cdunlapb12 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Does anyone else's head spin when they're at BPS or Cabelas? Even if I take inventory and make a list of what I need, I end up having too many choices. Quote
Super User OkobojiEagle Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 too often they don't have what's on my list... oe 6 Quote
Dyerbassman Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 too often they don't have what's on my list... oe X2 Quote
Super User Angry John Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 I shop at tw so I don't impulse buy. They also have what I want and shipping is fast with no tax. Everyone has there way Quote
AQUA VELVA Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Used to be that way for me to at first. At this point , I know what works for me so I just replace stuff that breaks, wears out or gets used up. At 68, I don't like milling around in stores as much as I used to. I do most of my shopping on line now and it's great Quote
ABW Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Don't have a nearby BPS, Dick's, or Cabelas, but I will say the first time I ever walked into a BPS my mind was absolutely blown. 1 Quote
Super User RoLo Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 Back in the 70s & 80s, Cabelas maintained a robust inventory and went toe-to-toe with Bass Pro Shops & Gander Mountain. Since that time, Cabelas reduced their inventory and drifted farther & farther from one-stop shopping. Today I only visit their website if I'm in the market for pike or musky lures. Roger Quote
plumworm Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Most folks don't realize that Cabela's was started as a Midwest (walleye,muskey,perch) catalog company. I have no idea where they stand now in catalog, in store, internet sales compared to BPS, and the rest of the online fishing companies but I do know that they try to stock( relevant to the area and preferred fish) tackle. Actually, I just remembered, they started out selling trout flies. Whood a thunk? Quote
Brnnoser6983 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I honestly have not like dicks, Cabelas or gander. You walk in and so much of there self space is bought by the makers. I went to one of these unnamed stores above to find a spook.. I found 3.... not 3 different colors.. but if I was looking for a Rapala well than, I could have 100's of choices. 2 isles full Don't get me wrong.I love them to go and look, plus when you are looking for a must have now it is great. But I am going to stick with online from here on out. Quote
Fishinthefish Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Honestly the only stuff I pickup at BPS or Cabelas is stuff I need for that specific outing I haven't had time to order. Occasionally it'll be a pack of worms or something simple but usually it's sinkers/hooks/line/leaders. They rarely ever have what I want in the color I want and then they look at me with a dumb founded look on their face when I explain to them that I want this specific color because of X during this time of year, and tell me they can order it online. Oh well no duh, I can too. I almost always have a poor experience at sporting good stores. Quote
Brocephus Fishing Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Make a list of confidence baits, go into the store, leave with what you know you'll fish = less overwhelming/less choices/less urge to purchase based on impulse if there is a sale that's "too good to be true". I've been a huge tackle junky in the past, but have found it much easier to go into those stores and get what I'm looking for based on my list of baits I know I have confidence in and will use. Now if only I could do the same in regards to my saltwater fishing and my hunting purchases. Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 too often they don't have what's on my list... oe I hear ya oe. Fortunately for me, we now have a Field and Stream in our area. If BPS doesn't have what I'm looking for, I just drive across the big Ohio river and 90% of the time F&S will have it. If not, TW, here I come. Hootie Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 I like visiting the stores and talking with the guys. When I shop there is no hurry or hassel. I have been to several Grand Openings and am looking forward to our new Bass Pro Shop in Memphis. We expect to open in May at the Pyramid: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&appID=94&storeID=61 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 When I go to Cabelas , Bass Pro... I spend more time looking at terminal tackle than fishing lures. I cant leave the store without a pack of jig heads . Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 It kind of blows me away every time I go at just how much stuff they have and still not carry a darn thing I want haha 3 Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 I never thought I'd ever see the inside of a Cabela's or a Bass Pro Shops and then within 2 years I had both close to me. I don't get overwhelmed when I go in but my wife worries when she is with me. She told me I'm fine until I get 10 steps away from the fishing department, then she said my eye get glassy and almost glazed over and at that point my hearing goes away and I remind here of a mindless zombie. I told here I wouldn't be a mindless zombie if the fine folks at Cabela's and Bass Pro would be so kind as to not keep moving everything around each week!! I swear, I spen an hour and make a mental note of where everything is at and then I go back 5 days later, not months or weeks but just 5 days later and everything I knew is gone, I sometimes think they do it to drive me insane and watch me stroll from isle to isle talking to myself and wondering who's job is it to arrange the baits because that person doesn't have clue about fishing and lures. You see, just thinking about it gets me a little squirrelly. Quote
KyAngler_1120 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I guess that thing that I enjoy most about BPS is the setting...taxidermy, wildlife, fish in the tanks etc and the items on the shelf really come second. Seems like many of baits and lures, along with the color combo I need are not in the stores. Quote
Dogmatic Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Do most shopping on-line or at my local shops. When I do go to Cabelas or BPS, it's window shopping, touching and trying out before I go on-line to purchase. As far as Dick's goes, mine is not well stocked. Quote
Trek Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 If I fish it I make it. Got tired of going to BPS or where ever and not getting what I wanted. I was always coming home with something that just wasn't what I wanted or the same thing everyone else was tossing. Or I'd run out of a bait and need it for an upcoming tournament and find they were out too so I'd next day air it from where ever. So maybe not the cheapest hobby to get into I started buying molds 15 years ago and now can make just about any bait. With the cost of the molds, plastic, lead, skirt material, wire benders, paint, paint guns and all the other little items one would think he could buy a lot of lures. And he could. But then I see what BPS gets for a little ten pack of worms or what they call a custom spinner bait and think maybe if I live long enough. Quote
Philo Beddoe Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 My biggest pet peave with Cabelas is being asked by every person working there if I'm interested in a Cabelas card. 1 Quote
Jaderose Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Cabela's is expensive. The only thing I get from them are 3/8 Northland Thumper jigs and these...these have terrific action and catch fish for me. I found them in a bargain bin in a Cabela's in MN. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Fisherman-Series-Go-To-DT-Skirt/1316472.uts Quote
Jaderose Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 My biggest pet peave with Cabelas is being asked by every person working there if I'm interested in a Cabelas card. And the thing that irritates me about BPS is being hounded to talk about a vacation. Leave me the hell alone. If I wanted a vacation I'd be over there talking to you. Quote
robster80 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 ^ same here man i was harrassed by this one guy. guy conviently had $20 bps gift card nearby to shove in my face as i kept saying no. now i just flat out say NO as soon as one of them says 'excuse me sir could I ...." Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 Does anyone else's head spin when they're at BPS or Cabelas? Even if I take inventory and make a list of what I need, I end up having too many choices. Not really. If I set foot in BPS I have a specific item in mind or I am researching something that I want to see and handle. 1 Quote
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