Flathead Maniac

[smallie]

HI SCOTT,

JUST SIGNED UP ON THIS SITE. LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING INFO, AND I GOT YOUR E-MAIL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A TRIP WITH YOU ALSO.

SMALLIE

[Flatheadmaniac]

Glad you joined this site , but too bad ya had to go and put my name in your thread(lol) bet you get the same type of replys in here as the "other" forum.(will see how long this one goes before its deleted?)

Keep in touch with me through e-mails and we'll hook up for sure.
I wont be around the net much..but i'll keep a close eye on my mail.
Good luck with the smallies this year and if theres anything i can help you with just give me a shout.
Scott

PS one other thing before someone says something..try typing your posts using LESS capital letters...to the reading world of the net..it seems as if your yelling..lol;) :D

[Flatheadmaniac]

www.riversmallies.com

Now that is a great smallmouth site to look at..lots of great info. about river and stream smallies..just be careful, these guys are serious and are a "little" uptight sometimes.

[Ðe§perado™]

Scott , Please stop talking about that we are a little up tight and can't wait to see if this gets deleted. Your wanting to start something. Stop it please.;)

[Flatheadmaniac]

You comment..PLEASE reread the reply i made....

"Now that is a great smallmouth site to look at..lots of great info. about river and stream smallies..just be careful, these guys are serious and are a "little" uptight sometimes."

If you notice i first say.."now THAT is a great smallmouth site to look at.."

"THAT"..referring to the LINK above my comments, THAT=riversmallies.com!!
and .."THESE guys are a little up tight".. was again aimed at my LINK i gave him!!

Thank you,
Scott

[Ðe§perado™]

I see your point now. Sorry about that.;)

[Flatheadmaniac]

not a problem!

[Live2Fish]

I knew what you were talking about Scott. It is one of the reasons I don't visit that site much anymore. I have received threatening e-mails from members of that site before and when I replied if they would like to meet in person to talk about it I never received a reply back. The thing is I did want to meet them TO DISCUSS the situation (what might happen after the discussion though...;) )

[Flatheadmaniac]

are you serious??
GEEZ..i knew those guys were a strange breed, but dang!

I was a member over there for a short time..but i quickly found out they ONLY will reply to long time members and will not take lightly to an outsider showing any of them up..so far its been the worst forum ive been in just for the way your treated..great info. but not worth the trouble, for me atleast..but hey i get into trouble everywhere..lol ;) :rolleyes:

That brings up a funny story..i had a few of the members from that site who live here in Ohio leave me some bad posts in my smallie chasers guest book before..saying i was doing this and that and wasnt really catching the number and size of the smallies as i showed on my site? I thought it was very funny as they were suposed to be full-time smallie "experts" but couldnt catch as much as a part-time smallie angler as myself..lol
I would love to fish with one of them on a stream of thier choice;) :D :cool:

Good fishing to ya live2fish..see ya on the creek somewhere.
Scott

[mrfish/OH]

Welcome to Ohio Sportsman, you'll like it here.:)

[flathunter]

Welcome aboard Smallie..Question are you a better smallmouth angler than Scott????:D

[mrfish/OH]

You know know the answer. SMALLIE, just ignore Jack, he's always trying to start something. Any questions, feel free to ask, lots of well informed members here.

[smallie]

thanks for the welcome guys, judging by the sizes of flatheadmaniac's smallies,i'm definitly not in his leauge. i've only been fishing for smallies seriously for about 5 years. i was a diehard largemouth angler, but a friend took me to some rivers and my first river smallie came out of the chagrin, it was 3 pound. i caught it on a chrome/black big-o. as for this site, i'm for sure not a expert, but am willing to help fellow anglers here with what little i do know. i'm planning on hitting the cuyahoga this year hard for some cat action. tight lines to all,

smallie.

