Re: Dead drifting to Bluefish

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Date: September 05, 2006 at 12:34:13
From: ken, [pool-64-222-39-242.prov.east.verizon.net]
Subject: Re: Dead drifting to Bluefish

Another thiing Martin is this. There is no, "Industry," as a free agent that can change through making a decision. It is a headless entity that flails around with no purpose other that that of existing. IT doesnt lead or teach or educate is exists to serve itself and continue to exist. I understand that.
It is like Jabba the Hut from Star wars.

IT may accidentally bring something to the table through the efforts of an individual who come up with something helpful but its purpose is to sell anything and that is what it does.

I can, like you, sympathize with that but Ican also sympathize with a lioness who wants to kill me to feed her cubs. I do not judge her I just say, "no," to the best of my ability. I also do not think that she will change her nature to please me.

The industry is not a person it is an entity a force a political power.

I am not going to imagine that it is human like me and, "Give it a break." "Nice Kitty," spells my becoming dinner. Nope!

I am not picking on people. When you separate the industry people from the industry itself, guess what? They know that there is a separation. It is just business they say.
I know that it is too.

I am telling people to pay close attention to their time and money and effort. Investing in the industry standards will not give you as good a return on your time and money and effort as it will them.

The casting industry is not about casting it is about selling equipment or an identity to newcomers and uses a methodology that suits that purpose.
Continuious lessons and upgrades.

The energy that you give to them through faith in their marketing is sustenance - for them - not for you.

I do not expect the industry to change but I would like to see people become aware the the industry has it own short term interests as its motivation and all the education and help it offers is for sales purposes, market share and nothing else. They will change what is written in stone on the spot if there is a market that they can recognize.

The problem is when the try to control what people want and keep the options frozen and off the table becsause they do not want to change anything as along as it sells.
The lioness needs prey to succeed and so does business.
9' rod 9 wt. intermediate line casting lessons and a stripping basket with a fly jig is just perfect for short term gain.

There is no long term vision within the industry however and never will be.
The lion does not feed an care for what she preys upon.
A shephard does that .

Perhaps the industry could borrow some of that long term vision adn open up to its customer base as valuable for long term survival.

Wishful thinking and actually quite - delusional.

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