Speaking of Gimmicks?!? 2024
Skeeter6598 reply :
Here's a question regarding gimmicks! I was at an outdoor show promoting mine and dad's hunting business we just started. A guy in the booth next to us had some rods that have a buzzer on them.
The buzzer is in the butt of the rod and there's a button you push right by the reel seat. When you push the button it sends a vibration down the rod and line to the bait. This does work as far as the vibration is concerned. The rod is built on an All-Star blank. This rod sells for a hundred dollars, same as the All-Stars.
My question is do you guys think that this would improve your catch or number of bites? The guy was a guide and just promoting them for the man who makes them. He says that since he started using them he has impoved his catch time, on bedding fish, to under 10 minutes!
I'm thinking about trying them and if they don't work any better well I'll have another 100 dollar All-Star rod!
BD reply :
Sounds like a gimmick.
gamblerOH reply :
Save your money,its a gimmick.I wouldnt buy another Allstar either. Now that the majority of lower end($100 and less)allstars are being made in china you never know,maybe that buzzer thing catches fish in china.------LOL
Skeeter6598 reply :
Well personally I like All-Stars rods and have had no trouble with them, regardless of where they're made. These rods are made on All-Star blanks in, I believe, Amarillo, Tx or Lubbock, Tx.
gamblerOH reply :
Allstars were made in Houston Texas, I dont know where they will be made now that they have been bought out by shakespeare.I own 4 allstars, 2 titaniums and 2 team allstars, all of them have been great rods. My concern is that the quality will go down now that they come from China.It seems that anything I buy that is made in China turns out to be a mistake.
flippnfish reply :
Be American and Buy American...Hey GamblerOH, it's probably a big seller among the women over there!!lol
gamblerOH reply :
I'm sure the women love'em. my wife says I should go ahead and order on just to see if I like it. -LOL
flippnfish reply :
lol!! then won't ever be able to go fishing by yourself!
dodgeguy reply :
who says the chinese can't make anything just as good as the japanese or us?as far as i know all the rods from the american classic series through the titanium series are made here.bps rods are made in china and lots of guys love them.
Skeeter6598 reply :
HAHA! thinks for the tip boys! Now I have a reason to order a couple. ;D
Skeeter6598 reply :
The whole point of this topic is WOULD YOU BUY A ROD THAT BUZZED. Do you think it would improve catch time on bedding fish, or cause a reaction strike from a fish that isn't real active at the time?
Where they're made isn't the point!
gamblerOH reply :
no problem skeeter, at least you'll be ordering them for the right reasons!! Dodgeguy, you are an auto tech, dont you think there a difference in USA tools and China tools.ie. snap-on compared to ampro from advance auto. surely you have busted your knuckles a time or two when cheap tools break.
gamblerOH reply :
sorry I missed the point skeeter. I would not buy a rod that buzzed even if it was made in the good ole USA.
scbassin reply :
Maybe it was designed to fish buzzbaits.
gamblerOH reply :
I think you may be right scbassin!
John Cullum reply :
I pretty quick sometimes to part with a $100 but not that quick.... It sounds like a gimmick to me. Unless he's buying in huge bulk I don't see how he can sell a $100 All Star with the vibrating mech. attached to it for $100 bucks. It seems if the rod retails for $100 he would have to charge a few bucks more to make ends meet and turn a profit.
dodgeguy reply :
gambler,good question.i used to buy nothing but snap on but not any more.they are ridiculously priced and there are way better bargains out there made elsewhere.any tool i loae is now replaced with either a husky from home depot or kobalt from lowes.btw,snap on ratchets are the worst!!!talk about broken knuckles!!!
dodgeguy reply :
i wouldn't buy a buzzing rod either.
gamblerOH reply :
dodgeguy, husky and cobalt are both good tools,i'm not sure where they are made but they are good,and have a good warranty. I'm partial to snap-on though since I was a dealer for 5 years.Luckily I found a better way to make a living. I have to admit I did replace a lot of gears in the fine tooth ratchets though.I was just trying to make a point about MOST things that come from china.
chefxian reply :
HOAX
Chris reply :
(I am trying my best to keep it G rated)
In the quest for more fish myself and a fishing buddy went to a "toy shop" and bought a buzzing item. We built a rod with it in the butt of the rod. The idea was that I could pitch a jig into a spot turn the buzzing feature on and cause my lure to vibrate in one spot on a tight line. The problem was that when it was turned on you could not feel the fish grab your lure. What I did find was that it was killer on bedding fish. You could place a lure in the bed and raise the line tight and tease the fish to hit. The longer the cast the less the line was able to transfer the vibrations. Total cost under $5
dodgeguy reply :
gambler,cool.i am not overly in love with the chinese either but i think some of the stuff they make is good.allstars rods from the american classic series to the titanium as far as i know are still made here.
