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The Stick Worm Phenomenon
We really can't call them Senkos anymore. Its a Yamamoto trade name. While
Gary Yamamoto started something with these and deserves all the credit for this new bait, many other manufacturers have their own version that produce nice sizes and quantities of fish. It is a disservice to Yamamoto and Yum, Swee****er, Mesa Tackle, and others to call them all Senkos. http://tinyurl.com/yv8vz What do you think we should call them? -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
"knock offs "
and I use several different brands Ken "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... We really can't call them Senkos anymore. Its a Yamamoto trade name. While Gary Yamamoto started something with these and deserves all the credit for this new bait, many other manufacturers have their own version that produce nice sizes and quantities of fish. It is a disservice to Yamamoto and Yum, Swee****er, Mesa Tackle, and others to call them all Senkos. http://tinyurl.com/yv8vz What do you think we should call them? -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
"Ken Blevins" wrote in message
... "knock offs " Maybe, but a grub is a grub. A tube is a tube. An augertail is an augertail. Regardless of the manufacturer those baits have a generic name. If I said I was fishing with a watermelon red flake "knock off" nobody would know what it was. and I use several different brands Ken "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... We really can't call them Senkos anymore. Its a Yamamoto trade name. While Gary Yamamoto started something with these and deserves all the credit for this new bait, many other manufacturers have their own version that produce nice sizes and quantities of fish. It is a disservice to Yamamoto and Yum, Swee****er, Mesa Tackle, and others to call them all Senkos. http://tinyurl.com/yv8vz What do you think we should call them? -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
knock offs
Happens all the time...a few examples SkiDoo=snowmobile Xerox=copier Winchester=lever action etc. etc. ymmv of course |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
Stick Baits Doc
======================= "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... We really can't call them Senkos anymore. Its a Yamamoto trade name. While Gary Yamamoto started something with these and deserves all the credit for this new bait, many other manufacturers have their own version that produce nice sizes and quantities of fish. It is a disservice to Yamamoto and Yum, Swee****er, Mesa Tackle, and others to call them all Senkos. http://tinyurl.com/yv8vz What do you think we should call them? -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
Kleenex, Aspirin....
"J Buck" wrote in message ... knock offs Happens all the time...a few examples SkiDoo=snowmobile Xerox=copier Winchester=lever action etc. etc. ymmv of course |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
As a manufacturer, I can assure you that Gary Yamamoto absolutely loves
having people refer to all Senko-type baits as Senko's! When a manufacturer's name for a product type, a name usually trademarked at great expense, becomes used and thought of that often, it assures continued strong sales as long as the original quality remains. I would love nothing more than to see anglers starting to refer to all spinnerbaits as " 'Weapons." Keep using the Senko name here; Gary earned it. -- Bob Rickard (AKA Dr. Spinnerbait) www.secretweaponlures.com --------------------------=x O'))) "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... We really can't call them Senkos anymore. Its a Yamamoto trade name. While Gary Yamamoto started something with these and deserves all the credit for this new bait, many other manufacturers have their own version that produce nice sizes and quantities of fish. It is a disservice to Yamamoto and Yum, Swee****er, Mesa Tackle, and others to call them all Senkos. http://tinyurl.com/yv8vz What do you think we should call them? -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
Except when you allow the public to use your trademark name your running a
_big_ risk of not being able to enforce the trademark any longer. As I mentioned in my post, Kleenex and Aspirin come to mind. This is why companies such as Mattel and McDonalds send out cease and desisted letters for everything under the sun. Once they stop enforcing their trademarks, they can be lost. "Bob Rickard" wrote in message om... As a manufacturer, I can assure you that Gary Yamamoto absolutely loves having people refer to all Senko-type baits as Senko's! When a manufacturer's name for a product type, a name usually trademarked at great expense, becomes used and thought of that often, it assures continued strong sales as long as the original quality remains. I would love nothing more than to see anglers starting to refer to all spinnerbaits as " 'Weapons." Keep using the Senko name here; Gary earned it. |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
Bob
It is also true that a Kleenex is a Kleenex. Brand names do describe a category, especially when they are as successful as Senko's Just a thought "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... "Ken Blevins" wrote in message ... "knock offs " Maybe, but a grub is a grub. A tube is a tube. An augertail is an augertail. Regardless of the manufacturer those baits have a generic name. If I said I was fishing with a watermelon red flake "knock off" nobody would know what it was. and I use several different brands Ken "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... We really can't call them Senkos anymore. Its a Yamamoto trade name. While Gary Yamamoto started something with these and deserves all the credit for this new bait, many other manufacturers have their own version that produce nice sizes and quantities of fish. It is a disservice to Yamamoto and Yum, Swee****er, Mesa Tackle, and others to call them all Senkos. http://tinyurl.com/yv8vz What do you think we should call them? -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
The Stick Worm Phenomenon
J wrote:
Winchester=lever action Actually, when I hear Winchester, I think 'hard drive'. Maybe I'm showing my age, but the very first hard drive that recorded on both sides of the disk was made by IBM and was a 60 meg unit. 30 megs on each side. IBM named it the 30-30, which quickly became the Winchester in tech support circles. Be that as it may, Kimberly Clark spends a fortune protecting the Kleenex trademark, as does CocaCola with 'Coke', Polaroid with their company name, etc., etc. Sveral brand names have legally moved into the common domain because the copyright owners did not do enough to enforce their rights. Aspirin and Linoleum are prime examples. General Motors spent more money policing the rights to their trademark Frigidaire name in the 50s than they made selling refrigerators. RichZ© www.richz.com/fishing |
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