This page represents my ramblings on various topics affecting
marlin fishing and fishermen. Today's topic: spring cleaning
...
Today, I'm just not feeling very controversial. That, or
my Management Theory class has really drained me. Anyway,
instead of an editorial, here's an update on what's happening
at SCMO and some ideas to look for in the future.
The Dead Fish Thing
One of the most troubling issues for many of our visitors
has been our displaying pictures of dead marlin. Many people
are proud of their marlin catch and have sent us pictures
to display in our Galeria del Pez. But SCMO has always strongly
supported marlin conservation, and glamorizing these photos
seems inconsistent with our policy. So, starting now, we
will no longer accept pictures of killed marlin, and we
have removed them from our gallery. I won't tell you what
to do with your fish ... that's your personal choice. But
we will no longer serve as co-conspiritors in their death.
We encourage everyone to submit pictures that celebrate
the great sport of marlin fishing ... jumping marlin, released
marlin, fighting marlin. Just no dead marlin.
The SCMO Clubhouse
As you know, we're always looking for new ideas here at
SCMO. Our favorite ones are those that provide information
for our visitors and benefit marlin fishing. We think we've
come up with one that does both. Coming soon is the SCMO
Clubhouse. All fishing clubs have news, dates or other information
that they'd like to post on the Internet, but few have access.
With the SCMO Clubhouse, now they will! For any club interested
in participating, we will create and maintain a page free
of charge. How they choose to use it is up to each club.
They can post club info, meeting dates, pictures, even membership
information. Local Southern California fishing clubs will
be receiving information soon about this service, but all
clubs worldwide are invited to participate. Just drop
us a line for details!.
Get 'Em While They're Hot!
We take great pride in the quality of SCMO, and are pleased
when people call us the premier noncommercial fishing site
on the Web. SCMO costs money to operate, but not so much
that we would ever consider commercials. But lately, we've
received several requests asking about something that would
help pay the bills ... SCMO logo merchandise. I'll admit,
this is something that we'd never really considered. But
even public television stations sell coffee mugs with their
call letters, so we're going to give it a shot. Look for
SCMO t-shirts and bumper stickers available here by the
summer. We're looking for ideas, so if you have a witty
or creative slogan or idea suitable for use on a t-shirt
or bumper sticker, send it to us! If we use it, we'll give
you the product with your idea free!
Popularity Is Good
We've received a lot of good press lately, with kind words
being said about SCMO in the Los Angeles Times and South
Coast Sportfishing magazine. As a noncommerical site, we
don't advertize, so writeups like that are very important
to us. Word of mouth is a valuable marketing tool, so if
you like what you see here at SCMO, please share it with
a fishing friend.
Until next time ...
Tight lines and blind strikes,
Check out some of my earlier musings ...
