My son has started buying a lot of second-hand kit when he decides to bite the bullet, in particular expensive kit like seatboxs and poles. Which previously wasn't so expensive, I've covered and debated this with your guys in the past in my topic Consumerism in fishing, so this thread is not to travel old ground but will may thread close to it, if I'm 100% honest.
Benefit from getting a second hand kit with a few more bells and whistles for your money but "last years model", you can pick it up for a fraction of the price from your local "tackle tart" who must have the this years model. Are we are starting to get like young women with pretty dresses, rather than fishermen looking for a practical solution to make our sport easier?
I must admit, since I've been educated on how to use the internet I cannot believe how easy it is to find such treasures. However the benefits of new kit practically rods and pole is you know the history of them. Pole's can be very brittle if mistreated the more expensive they are the more brittle they become, but a rod pod, seatbox, bite alarm they pretty much are what they are.
what's your guys preference new or used?
Benefit from getting a second hand kit with a few more bells and whistles for your money but "last years model", you can pick it up for a fraction of the price from your local "tackle tart" who must have the this years model. Are we are starting to get like young women with pretty dresses, rather than fishermen looking for a practical solution to make our sport easier?
I must admit, since I've been educated on how to use the internet I cannot believe how easy it is to find such treasures. However the benefits of new kit practically rods and pole is you know the history of them. Pole's can be very brittle if mistreated the more expensive they are the more brittle they become, but a rod pod, seatbox, bite alarm they pretty much are what they are.
what's your guys preference new or used?