Snaggedline has gone quiet again

[summersoff]

I think YouTube is a lot of the issue too. In my down time I find myself looking at fishing content on YouTube, instead of visiting forums like Snaggedline. I value this site though and post most of my trips on here. I like to document my fishing year on this site. It helps me remember where I have fished, what time of year, and what methods worked or didn't work.

Ok, who else had to Google ‘Tenkara’. Whoa - I did a ton of fly fishing back in the day, but never saw that. Looks interesting. Is it for tight quarters fishing or backpacking? Interested in some posts/reports when you go

[CHOC]

Choc, there is still a facebook group that we created for Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers that was intended to help boost interest and communication for the CBKA tournament. It wasn’t meant to replace this forum and now that the tournament is over the group has also gone fairly stagnant. We get a few requests for membership a day but a lot of the time it’s just bots. That being said, I think you and others have used that site to start conversations or post topics and it seems to me the facebook site is also going through similar challenges. Perhaps it is the rise of so many other groups / platforms that has dispersed interested kayak anglers. Perhaps it’s all the content out there that new anglers can find that keep them from wanting to wait for answers on a regional forum. I think I joined here in 2008 and there was not a lot of info out there about kayak fishing in MD, now there’s a TON. More brands, more accessories, more anglers, more video content, etc. I think it’s all great and I really enjoy all the newcomers to the sport but I also shake my head at some of the bad decisions I see out on the water.

Example, and maybe this person is on here, but I was out fishing around the bay bridge in November and out at the Eastern rock pile another kayak angler comes right into where I am casting, no big deal we don’t usually spook fish, and then starts trying to jig there I guess thinking I was on fish. No biggie, I wasn’t and I move on. But the part that got me was there was no interaction. We used to be more like the Jeep crowd, you either get it or you don’t (the wave). I assumed he was a new kayaker because he was wearing jeans and a cotton hoodie in November and the air temp was in the 50s. He wasn’t with a buddy and I doubt he had a radio. We’ve been lucky as a group not to have any major accidents or deaths but other groups have not been so lucky. I hope that this site can remain a welcoming place where new anglers can come in and ask the age old dry suit or waders winter question and get honest feedback that will help save their lives one day. I too miss the tournament and the gatherings I hope as COVID eases we’ll see those increase. I’ve met some great people on this site and made some great friends!

This year one of my goals was to introduce more new anglers to kayak fishing and I feel like I accomplished that as there are now 5 new hobie owners that caught snakeheads, largemouth, stripers, specs, perch and some catfish and got to enjoy our great outdoors. I hope to do more of that this year!

I agree that the CBKA site is a bit quiet as well. My point is on potential and trajectory. This format is just outdated. Facebook offers the opportunity to grow and be active. It may not be now, but it could.

[DanMarino]

Ok, who else had to Google ‘Tenkara’. Whoa - I did a ton of fly fishing back in the day, but never saw that. Looks interesting. Is it for tight quarters fishing or backpacking? Interested in some posts/reports when you go

haha. I've made several Tenkara reports in the Fly Fishing section here already. You should see the really big and pretty sunfish I caught on my Tenkara rod this fall!!!!

[ILV2F5H]

I def think Snaggedline serves a purpose. 2020 was the year that kind of "forced" me to upgrade my kayak and fish more. That resulted in me coming back to the forum. I just think there are so many resources out there now. Some more entertaining than others, for example YouTube videos. I do post most of my outings on Instagram only because its easier. But in an effort to keep this forum going I'll work on chiming in more. Here's to even better times on the water and new PB's for 2021!

Cheers all!