the problem with the times and the mail is they are loosing touch with the "common angler"when i was a lad any tom, ****, or harry could end up on the front cover holding their prize for all to see,brimming with pride.now its bob nudd, matt hayes, john wilson,ect,ect!the average angler would be more inclined to buy the paper knowing their was a chance of being in it instead of looking at matt hayes holding a bone fish caught in cuba.its time to get back to the grass roots and cut down on the unrealistic and the tackle catalogue aspects, i dont know how many more "can`t live without" things i can afford to buy.still i buy them both, but i do buy the locals and the monthlies as well.angling star, coarse anglig today and coarse fisherman for my money are tops.