"Bob La Londe" wrote in
:


Everybody is welcome to buy where ever they want, but remember that
the local tackle shop is the best source of information about local
conditions. Especially if they remember that you buy stuff from them.

Not only that, but a local shop is there when you need it. You go in, you
pick stuff up, and you leave. No shipping that you need to wait a day or
two for. When you find you're out of Sluggos, and you need them on a
Saturday morning, you go and pick em up.

If a shop closes because they're having trouble competing with web-based
discounters, you lose alot of convenience.

Scott
(Who supports his local shops)