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MikeA

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Perceived Value
« on: November 20, 2006, 07:48:10 AM »
While putting my Dancraft together yesterday I noticed a very significant scratch on the last section just above the ferrule. I have no idea how it got there.  After some inspection I decided it was only a surface scratch but I was a bit worried because this is a VERY thin walled blank. Well about five casts into a trip to the Obey yesterday it snapped while casting it. Dan will replace it and I’ll build it back but now I’m two hours away from home and without a rod. My buddy Craig says hey I got a $29 Wal Mart SA rod in the truck, I’ll go get it. Well I was not real excited about using a $29 fly rod but what the heck, I wasn’t going home either. After about three casts I started thinking how well this rod casts. Then halfway into the day I start seriously wondering why people are paying $600 for rods when a $29 works so well. I was so impressed that I started looking at the wraps and giving it a quality check. First thing I notice is a metal winding check. Then I notice the wraps are tight and the finish is level and a Fuji Graphite reel seat (very practical just not pretty). The cork is as good as most high end rods I see and the green blank looks a lot like a big name blank that cost a lot more. I told Craig I’d like to do an experiment where I put a nice reel seat and a “X company” sticker on this rod and told someone it was the latest greatest rod from “X company” and it costs $700. Then listen to the comments about how great it is and how much better it is then the old one. I thought how funny that would be to hear that person rave about a $700 rod that only costs $29. Then I realized I was one of those people…

I think Craig summed it up nicely when he said “perceived Value”.

BTW my next rod will most likely be an Xi2….

Thoughts???
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2006, 08:34:17 AM »
Ask Leo about a $139 rod ;D
BTW, i don't like the other brand you mentioned >:(

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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2006, 01:49:07 PM »
A story for off line, but bout all I have to say about that is:

1) Sage Z axis, very lightly used  $500

2)  Winston BIIx Used just slightly more  $475


Crap...gotta say this too!!  I was told once by a fly fisherman, not quite sure which one told me this, but I think we all know him, that he didn't really want to be seen fishing a Cortland ...nothing but  _ _ _ _  for him!!  seems to me that people like that aren't out there for fishing..they are out there for phishing....
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2006, 02:56:24 PM »
We live and learn. ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2006, 11:49:27 PM »
Man I have to have the products with the big price tags to but I just bought a CVA muzzleloader and they are not known for being the high end gun but it shoots groups as tight as my friends TC ENCORE and it looks as good to .It just goes to show you that we dont  have to spend top dollar to get a quallity product .
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2006, 06:17:54 AM »
Hey BP,   Gotta love that Black Powder, hmmmm   Black Powder...BP????
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2006, 08:56:51 AM »
Bill shooting Trout with a muzzleloader is almost as unethical as fishing the redds.  :o
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2006, 09:04:39 AM »
ya'll don't tell anyone, BP finally cast a rod the other day that he could cast :o course, it was less than $200, i'm thinking about marking it up to $625 & offering him a 10% discount on it to make him feel like he's getting over on me ;D

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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2006, 09:35:05 AM »
No mike i got the gun for the people that try to tell me what is wrong with my fishing  ethics .OH AND ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO GIVE ME BAD DEALS ON FLY RODS (Grumpy) .
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2006, 10:44:54 AM »
Ah Gee Mike, does that mean I can't use the Sharps too???
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Re: Perceived Value
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2006, 10:47:31 AM »
Looks like I need to mount a gun rack on the SSMinnow4Now.

I do miss my black powder shooting. Good, dirty, boomy, smoke filled fun!!
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