The latest sale thread

[Brett's_daddy]

11 hours ago, John Lee Pettimore said:

BPS Spring Fishing Classic ad is out: https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/hidden-kale-3

 

I am pretty disappointed, but I was focused on rods/combos (specifically the Carbonlite 2.0 deal like last year). I guess the Pro Qualifier for $50 isn't bad. 

 

Anyone see anything that is worth getting? I guess there is Booyah spinnerbaits for $1.99?

This sale used to be the preeminent sale of the new season...back when they had blockbuster deals on the name brand stuff that was popular and people wanted. Now, it's a shell of it's former glory with BPS HEAVILY pushing their "house brand" merchandise which IMO is 50/50 at best. It's a real shame and it just seems to be getting worse and worse each year. Pretty soon it'll just become the BPS Spring Fishing House Brand Classic Sale...smh!!!

[NorthernBasser]

Agree. It's a shame what BPS has become. And now they're taking Cabela's down with them.

 

I get 95% of my gear from TW nowadays. 

[Vilas15]

2 hours ago, Brett's_daddy said:

This sale used to be the preeminent sale of the new season...back when they had blockbuster deals on the name brand stuff that was popular and people wanted. Now, it's a shell of it's former glory with BPS HEAVILY pushing their "house brand" merchandise which IMO is 50/50 at best. It's a real shame and it just seems to be getting worse and worse each year. Pretty soon it'll just become the BPS Spring Fishing House Brand Classic Sale...smh!!!

Saw a Bass Pro commercial where they said something along the lines of "we stock all the best brands". Made me laugh out loud.

 

23 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Agree. It's a shame what BPS has become. And now they're taking Cabela's down with them.

 

I get 95% of my gear from TW nowadays. 

Sad they've gotten rid of the Cabela's Bargain Cave where you could find some real sales even in the online version.

[adrenalnjunky]

19 hours ago, georgeyew said:

I bet it is overstockbait.com.

Yeah - they're in Minnesota, makes sense

[MN Fisher]

11 hours ago, Vilas15 said:

Saw a Bass Pro commercial where they said something along the lines of "we stock all the best brands". Made me laugh out loud.

They may stock the best brands, but not a full selection of each. Even TW doesn't stock everything. A 'wish-list' I'm making has most of it from TW, but one item I had to go elsewhere - only Amazon and Tackle Direct stock the item...and TD is iffy on quantities stocked.

[Joshua van Wyk]

Does anyone know when the next 20% off Ebay is gonna be? Looking at picking up a Tatula LT.

[Way north bass guy]

17 minutes ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Does anyone know when the next 20% off Ebay is gonna be? Looking at picking up a Tatula LT.

I’m checking daily for the same thing, got my eye on a couple Lew’s reels, I won’t need them until May at the earliest but I’ll scoop em up as soon as there’s a sale. 

[Hawkeye21]

I renewed my membership for BASS and got four pretty good lures with it. About $27 worth which makes it totally worth it with the magazine.  

[Falkus]

1 hour ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Does anyone know when the next 20% off Ebay is gonna be? Looking at picking up a Tatula LT.

same here - been checking everyday to see if I can save some buck. I just need it by March so I have "time"

[punch]

2 hours ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Does anyone know when the next 20% off Ebay is gonna be? Looking at picking up a Tatula LT.

I wouldn't hold your breath on 20%. Next coupon will likely be 10 or 15% tops. 

 

As of January 1st we got sales tax added to all our ebay purcahses in Minnesota. Really sucks. 

[Joshua van Wyk]

1 minute ago, punch said:

I wouldn't hold your breath on 20%. Next coupon will likely be 10 or 15% tops. 

Still better than no percent off.

[78Staff]

6 hours ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Does anyone know when the next 20% off Ebay is gonna be? Looking at picking up a Tatula LT.

 

I was hoping for a SuperBowl Sunday coupon but nothing :(.

[Joshua van Wyk]

8 minutes ago, 78Staff said:

 

I was hoping for a SuperBowl Sunday coupon but nothing :(.

