It suddenly struck me the other day that
the internet “Favourites” or links to
sites I find of interest are actually something I’ve come to view as quite valuable or even as possessions
of sorts. Having had a quick count up I find I have around 30 Folders containing
about 200 links and the list grows on a daily basis! I don’t do as much
research as I used to but I still like to find new information and resources.
I
would credit the internet a great deal with my development as a Bass angler, no
way would I have gained as quickly what I have in terms of knowledge, equipment
, contacts not to mention live weather & tidal information webcams and so on.
The web allows us all to communicate and
learn from others via quality Forums like The Lure Forum (Not a huge user) email and even the dreaded
Facebook (Again I’m not a big user).
Having said all this it means nothing
without hours of focused effort with rod in hand especially when the fishing is
tough, when it comes to learning, and I’ve been very lucky to have the time for
both the web research and the fishing!
I don’t want to be a keyboard warrior who
lives half his fishing life on the web. I will never be, and don’t want to be a
“Super poster” on any of the forums but there are some very clued up posts
amongst the nonsense.
This blog has been a rewarding experience
and has added greatly to my fishing life as have the wonderful blogs of many
others, the digital photography with editing software and the ability to post
photos, with text, in seconds for anybody in the world to read, even from small
hand held devices, is quite simply amazing and so easy to take for granted. It
will also be funny to look back at what is a marvel now and compare it to what
becomes the norm in the future, as with all things.
The digital age has been an incredible
assest to all Anglers and will continue to be going forward, it will fascinating to see, and hopefully be a tiny part of, it’s continued evolution going forward......will
it be something similar to classic futuristic Sci-Fi films “The Matrix”? Hopefully not! Anyway don’t worry about all that for now
just concentrate on having a
HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!
