North Fork Composites = blanksJohnny A wrote:Oh, I was thinking the North Fork Composites. I didn't what was going on with them. If they had expanded to higher line rods.JWR075 wrote:I thought edge was the new Loomis company.Johnny A wrote:The new Loomis company maybe?
http://www.edgerods.com
?JWR075 wrote:Cal is this breakup a rod only or is he fishing new baits too?
Thanks Cal!Cal wrote:North Fork Composites = blanksJohnny A wrote:Oh, I was thinking the North Fork Composites. I didn't what was going on with them. If they had expanded to higher line rods.JWR075 wrote:I thought edge was the new Loomis company.Johnny A wrote:The new Loomis company maybe?
http://www.edgerods.com
Edge = rods
I'm with you...I sure hope so...the suspense is killing me. I really didn't expect this to happen.Finnz922 wrote:Aaron Martens. Gan Craft, Major Craft, or Evergreen. No basis for any of this, but I think he is staying JDM
Yes, a front page angler can make this much money, but most guys don't make this much and they will not survive long without cashing big checks. I thought I remembered hearing that Megabass stepped up to pay $40,000 to Aaron to be in the center of his jersey when Aaron didn't have a title sponsor a few years back. When you add up the cost of a boat/motor (most pros don't have them completely paid for each year), entry fees, and travel expenses, there is not much left for anyone other than KVD. With the exception of a limited few, the rest of the anglers need to cash checks to survive. I don't pretend to know Aaron's exact expenses, but it's no money train out there unless you win a few of the major titles.nickp wrote:In reference to the comments on pro's not getting $$$ Id tell you to read iacconelli's book. He goes in depth about sponsorship and his business plan. At the time he wrote the book, his main sponsor (the biggest decal on his jersey) ran his sponsor 50-65g's and the rest were $2500-10k a piece. With that comes sponsorship duties (fishing shows, product development, commercials and advertising). So it is entirely possible to be making $150-250k a year before you pay entries etc. Let alone royalties from endorsed product (industry standards from 2-15% of msrp of every product sold). This is where kvd has made his real fortune, with bps, nOT tournament winnings.
Guys like him and Andy Morgan that are consistent check cashers with an occasional angler of the year thrown in are the anglers that you can't help but respect. I hope Aaron got a huge sponsor to help the Megabass lovers heal a little quicker.nickp wrote:^ I agree, theres a ton of expenses, but if your a-mart cashing top 20's left and right its nice getting all that entry money back hhahaha
Ouch! This is like leaving the prom queen for a barnyard animal. I hope Aaron succeeds and the rods fish well. This reminds me a little of what Skeet did. Skeet didn't apologize for wanting to make as much money as possible from his rod and reel deal, and neither should Aaron. This might be proof that the money in big fishing sponsors is not as big as we sometimes imagine.
Funny, I just finished reading it on Wired 2 Fish. You can preorder them today. http://www.outdoorproshop.com/Enigma-Aa ... a-aecr.htm
