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Jim Crosskey 2
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Excellent piece Jeff.
I have to agree, it irks me greatly when thepublishers of videos made20 years ago seem to think thatit's allright to charge £16 for a 45min presentation. In the days when it was made, itwas that length to save money on the media onwhich it was produced. In the DVD era, they should be getting four of these on one disc.
Also re presenters... It always annoys me when I see people running down Matt Hayes for notbeing a "great" angler. His skill is in presenting tv, which I happen to think he does very well. I was bought a pike fishing DVD for christmas which hasDes Taylor as the presenter and frankly he's a bit rubbish. Not at catching fish - he does that very well and lands several double figure fish. However, his communication skills to camera frankly leave a lot to be desired, and as soon as he hooks a fish he becomes to excited to speak properely! That's only human - 99% of anglers are incapable of speaking when playing a fish, perhapsmumbling a few expletives and a surpressed "get in" as it roles over the net. Matt on the other hand is a true professional who manages to communicate effectively throughout... this is why he's doing what he's doing - I'd dearly love to see some of his detractors get in front of a camera and try to get his results!
I have to agree, it irks me greatly when thepublishers of videos made20 years ago seem to think thatit's allright to charge £16 for a 45min presentation. In the days when it was made, itwas that length to save money on the media onwhich it was produced. In the DVD era, they should be getting four of these on one disc.
Also re presenters... It always annoys me when I see people running down Matt Hayes for notbeing a "great" angler. His skill is in presenting tv, which I happen to think he does very well. I was bought a pike fishing DVD for christmas which hasDes Taylor as the presenter and frankly he's a bit rubbish. Not at catching fish - he does that very well and lands several double figure fish. However, his communication skills to camera frankly leave a lot to be desired, and as soon as he hooks a fish he becomes to excited to speak properely! That's only human - 99% of anglers are incapable of speaking when playing a fish, perhapsmumbling a few expletives and a surpressed "get in" as it roles over the net. Matt on the other hand is a true professional who manages to communicate effectively throughout... this is why he's doing what he's doing - I'd dearly love to see some of his detractors get in front of a camera and try to get his results!