Zona and Lews
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How many of us have changed jobs because of higher pay — even if it is a lateral move?
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One man's "whoring out your soul for the $" is another man's "just trying to make a living". I don't have any significant insight into the financials of being a professional bass angler in the US, but my suspicion is that it's a life that requires serious dedication and passion because most likely, you're not going to get rich by doing it. So you can't fault anglers for striking better deals to finance their lives. (And some of these comments make me feel like these are rich greedy anglers constantly wanting "even more", when most of the time, it's anglers trying to get "enough".)
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Let's face it guys we don't follow the herd and which pros uses what don't matter. I Godson told one of his friends that I had as good as equipment has the pros. I just laughed and thought I wish I could fish like them.
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Zona is my favorite TV Fishing personality. That being said I didn't care when he went from Shimano to Daiwa and I could care even less that he is now with Lew's. I don't like Lew's reels and that won't change no matter how hard Z pushes them. I agree with toddmc that the product pushing part of the fishing business is mind-numbing.
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Sometimes it bubbles over - over on BBC they noticed on the last Cup show (Wisconsin Final) Andy Morgan did a segment with his 4 must have tied on baits - one was a "Strike King Thunder Cricket" - which was actually a Jackhammer. Another was a "Strike King Buzzbait", which had a black blade which is apparently not offered by Strike King. Then there was the "Strike King Jig" but it was so beat up it was hard to tell what brand it was - could have been Strike King, or maybe not...Drakestar wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:58 am
They're not really chains, though - what happens when the cameras are off stays hidden. Sure, it's hard to swap out your boat even when nobody is filming, but I'm sure they're fishing their confidence baits (which might not be part of the sponsored lineup) when they can (and you can cut around it when needed). So: more money, more marketing, but similar fishing experience.
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People should remember the PRO is not for proFESSIONAL, it’s for PROMOTIONAL. Their job is to promote the product.Markanthony404 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:07 pmZona is my favorite TV Fishing personality. That being said I didn't care when he went from Shimano to Daiwa and I could care even less that he is now with Lew's. I don't like Lew's reels and that won't change no matter how hard Z pushes them. I agree with toddmc that the product pushing part of the fishing business is mind-numbing.
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Swindle was on LD's YT channel last week. Claims he never signed with Lew's, just gave them a spin. He signed with 13 last week.CFDoc wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:47 pmI really would love to see the research marketing analytics on whether or not Lews is seeing returns on grabbing every angler under the sun for their pro staff.
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I mean, who is left? And does it really make a difference in sales?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geJRnAPbNHU