[Wilson]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

Hmmm....I'm ambivalent about "spot burning".

On one hand, I rely on the spot burners on the Florida fishing forums to find good places to fish when I'm on vacation. I don't live there and it's the only way I know where to begin looking for fish.

On the other hand, it kills me when someone posts a fishing report on a little known lake or a lake that is over-looked as a big bass producer that I fish at.

When someone starts bugging me on Facebook or in person to give up the location of some bass I posted pictures of, I usually only give the location if it's a large body of water like the Delaware River or a reservoir. Rarely will I spot burn a small lake.

I try to reason with them and explain that fishing is more than just driving up to a shoreline and landing fish, -it's an adventure. You need to get outside, travel and explore new areas, look for fish, and learn about fishing. With adventure and learning new skills as your goals, you will eventually succeed in catching some big fish. Best of all, they will be YOUR big fish, not mine.

Well put.
The internet has been a game changer as far as fishing, sometimes for the good and sometimes not so good.