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Wolfman Woody
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Kevin, if the legend "I think therefore I am." is true, then you is. You certainly is.
A lot of thought there and some good, sound ideas. Shop-share, good idea because someone who knows tackle may not know about anything else, and yet you need something else in order to keep going and bring in extra custom.
It's also true about new models etc. I would bet next weeks salary that Shimano have already got their 2010 model on the drawing board and the 2008 model is already being tested in prototype mode. How many years between changes did the old Mitchell 300 go. You'd porobaly have found that soemone with a 1978 model could interchanmge many parts with an old 1959 model as this was the VW Beetle of reels.
I'm sure it is that constant changing and renaming of tackle that send under the small dealer. It's certainly impossible for them to keep abreast and in many cases, poles and some rods, all the change is, is a respray job on the graphics.
You've helped convince me further against opening a local shop though Kevin - DON'T DO IT!
A lot of thought there and some good, sound ideas. Shop-share, good idea because someone who knows tackle may not know about anything else, and yet you need something else in order to keep going and bring in extra custom.
It's also true about new models etc. I would bet next weeks salary that Shimano have already got their 2010 model on the drawing board and the 2008 model is already being tested in prototype mode. How many years between changes did the old Mitchell 300 go. You'd porobaly have found that soemone with a 1978 model could interchanmge many parts with an old 1959 model as this was the VW Beetle of reels.
I'm sure it is that constant changing and renaming of tackle that send under the small dealer. It's certainly impossible for them to keep abreast and in many cases, poles and some rods, all the change is, is a respray job on the graphics.
You've helped convince me further against opening a local shop though Kevin - DON'T DO IT!