My retirement from social media starts today! To all my fans I will miss u but I will still keep in touch via phone! Sometimes I can’t control my emotions when it comes to great outdoors! Sorry !!!
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LOL, you need to come on down south.
Down here I’m excited to see anyone on the ice. Not only will I share the fishing report, I will give-up my spot, lunch, and share a few beers.
Down here I’m excited to see anyone on the ice. Not only will I share the fishing report, I will give-up my spot, lunch, and share a few beers.
Plenty of room (noon on a weekend):
Just follow the only tracks, and the good spots are only littered with bits of wax worms:
Just follow the only tracks, and the good spots are only littered with bits of wax worms:
Sounds like you already caught one this morning. If this is how you feel, then why are you a member of a forum that promotes fishing? I'm sorry there are others that dare fish on your waters. You seem to forget that most of these lakes we all love were developed for another purpose. Water supplies for municipalities, flood control, etc. The fishing is an awesome byproduct but only a byproduct and one that can be destroyed at anytime. A few years ago they killed every fish in Zeppernick so they could rebuild the dam. What a waste, I thought. My opinion didn't matter. They did it and pushed the reset button. Don't think that can't happen elsewhere. All your conservation efforts can be thrown right out the window at anytime. You always tell us we need to educate ourselves. Instead of yelling about how the rest of us are screwing up your fishing, how about posting links to the articles you are reading so we can learn what you seem to already know. Who knows, maybe it will lead to better fishing for all of us.
So many exclamation points.
What triggered you Brad? That's a whole lotta feelings. Relax and enjoy yourself.
I've met a couple great guys on the ice and after sharing info, we sometimes give each other a heads up what's going on and where. A couple are on this site.
What triggered you Brad? That's a whole lotta feelings. Relax and enjoy yourself.
I've met a couple great guys on the ice and after sharing info, we sometimes give each other a heads up what's going on and where. A couple are on this site.
I've found in many cases (not always) that retired guys tend to have looser lips. They can get out Monday thru Friday anytime they want. It's the poor working slobs that have to fight weekend traffic, raise kids, etc.
That's probably more detrimental to hunting than fishing though.
That's probably more detrimental to hunting than fishing though.
I get ice fishing is different than Erie fishing , so comparing the two isn’t fair. But sharing info and helping each other out is what makes this site great! I’ve been helped more times than I could ever recall! So for me sharing is a no brainer, most guys have a one day window to fish in the course of a week, most guys appreciate any tidbit you’re willing to give. I’d still like to get out with you Brad, my kid is sick of walleye and wants to smack some big gills! All I catch are the little squeakers!!
Brad I get the annoyance. Me an my buddy make a game out of. We saugeye fishing guy comes up,"doing any good" after watching us from the truck for 30 minutes. Me-"no me an my boyfran are just out stretching our legz for later, what kind of fish do you cash in here?"
Man watching us fish-"well usually this time of year saugeye". My buddy-" oh are those them fishes with the bugle mouth an big gold scales? We love to eat those fish?"
Guy watching us fish-"uhhh no saugeye have teeth."
Me-" oh hecks no. I'd cut it off my line if it has teeth." We hate teeth" "ain't that right bae"
My buddy"yeah that's what you kept telling me last night"🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣......
Man watching us fish-"well usually this time of year saugeye". My buddy-" oh are those them fishes with the bugle mouth an big gold scales? We love to eat those fish?"
Guy watching us fish-"uhhh no saugeye have teeth."
Me-" oh hecks no. I'd cut it off my line if it has teeth." We hate teeth" "ain't that right bae"
My buddy"yeah that's what you kept telling me last night"🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣......
No need to apologize . You're passionate about something you love and I can respect that. Hope you stick around as I enjoy your posts. Best of luck either way. Tight lines on them big gills.
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On the subject of sharing info... I get both sides. It's your individual choice wether or not to decide to participate.
I don't let the spot sharing bother me anymore. It's gonna happen and I'm not gonna stop it. But back in the day ive actually made a few friends trying to prevent them from "blowing up" spots on here.
After learning it wasn't the best idea to slam them publicly (I use to do) I simply private messaged a couple of guys an just told them I realize it's a public lake and I'm not going to tell a grown man what what to do,buttt. A few of us fish the same spots your showing in the background of your pictures and don't know if you realize since posting the crowds kinda got out of hand. And it wasn't just from them posting it alone. Word of mouth can be just as bad,if not worse.... Anyways I told them if they see me out come say hey. One of them to this day is one of my very best friends. We met up a week later. I put him on a annual local bite he wasn't aware of,he took me to some of his spots and we pretty much only fish with each other to this day. No one has ever taken offense to this approach. At least that they've said to me... I've also been that guy(kid at the time)that posted every single location I fished openly every trip. Until I learned.
