FYI on lurkers

[90xpress]

just a little info that i wanted to share

I look on the sportsman every now and then and on the right side of the page they have a section for Most Commented, Most Viewed, And recent topics.

I saw one Titled Marsh Bass and it was from the houma area. Anyway They had no comments but they had 1008 views and it was posted on Feb 22!!!

So just goes to show you how many lurkers they have looking at stuff like that. Just like on here, No telling how many lurkers we have in this place

Anyway, thought it was interesting

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[Thefisherman64]

But none of them can catch fish

[Bada$$Bullet]

We're actually pulling the reverse psychology on them now. Places we use to make fun of, are producing now.

[bCody]

I'm a lurker... Bay Wallace seems to always be the hot spot here.

[Bowman1]

I have never had any luck trying to catch someones else's fish. I mean really, how many times you hear that the fish are biting in an area and you go and zero.

[Alan S]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Bowman1 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> how many times you hear that the fish are biting in an area and you go and zero. </td></tr></table>

Every time.

[MisterE]

"You shoulda been here yesterday!"

[BasinDawg]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Alan S &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

Every time. </td></tr></table>

I think that is in direct relation to the fact you own an Express!!!!

You HAVE to change brands immediately

[Alan S]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by BasinDawg &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

I think that is in direct relation to the fact you own an Express!!!!

You HAVE to change brands immediately </td></tr></table>

Glad it has NOTHING to do with my fishing ability.

[Gun Runner]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Alan S &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

Glad it has NOTHING to do with my fishing ability. </td></tr></table>

[timojohn]

Same here, I have never gotten why people think so highly of info. Someone giving me specific info has NEVER worked for me. More general info has been much more helpful but even then I am way better off when I find something for myself.

[Frog]

Thats the good part about an IM on this site versus Sportsman.

[DOUGMCGEEFTD]

lots of lurkers on all the sites!!!!!!!!!!! Guess the all want to find out about bay wallace

[Rebel1]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by DOUGMCGEEFTD &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">lots of lurkers on all the sites!!!!!!!!!!! Guess the all want to find out about bay wallace </td></tr></table>

[barchief]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by timojohn &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Same here, I have never gotten why people think so highly of info. Someone giving me specific info has NEVER worked for me. More general info has been much more helpful but even then I am way better off when I find something for myself.</td></tr></table>

because alot of times it does pay off.. you just have to take into account a couple of things...

#1..are the conditions exactly the same as the day that your buddy went there

#2.. does everyone else know where you are going and the fish were so doggone pressured that they shut down?

[90xpress]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by barchief &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

because alot of times it does pay off.. you just have to take into account a couple of things...

#1..are the conditions exactly the same as the day that your buddy went there

#2.. does everyone else know where you are going and the fish were so doggone pressured that they shut down?

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Why in the hell would anyone want to tell 10,000 people where they caught fish. I get it that some of us on here are friends and thats a whole different ball game, but when you just come on and annouce it to everyone, then thats where it gets hairy.

Its different if you IM someone something. I have done to help someone and they have back to me.

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[Skeet22]

Phone scouting is fine but I would never rely on something I heard without going see for myself first. Too many things can change in an hour much less from the time billy bob wacked them on a humdinger in bay wallace east.

You cannot even rely on your own info from scouting and have to be able to make decicions on the fly and adjust when needed. The key is understanding when and why fish react to certain conditions and applying what it takes to put them in the boat.

The biggest thing I try to accomplish when scouting is to locate an area where fish are living and eliminate dead areas. If the weather pattern is stable you can usually go back and catch them but if something changes you better go in with an open mind and be ready to figure it out again.

All of this is easier said than done and sometimes when you think you have it figured out you still struggle. Thats what seperates the good anglers from the bad.

[barchief]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 90xpress &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">


Why in the hell would anyone want to tell 10,000 people where they caught fish. I get it that some of us on here are friends and thats a whole different ball game, but when you just come on and annouce it to everyone, then thats where it gets hairy.

Its different if you IM someone something. I have done to help someone and they have back to me.

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Chase.. that's the point I was trying to make.. I never post info out in the open, but if someone asks me for info through IM, I will help in any way that I can.

[lakebouef5]

Ive been trying to get some info and learn something from yall for a while now.....guess I'll have to lerk somewhere else!!!!!!!

[timojohn]

I implied based off my experience I dont understand why people put so much faith in info cause it has never worked for me. The guy that fishes based on his own experiences will be better off or win the tx almost every time. <table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by barchief &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

because alot of times it does pay off.. you just have to take into account a couple of things...

#1..are the conditions exactly the same as the day that your buddy went there

#2.. does everyone else know where you are going and the fish were so doggone pressured that they shut down?

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