Post by strongbow on Aug 7, 2007 19:09:08 GMT
How do you buy a new fly rod?
I could buy on the web, but which one should I buy?
10ft aftm7-8. sounds simple enough.
Why should I purchase something without trying it, you wouldn't buy a car without driving it......but it seems that is what's happening.
Always ready to support my local tackle shop I find his range is depleted. Not to be out done I visited a large game tackle shop in Cumbria. Although they had a few more suppliers rods, all lower price range products advertised on their web pages were nowhere to be seen.
I also noticed the fly tying section quite depleted of stock as if no one could be bothered to fill the shelves up.
I can only conclude that internet trading has badly affected the local tackle shops.
In my youth I visited a tackle shop in Preston. The owner was a renowned Salmon fisher, always willing to explain why one rod worked differently than another, what you got for paying more, or in some cases why you shouldn't pay too much.
It appears, although I am willing to be corrected, that this type of service has long gone. Blank manufacture has all but gone from the UK, and now resides in China...even Hardy,
So, how do I make a decision????
I joined this forum for some help and maybe some suggestions how YOU make a decision on choice of rods. Why do you buy what you buy, and what influences you, and what you do when (and we have all done it) purchased a 'Broom Handle',for a mid priced rod.
I could buy on the web, but which one should I buy?
10ft aftm7-8. sounds simple enough.
Why should I purchase something without trying it, you wouldn't buy a car without driving it......but it seems that is what's happening.
Always ready to support my local tackle shop I find his range is depleted. Not to be out done I visited a large game tackle shop in Cumbria. Although they had a few more suppliers rods, all lower price range products advertised on their web pages were nowhere to be seen.
I also noticed the fly tying section quite depleted of stock as if no one could be bothered to fill the shelves up.
I can only conclude that internet trading has badly affected the local tackle shops.
In my youth I visited a tackle shop in Preston. The owner was a renowned Salmon fisher, always willing to explain why one rod worked differently than another, what you got for paying more, or in some cases why you shouldn't pay too much.
It appears, although I am willing to be corrected, that this type of service has long gone. Blank manufacture has all but gone from the UK, and now resides in China...even Hardy,
So, how do I make a decision????
I joined this forum for some help and maybe some suggestions how YOU make a decision on choice of rods. Why do you buy what you buy, and what influences you, and what you do when (and we have all done it) purchased a 'Broom Handle',for a mid priced rod.
