Bass Pro

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

Good, we do not want any of the Narragansett rabble in our neighborhood

where is the love RIJIMMY????

[Skip N]

I have always been guilty of shopping at the big box stores. But after going to the Saltwater edge in Newport today i dont know if i will ever go back to the big stores. Holy crap what a store! I hadnt been there in a couple years and wow i was blown away. Holy pluggage i thought i died and went to heaven!! I'm not sure if that was Pete G i talked to today but what a class act and one heck of a store. Picked up some of those sweet looking AfterHours Jr. Spooksters and a 9' Tica rod to throw some heavier plugs. Now i dont think Bass Pro would be able to help me like that. And I know they wouldnt have all those perty custom plugs

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Skip N

I have always been guilty of shopping at the big box stores. But after going to the Saltwater edge in Newport today i dont know if i will ever go back to the big stores. Holy crap what a store! I hadnt been there in a couple years and wow i was blown away. Holy pluggage i thought i died and went to heaven!! I'm not sure if that was Pete G i talked to today but what a class act and one heck of a store. Picked up some of those sweet looking AfterHours Jr. Spooksters and a 9' Tica rod to throw some heavier plugs. Now i dont think Bass Pro would be able to help me like that. And I know they wouldnt have all those perty custom plugs

Thanks for coming by Skip! Glad you liked the store. That was me in the store yesterday.

[Redsoxticket]

If Pro Bass offered the products that we have available from the sponsors of this site along with other well know plug, drytops, bags, etc manufacturers then I believe that some of those saying as of now that they will go to the the B&Ts will be whistling a different tune.
If Pro bass asked these manufacturers for an opportunity to come aboard I doubt that they would say no.

[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.

[kayaman]

just like the hardware stores... I'll always go to the local guys first.........

[Vermonter]

I'll stick with the smaller B&t's. While I'm guessing Basspro has better prices on the larger ticket items like reels and rods due to their volume buying, you have to look at the bigger picture. Doubt they have the ability to stock a lot of high end surf rods, let alone a selection of quality blanks at good prices like M&D's if you want to make yourself a rod over the winter . No one at Basspro is going to mag/trick out that Ambassadeur you bought 8 dollars cheaper, or stock plugs from area lure builders. And while Im not personally familiar with Basspro due to where I live, I highly doubt their fishing advice/reports will match up with that of the smaller tackle shops.

[basswipe]

I personally don't see any point in opening one.

If I was going to buy something from Basspro or Cabelas I would just mail order it.With a click of the mouse you've got yourself a new reel etc.In most cases the shipping is less than the sales tax you'd pay anyways.And it just doesn't take that long to get to your front door.I've never waited more than 5 days for something from one these places.

If I go to the Foxboro store and buy $200 worth of stuff I pay $10 bucks in tax
plus the $20+ in gas to get there.If you live next door it might worth it but most folks gotta drive a few miles.Much easier and cheaper to shop and buy while sittin' on my a$$.