Dramonx Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 I am currently looking into a fishing tackle business. My main idea is to sell baits, tackle, and gear. For this I would like to know how to start and how to create my own fishing tackle. "Sort of like how googan squad made their own tackle and gear” Three things I want to know is. 1. Pricing for this shop (online shop with a warehouse) 2. Price to copy right/trademark my own logo 3. How to set all this up If anyone could help with ideas this would be great!
OCdockskipper Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, Dramonx said: (online shop with warhouse)... I know this is a misspelling, the question is which word you were trying to spell...
Dramonx Posted January 14, 2020 Author Posted January 14, 2020 Lol, I meant warehouse. I’ll fix it, thanks for that.
813basstard Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 Bub, here’s a news flash. If you don’t know how to make tackle, it’s going to be somewhat difficult trying to sell it. I want to be a brain surgeon but I’m having trouble with: 1. Locating the brain 2. Only tool I own is a hammer 3. What if I lose interest half way thru? Daily dose of reality from a perfect stranger...good luck! 7 1
Super User A-Jay Posted January 14, 2020 Super User Posted January 14, 2020 Is this in conjunction with the Fish Stocking Business or will you running these in separate locations ? Perhaps you could test your tackle on the stocked fish. A-Jay 2 1
Hewhospeaksmuchbull Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 11 hours ago, Dramonx said: 1. Pricing for this shop (online shop with a warehouse) 2. Price to copy right/trademark my own logo 3. How to set all this up If anyone could help with ideas this would be great! First what do you have that no one else does? Without a ground breaking new product, you will have a tough row to hoe. 1. How would anyone but you know this? What are warehouses renting for in your area? Starting small, I would think your garage may work, get a good lock. My last website was built for around 2000.00, but I didn't process online sales. Websites are a massive rabbit hole, optimization, SEO, the list goes on and on. Speed, function and relevancy and domain age are what matter to Google. And Google matters, for an online business. Best to hire a professional website manager if funds allow. I couldn't do it myself, dig ditches all day, get home and work on quotes and then work on website, only to screw things up. No thanks. 2. Contact an attorney specializing in copy right/trademark. Or, https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=copy+right%2Ftrademark+my+own+logo 3. You got me here, I'm a fisherman. I think asking fishermen how to run a online business is a recipe for disaster. Better to ask some businessmen, as any business is less about the product than putting product in front of people who are buying. I cant think of a more competitive sector, Googan baits doesn't have a great product, they have appeal. Marketing is where these bait companies succeed. How are you going to fiance. Inventory, materials, ads, marketing and promotion , website, acct software, payment software, shipping and packaging? And most importantly, how are you going to pay your self? Are you going to continue to work a regular job while you build up your business? Savings? 1
Super User fishballer06 Posted January 14, 2020 Super User Posted January 14, 2020 Perhaps a message board full of fishermen isn't the best resource to ask how to start a business or how much it costs... 2 1
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, fishballer06 said: Perhaps a message board full of fishermen isn't the best resource to ask how to start a business or how much it costs... I’d like to catch a bass. Can you tell me what rod, reel, line and bait to use and send me gps locations and lake names. Boat and trailer would be nice too. Where do I get a fishing license? 1 5
JS Patterson Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 This adventure would be much more complex than you seem to believe it will be. You should start by researching how to run a business and then specifics to this industry. Although there are a lot of members that do not like the Googans and their approach, I think most would acknowledge that they put in a considerable amount of work to get to a position where putting a name on a lure leads to sales. Good luck but proceed with care.
Jaderose Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 I can tell you exactly what to do.... 1.) Gather your life savings. 2) Drive down freeway 3.) Throw life savings out the window. Easy peasy Do you even fish? 4
tholmes Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 You can start a fishing tackle business and end up with a small fortune. If you start with a large fortune. Tom 1 3
Dramonx Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 9 hours ago, 813basstard said: Bub, here’s a news flash. If you don’t know how to make tackle, it’s going to be somewhat difficult trying to sell it. I want to be a brain surgeon but I’m having trouble with: 1. Locating the brain 2. Only tool I own is a hammer 3. What if I lose interest half way thru? Daily dose of reality from a perfect stranger...good luck! Do you really think I don’t know anything about it? Im just trying to ask a simple question I don’t need any rudeness. 1 hour ago, Jaderose said: I can tell you exactly what to do.... 1.) Gather your life savings. 2) Drive down freeway 3.) Throw life savings out the window. Easy peasy Do you even fish? I’m a professional. Lol jk, but I do fish alot. And what’s with all the d**n rudeness. If you don’t got an answer then shut up about it. Not to hard is it? 9 hours ago, A-Jay said: Is this in conjunction with the Fish Stocking Business or will you running these in separate locations ? Perhaps you could test your tackle on the stocked fish. A-Jay That’s what I’m thinking but I’m not 100% sure yet. I figure if I might do one of them first and then sort of collab them later it might work. But for now I’m not to sure.