[Flatheadmaniac]

Hey im just an angler...i fish for many species, but only part-time, none really full-time!....If i was to just fish for one or two species than i might be "better", but i just catch some fish here and there..no more than anyone else;)

[Flatheadmaniac]

Where is Parma, Ohio anyway??? Just trying to get an idea of the rivers and streams around your area.
Scott

[dip]

i ain't "unhappy" just think that face is kewl

[smallie]

scott, parma is a burb of cleveland. i'm over by 480 west and ridge rd. the rivers close to me-- within 50 mile radius are

rocky river, cuyahoga river, ashtabula river, grand river, chagrin river, and conneaut creek. there are others but with the exception of the rocky river these are my normal stompin grounds.i'm waiting for the economy to stabilize alittle before i go out and buy a boat. i'll probably get a crestliner 18ft, with a 60-90 mercury 4 stroke. i was gonna get one last year, but alcoa was doing layoffs so i decided to be prudent and hold off. but, as long as i have my rivers to wade, i'll satisfy my smallie addiction. LOL.

[Flatheadmaniac]

Then you got all kinds of streams around you to keep you busy for sure wading.
Im still undecided about purchasing a boat this year or not? Im getting better each year in figuring out bank fishing and i know full well if i buy a boat right now i will give up the style of fishing ive grown to love so much..i know a boat will open wide way more possibilitys for fishing..but i know myself very well..i'll only dive into it head first and let it consume all my regular fishing...so the vote for me is still not in yet..(plus i dont want to end up like some of those boat anglers..lol :eek: ;) )
Maybe i'll wait til im a little older and cant get to far out of the way places..lol;) ..but then again that wouldnt be for another 20yrs..:cool:

[Andy Gehle]

Scott,
You are right. RS.com is not your kind of site. "Uptight" as you desribed should be changed to "mature". No trash talking, no bashing, not inclusive but informative. Hmmmm, no this doesn't seem like your kind of place.
As you know, I have visited your sites and have tried to engage you in a mature, respectful manner. This doesn't fly with you unless someone agrees with you, That's too bad.
What I have never seen is a thread shut down, on RS, for disagreeing with someone. It will never happen because it is run by mature people who are secure enough with themselves to handle an opposing opinion. I have seen some very intense debates on a variety of subjects, that have been pemitted to run and ultimately everyone learns how the other side feels and gains some respect for an opposite viewpoint.
No one bragging about how expensive their equipment is or bashing others for not being able to catch as many fish. Some very good info there and some darn good guys who are interested in CPR and preserving our resources.
So far so good here on Ohiosportsman. Looks like this could be another good one. I will stay tuned.

[mrfish/OH]

Welcome, good to see you. I've always enjoyed your posts, informative & to the point. You'll like it here too......Jim

[Flatheadmaniac]

You should start your own site ANDY called.."Cry me a river"!

I have read other new guys threads asking "basic" questions over there and not get a reply cause thier not with the "in" crowd of old members...
Glad to see your first post in here was an attack towards me..
Have a nice day Andy..lol;)

[Erie]

... I'd call this an attack ~ I had High hopes that this would not start on the O S MB;)
You should start your own site ANDY called.."Cry me a river"!
Anyhow, Welcome Andy & I enjoy my visits to RS.com:)

[Wise1]

:D

Thank god theres alot of water in this great state, eh fellas????

[Andy Gehle]

Not trying to start anything here, or anywhere else for that matter. Not an attack but simply a retort to your generalization of RS.
I will refrain from responding to particular posts in order to keep things from taking a wrong turn.
Nice site, here. Anyone still out fishing, be safe.

[MISFIT]

ya kinda took the words outta my mouth.hopefully it's just one of those little storms that come up with a lot of wind,then just fizzles out;)

wecome Andy.

[Flatheadmaniac]

Funny thing about storms..they can be "unpredictable" at times, depending on many variables!

[mrfish/OH]

called.."Cry me a river"!
Yeah.....posts about recently deleted posts & recently shut down web sites could go there too !
That's a great idea for a sub-forum !:p :D

[Toad]

Welcome Andy, Hope you enjoy this site. Most everyone on this site has been Informative and super guys, then there are some that just roll around like a six pack without the little plastic thingy that holds them all together.

