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| Too much time on my hands waiting for June. Browsing internet sites and I have to ask. Does anyone know why bump boards are so ridiculously expensive?!?! |
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Location: Waukee, IA | Not all of them are, rapala sells a narrow gray one for $15-$20. The really expensive ones are usually specialty items that aren't produced in large numbers |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Yeah, and it's not like you need a new one every few years. I've had my T's for maybe 6 years and hope it lasts me until I'm too old to fish. |
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Location: Detroit River | I'd PM sworrall to see if he has any left over from about 2 years ago. He was selling some for $50 that retail for $70 or $80. I got one from him. |
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| They are solid, should last forever. Not sure why they cost so much but I didn't want to hobble up some crap that would wear out in a season. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Not that the Rapala one is a bad product but you really should have a board that is wide so the fish never touches the carpet on your boat. Bad for the slime and I always cringe when I see someone using one. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | I still think it's better to use a measuring stick or cradle in the water. If you don't believe how long I say it is who cares. The only one I have to impress is me. |
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| Kirby Budrow - 2/22/2017 2:58 PM
Not that the Rapala one is a bad product but you really should have a board that is wide so the fish never touches the carpet on your boat. Bad for the slime and I always cringe when I see someone using one.
What Kirby Said^^^^^^^ |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | I've had a Musky Bumper for eight years now, and it's as good as new. I'm sure it will last at least a another eight, averaging out to less than the cost of a large cup of coffee per year.
Why is it we never hear anybody complain about why a cup of coffee is so expensive ?  |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | In 1971 i was selling coffee for 10 cents a cup and you should have heard the complaints when donuts were raised from 2 for 10 to 2 for 15 cents. Now Canada is considering doing away with the nickle. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | horsehunter - 2/22/2017 3:38 PM
I still think it's better to use a measuring stick or cradle in the water. If you don't believe how long I say it is who cares. The only one I have to impress is me.
That's fine too, and better for the fish. I've just had a hard time getting the stick lined up with the fish and sometimes they swim off before I can even try! I don't care much about the length of smaller fish, and I usually don't even measure them. But I definitely want to get good measurements on the big ones! Just wet the board down good, hang on tight and make it quick! As far as I'm concerned, a fish shouldn't be out of the water for more than 30 seconds and even less if you can tell she's stressed. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I used a homemade bump-board for years, then won a good one in a tourney. If I lost mine, I would definitely replace it with another T's Tackle or similar. They are worth the money imo.
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| I have been using the floating stick, works fine. Love it for those 70 ish water temps for sure but I've actually been increasing my average size this past season (huzzah!). If I ever do put a monster in the net I'd like to get a precise measurement. Agree with the Rapala folder and the carpet. I'd rather avoid that situation.
Anyways, I bring it up cuz it just seems crazy to charge $80 for a bit of plastic with some hinges. I'd be much more willing to drop the cash if it was like $40, and even that seems like a big mark up. You guys have all made valid points. But still, $80...
*mumbling* Shut up and take my money |
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| *mumbling* Shut up and take my money---- <<<< pretty much |
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Location: MN | You could make your own from cedar, with a few coats of polyurethane for less than 40.00.
Mine doesn't fold though. |
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Location: US | I wanted one that folded small enough to fit in my bow compartments so I made one out of cedar and used a 60" stick on ruler from R&H. The ruler is off by 1/8" tho. not as nice as the plastic ones but it works and fits where i want it to. |
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| get one when thorne bros has their big spring sale...they are $90 from them but if you can get 20-30% off not so bad...got mine from them at expo in columbus got 20% off to make like $72 so not too bad but probably be the only one I ever buy |
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| They are pricey because the people making them know it's a one time purchase MAYBE twice, it's not like the guys making them can look forward to repeat customers like they do with baits, reels, etc. My wife got me the Handlebarz one for Xmas, it's awesome and floats. I personally would have a hard time spending 90 bucks on one same with boga got both for gifts. |
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| labour,material,tools no ones getting rich lol. check out handlebarz. his pricings decent. |
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| The folks that make them do not sell large quantities, can't get volume discounts on materials and their labor is not free and they don't sell enough to have automated production. Volume means a lot. Example, last summer my son asked if I could make a gate leg table with two large drop leaves that would work in his small city apartment. The design he had was inspired by an IKEA table. IKEA table was hardwood but made of small pieces glued up to make full boards, cheap hinges. I made a table using kiln dried red oak in 6/4 and 8/4 and bought quality hinges designed specifically for drop leaf tables. My materials costs came to about $175, not counting my 60 mile drive (one way) to a mill/retailer that had the boards I needed. That table at IKEA costs $200. |
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