Paul Thomas
Senior Member
Good morning all,
Can I start by saying that this thread is in no way a "dig" at anybody who posts on BFW....more a refelction on whether the Internet has possibly dulled the pioneering spirit that I so fondly remember from early Carp fishing days. Back in the early 80's there was a lot more secrecy around fishing success and for me that was frustrating as I struggled along trying to emulate the "names" and failing in spectacular fashion !! But this only made me try harder and work at my fishing until I found/discovered something that helped put a fish on the bank....an ethos that remains with me today.
It seems that almost every time that I log onto BFW there is yet another question titled: "Which (insert almost any item of tackle) ??"
I have had a very quick read through the first 6 pages and found that there are people asking:
Which rod for droppering?
Which brolly?
Which line?
Which small river rod?
which pair of roving boots?
Which hook?
Which portable radio?
Which centrepin (x2)?
Which chest wader?
Which chair?
Which hayfever relief?
Which isotope adaptor?
Which hooklength in clear conditions?
Which hooklength strength?
Which rod?
Which gravel coloured braid?
Which suntan cream?
Which boilie?
Now, whilst I'm not adverse to asking advise from people with more knowledge, I'm fairly sure that most, if not all of the above Internet questions could have been answered by an informed local tackle shop owner or could have been sorted out "in the field" actually fishing and trying things out to see if they work or not....?
Maybe there could be a "What's good and what's not" section on the site for all these questions to live so that anybody who actually tries something out and finds it works for them - or perhaps more importantly doesn't, can put up a recomendation or a beware post?
I re-iterrate that this is not intended as a criticism at all, just an observation on how drastically things seem to have changed in the modern era with apparently more "Instant anglers - Just add water"
Paul
Can I start by saying that this thread is in no way a "dig" at anybody who posts on BFW....more a refelction on whether the Internet has possibly dulled the pioneering spirit that I so fondly remember from early Carp fishing days. Back in the early 80's there was a lot more secrecy around fishing success and for me that was frustrating as I struggled along trying to emulate the "names" and failing in spectacular fashion !! But this only made me try harder and work at my fishing until I found/discovered something that helped put a fish on the bank....an ethos that remains with me today.
It seems that almost every time that I log onto BFW there is yet another question titled: "Which (insert almost any item of tackle) ??"
I have had a very quick read through the first 6 pages and found that there are people asking:
Which rod for droppering?
Which brolly?
Which line?
Which small river rod?
which pair of roving boots?
Which hook?
Which portable radio?
Which centrepin (x2)?
Which chest wader?
Which chair?
Which hayfever relief?
Which isotope adaptor?
Which hooklength in clear conditions?
Which hooklength strength?
Which rod?
Which gravel coloured braid?
Which suntan cream?
Which boilie?
Now, whilst I'm not adverse to asking advise from people with more knowledge, I'm fairly sure that most, if not all of the above Internet questions could have been answered by an informed local tackle shop owner or could have been sorted out "in the field" actually fishing and trying things out to see if they work or not....?
Maybe there could be a "What's good and what's not" section on the site for all these questions to live so that anybody who actually tries something out and finds it works for them - or perhaps more importantly doesn't, can put up a recomendation or a beware post?
I re-iterrate that this is not intended as a criticism at all, just an observation on how drastically things seem to have changed in the modern era with apparently more "Instant anglers - Just add water"
Paul