"Look at the fishing rod I just bought, it cost 1300, just to catch big fish"
"I bought another fishing box with lifting legs, the high-end version cost more than 700"
"I took it in the store A set of floats costs more than 200, which is not too much."
These are all mentioned by fishing friends around me when I was fishing. "Three generations are poor in fishing" is really not a joke.
A fishing friend calculated his current equipment expenses for me. The details are as follows:
html A 03.6-meter fishing rod costs 139 yuan. html A 04.5-meter fishing rod costs 249 yuan. html A 05.4-meter fishing rod costs 249 yuan. support, 309 yuan, a 06.3-meter fishing rod, 379 yuan, a 07.2-meter fishing rod, 419 yuan, a set offishing boxes, 499 yuan, one
fishing platform, 1,230 yuan,
three sets of floats, 900 Yu Yuan
fishing umbrella, fish guard, fishing rod holder, and bait box add up to 697 yuan,
and the above add up to almost 5,000 yuan. Friends who are familiar with fishing equipment can see that the above equipment belongs to the mid-to-bottom level in the fishing world. Many fishing friends buy fishing rods. The starting price of a 3.6-meter short rod is four to five hundred, and there are also fishing rods of the same size suitable for black pits, wild fishing, big fish fishing, small fish fishing, and soft fishing rods. The rod sizes are 5.7 meters, 8.1 meters, 11 meters, etc., and buying them all costs at least 10,000.
This is only equipment that can be used repeatedly. There are other high-consumption fish hooks, fishing lines, fishing baits, small accessories, etc. which cost thousands to eight hundred dollars a month. These are still necessities for fishing. Others include hanging boxes, floating boxes, hook tying devices, money to refuel the car when fishing everywhere, money to buy a set of sun protection clothing , etc., which are consumed in huge amounts.
I remember when we were young, we only needed a bamboo pole and a reed pole as a float for fishing. We could dig earthworms ourselves for bait. The only thing we needed to spend money on was probably the fishing line and the fishhook. But now with the development of fishing, more and more money is spent on fishing. Especially after the rise of Taiwan fishing, the fishing rods that have appeared, as long as they are slightly better and made of high-carbon cloth, will cost at least several hundred. Yuan.
With the development of fishing, a large number of fishing equipment stores have opened, with a wide variety of fishing equipment. Not to mention online stores, I just went to a small fishing gear shop on the street to take a look. It was filled with all kinds of fishing gear, and many merchants released new products every year. Bait launched new products every few months, through live broadcasts and short videos. Waiting to show how great your products are. Many fishermen, especially young people, see the promotions of merchants and buy them directly in order to compare and show off. However, they do not use them a few times after buying them.
Take fishing boxes as an example. Nowadays, there are some fishing boxes with good functions and good thermal insulation inside. Some fishing boxes can also be used as refrigerators. The starting price of such fishing boxes is eight or nine hundred. However, its practicality is not high. The fishing box is too heavy and too big, and its thermal insulation properties are basically useless. It is put away after being used a few times.
There are also floats, such as crucian carp floats, carp floats, stroke floats, bottom floats, and so on. A well-known float merchant such as Alu would cost more than 500,000 yuan to buy all his floats. Is it worth it?
In my opinion, it does not make sense to use sophisticated equipment for fishing. The reason why we buy good equipment is to fish better, not to show off. If you can catch fish even with a bamboo rod, others will admire you. If you can't catch fish with a fishing rod worth more than 10,000 yuan, others will only say that you are a waste of things.
Most of us have other jobs and fish for leisure. We cannot compare with professional fishermen. Professional fishermen can make a lot of money through fishing, and many fishermen are sponsored by fishing gear merchants. It is normal for them to have cool equipment. Only when they have good equipment can they be better publicized and get you to pay for them.
Fishing is just a pastime. If we want to fish, what we need to do is to hone our fishing skills instead of spending time studying what fishing gear is useful. For example, in wild fishing, wild fish do not have high requirements for bait and can be caught using corn kernels. In order to catch more fish, small medicines are added to the bait. Our own MSG, white sugar, vitamin tablets, , etc. at home are all good additives.
However, in order to make money, merchants have launched a lot of baits and medicines, and these are not cheap. And it won't take long for new products to be launched. In fact, the raw material formula of the new product is similar to the original one, but the price will go up after changing the packaging. Find a few fishermen to show off their catch, and many people will buy it.
As a result, my skills were not up to par. I couldn’t open the bait, adjust the bait status, let alone find fishing spots and adjust the float. I couldn’t catch fish, and in the end I could only waste money.
Fishing gear is only auxiliary equipment. Whether we can catch fish depends on our fishing skills. We can use bamboo poles and corn kernels to find the hiding place of fish. If there are no fish in the water, we can use fishing rods made of gold to catch fish.
Why bother? Most people fish for leisure and relaxation. Don’t show off, don’t care about the catch, just experience the joy of fishing!
