PHANTON BEACH ,,,,, OTW

[Mr. Sandman]

P,
I don't think they want us to dismiss computer tech as they do (IMO) have one of the best weekly web reports going. Personally I think this is the most timely report available. Some think it is too timely. I think it is great and an excellent use of the web media. Its one thing to give a fresh report for the region and another to show details down to which direction to cast.

If you read this weeks fishermen TC and CS both did good articles on spots...IMO this those were fine, they were descriptive with out being overly detailed, enough to get you pumped to fish those places, (or at least dream about it) but not like reading a recipe.

[piemma]

agreed. Read both articles and thought they were well written, informative without being inflammatory (no pun intended)

[Joe]

I think OTW did address the issue, but they did so on their own terms and their own way. I think that publishing the Phantom Beach shows a great deal of creative responsiveness.

Over on another website there was a long thread about the web being an altogether better resource than traditional print. Personally, I think that's an oversimplification. Internet threads are a superb resource, but not the end-all-be-all. Moreover, the information within is often not well organized or is peppered with a lot of information that is simply wrong. In short, the Internet could use a good editor.

In OTW the publisher referenced the fact that because criticism from the message boards came from anonymous sources, it held no value. That's an oversimplification also. Web Forums, though too often over-the-top, are undeniably an excellent barometer of public opinion, and of important trends within the sportfishing community.