During a trip, buying fishing equipment once you arrive at your destination may seem interesting, to take advantage of lower prices or products not distributed in France. However, it is necessary to be well informed about the real market, because it can be very different from what you may think.
The French market
The European market, and especially the French market is very developed, with many references, techniques and brands coming from the 4 corners of the world with various influences, such as French, Swedish, Japanese, Americanâeuros¦ This diversity is not found everywhere, so you should not necessarily expect to find everything you are used to, especially when traveling outside Europe.
If I take the example of Canada, a black bass fisherman will be able to find what he is looking for in the stores of the big cities, because lure fishing is popular there and the equipment developed by the American brands is easily found. On the other hand, an angler who is picky about pike perch, pike or sea bass and who arrives hoping to find what he needs on the spot will quickly be disappointed, because fishing for these species is not very well developed in Canada. It will be difficult to find equivalents to what we are used to find in our French shelves. And here I am only talking about lure fishing, because there is no fishing with jigs and carp fishing is in its infancy. This situation is repeated differently for each destination, and it is therefore necessary to be well informed in order not to be caught off guard once on the spot.
Fishing differently
This abundance of brands on the French market is a real advantage for travel. Indeed, one should not hesitate to bring equipment not used in the country of destination, because this can really make the difference on the spot. Moreover, fishing with equipment that you know allows you to be quickly efficient, while with new equipment, there is always a time of adaptation necessary.
The websites
You have to be careful with websites, because they are not always representative of what you will find in most stores. Their ability to sell by mail order brings them a large audience, nationally and internationally, so they can afford to offer many references. A fishing store, on the other hand, will stock the equipment that it is certain to sell locally, in relation to its audience. However, if you have a fixed address during your stay, these sites can be a good help to get the material you are looking for delivered, or even to place an order before your arrival to find your articles as soon as possible.
The material
When searching for available tackle on site, it is not only the lures or rods that you should focus on, but also the rest that is equally important, such as braid, clips, broken rings, hooks, clips, fluorocabon, steel leadersâ?¦
Taking the temperature
Finally, even if you don't necessarily enter a fishing store to buy something, it is interesting to go there to talk with the locals and to get into the atmosphere of the country, or even to admire the decoration, as in the famous Bass pro shop, in the United States.