[Live2Fish]

Andy - the first thing you will learn is that Scott, i.e. Flatheadmaniac, is an aquired taste. He is very forthright and passionate (maybe to passionate sometimes :eek: ) about his fishing. I have never had the opportunity to meet him but have had numerous conversations with him on-line and he is okay in my book.

I know what Scott is talking about in reference RS.com. I often found that I could not get replys on the boards but would get some nasty e-mails. Some of the e-mails were in reference to post I had made on sites other than RS.com. The last straw came when I received an e-mail that I should go back to spin fishing because I use "lures" instead of "flys" because many of the flys I use, such as my "spook", are made from synthetics rather than fur and feathers. To me the presentation of any "critter" that can be presented with a fly rod is a fly.
I still visit RS.com but just as an observer and to read some of the on-line articles which are very informative.

[flathunter]

I hope spring gets here soon:(

[BottomBouncer]

Is "retorting" that much better than bashing someone?


If there is anyone that I would like to see continue to post on this site it would be Scott. Probably one of the people that I have learned the most from on these forums.

Seriously though, have you ever read a new subject the Scott has posted where he says "I have Calcuttas and St. Croixs.......they are super expensive, most people don't have what I have!" No......I don't recall reading a post like that........

However, what I do recall is MANY new forum members asking what tackle people prefer and what is the best for cats. Scott posts what he uses, how he uses it and in what conditions he uses it. People ask details, like line capacity, gear ratios, where to purchase and how much. He states that such equipment like the Calcuttas and Croix are NOT the norm and not always necessary, the same can be accomplished with more affordable equipment. And this is taken as bragging..........simply because the guy gave all the info up front.

New and old members ask about catfish and bass. He states the types of places he fishes, tells how he fishes them, when, with what(bait/equipment). Scott tells us that he will not give away the areas he fishes, and rightfully so. After all, how often do you see people telling exactly where they catch the majority of their quality fish? I have never seen it on here or any forum for that matter. Maybe in pm's......which I know for a fact that Scott does the same. We all know that people get on here, not registered and look for anything they can use. This is seen as childish......childish because a guy won't post the location of where he fishes. I can honestly say that I haven't seen anyone post exactly where they fish and how they fish it.

That's all I have to say........

[flathunter]

Well said my Man...I wish everyone would agree to bury the hatchet, and get along????:(

[BottomBouncer]

I'm up for that:cool:

[MISFIT]

first,i agree with some of the positive points that have been made about scott.i.e.,passion for fishing,knowledge,contributing,etc.,and people on the net would be a lot more receptive to him,but for one thing.and it has nothing to do with prices,honey holes or anything of that nature.
and i will quote him on this.maybe not verbatum,but close eneough."i'm a totally different person than what you see on the net".
i have personally met him twice,and can say there is a difference(for the better).
i have always believed that sometimes it's not what a person says or does,but HOW,that others will judge you by.he has also said that he doesn't care what people think of him.i think we've all said that at one time or another,but down deep we do care,and don't want everyone to have only negative feelings about us.and i don't think he is really any different in that respect.
this thread would not be going like this if it weren't for part of his first reply,which is an example of what i meant by "what and how a person says or does things". but too bad ya had to go and put my name in your thread(lol) bet you get the same type of replys in here as the "other" forum.(will see how long this one goes before its deleted?)

now to scott.
try being a little more like your "non internet" self,while on the net,and see what happens.you and others may like it
:)

[catking]

Now I see why I don't visit as often as I would like to. Been there , done that:( CATKING!!!

[Ðe§perado™]

Well said BB. I know some people fish with expensive gear and some don't. It doesn't mean your less of a person. We are all fisherman and like to learn from each other. So some people that think they are better because of the better equipment they own , just need to just get over it. Lots of records have been broken using cheaper equipment. It seems the cheaper equipment now was the best stuff back then.;)