Bass Pro Shops VS Cabelas

[Raul]

That 's a good point Al, it 's just that when on-line ordering appeared the situation just became completely  impersonal, I 've been to several BPS stores, Dallas and Houston have more young people working in them than let 's say BPS Springfield or St Charles ( St Louis ). I 'm never going to say that the treatment I got was bad in either, however I did enjoy a lot more my visits to the latter two than to the first ones. Dallas and Houston were "business" visits, I just came in, wandered through the aisles, stuffed the cart and out of there. At the other two older gentlemen immediatley asked me if I needed something, made conversation, etc. a lot more warm and personal.....they too must have worked with the BaitMonkey because they got me....... good  ,  I came out with more stuff than what I was supposed to come out.

Both companies are good, however in the rod department Cabela 's has every single GLoomis rod available in the catalog ( a small exaggeration ), BPS has a lot less from where to choose. I purchase with both and don 't have any complaints on either. BPS has a lot more variety of baits than Cabela 's.

[RODBENDER]

Your problems come from an individual store .....I on ocassion go to the retail stores but the bulk of my supplies are ordered online and have never had a problem that customer service didn't fix .....

I do belive Cabelas ship a little faster than BASS PRO ....

[chs773]

i like both stores but i think i like bass pro alittle more.

i like bps rods ive never tried a cabelas but i do like bps brand rods they are nice.

ive never been to cabelas but i have thought about ordering from them.

there isnt a cabelas around me bps is about 45 minutes but i have a gander mtn that is 10

so i tend to shop there more but i think bps has the best selection

[scbassin]

So you forgot your point Al. It could not be that 59 thing could it? I'm 67 & 1/2 the time I forget when I have to go to the bathroom but it's ok because in 5 min. I'll have to go again. Now to the point I feel that both the stores are about =.  As has been stated the sales people are not as knowledgeable in many of there stores so for that reason I don't drive 100 miles to the nearest BPS. It's just as easy to order from the catalog. Those ladies don't know much except what it says on their computer. I do order from both compinies but not as much as I use to. I have found The Tackle Warehouse thanks to the people on this site. Everytime I have called & ordered I have spoke to a fisherman Who could answer any question I had. I order a lot of west coast baits that we don't see much of on the east coast(either have the fish) & they always tell me how they fish them when I ask. So I tend to use them a tad more then the other 2.

[Guest the_muddy_man]

I use both Cabelas at Hamburg PA is 40 min from my house I go there a lot I had  a bad experience with CustomerService at BPS but when I looked back on it I played a role> I was so pi##$ed off at the first person I talked to, I was rude to the next two, who had nothing to do with the first idiot, and I took it out on them my mistake I have recently started odering from them again and They are as cool AS Cabelas  Its great having 2 outlets like this b/c when they put their catalogs out they start discounting over the internet stores and that just helps us consumers

[bassmasta7]

I like Cabela's cutomer service better but their selection of bass fishing equipment sucks. So I opt out for BPS. As a side note I placed an order from BPS yesterday. The nearest BPS is only 27 miles away but my truck only gets around 19MPG. With gas at around $2.85 a gallon here it was just as cheap to pay the shipping for an online order than it was to drive up there. >

For some reason I have never thought of it that way before. That's probly because my parents pay for my gas. Maybe they will pay for my shipping. JK. I havent ever been to cabelas but I love Bass pro. There is one about 1hr 45 away.

[FALCON]

HERE IN S.E. MICHIGAN WE HAVE BOTH. THE CABELAS IS ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS. FROM MY HOUSE AND

BPS IS 45 MIN. MY PPERSONAL PREFERENCE IS BPS. NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSER BUT BECAUSE BPS HAS A BETTER VARIETY.

I ALSO LIKE BPS RODS BETTER.

                                                               

[Topwater_Popper]

I like Bass Pro for their fishing selection and Cabela's for their hunting section.  Bass Pro is closer also.

[Tom Bass]

I have a Bass Pro Shop not more than 4 miles from me and I dearly love that store. I have bought a boat load of things from Cabela's over the years through mail order but I have never visited one of their stores. Their mail order is pretty darn good.

I dearly love going to my local Bass Pro here in Concord. The staff is awesome in regards to customer service and they have a couple of people that are professional bass fishermen and fisherwomen on their staff. Bonus!

Gander Mountain just opened a store about 20 or so miles away from me and BPS smokes 'em in regards to service and knowledge when it comes to the staff.

I love BPS.

My wife doesn't but she's coming around. ;D

[Siebert Outdoors]

I like cabelas better.  I like their service better and they sell stuff in bulk pricing like Rapala.  Another reason is I dont have to pay tax and shipping at cabelas.  

So muddyman you can buy bulk for me. ;D

To be completely honest I dont order much from either one.  I can usually find it cheaper somewhere else.  They also dont have custom hand pours.

[SBM-RL]

Id have to go with BPS i was lucky enough to live right in  between the two of them in S.E. MI about 40 min from each. Three things i  like about cabelas more though was there aquarium and mounts everywhere and that they sold ranger boats instead of nitro. But BPS has better selection on fishing gear.