WE ARE HERE FOR Connecticut

[Admin]

Feel free to ask questions or make comments on this thread regarding this major change for CTF.



FAQ

Subscribing
How much is a subscription?
$15.75 for an annual subscription
$3.00 for a month-to-month subscription

How can I subscribe?
Online
Credit card or PayPal. Click here to subscribe.

Mail
Check or money order. Click here to subscribe.

What will I get for my money?
- Membership in an exclusive, private fishing community -- no more lurkers
- The most up-to-date and comprehensive Connecticut fishing reports and information available anywhere
- A new board with features like photo uploads in your posts, forum-wide search, group Private Messages, ability for moderators to merge posts into existing threads, and more!
- A classified section to buy, sell and trade -- at no extra cost!
- Continual site improvements, features and content
- Exclusive seminars and events put together for ctfisherman.com members only
- Discounts from local tackle shops for ctfisherman.com members only
- Fulltime dedication and tech help from your publisher

When will the message board be viewable to paid subscribers only?
June 1, 2007.

Why should I subscribe now, before June 1?
- Subscribe now and get one month free
- 20 out of the first 100 subscribers will receive a free newly designed CTF t-shirt (winners determined in a random drawing)
- One out of the first 100 subscribers wins a $50 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card (random drawing)
- The first 20 subscribers will have exclusive access to help test the new message board and provide feedback before it goes live
- The first 20 subscribers will receive first dibs to buy CTF winter banquet tickets (this event always sells out!)
- Exclusive discounts and offers from ctfisherman.com advertisers and partners (stay tuned for details on this)

If I'm already a ctfisherman.com member, do I need to register for the site again?
No. All you need to do is order a subscription online or through the mail by June 1. Once we receive your payment, you will automatically become a subscriber and you can continue enjoying the site after June 1.

I'm not ready to subscribe right now. How long do I have until my existing CTF account is kept in the database?
Any non-paid existing CTF accounts will be deleted from our database on July 1, 2007. If you subscribe after July 1, you will need to re-register for the message board.

Most websites are free, why should I pay?
If you've been a longtime member, you know CTF is different than most online fishing communities. We've shared reports, photos, information, tips, laughs and real life situations that you just don't find on other fishing message boards.

Here is what some other fishing websites and magazines charge for a subscription:
Thehulltruth.com ($29.95 to use the classified section)
Iboats.com ($49.95/month to sell a boat)
Saltwater Sportsman ($20 for 12 issues)
Bassmaster Magazine ($14.95 for 11 issues)
In-Fisherman ($16 for 8 issues)
On the Water ($25 for 12 issues)
The Fisherman ($27 for 50 issues)
New England Game & Fish ($14.97 for 12 issues)


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OK GUYS AND GALS HE FORGOT TO LIST SPORTFISHERMEN.COM IS FREE!!



We would love to have you onboard
free video hosting
free photo hosting unlimited storage
free message boards with killer content
full time staff 24 /7
tons of fishing content.

The only membership I would pay for is a ... membership!

IF YOU GUYS FROM UP NORTH WANT TO HAVE A NEW START SPEAK UP NOW AND Ill ADD THE FORUMS ON THE MAIN PAGE FOR YOU ALL!

I AM HERE TO WORK FOR THE CONSUMER AND GIVE YOU THE BEST WEBSITE POSSIBLE AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK

Capt John Eppehimer
Working hard for the consumers

[MR. tuna]

Admin thanks for the offer! I have been a ct user for a long time and really can not believe this clown is locking the place down but that is his deal.
Please add a northern forum as some really great content comes from up north.

Thanks
Tony

[Admin]

Mr. Tuna and any one else who wants the forums please speak up with the name of the forums that will work.

Offshore, inshore, blah blah blah

[Admin]

Want to make one thing very clear!

I understand this is his right to close the place to the public. I respect him for that.

BUT

How many kids have enjoyed this site for along time and have enjoyed learning about fishing?

How many people have learned or smiled cause of a fishing site during bad times ?

I do not think a fishing site should be a pay site. This is my opinion and I want every person out there to know I will be more then happy to put up a free forum for this area. So the people who can't or just dont want to pay will have a nice clean site to hang out and share and learn..

Capt John

[shoefish]

John,
There was talk a while back about a New England Forum (from connecticut to maine), is that what you had in mind for this or are you thinking a dedicated Connecticut forum?
Shoe

[KEY-LIME-PIE]

Thanks for all you do! You dont even know half of us & yet you continue to give. This is the greatest site for wayward fishermen and really good fishermen. And we are very thankfull for all you do for us. And I would also like to thank Marty "wahoooooooonbox" for pointing me toward this site 2 years ago. Thanks guys, keep up the great work!


Tom

[Admin]

Well here is the deal, I do not want a empty forum on the site so I would want a good bunch of guys to take this one. Meaning a good group of guys from up north keeping the forums moving with good content.

I could make it cover ct to maine.

Would just need to know what forum names,

Inshore
offshore
wolf fishing forum.

[shoefish]

The Cold Water Crew- the water is so cold you can't swim in it, you can barely stand in it, but you sure can fish in it. From Tuna to fluke, Connecticut to Maine, inshore to offshore, this is the spot for New England fishing.

[Tunaman40]

Sounds like are boy Mitch was sh#t canned from his "corporate" world With management skills like that I am glad he is in charge of ctfishermen and not this site Tight lines

[JD5652]

As a resident of CT, I've been a member of CTFisherman since 2004 and am really on the fence with the direction it's taking. Some of the comments from those that are chosing to stay with the forum really makes me wonder whether I want to still continue with them.......nuff said about that.....time will tell that's for sure.....

No matter what.....I still feel at home on SFC....and a New England/CT forum on SFC......h-m-m-m......