Things you wish were in tackle shops, but arn't
 

anything not in shops that you would like to see?

A great selection of Tin Jigs! :p

I would like to see stores that actually sell cheap waders and siwash hooks and those with feathers and bucktails. And the stores that have cheap waders like hodges.

A 75 # fish that I mounted and gave to the shop cause it was my 3rd that year.

Free lures.

Counter clerks that look like the girls from 179's avatar.....;) :D

I second Steve's suggestion....:)

How about live Herring, Bunker, and Shad....:)

A brothel in the back :D

A 24/7 eel vending machine outside the front door.

Okay, a bit more seriously......

Better hours.....I know a lot of you fish at midnight, but I've always been an early morning (3-4 AM) guy thru sun-up.....

And I always try to plan ahead, cause up here in NE at least, most shops don't open till after I'm DONE....which is okay, if I'm jigging the canal or throwing plugs elsewhere.....I can easily plan ahead for that.

But since I STILL have that little bit of chunking in my heart and soul, and I live in Foxboro, which is at least a good half hour from a decent bait shop (though now I hear of one in Norton), it's not easy to plan to get fresh chunk bait ahead of time.

When I go to Jersey, (granted, where I go is a shore town), most of the B&T's open at about 4 AM.....always been that way....I remember stopping with Charlie (Pop) at a B&T at 4:30 in the morning back in the 60's.....and where I go down there now, it's the same still today.....in fact, at times, they are open 24 hours......

Oh, the other thing about Jersey shore tackle shops....they all have grills for that breakfast sandwich/and or coffee you might want.......pork roll, egg and cheese to go, please.....:)..okay, okay, you New England guys have no clue about pork roll......:p, um, your loss......;)

better hours (for fishermen)
eel machine outside
Bassmaster needles
Aquaskins
resident only stickers for parking;)
johnny "the Ratt Boy"

That's what I'm talkin' about Steve! Had exactly that a week ago in Seaside....."Hey buddy, can I get a dozen clams and a pork roll, egg and cheese on a bun? Thanks." I bet ya miss the smell and taste of that Case or Taylor hickory smoked pork way up there in Mass, huh? Mmmmmmmm succulent stuff. Couldn't ya just go for a 3 lb roll of it right now? Is your mouth watering for it, Steve? (This is mean , huh? OK, I'll stop.)
What could I go for in a tackle shop? A road map. At a good one usually there's so much there I get overwhelmed, forget what I came in for and leave with what I don't need. Oh yes, and I like the suggestion about chicks clad only in waders cheerfully waiting for me to come in at 5:00AM for bait.

I think Washrat is talking about "product" .

How about the stuff that the meatheads over at Berkely are pulling from the shelves: 6500CL / CS Mag / Nautil (unless there is a redesign coming).

Good line choice seems tough for conventionals unless you go to a higher end shop.

How about rules & regs in many languages and notices for people to pitch their trash in a receptackle, and bags with the shop's name on it so we can see where the knuckleheads are buying their stuff - Oh Yeh, product...

I'm actually fairly well stocked on what I need and I'm able to find it (usually) in the shops I frequent. Maybe some of the popular surf stuff that no longer hets bought, like those Blurple Bombers that the Saltwater Edge had to order...

John, that was my next post....in BIG LETTERS, on the door facing you on the way out.......

Jimbo.....no sweat, 22 days and counting, and I'll be eating them most every morning for a week or so....:)....and you can bet a nice big roll of taylor ham is coming back with me....:)

Steve my parents are both from Jersey, taylor ham is the best. I wish you could find it up this way.

Taylor ham is good!!!.....:)...

But back on track....

I saw two posts about an eel machine....just wondering.....just how do you propose that to work?

I mean, I've seen places with bait machines......sand worms, night crawlers, etc. work okay....Chunks, well, from what I hear (never bought chunks from them myself), you get a few measly, sorry looking chunks of pogey or mack, for a whole lot of money....

Eels......since they need to be kept alive in eel tanks.........:confused:

Okay, unless it's just a dream............

Damn.....the engineer in me is coming out......what if?.....;).......you got some sort of vacuum system that went inside the shop into the eel tank.....outside, you put your money in the slot, and this vacuum hose searched around the tank, sucked up a live eel, and delivered it out a chute.....of course, ya would also probably get a good soaking from the water it sucked up and delivered to you as well....:rolleyes:

Hey, I'm an umemployed engineer......but somehow, I think if I designed it and came up with a patent, I'd still be poor.....:(....;)

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products,,,,hmmm! my tackle bag is 3"x3" zip lock with a hook, leader. swivel...eel fishin dosen't take much...the shops would starve if there were more of me around...u can add cheap to grumpy an old.....seem,s this new generation is more into showin off how much gear they have to carry and what their carrying then finding their own honey holes an just enjoying the time spent outside.....o sorry this was about products.....how about just improveing the stuff thats already out there...like hooks that don't rust the first time out,,,reels that work well...etc..etc...:smash:

wendys.

Eels would be nice, but I'd settle for some fat sandworms at 4am to support my tube-n-worm addiction.

http://web.idirect.com/~vendnet/kanes6.html

How about a brothel in the FRONT and me weighing in a fifty+?:bounce: :uhuh: On the serious side, how about some Habs needlefish? Can't find any around here!:bc: :bc: :bc:

Well, during the Fall Run, it would be nice to have all-nite tackle shops.

I remember the Red Drum B&T down in Buxton, NC being open 24/7 starting in April. Busy, too, by most accounts! I bought my first Abu 7500C3CT at 3 in the morning or something like that. :btu:

A massage therapist.

If any of the shop guys want a graveyard person next year...
:D

24 hour baitshops would be a nice thing....

Spam
Eel skins and rigs
Drive Thru (so there is no way any stories start)
Rods with an easily visible 28" ruler written in Cambodian (sorry).
A Bassmaster/FWW Cape & Islands/English dictionary
A copy of the new book "Cowboy Down". A self help guide for suffering Red Sox fans (and players)
"Charlie Moore is a wanker"t-shirts

Etc.

:)

I want one of those "Charlie Moore Is A Wanker" t-shirts.:laugha: :hihi: :laugha:

hey slipknot, a message therapist huh ? :D :D :D a real good one:laughs:

Ahemmm. Family Friendly site please.. we have youngsters here...

Steve, if an eel wants to get out, chances are....

Actually, Weekapaug had a good idea, outdoor lockers, if you are a regular, reserve a locker and if you need eels, call 'em. If you need a SuperStrike, call 'em. Shop might be closed but your stuff will be waiting..

Hmmm..yes longer hours would be nice BUT realistically ...I am sure its a tough thing to do....

More shops with coffee, coffee , coffee.....and yes we would pay good money for it!

I always thought it would be cool to have a "fishermans hotel" out back......you know rent a bunk to crash in for a few in between fishing! (I know its stupid but how many times have you wished you had a warm bed instead of the back of your sand sled???)