Suspicious reports

[surfpunk]

What's been going on around here lately with all of these fake reports? I had someone hijack my profile a while back on 2cool and had to cancel my account. Someone was copying pics from old reports, and posting them on 2cool as new reports. Seems to be more hackers, and frauds lately than fishing reports. No site is safe. I don't put up reports anymore, and I can see why many of the older TKF members don't either. Damn shame.

[FishGONE!]

Noticed them as well, I mean I guess there could be a hacker who just loves to mess with people by posting up pictures of old fish caught by someone else. I don't know why but I guess that could be a thing.

[Cruisin_Cuda]

also there has always been the kings of "one liners" in where they may 1k posts but 75% of them say "nice" or "way to go" or my favorite "what lure and where?"

[weekendyakker]

Call me naïve, but what would one have to gain by posting bogus fishing reports or pictures? Obviously some people do it but for the life of me I can't think of a single reason why. Possibly to earn "fishing cred" or just being a pain in the rear.

[HawgLife]

So friggin annoying. What do you have to gain? Nothing that is what you just look like an idiot! Nobody likes a liar!

[rickh]

Well I would guess they think this is going to help them gain acceptance and feel like a productive member. Maybe if they prove they can fish more members will want to fish with them. Then after a few trips, that's when it happens. It's 2am and your sleeping on the beach in a tent next to them, and ...

[jgj5533]

I was wondering the same thing this week. I don't get it either.

[walkeraviator]

Posting up fake reports is tactic by tourney guys to get people away from their honey holes. This was a real problem on a fishin forum I frequented when I lived in KY

[SAHunter1983]

Can someone post a link to one or two of these?

[Johnny5455]

Nice!...

[weekendyakker]

Posting up fake reports is tactic by tourney guys to get people away from their honey holes. This was a real problem on a fishin forum I frequented when I lived in KY

Not quite sure I follow. They post reports of areas that are already reported to keep people away from their honey hole? If nobody said anything about their favorite place they don't have anything to worry about. A few years back me and 3 buds paid for a full day charter and got patted down for gps devices. I thought that was a bit strange and almost cancelled on the spot, but after the trip was over we understood 100%.

The only things I won't share is information that someone else provides me, (it's their spots & their choice to share or not) & small off the map lakes. There are a handful of small lakes the gov built for ranchers all through out the hill country. They dug them for free but the stipulation is that they have to be made available for public use although they aren't required to advertise it. With a small cash donation, typically i'm the only person around and there is NEVER a piece of trash to be found. I plan on keeping it that way. Someone fishing in my favorite spots doesn't bother me nearly as much as lazy a-holes leaving trash & ruining it for everyone.

[weekendyakker]

Can someone post a link to one or two of these?

Here are a pair of examples:

http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/foru ... 8&t=203738

http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/foru ... 8&t=203499
posting "recent" pics while wearing a thick gortex jacket.....in texas....in august. Rrrright.

[rickh]

Can someone post a link to one or two of these?

This one is classic

http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/foru ... 8&t=203514" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[vanjr]

Nice!...

sweet (they are on to me too-you still got almost 100 more "nices" to get that 1k icon!)

[rickh]

Nice!...

sweet (they are on to me too-you still got almost 100 more "nices" to get that 1k icon!)

WTH ... that's why I don't have many posts

Nice ...

[FishingSETX]

Awesome!

[WbDDot]

Google image search can usually put these fake reports to rest pretty easily

[DX2]

Retards with nothing better to do trying to get there 3 seconds of fame ! Yea I don't post reports any where anymore due to this problem ! F.b. is the worst place due to all the buzzards

[Cadiyak Sam]

Geez the Internet is a strange place...

[Ms addicted]

I'm on it, letting TKFStubb know. Please when you guys see fake reports like this click on the exclamation point and report it so a moderator can check it out. We cant read every post on every topic so extra eyes help out lots.

[SAHunter1983]

Shoot if they want 3 seconds of fame just act like Dumas or post 33k times like Barnacle Billy willy!

[weekendyakker]

Geez, the guy is changing screen names & photoshopping pictures now. You guys might want to put a post count restriction on the fishing report forum or something. I know that would probably lock me out for a while but it may deter idiots like him from hanging around.

[DX2]

Shoot if they want 3 seconds of fame just act like Dumas or post 33k times like Barnacle Billy willy!

or make kayak videos while paddling out btb in 6'seas lol like some folks

[SAHunter1983]

True story David but you Tino and Glenn have more than 3 sec of fame. You have epic battles!

[Milkjug]

Between the hackers, potlickers, and clueless newbs, there isnt much of a reason to post reports. Not that internet fishing fame was all that great to begin with.