Who is your favorite tackle retailer and why?

[Shadcranker]

Curious to see who likes what and why?

[tkite16]

  I'm a big fan of bass pro shops.  Maybe because I'm from Missouri but also because I've never had a problem with them .  I  like cabelas too but Bass Pro always has what I need .   Plus the new Bass Pro opens this Thursday 10 minutes from my house.

 My wife and i already made a deal . WE go to Bass Pro every friday night and then I go with her to get groceries.

[Davis]

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Don't really have any ma and pop stores around me.

Dicks SG is about 45 minutes away from me but it is so much easier to order online and not have to waste the gas.

[ba7ss3in]

A combination of Tackle Warehouse ( you can see how many is in stock and when a new shipment should arrive)and Bass Pro

[grimlin]

I tend to favor online retailers the most.

Honestly i don't have any problems with local stores,BPS or cabela's.Usually when i do go to big retailer stores i try to make it a day.I can't seem to walk in and out of the place so easy.

[Dean]

Cabela's, because of their customer service.

8-)

[Pencil Pusher]

I voted Bass Pro because I probably buy more from them lately since there is one a few minutes from my house. However, I'm lucky in that Within 30 - 40 minutes I have two Bass Pro's, several Academy's, two good locals (Barlows and Southwestern Parts) and a couple of Dicks. There is also a Cabela's about an hour away. The bait monkey gets a lot of choices around here!!!

[Shad_Master]

BPS because of their in-store customer service - not Cabellas for the same reason

[Grey Wolf]

Cabelas is my favorite.

[Gummybear]

Cabela's is my favorite but not by choice. I have never been to BPS. :'(

And the trip to cabela's means mall hopping around St.louis for the old lady, because I can not justify a trip just for cabela's. I mean it is a 2hr drive at the least from my house.

[Avalonjohn44]

I Voted BPS, but really it's a dead heat btwn BPS and Cabelas.  I've never had the customer service problems others report at BPS, plus I like their name brand baits better than Cabelas name brands...

[Guest muddy]

Cabelas; I want to get a little more into fishing the fish found in our natural Lakes like Northerns etc. and Cabelas has more of a selection for non bass species. Plus they have a huge  store 38 miles from here

[BassFishingMachine]

***, for a few reasons. First there customer service is great, if you have a problem you just call them, and theyll call you back as soon as possible and work it through with you.

Secondly, they ship to you extremely fast, I wait literally 5-7 days and the purchase is at my house, they let you track it and give you a estimate of when its going to arrive that for me has always been correct.

Thirdly, when viewing their products on the website, you can see clearly all the colors, and how they look on each bait, I went to other websites where they show a small color chart that you can barely make out, or the pictures are just so small you can barely see them, or they just have the name of the color listed and nothing more.

Fourth, all their products are organized perfectly for fisherman, softjerk baits, craws, trailers, worms, jigs etc. Its just so easy to find what your looking for.

Fifth, they post videos on their new products, in which they talk about the action of the product what hook to use with it, and just tons of useful information about it, what other tackle website does that.

Sixth, they have great sales daily and not on just products that no one buys like most places, you can get some great deals on your favorite baits, just keep checking the daily sale and you'll see what I mean.

And finally, seventh, *** just seems to have pretty much everything you can think of, yes there are a few baits they don't have, but they have more to offer then most other sites I see.

And for those reasons I love that site, and will only order from other sites if they have a sale thats too good to turn down, or if *** doesn't have the product (which isn't common).

[burleytog]

No one beats Tackle Warehouse.

[warmer]

my local shop is the place... big fish outfitters lakeland, fl represent... fo sho'

local guys you can call and order bulk and usually will cut you a better deal than any of the other retailers. and even if they couldnt... its hard to beat the personal service.

[Ballpark Frank]

My local shop, West End Outdoors/BassBuckandDuck, is the best in North Alabama. They carry G.Loomis, Shimano, and Daiwa rods and reels. They have one of the largest selections of Zoom, Yum, Reaction Innovations, Sebile, Booyah, any many others, that I have ever seen. You can also grab refreshments and gas. I stop by every morning on my way to work for a cup of coffee, conversation, and stare at the gear.

[Shadcranker]

My local shop, West End Outdoors/BassBuckandDuck, is the best in North Alabama. They carry G.Loomis, Shimano, and Daiwa rods and reels. They have one of the largest selections of Zoom, Yum, Reaction Innovations, Sebile, Booyah, any many others, that I have ever seen. You can also grab refreshments and gas. I stop by every morning on my way to work for a cup of coffee, conversation, and stare at the gear.

I feel you my friend. West End and Waterfront @ Guntersville are two of my three favorites (other one @ Lake Barkley). That's why I voted for "local" shops.

Anyone traveling down I-65 b/w Nashville and B'ham, should make the quick 15 minute detour down 72 to the shop. It's a great one.

[flechero]

Sportsman's Warehouse for me.  I live in a small town- 20 minutes to Academy and 40 minutes to Sportsman's.

My 'local' Sportsman's Warehouse has a great fishing section and are almost never out of stuff I want/need.  Except for minor odds and ends, I don't have to buy from another source.  I do get stuff at Academy since they are close but I like to get to SW regularly enough to buy most of my stuff at one big stop.

[alger319]

i voted local(im bias of course) because i used to work there and he sponsors me. And he can get me anything from BPS and more for cheaper. 8-)

[bpm2000]

tackle warehouse by a LONGshot is the finest on-line retailer for fishing gear I have come across when considering all factors like selection, information, customer service, etc.  

[MALTESE FALCON]

I voted BPS because they always have what I want. I would go to the local shop that's less than a mile from my house, but he is a jerk. I've asked him to order things for me and he says it's too much trouble to order small amounts.

Falcon

[Sam]

We are fortunate in the greater Richmond, Virginia as we have Green Top just up north from Richmond; Castaways (excellent selection of Zoom products) down south in Chester; and Dance's way down south in Colonial Heights.

Among the three you can probably find what you are looking for.

Then again, we have Gander Mountain up north in just south of Ashland and the new Bass Pro Shop being constructed on I-95 just north of Richmond and Gander Mountain.

I don't care for Peckers although there is one in my back yard at the Stony Point Fashion Park that I walk to or take the neighbor's dog for her walk.  She loves the perfume section of Dillards.

[armesjr]

I am lucky enough to be in the same situation as Sam.  Greentop is the one i frequent the most out of the 3.

[FishTank]

I voted local for the local tackleshop.  

I tend to buy a lot of my stuff at Dicks Sporting Goods but if I want service and basically anything I can't get at Dicks, I go to my local tackleshop.  I'm lucky though.  The shop I go to has just about anything you can imagine.  They have reels from a Barbie rod upto say a Daiwa Steez, rods it's the same thing, and for lures they have more Zoom than BPS, GYCB, Lucky Craft, Megabass,etc.

[Jake.]

The K & J Bait and Tackle

Jamestown, NC

8-)