A real report to me IMHO has not much to do with exact locations. But rather presentation,conditions,maybe body of water. Depending. Depth of water fishing. What type of structure. Etc,etc....
I don't let the spot sharing bother me anymore. It's gonna happen and I'm not gonna stop it. But back in the day ive actually made a few friends trying to prevent them from "blowing up" spots on here.
After learning it wasn't the best idea to slam them publicly (I use to do) I simply private messaged a couple of guys an just told them I realize it's a public lake and I'm not going to tell a grown man what what to do,buttt. A few of us fish the same spots your showing in the background of your pictures and don't know if you realize since posting the crowds kinda got out of hand. And it wasn't just from them posting it alone. Word of mouth can be just as bad,if not worse.... Anyways I told them if they see me out come say hey. One of them to this day is one of my very best friends. We met up a week later. I put him on a annual local bite he wasn't aware of,he took me to some of his spots and we pretty much only fish with each other to this day. No one has ever taken offense to this approach. At least that they've said to me... I've also been that guy(kid at the time)that posted every single location I fished openly every trip. Until I learned.
A real report to me IMHO has not much to do with exact locations. But rather presentation,conditions,maybe body of water. Depending. Depth of water fishing. What type of structure. Etc,etc....
I didnt know your kids were on ogf as well.
On a more serious note. If it wasn't for SOMEONE at one point or another sharing information, I.e techniques, lakes, areas of a lake etc... not one of us would be the fisherman we are today, and you can take that to the bank
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Well good luck. I hope EVERYONE on this forum makes sure to stop and ask how the fishing going eveytime they see you!!!!
Well good luck. I hope EVERYONE on this forum makes sure to stop and ask how the fishing going eveytime they see you!!!!
Damn forums driving humans away from fishing. Im 58 been fishing since i could walk, ride my bike ,learned from dad grandpa and so many guys on here, and all the people i fish with. just go to the lakes in Ohio and fish, sit back enjoy the view, nothing better. I lived in Winslow Az in 89 went fishing in the desert with Eddie Hernandez drove out to the middle of nowhere with poles and a can of corn. Caught trout what a memory.
Have read a few threads over the past 4-5 months pertaining to the lack of participation here on OGF.
There have been many opinions as far as to the reasons why.
Some seem to want more drama to be allowed...some want politics to be permitted to be discussed.
Some just join and never start threads or post in existing threads. There are some that say Facebook, Twitter etc is the cause of the lesser participation.
And then there's the age old topics of whether sharing fishing spots,tactics,baits,colors etc is something that should be done...that's been argued on every fishing site on the net since the invention of the computer.
S'pose that argument will never change.
Maybe we all just need a reminder of what OGF is all about:
Ohio Game FishingSince 2004
A forum community dedicated to Ohio’s fishers,hunters(added) and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about safety, gear, tackle, tips, tricks, reviews, reports, accessories, classifieds, and more!
2.8Mposts
70+Kmembers
Sooo...sadly...it stands to reason that if the above description with all the various areas of choice there is to be involved in does not...or no longer interest someone...maybe it's time for them to move on.
Just know that you'll be missed.
And..know that in the future..if you ever decide there are other areas/topics of interest different than that of which made you leave in the first place and you would like to come back and participate...feel free to do so.
There have been many opinions as far as to the reasons why.
Some seem to want more drama to be allowed...some want politics to be permitted to be discussed.
Some just join and never start threads or post in existing threads. There are some that say Facebook, Twitter etc is the cause of the lesser participation.
And then there's the age old topics of whether sharing fishing spots,tactics,baits,colors etc is something that should be done...that's been argued on every fishing site on the net since the invention of the computer.
S'pose that argument will never change.
Maybe we all just need a reminder of what OGF is all about:
Ohio Game FishingSince 2004
A forum community dedicated to Ohio’s fishers,hunters(added) and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about safety, gear, tackle, tips, tricks, reviews, reports, accessories, classifieds, and more!
2.8Mposts
70+Kmembers
Sooo...sadly...it stands to reason that if the above description with all the various areas of choice there is to be involved in does not...or no longer interest someone...maybe it's time for them to move on.
Just know that you'll be missed.
And..know that in the future..if you ever decide there are other areas/topics of interest different than that of which made you leave in the first place and you would like to come back and participate...feel free to do so.
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