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This is a dedicated thread for discussing article: Trade News - Matt Hayes joins Fladen
Trade News - Matt Hayes joins Fladen
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Morespiders
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Blinkin Ekk!!!
barbelboi
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Did Matt understand what was expected of him in bait preparation
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Berty
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Will his rods sell for £16.99 now......like Des's?
Lykke til Matt . . . . . . . . .
richiekelly
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Will his rods sell for £16.99 now......like Des's?
More likley to see prices for Fladen increase, most of their stuff is awful quality.
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Berty
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Yep.....from £12.99 to £16.99 now there is a name on it.
sam vimes
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That's a turn up for the books.
I dare say they'll shift a few more units though. I'm intruiged as to what this means for TFGear though.
I dare say they'll shift a few more units though. I'm intruiged as to what this means for TFGear though.
mjw
Member
Wasn't it just Fishtecs own brand with Matt as the front man?
Hopefully that'l be the end of there over priced rubbish
Some their rods are now going for some quite attractive prices, prices that might attract more to the hobby and that is not a bad thing. I have a couple, well 4 actually and I cannot fault one of them, especially at the discounted prices. The banshee range of rods are quite usable and at under £30 each do represent good value for someone starting or trying to live on a wage well below the national average.
To say they are rubbish is just wrong.
I have a FOX rod pod that is rubbish, but ii would never say all their products are rubbish.
Paul
To say they are rubbish is just wrong.
I have a FOX rod pod that is rubbish, but ii would never say all their products are rubbish.
Paul
sam vimes
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I've never even seen Fladen gear outside of a Boyes store. I've viewed it as a modern equivalent of the Winfield stuff that used to be on the shelves in Wollworths. I can only presume that this will change if they intend to make a serious impression on the UK market.
Does anyone seriously buy fishing gear based on the names associated with a brand?
Does anyone seriously buy fishing gear based on the names associated with a brand?
dezza
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I've never bought anything yet with the name "Drennan" on it that has been rubbish!
dangermouse
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Yeah but are you buying it because you know Drennan make good tackle or are you buying it because you like/admire Peter Drennan?
dezza
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Both!
I've known old Pete since he was a youngster in the Oxford Specimen Group. He is a good all round angler and would never market anything that was rubbish.
dangermouse
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lol fair enough.
I`ll put it another way then. Let`s say you decided to buy a Drennan rod and it happened to have Martin Bowler`s name on it. Are you buying it because it`s a Drennan or because it has Martin`s name on it?
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Berty
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It seems that some would market anything to see their names upon it........is there a are medical term for such an afflication?
dezza
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Actually there is nowt wrong with Martin Bowler. He really can catch fish and I'm sure if a Drennan rod had Martin's name on it, it would be a good one.
I don't possess a rod with Mr. Bowler's name on it yet. And at the moment I am very well supplied with both Drennan, Harrison and Preston rods.
dangermouse
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I wouldn`t dream of criticising Martin`s fishing pedigree, he clearly knows a great deal about angling. The point though is that you would be buying the rod based on the fact that Drennan make good tackle and not just because it has a known angler`s name on it. If Martin was to stick his name on an Avanti rod I doubt you`d have the same faith in the product.
sam vimes
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That's not what I meant at all. Does/did anyone really buy Shimano/TFG/Fladen because Matt Hayes is/was associated with those brands?
If they ever did buy Shimano because of the association with Alan Scotthorne or Steve Ringer, and will they now move over to Drennan and Daiwa respectively?
I can cope with brand loyalty but following a particular brand based on celebrity endorsement I find very strange. In this particular instance I consider Drennan as a brand and not a simple endorsement by Peter Drennan.