Online Discounts
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I bought an Orvis Mid Arbor from a dealer and they included backing and a fly line. The fly line was an Orvis Redfish line, so it wasn’t some cheapie. I think it came from Blue Quill Angler.
I have bought a number of reels that came with free backing. Not a great deal, but still an effective savings of $15 to $20. 10 years ago it was common practice to throw in the backing when you purchased a new reel, even at fly shops. Not so anymore.
Most of my online purchases are deeply discounted items from places like Sierra Trading or Madison River Fishing Company.
Zach – The 1923 Fred Divine ” Golden West” their top of the line rod listed in their catalog at $ 60.00
Will
Will –
There are many ways to calculate present value of money in reverse, but based on the current value of unskilled labor as compared to the cost of labor from that year, that rod would cost about $2600 today.
Check the various results out here:
http://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/uscompare/result.php
Does that surprise you? My suspicion is that rods have always cost about the same. The majority of the cost of a rod is in the hand labor involved. The reason we can get rods that are decent for under $100 these days is that today we have access to people who are willing to work for wages that have never been–adjusted for inflation–comparable to American wage rates.
Zach
Nice link JL. I checked into it and apparently the brick-and-mortar retailers have also been authorized to offer that same deal.
Zach
Zach,
Hook and Hackle provides a 10% discount for on-line orders. As an example, the G. Loomis Whisper Creek GLX 962-3 is $549 instead of $610.
Tim
Hook and Hackle does not discount Loomis or St.Croix Rods. They are locked into MSRP on those items.
I just got a ball cap fish hook pin with the purchase of a sunfish lapel pin
meh, not that great of a deal.
Got a caddis nymph with the purchase of an ostrich plume.
meh again, no that great of a deal (specially since i don’t fish other people’s flies)
http://www.albrightflyfish.com/
I have ordered a few A-5’s for gifts direct from Albright and every time they have sent me a freebie.
Dave,
Here is a screen shot from Hook and Hackle’s online shopping tool:
Their policy states that some manufacturers prohibit the discount, but this one appears to be a go. Several of their other rods (TFO, for instance) do not show the discount when you place them in your basket. Could be an error with the tool, though.
I do believe I purchased a St. Croix rod from them with the discount a few years ago, but I could be mistaken.
Tim
Zach- I’m not surprised at the $2600.00 number.Probably quite easy to spend that on a high end rod today I imagine. I suspect back then a $60.00 fly rod was an extravagant
Will –
Even that $12 rod in the 1940s would still be $250 in today’s dollars, again based on unskilled wages figures.
Zach,
I took advantage of the same “deal” that you received. I won’t mention the reel maker since you didn’t….but the reel looks great on my 4-weight bamboo rod. I thought it was a sweet marketing gimmick.
I’m happy.
Zach,
From Bud Lilly’s 1972 Catalog:
Scientfic Anglers System Rods – $70-75
Browning Silaflex Rods: $30-38From Dan Bailey’s 1973 Catalog:
Orvis Battenkill Bamboo – $150
H.L. Leonard Bamboo – $250
Fenwick Feralite $38.90 – $50.75
Scientific Anglers System Rods – $75
Berkley Parametric Curt Gowdy Rods – $39.95
Phillipson Expoxite Rods – $77
Phillipson Master Glass Rods – $24Be happy to loan you the catalogs as long as they are returned.
Mike
Zach,
Just turned up my copy of the 1965 Dan Bailey Catalog with these prices:
Orvis Battenkill – $99.50 – $112.50
Fenwick Feralite – $32.50 – $40.00
Johnson-Phillipson Profile 800 (Glass) – $35.00
Johnson-Phillipson Profile 400 -$15Mike
Zach,
Just turned up my copy of the 1965 Dan Bailey Catalog with these prices:
Orvis Battenkill – $99.50 – $112.50
Fenwick Feralite – $32.50 – $40.00
Johnson-Phillipson Profile 800 (Glass) – $35.00
Johnson-Phillipson Profile 400 -$15Mike
Wow, the Battenkill was the same price in 1965 as it is now.
Note: I’m too lazy to actually look what the battenkill costs right now but if my memory serves me right it was in that price range last time I looked, maybe a year ago.
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