Wow,I must be living in a different time zone,or hoping to god a different universe..

I have just seen the team recruitment letter to prospective members,this will cost £85..).

All I can say is....special forces militia have nothing on this,is this what angling is coming to..ha,ha..!!

Edit,has someone applied,and willing to post a copy of the recruitment criteria....

In reply to Post #1
Am I mis-understanding this?

Is this an advert for a job that you have to pay to apply for?

Just looked on their website,nice mug on there would suit one user from a recent thread.If I'm Blanking I'm ****ing written on it

In reply to Post #2
Pretty much that's it mate,plus...a whole load of criteria,like what make of camera do you use,even naming lakes,I mean is nothing sacred anymore ...a whole list it is..

🤣

And the best bit is...if there is a reason why you can't be on the bank due to work or sickness let us know,that's criteria no3,regarding social media platforms or presence..

👍

Remember when solar did that field testers bait club thing. Where people signed up to be "field testers" for their new range of semolina balls.

In reply to Post #5
Was that not SolarCarp (now CherryCarp)?

In reply to Post #6
Oh maybe it was, i always thought it was actually solar. Might be why they changed their name.

In reply to Post #4
This is a genius idea. I'm going to adopt it myself. Right here goes

“A fantastic opportunity to join my team. Send me £10 and I will send you £6 worth of hookbaits. You will also get to boast to all your mates that you are in fact a valuable team member and not the complete mug they say you are. If for any reason you don't fish until your nose bleeds, for instance because you actually have a life, then I shall immediately loose interest in you and probably recruit one of your mates or a young bird with big knockers. Email me for PayPal details “

How does that sound? Do you think it's a bit generous?

In reply to Post #8
That's awesome, I'm in...

In reply to Post #8
Sign me up

In reply to Post #8
Sounds a better deal than the first post

In reply to Post #1
I had to have a look
After all that you get a 20% discount on all the products you're expected to buy (all of them)
But they get thousands of applications a month
The other ones got bells on

In reply to Post #8
Only if i can get a hoodie to promote your pyramid scheme

A mate did it last year with them got on the team after paying that and then had to pay another bit of money for the first “pack” they sell you for all your first bits

In reply to Post #13
I can send you a hoodie for £60 if you promise to field test it for me. By that I mean try it on and see if it fits.


T&Cs apply. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other get rich quick scheme I am currently running. All garments are non returnable. The value of Hoodies can go up and down. Your dignity is at risk if you continue to make payments. May contain nuts.

In reply to Post #16
I'd be happier if it was a fleece rather than a hoody
I could smile and do a twirl when someone shakes there head and says "you've been fleeced mate"

In reply to Post #1
Their “team group chat” has over 600 members in it, they're not members, they're just discounted customers, without their team they wouldn't sell sod all! 😳😅

In reply to Post #17
Braders just messaged to get me to ask you if you'll do it wearing nothing but the fleece?

In reply to Post #19
Does he want a photo?

In reply to Post #20
Yeah. Well between me and you, he was on about getting his car wrapped with it.

In reply to Post #19
You promised you would not say anything

In reply to Post #21
Ah ok, it better not have hobo written on the fleece, I don't want to be recognised as the littlest hobo

In reply to Post #23


Welcome to my world

What a Ball Ache , to buy some discounted gear.

In reply to Post #25
I'm not that great at maths. I'm sure someone will correct me. But if you've got to give them £80 joining fee to receive a 20% discount. Doesnt that mean you've got to spend another four hundred pounds with them just to get the joining fee back?

In reply to Post #24
Did yours have a spelling mistake,im sure it had an m in the name

In reply to Post #27
When you see companies asking for people to join, does it not always smell a little bit like desperation?

In reply to Post #28
It's desperation for the people wanting to buy in to that
And a calculated ploy to prey on those people

I bet they have a real laugh in the office at the application's.

I love all the fred in a shed soya ball bait companies, with the local bait testers bagging yet another scaley 6lb banger of a pasty.

In reply to Post #26
Yes and they only sell swivels

A mate recommended I have a chat with 5 star baits a few years back when I had no time to roll my own.

Bloke at 5 star asked me if I wanted to be a field tester.

It involves buying a hoodie and committing so so much bait every month. Plus publishing captures for them.

The strange thing was that Joe public actually got a better price per kilo without being a field tester and having committed to a monthly spend.