Super User Deleted account Posted April 10, 2012 Super User Posted April 10, 2012 I'm trying REALLY hard to stay out of this.........
Daniel My Brother Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I'm happy for folks who have the finest things. I'm happy with my gear. Let's go fishing. 3
Super User islandbass Posted April 10, 2012 Super User Posted April 10, 2012 It is entirely, completely and utterly subjective. 100% agree. My hands have the touch. I don't have one but I've used an ugly stik and I was able to get at least stereo quality feedback. Do I use Ugly stiks? No. Better rods can help,but they're no guarantee for success. If you had the lightest, fastest road bike, Lance Armstrong would probably still kick your **** with a Huffy. I could have a Loomis NRX rod and KVD would probably kick my phanny with a Snoopy rod. If you can afford it, by all means go for it. That's cool with me. The only "Bad" thing about using "higher" end gear is that it is very hard to go backward.
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted April 11, 2012 Super User Posted April 11, 2012 I believe RW pretty much summed it up. Good post RW. Here's another way of looking at expensive gear. Have you tried dating a "high maintenance" girl? or for you girls, a guy. I'll bet you'll get more out of a high end combo.
Diablos Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 At my tackle shop, we have customers who regularly buy Van Staal reels $800 with $400 surf rods to the tune of $1200/set up and some of these guys have 2-6 set ups.
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted April 11, 2012 Super User Posted April 11, 2012 You're buying a 2x4 ? Priceless! No pun intended, but it does fit.
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted April 11, 2012 Super User Posted April 11, 2012 My parents taught me this when I was very young. Do not be jealous/envious of those with more. Do not look down your nose at those with less.
Super User senile1 Posted April 11, 2012 Super User Posted April 11, 2012 I'm happy for folks who have the finest things. I'm happy with my gear. Let's go fishing. My parents taught me this when I was very young. Do not be jealous/envious of those with more. Do not look down your nose at those with less. I've found that if I wait long enough someone will speak my mind for me.
Clash City Rocker Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 All of my stuff is middle of the road. Why? I like quality and a little bit of performance, but I've still got mouths to feed and can't, in good conscience, drop $200 on a fishing rod. If a G. Loomis makes you happy though, God bless ya!
redboat Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 How beneficial is "high end" equipment depends solely on the individual I agree 100% Do you think KVD would be any less of an angler using Lighting rods or fishing out of an aluminum boat? I do, the gear helps him for sure - but he'd still be a LOT better than anyone else.
redboat Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Have you tried dating a "high maintenance" girl? I dated an actress for a while and a few years later a model. The actress was really nice but boring - went to bed at 8 every night, hadda get up at 4 to go to work then worked till 6 that evening. The model would spend like, 4 hours putting on her makeup every morning. I got a lot of envious looks from guys when I was out with her but waiting 4 hours to run down to Taco Bell got old. What has this got to do with fishing? Neither of them fished, by the way.
Hyrule Bass Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 When you get down to the numbers, it really doesn't. Say for one high combo you spend a drop a grand and fish half the year you're at a little over $5 a day for your combo. Not as bad as it seems. i could eat or live a little better with that $5 a day which adds up to roughly $150 a month. thats also money i could use on another extra fishing trip using the gear i currently have and would enjoy myself much more than staying at home with a $1000 combo sitting in the corner...
Super User tomustang Posted April 11, 2012 Super User Posted April 11, 2012 i could eat or live a little better with that $5 a day which adds up to roughly $150 a month. thats also money i could use on another extra fishing trip using the gear i currently have and would enjoy myself much more than staying at home with a $1000 combo sitting in the corner... Well it would be half that a month. It's not about having a bunch of combos to begin with more as it being better going with a better combo. figure if you didn't have all the gear you own already. I wouldn't doubt everyone spends more a month on other leisures of life than just $75. No matter what it always depends on what you want to spend on something.
prjavelin Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 A couple weeks ago I went fishing and my mom decided to tag along. She used an old daiwa combo I had on my trunk. I bought it for 40 something a long time ago. I went with my new ugly stick(these are not that bad the reel sucks though), new plano box with around $150 worth of lures. She caugh a nice catfish and I got nothing. not even a bite with anything, lures, bait, NOTHING. The equipment(boat not included in this statement) is not going to make you catch more fish. your knowledge should make you better. right now I got around 300 worth of lures and not a single bass to show for it. Im here to learn though!!!
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted April 12, 2012 Super User Posted April 12, 2012 I dated an actress for a while and a few years later a model. The actress was really nice but boring - went to bed at 8 every night, hadda get up at 4 to go to work then worked till 6 that evening. The model would spend like, 4 hours putting on her makeup every morning. I got a lot of envious looks from guys when I was out with her but waiting 4 hours to run down to Taco Bell got old. What has this got to do with fishing? Neither of them fished, by the way. I don't know where I was going with this, LMAO. I guess high maintenance girls cost a whole lot more to date than buying high end gear. And in the long run you probably get more out of the gear. And I don't believe just because your girls were a model and actress that they were necessarily high maintenance.
redboat Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 And I don't believe just because your girls were a model and actress that they were necessarily high maintenance. Model was, actress wasn't.
Bass23 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 I personally fish for fun. Not as a job or for consumption. So the equipment i use is going to be different then someone else who requires the better stuff. There is no doubt the high end gear is better but you use what you can afford. In the end its suppose to be fun.
redboat Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Good thread. Price is totally subjective in my opinion. A $200 rod may be relatively cheaper to somebody who makes $100K a year than a $100 rod is to a guy making $30K. And you have to watch out, higher price does not equate with higher value - although most people believe it does. Story from a buddy who years ago (60's) worked in a TV repair shop. They also rebuilt TV tubes, sold the reconditioned tubes. So, every tube they put a blue sticker on the front right corner, one of those little round stick on dots about a half inch in diameter. Every fifth tube they put a gold dot on instead of blue. The ones with blue dots sold for $25; the gold dot ones $50. Now remember they were THE EXACT SAME TUBES. When a customer would ask the difference they'd say, "Well, thats a gold dot tube, the other is a blue dot tube." They sold out of gold dot tv tubes all the time but had pleanty of blue dot ones around all the time.. So, is that $500 rod REALLY better than the $100 model? Or do people just believe deep down that more expensive MUST be better? 1
outdoorsman110 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 I've caught more on cheap rods then my expensive rigs.
Super User roadwarrior Posted April 12, 2012 Super User Posted April 12, 2012 Okay.... We have had some fun and I hope everyone has had "The Last Word". Good night Irene. -Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior Global Moderator
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