Hey Bart is there a cover charge at the door? lol ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:15 PM Subject: [VFB] Buying at MY local shop
> Sounds like a lot of you have a great relationship with your local fly shops, > answering your questions, giving you the info on what to fish or even > offering you a cup of fresh coffee. Wanna know about my local shop?? The > folks that work there will not give you the time of day unless you have money > falling out of your pocket. When you ask them a question they look at you > like you just shot their dog and there answers have nothing to do with what > you just asked. They act like it is some big secret when you ask what the > fish are hitting and heaven forbid if you ask anything about subbing one > material for another...they act like it's a sin to sub materials. Their > prices are by far the most outrageious I have seen. Up until about 5 weeks > ago you could buy a 25 pack of hooks for about $5, that was OK, but now they > have decided to stop carrying 25 packs to carry 50 packs and charge you $12 > for them. A small Thompson hair stacker will cost you almost $10!! A Whitting > bronze neck $85, Danville 8/0 thread $2 and a one day guided trip almost > $600. I could go on but I am sure you get the idea, I am surprised they don't > put a gun to your back as you walk in. The worst part is they are the only > shop in town, of course the is a Dick's Sporting Goods a few miles up the > road but they do not have much of anything...so basically I am "forced" to > find materials elsewhere, like most of the rest of you are. I don't see > anything wrong with buying materials from where you choose, just as long as > you are happy with the end result. Just my nickles worth. > > Bart
