bpsbassman

Green Pumpkin with Chartreuse tail Dingers fished whacky. They've totally changed my fishing life. I give customers in the store a personal guarantee that they will catch bass or they can hunt me down..........and I'm still kicking Another great but little known bass lure is a Nip-I-Didee by Lure Jensen. Fabulous surface bait for BIG BASS. Just got the Manager to start carrying them!

GREAT report Ryan!! Looks like an awesome day on the water! One of those days you will always remember.

What a great thread. Great idea Lew. Fabulous job Sonny!

Hey! I used the same story!!!

That's a great story! Glad to hear things are coming along.

Well done Ryan! Sounds like it might be a good idea to take a map next time. Would cut about an hour off your drive

Good stuff. Learned a few things there.

Great story. My first coffee was on a fishing trip too! Brought back memories.

Some of you other older guys out there wish there was an internet when we were their age?? I used to dream of stuff like this!

The night before every fishing trip is like Christmas Eve! Fisherman's Christmas

You're getting me all shaky!!!! Nice report and info Thanks

I've seen that before. My Brother-in-law says he's going to build one Would be cool.

You really know how to put folks on them Steve!! Well done!

My buddy who owns the camp I go to dealt with Cancer three times. The last time they didn't give him much of a chance. The chemo almost killed him. That was 10 years ago and he's still going strong!!!!!!! We don't hear enough about the success stories. Keep the faith and BELIEVE Your Dad (and your family) will be in my prayers.

Lots of great memories there Brian. You guys were blessed.

Very cool. Been getting really caught up with the FLW Tour on WFN lately. Getting wonky waiting for opening!!

I believe the season is open all year (release only). I think after May 1 you are allowed to keep/have in possession one. Later in June it increases to 5 or 6 in your possession. I'm sure someone will jump on with the exact info.

I have to admit that I spend a fair share of my money (and my buddy's) at Fishing World too (obviously nowhere near what I spend at BPS ). Very knowledgable and friendly staff there as well.

Great story!! I remember my first trip to my lake 36 years ago. 5 day trip, rained everyday, but was the best fishing I had ever experienced. I had a #5 Mepps Black Fury on and never took it off. Never used it much after a couple of years. I think I will try it again this year. Also had great success with Berkley 7" Motor Oil Power Worms. Went through them by the 100's. Haven't used them much the last few years, but picked up a few bags in the States earlier this year and will give them a try again. Great thread!

Here's an interesting fact. The U.S. sell about 7% left handed reels, whereas in Canada, it can be as high as 25%. Doesn't help your problem Duber, but might explain why manufacturers don't supply enough lefties. So are Canadians more adaptable than Americans Don't look at me cause I'm a righty and use a right handed reel (which in theory is wrong). Thanks for the kind comments guys.

Unbelievable Power!!

I would suggest that if you are following George's Guidelines and are not getting satisfaction that you escalate the issue. It could be that the person you are talking to isn't completely up on policy (unfortunately, happens in all businesses). I do know that BPS is a very customer focussed business. If any of you have ever talked to George, that would be immediately obvious.

Here are the replies to questions from George Wallace BPS Canadian Market Manager. Hope this helps. 1) if this is a straight match, or there's an extra 10% type bonus, like at Staples – Straight match; no additional discount 2) what paperwork/proof is required to establish the competitor's price/availability – catalogue, flyer or web print out 3) if/how shipping charges are added in (if you're matching an online competitor) – do not match online prices from online retailers (only other retailers) . . . shipping is extra in any event . . . if Radio World has “x” available at $$$ we’ll match that . . . and pricing can be verified for example online. 4) the big one - how about matching the mail order prices from basspro.com? Quite simply, the cost of doing business in Canada is substantially higher than in the U.S. (much like purchasing a vehicle). Some pricing has been matched. Others in fact we are cheaper than the U.S. When we buy from Canadian distributors, we typically incur an additional cost; we support the Canadian industry for obvious reasons, but this also allows us to better serve the customer through special events such as the Classic etc. Some items when shipped across the border we incur a duty, on top of our brokerage/customs fees & transportation related costs etc. We are market competitive with our pricing. And, we also give back to the resource and those that use it. Would LeBaron’s or any other competitor match a U.S. mail order price? Yes; we’re Bass Pro Shops . . . but much like Home Depot or any other U.S. based retailer, our cost structures are different than that in the U.S. and that is reflected in the price of product. We run independent of our U.S. sister stores to some extent . . . we pay municipal, provincial and federal tax. We employ over 300 people. And, like I had made mention, something that I believe BPS does better than anybody else, bias aside, they give back; they believe in being a community partner within the realm of its giving strategy – conservation, fish & wildlife. I picked up my Eagle unit @ Angling Outfitters for 349.00 when BPS was 599.00 would BPS have matched it? would a phone call be in order to ensure the price and that stock was available? Yes. So long as it was model for model; year for year. Not on clearance or a special close out buys. We’ve reduced some of our electronics across the board. I would just like to know what BPS's procedure is when another shop has them beat hands down.... As I work 5 minutes from BPS... we have a low price guarantee. With 60+ ,000 SKU’s we cannot monitor market price changes on a daily basis but do our best. Ideally, we need to be presented with a sales flyer, website of the store in question etc . . . again, we do not match internet based businesses only.

Happy Birthday Bill!! Hope it was a good one. Geeezzzzz, that takes me back 40 years