During the peak of the Covid crisis, our Academy Sporting goods store, like many other tackle stores had basically no tackle. I remember stopping once over the winter, and counted roughly ten bags of soft plastic baits, and little of everything else. I'm happy to report that I stopped by there today, and the tackle was very well stocked up. The soft plastics isle was full, as were the hardbaits. Good selection of lines of all types, as well as hooks, weights, and jigheads of various sizes and brands. Only one area was a little understocked- the rods and some reels. A guy told me they expected a big shipment in early next week. I've come to like Academy over the last three years. Good brands here, and you can catch some great sales at certain times of the year. We were all having a hard time finding fishing tackle for a while. I saw post here on BR about tackle shortages all over the country. So, I'm happy to report, at least here in North Central Mo, our Academy is alive and well.
