Spot finder fees. First I have heard of such a thing

[jifigz]

Your mistaking tobasco- joe for joebamboo

Ahhh. Yes. The classic Joe for Joe blunder.

 

[jackstrawphilly]

I was an avid watcher of his Drew’s videos, found them fun, refreshing, and enjoyable-especially because he doesn’t talk over every catch saying “here’s a nice brownie“!

What is sad is he epitomized the free spirit and public access mantra, only to turn it 180° around and make it for people with big money to take shortcuts.

Hopefully this does not start a new market for a spot sellers!

 

[Tabasco-Joe]

Ahhh. Yes. The classic Joe for Joe blunder.

I didn't even by a bamboo rod yet. (If you saw my gear thread.)

 

[Tabasco-Joe]

Monetizing much of anything on the Internet is difficult. Some activities or hobbies will always be just that. Not a lot of crazy rich fly fishing celebrities out there ever. Most fly fishing celebrities scrap through and have day jobs. So if Drew is thinking he will he will hit pay dirt with fees for information it will not happen. My guess is was just looking for a way he thought fair to charge with all the information he was sharing.

In fly fishing you are going for status or sharing, but never money. Fly fishing is a niche interest and even for a hot chick with a fly rod, it would never pay even on Tik Tok. The only exception of course is if you start a fly fishing forum. Pure gold and incredible ROI.

I think things have settled down now and forum members appreciate the full value of the site.
But I remember early days when sharing information received much more criticism.