trolling posts

[Rikkles Fisher]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

I like them.
What’s the difference if someone types out a story of their fishing trip and throws up a couple pics of it......or shares their story video form?
Personally I like the story in video form. Way more effort. Waaaaay more of a contribution.

Guys. Think of it like any other fishing trip post.
Some are written with a couple pics.
Some are videoed.
Rikkii. About the only thing I see that is a bit corny is the super epic insane titles...... perhaps tone it down some? My thoughts.

Il try and work on it! Noone wants to watch a boring title though and to be honest I'm always so excited about fishing that in my mind the title is just how it is in real life lol never have I said something that was untrue in the title. But appreciate the advice il try and figure out a happy medium.

[Rikkles Fisher]

Originally Posted by EZM

There's gonna be the click bait types who post videos with "exciting titles" like "rare purple giant fish" so you click on the video.

What you end up seeing is .....

- what appears to be very common color phase or variation on on a fish

- a pedestrian sized fish, they exclaim is 20 lbs on a video, and 40+ inches and what you see is 28"-30" fish that's maybe 7-8 lbs

You end up feeling like you were duped. And you were.

So either, the person making the video has no idea what a 20 lb fish looks like and has never been near one, or he is purposely lying to you. Pretty simple really.

Well, at least this guy got you to click on his video, give him a view, and feed his channel and his scam.

Funny thing is he contributes NOTHING to the discussion forum.

I guess that's life. Live and learn.

as a disclaimer ... there are guys on here who post videos and I enjoy them ... Wayne does, HUY GUY, Brandon, and a few others - but these guys are straight up, excellent contributors to discussions and I have no issue with them. It's the few others on here that are leaches as far as I'm concerned.

No big deal - everywhere you turn in life there someone behind the next corner looking to scam you.

Haha everyone has an opinion and you are welcome to yours, I have caught some pike in the 20-30lb range I can definitely tell you that big one that broke the net was close to 20lbs which is still a giant fish even if you have caught a 30lber. I guess it's tough to tell on a wide angle go pro lens but I was actually there lol but you are entitled to your opinion I can't please everyone. You know how many people commented on that picture saying they had never seen one like that in their life? Lots. I don't clickbait we just have different opinions, so we both carry on.

[EZM]

Originally Posted by Rikkles Fisher

Haha everyone has an opinion and you are welcome to yours, I have caught some pike in the 20-30lb range I can definitely tell you that big one that broke the net was close to 20lbs which is still a giant fish even if you have caught a 30lber. I guess it's tough to tell on a wide angle go pro lens but I was actually there lol but you are entitled to your opinion I can't please everyone. You know how many people commented on that picture saying they had never seen one like that in their life? Lots. I don't clickbait we just have different opinions, so we both carry on.

Don't get me wrong - I like watching fishing videos - and I appreciate those that put the time in. My comments were an attempt to be general, and not necessarily specific to you. (or at least I wanted to move past it).

When I posted my comments on that thread, and when I watched the original video I didn't realize you had said this fish was 20 lb and over >40" on the video (I was originally listening to music as I was on the computer and missed that). When I said 7-8lbs that's what it looked like to me (which is a nice sized pike) and I didn't mean to contradict you - my apologizes - I don't want to be that guy. People who do that make others not want to post - and that wasn't purposeful.

Having cleared that up - video was entertaining.

I was more or less re-living your adventures with things I've done myself - I've had that type of dinky little rubber net and tried to get a pike into it and couldn't get half of the body in it and we were flipping around like it was a circus .... trust me .... all of us have done it. It was entertaining and that's what people want to see - and you delivered that.

You deserve props for the taking the time to do them, posting them and whatever - just know that we are willing and happy to see normal, every day stuff ............... it's enjoyable ........ not everything needs to be exaggerated or marketed to get hits - sometimes you run the risk of over selling something and having the net opposite effect you are looking for.

Keep up the good work.

[Rikkles Fisher]

Originally Posted by EZM

Don't get me wrong - I like watching fishing videos - and I appreciate those that put the time in. My comments were an attempt to be general, and not necessarily specific to you. (or at least I wanted to move past it).