Hopefully theyll have one for Presidents day.

[michaelsrex]

20 hours ago, Burke said:

same here - been checking everyday to see if I can save some buck. I just need it by March so I have "time"

Also want to know. Is there anyway to set up alerts? 

[punch]

2 hours ago, michaelsrex said:

Also want to know. Is there anyway to set up alerts? 

Slickdeals usually lights up when an ebay coupon is posted, but you just gotta check the main ebay site every day. They always post it on the front page. If you have the ebay mobile app you usually get an alert when there's a sitewide coupon. 

[Dangerfield]

20% off Bass Mafia gear at Discount Tackle.

[Hawkeye21]

4 hours ago, michaelsrex said:

Also want to know. Is there anyway to set up alerts? 

Download the eBay app on your phone.  You'll get notifications when there are coupons.

[ike8120]

On 2/3/2019 at 2:27 PM, Joshua van Wyk said:

Does anyone know when the next 20% off Ebay is gonna be? Looking at picking up a Tatula LT.

I removed my post, didn't make any sense.

[MittenMouth]

4 hours ago, Dangerfield said:

20% off Bass Mafia gear at Discount Tackle.

That’s because this is the only place priced higher than BPS. Their 20% sale is still not a deal on bass mafia products 

[78Staff]

15 minutes ago, MittenMouth said:

That’s because this is the only place priced higher than BPS. Their 20% sale is still not a deal on bass mafia products 

 

Agreed, I was going to post the same - their BM prices are really high to start with, not much of a deal compared to TW and the other popular online tackle shops...

[snake95]

On 2/2/2019 at 5:21 PM, snake95 said:

Will be interesting to hear when the 5/5 ends this year, and if the sales get better or just plain end.

 

Also, the manager told me the leftovers go to a great clearance outlet in Minnesota.  

 

Where is this secret lure blowout clearance place??

To answer my own question - others might be interested: as of the week of Feb 4 they've changed to buy 4 get 1 free.

Doesn't make sense if you are trying to actually clear out to effectively ramp up prices.  Even the store personnel thought it was backwards.

 

Pretty sure they meant the leftovers were shipped to a particular DSG or Field and Stream store - they aren't large enough lots (piles of senkos, rage craws - large by the scale of one store, but not by Outlet bait lots standards).

[WVU-SCPA]

8 hours ago, snake95 said:

To answer my own question - others might be interested: as of the week of Feb 4 they've changed to buy 4 get 1 free.

Doesn't make sense if you are trying to actually clear out to effectively ramp up prices.  Even the store personnel thought it was backwards.

 

Pretty sure they meant the leftovers were shipped to a particular DSG or Field and Stream store - they aren't large enough lots (piles of senkos, rage craws - large by the scale of one store, but not by Outlet bait lots standards)

After being impressed with the items DSG had I took a trip to Field and Stream Saturday hoping they even had a better selection.

 

Yep, buy 4 get 1 free and almost zero name brand items included.

[Brett's_daddy]

Start watching for the Walmart clearance sales! I know last year it was in February that we got most of our clearance fishing stuff at Walmart so if they haven't started yet they should be starting soon.

[ratherbfishin1]

I know this is a fishing forum but if anybody is interested, Walmart had a ton of hunting/camo stuff on sale near me (including guns).  

[humbleangler]

On ‎2‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 12:07 AM, NorthernBasser said:

Agree. It's a shame what BPS has become. And now they're taking Cabela's down with them.

 

I get 95% of my gear from TW nowadays. 

I guess it's just being in the Chicago suburbs, but NONE of the sporting good stores around me have a very good selection of fishing gear...went to Dick's a couple weeks ago and their "5 for 5" was limited to an endcap with Lunkerhunt Kraken hard body frogs (already sold out) and a bunch of $12 umbrella swimbait rigs. Walmart is extremely limited while Bass Pro and Cabela's are mostly house brands (if you want any real variety of sizes/weights/actions/powers) and expensive. 95% of my gear is purchased online in general these days.