That the conditions were not perfect~think ~think

Yorkshire, had you bought the magazine or just browsing in WH Smith’s?

Heavens above do not criticise sponsored anglers or you will have Grant here crying his eyes out.

This months edition of Pole Fishing Mag is brilliant …..theres something there for everyone, very informative ….. but its not quite as good as last months ~think lol

@Dodge wrote:

This months edition of Pole Fishing Mag is brilliant …..theres something there for everyone, very informative ….. but its not quite as good as last months ~think lol

Dodge you are just scared of big bad Grant lol

does it matter

its only not as good cos dodge aint in this months lol

The angler in question owns KC Angling so using a KC Carpa Gent would be no surprise, but it looks to me like a Preston Inter 8 anyway

@NW Cut Angler wrote:

@Dodge wrote:

This months edition of Pole Fishing Mag is brilliant …..theres something there for everyone, very informative ….. but its not quite as good as last months ~think lol

Dodge you are just scared of big bad Grant lol

Grant is a top bloke, very funny with a great sense of humour as everyone in the MFS chatroom found out last week ~clap

When will you lot on here learn ?? ~naughty

Thanx Wayne lol

Ive gotta say ‘pole fishing’ mag is better than ever and ive really enjoyed the last couple of editions.

Match fishing was also an excellent read and thank God too as with all this snow ive needed something decent to read.

well done ~clap

all steve is saying is that because conditions are good he can get away with useing a carbon stem float (and his choice is PI INTER 8)And if it was abit rougher that a wire stem float would be better (HIS CHOICE KC CARPA GENT)he desighns the floats so nows that is good for rougher conditions to be because of the wire stem.Have been to monks afew times and have never seen it so calm so he is saying what he would normaly use. I have known steve since i was about 12 and now 30 and any one that knows him would know that he speaks his mind and has now need to lie, at the end of the day it aint the float that catchs its the angler and i think hes an alright one that.Hes always answerd my questions with what i beleive to be a sensible answer. As for the photos there all PI INTER 8S with two different bristles.

If you believe sponsored anglers strictly stick to tackle made by there sponsors then you are being very naive. Unfortunately in this country our tackle shops seem to be swamped by one particular manufacturer who’s product though good are made by blind Chinamen.

Dodge, you say it was good last month? but I reckon it will be brilliant next month

Lol chavey.

Guess i know the venue and the methods then.

It is 100% an Inter 8 and there was not a Gent in sight on the day so not sure why the hysterics or needless accusations. Might I suggest this link: Specsavers 🙂

I think there’s a more general point John that some anglers go over the top in what they write in terms of promoting their sponsor’s gear, and it’s counter productive because it turns people off.

I disagree Gareth. There should be no sub-text. This thread is about what someone wrongly thinks they have seen.

There may be a more general point gareth but not in a thread that is titled ‘Pole fishing magazine are we being mugged off’

Thought it was a great read myself and what needs to come through in the articles does so!

Certainly gave me something to do during in all this non fishing depression!

So, in answer to the original question:
pole fishing magazine are we being “mugged off”???
The answer is: No!

Sigh….

Okay I must admit that may have been miss interpreted – i haven’t read or seen the article and it’s by no means a pop at anyone or any editor or magazine.

Far from it, Jon’s doing a great job and I think he has answered the specific and deliberately contentiously worded point about whether or not this person was trying to pull the wool over someone’s eyes – clearly it’s a ‘no’, we are not being ‘mugged off’.

I’m trying to widen the issue – and my point is this: Promoting product is a fine line – I’m talking in any industry not just fishing. We want to know what the top anglers are using, but there can come a point when you just think ‘give it a rest’.

I can think of quite a few examples and it’s something all magazines need to be aware of.

It’s always a balance between keeping the advertisers, without which we have no magazines, happy; and making sure the reader is getting concise, honest and up to date information. And usually the balance is pretty good.

However, if an angler overdoes it, in my opinion it’s actually counter productive for his sponsor because it can go in one ear and out the other.

Sometimes it’s enough to know that the person drives a such and such car, he doesn’t need to go on about how good the features are… endorsement by association. Will Raison uses Daiwa gear and has been involved in its development, therefore it must be good, if you get the idea.

Anyway, apologies if my original post was not clear. No, we are not being mugged off.

I wrote the article in question, and can promise that I was not trying to mislead anyone, and simply told it as it was, as we do in all the features in Pole Fishing.

