I understand the problem. As we've discussed, the notion of fish reports on a web site may be dated or outdated. Some say web sites and message boards are dated given cell phones, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. They may be right.
Yes and No Ken. It depends on what type of information you are looking for. Anyone that knows how to look for information uses multiple sources of media. Some methods of research can/will be dependent on the age of the person. Just because a medium may be up-to-date, fast, and convenient does not necessarily make it superior and put older methods of gathering research to sleep.
Example: I personally gather data from 4 or 5 websites, including in that number this website. Not all are the same. A couple are just printed biweekly general reports. There is no opportunity for discussion, just reading a report. These are basically what you would read in a newspaper’s sports section years ago. A couple are interactive like this one where you can actually trade information. Others just share pictures and locations by members that are many times obscure, not updated, and not very useful except as “clickbait.” Then, there are YouTube videos by individuals that are online training videos and visual learning. The You Tube videos are very valuable for personal learning of knots, specific fishing techniques, and how to fish specific spots. You can “see” what people are talking about.
For me, I get more of a feel of what’s happening currently on piers and shores and the culture of the present day pier fishing from PFIC.