Reality check
 

They just opened a new outdoors store just up the road from
me...."Kentucky Lakes Outdoors". I went over there this morning to look
around. They were still stocking the place, but it was fairly
impressive, half of the store was hunting, and half fishing stuff. I got
a reality check when I started looking at the prices of the fishing
gear! I haven't bought any fishing gear to speak of, in over 10
years...thanks to the kid.

They had a large selection of Loomis rods, and when I looked at the
price tags, I started thinking about my old "cane pole" days! :)

But it was the line prices that blew me away, I had no idea line had
become that expensive. I looked at some fluoro carbons...$39.95 for 250
yards.

I spent an hour just looking at all the stuff...I haven't been in a
large outdoors place in a long time! :)

I ended up buying one package of Yamamoto senkos (blue pearl). I ran out
of the ones John sent me, and those are my "go to" bait for this little
lake. I think it was a 10 count package for $8, I'll be more careful
with these than the free ones! :)

I'll probably go back every few days...just to talk fishing, I'm kinda
isolated here in the cabin, and often times I'm the only one fishing the
lake. But I think I'll leave my wallet at home! :)

The weather has been warming up, and the fishing is getting better on a
daily basis...thank God for spring! :)

John B

Reality check
 

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:34:13 -0500, (John B) wrote:


They just opened a new outdoors store just up the road from
me...."Kentucky Lakes Outdoors". I went over there this morning to look
around. They were still stocking the place, but it was fairly
impressive, half of the store was hunting, and half fishing stuff. I got
a reality check when I started looking at the prices of the fishing
gear! I haven't bought any fishing gear to speak of, in over 10
years...thanks to the kid.

They had a large selection of Loomis rods, and when I looked at the
price tags, I started thinking about my old "cane pole" days! :)

But it was the line prices that blew me away, I had no idea line had
become that expensive. I looked at some fluoro carbons...$39.95 for 250
yards.

I spent an hour just looking at all the stuff...I haven't been in a
large outdoors place in a long time! :)

I ended up buying one package of Yamamoto senkos (blue pearl). I ran out
of the ones John sent me, and those are my "go to" bait for this little
lake. I think it was a 10 count package for $8, I'll be more careful
with these than the free ones! :)

I'll probably go back every few days...just to talk fishing, I'm kinda
isolated here in the cabin, and often times I'm the only one fishing the
lake. But I think I'll leave my wallet at home! :)

The weather has been warming up, and the fishing is getting better on a
daily basis...thank God for spring! :)

John B

Sounds kind of like our local Bass Pro - they have something for
EVERYONE....Fishing, boating, hunting, camping, ORVing, etc. They
also have indoor ranges for both archery and firearms. However, if
you want to save $$$$ you have to wait for the right sale to come
around.
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Reality check
 

Maybe a really part time job at the fishing counter to kill some time and
get an employee discount is in order?

Rich P

Reality check
 

Maybe a really part time job at the fishing counter to kill some time
and get an employee discount is in order?

Rich P

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That's a thought Rich....but not sure I like talking fishing enough to
go to work to do it! :)

John B