Favorite Fishing spot for sale...

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by moosh

Im a little upset to see a certain fishing magazine burned another fishing spot . I think if thats the only way they can sell mags. they better give it up . My buddy stopped subscribing a few years ago becouse of this and I think Im going to join him . its bad enough they give them the town they draw a frig. map . places are crowded enough with out this bulls###. watch out they may drawing a map to youre favorite spot next!!!!!!!

You know what you need to do, walk a little bit more. Most googans won't walk any further from the car to the waters edge. Go down the beach a little further, That brings great joy.

[Rockport24]

I think the bottom line is that most spots are not that secret and even if a spot is "shut down" during the day, 90% of the time you can go back in the deep night without any problems (most of my favorite spots are like this actually). For example, at a UDL, a grumpy homeowner likes to yell at you, but when you go back when he's a asleep, no problem!

Like Mike said, magazines have been doing this as long as poeple have been fishing. If you are that concerned, you are better off going to a boat or kayak. In fact, the pioneers of kayak fishing up around my parts are almost all surfcasters that got fed up with the trash and the craziness that ensues at a lot of spots. You can buy a nice kayak for the price of a van stall, so its not like its that out of reach.

[Back Beach]

When someone says "spot burning".....

I say "curiosity slowdown"...

Its that simple. If you read about a spot either in print or on line, you can safely assume a 3-5 day waiting period, then things will simmer down and get back to normal. People need to be re-educated as to what spot burning is....the end of the world it ain't.

[bloocrab]

I don't know what spot Mr. Moosh was referring to, I have received my latest copies but haven't thumbed through them yet...

In my opinion,,,and for obvious reasons, any public beach/state park or any general public access area...is wide open to discussion, print, post, seminar //etc//etc
I'm referring to a spot for example...that's on a Dead End street....a spot that may or may not require a parking permit, a spot that has very minimal parking. Even if you can park legally, residents can still find ways to take your access away. When the wrong people hear about spots like this, it's the beginning of the end. Sooner or later there's a keg party or a campfire...without trash barrels, where does the trash go?? What about the remains from the campfire?? ...1 out of every 5 take their trash with them?? Do they really? It's easy to proclaim that on here...but at 3am, when it's dark and there's nobody around,,, do you really chase down that Power Bar wrapper that the wind just blew away in the dead of the night??..I've seen SO MANY spots taken away....it is VERY very depressing. That's why these discussions sometimes set me off....I still consider myself a youngen, but I've been fishing for a LONG time...and when I think back to places I used to be able to fish with my dad but can no longer access, again it's very depressing.

...and for you guys who primarily BOAT fish, your words mean nothing to me as you have gained 95% of those spots back,,,..so quit telling us landlubbers to go find another spot, OK?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

I don't know what spot Mr. Moosh was referring to, I have received my latest copies but haven't thumbed through them yet...

I'm pretty sure they're talking about the article on spring schoolie and bluefish.

[Rockport24]

there was also a huge article on Plum Island with spots all listed, but that is the biggest burned spot anyway, so it doesn't matter!

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Go down the beach a little further, That brings great joy.