Moving to San Diego need advice - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

mrJB · 09-01-2012, 05:49 PM

Powerpro is now owned by Shimano. Charkbait has a long standing gripe with Shimano because Shimano has pricing policies that Charkbait did not follow and, consequently, lost thier dealership as a result.

Ever see Shimano stuff on sale? Probably not unless it will be a discontinued item and not without corporate permission.

"Suggested retail price"... that's how they spell "price fixing" in the U.S. Most all do it, I guess Charkbait learned a hard lesson, and now trys to undercut that lowest price (e.g. Avet) by adding extra goodies like free line, free reel cover, etc.

09-01-2012, 05:49 PM	#35
mrJB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O.C. Posts: 352	The Powerpro thing... Powerpro is now owned by Shimano. Charkbait has a long standing gripe with Shimano because Shimano has pricing policies that Charkbait did not follow and, consequently, lost thier dealership as a result. Ever see Shimano stuff on sale? Probably not unless it will be a discontinued item and not without corporate permission. "Suggested retail price"... that's how they spell "price fixing" in the U.S. Most all do it, I guess Charkbait learned a hard lesson, and now trys to undercut that lowest price (e.g. Avet) by adding extra goodies like free line, free reel cover, etc. __________________ "I Brake for Halibut"