I know even 5 years ago there was only a couple of people doing banal videos. Now everyone is a expert and makes videos claiming that they know it all. "Look mommy I threw a stick in the water and caught a fish". It's all nonsense.
Social media. That's why I do not own it and do not watch it..... except for IS and MFF.
Yup it's pretty overt if you ask me. Sure its a big famous striper spot. However my buddy pointed out last night. Some googan put up a vid shortly after finding bass early in the canal this season. Just makes me scratch my head. Not to mention a couple years of seeing 10's of thousands of pounds of dead bass lining 7 miles of each side when someone posts about a blitz in fb right when it happens.I like sharing here but thats about it.
Ya we get the surf fisher here to they surf the Web stealing spots then fish them that's why I don't ask for the spot picture of fish cought at that spot maybe close ups of fish esle ware etc etc.. Funny thing is people post false spots weeks later to tick off those that are looking around here.. like on fish brain app we do that to the local googans all the time.. also it's just fun and games it take many years for these fishermen to figure things out but takes seconds to wreck it.. by posting location etc on web.. time frames when stuff cought.. heck I even baited people to areas by sitting in that spot year after year with a lawn chair for a few days the fun and games we have with people !! I think they still think fish is in that hole??
Its been busier but not intolerable. Last Friday we got mugged and setup less than than half a pole away in the middle of the night. Once it gets hot (if it does) it gets quieter aside from comm guys. I dont know how the weekday nights are anymore. Usually dont get the chance to fish them.
i fish the west end at night and its usually dead. never fished east at night so i wouldnt know.
Heading down now until sunday evening. heard the fishing is picking up too.