Gander, BPS, Cabelas, or Dicks?

Bassboss · 05-18-09, 03:55 PM

Which one do you guys like better? I like BPS, never been to Cabelas, or dicks. But the just opened a Dicks near by, so I'm going next weekend!

BassinID · 05-18-09, 04:01 PM

Well, had to vote bps for bass because this is the bass forum, but for any other species or for hunting cabelas gets my vote hands down.

bamabassman · 05-18-09, 05:09 PM

well said bassin. we can NOT offend the bait monkey.

CMorg · 05-18-09, 05:55 PM

Are you the one starting all these polls ?

Bassboss · 05-18-09, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CMorg

Are you the one starting all these polls ?

Wudda mean?

I've this is only my second poll in that two mouths, so I guess that would be no!

btw, the two on the front page of the message board are by steveO!

66KingFisher · 05-18-09, 08:31 PM

When I lived in Tulsa there was a nice tackle shop called "Okiebug" that had a huge indoor aquarium stocked with all the right stuff.....i'd stop by during feeding time occasionally just to watch them big ol bass just slam them poor ol goldfish....lol. I dunno if the store still exists or not, but it was the largest tackle shop i'd ever been in next to Jimmy Houstons store in Cookson Oklahoma.....since then i've been in the Springfield and the Broken Arrow Bass pro shops one time each....they are quite the showplace stores....very cool inside....a man could spend a weekend wanderin around one of those stores...lol.

CMorg · 05-18-09, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

Wudda mean?

I've this is only my second poll in that two mouths, so I guess that would be no!

btw, the two on the front page of the message board are by steveO!

I see. I was just curious. I kinda like seeing the results.

bamabassman · 05-18-09, 09:21 PM

this is good for a lot of folks. tells what is and isn't working.

1/4 stick · 05-18-09, 09:35 PM

I got to say BPS. Gander and dicks are the only stores we have nearby and both are heck to get in and out of. I hate driving in the city. I have not the temperment for stop, wait, go, stop, wait, go....

Bubba_Bruiser · 05-18-09, 10:01 PM

I gotta go with Gander because it is closest. I like the BPS in Baton Rouge and Pearl, but I seldom go. But I might stop by on my way home at the Red Stick though. They have a Cabelas south of Baton Rouge, but some one told me it isn't worth the time when the BPS is next door. I like Academy,too. I wish they would open one in Hattiesburg. Anybody want to pool up, we could make a killin'.

aikenyounggun · 05-19-09, 02:14 PM

yeah my vote goes to BPS... like bassin said for anything else: Cabelas...... but for bass fihsin BPS...... Academy is a lot better than Dicks...... dont particulary remember the gander mountains i have been in but i heard they are $$$$

Bassboss · 05-19-09, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

yeah my vote goes to BPS... like bassin said for anything else: Cabelas...... but for bass fihsin BPS...... Academy is a lot better than Dicks...... dont particulary remember the gander mountains i have been in but i heard they are $$$$

Cool! Thanks

Ok, dumb Question time:

What's Academy?

MississippiBoy · 05-19-09, 04:35 PM

Academy Sport Center, it's another outdoors chain store. I've got one about a mile from the house. Not as big as a BPS, but ours has a very good selection of stuff.

www.academy.com

Bassboss · 05-19-09, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

Academy Sport Center, it's another outdoors chain store. I've got one about a mile from the house. Not as big as a BPS, but ours has a very good selection of stuff.

www.academy.com

Thanks bud!

I'll have to look at the locations!

Edit:

Ya, the closest one is in near Pensacola!
I think I'll stick with Gander and BPS!

bigbasser · 05-19-09, 05:49 PM

Bassboss I've been to all of them, but you living in Florida you should check out Bitters Tackle Shop ( www.bittersbaitandtackle.com ).

bigbasser

keithdog · 05-19-09, 06:27 PM

I am lucky to have all 4 stores within a drive of my home. The baitmonkey loves me. I would have to say BPS overall, especially in the fishing dept. However, there are things at Cabelas I like better, such as boating supplies, clothing, and camping stuff. However, when it comes to fishing tackle Gander Mountain here runs a very close second with Cabelas. Cabelas is larger but Gander always seems to have what I want, it's smaller and closer. Needless to say, our local WalMart has cut back drastically on fishing tackle, which is too bad because for people in our town, it's only minutes away while the BPS which is the next closest of the 4 above is 30 minutes away. Who wants to burn up an hours worth of gas driving there for a couple lures???

