keenas Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 G'day raiders , Just your thoughts on what tackle we MUST HAVE to maximise our chances of landing ALL fish hooked , have fish got smarter in the last 30yrs or less previlant that we must have the big stick over them because time is more precious and we expect results??. Or has technology overtaken the happy fisho and fish. Anyway you can tell it's a blowout off a weekend and bugger all quality sport on. Keenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I'm not entirely sure of your comment but I think I get the gist. The last decade or so has seen an explosion of selections for various terminal tackle bits. Where as we once had a few diving lures and a couple of different spoon or wobbler lures the choice is now huge. Personally I believe it is driven by manufacturers who need turn over in order to make profit. The amount of sp's that are on the market is ridiculous, new styles only come out to replace the type you have used last season but the difference is minimal. Starlo or some other magazine fisho tells you the new one is better but they don't seem very different. The biggest flatty I have witnessed caught on an sp was fifteen years ago on a basic one tail red job. If it caught that croc then I think it would catch it now! HB lures are in a similar position. Ten years ago Manns stretch were the only lures used in contest situations, now they are hardly on the radar. The latest tech in HB hasen't varied that much but the mags tell us to rush out and grab the new ones. Having said all that I do believe the subtle difference between a new HB, like a SF 40, and a light/small floater from 1990 is enough to make the changes noticable. The real problem is the companies want you to upgrade every ten minutes. Fish aren't smatter and technology only takes over if you let it. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobfish Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Nice thread keenas, a valid question as it effects all fisho's. Im just as intrigued as to what people think....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrias Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 well dont always believe the magazine because what they are saying might not always be true. I sell computers and i know that some of the brand paid the magazine to do a review on their product and rush customer to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2k Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Most magazines will not accept money for articles as this is not ethical. What you must remember is that advertisers pay for the magazine as this is where most of their revenue comes from. For this reason is Australia you will very rarely if ever get a bad review in a fishing magazine for fear of losing their advertising revenue. If something is ordinary they may simply choose to not run that review. The market here is really very small so it is very hard to get independant review in a lot cases for this reason. Saying that forums such as these and good old experience have overtaken the need for the above in many cases anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan L Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 as always a 50lb handline can land just about any inshore fish you're gonna hook. does that mean i'm gonna go out with a whole bunch of 50lb handlines? nup does it also stop me from getting new stuff from the tackle shop that i'm not entirely sure when, how, or where im going to use it? nup messing around with tackle is half the fun of fishing . . . for me anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Mate i can definately say that you should never trust magazines.... I was recently speaking to someone that is a well known fisherman who writes articles..... He was ask to test out 10 SP's........ He did so and he told me had the best results before the article was printed... I read the article a few weeks later and saw that the one he said was best was put in 8th spot... All confused i rang i spoke to this fisho and said " hey what happened??" He said that after he submitted his list and results the magazine called the lure companies and asl them to contribute to the mag's article.....some did and some didnt...the ones that did were placed in the top positions....the ones that didnt were placed at the bottom... The magazines arent fault for this...in the end they are a business like anything else they need to make money....and the anglers get paid for there article so they cant complain....just dont believe everything you read .. Thats why forums like FR......are great...you can chat to fishos who give you an honest opinion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 The magazines arent fault for this...in the end they are a business like anything else they need to make money....and the anglers get paid for there article so they cant complain....just dont believe everything you read The magazines are most definately at fault. If they choose to deceive the buying public they are essentially acting in a fraudulent manner. Forty odd years ago radio stations in America were fined for taking bribes to promote certain record companies artists. This is no different and if it is true once then it probably true on every occasion. Perhaps ther should be a Royal Commission. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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