Bass Pro

[Joe]

People are very much motivated by price - while I'm quite sure that Bass Babe and Eben and a few others won't patronize the big box stores - the vast majority of consumers will - that's why they build such big parking lots.

If a person has a successful B&T right now, then they've probably got the capital and business sense to find a way to compete or to exit the industry in favor of taking advantage of some of the other opportunities in the world. Because if they can make it in the tackle industry - with its very low margins - then they must be a damn good retailer. My sister sells bath products and she makes twice the margin I do.

If a person has a marginal B&T,the truth is that they are already heading for the wastebin anyway. All Bass Pro will do is make the inevitable happen sooner.

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I would shop at bass pro if it opened up, but it wouldnt be for fishing stuff, mostly hunting and some clothes. You have to admit they have damnnear everything you could possibly need. But like Varitek and Millar, they bring the intangibles to the table. All the little things tha have already been mentioned. You go to a local and the owners help you out, if they are good. Tell ya what ya need without pressure and all that. Then tell ya where to use your new goodies. And you help them out with your dollars, seems like a fair trade to me. Plus i gotta stay away from Bass Pro because i have their Visa card and those reward points can get me into trouble. Its funny how i feel like bass pro is doing me a favor when they give me a 15$ coupon after i spend a grand.

[Notaro]

I don't need BP in Foxboro. If there is something we need, we can order soemthing in mail or online. They won't sell habs. I do shop at Wal-Mart once a while for small things, but I usually buy and shop at my local dealers like MikeCC, Sportsman's Den, SWE, and Fore River B&T because each of them has somethign that I need and rely on any of them. If I'm looking for my rod to be build or fixed, I wouldn't go to a store like BP. I haven't tried it, but I wouldn't want them to touch it except for the local dealers that I know who have served me well for a while.