Lures
The high-tech (HT) angler uses lures described with buzzwords like holographic or prism-finished that have hooks that are chemically or laser sharpened. These 'lifelike' lures flash, light up, rattle, buzz, suspend, dive to specific depths, vibrate, and cost more than a decent wristwatch.
The low-tech (LT) angler's bait can be described as wiggly and squishy and can be dug up in the garden for free. When he does use a lure, the name of it doesn't have a little trademark symbol after it and most certainly doesn't require batteries.

Rods
The HT angler uses high modulus, featherweight poles made of para-aramid fiber, boron, carbon fiber, or some mutant variation of graphite that'll break if you look at it the wrong way.
When the LT angler uses a rod with a reel, you can be sure of two things: It's fiberglass and was bought at Wal-Mart on sale. Ironically, the HT's $1,800 Battenkill split bamboo fly rod is one of the most expensive rods in the world, while the bamboo cane pole that the LT angler uses cost him $4.

Reels
The HT angler uses reels that have more gold on them than rap star P. Diddy on his way to the Grammys and are constructed with more ball bearings than the German factory that Sgt. Carter on Hogan's Heroes was always trying to blow up. The least expensive fly reel he owns is a Staub Titan Governor that lists for a mere $2,700.
The LT angler would look pretty funny with a reel on his cane pole, but when he does use one, it's a Zebco 404 spincaster that retails for $9.49, brand new.

Clothing
Bet you didn't know you can buy high-performance underwear, did you? Well, the HT angler has it all: vented fishing shirts with more pockets than a pool table, GORE-TEX everything else, and a Sherlock Holmes fishing hat that throws enough shade to protect a vampire at noon.
You won't catch the LT angler wearing a pair of $300 Orvis Mephisto shoes. Not when he can get a pair of Converse high tops on sale for $20. The LT angler's entire fishing wardrobe consists of his lucky Bass Pro T-shirt, Chevy baseball cap and jeans that took six years to break in. When it's cold or rainy, his University of Alabama jacket takes care of bid'ness.

Boat
Even though the lake the HT fisherman frequents is only a half-mile long, he still owns a Kevlar flats boat that can attain a speed that would allow you to run in the left lane on the Autobahn.
The LT angler also fishes small lakes, but uses a rowboat to get around, which not only keeps him in shape, but allows him to sneak up on the fish easier than the HT guy whose outboard engine could power Lubbock.

Snack Food
The HT angler ingests a $2 Balance Outdoor energy bar that tastes like tree bark and is rated lower in Climbing Magazine's test than the 69-cents Snickers bar the LT angler eats. The HT guy drinks Hornet Juice at $2.50 for a 6-ounce serving, which is really juice from a giant hornet. He claims it adds an extra foot onto his casts.
The LT guy does his carb loading from a much more common source ' Bud.

Fishfinder
The HT angler uses a Raymarine E120 with a 12-inch screen that lists for $4,600.
The LT angler's fishfinder? His daddy, who knows every good fishing spot in the tri-county area.