i put this on a thread where people were slagging off/sticking up for a specific lake, but would be interested in peoples opinions on the general topic...
slightly hijacking this thread and i know nothing of the fishery in question....
i think it raises a good question about people giving their opinions on fisheries on the internet. i recently got a little bit of grief from one member for giving a non-favouarable write-up on a lake. it made me think for a moment that maybe it wasnt fair, as at the end of the day its someones living and forums like these are pretty anonymous so any tom dick or harry can hammer someones livelyhood (possibly even rival fishery owners )......
but, then i thought, no, i had a bad experience that wasted my time and money as well as that of friends. it wasnt that i just blanked and slated it. so i think if somewhere you've been has genuine problems and you wouldnt go again then you should tell others to hopefully save them making the same mistake. as long as what you write is fair, balanced and backed up with fact, not just ' i spodded all day and night and still blanked'.
carp fishing is expensive enough as it is so if we can save each other some money with passing on info on places to avoid, we should.
i'd be interested to hear what others think on this?