In reply to Post #1
i think ive been pretty good with this side of things really.
i have the same rods and reels that i first bought over 10 years ago now, i do have one other set of rods and reels but those rods were mainly bought on a 3 for 2 deal and kept so that i didn't completely ruin my original setup..
banksticks etc ive had well over 15 years
throughout the year its just replacing end tackle and bait thankfully. don't often make major purchases and thankfully don't get sucked into buying the latest and greatest kit items
i think ive been pretty good with this side of things really.
i have the same rods and reels that i first bought over 10 years ago now, i do have one other set of rods and reels but those rods were mainly bought on a 3 for 2 deal and kept so that i didn't completely ruin my original setup..
banksticks etc ive had well over 15 years
throughout the year its just replacing end tackle and bait thankfully. don't often make major purchases and thankfully don't get sucked into buying the latest and greatest kit items
3 x 12ft ESP Tectrix 3.25lb
3 x 12ft ESP Tectrix 2.75lb
3 x 8ft ESP Stalkers 2.75lb
3 x 10ft TFG Compact Carp 2.5lb
3 x 11ft Shimano X-Carp 1.75lb
3 x 11ft TFG Classic 1.2lb
and a **** load of periphal gear and coarse/match fishing rods. reels and gear (mainly Shimano/Drennan)
Most of it was bought between 2004 and 2015 when i was upgrading my kit or becoming more specialised in what i was targetting. The rods and reels get used but I cant deny a lot of the peripheral kit is a bit less used. However I do various styles of fishing and want the versatility to cover trotting a float on a size 22 hook to continental sized carp. My plan has always been to purchase whilst the going is good in preperation for retirement. I dont crave new gear like i have done in the past though .... my last purchase were the ESP Stalker rods as will be fishing small river from a boat this year and that was first rod/reel combo purchase made in quite a few years
3 x 12ft ESP Tectrix 2.75lb
3 x 8ft ESP Stalkers 2.75lb
3 x 10ft TFG Compact Carp 2.5lb
3 x 11ft Shimano X-Carp 1.75lb
3 x 11ft TFG Classic 1.2lb
and a **** load of periphal gear and coarse/match fishing rods. reels and gear (mainly Shimano/Drennan)
Most of it was bought between 2004 and 2015 when i was upgrading my kit or becoming more specialised in what i was targetting. The rods and reels get used but I cant deny a lot of the peripheral kit is a bit less used. However I do various styles of fishing and want the versatility to cover trotting a float on a size 22 hook to continental sized carp. My plan has always been to purchase whilst the going is good in preperation for retirement. I dont crave new gear like i have done in the past though .... my last purchase were the ESP Stalker rods as will be fishing small river from a boat this year and that was first rod/reel combo purchase made in quite a few years
In reply to Post #33
U WIN
U WIN
In reply to Post #34
i know of people with far more stuff than me
i know of people with far more stuff than me
In reply to Post #1
It's madness isn't it. At the end of the day they're just tools for a job and many of us won't admit that we buy for aesthetics rather than purpose. The only true enjoyment we get is from the fat pig swimming in the drink, and the nature around us. That stuff is free, we're just paying for the carbon, steel, and the right to step on the dirt next to the pond.
Thing is, if we treated tackle like they ARE tools for the job, we wouldn't buy nowhere near as much. We don't have 5 different kettles which has varying amounts of quantities and boils times, and we would laugh at the Mrs (not the fag pig previously mentioned btw) for suggesting it, so why do we do it with reels? We don't need 5 sets of big pits, it's only so we can sit behind 3 rods with a warm glow, looking fondly at them whilst not realising you have 3 Ronnie's buried in the weed.
5 of these, 4 of those, 3 of them, 2 of that, yet only 1 kilo of bait in the bucket and zero polaroids on your face
It's madness isn't it. At the end of the day they're just tools for a job and many of us won't admit that we buy for aesthetics rather than purpose. The only true enjoyment we get is from the fat pig swimming in the drink, and the nature around us. That stuff is free, we're just paying for the carbon, steel, and the right to step on the dirt next to the pond.
