Sea Angler
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Its complete trash. The editor has lost it. They introduce 'Bass Angler' taking up a third of the mag, then run a special this month on...Bass?! Ludicrous. There was an interesting letter written a few months ago discussing the direction of mag and how they have alienated huge numbers of readers with this Bass pish.They couldn't give a toss about anyone North of Wales and the home counties, where there's virtually no bass fisheries. Mel Russ comes back with this ridiculous and unnecessarily aggressive rant about how everyone likes to catch bass and the guys letter is so mis placed. Then to add insult to injury he give it 'letter of the month'. What to show how they are big enough to take criticism on the chin? Embarrassing.
Also, whats the point in having reviews if everything's going to be 10/10? Yeah, because your advertisements will dry up.
TSF at least tries to be different and more honest but the content is so poor. Every time I read it I just feel that I'm paying for Barney and co to globe trot on fishing trips without gaining anything useful for readers in the process.
Also, whats the point in having reviews if everything's going to be 10/10? Yeah, because your advertisements will dry up.
TSF at least tries to be different and more honest but the content is so poor. Every time I read it I just feel that I'm paying for Barney and co to globe trot on fishing trips without gaining anything useful for readers in the process.
I was tempted to buy Sea Angler a month or two back but recalled the self same problems of repetition from my previous sea angling days( 20 odd years back and more), when exactly the same thing used to happen; same info, same articles etc. so I didn't waste my money.
It's the same with fresh water fishing literature.
Of course, what happens; is that as the techniques and tackle develop, they only trickle through to the wider world quite slowly. So we end up reading the same old tripe, time and time and time again, with the odd little more interesting tit bit chucked in now and then.
The thing is these days; you don't have to rely on waiting for a magazine to come out every month, hoping you will find something interesting in it.
You simply fire up the pc and away you go:yltype:
Mind you, a magazine is ideal when you're sitting, having a break at work or whatever
cheers
Steve
you guys still get breaks at work:question: ill have to have a word with someone
seriously, a very good post steve
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craigmlormor
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Wonder what the reaction would be to post this link onto the total sea fishing facebook page?????
codcatcher3000
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to be honest i made rollie had a ponder on what i would want from a fishing magazine ....and i realised if they actually told me what i want to know they could probably cover it in 4 whole mags.. then no want would buy it after ...i wondered myself an editor and thought to myself .. i would probably be doing the same things as it is a truly slow to evolve sport... i wud subscribe it if it came with freebies that i want tho ....
rocketman
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what a joke the freebies they try to tempt you with to subscribe are just cheap crap that they buy in bulk CHEAP,
i still have a sea angler mag from 1979 which is not too bad a read , but now its total sh$te , its gone right downhill their scraping the barrel for decent articles and the writers of recent years dont have a clue tell more bull than pinnochio,
if a company that advertises with them sent a bamboo pole with a bit string and a safety pin on the end, theyd give it a 10/10 its a joke, might as well read the beano or dandy
i still have a sea angler mag from 1979 which is not too bad a read , but now its total sh$te , its gone right downhill their scraping the barrel for decent articles and the writers of recent years dont have a clue tell more bull than pinnochio,
if a company that advertises with them sent a bamboo pole with a bit string and a safety pin on the end, theyd give it a 10/10 its a joke, might as well read the beano or dandy
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BestNest
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ive got a pile of them off me mate they going on the nearest bonfire soon
Ha. I'll giv u summik for them if u want. As I must b only person who likes them! Keep me entertained through ling shifts at graft! Ha
Mike.Haley
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Why not write an article about angling in the North East and submit it to Sea Angling.
They generally pay for a good aticle.
Then they can print something other than "Bass Stories"
As you have said, You could write better stuff.
Can you?
Yes i can. and will if you want me to
Mike.Haley
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Its not if I want you to.
Everyone complains about Sea Angler, Total Sea Fishing and Boat Fishing Monthly, publishing articles about Bass or about fishing in the South of England.
The reason this happens is that nobody up here will submit any articles about the fishing in this area.
The editors of these magazines live down there, so they fish down there.
So if you want people to know about fishing up here, start writing about it and send it off to Mel Russ, Barney Wright or Dave Barham and maybe they will start to publish a regular North East section.
Get writting and good luck.
Everyone complains about Sea Angler, Total Sea Fishing and Boat Fishing Monthly, publishing articles about Bass or about fishing in the South of England.
The reason this happens is that nobody up here will submit any articles about the fishing in this area.
The editors of these magazines live down there, so they fish down there.
So if you want people to know about fishing up here, start writing about it and send it off to Mel Russ, Barney Wright or Dave Barham and maybe they will start to publish a regular North East section.
Get writting and good luck.
Paul,
Can you tell me which of the posts in this thread say there's nowt about fishing in the north east please?
I think the general consensus was, to much about bass and boat, to many repeat adds and only a few pages of any real interest about actual shore fishing therefore not good value for money.
Personally I think there should be alot less on bass and boat and alot more on actual shore catch reports and features. Just my opinion like mate but it is an opinion that's made me stop buying both sea angler and TSF.
Hi Paul,
My gripe isn't really with the mags NE content, or lack of it, indeed i would like to read features and reports from all over the country, its about the amount of info on bass and boat and the repeat adds, these take up the vast majority of the mags. Having said that I'm a bit peeved I didn't see the 4 page article about shields pier you quoted in last months edition. I'll have to try and get me mitts on a one
I know the mags got to have adds to survive but when they start taking up a huge chunk of it and are repetitive it just puts regular buyers off.
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