Wired2Fish readers are savvy buyers and the feedback is flowing in on their buying preferences. Below are some of the answers we have gotten from our latest poll on where and how they buy tackle.
John Tellor writes:
I buy all my tackle from Tackle Warehouse. They have everything I need and then some. Also if you order over fifty dollars worth of tackle you get free shipping and if you need it quick it only cost five dollars more to get it in two days. That’s nice to have if you are practicing for a tournament and are running low on a specific bait that your local store will never have. They also run great ten and sometimes fifteen percent discounts to give back to their customers. You can’t go wrong with Tackle Warehouse they have what you need at a lower price than any were else and they will deliver it right to your front door.
Rich Conlon writes:
I buy from a variety of sources. I prefer to buy form the Mom & Pop type shops. I know the owners and they go the extra mile to order something special that I might be seeking. This would include the smaller e-tailers like Susquehanna Bait & Tackle or Coosa Bait & Tackle. Smaller shops with an on line presence. Second would be the local Big Box types like Dick’s Sporting goods…not Walmart, for those gotta have/just ran out small purchases. Last would be the Cabela’s/BPS/Gander Mountain stores/online because the closest BPS store is a good 3.5 hours away. We usually make one trip in February to relieve the winter bass fish withdraw symptoms.
Matt Arledge says:
Bass Pro Shops:
-I buy most of my little stuff there because they have a store here in Denver and I can pick up little items like line or a lure. I also like their Rewards Program. I always buy stuff on their member nights because you get double or triple points and they give away free gear or gift cards. Plus I know most of the guys that work their by name. They also have a few things that Tackle Warehouse does not. Rarely buy from them online as they charge for shipping, unlike TW.
Tackle Warehouse:
-They seem to get all the new stuff first (like ICAST items). Cheapest prices, and best selection of bass fishing items out of any store. And free shipping with orders over $50 and they always have a 10% off sale on a holiday. So it is kind of a no brainer when I want more than one or two things. Shipping is too expensive on one or two items to not go to Bass Pro.
Sportsman's Warehouse:
-Worst fishing department ever for products and customer service (at least in Colorado), but when they do have the stuff you want, it is usually on clearance because of numerous times of almost going out of business. I check it out once in a while for steals (They had St. Croix Legend Tournaments for 150 bucks, still do, but very few models, and Rapala cranks for half off) and occasionally they have a few items BPS does not. If I want something bad enough, I will buy it from whomever has it.
Adam Anderson writes:
Being from a fairly rural area most of my purchases now days are on the internet, mainly Tacklewarehouse.com. I feel that they are the most current provider of the latest products and it seems to me that they have more color options than a lot of other places. The free shipping with purchases over $50 is awesome as well, with other places shipping kills you. For instance I live about 2 ½ hours away from the closest Bass Pro Shop, I would rather drive to St. Louis BPS than to order online at basspro.com because the shipping is at least $8 minimum, that’s a couple packs of soft plastics or one more lure. So the free shipping is awesome and one of the big reasons I use tackle warehouse. Don’t get me wrong if I am near a BPS or Cabela’s I will always stop in and stock up. With Wal-Mart if I am in a hurry and just need some hooks or weights I will pick those up but the Wal-Mart here in town just doesn’t have the selection that I am looking for. But it is just too convenient to order online. And by ordering online because of where I live, that is a day that I can go to the lake and fish instead of making an all day trip to the big city to Cabela’s or BPS.
Steve Castor writes:
Here in this house we love Cabelas and Basspro but, the problem is what I find at Cabelas I cant find at Basspro and the opposite(So I cant order from both or the woman of the house will have a cow), plus since I live in Texas if I dont spend a great deal at one time they really hammer me on shipping and sales tax......since I live by both.
My new number one site for buying fishing gear is Tackle Warehouse, they have a great selection of everything I possible want and desire to get. Plus if I just spend $50 it is free shipping (Fantastic), they even just started carrying two more reels I want made by Diawa (Pluton and Lunar).