Super User Scott F Posted January 15, 2020 Super User Posted January 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Dramonx said: Three things I want to know is. 1. Pricing for this shop (online shop with a warehouse) 2. Price to copy right/trademark my own logo 3. How to set all this up If anyone could help with ideas this would be great! 1 minute ago, Dramonx said: Do you really think I don’t know anything about it? Im just trying to ask a simple question I don’t need any rudeness. If you think those are simple questions, you probably don’t know anything about it. 1
Dramonx Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Hewhospeaksmuchbull said: First what do you have that no one else does? Without a ground breaking new product, you will have a tough row to hoe. 1. How would anyone but you know this? What are warehouses renting for in your area? Starting small, I would think your garage may work, get a good lock. My last website was built for around 2000.00, but I didn't process online sales. Websites are a massive rabbit hole, optimization, SEO, the list goes on and on. Speed, function and relevancy and domain age are what matter to Google. And Google matters, for an online business. Best to hire a professional website manager if funds allow. I couldn't do it myself, dig ditches all day, get home and work on quotes and then work on website, only to screw things up. No thanks. 2. Contact an attorney specializing in copy right/trademark. Or, https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=copy+right%2Ftrademark+my+own+logo 3. You got me here, I'm a fisherman. I think asking fishermen how to run a online business is a recipe for disaster. Better to ask some businessmen, as any business is less about the product than putting product in front of people who are buying. I cant think of a more competitive sector, Googan baits doesn't have a great product, they have appeal. Marketing is where these bait companies succeed. How are you going to fiance. Inventory, materials, ads, marketing and promotion , website, acct software, payment software, shipping and packaging? And most importantly, how are you going to pay your self? Are you going to continue to work a regular job while you build up your business? Savings? Thanks for the information! 5 hours ago, fishballer06 said: Perhaps a message board full of fishermen isn't the best resource to ask how to start a business or how much it costs... Just found that out lol. So many dumb comments. 5 minutes ago, Scott F said: If you think those are simple questions, you probably don’t know anything about it. They are pretty simple to me because I somewhat have knowledge about this stuff. Just wanted to clarify and ask what others may think. I like to have lots of ideas and planning. So don’t reply this unless you have information and know what your talking about. ? 1
detroit1 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 This is interesting...well, yeah, interesting! 1
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted January 15, 2020 Super User Posted January 15, 2020 Unfortunately, sometimes the truth will also come off as somewhat rude. Take that as you will, but you asked questions and you got answers.
BoatSquirrel Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 12 hours ago, A-Jay said: Perhaps you could test your tackle on the stocked fish. This is sheer brilliance. I want in! 1
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 15, 2020 Global Moderator Posted January 15, 2020 Googan Squad didn't make or come up with anything. They're buying mass produced products and adding their own little tweaks, calling it "innovative" or "lit" or whatever the kids are saying these days. Difference is, they have hundreds of thousands of followers that will buy whatever junk they're selling because they tell them to buy it. It's going to be tough to just produce a whole lineup of baits that aren't the same as everything else out there, and why is everyone going to want to buy your baits over Strike King, Rapala, or Lucky Craft? 3
Hawkeye21 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 If you are trademarking a name and logo you'll probably want to hire some legal help so you can make sure the name and logo are available and do not infringe on any other companies. This is most likely going to cost a couple thousand. You'll want to get a domain name for your company website and make sure it's an easy name to remember. A site like GoDaddy can help with this. There are sites like Wix that help you create websites as well. If you are making your own lures it's most likely you'll be ordering molds or blanks that are the same that every other custom lure maker is using. If you want to design your own lures then you'll need the equipment to do so or you'll have to get in contact with a manufacturer that can create the design you have. If your plan is to to all this as a fresh, new, original company you'll be looking at thousands of dollars in initial investment. You need to get some legal advice on setting this up. I'm guessing you'll set it up as an LLC. First step, talk to a business lawyer and ask them how to get started. 1
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 15, 2020 Super User Posted January 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Dramonx said: Do you really think I don’t know anything about it? Im just trying to ask a simple question I don’t need any rudeness. It does not seem that you are a serious fisherman. Your last two posts are simply silly. We are done here... Good night Irene. 1
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