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[FlyFishinYakr]

Originally Posted by bellcon

Jimmy,
You have always been one of the "nice" guys.
But bashing a company, its products and staff after a couple months of trying to sell us on how great they are is bad form in my book.
(some may say chicken shit... I will stick with bad form)

I am sure any company that puts you on their "Team" would much rather have any and all negative issues dealt with in house. I could care less about the internal bickering, none of our business, not sure why you felt the need to post that information on a public forum.
As far as the leak, looks like a simple fix. And it sounds like Feel Free is addressing it. ALL kayaks have some type of issue and room for improvement. And I am guessing they would want their pro staff to help in this regard.


Props for your convictions, but posting them on BWE takes away some of the shine.



PS
Personally I don't really need the discounts, but would whore myself out in a minute to be on a "Pro-Staff".
Are you listening OEX?
Hobie? Ocean? Seeker? Daiwa? Owner? Seaguar? Lowrance? Kokatat? Sumo? Tady? Hodgman? Humminbird? Berkley Big Game? Power Pro? Spro? MegaBaits?
I think that about covers the companies I throw silly amounts of money at to play this game. (except for all those plastics, lures and terminal tackle)
Oh and Buff can't forget the Buff, Maybe I need to have a beer and chat with my buddy Wade, That man seems to have this stuff down to a science.

I'm not trying to be confrontational, but it's seems to me that Jimmy didn't seem to "air out" the all issues that he's dealing with or other issues he has knowledge of. Even you seem to think the leak is a simple fix, but didn't note it is a serious safety issue. This could come down to the financial issue of repair/retrofit cost. I could see a scenario where the general counsel would say "that"s what we have insurance for". In the meantime many kayaker's could be at risk!
As one who can relate, it's somewhat akin to Political advisors, car salesman, medical/drug representatives and stock broker/dealers (the last I'm very familiar with).
I applaud Jimmy for Publicly announcing his departure as a "Team Member". I use this quoted post as an example of the grief I'm sure he weighed before making this public.
In a way, I believe he's doing a public service for those who may be in the market for a kayak but don't know where to start or what to think about the various models out there.
It seems to me that unlike HOBIE, Ocean Kayak and Malibu kayaks, Mokken doesn't seem to take their reputation or interest/input from customers and their reps seriously.
As a long time member (and even longer "Lurker") I value Jimmy's insights as long time member and experienced kayak fisherman. Up until recently, I was thinking about another Kayak even though I have a "Brand new" Outback that I haven't even "broken in" yet. Obviously the next one won't be a Mokken!
Bravo Jimmy for your bravery and willingness to tolerate this kind of abuse.
Respectfully,
FFY

[StinkyMatt]

This is how you leave a company:



"I am no longer a pro staffer for company X."


The end.

[skrilla]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

This is how you leave a company:



"I am no longer a pro staffer for company X."


The end.

This. Clean cut and done. Any further details should be shared over a couple of beers.

[Nic D]

What I see is a bunch of people sharing their opinions, so I'll add mine even Though you know what opinions are like....Being a sponsored fisherman, I don't really have a problem with Jimmy's post. That's his decision and his decision only. If he feels that strongly to share what happened, that's his deal. Not a thing wrong with it.

I would say this to jimmy, think big picture bud. In six months or a year down the road if your potential sponsor sees this thread, what kind of an impact will it have on that sponsorship? Everything you do as a sponsored angler is watched by someone, or someone that knows someone... You get the point. Always have to be thinking big picture.

I too left a sponsorship this year. I chose the other route and didnt say a thing, but if people ask I do tell them what happened and why I made the choice. Does it make me better nope, just different.

Tight lines- T minus 2 days before a 5 day to Cedros Island

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Tamarack Studios

What I see is a bunch of people sharing their opinions, so I'll add mine even Though you know what opinions are like....Being a sponsored fisherman, I don't really have a problem with Jimmy's post. That's his decision and his decision only. If he feels that strongly to share what happened, that's his deal. Not a thing wrong with it.

