I've been spending a long time looking at rods and reels online recently and I'm a bit shocked at the poor 'online presence' of so many brands. Are they 'missing a trick?' I don't know, but they don't seem to be helping themselves.
It's very difficult to find specifications about equipment. A lot of companies don't even have websites (eh, Drennan?). All the online stores have the same blurb and often terrible photos that don't enlarge (even when you click on 'enlarge'...). I go to the manufacturers sites to get better info but they're simply not there! If I buy a reel I want to know how much it weighs etc. You'd think this was all basic stuff that would be readily available? You'd think they'd be overloading you with info, but no.
Also, what happens to out of date stock? By the time you read an online recommendation about something it seems to be out of production! Why don't the sites that do exist have info on their older gear?
It's very difficult to find specifications about equipment. A lot of companies don't even have websites (eh, Drennan?). All the online stores have the same blurb and often terrible photos that don't enlarge (even when you click on 'enlarge'...). I go to the manufacturers sites to get better info but they're simply not there! If I buy a reel I want to know how much it weighs etc. You'd think this was all basic stuff that would be readily available? You'd think they'd be overloading you with info, but no.
Also, what happens to out of date stock? By the time you read an online recommendation about something it seems to be out of production! Why don't the sites that do exist have info on their older gear?