Is the Gulf Shores Pier Fishing Forum still popular or are more people using the Facebook page more?
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Is the Gulf Shores Pier Fishing Forum still popular or are more people using the Facebook page more?
As an Admin for both these forums and the FB page, I can easily say the forum has MORE traffic.
Almost daily pier reports & feedback on the forum are a sign of 'good vitality' in the community IMHO.
Thanks to consistent contributors like eym_sirius and david lea, Haywire plus myself and many visitors when on the pier!
I hope Todd is well so we can read his reports when he returns! (even if he can't post pics ;-) lol
I do try to post a report on the Gulf Shores Pier Fishing.com Facebook page once or twice a week.
That info is a combination of any personal observations, plus the reports I read here and maybe on Pierrats.
Here though, we don't usually have to weed through politics, namecalling, etc.
PMs on the FB page are usually the mode to get new member signups as well.
The process only takes me less than a minute though.
So to answer your question BDL, YES!
I believe the GSPFF is still popular.
And a non-user of Facebook has no other choice.
Thanks Pier#r. Good to know the site is still doing well. Got hooked on it about 6-7 years ago during our first trip to the Gulf. Looking forward to a return trip to the area and Pier.
There are still non-Facebook users? LOL.
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Originally Posted by midwestexile
It's only good as the members make it.....wish I could contribute more with catches ....but
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You are 100% correct ironman.
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Originally Posted by ironman172
It's amazing how many people come to this forum for tips, insight and fishing reports. I try to get out there at least three or four times a week and typically I get a report out before noon so that folks can read them on their lunch break or at their convenience throughout the day.
It's a unique site because it's the only place you'll find where people will tell you exactly what was caught by multiple fishermen, when the catch happened, what was used for bait and other specifics, just as it happened and sometimes - with pictures. I try to include, with my report, water and weather conditions that might relate to success and in so doing, I'm trying to create a reference diary for future years.
Yes pounder, I'll be back and hope David or ironan will teach me to post photos for y'all.
This site is really unique in that way, unlike some others I occasionally follow. Everyone is more than willing to share info with others, whether from the area or not. Contributions such as yours Sirius are much appreciated! Thanks!
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Originally Posted by eym_sirius
Thank you so much! I've always enjoyed forums. No more JEEPS, racing motorcycles, racing bicycles, you're all I have left, I can't even get excited about bass anymore. I just came here to pick up info when I decided to bring the kayak one year to re-discover salt water fishing since moving up north in the early 80's. Obsessed now, I think Bill is the only one on here more than me, lol.
Being that my firewall prevents FB from my laptop, I use this forum throughout the day, every day, whether to read, or ask questions, or post the occasional report. I always refer new folks that I take fishing to the forum instead of fb.
Pictures?? It's easy nowQuote:
Originally Posted by fshntime
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Originally Posted by ironman172
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Easy, if I can join and learn you all can
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Yes, the club is small but distinguished... LolQuote:
Originally Posted by BDL1969
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Perhaps now you know why.
Of course its still poplar, I "go to the gulf" about every morning to see what's happening until my yearly September visit.
I prefer the Forum over the Facebook site as well.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cleland
Yep..forum is the way to go. Learnt probably a lifetime worth of information in the short time I’ve been here.
Best thing about pier rats Is when Kirk posts the report. Other than that there’s way way too much BS..ppl posting pics of fish caught in other countries, on rigs 90 miles out, and
tons of ads and politics..maybe I am missing something somewhere. But I am thankful for the forum!
Well said 700
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Originally Posted by 700fisher
Count me as a proud member of the non-FB club...Quote:
Originally Posted by fordguy
What's Facebook? I don't have time for such nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDL1969
About the same with me. Slim turned me on to the forum about the same time. I know my wife is tired of 2 or 3 times a day 365 days a year hearing what's going on at the pier!Quote:
Originally Posted by BDL1969
My wife says I'm "ADDICTED"! I know I get agitated when it goes a day without a report. I use every function of the forum to try to learn from the masters. I hope one day soon I will be able to come back down and put some names with some faces. If nothing else maybe I could sit down and eat one of those amazing recipes I have seen from Mr. Relleno.
Dang Bill, you really have to watch your background when you shoot deer, don't you?
Those are the city deer, coming to munch on all the new flowers, before going to lay down for the day, not my hunting grounds like thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Haywire
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This little fella was looking for something to munch on before his daytime nap
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Kind of ironic how crowded some cities are with deer. I used to go to a driving range in Baltimore where there would be as many as 50 deer munching away at the weeds just out of range of a good drive. The critters were starving like the ones at Oak Mountain. Lots of car accidents.Quote:
Originally Posted by ironman172
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This little fella was looking for something to munch on.