Christopherkeene9 · 05-19-09, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbasser

Bassboss I've been to all of them, but you living in Florida you should check out Bitters Tackle Shop ( www.bittersbaitandtackle.com ).

bigbasser

Only 5 minutes from work

Bassboss · 05-20-09, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Christopherkeene9

Only 5 minutes from work

Wow! You're really lucky! My dad has Gander on his way back from work.

How ever, I'm sad to say that his bait monkey does not get as good as it does me!

mariner · 05-20-09, 05:44 PM

bps here.
dicks and sportsmans warehouse (yeah i know it aint in there) are the closest, but dicks doesnt have much more than wally world, and sportsmans is pretty expensive.

cabelas is better for flyfishin and huntin
never been to gander

Foyt20 · 05-20-09, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

Wow! You're really lucky! My dad has Gander on his way back from work.

How ever, I'm sad to say that his bait monkey does not get as good as it does me!

Thats cause he has to spend the money he makes at work on stuff like BILLS

Bassboss · 05-20-09, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Foyt20

Thats cause he has to spend the money he makes at work on stuff like BILLS

bills? what are bills?

Ya, I know!

MallenManson · 05-27-09, 11:13 AM

This isn't even close, BPS hands down. Sadly, there's not one around here so I do my "show up in real life" shopping at Gander.

BigBassin144 · 05-27-09, 11:28 AM

I gotta go with BPS.

Our dicks has a horrible fishing section. Gander Mountain's not bad, ours just isn't a big store, so not a lot of stuff. Cabela's is huge, but they don't have that great of a fishing selection. And it's not organized at all!!

So for bass fishing, BPS gets my vote.

BB

NWOhioBear · 05-27-09, 12:02 PM

Well.. I actually go to a chain start called Meijers for most of my stuff. Just because I hate the customer service at BPS.

I went the first week it opened here and they were rude and very unknowledgeable about basic stuff so I haven't been back since. I've had a few friends say the same thing and one of my friends was severely mistreated when he went with his family for some autograph signing thing.

I've always been a fan of more mom and pop shops then big chain stores anyway. Around here there are tons of bait shops if one looks and for hunting I always go to Clelands. Anymore I think the best bet is to just shop online anyway.

I think if you want to rate it for fishing you have to go.

1. Bass Pro (even with bad customer service since if you want it it's there)
2. Cabela's ours is decent but is geared mainly towards camping/hunting)
3. Gander Mountain (nice shop but small I think that meijers has about the same lure selection)
4. Dicks (versatile store but not to great for fishing. At least not the one I was at)

JRL · 05-27-09, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

Which one do you guys like better? I like BPS, never been to Cabelas, or dicks. But the just opened a Dicks near by, so I'm going next weekend!

The local Gander Mountain store has a poor bass fishing section compared to the BPS in Ft. Lauderdale.

Im convinced they didnt put one second of research into the south Florida fishing scene before they opened the doors last year.

05-18-09, 03:55 PM	#1
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Gander, BPS, Cabelas, or Dicks? Which one do you guys like better? I like BPS, never been to Cabelas, or dicks. But the just opened a Dicks near by, so I'm going next weekend! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-18-09, 05:09 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	well said bassin. we can NOT offend the bait monkey. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-18-09, 09:21 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	this is good for a lot of folks. tells what is and isn't working. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-18-09, 09:35 PM	#9
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	I got to say BPS. Gander and dicks are the only stores we have nearby and both are heck to get in and out of. I hate driving in the city. I have not the temperment for stop, wait, go, stop, wait, go.... __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

05-18-09, 10:01 PM	#10
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I gotta go with Gander because it is closest. I like the BPS in Baton Rouge and Pearl, but I seldom go. But I might stop by on my way home at the Red Stick though. They have a Cabelas south of Baton Rouge, but some one told me it isn't worth the time when the BPS is next door. I like Academy,too. I wish they would open one in Hattiesburg. Anybody want to pool up, we could make a killin'. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

05-18-09, 04:01 PM	#2
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	Well, had to vote bps for bass because this is the bass forum, but for any other species or for hunting cabelas gets my vote hands down.

