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Even Flow

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Sadly though I think everybody will try and hold onto there own little piece of the pie. Cant see these guys shacking up together and sharing a smaller profit.

They can however improve themselves and make their publication stand out as a leader in the market. Offer a product that reflects value for money without comprimising the quality. Expand into different sections of the bass angling population. Its kind of like they are sticking with the basics, so to speak "playing things save", and not taking chances.

I do agree that they need to move forward, and fast too, if they want to celebrate another 10 years.
 
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MRA1001

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Good thinking however....

I subscribe to the Bassmaster magazine from the states which is available via an electronic version online and a printed version which arrives every month in the post.

Personally I would far rather read the printed version than the electronic version. The printed version is also easier to make notes in and store which is used for referencing in the future.

A printed version is also easier to read whilst lying in my hammock :)
 
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Even Flow

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...or fishing on the throne!! I myself like having the printed version. Its nice flipping ( note the pun ) through a mag and as you said MRA, making notes or refering back to an issue is part of the fun when you suddenly need an question answered.

Great ideas all around!!
 
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Blommie

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You guys obviously weren't around when SA Bass started out a few years ago. The Mag has really improved over time. for your R28,00 you get on average 5 technical articles, at say R5 each. Not bad in my book. The quality of the info in the articles are not bad either.

Have a look at the American bass mags if you want to see advertising vs articles. Those guys thrive on ads. You struggle to find a technical article amongst the ads.

I enjoy SA Bass and don't mind paying the R28.
 
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Even Flow

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Been buying the mag for the last 5 years accually. Look through a few older copies if you still have them and you will see that the format is accually very much so, also still the same. The only thing that did change is the huge increase in advertizing.

For that reason I'm considering not buying anymore. You pretty much made my point with saying 5 articles at about R5 a piece. Only 5 article? Say on avarage these articles run 3 pages, include the page set apart for a full page photo, that totals 20 pages? Include 4 pages for the "readers catch" segment and that totals 24.

Thats only 24 pages out of a +- 60 page mag. What happend to the rest? You guessed it...Advertizing!! R28 really wont kill me to pay, it will however not satify me if I feel thats it simply was not worth it. R28 is a pack of lures almost, and that in the other hand will satify me for days on end

Food for thought...
 
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AYOBA!

Sealiner
even if the mag cost R10, I will still not buy it, it is not about the money...same for SL and BA, nothing against BA, I just do not need the mag, GOOGLE is my friend...
 
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