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<blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 165441" data-attributes="member: 3373">I've been buying outdoor stuff for many years. Grew up fishing with pretty much Daredevils for pike and Lazy Ike's for walleye. Still have some but they haven't been wet in awhile. I do like quality equipment but don't need the best. I have a pretty good pair of binoculars, thought they were really good until I looked through Swarovski's. Don't own real expensive rods, but do have better than average. Don't own a sparkly boat but have a very fishable rig. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that lots of outdoor equipment is designed to catch more fishermen(women) and hunters than actual fish and game. Good equipment has it's place. Point being, a sparkly boat would fish and handle exactly the same with a pink paint scheme as sparkly. It just wouldn't catch as many fishermen. Same is true for golf equipment. As far as tournament competitors, I'm pretty sure their equipment choice is determined by which manufacturer will provide the most or pay them the best. If you enjoy what you are doing and equipment you are using I could care less. Having fun is the intent. The more you spend, the more you're adding to the economy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retired Educator, post: 165441, member: 3373"] I've been buying outdoor stuff for many years. Grew up fishing with pretty much Daredevils for pike and Lazy Ike's for walleye. Still have some but they haven't been wet in awhile. I do like quality equipment but don't need the best. I have a pretty good pair of binoculars, thought they were really good until I looked through Swarovski's. Don't own real expensive rods, but do have better than average. Don't own a sparkly boat but have a very fishable rig. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that lots of outdoor equipment is designed to catch more fishermen(women) and hunters than actual fish and game. Good equipment has it's place. Point being, a sparkly boat would fish and handle exactly the same with a pink paint scheme as sparkly. It just wouldn't catch as many fishermen. Same is true for golf equipment. As far as tournament competitors, I'm pretty sure their equipment choice is determined by which manufacturer will provide the most or pay them the best. If you enjoy what you are doing and equipment you are using I could care less. Having fun is the intent. The more you spend, the more you're adding to the economy. [/QUOTE]

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