nah, he's the type of dude, you should buy his stuff from the stores and make sure he's funded for his next adventure. We love the show, but if we don't buy his stuff he won't have funding for the next season and we won't have anymore River Monsters. Think of him as the Steve Irwin of Fishing......by us buying his products we are contributing to future expeditions and funding future research projects and who-knows-what-else that may help us guys that don't get to go study these fish in their natural environments.
That man fishes WAR ZONES for us to have a good program to watch and learn from. Don't rip him off.