How destructive is FB?

[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.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

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.