Project Research - Please read

benji87 · #1 08-05-2010, 06:54 PM

Hi guys,

I often browse this forum as a non-member looking for fishing reports to try and find out the best places to go in my local area.

Although i find some good fishing reports, sometimes its difficult trying to find recent ones.

So, I have been considering undertaking a little project where users could submit their own fishing reports good or bad to a central place and have them accessible for anyone to read. That way everyone will hopefully be able to find some great places to fish.

But first I have a few questions:

1. Would you find a service like this useful and would you see yourself using it to find good fishing spots.

2. Would you be happy to share fishing spots that you find useful and disclose the setup you used and what species you caught.

3. If you were to use the service what kind of data would you like to see on each fishing report. For example, location, weather, time, tide, season, setup, bait etc.

Hopefully you can spare a few minutes just to answer these questions and if there's enough interest I might take up the project to put something like this together.

To start I would do this for UK only and limit it to sea fishing. If the project is a success then I would look at extending it to fresh water.

Thanks

scottish_and_mental · #2 08-05-2010, 07:06 PM

Lots of folk browse the catch reports and never join up let alone contribute.
We ALL want recent reports and someone else to do the donkey work but it doesnt happen !
A central place ??

Are you saying you will have a sole website/forum and all the anglers on all the forums will report in and post catch reports,swap marks,divulge rigs and baits ??

Good luck fella , i wish you well with that .

Steve

BaggieRich · #3 08-05-2010, 09:45 PM

Hi Benji,

There is already a place to post catch reports (good or bad), get advice, write reviews of marks, reviews of tackle, there are even species hunt and fish of the month competitions for the members.

You just posted on it.

The problem with forums, is that they're only as good as the people that post on them. Fortunately, this one has lots of friendly anglers, willing to give lots of good advice and post detailed catch reports. If everyone only browsed the forum and never put anything back, it'd be rubbish. Thank god it's not.

benji87 · #4 08-05-2010, 10:05 PM

I understand that the forums are already a great source of reports but they are also a great source for many other topics involving fishing and I'm not trying to detract from that.

What I want to do is simplify searching for catch reports and have a system where by the reports can form up catch data. In that way you could create reports that showed people on a map where the best place was to fish for certain types of fishing or certain species. Or where which baits where most effective.

Users would be able to search a location and instantly have every report submitted. Rather than having to always be on the forums at the right moment to read reports before they become old and move off the first page of a forum.

dave fish · #5 08-05-2010, 10:08 PM

so it would only be for sea fishing ?what about the coarse anglers who use the websites dont other coarse anglers want this info to?sorry mate but i have browsed the other forums and a few websites to and this one seems to be the best so far and a friendly bunch to match so ill stick here mate.....

dave fish · #6 08-05-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by benji87

I understand that the forums are already a great source of reports but they are also a great source for many other topics involving fishing and I'm not trying to detract from that.

What I want to do is simplify searching for catch reports and have a system where by the reports can form up catch data. In that way you could create reports that showed people on a map where the best place was to fish for certain types of fishing or certain species. Or where which baits where most effective.

Users would be able to search a location and instantly have every report submitted. Rather than having to always be on the forums at the right moment to read reports before they become old and move off the first page of a forum.

or ill just but angling times on tuesday that tells me all i need to know and basically everything you just said

NICK R · #7 08-05-2010, 10:12 PM

There are a few very good forums already where this info is given .

Not all anglers want to give the location of marks away .( they have their reasons )

regarding looking for the info ,i use the search function

or ill just but angling times on Tuesday that tells me all i need to know and basically everything you just said.

exactly

And it also comes in handy for blocking any draughts in my windows

scottish_and_mental · #8 08-05-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by benji87

I understand that the forums are already a great source of reports but they are also a great source for many other topics involving fishing and I'm not trying to detract from that.

What I want to do is simplify searching for catch reports and have a system where by the reports can form up catch data. In that way you could create reports that showed people on a map where the best place was to fish for certain types of fishing or certain species. Or where which baits where most effective.

Users would be able to search a location and instantly have every report submitted. Rather than having to always be on the forums at the right moment to read reports before they become old and move off the first page of a forum.

Just to put it into perspective - commercial fisherman and netters regularly troll these pages, as do commercial bait diggers .. Do you think 'mapping' out for all and sundry is a good idea . i cant see what us anglers who do all the hard work would gain from it mate

not only that but just because someone had a top catch at a venue doesnt mean average Joe is gonna do the same.
I have mates i fish with and most 'catch' info stays within this circle for a very good reason..We spend hours a week and a fortune on bait and gear to catch fish..we aint about to then broadcast to the nation where they should all be heading ...litter,vandalism,nets,bait beds dug out,access suddenly denied..i could go on ...

sadly your idea will require the assistance of the more experienced anglers who fish week in week out and i have a feeling the reports aint gonna be that forthcoming

How about mapping out where all the hot chicks are ? now im deffo up for that

Raskusdrotti · #9 08-05-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by scottish_and_mental

How about mapping out where all the hot chicks are ? now im deffo up for that

benji87 · #10 08-06-2010, 06:18 PM

Thanks for all your feedback guys. It seems as if a lot of people wouldn't be willing to give away information of where is good to catch fish. Although I think it would help a vast amount of people it seems as if the guys that really put in the work don't want to give their secrets away.

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