roger wilson Wrote:
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> I see that now, if you go to the Batson rod blank
> web site --
> [
batsonenterprises.com]
> e/
> You can click on "Batson Catalogs by product on
> the left side of the first page.
>
> When you click on the right catalog, you basically
> get the identical Catalog that Batson used to have
> on their web site. You can then save the .pdf
> file that is the catalog, save it to a book mark
> on your computer and go instantly to the blank or
> component that you want.
>
> Batson "Listened" to the issues and made changes
> on their site. Looks good.
>
> Be safe
That's not new or better. You still need to download a 20+ MB pdf file that doesn't contain all the products and is UNSEARCHABLE.
It stores the catalog pages as images - not text, so you can't do a <ctrl> F to find the part number or descriptive word you are looking for.
Say for example I'm looking for a salmon downrigger rod. I know from a web search that the BP1265F is a popular blank that may meet my requirements.
I leaf through to page 4 to find Salmon/Steelhead. The downrigger section only has 3 blanks and they are a different family - RDR.
Do they have downrigger blanks anywhere else?
I see the next sub block down has BP blanks, but these are called Boat Rods and the 1265F is not listed.
Do they have the 1265 somewhere else?
I'll never know because I can't search.
[EDIT] I just found that the online catalog (non-PDF version) is searchable. The first search worked but the link on the second search wouldn't take me to the new page.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/12/2014 07:36PM by rick sodke.
