Supporting Mom And Pop 2024
Montanaro reply :
Went to a local outdoor store yesterday after work as I was bored. I haven't been there in a couple years since it opened and wasn't blown away. But yesterday...well I blew an hour without realizing it and spent 50 bucks.
They had every koppers live target product, almost all of the strike king KVD crankbaits, and a very large assortment of rapala lures. High quality lines, rods, reels (rods were mostly spinning though, not many baitcasters). Also a nice selection of soft plastics and are willing to order what you request.
I had to pay a little bit more than I would have on tackle warehouse, but supporting a local business and getting the bait monkey off my back instantly feels good.
Does anyone else prefer their local shops over large chains (Cabelas, BPS, Gander Mountain) and online stores?
The Young Gun reply :
Yes, nothing against TW (there products are just as good) but I love helping out a local mom and pop shops.
basshavoc reply :
^ Agreed
Fishes in trees reply :
I can't help it, I'll shop them all, and I'll buy from all of them. I think that here in the KC Metro area we are blessed, with 2 BPS stores, 1 Cabelas, multiple Dicks outlets and an outstanding independent tackle store (Rogers Lures in Liberty, MO). Together they keep each other fairly honest, price wise. At different points during the year, each one of them have decent sales.
"BRB" reply :
Yes, I normal go to my local outdoor shop. I like to interact with people verous just ordering over the internet. Plus to retrun something is so much easier than having to mail it off. I am at the point know that i know all the guys that work there and a lot of time they will cut me deals on some products. It is one of the places when i feel i am ready to try and get sponsor i should not have any problem with them. I pay a little more, but it is extremely handy to have a place in my town that carries quality equipment if i need it today.
Bankbeater reply :
A lot of times the small mom and pop places will have carry products and colors that BPS, Cabela's, and TW don't carry.
roadwarrior reply :
Gray's Tackle Shop Sheffield, AL
Big Red's Bait & Tackle Lakeview, AR
Arkansas Rod & Reel Little Rock, AR
The Cabin Bait and Tackle Kuttawa, KY
Fisherman's Headquarters Benton, KY
TRYTOFISH reply :
went to a new one yesterday in derby. they are getting few and far between at least around here. spent about 30 min just talking to old guy and buying some home made jigs. I really enjoyed the atmosphere. kinda like it was when I was a kid remembering and seeing all the bait tanks from crawdads to frogs and every live bait in between. I hope he can stay in buissnes cause they don't seem to last very long around here.
smalljaw67 reply :
That is how I prefer to shop but where I live the mom and pop stores got hammered by both a Cabelas opening in 2003 and a Bass pro shops in 2005. I do use mostly custom soft plastics made by small manufacturers and I still frequent 2 local tackle shops but when I need a rod or reel I need to go to TW.
Primus reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 10:24 AM, The Young Gun said:Yes, nothing against TW (there products are just as good) but I love helping out a local mom and pop shops.
X2, unless you are getting gouged buying local is good for the community. That said I will use the online retailers for stuff the local retailers don't carry.
CDobber reply :
My local Mom and Pop is a family chain of hardware stores tied in with Ace. They just closed their store on the NE side of town (very close to our largest lake and one of its most popular launch sites), though I have heard it wasn't run well. The one I stop at isn't really by any lakes but the entire basement is fishing. I have spent too much money there in the last 12 months or so as I've gotten into the hobby but do feel good about helping out the little guy. We have NO BPS in the entire state, 2 Cabela's that are each 90 min/2 hr away, no Gander Mountain's closer than 30-45 min away, and Dick's seems expensive and is definitely limited in color selection/brands though overall has a decent selection. Its strange to me, we have 4 good sized lakes within the metro Madison area, plenty of whitetail deer hunting and various other factors with central location and such, and yet we don't have any of the big dogs in the market.
AK-Jax86 reply :
The mom and pops around here are just bait shops basically. They carry little tackle so I have to go to places like Gamder Mountain, Dicks, and Academy. We have this place strike zone that I went to they had some good prices and a lot of stuff that the big chains don't, not sure of they are a mom and pop though
J Francho reply :
I get my trout fishing stuff at Fat Nancy's in Pulaski, NY. Otherwise, very few small bait shops have what I need, aside from the odd bag of hooks or plastics.
WRB reply :
Twenty years ago we had several local tackle shops supporting bass anglers with state of the tackle. Today the local bass shops are gone with the exception of a few general tackle shops catering to both salt and fresh water fishing. Mom & Pop can't compete for your $$ with mail order.
If you want to touch and feel a Loomis NRX rod for example, the local small tackle shop can't afford to keep several models on hand, they may have a few, most don't.
We have knowone but ourselves to blame.
Tom
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 10:25 PM, J Francho said:I get my trout fishing stuff at Fat Nancy's in Pulaski, NY. Otherwise, very few small bait shops have what I need, aside from the odd bag of hooks or plastics.
I like this shop too. It's upscale for an independent, plus Nancy's an eyeful! 
tholmes reply :
I wish there was a bait & tackle shop in my area. The ONLY place in town that has anything at all is Wal-Mart. I'd have to drive 2 hrs. to Wichita to find a decent shop. A large part of my tackle purchases are via the interwebz.
Tom
---=Martin=--- reply :
I recently started to buy from the sponsors here (Siebert Outdoors and Rage Tail baits). I don't know of any mom & pop shops in S.E.FL that have much if any bass fishing equipment, it's all geared toward ocean fisherman here...