Skeeter6598 reply :
Quote(I am trying my best to keep it G rated)In the quest for more fish myself and a fishing buddy went to a "toy shop" and bought a buzzing item. We built a rod with it in the butt of the rod. The idea was that I could pitch a jig into a spot turn the buzzing feature on and cause my lure to vibrate in one spot on a tight line. The problem was that when it was turned on you could not feel the fish grab your lure. What I did find was that it was killer on bedding fish. You could place a lure in the bed and raise the line tight and tease the fish to hit. The longer the cast the less the line was able to transfer the vibrations. Total cost under $5
This is the ponit that he was making. He says it worked great on bedding fish. Sometimes your really have to pester those bedding girls for a long time before they get ticked off enough to bite. He was saying that it was improving his catch time on these bedding fish.
And to elaborate on the All-Star rod. IT'S NOT A TRUE ALL-STAR ROD. He buys the All-star BLANKS and building the rod off that. I'm still undecided whether or not to try one.
flippnfish reply :
Skeeter don't waist your money. Take that 100 dollar bill put another one with it and get a G.Loomis.. I know a lot of females that like vibrating rods, but, I don't think bass females do. I could be wrong. I think I can get the same effect using a 1/2-3/4 oz tungsten and shaking my own rod. Big weight will hold the bait in one place while you shake it!!
clooney reply :
Chris is right! None of you others have heard of a vibrating technique work? Someone posted something regarding this recently. The story had something to do with someone's rod leaning against the boat motor, vibrating the lure and improving their catch for the day dramatically. Everyone was fighting for a spot on the motor to lean their rod. Funny but true!
guitarkid reply :
Forget all of that, get a Daiwa with the twitchen bar, if you saw how that thing works a jig you waould never try anything else.
-searoach
flechero reply :
Quotewho says the chinese can't make anything just as good as the japanese or us?as far as i know all the rods from the american classic series through the titanium series are made here.bps rods are made in china and lots of guys love them.
Unless it changed very recently, the only ones that were coming in on ship were the sub $50 classics. As far as the rest of them go- the cork and seats go on at the blank facility and some are wrapped there and some go out to contract wrappers, locally.
GitRDoneIke23 reply :
QuoteSounds like a gimmick.
Yep!!
BassFishingMachine reply :
What they need to invent is buzzing rattles, not a rod.
ILfisherman reply :
QuoteBe American and Buy American...Hey GamblerOH, it's probably a big seller among the women over there!!lol
Oh rly? Where did the parts in the computer that you're using right now come from?!?
jrhennecke reply :
QuoteForget all of that, get a Daiwa with the twitchen bar, if you saw how that thing works a jig you waould never try anything else.-searoach
The twitchen bar is great and does add a lot of action.
guest reply :
Except for one custom all the rods I fish are All Stars and Fenwicks, The All Stars are all made in Texas and the Fenwicks all in China Both products are well made and I am more than pleased with thier performance.
Matt Fly reply :
Buzzy rods have been around for a few years. See them out in Texas alot.
I have seen demos and had one in my hands a few times.
I don't thinki its a gimmick considering we buy jigs with rattles or add rattles to certain baits trying to impart vibrations and noise to the bait.
What I have done for years is, with my left hsnd holding the reel, I place my fingers across the cork handle and tap with my fingers.
You know when some body is waiting on you and they are tapping their fingers on the table repeatedly, its the same technique on th cork handle.
Does the same thing. As I lift a bait off bottom, I tap sending the same noise and vibrations down the line.
It maybe a gimmick, but is no different in buying jigs with rattles for the same principal.
Been around for awhile.
Pencil Pusher reply :
Since this is a resurrected three year old thread, the "Buzzy" has been around for awhile.
Jeff H reply :
QuoteSince this is a resurrected three year old thread, the "Buzzy" has been around for awhile.
Hard to believe anything like that would endure 3 years on the market.
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