In my experience sponsored anglers due generally use their sponsors gear, and when they don’t use it they don’t mind saying what they use instead and why.

Thankyou for taking the time to come onto the site and clarify it Tom.

Has anyone noticed that Tom doesn’t make Jon look as ugly as Harrell did….

Pair of ugly buggers!

Has anyone noticed that Tom doesn’t make Jon look as ugly as Harrell did….

Pair of ugly buggers!

I would have a go back Lee, but I’m scared of ending up with a cracked rib if I do… 😀 😀 😀

@woodhouse wrote:

Has anyone noticed that Tom doesn’t make Jon look as ugly as Harrell did….

Pair of ugly buggers!

~hand ~hand hang on lee thats the pot calling the kettle he did a fantatic job on you it must of taken days to get a good photo Arrrr

yorkshire~shh

Yorkshire, from what I have seen the inter range have a mottled black/white/grey finish to them. I should imagine that in differing light conditions they can actually appear to look slightly different.
Just accept what you are being told by the people who actually know, i.e. Jon and Tom, I cannot see what they could gain by telling lies over a matter this trivial matter.

Yorkshire

Leave the guys at the Mag alone now…

Pick on Snooty Fox instead, he was the one that grassed you up to Gareth.

Between you and I Yorkshire, it was Woodhouse who grassed you up – he logged on as Snooty and sent me a message… That’s the kind of person he is….

@tomscholey wrote:

I would have a go back Lee, but I’m scared of ending up with a cracked rib if I do… 😀 😀 😀

Tom, your 4ft taller than Woodhouse !!

Personally I think pole fishing has improved and is on an upward curve. I also think the issue of sponsored anglers and usage of tackle is very valid and I am not bothered if Grant throws his toys out of the pram.

I thought you went OTT Mr Harrell with the let’s chat with / interview the star anglers in the latest edition of Match Fishing. It is very hard to beat the Big Kev ones. The Angling Star actually did a very decent interview with an ex big name angler who had returned to the circuit after ywears away and won a National. They also had a very good bread punch article by Allan Barnes in the latest edition.

Like honestly, really,, you didn’t think it was that float, then it turnes out that it was. is that really what this is all about?

For some one who thinks the article in question is going on about preston this and preston that the word preston is only used 8 times over a 5 page article and 2 of them are in his profile,does any one have that feeling when you draw a peg and wish you had fished it different, or worded it in yorkshires case.Realy dont want to go on like moaner so i wont,To all behind the pole fishing and match fishing magazine the work you do is great so dont alter it on the basis of misstaken float identerty i love my mags and all ways keep and lookafter them so i can go back certain articles and look things up,i still have my first match fishing mag JUNE 1994 there good to look at to see how things have changed and who knows in another 16 years i could pick up this months and say (i remember that topic all that fuss over steves floats)just think how big preston could be then.just one last thing just because anglers have the name of there sponcer on there cloaths and tackle doesnt make them pushy sales men, i love garbolino but i do use other stuff any way hopefully by the time ive written this this thread will nearly be over and another one started, hopefully not amoany thread every one relax and love fishing all the best garber steve

@DEEDOGDACE wrote:

Yorkshire, had you bought the magazine or just browsing in WH Smith’s?

TO BE FAIR A QUICK BROWSE IN SMITHS IS NOW THE ORDER OF THE DAY THERES RARELY OUT WORTH READING I KNOW WHERE I WILL BE GETTING MY FREE PREVIEW EVERY SATURDAY~think

MIGHT EVEN BLAG A READ OF THE OTHER CRAP ANGLING PAPER AT

IF YOU SKIP ALL THE AD PAGES YOU CAN DO EM ALL IN ABOUT 20 MINSTHEN GO AND SPEND THE MONEY YOU SAVE ON A BEER.

THE MONTHLYS TEND TO BE A BIT SHINEY FOR HANGING BEHIND THE DUNNIE DOOR~naughty

Im waiting till next month there will be some right articles to read probably Alan Scothornes ” how to make an ice breaker” it must be difficult to shoot articles last few weeks ?

NW cut angler, I am sure you have spelt your username incorrect.~think

(modded) If you are going to use the think smiley, please think about what you are posting before you hit the send button! personal attacks like that and name calling are a no, no, so please refrain, thank you.

~clap bravo. No I just don’t suffer fools gladly and I speak my mind.

you dont have to buy the magazine.I enjoy the read and l am interested how people fish different venues BUT i do not use a certain float because a sponsored angler uses it

I do

Both magazines were a good read this month~clap