Bass Pro Shops buying Cabela's...

[abkeenan]

Just now, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I wasn't bashing the man.  I like what he has done. 

Wasn't speaking to you directly. The Johnny Morris bashing has gone on here as long as I've been a member. Not sure why I felt obligated to defend him but I just did. Like Rodmaker said in a lot fewer words than I did....he's done a lot for the SWMO region and Missouri as a whole.

[snagged in outlet 3]

No problem, ABK.  After I looked at my post I thought it could be interpreted as bashing I guess. 

[Flysmallie]

35 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

there's no such thing as a sick day. 

 

What's a sick day??

[snagged in outlet 3]

It's what my co-workers take too many of

[David Unnerstall]

4 hours ago, Ham said:

I would have been satisfied with a few stores having a lot of friends in the fishing business and fishing fantastic places all over the world. I'm not much of a megalomaniac though. 

I agree.  "What I would do if I was Johnny" is not relevant.  I would have retired to enjoy my life long ago.

[ness]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I wasn't bashing the man.  I like what he has done. 

Nobody was bashing him, but I just knew that was coming.

Some folks are trying to stir the pot a little. That's ok, this is an Internet forum. You know, where people with no money can freely proclaim what they'd do if they had some. ?

[Champ188]

My beef with Mr. Morris is his history of manufacturing or putting his personal brand on shoddy products --- i.e., Nitro Boats, Johnny Morris Signature Series tackle, and any number of BPS-branded lures --- and then not standing behind them when they fall apart like a used Yugo.

The internet is chock full of horror stories about Nitro owners getting the royal shaft on warranties, and the same stories can be heard frequently in local fishing circles. Don't know if things have improved since the 80's and 90's, but I sure hope so.

I've personally experienced the anger of paying darn near $100 each for three JM Signature Series spinning reels only to have every dang one of 'em fall to pieces in a couple of years. The last one, which was a cannibalized version of all three, bit the dust a couple of weeks ago. Good darn riddance. Bought a couple of Pfleuger Presidents a month ago, so we'll see how they hold up. At least I was only out $59 each for them ... even less when you factor in a $20 discount coupon on a $100 purchase at Cabela's.

Finally, it is my understanding that JM has leased the former Long Creek park and is charging $5 to launch a boat. I'm not crazy about paying $35 or $40 for a Corps pass every year to use ramps that we've already paid for, but I REALLY despise the idea of paying a private entity $5 EVERY TIME I want to launch. At least with the Corps you pay once and you're done.

[ness]

21 minutes ago, ness said:

Nobody was bashing him, but I just knew that was coming.

 

They are now, idiot.

 

[Chief Grey Bear]

14 hours ago, tley said:

That's the first thing I thought when I heard the news... it won't be long before BPS is a symbol on the NYSE. 

Nope. That's what killed Cabela's.

[m&m]

2 hours ago, Champ188 said:

Finally, it is my understanding that JM has leased the former Long Creek park and is charging $5 to launch a boat.

Champ, I understand that to be true also but I can say that I have used the Long Creek ramp a couple of times recently and I continue to hang my COE pass from the rear view mirror and I have not been asked to pay.  I get in before the pay shack opens but when I leave, the attendants merely wave at me if they are there.  Pretty good fishing down there too.

Mike