07-10-2006, 08:01 PM
UOTF member here, have been for about 4 years, I've met most of the regulars over there. For the most they are great guys who love to post a little sarcasm and poke a little fun here and there. Hotspotting is a big deal over there and is a no-no. I'm not quite sure why you made over half your post about the other forum instead of 100% about hotspotting. Was it because you couldn't let those guys have the last BFT vs UOTF upper cut? Pathetic.
As for hotspotting. Those guys over there don't have issues with the Provo River this, Strawberry that, and Jordanelle smallies hold on tight. The idea is if you let some of it be reported it won't be long before even more of it is reported. I just burned myself by letting out some generic info to one guy who posted a report here about his trip and now he's got several more guys going up with him next week because of his generic report. Once those several guys go fish it they'll report or go tell their buddies and so on. Soon enough it won't be what it is now. I shouldn't have given the info I did, and this was a member I've been fishing with, a big time regular here at BFT.
Now for my next point. Most of the regular and every once in awhile posters don't run out to Jordanelle just because someone posted they caught 50 fish. They are like me. I've got a dump truck full of places I can fish, and more than likely I'd rather hit somewhere else than join Salt Lake at Jordanelle. I'm a fairly seasoned fly fisher and I don't need reports to get me into fish. Before I was seasoned and just fished every 2-3 months I was out looking for those hotspotting reports, why? because I only got out every 2-3 months and I wanted to catch some fish with my limited time on the water. The majority of fisherman are exaclty this way. They are headed out for their quarterly fishing trip and they know to come on over to BFT and get the goods as to where, when, how, and what handed right over like a free donut.
I don't agree completely with BFT's reporting mentality, but this is BFT and it's not my business to try and change that or dish any shots out directed towards BFT, just like it's not with UOTF.
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As for hotspotting. Those guys over there don't have issues with the Provo River this, Strawberry that, and Jordanelle smallies hold on tight. The idea is if you let some of it be reported it won't be long before even more of it is reported. I just burned myself by letting out some generic info to one guy who posted a report here about his trip and now he's got several more guys going up with him next week because of his generic report. Once those several guys go fish it they'll report or go tell their buddies and so on. Soon enough it won't be what it is now. I shouldn't have given the info I did, and this was a member I've been fishing with, a big time regular here at BFT.
Now for my next point. Most of the regular and every once in awhile posters don't run out to Jordanelle just because someone posted they caught 50 fish. They are like me. I've got a dump truck full of places I can fish, and more than likely I'd rather hit somewhere else than join Salt Lake at Jordanelle. I'm a fairly seasoned fly fisher and I don't need reports to get me into fish. Before I was seasoned and just fished every 2-3 months I was out looking for those hotspotting reports, why? because I only got out every 2-3 months and I wanted to catch some fish with my limited time on the water. The majority of fisherman are exaclty this way. They are headed out for their quarterly fishing trip and they know to come on over to BFT and get the goods as to where, when, how, and what handed right over like a free donut.
I don't agree completely with BFT's reporting mentality, but this is BFT and it's not my business to try and change that or dish any shots out directed towards BFT, just like it's not with UOTF.
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