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Well here’s the final word on the subject. Pay the price or do without Legal Status of Minimum RPM In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court held that minimum RPM arrangements are per se illegal when a manufacturer agrees with retailers on a minimum retail price.[19] A loophole was created in 1919 when the Court allowed manufacturers to unilaterally impose minimum RPM, provided there was no agreement with retailers. In what is known as the “Colgate Doctrine,” the Court noted that antitrust law, in particular the Sherman Act, “does not prevent a manufacturer engaged in a private business from announcing in advance the prices at which his goods may be resold and refusing to deal with wholesalers and retailers who do not conform to such prices.”[20] Passed in 1890, the Sherman Act was the first U.S. federal antitrust statute. It was designed to promote competition by limiting the monopolistic restraint of trade and certain types of monopolization of markets.

I’ve caught lots of them ice fishing at Oneida lake and at Sandy pond. We would just leave them in the ice as unwanted by catch. One day an old guy told us they were good to eat, just take the meat from the vent back. He lied . by the way. We called them lings

We’ll see. The FTC has taken the complaint and given me a case number. The AG has not gotten back to me yet. The minimum selling price cannot be set by manufacturer or distributer

You are very wrong. Manufactures can SUGGEST a retail price. They cannot set a minimum price. That’s price fixing and is against the law. I work hard for my money and will not sit by and let unscrupulous manufacturers and distributers get away with breaking the law. The free enterprise system should dictate prices , not some greedy manufacturer If I want to sell a product below suggested retail , that’s my business. If a manufacturer penalizes me for it , that’s the FTC’s business. My gear and boat have already been maintained and are ready to go , thank you

Here is a topic for discussion. I’d like to hear everyone’s take on this. I have been in search of a certain electronics upgrade since the end of the fishing season. I searched every venue , local , online , large and small marine suppliers , and the manufacturer's web site ( I’m not naming names at this time ) the price was invariably the same all over. Ok. I’ll wait for black Friday or cyber Monday No good price was the same I found one site with a best offer I offered what I am willing to pay ( not a ton below the asking price , I wasn’t lowballing ) got a counter offer for the exact price offered everywhere. I am asking the federal trade commission and my state’s AG to look into this if it’s price fixing. It’s illegal. Any input ? This seems to happen a lot in the marine / fishing environment

I’ve always been a die hard Lowrance customer. The last couple of years I’ve been underwhelmed by my units performance. I’m looking at the Garmin echomap UHD 74CV. I don’t need side scan. Any input on this unit ?? I’m holding off to see if there are any Black Friday deals. But I’m ready to pull the trigger TIA

I have fished the East end of Lake O ( Oswego to Gallo/Stoney ) since the mid 70’s In the day you could bet on the kings hitting Mexico bay in mid July And the fishing getting better and better as it got into August It has changed. The fish are definitely more scattered than I have ever seen it. The cut in stocking has played a role , but the overall size and weight have been on the decline for years. A limit catch was the rule for years. Now , it’s the exception. It’s getting harder and harder to justify the ever increasing cost of owning and outfitting a boat for the return. The out of staters that hire a charter for a day or two don’t get that we , who live here and fish every opportunity , have many thousands invested in this fishery Time will tell if it gets better or worse