National Pro Staff Rant

[TJQ]

LOL.. its funny..... I can never tell where those pictures are posted.... guess ive never been there... The fishing industry is a tough tough place to try and make a living. Trying to get any of the tackle companies to spend a dime on advertising is pretty much impossible, I've met a thousand (well dozens) people who have said.. i could do a fishing show or be a tourney pro, without realizing that the whole process is likely more about business than it is about fishing. Just ask anyone trying to hold on to sponsors .... seems to me like having pro staff post pictures everywhere is great "pretty much" free advertising. If you think about what the lure costs retail, then what the wholesale cost is.. then think about what that lure actually costs the company to buy outta china... you would be amazed at how cheap plastic can be.

[GbayGiant]

"steelheaders have always had an element that thought they where the greatest and latest, and the second coming of Jesus himself"

 

 

 

Prostaff are cheap people looking for free stuff.

[SirCranksalot]

exactly, if you can look at a pic and know which one of the thousands of rivers it is, you've been there and know about it already

IMO, there's a huge diff between naming locations and showing backgrounds. Naming will bring new people to the

river,showing backgrounds won't.

[misfish]

 

"steelheaders have always had an element that thought they where the greatest and latest, and the second coming of Jesus himself"

 

I think the muskie guys are second. Oh bad hold,you played it to long.

 

 

J/K

Edited October 5, 2013 by Misfish

[TJQ]

LOL.. we need a like button.... hahahahaah

[Roy]

Here you go!

 

 

[fishindevil]

Here you go!

 

 

that's awesome Roy !!! Lol...

[lew]

 

I think the muskie guys are second. Oh bad hold,you played it to long.

 

 

J/K

 

I think it should be against form rules for anyone to make fun of musky guys

[fishindevil]

Well there is definetly a difference between NPS and real pro staff that's for sure !!!! And for the real pro staff guys it's full of commitments and appearances as well as educating and teaching techniques and product development !! Not just about "getting free stuff" yes they get perks for sure but it's not just about that alone,you get to meet all the people in the industry as well as making important contacts and meeting lots of other fishermen get to see all the new product long before anyone else as well as use it too !!!! And it's like anything else right you will get

Out if it what you put into it !!!!!

[BillM]

 

 

exactly, if you can look at a pic and know which one of the thousands of rivers it is, you've been there and know about it already

 

Exactly what? You think when there's a big run of fish in a system, you need every Tom Dick and Harry in there adding even more pressure to the fish?

[GbayGiant]

Certainly not. You Harry Dick and Tom are already there.

[BillM]

Certainly not. You Harry Dick and Tom are already there.

 

If I'm not already there, I hero thread will certainly help my make my decision

[FloatnFly]

 

Exactly what? You think when there's a big run of fish in a system, you need every Tom Dick and Harry in there adding even more pressure to the fish?

 

 

so lets put it this way.....do you know exactly where this is?? don't just say yes or no

 

Edited October 6, 2013 by FloatnFly

[Steve]

ganny?

[FloatnFly]

could be any river in ontario

[Salmonidstalker]

could be any river in ontario

 

So you put a picture of any river in Ontario, big deal....what does that have to do with my original comment. Its about up to date reporting of spots, giving anglers more info than they should ever have handed to them. And all for internet fame and a crappy rod or tackle that most anglers would pass on it even if it was given to them.

 

Are you one of those spot burners? Your location says Oshawa and thats fairly close to all of the tribs being shown in the pictures.

 

If you dont understand the responsibility anglers have on the fishery, maybe you should take up golf.

[Roy]

The slope is getting slipperier by the minute.

[SirCranksalot]

Eggzakly, FF! Naming a river will bring new people to the

river,showing backgrounds won't.

[MJL]

Eggzakly, FF! Naming a river will bring new people to the

river,showing backgrounds won't.

 

It’s not the new people you’re worried about going to the river. It’s the people that recognize the background and decide to fish it the next morning because you said you went 5/7 today...And there are lots of them out there.

Edited October 6, 2013 by MJL

[Terry]

and the problem is

people can do whatever they like, as long as they follow the regs. they can post names photos and gps waypoints all they like

 

this whole thread is based on someones opinion

 

I am sure the guy posting backgrounds feels just as rightest as you

 

and your post may make you feel better by airing it

 

but I would think that's about as far as it will go

Edited October 6, 2013 by Terry

[BillM]

 

It’s not the new people you’re worried about going to the river. It’s the people that recognize the background and decide to fish it the next morning because you said you went 5/7 today...And there are lots of them out there.

 

Why do people have a hard time understanding this? LOL!!

 

Ask Misfish about his 12 best friends that showed up the day after he got that nice chinny. Perfect example (Not saying Brian is spot burning, because we all know he isn't)..

[misfish]

 

 

you said you went 5/7 today...And there are lots of them out there.

 

 

LOL Mike.

I went 1/1 that day.LOL

 

 

 

Ask Misfish about his 12 best friends that showed up the day after he got that nice chinny. Perfect example (Not saying Brian is spot burning, because we all know he isn't)..

 

Thanks Bill.

It was a bit over whelming to go from just a couple of guys for 3 days,then see after that post,a full lot. . Once the chinnies are done,it,s strikly C&R from the Boyne to the Pine, as you and others know.

Edited October 6, 2013 by Misfish

[misfish]

To add,the spot I caught the fish is well known up here. Im not sure if it,s the OP,s thinking that all spots shouldnt show back ground?

 

I guess I,ll keep my pics to this from now on.

 

Edited October 6, 2013 by Misfish

[glen]

Too bad people can't find there own spots.

Edited October 6, 2013 by glen

[MJL]

and the problem is

people can do whatever they like, as long as they follow the regs. they can post names photos and gps waypoints all they like

 

this whole thread is based on someones opinion

 

I am sure the guy posting backgrounds feels just as rightest as you

 

and your post may make you feel better by airing it

 

but I would think that's about as far as it will go

 

Sure, they can Terry. It’s their decision to do so. But it’s naïve to think that everyone who reads the report on OFC follows the regulations (and many of the gut & chuckers don’t even use fishing rods – let alone bait - on the smaller creeks).

 

For me, if I want to post a report, I could always do it from a massive body of water where pin-pointing the exact location is impossible, I could wait a week or few, I could wait till the river is blown and unfishable, I could wait till the season closes, I could post pics from a large stretch of private property that I have exclusive permission to fish, I could wait till the river freezes over, etc.