Possible site feature.
firstsixfeet
Posted 3/14/2006 5:36 AM (#182223)
Subject: Possible site feature.




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It seems like more and more this forum is getting to be straight advertising for various baits, in fact at times very direct advertising.

Why not get some video up on site of the various gliders and their actions, so people can actually view what they do? I do not have a particular affinity for them but would be interested to view a demonstration to see if there is anything detectable in the action of the baits that might make me want a certain one.

The other category which I think would interest a lot of fisherman is that of tail rotating topwater baits. ie tallywhacher types, small and large.

I rarely get to see any of this stuff and would be interested to see what these things are actually doing differently from one another, if anything. In the case of the surface baits it would be very interesting also to hear how they sounded.

lambeau
Posted 3/14/2006 6:06 AM (#182226 - in reply to #182223)
Subject: RE: Possible site feature.


there's video of 18 different lure company's products right here.

http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/muskievideo.asp
sworrall
Posted 3/14/2006 8:42 AM (#182247 - in reply to #182226)
Subject: RE: Possible site feature.





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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
There are 6 threads that mention a bait name in the last 60 threads. Obviously, a lure has to be part of the muskie fishing equasion, so that's inevitable. A story of a big fish is no different from any story in that to tell it well, there needs to be the 5 Ws and an H. Who, what, where, when, how, and why. If a story leads with a big fish and answers the 'what was it caught on' question right away, it relieves a ton of anxiety for many anglers.

We actually encourage muskie bait builders to talk about the lures they build, and even placed a forum onsite for the 'basement' builders out there.The bigger companies don't say much here, in fact most say nothing at all because their lures are in enough hands that the anglers speak for them.

Letting folks know about a lure that is regional in popularity or is 'new' is news and information related more than advertising related. If a post IS a direct advertisement, it doesn't last long. We do see that now and again, where the same IP is attached to 'several' ( really just one guy using several anon handles) users carying on a conversation about a product. That's actually pretty funny, because to admin it's really obvious. Not the Case with Hawg Teaser and the big Cave Run fish.