another bait and tackle dies

[mikecc]

Originally Posted by striprman

is Roys at Monument beach still open ?

Roys closed last spring.

As long as its not M&D's

Tony I don't plan on going anywhere.

[Squid kids Dad]

[partsjay]

I feel the same way...that's why I love M & D's......only thing that I will miss is the late hours.....and I won't miss that all too much.

[Bob Thomas]

Only went into Budds a handful of times because they were open 24hrs.

Mike....wanna start a chain bait shop and set up some digs at the 'ol buds

[mikecc]

Sorry Bob
We did that for a while we owned cape Cod Charlies. Good help is hadr to find and the rent is a killer .
The new owner of Bud's building wants $2000. a mo. you cant make it today with that kind of money .

[Maloney]

$ 2000 a month, I can imagine the gross revenue to make a living, or a least a reasonable return on investment if the place was run for extra money in the summer. What's going in? Condos, a restaurant, they got a million dollar view of that bay.

[piemma]

The whole tackle store business is a tough racket. 2 friends of mine took over Murats when Dave died. They lasted 2 years even with moving to a more accessable location. Mike Bestwick who owns Quaker Lane will tell you that if he didn't own the property and had to pay rent he would never make it.
The big box stores like #^&#^&#^&#^&s, WalMart and Sports Authority kill the little guys. I NEVER buy anything from them. I'd rather pay a few cents more and go to a tackle shop where I can talk to fishing guys. Ever try to talk to the nitwits at #^&#^&#^&#^&s about fishing? You got a better shot at bursting into flames than getting anything sensible out of them.