Just interested to know where everyone gets there tackle. Do you buy it on line or from a physical retail store. I am playing with the idea of selling some fishing stuff on line but am wondering how much is sold on the web. I am about 50% on line 50% retail store.
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Sounds crazy, but I scavenge a lot of my tackle along the banks where I happen to be fishing. Just last weekend I found a creel full of powerbait, lures, sinkers, etc.
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Anglers Den in Roy, DING DING DING, in my opinion they are the best
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Sportsman's Warehouse. One of the auto parts stores our shop buys parts from has offers where if we buy certain parts from them we earn credits towards gift cards. We can choose from Sportsmans Warehouse, Home Depot or there are a few restaurants. Naturally, I pick Sportsman's. [
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I like to spend locally when I can Sportsman's, Cabela's, even Wal-Mart, but otherwise Tacklewarehouse.com. If you are fishing for bass then this is your store. More than you would ever need (notice I didnt say want).
Every spring I make a purchase there to replenish lost baits or to purchase terminal tackle. Free shipping on orders over $50 and no sales taxes. Check 'em out.
HM
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+1 on finding your own tackle. Ivan and I love to walk along low water lakes and get tackle. We have tons of spinners and weights. We take out findings to TD's shop and they come out like new with new trebles. We have found lots of poles and still use some. Free is the best price!
Shawn
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sportsmenwhere house and walmart.
and I too keep an open eye for bright and shinny things on the banks[
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No joke spent $150 to get ready for a trip up to the uintas for some trout fishing with the family and while at Mirror I happened to snag on a cut line that was on the lake floor. Checked it out it had a nice bobber and it had a black fly at on it.
Fishing was slow on all the baits and shiny lures I had just bought. Threw on the fly I snagged to shore and had a fish ever ten minutes on it without fail.
Go figure... GL either way you go
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Usually from my buddie's tackle box when he is looking the other way.[:p]
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Mostly sportsmans for spinning stuff plastics, jig heads, line ect. I get most of my flies on line or at more remote locations.
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+1 on tacklewarehouse.com I buy pretty much all of my bass gear there. Great prices on last years models and never had a problem with service either. I've spent A LOT of money over the years with them.
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I buy most of my tackle like rods, reels, crankbaits, hooks, sinkers etc. retail stores like Sportsmens warehouse, Cabelas, Fish Tech and Anglers Den.
I make all my own custom plastics for panfish, trout, walleye, bass and well everything else I fish for [cool]
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[#0000ff]I buy most of my "needed" items online. Much of what I use...especially for lure making...is not available through any of the aforementioned retail outlets. And a lot of what I would like to buy is often out of stock when I make a special trip to get something I should expect to find available.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have made trips to Sportsmans with a shopping list and walked out the door without buying anything on the list. Empty space on the shelves and "Probably in the back room" gets old. Easier to just buy online.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I gotta admit that it is hazardous to my budget to order online from Cabelas and then go to pick it up. Yeah, I save the shipping costs but I always end up leaving more of my net spendable with them to add to their bottom line. And what's up with all the boxes? I have put in orders online that total maybe $50...and could all fit in one small box. But, when I go to pick it up there are 3 or 4 big boxes for several small items. I wish I was the one who supplied Cabelas with their boxes. [/#0000ff]
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I get mine from my brother-in-law. It's easy, use his tackle and at the end of the day tell him what a great day fishing he had and he completely forgets about his tackle, then I put it in my tackle box. Then I say wow look what I found!! Hope he doesn't read this post[:p]
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Fish Tech. I always get great service when I go in there so I keep going back. Have never had the same experience at Cabelas or Sportsmans. Yeah their prices are a little higher but the guys in there know their stuff which makes it worth it to me.
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[quote lavaman]Sounds crazy, but I scavenge a lot of my tackle along the banks where I happen to be fishing. Just last weekend I found a creel full of powerbait, lures, sinkers, etc.
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Funny - I was just fishing last weekend and lost a creel full of powerbait, lures, sinkers, etc.
Dang - you musta found my secret honeyhole!
I like taking the boat up to shrubs and bushes and following tangled line to the treats that some bank-tanglers snagged on a cast.
Found a rainbow alive on a stringer that was forgotten and left at first dam of Logan river last night.
There was a thread a while back about "strangest catches" - several full rods/reels, even baskets of fish - some fresh, some not so much.
Smith -n- Edwards has a pretty impressive collection of fishing gear. I've ordered WAAAY too much from Cabelas. You can check[url "http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=231&cat=233"] KSL Classifieds[/url] too - lots of used gear gets passed around. You'll find someone (like me in two years!) who's gotten so fed up with always getting skunked, that they sell off a whole tackle box filled with good - cheap! Yard sales too, more hit or miss.
I have a catalog of parts for making lures, jigs, and whatnot. I need to find it. Very impressive collection of ALL the little bits pieces, connectors, spoons, spinner blades etc.
Some of the best deals are on ksl. There's an add on there now with a guy selling all kinds of plastics and jigs for real cheap. I bought a butt load of jigs and plastics and didn't even come close to wiping out what he had for sale. I use Cabelas for the larger more pricey items and fish tech for items from the more local suppliers.
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I found a large tacklebox filled with flatfish and rapalas in the narrows at Strawberry once. The hooks were rusted off. The box was uncleanable so i chucked it.
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Fish Tech first - then Sportsmans.
Both of those stores have always helped out big time (Fish Tech with the stream access and Sportsmans with last years Vets day).
That's just recent stuff.
May not be the cheapest, but they are the best guys. So I figure to support them with my business.
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mostly local retailers, but an occasional order from Cabela's on line when i want something and cant find it locally. used to do A LOT at walmart, and still do some, but with sportsman and cabela's. poor walmart has really reduced their selections.
My favorite is Howards tackle shop in Nampa Idaho. not that it is the best or all that organized, but he usually has everything i want, for my type/style of fishing.
to better answer your question, i always like to spend my money with someone i know. If you open an online store and carry things i need, without charging me an arm and a leg.... send me a flier or an email and i'll definately check it out.
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