Goose Hummock B+T - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

vineyardblues · 05-11-2005, 10:53 AM

It's da land it's on

water front to great fishing, not sure of the size of the lot? LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION....

Funny about the waders, On the vineyard they have them on at church..lol
Only kidding but just about every other place does not think twice

Was that before Clinton F** It up ? ...lol
VB

Karl F · 05-11-2005, 10:58 AM

piemma, local and state laws regards to septic would kill any hopes of that type of business, the Inn next door to it has some serious septic issues, and the bulkead in front of their parking lot is collapsing into the water at a rapid rate.. town hall is after him all the time to fix stuff/bring stuff up to code.
The back building on the water that is full of the kayaks.... hate to tell you how many times that has been flooded over the years. parking issues/entry/exit... nothing but headaches... location, location,location... yes... issues/headaches/regulations... as well.

fishweewee · 05-11-2005, 11:21 AM

Know what?

Orleans needs a Hooters. Yeah, the folks at Wendy's across the circle would bitch, but if the OBX has its own Hooters, why not one near the Outer Beaches?

capesams · 05-11-2005, 11:26 AM

someone will pick it up[with more money than they know what to do with][tax right off] and give something a try.When u have 20-30- 60 million, what's 3.9....Mike doesn't need money,,he just bought it for something to do.The first big mistake they made was dumping Paul so Shaun could take over, who didn't know his a$$ from his elbow about tackle,but thought he was better than the rest,,then ripped Mike off an flew the coop...then they put Mark in charge who didn't like people..talk about going a$$ backwards.

Karl F · 05-11-2005, 11:31 AM

Shaun is selling commercial RE now... maybe he can dip into the goosewell one more time....
They tossed Bruce way back too, that was a mistake (he did OK up at MacSquids for a spell,, till he left us).... Paul, Bruce, Mark (he's as grumpy as you)

, but they knew what they were sellin', (and Mark did treat the locals better

) and that's been lacking in there for tooooo long.

vineyardblues · 05-11-2005, 11:39 AM

Shaun does know fish

If it's the same one who lives down the street from Harrys ?? GREAT guy. And his brother 2.......
fishing every day!

VB

capesams · 05-11-2005, 11:39 AM

even I couldn't hold a candle to Bruce

Karl F · 05-11-2005, 11:47 AM

never been treated finer by a B&T than when I did business with Bruce at MacSquids, or before that, when he was at the goose...
u grouchy type guys ain't so tuff

Flaptail · 05-11-2005, 12:42 PM

When Tony C. opened Bass Run that was a great shop. let's face it a tackle shop in New England is a tough proposition unless, as CS said, you got money to burn. The earthy, crunchy, green thing leaves me feeling unclean. Ick!!!! Bring back Red MacFarlane to this earth and open it again down at the origianl site near the Harry's. Live bait, tackle and all hours of the night. Reminds me of the places that used to be by the Canal. Fisherman's Friend aside of Quintal's. Boy the plug collectors would have had to go on Valium just to walk in I can remember with my Dad walking in there and on the shelves were plugs in boxes by the hundreds. Atom's, Masterlure, Floyd Romans, CCBco, Bass Bomb, Gibbs. I miss that place and Old Biff's at the Bridge. He would open the doors on the cabinets and they were stacked with plugs in boxes. He would live there in season in a back room. Also Maco's and Calderras at the Buttermilk bay bridges. I am glad I was able to experience them, and the memories that went with them.

Mr. Sandman · 05-25-2005, 04:07 PM

The real estate value is the problem. There is not a lot of money in selling fishing tackle for a few months a year...face it, you guys are always looking for a cheap way out.

If I had 3.9 mil I would not buy a tackle store.

He is looking for a developer to buy it for the REvalue and put up condos.

Karl F · 05-25-2005, 04:46 PM

Dunno about that... according to the article in last Fridays Cape Codder, he turned down 2 full cash offers, because they were not going to continue the tradtion of the Goose Hummock Shop, he wants to see a Marina/tackle/kayak shop go on there.....

jeffsod · 06-13-2005, 06:38 AM

Stopped in Goose Hummock this weekend and as you would expect this time of year they are well stocked. What seemed to be lacking was knowledgeable help. I needed line and the guy overspooled it and had to back off 20 yards and then tried to overcharge me for the 20 yards he had to take off. Sorry I bothered.

If you go be prepared to PAY dearly for your lures. I was thinking of picking up a Yo Zuri Mag Darter for a friend and there were only 3 lures of 5" models (and those weren't even the best colors) hanging amongst the many yo-zuris and I took a look at the price tag and could not believe my eyes. It was priced $15.99!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I looked closely and noticed these were last years lures and had been ticketed over and you could clearly see last years price was $9.99. At that point I took the one lure I was considering buying and put it back on the wall and left.

Joe · 06-13-2005, 07:37 AM

Are there any tackle shops on the outer cape that are not run by people who are retail hobbyists with money to lose? Cause you'll need to be ok with losing a lot of money if you were not in there by June 1 - fishing season is almost 1/3 over. Sounds like they have raised the prices with the hope of making the margin more attractive to the next buyer.

jeffsod · 06-13-2005, 07:44 AM

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Sounds like they have raised the prices with the hope of making the margin more attractive to the next buyer

My thoughts exactly Joe.