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wow!!
I did not even drop a name in my rant. [i guess thats what it turned into]
i was just exercising rule number three in smitty's fishing code which states:
Rule #3. Always carry the message to the angler who still suffers.
But since you chimed in as expected...you could have charged double and people will pay it.
Dude you got you got your money...whats the problem.
Is their some misplaced guilt?
I have know hard feelings about it neither should you.
But i damn well have every right to critique a product that i have purchased and used...so long as it is in the right forum.
Its like when ever some one brings something up its like they are mysteriously conjuring up the steelhead stalker people.
I didn't read anything about steelhead stalkers in this whole thread...yet there you are chiming as if some one is bashing your product.
I just read something in a forum that i choose to frequent, and thought i might reply with some of my own hard earned experience, strength, and hope...and there you are again defending your product.
I personally think good products and services stand on there own...just sayin'
piece man. Take some breaths...deep ones.
Heh. I was just looking at their spinners. Do you think they were made to catch fish, or to catch fisherman's eyes? The "INFERNO" and "PREDATOR" lines crack me up. Flames and lightning bolts? And $8.25 each to boot...
what about those socks the oregon ducks have now i think a strip of that would definetly ketch a bunch of stealhead and i just happen to have one!!!
All of that fancy bling, is pure HORSE SHIPOOPY to the fish! PERIOD! For spinner fishing, for example, all you need is the correct weight to match the depth. Then make or buy some all brass, some all nickel, and some all black spinners. Add just a small patch of prism tape on the back of the blade (in green, black, red, etc). Maybe put some colored tubing over the hook shank. And go catch some fish.
The bling, is ONLY MADE TO SELL SPINNER, JIGS, YARN, WHATEVER TO THE FISHERMEN. It is NOTHING more, than a PRODUCT on which the producers MAKE MONEY OFF OF YOU! It's all about marketing the product, so we'll buy it. PERIOD. And $8.25 for a spinner is ABSOLUTELY FRICKIN' RIDICULOUS!!! I make my own spinners (Jed Davis designs and some minor variations--for over 25 years and have caught HUNDREDS of fish. And, the cost per spinner is well under $2.00 each!
Your honor...I rest my case.
And how often in a Salmons lifetime do they see a radioactive Herring swimming around?
All of that fancy bling, is pure HORSE SHIPOOPY to the fish! PERIOD! For spinner fishing, for example, all you need is the correct weight to match the depth. Then make or buy some all brass, some all nickel, and some all black spinners. Add just a small patch of prism tape on the back of the blade (in green, black, red, etc). Maybe put some colored tubing over the hook shank. And go catch some fish.
The bling, is ONLY MADE TO SELL SPINNER, JIGS, YARN, WHATEVER TO THE FISHERMEN. It is NOTHING more, than a PRODUCT on which the producers MAKE MONEY OFF OF YOU! It's all about marketing the product, so we'll buy it. PERIOD. And $8.25 for a spinner is ABSOLUTELY FRICKIN' RIDICULOUS!!! I make my own spinners (Jed Davis designs and some minor variations--for over 25 years and have caught HUNDREDS of fish. And, the cost per spinner is well under $2.00 each!
Your honor...I rest my case.
WOW!!
I did not even drop a name in my rant. [I guess thats what it turned into]
I was just exercising rule number three in smitty's fishing code which states:
Rule #3. Always carry the message to the angler who still suffers.
But since you chimed in as expected...You could have charged double and people will pay it.
DUDE You got your money...Whats the problem.
Is their some misplaced guilt?
I have know hard feelings about it neither should you.
But I damn well have every right to critique a product that I have purchased and used...So long as it is in the right forum.
Its like when ever some one brings something up its like they are mysteriously conjuring up the steelhead stalker people.
I didn't read anything about steelhead stalkers in this whole thread...yet there you are chiming as if some one is bashing your product.
I just read something in a forum that I choose to frequent, and thought I might reply with some of my own hard earned experience, strength, and hope...And there you are again defending your product.
I personally think good products and services stand on there own...just sayin'
Piece man. Take some breaths...Deep Ones.
hey dave,, remember uv cereal? HAHAHAHA :lol: :lol: :lol: i'm sure mike does LOL
agreed. there is no arguing this statement that you have made it is 100% true
I have a univeristy degree in business, and have been employed in marketing/advertising for many years. I may not be the brightest spinner in the box, but I did pay attention to my profs and mentors.
i like the way you put it. it makes the marketing technique clear and obvious. and when you can catch fish with regular non wacky colors and shades whats the point of paying 4-5$ for an outrageous color or enhanced material ? .
Ding ding! Snake oil salesmen come n' go. But, plain old and STANDARDIZED methods and designs have worked decade after decade. And no snake oil was needed.
In combat if you can throw something thats "different" then what every one else is throwing "I" think I'll be rewarded with the golden steelhead.