Looking to test new gear before purchase

[the ohh face]

I love the baitcasting setup i bought this year (cronarch on a st croix rod) and i want to get another baitcasting setup.  Ive read about many many different reels on the forums and i am interested in several. However i dont know of any places i can try them out before purchase. I know im not going to be able to actually bring one out on the water but to actually get my hands on them at the store would be nice.  I buy some tackle at dicks but their reel selection is very limited. I live in southern MA anyone know a store with a large selection i can try a few reels out at?

hmm....    maybe i should post this in the locations section

[erice97699]

The bass proshop that is in my area usually will let you put a reel on a rod but I have not been able to get them to put any line on them yet.... lol   try bps. cabela's. ganders mountain... etc.

Eric

[nboucher]

Shane, if you wait a little while, as you may have heard, a Bass Pro Shop is due to open right by Foxboro stadium next year, though I don't know which month. Also, I've read that Cabela's is due to open a store over where Routes 1 and 495 intersect.

In the meantime, one of the very best tackle shops in our region is Northern Bass Supply, which is in Kingston, NH. They've got a large inventory and will let you try out stuff. It's worth the drive. Check them out online at http://www.northernbass.com.

Norman

[.ghoti.]

Not trying to be a smart alek, but if you have a setup you love, why look for something different. Get yourself another Chronarch and a St Croix. Just get a different length/action rod to fit a different application. There is something to said for using the same reel on all your rigs. If I had it to do over, I'd do just that.

Cheers,

GK

[shimanogloomis man]

get yourself  shimano calais  reel and a g loomis glx(jig&worm) and youll have a big ;D

[the ohh face]

i was contemplating buying the calais w/ a g loomis but i think that is going to have to wait till next year about $400 is the most i want to spend on the whole setup for this spring.  I may get the calais once the overtime kicks back in next summer

[the ohh face]

and i didnt know about those stores opening either that will be sweet