Im a tech person, i usually dig deep into the specs, comparing, researching for months before i buy anything.
My friends and colleagues took me fishing 2 years ago, i liked it and get my first cheap combo from local shop.. i learned the basics on it but It was pretty bad, so i started my research and ended up with lower midrange setup ( nexave+ nasci from shimano) .. whole setup was hand-picked , weight, power, lenght, use. ( I was comparing the gear for months.)
My friends are fishing for 10+ years.. and every single one of them have like 5-20 random setups..from secondhand, temu, friends..whatever is cheap.. most of their gear is broken, totaly unusable for the task..none of them have any clue what rod they use, what weight they are allowed to throw, action, lenght…
i was shocked what most people around me used… 2-8g light rod paired with 7000 size reel and they are throwing 20g lures.. all kinds of abominations and variations.
Those people are fishing for long years! Do you have similiar experience ? That people around you have no clue what they are using ?
Posted by HardUnpopular-truth
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Ive seen people put a bullet weight on a deep diving crankbait fishing in 3ft of water before. A whole lot of people have completely mismatched gear.
I choose and match my gear meticulously
A big problem is people buy everything they see and then feel the need to use it.
If by gear you mean a 12 pack of Coors, 5 gallon bucket and a lawn chair? Yeah. They know it well.
I tend to think that we on here (here being Reddit) are actually a small minority of people who do dig deeper. As with you anything I get into, I’ll do my research on.