troutdude
I've heard an occasional OFF member mention the iFish web site, from time to time. So, I just went to take a look for myself.
Sheesh. What a bunch of gobbledygook! I totally hated all of the advertising. And, who is that "Jennie" gal and why would anyone care to read her lame ramblings that go on and on and on and on and...about nothing important.
It was also one of the worst designed sites that I've ever seen. The organization of the various links, was nothing more that a mismatched hodgepodge of links that went nowhere. I couldn't figure out how to find anything.
I am truly glad to be a member on this site. And, thank you to all of the OFF moderator's for a job well done! This site is way more user friendly and LIGHT YEARS easier to navigate.
Lots of good info.. lots of jerks. I read over posts all the time, but I don't post at all anymore. Been banned too many times. They need all new Senators and Congressmen. Quit holding everyones hand and let people solve things on their own.
I made a few changes to your post Mike. Hope you didn't mind.
I don't post on iFish but I do search from time to time. One nice thing about them being around 10+ years is that you can see what was working at this exact same time a year ago, 2 years ago, 5 years ago, or even 10 years ago. So if you can find a good piece of advice about a certain body of water that was working well on 3-31-2002, chances are that the same method is working today on that same area.
But it is a little overwhelming if you are just browsing. I always use the search function when visiting that site and it works well. You can find a lot of detailed, specific advice. For example, we are heading to Seaside this weekend, and I was able to find a few good posts about fishing for flounder in the Necanicum Estuary when I searched it last night.
Being "banned" from a FORUM style site, for posting your opinion does NOT make it a true forum--that is a Dictatorship in it's purest form! That is one of the key reason's why I started checking it out. That's just an absolutely ridiculous way to run a site of it's kind. Arrogance is what it seems to boil down to.
I'll see what I can glean from it; but not become a subscribing member of the New Third Reich! (And avoid all of the Commercialistic approach to consumerism too).
I like the idea of using the search engine, as opposed to scouring their very poorly designed list of hotlinks. And I like the "longevity" concept: what method worked on a body of water 10 years ago...is likely still an effective method today!
Thanks for those suggestions.