Walmart & Fishing Supplies - Page 2

Gator1_6 · 03-22-07, 02:03 AM

Yes to support local tackle, If you ever need that special order they will try and get it for you as for wallmart will say sorry not a stock item.

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 03-22-07, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishnfool4evr

If you think Wally World is getting bad try Gander Mountain, I went in looking for treble hook's, They don't even sell them by their selfs i could.nt believe it. Heck they did'nt have much of an option on anything really. So of course when i got back home i went to good old BPS, Never have a problem finding what i need there.

Our Gander Mountain has everything and the service is WAY better than BPS. The guys at BPS don't seem to fish. They have worse service than Wal-Mart. Have you ever been forced to get tackle at K-Mart or Target?
Wal-Mart has three full aisles of stuff. The one in Kenosha, WI has tons of trebles, in packages, by various manufacturers.

HuckFinn · 03-22-07, 07:42 AM

Just my 2 cents:
As a lot of you know I work for Sports Authority in New Jersey. For the past year my fishing department has been down sized to almost nothing. Starting 2 weeks ago my department has been reset with new items and less floor space but more current items that anglers want. The items that I now carry are the best selling items nation wide. This was done for my company by a company called Maurice. This rep also deals with the Wal-Marts in my area. His company supplies the fishing items for them. He said wally world is doing the same thing SA is doing. True? Don’t know but one of the mangers in my store came over from the walmart in the mall and he said the same thing. Even tho he is working for SA he goes to wallworld for lunch with the manager. He says the same thing.
True? Don’t know

bassnman30 · 03-22-07, 03:32 PM

I personally go to Daves (K&J) in Jamestown,NC. They have much more than Wal-Mart and BPS (they sell spinnerbaits at BPS). It seems that BPS is trying to sell it's own products more every year. At Daves they have reasonable prices, and they can make the baits that you want while you wait. Personable service,wall to wall tackle.

HOG Ranger · 03-22-07, 07:17 PM

Call me patriotic or whatever but I try to buy products made in the U.S. if at all possible. I will pay more for a U.S. product to a certain point but not if the gap is wide. (see Smith and Wesson -vs- Taurus)

Second, I will try to buy from local merchants with the same philosophy. I will pay a little more but not a lot.

I have always had this method and probably always will.

jwallbassin · 04-01-07, 01:58 AM

the walmarts from where im from seem to be gettin larger fishin sections, i dont know maybe its just the area

BubbaLunk · 04-02-07, 05:11 PM

I got a Bass Pro Shop ten minutes from my house, I will go no other place.

03-22-07, 07:42 AM	#28
HuckFinn BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ledgwood NJ Posts: 204	Just my 2 cents: As a lot of you know I work for Sports Authority in New Jersey. For the past year my fishing department has been down sized to almost nothing. Starting 2 weeks ago my department has been reset with new items and less floor space but more current items that anglers want. The items that I now carry are the best selling items nation wide. This was done for my company by a company called Maurice. This rep also deals with the Wal-Marts in my area. His company supplies the fishing items for them. He said wally world is doing the same thing SA is doing. True? Don’t know but one of the mangers in my store came over from the walmart in the mall and he said the same thing. Even tho he is working for SA he goes to wallworld for lunch with the manager. He says the same thing. True? Don’t know __________________ Stay Safe Fish Often Huck New Jersey: Where the Weak are Killed and Eaten

03-22-07, 03:32 PM	#29
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	I personally go to Daves (K&J) in Jamestown,NC. They have much more than Wal-Mart and BPS (they sell spinnerbaits at BPS). It seems that BPS is trying to sell it's own products more every year. At Daves they have reasonable prices, and they can make the baits that you want while you wait. Personable service,wall to wall tackle. __________________ Lexington,NC.

03-22-07, 07:17 PM	#30
HOG Ranger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 306	Call me patriotic or whatever but I try to buy products made in the U.S. if at all possible. I will pay more for a U.S. product to a certain point but not if the gap is wide. (see Smith and Wesson -vs- Taurus) Second, I will try to buy from local merchants with the same philosophy. I will pay a little more but not a lot. I have always had this method and probably always will. __________________ Mike

03-22-07, 02:03 AM	#26
Gator1_6 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: L'Orignal.Ont. Canada Posts: 7	Yes to support local tackle, If you ever need that special order they will try and get it for you as for wallmart will say sorry not a stock item.

04-01-07, 01:58 AM	#31
jwallbassin BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: san angelo, tx Posts: 35	the walmarts from where im from seem to be gettin larger fishin sections, i dont know maybe its just the area

04-02-07, 05:11 PM	#32
BubbaLunk BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 40	I got a Bass Pro Shop ten minutes from my house, I will go no other place.

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