BP Rod Reel Trade In

[vernon]

Kinda what I figured.

Think I'll just stick with my Lew's and put the two hundred towards beer, bourbon and golf balls.....

Thank you everyone for being so kind!

[Champ188]

The Rogers store is the biggest cluster I've ever seen just trying to get waited on, then you wind up with a guy (any/all of them) who knows nothing about fishing equipment; rather, he wants to stand there and tell you how overworked and underpaid he is. I just walked away from one the other day then went home and bought two new spinning reels online, where I knew my computer could help me a whole lot faster than any of the numbnuts/meth heads they have "working" at that store nowadays.  

[Bill Babler]

James when that store first opened under the Cabela’s banner they were totally fantastic. 

I was in there a couple of weeks ago and could simply find no one to help me with a recharge for my Guide Series Vest. 

Thought I’d buy a couple pairs of Jeans. This cat is not paying $80.00 for blue jeans. Went across the street to Target and bought TWO pair of Levi’s for $58 total. 

 

[tjm]

5 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

James when that store first opened under the Cabela’s banner they were totally fantastic. 

I was in there a couple of weeks ago and could simply find no one to help me with a recharge for my Guide Series Vest. 

Thought I’d buy a couple pairs of Jeans. This cat is not paying $80.00 for blue jeans. Went across the street to Target and bought TWO pair of Levi’s for $58 total. 

 

I'd disagree with that, the Cabelas may have had more fly tying and fly fishing gear than the store has now but there has never been a  time that I could find an employee that knew anything about the merchandise. It is a clothing store that sells guns. It was before the merger too. I had Cabela gift cards that after two years and 40-50 visits, I used in the online catalog store to buy stuff that I didn't need, just to burn the cards.

I do still still walk through it about once a month just in case they ever change. The only BPS I've been impressed with was the  Memphis store before they moved to the pyramid.

[Champ188]

13 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

James when that store first opened under the Cabela’s banner they were totally fantastic. 

I was in there a couple of weeks ago and could simply find no one to help me with a recharge for my Guide Series Vest. 

Thought I’d buy a couple pairs of Jeans. This cat is not paying $80.00 for blue jeans. Went across the street to Target and bought TWO pair of Levi’s for $58 total. 

 

I agree. Pre-Johnny, the fishing tackle department was managed by a darn good local fisherman named Chris Johnson. His hands were tied to a degree by corporate policy, but he kept the good stuff in stock for the most part. Anymore, the tackle space is dominated by BPS -branded JUNK that probably prevents more people from catching fish than it helps. 

[Bill Babler]

tjm, maybe it’s just me. I bought 2 bows a rifle a shotgun and 4 tree stands there and the service and help was flawless. 

Also purchased camo cloths and they had the best stock of both scent lock and scent blocker in the Ozarks. 

At the time I was on the Cabela’s Guide and Outfitter program and it was a pleasure. 

Not knocking the service today everyone is totally struggling, but when it was a Cabela’s store it was really, really high quality. 

Just a totally different marketing strategy, with BP.   Guess we know which one works best. 

That being said my contacts with BP on the reel trade program were knowledgeable and extremely professional. Best I’ve ever had under the BP banner. 




 

[Bill Babler]

Cabelas, prior to the take over and also prior to all the speciality stores was for the most part an Upper Midwest Outfitting store with serious Alaskan Guide quality outdoor clothing and equipment. 

Yes they sold tackle but mostly a walleye store and Northern waters. I thought it odd when they came to Rogers. 

They really kind of lost their Nitch with all the speciality stores. REI, and many others not to mention all top outdoor lines of clothing. Simms, Orvis, Grunden’s you buy online  

As far as tackle Tackle Warehouse is a total monster. Brick and Mortar are maybe like me, a Dinosaur. 

 

[vernon]

The Kansas City Cabela's has turned into a BPS outlet store.  We used to stop in there once every week or two.

Now we stop by every four or five months just to see if it's still as bad as the time before and they never disappoint!

And some area of the store is constantly under construction, being moved or "renovated" or repurposed or re-whatever.

I honestly can't remember the last time I actually bought something there and I really like buying stuff.

[Dutch]

Before they began expanding, I would go out of my way to visit the Sydney, Nebraska store.  It was a rare treat and worth the drive.

[Quillback]

1 minute ago, Dutch said:

Before they began expanding, I would go out of my way to visit the Sydney, Nebraska store.  It was a rare treat and worth the drive.

I have driven by that place a couple of times in the past, never had time to stop, but it was kinda neat to see it by the interstate in the middle of nowhere Nebraska.  

The Cabelas in Rodgers has a pretty decent selection of bass stuff, I rarely go in there as I order online a lot and if I need something in a hurry, Hook, Line, and Sinker is close and has a pretty good selection too.