Walmart & Fishing Supplies

[Dannie Zimmerman]

Has anyone noticed that the hunting and fishing sections at Wally World have gotten smaller? Recently I ask the manager at our store
about what was going on. Here is the deal: Walmart is reorganizing all of its stores so that they will all be uniform. Every store in the country will look the same. She also told me that during that process the hunting and fishing sections were down sized. What a bummer!

[ihateforwards]

I noticed that... a few years ago I was looking at the fishing section of Rapala lures, and just yesterday I went back, the whole section was reduced by atleast 25%! Why would they do that...

[ihateforwards]

I guess we should all buy our fishing needs now before they reorganize it to downsize the stores and you can't find what you need anymore.

[InEccess]

Walmart's the devil. Seriously, if you're living near a lake, there's probably a Mom and Pop baitshop that's going to be profitting because of this. Support small business, that's where the truly innovative concepts come from.

[Recon8541]

ineccess exactly!

Besides to be honest walmart seems to carry some stuff, but their selection has never been that good....

[Dannie Zimmerman]

Recon8541, you are right about that! Walmart will also order stuff for the season. I ask a manager about that one too. They get their fishing supplies in the spring and it sells out, alot of the stuff is not reordered. The same goes with the hunting stuff. This really sucks because down here in Louisiana you can fish almost year round!

[WIUbassin]

Originally Posted by InEccess

Walmart's the devil. Seriously, if you're living near a lake, there's probably a Mom and Pop baitshop that's going to be profitting because of this. Support small business, that's where the truly innovative concepts come from.

I totally agree... I would rather pay a tad bit more at these places where I'm greated with great service and a smile than go buy lures at wal-mart where the kid working the sporting goods section can't tell the difference between spinning and a baitcaster...

[brushhog]

Our local baitshop costs maybe 5% more than walmart AKA the Devil and you get great service, knowledgeable advice, and actual conversation and consideration. We should all make an effort to support small local business like tackle and bait shops.

[Rebbasser]

I guess we are lucky. Between Academy Sports, Sportsman's Warehouse and Bass Pro Shops the lack of tackle at Wallyworld really is a non-factor. Truth be told I honestly can't remember the last time I bought tackle at WM.

[hackattack]

im a fan of walmart spinnerbaits...

[zooker]

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

I guess we are lucky. Between Academy Sports, Sportsman's Warehouse and Bass Pro Shops the lack of tackle at Wallyworld really is a non-factor. Truth be told I honestly can't remember the last time I bought tackle at WM.

same here i rarely go to walmart for any type of tackle.

Originally Posted by InEccess

if you're living near a lake, there's probably a Mom and Pop baitshop that's going to be profitting because of this. Support small business, that's where the truly innovative concepts come from.

i completely agree with you ineccess
i live within 30 miles of some of the top bass lakes in the country.. though in recent years a few tackle shops have gone under..the hands down best mom and pop store here is hwy 49. there tackle section will rival anyone's short of bass pro.. the owner will listen to the fisherman and there wants.. something big places like bass pro can't/wont do..

remember listening to the guys that keep you in bussiness is how you stay in bussiness.

yeah ok so i am bias i dropped about $9000 in that place in the last year..call me and investor..

zooker

[Bassinkid]

there are some stores that are really trying to get rid of some lures and stuff i saw. like duhnams had a ton of 99cent lures and plastic worms.

[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.

[hackattack]

bps is my favorite by a mile, too bad there isnt one within 2,000+ miles...

[Fishnfool4evr]

Damn , Where u from Hack

[zooker]

hak you definatly need to put your location in your profile..

zooker

[ihateforwards]

Wal-Mart is the devil! My Wal-Mart isn't though, they actually sell like x-rap's, glass shad raps, dt series, any yum plastic soft bait, poison strikeking lures, etc.

[bassinbob]

I think wal mart is feeling the pressure from Gander, Dick's, Cabelas, BPS and others. We fishermen are doing to them what a lot of other people wish would happen. I have one small fishing supply store close by. I do support them. Even though his prices are usually $2 more for baits. He sells Case plastics and a few others everyone else doesn't carry. Where I live there is a Gander MT., Dick's and wal mart close together. Cabela's is an hour away and so is Sportman's Warehouse. We are suposed to get a BPS about 45 mins. away. I'll stop at wal mart this time of the year to get the closeouts. I did go to a Gander Mt. a little further away to pick up a reel today. I had a 20%off coupon. They had a few GLoomis rods there. I still have one more coupon. Maybe the bait monkey might pursuade me to go back for one.

[carolina-rig-01]

ihatefowards...i think you are missing the big picture, this company has made its money by running mom and pop stores out of business. everything from grocery stores to clothing stores and everything in between. these are generally good blue collar, run of the mill ,down to earth, hard working people, that are being put out of business by this "devil". and yeah they may have the brand name baits your talking about but did you ever wonder how they can sell them so cheap? they may look the same but they are not the same quality as the ones you would buy from bass pro, cabelas, ect. they are called "seconds" and for some reason they were rejected buy your better stores. now some of you might remember the hooplah that got started the last time i responded to a post about wal-mart and i hope i didn't step on any toes this time. i just wanted to get in on it and i guess tip toe around what i really want to say.

[bassintxlady]

bet and i were in wally world the other night to pick up a couple of things....and how funny this thread started for i looked at him and said how crappy wm fishing section had become these days....heck they didn't have not on FLW bait at all....what's up with that?????......then i said i think it's time for a BPS trip soon....of course he quickly agreed......

[ihateforwards]

Carolina-Rig-01, well since there isn't a Bass Pro or Cabela's around ANYWHERE close to where I live, I just use wal-mart. Sometimes Dick's Sporting Goods, but they're expensive... Anyways, I am completely sure that Cabela's or Bass Pro has much better selections then Walmart does. You know what's weird? I had a dream last night, and it was that a Bass Pro shop was in my front yard, and I went inside it. To my surprise, they had a rack (like a sunglasses rack) full of spinner baits, then the rest of the store was clothing. That was one weird dream...

[NJBassDevil]

My walmart has gotten bigger with the fishing selection! Tons of new and great stuff! Hunting is definatly getting smaller tho.

[Wishing2BFishing]

Anyone happen to see the South Park episode where they build a Wal Mart in the town and similar to other episodes, things get out of hand?

[ILfishinman]

yea i saw that episode, isnt that the one where they learn people crap themselves after dying?

[Wishing2BFishing]

Originally Posted by ILfishinman

yea i saw that episode, isnt that the one where they learn people crap themselves after dying?

I dunno. My recollection is that the Wal Mart episode had some evil store manager that wanted to take over the world with the Wal Marts. They (Kyle and Cartman) eventually burn down the store. The very next day, they build a new Wal mart.