My neighbor hoards feral cats -- just thinking out loud.
This quote from Pier#er in the very first response to the question says it all.....
”Here though, we don't usually have to weed through politics, namecalling, etc.”
I am an unapologetic lurker,...and echo the sentiments of several others who have posted,...I look forward to ending my day, every day mind you, with looking at the reports and posts here. And Mr. Haywire?,...yes,...what exactly is facebook? Haha.
Truth be told, I do have an account, but don’t look for my “profile”, there isn’t any.
No pictures, no timeline, no nothing. I joined only to look at one single group created for a childhood friend who died too young. Other than that I have no use for the facebook mentality, which is “miles wide, half inch deep”.
I love this forum, and forums in general. You get more depth, and better expressions of what’s on folks minds. Maybe it’s the format that encourages and draws to it better writers but for my time I’d rather read a hundred of Haywire’s hilarious, thoughtful, and inventive nuggets than a thousand facebook snarky quips....that for some reason I don’t ever seem to get anyway, so no loss there eh?
So,..yes, the forum is the one for me. But what do I know right? I’m the guy who when the last physical printed newspaper is delivered,...it’ll be into my box. Luddite?,...proudly so.
Thanks for the reports guys.
Working on a plan to be a part time resident in the next few years.
We’ll see.
You would be smart to keep it that way Haywire....lol.
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Originally Posted by Haywire
I wish I could get down there more than I do.
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Originally Posted by crazynewts
Exactly! Pretty much summed up my thoughts as well Steve.
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Originally Posted by SteveH
fshntime, you're only an hour or two away from me here in Wisconsin. I'll run over and help you. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by fshntime
Bring some cooler air with you Todd ;-)
This forum is seemingly immune to the draw to FB, and I believe without hesitation that it has everything to do with the average age of the average forum member here. I've been a member here for several years now, and without a doubt the manner by which the posts are written, presented, and include photo evidence are without a doubt some of the most well-thought out posts on any fishing forum on the 'net. Younger generations simply don't take the time to do such things, as (my son would be included here) most would rather look at a photo of a nice fish and neglect to read the details. It takes time to create an accurate report which includes valuable information other anglers may be able to use to help them the next time they go to the pier.
In a world where Instagram, SnapChat, Vine, etc. present merely a quick photo/video op and not much else, the young are being conditioned to Cliff Notes just about everything in their daily lives. Take a teenager and ask them to sit at a table of adults and hold an actual conversation. They cannot do it, and in many cases they don't know how to do it either. Sad? Perhaps. Reality? Absolutely and before I go on sounding like a guy who walked uphill both ways to school in the snow, I will also add that it's ok for kids to be that way because it is 100% how their generations communicate with one another.
I'll use this post as an example: I would gather that the majority of the members here will read this in its entirety. Ask my son, his twin sister, or any other young person to read it and they'll stop after about three sentences. It's the way of the world today, and thankfully this (and a few select others) forum exists in a manner by which original fishing forums from the 2000's prospered for so long.
I rather enjoy reading posts from Chili, Eye-m-Serious, Haywire, Pier#er, Ironman, and so many others. It's fun to see visitors welcomed with open arms, even though I'm quite sure that "what can I expect to catch in July from the pier" has been answered no less than 12,000,000 times on this very forum. See, that takes patience, understanding, and a willingness to help that in my opinion is lost on younger folks. In a world of "look at me" it is refreshing to see some put others before themselves right here in this place.
With that, I have rambled enough. Thank you for the add, information, and such great reports (even if nothing is caught). Y'all make this northerner feel welcome and long for a time when I can spend hour after hour on the pier and in the surf at Gulf Shores.
That was a great post BFG. Summed up my feelings perfectly about this site and the younger generation today. Being the father of 4 kids I have some experience there, lol.
one of the main reasons i like posting on this forum compared to FB is you dont have people cluttering up the results with random B.S, plus stuff is easy for me to find,although i dont post much on the daily pier reports i post a lot on the coastal tab and its easy for me to find my old post so i can study what the moon phases, bait i used and results from past trips with relative ease. Kinda a fishing journal I can post online and keep track of and if the info helps anyone out theyre more than welcome.
Great forum. Thanks for all the information that is shared.
Check it 10-12 times a day like hearing what everybody is catching when can't be there. Love all the pictures posted.