Thing is, if we treated tackle like they ARE tools for the job, we wouldn't buy nowhere near as much. We don't have 5 different kettles which has varying amounts of quantities and boils times, and we would laugh at the Mrs (not the fag pig previously mentioned btw) for suggesting it, so why do we do it with reels? We don't need 5 sets of big pits, it's only so we can sit behind 3 rods with a warm glow, looking fondly at them whilst not realising you have 3 Ronnie's buried in the weed.
5 of these, 4 of those, 3 of them, 2 of that, yet only 1 kilo of bait in the bucket and zero polaroids on your face
In reply to Post #36
Well I treat mine like tools and I do have several different drills from 5 volt battery to 24o volt kango hammer. Three routers, two planers, two jig saws, three circular, the list would be much larger than my fishing gear. All my tools would need a big van to move but all my tackle would fit in my estate car. As for bait I take what I need and some places I fish if too much bait is put in nothing gets caught. Polaroids, chesties and decent bins are vital tools in my fishing.
Well I treat mine like tools and I do have several different drills from 5 volt battery to 24o volt kango hammer. Three routers, two planers, two jig saws, three circular, the list would be much larger than my fishing gear. All my tools would need a big van to move but all my tackle would fit in my estate car. As for bait I take what I need and some places I fish if too much bait is put in nothing gets caught. Polaroids, chesties and decent bins are vital tools in my fishing.
In reply to Post #1
I fished a new complex last year where I could see on reflection that I probably could do with a few extra bits. I have booked again this year. Not rods or reels etc but, if fishing is your passion and you have the means then why not?
Apart from a car and a house I probably dont own a lot more stuff. My misses doesn't think twice about another pair of shoes or a new top, bag etc.
But you know what everyone here loves fishing and I'm sure temptation gets the better of most of us.
I fished a new complex last year where I could see on reflection that I probably could do with a few extra bits. I have booked again this year. Not rods or reels etc but, if fishing is your passion and you have the means then why not?
Apart from a car and a house I probably dont own a lot more stuff. My misses doesn't think twice about another pair of shoes or a new top, bag etc.
But you know what everyone here loves fishing and I'm sure temptation gets the better of most of us.
In reply to Post #38
I came back to coarse fishing 2 years ago, after a 10 year break.
Now I'm actually selling gear and either not replacing it or buying something cheaper (usually used) instead.
Latest bargain was a pair of 3lb Chimeras for £50......they replaced a set of 2.75 Torrix rods and I don't miss them.
I have some very nice Infinity magnum tapers but might even sell those on now.
All that interests me now is the line, the rig and the bait. Then I just have t chuck it in the right place.
I came back to coarse fishing 2 years ago, after a 10 year break.
Now I'm actually selling gear and either not replacing it or buying something cheaper (usually used) instead.
Latest bargain was a pair of 3lb Chimeras for £50......they replaced a set of 2.75 Torrix rods and I don't miss them.
I have some very nice Infinity magnum tapers but might even sell those on now.
All that interests me now is the line, the rig and the bait. Then I just have t chuck it in the right place.
In reply to Post #1
Hell yes. I can opt out. I go years without buying anything but bait. Sometimes it's broken by damage. 5 years back I had lost
Luggage to mice.
Last year I bought a sleeping bag cover as I was getting cold
And tech moves on. But I'm quite chuffed when I can point to stuff and say ' oh that's 30 years old etc
In July 2020 I bought a tempest 100t as that seemed cracking for an old bloke doing overnighters. As I say sometimes tech moves on for the better. However I sold a bivvy at the same time. Even bought a nitecore headtorch recently but again getting older has fecked me night vision.
I'm still using a mk 2 powerporter
Mk2 nash indulgence bedchair with the zip in inner
Nash frostbite all season
Free-spirite xs rods
Biomaster reels
Defiant pod
I reckon my Xline is over 10 years old. Lol
Hell yes. I can opt out. I go years without buying anything but bait. Sometimes it's broken by damage. 5 years back I had lost
Luggage to mice.
