Academy Is A Class Act.

[jdmidwest]

Academy Sports opened on Fri. locally here. First trip in was to buy a Heritage 10' sit on top and a Malone Yak Stacker 2. They are not stocked up fully yet, so I walked away with the Yak Stacker and some lures. Went to town last night for supper and decided on treating myself to a 50 year Bday present and walked out with a Lowrance Max 4 fishfinder and gps. I came home to install and realized that I did not get the one I wanted. Went back today and exchanged it for the one I was looking at, Max 4 DSI that went on sale for $30 less last night. Picked up an Ezset 10x10 canopy for about $44 while I was at it.

This area has sucked for sporting goods. We have nice gun shops. We have a great fishing store that stocks what you need or can order BPS stuff. But,. for the niche, Academy seems to fill the bill.

I wonder what the rest of the store has to offer. I have only seen a portion of it.

[gotmuddy]

great grilling supplies

[Quillback]

Lots of tennis shoes.

[Kelroy]

Is that the new one in Cape? i was down there a couple weeks ago when the whole prep crew was staying at the Drury.

[moguy1973]

I wish they would build one, or a couple, in the STL area. We are in need of some good outdoors/sporting goods stores. Dick's, Cabela's, and BPS need some competition.

[jdmidwest]

Yes, it is in Cape Girardeau by Sams and Kohls.

[Kelroy]

Thanks JD- yeah I noticed it last time I was down to measure at Thebes. I'll be down again the second week of July to check them out. I know the one in Joplin carries original Wham-O 90g Frisbees for $2 or so, and I need to stock up. My dog goes through a couple dozen a year. :-)

[On The Fly 6]

Had a buddy that went to the Academy in Ft. Smith AR and picked up a $200 St. Croix fly rod for $99. They have some good deals from time to time! That's where I got my first kayak too.

[jdmidwest]

I spoke with a couple of the employees and was wondering why they were not carrying certain items. Both stated that they did not receive as much stock as they had ordered because they were not expecting the store to perform like it did. They did a pretty soft start with only some TV and a mailer with a $10 off any apparel or shoe purchase.

The parking lot was packed every time I was there. Grand opening is slated for the weekend of July 15. I had never been in one, but had always heard good things. When I checked the website, they are offering free shipping on all orders over $39 too. That shipping kills me on ordering alot of stuff, that alone is a big plus.

They were out of some of the things I was looking for. They had 22lr, but it was limit of one box. About everyone was getting the one box, which on Sat. was a 50rd box. Bricks were gone on Fri. That is some of the first 22lr in the area since Nov. that is normal price unless you can catch it at Wally World when a truck delivers.