In reply to Post #45
I didn't dispute that but that has not created a cost of living crisis.
I didn't dispute that but that has not created a cost of living crisis.
In reply to Post #46
OK buddy. Enjoy your day.
OK buddy. Enjoy your day.
In reply to Post #47
You too Leeroy 👍
You too Leeroy 👍
In reply to Post #40
Yes of course there is a massive cost of living crisis and how anyone can argue differently is bonkers.
The problem we have (and don't know if it's UK specific) but inflation kills us, everyone ups prices to try and stay afloat - then we need pay to rise and the whole circle is counter productive. But just to get somethings off my chest and not a dig at anyone;
I believe fishing tackle increases are in part down to resale and second hand markets in general. In my day (old school) the only way you could sell was a card in a post office window or the anglers mail classified. I would think that meant that the fishing companies of the day sold loads as the ease of eBay, marketplace etc. weren't there so everyone in my day had a happy hooker sling that was purchased off the shelf.
Instant carpers have meant the need for more online retailers and the ease of price comparisons, so nobody with half a brain cell should moan about carp tax or rebranded tat. You can find out all you need in three clicks, then Make your choice.
You also have huge alternatives so can shop to budget very easily. You may not have the brand name you want, but aside from some essentials that won't inhibit you catching.
Motorised barrows aren't contentious in my opinion. They help me fish better and it is definitely the best purchase I have made in many a year. I mainly fish days, refine down my gear but with water, mat and chair there is no way I could do what I did 40 years ago. They are not bait boats or baiting poles, they make the doable tenacious attitude easier, now if you could sat nav them and self drive maybe!
Lastly - try wherever possible to support the shops, they are the lifeblood of angling, the place where advice is not just free but given to dads and lads with encouragement and local know how.
Instant carpers aren't the issue, it's just that they haven't been given the opportunities we/I had, I can tell you now, you go into any decent tackle shop and they shouldn't be selling bags of round balls, but maggots, floats and hooks to nylon to ensure the magic happens quickly - not the dull boredom of sitting behind rods.
My personal cost of living crisis is about the kids at uni - petrol to far away lakes and syndicate fees that I now think harder about.
If something looks a rip off - it won't last - I promise, the world is too smaller place now for people to rebadge, coffee, candles and the like. It's either short term or people see the value.
Apologies for the long rant, but sat here behind 3 baits placed out by satellite navigation, hands free, in my eco heat retaining bivvy, whilst watching some of the globes finest porn, reminds me why I enjoy our outdoor pursuit. Ive gotta go as just rehooking a 40 (absolutely gutted as I paid for 50s) and trying to get a magic twig to release as gonna get some pukka underwater shots. I'm not sponsored but I do get my bait for £2 a ton and have a really fancy hat...
Yes of course there is a massive cost of living crisis and how anyone can argue differently is bonkers.
The problem we have (and don't know if it's UK specific) but inflation kills us, everyone ups prices to try and stay afloat - then we need pay to rise and the whole circle is counter productive. But just to get somethings off my chest and not a dig at anyone;
I believe fishing tackle increases are in part down to resale and second hand markets in general. In my day (old school) the only way you could sell was a card in a post office window or the anglers mail classified. I would think that meant that the fishing companies of the day sold loads as the ease of eBay, marketplace etc. weren't there so everyone in my day had a happy hooker sling that was purchased off the shelf.
Instant carpers have meant the need for more online retailers and the ease of price comparisons, so nobody with half a brain cell should moan about carp tax or rebranded tat. You can find out all you need in three clicks, then Make your choice.
You also have huge alternatives so can shop to budget very easily. You may not have the brand name you want, but aside from some essentials that won't inhibit you catching.
Motorised barrows aren't contentious in my opinion. They help me fish better and it is definitely the best purchase I have made in many a year. I mainly fish days, refine down my gear but with water, mat and chair there is no way I could do what I did 40 years ago. They are not bait boats or baiting poles, they make the doable tenacious attitude easier, now if you could sat nav them and self drive maybe!
Lastly - try wherever possible to support the shops, they are the lifeblood of angling, the place where advice is not just free but given to dads and lads with encouragement and local know how.
Instant carpers aren't the issue, it's just that they haven't been given the opportunities we/I had, I can tell you now, you go into any decent tackle shop and they shouldn't be selling bags of round balls, but maggots, floats and hooks to nylon to ensure the magic happens quickly - not the dull boredom of sitting behind rods.
My personal cost of living crisis is about the kids at uni - petrol to far away lakes and syndicate fees that I now think harder about.
If something looks a rip off - it won't last - I promise, the world is too smaller place now for people to rebadge, coffee, candles and the like. It's either short term or people see the value.
