the fisherman mag drops the ball - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Tip-N-Ring · 03-17-2005, 06:37 AM

I ran advertising with them last year for my cod charter trips. It took them over 6 weeks for them to correct the spelling of Stellwagon to Stellwagen. Also some weeks the ad never even appeared, and then just reappeared?? But like previously mentioned the bill always came in on time.

MakoMike · 03-17-2005, 07:37 AM

You guys may not know it, but the Print edition of Nor'east Saltwater is expanding into RI. If you are interested in either carrying the magazine or advertising in it e-mail Nick@noreast.com. BTW the magazine is free, but you have to pick it up in the local tackle shops that carry it. You will be able to get the march and April editions (it doesn't go weekly until May) at the RISAA show. I'll be working the booth on Sat. & Sun. so if you come by be sure to say hello.

striprman · 03-17-2005, 07:39 AM

After 25 years of getting the New England Fisherman, I let my subscription expire. I really feel the quality of the articles and the information just wasn't the same after Coleman left.

Van · 03-17-2005, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by striprman

After 25 years of getting the New England Fisherman, I let my subscription expire. I really feel the quality of the articles and the information just wasn't the same after Coleman left.

EXACTLY, it also seems to have become cover to cover advertising.

I stopped getting it years ago....

flatts1 · 03-17-2005, 10:23 AM

In the past I only read The Fisherman at the barber shop or at MSBA meetings at the "magazine table" that George P. has self-maintained for a while now.

Recently though, I started buying it at the news stand and I find it quite informative. A couple examples that I found useful were...

- The article on cheaply but effectively covering my boat using 4'' PVC as the frame along with a tarp and sections of rope to serve as "ribbing".

- The article on Monomoy that described why it is a good place to go when the temp kicks up everywhere else.

Again, I don't have much of a historical reference to compare it with but I do find it useful and one of these days I'm going to finally write the check for a subscription rather than pay the newsstand prices.

With regard to Ads, they all do it. Turn to nearly any given page of OTW and you will find that 2/3 of it is Ads too - just on bigger paper

Mike

Joe · 03-17-2005, 10:35 AM

The editor, Zach, he's got next to no help....Putting out a weekly on your own is not easy.....They're still paying only a $100 for a feature....
All that ad revenue too

fishsmith · 03-17-2005, 10:43 AM

I've been getting the Fisherman and On the water for 10 years now, and I saved the old ones ( I just read a Joe Lyons article on "Road Kill flies" ), I'm not renewing either this year, both are all ad's and rehashed articles.
I've come to learn that fishing catches fish, reading about others fishing doesn't.

Screwing up Kingston, RI for Kingston, MA on the cover is huge! I hope they give you free advertisement for the show next year, or give a full page to MSBA, in upcoming issues.

5/0 · 03-17-2005, 10:59 AM

I think that people are learning more & more about fishing different locations,technique's,habits and most of all meeting other people who have the same Crazy addiction from forums like this one vs a cover to cover advertising mag.

Hi my name is Bob & I have a fishing problem

Joe · 03-17-2005, 11:02 AM

"Tying The Roady Roadkill"

I liked that one....but they got a few letters from people who thought it was serious