adrenalnjunky

I think it just depends on where the rod comes from. Items that have the "buy online, pickup @ store" option are either a) in stock at your store, or b) come from a distributor to the store. Other orders, like this one, have to be fulfilled by a store that had that product on the shelf, and got selected to pull it and ship it to me. Hence no OEM packaging, no bubble wrap on the rod, not even the plastic sleeve most rods are shipped from the manufacturer with. Just grab it and slap it in a random box.

Welp, Dick's craptastic packing and shipping strikes again. Managed to get this one into 3 pieces for a change. 3rd time they've totaled a rod for me. Probably last time I order one from them unless it has a ship-to-store option. Was looking forward to doing some deep cranking this summer with this too.

I even checked the vendor list, there's only 2 stores included. Weaksauce.

Would you believe, going to Dicks locally to pick up the Mach 2 deal,and one of my buddies I had told about the deal shows up while I'm parking. We walk in and there's one of the combos on the shelf. I let him have it, cause it is in stock online. I get back to work, log on to the website, and it is no longer in stock, lol.

Also - apparently all MK & MG trolling motors are marked down 20% as well. Ultrex 112lb w/ i pilot link for $2199 shipped before tax. Doesn't do me any good - I've only got 2 TM batteries, no space for a 3rd, and I don't need the extra weight.

Academy is running a 48-hour discount on fishing electronics - 20% off fishfinders. Coupon code FISHFINDERS20. If you were so inclined - they're pushing their new credit card, sign up and get another $15 off (not sure how it works cause I don't need more plastic in my life.)

I usually get a notification because I am signed up for the "scorecard" awards (Free program), and I also got a different notification from them that looks like it was routed through my son's soccer league, as Dick's is a corporate sponsor of youth soccer.

It is showing in my cart for the Falcon. It appears to work for items that price ends in ".97", but not for those that end in ".98" You have to click through the email to activate the coupon.

Also - I got an email this morning from Dicks - the 20% off your entire order is back today. Have to click thru the link in the email. The discount applies to the KVD cranking rod again. Discount doesn't apply to the Mach2 combo though ?

Was it this one? If so - I'll buy a $99 combo to get a $55 hoodie, lol. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/catpage-LEWAPP.html?from=basres

Is it bad that I want the Lew's Hoodie more than I want the combo?

You have to click the little "Apply this coupon" button under the price to get the 30% off. Makes it $48.99 in your cart.

Looking for an inexpensive deep cranking rod - recommendations in the KastKing lineup?

Exostick is a really versatile bait too.

Apparently every Tuesday is a new 1-day flash sale. I bought a cheaper rain top just to have something always in the boat.

Yeah, my hopes were up too, but the seller list doesn't have much.

Did Dobyn's tell you if the rod was available, or what their availability was? When I've ordered Dobyn's stuff from another vendor, they've just had the rod drop shipped direct from Dobyn's in Tx. (In very good packaging - thick cardboard, and well cushioned inside) Weird that TW doesn't do the same.

Academy has Lew's TP1 rods for 69.99. pretty decent stick for the money.

Looks like the Daiwa CC80. Entry level stuff - like a BlackMax or so, but $59 by itself @ academy. For $69 shipped, I'm willing to try one.

Yikes. I'm just across the state from them, so hopefully they're a little quicker. I did get a notice (after submitting order) that "due to current volume it could be up to 14 days to complete orders. Apparently they build to order.

BayouBugJigs.com is having 40% off for the rest of the day, I think. code: SUMMER40 - once that expires, I think SUMMER20 is in effect for 20%. Never used their stuff before, and I wish their website had details on the hooks used, but picked up an assortment of their swim jig and flipping jig in a couple of colors each just to fill the tacklebox up. With shipping 15 jigs came up to less than $3/ea.

Lol- I've actually had to answer this in a few different forums, so I just keep it where I can copy/paste, lol. I took it in Dec 2016. I've been running "projects" for the better part of 12 years, and the company I was with wanted to pay for our training and get us certified. I did the required hours of pre-exam training, and didn't really focus on those all that hard. I revisited all of the online training for a week leading up to the test, and I crammed hard for the last 3 days, and passed first try. This after having months of "instructors" tell me all the horror stories about how detailed/tricky the test questions will be, and how you will have to know all of the functions and formulas, definitions and what not, cold. I did the approach where you immediately sit down and regurgitate everything you have stuffed in your head onto scratch paper they give you, so there I had a reference guide. That being said I only used 4-5 of the formulas for the most part, and didn't have to go back and use a lot of the definitions and concepts. It was strangely surreal, as I was expecting something a lot more "mean", I was in classes with folks that had not passed it 4-5 times. Hell, one series of session was led by a guy that had not passed it yet, and even his "instructions" on how to complete your application process and what documentation you needed going into it weren't accurate. (How does that make sense?) I know there are different versions of the test each year, and I also heard there are changes coming for 2018 - the new version of the PMBOK guide and the included Agile methods they've started incorporating. I did find the "Head Start PMP" guidebook to be one of the best, it made things make sense in a "layman's terms" type of real world manner.

Looks like you can get them in LH (and a bigger selection of rod powers) from Tackle Direct for $159 + 10% off if you're a first time buyer (or a new email address) and possible free shipping if you can stack that code.

Looks like everything strike king. I was only looking for 1.5's when I was in store, but online the soft plastics are 25% off too.