Sitkaspruce
Well-Known Member
I was away from this site for about 6 months and came back to....it seems....and much more subdued crowed.
I know the stickys for certain areas, but even then, when you read them, there is very little in the way of pictures, mostly just friendly banter and the odd report.
I was looking at some old posts from a few years ago and earlier and there used to be lots of success stories with pictures and reports, lots of friendly bantering and shots at each other in a friendly way.
Now it seems we are more involved in political arena, bitching about DFO, Fish farms, each other and strangers and being pretty tight lipped about our trips out in the deep blue....especially the guides, which I can sort of understand, but it is sure a lot quieter than in the past.
Is it getting that bad among us that we don't want to post up success stories and show off what we caught, are we becoming our own worst enemies??? Is it getting so that we cannot post up a picture of a 150 lbs hali, 30 lbs ling, a bunch of big springs or a good day on the water with a mixed bag of fish without a fellow fisherman jumping up and down and ruining it for the poster?? The old Winter Harbour thread had 16 pages for the 2010 season, now it has 2.5 pages and is mixed in with Hardy for this year.
Fishing is supposed to be about having fun, relaxing and enjoying something that a lot of us are lucky to be able to do. Yes it might be in trouble and we do need to stand tall and be counted, but we also need to recruit a younger generation that will carry the flag for us while we enjoy our last few years on the water. I just do not see us doing that with more negative stories on here than positive.
I will now step down from my small wooden box....I just had to ask/vent....
After all it is just fishing......
Cheers
SS
oh, and I have been out a few times, but not a lot to show so far this year, but the season is just started.
I know the stickys for certain areas, but even then, when you read them, there is very little in the way of pictures, mostly just friendly banter and the odd report.
I was looking at some old posts from a few years ago and earlier and there used to be lots of success stories with pictures and reports, lots of friendly bantering and shots at each other in a friendly way.
Now it seems we are more involved in political arena, bitching about DFO, Fish farms, each other and strangers and being pretty tight lipped about our trips out in the deep blue....especially the guides, which I can sort of understand, but it is sure a lot quieter than in the past.
Is it getting that bad among us that we don't want to post up success stories and show off what we caught, are we becoming our own worst enemies??? Is it getting so that we cannot post up a picture of a 150 lbs hali, 30 lbs ling, a bunch of big springs or a good day on the water with a mixed bag of fish without a fellow fisherman jumping up and down and ruining it for the poster?? The old Winter Harbour thread had 16 pages for the 2010 season, now it has 2.5 pages and is mixed in with Hardy for this year.
Fishing is supposed to be about having fun, relaxing and enjoying something that a lot of us are lucky to be able to do. Yes it might be in trouble and we do need to stand tall and be counted, but we also need to recruit a younger generation that will carry the flag for us while we enjoy our last few years on the water. I just do not see us doing that with more negative stories on here than positive.
I will now step down from my small wooden box....I just had to ask/vent....
After all it is just fishing......
Cheers
SS
oh, and I have been out a few times, but not a lot to show so far this year, but the season is just started.
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