Ron, you have seen them, the latest rods, reels, pods, bivvies, alarms, baits, camo clothes etc. Right bloody noddys!!!
Makes me laugh really, there is me on my hands and knees with a 1950's split cane carp rod, a centrepin and a wee bit of quill for a float, knocking out 3 or 4 carp in an evening, being told "u won't catch there mate", or, "F~~k me mate, you really think you'll catch with your Grandads tackle"!
They go on about this rod cost X pounds and that reel cost Y pounds etc. Better not tell them my split cane is worth ?500 and the centrepin ?200...lol...oh..and the quill, 1 new penny!
Get yaself down onto the river Dee in Aberdeenshire...the real noddys are the Salmon guys with the Hardys rods and reels, neoprenes waders and the range rover on the bank. The gillie sets up the rod, chooses the fly, casts the rod, hooks the fish, plays it for a bit, then hands the rod to the "angler" to land it. They have no idea what fishing is all about, to them its a way of showing how much money they have.
ps. The real salmon anglers are the guys with the intimate knowledge of the river, they know where the salmon lie up in the summer, in a spate, in low water etc. They can winkle salmon out of the most difficult pools...these guys are true anglers.