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I assume the older generation would not hesitate to pass on their spot information to their kids or grandkids for free. In a sense, they ARE gatekeeping a resou
by osrec 8y ago
I assume the older generation would not hesitate to pass on their spot information to their kids or grandkids for free. In a sense, they ARE gatekeeping a resource they probably don't even own. I personally don't think this is fair.
- anitil 8y agoI gate keep a few spots. I've spent hundreds of hours exploring different spots, and worked out the timing of certain species to within a couple of days at a specific section of reef at a certain time of day. Given that, I have two (slightly contradictory) thoughts: 1) Most people fishing a spot don't understand enough to make it work, so just knowing the spot is basically irrelevant 2) I have worked hard 'my' spots and simply don't feel the need to share.
- osrec 8y agoYou not sharing is your prerogative, and that's cool. However, if someone else was to turn up and use that spot; perhaps even "discover" it for themselves, I don't think you should feel any ill will towards them, right? I mean, it's a public space, and as long as they're being respectful, I don't see a problem with many people enjoying it. Sometimes good things get crowded, but that's the nature of public stuff - I don't think it's fair to claim public areas as your personal area just because you found it first.
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