SeaSerpent123 Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Looks like the Florida sportsman forum is shutting down July 6th. Maybe this forum picks up a little because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 wow, very sad to hear, though that forum was pretty nasty at ttimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 It got so bad, everybody left. It was THE place for fishing social in the first ten years of the internet. The Mag became an empty shell of ads and lousy articles. Oh Well…. MM 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Hope (they) do not come to this forum. This forum should be the standard, other forums , would want to be . My opinion ! 🇺🇸🏴☠️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief5130 Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 They had a chance to bounce the bad actors but decided not to. You are what you tolerate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 12 hours ago, Chief5130 said: They had a chance to bounce the bad actors but decided not to. You are what you tolerate. You remember ! There was a group of thugs that ruined it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fsu11 Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 I have over 3k comments on that forum and it started dying a long time ago, used to have a ton of great knowledge and people shared info and had get togethers etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 Use to spend hours on Fl. Sportsman until I found MBG in 2013 and joined this forum. Mods, please "stand your ground" and keep this forum clean, and friendly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 Received and email from Salt Strong about this in last few days. They were talking about how bad it became because moderators were just letting everything go. Love the Salt Strong community and love this one as well. Moderators please stay on top of the "trash" so to speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 I was on the FS forum in name only... I have been here since 2003 when I purchased the first of my 4 MBG vessels. There has been many years of spirited debate here, but, always with the intention of good information and learning. A forum should be a place of learning, community for a similar interest, and a reprieve from daily work life.... Lots of jokes about secret spots, secret lures, and all the normal lying of fisherman.....bottom line....put in your TOW (time on the water) and you don't catch fish typing naughty things on a computer screen.... I've met some of my best friends on this forum, many whom I've now had for almost 20 years, Capt. Don H is one of them....he's taught me so much and has been there when I needed him on some personal things....we've re-built boats together and had great fun....Hobo, Raul, Coto, Linsider Mike, Big Dave, Outlaw, and others (Josh helped with some decision on the HPS 2300 - Scott Wilson as well)...I got prop advice from Markus of PowerTech...the list goes on............I recently met Sea Serpent from Pembroke Pines and we have a passion for the same things....fishing, making Youtube videos, and having fun on the water....I'm glad I met him and his wife......(even though I did have to share a permit with him (LO)....watch the video) The FS forum became as mentioned previously....a forum of negativity and making fun of people who are trying to learn.... Enough said, I hope MGB realizes the value they have in this forum and allow it to continue....it sells boats and allows other who can't afford a new boat to fix up their vessel. Mod MM and Mod Bubba - thank you for what you do.... DC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RacerxV6 Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Love the pic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Took me a minute, but I got it. Love it and very accurate. We just need more sheep in that field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSerpent123 Posted June 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 I'm not leaving this place, I can tell you that. I've met better people here willing to help than anywhere else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Jazzy Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Joined FS when I bought my first boat in ‘09? I think. Been a member here since ‘11 after my first of three Pathfinder’s. That forum used to be very informative, learned a lot over there but has been going down hill for a long time. I left probably 5-6 years ago and haven’t missed it one bit. I’m not as active here as I once was but that’s because I feel like I’m an expert on early Pathfinders and that’s because how much I’ve learned from everyone here. That’s what it’s all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubble Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 Hopefully there the bad apples don't make it into the basket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterman18 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 I was in the first 100 that joined….what a shame of what it became. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Skif Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 I remember when the forum had great contributors. Initially and the first few years. A wealth of info. But the forum slowly fell apart. Sad. As with many things in Florida, with time, so many things have faded to a fraction of what they used to be. I remember in the early 80s going to the store to pick up the latest issue of the magazine. Great writers. Flip Pallot. Chico Fernandez. Biff Lampton. Charles Waterman. Byron Stout. Steve Kantner. Vic Dunaway. And so many more. Those were my heroes growing up. In my minds eye I can still recall the paragraphs, articles, illustrations, magazine covers etc. Todays issues are nothing compared to those of the past. This forum has some great folks that’s for sure. Microskiff is okay. THT is a rogues gallery, sorta like a rough bar with rough guys ready to duke it out, nonetheless , still some great info and people there. But the FL Sportsman forum South & 10ks, a real gem in its past. 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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