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No different then asking the guy at the bait shop where to fish.
It's only fish, you don't need to tell them your GPS waypoint on the hot spot, just an idea where to start.
its only fish yeah but if your a hunter on state land do you tell some guy you saw a monster buck wondering around, i didn't think so.
Go ahead amateurs name you lake,give gps coordinates, lure color, etc. Sit back and wait and see how many more people show up to fish that spot. You will be singing a different tune. I do give out general info. to certain people. But this info. is nothing different than what you would get from a baitshop. I help people on this site as much as I can. I help people out on the ice much more. I have a clam flip style shack and most guys do not know how I am cathing them. After I have figured out the fish... and limit out. I will go talk to a local and put him on some fish. I have done this numerous times. The next time I see that guy on the ice 9 times out of 10, he will look me up and share a few choice spot/ lakes he has been getin' them on. I have made a ton of "nameless" friends out on the ice this way. They have put me on more fish than I could imagine.
I may help someone out through pm's on occasion but it's like someone said you post about a great catch and the next day you can't find a place to park.A lot of small lakes have enough pressure from the locals and can't take the barage of an internet flogging...