In reply to Post #14
Really? Carpology comes across as just a **** as the rest of the comics were before they went one by one. It's the Mr man of the magazine world......
Really? Carpology comes across as just a **** as the rest of the comics were before they went one by one. It's the Mr man of the magazine world......
In reply to Post #16
Total Carp is definitely the more basic of the magazines and I found it awful to read and as such have not bought a copy in at least 5 years (so accept it may have improved in that time, albeit unlikely). I agree that most of carpology is just not interesting anymore and is very repetitive and does now read, look at how big my fish was, this is how I caught it, which is very similar time and time again and as already mentioned, there is only so many ways that can be written. There are a few exceptions for me as I put earlier in the thread but sad to say the era of magazines is truly over and an online subscription model is the likely only viable way forward for the few that are left
Total Carp is definitely the more basic of the magazines and I found it awful to read and as such have not bought a copy in at least 5 years (so accept it may have improved in that time, albeit unlikely). I agree that most of carpology is just not interesting anymore and is very repetitive and does now read, look at how big my fish was, this is how I caught it, which is very similar time and time again and as already mentioned, there is only so many ways that can be written. There are a few exceptions for me as I put earlier in the thread but sad to say the era of magazines is truly over and an online subscription model is the likely only viable way forward for the few that are left
Carpology website has a lot of the decent stuff archived on it. I tend to dig back through the articles to find some good content. It's 100% changed in to more of an advert mag now. I am sure it used to be much more real and less biased.
But let's face it, most of us stopped buying it when the fitty of the month got dropped
But let's face it, most of us stopped buying it when the fitty of the month got dropped
In reply to Post #11
Yep. Like all the previous bygone magazines before it. THe Cost of paper 📝 going up along with the sponsorship writers fees going up with popularity and demand.
Publishing Overheads would be cut by going online only and paper free.
I still like reading on paper though, more than online.
Yep. Like all the previous bygone magazines before it. THe Cost of paper 📝 going up along with the sponsorship writers fees going up with popularity and demand.
Publishing Overheads would be cut by going online only and paper free.
I still like reading on paper though, more than online.
I grab the odd copy still, mostly out of habit having bought the first 100 religiously. I find less of interest in it now, it's got a bit more serious than the earlier mags, and my own angling has changed a lot so I find most articles less relevant to me.
It's probably the best of the remaining mags though, I'd quite like to see it continue as a quarterly with a big dose of subsurface inspiration. Some quality coffee table reading rather than the 30 minute scan it is now.
I'm tempted to buy one of the hoodies though, I used to live in them in the mid noughties
It's probably the best of the remaining mags though, I'd quite like to see it continue as a quarterly with a big dose of subsurface inspiration. Some quality coffee table reading rather than the 30 minute scan it is now.
I'm tempted to buy one of the hoodies though, I used to live in them in the mid noughties
In reply to Post #18
I'd forgotten fitty of the month. Let's be honest though, some of them really weren't.... 😂
I'd forgotten fitty of the month. Let's be honest though, some of them really weren't.... 😂
In reply to Post #21
>>>> Let's be honest though, some of them really weren't.... 😂<<<<<
Depends how long you had spent on the bank and the only female voice you have heard in days was how much of your top up was left on your phone when you checked.
Other than that, nothing special to get excited about.
>>>> Let's be honest though, some of them really weren't.... 😂<<<<<
Depends how long you had spent on the bank and the only female voice you have heard in days was how much of your top up was left on your phone when you checked.
Other than that, nothing special to get excited about.
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In reply to Post #23
Their reviews are not much to go on. They never give a bad one or for them to say its over priced.
Their reviews are not much to go on. They never give a bad one or for them to say its over priced.
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In reply to Post #24
I'm not sure any magazines done genuine reviews, probably more to the fact the companies paying to advertise would pull out.
I'm not sure any magazines done genuine reviews, probably more to the fact the companies paying to advertise would pull out.
In reply to Post #24
Most of carpology is just a load of dribble as are the reviews as you say. They never say anything negative.
Most of carpology is just a load of dribble as are the reviews as you say. They never say anything negative.
In reply to Post #27
They daren't slag off don't need to........we do enough of that on here
They daren't slag off don't need to........we do enough of that on here
In reply to Post #24
Most magazine/media reviews are just copy and pasted press releases from the company selling the product so basically no use to anyone
Most magazine/media reviews are just copy and pasted press releases from the company selling the product so basically no use to anyone
In reply to Post #29
They were doing group tests a few years ago, a pretty useful format I thought, perhaps some manufacturers threw their toys out at poor ratings as I haven't noticed them for a while.
They were doing group tests a few years ago, a pretty useful format I thought, perhaps some manufacturers threw their toys out at poor ratings as I haven't noticed them for a while.