The rate some of these “Sponsored anglers” jump from one company to another you would be changing gear every five minutes. It puts me off to be honest the over promoting of products. I stick to 2/3 manufactures for terminal tackle. I don’t buy hooks as I found i pattern I love and bought a shed load before they were discontinued and the next “Revamped” one came out. I don’t generally buy anything big and if I do I go 2nd hand. Loads of gear out there for decent prices where people are giving up.
The world really is a desperate place when it comes to the “Brainwashing” of what you need……
The world really is a desperate place when it comes to the “Brainwashing” of what you need……
Yes they do just look at all the people using basia coffee grinders which are far inferior to shimmano as a fishing reel quality and longevity wise .All from the korda videos it was just the same with infinity fire pokers
I used to work on a lake in France and people used to change their t-shirts or hoody to different sponsors for several photos
In reply to Post #12
You missed your bait boat off the list?
You missed your bait boat off the list?
It seems like Adam Penning is with a different company every 6 months
In reply to Post #20
I think Jim Shelly and Terry Edmunds are worse tbh. Terry especially.
He's a genuine specialist whose recommendation should be so meaningful, but Harrison, shimano, korda and fox can't all make the best casting rods.
I doubt anyone pays a single bit of attention to anything that Jim Shelly does or uses
I think Jim Shelly and Terry Edmunds are worse tbh. Terry especially.
He's a genuine specialist whose recommendation should be so meaningful, but Harrison, shimano, korda and fox can't all make the best casting rods.
I doubt anyone pays a single bit of attention to anything that Jim Shelly does or uses
In reply to Post #21
Terry Edmunds is a decent guy.
If you meet him for a lesson he makes pretty much zero reference to the rods you bring or the ones he is using at the time. It’s all about the line diameter and the technique. No selling or even mention of who his sponsors are, he just wants to get you casting further.
Terry Edmunds is a decent guy.
If you meet him for a lesson he makes pretty much zero reference to the rods you bring or the ones he is using at the time. It’s all about the line diameter and the technique. No selling or even mention of who his sponsors are, he just wants to get you casting further.
In reply to Post #22
Ive had a couple of lessons with him, he's superb, and I agree that he is pretty independent during tuitions.
I'm thinking more about the online presence, you tube, podcasts , social media etc.
Ive had a couple of lessons with him, he's superb, and I agree that he is pretty independent during tuitions.
I'm thinking more about the online presence, you tube, podcasts , social media etc.
There is a massive upside to sponsored anglers - they don’t fish my publicity ban waters and you’d be amazed what a difference it has made, almost back to pre social media feel when you show photos on your phone to mates in pubs, not just fish for likes.
There are a few sponsored anglers I really dislike, mainly for their support of the gambling / raffle sites - trying to influence people not on the art and skill of fishing but on a dice roll for a new set of £2k reels.
Many sponsored angers fall into the. Couldn’t give a toss category they occasionally appear on a feed somewhere and I just ignore them.
The ones I do like, which is a very small minority are the ones that get the balance right between selling and informative content - a value exchange in marketing talk. You show me a rig, why you used it and what problem did it overcome and I will happily listen to the hook and bead manufacturer plugs, I’m a grown up and can decide for my myself what to use and what the choice is. I can easily watch Scott Lloyd which surprised me, as I find him engaging and a thinker, Mark holmes I like - maybe not his style but I like his hypothesis and thinking around some challenges.
There is such a divide between sponsored anglers - some who seem honest and where the brands have taken them on not for selling but for advocacy- then there is the new breed that have a desperate list of names they represent- from who supplies my PVA to who boils my nuts - I’m one foot into good luck to them I don’t care and one foot in get a proper job, enjoy your fishing but I’m not sure the energy drink helped you catch the 12lber on a zig with Daves plastic corn, over Malcolm’s sloppy spod mix, a prototype NGT rod and the excellent new balancing bucket from Basingstoke Innovations oh and the floss, the floss is from Toss tackle and if you click the button below subscribers get free hair stops and a sample of our new range of swivels…..
There are a few sponsored anglers I really dislike, mainly for their support of the gambling / raffle sites - trying to influence people not on the art and skill of fishing but on a dice roll for a new set of £2k reels.
Many sponsored angers fall into the. Couldn’t give a toss category they occasionally appear on a feed somewhere and I just ignore them.
The ones I do like, which is a very small minority are the ones that get the balance right between selling and informative content - a value exchange in marketing talk. You show me a rig, why you used it and what problem did it overcome and I will happily listen to the hook and bead manufacturer plugs, I’m a grown up and can decide for my myself what to use and what the choice is. I can easily watch Scott Lloyd which surprised me, as I find him engaging and a thinker, Mark holmes I like - maybe not his style but I like his hypothesis and thinking around some challenges.
There is such a divide between sponsored anglers - some who seem honest and where the brands have taken them on not for selling but for advocacy- then there is the new breed that have a desperate list of names they represent- from who supplies my PVA to who boils my nuts - I’m one foot into good luck to them I don’t care and one foot in get a proper job, enjoy your fishing but I’m not sure the energy drink helped you catch the 12lber on a zig with Daves plastic corn, over Malcolm’s sloppy spod mix, a prototype NGT rod and the excellent new balancing bucket from Basingstoke Innovations oh and the floss, the floss is from Toss tackle and if you click the button below subscribers get free hair stops and a sample of our new range of swivels…..
In reply to Post #24
I have one of those Basingstoke Innovation floating buckets they are amazing 😂
I have one of those Basingstoke Innovation floating buckets they are amazing 😂
In reply to Post #25
Did you win it in a raffle?
Did you win it in a raffle?
In reply to Post #23
Me and a couple of mates had a lesson with him.
First thing he did was bend the butt of my Torrix 12 6 TE's over his knee to show me how inadequate they were, then, in reference to my mates 13 Kaizen Greens said 'they are ok' .
Later when asking for recommendations he went on about the Fox rods, weird we thought........3 weeks later it was announced he'd joined Fox 😂😂
Go figure.
Me and a couple of mates had a lesson with him.
First thing he did was bend the butt of my Torrix 12 6 TE's over his knee to show me how inadequate they were, then, in reference to my mates 13 Kaizen Greens said 'they are ok' .
Later when asking for recommendations he went on about the Fox rods, weird we thought........3 weeks later it was announced he'd joined Fox 😂😂
Go figure.
In reply to Post #27
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