Carbon Shortage

[Elton]

I was reading in Tackle & Guns that the price of carbon is set to rise, due to a worldwide shortage. A lot of this is blamed on the massive amounts used by the space industry.

 

Do you think consumers will stomach a tackle price rise?

[Peter Waller]

The way my wife makes toast there can never be a shortage of carbon.

 

In reality tackle has never been so cheap, so a hike is unlikely to effect the market.

[RUDD]

Back to glass fibre then!

I would like to see a 16m glass fibre pole!

You would have to hold it up at a 45degree angle and the tip would still be in the water!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ 15. June 2004, 09:11 AM: Message edited by: RUDD ]

[Peter Waller]

Fibre glass, no-no-no-no! Back to cane & 'real' fishing!!

[Waterman]

Of course there's always the trusty tank ariel!

[dizidave]

Do you think well see a hike in prices then?

[Elton]

That's what the article was suggesting.

[corydoras]

Peter Waller:

Fibre glass, no-no-no-no! Back to cane & 'real' fishing!!

None of this new fangled cane, greenheart is what you want.

[Tog]

Who needs a rod? I'm building my sub with a speargun and fishfinder!! (attached to my handline)

[RUDD]

Maybe its a hoax and the tackle industry has worked out that we will all panic and go and by a new rod.

 

4 million (approx) anglers x 40 quid (approx) =

GBP160000000.00

 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!