Aknib
Well-known member
Ok…
You wanted a new thread to debate so here we go.
How much of Angling is in the mind, as opposed to factually proven beyond any doubt?
We long ago entered the commercial era and Angling is a commercial target as is anything else, variations on variations adorn the shelves of tackle shops as everyone tries to get a foot in the door.
But…
How much credibility do you offer it?
Do you subscribe wholeheartedly, do you view with suspicion or do you reject out of hand?
I recently watched a video clip of an ex-world champion casting to the foot of a landing stage of another peg and wondered…
Why the **** is he doing that instead of adopting a stealthy approach and just lowering a rig in to the peg itself?
It makes no sense.
Or maybe it does from a commercial (business not fishery) sense of view, could he have crept onto that landing stage adorned with the humungous seat box, in turn accompanied by numerous side trays and extending arms which all have to be bought?
Of course it doesn't.
Given the fact that it was on a ‘commercial’ match venue during a practice session and that during a match itself I could only envisage two anglers overcasting to each other’s feet it made it even the more unfathomable!
We see the YouTube clips and comic publications hailing the latest method and tackle to use but I suspect we see a heavily edited final product which emits the numerous struggles along the way and which really wouldn’t be good for the brand if actually shown.
That’s showbiz!
So, reality versus marketing… Where do you throw your money?
You wanted a new thread to debate so here we go.
How much of Angling is in the mind, as opposed to factually proven beyond any doubt?
We long ago entered the commercial era and Angling is a commercial target as is anything else, variations on variations adorn the shelves of tackle shops as everyone tries to get a foot in the door.
But…
How much credibility do you offer it?
Do you subscribe wholeheartedly, do you view with suspicion or do you reject out of hand?
I recently watched a video clip of an ex-world champion casting to the foot of a landing stage of another peg and wondered…
Why the **** is he doing that instead of adopting a stealthy approach and just lowering a rig in to the peg itself?
It makes no sense.
Or maybe it does from a commercial (business not fishery) sense of view, could he have crept onto that landing stage adorned with the humungous seat box, in turn accompanied by numerous side trays and extending arms which all have to be bought?
Of course it doesn't.
Given the fact that it was on a ‘commercial’ match venue during a practice session and that during a match itself I could only envisage two anglers overcasting to each other’s feet it made it even the more unfathomable!
We see the YouTube clips and comic publications hailing the latest method and tackle to use but I suspect we see a heavily edited final product which emits the numerous struggles along the way and which really wouldn’t be good for the brand if actually shown.
That’s showbiz!
So, reality versus marketing… Where do you throw your money?
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