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Originally Posted by Texas_Rig
I've read through this thread a couple times to make sure I didn't miss something. I'm not speaking for Merv, but I think he is just trying to encourage more people to participate on the site. If you don't have anything to share and your looking for some information, then you could start a thread and ask for some. There are plenty of members here that gladly help someone trying to learn and Merv is certainly one of those members.
Besides, he doesn't have any friends so this is his only shot at being social. If you've seen him dance then you will know why! 
On a more serious note. I'll tell a personal story of mine about why I'm a little tight lipped about exactly where I catch "my fish". This past fall I found a spot on JPP that was loaded with bass. It was after a big rain and the lake was flooded. Me and a friend caught something like 80 bass the day we found these two spots. Sitting in the same place making the same cast. Most were keepers but no big ones. I wanted someone that would appreciate a day like that to enjoy those fish so I posted about it on here and told a gentleman on here where to go so he and his son could have a great time. For whatever reason they were not able to have success at those spots. I knew those fish were probably still there so we went back with my boat and another boat and both boats caught over 50 again a few days later.
The point I'm trying to get to is that I felt really bad that I got a kids hopes up that he was gonna catch all these bass and he didn't hardly catch any if any at all. Now I know for a fact if I had been there that they would have caught a bunch. I don't want to do that to anyone else. I will help anyone I can but I'm not gonna tell anyone exactly where to go and what to throw anymore. |
TX Rig don’t be so tough on yourself. My son and I catch fish pretty consistently, just not that particular day.
FYI-Tex Rig helped me in his example. For whatever reason, we had a tough day but the information was greatly appreciated and I learned that fishing is just like that sometimes.
I’m still new at fishing from a boat and use this forum to learn from those who have been doing it for years. I take the info I read and go try it on the water and spend time trying to figure out exactly what others are talking about.
If I have some success, I’m happy to post. I just don’t fish near as much as most on here, but I really enjoy the site.