On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Bob La Londe wrote:
snipped some great stuff...
The flip side of that is there isn't anything you can buy at the
local shops you can't buy cheaper on-line or at the big box stores, but when
was the last time Walmart told you about a honey hole in the back lake

Actually, in the local shop I find a lot of stuff that you can never find
in any xxxmart or even online. Like "boutique" spinnerbaits (that some
local guy makes) or fine fly-tying materials. The owner is more on the
hunting side, but he knows what he is selling, who is buying it and
when/where it works. And the prices must be right because otherwise he
would be out of business in no time.