Billy Bob Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Route 20? With all the stop lights? Sure, take it if you want to triple your commute time, lol. Stop lights.....what stop lights ? ? ? once you get east of Alden, NY you will be hard to find a "stop light"....but it will still take you longer as you cannot go 100 mph on Rt. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Are we still talking about "plastics?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Are we still talking about "plastics?" I don't know.....I think the red lights are made of metal and glass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Are we still talking about "plastics?" Maybe the toll booths are made outta plastic ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Plastics, yes plastics. Back on topic! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ok ........round two ......ding! ding! Its Berkley culps , out fishes all other baits........................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 you cannot go 100 mph on Rt. 20 Well ya could.....but the stray cows in the middle of the road could have an impact on that decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Interesting how guys will spend $35 for a case of beer and think nothing of it, but moan at a few dollars for fishing tackle Only bass guys drink beer. Real fisherman drink whiskey.....straight up!! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well ya could.....but the stray cows in the middle of the road could have an impact on that decision Actually if you take Rt.20 east or west you get to see a LOT more of NYS then what the Thruways shows you....especially going east, you go through the Finger Lakes Region, pass by BPS in Auburn and so on....in 2006 I had to take Rt. 20 to get to my son's college football game and got to see millions of pumpkins growing on the south side of Rt. 20...just like you see miles and mile of corn growing but this time they had miles of orange pumpkins growing....I had never seen that many pumpkins in my life... If you're in no hurry Rt. 20 is a nice way to travel as long as you watch out for all those cows Blaque is talking about.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Only bass guys drink beer. Real fisherman drink whiskey.....straight up!! S. Sinker, you're getting all mixed up here.....it goes straight DOWN when bottoms go up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelAngelo Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 My impression would be that plastics should be cheaper... because they're consumable after all. Too bad it's the reverse. Tackle isn't cheap, especially for a shore guy like me who can snag lures. Ebay and dollarama.... so far kinda relieve the issue lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_paluch Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) Anyone try the plastics from eBay?you can get 10 packs of 10 senko style worms in any colour for cheap. Any word on quality? Some sellers have bulk quantities of other plastics too Any personal insight? Edited March 1, 2012 by d_paluch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I've tried a few senko knockoffs and keep coming back to the real thing. Sink rate, wiggle, all that stuff can't be duplicated by cheap plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 get a homemade gummybear kit and you can personally scent it ......and if the fishing sux....eat it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelAngelo Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 get a homemade gummybear kit and you can personally scent it ......and if the fishing sux....eat it! LOL then you'll just be labelled a flosser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 You want to know why plastics are so expensive? Because people want to pay that much, plain and simple. If a tackle company puts out a bag of rubber worms for $2, the first thing that jumps into Joe Consumer's mind is "Whoa, that's cheap. They must not be any good." Put the identical rubber worms into a different bag and price it at $12.99 and the same guy thinks "Whoa, that's expensive! They must be awesome!" It's Marketing 101 at is most basic. Back in the 70's the Garcia company made several series of fishing rods, all differentiated by colour. There was the cheap Blue series, the more upscale Green series, the expensive Brown series, and the top-of-he-line Black series. No one bought the chap Blue rods ($12 - $15), and everyone coveted the high-end Brown rods ($50 - $75) and the uber-expensive Black ones ($75+). Guess what? The only thing different was the dye colour. Hardware, handles, blank, everything else was identical. I saw it myself when I toured the plant. They couldn't sell enough of the Brown rods and Black rods, because people assumed they just had to be better because they were way more expensive. Bait companies have figured this out too, and that's why you pay $8 for a bag of plastic baits that are realistically worth 25 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Same with the wine industry Craig. It is sure death for a well respected winery to put out a bottle at 7 bucks because everyone will think they are making cheap wine. Put it out for 30 bucks a bottle and you create your reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelAngelo Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 An omnipresent marketing strategy, thanks for pointing it out Craig. I used to do this when I sold my class notes in university. BTW I like your blog, read the post about the vintage reels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Anyone try the plastics from eBay?you can get 10 packs of 10 senko style worms in any colour for cheap. Any word on quality? Some sellers have bulk quantities of other plastics too Any personal insight? I saw this somewhere one time and really liked it. Hopefully I remember it right. "Sometimes the excitement of a good deal is quickly lost to the disapointment of poor quality." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelAngelo Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I saw this somewhere one time and really liked it. Hopefully I remember it right. "Sometimes the excitement of a good deal is quickly lost to the disapointment of poor quality." hahaha hopefully they're the same as the expensive ones =P. How're the fish going to tell the difference. It's shaped like a critter and it jitters. unless they smell of human or gasoline, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I use real worms....you get a dozen (12) for $2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Same with the wine industry Craig. It is sure death for a well respected winery to put out a bottle at 7 bucks because everyone will think they are making cheap wine. Put it out for 30 bucks a bottle and you create your reputation. Being a wine drinker. I would 100% agree with you on this. I have sampled...not bought...some god awful $30-$40 dollar a bottle wines. I would put my home made wine up against some of them and it costs me less then $4 a bottle to make. But I will also freely admit that my homemade wine isn't really high end stuff...just comparable to some wines out there that people are really getting hosed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Same with the wine industry Craig. It is sure death for a well respected winery to put out a bottle at 7 bucks because everyone will think they are making cheap wine. Put it out for 30 bucks a bottle and you create your reputation. Being a wine drinker. I would 100% agree with you on this. I have sampled...not bought...some god awful $30-$40 dollar a bottle wines. I would put my home made wine up against some of them and it costs me less then $4 a bottle to make. But I will also freely admit that my homemade wine isn't really high end stuff...just comparable to some wines out there that people are really getting hosed on. As a bit of a wino myself, I completely agree. I've had some really awful wine that was VERY expensive, and some really incredible wines that were quite cheap. One of the best was a home-made Port one of my wife's friends made. With wine, part of the pricing is supply and demand. The quality of any wine is partly dependent on what the weather was like when the grapes were grown, which is why some vintages (years) are more valuable than others. 2010 was an amazing year for reds in Ontario, and especially in Niagara. If you want the steal of a lifetime, go to any LCBO right now and buy 2010 Niagara reds, and just hide them away in your basement for a couple of years. Right now they're $15 a bottle because there's all kinds of it around. Five years from now, you won't be able to buy it for 10 times that price (to be honest I wouldn't drink it today, as it's still too young and harsh. But lay it on its side for 5 to 10 years and it's going to be mind-blowing). 2007 was also a great year for Niagara reds. We bought up all we could find for about $12 - $15 a bottle when it came out. Now, it's $60 a bottle for the same stuff. There's just less of it around. An omnipresent marketing strategy, thanks for pointing it out Craig. I used to do this when I sold my class notes in university. BTW I like your blog, read the post about the vintage reels. Thanks! No way would I pay that much for a Cardinal 3, but that's just me. I buy tackle to use, not to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Being a wine drinker. I would 100% agree with you on this. I have sampled...not bought...some god awful $30-$40 dollar a bottle wines. I would put my home made wine up against some of them and it costs me less then $4 a bottle to make. But I will also freely admit that my homemade wine isn't really high end stuff...just comparable to some wines out there that people are really getting hosed on. My buddy...the little old wine maker Steve... Where were you 40 years ago when I needed you ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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