I would say this to jimmy, think big picture bud. In six months or a year down the road if your potential sponsor sees this thread, what kind of an impact will it have on that sponsorship? Everything you do as a sponsored angler is watched by someone, or someone that knows someone... You get the point. Always have to be thinking big picture.

I too left a sponsorship this year. I chose the other route and didnt say a thing, but if people ask I do tell them what happened and why I made the choice. Does it make me better nope, just different.

Tight lines- T minus 2 days before a 5 day to Cedros Island

Looking back I do wish I had done things differently. How I left the team, and what I said on the team page, was where I should have left my displeasure. For that I agree coming on here and letting the dirt fly was not right, but it's done, I'll take was crap I get for it, but will continue work hard at what I do, what I love, and I'm sure this will all go away after a while. If I'm never sponsored again I'm O.K. with that, but I will continue to support my local shops, friends, and do what I can to boost them up not expecting anything in return, their service is reward enough. The guys at OEX treat us well and provide a service that is above all others.

Guys, thanks for the possitives, negatives, and the whatevers I will use all of it to be a better person, and fisherman.

[jorluivil]

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

[WahooUSMA]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

This is how you leave a company:



"I am no longer a pro staffer for company X."


The end.

Nice!

[BrokeLoser]

Jimmy,
I'm a little late on this I know but I commend you for not being afraid to speak your mind to whomever and however you think you need to. Too many people try too hard to tip-toe around issues being politically correct and worrying about all of the potential what-if's. Those tend to be the people that end up never saying anything to anyone out of fear of what could and may come of it. People like you that aren't afraid to speak force change...and that's a good thing. You have nothing to be ashamed of...Don't apologize...Who gives two sh!ts what anyone else thinks...you said what you thought you needed to say how you thought you needed to say it…period. If anyone cares enough to know the other side let them commence their own investigation.
Hell, all these ‘review sites’ such as yelp exist because the general public tends to appreciate the public service that reviewers provide. How can it be considered any different when someone gives an opinion in a public web forum?
You'll get your normal guys here disagreeing with you but probably not because they genuinely disagree...more because they see an opportunity to come up with yet another witty post. It's never really clever to just simply agree.

Good luck to you Jimmy and thanks for not being scared to give your honest opinion in "public"...MUCH APPRECIATED!

[ZUMAN]

Originally Posted by BrokeLoser

Jimmy,
I'm a little late on this I know but I commend you for not being afraid to speak your mind to whomever and however you think you need to. Too many people try too hard to tip-toe around issues being politically correct and worrying about all of the potential what-if's. Those tend to be the people that end up never saying anything to anyone out of fear of what could and may come of it. People like you that aren't afraid to speak force change...and that's a good thing. You have nothing to be ashamed of...Don't apologize...Who gives two sh!ts what anyone else thinks...you said what you thought you needed to say how you thought you needed to say it…period. If anyone cares enough to know the other side let them commence their own investigation.
Hell, all these ‘review sites’ such as yelp exist because the general public tends to appreciate the public service that reviewers provide. How can it be considered any different when someone gives an opinion in a public web forum?
You'll get your normal guys here disagreeing with you but probably not because they genuinely disagree...more because they see an opportunity to come up with yet another witty post. It's never really clever to just simply agree.

Good luck to you Jimmy and thanks for not being scared to give your honest opinion in "public"...MUCH APPRECIATED!

[Jimmyz123]

Thanks guys for the negatives and the positives they all will help me to grow and be a better person and fisherman. I have no bad feelings for anyone, just like me, they too have their opinions. If what I have said helps improve the way a product is made, or fixed, great that's up to the makers. If I've hurt feelings along the way, I'm sorry about that, but facts are facts and I have all the facts to back up what I know, and posted.

Time to move on, and time to get fishing.

On the brighter side, I started rigging up my old Prowler again and it's amazing how much lighter that boat is.

[Nic D]

Originally Posted by WahooUSMA

Nice!

until you get the question of "why". never going to end well. better left not said at all or at least in private.

Keep your head up Jimmy.. you didn't do anything wrong bud.