Rob,
Keep in mind that a lot of folks who are looking for "calico bass fishing in california" are just starting out. This site is one of the only ones that offers some good info for those who are just getting started in stuff like sandies, calicos, halibut, etc. It's also nice to be able to point people to the articles who ask a question about halibut on plastic on the boards. If you ditch the articles, we'll get a lot more people asking stuff on the boards which were in the articles, and I like it how it is right now, where we can point em to the article, and then maybe they'll try it out, come back and ask a more refined question. It keeps the board flowing.
-Brian