When I posted my comments on that thread, and when I watched the original video I didn't realize you had said this fish was 20 lb and over >40" on the video (I was originally listening to music as I was on the computer and missed that). When I said 7-8lbs that's what it looked like to me (which is a nice sized pike) and I didn't mean to contradict you - my apologizes - I don't want to be that guy. People who do that make others not want to post - and that wasn't purposeful.

Having cleared that up - video was entertaining.

I was more or less re-living your adventures with things I've done myself - I've had that type of dinky little rubber net and tried to get a pike into it and couldn't get half of the body in it and we were flipping around like it was a circus .... trust me .... all of us have done it. It was entertaining and that's what people want to see - and you delivered that.

You deserve props for the taking the time to do them, posting them and whatever - just know that we are willing and happy to see normal, every day stuff ............... it's enjoyable ........ not everything needs to be exaggerated or marketed to get hits - sometimes you run the risk of over selling something and having the net opposite effect you are looking for.

Keep up the good work.

I really do appreciate the advice! I will work on the titles, I honestly just get so excited over fishing I'm not trying to oversell anything I just get that excited lol like last week I caught a 12" Athabasca Rainbow and you woulda thought I caught a 50lb lake trout by how excited I was lol thanks for the advice, tight lines.

[SamSteele]

I’ve posted some of my vids in here before. Never thought that people would be upset by it. I thought it was a good way to share an outdoors experience with others that are like minded, or sometimes share info that others are asking about (in my case, usually questions about sonar or boats). I thought that was what the forum was about. Sharing outdoor info and experiences.

I’d like to hear what the forum owner and mods want here. If they don’t want it, I won’t do it anymore.

As an aside, I don’t think anyone who shares videos on here makes a dime on them. You need over 1,000 subscribers to get monetized by YouTube (meaning they put adds in the videos). Last I checked if you are monetized, 1 million views over a period of 1 year resulted in a couple hundred bucks. This isn’t something easy to achieve, especially with something as niche as fishing in western Canada.

[Bushleague]

One thing about running a half decent U-tube channel though, is it takes a ton of shameless and relentless self promotion. So if you are willing to put in the work, great... but one also needs to accept that if they become the online version of that hardcore AMWAY guy that we all knew back in 90's, your going to get roughly the same reaction from the people you repeatedly attempt to solicit.

The OP is willing to make the vids, and he's willing to flog them... that's going to make him some friends, as well as some people that go the other way when they see him in the grocery store. He needs to come to terms with that.

[HuyFishin]

I'll be honest here. I really really wish I was making money from youtube. But based on how slow my channel has grown I dont think it would happen.

I hate my job. Fishing and making videos would be a dream come true.

[Zip-in-Z]

Always enjoy a good debate about trolling, just don't get your Cdn Wiggler hung up in the weeds.

Happy Canada Day!

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[Smoky buck]

Originally Posted by HuyFishin

I'll be honest here. I really really wish I was making money from youtube. But based on how slow my channel has grown I dont think it would happen.

I hate my job. Fishing and making videos would be a dream come true.

I hate my job too but I wish I could be a porn star

We all have dreams

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

Rikkii. About the only thing I see that is a bit corny is the super epic insane titles...... perhaps tone it down some? My thoughts.

^^^ this^^^

It would be nice if you added a couple pics for the guys that don’t have the time to watch the video. It’s like the only way members can take in your posts is if they log onto YouTube. It’s up to Rikki what he wants to do, I’m not going to preach how anyone has to use the forum, I just know how I enjoy using the forum.

[AndrewM]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

^^^ this^^^

It would be nice if you added a couple pics for the guys that don’t have the time to watch the video. It’s like the only way members can take in your posts is if they log onto YouTube. It’s up to Rikki what he wants to do, I’m not going to preach how anyone has to use the forum, I just know how I enjoy using the forum.

A few pictures would draw me into some of the YouTube videos. Great idea! Make it mandatory. Lol

[Bushleague]

Originally Posted by Smoky buck

I hate my job too but I wish I could be a porn star

We all have dreams

You could always get your self a go-pro

[sns2]

Fellas, I think this one has run its course.

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