How destructive is FB?

[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.