BP Father's Day Flyer

[Bill Babler]

What he said.

[Mitch f]

2 hours ago, Champ188 said:

BPS in Rogers is giving more and more display space to their crappy store-brand stuff. Especially lures. Can hardly find any brand-name stuff in decent colors, and seems like they are constantly eliminating more brands. I do most of my shopping at Hook Line & Sinker. Johnny neither needs nor misses my money. 

Bass Pro lets “other” Bait companies come into its store to check out what sells best, then after 2 or three years, copies a cheaper version of it. The other company has already basically done the marketing for them, so to speak. So it kind of makes you wonder what companies are in cahoots with Johnny as he copies these baits. China, I’m sure is a big player, but I would really like to know which companies are involved behind the scenes. 

[Gavin]

Johnny Morris is the devil! Don’t spend a nickel at BPS or Cabelas. They Suck!

[Mitch f]

30 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Johnny Morris is the devil! Don’t spend a nickel at BPS or Cabelas. They Suck!

I wouldn’t say that! Johnny is an astute business man for sure. He has made good decisions and found several ways to make serious money. Time shares, credit cards with reward points, restaurants, Etc. He also employs a huge number of people. Yes, he copies baits...but so does virtually everyone else. 

[Gavin]

He homogenizes everything. Better off without Bass Pro. Won’t spend a nickel there. Screw Bass Pro!

[mixermarkb]

Bass Pro hasn’t been a tackle store for close to two decades. They are fine for clothes, zebco stuff for the kiddos, and still have a few decent house brand products in rods and reels (pro qualifier and carbonlite, as well as their crankin sticks). Johnny is running a lifestyle brand now, like Apple, or Nike. His selection of fishing stuff is all geared to the newbie, at price points from “affordable for a single mom” to “I don’t know anything about fishing but I want all the BEST”.

I bet Bill has seen more than his share of new clients with the whole BPS catalog of wrong equipment and wrong baits, all brand spanking new, bought in excitement of an upcoming trip. It’s kind of a rite of passage for newbie fisherpersons to go into BPS and fill up a cart with stuff that they will never even tie on, let alone catch a fish with. I’d love to see statistics on what percentage of tackle sold at BPS actually ever comes in contact with water, let alone fish slime.

Then if the hobby sticks, you start to learn what actually catches fish where you fish, then you learn about Tackle Warehouse, the Lews store, and second mortgages.

[Gavin]

But wait! There is more! You could start fly fishing! Or Duck Hunting! Don't buy from BPS though. Johnny Morris is Satan! Fork Them!

[snagged in outlet 3]

3 hours ago, Gavin said:

Johnny Morris is the devil! Don’t spend a nickel at BPS or Cabelas. They Suck!

Just bought some Costas there on sale for 20% off just like I would get from costa online but I got to try them on in the store.  I guess I just don't have such strong feelings either way about the man.  Absolutely love my time share with them.  Maybe we need Etsy for fishing stuff....  Actually I just typed in "fishing" at Etsy and here's what they have.  If given the chance I always buy local or independent.....  Just watched my wife over pay for a plant pot at the local nursery.  No problem I like those guys.

https://www.etsy.com/search?q=fishing

[Gavin]

The big boxes  destroy more than they benefit. 5 colors and that’s it. That is the BPS way. Screw them, buy it  elsewhere. Price is usually better.

[snagged in outlet 3]

25 minutes ago, Gavin said:

The big boxes  destroy more than they benefit. 5 colors and that’s it. That is the BPS way. Screw them, buy it  elsewhere. Price is