05-18-09, 05:55 PM	#4
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Are you the one starting all these polls ?

05-18-09, 08:31 PM	#6
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	When I lived in Tulsa there was a nice tackle shop called "Okiebug" that had a huge indoor aquarium stocked with all the right stuff.....i'd stop by during feeding time occasionally just to watch them big ol bass just slam them poor ol goldfish....lol. I dunno if the store still exists or not, but it was the largest tackle shop i'd ever been in next to Jimmy Houstons store in Cookson Oklahoma.....since then i've been in the Springfield and the Broken Arrow Bass pro shops one time each....they are quite the showplace stores....very cool inside....a man could spend a weekend wanderin around one of those stores...lol.

05-19-09, 02:14 PM	#11
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah my vote goes to BPS... like bassin said for anything else: Cabelas...... but for bass fihsin BPS...... Academy is a lot better than Dicks...... dont particulary remember the gander mountains i have been in but i heard they are $$$$ __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

05-19-09, 04:35 PM	#13
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Academy Sport Center, it's another outdoors chain store. I've got one about a mile from the house. Not as big as a BPS, but ours has a very good selection of stuff. www.academy.com __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

05-19-09, 05:49 PM	#15
bigbasser BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Posts: 154	poll Bassboss I've been to all of them, but you living in Florida you should check out Bitters Tackle Shop ( www.bittersbaitandtackle.com ). bigbasser

05-19-09, 06:27 PM	#16
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I am lucky to have all 4 stores within a drive of my home. The baitmonkey loves me. I would have to say BPS overall, especially in the fishing dept. However, there are things at Cabelas I like better, such as boating supplies, clothing, and camping stuff. However, when it comes to fishing tackle Gander Mountain here runs a very close second with Cabelas. Cabelas is larger but Gander always seems to have what I want, it's smaller and closer. Needless to say, our local WalMart has cut back drastically on fishing tackle, which is too bad because for people in our town, it's only minutes away while the BPS which is the next closest of the 4 above is 30 minutes away. Who wants to burn up an hours worth of gas driving there for a couple lures???

05-20-09, 05:44 PM	#19
mariner BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: trenton ga Posts: 501	bps here. dicks and sportsmans warehouse (yeah i know it aint in there) are the closest, but dicks doesnt have much more than wally world, and sportsmans is pretty expensive. cabelas is better for flyfishin and huntin never been to gander __________________ ¿ <*(((>{

05-27-09, 11:13 AM	#22
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	This isn't even close, BPS hands down. Sadly, there's not one around here so I do my "show up in real life" shopping at Gander. __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

05-27-09, 11:28 AM	#23
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I gotta go with BPS. Our dicks has a horrible fishing section. Gander Mountain's not bad, ours just isn't a big store, so not a lot of stuff. Cabela's is huge, but they don't have that great of a fishing selection. And it's not organized at all!! So for bass fishing, BPS gets my vote. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

05-27-09, 12:02 PM	#24
NWOhioBear BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luckey Ohio Posts: 56	Well.. I actually go to a chain start called Meijers for most of my stuff. Just because I hate the customer service at BPS. I went the first week it opened here and they were rude and very unknowledgeable about basic stuff so I haven't been back since. I've had a few friends say the same thing and one of my friends was severely mistreated when he went with his family for some autograph signing thing. I've always been a fan of more mom and pop shops then big chain stores anyway. Around here there are tons of bait shops if one looks and for hunting I always go to Clelands. Anymore I think the best bet is to just shop online anyway. I think if you want to rate it for fishing you have to go. 1. Bass Pro (even with bad customer service since if you want it it's there) 2. Cabela's ours is decent but is geared mainly towards camping/hunting) 3. Gander Mountain (nice shop but small I think that meijers has about the same lure selection) 4. Dicks (versatile store but not to great for fishing. At least not the one I was at)

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