In reply to Post #1711
Yea it's not good pal. Hopefully you can resolve it
Yea it's not good pal. Hopefully you can resolve it
We will likely just stop selling the cork balls eventually Carl. That will upset a small number of our older customers.
We sell 20 times more crushed corks than cork balls now anyway. They are simply a far superior hook bait anyway. They contain 50% more of the liquids. You can pierce or trim them. They are far more durable.
We don't have to be held to ransom for the cork balls, so we will not be mate.
We sell 20 times more crushed corks than cork balls now anyway. They are simply a far superior hook bait anyway. They contain 50% more of the liquids. You can pierce or trim them. They are far more durable.
We don't have to be held to ransom for the cork balls, so we will not be mate.
In reply to Post #1713
100% I much prefer the crushed as there trimmable and I like having a flat spot on the top
100% I much prefer the crushed as there trimmable and I like having a flat spot on the top
I also like the way the crushed corks are not a perfectly round ball. I can't think of much a carp would naturally eat that is perfectly spherical, but some people are very precious about their balls.
In reply to Post #1713
I just gave Parky some 13mm S3's as I rarely use them (prefer the crushed corks). Should've kept them safe along with the 13mm S2's I've got and put them towards the retirement plan
I just gave Parky some 13mm S3's as I rarely use them (prefer the crushed corks). Should've kept them safe along with the 13mm S2's I've got and put them towards the retirement plan
Forum member Rich. First night back this weekend at Welly, white S2 balanced.
47lb12oz
36lb+
Ricci, Masons, GPB2/S2 over Krill & particle.
47lb12oz
36lb+
Ricci, Masons, GPB2/S2 over Krill & particle.
In reply to Post #1715
All of us when we buy things, have very set habits mate, not just fishing kit either. My mate Gary from the Tackle Box first wised me up to all this, as I was totally clueless to it. I'd been a plasterer most my life, casinos before that. Never retail.
Some people will only buy something they perceive as a 'bargain'. They will buy something only on low cost, that something has to be 'discounted'. The product quality itself does not matter to them, as long as it is cheap. The concept of real value is often lost on these people.
In exactly the same way, that some people will only buy the very most expensive things available. They will buy something only on brand & a higher cost.
And everything in between those two extremes.
Some carp anglers are totally pre programmed to need a totally, and perfectly spherical pop up. It triggers something inside them, if it is not aesthetically pleasing to themselves (like that matters to a carp). Does not matter to them if it's just an insoluble rubber/cardboard ball... As long as it is spherical, they are happy.
The list goes on and on and on. People have very different purchasing tastes and criteria, and you can never please everyone.
All of us when we buy things, have very set habits mate, not just fishing kit either. My mate Gary from the Tackle Box first wised me up to all this, as I was totally clueless to it. I'd been a plasterer most my life, casinos before that. Never retail.
Some people will only buy something they perceive as a 'bargain'. They will buy something only on low cost, that something has to be 'discounted'. The product quality itself does not matter to them, as long as it is cheap. The concept of real value is often lost on these people.
In exactly the same way, that some people will only buy the very most expensive things available. They will buy something only on brand & a higher cost.
And everything in between those two extremes.
Some carp anglers are totally pre programmed to need a totally, and perfectly spherical pop up. It triggers something inside them, if it is not aesthetically pleasing to themselves (like that matters to a carp). Does not matter to them if it's just an insoluble rubber/cardboard ball... As long as it is spherical, they are happy.
The list goes on and on and on. People have very different purchasing tastes and criteria, and you can never please everyone.
Chris, on a social at Creedance fisheries. One of the lakes bigguns, GPB1 over Urban Tuna & Garlic.
Andy, beautiful zip, 32lb, GPB2 over HydraK.
Chris on his social again, another one of the lakes bigguns yesterday and a great photo with his friend Sam. Good memories on a social with mates. GPB1 over Tuna & Garlic.
CF member Ian, pair of recent 30's, S2
Ricci, S2/GPB2
Ricci, S2/GPB2
Nigel with an impressive Italian. S4 13mm cc over Manila. Size of that bloody pec!
In reply to Post #1723
Pecs like a flying fish 😄
Pecs like a flying fish 😄
Good nighttime self takes.
Ricci, one of the A team, GPB2/S2 over Krill.
Forum member Gary. One of 4 on an overnighter. GPB2 over HydraK.
Ricci, one of the A team, GPB2/S2 over Krill.
Forum member Gary. One of 4 on an overnighter. GPB2 over HydraK.
In reply to Post #1718
Some people will only buy something they perceive as a 'bargain'. They will buy something only on low cost, that something has to be 'discounted'. The product quality itself does not matter to them, as long as it is cheap. The concept of real value is often lost on these people.
I have worked in the food industry for years.... i once had a conversation with a sales person who had worked for all the major retailers.... they termed this type of person a magpie shopper and in essence supermarkets are layed out to catch them. Its why the end of the isles always have the saver deals on them. Ive seen first hand a product that sold for £1 and as a example sold 500 cases a day, same exact product was still sold for £1 and had a bit red sticker saying a £1 on it and the amount sold over doubled... people perceive a bargain.
The supermarkets have finally started to get shopped for it now - they purposefully make it difficult to compare prices of products then use promos to trick people into thinking it cheaper
Some people will only buy something they perceive as a 'bargain'. They will buy something only on low cost, that something has to be 'discounted'. The product quality itself does not matter to them, as long as it is cheap. The concept of real value is often lost on these people.
I have worked in the food industry for years.... i once had a conversation with a sales person who had worked for all the major retailers.... they termed this type of person a magpie shopper and in essence supermarkets are layed out to catch them. Its why the end of the isles always have the saver deals on them. Ive seen first hand a product that sold for £1 and as a example sold 500 cases a day, same exact product was still sold for £1 and had a bit red sticker saying a £1 on it and the amount sold over doubled... people perceive a bargain.
The supermarkets have finally started to get shopped for it now - they purposefully make it difficult to compare prices of products then use promos to trick people into thinking it cheaper