Tom Bass Posted December 11, 2006 Posted December 11, 2006 Howdy, Why not put your location in your signature lines? Avid made a comment in another post about this and I agree with him. One wouldn't really have to narrow it down to a city or lake but just knowing the area that you are in would help in regards to what lures are working, water temperatures, weather, etc.... Heck, even putting your state or region in your signature line would be a plus. I used to have my location just below my Avatar but still got PMs asking where I was located. If everyone had something in their signature about where they are or where they fish it would help tremendously in regards to the knowledge of the location that one is fishing. Just my 2 cents... Tom Quote
CrazedL.IFisherman Posted December 11, 2006 Posted December 11, 2006 Thats a very good idea atleast i feel tom bass, ill do that when i can, 1 down tons to go Quote
fishbear Posted December 11, 2006 Posted December 11, 2006 I changed my signature line to reflect that I am N. Georgia. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted December 11, 2006 Super User Posted December 11, 2006 Good call.... Quote
Super User Marty Posted December 12, 2006 Super User Posted December 12, 2006 Why not put your location in your signature lines? I asked that a couple of times quite some time ago, but didn't get any results. You must know how to ask. ;D Quote
Super User Catt Posted December 12, 2006 Super User Posted December 12, 2006 Sounds like a plan to me 8-) Quote
Super User Matt Fly Posted December 12, 2006 Super User Posted December 12, 2006 I understand we are a group that is spread out across the country. The way we give out details on here would make it easy for some one to know for instance, that alot of you guys will be away from home late march 07, and gone to Fork. You wouldn't think that is very much info, but consider this, we have guys telling us about when they might start a new job, and that gives thieves a chance to pick you out of lets say, your starting a new job at BPS, and he could follow you home one night and know where you live. Too many people are targets on the internet. There are other forums, that are local were its easier to pick up info on certain people who are to open with info. Becareful, for instance, I know LBH lives in RI, works for UPS, and knew he did a CAST for Kids, how hard would it have been to put the pieces of the puzzle together. To locate the event, and follow him home. I like to know what lakes my buddies are on also, just be careful of what you give out. Matt. Quote
Super User flechero Posted December 12, 2006 Super User Posted December 12, 2006 Becareful, for instance, I know LBH lives in RI, works for UPS, and knew he did a CAST for Kids, how hard would it have been to put the pieces of the puzzle together. To locate the event, and follow him home. Until he starts fishing with baitcast gear and loses the "Low Budget" reputation, I think he's pretty safe! ;D Quote
Super User senile1 Posted December 12, 2006 Super User Posted December 12, 2006 Why not put your location in your signature lines? I asked that a couple of times quite some time ago, but didn't get any results. You must know how to ask. ;D Marty, I think when you brought this up, that was the thread that motivated me to place my location in my signature line, so you weren't a complete failure. Matt Fly makes some good points. I withhold specific information about my personal life when I post. You'll see my location and occasionally, I'll post my actual first name. That's about it on here. Quote
Tom Bass Posted December 12, 2006 Author Posted December 12, 2006 I see your point Matt Fly but you do have your location listed in your profile. It's just much simpler to put it in your signature...or not. Having to go into Profiles is an extra unnecessary step. If someone's tracking me I hope that they are female, brunette, 5' 6", wealthy, any where from 25 - 35, have a boat, a good sense of humor and they like really beat up and bruised 45 year olds with a divorce lawsuit in the works from a firey 46 year old blonde, 5' 2" Lady that is as sweet as the day is long (when she isn't P.O.d and jealous).....On second thought, the fantasy just fizzled. I will stick with the stalker I have. She's been around for over 26 years. I don't think I want to train another one. ;D Tom Quote
Tom Bass Posted December 14, 2006 Author Posted December 14, 2006 What? No more takers on the Location issue? C'mon guys. You don't have to give personal info or even a town that you live in. I hate it when I see a post that says "They're hitting on watermelon lizards...I caught an 8 pounder..." And Then you look into where the guy or girl is fishing or their location and you get nothing. Sooooo you go to Bass Pro, Dicks Wally World, where ever,... and you buy the watermelon lizards and try 'em out...Nothin', Nada, Nil, Zilch..... You make a post and "watermelon lizard guy" finally looks at his post two weeks later and says "Oh, I was in So and So Lake in So and So State and that's what they were hitting on then..... This ain't a stalking thing...It's a fishing thing! Quote
Super User senile1 Posted December 14, 2006 Super User Posted December 14, 2006 Tom Bass is right. We make this forum more useful to our fellow fishermen and women by posting locations of where we are fishing, and where we live, if only a general region. Common sense will tell you what personal information to withhold, and this may be different for each of us. Quote
Cephkiller Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 I think the issue is very pertinent to some of our younger members, but if you all have seen my photo, I don't think I have much to worry about. In my younger days, I would have welcomed a comely young female basser stalker, but now I'm just too tired. An exciting adventure like that would just take time away from fishing. Quote
Laggyman Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Done. But I bet most of the members here are close to half the globe away ;D Special thanks to the internet Quote
Tom Bass Posted December 14, 2006 Author Posted December 14, 2006 Laggyman, I admire your tenacity for driving 1.2 hours to fish for bass. When I lived in California it seemed like everywhere I wanted to go to do the things that I like to do took at least that long to get there. I'm glad your here with us, even though you're half a world away. Quote
Guest avid Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 Becareful, for instance, I know LBH lives in RI, works for UPS, and knew he did a CAST for Kids, how hard would it have been to put the pieces of the puzzle together. To locate the event, and follow him home. alot harder than going to the mall, picking out an easy mark and following them home. (for whatever reason one would choose to do that) Secondly, why on earth would anyone WANT to follow LBH home? Quote
Tom Bass Posted January 1, 2007 Author Posted January 1, 2007 Bump A lot of folks have put their locations in their Signatures and I, for one, appreciate that. It is very cool to know where someone is writing from. It shows that the site is definitely worldwide and it also lets people in the same locale know what is going on in their area in regards to how the fish are biting...or it gives those of us outside someone's area some ideas as to what to try out. Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted January 2, 2007 Super User Posted January 2, 2007 Done, and if you can get to my place from those directions, you must be a Zen master Quote
flukenLizard Posted January 4, 2007 Posted January 4, 2007 i put my location on but i dont see why for seein as how the closest lake to me is alan henry but i still havnt got a clue how to catch fish on that D@$% lake :'( :'( 8-) :-[ but i can see ur point if any one needs help with alan henry i can talk to some of my friends that fish it alot. Derek Quote
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