Last year I bought a sleeping bag cover as I was getting cold
And tech moves on. But I'm quite chuffed when I can point to stuff and say ' oh that's 30 years old etc
In July 2020 I bought a tempest 100t as that seemed cracking for an old bloke doing overnighters. As I say sometimes tech moves on for the better. However I sold a bivvy at the same time. Even bought a nitecore headtorch recently but again getting older has fecked me night vision.
I'm still using a mk 2 powerporter
Mk2 nash indulgence bedchair with the zip in inner
Nash frostbite all season
Free-spirite xs rods
Biomaster reels
Defiant pod
I reckon my Xline is over 10 years old. Lol
I often wonder why I have 4 sets of 13ft rods (and reels) alone 😔
Plus the 10,11 and 12ft.
19 carp rods and 16 carp reels. 😱
Plus the 10,11 and 12ft.
19 carp rods and 16 carp reels. 😱
In reply to Post #41
In reply to Post #1
I try not to keep buying for the sake of it, I already own far too much gear.
When I do buy new gear, I normally sell on the items it replaces, although as you mention, the breakages. A couple of years ago I did a number of rods as the car boot slammed down by itself on rods, last winter it was a blooming burn in a brolly.
Saying that, this year the sleeping bag and bedchair has been replaced after around 5 years.
I try not to keep buying for the sake of it, I already own far too much gear.
When I do buy new gear, I normally sell on the items it replaces, although as you mention, the breakages. A couple of years ago I did a number of rods as the car boot slammed down by itself on rods, last winter it was a blooming burn in a brolly.
Saying that, this year the sleeping bag and bedchair has been replaced after around 5 years.
In reply to Post #43
That's it Nick ,I'm trying hard to not buy anything this year ,unless it breaks,I'm going to try my best..
So ,it's late March ,and I've bought nothing, since my swingtip rod,but that was ordered late last yr so might not count..
It's only licence and bait I'll be needing ,oh and fuel,..some kids local to me have done well out of my clearing ,up and out ...
Plus I feel lighter...😄
That's it Nick ,I'm trying hard to not buy anything this year ,unless it breaks,I'm going to try my best..
So ,it's late March ,and I've bought nothing, since my swingtip rod,but that was ordered late last yr so might not count..
It's only licence and bait I'll be needing ,oh and fuel,..some kids local to me have done well out of my clearing ,up and out ...
Plus I feel lighter...😄
In reply to Post #1
100% trying to do this across most things.
Watched a cool film on netflix called The Minimalists.
Granted these guys took it to the extreme, but as a rule since watching it I only buy 'stuff' that i REALLY need and have given away, sold or binned items I've not used in the recent few months.
It without doubt gives a feeling of organisation and freedom/clear head etc.
(not to mention saving money!!)
It also means WHEN buying an item... I buy a decent version of said thing that I ACTUALLY want vs a cheaper or lesser version because i've not got the available cash.
It's the way forward for me for sure
100% trying to do this across most things.
Watched a cool film on netflix called The Minimalists.
Granted these guys took it to the extreme, but as a rule since watching it I only buy 'stuff' that i REALLY need and have given away, sold or binned items I've not used in the recent few months.
It without doubt gives a feeling of organisation and freedom/clear head etc.
(not to mention saving money!!)
It also means WHEN buying an item... I buy a decent version of said thing that I ACTUALLY want vs a cheaper or lesser version because i've not got the available cash.
It's the way forward for me for sure
In reply to Post #45
These two blokes have been around for years now and hundreds of other doing a similar sort of thing and documenting on social media.
Quite alot of them take it to the extreme and in America it's become more of a trend over the last few years.
It's been quite a good platform for those two blokes to make lots of money with seminars etc, always plenty of gullible folks who will attend the seminars giving an insight into what is common sense IMO.
These two blokes have been around for years now and hundreds of other doing a similar sort of thing and documenting on social media.
Quite alot of them take it to the extreme and in America it's become more of a trend over the last few years.
It's been quite a good platform for those two blokes to make lots of money with seminars etc, always plenty of gullible folks who will attend the seminars giving an insight into what is common sense IMO.