In reply to Post #1
Baitroom posted on FB today that it is no more.....
Baitroom posted on FB today that it is no more.....
In reply to Post #61
why dont you read the thread
why dont you read the thread
In reply to Post #62
Why don't you try to be more pleasant?
Why don't you try to be more pleasant?
In reply to Post #58
As said, it's been happening for years, sad really when it becomes so tribal.
I recall a couple of years ago hearing how virtually every capture from Dinton was on a zig during the first half of the year....but it did t say that in the catch reports!
As said, it's been happening for years, sad really when it becomes so tribal.
I recall a couple of years ago hearing how virtually every capture from Dinton was on a zig during the first half of the year....but it did t say that in the catch reports!
In reply to Post #47
Mitch's baits absolutely outfished Marks baits by a significant margin for several of us that have used both, to the point where we binned the spec gear!
In truth, success is not selling shed loads of anything, but managing to produce, cost and time effectively, what you sell, lock your doors for 3 days a week and spend time with family, fishing, whatever. It's the time that didn't work out sadly for Mitch by the sound of it which in this country is not uncommon at all, many of us run our own little businesses and take far too little time out for living, something I've been drawn into for many years but stepped back 4 years ago and turned things around to a better balance, took until covid kicked in to get there mind..
Mitch's baits absolutely outfished Marks baits by a significant margin for several of us that have used both, to the point where we binned the spec gear!
In truth, success is not selling shed loads of anything, but managing to produce, cost and time effectively, what you sell, lock your doors for 3 days a week and spend time with family, fishing, whatever. It's the time that didn't work out sadly for Mitch by the sound of it which in this country is not uncommon at all, many of us run our own little businesses and take far too little time out for living, something I've been drawn into for many years but stepped back 4 years ago and turned things around to a better balance, took until covid kicked in to get there mind..
In reply to Post #65
That's not my experience, I spent a small fortune on baits from Mitch, Mark and Matt
Only Mark has had repeat orders
That's not my experience, I spent a small fortune on baits from Mitch, Mark and Matt
Only Mark has had repeat orders
In reply to Post #50
Imagine if the likes of Apple and Microsoft had packed up because they were too busy, even if they charged ridiculously elevated prices?
Yes, I get the 'integrity' bit, but at the end of the day, it's business. He's able to sell out of product in a day.. What's the problem in that? In fact it's a scenario most businesses would dream of. He just needs to manage his website correctly, spend two weeks a month manufacturing, a week or so posting, and a week off with the family.
Or the alternative scenario is that he's run out of old Hutchy flavours and can't source them anymore, except at crazy ebay prices....
Imagine if the likes of Apple and Microsoft had packed up because they were too busy, even if they charged ridiculously elevated prices?
Yes, I get the 'integrity' bit, but at the end of the day, it's business. He's able to sell out of product in a day.. What's the problem in that? In fact it's a scenario most businesses would dream of. He just needs to manage his website correctly, spend two weeks a month manufacturing, a week or so posting, and a week off with the family.
Or the alternative scenario is that he's run out of old Hutchy flavours and can't source them anymore, except at crazy ebay prices....
In reply to Post #67
Or the alternative scenario is that he's run out of old Hutchy flavours and can't source them anymore, except at crazy ebay prices....
Can see a few hookbait makers in the U.K. and Europe shutting up shop, when selling their top sellers / the old skool classics become financially not viable to manufacture anymore.
I mean a glass bottle of Mulberry florentine went for £420.00 on the bay recently
Or the alternative scenario is that he's run out of old Hutchy flavours and can't source them anymore, except at crazy ebay prices....
Can see a few hookbait makers in the U.K. and Europe shutting up shop, when selling their top sellers / the old skool classics become financially not viable to manufacture anymore.
I mean a glass bottle of Mulberry florentine went for £420.00 on the bay recently
In reply to Post #48
And that's why the bait room closed... It wasnt about the money...the guy had plenty of that before he started making bait.. he got fed up with high profile sponsored anglers using his bait and then declaring it on social media that they caught it on the latest bait from mainline, nash or sticky.. Yes it happens all the time and will it go away no.. do i think £30 for a pot of hookbaits is pricey...yes but in a world where you can pay £500 for a sleep system, £1300 for a set of rods or £2k for a season ticket somewhere.. If paying £30 for a pot of hookbaits caught you more fish as a result and you were confident in that being the difference then why not..at the end of the day. if the carp wont open its mouth to eat it all the gear on the bank or the fact you've paid £2k for said season ticket is completely irrelevant..
And just for clarity they are in my opinion the best hookbaits I've used...just a good job i bought a load before the prices went through the roof
And that's why the bait room closed... It wasnt about the money...the guy had plenty of that before he started making bait.. he got fed up with high profile sponsored anglers using his bait and then declaring it on social media that they caught it on the latest bait from mainline, nash or sticky.. Yes it happens all the time and will it go away no.. do i think £30 for a pot of hookbaits is pricey...yes but in a world where you can pay £500 for a sleep system, £1300 for a set of rods or £2k for a season ticket somewhere.. If paying £30 for a pot of hookbaits caught you more fish as a result and you were confident in that being the difference then why not..at the end of the day. if the carp wont open its mouth to eat it all the gear on the bank or the fact you've paid £2k for said season ticket is completely irrelevant..
And just for clarity they are in my opinion the best hookbaits I've used...just a good job i bought a load before the prices went through the roof
In reply to Post #70
Why did he continue to sell them to the big names then??
Why did he continue to sell them to the big names then??
In reply to Post #71
Probably word of mouth just keeps the orders coming in. Names or no names. Results in ££
Probably word of mouth just keeps the orders coming in. Names or no names. Results in ££
In reply to Post #70
Glad I cashed in & sold all of mine at a massively inflated price
Glad I cashed in & sold all of mine at a massively inflated price
In reply to Post #73
So they can't have been amazing, If they outfished anything on the market I'd have kept them regardless
So they can't have been amazing, If they outfished anything on the market I'd have kept them regardless
In reply to Post #70
i agree with you i was a bait room customer for quite q few years,fantastic baits,put plenty of smiles on my face,more than expensive rods,reels ect. keeping mine anyway. oh and my mates got 154 pots left.
i agree with you i was a bait room customer for quite q few years,fantastic baits,put plenty of smiles on my face,more than expensive rods,reels ect. keeping mine anyway. oh and my mates got 154 pots left.
If he is selling up what sort of price do you think he will be wanting for a company that did so well