My exploration into: What is Fishing and How to Fish - Thanks old fat guy, I was in a slump. - My Experience Part 3

While preparing for The Final Push, I spent several weeks reading up on how to fish.  What I found, was that I was lucky enough to have a fairly good web community in the Northern California area.  However the information I needed was fairly scattered.  The general idea of searching for anything on the web is pretty much the same.

Search by name or keywords at your favorite search engines website, my favorite being Google. 
Search for key types of web sites to get information from.  Such as websites with Guides, How To's, Images, Videos.

However one of my favorite places to dig around in for real neat tid bits of information are Forums.  The thing I've found, with regards to learning to fish, is that the best info is passed on by word of mouth.  You'll find some key articles out there.  But in general, most "articles" leave out to much of the good stuff. 

We're hooman beings after all right?  We collaborate.  We discuss things.  We chit chat to get to the nitty gritty jewels of knowledge that exist through out the world.  How many times have you been involved in an idle conversation to be struck with some amazing piece of knowledge you didn't previously have?  Sure, it may not be a daily occurrence, weekly, or even monthly for some people.  You might not be one of those "small talkers".  But believe you me.  Having someones shoulder to cry on, even if it's some old fat guy on the web, when you're in a slump while fishing, often ends up landing more key info that can prove priceless.

So search around the web, read up on the type of fish you're after.  But if you really want some of the good stuff, those little nuggets of info that you'd only get from a Grandpa, find a nice forum to settle down with.  And chit chat your heart out.


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For those not so savvy with the web, who happened on this article, a "Forum" is a place where you can post an idea or question to a community of people. Where that entire community can respond and give you the help you may be after.  Just add "Forum" to whatever you're searching.  From fishing to avoiding a fart gone off up wind.  If you can think of it, odds are, someone on the web is talk'n about it.  And that's what Forums are for.

Enjoy and Happy Fish'n!

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Make sure to check out A Newbs Beginners Guide in How To Fish