MarkH024 reply :
Lee's Bait and Tackle in Elk Grove Village, IL and The Salmon Shop in Palatine, IL are the only two I visit on a rare occasion. I have a Cabelas in less than a 10 minute drive and a Bass Pro 30 minutes away. Even DSG and Wally World doesn't have much offerings because of the competition.
I am turning more to an online guy anyway including a few of our sponsors. More offerings with low rate shipping. It's just easier I guess. I'd love to support more of the mom&pop shops but they seem to be dying out around here.
J Francho reply :
Catch and Release, Northstar, Siebert, Megastrike, PMBB, Hawgtech, and DVT are all family run businesses, and they support this great forum. They also happen to sell the best in class products in the industry, which makes supporting them even easier.
SudburyBasser reply :
Ramakkos in Sudbury, Ontario. Love it and way too many entries on my credit cards and bank statements have that name as a debit.
That said, there is some stuff they don't carry -- Megabass lures, for example -- so I do occasionally hit BPS or eBay for stuff I can't get and Gary Yamamoto doesn't deal directly with Canadian stores so finding Senkos outside of a few limited colours is impossible locally so I will order from out of town for that stuff.
tomustang reply :
My local M&P's are all trout related, trout are a magnet too strong for other species here. Even my local bigger box stores have a weak collection of bass gear.
On 8/17/2013 at 4:25 AM, J Francho said:Catch and Release, Northstar, Siebert, Megastrike, PMBB, Hawgtech, and DVT are all family run businesses, and they support this great forum. They also happen to sell the best in class products in the industry, which makes supporting them even easier.
It's a good thing I can get Megastrike at DSG
Quitlimpin reply :
Any of you guys in the DFW area should check out Anglers Pro Tackle in North Richland Hills. It's as good a tackle store as you will find anywhere. If they don't have it, just let em know, and they'll get it.
bigbill reply :
I spend $40/$50 dollars every time I go in. I buy a lot of clearances lures and give it away to the kids.
I also share the wealth at our sponcers here too besides cabelas, Bps and brannans in Texas. Everyone has to eat too.
I'm disabled and can't walk too far so I mail order most of my stuff.
I fish not far from the car. I'm blessed to have hotter places to fish closeby.
flyfisher reply :
I support the local whenever i can which for me is mainly Surf Side Bait & Tackle here in Mechanicsville outside of Richmond Virginia. They have a pretty good selection of tackle although i do wish they were a St. Croix dealer but i am pretty set for rods for a while.....
My fly fishing stuff i order pretty much everything online except for the things i need right away then i head to Bass Pro.
Paul Peixoto reply :
I guess I'm gonna be the negative one. There is a place by my job in Parsippany, nj. The place is on 46 and let me tell you they were trying to sell there stuff for 175% Msrp. Jitterbugs were somewhere around 9$ . PLACES like this I can't stand being a frugal fisherman and all. I just cant pay that much when I know I can get almost 2 for the price they are charging
Blues19 reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 7:14 PM, roadwarrior said:Gray's Tackle Shop Sheffield, AL
Big Red's Bait & Tackle Lakeview, AR
Arkansas Rod & Reel Little Rock, AR
The Cabin Bait and Tackle Kuttawa, KY
Fisherman's Headquarters Benton, KY
I fish Kentuky Lake every year and my Unlce and I go to The Cabin and spend at very least an hour looking before deciding what we want.
Little Mom and Pop shops have the local things that big chain stores dont carry. I would much rather go to litlte mom and pop shops. If I lived near one, I would be there a few times a week, looking around and talking to the people in there.
ReggieT reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 7:14 PM, roadwarrior said:Gray's Tackle Shop Sheffield, AL
Big Red's Bait & Tackle Lakeview, AR
Arkansas Rod & Reel Little Rock, AR
The Cabin Bait and Tackle Kuttawa, KY
Fisherman's Headquarters Benton, KY
Hey Roadwarrior,
I'm 35 minutes from Gray's Tackle Shop Sheffield, AL! Tell me about those guys...great selection and so forth?
ReggieT reply :
West End Outdoors, Athens, AL
Dave's custom Rods, Vermont, AL
Buster's Bait & Tackle, Huntsville, AL
ww2farmer reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 10:25 PM, J Francho said:Otherwise, very few small bait shops have what I need, aside from the odd bag of hooks or plastics.
Same here, about the only stuff I buy local is my ice fishing line, bait, and jigs.
Missourifishin reply :
I have a BassPro right around the corner, which is great. I don't know of any mom n pop places within 30 minutes of here though. If I did, I'd love to support them, and I'd probably enjoy the shopping experience of a small place a little bit more.
whitwolf reply :
There used to be several "old timey" bait shops around but sadly there's one left and the guy that runs and owns the place Is garbage so for me It's a few of the board sponsors, BPS, and TW.
I really miss going to the one that closed 2 months ago as there were great folks, great stories, and while they were a bit higher I never had a problem because keeping money in the local economy was and still is Important to me.
*Hootie reply :
On 8/16/2013 at 7:14 PM, roadwarrior said:Gray's Tackle Shop Sheffield, AL
Big Red's Bait & Tackle Lakeview, AR
Arkansas Rod & Reel Little Rock, AR
The Cabin Bait and Tackle Kuttawa, KY
Fisherman's Headquarters Benton, KY
A travelin' man. Hence, the name, Roadwarrior.
Hootie
derekxec reply :
i go where ever im near at the time that has what i need...but i prefer small shops because they usually are fisherman themselves and will usually tell you where a hot bite is or what the water conditions are
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