Apologies for the long rant, but sat here behind 3 baits placed out by satellite navigation, hands free, in my eco heat retaining bivvy, whilst watching some of the globes finest porn, reminds me why I enjoy our outdoor pursuit. Ive gotta go as just rehooking a 40 (absolutely gutted as I paid for 50s) and trying to get a magic twig to release as gonna get some pukka underwater shots. I'm not sponsored but I do get my bait for £2 a ton and have a really fancy hat...
In reply to Post #49
Not just inflation, theres rampant profiteering going on in all industries, it's not illegal though.
Not just inflation, theres rampant profiteering going on in all industries, it's not illegal though.
I would say, while costs have gone up we're still managing to get by, the tougher times for many will come next year, how bad who knows..
If you look at all house purchases this year a third were cash buyers, in London 75% houses sold were to cash buyers so there is still a lot of cash about it's just whether those folk will stop spending next year which will affect the economy more.
If you look at all house purchases this year a third were cash buyers, in London 75% houses sold were to cash buyers so there is still a lot of cash about it's just whether those folk will stop spending next year which will affect the economy more.
In reply to Post #51
If 75% of London property sales this year were paid in cash, then it wasn't British people buying it. The cost of living crisis is a little closer to home than Russian and Chinese oligarchs monopolising the bricks and mortar in one of the most expensive cities on the planet.
Mind The Gap.
If 75% of London property sales this year were paid in cash, then it wasn't British people buying it. The cost of living crisis is a little closer to home than Russian and Chinese oligarchs monopolising the bricks and mortar in one of the most expensive cities on the planet.
Mind The Gap.
In reply to Post #52
The Russian and Chinese money pulled out a few years back now.
The Russian and Chinese money pulled out a few years back now.
In reply to Post #42
The old chestnut
Turnover is vanity profit is sanity
I'm all for anyone using any piece of kit that morally is right if it enables people to carry on with their fishing.
The old chestnut
Turnover is vanity profit is sanity
I'm all for anyone using any piece of kit that morally is right if it enables people to carry on with their fishing.
In reply to Post #53
Not true. I've spent a big chunk of the last 3 years working on Chinese and russian owned property around London. All newly bought,
Not true. I've spent a big chunk of the last 3 years working on Chinese and russian owned property around London. All newly bought,
In reply to Post #53
Yep not all, the number of limited companies formed in the last few years to purchase property has doubled, a good number of them UK landlords.
Yep not all, the number of limited companies formed in the last few years to purchase property has doubled, a good number of them UK landlords.
In reply to Post #55
Thats not the sort of Russian and Chinese property i was talking about.
No offence mate but what you're referring to is very very small beans, your not true comment is incorrect because you dont know to what i was referring.
Thats not the sort of Russian and Chinese property i was talking about.
No offence mate but what you're referring to is very very small beans, your not true comment is incorrect because you dont know to what i was referring.
In reply to Post #57
Enlighten me then, what is it you are talking about?
Enlighten me then, what is it you are talking about?
In reply to Post #58
Im talking about Russians and Chinese buying off plan on building projects in London.
Multi multi million pound projects built by the top developers in London, Berkeley Homes, Galliards etc etc.
The properties were bought prior to being built and sold just prior to topping out.
Starting point on one project i was on was 400k on the ground floor top floor apartments (32 floors in all) went for millions, probably half a billion over all.
They never lived in them, they never chose a fixture or fitting, churned their iffy money and made 10%.
They haven't been around for a couple of years now. Lot of Asian and Yank money now.
There are some huge apartment projects coming out the ground in London right now.
It does make me laugh when Lefty's like RKB post the crap they read in the Mirror etc when in reality they are clueless. Hes already had 2 ❤️ from the fellow clueless, suits their narrative though doesn't it.
Im talking about Russians and Chinese buying off plan on building projects in London.
Multi multi million pound projects built by the top developers in London, Berkeley Homes, Galliards etc etc.
The properties were bought prior to being built and sold just prior to topping out.
Starting point on one project i was on was 400k on the ground floor top floor apartments (32 floors in all) went for millions, probably half a billion over all.
They never lived in them, they never chose a fixture or fitting, churned their iffy money and made 10%.
They haven't been around for a couple of years now. Lot of Asian and Yank money now.
There are some huge apartment projects coming out the ground in London right now.
It does make me laugh when Lefty's like RKB post the crap they read in the Mirror etc when in reality they are clueless. Hes already had 2 ❤️ from the fellow clueless, suits their narrative though doesn't it.
In reply to Post #59
"It's not foreign money buying the properties, it's actually all being bought by foreign money"
"It's not foreign money buying the properties, it's actually all being bought by foreign money"