03-26-2008, 07:09 PM
I've only been fishing less than a handful of times since school started for me in the fall. For just about every one of those times, I've looked on archives for information on the places I went and found it very useful.
I agree with comments made above (orvis1) that in the coming months it will be used much more. I didn't use it much before just because I was ignorant of what was there. Now that I've dived in a bit, I love it! I'll undoubtably be surfing those threads much more here in a few weeks.
As far as all the repeat questions go, answering can be greatly expedited by just copying a link to the pertinent section of the board. That saves a lot of time rewriting things that have been said over and over.
There are times that I like looking on the main board for the most up-to-date reports, but others when I don't feel like hunting all over for just a couple of posts, in which case the archives are perfect.
I realize that a lot of people already have their tried-and-proven tactics and opinions, but for newer guys like myself, I'm really glad there's a place like the archives to turn to. I don't think that it helps near as much as actually fishing with others and learning from them first-hand (because of which I think Kentofnsl's "invites" thread is a great idea), but since time and circumstances don't always allow that, it's the next best thing. Thanks, TD!
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I agree with comments made above (orvis1) that in the coming months it will be used much more. I didn't use it much before just because I was ignorant of what was there. Now that I've dived in a bit, I love it! I'll undoubtably be surfing those threads much more here in a few weeks.
As far as all the repeat questions go, answering can be greatly expedited by just copying a link to the pertinent section of the board. That saves a lot of time rewriting things that have been said over and over.
There are times that I like looking on the main board for the most up-to-date reports, but others when I don't feel like hunting all over for just a couple of posts, in which case the archives are perfect.
I realize that a lot of people already have their tried-and-proven tactics and opinions, but for newer guys like myself, I'm really glad there's a place like the archives to turn to. I don't think that it helps near as much as actually fishing with others and learning from them first-hand (because of which I think Kentofnsl's "invites" thread is a great idea), but since time and circumstances don't always allow that, it's the next best thing. Thanks, TD!
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