I went to Sportsman's Warehouse in Provo on Saturday, and I asked one of the fishing dept. workers if they had any "whatta crickets". His response was hilarious. He acted all perturbed and said, "NO. I ain't got no crickets....I ain't got no BOOGERS! OK?" I thought, man he must have had quite a few people ask him about whatta crickets and boogers lately to get him that worked up! lol [cool][crazy][sly]
James looks like those boogers are becoming pretty popular! Congrats!
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might i ask what is a whatta cricket?
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That totally Rocks Dude! did you tell him he could get some from me.lol! I'll bet you would see the steam rise. Did you ask him for boogers or did he just blurt that out?
Whatta cricket attached
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That just looks like a paddlebug to me. Any difference?
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It is similar but different,the thickness of the legs create a different action in the water and they are half the price. they are also a 1/4" shorter,paddle bugs also have wings on the sides, Paddle bugs are a good ice jig so are foxee's and whatta crickets.
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Hee, hee, you "picked" a good one with those Boogers, James! Hope my past East Canyon post helped
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Good job james, no wonder your the best tackle shop around. Even the big boys know it.
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alright i'll let the cat out of the bag i saw whatta crickets in a mail order mag only they were called crappie crickets still the only place to get them today plus no shipping charge is HOOKED FISHING TACKLE ( shameless plug ) LMAO
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I knew it wouldn't be long before other companies started to figure out how good they were and start selling them. You didn't find Boogers though did you? After I make them popular you will see others searching high and low to find them. My next project will rock, it will cost me $3000.00 to have the molds made and will be out next Ice season,this one I plan to wholesale.
Today I will be getting a hold of a distributor to work out a deal to distribute whatta crickets across the wasatch front make them easier to find.
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Ha Ha James! No, he totally just blurted it out! I didn't say a word about boogers. He just blurted it out with an attitude as if he'd be getting requests for "boogers" all day long! He wasn't even a young kid either, he was a forty-something appeared to be a manager or something. No wonder the rest of the "help" there has an attitude. They learned it from their manager.
Believe me I'd only go to Hooked as well if it wasn't such a long drive for me. It's convenient to drop over to Sportsmans since I work at Novell about 3 blocks from the Provo Sportsmans.
I shoulda told him to call Hooked Tackle and order some boogers in. Don't worry, they're not that messy and you can always wash your hands after! [
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Good job James! You've created the idea and the demand now you jjst need to capitalize on it.
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I will never again buy a gun from Sportsmans for those very reasons. I have been treated like crap. I left the midvale store with $500 cash in my pocket after no one would serve me at the gun counter. Another time I complained to a manager about a gun department employee and the manager basically called me a liar.
I'll also never buy a gun from Van Wagnon's because of crappy treatment (even worse than Sportsman's). I wish these retailers would realize that great customer service will be rewarded with return business. I don't mind paying a few bucks more if I like the guys and I am treated like a human being.
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Oh I love going into sportsmans and ask them what works good and then when they are showing me something I have been useing for years and have 100's of I look at them and say don't you have any what a crickets or boogers. the look is priceless, because at that moment they realise you know more about fishing than they will ever know.
That's why I will make the drive to hft.
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I feel the same way, I dont like being treated that way, I dont like to be told what works what doesnt, and when you ask a simple question you get looks of wonderment in their eyes, as if they havent a clue, I asked two clerks there when I was first trying to get into ice fishing for Macks what rod I should get, I had heard of 4 and 5 ft rods, and asked a few specific questions, well they tried to sell me an ungly stick that was rated for 4 lb line and would probably make a 10 inch perch feel like a 10lb rainbow, and why? becuase it had a warranty, now correct me if I am wrong guys, but I sure as hell dont want to use 10-14 lb line and a 2 oz jig, on a pole thats rated for 4 lb line. Do they not have a clue about the balance of a rod?.
I also refuse to buy guns from them because they are so damned ignorant about the whole ordeal, I dont need some Ahole telling me what I should and shouldnt buy, I am a very informed consumer, and I know what the hell I want and why. I have on several occasions been in the Midvale store and overheard a clerk trying to sell somthing or another on ice fishing gear, to a new hard water fisherman, after the clerk has left to check on somthing, I inform the new fisherman on the truth, and simplicity, not what the clerk wanted him/her to buy.
I do most of my shopping via the internet and catologes now, I can wait for the product, I am no longer in a hurry, but if I am, Walmart will get more of my money then them aholes. and I sure as hell can just go to Harmons or the local gas station for bait. ok,guys I will get off my soap box now..[
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james it looks like you have what everybody else in the state is wanting. nice piece of work, the word is out about the crickets and the boogers, so hang on to your hat. can't wait till your next idea comes out.
hook um in the jaw
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Ironworker, It is an every day battle to find and keep your nitch in this world,with the clout that the big guys have it makes buisnees very tuff. I may sound cocky sometimes but I spent 6 years of hard work getting Whatta Crickets out there,now that they are others want a piece of that action,which is all part of capitolism and that is ok with me. I Just Make it tuff to bypass me.
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