I like reading everyones opinions...especially SteveF and UnclePhil since I know they fish that area hard. I was wondering how they felt. I moved my boat off the Patapsco this year, and have not fished it once on my boat, and I guess that's why it didn't bother me, but it brought up the question among a lot of people who didn't want to stir the pot and ask the question. I don't fault JP for doing it. Hell I spoke to him last year and gave him an exact spot where I found some fish and as far as I know it stayed completely between us. I don't even think his post would have burned that spot too bad had it not been for one of two of the pictures in particular.

as I said in my original post, no, the WWDs are not a secret, but you gotta put in the work to know if the fish are there....if someone posts a report that "there are fish at location x" then the people that are less likely to go out and look for fish in the cold weather, but if they know exactly where they are, they are more likely to go.

I've been fishing since Jan 6th this year, you won't see a report from me, but there are some of you who have posted on this thread who I've talked to about the fish and know exactly where I'm fishing and know what I've been catching and I trust you guys. I trust guys I dont know that well. Along the same lines, I would share a spot I found with a few people that have helped me out and if the chose to share it with everyone in the world I wouldnt give a flying crap because they have probably already been there or they have helped me or given me information so much I could care less...
a few that come to mind Shawn Kimbro, MLAG, Garlien, B-faithful, Powerplay (or whatever his hockey name on this board is) hell even 5thTuition (he just can't net my fish)...im sure I missed some...

that being said, the entire point of this post was just to get viewpoints...not to bash anyone. It just happened to be the post on TF that started the whole discussion among some friends of mine and me (they have yet to post on the subject), but in short...no more dissertations
1.) I will never share a spot given to me by anyone else on the board no matter if they tell me I can or not...
2.) I don't post many reports, but if I did I would never post a report from a spot that I had fished that had been given to me by someone else
3.) as many have said, and as I said in my original post, you gotta be a huge egomaniac to think that you are the first person to have found a spot, so it's not like you are discovering America, but when you post a specific spot, IMHO you are inviting the people that don't want to put in the work to either a.) catch the fish you have been fishing hard or b.) as Jamie said, blow through your spot, run the motor, blast their music, stomp around a boat, etc...

oh well, two cents made..